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An impulsive president tweets that transgender Americans won't be allowed

to serve, but decorated military leaders say there's no reason to single out

these brave men and women. And lawmakers of both parties say any qualified

American should be able to serve, that Trump's policy is discriminatory, and

counterproductive to our national security, and trans servicemembers should

be treated as the Patriots they are. Tell Donald Trump and Mike Pence put our

troops ahead of your politics.

For more infomation >> LGBTQ Advocates Launch TV Ad Targeting Trump-Pence Ban on Transgender Troops - Duration: 0:31.

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Miley Finally Leaves U.S. Because Of Trump – Immediately Regrets Odd New Role In New Country! - Duration: 5:20.

For more infomation >> Miley Finally Leaves U.S. Because Of Trump – Immediately Regrets Odd New Role In New Country! - Duration: 5:20.

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Trump Crosses Partly Line, NRA On Gun Reform Push - Duration: 1:54.

For more infomation >> Trump Crosses Partly Line, NRA On Gun Reform Push - Duration: 1:54.

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Trump Fires 'Treasonous' FBI Agents Who Colluded With Clinton - Duration: 13:33.

Trump Fires 'Treasonous' FBI Agents Who Colluded With Clinton

President Trump has fired senior FBI agents who he says colluded with the Clinton campaign

to exonerate Hillary during the email investigation.

According to reporter Sharyl Attkisson, Trump has purged 8 high ranking DOJ and FBI officials

for committing treason against America.

Thegatewaypundit.com reports: "8 high ranking DOJ/FBI officials have been removed, reassigned

or are rumored to be leaving incl. top agents who worked on 2 high-profile probes: Clinton

mishandling of classified info, and Trump-Russia collusion investigation,"Attkisson tweeted

on Tuesday.

The reporter did not elaborate on the rumbling, but with all that has occurred, it would not

be surprising to see more top FBI officials leave.

The timing of Attkisson's tweet is interesting for two reasons.

First, McCabe is set to retire early next year after a barrage of attacks for his corruption.

McCabe's retirement announcement comes on the heels of a major shake up at the FBI;

Wray just removed Comey "confidant" and suspected leaker James Baker from his top

post as general counsel.

President Trump blasted Andrew McCabe for his overt corruption and accused him of racing

the clock to retire with full benefits with only 90 days to go.

With Comey and McCabe out, Baker reassigned, and more FBI officials gone, a self-drainage

of the Swamp appears to be in motion.

Second, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes is seriously considering compiling

a 'warts and all,' report detailing alleged corruption at the FBI.

It's plausible the agents rumored to be heading for the door will be included in Nunes'

report and rather than face political headwinds, they'll resign instead.

As of late, we have watched Republican lawmakers point a lot of fingers and toss out a bunch

of theories as to who should be held responsible for sourcing, procuring and disseminating

the discredited 'Trump dossier.'

A new report reveals lawmakers are secretly building a criminal case against top Justice

Department and FBI officials for mishandling "the contents of a dossier that describes

alleged ties between President Donald Trump and Russia."

For more infomation >> Trump Fires 'Treasonous' FBI Agents Who Colluded With Clinton - Duration: 13:33.

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Questions revolve around about how Melania Trump scored 'the Einstein visa' - Duration: 6:14.

In 2000, Melania Knauss, a Slovenian model, began petitioning the government for the right

to permanently reside in the United States under a program reserved for people with "extraordinary

ability."

Knauss' credentials included runway shows in Europe, a Camel cigarette billboard ad

in Times Square and - in her biggest job at the time - a spot in the swimsuit edition

of Sports Illustrated, which featured her on the beach in a string bikini, hugging a

six-foot inflatable whale.

In March 2001, she was granted a green card in the elite EB-1 program, which was designed

for renowned academic researchers, multinational business executives or those in other fields,

such as Olympic athletes and Oscar-winning actors, who demonstrated "sustained national

and international acclaim."

"We called it the Einstein visa," said Bruce Morrison, a former Democratic congressman

and chairman of the House subcommittee that wrote the Immigration Act of 1990 defining

EB-1.

The year that Knauss - now first lady Melania Trump - got her legal residency, only five

people from Slovenia received green cards under the EB-1 program, according to the State

Department.

In all, of the more than one million green cards issued in 2001, just 3,376 - or a fraction

of one percent - were issued to immigrants with "extraordinary ability," according to

government statistics.

Melania Trump's ability to secure her green card not only set her on the path to U.S.

citizenship, but put her in the position to sponsor the legal residency of her parents,

Viktor and Amalija Knavs.

The Washington Post reported earlier this month that the couple is now close to obtaining

their own citizenship.

President Donald Trump has proposed ending the sponsorship of relatives such as parents,

slamming as "chain migration" the decades-long ability of U.S. citizens to assist relatives

in obtaining legal residency.

"Chain migration must end now!

Some people come in, and they bring their whole family with them, who can be truly evil.

Not acceptable!" Trump tweeted in November.

Michael Wildes, an attorney for Melania Trump and her family, declined to comment on whether

she sponsored her parents for green cards.

He said he was not surprised that so few immigrants from Slovenia obtained EB-1 green cards in

2001 because the criteria is stringent.

"Mrs. Trump was more than amply qualified and solidly eligible," he said.

But he declined to discuss the qualifications that the first lady cited in her petition

for permanent residency.

"There is no reason to adjudicate her petition publicly when her privacy is so important

to her," Wildes said.

A White House spokeswoman for the first lady referred questions about her immigration process

to Wildes.

Immigration experts said the president's efforts to restrict legal immigration spotlight lingering

questions about how the first lady and her family members obtained residency in the United

States.

The biggest one: how did she convince immigration authorities that she qualified for the EB-1

program?

Morrison, the former congressman and immigration expert, said that Melania Trump's resume in

2001 seems "inconsistent" with the requirements of the visa.

To obtain an EB-1 under the extraordinary ability category, an immigrant has to provide

evidence of a major award or meet at least three out of 10 criteria.

Among them: evidence of commercial successes in the performing arts, evidence of work displayed

at artistic exhibitions and evidence of original contributions to a field.

"What did she submit?" asked David Leopold, an immigration lawyer and a past president

of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

"There are a lot of questions about how she procured entry into the United States."

The process of deciding who meets the "extraordinary ability" standard is subjective, said Sarah

Pierce, an immigration expert at the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington-based think

tank.

But it is generally thought that only the top two percent of people in their field would

qualify, she said, adding that the "quintessential award you want to put on the application is

Nobel Prize."

The first lady came to the United States from Slovenia in 1996, first briefly on a visitor's

visa and then on work visas, according to Wildes.

Initially, she was not widely known in the highly competitive New York fashion world,

according to people in the industry.

"She was never a supermodel, she was a working model - like so many others in New York,"

said one person who knew her in the 1990s and requested anonymity to discuss the first

lady's early years in the United States.

In 1998, at age 28, she began dating Trump after meeting him at a party, an association

that raised her modeling profile.

She started appearing on Page Six and in other celebrity columns on the arm of the real estate

developer.

At the time, she was modeling on a work visa for skilled immigrants.

Melania Trump received five H1-B visas between October 1996 and 2001, Wildes has said.

Under her husband's administration, such temporary visas have been harder to get, dropping by

more than 50,000 in 2017 compared with the previous year, according to U.S. Citizenship

and Immigration Services.

In January 2000, in perhaps her most widely known photo shoot, Melania Trump appeared

on the cover of British GQ magazine.

The accompanying article predicted that the political aspirations of Trump - then making

a bid for the Reform Party nomination - could transform his Slovenian girlfriend into the

first lady of the United States one day.

"I will put all my effort into it," she told the magazine, "and I will support my man."

For more infomation >> Questions revolve around about how Melania Trump scored 'the Einstein visa' - Duration: 6:14.

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President Trump Announces Steel And Aluminum Tariffs - Duration: 0:38.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will place tariffs on steel and aluminum imports

next week.

This announcement came at a last-minute "listening session" with steel and aluminum company executives,

who support the tariffs.

Trump said there will be a 25 percent tariff for steel and a 10 percent tariff for aluminum.

The move appears to be a push by the president to make trade deals more beneficial to U.S.

companies.

It's unclear if the tariffs will apply to all countries.

But this could set off a trade war with major powers like China and the European Union.

Politico notes members of the Trump administration are concerned tariffs would upset key allies.

For more infomation >> President Trump Announces Steel And Aluminum Tariffs - Duration: 0:38.

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Miley Finally Leaves U.S. Because Of Trump – Immediately Regrets Odd New Role In New Country! - Duration: 5:08.

Miley Finally Leaves U.S.

Because Of Trump – Immediately Regrets Odd New Role In New Country!

Miley Cyrus was one of the many celebrities who promised to renounce their U.S. citizenship

and leave the country should Donald Trump become our president.

It's now been a year with him in the White House and not a single star who said they

would leave has done so.

However, with no signs of Trump leaving his post anytime before the end of his first term

and perhaps even his second, Cyrus has finally decided it's time to leave the United States

for a place she thinks will be better.

Shortly after landing in a new country, she stunned both fans and her haters alike with

an unexpected new role she took on there.

The risque pop singer who has put all her personal parts out there for everyone to see

after first rising to stardom as a squeaky clean Disney star has certainly proved her

propensity to drastically change her identity.

She made her dislike for Trump clearly known during his candidacy but has been strangely

silent about her proposed plan of leaving ever since.

When Cyrus was called out by multiple news outlets well after his election if, when,

and where she was moving to, she immediately backtracked and tried to flip the script on

the president to save herself the embarrassment of her cowardly claim, in the only way she

knows how – a slanderous, profanity-riddled response.

"I'm not f—ing leaving the country, that's some ignorant shit, that's dumb,"

the outspoken 25-year-old singer said in an interview with NME in September 2017.

"Because that's me abandoning my country when I think I've got a good thing to say

to my country.

And trust me, I hear every day on my Instagram, 'Just leave already!

When are you going to leave?'

Well, that's not going to be any good," The Hill reported.

Now more than a year later, Cyrus is back in the news again after packing up and leaving

America without notice and showing up in Australia for specific reason.Cyrus has been in an on

again/off again relationship with her former co-star 28-year-old Liam Hemsworth after the

two met on the set of The Last Song several years ago.

America is not home to Hemsworth who splits his time between the US and where he was born

and raised in Australia.

Since their relationship has seemed to be very rocky and in many ways, Miley isn't

all that mature especially compared to Hemsworth, the two seemed like an odd match.

However, now after all the breakups including a recent one, it's believed that the two

decided to tie the knot out of nowhere in a covert wedding in Hemsworth homeland.

If the rumors are true, Miley can now add the role of "wife" to her list of identities

after marrying Hemsworth in Australia.

It's an odd title for the seemingly extremely independent star who reportedly wanted to

be so unattached from everyone that she tried to emancipate herself from her parents as

a teen.

Whether she's truly a married woman or not, what's for sure is that she's still is

an American citizen and plans to remain that way as well as live in the U.S.

This is unfortunate news for those who aren't huge fans of hers and wish she meant what

she said when she vowed to leave the country over Trump.

Cyrus and Hemsworth spent the New Year in Australia where Liam is from.

They were seen walking hand in hand in Byron Bay, New South Whales.

The couple was pictured donning shorts and tank tops since it is currently Summer in

Australia.

Rumors have been swarming across the web that the two pulled a fast one on all of us fans

by stealthily marrying while on vacation.

There are no details of these covert nuptials such as photos or who may have been in attendance.

Whether it is actually fact or not is still unclear.

It is said that the Australian tabloid, NW, is the one that started the rumors.

Gossip Cop put them right in their place by reporting, "The magazine fails to provide

a single detail about the couple's alleged wedding ceremony, such as precisely where

and when it took place or who attended.

Also, there's not a single reputable publication reporting that Cyrus and Hemsworth "are

officially husband and wife," as the tabloid asserts.

Regardless, Gossip Cop checked in with a source close to the situation, who exclusively assures

us the couple didn't wed in secret during their recent trip to Australia."

Miley and Liam have been spotted wearing gold bands on their ring fingers but they allegedly

only promise rings.

According to Daily Mail, Miley was quoted saying to The Sun (an Australian celebrity

gossip site), "I don't envision marriage.

I'm 24.

I hope I get to live a little bit more.

I have too much living to do [before I get married]."

At this point, probably the best thing for Miley and the rest of the world, is for her

to actually get married, settle down, and slip into obscurity.

For more infomation >> Miley Finally Leaves U.S. Because Of Trump – Immediately Regrets Odd New Role In New Country! - Duration: 5:08.

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Beverly Man Accused Of Threatening Donald Trump Jr. In Mail Hoax - Duration: 1:14.

For more infomation >> Beverly Man Accused Of Threatening Donald Trump Jr. In Mail Hoax - Duration: 1:14.

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Phản Ứng của Trung Quốc Trước Thông Điệp của Tổng Thống Trump | Trung Quốc Không Kiểm Duyệt - Duration: 3:16.

On this episode of China Uncensored,

is it getting cold in here?

Or is it just your cold war mentality?

Hi, welcome to China Uncensored,

I'm your host Chris Chappell.

China reacts to "the biggest, best State of the Union, ever."

It was an hour and 20 minutes long,

way longer than a typical tweet.

Of course, you're just watching to see

if you get name dropped.

And China's did.

Right alongside Russia.

And terrorist groups.

"Around the world,

we face rogue regimes,

terrorist groups,

and rivals like China and Russia

that challenge our interests,

our economy,

and our values."

Now why do you have to be like that?

China's fine.

It won't try to block America's new moment,

as state-run Xinhua says.

But also, if the US doesn't stop

this kind of Cold War mentality,

there's going to be problems.

"We hope the US can abandon Cold War mentality

and outdated zero-sum game ideas,

treat China and US-China relations properly."

Yeah, treat US-China relations properly.

Like, stop talking about intellectual property theft.

"And we will protect American workers

and American intellectual property,

through strong enforcement of our trade rules."

Because we all know who Trump's talking about—

without naming names.

It's about stopping the Chinese Communist Party

from stealing an estimated $5 trillion dollars a year

in American innovation.

That is such a Cold War mentality.

And of course,

no speech in front of a crowd by Trump would be complete

without a reference to Rocket Man.

"We need only look at the depraved character

of the North Korean regime

to understand the nature of the nuclear threat

it could pose to America and to our allies."

Of course the Chinese regime

might agree with President Trump on that one.

Let's just say China is not known

for its environment of open debate.

But academics have been given a free pass

to debate what to do about North Korea.

Of course that courtesy has not been

extended to the general public.

And its seems like President Trump

may have successfully driven a wedge between

the former best Communist neighbors.

According to this South Korean newspaper,

North Korea has banned Chinese retail products.

I guess beggars can be choosers.

So what's your reaction to China's reaction

to President Trump's State of the Union address?

Leave your comments below.

Thanks for watching this episode of China Uncensored.

Once again I'm your host Chris Chappell.

See you next time.

Wanna learn more about American politic?

Well, thanks to the...

about millions comments suggesting we make a show about America.

We made a show about America.

It's called American Uncover.

Fake news get real.

The link is in the description below.

For more infomation >> Phản Ứng của Trung Quốc Trước Thông Điệp của Tổng Thống Trump | Trung Quốc Không Kiểm Duyệt - Duration: 3:16.

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Trump Silenced The Room When He Walked Up To Billy Graham's Casket Alone - Duration: 3:03.

he news today please subscribe and check notification box to get all breaking

news alert Trump silenced the room when he walked

up to Billy Graham's casket alone deeply respected evangelical leader and

compassionate contributor to our world Billy Graham is lining in honor today at

the US Capitol he is the first religious leader in

history to have done so as well as just a fourth private citizen to be given the

privilege the most powerful people and the US government came to pay their

respects to this incredible ambassador for Jesus Christ including President

Donald Trump with Graham's casket in the center of the Capitol rotunda surrounded

by his family special guests and important leaders in our nation

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump entered two room together the

first couple walked toward the casket pausing just a couple of feet before the

approaching when Trump stepped forward on his own God Trump reached out to

Graham's casket and from that point on it seemed that it was just the president

and the evangelical leader in the room alone together then for the next 10

seconds the room fell silent watching what the president did during a deeply

personal moment with the Reverend before Trump got his personal time with Graham

to pay his respects he spoke to everyone in attendance this morning short remarks

were given by speaker Ryan leader McConnell and president Trump Trump

called Graham an ambassador for Christ who reminded the world of the power of

prayer and the gift of God's grace daily caller reported dot while some may

discredit or questioned Trump's sincerity in this moment between our

nation's leader and this incredible religious leader there's no denying the

emotion felt in the Rotunda this morning during this very special 10 seconds

what's also of note is that while Trump took the time which he considered to be

an honor to pay his respects to a man who made an immense difference in this

world former President Barack Obama has

decided not to attend Graham's upcoming funeral President Trump will be in

attendance there as well as previously reported about Barack Obama's

whereabouts after using an invitation to attend the

incredible event to pay his respects we learned that former President Barack

Hussein Obama will not be attending the funeral or memorial service for the

legendary Christian minister Billy Graham at least three of the president's

alive today and our current president Donald Trump will be at the North

Carolina funeral in order to pay their respects and I think it's safe to say

there would be even more if it wasn't for health issues some of our past

presidents are having because of their advanced stages but Barack Obama who is

young and healthy can't take a day off from his busy schedule of trying to

overthrow President Trump and get elected to the UN in order to attend

this wonderful man's funeral has been a long-standing staple in American history

a true legend in his own time Graham's minutes

For more infomation >> Trump Silenced The Room When He Walked Up To Billy Graham's Casket Alone - Duration: 3:03.

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Melania Trump's Able To Obtain An "Einstein Visa" Amidst Her Husband's Hard Line On Immigration - Duration: 4:22.

For more infomation >> Melania Trump's Able To Obtain An "Einstein Visa" Amidst Her Husband's Hard Line On Immigration - Duration: 4:22.

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South Korea to send special envoy to North Korea, Moon tells Trump - Duration: 2:40.

President Moon Jae-in plans to send a special envoy to North Korea.

A detailed announcement could be made as early as next week.

Our chief Cheongwadae correspondent Moon Connyoung starts us off with ongoing efforts to keep

the peaceful momentum going.

South Korea will send a special envoy to North Korea to follow up on a visit by the sister

of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the South last month.

That's what South Korean President Moon Jae-in told his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump during

a late night phone conversation Thursday, the first direct contact between the two leaders

since the rare high-level visits by North Korea across the border in recent weeks.

The presidential office suggested the decision was part of an effort to continue diplomatic

momentum after a series of exchanges between the two Koreas around the Winter Olympics

which wrapped up on Sunday.

Stating that Presidents Moon and Trump discussed the latest engagement between the two Koreas...

the Blue House said the two allies agreed to "maintain and push forward" the momentum

of inter-Korean talks and continue to make efforts towards denuclearization of the Korean

Peninsula.

The White House released a similar statement hours later... but with a slightly different

tone... saying the two leaders noted their strong position that any dialogue with North

Korea must be conducted with the explicit and unwavering goal of complete, verifiable,

and irreversible denuclearization.

Mr. Moon, who advocates dialogue with the North to defuse tensions, have urged both

Washington and Pyongyang to give ground to allow for talks.

In sending a special envoy to Pyongyang, the South Korean leader told the U.S. president

that he would be seeking to reciprocate for the senior delegations from North Korea...

including the sister of the North Korean leader, which marked the first visit by a member of

the North's ruling bloodline since the Korean War in the early 1950s.

She traveled with an invitation from her brother for President Moon to visit Pyongyang for

an inter-Korean summit.

The South Korean leader has not yet agreed to the summit... but observers say Seoul's

dispatch of a special envoy to the North could clear the way for a potential summit between

the two Koreas.

Seoul has not identified who the special envoy would be or when the trip would take place

but, sources in the Blue House say President Moon is looking at no later than mid-March

to send North his envoy.

Despite the developments, however, the situation on the Korean Peninsula remains highly volatile

and the possibility of a breakthrough crossborder summit still murky... given the possibility

of joint South Korea-U.S. military drills resuming after the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics

which runs from March 9 to the 18th.

Moon Connyoung, Arirang News, the Blue House.

For more infomation >> South Korea to send special envoy to North Korea, Moon tells Trump - Duration: 2:40.

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Melania Trump Tweeted About Women's History Month And People Had Some Thoughts - Duration: 3:18.

With Women's History Month beginning on the first day of March, the first lady tweeted

about the annual month-long celebration of women's contributions to modern-day society.

In her Thursday tweet, Melania Trump praised Women's History Month, but Twitter couldn't

help but see the irony of her remarks.

For many users, Trump's support for the month had to be called out.

Trump tweeted, "March starts #WomensHistoryMonth, a time to celebrate the ways American women

have historically changed [and] continue to shape our society.

As we also recognize #RedCrossMonth, we see the result of one woman's call to action

through the humanitarian relief efforts of the @Redcross."

Trump isn't alone in her tweeted admiration for Women's History month; her husband, President

Donald Trump, released a statement through the White House and said that his administration

was working toward empowering women in both the private and professional sectors.

POTUS said his presidency was "committed to creating conditions that empower women to

achieve even more.

Access to paid family leave and affordable, high-quality child care can help enhance women's

ability to participate in the labor force and improve the economic security of their

families."

Shortly after the president's statement went up, some reacted to it by recalling how his

track record on women's rights isn't exactly the most adequate in terms of feminist commitment.

Similarly, Twitter users made sure that the first lady knew what they actually thought

of her Women's History Month tweet.

One Twitter user asked Trump what she had done in order to support women's rights since

she became the First Lady of the United States.

For more infomation >> Melania Trump Tweeted About Women's History Month And People Had Some Thoughts - Duration: 3:18.

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President Trump's top 5 claims, updated - Duration: 2:50.

-Oh, believe me, if it's off by 1/100th of a percent,

it's like I end up getting Pinocchios, right?

We're the highest-taxed nation in the world.

We are one of the highest-taxed nations in the world.

We're the highest-taxed nation.

We are the highest-taxed nation.

Taxed nation in the developed world

and, I think, the undeveloped world, too.

Russia's a phony story.

All you see is the Russia story, the Russia story,

the Russia story. Russia is fake news.

This Russia thing with Trump and Russia.

You can talk all you want about Russia.

They do the Russia -- the full Russia.

I call it the fake Russia story.

It's an excuse for the Democrats losing the election.

So they made up this Russia thing to try and deflect

because they're embarrassed by what happened.

Obamacare's a disaster. Obamacare is a disaster.

Obamacare is a disaster. You have to remember.

Obamacare is a wreck, it's a mess.

The disaster known as Obamacare!

It's the worst anybody's ever seen.

The Obamacare disaster. Disaster known as...

-Obamacare! -That was easy.

I will tell you, it's the biggest reduction in taxes

in the history of this country.

This is the largest tax cut ever.

Ever, you know, ever approved or ever.

It will be the biggest tax cut in the history of our country.

The biggest tax cut, biggest reform of all time.

Take a look at what's going on in Michigan

with Ford and General Motors and Fiat Chrysler.

Ford has been phenomenal. And I want to thank Ford.

General Motor, so many of them. Ford announced last week.

Ford announced it will abandon its plans

to build a new factory in Mexico.

We have Toyota, we have big car companies coming back in.

Because of our tax cuts. Apple.

And two days ago, Exxon Mobil, in addition to many others.

Better say "think," or else they'll give you a Pinocchio.

And I don't like those -- I don't like Pinocchios.

For more infomation >> President Trump's top 5 claims, updated - Duration: 2:50.

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President Trump Smashes Historic Reagan Record While Crushing Obama's Legacy - Duration: 3:15.

For more infomation >> President Trump Smashes Historic Reagan Record While Crushing Obama's Legacy - Duration: 3:15.

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Melania Trump wears black to join Donald Trump to pay her respects to the late Reverend Billy Graham - Duration: 2:22.

For more infomation >> Melania Trump wears black to join Donald Trump to pay her respects to the late Reverend Billy Graham - Duration: 2:22.

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Billionaire Offers Trump Millions To Get Top Construction Project Completed - Duration: 3:25.

For more infomation >> Billionaire Offers Trump Millions To Get Top Construction Project Completed - Duration: 3:25.

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Trump says U.S. to impose steel, aluminum tariffs next week - Duration: 2:20.

Our top story this afternoon..

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will sign off on steep tariffs on steel and aluminum

imports next week, hitting producers like South Korea and China.

The Dow Jones industrial average slumped after the announcement amid fears of a trade war.

Park Jong-hong reports.

President Trump has made it clear that steel and aluminum exports to the U.S. will be subject

to tariffs of 25 and 10 percent, respectively.

Trump is slated to sign an executive order next week making it official.

The plan was unveiled after a White House meeting with industry executives on Thursday.

President Trump added the move is aimed at propping up the U.S. industry and creating

jobs for American workers.

"It'll be 25 percent for steel.

It'll be 10 percent for aluminum.

And it'll be for a long period of time.

... We'll be signing it in and you will have protection for the first time in a long while.

And you've got to re-grow your industries."

He also said U.S. companies had been 'decimated' and had been treated unfairly by other countries

for decades.

Analysts say it's unclear whether the rates of 25 percent for steel and 10 percent for

aluminum will be instituted across the board or have some exceptions.

Trade sources in Washington think the rates would not apply to Canada which hires a number

of American workers.

In any case, if the rate turns out to be final, South Korea will be letting out a sigh of

relief as the U.S. Commerce Department had initially suggested dropping a tariff bomb

of more than 53 percent on 12 countries, including Korea.

Following Canada and Brazil, South Korea is the third largest exporter of steel to the

U.S. with last year's export volume estimated at three-point-six-five million tons.

Critics say Trump's measures will fail to boost jobs and even risk stoking a trade war

with China.

Beijing has already threatened to curb U.S. imports of soybeans and the European Union

says it will consider taking action as well.

Park Jong-hong, Arirang News.

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