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‘His heart is in the right place’: Vance defends Musk calling him emotional, says Trump’s response measured

JD Vance during interview with Theo Von (Screen grab from X @VP) US vice president JD Vance sought to ease growing tensions between US President Donald Trump and billionaire, Elon Musk, calling the Tesla CEO’s recent outbursts emotional but well-intentioned.In an interview with comedian Theo Von released Friday, Vance said of Musk, “I think his […]

‘I am very compassionate’: Joni Ernst defends her ‘we all are going to die’ remark

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst defended her controversial statement “we all are going to die,” at a town hall meeting and said that “you need to listen to the entire conversation.”Speaking to CBS News on Monday, Ernst said, “I’m very compassionate, and you need to listen to the entire conversation.”During a heated town hall on Friday, […]

Hindu Canadian Foundation defends Anita Anand for her talks with Jaishankar, calls out World Sikh Organization for ‘bullying’ her

Hindu Canadian Foundation defended Anita Anand for her talks with Jaishankar. Canada’s first Indian-origin foreign minister Anita Anand recently spoke with her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar over the telephone and called the discussion productive towards strengthening Canada-India ties. This led to an internal power play in Canada with the World Sikh Organization of Canada slamming […]

‘I was in charge and he won’: Joe Biden accepts some blame for 2024 loss, defends record

File photo: Former US President Joe Biden (Picture credit: AP) Former US President Joe Biden has said he takes some responsibility for Donald Trump’s election win in 2024 but strongly defended his time in office, blaming a lack of messaging and Republican obstruction for voter dissatisfaction.In an interview on ‘The View’, Biden said, “Yes, I […]

Vance defends Trump’s AI image of himself as pope, says ‘fine with people telling jokes, not with people starting stupid wars’

US Vice President JD Vance, who is Catholic, defended Donald Trump’s Truth Social post featuring an AI-generated image of Trump as pope, considering it merely humorous.“As a general rule, I’m fine with people telling jokes and not fine with people starting stupid wars that kill thousands of my countrymen,” Vance stated on X on Saturday, […]

Ilhan Omar defends abusing reporter with ‘F’ word, says, ‘I said what I said’

Ilhan Omar abused a reporter and defended it. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar asked a reporter to ‘f-off’ when the Democratic leader was asked whether more of her colleagues should be travelling to visit El Salvador to meet Abrego Garcia, whom the Donald Trump administration deported. “I think you should f**k off,’ Ilhan Omar said catching the […]

Not safeguards, but security: US defends steel, aluminium tariffs amid India’s WTO complaint

NEW DELHI: The United States has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that its decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports was taken on national security grounds, not as a safeguard measure, a key distinction that challenges India’s formal complaint filed earlier this month.In a communication dated April 17, the US said the […]

Donald Trump: ‘Somebody had to pull the trigger’: Donald Trump defends tariffs, says he reversed them because ‘people were getting yippy’

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his surprise decision to pause tariffs on most countries for 90 days, attributing the reversal to market reactions and what he described as people getting “a little yippy” and “afraid.”Speaking to reporters outside the White House during an event […]

Trump Tariffs: Trump defends ‘explosive’ tariffs, claims $2 billion flowing in every day

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has once again defended his aggressive trade policies, claiming that the United States is now “pouring in” billions of dollars from newly implemented tariffs on foreign imports. Speaking from the East Room of the White House on Tuesday while signing a series […]

From ‘no inflation’ to ‘don’t be a Panican’, Trump defends tariffs on social media amid market turmoil

The “Wall Street mayhem” also led to a “Trump meltdown” on Monday after the US President justified “the tough days ahead” by reiterating his belief in the shock therapy through back-to-back social media posts.At 6:49 am on Monday, Trump took to his Truth Social and declared that there is “no inflation” in the US, despite […]