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While seeking credit for vaccine, Trump says he may invoke Defense Production Act

09 Dec 2020

WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would invoke the Defense Production Act if needed to ensure Americans are first in line for domestically produced coronavirus vaccines at a summit designed to give him and his team credit for speedy vaccine development. | Video

UPDATE 3-While seeking credit for vaccine, Trump says he may invoke Defense Production Act

09 Dec 2020

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would invoke the Defense Production Act if needed to ensure Americans are first in line for domestically produced coronavirus vaccines at a summit designed to give him and his team credit for speedy vaccine development.

Trump to order priority access to U.S. COVID-19 vaccines for Americans

08 Dec 2020

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to ensure that priority access for COVID-19 vaccines procured by the U.S. government is given to the American people before assisting other nations, senior administration officials said on Monday.

Trump says his lawyer Giuliani, hospitalized with COVID-19, does not have fever

08 Dec 2020

WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who has tested positive for COVID-19, is doing well in the hospital and does not have a fever, the president said on Monday at the White House.

Trump keeps up false claims of widespread fraud at Georgia rally for U.S. senators

06 Dec 2020

VALDOSTA, Georgia U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned in Georgia on Saturday for two Republican senators at a rally that some in his party feared could end up hurting, not helping, their chances by focusing on his efforts to reverse his own election defeat. | Video

Exclusive: FDA chief had 'robust discussion' with White House about vaccine timelines

04 Dec 2020

WASHINGTON The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's chief had a "robust discussion" with the White House this week about the timeline for coronavirus vaccine approvals and believes vaccinating 20 million Americans this year is realistic, he said on Friday. | Video

Trump declines to say if he still has confidence in Attorney General Barr

04 Dec 2020

WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday declined to say whether he still had confidence in U.S. Attorney General William Barr after the Department of Justice chief this week said there was no sign of major fraud in last month's presidential election. | Video

Trump to meet next week with industry, government officials on COVID vaccine

02 Dec 2020

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will gather leaders from industry and government next week for a summit on the coronavirus vaccine, the White House said on Tuesday, as the outgoing president seeks to emphasize his role in the speedy development of a vaccine.

Inching toward exit, Trump says he'll leave if Biden wins Electoral College vote

27 Nov 2020

WASHINGTON/REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden, the closest he has come to conceding the Nov. 3 election, even as he repeated unfounded claims of massive voter fraud. | Video

Trump says he will leave the White House if Electoral College votes for Biden

27 Nov 2020

WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden.

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