Author: Darlene Superville
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Trump lashes out at critics, ‘naysayers,’ unfair treatment
NEW LONDON, Conn. — President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at his “critics and naysayers” following more than a week of negative news coverage beginning with his sudden decision to fire James Comey as FBI director. In an address to the newest group of U.S. Coast Guard officers, Trump urged the 195 graduates in the…
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Trump say it’s possible he could pick FBI head by next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he could announce his pick for FBI director by late next week, before he leaves on his first foreign trip since taking office. “Even that is possible,” he told reporters when asked whether he could announce his nominee by Friday, when he is scheduled to leave…
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Trump to Liberty U grads: Relish being an ‘outsider’
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Donald Trump, the real estate mogul-turned-president, offered simple words of advice to university graduates Saturday as he urged them to follow their convictions, prepare to face criticism and relish the opportunity to be an “outsider.” “It’s the outsiders who change the world,” Trump declared in his first commencement address to more than…
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Michelle Obama criticizes Trump school lunch decision
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama on Friday criticized a Trump administration decision to delay federal rules aimed at making school lunch healthier, saying kids will end up “eating crap” instead. Mrs. Obama told a health conference in Washington that more nutritionally sound school meals are needed since millions of kids nationwide eat federally subsidized breakfast and…
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Trump tries to pressure Senate Republicans on health care
BRANCHBURG, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump urged Senate Republicans on Sunday to “not let the American people down,” as the contentious debate over overhauling the U.S. health care systems shifts to Congress’ upper chamber, where a vote is potentially weeks, if not months, away. Some senators have already voiced displeasure with the health care…
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Trump: national monuments a ‘massive federal land grab’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing his interior secretary to review the designation of dozens of national monuments on federal lands, as he singled out “a massive federal land grab” by the Obama administration. It was yet another executive action from a president trying to rack up accomplishments before his…
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More than 21,000 expected at Trump’s first Easter Egg Roll
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has welcomed families to the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. Speaking on Monday at the popular “egg-stravaganza,” Trump said: “we will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation than ever before.” Trump was accompanied by his wife, Melania, 11-year-old son Barron and the Easter Bunny.…
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Meet the woman behind the White House Easter Egg Roll
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd auditioned for the job of White House social secretary and may not have known it. The veteran event planner’s creativity and handicraft were prominently on display at President Donald…
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Trump seeks Congress’ help on wiretap claim; FBI disputes it
PALM BEACH, Fla.— President Donald Trump turned to Congress on Sunday for help finding evidence to support his unsubstantiated claim that former President Barack Obama had Trump’s telephones tapped during the election. Obama’s intelligence chief said no such action was ever carried out, and a U.S. official said the FBI has asked the Justice Department…
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Obama spokesman says Trump’s wiretapping allegation is false
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of having Trump Tower telephones “wire tapped” during last year’s election, a claim that an Obama spokesman said was false. Trump did not offer any evidence or details, or say what prompted him to make the allegation. Trump, whose administration has…