World Donald Trump President Donald Trump has tied ongoing protests in France to a landmark climate deal that he pulled the United States out of last year. In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Trump defended his decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, a historic international commitment to battle carbon emissions, by pointing out the social unrest gripping France in response a controversial carbon tax proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron. "The Paris Accord is not working out too well for Paris. Because of that accord, the whole country is burning down," Trump claimed. The gilets jaunes or "yellow vests" movement, however, has taken aim at a number of Macron's unpopular policies and social ails, including a high cost of living, at a time when the French leader's approval rating was at an all-time low. A car burns during a protest of "yellow vests" (gilets jaunes) against rising costs of living near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on December 8. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Fox News Interview: France ‘Is Burning Down’ Because of Paris Climate Change Deal U.S. Left, President Claims
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Trump, in Fox News interview, says he never ‘directed’ Michael Cohen ‘to do anything wrong’
close Video Trump goes on defense after Michael Cohen's prison sentence President tweets that he never directed his former personal lawyer to break the law; John Roberts reports on the reaction from the White House. President Trump, in his first interview since Michael Cohen was sentenced to prison, told Fox News on Thursday that he never directed his former fixer to do anything wrong and called Cohen's allegations to the contrary an attempt to “embarrass” him. “I never directed him to do anything wrong,” the president told host Harris Faulkner in an exclusive interview on Fox News’ "Outnumbered Overtime." “Whatever he did he did on his own.” Cohen, who worked as Trump’s lawyer for years before later turning against his boss, was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday by a federal judge in New York after pleading guilty to numerous crimes, while cooperating with prosecutors. Those crimes included tax … [Read more...] about Trump, in Fox News interview, says he never ‘directed’ Michael Cohen ‘to do anything wrong’
Fox News Poll: Trump’s Job Approval Rating at 46 Percent
Forty-six percent of Americans approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing, and 55 percent think the economy will be in better shape a year from now, down from 56 percent who felt that way last December, according to a Fox News Poll released Wednesday. Trump also got positive marks on the way he is handling the economy, with 50 percent saying they approve of the job he is doing compared with 43 percent who do not. On the president's handling of border security, 46 percent approve, 49 percent disapprove. On immigration it is 43-53 percent. Trump also got poor marks on healthcare – 33 percent approve, 56 percent do not approve. On the Russia probe, 48 percent think Trump coordinated with the Russians in the 2016 presidential election, while 37 percent believe there was no coordination, but 51 percent doubt special counsel Robert Mueller will find the president committed impeachable or criminal offenses. Democratic pollster Chris Anderson, who conducts the Fox … [Read more...] about Fox News Poll: Trump’s Job Approval Rating at 46 Percent
Fox News Poll: President Trump ends year two with 46 percent job approval
close Video Battle lines drawn after Trump, Dems spar on border funds Donald Trump continues to suffer from upside-down job ratings as his second year as president winds down. In addition, views of the economy remain divided, voters feel the administration’s economic policies have not helped them -- and fewer are optimistic about future economic conditions than two years ago, according to the latest Fox News poll. Forty-five percent of voters think the economy will be in better shape a year from now, down from 56 percent who felt that way in December 2016. Although the question has been asked at irregular intervals on the Fox News poll over the past 20 years, this is the most pessimistic outlook since February 2001. CLICK TO READ THE FULL POLL RESULTS. Currently, 47 percent say the economy is in excellent or good shape, while 51 percent call conditions only fair or poor. That is mostly unchanged since January (49-49 percent). However, it … [Read more...] about Fox News Poll: President Trump ends year two with 46 percent job approval
Fox News Poll: 39 percent of voters think President Trump will be re-elected
close Video Can Dems find a cohesive message to challenge Trump in 2020? The midterms are over, and the 2020 presidential election begins in earnest. How do things look for President Trump’s re-election? Thirty-nine percent of voters think he will be re-elected, according to a new Fox News poll. For comparison, former President Obama’s re-elect number was 29 percent at this same point in his presidency (December 2010). CLICK TO READ THE COMPLETE POLL DOCUMENT. The survey also finds 38 percent would vote to re-elect President Trump if the election were today, up a touch from 35 percent who said the same in January. In addition, 30 percent say they would definitely vote to re-elect Trump, up from 22 percent in January. At the other end of the spectrum, 47 percent say they will definitely vote for someone else. That was 48 percent at the beginning of the year. That produces a net negative of 17 points on “definite” … [Read more...] about Fox News Poll: 39 percent of voters think President Trump will be re-elected