Donald Trump and Kanye West had a meeting inside the Oval Office — and it was just about as bizarre as one might have expected. Joined by civil rights leader and former NFL player Jim Brown, the group discussed a range of topics, from the North Korean nuclear crisis — which Mr Trump said was “heading to war” before his summit with dictator Kim Jong Un — to mental health and prison reform. West went down numerous tangents and had several uninterrupted rants, saying the Oval Office had “good energy” and suggested he may run for president after Mr Trump departs from the White House. Before leaving for lunch in a dining room attached to the office, Mr West hugged the president, concluding the conference by saying, “I love this guy right here”. "That was quite something," Mr Trump added after one of Mr West’s rants. Below are just six of the strangest talking points from Thursday’s press … [Read more...] about 6 most bizarre moments from Donald Trump and Kanye West’s White House press conference
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Trump greets American held in Venezuela jail for two years at White House after release
American missionary Joshua Holt, a Utah man who travelled to Venezuela in 2016 to marry a woman he met online but soon found himself jailed and later branded the CIA's top spy in Latin America, has been welcomed home by his family and President Donald Trump. Mr Holt, 26, and his wife, Thamara Caleno, arrived Saturday evening at Washington Dulles International Airport for a tearful reunion with his parents, Laurie and Jason Holt. A few hours later, Mr Trump welcomed them to the White House. “Those two years, they were a very, very, very difficult two years,” said an emotional Joshua Holt, sitting next to Mr Trump in the Oval Office. “Not really the great vacation that I was looking for. ... I'm just so grateful for what you guys have done.” Mr Trump said: “It's amazing that you were able to take it ... that was a tough situation”. Read more After Maduro's re-election, Trump has taken unwise action on Venezuela Their release … [Read more...] about Trump greets American held in Venezuela jail for two years at White House after release
Trump’s White House doctor and cabinet nominee ‘crashed government car while drunk’, claim Democrats
Ronny Jackson, the White House doctor and Donald Trump‘s nominee for veterans’ affairs secretary, crashed a government car while driving drunk and was known as “Candyman” due to his prescribing practices, it has been claimed. Democrats compiled a dossier of allegations against Rear Admiral Jackson that included the claim he gave out such a large supply of a prescription opioid that colleagues panicked because they thought the drugs were missing. Senators are yet to decide whether to approve Adm Jackson’s nomination, and White House spokesman Raj Shah said aides were “of course” preparing for the possibility he might withdraw. Adm Jackson, a former combat medic, denied crashing the car, adding: “I have no idea where that is coming from.” Read more Donald Trump UK visit set for July as mass protests planned Mr Trump’s press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said on Wednesday that Adm Jackson had … [Read more...] about Trump’s White House doctor and cabinet nominee ‘crashed government car while drunk’, claim Democrats
Trump believes Mueller investigation has ‘gone too far,’ White House says
President Donald Trump thinks special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has gone too far, the White House has said. The president "has been clear that he thinks that this has gone too far," White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters, speaking the day after federal agents raided the offices of Mr Trump's personal attorney. Ms Sanders refused to say whether Mr Trump would fire the special counsel investigating his campaign’s possible ties to Russia, saying only that he had the power to do so if he wished. Read more Robert Mueller investigating $150,000 payment to Trump by businessman “We’ve been advised that the president certainly has the power to make that decision,” she said, responding to pushback from reporters who said only Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had that authority. The comments came after Mr Trump criticised Mr Mueller over an FBI raid of lawyer Michael … [Read more...] about Trump believes Mueller investigation has ‘gone too far,’ White House says
Trump Discussed White House Invitation to Putin in Phone Call
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed holding a summit at the White House, a Trump spokeswoman said after the Kremlin revealed the U.S. president had invited the Russian leader to Washington.“When our presidents spoke on the phone, Trump suggested having the meeting in Washington at the White House,” Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Monday. “This is quite an interesting, positive idea.”White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said later that the two leaders had discussed a meeting “at a number of potential venues, including the White House.”The two sides have had no preparatory conversations since the March 20 call in which the leaders discussed the idea because of their tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats over the poisoning of a former spy in the U.K., Ushakov said. “I hope the Americans won’t abandon their proposal to discuss the possibility of holding the summit,” he said.The prospect of … [Read more...] about Trump Discussed White House Invitation to Putin in Phone Call