Topic: us-presidential-elections

Trump tells fans on post-COVID comeback tour: 'I feel so powerful'

Trump tells fans on post-COVID comeback tour: 'I feel so powerful'

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 12:38 PM

"I feel so powerful. I'll walk in there, I'll kiss everyone in that audience. I'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women, just give you a big fat kiss," US President Donald Trump told a cheering crowd in Sanford, near Orlando, few of whom wore masks. Read more »

Biden to hit the campaign trail after negative test for COVID-19

Biden to hit the campaign trail after negative test for COVID-19

Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 03:58 AM

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden plans to head to the battleground state of Michigan and resume campaigning on Friday after testing negative for coronavirus, hours after President Donald Trump was sidelined by contracting the virus. Read more »

Kanye West’s perplexing run as a potential 2020 spoiler

Kanye West’s perplexing run as a potential 2020 spoiler

Danny Hakim and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 17 08:00 AM

Kanye West wants to bring back prayer in schools, give more government support to religious groups and has even asked his campaign staff to refrain from “fornicating” outside of marriage, according to people aiding his candidacy.   Read more »

In America on edge, White House race enters final sprint

In America on edge, White House race enters final sprint

Kerem Yucel and Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 04:41 AM

MILWAUKEE - Democrat Joe Biden, his running mate Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's vice president Mike Pence head to key swing states on Labor Day -- kicking off the final stretch of the White House race in a nation battered by the Covid-19 pandemic and facing a historic reckoning on race. Read more »

Trump gets second term bid underway with Republican nomination

Trump gets second term bid underway with Republican nomination

Saul Loeb and Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 25 01:41 AM

CHARLOTTE (UPDATE)- President Donald Trump went into battle for a second term Monday with his nomination at a Republican convention where he will draw on all his showman's instincts to try and change the narrative in an election he is currently set to lose. Read more »

Twitter flags Trump tweet for dissuading voting

Twitter flags Trump tweet for dissuading voting

Kate Conger, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 24 08:03 AM

Twitter hid one of President Donald Trump’s tweets behind a notice warning users that the message violated company rules against dissuading people from voting. Trump posted the tweet, which said that ballot drop boxes were not being sanitized to prevent the coronavirus and could be used for fraud, about five hours before Twitter took action Sunday. Read more »

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