WASHINGTON (AFP) – With a shout-out to the Proud Boys militia, US President Donald Trump has once again shown a readiness to court right wing extremists as he battles for reelection. During a caustic debate on Tuesday (Sept 29) with election rival Joe Biden, Trump lashed out at the leftist Antifa movement and other participants […]
The Commission on Presidential Debates said on Wednesday that it would make changes to the format of this year’s remaining match-ups in the wake of Tuesday night’s melee in Cleveland, where frequent interruptions from President Trump led to a chaotic and often incoherent event, though it did not elaborate on what those changes would entail. […]
President Trump dramatically escalated his effort to undermine public confidence in the integrity of the election at the first presidential debate, urging his supporters to “go into the polls” to shadow Democrats — while suggesting he was “counting” on a conservative Supreme Court to determine the victor. Mr. Trump’s statements came at the end of […]
Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head-to-head in the first presidential debate last night and, as you might expect, it got very messy. The fiery encounter saw Trump, 74, repeatedly interrupt Biden, 77, throughout, as both candidates attacked each other’s character and records in office. The Democratic nominee even told the President to ‘shut up’ […]
Tuesday night’s 90-minute, commercial-free cross-talk extravaganza may not be something Americans will particularly want to review in detail upon waking up Wednesday morning. But as one political journalist suggested, the event very well might “go down as the worst debate of all time.” So, for posterity, here is a look at a few of the […]
OLD FORGE, UNITED STATES (AFP) – A “Policemen for Trump” hat on his head, Mr Tom Kenney leaves the small room where a dozen or so supporters of the US President are watching the candidates’ debate in the swing state of Pennsylvania. “I got sick of listening to Biden,” he says. Inside the building, Fox […]
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – A US Air Force F-35B fighter jet crashed after it collided with an aerial refuelling tanker on Tuesday (Sept 29), a US marines unit said. The pilot of the F-35B jet ejected and was being treated, while the crew of the KC-130J refuelling aircraft had landed safely, the 3rd Marine Aircraft […]
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden began the first presidential debate with heated exchanges over coronavirus and health care. The two men frequently interrupted each other with angry interjections, with Mr Biden eventually snapping at his opponent: “Will you shut up, man?” As the discussion about the Supreme Court quickly turned to coronavirus, […]
The small amount of federal income taxes President Trump paid in both 2016 and 2017 — just $750 each year — has become the focus of much attention since it was revealed in a New York Times investigation. The figures below, drawn from Mr. Trump’s tax-return data for 2017, show how his accountants arrived at […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – A Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. antibody cocktail may help treat coronavirus patients outside of the hospital by reducing virus levels and symptoms, early study results indicate. In an early-stage clinical trial of 275 Covid-19 patients, those who received Regeneron’s experimental therapy had lower virus levels in the bloodstream seven days later compared […]