Category: Trump Administration

Will Biden Unwind Trump’s China Policy?

Commentary With the Trump administration ending with Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, it’s quite likely that much of Trump’s comprehensive China policy will go with him. That includes Trump’s executive order that mandates delisting Chinese companies from American capital markets. In fact, it’s almost a fait acompli. Wall Street’s Priorities This can be said…


Israel Moved to CENTCOM in Boost to Arab-Israeli-US Efforts Against Iran: Pentagon

Pentagon officials said Friday that Israel has been shifted to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, delivering a major boost to allied efforts to counter the regional threat posed by Iran. The Department of Defense (DOD) said in a Jan. 15 statement that Israel has been moved from the U.S European Command (EUCOM) area…


Trump Signs Memo to Secure Government-Backed Research and Development Against Foreign Interference

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a presidential memorandum that seeks to secure U.S. government-supported research and development (R&D) against interference and exploitation by foreign powers. Trump’s action seeks to enhance protections for United States R&D efforts, given their open and collaborative nature, and in light of their importance to national security and in keeping the…


Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Tells Administration Officials to Be ‘Proud’ of Accomplishments

President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff said in a message late Thursday that administration officials should be proud of what they’ve accomplished over the past four years. “I encourage all Trump Administration Officials to hold your heads up high, and be proud of what you have accomplished together, over the past four years, for…


Trump Impeachment an Example of Unbalanced Legal System: Adviser

President Donald Trump getting impeached for outlining qualms about the 2020 election highlights how the legal system is unbalanced, an adviser said Thursday. “The American people are entitled to state their positions. If it is somehow seditious to do so, then Nancy Pelosi and pretty much every Democrat who said that the election was stolen,…


President Trump Awards National Medals for Arts and Humanities

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump awarded the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal to several outstanding individuals. Five National Medal of Arts and three National Humanities Medals were granted. In relation to music, 90-year-old Mary Costa was decorated “for her extraordinary talent, inspiration, and contribution to the operatic arts. Her stellar career includes performances…


Chinese Embassy Tried to Silence Me, UK Rights Activist Benedict Rogers Reveals

The Chinese Embassy in Britain made repeated attempts to pressure a prominent human rights advocate to stop criticising the Communist regime, it has been revealed. Benedict Rogers, co-founder and deputy chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, told The Epoch Times’ “American Thought Leaders” program about his own “very small experience” of the Chinese…


Trump Adviser: Trump Will ‘Make Sure’ Republicans Flip House in 2022

President Donald Trump will wield his fortune and name to help Republicans flip the House of Representatives during the next nationwide election, an adviser said on Jan. 14. “President Trump is going to make sure we get the House back in 2022,” Jason Miller, a Trump campaign adviser, said. “He’s got a ton of money….


Ben Carson: Trump Could Have ‘Tempered Down’ Jan. 6 Speech but Wasn’t to Blame for Capitol Breach

President Donald Trump could have “tempered down” his Jan. 6 speech but was not to blame for the breach of the U.S. Capitol that day, according to his longtime Housing Secretary Ben Carson. “I think it was potentially something that could have been tempered down,” Carson told the Washington Examiner. “When you saw in the…


Census Bureau Halting Efforts to Comply With Trump Citizenship Mandate

Census Bureau workers were ordered this week to stop complying with President Donald Trump’s order to collect data on the immigration status of people living in the United States, the bureau’s director said. Steven Dillingham, the director, said in a Jan. 13 memo he’s informed officials at the agency “that those involved should ‘stand down’ and…