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Trump Threatens to Deploy the US MiIitary if "Violent Protests" Continue
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to deploy the military if states failed to quickly quell the violent protests that have gripped the nation for six days, hours after the brother of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody, called for peace.
Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide
Wielding extraordinary federal authority, President Donald Trump threatened the nation's governors on June 1 that he would deploy the military to states if they did not stamp out violent protests over police brutality that have roiled the nation over the past week.
Trump to the Governors: “Most of You are Weak”
President Donald Trump on Monday derided the nation's governors as "weak" and demanded tougher crackdowns on protesters in the aftermath of another night of violent protests in dozens of American cities.
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The media versus the populists
I get despondent sometimes at how the mainstream media treat US President Donald Trump, feeling the urge to shout that they're making the same mistakes we made in the summer of 2015 with the bogus referendum.
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Trump postpones G7 meeting, seeks expansion of members
President Donald Trump said on May 30 that he will postpone until the fall a meeting of Group of 7 nations he had planned to hold next month at the White House despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. And he said he plans to invite Russia, Australia, South Korea and India as he again advocated for the group's expansion.
NASA astronauts head for ISS on historic SpaceX flight
Two veteran NASA astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on May 30 after Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit, ushering in a new era in space travel.
SpaceX is taking a second shot at launching astronauts
SpaceX pressed ahead with its second attempt to launch astronauts for NASA- a historic first for a private company- but more stormy weather threatened more delays.
Elon Musk's company came within 17 minutes on May 27 of launching a pair of NASA astronauts for the first time in nearly a decade from the U.S., before the threat of lightning forced a delay.
Forbes drops Kylie Jenner from list
Kylie Jenner isn't a billionaire after all, Forbes magazine said on May 29 as it accused the reality TV star's family of "inflating the value of her cosmetics business for years."
Forbes declared the 22-year-old a billionaire in March 2019 owing to the popularity of her Kylie Cosmetics brand but has removed her from their list, citing new information.
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Trump cuts ties with WHO as pandemic grips Latin America
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is severing ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as the death toll from the disease spiked again in the United States and Brazil.
Twitter hides Trump tweet for 'glorifying violence'
Twitter hid a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump behind a warning on May 29, accusing him of breaking its rules by "glorifying violence" in a message that said looters at protests in Minneapolis would be shot.