The ‘fire and fury’ of US President Donald Trump has translated into many memorable phrases that have baffled, amused or infuriated observers. RT looks at the top quotes from the first year of his presidency. January 2017: 'You are fake news' Trump had famously sparred with the media throughout his campaign. He reserved his ire …
Continue reading Covfefe, Little Rocket Man and ‘Stable Genius’: A Year of Trumpisms
The Justice Department’s probe into a corruption scandal revolving around an Asian defense contractor has expanded to include 60 admirals and hundreds of officers with the US Seventh Fleet, which is going through turmoil after deadly ship collisions. The Navy confirmed it has been reviewing the conduct of 440 active duty and retired personnel for …
Continue reading 60 US Navy Admirals Snared in ‘Fat Leonard’ Corruption Scandal
The US government has released thousands of files relating to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Sputnik takes a look at some of the juiciest information about the 20th century's most infamous murder. President Donald Trump has agreed to release 2,800 classified files, claiming the US public deserved to be "fully informed" about the assassination of then-president John Fitzgerald …
Continue reading Top Ten Most Curious Memos We Found in the Newly Released JFK Files
US President Donald Trump said that he talked to the “incredible president” of the US Virgin Islands, giving rise to online discussions on whether Trump could use a geography lesson, or if there are actually two Trumps secretly present in the White House. “I will tell you I left Texas and I left Florida and …
Continue reading Two Trumps Confirmed? Donald Says He Met Virgin Islands ‘President’
Footage from the Irma-hit Bahamas freaked out social media users on Saturday as it emerged that seawater was missing from a bay as far as the eye could see. The scene turned out to be a rare natural occurrence tied to the outgoing hurricane. “I am in disbelief right now... This is Long Island, Bahamas …
Continue reading Hurricane Irma ‘Sucks Away’ Miles of Ocean from Bahama Coastline
Hurricane Irma may find US immigration difficult as 59,000 people claim they’ll point their fans in its direction in an effort to deny it entry. A Facebook event has gone viral in the hope of preventing the category 4 storm from reaching Florida. https://www.instagram.com/p/BYwIYCJFZuk/ “Everyone takes their fans outside and points them at Hurricane Irma …
Continue reading 59000 Americans Hoping Fan Machines & Blow Guns Will Defeat Hurricane Irma
While at least one billionaire was able to safely ride out the storm in his luxury wine cellar, most residents of the Caribbean islands that took a direct hit from Hurricane Irma Wednesday described scenes out of a "horror movie" as the megastorm—the most powerful ever recorded in the Atlantic—came ashore, rendering the island of …
Continue reading Like a ‘Horror Movie’: Hurricane Irma Brings Total Devastation to Caribbean
US President Donald Trump has come out against the removal of Confederate monuments, as activists seek to tear down what they call symbols of the country’s racist past. “Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments,” Trump said in a …
Continue reading ‘Can’t Change History, Learn From It’: Trump Opposes Monuments Removal
Back in April, when many people on the Internet earnestly believed that nuclear war with North Korea was only days—if not hours—away, your favorite and most trusted news source (Russia Insider, obviously) calmed its readers by reminding them that America would first have to find North Korea on a map before bombing it. Apparently the New …
