US President Donald J Trump

Trump’s America First doctrine and its ripple effects on Bangladesh

While Trump’s presidency presents significant challenges, it also offers opportunities for Bangladesh to strengthen its partnership with the US.

Opinion / The self-sabotaging president: Joe Biden’s broken legacy

Biden’s predicament must be considered in the context of the brutal political landscape in the Western world.

Trump stands by threat on Iranian cultural sites, warns of 'major retaliation'

US President Donald Trump stands by his threat to go after Iranian cultural sites, warning of a "major retaliation" if Iran strikes back for the killing of one of its top military commanders.

US Supreme Court lets Trump use disputed funds for border wall

The US Supreme Court hands President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the US-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding.

Govt calls Priya Saha’s allegation ‘blatant lies’

The government has termed as "blatant lies" the complaints made by Bangladeshi national Priya Saha to US President Donald Trump claiming that minority communities in the country are exposed to persecution.

Trump calls London mayor a 'disaster' after a spate of killings

US President Donald Trump once again criticises London Mayor Sadiq Khan, saying he is a "disaster" and will "only get worse" after three people were slain in the city in less than 20 hours.

Make America white again

With whisker-thin majorities, Republican candidate Donald J Trump flipped the Democratic bastions of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016 to become America’s 45th president. Obama-Trump voters...

Trump vows emergency declaration over wall

US President Donald Trump vows to declare a national emergency in an attempt to fund his US-Mexico border wall without congressional approval, a step likely to plunge him into a battle with Congress over constitutional powers.

Trump says US intelligence 'naive,' 'wrong' on Iran

US President Donald Trump attacks the US intelligence services as "naive" and "wrong" on the threat he says is posed by Iran.

December 16, 2018
December 16, 2018

As Zinke departs, Trump says he will name new interior secretary next week

US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who has aggressively sought to roll back Obama-era environmental protections, is to leave his post at the end of the year.

October 31, 2018
October 31, 2018

Trump sends 5,200 troops to Mexico border

The United States said on Monday it will send over 5,200 troops to help secure the border with Mexico, a far larger-than-expected

August 29, 2018
August 29, 2018

Trump unblocks more Twitter users after US court ruling

US President Donald Trump unblocked some additional Twitter users after a federal judge in May said preventing people from following him violated individuals constitutional rights.

July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018

Adult film star Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio strip club "setup"- lawyer

US adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an affair with President Donald Trump in 2006, is arrested in a strip club in what her lawyer said was a setup.

July 6, 2018
July 6, 2018

Mayor of London says "Trump baby" protest blimp can fly

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will allow protesters to fly a blimp over parliament portraying Donald Trump as an orange, snarling baby during the US president's upcoming visit, Khan's office says on Thursday.

June 9, 2018
June 9, 2018

Trump's 'personal' foreign policy

Donald J Trump's foreign policy weltanschauung may be better understood perceptually and through his personal relations than its claim to be practical and pragmatic. This seems to be the message from a purview of four of his policy pursuits: rebalancing trade with China, clipping Iran's wings, anchoring a bold Middle East policy approach upon recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and denuclearising North Korea. They do add up, and there may be something beyond a simple sum of all the parts, but constructing and construing them from unfolding events can also breed confusion.

May 19, 2018
May 19, 2018

Jerusalem - “A day which will live in infamy” (. . . if history is any guide)

US President Donald J Trump did not mince his words: President Harry S Truman, a Democrat, made the United States the first country to recognise Israel's statehood (May 14, 1948), yet his own December 6, 2017 decision to shift the US embassy to Jerusalem, the first country to do so, on May 14, 2018, may have converted the logical 1948 recognition decision into a 2018 conflict invitation.

March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018

From Russia to sex: scandals shake US first family

A porn star is suing the president. A former Playboy model has apologized to the first lady for sleeping with her husband. The eldest son is divorcing and the scandal-plagued son-in-law's security clearance has been downgraded.

January 13, 2018
January 13, 2018

For the US, a year that will live in infamy

Two events that bookended the year 2017 epitomise the dire political predicament the United States faces.

December 8, 2017
December 8, 2017

Letting a genie out of the bottle

US President Donald J Trump has let a genie out of the bottle with his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and intent to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

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