Bernd Debusmann Jr
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Mexico-born DC-based senior journalist @BBCWorld. Mostly at the WH. Ex-Reuters Mexico & NYC. Covering N. America now after stretches in the Mideast and LatAm.
Washington, DC
Joined August 2010
In this episode of the BBC's 'From Our Own Correspondent' program - my absolute favorite content we produce - I recounted what it was like being in the room with Trump at the White House as news of Signal-gate broke. Listen here:.
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Trump to address the UN General Assembly in New York on September 23.
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The number of people at Donald Trump's controversial immigrant detention centre "Alligator Alcatraz" has dropped by half following a judge's order to close much of the facility, according to border tsar Tom Homan.
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Officials confirm that the Florida facility may soon be empty following a court ruling to shutter the complex.
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If anyone has seen me at the White House and is wondering - this is NOT why I chose to wear tan today.
11 years ago. August 28, 2014. The President wearing a tan suit was the most controversial thing happening at the White House.
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The NYT has reported that prosecutors have failed to secure an indictment against Sean Dunn, the now infamous DC sandwich thrower arrested for felony assault on a federal officer for an incident on U St in DC.
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Britons! I'll be gracing your TV screens at about 1310 BST to discuss an apparent meeting on "the day after" in Gaza that Steve Witkoff announced, as well as the administration's most recent comments about the war.
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RT @mwendling: The international alt-right is going ballistic today over the story of “Sophie from Dundee” a girl pictured in a video wield….
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US President Donald Trump has said he plans to seek the death penalty for suspected murderers in Washington DC:
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The US president re-instated federal capital punishment in January, calling it 'the ultimate deterrent'
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Trump rightly said that "this has never happened before" - a cabinet meeting that clocked in at a whopping 3 hours and 17 minutes. "It's an open government, that's what we are," he said.
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If anyone is wondering, by my calculations the cabinet meeting - at least the part open to the pool - has now been going on for 3 hours and 2 minutes. Still going.
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Donald Trump's cabinet meeting is expected to begin any moment now.
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On @BBCWorld again at 1600 EST/2000 GMT to discuss the South Korean visit - plus Trump's comments on Gaza, where he said he expects a "conclusive" ending to the fighting in 2/3 wks. On the killing of journalists at Nasser Hospital, Trump said he is "not happy" about the strike.
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RT @KatarinaSzulc: Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has pleaded guilty to two drug smuggling and conspiracy charges. His attorney, Frank Perez, mad….
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On @BBCWorld again near the top of the hour to discuss the Oval Office ambush that wasn't - and the cordial meeting that took place instead.
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On @BBCWorld again in a few moments to discuss the ROK visit - the ambush some feared has yet to materialize.
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Will be on @BBCWorld in 15 mins or so - and throughout the day - ahead of the ROK visit to the White House.
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Trump suggests changing DOD back to "Department of War" - noting it "sounds better". "That's common sense," Hegseth adds.
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Worth remembering: DC doesn't have a game being played here for the WC. Closest venue is Philadelphia. The Olympics are in Los Angeles.
"We want it spotless for the World Cup and for the Olympics," Trump says of Washington, DC
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Will be on @bbcworldservice's Newsroom programme at 1406 EST/1806 GMT to discuss the South Korean visit.
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RT @HibaNasr: Today’s news:. • 4 journalists are among 20 killed in Gaza in an Israeli strike on the Nasser hospital . • France summoned US….
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