Usa Weekly News, Joe Biden on Tire Nichols: “Violence is destructive and against the law”

Violence is never acceptable – Joe Biden expressed his closeness to the family of Tire Nichols, 29, who died in Memphis after being stopped by five officers indicted for second-degree murder. “As the Justice Department conducts its investigation, I urge the family to join a call for peaceful protests. Outrage is understandable but violence is not acceptable. Violence is destructive and against the law. There is no room for violence in peaceful protests demanding justice,” Biden said

Trump’s condemnation – Donald Trump also condemned the brutal beating of Tire Nichols by five Memphis officers: “I think it’s terrible. He was punched, it should never have happened,” he commented, adding that his mother’s invocation was “a very sad moment. It is not a matter of police reform but of having people who give their duty and know what life is,” he continued.

Act now – In a note published by the White House, President Joe Biden has launched an appeal to Congress to “act quickly and bring to my table the Assault Weapons Ban”, a law that bans assault weapons

In 2023 already 39 massacres – The US is the only country in the world where the number of weapons in civilian hands exceeds that of people, with 120 for every 100 Americans. They are also the nation, in the developed world, that has the highest rate of homicides by firearms: 4 per 100,000 population, 18 times more than the world average. In the USA, where 4% of the world’s population lives, 44% of all global suicides with a firearm occurred in 2019. There have already been 39 mass shootings in the US this year alone, more than in days since the start of 2023

United front – The US decision to send tanks to Ukraine followed weeks of behind-the-scenes tension between Ukraine’s allies, later resolved by Joe Biden who opted to send M1 Abrams to show a united coalition front. The American media report it by reconstructing the behind-the-scenes negotiations to unblock the tanks. Biden finally gave in, albeit reluctantly, to giving his green light, which unblocked the sending of Leopards by Germany and other countries

“If I had been president…- the war between Russia and Ukraine would never have happened, but even now, if I were president, I would be able to negotiate an end to this horrific and rapidly escalating war within 24 hours”: so Trump on social Truth, also adding: “A such a tragic waste of life!!!”

“Last Chance to Save” – “The next elections will be America’s last chance to save itself”: so Donald Trump to loyal followers in Columbia, South Carolina, one of the first public events of his presidential campaign. “We need a leader who is ready to do that from day one,” he warned. “There is only one president who has defied the entire establishment in Washington, and with your vote next year we will do it again,” Trump continued.

Pence & classified docs – At least a dozen classified documents have been discovered at former President Mike Pence’s home in Indiana. This was reported by CNN citing some sources, according to which the Department of Justice and the FBI have launched an investigation to ascertain how the cards branded as classified ended up in the Pence house

“Innocent” – Mike Pence is “innocent. He has never knowingly done anything dishonest in his life. Leave him alone.” This is how Donald Trump comments on the discovery of classified papers in the home of former Vice President Mike Pence

Special Request – The National Archives are asking former US presidents and former vice presidents to check whether secret papers have ended up among their private documents. CNN reports it citing some sources, according to which the request follows the scandal of classified documents found at the home of Donald Trump, in that of former vice president Mike Pence and in the home of Joe Biden

Meta reinstates Trump – After two years of suspension, the former president’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be back up and running in a few weeks. “In general we don’t want to get in the way of the debate on our platforms, especially in the context of democratic elections. The public needs to be able to hear what politicians have to say – the good, the bad and the ugly – so they can make informed choices at polling stations,” said Nick Clegg, global affairs president at Meta

It should never have happened – Facebook, “which has lost billions since it ousted your favorite president, just announced it will reinstate my account”: the ban is “something that should never have happened to an incumbent president”: so Donald Trump on Truth

Never give an inch – In 2019 India and Pakistan came very close to nuclear war and only US intervention prevented it. Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims it, in the book “Never give an inch”: “I don’t think the world knows exactly how close the India-Pakistan rivalry came to leading to a nuclear conflagration in February 2019” writes Pompeo , which recounts his years as head of the State Department in Donald Trump’s administration and first as number one at the CIA

Google vs USA – The US Department of Justice and eight US states are suing Google for dominance in online advertising. The complaint aims to shed light on Google’s advertising management, which derives 80% of its revenues from advertisements. In particular, it is linked to the use of newspapers, websites and other publications, in a process which, according to some publishers, does not appear transparent and it is not clear how much of advertisers’ money goes to Google and how much to the publications

Migrants and assistance in NYC – Faced with the unstoppable influx of migrants from the border with Mexico, New York opens a new assistance center. Mayor Eric Adams said the center will be inside the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, house about 1,000 adult men and remain open until the cruise season kicks off in the spring. With ever-increasing numbers of migrants, the city needs assistance from both the federal government and the state of New York

Tips in the US – Tipping, one of the most ingrained customs in the United States, is starting to annoy Americans. Almost obligatory in restaurants, tipping has become an out-of-control phenomenon: it is requested everywhere, even at bars when buying a coffee. A trend that puts consumers under increasing pressure: already grappling with the high cost of living, who are increasingly worried about being judged in the event that they ignore the request and leave no tip

Candy and fights – In the United States, even the shoes worn by the colorful characters promoting sweets filled with sugar, butter and cocoa paste can become a battle theme. M&M’s has announced it will “pause” its colorful mascots, from sarcastic Red to naïve Yellow, and Green, Blue, Orange and Miss Brown, to “avoid further polarisation” in the country

FLOTUS & dresses – The American First Lady, Jill Biden, has donated the two dresses she wore to her husband’s inauguration ceremony in January 2021 to the National Museum of American History in Washington. The two outfits will be part of the First Lady Collection: the first , worn on the morning of the opening, is an ocean blue sheath dress, embellished with hand-applied pearls and crystals with a matching coat; the second, which Jill Biden wore to the gala dinner, is an ivory silk cady dress with a cashmere overcoat in the same color