Tag: Donald Trump
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‘He is dragging this country down the gutter’
In an unremittingly ugly presidential debate Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton should be imprisoned, accused her husband of being a serial abuser of women and likened her to the devil.
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US constitution violated, claims think-tank
The founding principles of the United States have inspired freedom lovers everywhere. But as the election enters the final phase, one influential think-tank warns that they are under threat.
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Pepe the Frog meme declared a ‘hate symbol’
He was once a harmless cartoon character. Then an internet meme. Now he has been added to a database of hate symbols, alongside swastikas and burning crosses. Why all this fuss about Pepe?
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Corbyn vows to defy voters on immigration
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he will not reduce immigration to Britain. In this he is like many economists who say migration is good for us. Voters disagree. Who has the stronger case?
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Battle of the titans up close and personal
Around 100 million people tuned in to watch Hillary Clinton debate Donald Trump. The ensuing 90 minutes were poisonous, vulgar and shallow — and proof of the greatest democracy in the world?
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Privacy row after Clinton pneumonia diagnosis
Hillary Clinton’s health is in doubt after she stumbled out of an event on Sunday. Now even some allies have called on her to be less secretive. How transparent should our politicians be?
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And they’re off! US election campaign begins
Yesterday marked the real start of the race for the world’s most powerful job. It will probably be the most-followed political contest in history, and the most bitter. What are the risks?
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Trump support falls after ‘disastrous week’
Last week, Trump got into fights with top Republicans, the parents of a deceased US soldier, and a crying baby. He is ‘woefully’ unfit to be president, says Obama. Do his supporters care?
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Mrs Trump accused of ‘outrageous’ plagiarism
Melania Trump has been slammed for lifting chunks of her latest speech from Michelle Obama. But she finds herself in the company of Martin Luther King, TS Eliot, and Barack Obama himself...
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Trump to be confirmed Republican nominee
Today, the Republican Convention will confirm what many once thought impossible: Donald Trump is the official nominee for President of the USA. Are his critics right to be worried?