President Donald Trump has renewed his commitment to confront the North Korean nuclear threat in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity aired on Wednesday. The TV host asked the president about the cryptic "Calm before the storm" remarks he uttered ahead of a dinner with military officials and their wives on October 5. "It seems related to Rocket Man" Hannity said, using Trump's own words in referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. "At this point this is going to come to a head," he added, referring to Pyongyang's growing nuclear capability which, according to Pentagon officials , have advanced to the point it could strike the U.S. mainland with an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). "We can't let this to go on. We just can't," Trump blurted out, blaming his Democrat predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton for not doing enough to handle the situation, disregarding the times, between 1993–1998 and again between 1999–2005, when North Korea did not test any …
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Donald Trump still hasn’t responded to Mexico’s offer of help for Harvey victims
President Donald Trump has not yet responded to Mexico's offer of help to those in Texas suffering the effects of flooding following Hurricane Harvey. The U.S.'s southern neighbor has previously provided assistance during natural disasters, offering its support following Hurricane Katrina , which devastated New Orleans in 2005. Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement: "The Mexican government takes this opportunity to express its full solidarity with the people and government of the United States as a result of the damages caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, and expresses that it has offered to provide help and cooperation to the U.S. government in order to deal with the impact of this natural disaster—as good neighbors should always do in trying times." Thousands of people have been displaced from their homes following flooding caused by the storm, which has left 15 people dead and others trapped in their homes by rising floodwater. The timing of Mexico's …
Will Trump send aid to Mexico after deadly earthquake? He hasn’t even tweeted about it yet
UPDATED | The Trump administration has no clear plans to offer aid to Mexico following a massive 8.1-magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 58 people and injured hundreds, despite the Mexican government's explicit offer to provide support to Texas following Hurricane Harvey. A spokesperson for the National Security Council tells Newsweek the U.S. government has offered its condolences and is coordinating closely with Mexican authorities, adding, "We will continue to monitor the situation and take all appropriate steps." But no specifics were provided on what those steps may be. With that said, State Department spokeswoman Nicole Thompson tells Newsweek the Mexican government has yet to request any international assistance, also noting the department is not aware of any U.S. citizen casualties from the quake. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump—who routinely tweets on an array of subjects—has yet to mention the earthquake on Twitter. Thursday's earthquake was the …
Mexico responds to Trump’s Twitter attacks by offering to provide assistance to Texas after Hurricane Harvey
The Mexican government has once again made it abundantly clear it will not pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, despite President Donald Trump's claims to the contrary. While it won't be providing funding for Trump's desired wall, America's southern neighbor did say it would offer whatever assistance it can as Texas and other states deal with Tropical Storm Harvey. In a statement released Sunday, Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "As the Mexican government has always stated, our country will not pay, under any circumstances, for a wall or physical barrier built on U.S. territory along the Mexican border. This statement is not part of a Mexican negotiating strategy, but rather a principle of national sovereignty and dignity." This statement came not long after a tweet in which Trump claimed Mexico would pay for the wall and described it as "one of the highest crime Nations in the world." Several minutes after this tweet, Trump sent another tweet, this time …
Tillerson, not Trump, has thanked Mexico for its offer of help to Hurricane Harvey victims
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has thanked Mexico for its offer of relief for the victims of flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. Tillerson did not say whether the U.S. would be taking Mexico up on its offer of help, but he has said more on the matter than President Trump , who has not yet commented on Mexico's offer. Speaking ahead of a pre-planned meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray Caso, Tillerson said Mexico had "offered a wide range of assistance." He added in comments carried by The Washington Post : "It's very generous of Mexico to offer to help at this very, very challenging time for our citizens down in Texas." At least 30 people are believed to have died in the flooding that followed Harvey, with thousands of people displaced from their homes and others trapped by rising floodwater. Mexico has previously helped the U.S. following natural disasters, including in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Offering assistance this weekend, …
Twitter CEO says banning Trump was not a decision to “celebrate,” but an action with “real and significant ramifications”
In a widely shared social media thread , Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday stood by last week's decision to ban President Trump from his company's platform, saying it was something he does not "celebrate or feel pride in," but something that was decided "based on threats to physical safety both on and off Twitter." Twitter permanently banned Mr. Trump's account on Saturday because of "the risk of further incitement of violence" in the wake of the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol . Dorsey said it was "the right decision" in his post Wednesday. "We faced an extraordinary and untenable circumstance, forcing us to focus all of our actions on public safety," he said. "Offline harm as a result of online speech is demonstrably real, and what drives our policy and enforcement above all." However, Dorsey said, banning accounts "has real and significant ramifications." "While there are clear and obvious exceptions, I feel a ban is a failure of ours ultimately to promote …
Jill Biden’s White House Christmas tree slammed as ‘ugly’ as snowflake lights compared to Melania Trump’s dramatic decor
TWITTER users branded Jill Biden’s White House Christmas tree “ugly” as some said they "missed" ex-First Lady Melania Trump's "dramatic" displays. The First Lady unveiled the official White House Christmas tree glowing in the Blue Room as she shared a snap with the millions of Twitter followers Monday. The fir is covered in white doves bearing the names of US states in alphabetical order. Some Twitter users asked “where are the colors?” while others branded the centerpiece “boring”. One person said: “Where’s the color? Looks like a giant tree with night lights over it.” Another commented: “That tree is ugly.” Meanwhile, other Twitter users were more sympathetic as they branded the design “refreshing”, while some said it marked the return to a “normal Christmas”. One said: “Refreshing to see a tree in that house that isn’t gaudy or macabre. Thank you!” Most read in The Sun GET THEM IN THERE I'm A Celeb WILL return - after being axed again …
Melania Trump blasts critics over child migrants and says ‘who gives a f**k’ about Christmas decor in secret tapes
FIRST Lady Melania Trump blasted critics over child migrants and said “who gives a f**k” about Christmas decorations in audio recordings that were released on Thursday. Melania was secretly recorded by her former friend, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who worked as an unpaid aide in the East Wing of the White House until being let go in February 2018. ⚠️ Follow our US election 2020 live blog for the latest news & updates The 50-year-old was heard complaining to Wolkoff about reporters who questioned her about President Donald Trump’s policy of separating kids from families who crossed the US border with Mexico illegally. "They say I'm complicit. I'm the same like him, I support him. I don't say enough I don't do enough where I am," she told Wolkoff in the recording that was obtained by CNN . "I'm working ... my a** off on the Christmas stuff, that you know, who gives a f**k about the Christmas stuff and decorations? But I need to do it, right?" In …
Who is Rinat Akhmetov? Ukraine’s richest oligarch accused of planning coup with Russia
Rinat Akhmetov enjoys the distinction of being the richest oligarch in Ukraine , but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes Akhmetov has other aspirations: Specifically, to orchestrate a Russian-backed coup to overthrow the government. Akhmetov called Zelensky's claims "an absolute lie." "I am outraged by the spread of this lie, no matter what the president's motives are," he said in a recent statement. "I will continue to defend a free Ukraine, a free economy, democracy and freedom of speech." In a Friday press conference, Zelensky claimed he had recordings of representatives of Akhmetov discussing a coup with Russian sources for the cost of $1 billion. "I believe that this is a setup targeting businessman Rinat Akhmetov. I believe that this is an operation. He is being dragged into the war against the state of Ukraine," Zelensky said . "I think he started it. I think it will be a big mistake for him, because you can't fight against your people, against the …
CNN Claims Biden Didn’t Call Trump’s China Travel Restrictions ‘Xenophobic.’ Here’s The Tweet Where He Did Exactly That. | The Daily Wire
As part of its “fact check” of the first presidential debate, CNN claimed President Donald Trump’s accusation that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden called his China travel ban “xenophobic” at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic was “lacking context.” “Defending his response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump referenced the travel restrictions his administration imposed on foreign nationals who had been in China, then attacked Biden for remarks he had made the same day,” CNN wrote . “Addressing his opponent, Trump said, ‘I closed it, and you said, ‘He’s xenophobic. He’s a racist and he’s xenophobic,’ because you didn’t think I should have closed our country.’” To explain how Trump’s claim lacked context, CNN reported: It’s not clear Biden even knew about Trump’s China travel restrictions when he called Trump xenophobic on the day the restrictions were unveiled; Biden has never explicitly linked his accusation of xenophobia to these travel restrictions. …