4/2/2019

CHINA/CONGRESS/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump said he called Chinese President Xi Jinping a ‘king’ during a state visit to Beijing in 2017 and that the Communist Party leader appeared to appreciate the remark. Speaking Tuesday [4-2-19] at the National Republican Congressional Committee spring dinner in Washington, Trump said Xi had denied he […]

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3/25/2019

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my great honor to welcome Prime Minister @Netanyahu of Israel back to the @WhiteHouse where I signed a Presidential Proclamation recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Read more: https://t.co/yAAyR2Hxe4 https://t.co/gWp6nwRwsY” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 25, 2019 1:10 pm […]

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3/20/2019

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH’-hoo) at the White House next week. The president will welcome Netanyahu for his third White House visit since Trump took office, the White house said Wednesday. They will discuss Middle East issues in a meeting March 25 and Trump will […]

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3/7/2019

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Before President Donald Trump’s relationship with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went south, the northern neighbor presented him with a statue of a ‘male lion’ carved  from Ohio sandstone worth $450. And before Trump’s administration escalated trade tensions with Beijing by imposing tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, Chinese President Xi […]

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2/20/2019

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Czech Republic’s prime minister will be meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House next month. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump will host Andrej Babis and his wife for their first official visit on March 7. She says the leaders are expected to discuss ‘how best […]

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1/24/2019

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro has clung to power for years through political manipulation, harsh security measures and economic corruption — classic strongman tactics all-too common among autocratic leaders Donald Trump has praised worldwide. Yet the U.S. president has relentlessly trashed Maduro from the moment he took office. Why? For an American […]

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1/16/2019

DEMS/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “An internal U.S. government watchdog on Wednesday [1-16-19] found ‘serious shortcomings’ in federal officials’ handling of a lease by President Donald Trump’s company of a historic government building in Washington now home to a Trump International Hotel. Amid intensifying scrutiny of possible conflicts of interest involving Trump’s businesses, the inspector […]

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12/18/2018

ECONOMY/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will travel to Davos, Switzerland, next month for a second straight appearance at the World Economic Forum – the annual gathering of financial, political and entertainment elites who are often in opposition to Trump policies…From the singer Bono to former presidents like Bill Clinton, Davos has tended […]

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12/18/2018

ECONOMY/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will be attending the World Economic Forum next month in Davos, Switzerland. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters on Tuesday that Trump will be at the event, which will take place next month. The annual Davos event courts high-profile businesspeople and political figures, plus […]

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12/3/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to newly inaugurated Mexican President @lopezobrador_. He had a tremendous political victory with the great support of the Mexican People. We will work well together for many years to come!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 3, 2018 2:42 pm […]

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11/30/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/G20/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As world leaders gather for the G-20 summit in Argentina, a giant baby Trump balloon is floating over the streets of Buenos Aires in protest of President Donald Trump. The massive orange, diaper-wearing effigy that wears a grimace on its face and grips a cellphone in its hand was flown to […]

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11/30/2018

CANADA/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/G20/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He has called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada ‘very dishonest and weak.’ He has also, perhaps jokingly, accused Canada — which came into formal being in 1867 — of burning down the White House during the War of 1812. But on Friday [11-30-18] morning, President Trump, Mr. Trudeau and Mexico’s […]

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11/26/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/IVANKA/MEXICO: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [11-26-18] his daughter Ivanka Trump would attend the inauguration of Mexican President-elect Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday along with Vice President Mike Pence, whose attendance was announced in October. Speaking to reporters during a visit to Mississippi, Trump confirmed Ivanka Trump would attend the inauguration.” –Reuters […]

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11/19/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I hope the discovery and eventual recovery of the Argentine submarine San Juan brings needed closure to the wonderful families of those brave missing sailors. I look forward to hearing more from my friend President @MauricioMacri in Argentina later this month.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 11:19 pm […]

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11/12/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FRANCE/GERMANY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump discussed several key issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a lunch at Élysée Palace, according to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders…Russian state news agencies reported a brief exchange between Trump and Putin at Sunday’s armistice centenary ceremonies […]

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10/29/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Had a very good conversation with the newly elected President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, who won his race by a substantial margin. We agreed that Brazil and the United States will work closely together on Trade, Military and everything else! Excellent call, wished him congrats!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 29, 2018 […]

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10/3/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Wednesday [10-3-18] that U.S. President Donald Trump informed him he won’t be coming to his Dec. 1 inauguration and will be sending Vice President Mike Pence instead. During a telephone conversation, Lopez Obrador talked to Trump about plans for development projects in Central […]

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9/26/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/FOREIGN POLICY/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Foreign leaders came to President Donald Trump’s hometown of New York this week. But they refused to show the U.S. president the fealty that he’s come to expect from Republican lawmakers, conservative groups and even businesses. Over three days at the United Nations’ annual meeting, heads of state and […]

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9/25/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/IRAN/MIKE POMPEO/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump’s visit to the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week has been … confused. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo advertised that Trump would like to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and then Trump claimed (implausibly) to have turned down Rouhani’s request for a […]

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9/20/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump will hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of South Korea, Egypt, France, Israel, Japan, and Britain next week during a gathering for the United Nations General Assembly, the White House said on Thursday [9-20-18].” –Reuters Staff, “Trump to meet Israel, Egypt, Japan leaders at U.N. next week: […]

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9/5/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/MIDDLE EAST/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said terrorism, Syria and Yemen were among the topics of discussion during a White House meeting Wednesday with the emir of Kuwait. Trump said Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah was a ‘very special friend’ of his, while the 89-year-old Kuwaiti ruler said he was ‘very happy’ […]

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7/2/2018

BORDER/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump reached out to Mexico’s new populist president-elect on Monday [7-2-18] in an early, but potentially short-lived, show of détente, saying the two leaders engaged in a ‘good conversation’ about border security and the North American Free Trade Agreement. The two countries remain locked in a heated dispute over the […]

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4/3/2018

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my honor to welcome Estonia President @KerstiKaljulaid, Lithuania President @Grybauskaite_LT, and Latvia President @Vejonis to the @WhiteHouse. Congratulations on your 100th anniversaries of independence! #BalticSummit:” https://t.co/XAchZ3zUSe https://t.co/RRftyTGEvb -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 3, 2018 2:15pm […]

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3/11/2018

CHINA/FOREIGN AFFAIRS/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES: “China removed presidential term limits from its constitution on Sunday [3-10-18], giving President Xi Jinping the right to remain in office indefinitely, and confirming his status as the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong died more than 40 years ago.” – Ben Blanchard and Christian Shepherd, “China allows Xi to remain […]

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7/31/2012

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/OBAMA: “Another example of @BarackObama’s diplomatic triumphs–he gave the Queen of England an iIPod filled with his speeches.” [2:24:39 PM]  – 7/31/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/31/2012 […]

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