Donald Trump says immigration is ‘paused’ for 60 days

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his immigration ban would be a 60-day pause on green cards, which is already in place because of the coronavirus. ‘This pause will be in effect for 60 days. Afterwards, the need for any extension or modification will be evaluated by myself and a group of people based on … Read more

Boris Johnson tells Donald Trump of coronavirus recovery

Boris Johnson told Donald Trump that he is ‘feeling better and on the road to recovery’ from coronavirus during a call with the US president today – as the Prime Minister increasingly appears to be back in the government driving seat. Despite Mr Johnson continuing to convalesce at Chequers with pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds, the two leaders held … Read more

Trump brags about ratings for his coronavirus briefings and claims 96% approval from GOP

Donald Trump boasted again Tuesday that his coronavirus briefings get ‘Bachelor finale’ ratings then claimed he ‘didn’t care’ during a series of angry tweets about the media.  ‘I’ve had great ‘ratings’ my whole life, there’s nothing unusual about that for me,’ Trump touted in a tweet Tuesday morning. ‘The White House News Conference ratings are … Read more

Donald Trump bans ALL immigration into the U.S. to ‘protect jobs’ amid coronavirus pandemic

BREAKING: Donald Trump bans ALL immigration into the U.S. to ‘protect jobs’ amid coronavirus pandemic The president announced his plans in a tweet Monday evening  ‘In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy… I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States’, he wrote At least 22 million Americans … Read more

Trump shows clips of Cuomo praising him as he defends coronavirus response

Donald Trump plays clips of Andew Cuomo praising him – and then yells at reporters who question his coronavirus response President Trump used the White House briefing Sunday to defend his record combating the coronavirus  The president twice played clips of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo praising him  Trump also held up a Wall Street … Read more

Ivanka Trump is roasted after suggesting Americans could spend their night making shadow puppets

Ivanka Trump was promptly roasted on Twitter after she suggested bored Americans could spend their Saturday night making shadow animal puppets. The first daughter tweeted out: ‘Looking for a Saturday night activity? Try making shadow puppets from Henry Bursill’s recently unearthed 1860’s book of engraving…’ Her idea quickly backfired when people responded to her tweet … Read more

Trump says governors have gotten carried away with lockdown orders

President Donald Trump has bashed governors who he says have taken shutdown orders too far in the coronavirus pandemic, saying ‘some of them are being unreasonable’ as protests against the lockdowns spread across the nation.  ‘There are a lot of protests out there, and I just think that some of the governors have gotten carried … Read more

Donald Trump bashes China’s minuscule official coronavirus death rate of 0.33 per 100,000

President Donald Trump has blasted China‘s official coronavirus death statistics as ‘impossible’ with Dr Deborah Birx concurring that Beijing failed its ‘moral obligation’ for transparency in the pandemic. At a White House briefing on Saturday, Dr Birx was presenting a chart with coronavirus mortality rates by country when Trump interjected, saying ‘does anybody really believe … Read more

Coronavirus US: Andrew Cuomo seethes thanks to Trump

Reporter: It appears the president is also watching this press conference. He tweeted 13 minutes ago. ‘Governor Cuomo should spend more time doing and less time complaining. Get out there and get the job done. Stop talking! We built you thousands of hospital beds that you didn’t need or use, gave large numbers of Ventilators … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Donald Trump puts efforts of Rishi Sunak and our own banking pygmies in shade

ALEX BRUMMER: Donald Trump may be crazy but efforts of his business and financial team put those of Rishi Sunak and our own banking pygmies in shade By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 17 April 2020 One of the great hobbies of the British … Read more