Barack Obama weighed in on the descent on the Capitol by thousands of Trump’s supporters, claiming: ‘We’d be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise’ Barack Obama weighed in on the unprecedented breach of Capitol Hill on Wednesday by thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters, claiming the chaos is not surprising based on … Read more
The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution deals with presidential authority in the event of death or removal from office, and was ratified in 1967, in the wake of John F Kennedy’s assassination. What does the 25th Amendment say? It is in four sections, all dealing with the president leaving office during his or her … Read more
Former President George W. Bush and Senator Mitt Romney lashed out at Donald Trump‘s loyalists in Congress on Wednesday, claiming they are the ones who caused the president’s biggest supporters to storm the Capitol building. ‘It is a sickening and heartbreaking sight,’ the 43rd U.S. president said in a statement Wednesday. ‘This is how election … Read more
Twitter has suspended Donald Trump‘s account for 12 hours and for the first time deleted his tweets after he praised the mob who stormed Congress and said he ‘loved’ them. YouTube and Facebook also followed suit in removing the posts, with Facebook also blocking Trump from their platform for 24 hours. One of the deleted … Read more
White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien issued a statement Wednesday praising Vice President Mike Pence as a ‘genuinely fine and decent man’ after President Trump once again went after him. The praise for Pence, which was not otherwise explained, came as President Donald Trump issued bizarre statements asking a mob of supporters who invaded … Read more
The invasion of the Capitol by Trump supporters has reignited Democratic impeachment efforts, with the clock ticking on Trump’s last two weeks in office. Three ‘squad’ members called for Trump’s impeachment on Wednesday – and a key Democratic leader didn’t rule out the idea. ‘Impeach,’ wrote Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). ‘When I say all options … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump is BANNED from Twitter for the next 12 hours as it deletes his tweets for the first time ever and YouTube removes his video Twitter Wednesday night announced that Trump’s account is locked for 12 hours Twitter also removed three of the president’s tweets for the first time YouTube and Facebook … Read more
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson leads politicians from across spectrum slamming ‘disgraceful scenes’ from Trump mob at US Capitol and demands ‘peaceful and orderly transfer of power’ British politicians have hit out at the ‘horrifying’ scenes in the United States Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: ‘Disgraceful scenes in U.S. Congress’ He added: ‘The United States … Read more
The entire National Guard has been deployed to the US Capitol after a woman was shot inside when President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the building and violently clashed with police in a bid to stop Joe Biden’s victory being certified. The chaotic scenes broke out after dozens of Trump supporters breached security perimeters at the Capitol … Read more
American politicians tend to paint themselves as being powerful, influential and never vulnerable and such ideas about masculinity could explain people’s love for President Donald Trump, study reveals. A team from Penn State University found that Americans who support ‘hegemonic masculinity – the notion that men should be strong, tough and dominant – were more … Read more