Aides floundered in patching Harris’ telephone call through to Trump, according to a new book, “ 2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America ,” by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf.

Trump on Tuesday said he would impose 50 per cent tariffs on copper imports, an announcement that reverberated across the market for the world’s most important industrial metal over the past two days. The US president also floated the idea of a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals.

The move marks a renewed push by Trump to intensify trade pressure on U.S. allies after a pause in his tariff escalation.

Donald Trump was asked by a reporter on Monday to explain what had happened to his administration’s promise to seal “ 90 deals in 90 days ” with trading partners.

President Donald Trump complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English-speaking, during a meeting with African leaders at the White HouseThe United States leader told Boakai he speaks "such good English",

In the Q2 rankings, Trump ranks as the 17th most popular with 37 percent of adults having a positive opinion of the president. Vice President JD Vance ranks above Trump, at 14th on the list, at 38 percent. Hillary Clinton ranks sixth on the list, with 47 percent, while Biden is ninth with 42 percent.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is directing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to be the interim NASA administrator.