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The former White House chief of staff John Kelly has said Americans should “look harder at who we elect” and questioned the character and ethics of Donald Trump, the president he served for several years. The retired general was Trump’s first homeland security secretary, then chief of staff until January 2019. “I think we need […] More
Protesters were forcefully removed from a park near the White House before Trump walked to a nearby church to take a photo Protestors run as riot police fire teargas to clear Lafayette Park for Donald Trump to be able to walk through for a photo opportunity. Photograph: Reuters The American Civil Liberties Union and other […] More
In an extraordinary statement, the former defence secretary accused the president of abusing his executive authority with Monday’s publicity stunt James Mattis, former defence secretary, has accused Donald Trump of abusing executive authority. Photograph: Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Donald Trump’s first defence secretary, James Mattis, has delivered a blistering condemnation of the president, accusing him of […] More
Mark Esper categorically opposes using the Insurrection Act Mounting disquiet over the increasingly militarized response The US defense secretary, Mark Esper, visits Washington DC national guard military officers guarding the White House on Monday. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters The US defence secretary has opposed Donald Trump’s threatened use of the Insurrection Act to allow active duty […] More
As the revolt was beginning to brew on streets across the nation on May 30, US President Donald Trump was celebrating the success of SpaceX’s launch of a manned mission to the international space station, the first time a private company has put human beings in space. Although it increasingly appears that Trump may come […] More
Donald Trump has claimed to have spent only a “tiny” amount of time in a reinforced security bunker under the White House as protesters clashed with Secret Service agents outside and has insisted his time there was for an “inspection”, not his own safety. In an interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on his […] More
‘How did we get here?’: Trump has normalised mayhem and the US is paying the price More than 100,000 have died in a pandemic and troops are on the streets. The rate of fresh affronts has outpaced the ability to digest them George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage […] More
Curfew to go into effect for New York City from 11pm to 5am Floyd’s family calls for peaceful protests Pressure grows for other three officers to face charges Minneapolis police chief: all four officers ‘complicit’ in death Obama shares advice on how to make protests ‘a turning point’ Angry Trump calls for tougher approach against […] More
