Former United States President Donald Trump has announced that he will seek the Republic Party nomination to contest in the 2024 presidential election. “In order to make America great and glorious again I am tonight announcing my candidacy for President of the United States,” Trump said on Tuesday (local time). […]
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Google allows Donald Trump’s app Truth Social on Play Store
Former President Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social is now available for download on the Google Play Store, as per The Verge. The outlet has shared that Truth Social, which was banned by Google over “insufficient” content moderation policies, offers a Twitter-like social experience and markets itself as a platform that […]
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Former US President Donald Trump, his children sued for fraud in New York
The New York state attorney general on Wednesday (local time) filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, three of his children and the Trump Organization for allegedly making himself enriched after over a decade lasting fraud, as per media reports. Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, alleged in a 200-page […]
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Donald Trump to face questioning from New York State attorney general’s office
Former US President Donald Trump will face questioning from the New York State attorney general’s office this week, a new turn into the civil investigation. Trump had sat for numerous depositions over the years, he fought for months to avoid the testimony, which could shape the outcome of the investigation into […]
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Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, passes away
Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former US President Donald Trump passed away on Thursday. She, 73, was found dead at her home at 10 E. 64th St. in Manhattan at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, The New York Post reported citing police sources. As per the sources, she suffered cardiac arrest […]
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Tesla chief Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban on Donald Trump
Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he would restore former US President Donald Trump’s banned account on Twitter if his deal to acquire the company is completed. “I think it was a morally bad decision to be clear and foolish in the extreme,” he said at a Future of the […]
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Donald Trump’s Truth Social beats Twitter and TikTok on Apple Store
Donald Trump’s Truth Social app is currently leading the charts on Apple Store, at least in the US market. Truth Social was announced by former US President Donald Trump after he was deplatformed from Twitter following the Capitol Hill siege last year. In the screenshot shared by Elon Musk, who […]
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Antibody cocktail Donald Trump used, cleared for India
An investigational antibody cocktail, from Switzerland-based drug-maker Roche, has got approval from India’s Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) for use in emergency situations for treatment of Covid-19. Former US President Donald Trump had taken the drug when he contracted Covid-19 in October last year. What is the cocktail? It […]
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House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial
The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate yesterday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. In a solemn procession, the nine House impeachment managers silently walked the article through […]
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Trump’s extreme-right backers angry and not going anywhere
The American far right is angry: Angry at Joe Biden, angry at Donald Trump, angry at the enigmatic “Q” and angry with themselves. The online postings and chatrooms of extremists have been brimming with disappointment and dissent since the failed January 6 insurrection against Congress and the inauguration of Joe […]
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Museum of London acquires ‘Baby Trump’ blimp
The infamous blimp of outgoing US President Donald Trump dressed as a baby could soon greet visitors to the Museum of London, which yesterday announced it had acquired the inflatable effigy. “Having toured the world, the Trump Baby blimp is now heading to its final resting place, the Museum of […]
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US inaugurations: High drama and sore losers
Outgoing US President Donald Trump will be far from the first to boycott his successor Joe Biden’s inauguration tomorrow ― but his absence will be the first since 1869. In fact, many past inaugurations were conducted in a febrile atmosphere, with some turning to high drama: The boycotters Presidential bad […]
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Covid-19 concerns, razor wire and no Trump: An inauguration like no other
With war-zone-like security, no crowds and coronavirus distancing for guests, Joe Biden’s swearing-in as the 46th US president will be a muted affair unlike any previous inauguration. Where Washington is normally packed with hundreds of thousands of supporters, celebrities, socialites and lobbyists, the US capital is eerily quiet ahead of […]
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Trump brand tarnished after bruising presidency and Capitol attack
Donald Trump shot to prominence with a business empire that bears his name, but after four years of political tumult capped by his supporters’ violent attack on the Capitol, the US president’s brand stands tarnished, threatening his businesses, experts say. Companies that stuck with Trump throughout his term are cutting […]
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US carries out last federal execution of Trump era
US authorities carried out the 13th and final federal execution of Donald Trump’s presidency today, media reports said, less than a week before the White House is taken over by Democrat Joe Biden, who opposes the death penalty. Dustin Higgs, a 48-year-old Black man, was executed by lethal injection at […]