Tag: White House
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US election: Trump gives condition to vacate White House
United States President Donald Trump says he will relinquish power if the Electoral College affirms Democrat Joe Biden’s win but he signals he may never formally concede defeat, Bloomberg reports. The 74-year-old Republican candidate, who lost his re-election bid, also declined to say if he would attend Biden’s inauguration next year, as is the custom for an…
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Trump holds private memorial service for his brother at White House
Donald Trump and his family bade farewell Friday to the U.S. president’s brother Robert, who died last week. Robert Trump’s casket was transferred to a hearse outside the White House. The president, First Lady Melania Trump and members of the Trump family took part in the procession. Robert Trump, the president’s younger brother, died at…
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Shooting prompts Trump’s evacuation from White House briefing room
A shooting outside the White House fence on Monday evening prompted security agents to suddenly usher U.S. President Donald Trump out of the briefing room. Trump was minutes into his daily news conference when the shooting began and Secret Service agents were seen escorting him out of the room. He returned several minutes later and…
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UN expert accuses White House of ‘onslaught’ against media
The UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression on Monday accused the White House of mounting an “onslaught” against the media and referred to a negative “Trump effect” on global press freedom. In his last official press briefing before his six-year tenure ends later this month, David Kaye said in a series of forthright comments…