Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has supplied his condolences to President Donald Trump soon after his more youthful brother, Robert Trump, died on Saturday night. The previous vice president mentioned he comprehended the “incredible soreness of dropping a liked 1” in a tweet directed in direction of Mr Trump.
Robert died at the age of 71 while in a New York clinic. He experienced been reportedly hospitalised in the intense treatment unit for quite a few days in June, but details of his health issues have not been released. The president confirmed his brother’s death in a assertion introduced by the White Dwelling on Saturday evening.
After Mr Biden provided the condolences, Mr Trump later shared a movie on Twitter that appeared to make entertaining of the former vice president for his stutter and odd things he’s reported in interviews. The president supplied no context for why he shared the online video.
This comes as the Democratic-led House has named for numerous officers with the United States Postal Company (USPS) to arrive to an crisis hearing on 24 August. The hearing would handle stories of mail delays and how it could affect the forthcoming election.
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Democratic lawmakers have pushed for Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call the Property back into session to tackle difficulties with the USPS. Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer mentioned he and other lawmakers were wanting at a standalone invoice that would tackle funding and other issues associated to the provider.
Main of Staff members Mark Meadows appeared on CNN to reply concerns about Mr Trump’s stance on mail-in voting. It was pointed out to the Trump admin that there has been no proof mail-in voting causes voter frauds, but Mr Meadows mentioned there was no proof it doesn’t trigger fraud.
in other news, the Trump administration has established a verified account on Triller, TikTok’s rival app. This shift further more segmented the Trump administration’s place in opposition to the Chinese-produced movie app.
