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Jerome Cartillier

Jerome Cartillier is AFP White House Correspondent. He has previously reported from Tokyo, Paris, London and Johannesburg among others. His reporting has also appeared in Business Insider, the Sydney Morning Herald, Yahoo, AlterNet, France 24, La Presse, Mail & Guardian, The Times South Africa, Middle East Eye, and Japan Today.

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Trump Demands Attorney General Sessions Probe Anonymous Op-Ed, despite No Crime

Trump Demands Attorney General Sessions Probe Anonymous Op-Ed, despite No Crime

Jerome Cartillier

Co-Author: Nicolas KAMM Fargo (United States) (AFP) – Donald Trump on Friday urged his attorney general to investigate the anonymous author of a damning op-ed, escalating his long-running battles with the media and highlighting his suspicions that people are seeking to overthrow his presidency. Trump, battling one of the deepest crises in his 20-month presidency, […]

Iran
“UNIMPRESSED”: Iran Throws Shade on Trump’s All-Caps Twitter Threat

“UNIMPRESSED”: Iran Throws Shade on Trump’s All-Caps Twitter Threat

Jerome Cartillier

Washington (AFP) – Tensions are mounting between Donald Trump and Iran — the US president’s raw tweet threatening Tehran was met Monday with a similarly bilious reply, upping the ante in the high-stakes game of diplomatic chicken. Trump’s tweeted warning late Sunday to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani — all in capital letters, the digital equivalent […]

Pollution
Scandal-Ridden EPA Chief who favored Polluters Resigns in Favor of Coal Baron

Scandal-Ridden EPA Chief who favored Polluters Resigns in Favor of Coal Baron

Jerome Cartillier

Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the departure of his environment chief, Scott Pruitt, who faced ever-growing ethics scandals over his spending and conduct in office. “I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,” tweeted the president, ending months of speculation about the […]

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