(VOVworld) – US President Barack Obama on Friday called for Donald Trump’s White House bid to be held to close scrutiny as he warned the US presidency was not a "reality show." Asked about Trump, a long-time star of TV show "The Apprentice", President Obama urged the US media and public to examine this Republican’s past record, adding it’s important to take seriously the statements Trump’s made in the past. Trump has raised howls of protest even within his party with his speech and proposals ranging from banning Muslims from entering the US to building a wall bordering Mexico to keep out migrants. US Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich dropped out this week after Trump won the Indiana primary. Donald Trump is now the last remaining candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. … [Read more...] about 2016 US presidential race: Barack Obama calls for Donald Trump’s record examination
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US President Barack Obama visits Kenya
(VOVworld) - President Barack Obama co-hosted the Sixth Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) on Saturday with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta. The two countries are expected to register high imports and exports from each other. This is the first time this kind of summit is being held in the region of South Sahara. Barack Obama’s administration hopes that this Summit will attract more than 1 billion USD dollar in private investment for the next three years. President Obama also held talks with Kenya’s leaders on trade, investment, anti-terrorism and other issues of common interest. He will attend a joint press conference with his counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta and deliver an important speech to Kenyan people on Sunday. This is the first time President Obama has visited his homeland and he is also the first US president to visit Kenya. The visit by President Obama is expected to tighten the bilateral relationship between Kenya and the US. After a three-day visit to … [Read more...] about US President Barack Obama visits Kenya
Barack Obama wins
US President Barack Obama swept to re-election Tuesday, creating history again by defying the undertow of a slow economic recovery and high unemployment to beat Republican foe Mitt Romney. [/caption] Obama became only the second Democrat to win a second four-year White House term since World War II, when television networks projected he would win the bellwether state of Ohio where he had staged a pitched battle with Romney. "This happened because of you. Thank you," Obama tweeted to his 22 million followers on Twitter as a flurry of states, including Iowa, which nurtured his unlikely White House dreams suddenly tipped into his column. With a clutch of swing states, including Florida and Virginia still to be declared, Obama already had 275 electoral votes, more than the 270 needed for the White House and looked set for a comfortable victory. There was a sudden explosion of jubilation at Obama's Chicago victory party as the first African American president, who was elected on a wave … [Read more...] about Barack Obama wins
US President Barack Obama visits Middles East
(VOVworld) - US President Barack Obama will begin a 3-day tour of Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and Jordan on Wednesday. Obama's choice for his first trip abroad after resuming the office of US President shows that Middle East issues remain one of the top priorities of the White House and its agenda for the next four years. VOV's Hong Van commentsâ¦.. In Israel, Obama will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, deliver a speech to students in Jerusalem, visit several historical relics including the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, a sacred place for Christians. When he is in the Palestinian West Bank, Obama is set to talk with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in Ramallah, and visit a youth center. Then he will make a 24-hour tour of Jordan, an important US ally, to discuss violence on the Syrian border. More than 45,000 Syrians have fled to Jordan and are in need of international aid. Obama … [Read more...] about US President Barack Obama visits Middles East
Barack Obama vows to move US forward
(VOVworld) - US President Barack Obama has called on all Americans to join together to move the country forward. In his victory address in Chicago right after winning the presidential race Obama list tasks for his second term. He pledged to work with both parties to reform tax and immigration laws and lessen the country's dependence on imported oil, and called for greater cooperation between the parties. He told the Americans: Despite all the differences, most of us share certain hope for the American future. We want our kids to grow up in a country where they can access to the best schools and the best teachers, a country that is the global leader in technology, discovery, and innovation. In the coming weeks and months, I'm looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. Reducing our deficit, reforming our tax, we 've got more work to do. … [Read more...] about Barack Obama vows to move US forward