Washington, US | XINHUA| The White House is trying to discredit Anthony Fauci, a top U.S. infectious diseases expert, amid a ballooning caseload of COVID-19 in the United States, according to U.S. media. In a report on Sunday, CNBC quoted a White House official as saying that “several White House …
Read More »Washington’s irresponsible WHO departure betrays humanity
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Washington officially notified the UN chief of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, an irresponsible move that will not only hurt America’s own pandemic fight, but also hinder the world’s collective drive to beat the deadly virus. Given the track records …
Read More »Biden surging ahead in some polls, but next U.S. president still far from certain
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is ahead in the polls, but experts said the winner of the 2020 race to the White House is still far from a done deal. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent civil unrest, U.S. President Donald Trump has come …
Read More »Top US general says wrong to appear with Trump at protest site
Washington, United States | AFP | America’s top general said Thursday he was wrong to appear with President Donald Trump in a photo op near the White House last week, staged after the area was forcefully cleared of anti-racism protesters. “I should not have been there. My presence in that moment …
Read More »Biden: Trump may try to ‘steal’ election or not leave office
Washington, United States | AFP | Joe Biden expressed fear that President Donald Trump will try to “steal” November’s election or not leave office if he loses, prompting the White House on Thursday to slam the Democrat’s comments as conspiracy theories. “My single greatest concern” is that “this president’s going to try and steal this …
Read More »Trump denies sheltering in White House bunker
Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied media reports that he was rushed for his safety to the White House bunker while protests raged in the streets outside. “It was a false report,” Trump told Fox News radio, before elaborating that he did go into the secure area but only …
Read More »Amid pandemic, White House race becomes digital dogfight
Washington (AFP) The 2020 US presidential race is becoming a digital-first campaign as the coronavirus pandemic cuts candidates off from traditional organizing and in-person events. On the surface, President Donald Trump has the edge over Democrat Joe Biden because of the incumbent’s extensive digital infrastructure and large social media following. But …
Read More »Biden blasts Trump’s photo op in front of riot-damaged church
Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump spurred fresh outrage Monday after police used tear gas to clear protesters from outside the White House so he could pose for photographs at a nearby church damaged during civil unrest. The move earned him a sharp rebuke from the city …
Read More »White House dares Twitter in war over Trump tweets
Washington, United States | AFP | The White House thumbed its nose at Twitter on Friday by reposting a President Donald Trump tweet that the social media giant had just taken the unprecedented step of hiding, because it violated the platform’s rules against “glorifying violence.” The tit-for-tat marked a new escalation …
Read More »Despite White House virus cases, top aides defend reopening
Washington, United States | AFP | Two top US economic advisers on Sunday defended the need for an expeditious reopening of the economy even as the coronavirus reached into the White House despite the extraordinary precautions taken there. The comments by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and economic adviser Larry Kudlow came …
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