Trump omnipresent over Emmy Awards ceremony
NEW YORK>> President Donald Trump never won an Emmy, it's true. But his presence was felt at this year's television awards ceremony more than any actor, writer or producer.
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Trump hits back at Clinton, with a golf ball, on Twitter
US President Donald Trump on Sunday retweeted a doctored video of himself taking a golf swing and hitting former Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton, who then stumbles as she boards a plane. Clinton had been back on the Republican president's Twitter feed in recent days as she promoted "What Happened," her new book about the 2016 presidential election, with Trump resuming his campaign attack of "Crooked Hillary."
2017 Emmy Awards: Donald Glover wins 2 Emmys for ‘Atlanta,’ makes history
Donald Glover took home two Emmys on Sunday night: one for best comedic actor and one for directing in a comedic series for his FX series, "Atlanta." The episode he directed that won the Emmy featured Paper Boi on a Charlie Rose-type talk show.
Alec Baldwin accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for
President Donald Trump never won an Emmy, it's true. But his presence was felt at this year's television awards ceremony more than any actor, writer or producer.
Trump’s backflip: ‘It’s betrayal’
DONALD Trump has caused his own party to turn on him after taking a softer approach on his most controversial measure. Donald Truno has faced a storm of criticism from members of his own party over his backflip on a few issues.
Don’t pass blame on campaign statements
Most who quoted her did not mention she made the statement in discussing her plan to help those who had relied for generations on mining jobs. Had Clinton proposed government help for miners whose job loss was unavoidable, her statement might not have stung.
(Emmy Awards) Politics, ex-White House press secretary Sean Spicer take center stage
Weeks after leaving his job, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, , was onstage at the Emmy Awards on Sunday joking about one of his first - and more dubious - claims from the press room. Host Stephen Colbert, playing the straight man in his opening monologue, said it was difficult to tell how many people would be watching the show.
Senate GOP tries one last time to repeal Obamacare
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his leadership team are seriously considering voting on a bill that would scale back the federal government's role in the health care system and instead provide block grants to states, congressional and Trump administration sources said. It would be a last-ditch attempt to repeal Obamacare before the GOP's power to pass health care legislation through a party-line vote in the Senate expires on Sept.
Sean Spicer pops in on Emmys
Sean Spicer speaks at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The Latest: Alec Baldwin wins comedy supporting actor Emmy
17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. . A view of the red carpet at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept.
500+ Marchers Join Atlanta Rally Against Ethnic Cleansing in Burma
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today thanked the more than 500 Georgians who joined an Atlanta march yesterday against the Burmese government's ongoing ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims. During the march, which included almost 200 members of Georgia's Burmese community, activists called on Georgia senators David Perdue and Johnny Isakson to join Senator John McCain in supporting a Senate resolution that would condemn the Burmese government's violence.
The Latest: McCarthy among those stunned by Spicer at Emmys
The Latest on the Emmy Awards, which are being presented Sunday in Los Angeles at the Microsoft Theater : A raucous Emmy audience inside the Microsoft Theater laughed loudly and often as Colbert, not surprisingly, made President Donald Trump the butt of one joke after another. But the audience gasped with genuine surprise when Colbert called out Spicer to ask how big a crowd was watching the Emmys and he responded that it was the largest ever in a statement similar to his widely mocked claim that Trump's inauguration drew the largest crowd ever.
The best political impression of the year is being performed…
Political impressions have been part of comedian James Adomian's act for years, but he acknowledges that his latest hit has been received in a different way. "Sebastian Gorka is weird, because a lot of people don't know who he is, but the people who do know who he is are obsessed with him," Adomian told Business Insider.
Colbert: – Unlike the presidency, Emmys go to the winner of the popular vote’
Not even three minutes into the 2017 Emmy Awards, host Stephen Colbert had already poked fun at the nature of US politics several times in a song-and-dance number. poked fun at the inquiry into President Trump's campaign ties to Russia, the state of healthcare, and part of Trump's fan base.
Top U.S. diplomat says closing embassy in Cuba a under reviewa
The two former foes reopened embassies in Washington and Havana in 2015 after a half-century of estrangement. "We have it under evaluation," Tillerson said of a possible embassy closure.
Host Stephen Colbert speaks at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on…
Politics couldn't help but make its way onto the Emmy Awards stage, especially since host Stephen Colbert noted that President Donald Trump was the biggest TV star of the past year. In fact, Colbert blamed the Emmys for Trump's election as president.
Hillary Clinton Says Trump Promised To Take Jobs Away From Women
Hillary Clinton suggested in an interview published Saturday that President Donald Trump appealed to male voters by promising to take jobs away from women and give them to men. In the interview with the New York Times to promote her new book "What Happened," Clinton claimed that President Trump won because he sold a "retrograde message of nostalgia: 'We can go back to the way things were.
Feinstein Uncommitted To 2018 Run As Progressives Mount Primary Challenge
California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein avoided saying Sunday if she planned to run for a fifth term in 2018, but party progressives already sprung a potential primary challenge against her. When asked by Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union" if she will mount a re-election, the 84-year-old Democrat responded, "Well, we will see, won't we?" She added, "I'm not going to declare on CNN."
Donald Trump’s retweets of outlandish memes a signal to his base
Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website - Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. New York: Over the past 2A1 2 months, US President Donald Trump has retweeted to his more than 30 million followers on his personal Twitter account these pieces of highbrow social media content: a ' On Sunday, another doctored GIF of him hitting a golf ball into Hillary Clinton so hard it knocks her over.
Trump hypes mock video of golf ball seen striking Clinton
President Donald Trump took another swing at Hillary Clinton in the latest sign that his campaign fury hasn't faded, retweeting a mock video that shows him smacking a golf ball that - in the next frame - seemingly strikes her in the back before she stumbles and falls down while boarding a plane. Trump retweeted the brief video on his official Twitter account early Sunday, which appears to be a doctored version of news footage from 2011 that shows the then-secretary of state falling after climbing the airplane stairs.