UK advertisers block ‘Trump’ from campaigns amid fears over brand reputation November 12, 2019 The vast majority of UK advertisers have blocked their campaigns from appearing next to references to Donald Trump amid fears the US President could damage their brand. On average, 87 per cent of campaigns using keyword blocking between March and September excluded the word ‘Trump’, according to new data from Integral Ad Science. Read more: [...]
US court orders Donald Trump to hand over tax returns November 4, 2019 A US appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s accountants must hand over eight years worth of tax returns to New York prosecutors. The decision is a blow to Trump, who has been repeatedly resisted calls by political opponents to publish his financial records. Read more: Nancy Pelosi expects Donald Trump impeachment hearings to [...]
Downing Street responds to Donald Trump’s Brexit deal criticism November 1, 2019 Number 10 has defended Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal after President Donald Trump threatened it could thwart a trade agreement between the UK and US. Trump warned the US “can’t make a trade deal with the UK” under the terms of the Prime Minister’s EU withdrawal agreement. Read more: Donald Trump slams Jeremy Corbyn and says [...]
Harry Dunn’s family sues Trump administration October 29, 2019 The family of 19-year-old Harry Dunn, who was killed in a car accident involving the wife of a US diplomat, have announced that they are suing the Trump administration for “legal misconduct”, Sky News has reported. They also said they were starting legal action against Anne Sacoolas, the driver involved in the crash that killed [...]
I.S. leader al-Baghdadi killed in US raid in Syria as Trump claims a political win October 27, 2019 Donald Trump has announced that the leader of the so-called Islamic State (Isis) terrorist group has killed himself during a raid by US forces in Syria, marking a significant political victory for the US President. In a televised address to the nation from the White House, Trump said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi detonated an explosive vest [...]
Donald Trump reveals phase one trade agreement with China October 12, 2019 The US and China have come to an agreement on the first phase of negotiations, President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday. The “substantial” trade deal covers intellectual property, financial services and large agricultural purchases. Read more: Trump turns against Fox News after latest impeachment poll Following talks with China’s Vice Premier Liu He, Trump told [...]
Donald Trump turns against longtime ally Fox News, saying impeachment poll ‘sucks’ October 10, 2019 President Donald Trump may have to expand his definition of the “lamestream media” after falling out with his longtime favourite news station, Fox News. The broadcaster published a poll today showing a majority of US voters want the President to be impeached. Read more: Trump says Fed reserve ‘don’t have a clue’ But Trump did [...]
US diplomat’s wife will not return to UK over crash death, Trump note reveals October 10, 2019 The US diplomat’s wife involved in a car crash that killed a British teenager will not return to the UK to face justice, according to a note accidentally shown by President Donald Trump. Anne Sacoolas claimed diplomatic immunity and fled the country following a head-on collision near a military base that killed 19-year-old motorcyclist Harry [...]
Donald Trump says the Federal Reserve “don’t have a clue” October 9, 2019 Donald Trump has upped his attacks on the US Federal Reserve, saying they “don’t have a clue”. The President was responding on social media to comments made by Fox News presenter Maria Bartiromo saying the Fed was “behind the curve” on cutting interest rates. Read more: Trump threatens to obliterate Turkish economy if it defies [...]
Trump’s troop withdrawal will put Syrian Kurds in danger October 9, 2019 Not many people would cite President Donald Trump as an example of reasoned and level-headed foreign policy making. With fingers permanently hovering over his Twitter interface, the leader of the free world has at times been closer to initiating global conflict through his incendiary language than pouring oil over troubled waters. Despite this – or [...]