UK defence minister Tobias Ellwood has chastised US President Donald Trump for missing a military memorial event due to the rain. The move follows widespread criticism of Mr Trump after he cancelled a visit to a US cemetery in Belleau, northern France, where American soldiers killed in the First World War are buried. The White House said the no-show was due to “scheduling and logistical difficulties caused by the weather,” which grounded the presidential helicopter due to fly him to the site about a two-hour drive east of Paris. “As a duel national I’m sorry to read this,” tweeted Mr Ellwood, who has responsibility for Britain’s veterans’ affairs. The former soldier added: “Rain was a regular feature on the Western Front. Thankfully it did not prevent our brave heroes from doing their job.” Conservative MP Sir Nicholas Soames, the grandson of wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill, was also scathing about Mr Trump. He … [Read more...] about UK minister condemns Trump for skipping cemetery visit because of rain
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Michelle Obama: ‘I’d never forgive’ Trump for promoting birther conspiracy
Former first lady Michelle Obama writes in her forthcoming memoir that President Donald Trump’s promotion of the so-called birther movement is something she will “never forgive him for,” according to excerpts obtained by The Washington Post and other outlets, detailing the threats she said her family felt as a result of Trump’s amplification of the conspiracy theory. Trump pushed the unfounded theory beginning around 2011 that then-President Barack Obama was born in Kenya, rather than in Hawaii, and was therefore ineligible to be president. The accusations gained steam among some on the right with the help of Trump’s Twitter feed, culminating in repeated calls for Obama to release his birth certificate and his college admissions records. Trump at one point claimed to have seen the president’s birth certificate himself, which he said would back up his claims, although he never released the proof he claimed to have. The issue fizzled out near … [Read more...] about Michelle Obama: ‘I’d never forgive’ Trump for promoting birther conspiracy
Rihanna blasts Donald Trump for using her music at ‘tragic rally’
Rihanna has blasted US President Donald Trump for using one of her songs at his “tragic rally”. The singer condemned Mr Trump after finding out her hit Don’t Stop the Music was used at one of his rallies and became the latest celebrity to lash out at the president for using their music. The Grammy-award-winning artist said her music would not be used “for much longer” after learning her 2008 song was used at his rally on Twitter. In response, the 30-year-old tweeted: “Not for much longer…me nor my people would ever be at or around one of those tragic rallies, so thanks for the heads up.” Rihanna’s swipe at Mr Trump came hours after she urged her Instagram followers to vote in the upcoming midterms. US voters will head to the polls on Tuesday. She urged followers to vote for Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum for governor of Florida. She wrote: “You have the opportunity to make history this election. The US … [Read more...] about Rihanna blasts Donald Trump for using her music at ‘tragic rally’
‘In Time for Halloween’: Twitter Loses It as Hillary Clinton Hints at 2020 Run
Speaking at a Q&A event in New York City on Friday, Hillary Clinton she would like to be commander in chief even while she wasn't considering running in 2020. "No. Well I'd like to be president," the former first lady and secretary of state said, prompting laughter from the audience. "Look, I think hopefully when we have a Democrat in the Oval Office in January of 2021, there's going to be so much work to be done. We have confused everybody in the world, including ourselves. We have confused our friends and our enemies. They have no idea what the United States stands for, what we are likely to do, what we think is important. So the work would be work that I feel very well prepared for, having been in the Senate for eight years, having been a diplomat in the State Department. And it's just going to be a lot of heavy lifting," Clinton said. "I'm not going to even think … [Read more...] about ‘In Time for Halloween’: Twitter Loses It as Hillary Clinton Hints at 2020 Run
Stormy Daniels loses defamation case against Trump after president tweeted of ‘con job’ over affair
President Donald Trump scored a legal victory Monday against porn star Stormy Daniels when a federal US judge rejected her defamation suit against him. Daniels - whose real name is Stephanie Clifford - still has a separate lawsuit against the president linked to $130,000 in hush money she was paid by Trump's lawyer shortly before the November 2016 presidential election to keep quiet about an alleged affair. US District Judge S James Otero in Los Angeles tossed out the defamation suit Daniels filed earlier this year after Trump claimed on Twitter that the adult film actress had invented threats to silence her over her claims the pair slept together more than a decade ago. "The Court agrees with Mr Trump's argument because the tweet in question constitutes 'rhetorical hyperbole' normally associated with politics and public discourse in the United States," Otero wrote in his ruling. "The First Amendment (of the US Constitution) protects this type of rhetorical statement." … [Read more...] about Stormy Daniels loses defamation case against Trump after president tweeted of ‘con job’ over affair