Topic: 2020-elections

Trump returning to the stage as he flirts with 2024 run

Trump returning to the stage as he flirts with 2024 run

Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 06 07:58 AM

Banished from social networks but no less influential among the Republican faithful, Donald Trump was set to return to the stage Saturday for his first speech in months as he flirts ever more openly with a new presidential run in 2024.   Read more »

Russia and Iran, not China, tried to influence 2020 election, says US report

Russia and Iran, not China, tried to influence 2020 election, says US report

Jacob Fromer in Washington, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 17 01:38 PM

Beijing ‘did not deploy interference efforts’, the document says, puncturing a narrative pushed by Trump’s allies that China was meddling on Biden’s behalf. Moscow, however, did try to seed the campaign with ‘misleading or unsubstantiated allegations’ against Biden, while Iran tried to undercut Trump. Read more »

Trump vows to 'be back in some form' as tumultuous presidency ends

Trump vows to 'be back in some form' as tumultuous presidency ends

Steve Holland and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 12:03 AM

US President Donald Trump left the White House and Washington for a final time as commander-in-chief on Wednesday after a tumultuous presidency stained by two impeachments, deep political divisions, and a pandemic that caused 400,000 US deaths.   Read more »

20,000 guardsmen to be deployed for Biden inauguration

20,000 guardsmen to be deployed for Biden inauguration

Lisa Lambert and Makini Brice, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 05:54 AM

While Congress acted to impeach him, President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters to shun violence as the National Guard prepared to deploy at least 20,000 troops in Washington for the Jan. 20 swearing-in of his successor Joe Biden.   Read more »

Guns and teargas in US Capitol as Trump supporters attempt to overturn his loss

Guns and teargas in US Capitol as Trump supporters attempt to overturn his loss

Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 07 01:35 PM

WASHINGTON (2nd UPDATE)- Police in the US Capitol on Wednesday responded with drawn guns and tear gas on Wednesday as swarms of protesters stormed in and sought to force Congress to undo President Donald Trump's election loss shortly after some of Trump's fellow Republicans launched a last-ditch effort to throw out the results. Read more »

Trump supporters clash with counter protesters in Washington

Trump supporters clash with counter protesters in Washington

Erin Scott, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 01:16 PM

Members of the far-right group Proud Boys clash with counter protesters, in downtown Washington, U.S.A. Supporters of President Donald Trump organized protests against the alleged election fraud during the November 3 presidential election. Read more »

China calls for new talks with US after Biden win

China calls for new talks with US after Biden win

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 10:51 PM

China's top diplomat on Monday called for the resumption of talks with the incoming US administration of president-elect Joe Biden, as relations between the world's two largest economies continued to nosedive. Read more »

Trump lost the 2020 election; he has raised $207.5 million since

Trump lost the 2020 election; he has raised $207.5 million since

Shane Goldmacher, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 05 03:24 AM

Trump’s campaign apparatus has continued to aggressively solicit donations under the guise of supporting his various legal challenges to the election of Joe Biden, but as of now 75% of donations goes to a new political action committee that Trump formed in mid-November, up to the PAC’s legal limit of $5,000.  Read more »

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