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Donald Trump was the first person to become president who had not previously held public office or served in the military. Without that experience or any desire to learn, he proved to be a president who had no understanding of how democracy works or the public trust he held, or of the Constitution he swore an oath to uphold.
Which is why Trump failed in the presidency. But he still had the merciless cunning to suck the blood out of his opponents â son-in-law Jared Kushner said Trumpâs 2016 nomination was a successful hostile takeover of the Republican Party â and the oxygen of every TV studio in which he found himself, and could still survive many foes. Until this election.
China steadily is building up the forces it could deploy in an attempted invasion of Taiwan.
Here s What You Need to Remember: A sudden Chinese attack quickly could wipe out U.S. forces in the Asia-Pacific region and block the United States from intervening in a regional war. That’s the startling conclusion of an August 2019 report from the United States Studies Center at the University of Sydney.
China steadily is building up the forces it could deploy in an attempted invasion of Taiwan. The Chinese navy is acquiring aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships while the Chinese army and marine corps add modern fighting vehicles and the air force trains for intensive air-to-air combat.
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With his inauguration this week, America’s 46th president has vowed to heal the US. But Joe Biden inherits a country more paranoid and polarised than ever.
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Mike Seccombe.
US President Joe Biden this week.
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Joe Biden’s inauguration speech was an appeal replete with hopeful words: healing, renewal, resolve, opportunity, security, liberty, dignity, respect, honour, democracy and “yes, the truth”. And the one he came back to time and again: unity.
The scene behind him, though, emphasised the magnitude of the task ahead. Dignitaries wearing masks to guard against a plague that has killed 400,000 Americans were outnumbered by 25,000 National Guard personnel, each vetted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for fear of an insider attack on the event; the public kept outside the razor-wire perimeter of the “green zone”.
Biden’s inaugural speech was ‘a return to normal’21/01/2021|8min
President Joe Biden delivered the best speech of his political career as he addressed the multiple challenges facing America, according to the United States Studies Centre’s Simon Jackman.
Joe Biden has officially been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States as America grapples with a severe economic downturn, a COVID-19 crisis and the aftermath of the insurrection that took place on Capitol Hill on January 6th.
Speaking in front of a scaled-back crowd, President Biden urged Americans to ends its “uncivil war” in a 21-minute-speech that emphasised unity.
The Trump administration s clemency picks are raising some eyebrows. So how do they compare to previous years?
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Donald Trump delivered a final speech to tout his administration’s record before boarding a plane to Florida.
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As the United States heralds a new political era, Donald Trump s final act as president is raising some eyebrows.
In the lead up to Joe Biden s inauguration, Mr Trump pardoned and commuted the sentences of 144 people including former White House aide Steve Bannon, Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy, and former congressman Randall Duke Cunningham.