Though Trump smashed the record for his presidency, he came up 19 posts short of his all-time record of 161. That record was set was Jan. 5, 2015.
Author: William Cummings, USA TODAY
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin tells climate change activist Greta Thunberg to get an economics degree
Thunberg, 17, spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where she made an impassioned plea for the world to stop using fossil fuels.
‘Red herring’: Trump, Barr say killing of Iran’s Soleimani was justified, whether or not threat was imminent
“I do believe that this concept of imminence is something of a red herring,” Attorney General William Barr said of the debate over killing Soleimani.
Iranian official tells Trump not to ‘dishonor’ Persian language by tweeting in Farsi
President Donald Trump has kept up the social media component of his maximum-pressure campaign against Iran.
‘Collateral damage’: Canadian CEO says ‘narcissist’ Trump to blame after Iran downs Ukraine airliner
“I am very angry, and time isn’t making me less angry,” tweeted Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain, whose colleague was killed on the downed flight.
What you need to know about the death of Gen. Soleimani and the escalating situation with Iran
Here is a rundown of the situation ex-CIA Director Leon Panetta described as “closer to war with Iran than we’ve been in the last 40 years.”
Secretary of State Pompeo blames current tension with Iran on ‘Obama administration’s appeasement’
“We’re trying to correct for what was the Obama administration’s appeasement of Iran,” Pompeo said, adding that “this war kicked off” with the JCPOA.
US conducts strikes in Iraq, Syria on Iran-backed militia behind attack that killed American, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said the militia was behind a rocket attack that left an American contractor dead and four U.S. service members wounded.
‘It’s a situation that concerns us’: National security adviser says US still expects ‘gift’ from North Korea
In April 2018, North Korea held the same Workers’ Party meeting and announced it would suspend nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests.
Trump says he gives Democrat Tulsi Gabbard ‘a lot of respect’ for voting present on impeachment
Trump claimed Gabbard didn’t vote “because she knew it was wrong” but Gabbard said she voted “present” because the process had been too partisan.