Shania Twain has apologised to fans after appearing to endorse President Donald Trump in an interview that was published on Sunday (22 April). The Canadian country star was asked about the state of US politics by the Guardian, who quoted her as saying: “I would have voted for him because, even though he was offensive, he seemed honest. Do you want straight or polite? Not that you shouldn’t be able to have both. “If I were voting, I just don’t want bullshit. I would have voted for a feeling that it was transparent. And politics has a reputation of not being that, right?” Shania’s comments were shown picked up on by fans and after many shared their disappointment via Twitter, she used the social networking site to clarify a few things: I would like to apologise to anybody I have offended in a recent interview with the Guardian relating to the American President. The question caught me off guard. As a Canadian, I regret answering this unexpected … [Read more...] about Shania Twain Apologies After Appearing To Endorse President Donald Trump
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Ex-FBI director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as ‘morally unfit’ for office
EX-FBI director James Comey has blasted Donald Trump as "morally unfit" for office and says he is doing "tremendous damage" to institutional norms. Comey also admitted the US President may be open to blackmail by Russia and could not discount the possibility they "might have something on him". He was sacked last May amid the FBI's probing of possible connections between Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia's meddling in the American elections. Russia has denied interfering in the election and Trump has denied any collusion or improper activity. In an interview with ABC News on Sunday, Comey said of Trump: "A person ... who talks about and treats women like they're pieces of meat, who lies constantly about matters big and small and insists the American people believe it, that person's not fit to be president of the United States, on moral grounds. "And that's not a policy statement." Former FBI director James Comey says Donald Trump asked him to investigate the Russian pee and … [Read more...] about Ex-FBI director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as ‘morally unfit’ for office
Queen jokes about US President Donald Trump and Barack Obama’s noisy planes in conservation documentary
News / UK by Press Association 10/04/2018, 12:02 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter The Queen has poked fun at the noisy aircraft favoured by US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama during a documentary celebrating a Commonwealth environmental project. Chatting to Sir David Attenborough as they stroll through Buckingham Palace’s gardens the Queen says “sounds like President Trump, or President Obama”, when the peaceful setting is shattered by the sound of an aircraft. The UK is still waiting for the US leader to make an official trip, more than a year after Theresa May invited him, but by contrast Mr Obama and wife Michelle struck up a long-lasting friendship with the British royal family after his state visit in 2011. Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, and her six children, also feature in the ITV documentary due to be screened next Monday, and she praises the Queen for supporting … [Read more...] about Queen jokes about US President Donald Trump and Barack Obama’s noisy planes in conservation documentary
China will fight US “at any cost” after President Donald Trump mulls $100bn in extra tariffs
President Donald Trump has upped the ante in the back and forth with China, saying he was now mulling an additional $100bn (£71.3bn) of tariffs "in light of China's unfair retaliation". In response, China's commerce ministry said it will battle the US "at any cost", and that if Washington continued down the path of what it had deemed protectionism, China would fight back firmly "at any cost". The ministry said in a statement that if the US disregards opposition from China and the international community and barrels on with "unilateralism and trade protectionism", the Chinese side will take them on until the end at any cost. "We don't want a trade war, but we aren't afraid of fighting one," it added. Read more: Trade war between the US and China is getting hotter by the day Further tariffs were being considered against earlier US trade actions, which had included a proposed $50bn of tariffs on Chinese goods, the US President had said in a statement. Earlier in the week, Trump had … [Read more...] about China will fight US “at any cost” after President Donald Trump mulls $100bn in extra tariffs
President Donald Trump Slams Amazon Over Taxes It Pays and Impact on Other Businesses
President Donald Trump lashed out at Amazon.com Inc. over its business practices and economic impact, escalating his long-running feud with the e-commerce giant at a time of intensifying political and public agitation over the power of big technology companies. In a Thursday morning tweet, Mr. Trump took aim at Amazon’s role in people’s everyday lives, from where they shop to the taxes the company collects from sales to how it delivers packages to them.... … [Read more...] about President Donald Trump Slams Amazon Over Taxes It Pays and Impact on Other Businesses