Author: Jenna Johnson
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Trump doubles down on arming some teachers, praises NRA leadership
President Trump on Thursday doubled down on his idea of arming some teachers as a deterrent for school shootings and praised the top leadership of the National Rifle Association as “Great American Patriots.” In morning tweets, the president claimed the strategy of arming teachers would be far less costly than hiring guards and that “ATTACKS…
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Trump claims GOP memo ‘totally vindicates “Trump” in probe’
President Donald Trump said Saturday morning that a disputed four-page House Intelligence Committee memo, composed by Republicans and declassified by him on Friday, “totally vindicates ‘Trump’ ” in an FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, including possible ties to his campaign. “This memo totally vindicates ‘Trump’ in probe. But the Russian Witch…
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‘My pain is everyday’: After Weinstein’s fall, Trump accusers wonder: Why not him?
Almost a year after New Yorker Jessica Leeds and other women stepped forward with harrowing accounts of being sexually assaulted by a powerful man, another scandal with similar elements exploded. Only this time, the punishment was swift and devastating. “It is hard to reconcile that Harvey Weinstein could be brought down with this, and [President]…
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Trump invites controversial Philippine leader Duterte to the White House
Signaling what’s perhaps a warming relationship between their two countries, President Trump invited the controversial leader of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, to the White House in a phone call Saturday. The two leaders had “a very friendly conversation” in which they talked about the North Korea threat, according to the White House’s readout of the…
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Trump supporters see a successful president — and are frustrated with critics who don’t
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Many of President Trump’s most dedicated supporters — the sort who waited for hours in the Florida sun this weekend for his first post-inauguration campaign rally — say their lives changed on election night. Suddenly they felt like their views were actually respected and in the majority. But less than one month…
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Trump: Clinton’s bodyguards should ‘disarm immediately’ and ‘see what happens to her’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MIAMI – Donald Trump said Friday evening that the bodyguards assigned to his rival Hillary Clinton should “disarm immediately” and “see what happens.” “She goes around with armed bodyguards like you have never seen before.…
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Trump shakes up campaign, demotes top adviser
Donald Trump, following weeks of gnawing agitation over his advisers’ attempts to temper his style, moved late Tuesday to overhaul his struggling campaign by rebuffing those efforts and elevating two longtime associates who have encouraged his combative populism. Stephen Bannon, a former banker who runs the influential conservative outlet Breitbart News and is known for…