Trump news: President’s niece slams him over reports he called war dead ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ as ex-FBI agent says agency wondered if he was ‘Manchurian candidate’
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Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump has become the latest to slam the president for a report that said he allegedly mocked American veterans as "losers" and "suckers". In a tweet, Ms Trump shared a picture of her father, Mr Trump's brother, who served in the National Guard.
This comes after Captain Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger posted a series of tweets calling Mr Trump "disgusting" for allegedly speaking against war heroes. Mr Sullenberger, who is known for saving 155 passengers on a commercial flight by landing the plane on the Hudson River, spoke about how both he and his father served for the US.
Democratic candidate Joe Biden also reacted negatively to The Atlantic's report, saying he believed the report to be true and thought Mr Trump was "unfit" for the presidency.
Mr Biden told reporters on Friday that Mr Trump’s comments, if true, are “deplorable”. The Trump administration has dismissed the report as false.
Following the report, a Fox News reporter independently confirmed key points from The Atlantic's report. Mr Trump slammed the reporter and called for them to be fired.
But Mr Trump found support among Osama bin Laden's niece on Saturday, after she gave her first public interview. Noor bin Ladin told the New York Post that she believed another 9/11-inspired attack could happen if Mr Biden were to win in November. Mr Trump, in her opinion, would be the only one to prevent that type of attack.
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Ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok says agency wondered if Trump was 'Manchurian candidate'
A former FBI agent who was sacked because of derogatory text messages about Donald Trump has written a new book in which he claims the president has been compromised by Russia.
Peter Strzok's book, Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J Trump, traces his career from respected counterintelligence agent to the man who came to embody the US president's scorn of the FBI and his characterisation of the Russia probe as a "witch hunt".
Mr Strzok said it was "horrible" to be targeted by the president's public attacks.
Eric Tucker has the full report:
'Get him out of here': Donald Trump demanded UK ambassador leave US after leaked cables showed diplomat criticising him
Donald Trump demanded the removal of the UK's ambassador to the US after leaked cables showed the diplomat criticising him, according to former US national security advisor John Bolton.
Mr Trump ordered that Kim Darroch be made to leave Washington, Mr Bolton claims.
"Trump called me and said 'get him out of here'," Mr Bolton told The Daily Telegraph. "I mean at like seven in the morning or six in the morning. Early. I was at the office but even for Trump that was early."
Colin Drury reports:
Trump's niece slams the president for allegedly calling service members 'losers' and 'suckers'
Mary Trump has joined the number of voices slamming President Donald Trump over reports he called fallen soldiers "losers" and "suckers".
In a tweet, Ms Trump revealed that her father Fred Trump, who is the president's brother, served in the National Guard.
Trump spends Labour Day holiday weekend golfing
Donald Trump arrived to his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on Saturday morning.
This will make it his 295th time visiting one of his golf clubs since taking the presidency.
Mr Trump currently has no public events scheduled all weekend.
Trump shares new campaign ad claiming Joe Biden would kill jobs
Donald Trump has shared a new campaign ad on Twitter that claims Joe Biden would kill job growth if he were elected.
In the ad, it boasted the jobs that have come back since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. It then used a quote from Mr Biden saying he would "shut it down", though it was not clear what the context was when the Democratic presidential candidate made the statement.
Biden leads Trump in Texas, new poll says
A new Data for Progress poll of likely voters in Texas showed Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by 3 points in the conservative-leaning state.
The poll found that 48 per cent of voters would pick Mr Biden compared to 45 per cent voting for Mr Trump.
Texas has come into play in recent months as a potential swing state for the upcoming presidential election. Mr Trump won the state by a landslide when running against Hillary Clinton in 2016.
As for topics important to voters, the poll found that 65 per cent of voters would be more likely pick a candidate that was focused on providing 100 per cent clean energy to the US by 2035. Also, 58 per cent of voters said they would be more likely to vote for someone who refused money from fossil fuel companies, executives, and lobbyists.
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