Donald Trump and controversies go hand-in-hand

New Delhi: Donald Trump loves courting controversies whether it was during his campaign trail or after taking over the US presidency from his predecessor Barack Obama on Friday. Even as the world was absorbing the ramifications of his inaugural speech Buy American Hire American the US President berated the protests carried out against him by millions of people in the US and abroad. An early Sunday tweet from Trump s personal twitter handle @realDonaldTrump belittled protests Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly. More than two million people are estimated to have taken part in the women-led marches organized in the United States and around the world to defend women s rights and oppose an array of policy stances from the new president.Since Trump announced his candidature for the Republican Party presidential nomination on 16 June 2015 he spared non-e and waged a campaign built on mocking and insulting people or issuing shocking statements on almost everything. Here is a lowdown of controversies involving US President Donald Trump who has polarized the world like no other White House occupant.Against Media: The first day of the Trump administration began with their all-out attack on the media and accusing journalist of being biased against the new President. It all started with Trump speaking at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on 21 January: I have a running war with the media. He also accused journalists of underestimating the number of people who turned out Friday for his swearing-in as Reuters reported. Later Trump s Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said on Fox News Sunday: The point is not the crowd size. The point is the attacks and the attempt to delegitimize this president in one day. And we re not going to sit around and take it. Inaugural Speech: The US President s message was clear and consistent Every decision on trade on taxes on immigration on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families. We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products stealing our companies and destroying our jobs. Hillary email hack: Almost a week before Trump s inauguration the US debated (and still is) the news of a 35-page intelligence dossier that reportedly contains serious allegations about close links between the Trump camp and the Kremlin. Also that Russians have compromising details on Trump which could expose him to blackmail. On Women: On numerous instances Trump has berated women in his trademark style whether it was during campaign or even before. Labeling liars to all those women who accused him of sexual misconduct at a rally in Pennsylvania on 22 October last year Trump had threatened All of these liars will be sued after the election is over. Also read: In Donald Trump era India under Modi must join forces with other Asian nationsTrump was accused of calling former Miss Universe Alicia Machado Miss Piggy and Miss Housekeeping . In early August Trump commented about Fox News Megyn Kelly in a CNN interview You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes blood coming out of her wherever. As the Republican presidential candidate Trump berated GOP candidate Carly Fiorina in a Rolling Stone interview on 9 September. He said Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that the face of our next president?! Senator John McCain: During his campaign Trump did not shy away mocking the US Army war hero and a fellow Republican at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames Iowa. He said He s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren t captured. Mexico: US s southern neighbour has been Trump s favourite punching bag ever since he launched his campaign on 16 June 2015 at his New York headquarters targeting immigrants from the Latin American country. He declared When Mexico sends its people they http://pregame.com/members/maxillarysinuz/userbio/default.aspx re not sending their best. They re not sending you. They re bringing drugs. They re bringing crime. They re rapists. And some I assume are good people. Outsourcing: During his campaign Trump had unequivocally stated that his administration will prevent outsourcing as well as revamp the H1B visa programme that allows US companies to hire high-skilled foreign workers at the cost of locals. Trump s transition team is already up to task on that. Also read: In defence of globalization Muslims: The essence of Trump s policy on Muslims came out during his speech in South Carolina wherein he called for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on Barack Obama: While Trump thanked outgoing President Barack Obama and the first lady Michelle Obama for their role in the transition in his inauguration speech the US President didn t even spare him during the campaign. At a rally in Florida Trump called Obama and Hillary as the founder of the terror-group Islamic State He is the founder of ISIS. He s the founder of ISIS OK? He s the founder. He founded ISIS and I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton. LivemintTopics: Donald Trump Trump Vs Media Controversy US President White House Here is Donald Trump s inauguration speech in full: Chief Justice Roberts President Carter President Clinton President Bush President Obama fellow Americans and people of the world: thank you. We the citizens of America are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people. READ MORE: Donald Trump sworn in as 45th US president Together we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come. We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done. US President Donald Trump takes the oath of office from US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Reuters Every four years we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power and we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent. Thank you. Today s ceremony however has very special meaning. Because today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another - but we are transferring power from Washington DC and giving it back to you the American people. For too long a small group in our nation s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished - but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered - but the jobs left and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself but not the citizens of our country. Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs; and while they celebrated in our nation s capital there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land. That all changes - starting right here and right now because this moment is your moment: it belongs to you. It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America. This is your day. This is your celebration. And this the United States of America is your country. President Donald Trump arriving inauguration ceremony at Capitol in Washington DC Reuters What truly matters is not which party controls our government but whether our government is controlled by the people. January 20th 2017 will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now. You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement the likes of which the world has never seen before. OPINION: Native Americans expect nothing good from Trump ... At the centre of this movement is a crucial conviction: that a nation exists to serve its citizens. Americans want great schools for their children safe neighborhoods for their families and good jobs for themselves. These are the just and reasonable demands of a righteous public. But for too many of our citizens a different reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; an education system flush with cash but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of knowledge; and the crime and gangs and drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealised potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now. We are one nation - and their pain is our pain. Their dreams are our dreams; and their success will be our success. We share one heart one home and one glorious destiny. The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans. Vice President Mike Pence after being sworn-in outside Capitol Reuters For many decades we ve enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry; Subsidised the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military; We ve defended other nation s borders while refusing to defend our own; And spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while America s infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay. We ve made other countries rich while the wealth strength and confidence of our country has disappeared over the horizon. One by one the factories shuttered and left our shores with not even a thought about the millions upon millions of American workers left behind. The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed across the entire world. But that is the past. And now we are looking only to the future. We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city in every foreign capital and in every hall of power. From this day forward a new vision will govern our land. From this moment on it s going to be only America First. America First. Every decision on trade on taxes on immigration on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families. We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products stealing our companies and destroying our jobs. Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength. I will fight for you with every breath in my body - and I will never ever let you down. Donald Trump at podium during inauguration ceremony outside Capitol in Washington DC Reuters America will start winning again winning like never before. We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams. COUNTING THE COST: Counting Down to the Trump era (24:55) We will build new roads and highways and bridges and airports and tunnels and railways all across our wonderful nation. We will get our people off of welfare and back to work - rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor. We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and Hire American. We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world - but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first. We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone but rather to let it shine as an example http://www.zeldainformer.com/member/33082 for everyone to follow. We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones - and unite the civilised world against radical Islamic terrorism which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth. At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America and through our loyalty to our country we will rediscover our loyalty to each other. When you open your heart to patriotism there is no room for prejudice. The Bible tells us how good and pleasant it is when God s people live together in unity. We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones - and unite the civilised world against radical Islamic terrorism which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth. President Donald Trump We must speak our minds openly debate our disagreements honestly but always pursue solidarity. When America is united America is totally unstoppable. There should be no fear - we are protected and we will always be protected. We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement and most importantly we will be protected by God. Finally we must think big and dream even bigger. In America we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving. We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action - constantly complaining but never doing anything about it. The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action. Do not let anyone tell you it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. OPINION: The inevitable Trumputin divorce We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again. We stand at the birth of a new millennium ready to unlock the mysteries of space to free the Earth from the miseries of disease and to harness the energies industries and technologies of tomorrow. A new national pride will stir our souls lift our sights and heal our divisions. It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white we all bleed the same red blood of patriots we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms and we all salute the same great American flag. US Capitol on Donald Trump s inauguration day Reuters And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska they look up at the same night sky they fill their heart with the same dreams and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty creator. So to all Americans in every city near and far small and large from mountain to mountain and from ocean to ocean hear these words: You will never be ignored again. Your voice your hopes and your dreams will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way. Together we will make America strong again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And yes together we will make America great again. Thank you God bless you and God bless America. EMPIRE: The Reckoning - From Obama to Trump (48:00) Photo The size of the crowds during President Trump s inauguration on Friday at the Capitol have been a source of much debate. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times For 18 months Donald J. Trump the candidate described polling leads he did not always maintain and vote tallies he did not always receive and especially crowd sizes he did not always http://docxspdfs.full-design.com/ have.After his inauguration on Friday President Trump s first appearances also involved talking about numbers: the collective IQs of his cabinet picks how many military members voted for him and again the size of a crowd this time the one that turned out to see him sworn in.Mr. Trump said of his inauguration crowd: It looked honestly like a million and a half people. Whatever it was it was but it went all the way back to the Washington Monument. In fact the crowd was significantly smaller. A comparison of photographs from Friday to ones taken of Barack Obama s 2009 inauguration showed that the crowd on the National Mall for Mr. Trump was about a third the size of the crowd for Mr. Obama.But Mr. Trump who has branded himself as everything from a world-class developer to a reality-television star to later a plausible presidential candidate has long deployed what he described in his first book The Art of the Deal as truthful hyperbole and others might call lies. Continue reading the main story British Prime Minister Theresa May says she http://totalfratmove.com/user/framarootandroid/ will discuss free trade and the importance of the NATO military alliance when she meets President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday. Ms May is set to become the first foreign leader to meet with the new president. She said Sunday she looks forward to expanding the special relationship between the U.S. and Britain. It is likely that Mrs May s trip to the US will be followed by a state visit by Mr Trump to Britain which would include an audience with the Queen and the pomp and pageantry of which the president seems so fond. She told the BBC s Andrew Marr programme that the Trump administration is interested in a good trade deal with Britain despite its stated America first policy. Read more Theresa May dodges the question on Brexit Theresa May still confident of US/UK trade deal Theresa May will meet Donald Trump on Friday says White House Ms May says Trump values NATO even though he has spoken critically of the alliance. The prime minister did not directly answer questions about whether she would challenge Mr Trump on some of the comments he has made about women. She earlier criticised him for derogatory comments. On Saturday massive pink pussy hat marches in Washington DC and London highlighted Mr Trump s highly controversial past statements about women. In pictures: Women of the world march against Trump 32 show all In pictures: Women of the world march against Trump 1/32 London An image of President Donald Trump is seen on a placard during the Women s March in London England Getty 2/32 Sydney A view of the skywriting word reading Trump as thousands rally in support of equal rights in Sydney New South Wales EPA 3/32 Rome People shout and hold signs during a rally against US newly sworn-in President Donald Trump in Rome Getty Images 4/32 London A protester holds a placard during the Women s March in London England Getty Images 5/32 Marseille A placard ready Pussy grabs back is attached to the handle bar of a bike during a Women s March organized by Feminist and human rights groups in solidarity with women marching in Washington and around the world for their rights and against the reactionary politics of the newly sworn-in US President Donald Trump at the Old Port (Vieux Port) of Marseille southern France Getty Images 6/32 Bangkok A young Thai girl holds a women s rights are human rights sign at Roadhouse BBQ restaurant where many of the Bangkok Womens March participants gathered in Bangkok Thailand Getty Images 7/32 Bangkok A Thai woman takes a photo of a hate is not great sign at the women s solidarity gathering in Bangkok Thailand Getty Images 8/32 Bangkok American expats and travellers gather with the international community in Bangkok at the Roadhouse BBQ restaurant to stand in solidarity in Bangkok Thailand Getty Images 9/32 London Protetesters gather outside The US Embassy in Grosvenor Square ahead of the Women s March in London England Getty Images 10/32 Marseille Women s March at the Old Port (Vieux Port) of Marseille southern France Getty Images 11/32 Marseille Protestors hold placards reading My body my choice my vote my voice during a Women s March organized by Feminist and human rights groups in solidarity with women marching in Washington and around the world for their rights and against the reactionary politics of the newly sworn-in US President Donald Trump at the Old Port (Vieux Port) of Marseille southern France Getty Images 12/32 Rome A person holds a sign during a rally against US newly sworn-in President Donald Trump in Rome Getty Images 13/32 Kolkata Activist Sarah Annay Williamson holds a placard and shouts slogan during the Women s March rally in Kolkata India AP 14/32 Kolkata Activists participate in the Women s March rally in Kolkata India AP 15/32 London A Women s March placards are rested on a bench outside the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square ahead of the Women s March in London England Getty Images 16/32 London A women carries her placard ahead of the Women s March in London England Getty Images 17/32 Manila Women protesters shout slogans while displaying placards during a rally in solidarity against the inauguration of President Donald Trump in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila Philippines AP 18/32 Berlin Protesters attend a Berlin Women s March on Washington demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Germany AP 19/32 Berlin Protesters attend a Berlin Women s March on Washington demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Germany AP 20/32 Berlin Protesters attend a Berlin Women s March on Washington demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Germany AP 21/32 Melbourne Protesters take part in the Melbourne rally to protest against the Trump Inauguration in Melbourne Australia Getty Images 22/32 Macau Protesters take part in the Women s March rally in Macau Getty Images 23/32 Melbourne Womens march on Melbourne protestors marching during a rally where rights groups marched in solidarity with Americans to speak out against misogyny bigotry and hatred Rex 24/32 Macau Protesters hold placards as they take part at the Women s March rally in Macau Getty Images 25/32 Macau Protesters hold placards as they take part at the Women s March rally in Macau Macau. The Women s March originated in Washington DC but soon spread to be a global march calling on all concerned citizens to stand up for equality diversity and inclusion and for women s rights to be recognised around the world as human rights Getty Images 26/32 Manila A mother carries her son as they join a rally in solidarity against the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila Philippines AP 27/32 Sydney An infant is held up at a demonstration against new U.S. President Donald Trump in Sydney Australia Getty Images 28/32 Sydney A woman attends a demonstration against new U.S. President Donald Trump in Sydney Australia Getty Images 29/32 Sydney A woman expresses her Anti-Trump views in Sydney Australia Getty Images 30/32 Sydeney Protesters demonstrate against new U.S. President Donald Trump in Sydney Australia. The marches in Australia were organised to show solidarity with those marching on Washington DC and around the world in defense of women s rights and human rights Getty 31/32 London Protesters march from The US Embassy in Grosvenor Square towards Trafalgar Square during the Women s March in London England Getty 32/32 London Protesters carrying banners take part in the Women s March on London as they stand in Trafalgar Square in central London Reuters At least 500 000 people gathered for a rally outside the US Capitol building while organisers said an estimated 100 000 people descended on central London as similar events were staged in Edinburgh Bristol and cities across the US. Ms May has promised to be very frank during talks making clear she has found some of the president s comments unacceptable including his suggestion that his fame allowed him to do anything to women such as grabbing them by the pussy . And she has distanced herself from suggestions the pair could rekindle the Reagan-Thatcher bond of the 1980s saying she does not want to emulate models from the past. Read more Thousands protest in London at Women s March against Donald Trump The premier is confident of striking a trade agreement with Mr Trump despite his America first strategy sparking concerns in the UK about his willingness to to a deal. But Ms May has suggested the UK and US could reduce barriers to trade before being able to sign a formal agreement after Brexit with a new passporting system to govern transatlantic bank trade reportedly being considered. Ms May is likely to emphasise the importance of Nato and the EU for collective security and defence after Mr Trump again worried some observers about his commitment to both organisations. The Telegraph reported that the pair could agree a statement emphasising their commitment to spending at least 2% of GDP on defence and urging other Nato countries to do so as well as promising action against Isis terrorists. More about: Donald Trump Theresa May Brexit US-UK trade deal White House Reuse content Theresa May has sealed a major diplomatic coup by becoming the first world leader to secure a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. It is understood the prime minister will travel to Washington in the coming week for an audience with the new US president at which plans for a post-Brexit UK-US trade deal will be high on the agenda. Trump said on Saturday his first day in office after Friday s inauguration that she would visit him very shortly . Downing Street declined to confirm the meeting last night but sources in Whitehall and the US indicated it would go ahead with a slot on Friday pencilled in as the most likely space in the presidential diary. May and her team will see the occasion as a chance not only to show that the president is on side with her plans to develop new trade arrangements with Washington after Britain leaves the European Union but also more broadly to re-emphasise that the special relationship between the two countries is alive and well in the broadest sense. Beating other leaders to the White House after the Trump inauguration has been a key objective for May and her government since his victory over Hillary Clinton in November. Both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were able to boast being the first European leaders to meet new presidents during their times as prime minister. Blair won the race to meet President George W Bush in 2001 and Brown was the first to meet President Barack Obama in 2009. The joy in Downing Street will be all the greater given their anguish over recent months at the attention lavished on former Ukip leader Nigel Farage by Trump and his team in the aftermath of last year s US election. Causing intense irritation inside No 10 Farage became the first UK politician to meet Trump following his election victory. Unsurprisingly he milked the occasion sending a tweet with a picture of himself and Trump in front of gold doors in Trump Tower in New York and commenting that it had been a great honour to meet the man whose victory stunned the world. May was only the 11th world leader called by Trump after his election triumph. The invitation to May this week will be ample if belated compensation and be viewed as evidence of Trump s genuine willingness to help Britain make a success of Brexit. It will also be seen in other European as an implicit snub to the EU which Trump has described as a mere vehicle for Germany. In a recent interview with former Cabinet minister Michael Gove Trump said he thought Brexit is going to end up being a great thing . Discussions between the two leaders could prove tricker over issues defence and particularly Nato after Trump raised doubts about his commitment to the western alliance. May who unlike Trump is known for measuring her every word has said she will hold very frank discussions with the president and has been openly critical of some of his more outspoken remarks notably about women. Breaking News