Red-faced Bill Clinton yells at Black Lives Matter protesters

Red-faced Bill Clinton yells at Black Lives Matter protesters

Special to WorldTribune.com An agitated and red-faced Bill Clinton defended his record and his wife’s past statements when Black Lives Matter protesters interrupted a campaign event in Philadelphia on April 7. The protesters confronted the former president, saying the 1994 criminal justice reform bill he signed into law ended up hurting African-Americans. Clinton insisted that […]

Mexico’s president replaces ambassador, says Trump must be ‘taken seriously’

Mexico’s president replaces ambassador, says Trump must be ‘taken seriously’

Special to WorldTribune.com Donald Trump has succeeded in getting Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto’s attention. Spurred by Trump’s tough talk, which includes building a border wall and making Mexico pay for it, Nieto has dispatched a new ambassador and a crisis-communications expert to Washington to strengthen the “relations, promotion and image of our country” in […]

Bernie Sanders claims Israel killed 10,000 ‘innocents’ in Gaza

Bernie Sanders claims Israel killed 10,000 ‘innocents’ in Gaza

Special to WorldTribune.com Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders used what was called a grossly exaggerated casualty figure when he accused Israel of killing more than 10,000 “innocent civilians” in the Gaza Strip during the 2014 war with Hamas. Sanders made the comments in a meeting with the New York Daily News editorial board, a transcript […]

Trump details how he’ll get Mexico to pay for border wall

Trump details how he’ll get Mexico to pay for border wall

Special to WorldTribune.com Donald Trump plans to use a strategy that includes the Patriot Act, tariffs on imports and raising visa fees to get Mexico to pay for a wall on the U.S.’s southern border. “We have the moral high ground here, and all the leverage,” a memo released by the Trump campaign on April […]

Border Patrol union endorses Donald Trump

Border Patrol union endorses Donald Trump

Special to WorldTribune.com Saying he is a “refreshing change” from the “management yes-men,” a U.S. Border Patrol agents’ union said it is endorsing Donald Trump for president. The National Border Patrol Council, which says it represents 16,500 agents, said in a letter of endorsement that Trump is a break from “the perfect Washington-approved tone.” It […]

Sarandon shocker: Trump might be better for America than Hillary

Sarandon shocker: Trump might be better for America than Hillary

Special to WorldTribune.com Actress and liberal activist Susan Sarandon, a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, said Donald Trump could be a better option for America than Hillary Clinton. In an interview with MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes on March 28, Sarandon admitted she was unsure if she could bring herself to […]

Trump hits teaching Palestinian children terrorist values

Trump hits teaching Palestinian children terrorist values

Special to WorldTribune.com Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump supports a “two-state solution” for Israel and Palestine but said Palestinians “have to stop” teaching their children to embrace terrorism. “The children, I sort of talked about it pretty much in the [AIPAC] speech, but the children are aspiring to grow up to be terrorists,” said Trump […]

Clinton ‘plan’ to defeat ISIL mocked: ‘4-slide powerpoint by 6th grader’

Clinton ‘plan’ to defeat ISIL mocked: ‘4-slide powerpoint by 6th grader’

Special to WorldTribune.com On March 23, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tweeted a graphic that promises “A Real Plan to Defeat ISIL”. The plan: “1) Take out ISIL’s stronghold in Iraq and Syria; 2) Dismantle the global terror network; 3) Harden our defenses at home and prevent attacks.” The vague tweet offered no actual substance […]

Cornel West: Hillary Clinton is the ‘Milli Vanilli of American politics’

Cornel West: Hillary Clinton is the ‘Milli Vanilli of American politics’

Special to WorldTribune.com Cornel West has compared Hillary Clinton to the phoniest of phonies. “Sister Hillary Clinton is the Milli Vanilli of American politics,” the author-philosopher and prominent socialist said. Ouch! “She lip-synchs, she gives lip service. But when it comes to policy, who supported the crime bill? Who supported, not just the deregulating of banks, […]