Tag: Obama
How eight years of Barack Obama created Donald Trump
The morning after Barack Obama was elected, in November 2008, I put the television on in my hotel room in New York to watch...
Obama speaks up for protester but is derided by Trump
President Barack Obama chastised supporters at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in North Carolina on Friday, as tensions spiked when a...
US lawmakers vow to override Obama’s veto of Sept 11 bill...
US lawmakers are vowing to decisively override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill to allow families of September 11 victims to sue the...
Obama set to veto 9/11 victims’ bid to sue Saudis
President Barack Obama is poised to veto legislation exposing Saudi Arabia to court action over the 9/11 attacks, stepping in to defend legal precedent...
Buhari under fire over Obama speech plagiarism
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has come under fire from critics after admitting part of his recent “Change Begins With Me” speech was copied from...
North Korea says Obama’s push for sanctions laughable
North Korea said on Sunday that the United States' push for sanctions following its fifth nuclear test was "laughable" and the country would continue...
Duterte says did not insult Obama, calls UN chief ‘fool’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte insisted on Friday he had not intended to insult US leader Barack Obama, but immediately took aim at another global...
Obama says provocative actions by North Korea will have serious consequences
US President Barack Obama said on Friday any provocative actions by North Korea would have “serious consequences” after the reclusive North confirmed it had conducted...
US is ‘here to stay’ in Asia: Obama
Barack Obama, on his final visit to Asia as US president, insisted Tuesday renewed American engagement with the region would endure after he left...
Philippines’ president expresses regret after insulting Obama
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret on Tuesday for a tirade against Barack Obama in which he called the US leader a ‘son of...
Barack Obama ‘deliberately snubbed’, denied red carpet entry by Chinese at...
China’s leaders have been accused of delivering a calculated diplomatic snub to Barack Obama after the US president was not provided with a staircase...
Pakistani diplomats ‘enjoy their time in Washington’, says outgoing Indian ambassador
Outgoing Indian Ambassador to the United States Arun Kumar Singh has stated that India’s diplomatic tactics and foreign policy are much powerful as compared...
Trump says comment on Obama founding IS was sarcasm
Donald Trump backtracked Friday from his assertion that President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton founded the Islamic State group, saying he was just being...
Obama declares himself a ‘feminist’
In a birthday editorial Thursday, US President Barack Obama described himself as a feminist and urged renewed effort to break down gender stereotypes.
The father...
Obama says Trump ‘unfit’ to serve as president
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on Republicans to reject Donald Trump in some of his strongest comments yet about the party’s White...
Obama asks Americans to reject fear and elect Hillary Clinton
Juxtaposing hope that Hillary Clinton stands for and fear that Donald Trump invokes about America’s promise, President Barack Obama has urged Americans to elect...
Obama warns Democrats to ‘stay worried’ about Trump
US President Barack Obama warned Democrats Wednesday that anything was possible in the US elections and to "stay worried until all the votes are...
