Donald Trump has been impeached twice, but arguably his most far-reaching trial is about to deliver its verdict. On May 5, the Facebook Oversight Board will publish its decision on whether to uphold its ban on the former president, following the January 6 attack on the Capitol. It’s by far …
Read More »As Trump’s withdrawal date passes, Taliban warn they may ‘take action’ against US troops in Afghanistan
Saturday marked Trump’s planned withdrawal date from Afghanistan, which the former US leader announced last year. With Biden pledging to withdraw American troops by September 11, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid declared that all bets are off between now and then. “As withdrawal of foreign forces from #Afghanistan by agreed upon …
Read More »‘It’s May Day, baby! Let’s kill some cops!’: Trump supporter reportedly leaks audio recordings after infiltrating Antifa group
The mole told a local ABC affiliate that he felt compelled to “do something” after reading the manifesto of SoCo (Sonoma County) Radical Action, which appears to encourage vandalism. Identified by the media as a “Trump supporter,” the man reportedly contacted the group and told his “comrades” that he wanted …
Read More »Pentagon to halt construction on Trump’s military-funded border wall, after order from Biden
“The Department of Defense is proceeding with canceling all border barrier construction projects,” read a statement from Pentagon spokesman Jamal Brown on Friday. In an apparent dig at Trump, Brown added that the military funds earmarked for the wall were “originally intended for other military missions and functions such as …
Read More »Biden’s ratings MUCH lower than Trump’s least-viewed speech to Congress, but he did beat the Oscars
Only 200 or so people were inside the House chambers on Wednesday evening as Biden gave the first joint address of his presidency – not a proper State of the Union, as fact-checkers hastened to point out – but just 12.5 million Americans tuned in to ABC, NBC, CBS and …
Read More »A year after Trump pulled America out of ‘Open Skies’ treaty, Russia says it will also exit unless Biden soon agrees to rejoin
Speaking on Tuesday in Vienna at a meeting concerning military security, Konstantin Gavrilov, the head of Russia’s delegation on arms control, claimed other parties to the treaty had ignored Moscow’s complaints. Last May, under then-President Donald Trump, Washington announced it would withdraw from the Open Skies treaty. This was confirmed …
Read More »‘Inappropriate’ to comment on Trump’s words, Seoul says after ex-president calls South Korean leader ‘weak’ & bad negotiator
In an apparent attempt to defuse the situation, Moon’s office remained tight-lipped about the scathing attacks by Trump, saying that it was “not appropriate to comment on former foreign leaders’ statements,” according to the Korea Times. “We had negotiations, abiding by principles,” an official at the presidential office said, referring …
Read More »‘We can and should get out earlier’: Trump slams Biden for using September 11 as Afghanistan withdrawal date
“I wish Joe Biden wouldn’t use September 11th as the date to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, for two reasons,” Trump said in a Sunday statement. The first, Trump says, is that the US “can and should get out earlier.” “Nineteen years is enough, in fact, far too much and …
Read More »Be careful what you wish for: New York Times celebrates Trump’s Twitter ban, but post-Donald ratings aren’t looking good
Donald Trump was a master of branding, and never missed a chance to heap scorn and ridicule on the paper he dubbed the “failing New York Times.” The paper gave as good as it got, hitting Trump for four years with sniping commentary and investigation, often with little regard for …
Read More »Keeping the ‘insurrection’ alive? Anti-Trump Lincoln Project LIVE-TWEETS Capitol riot & gets accused of ‘retraumatizing’ people
Formed by ‘Never Trump’ Republicans in 2019 with the sole aim of removing Donald Trump from office, the Lincoln Project succeeded in fundraising $90 million while failing to turn Republican voters against Trump. Since Trump’s departure from Washington, they’ve stayed active online, campaigning against all but the most centrist, establishment-friendly …
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