Tag: Donald Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s wife Melania, and their youngest son, Barron, have officially moved into the White House, the First Lady’s spokeswoman said.   “It’s official! @FLOTUS and Barron have made the move to DC!” Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump’s Communications Director, tweeted on Sunday night.   Melania Trump had continued living in Trump Tower […]

Washington: Donald Trump said that he was ready to testify under oath to deny former FBI chief James Comey’s claim that the President asked him to back off from the investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. “I didn’t say that,” Trump said of Flynn’s claim on Friday. Asked at a Rose Garden news […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has proposed to convene a summit to resolve the crisis caused by the decision of Saudi Arabia followed by several other countries to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar. Trump spoke by telephone with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, on Wedmesday and offered to host the meeting if […]

Washington: Justifying his decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord, President Donald Trump hit out at India and China, saying both benefited most from the pact while the US was treated unfairly. In a speech from White House’s Rose Garden on Thursday, Trump pointed out that New Delhi would get billions of […]

Washington: The US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the US is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement due to the “draconian financial and economic burdens” the agreement imposes on his country. “As of today, the US will cease all implementation of the non-binding Paris accord, and the draconian financial and economic burdens the agreement […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump offered a solemn tribute to America’s service members during a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery, honoring those who gave their lives in war and those serving in defence of the country. “Here at this hallowed shrine, we honour the noblest among us, the men and women who paid […]

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her experience at international summits featuring US President Donald Trump showed her Europe cannot “completely” rely on Washington and other longstanding allies, the media reported. “The times when we could completely rely on others are, to an extent, over,” Merkel said on Sunday at a campaign event in Munich. […]

Taormina: US President Donald Trump favours keeping in place the sanctions Western nations imposed on Russia over Moscow’s role in the Ukrainian conflict, one of his top advisers said here. Speaking to reporters at the G7 summit, Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn said: “We’re not lowering our sanctions on Russia. If anything, […]

Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that his US counterpart Donald Trump is deeply involved in “terrorist” activities and the ongoing violence in his country is due to Washington trying to take “political control”. On Sunday, Maduro said on his weekly radio-television show that his country is facing an “attack by violent forces,” “intolerance and […]

Riyadh: US President Donald Trump along with other male White House officials participated in a ceremonial sword dance in Saudi Arabia outside the Murabba Palace, the media reported. Trump arrived here accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump on Saturday on a two-day trip, beginning his first foreign trip as President that includes visits to Israel, […]

Seoul: US President Donald Trump is looking forward to working closely with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in and is willing to make peace with North Korea through engagement if the conditions are right, according to a top Seoul envoy. Trump made the remarks on Wednesday during a 15-minute meeting with special envoy Hong Seok-hyun […]

Washington: Two tax attorneys for Donald Trump have claimed that the US President’s only income from Russian sources include fees for hosting the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013 and selling a Florida mansion to a Russian businessman, the media reported. The statements were contained in a letter from lawyers Sheri A. Dillon and […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at strengthening cybersecurity of federal networks and critical infrastructure. “We have seen increasing attacks from allies, adversaries, primarily nation-states, but also non-nation-state actors, and sitting by and doing nothing is no longer an option,” Xinhua quoted Trump’s homeland security adviser Tom Bossert as […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has insisted he is not under investigation, even as acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Thursday told Congress the Russian probe is “highly significant” and will continue, media reports said. Trump told NBC News it was his decision alone to sack Comey, who was leading an inquiry into alleged Russian […]

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump were among a few global leaders who congratulated Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron after he was declared winner in the French Presidential elections’ crucial runoff on Sunday. While May “warmly” congratulated Macron in a statement from her office, Trump took to twitter to wish the […]