Trump vows not to walk away from race over lewd talk about women

Donald Trump rejected calls that he step aside as the Republican presidential nominee over lewd videotaped remarks about women, telling The Wall Street Journal on Saturday there is “zero chance I’ll quit.” “I never, ever give up,” the newspaper quoted Trump as saying following calls by some Republicans that he quit the race after being […]

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Trump caught in 2005 tape making crude remarks on women

A 2005 video of Donald Trump using lewd and sexually aggressive language in discussing women emerged Friday, further fuelling the narrative about the Republican presidential nominee’s misogyny. The video, obtained by the Washington Post and quickly aired on US cable television, captures Trump bragging about groping and trying to have sex with women, including someone […]

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Donald Trump tumbles down rich list, down $800m – Forbes

It seems running for president is hurting Donald Trump’s finances big time. The Republican nominee’s fortune fell $800 million last year — sending him tumbling 35 spots on a list of richest Americans, Forbes said Tuesday. The business magazine said the New York real estate mogul is worth $3.7 billion — down from an estimated […]

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Clinton ‘unfit’ to serve as president, says Trump

Republican Donald Trump continued his verbal attack on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton Saturday, as the GOP nominee said she is unfit to serve as president because of her derogatory comments toward some Trump supporters. “Hillary Clinton should be ashamed of herself, and this proves beyond a doubt that she is unfit and incapable to serve […]

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Clinton says Trump is taking far-right hate groups ‘mainstream’

Hillary Clinton will paint her White House rival Donald Trump as the candidate of the far right Thursday, claiming “a radical fringe” has taken over the Republican Party. After releasing a hard-hitting ad that tethered Trump to the Ku Klux Klan, Clinton will use a speech in Reno, Nevada to argue he has brought racism […]

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Donald Trump: I am sorry

With poll numbers falling, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump apologised on Thursday for past remarks that “may have caused personal pain” as he sought to refocus his message. He made the apology in his first speech since shaking up his campaign team this week. “Sometimes, in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude […]

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Naked Trump statue leaves New York in giggles

A naked statue of Donald Trump, complete with bulging belly and elaborate yellow hair, caused laughter and merriment in New York Thursday until it was demolished by park wardens. Hands clasped across ample belly, the sculpture was unveiled in Union Square, gazing out across a busy street with an engraved plaque saying “The Emperor Has […]

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“Obama founding IS was sarcasm” – Trump

Donald Trump backtracked Friday from his assertion that President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton founded the Islamic State group, saying he was just being sarcastic. As he often does, the Republican presidential nominee accused the news media of misconstruing something he said, report according to AFP. In this case he targeted CNN, although his comments on […]

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Trump: Clinton, Obama are IS group’s ‘founders’

(AFP) Republican candidate Donald Trump roiled the US presidential campaign once again, with the jaw-dropping assertion that Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama “founded” the IS group. Addressing supporters at a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the real estate tycoon said the jihadist group is “honoring President Obama.” “He is the founder of ISIS,” Trump […]

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Poll: Clinton has edge over Trump on range of issues

In a stark warning for Donald Trump as he eyes a possible general election showdown with Hillary Clinton, Americans trust the Democratic front-runner more than the Republican businessman to handle a wide range of issues — from immigration to health care to nominating Supreme Court justices, Yahoo report. Even when asked which of the two […]

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US Election: Americans will make ‘sensible choice’ not to elect Trump – Obama

GUARDIAN: Barack Obama predicted that America would not elect Donald Trump president because people would “make a sensible choice in the end”. Speaking on Tuesday at a press conference in California after a meeting with south-east Asian leaders, the president condemned the entire field of Republican candidates for their rhetoric on immigration and climate change, […]

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Trump: Cruz ‘Illegally Stole’ Iowa Caucus Win

Donald Trump isn’t taking losing the Iowa caucuses lightly. After a brief effort to appear statesmanlike and spin his success positively, Trump is now accusing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz of stealing his first-place victory and calling for Cruz’s win to be nullified or for a new Iowa vote to take place. “Ted Cruz didn’t win […]

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