Trump news: Ivanka 'turned down' World Bank job offer, as Fox News contributor 'in line' for top Treasury job
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump and his staff in the White House are preparing for the imminent release of the Mueller report, which has reportedly led to "breakdown-level" anxiety in the West Wing.
That waiting game comes as Mr Trump has doubled down on his demand for better border security, and follows after attorney general William Barr announced new US policy that asylum seekers who cross illegally between ports of entry would no longer have the right to ask a judge to grant them bond for release.
Under the new Justice Department policy, those migrants will have to wait in detention until their case can adjudicated — a process that can take a considerable amount of time given America's backlogged immigration courts.
Mr Trump has also turned on Fox News after the right-wing news channel hosted a town hall debate with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Trump tweeted that the event had been "stuffed with Bernie supporters," adding: "What's with @FoxNews?"
Mr Barr is expected to release his report on Thursday morning, when he will hold a press conference to discuss the issue.
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Mr Trump's disdain for Bernie Sanders is apparently shared by Republicans in Congress, including senator Rick Scott of Florida.
Mr Scott took a pop at Mr Sanders during an appearance on CNBC, just after Mr Trump attacked the Vermont senator who had received considerable support during a Fox News town hall.
“I’m going to the Venezuelan border next week. I’m going to Colombia. I’ll be at the Venezuelan border. If you like Bernie Sanders, why don’t you go ahead and move to Caracas?” Mr Scott said
Here's a look at the context behind Mr Trump's anger with Fox News over Bernie:
The Associated Press is reporting that Donald Trump offered his daughter, Ivanka, the top post with the World Bank, but that she declined.
From the AP:
White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump says her father asked her if she was interested in taking the job of World Bank chief but she passed on it.
In an Associated Press interview, President Donald Trump’s daughter said Wednesday she was happy with her current role in the administration. She spoke during a trip to Africa to promote a global women’s initiative.
Ivanka Trump says her father raised the job with her as “a question” and she told him she was “happy with the work” she’s doing.
Ivanka Trump worked on the selection process for the new head of the 189-nation World Bank, David Malpass. She says he’ll do an “incredible job.”
Asked if her father had approached her about other top jobs, Ivanka Trump said she’d “keep that between” them. She says she doesn’t see a run for office in her future.
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