Section: Voice of America (USA)
Kim Jong Un a ‘Great Golfer,’ Trump said in 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump poked fun at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s alleged golfing prowess during a private dinner in April 2018, joking that golfing legend Jack Nicklaus is “a beginner” by comparison.Trump also questioned U.S. involvement in the 1950s Korean War, according to a recording of the dinner first published by ABC...
In Recording, Trump Asks How Long Ukraine Can Resist Russians
President Donald Trump inquired how long Ukraine would be able to resist Russian aggression without U.S. assistance during a 2018 meeting with donors that included the indicted associates of his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. “How long would they last in a fight with Russia?” Trump is heard asking in the audio portion of a video recording,...
Trump Impeachment Defense Closes First Week of Trial
The first week of the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump ended Saturday as the president’s attorney began their defense, arguing he had done nothing wrong in his dealings with Ukraine. Trump’s team has up to three days to argue before the 100 senators weighing whether Trump’s actions merit his removal from...
Pompeo Derides Journalist; NPR Defends Reporter
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out in anger Saturday at an NPR reporter who accused him of shouting expletives at her after she asked him in an interview about Ukraine. In a direct and personal attack, America’s chief diplomat said the journalist had “lied” to him and he called her conduct “shameful.” NPR said...
Trump’s Lawyers Defend Him at Senate Impeachment Trial
U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team began presenting counterarguments Saturday in the Senate after House impeachment managers wrapped up three days of closing arguments in Trump’s historic Senate impeachment trial.White House Counsel Pat Cipollone began presenting Trump’s defense by declaring the Democratic House managers...
NPR Reporter: Pompeo Lashed Out at Her After Testy Interview
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cursed at a National Public Radio reporter and repeatedly “used the F-word” in a shouted diatribe after she questioned him about Ukraine and the ousted American ambassador to Kiev in an interview on Friday, the reporter said.Mary Louise Kelly conducted a testy interview lasting about nine minutes with Pompeo...
Trump’s Lawyers Ready to Argue That Abuse of Power Is Not Impeachable
As U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers begin three days of opening statements in his impeachment trial on Saturday, they’ll push a widely disputed theory: that abuse of power is not an impeachable offense. The first of two articles of impeachment against Trump alleges that Trump abused the powers of his office by asking Ukraine to...
Democrats’ Final Arguments in Trump Impeachment Trial Focus on Obstruction of Congress
U.S. Democratic lawmakers laid out their case Friday on the obstruction of Congress charge against President Donald Trump as they wrapped up their final day of closing arguments in Trump’s historic Senate impeachment trial, paving the way for Trump’s legal team to present his defense.Trump is facing two articles of impeachment that...
Pompeo Heads to Ukraine Next Week as Impeachment Winds Down
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine next week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment. As Trump’s Senate trial on impeachment charges continues, the State Department announced Friday that Pompeo would travel to Kyiv as part of a five-nation tour of Europe and Central...
‘Truth Matters,’ Schiff Tells Senate in Impeachment Trial
Friday is the last day for the Democrats’ opening arguments in the Senate in the impeachment trial against U.S. President Donald Trump.Trump’s conviction on the two articles of impeachment is highly unlikely in the Republican-heavy Senate, but that has not stopped Democrat politicians from delivering impassioned pleas to the senators...
