Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Democratic 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden and his Republican rival, sitting President Donald Trump, traded blame on Monday over violence in U.S. cities. “He’s supposed to be protecting this country. But instead he’s rooting for chaos and violence,” Biden said in a speech from Pittsburg, …
Read More »Trump’s acceptance speech draws fewer viewers than Biden’s: data
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech drew fewer viewers than that of Joe Biden, former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, according to data released by Nielsen Media Research on Friday. An estimated 19.9 million Americans watched Trump’s speech from the White House South …
Read More »Pelosi says there shouldn’t be any Biden-Trump debates
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she doesn’t believe there should be any presidential debates between sitting President Donald Trump and 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. “I don’t think that there should be any debates,” Pelosi said during a press conference on …
Read More »Trump accepts nomination for reelection, seeks to draw contrast with Biden
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for reelection on Thursday night and is seeking to draw contrast between himself and his Democratic rival Joe Biden. “This is the most important election in the history of our country,” Trump said in a speech …
Read More »Pence echoes Trump’s “law and order” message amid rekindled anger over police brutality, racism
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Vice President Mike Pence echoed President Donald Trump’s “law and order” message in his speech accepting the Republican Party’s renomination Wednesday night amid rekindled anger over police brutality and racism in the country. “My fellow Americans, we are passing through a time of testing. …
Read More »Trump sending federal officers to Kenosha, Wisconsin to address unrest
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he’s sending federal officers to Kenosha, Wisconsin to address the unrest there after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. In a pair of tweets, Trump said his team has spoken with Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers “who agreed …
Read More »Trump supporters warn of tax cut reversals in Biden administration
Washington, US | XINHUA | Speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC) on Tuesday night touted U.S. President Donald Trump’s pre-pandemic economic accomplishments, warning that key policies such as tax cuts could be reversed if a Democratic president is elected in November. Tax cuts, deregulation, “fair” trade deals and …
Read More »Biden formally accepts Democratic nomination for U.S. president, lays out “build back better” vision in speech
Washington, US | XINHUA | Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, laying out his vision for building the nation back better in a speech that capped off the four-day virtual Democratic National Convention. Almost right at the beginning of his speech, Biden …
Read More »Kamala Harris accepts Democratic Party’s nomination for U.S. vice president
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Senator from California Kamala Harris, who was chosen by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to be his running mate in the 2020 presidential election, delivered a speech Wednesday to formally accept her nomination as the party’s candidate for vice president. Shortly before Harris spoke, her …
Read More »U.S. Democrats formally nominate Biden for president
Washington, US | XINHUA | The ongoing U.S. Democratic National Convention on Tuesday voted to officially nominate Joe Biden as the party’s presidential candidate. Biden, already the presumptive nominee since April when all other contenders in the once crowded Democratic field dropped their bids, briefly addressed supporters from his hometown …
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