President Donald Trump kept up his attack on the escalating Russia investigation, insisting in a new tweet Monday that it was "a total WITCH HUNT with massive conflicts of interest!" The comment came a day after a top White House lawyer tried to calm speculation that the president was considering firing the special counsel leading the probe.White House lawyer Ty Cobb offered a statement late Sunday after top congressional Republicans warned of repercussions if Trump fired special counsel Robert Mueller, who is looking into contacts between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia and Russian meddling in the presidential election.In a series of weekend tweets, Trump jabbed directly at Mueller by name for the first time. The president challenged the investigation's existence and suggested political bias on the part of Mueller's investigators. Trump has long been frustrated by the lengthy and intensifying probe, and insists his campaign did not collude with Russia to influence the election in his … [Read more...] about Donald Trump keeps up attacks on escalating Russia ‘WITCH HUNT!’
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David Cameron says Donald Trump is ‘undermining democracy’ with ‘dangerous’ fake news media attacks
David Cameron has openly criticised Donald Trump, saying that the US president is "undermining democracy" with his "fake news" attacks on media outlets.The former British prime minister said that Trump's actions served to help Russian president, Vladimir Putin, by deflecting scrutiny away from Moscow spreading anti-western propaganda.In his first public address since leaving office, Cameron told a conference organised by Transparency International that the use of the term "fake news" was "not just a questionable political tactic. It's actually dangerous"."President Trump, fake news is not broadcasters criticising you, it's Russian bots and trolls targeting your democracy, pumping out untrue stories day after day, night after night."When you misappropriate the term fake news, you are deflecting attention from real abuses. Ignoring what's happening on social media is facilitating a form of corruption that is undermining democracy," he told the London audience.Cameron also raised question … [Read more...] about David Cameron says Donald Trump is ‘undermining democracy’ with ‘dangerous’ fake news media attacks
Donald Trump fires Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
0 Have your say Donald Trump has fired his Secretary of State hours after Rex Tillerson backed the UK's claim that the Salisbury nerve agent attack was "highly likely" to have originated in Russia. It was reported by the Washington Post that Mr Tillerson was informed of his dismissal several days ago. However, the timing of the announcement, which followed the White House’s refusal to echo Theresa May’s accusation against Moscow, risks isolating Downing Street.The US President tweeted that the CIA Director Mike Pompeo would take over at the State Department.READ MORE: Russia demands access to sample of Novichok nerve agent as deadline loomsA senior White House official said: “The president wanted to make sure to have his new team in place in advance of the upcoming talks with North Korea and various ongoing trade negotiations.”There had been longstanding rumors to friction between the President and Mr Tillerson, a former Exxon Mobile chief executive. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump fires Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
“Shithole”-Zitat: Haitianer verlangen Entschuldigung von Donald Trump
Die US-Botschaft in der haitianischen Hauptstadt Port-au-Prince ist wegen Demonstrationen gegen den amerikanischen Präsidenten Donald Trump vorübergehend geschlossen worden. Rund 1.000 Menschen hatten nahe der Auslandsvertretung gegen Trumps Beschimpfung ihres Landes protestiert. Trump hatte nach Berichten («Washington Post») angeblich über Einwanderer aus Haiti, El Salvador und Afrika gesagt: «Warum lassen wir all diese Menschen aus Drecksloch-Staaten („shithole countries“) herkommen?» … [Read more...] about “Shithole”-Zitat: Haitianer verlangen Entschuldigung von Donald Trump
Slavoj Žižek : “Donald Trump dit aussi des choses très correctes”
Il n’est pas le dernier quand il s’agit de critiquer l’Europe et beaucoup le considèrent comme un révolutionnaire pour ses idées sur la transformation de l’ordre économique : Slavoj Žižek est un philosophe slovène qui parle sans détours. Nous l’avons rencontré à Ljubljana en Slovénie. Mondialisation, Union européenne, réfugiés, quelle est sa vision du monde qui nous entoure ? L’essayiste critique tous azimuts et défend une thèse volontairement provocatrice sur Donald Trump. … [Read more...] about Slavoj Žižek : “Donald Trump dit aussi des choses très correctes”