Tag: Republican

Top Republican challenges Trump to prove wiretapping claim

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A senior Republican lawmaker on Sunday challenged President Donald Trump to prove his claim that his phone was tapped by predecessor Barack Obama during last year’s campaign — or else retract the unsubstantiated allegation. Senator John McCain, a frequent Trump critic, issued his demand in an interview with CNN. “The president has one of two choices, either retract, or to provide the information that the American people deserve,” McCain said. […]

Republicans lock horns with Trump as new Congress sworn in

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — House Republicans were forced to back down Tuesday on plans to gut a congressional ethics office as Donald Trump rebuked them over the move, in an embarrassing clash with the president-elect on the day the new Congress was sworn in. When Trump takes office on January 20, Republicans will run both chambers of Congress and the White House for the first time since 2007, […]

Trump meets on cabinet appointments

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – by Dave Clark Donald Trump girded Monday for a busy day of meetings to fill cabinet positions including secretary of state, a keenly awaited choice as American allies and foes watch the president-elect engage in his unique, Twitter-heavy brand of foreign policy. Trump will have “a very full slate of meetings” as he looks to finalise key positions, senior aide Kellyanne Conway said Sunday. America’s allies and others are keenly […]

Trump wins Ohio, within reach of shock White House win

by Jennie MATTHEW / With Dave Clark in Washington WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Billionaire populist Donald Trump was poised for a possible shock victory over Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s historic US presidential election, as a string of early gains for the Republican jolted world markets and stunned her supporters. Clinton — the Democratic former first lady, senator and secretary of state — began the day as the narrow favorite to win the White House and […]

Butterflies but confidence at NY Trump party

by Jennie MATTHEW NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Sipping wine in a Manhattan ballroom and watching the results roll in, devoted Donald Trump supporters were on tenterhooks Tuesday but quietly confident that the billionaire can ultimately clinch victory. “I mean no one can call it, we’re on pins and needles, it’s crazy. It’s going to come down to the wire,” said Omarosa Manigault, a former contestant on Trump’s “The Apprentice” who said she just […]

‘Stop whining,’ Obama scolds Trump

by Andrew BEATTY with Michael MATHES in Colorado Springs WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday slapped down Donald Trump’s claim that the 2016 presidential race is rigged, telling the Republican nominee to “stop whining” and get on with his campaign. In language usually used to scold a moody teenager, Obama discarded diplomatic decorum and skewered the mogul from the Rose Garden in front of visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Trump […]

Kaine, Pence clash from start of vice presidential debate

FARMVILLE, United States (AFP) — Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Kaine and Mike Pence launched into their only debate of the campaign Tuesday, immediately clashing on the reputations and experiences of their bosses chasing the White House. Democrat Kaine and Republican Pence squared off to highlight their capabilities as the men who could be a heartbeat away from the presidency, but essentially they were on stage fighting a proxy war for their running mates five weeks […]

Trump says news media obsessed with ‘alleged’ tax filing

  (Reuters) — U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday (October 3) appeared to complain about the public attention he has received over his leaked 1995 of tax filing which showed he had over $900 million in losses that year. The New York Times first reported the story, saying the losses were from bad business deals in the 1990s. Experts have said the losses might have allowed Trump to avoid paying federal income taxes […]

New York orders Trump Foundation to cease fundraising

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The top state prosecutor in New York has ordered Republican nominee Donald Trump’s charitable foundation to stop fundraising in New York immediately, saying that it was operating without proper certification. The office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman told the Donald J. Trump foundation last Friday that it must “cease and desist from soliciting contributions” in New York. The notice was made public on Monday. The notice of violation informed […]

Trump, Clinton show differences on national security

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – by Ivan Couronne Andrew BEATTY Hillary Clinton sought to show a steady hand and Donald Trump claimed “I told you so” Monday, as a fresh spate of terror attacks prompted markedly different tacks from the dueling White House hopefuls. Fifty days out from the presidential election, a bomb in New York, a mass stabbing in Minnesota and a New Jersey pipe blast injured dozens and put national security center-stage in the […]

Trump shakes up campaign team again as Clinton surges

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – by Jennie MATTHEW Donald Trump on Wednesday restructured his campaign team for the second time in two months, fending off suggestions that his presidential run is in crisis as polls show Hillary Clinton cruising towards victory. The Republican White House nominee, who is tanking in swing states to his Democratic rival, hired a news executive from a virulently anti-Clinton website as his campaign CEO and promoted a leading Republican strategist […]