Calls Grow Louder for Probes of Trump-Russia Ties
The U.S. Senate’s top Democrat said Thursday that Congress and the Justice Department must conduct meticulous, thorough investigations of any links between Russia and President Donald Trump’s inner circle stretching from last year’s campaign to the present. “This is not a drill,” said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York. “All of us can agree […]
Trump vows to introduce overhauled travel ban
US President Donald Trump said he will issue a new executive order to replace his controversial directive suspending travel to the United States by citizens of seven mainly-Muslim countries. At an extraordinary White House news conference on Thursday, Trump said the new order would seek to address concerns raised by federal appeals court judges, who […]
Late night comics react to Trump’s ‘crazy’ Thursday press conference
For all the talk of division in the land, Donald Trump, it turns out, is bringing the country together, or at least the portion of it that is employed in hosting late-night talk shows. They all agreed Thursday night that the 45th president’s first solo press conference that day was a spectacle worthy of much […]
Quotes From Trump’s Outrageous Press Conference
President Donald Trump held a press conference Thursday, and it’s safe to say it was unlike most media briefings. Though the event was ostensibly held to announce Alexander Acosta as the new labor secretary nominee, Trump touched on a number of subjects, including recently departed National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, nuclear holocaust and his lack […]
Full Transcript: President Trump Press Conference
Donald Trump used his first solo press conference as president to deliver a broad defense of his turbulent first month in office, denying reports of chaos within the White House and insisting his administration is running “like a fine-tuned machine.” YouTube President Donald Trump: Thank you very much. I just wanted to begin by mentioning…
Trudy Rubin: Flynn gone, but there’s still a lot wrong with Trump White House
The firing of Michael Flynn won’t cure what ails the Trump White House. The downfall of the president’s national security adviser after only 25 days in office is symptomatic of President Trump’s ill-informed, incoherent approach to foreign policy. This chaotic management style is embarrassing the country. It is angering our allies and emboldening our enemies.
Hillary Clinton dances on Michael Flynn’s political grave following his late-night resignation
One of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s top critics throughout the 2016 presidential election was former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Flynn was an early surrogate of President Donald Trump and a frequent guest on Republican-leaning Fox News programs. At the 2016 Republican National Convention, Flynn led the crowd in chants of “lock her […]
White House: Trump Knew of Flynn’s Contact With Top Russian for ‘Weeks’
The White House says President Donald Trump was advised nearly three weeks ago that national security adviser Michael Flynn had misled his vice president about controversial pre-inauguration contacts with a top Russian diplomat. White House spokesman Sean Spicer, speaking Tuesday, said the president and his close advisers had been “reviewing and evaluating” that information on […]
Velayati: US does not dare carry out attack on Iran
Iran has ratched up its rhetoric against the US, with the top foreign affairs adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatening the Trump administration with “dark days to come” in case of a military attack on his country. Ali Akbar Velayati told Al Jazeera on Thursday that “Washington does not dare to carry out its military […]
Kellyanne Conway Throws Gutter Ball, Massacres Facts
Kellyanne Conway, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, wants the press and the public to stop commenting on her citation of the fictitious “Bowling Green Massacre” to justify the travel ban from seven majority-Muslim countries. No. In fact, the most important piece of the Conway statement has been lost amid the ridicule and jaw-dropping […]