President Trump said on Friday that he would reschedule a June 19 campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., succumbing to calls to change the date of the event that falls on a holiday that marks the end of slavery in the U.S. Via Twitter late Friday, Trump said that he would …
Read More »Key Words: Some of the people who literally helped write Facebook’s community standards say Zuckerberg is wrong on Trump posts
Nearly three dozen former Facebook Inc. employees, dismayed with Mark Zuckerberg’s hands-off policy on President Donald Trump’s posts and his defensive posture on the matter, forcefully pushed back in a stinging letter released Wednesday. “We grew up at Facebook, but it is no longer ours,” the 33 former employees, who …
Read More »Trump threatens to mobilize military to quell protests
President Donald Trump late Monday threatened to mobilize the U.S. military to keep the peace across the nation, following days of violent protests. Speaking at the Rose Garden of the White House, Trump derided governors for not acting more harshly against demonstrators, and said he was deploying “heavily armed” soldiers …
Read More »The Wall Street Journal: Trump says he is postponing G-7 meeting until September
President Trump said he wants to postpone the next Group of Seven nations meeting until September, and is looking to include additional countries. Mr. Trump told reporters traveling on Air Force One Saturday that he was planning to delay the meeting. He had been seeking to restore an in-person event …
Read More »The New York Post: ‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’ — Trump threatens to call military into Minneapolis
President Trump early Friday threatened to “get the job done right” to control the violent Minneapolis protests if the city’s mayor doesn’t “get his act together.” “I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis. A total lack of leadership,” Trump tweeted. “Either the very …
Read More »Capitol Report: This 2020 presidential forecast says Trump faces historic defeat due to terrible economy
President Donald Trump could suffer a historic defeat in the fall if the economy doesn’t sharply recover from the coronavirus pandemic and the disease lingers, according to a model that has predicted the winner of the popular vote in 16 of the past 18 elections. Oxford Economics predicts Trump would …
Read More »Coronavirus update: New outbreaks reported in states that plan to reopen soon, while Trump suggests testing is ‘overrated’
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 rose above 86,000 on Friday, as new outbreaks were reported in states where stay-at-home orders are set to expire and others that never imposed them. Minnesota is due to lift lockdown measures in mid-May even as cases continue to climb. …
Read More »The Moneyist: ‘I owe child support from my first marriage and did not receive a stimulus check. Does President Trump not realize that I now have another family to take care of?’
Dear Moneyist, I owe back child support for a son from my first marriage, and so I have not received a stimulus check. Does President Trump not realize I now have another family to take care of? They need me now. If I can’t feed my family, I will do …
Read More »Key Words: Barack Obama blasts Donald Trump over coronavirus response
“ ‘Absolute chaotic disaster’ ” Those are the words former President Barack Obama used to describe President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a leaked recording obtained by Yahoo News. “It would have been bad even with the best of governments,” Obama, while making a push for …
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