Tag: Donald Trump

Obama Slams Trump Over Media Crackdown, Tariffs, Others

Ganiyu Amodu

Former United States President Barack Obama has criticised some recent actions of President Donald Trump, accusing the current administration of clamping down on the media, targeting political opponents, and threatening institutions that promote diversity and free expression. Obama made the remarks during a conversation with Hamilton College President, Steven Tepper, where he expressed concern over what he described as troubling trends under Trump’s leadership. He particularly faulted the White House’s decision to revoke The Associated Press’s access to key West Wing areas after the news agency refused to adopt the…

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Says Inflation May Last Longer With Tariffs

Ganiyu Amodu

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday appeared to back away from a “base case” view that inflation from President Trump’s new tariffs could be transitory, saying that “it is also possible that the effects could be more persistent” as the economy digests “significantly larger-than-expected” trade duties. Trump, at the same time, turned up the pressure on Powell, calling on him to lower rates. “This would be a PERFECT time for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut Interest Rates. He is always ‘late,’ but he could now change his image,…

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‘NY, LA, Boston, Others,’ Pro-Ukraine Protests Erupt Across America

Ganiyu Amodu

Protests broke out across the United States on Saturday following a tense confrontation between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at the White House. According to The Guardian, the clash, which occurred on Friday, prompted hundreds of demonstrators to gather in cities such as Waitsfield, Vermont, New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, expressing their support for Ukraine and condemning the actions of Trump and Vance. The protests were initially planned to coincide with Vance’s visit to Vermont for a ski…

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Trump, Zelensky Engage In Tense Engagement In Oval Office

Ganiyu Amodu

United States President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky openly argued in the White House on Friday, February 28, as they clashed on the need for compromising with what the Ukrainian president called Russia’s “killer” leader. Trump berated Zelensky as they sat in the Oval Office, telling him to be more “thankful” and saying, “You’re in no position to dictate what we’re going to feel.” And he told the Ukrainian president that he either “make a deal” with Russia “or we’re out.” US Vice President JD Vance, sitting nearby, also attacked…

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Trump Says US Will Sell $5 Million ‘Gold Card’ To Wealthy Foreigners

Ganiyu Amodu

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the US would sell a “gold card” to wealthy foreigners, giving them the right to live and work in the US and offering a path to citizenship in exchange for a $5 million fee. “We’re going to be selling a gold card,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “You have a green card. This is a gold card. We’re going to be putting a price on that card of about $5 million and that’s going to give you green card privileges, plus it’s going…

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‘Landing In Lagos Shortly,’ US To Deport 201 Nigerians

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Trump Effect,’ US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., speaks on the batch-by-batch deportation schedule Nigerians already in the US immigration camps + his position on Drop Box Policy suspension rumour    No fewer than 201 Nigerians are in the immigration camps set to be deported home from the United States in line with President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, just as the country revealed that it has not suspended the Drop Box policy of renewing its visa. Eighty-five of those to be deported by the Donald Trump administration have been…

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US Targets Churches, Schools, Hospitals As Mass Deportation Move Begins

Ganiyu Amodu

    The policy change by President Trump ends more than a decade of restrictions that protected these “sensitive areas.”   The United States immigration authorities have been granted the ability to arrest individuals at schools, churches, and hospitals following President Donald Trump administration’s reversal of policies that previously classified these locations as off-limits for enforcement. The policy change ends more than a decade of restrictions that protected these “sensitive areas.” African Union ‘Dismayed’ Over US Withdrawal From WHO 10 Facts About BPSS, Stroke That Affects Women In Salons ‘7.5%…

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Mass Deportation Looms As Trump Officially Returns To Power

Ganiyu Amodu

Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday for a historic second term as president, vowing to issue a series of immediate executive orders addressing immigration and cultural issues in the United States, marking the culmination of his remarkable political comeback. With one hand raised and the other resting on a Bible gifted by his mother, Trump, now the 47th president of the United States, solemnly took the oath of office beneath the towering Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Earlier, Republican Trump and outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden traveled together by…

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‘He’s Just 20 Year-Old,’ What To Know About Thomas Crooks, Trump-Rally Shooter

Ganiyu Amodu

Following an attempt on the life of former United States President Donald Trump at a political rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Pennsylvania, authorities have identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Crooks. “Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, is the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania,” USA Today quoted the Federal Bureau of Investigation as saying in a statement on Sunday. The bureau added, “This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and anyone with information that…

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‘Rigged, A Disgrace,’ Trump Reacts As Court Finds ex-POTUS Guilty

Ganiyu Amodu

. ‘How he falsified business records,’ details of the case of first president in US history to be convicted of felony   Former US President Donald Trump has blamed his conviction by a Manhattan court on President Joe Biden. It would be recalled that a Manhattan jury has found Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records in connection to Stormy Daniels hush money scheme. He faces a 34-count of falsifying business records. Donald Trump is the first president in US history to be convicted of a felony. READ ALSO Nigeria…

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