Category Archives: Donald Trump

Once more Balmedie prepares to fight Trump on the beaches | Kevin McKenna

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A record number of locals objected to the US president’s development near his Aberdeenshire golf course – to no avail. But the struggle goes on

The word “douce” sits easily alongside a place like Balmedie, but would never be seen within a million miles of Donald Trump or any of his enterprises. Yet this pleasant coastal village a few miles north of Aberdeen is at risk of forever being associated with America’s pantomime president and the locals are aghast at the prospect.

Last week planning officials at Aberdeenshire council signalled their assent for plans by the Trump Organisation to build a sprawling housing estate comprising 550 homes and golfers’ chalets on farmland adjacent to the US president’s exclusive golf facility a little further down the coast. The plans will now go before a full meeting of the council in April.

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Kushner, Inc review: Jared, Ivanka Trump and the rise of the American kakistocracy

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Vicky Ward has produced a damning depiction, a lethal amalgam of Page Six-like dish and firsthand investigative reporting

Like Donald Trump, Americans are displeased with Jared Kushner, the president’s squeaky sounding son-in-law. As the reality that Kushner received his White House security clearance the same way he got into Harvard sinks in – “Daddy” pulled some very expensive strings – his popularity will not be rebounding anytime soon.

Related: Revealed: Kushner 'challenged on conflicts of interest by Trump aides'

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Congress awaits Mueller conclusions as Democrats push for report’s release

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Washington and America waited with bated breath on Saturday for the next stage in the Trump-Russia drama: the communication to Congress of the “principal conclusions” of special counsel Robert Mueller.

Related: Mueller report: Trump camp celebrates but danger is not past yet

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Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris react to completion of Trump-Russia inquiry – video

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Following the submission of special counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia investigation findings to the attorney general, William Barr, high-profile senators including Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Chuck Schumer are demanding that the report is made public. Speaking at a rally in San Diego on Friday night, Sanders said: 'Nobody, including the president of the United States, is above the law'

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‘I’m not a fan’: Trump’s grudge against John McCain continues even in death

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The president has had a long-running feud with the late senator, even resorting to attacking him posthumously

In life and now in death John McCain continues to torment Donald Trump.

Trump spent last week posthumously attacking the Arizona senator on Twitter, in interviews and in public remarks at an Army tank plant in Lima, Ohio.

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Mueller report: special counsel delivers findings of Trump-Russia inquiry

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Robert Mueller has completed his Trump-Russia investigation without prosecuting additional associates of the president, and has reported his findings to William Barr, the US attorney general.

Related: What does the Mueller report say and what does it mean for Trump?

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What does the Mueller report say and what does it mean for Trump?

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It’s not clear whether or how the full report will be made public, but here’s what we know so far

We don’t know yet. We know that Mueller has filed his report to William Barr, the attorney general, and that Barr has informed Congress that he received it.

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Trump to lift ‘not necessary’ North Korea sanctions, White House confirms

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  • US had blacklisted Chinese shipping companies on Thursday
  • ‘Trump likes Kim and doesn’t think these are necessary’

Donald Trump has announced that he is ordering the withdrawal of recently announced North Korea-related sanctions imposed by the US treasury department.

Related: North Korea warns US sanctions could derail plans to denuclearise

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Trump provokes global anger by recognising Israel’s claim to Golan Heights

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Russia, Iran and Turkey condemn US president while Syria vows to recapture territory lost in 1967 war

Syria has vowed to retake the Golan Heights as Donald Trump’s call for the US to recognise the occupied territory as part of Israel elicited strong responses from Russia, Turkey and Iran.

The president ended half a century of US foreign policy and broke from post-second world war international consensus that forbids territorial conquest during war with a tweet on Thursday that said it was time “to fully recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights”.

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Trump warns ‘people will not stand’ for Mueller report if it portrays him badly – live

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President insisted ‘there’s no collusion’ in interview with Fox as Washington braces for release of Trump-Russia investigation findings

Former Vice President Joe Biden may wait until the end of April to announce a run for president, CNN reports.

Biden is expected to make a decision about whether to run in the next week or so, but if he decides to run, his team may take another three weeks to plan a launch.

Iowa Rep. Steve King criticized the victims of Hurricane Katrina at a town hall Thursday, suggesting they sat around waiting for government help.

King has a history of controversial remarks and was stripped of his committee assignments for comments about white supremacy.

These comments are disgusting and disheartening. When communities are affected by disasters, we come together to help each other, not tear each other down. https://t.co/APpg8a82hW

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James Comey says he hopes Trump will not be impeached after Mueller report

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Ex-FBI director wrote in a New York Times op-ed he wants the president to suffer a ‘resounding’ loss in the 2020 election

James Comey has said he hopes Donald Trump will not be impeached following the completion of the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Instead the former FBI director wants the president to suffer a “resounding” loss at the ballot box in 2020.

Related: Trump looks good for 2020, experts say, because 'economy is so damn strong'

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Trump: time for US to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights – live

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South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the latest Democratic presidential hopeful to go on a hiring spree.

The 2020 Democratic candidate has nearly twenty jobs available on his website in five states for aspiring operatives.

In a sign that he may be leaning towards a presidential bid, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has Iowa in the NCAA championship game, even though the team is a #10 seed. The state has the first in the nation caucuses.

Hogan has his home state Maryland Terps winning it all.

Never say never. pic.twitter.com/MjcIL7d8mE

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John McCain’s daughter issues rare public statement condemning Trump

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Bridget McCain responds to Trump’s remarks about her father: ‘You are a child in the most important role the world knows’

John McCain’s daughter Bridget hit back Thursday against Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on her father by calling the president “a child”.

McCain, the late Arizona senator’s youngest daughter, who rarely speaks publicly, pleaded with Trump for decency after he went after John McCain during an appearance in Ohio.

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‘Bad boys of Brexit’ were guests at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club

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Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore have drawn the scrutiny of investigators looking into possible Russian interference in the 2016 referendum vote

Two controversial backers of the Brexit movement were guests last year at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.

Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore, known as the “bad boys of Brexit”, visited the Palm Beach club in April, according to a review by the Palm Beach Post of Instagram posts tagged at the spot.

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‘New bizarre low’: Trump faces backlash after reviving McCain attacks

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Republicans such as Lindsey Graham and Mitt Romney defended the late senator after the president said he ‘never liked’ him

Donald Trump renewed attacks on the late senator John McCain, stating he “never liked” the Arizona Republican and “probably never will”.

The president faced widespread backlash for reviving his criticism of McCain, who died of brain cancer last year.

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Fox News, nepotism and bigotry: Bolsonaro brings his Trump act to DC

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First visit to the US had all the drama of a soap opera – intrigue, betrayal, family, controversy – and left Brazilians divided

Jair Bolsonaro’s first official visit to the US had all the drama of a Brazilian soap opera – intrigue, betrayal, family, controversy.

But viewers back home in Brazil were left divided: a disastrous interview with Fox News prompted starkly contrasting verdicts, captured in the two trending hashtags: #BolsonaroShamesBrazil (#BolsonaroEnvergonhaOBrasil) and #Bolsonaro Pride of Brazil” (#BolsonaroOrgulhoDoBrasil).

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Trump praises Bolsonaro’s use of ‘fake news’ in mutual show of admiration – latest news

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Brazilian president met with Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday, and the two men reveled in their similarities

President Trump has named former Delta Air Lines executive Steve Dickson as his pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, the Hill is reporting.

The nomination comes amid criticism over the FAA’s handling of the Boeing’s 737 Max 8 aircraft in the aftermath of the Ethiopian Airlines crash this month that killed 157 people, and the Lion Air crash in Indonesia in October that killed 189.

Hey all, Vivian Ho taking over for Ben Jacobs.

In his lawsuit, California Congressman Devin Nunes claims to be a victim of Twitter trolls like “Devin Nunes’ Mom” and “Devin Nunes’ Cow,” but in taking legal action, he’s actually fallen victim to the Streisand Effect.

Related: Goats, cows and Devin Nunes' mom: how a Republican's Twitter lawsuit backfired

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Donald Trump Jr and John Bolton berate UK leaders over Brexit

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President’s son and US national security adviser in apparent coordinated intervention

Donald Trump Jr and the US national security adviser, John Bolton, spoke out over Brexit on Tuesday in what appeared to be a coordinated intervention by the White House into British domestic politics.

Both the US president’s son and Bolton attacked British political leadership after Theresa May said she would ask the EU for a delay to the UK’s exit from the European Union; in line with parliament’s wish.

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Bolsonaro backs Trump’s border wall ahead of White House meeting

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Brazil president endorses hardline US immigration policy, saying ‘Vast majority of … immigrants do not have good intentions’

Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has endorsed Donald Trump’s immigration agenda on the eve of their first meeting at the White House, saying he supports a wall on the US-Mexico border and that most immigrants to the United States wish to do harm.

Bolsonaro, a far-right congressman who rode to the presidency with a brash, anti-establishment campaign modeled on Trump’s 2016 run, has pledged a new era of pro-American policy in the southern hemisphere’s second-largest country.

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