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Did Donald Trump plagiarise Bee Movie in his inauguration speech?…
When Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States on Friday, a lot of people were unhappy about it. So when negative stories about him are shared on social media, they seem to take on a life of their own - spurred on by thousands upon thousands of retweets and ringing endorsements.
Commentary: Trump appears to be lacking emotional intelligence
Donald Trump is a legitimate president. Sure, there are many questions about the way the election was conducted last fall, and he did lose the popular vote.
Commentary: Democrat dilemma over legitimacy
Once Donald Trump responded to John Lewis's "illegitimate president" attack, the question wasn't whether Trump's pushback would cause a Twitter furor. It would.
Video pays tribute to Knox Mine survivor
On Jan. 22, 1959, his pregnant wife was due, but he went to work as scheduled at noon. He arrived in time to see the Susquehanna River break through the mine walls and swallow it up in a "violent" whirlpool.
Aziz Ansari dubs Donald Trump the Chris Brown of politics
As the first SNL after Trump's inauguration ended with Cecily Strong tearfully singing Lulu's To Sir With Love under a giant photo of Barack Obama, Aziz gave even more reason for the new President to loathe the show by comparing him to the woman-beating pop star. 'I'm sure there's a lot of people that voted for Trump the same way there's a lot of people listen to the music of Chris Brown,' Aziz, 33, explained of the shock election result.
White House insists Trump’s inauguration was biggest ever despite these pictures
One is of Trump's inauguration on Friday, the other is from Barack Obama's in 2009. No prizes for guessing whose is which.
The Rant: Body image problem getting worse
According to the Plastic Surgery Group, in their round-up of cosmetic trend predictions for 2017: “We have seen a 30 percent rise in women requesting a smaller nipple size in the last year.” Apparently, smaller nipples are now a fashion statement, which complements the new body look, which according to Plastic Surgery Group is “the ultra-toned, shredded athletic type…” Vogue magazine recently declared that cleavage was “over,” with the Guardian observing that “Cleavage appears now in another form, having sunk some inches towards the hips where it's been rebranded as an “ab crack.” “The most common surgical procedure done this past year [in 2012] was breast augmentation followed by liposuction, tummy tuck, eyelid surgery, and rhinoplasty.
Twitter sorry 560,000 suddenly made to follow Trump
Twitter apologized Saturday after several hundred thousand people suddenly discovered that they were now following US President Donald Trump on the social media platform. The glitch occurred during the transfer of the @POTUS account from former president Barack Obama to Trump.
Relax: Give Trump a chance
My wife and I welcomed Mike and Debbie for dinner at our California home Tuesday night. Our longtime friends are not alarmists, and they are not liberal Democrats.
Don’t expect stock market disturbance
We're halfway through the inaugural ceremonies as I try to say something coherent about what lies ahead for the market. As I confess almost every week, many of us who are conservatives called it wrong at the beginning of the Barack Obama administration.
US President must be careful with utterances – Dr Antwi-Danso
A governance expert says America's new President, Mr Donald John Trump's occasional outbursts are dangerous since it could create chaos in some parts of the world. Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, the Acting Executive Director of the Centre for Local Governance Advocacy, was speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Accra to express his views on the United State's Foreign Policy direction, especially towards Africa with Donald Trump as president.
Scotland made it harder for Trump to expand his golf empire
President Donald Trump loves being Scottish, but the Scots, it seems, aren't in love with him. Nathan Rousseau Smith explains why.
The Latest: Trump says media attacks to protect his agenda
President Donald Trump arrives speak during the Celebrate Freedom event at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Saturday, July 1, 2017. President Donald Trump arrives speak during the Celebrate Freedom event at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Saturday, July 1, 2017.
Dispatch: Suspect in custody after Anderson Co. chase
Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 A "Saturday Night Live" writer has been suspended indefinitely after tweeting a poorly received joke about Donald Trump's 10-year-old youngest son, Barron. A person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press that Katie Rich was suspended immediately after writing an offensive tweet about the child.
Trump hits lowest approval, highest disapproval yet
The last time Trump had a higher approval rating than disapproval rating on the FiveThirtyEight tracker was on the 12th day of his presidency. The last time Trump had a higher approval rating than disapproval rating on the FiveThirtyEight tracker was on the 12th day of his presidency.
President Trump Tells CIA: a I Am With You 1,000 Percenta
President Donald Trump in his first official visit to a federal agency since the inauguration went to CIA headquarters in Virginia Saturday where he assured the 400 or so CIA staff in attendance that he supports them "a thousand percent." "Very, very few people could do the job you people do, and I want to just let you know, I am so behind you," Trump said.
Steven Mnuchin Says Tax Laws Have to Be a Simpler and More Effectivea
Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, faced tough questioning at his confirmation hearing Thursday, as members of the Senate Finance Committee grilled him on his role in IndyMac, the failed bank that was seized by the U.S. government, and his stance on sanctions. "In the press, it has been said that I ran a foreclosure machine," Mnuchin said at the start of his hearing.
Thousands march in Northern New England for women’s rights
A statue of Daniel Webster is seen wearing a pink pussy hat and red equality shirt during the New Hampshire Women's Day of Action and Unity rally in front of the State House in Concord, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. less A statue of Daniel Webster is seen wearing a pink pussy hat and red equality shirt during the New Hampshire Women's Day of Action and Unity rally in front of the State House in Concord, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. ... more People gather between the Cross State Office Building and the Maine State House for the Women's March on Maine on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017 at the Maine State House in Augusta, Maine.
Performers at Trumpa s inauguration ball cover Hillary Clintona s campaign song
While President Donald Trump hopped from party to party Friday night, the performers who entertained his guests at the inaugural balls ran into controversy of their own. The Piano Guys , a musical group that rose to fame through their YouTube videos, covered two pop hits from the past few years, performing "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction and "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten.