Who the presidents called first Joe Biden (Jan 22, 2021): Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Donald Trump (Jan 21, 2017): Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto Barack Obama (Jan 23, 2009): Canadian PM Stephen Harper, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, British PM Gordon Brown George W. Bush (Jan 23, 2001): Mexican president Vicente Fox, … Read more
‘What feels historical today… will seem obvious to her grandnieces growing up’: Hillary Clinton celebrates Kamala Harris becoming the first woman VP in heartfelt tweet on Inauguration Day Hillary Clinton congratulated Kamala Harris on becoming the first woman VP ahead of the inauguration Wednesday ‘It delights me to think that what feels historical and amazing … Read more
Barack Obama weighed in on the descent on the Capitol by thousands of Trump’s supporters, claiming: ‘We’d be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise’ Barack Obama weighed in on the unprecedented breach of Capitol Hill on Wednesday by thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters, claiming the chaos is not surprising based on … Read more
Former President George W. Bush and Senator Mitt Romney lashed out at Donald Trump‘s loyalists in Congress on Wednesday, claiming they are the ones who caused the president’s biggest supporters to storm the Capitol building. ‘It is a sickening and heartbreaking sight,’ the 43rd U.S. president said in a statement Wednesday. ‘This is how election … Read more
The invasion of the Capitol by Trump supporters has reignited Democratic impeachment efforts, with the clock ticking on Trump’s last two weeks in office. Three ‘squad’ members called for Trump’s impeachment on Wednesday – and a key Democratic leader didn’t rule out the idea. ‘Impeach,’ wrote Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). ‘When I say all options … Read more
Kellyanne Conway on Friday acknowledged Joe Biden won the presidential election and said she would work with his administration if they needed her. She is one of the most prominent Donald Trump supporters to acquiesce his rival’s victory and her tactic admission comes as the president continues his legal fight to overturn the results. ‘The … Read more
Joe Biden’s pick for key economic adviser is ‘phenomenally incompetent’ and had ‘frequent episodes of yelling and swearing,’ former staff claim Biden has selected Heather Boushey to be top economic advisor She is chief executive and co-founder of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth Former coworker accused her of damaging careers of people who ‘stand up … Read more
Donald Trump’s closest Wall Street ally Blackstone billionaire Steve Schwarzman tells president to give up doomed legal fight and says ‘country should move on’ Steve Schwarzman, the billionaire businessman who’s been a long time supporter of Donald Trump’s, now says the election is over In the aftermath of the contest, Schwarzman said President Trump had … Read more
President Donald Trump continued with claims of election fraud on Saturday morning as he alleged ‘big voter fraud information’ had been discovered in Georgia. ‘Big voter fraud information coming out concerning Georgia. Stay tuned!’ Trump tweeted. Biden was declared the winner in Georgia after a hand recount this week and Trump’s previous claims of fraud … Read more
Twitter will hand control of US president’s official account to Joe Biden on January 20 regardless of whether Donald Trump has left the White House, it has been revealed. President Donald Trump has yet to concede the White House to President-elect Joe Biden, but the POTUS Twitter account will be handed to Biden anyway, according … Read more
President Donald Trump spent Friday morning blasting tweets that touted his chances for overturning the election even as his top staff, including Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, abandoned him on his legal attempt to change the results. ‘We have great support on the Election Hoax!,’ Trump wrote in one of dozen tweets, many of which … Read more
Joe Biden will spend his 78th birthday on Friday meeting with top congressional Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer as he prepares to take over the presidency. Biden will enter the Oval Office as the oldest president in American history. The meeting, which will be joined by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, comes as Congress failed … Read more
Hundreds of supporters of President Trump gathered outside the State Capitol in Georgia on Thursday for a ‘stop the steal’ rally for the second day in a row as the state is set to certify that Joe Biden won its 16 electoral college votes. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Thursday that a … Read more