The United Nations has come under fire for pushing a political “agenda” after the agency’s social media managers shared a quote from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres connecting the coronavirus pandemic with “patriarchy.” Guterres delivered the opening remarks at a virtual town hall event with women’s civil society organizations late last month. While his lengthy speech hit on a number of complex issues – including disparities in the healthcare workforce, gender-based violence and protections for workers in the informal economy – the UN’s social media account chose to elevate a remark about “patriarchy,” citing it in a tweet. “The Covid-19 pandemic is demonstrating […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1c/1080298213_0:-1:2534:1425_1200x675_80_0_0_e1099cb53739b53e1a1d903e1991c846.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202008281080298286-cmon-man-jeff-van-drew-slams-joe-biden-with-his-own-quote-during-rnc-remarks/ Democratic candidate Joe Biden often uses a catch phrase “C’mon, man!” in various situations, for which he has been mocked. During the Republican National Convention, his beloved catch phrase was again used against him. During a speech for the Republican National Convention, GOP Rep. Jeff Van Drew attacked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden with one of his often-used phrases: “C’mon, man!”. “Do you think Joe Biden is willing, and most of all able to do the same [stand up against the radical left]? As Joe says, ‘C’mon, man!”, Van Drew said during his […]
Attributing a statement to President Barack Obama doesn’t make it any less nonsensical, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ought well to know. Nor should one mistake the sentiments of people quoted in a story with those of RT. RT.com “got it wrong again,” Pompeo tweeted on Tuesday, saying that it was President Barack Obama who made a statement we attributed to him. “He told Congress, rightly, that the US could snapback sanctions on Iran anytime and no country could block it. It is still true now. I’ll wait for your correction.” Hey @RT_com, you got it wrong again. This […]
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was lambasted online after relaying the president’s support for reopening schools this fall, but a quote singled out by critics was deceptively stripped of all context. The row was sparked during a White House presser on Thursday, after a reporter asked McEnany about how parents might approach the upcoming academic year, as a growing number of school districts around the country move to full-time virtual learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The president has said unmistakably that he wants schools to open,” McEnany replied. “I was just in the Oval talking to him about that, and […]
After being repeatedly broadsided by Washington’s incendiary regime-change rhetoric, Tehran is now returning the favor. Iran’s Foreign Ministry seems to be urging Americans to “rise up” against their government. The ministry tweeted out a photograph of a black demonstrator, fist in the air, standing defiantly in front of a group of riot police. The image is accompanied by a quote from civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up & live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created […]