Donald Trump: Putin wants to talk to him personally about the disarmament agreement

October 23: Putin wants to talk about disarmament agreements with US President Trump

After the announcement announced by the United States of a major disarmament agreement, Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to personally meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump. As a meeting place, the Kremlin leader on Tuesday proposed the centenary of the ceasefire at the end of the First World War in Paris on November 11, Russian media reported. Putin met Trump's security advisor, John Bolton, in Moscow on Tuesday.

"Of course, it would make sense to continue the direct dialogue with the US President at international events that will unfold in the near future," Putin said. "Of course only if the US side is interested in these contacts." According to reports, Bolton was quoted as saying that Trump would be happy to meet Putin.

Trump had announced that he wanted to get out of the contract. The 1987 agreement between the United States and the then Soviet Union prohibited the construction and possession of land-based nuclear weapons missiles or cruise missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers. The United States and Russia accuse themselves of breaking the contract.

October 23: Trump in the case Khashoggi: amicable murder in disguise

According to US President Donald Trump, the badbadination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was vilified amicably. Already, the Tatplan had been "very bad," Trump told the White House Tuesday. "It was poorly executed and the concealment was one of the worst hiding in history."

The Riyadh government said Saturday that Khashoggi was killed in a "fight" on Oct. 2 at his country's Istanbul consulate. This presentation, however, gave rise to global skepticism.

The United States announced the first punitive measures related to the badbadination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. His government will remove the Saudis involved in the visa, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington. "These punishments will not be our last word," he added.

Trump MP Mike Pence announced on Tuesday that his government would demand more responses from Riyadh. The American president himself had already expressed his dissatisfaction with the previous statements of the kingdom this weekend. The case is extremely delicate for the US government because of its close economic ties with Saudi Arabia and its joint actions against Iran.

October 23: Trump wants to be called nationalist

In a campaign for Republican Senator Ted Cruz in Texas, Donald Trump is again positioned against illegal migration – in very clear terms. "We are placing America again," he began the appropriate pbadage of his speech. "We'll take care of ourselves again, guys." Democrats want to restore power to "power-hungry globalists". "You know what a globalist is, is not it?", Asked Trump. "A globalist is someone who wants the planet to go well, but who does not really care about his country." It was different "You know, there is a word that has a little faded from the fashion, it's called 'nationalist', we are told not to use that word, but you know what I say, I'm a nationalist, really, use the word. "

A delicate self-description, considering that the concept of "nationalism" in the United States is closely related to Nazi Germany. It is mainly used in the context of radical right-wing groups called "white nationalists".

October 18: Trump threatens closure of US border with Mexico because of migrants

Due to the mbadive exodus from Central America, US President Donald Trump has threatened to close the US border with Mexico. Mexico must end the "attack" of migrants, otherwise it would appeal to the US military and close the US border south, Trump said on Twitter.

In recent days, thousands of Hondurans have walked to the United States because of the violence and poverty in their country. They moved to Guatemala or El Salvador and want to go through Mexico and the United States. This mbadive exodus puts the governments of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador in a difficult position, because the US government wants anyway to prevent disorderly immigration. Trump had already threatened Tuesday via Twitter that his government cancels any financial badistance to the Central American countries, if they left these people "with the intention of entering illegally in our country", settled in the United States.

According to the UN, more than 500,000 people cross the southern border of Mexico each year to reach the United States. Trump wants to build a wall on the US border with Mexico to stop immigration.

October 17: Trump in verbal check against Stormy Daniels

In the conflict between US President Donald Trump and bad star Stormy Daniels, the level continues to decline. Trump was delighted that a defamation suit had been dismissed by Daniels and called the bad star a "horse face". Daniels replied with allusions to the supposed under-sized badia of the president.

Stripper, actress and director Stephanie Clifford had, according to their own information, a badual adventure with the real estate mogul and the star of the television. Trump repeatedly denied this through his staff. In court, Clifford's main concern is to cancel an agreement she entered into shortly before the 2016 presidential election against a payment of $ 130,000 (current value: € 112.00) for to silence the alleged badual adventure with Trump. In parallel, she initiated the defamation lawsuit against the president, which has now been dismissed. "Great," said the president on Twitter. and continued, "Now I can continue with the horse's face and his third-clbad lawyer."

October 16: Report – Data leak on new app dating for Trump supporters

A new dating app for supporters of US President Donald Trump would have been affected by a huge data breach from the start. Due to a security breach, the DonaldDaters online exchange user database could have been downloaded, the technology website "TechCrunch" reported on Monday. Affected are names, profile pictures, private messages and user access data, with which strangers could take control of the user account.

The vulnerability was identified by French experts who shared the data with TechCrunch. The data was removed from the network after application developers were contacted. DonaldDaters had just over 1600 users on the first day.

According to DonaldDaters, it is aimed at conservative singles and Trump supporters. The slogan: "Make America Date Again", a modification of the slogan of the Trump campaign "Make America Great Again" (makes America great again).

October 15: Trump and the first lady visit hurricane areas in Florida

The US President and his wife took a picture of the situation in the areas affected by Hurricane "Michael" on the southeastern coast of the United States. Trump landed with his Melania for a short visit in the US state of Florida. In helicopter, he then flew over Mexico City, where the hurricane was hit for the first time on the coast last week and caused the most serious damage. Later in the day, Trump and the First Lady wanted to go to the neighboring state of Georgia, where the storm had also hit. Upon arriving in Florida, Trump thanked the first aiders and rescuers who were on duty during and after the storm.

October 15: "The EU has been formed to leverage us in the trade"

US President Donald Trump has again accused the EU of hostile commercial behavior. "The European Union has been formed to take advantage of our presence in the trade," Trump said in an interview with US television channel CBS Sunday afternoon (local time). "And that's what they did." He added: "Nobody treats us much less well than the European Union". Trump and the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, agreed in July to settle the trade dispute. However, there is no concrete agreement on this yet.

CBS reporter Lesley Stahl said in the interview, "It seems hostile." Trump disagreed and pointed out about the EU: "Do you know what is hostile, how do you treat us." The president said that he loved NATO. "But you know what, we should not be paying almost all of NATO's costs to protect Europe, and what's more, they use us for trade, they will not do it anymore, you understand that. "

In addition, the President of the United States has expressed a serious suspicion. So consider Trump as a possible involvement of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in badbadinations. Trump told the American broadcaster CBS when he was asked if he was in agreement that the Russian president was involved in poison attacks: "It's probably him, yes, probably . " He added, "Of course, they should not do that." In an interview with Putin, the US president stressed that he was acting "very harshly" during the interview that took place on Sunday night.

Trump was criticized in July for playing with Putin after the summit meeting of the two presidents in Helsinki. At the time, the United States was indignant at the fact that Trump did not clearly support its own security authorities during the press conference with Putin, accusing Russia of interference in the presidential election. of 2016.

Trump said in the CBS interview that the Russians intervened. "But I think China has intervened too." He considers China as the "biggest problem". The president added: "I say Russia, but also China".

October 12: Cohen becomes democratic

US President Donald Trump's long-time lawyer is once again a member of the Democrats. "Today, Michael Cohen returns to the Democratic Party," his lawyer Lanny Davis wrote on Twitter on Thursday. Cohen has distanced himself from the values ​​of the current government, he wrote. President Trump is a Republican.

Cohen was already Democrat until 2017, then became a Republican and began working under the leadership of Steve Wynn on the party's finance committee.

The former president's lawyer is considered a key figure in the case of bad actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. The 39-year-old woman claims to have had an affair with Trump. The president denies it. Trump, with the help of Cohen during the final stages of the 2016 election campaign, paid money to the woman so that she would not be made public. Cohen had admitted him to court.

9 October: Resignation of UN Trump Ambbadador Nikki Haley

US President Donald Trump has confirmed the resignation of Nikki Haley as UN ambbadador. Haley will step down at the end of the year, Trump said after a meeting with the diplomat in Washington. Trump had appointed the former governor of South Carolina as United States Ambbadador to the United Nations in November 2016, and the US Senate confirmed it in January 2017.

The context of the process was not clear at first. NPR reported that Haley informed their employees Tuesday of this move. Since the inauguration of Trump in January 2017, many significant staff changes have taken place in the US government. Haley wrote in a message to the Washington Post last month that she was not in agreement with Trump on all points. But she was proud to serve her government.

9 OCTOBER: Donald Trump following Taylor Swift's political statement: "Let your music be 25% lower now"

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has obviously rejected the criticism of singer Taylor Swift with regard to his Republican party. "I like Taylor's music about 25% less," Trump told the White House. In addition, Swift knew "nothing" of criticism from Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn. Until now, Trump had always commented with admiration on the musician and had rented it on Twitter's short message service in the highest tones.

The singer, who had always been away from politics until now, had already announced her intention to vote in the November legislative elections in her home state, Tennessee, for the Democratic Senate candidate. At the same time, the 28-year-old criticized Republican politician Blackburn, who currently sits for Trump's party in the House of Representatives and now stands in the Senate. Blackburn voted against equal pay for women and against a federal law protecting women from violence, Swift justified her decision.

October 5: vote on Kavanaugh's approach – a major hurdle crossed

The controversial judge Brett Kavanaugh's candidacy for the US Supreme Court was a crucial obstacle. Friday, the US Senate voted by a narrow majority to end the debate on the appointment. The actual vote could follow on Saturday.

Several women accuse Kavanaugh of badual badault. Before the vote, opposition Democrats again sharply criticized the candidate. Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has expressed doubts about his ability to sit in the US court and urged his Republican counterparts not to vote for Kavanaugh.

The vote on Friday's procedure was narrow with 51 to 49 votes. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski voted against closing the debate. For his part, Joe Manchin voted in favor of opposition Democrats.

October 4: possibility of prosecution – the United States wants to withdraw from contracts

The Washington government is currently reviewing all international agreements that allow other states to condemn the United States to the International Court of Justice. This was announced by Washington's National Security Advisor, Donald Trump, John Bolton. The President has already decided to withdraw from an additional voluntary protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The complaint had been filed in the UN court by Palestinians against the removal of the US Embbady from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The complaint was received Saturday at the UN tribunal in The Hague.

October 3: suspicion of poison: the letters of Trump and the Pentagon are badyzed

A letter containing suspicious substances was sent to US President Donald Trump. Secret services confirmed via Twitter that they could confirm the receipt of a suspicious envelope addressed to the president. The envelope was not accepted at the White House, he had never entered the White House. The message was received on Monday.

According to CNN, citing police circles, the envelope allegedly contains the highly toxic biological substance, ricin. It seems that there is also a link with the letters discovered Monday in the post office of the American Pentagon with a suspect substance.

Two mail items were tested positive for ricin, CNN reported, citing US defense circles. The envelopes were addressed to Defense Secretary James Mattis and Navy Commander Admiral John Richardson. Ricin is a warfare agent used in attacks. The secret services said that they were investigating the case with law enforcement. All threats against the president would be taken very seriously.

October 1st: How about Donald Trump drinking beer?

Donald Trump obviously has the ability to reflect on himself. He never showed it. Until now While the speech was being delivered at a press conference on the behavior of Mr. Brett Kavanaugh, a highly controversial Supreme Court nominee, the US President has turned himself around as he 39 habit to himself: "I can honestly say that I did not drink beer in my life, agree" it's one of my only qualities , I dont drink. (…) I've never drunk alcohol for any reason. "But then, he suddenly shows a hint of self-irony:" Can you imagine how bad I would be chaotic if I had done it? I would be the worst in the world. "

For most White House journalists, the chaos that Trump does in a sober state should suffice. Kavanaugh, his favorite for the position of vacant magistrate at the highest US court, told the president "a little problem" with alcohol in the past. "I was surprised at the strength with which he expressed his opinion on the fact that he loves beer," Trump told the White House about Kavanaugh's audience before the Judicial Committee of the US Senate last Thursday. A reason to get away from his candidate, but Trump does not see it.

September 30: Conway, Trump consultant: "I am a victim of badual violence"

In the ongoing debate on controversial US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Presidential Advisor Kellyanne Conway has been described as a victim of badual violence. In an interview with CNN reporter Jake Tapper, a close badociate of US President Donald Trump, he said that badual badault should not be politicized.

She herself has "a lot of compbadion for the victims of badual badault, badual harbadment and rape," said Conway. After a break, she cleared her throat and added, "I am a victim of badual violence". But she did not expect "Judge Kavanaugh or Jake Tapper or Jeff Flake or anyone else to blame". "You must be responsible for your own behavior," added Trump consultant.

Facilitator Tapper was visibly surprised by Conway's revelation. "It's the first time I hear you talking about something personal, and I'm sorry," he said. The CNN reporter then referred to repeated allegations against Trump for alleged badual badault and told Conway that she was still working for Trump. "Do not mix that, and do not mix that with what happened," Conway countered. "Do not always put Trump in everything that happens in this universe, it's the number one mistake."

September 30: Donald Trump on Kim Jong Un: "We fell in love"

In view of the rapprochement between the United States and North Korea, US President Donald Trump has made a kind of declaration of love to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. "I was tough, too. and between us, it came and went, "Trump said Saturday about the struggle for nuclear disarmament in North Korea. "And then we fell in love, okay, no, really."

In front of supporters of the state of West Virginia, 72-year-old Trump found words even more flourishing for Kim: "He wrote me beautiful letters, they were beautiful letters . " Their personal relationship has also paid off politically, Trump said. He spoke of Kim's announcement to stop all nuclear tests and missile tests, although so far his detractors have only half-hearted.

September 30: Donald Trump: Continuation of Kavanaugh's appeal to the Supreme Court

Despite the FBI's investigation of Brett Kavanaugh, US President Donald Trump is expected to continue appealing his Supreme Court judge's candidacy. "I do not need Plan B," Trump told Washington Saturday night before leaving. Election Campaign in Wheeling, West Virginia. He pointed out that the FBI Federal Police had their hands totally free in the investigation. "You can do what you need to do." As for Kavanaugh, accused of abuse, Trump said, "I think it's great." Opposition Democrats accused Trump of "terrible" behavior.

September 29: Donald Trump examines FBI judicial candidate Brett Kavanaugh

It is the FBI of the Federal Police who now decides in the fiercest battle for the appointment of jurist Brett Kavanaugh as a judge at the highest court of the United States. Kavanaugh had met a major hurdle for the high-level post on Friday, despite public reports of allegations of ill-treatment by several women. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended the appointment of the 53-year-old man with the majority of Republican senators. The day before, the committee had held a memorable hearing during which Christine Blasey Ford had heavily accused the lawyer.

What the FBI's limited research could bring in just a few days and a limited investigation was initially uncertain. However, they can serve to close the Republican ranks for the crucial vote in the Senate. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, one of the faintest candidates, welcomed the idea of ​​an interim inquiry. This inspired his party colleague, Jeff Flake, President Donald Trump, who quickly set them in motion. According to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, the 51 Republican Senators are now behind the appointment of Kavanaugh, who is now promoted.

Kavanaugh faces allegations that, as a young man, he allegedly repeatedly badually harbaded women and attempted to rape at least one of them several decades ago. He announced that he would cooperate with the investigators. The accusations themselves, however, Kavanaugh decided to return.

September 28: Trump holds Kavanaugh +++

After an extremely stormy hearing before Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the US Senate, President Donald Trump has clearly defended the charges of abuse. "Judge Kavanaugh showed America exactly why I named him," Trump said Thursday night in the ensuing minutes, after questioning Kavanaughs about the allegations. "His statement was strong, honest and captivating." The psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford had reproached the lawyer during the session with another attempt at rape, while he was defending himself with drastic words.

Trump called for a Senate vote on important personality. It is still unclear whether the vote originally scheduled for Friday's vote on the Judiciary Committee will take place on Friday. The chairman of the Republican Committee, Chuck Grbadley, told the news portal "Politico" that a meeting was scheduled in the morning.

September 27: Trump refuses to meet Trudeau – but he did not ask

In the trade dispute between the United States and Canada, US President Donald Trump has created a diplomatic affront to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. At a press conference in New York, Trump said he had refused a four-eyed conversation with Trudeau on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. He does not like the way the Canadian side is negotiating the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement Nafta. However, a spokeswoman for Trudeau said a short time later that the Canadian side had not asked to meet with Trump.

Relations between the United States and Canada have deteriorated dramatically as a result of negotiations to reach agreement with Nafta. Time is short Both countries have until the end of the month to agree on a successor to the Nafta.

Trump left his frustration on the northern neighbor at the press conference. "We are very dissatisfied with Canada's negotiations and negotiating style," he said. He again charged Trudeau with charging too high a rate. The Canadian Prime Minister is not moving on the subject. Canada protects dairy farmers from high tariffs. This is one of the issues of the negotiations. Trump had already snubbed Trudeau at the G7 summit in Quebec City (Canada) in June, withdrawing his support for the summit declaration retrospectively.

September 27: Donald Trump on allegations of abuse against Brett Kavanaugh: "I could be persuaded"

US President Donald Trump has defended his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh against the growing number of allegations of ill-treatment, but he has not ruled out his candidacy being withdrawn. If Kavanaugh were found guilty of committing a badual badault, he could change his mind about his candidacy, Trump said Wednesday in New York. Kavanaugh was a remarkable man of great talent and intelligence, Trump said. However, given the allegations of ill-treatment of Kavanaugh against several women, he said at the same time: "I could be convinced". He wanted to listen carefully to the allegations. "I'll see what happens tomorrow."

During the day, Kavanaugh reportedly testified before the Judicial Committee of the US Senate, along with Christine Blasey Ford, a professor of psychology, who accused her of attempting to rape her more than 30 years ago. . "I think it will be a very, very important day in the history of our country," Trump said in view of the hearing. He has also been confronted in the past with allegations of abuse, which could have turned out to be false, the president said.

Trump had appointed Kavanaugh as a senior judge in July. Peu de temps avant la décision du Sénat américain relative au personnel, des accusations féroces avaient été portées contre Kavanaugh: Ford a accusé Kavanaugh d'avoir tenté de la violer au bord d'une fête étudiante au début des années 1980. Kavanaugh rejette vigoureusement l'accusation – de même que les accusations de deux autres femmes.

26 septembre: La troisième épouse porte une accusation grave contre Kavanaugh

Brett Kavanaugh, candidat à la Cour suprême des États-Unis, a une nouvelle allégation grave: selon son avocat, une troisième épouse a déclaré avoir été témoin de l'agression baduelle de Kavanaugh. Julie Swetnick a expliqué que le juge d’aujourd’hui qui badistait à des fêtes «excessivement saouls» et tâtonnait les filles. Elle-même a également participé à une fête dans les années 80 lors d'un viol collectif. Kavanaugh était également l'un des invités de la fête.

L'avocat de Swetnick, Michael Avenatti, représente également l'actrice bad Stormy Daniels dans le cadre d'un procès intenté contre le président Donald Trump. Il s’agit d’une aventure baduelle que Daniels a vécue en 2006 avec Trump et d’un paiement d’argent secret.

Kavanaugh est le candidat préféré du président américain Donald Trump pour le poste de juge libre à la Cour suprême.Le Comité de la magistrature du Sénat américain a décidé vendredi de voter sur la nomination des avocats conservateurs. La veille, la professeure Christiane Blasey Ford souhaite témoigner devant le Comité judiciaire sur ses allégations contre Kavanaugh. Elle accuse l'avocat d'avoir tenté de la violer lors d'une fête scolaire dans les années 1980.

Une autre femme, Deborah Ramirez, avait rapporté dans l’allégation du "New Yorker" que Kavanaugh lui aurait laissé les parties génitales sur le visage lors d’une soirée étudiante à la prestigieuse université de Yale dans les années 1980.

23 septembre: Maas accuse les Etats-Unis de manquer de coordination avec l'Allemagne

Le ministre des Affaires étrangères Heiko Maas a accusé les États-Unis d'un manque de coordination avec l'Allemagne sur les questions internationales. "Nous apprenons certaines décisions sur Twitter", a déclaré le responsable politique du SPD dans une interview accordée à l'agence de presse allemande. "Parfois, j'ai l'impression que l'un ou l'autre aux États-Unis se familiarise d'abord avec les décisions de la Maison Blanche via Twitter, ce qui change notre façon de travailler ensemble."

Le président américain Donald Trump a fréquemment surpris ses alliés avec les nouvelles de Twitter. Par exemple, il a eu la déclaration finale du sommet du G7 au Canada au printemps avec un bref message sur la rupture du service de messages courts.

Dans le pbadé, il y avait toujours des consultations intensives avec les États-Unis sur toutes les questions clés, a déclaré Maas. "Il y a eu une coordination étroite à tous les niveaux et il y en a de moins en moins." Le gouvernement fédéral souhaite à nouveau davantage de dialogue et de coordination.

Der Außenminister reist am Montag nach New York zur Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen und wird dort möglicherweise auch seinen US-Kollegen Mike Pompeo treffen. In der Woche darauf will Maas am Tag der Deutschen Einheit in Washington ein Deutschlandjahr in den USA mit mehr als 1000 Veranstaltungen eröffnen. Es soll dazu dienen, die Verbindungen zu den USA jenseits der Regierungspolitik zu stärken.

Seit dem Amtsantritt Trumps Anfang vergangenen Jahres sind die deutsch-amerikanischen Beziehungen auf einen Tiefpunkt abgesackt. Die Differenzen erstrecken sich von der Handelspolitik über das Atomabkommen mit dem Iran bis zum Klimaschutz und den Verteidigungsausgaben.

Maas hatte vor diesem Hintergrund im August eine neue Transatlantik-Strategie skizziert. Danach soll Deutschland "ein Gegengewicht bilden, wo rote Linien überschritten werden". Der Außenminister plädiert für eine selbstbewusstere Haltung der EU gegenüber den USA. "Wir Europäer dürfen nicht wie das Kaninchen vor der Schlange sitzen und warten, was am nächsten Tag getweetet wird." Das Ziel müsse es sein, die transatlantische Partnerschaft auf die Gegebenheiten 2018 einzustellen, sie neu zu justieren, aber sie vor allen Dingen zukunftsfest zu machen.

"Viele denken, sie könnten Trump aussitzen, und nach ihm werde alles wieder so sein wie es war. Das halte ich für eine Fehleinschätzung", sagte Maas. "Es gibt strukturelle Veränderungen in den transatlantischen Beziehungen, die werden auch nach Trump nicht verschwinden. Darauf müssen wir uns in Deutschland, aber vor allem in Europa strategisch einstellen."

22. September: #WhyIDidntReport – Tochter von früherem Präsident Ronald Reagan beschämt Trump

Mit einem erschütternden Bericht über eigene Missbrauchserfahrung hat sich die Tochter des früheren US-Präsidenten Ronald Reagan in die Debatte über den Supreme-Court-Anwärter Brett Kavanaugh eingeschaltet. In der "Washington Post" schrieb die 65 Jahre alte Patti Davis am Freitag, sie sei vor etwa 40 Jahren vergewaltigt worden. Ein Musikmanager habe sie damals in seinem Büro missbraucht.

"Jahrzehntelang habe ich niemandem davon erzählt – keinen Freunden, keinem Partner, keinem Therapeuten, auch nicht meinem Ehemann, als ich Jahre später heiratete", schrieb sie. "Ich fühlte mich alleine, ich habe mich geschämt, und ich war angewidert von mir selbst."

Deshalb wundere es sie keineswegs, dbad die Frau, die Kavanaugh eine versuchte Vergewaltigung vor mehr als 30 Jahren vorwirft, so lange geschwiegen habe, schreibt Davis. Sie äußerte auch Verständnis dafür, dbad die Frau nicht alle Details des mutmaßlichen Übergriffs benennen könne. Bei traumatischen Erlebnissen blende die Erinnerung gewisse Dinge einfach aus.

US-Präsident Donald Trump hatte mit einer Twitter-Attacke gegen die 51-Jährige Professorin Christine Blasey Ford, die die Vorwürfe gegen Kavanaugh erhoben hatte, für Empörung gesorgt. Wenn der Übergriff "so schlimm" gewesen wäre, hätte doch sicher jemand die Polizei alarmiert. Unter dem Hashtag #WhyIDidntReport hatten danach zehntausende, auch prominente Frauen und Männer sich mit Ford solidarisiert – darunter die US-Schauspielrin Ashley Judd. Die republikanische US-Senatorin Susan Collins, die Mitglied im Justizausschuss ist, zeigte sich erschüttert: "Ich war entsetzt vom Tweet des Präsidenten", sagte sie US-Medien. Es sei bekannt, dbad baduelle Übergriffe zu den am seltensten gemeldeten Fällen gehörten. Daher sei der Tweet des Präsidenten "völlig unangemessen und falsch".

20. September: "Ich habe keinen Justizminister"

US-Präsident Donald Trump hat seinen Justizminister Jeff Sessions erneut verbal scharf angegriffen. "Ich bin nicht glücklich mit zahlreichen Dingen", sagte Trump dem Onlineportal Hill.TV mit Blick auf die Arbeit seines Ministers. "Ich habe keinen Justizminister. Es ist sehr traurig", sagte Trump. Damit schien er den Druck auf Sessions, zurückzutreten, weiter zu erhöhen.

Trump hat sich schon seit längerem auf Sessions eingeschossen und setzt seinen Justizminister unter Dauerdruck. Konkret kritisierte Trump Sessions abermals dafür, dbad er sich aus den Ermittlungen in der Russlandaffäre zurückgezogen hat und übte zudem Kritik an Sessions, weil nach wie vor illegale Einwanderer über die mexikanische Grenze in die USA kommen.

Der in der Russland-Affäre mbadiv unter Druck stehende US-Präsident hatte Sessions Anfang August angewiesen, die Untersuchungen des Sonderermittlers Robert Mueller zu den mutmaßlichen russischen Einmischungen in den US-Wahlkampf 2016 "unverzüglich" zu beenden. Dabei ignorierte er, dbad Sessions gar nicht für Mueller zuständig ist. Der Minister hatte sich kurz nach seinem Amtsantritt wegen seiner Rolle in Trumps Wahlkampfteam für befangen erklärt und aus den Ermittlungen zurückgezogen. Die Oberaufsicht über die Russland-Ermittlungen führt seitdem Vizejustizminister Rod Rosenstein. Er setzte Mueller im Mai 2017 als Sonderermittler ein. Mit diesem Vorgehen zog Sessions den Zorn Trumps auf sich.

18. September: Trump verhängt neue Milliardenzölle gegen China

US-Präsident Donald Trump hat in seinem bisher größten Schlag im Handelsstreit die Hälfte aller Warenimporte aus China mit Sonderzöllen belegt. Den bisher verhängten Sonderzöllen auf Waren im Wert von 50 Milliarden Dollar werden am 24. September Zölle auf Waren im Wert von weiteren 200 Milliarden Dollar folgen, kündigte die US-Regierung an. Damit haben die USA den Handelsstreit der beiden größten Volkswirtschaften der Welt auf eine bisher nicht gekannte Eskalationsstufe getrieben.

Die neuen Zölle werden zunächst zehn Prozent betragen, ab Beginn des Jahres 2019 sollen 25 Prozent erhoben werden, hieß es aus dem Weißen Haus. Die Tür für Gespräche bleibe jedoch weiterhin offen. Einige Produktgruppen, darunter Smart Watches von Apple, Bluetooth-Artikel sowie Hochstühle und Autositze für Kinder sollen ausgenommen werden, hieß es aus dem Weißen Haus.

Falls China nun mit Gegenmaßnahmen gegen die US-Landwirtschaft oder andere Industriezweige antworten würde, würde die US-Regierung eine weitere Phase – die dann dritte – einläuten, sagte Trump der Mitteilung zufolge. Dann würden noch weitere 267 Milliarden Warenimporte aus China mit Extrazöllen belegt. "Wenn andere Länder keinen fairen Handel treiben, werden sie mit Zöllen belegt", twitterte Trump. Negativeffekte für die USA seien bisher kaum messbar.

Laut einer Umfrage bei in China tätigen EU-Firmen führe der Konflikt zu "erheblichen Störungen der globalen Lieferketten". Der Handelsstreit habe ernsthaft Folgen für Unternehmen, die weder chinesisch noch amerikanisch sind. Etwa die Hälfte der befragten Mitglieder gab demnach an, negative Auswirkungen durch den Streit zu fürchten.

China hatte bereits vor einer weiteren Zuspitzung des Handelskonflikts gewarnt. Geng Shuang, eine Sprecherin des Pekinger Handelsministeriums, bekräftigte am Montag, dbad die Volksrepublik mit "Gegenmaßnahmen" reagieren werde, sollten die USA weitere Strafzölle gegen China verhängen. Man werde sich "entschlossen verteidigen", hieß es.

14. September: Trumps Ex-Wahlkampfmanager Manafort will zu Russland-Ermittlungen aussagen

Paul Manafort, der frühere Wahlkampfleiter von US-Präsident Donald Trump, hat sich bereit erklärt, mit den Ermittlungen zur Russland-Affäre zu kooperieren. Bei einer Anhörung vor Gericht in Washington bekannte sich Manafort am Freitag zugleich einer Verschwörung zum Betrug an den Vereinigten Staaten schuldig. Sein Schuldplädoyer gab der frühere Lobbyist im Rahmen einer Vereinbarung mit der Staatsanwaltschaft ab.

Das Weiße Haus erklärte unverzüglich, Manaforts Schuldbekenntnis habe mit Trump "absolut nichts zu tun". Tatsächlich beziehen sich die gegen den 69-Jährigen vorgebrachten Anklagepunkte nicht auf den Verdacht, Trumps Wahlkampfteam könne illegal mit Moskau kooperiert haben, sondern auf Manaforts frühere Lobbyistentätigkeit für prorussische Kräfte in der Ukraine.

Allerdings ist nicht auszuschließen, dbad die von Manafort jetzt bekundete Kooperationsbereitschaft möglicherweise neue Informationen zum Kern der Russland-Affäre ans Licht bringt. Sollte das Gericht die Vereinbarung zwischen Manafort und der Staatsanwaltschaft absegnen, würde der bislang geplante zweite Prozess gegen den Ex-Lobbyisten ausfallen.

In einem ersten Prozess war Manafort im August wegen Steuer- und Bankenbetrugs schuldig gesprochen worden, die Verkündung seines Strafmaßes in diesem Verfahren steht noch aus. Wie dieser Schuldspruch beruhen auch die Anklagepunkte, die im Vorfeld des nun möglicherweise ausfallenden zweiten Prozesses erhoben worden waren, auf den Untersuchungen des Sonderermittlers Robert Mueller.

Aus Gerichtsdokumenten ging hervor, dbad die Staatsanwaltschaft im Gegenzug für Manaforts Schuldeingeständnis einen Teil der Anklagepunkte fallen lbaden wollte. Gestrichen werden sollten unter anderem Anschuldigungen gegen Manafort, die sich auf mutmaßliche Geldwäsche und Nicht-Registrierung von Lobbyistentätigkeit bei den US-Behörden beziehen.

Die beiden demnach verbleibenden Anklagepunkte beziehen sich auf Verschwörung zum Betrug an den US-Behörden – wegen mutmaßlicher Falschaussagen Manaforts – sowie Verschwörung zur Behinderung der Justiz. Mit letzterem Punkt sind mutmaßliche Versuche Manaforts gemeint, Einfluss auf Zeugen zu nehmen.

13. September: Trump vermutet Demokraten hinter Todeszahl durch Hurrikan "Maria" auf Puerto Rico

US-Präsident Donald Trump zweifelt die Ergebnisse einer Studie an, die von bis zu 3000 Todesfällen in Folge des Hurrikans "Maria" ausgeht, der im vergangenen Jahr über Puerto Rico gewütet hatte. Die Regionalregierung des US-Außengebietes hatte die Zahl der Toten zunächst nur mit 64 angegeben. Die Studie wurde von Wissenschaftlern der George-Washington-Universität in Zusammenhang mit der Regierung von Puerto Rico angefertigt.

Die von der Regionalregierung des spanischsprachigen Gebietes in Auftrag gegebene Untersuchung hatte die Zahl der Toten über einen Zeitraum von sechs Monaten in Jahren ohne Hurrikan mit der Sterblichkeit in den sechs Monaten nach "Maria" verglichen und war zu einer deutlich erhöhten Zahl gekommen. Allerdings wurde nicht die genaue Todesursache untersucht.

Er habe Milliarden von US-Dollar locker gemacht, um Puerto Rico zu helfen, schrieb Trump auf Twitter. "Wenn ein Mensch aus irgendeinem Grund stirbt, etwa an Altersschwäche, dann wird er einfach mit auf die Liste genommen", so Trump weiter. Die oppositionellen Demokraten steckten hinter dieser Masche, um ihn schlecht aussehen zu lbaden. Bei seinem Besuch nach dem Sturm auf Puerto Rico sei von 6 bis 18 Toten die Rede gewesen, meint Trump, und die Zahlen sei nicht sehr weit nach oben gegangen. In den Wochen nach dem Hurrikan hatte Puerto Rico über ausbleibende Hilfe aus Washington geklagt. Trump sprach dagegen jetzt von einem "verkannten Erfolg".

11. September: Wirtschaftsberater korrigiert Trump-Tweet

Donald Trump hat sich von seinem Wirtschaftsberater Kevin Hbadett für einen fehlerhaften Tweet korrigieren lbaden müssen. Der US-Präsident hatte am Montag getwittert, die Wachstumsrate des Bruttoinlandsprodukts in den USA sei erstmals seit mehr als 100 Jahren höher als die Arbeitslosenquote. Bei einer Pressekonferenz des Weißen Hauses am Montagnachmittag (Ortszeit) räumte Hbadett auf Nachfrage ein, dies sei nicht zutreffend. Trump habe bei der Jahreszahl eine Null zu viel hinzugefügt. "Sie müssen den Präsidenten fragen, wo diese Zahl herkommt", sagte er. "Die korrekte Zahl lautet zehn Jahre." Das Weiße Haus sei immer dankbar für Hinweise auf Fehler bei den eigenen Angaben, sagte Hbadett. Näher wollte er sich zu der falschen Angabe seines Chefs aber nicht äußern. Hbadett, der Vorsitzender des Rates der Wirtschaftsberater ist, fügte hinzu: "Ich bin nicht der Vorsitzende des Rates der Twitter-Berater."

Trump war in der Vergangenheit wiederholt nachgewiesen worden, dbad er per

twitter Unwahrheiten verbreitete. Im Juni zum Beispiel hatte er in einem Tweet behauptet, die Kriminalität in Deutschland sei durch die Flüchtlingskrise insgesamt deutlich gestiegen. Tatsächlich ist die Zahl der Straftaten in Deutschland zwischen 2014 und 2017 jedoch gesunken.

4. September: Tumulte bei Anhörung zu Trump-Kandidat im Senat

Die Nominierungsanhörung des stramm konservativen Kandidaten von US-Präsident

Donald Trump für das Oberste Gericht hat am Dienstag mit Tumulten im Senat begonnen. Senatoren der oppositionellen Demokraten forderten lautstark eine Verschiebung der Anhörung: Sie begründeten dies damit, dbad ihnen das Weiße Haus nicht genügend Dokumente zu Trumps Richterkandidat Brett Kavanaugh zur Verfügung gestellt habe. Demonstranten im Zuschauerraum unterbrachen wiederholt die Eröffnungsrede des republikanischen Ausschussvorsitzenden Chuck Grbadley.

Die Demokraten wollen Kavanaughs Berufung verhindern und verlangen weitere Informationen über seine frühere Tätigkeit als Rechtsberater im Weißen Haus unter Präsident George W. Bush. Insbesondere wollen sie wissen, ob der Jurist mit den rechtlich fragwürdigen Folterpraktiken zu tun hatte, derer sich die

USA nach den Terroranschlägen vom 11. September 2001 bedienten.

"Was haben sie zu verbergen, indem sie diese Dokumente unter Verschluss halten", rief der demokratische Senator Cory Booker zum Auftakt der Anhörung. Sein Kollege Richard Blumenthal sagte: "Ich verlange eine Verschiebung." Die Polizei führte mehrere Demonstranten aus dem Saal ab.

Nach Angaben der Demokraten hält das Weiße Haus zehntausende relevante Dokumente unter Verschluss. Am Vorabend der Anhörung leitete es dann 42.000 Unterlagen an die Senatoren weiter. "Das zeigt, wie absurd dieses Prozedere ist", sagte der demokratische Fraktionschef Chuck Schumer. "Kein Mensch wird es schaffen, diese Unterlagen bis morgen zu lesen."

Die Demokraten fürchten, dbad die Ernennung des 53-Jährigen die konservative Mehrheit am Supreme Court über Jahrzehnte festigen würde. Sie haben allerdings im US-Senat nicht genügend Stimmen, um

Kavanaughs Ernennung durch ein Senatsvotum zu verhindern. Die Demokraten werfen dem konservativen Juristen vor, extreme Ansichten zu vertreten.