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Jan

2021

Trump’s presidency in photographs

A PICTURE AND ITS STORY-Protests, rallies and two impeachments: Trump's presidency in photographs From a reality TV star's journey to the White House, to mass protests, pumped up crowds, the siege on the U.S. Capitol and two impeachments, Reuters photographers were on the ground covering the most important stories during U.S. President Donald Trump's one-term tenure. Below is a selection of a dozen standout Reuters pictures taken during the past four years, along with the stories behind them in the photographers' own words. Jonathan Ernst: "This picture is from a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on his first road swing…

Jan

2021

By The African Mirror

Now the White House reality show ends

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JEFF MASON A red tie, often tied too long. A raised fist, often held high to a supportive crowd. A scowling face. A raised voice. President Donald Trump never hid how he felt. His words and body language made his thoughts clear. For more than four years, Trump, a Republican, cultivated a political base by sharing his thoughts and emotions - pride, happiness, indignation, rage - on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis, creating an omnipresence of sorts that completely dominated the news cycle. Like no U.S. president has done before, he made himself the center of attention, the star of…

Jan

2021

By The African Mirror

‘We have to be remembered for what’s been done,’ says Trump

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JEFF MASON and DAVID MORGAN AFTER weeks of vowing to win his fight to remain in office, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a video looking back on what he called "historic victories" and said: "We have to be remembered for what's been done." Trump, who has yet to formally concede his November election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden, posted the message on Twitter after returning to Washington early from his Florida resort amid a fight with Congress over a defence bill and coronavirus aid checks. Trump praised his administration's accomplishments, which he said included its handling of the coronavirus pandemic…

Dec

2020

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Biden taps Susan Rice as top domestic policy adviser amid new Cabinet picks

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SIMON LEWIS U.S. President-elect Joe Biden chose Susan Rice, who was national security adviser to former President Barack Obama, on Thursday to lead the White House's domestic policy council in a flurry of appointments to his developing administration. Due to take office on January 20, Biden also selected former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to serve a second tenure as agriculture secretary, Obama White House aide Denis McDonough as secretary of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative, his transition team said in a statement. Biden…

Nov

2020

By The African Mirror

Trump indirectly concedes, Biden to receive transition briefings

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JEFF MASON and TREVOR HUNNICUTT AFTER weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump's administration has cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden to transition to the White House, giving him access to briefings and funding even as Trump vowed to continue fighting the election results. Trump, a Republican, has alleged widespread voter fraud in the November 3 election without providing evidence. Although he did not concede or acknowledge his Democratic rival's victory on Monday, Trump's announcement that his staff would cooperate with Biden's represented a significant shift and was the closest he has come to admitting defeat. Biden won 306 state-by-state…

Nov

2020

By The African Mirror

Here are six things Joe Biden will likely do on immigration

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TED HESSON WHEN he enters the White House, Joe Biden will likely seek to reverse much of President Donald Trump's immigration legacy and push ahead with his own agenda. While some measures could be quickly rescinded, the multitude of Trump administration changes could take months or years to undo. Here is what to expect from Biden in six key immigration policy areas: 1. IMMIGRATION REFORM AND 'DREAMERS' Biden plans to send an immigration bill to Congress on his first day in office in January that includes a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the country…

Nov

2020

By The African Mirror

Biden wins presidency in polarized United States

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JOHN WHITESIDES and JOSEPH AX DEMOCRAT Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency as voters rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trump’s tumultuous leadership and embraced Biden’s promise to fight the coronavirus pandemic and fix the economy in a divided nation. Winning the battleground state of Pennsylvania’s 20 Electoral College votes gave the former vice president more than the 270 he needed to triumph, prompting all major TV networks to declare him victor came after four days of nail-biting suspense following Tuesday’s election. “I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect (Kamala)…

Oct

2020

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Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House

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ALEXANDRA ALPER and DEENA BEASLEY U.S. President Donald Trump has faced a fresh backlash for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans not to fear the COVID-19 disease that has killed more than 209,000 people in the country and put him in hospital. Trump arrived at the White House in a made-for-television spectacle in which he descended from his Marine One helicopter wearing a white surgical mask only to remove it as he posed, saluting and waving, on the mansion's South Portico. "Don't let it dominate you. Don't be afraid of it," Trump said…

Oct

2020

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Trump says ‘real test’ ahead in his COVID fight after mixed messages from White House

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ALEXANDRA ALPER and JEFF MASON PRESIDENT Donald Trump told Americans from his hospital room that the next few days will be the "real test" of his treatment for COVID-19, after a series of contradictory messages from the White House caused widespread confusion about his condition. In a four-minute video posted on Twitter on Saturday from his hospital suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a tired-looking Trump said he was feeling "much better." "Over the next period of a few days, I guess that's the real test, so we'll be seeing what happens over those next couple of days,"…

Aug

2020

By The African Mirror

Trump escorted from briefing after shooting near White House

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JEFF MASON THE U.S. Secret Service had to abruptly escort President Donald Trump out of the White House press room in the middle of a briefing because of a shooting outside the White House. Trump returned to the media room several minutes later and said a person had been shot by law enforcement and taken to the hospital. He said he understood the suspect had been armed. "It was a shooting outside of the White House," Trump said. "It seems to be very well under control. ... But there was an actual shooting, and somebody has been taken to the…