Donald Trump said he has been ‘cured’ of coronavirus with a drug derived from aborted fetuses despite his famously staunch pro-life views. He cites experimental antibody treatment Regeneron, which has not been officially approved for general use, with ‘curing’ him, and has vowed to make it available to all Americans. But Trump faces hypocrisy allegations after it was revealed Regeneron is made from stem cells originally taken from an embryonic kidney. That kidney was taken during an elective abortion performed in the Netherlands during the 1970s. Regeneron spokesman Alexandra Bowie says the line of cells, officially named 293T, is not officially considered fetal tissue, the MIT Technology Review reported. ‘It’s how you want to parse it,’ Bowie said. ‘But the 293T cell lines available today are not considered fetal tissue, and we did not otherwise use fetal tissue.’ This is a practice that has been denounced by the president and his supporters. The Republican …
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Trump’s Twitter Attacks Are Backfiring
If former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony to the House last week wasn’t the clear victory that many Democrats had hoped it would be, there are indications it didn’t go as well for President Donald Trump as he and his allies have claimed either. The first evidence came on Friday afternoon, when the president gave a series of nonsensical sound bites to reporters, saying that Barack Obama had ruined the White House HVAC system and calling for an investigation of how Obama, the author of a critically acclaimed memoir and a former president of the United States, got a book deal. As it turned out, this was merely a warm-up for what was to come: a scorched-earth racist rant against Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, and his district in Baltimore. The rant has extended into a third day and now also targets Al Sharpton, who Trump claims hates white people. Not since the fall of 1814 has there been such a concerted assault on the Charm City from the south, …
Harry and Meghan security to be paid ‘privately’, say couple in riposte to Donald Trump
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said that security arrangements connected to their reported move to the United States will be "privately funded", and they have "no plans" to ask the US government for help. The unusual disclosure came in response to a comment from President Trump, who insisted the US would not foot the bill to keep Prince Harry and Meghan Markle safe. The exchange follows months of speculation over who will pay for the couple's security after they step back as senior royals. They are due to begin their new roles this Tuesday (March 31). Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday after People magazine reported last week that the Sussexes had left Vancouver Island in Canada -- where they have been living with their 10-month-old son Archie -- for Los Angeles, Meghan's hometown. "The US will not pay for their security protection. They must pay!", said the US president, after stating that he was a "great friend and admirer of the Queen and the United …
Vaccine distribution plan “did not really exist” under Trump, says Biden chief of staff
President Joe Biden 's Chief of Staff Ron Klain lamented on Sunday that former President Donald Trump 's administration did not have a solid vaccine distribution plan in place when leaving office. Trump consistently downplayed the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and readily criticized lockdown measures implemented by governors across the country, while disputing the scientific consensus that masks curb the spread of the novel virus. However, the former president put significant government resources behind the so-called Operation Warp Speed initiative to produce and distribute vaccines for the novel virus in record-breaking time. While the U.S. approved two vaccines in December—an unprecedented achievement—the rollout has been slower than promised by Trump administration officials. "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House. As every …
Birth control spiked after Trump was elected, with 700 more women getting implants every day
The number of women using long-term contraceptives spiked after the election of Donald Trump, according to researchers who believe patients were worried by his plans to repeal Obamacare. In the month following Trump's win on November 8, 2016, 21.6 percent more women with commercial insurance were fitted with a form of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC), compared with the same period a month earlier. LARCs include the IUD, where a T-shaped device is fitted inside the uterus to prevent pregnancy for up to a decade. An implant, meanwhile, is a thin rod placed inside a woman's arm that releases the hormone progestin. It can provide protection for up to three years. Anecdotal reports from the health care industry at the time suggested more women had sought LARCs, likely due to the fears the Trump administration would repeal the Affordable Care Act and make it harder to access contraceptives. For instance, in 2017 the then president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, …
Trump and House Democrats at impasse over subpoena for ex-president’s financial records
Washington — Former President Trump and Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee remain at an impasse over a subpoena to Mr. Trump's accounting firm, Mazars, for several years of his financial records, lawyers for both sides told a federal court in the District of Columbia on Wednesday. In a joint status report filed in the long-running legal battle, the Democrats and Mr. Trump both claimed they had made concessions in an effort to resolve the dispute, but each blamed the other for their inability to come to an agreement over the scope of the subpoena. Mr. Trump's lawyers told the U.S. district court that he expressed a "willingness to make a significant portion of the documents sought by the committee available to staff and/or members with reasonable terms (which they remain willing to further negotiate) that would ensure the elaborate and voluminous financial details sought by the committee would not be used for improper purposes." The former president also …
Donald Trump Denies He Asked His Justice Department to Do Something About SNL
"I did say, however, that Alec Baldwin has no talent, certainly when it comes to imitating me," the former president said in a bizarre statement on Tuesday night Advertisement alec baldwin, donald trump Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live (left) and Donald Trump | Credit: Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Donald Trump released a bizarre statement Tuesday night railing against Saturday Night Live once again, this time denying a recent report that he had asked the Justice Department while in office to step in and somehow undercut the show. The Daily Beast reported that Trump, 75, allegedly once asked his White House aides about the possibility of having the DOJ take action against the long-running comedy show after he got upset watching an episode in which Alec Baldwin spoofed him. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow …
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Joe Biden Says He ‘Can Hardly Wait’ to Compare His ‘Cognitive Capability’ with Donald Trump
Biden and Trump are slated to have three debates ahead of the November general election Advertisement former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden | Credit: Patrick Semansky/AP/Shutterstock Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden shrugged off a question on Tuesday from a reporter about whether he's been tested for "some degree of cognitive decline" and he said he "can hardly wait to compare" his awareness with President Donald Trump . Tuesday saw the former vice president, 77, hold his first press conference in three months in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. Biden has been repeatedly attacked by Trump, 74, for his reduced public appearances amid the novel coronavirus pandemic , with the president labeling his likely 2020 opponent "Sleepy Joe." Get push notifications with news, features …
White House Press Secretary Says Donald Trump ‘Does Read’ His Daily Intelligence Briefings
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany denied the idea President Donald Trump doesn't read his intelligence briefings, which contain matters of national security Advertisement Donald trump President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on April 13 at the White House's daily coronavirus task force briefing. | Credit: MANDEL NGAN/Getty Images The White House on Tuesday disputed the idea President Donald Trump doesn't read his daily intelligence briefings, following concern he may not be staying up to date on national security matters in the wake of new reports that Russia has been placing bounties on American soldiers in the Middle East. Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers said over the weekend that they want answers from President Trump , 74, about why the U.S. hasn't responded against Russia, after the New York Times reported that Trump was given a written report that detailed the Russian operation in …
Twice-Impeached Trump Teases 2024 Run in First Post-Presidency Remarks, Denies Starting a ‘New Party’
The remarks marked the first time former President Donald Trump has appeared in public since Jan. 20. Advertisement Donald Trump CPAC Donald Trump | Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images In his first public appearance since leaving office on Jan. 20, Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend. Trump's speech mixed personal insults of Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci along with conspiracy theories about how he had actually won the last election. "Do you miss me yet?" the former president, 74, said on Sunday as he made the conference's closing speech, which he gave over an hour after his scheduled start time. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Speaking about his "incredible journey," he also said, "It is far from being over." …