HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump claimed Monday his rival Hillary Clinton does not have the “stamina” to be president, hitting at the Democrat after a recent bout of pneumonia. “I said she doesn’t have the stamina. And I don’t believe she does have the stamina. To be president of this country, you need tremendous stamina,” Trump said. Clinton fired right back: “Well, as soon as he travels to 112 countries and negotiates a […]
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Clinton, Trump clash in fiery first debate
by Jennie MATTHEW with Andrew Beatty in Washington HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump bickered and traded insults in a fiery US presidential debate Monday, as they aggressively pitched their case to tens of millions of American voters. With the White House rivals in a dead heat six weeks before election day, Clinton from the get-go painted her Republican rival as out of touch and having a tenuous relationship with the truth, […]
Trump accuses Clinton of leaving ‘total mess’ in Middle East
HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Presidential hopeful Donald Trump accused his rival Hillary Clinton of leaving a trail of chaos in the Middle East during her tenure as secretary of state, in a fiery presidential debate Monday. “You look at the Middle East, it’s a total mess, under your direction, to a large extent,” Trump said. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
Trump, Clinton lock horns on taxes, email controversy
HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump traded blows on the debate stage Monday over the Democrat’s use of a private email server as secretary of state, and the Republican billionaire’s refusal to release his tax history. “I will release my tax returns against my lawyer’s wishes when she releases her 33,000 e-mails that have been deleted,” Trump said when pressed on the issue during their crucial first White House debate. “I […]
Global stocks falter as US presidential debate looms
by John BIERS NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Deutsche Bank’s woes and the looming first debate between battling US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton helped send global markets broadly lower Monday. Banking shares in the US and Europe fell sharply following reports that Berlin has refused state aid to fortify Deutsche Bank as it faces a multibillion-dollar fine in the United States over its sale of mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial […]
Marcos to file electoral protest
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., will file his electoral protest to the Presidential Electoral Tribunal tomorrow, June 28 after gathering sufficient evidence regarding the alleged anomaly in the May 9 elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Edrian Acla)
Trump’s long, combative war with the press
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump has had tense ties with reporters since launching his presidential campaign one year ago Thursday, but he took it a dramatic step further this week by banning The Washington Post from his events. The presumptive Republican nominee’s campaign has banned at least a dozen news organizations, a disturbing trend that media groups say highlights his disdain for free speech enshrined in the US Constitution’s First […]
