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by Sebastian Smith and Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said he hopes to resume campaigning Saturday after receiving a green light from his doctor, even as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepares to unveil plans to probe the president’s capacity to govern after contracting Covid-19. With just 26 days until the November 3 election, Washington’s top Democrat took the extraordinary step of proposing a commission to […]
by W.G. Dunlop and Arthur MacMillan Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Mike Pence and Kamala Harris went head to head in the US vice presidential debate on Wednesday, sparring over issues including the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus, taxes and health care. AFP breaks down some of the main topics from the debate below. – Coronavirus response – Harris said US President Donald Trump and Pence knew about the dangers […]
by Eric Baradat, with Shaun Tandon and Michael Mathes in Washington Agence France Presse SALT LAKE CITY, United States (AFP) — Democratic vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris on Wednesday called Donald Trump’s Covid-19 response a historic failure that disqualified him from a second term, in a pointed but mostly civil debate with Mike Pence who sought to portray her as extreme. With Trump’s weekend hospitalization for Covid-19 throwing a new importance on the role […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump checked out of hospital Monday after four days of emergency treatment for Covid-19, pulling off his mask the moment he reached the White House and vowing to quickly get back on the campaign trail. Shortly beforehand, Trump had tweeted that Americans, who have lost nearly 210,000 people to the virus, have nothing to fear. A series of made-for-TV moments allowed […]
by Brian Knowlton and Joshua Melvin Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump sparked an angry backlash from the medical community Sunday with a protocol-breaking visit to his supporters outside the hospital where he is being treated for the highly-infectious, potentially deadly new coronavirus. He was masked as he waved from inside his bulletproof vehicle during the short trip outside Walter Reed military medical center near Washington, which appeared […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his trip to Asia this week, a department spokeswoman said Saturday, visiting Japan but skipping planned stops to South Korea and Mongolia. The schedule change comes as President Donald Trump is hospitalized near Washington after testing positive for Covid-19. The US top diplomat will be in Tokyo from Sunday to Tuesday, spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement, where he […]
by Daniel WOOLLS Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump posted a video Saturday from the hospital where he is battling Covid-19, saying he was improving and would be “back soon” — but acknowledging the crucial coming days would be “the real test.” “I came here, wasn’t feeling so well. I feel much better now,” Trump said from his business suite at Walter Reed military medical center near Washington. […]
By Agence France Presse World leaders have wished US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania a quick recovery following his announcement that they were quarantining after testing positive for coronavirus. – China – Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan extended their sympathies to Trump and First Lady Melania and said they “hope for your speedy recovery,” the foreign ministry said. – Russia – “I am convinced that your vitality, good […]
by Sebastian Smith and Emma Charlton Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump remained hospitalized Saturday for an experimental Covid-19 treatment, but said he was “well,” following bombshell news that he had contracted the virus, knocking him off the campaign trail a month from the US election. After having not been seen in public since the shock announcement, the president walked out of the White House Friday evening wearing a […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — US futures sank with most Asian and European equities Friday after US President Donald Trump announced he and his wife had tested positive for coronavirus, throwing fresh uncertainty into the presidential election. The news compounded the downbeat mood on trading floors, where investors were already feeling pessimistic over US lawmakers’ failure to pass a new stimulus bill. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our […]
(Eagle News) — US President Donald Trump says he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus in a tweet that shocked the world. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!,” he said in his tweet. Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through […]
by Michael Mathes, with Roberto Schmidt in Greensburg, Pennsylvania Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump scrambled Wednesday to quell an uproar over his failure to explicitly denounce white supremacist groups during his debate debacle with Joe Biden, who branded his election rival a “national embarrassment.” The bitter adversaries returned to the campaign trail one day after their off-the-rails showdown in Cleveland made headlines less for the substance than […]
