Former Trump aide says Texas power outages are consequence of electing Biden
Joe Biden will mark the US crossing 500,000 Covid deaths with a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at the White House.
The country is expected to pass the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed US fatality due to the novel coronavirus.
The White House said Mr Biden would deliver remarks at sunset to honour those who lost their lives. He will be joined by first lady Jill Biden and vice-president Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff.
Forty-six per cent of GOP respondents in a Suffolk University-USA Today said they would make the move, reaffirming the thumping support Mr Trump still attracts among right-wing voters.
Judge who blocked Trump travel ban had US Marshals camped outside his home for protection
CBS News’ 60 Minutes has shared a clip of its coverage of Judge James Robart, who was forced to have US Marshals set up camp at his home after issued a temporary block to Donald Trump’s Muslim travel ban back in 2017.
After his home address and phone number were posted online, and Mr Trump publicly criticised him as a “so-called judge”, Mr Roban received countless death threats from Trump supporters.
Chris Hayes, a news anchor on MSNBC, commented: “This is an under-acknowledged feature of Trump-era right wing politics. Anyone who becomes publicly associated with opposition to his movement faces immediate, serious security concerns. It’s widespread.”
Tom Embury-Dennis22 February 2021 08:51
Biden to mark nation crossing 500,000 Covid-19 deaths
Joe Biden will mark the US crossing 500,000 lives lost from Covid-19 with a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at the White House.
The nation is expected to pass the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed US fatality due to the novel coronavirus.
The White House said Mr Biden will deliver remarks at sunset to honour those who lost their lives. He will be joined by first lady Jill Biden and vice-president Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff. They will participate in the moment of silence and lighting ceremony.
Tom Embury-Dennis22 February 2021 08:31
Almost half of Republicans would leave to join a new Trump party
Former US president Donald Trump still commands the loyalty of Republican supporters despite facing a second impeachment trial for allegedly inciting a riotous mob that stormed the US Capitol building in January, a new poll has found.
Reaffirming the thumping support that Mr Trump enjoys among GOP voters, Sunday’s results of the Suffolk University-USA Today survey found that nearly 46 per cent of the respondents would abandon the Republican party and support a new one floated by Mr Trump.
“We feel like Republicans don’t fight enough for us, and we all see Donald Trump fighting for us as hard as he can, every single day,” Brandon Keidl, a 27-year-old Republican from Milwaukee, said in an interview after being polled. “But then you have establishment Republicans who just agree with establishment Democrats and everything, and they don’t ever push back.”
Namita Singh22 February 2021 08:04
Tom Embury-Dennis22 February 2021 08:02
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Tom Embury-Dennis22 February 2021 08:01