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Protesters chant as Trump visits Dayton, El Paso

10:17 am August 8, 2019

El Paso: Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid visits Wednesday to cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens more wounded. But his divisive words preceded him, large protests greeted him and biting political attacks soon followed. The president and first lady Melania […]

Trump denies stoking extremism on visit to massacre sites

10:41 pm August 7, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump flew Wednesday to the sites of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, dismissing critics who say his rhetoric on race and immigration has stoked violent extremism. Leaving the White House for a first stop in Dayton, Ohio, where nine people were gunned down over the weekend, Trump said he’d meet “with […]

8chan founder hopes El Paso shooting ‘final nail in coffin’

10:18 pm August 6, 2019

Manila: The American creator of the 8chan website linked to deadly US mass shootings said Tuesday he hoped the El Paso carnage would be the “final nail in the coffin” for the forum, which he accused of harbouring “domestic terrorists”. Fredrick Brennan told AFP in an interview in Manila that he sometimes regretted setting up […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump condemns white supremacy, racism after shootings

10:57 pm August 5, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday denounced white supremacist extremism and racism and said mass murderers should be “quickly” executed in a strongly worded response to two gun massacres over the weekend. Facing a blizzard of accusations that his own anti-immigrant rhetoric has fuelled radicals across the country, Trump used his live address from the […]

Trump proposes tighter gun control after mass shootings

10:36 pm August 5, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Republicans and Democrats to agree on tighter gun control and suggested legislation could be linked to immigration reform after two shootings left 29 people dead and sparked accusations that his rhetoric was part of the problem. “Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong background checks, […]