Bernd Debusmann Jr
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Mexico-born DC-based senior journalist @BBCWorld. Former Dubai guy. Ex-Reuters Mexico & NYC. Covering N. America now after stretches in the Mideast and LatAm.
Washington, DC
Joined August 2010
In the latest episode of "From Our Own Correspondent", I talk about the Hunter Biden verdict, what it was like in the courtroom & what it may mean politically as we head to the elections. Listen here, also available on Apple Podcasts, @BBCSounds, etc.
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President Trump and PM Ishiba at the outset of what both describe as a productive meeting that will see Japan raise investments in the U.S. to $1 trillion.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arriving at the White House for his meeting with Donald Trump:
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to meet with Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, as the Japanese leader hopes to cement ties with the country's primary foreign partner
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, after accusing it of targeting the US and Israel
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The US justice department has filed a lawsuit against Chicago, accusing local officials of impeding federal immigration enforcement efforts amid Donald Trump's mass deportation drive.
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Border Czar Tom Homan says that the U.S. is talking to "hundreds" of sheriffs around the country for additional bed and detention space to hold undocumented migrants.
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Another busy news day at the White House: the fallout of Trump's Gaza comments, his EO on transgender athletes and meetings with both TX Gov Greg Abbott and CA's Newsom.
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Will be on @BBCWorld at about 1500 EST (2000 GMT) to discuss the aftermath of Trump's proposal to "take over" Gaza.
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US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing in female categories of sports, according to White House officials
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Trump says that Gaza could become the "Riviera of the Middle East" and could be populated by "the world's people", including Palestinians.
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Trump to an Afghan reporter: "You've got a beautiful voice..the problem is I just can't understand what you're saying"
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Trump has repeatedly suggested that the US can "take over" Gaza itself. He's used the term "own" and "ownership" several times. When asked if that meant U.S. troops deployed, Trump said that the U.S. would do "what is necessary".
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Extremely packed East Room ahead of the press conference at the White House with Trump and Netanyahu:
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arriving at the White House a short awhile ago:
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US service members waiting for the visit of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu - the first of a foreign leader in the 2nd Trump administration. Nearby protests are audible in the background.
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The jersey includes a "POTUS" tab where a Ranger scroll would have gone, were it an Army uniform.
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