Pressed by a television host to say the words ‘black lives matter,’ Vice President Mike Pence has instead replied that ‘all lives matter,’ while acknowledging Juneteenth and lamenting George Floyd‘s death as a ‘tragedy’. The exchange occurred on Friday night when Pence appeared in an interview with Philadelphia ABC affiliate WPVI-TV, and anchor Brian Taff repeatedly … Read more
President Trump has retweeted a video of black conservative activist Candace Owens denigrating George Floyd and describing him as a symbol of a ‘broken culture in black America today’. Owens made the controversial remarks during an interview with radio host Glenn Beck Friday, during which she also stated: ‘The fact that he has been held … Read more
Black conservative activist Candace Owens was included in Vice President Mike Pence‘s roundtable on race relations Thursday, despite being criticized for calling George Floyd a ‘horrible human being.’ Pence tweeted out that he had met with some black Americans, explaining that the group had disussed ‘ how we can move our Nation forward in the … Read more
Except for one sticky moment when U.S. astronaut Doug Hurley appeared to clobber his head on an entry hatch as he crossed the threshold of the International Space Station, it all went like a dream. At teatime yesterday, a 19-hour flight followed by a flawless piece of zero-orbit parking saw the Space X capsule reach … Read more
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday to watch the historic launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. They traveled to Florida with family members including Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and some of the grandkids. … Read more
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump departed the White House Wednesday to watch the historic launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. The Trumps walked out of the Oval Office at 12:30 p.m., with the president skipping a Q&A with the gathered … Read more
Elon Musk has accepted absolute responsibility if today’s historic launch of two veteran NASA astronauts ends in tragedy, with the weather giving just a 50-50 chance of the life-off getting the green light. Musk told CBS This Morning: ‘I’m the chief engineer of this thing so I’d just like to say that if it goes … Read more
Elon Musk today prepares to blast two astronauts into space in SpaceX’s $4 billion touch-screen spaceship, beginning a new era of privatised exploration. Veteran NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will take a Tesla ride across Kennedy Space Center in their Hollywood-inspired ‘Starman’ suits and tap into their Falcon 9 rocket ship using a … Read more
Vice President Mike Pence appeared bare-faced at a burger bar alongside Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Wednesday on a trip to Orlando to tout economic reopening. Pence’s last trip out of Washington was delayed by the news that one of his top aides, spokeswoman Katie Miller, had contracted COVID-19. And while Pence spent several days keeping his … Read more
Vice President Mike Pence was spotted at the White House on Tuesday wearing a face mask amid concerns about a coronavirus cluster at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Pence made a ‘personal decision’ to stay away from President Donald Trump after a coronavirus outbreak on his staff, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Tuesday. ‘The vice … Read more