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China accuses Donald Trump of spreading a "political virus" at the United Nations after the US leader delivered a harsh attack on Beijing over the Covid-19 pandemic. "When the international community is really fighting hard against the Covid-19, the United States is spreading political virus here in the General Assembly," China's ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, tells reporters at the Chinese Consulate General in New York. SOUNDBITE
Famous Venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel speaks on closing night of the 2016 Republican convention and makes a major point to talk about his pride in being Gay, American excellence and endorsing Donald Trump for President in a meaningful and memorable political moment that got a standing ovation.
Wuhan, May 27 (EFE/EPA).- China on Thursday accused the United States of “political manipulation” over the origin tracing of Covid-19 after President Joe Biden announced that American agencies were looking into the possibility of lab leak in the Chinese city of Wuhan.“Since the outbreak of Covid-19 last year, some political forces have been fixated on political manipulation and blame game,” the Chinese embassy in Washington said in a statement on its website.The statement said while the pandemic was still causing “great damage” in the world and the international community was expecting greater coordination among countries, “some people are turning to their old playbook." (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE CITY OF WUHAN, CHINA.
"The article of impeachment now before the Senate is an unjust and blatantly unconstitutional act of political vengeance," says Michael van der Veen, a lawyer for Donald Trump, as he starts addressing senators on Day 4 of the former US president's trial. SOUNDBITE
(CNN)US President Joe Biden will rightly spend his first days in office addressing the myriad domestic crises that he has inherited from his predecessor, Donald Trump. However, the transfer of power in the most powerful elected office in the world usually means a change in foreign policy, too. And if President Biden's inaugural address is anything to go by, the global focus for the next four years will chiefly be to restore the world's trust in America after the chaotic foreign policy of the one-term Trump administration.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday placed the blame for the attack on the Capitol firmly at the feet of President Donald Trump. CNN reports the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor that Trump 'provoked' the violent insurrectionists on January 6th. The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell McConnell's comments came as the Senate prepares to hold an impeachment trial over the House's charge of 'incitement of insurrection.' He said the despite the violence, Congress did its duty by certifying the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.