The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) pulls into Batumi, Sakartvelo (the official name of Georgia), after completing interoperability exercises and drills with the Georgian coast guard, May 4, 2021. Before arrival in port, Hamilton’s crew operated at sea with the Georgia coast guard. While in port, the two coast guards will continue to build upon the relationship they forged at sea. Upon arrival, the crew was greeted with a Georgian demonstration of dancing and singing after conducting the U.S. and Georgian national anthems. The Georgian coast guard and Hamilton also conducted several tours, a dinner, and a five-kilometer […]
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Pompeo’s Vineyard Visit Met With Palestinian Protests By Akram al-Waara, Middle East Eye. November 19, 2020 Pompeo’s Vineyard Visit Met With Palestinian Protests2020-11-192020-11-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/pompeo-e1605831290217.jpg200px200px Above photo: Palestinians demonstrate near the Israeli settlement of Psagot against the visit by Mike Pompeo. AFP. Sour Grapes. Palestinians who have been locked out of their land by Israeli settlers rail against secretary of state’s controversial visit to Psagot. Thundering booms and clouds of smoke adorned the entrance to Psagot on Wednesday morning in anticipation of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s arrival at its Israeli winery. But these were no welcoming fireworks. Hundreds of Palestinian protesters […]
Bahrain has become the fourth Arab nation to formally establish diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv as officials from both states signed a joint communique on the issue during a visit by a high-level US-Israeli delegation to Manama. The development comes after Bahrain and Israel struck a US-brokered deal on normalization of relations in Washington in mid-September. Now, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser, Meir Ben-Shabbat, and the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin flew to the Bahraini capital at the helm of a high-level joint delegation to finalize the issue. Also on rt.com WATCH: Bahrain, UAE and Israel sign ‘Abraham […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/19/1080575729_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_cd212173afedd0f64861fb545169987a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010161080785739-japanese-prime-minister-to-make-his-first-foreign-visit-from-october-18-21-official-says/ TOKYO (Sputnik) – New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will make his first foreign visit in this post from October 18-21, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Friday. The first two countries that will be visited by the new prime minister are Vietnam and Indonesia. The first official visit of previous Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was also made to these two countries. Last month, Japanese lawmakers elected Suga as the new prime minister after the former head of the cabinet, Abe, unexpectedly announced on August 28 his intention to resign due to […]
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun met India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on the opening day of his two-day visit to New Delhi on Monday. New Delhi and Washington have been “too cautious” in developing strategic linkages among themselves and with other Quad countries because of China, US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun stated on Monday. “We have been too cautious,” Beigun said while delivering a keynote address at the India-US Forum in New Delhi on Monday evening. The US Deputy Secretary is on a two-day visit to India, which will be followed […]
President Trump sent the mainstream press and other foes into freak-out mode by making a surprise visit to supporters outside Walter Reed hospital, with critics saying the stunt proved he still wasn’t taking Covid-19 seriously. “He still does not seem to understand the seriousness of a highly contagious and deadly disease,” CNN’s Maeve Reston wrote, calling the incident a “photo op.” She went on to call the White House’s handling of Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis and subsequent treatment “a textbook example of how not to handle a deadly virus.” The White House press pool was already cranky on Sunday, after Trump’s doctors […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/04/1080658595_0:47:3106:1795_1200x675_80_0_0_eca76e73f8f60bd0e4287a75074276a4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202010041080658569-elon-musk-to-visit-two-spacex-launch-sites-in-florida-following-tech-scrubs/ After the second recent cancellation of a Falcon 9 rocket launch, Musk apparently wants to see for himself what is going wrong, as his goal is to increase the total number of launch missions to 48 in 2021. Elon Musk will visit two SpaceX launch sites soon – one at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and the other at Kennedy Space Center – according to tweets he posted recently. Replying to a user who asked what the stumbling block was for SpaceX and enumerated a number of possible issues, Musk said that all of the […]
Such ties were ‘fundamental’ to efforts to tackle economic decline caused by the pandemic, the state newspaper said at a state visit between Moscow and Havana this week. Solidarity and friendship marked the close relationship between the Russian and Cuban governments amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Cuban state media Granma wrote on Thursday. The comments come after a meeting between Cuban first deputy prime minister, Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, president to the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Gennady Zuganov, and first vice-president of the State Duma, Ivan Melnikov. The meeting took place on the second day of a state visit to […]
A man holds a sign that says “VOTE” outside Mankato Regional Airport as President Trump makes a campaign stop on Aug. 17 in Mankato, Minn. Both Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden visit the state Friday. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images A man holds a sign that says “VOTE” outside Mankato Regional Airport as President Trump makes a campaign stop on Aug. 17 in Mankato, Minn. Both Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden visit the state Friday. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden both travel to northern Minnesota on Friday, as […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/11/1080493542_0:0:2976:1674_1200x675_80_0_0_9f35e10fb084a99db8c93cbf3d6b2f2e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009171080493572-pompeo-warns-during-visit-to-suriname-of-chinese-investments-exacting-political-costs/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during his visit to Suriname on Thursday that China is leveraging economic investment to exact political influence inconsistent with the best interests of the people. “We’ve watched the Chinese Communist Party invest in countries and it all seems great at the front end, and then it all comes falling down when the political cost connected to that becomes clear”, Pompeo said. “[The Chinese] often show up in ways that are inconsistent with the values that I’ve heard [Surinamese President Chan Santokhi] speak about, the […]
Sputnik talked to Emete Gözügüzelli, maritime law expert and Deputy Dean of the School of Law at the Northern Cyprus Branch of the Social Sciences University of Ankara, to discuss US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to Greek Cyprus, its results, and its significance for key players in the region. As part of his visit to Cyprus, Mike Pompeo met with Nicos Anastasiades, the leader of the Greek Cypriot community. Following the meeting, the US Secretary of State said that the ongoing tensions between Greece and Turkey in the region wouldn’t solve the problems in the Eastern Mediterranean. “The […]
The British diplomat is travelling to the United States, where he is set to meet senior US officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as well as Democratic lawmakers. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is going to be pressured by pro-Irish lawmakers during his Washington visit this week, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, lobbyists will want Raab to clarify whether the difficulties between the UK and the EU would make the British government return to the possibility of a “hard border” on the island of Ireland, which would mean infrastructure and checks on goods. Earlier, the UK House of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107966/42/1079664283_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_c7e33a2b50f637d885e44bb03ee0617a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009111080429365-kremlin-confirms-lukashenkos-visit-to-russia-on-september-14/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Friday that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko would pay a visit to Russia on September 14, and added that no documents are expected to be signed following his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Yes, Lukashenko’s visit will really be held on Monday, September 14. This will be a working visit, he will communicate with President Putin,” Peskov told reporters. When asked if any joint documents are expected to be signed following the meeting, the Kremlin spokesman said “no.” “Perhaps, we will brief you on the […]
Earlier this month, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was caught on camera without a protective mask while visiting a closed hair salon in San Francisco, California, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, violating local restrictions. Commenting on the incident later, the lawmaker claimed that the whole thing was a “set up”. San Francisco salon owner Erica Kious has announced that she is closing her business after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit last week, according to Fox News. “I am actually done in San Francisco and closing my doors, unfortunately…I started to just get a ton of phone calls, text messages, emails, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009081080400781-china-will-reportedly-sanction-senior-us-officials-who-visit-taiwan/ Last month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reacted to China’s objections to the planned visit by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Taiwan by saying it was not inconsistent with previous policy. China will sanction senior US officials who visit Taiwan, as well as the American companies that they work with, the Global Times’ editor-in-chief, Hu Xijin, said on Tuesday. He took to Twitter to announce the news. Based on what I know, China will sanction senior US officials who visit Taiwan, and American companies which they have ties with. They […]
Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris stoked controversy after saying she’s “proud” of Jacob Blake during a visit with his family, with detractors noting the man still faces charges for domestic abuse and sexual assault. Harris met with the Blake family while on a campaign stop to Milwaukee on Monday, speaking with Jacob Blake, Jr. – the man shot seven times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin last month during a domestic dispute – by phone as he recovers in the hospital. “Sen. Harris had an inspirational and uplifting one-hour visit with Jacob Blake, Jr.and his family today,” Blake’s attorney, Ben Crump, wrote […]
On Saturday, White House spokesperson Judd Deere confirmed that US President Donald Trump intends to visit Wisconsin’s city of Kenosha on Tuesday to “meet with local law enforcement and survey damage” from an ongoing wave of anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests in the city triggered by the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Sunday expressed concern about US President Donald Trump’s planned Tuesday visit to the city of Kenosha amid an ongoing wave of anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests, calling on the president to “reconsider” his plans. The governor argued that the president’s presence in Kenosha […]
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian speaks at a press conference on August 27. President Trump plans to visit the city in response to the unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian speaks at a press conference on August 27. President Trump plans to visit the city in response to the unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images President Trump will travel to Kenosha, Wis. on Tuesday to survey the damage from last week’s protests […]
Assange ‘In A Lot Of Pain’ Says Partner After Prison Visit By Alan Jones, The Irish Examiner. August 29, 2020 Assange ‘In A Lot Of Pain’ Says Partner After Prison Visit2020-08-292020-08-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/assange-partner-and-children.jpg200px200px Above photo: Julian Assange’s partner and children, Stella Moris (centre) and sons, Gabriel (right) and Max (left) leave Belmarsh Prison after visiting her partner and their father, Julian Assange. Aaron Chown/PA. Julian Assange’s partner has visited him in prison for the first time in almost six months, and said he looked much thinner than last time she saw him. Stella Moris took the couple’s two young children to meet their […]
This is incredible. A black Trump supporter in Biden’s town of Wilmington, Delaware came out against Joe Biden. The young black man said that he lives across the street from the projects and he has never seen Biden visit the black community ever in his life. “Joe Biden doesn’t do nothing here…I live across the street from the projects and I have never seen Joe Biden a day in my life — NEVER! It’s lies!” he said. TRENDING: Convicted Rapist, Torturer and Killer Who Squeezed Her Victim’s Testicles with Pliers Speaks at DNC as “Impactful Community Leader” “Donald Trump is the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107919/17/1079191708_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_6d60462159b904abeda55a74fde54046.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007211079944524-pompeo-says-discussed-5g-free-trade-deal-during-constructive-visit-with-uks-johnson/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he held constructive and candid talks on 5G security, a potential free trade deal, and other matters during his meeting with the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London on Tuesday. “Constructive visit with @BorisJohnson today. Our two countries’ long-standing, strong bilateral relationship has laid the foundation for today’s candid discussion on issues ranging from 5G telecommunication to our negotiations for a US-UK free trade agreement”, Pompeo said via Twitter. Johnson welcomed the US secretary of state at his residence at Downing Street […]
The president travelled to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre on Saturday, where wearing a mask is required when social distancing is not possible. President Donald Trump has been spotted wearing a protective mask for the first time in public since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. He explained that he chose to wear protection out of safety when visiting a hospital where the risk of contracting the virus is very high. “I think when you’re in a hospital, especially in that particular setting where you’re talking to a lot of soldiers and people that in some […]
President Donald Trump wore a mask during his visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Saturday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP President Donald Trump wore a mask during his visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Saturday. Patrick Semansky/AP President Donald Trump on Saturday was photographed wearing a mask during a visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, after months of refusing to don the medical expert-recommended face coverings meant to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. “I love masks in the appropriate locations,” Trump […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0a/1079843037_162:0:1370:680_1200x675_80_0_0_5eb54be0a8c81f9f54c5cabbed6b8358.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202007101079843021-frozen-prince-charles-watches-employee-fainting-during-visit-to-distribution-centre—video/ It is still not clear what exactly happened there and why the man blacked out, but moments later he was seen safe and sound speaking again to the Prince of Wales. Prince Charles had an unusual experience outside the Asda Distribution Centre in Bristol. Footage posted online shows the Prince of Wales, 71, speaking to an employee, who looks cheerful at first, but then he starts to stagger and fall to the ground. The prince looks stunned for a few seconds but then checks to see if the employee is okay, as staff rushes […]
Amid a pending review of the UK’s armed forces, the Ministry of Defence has been warned that the chief advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson – Dominic Cummings – is looking to recondition the organisation. Dominic Cummings is poised to visit SAS and four other sensitive military sites, a leaked Ministry of Defence (MoD) email revealed on Wednesday, as the Prime Ministers’ top advisor seeks to overhaul the government body. Boris Johnson’s aide will be given a personal tour which will include visits to the Special Boat Service in Dorset, SAS headquarters in Herefordspecialist, and military research laboratories at Porton Down, Wiltshire, according to […]
In 2008 Barack Obama visited Mount Rushmore. Obama joked that his ears were too big for Mount Everest. Advertisement – story continues below During his trip to Mt. Rushmore CNN reported the monument was “majestic” and “quite a sight.” But last night when Donald Trump visited the monument CNN reported it as, “A monument of two slave owners and on land wrestled away from Native Americans.” TRENDING: Two Women Activists Hit by Car on I-5 Outside Seattle — Suffer Serious Injuries After Hitting Windshield and Front Grill Via Tim Murtaugh. We could check the archives, but safe bet that this is […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Tensions between India and China have been ongoing despite several meetings between diplomats and army commanders on both sides in the wake of a violent standoff in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Ladakh for a surprise visit amid a military build-up weeks after violent clashes between the armies of India and China on 15 June. India lost 20 soldiers, including an officer, while there was no formal confirmation of casualties on the Chinese side. BREAKING: PM @narendramodi reaches #Ladakh on a surprise visit to one of the forward locations in […]
A sign at Newark Liberty International Airport warns airline passengers about a travel advisory that applies to people arriving from certain states. Visitors from Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah should self-quarantine for two weeks. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP A sign at Newark Liberty International Airport warns airline passengers about a travel advisory that applies to people arriving from certain states. Visitors from Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah should self-quarantine […]
RT/Moscow: Of the many criticisms I’ve made over the years of international tribunals, the most painful is surely the human cost of the terrible slowness with which they operate. I’ve often quoted the case of the commander-in-chief of the Rwandan gendarmerie during the genocide of 1994, Augustin Ndindiliyimana, who was arrested in 2000 but acquitted of all charges in 2014. That meant an innocent man spent 14 years of his life in prison – time that he’ll never get back. Unfortunately, there are many examples of trials at international tribunals that drag on for so long that they violate the right […]
After months of sheltering in place, David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum, co-hosts of the award-winning podcast Life Behind Bars, are daydreaming about visiting their favorite bars around the world. Listen in as they plan a bar crawl for the ages, which will hit New York, New Orleans, Detroit, Miami, Havana, Tequila, London, Paris and spots in between. Did they miss your favorite establishment? Let the hosts know on Twitter what bar you’d like to visit right now. So fix yourself a cocktail and listen to this episode of Life Behind Bars. Cheers! Life Behind Bars features Half Full’s editor Noah Rothbaum […]
Mark and Janet Shaver assist Betty Shaver, 96, back to the door at the Mapleshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Morgantown, W. Va. Raymond Thompson Jr for NPR hide caption toggle caption Raymond Thompson Jr for NPR Mark and Janet Shaver assist Betty Shaver, 96, back to the door at the Mapleshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Morgantown, W. Va. Raymond Thompson Jr for NPR Mark Shaver hadn’t seen his 96-year-old mother Betty in months when he hit a breaking point and decided he had to see her. Shaver lived in South Carolina and Betty was in a nursing home in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107963/39/1079633921_0:0:1201:675_1200x675_80_0_0_753aa0a4fa4c4272fdfc9b5812f735a5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202006161079633986-husky-hilariously-unamused-with-owner-after-vet-visit/ We all know dogs aren’t fans of going to the vet. However, some are more obvious than others in showing their disdain, as an unfortunate canine recently demonstrated. Footage shared on Instagram captures a Siberian husky sitting in the back seat of a car as his human “mom” drives home from the vet. The pup, who is wearing a large cone around its neck, is visibly displeased by this recent development – which is hilariously apparent from its dour facial expression. “Are you big mad or little mad?” his owner is heard asking as […]
From July 1, foreign tourists will be allowed to visit popular but more remote sites in the areas less hit by the Covid-19 outbreak, the government said. The first destinations to be opened to international travelers will include the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula with the major resorts of Sharm el Sheikh, the Red Sea resorts of Hurghada and Marsa Alam, along with Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean coast. Last month, Egypt allowed hotels to start admitting domestic tourists while working at a limited capacity. Antiquities and Tourism Minister Khaled al-Anani told AFP on Wednesday that top tourist attractions such […]
Washington DC Archbishop Wilton Gregory released a statement last Tuesday lashing out at President Donald Trump for visiting the John Paul II National Shrine. The DC Archbishop Gregory lectured President Trump on “defending the rights of all people even those with whom we might disagree” while at the same time attacking him for visiting a Catholic Shrine. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the Catholic Shrine before signing an executive order promoting religious freedom.First Lady Melania Trump is a practicing Catholic. The media failed to report this important detail in their hit pieces on President Trump. TRENDING: Wow! Minneapolis […]
World 09:18 GMT 06.06.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104859/76/1048597660_0:187:3120:1942_1200x675_80_0_0_b2b4f11bfbacb569d9732efc1bcd0d3e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202006061079535530-head-of-libyas-eastern-based-parliament-to-visit-moscow-on-sunday-source-says/ BENGHAZI, Libya (Sputnik) – Aguila Saleh, the president of Libya’s eastern-based parliament, will pay an official visit to Moscow to discuss the political situation in the North African country on Sunday, a source from the Libyan parliament said. “The head of the Libyan House of Representatives is likely to pay an official visit to the Russian capital of Moscow tomorrow [on Sunday] to conduct negotiations and consultations on the political process in the country,” the source said. According to the source, Saleh will leave for Moscow after his […]
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine (left) and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, with President Trump in 2017, are keeping their distance from the president over his handling of the protests. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine (left) and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, with President Trump in 2017, are keeping their distance from the president over his handling of the protests. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images President Trump will visit one of Maine’s least populous towns and its most conservative county when he tours a factory producing medical […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107951/17/1079511765_0:0:3470:1953_1200x675_80_0_0_236d6911f124d232f828ef594231702f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202006031079511745-never-surrender-twitterati-outraged-as-white-house-compares-trump-church-visit-to-churchill-bush/ On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump walked from the White House to the damaged St. John’s Church following violence by anti-police-brutality protesters over George Floyd’s death. The visit was widely criticized after Trump allegedly ordered protesters dispersed from nearby Lafayette Square with tear gas and rubber bullets. The current White House press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, compared US President Donald Trump’s walk from the White House to St. John’s Church earlier in the week with the iconic visit of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to German military and political sites damaged in World War II […]
President Trump drew fresh criticism from religious leaders on Tuesday when he and first lady Melania Trump visited a shrine to Pope John Paul II in Washington, D.C. The trip to to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine drew a sharp response from Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, who said, “I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles.” The visit took place less than 24 hours after an Episcopal bishop said the president had used the Bible as a prop […]
Police gather to remove demonstrators from the area around Lafayette Park and the White House before President Trump’s walk to St. John’s Church. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Police gather to remove demonstrators from the area around Lafayette Park and the White House before President Trump’s walk to St. John’s Church. Alex Brandon/AP The plaza between St. John’s Episcopal Church and Lafayette Park was full of people nonviolently protesting police brutality late Monday afternoon when U.S. Park Police and National Guard troops suddenly started pushing them away for no apparent reason. And then it became clear. President Trump […]
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden makes a visit to Veteran’s Memorial Park in New Castle, Del., last Monday. He made his second trip away from his home since the pandemic started on Sunday with a visit to a protest site in Wilmington, Del. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden makes a visit to Veteran’s Memorial Park in New Castle, Del., last Monday. He made his second trip away from his home since the pandemic started on Sunday with a visit […]