Tag: Trump Administration

Photos: Protesters Storm US Capitol Building During Joint Session

Protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday. Photos showed them inside the chambers of the House and Senate. There were reports of shots fired in the Capitol building. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he heard the shots, according to Fox News, and called on President Trump to issue a statement….


In Praise of Trump Administration Transactional Diplomacy

Commentary Until the Trump administration began its experiment in 21st-century American transactional diplomacy, “intractable international problems” dismayed, vexed, and bamboozled establishment diplomats, whether they hailed from Washington’s Beltway morass, U.N. agencies, or cachet townhouses in European capitals. I specify American transactional diplomacy—meaning negotiating and then concluding two-way deals (bilateral agreements, in diplo-speak) that demonstrably benefit…


Trump to Speak at Rally in Washington on Jan. 6

President Donald Trump plans on speaking at a rally in Washington on Jan. 6. Several large events are planned in the nation’s Capitol to protest in support of Trump and against what many of his supporters believe was a stolen election. Trump plans on speaking at a “Save America Rally” on the Ellipse at 11…


Trump: If Vice President Comes Through, ‘We Will Win the Presidency’

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will win a second term if Vice President Mike Pence takes action while Congress counts electoral votes. If Pence “comes through for us, we will win the Presidency,” Trump asserted in a tweet. “Many States want to decertify the mistake they made in certifying incorrect & even fraudulent numbers…


White House: Trump Signs Memo to Block Antifa Members From Entering US

President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum seeking to block the entry of individuals affiliated with the far-left movement Antifa to the United States, the White House announced on Jan. 5, saying that the violence spurred on by the group endangers the fabric of the nation. “Antifa activists have brutally attacked our law-abiding friends, neighbors,…


Trump Orders Ban on Transactions With 8 Chinese Apps, Including Alipay

President Donald Trump late Tuesday signed an executive order that bans transactions with eight Chinese connected software applications, including Ant Group’s Alipay. The order released by the White House bans transactions with people that develop or control Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office, as well as with their subsidiaries. Trump…


Nearly 100 Democrats Back Censuring Trump Over Georgia Call

Nearly 100 Democratic House members signed onto a resolution to censure President Donald Trump after his phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger where Trump discussed alleged election fraud and put pressure on Raffensberger, although some—including Trump’s campaign—have said the excerpts of the phone call were taken entirely out of context. Rep. Hank…


‘No Crime There, Period’: Alan Dershowitz Says Trump Phone Call Taken out of Context

News outlets took President Donald Trump’s comments to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger out of context during a phone call that was later leaked to the press, said Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz. “Well, every major media is taking it out of context,” Dershowitz told Just The News, adding that there was no apparent…


‘The True Face of the Chinese Communist Party Has Been Exposed’: Secretary Pompeo

In an interview with The Epoch Times’ “American Thought Leaders” program, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo elucidated on the Trump administration’s efforts to reconnect modern America to its founding origins based on God-given rights and described the present administration’s foreign policy of keeping America safe from the worldwide threat of communism. At the outset of…


Secretary Pompeo: ‘The True Face of the Chinese Communist Party Has Been Exposed’

In an interview with The Epoch Times’ “American Thought Leaders” program, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo elucidated on the Trump administration’s efforts to reconnect modern America to its founding origins based on God-given rights and described the present administration’s foreign policy of keeping America safe from the worldwide threat of communism. At the outset of…