charged with violating sanctions also this hour on r.t. trump supporters rally against what they claim results witness testimony to suggest that they may have a point. the ballots being ran through the tabulating machines numerous times being counted 8 to 10 times i know or saw with a return address just for order. and further angered by accusations of massive mainstream media bias as types of c.n.n. briefings.

r.t. . donald trump wants congress to make changes to the much for turn over $900000000000.00 relief bill he's called it a disgrace for not putting the american people's interests 1st and including more than a few non pandemic related provisions the us president wants individual payments increased from $600.00 to 2000. congress found plenty of money for far john trees lobbyists and special interests while sending the bare minimum to the american people who need it it wasn't their fault i am asking congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculous lelo $600.00 to $2000.00 or $4000.00 for a couple of house speaker nancy pelosi quickly reacted blaming republicans for not providing information on what amount the president himself expected to be written down in the package she said the democrats are ready to discuss the matter just as soon as lawmakers gather again this week there are other things though in the bill that terms unhappy about that have nothing to do with the pandemic for example new whole sourcing rules even a section there on the dalai lama's succession going president has thr

r.t. paris. donald trump has finally signed off on a coronavirus relief and government funding bill to the tune of some $2.00 trillion dollars the president had previously threatened to veto the bill claiming it should give more aid to americans but he's now agreed to the deal which will see almost every american receive a one off $600.00 i am signing this bill to restore unemployment benefits stop addictions provide rental assistance add money for p.p.p. return our airline workers back to work at substantially more money for vaccine distribution and much more. however the huge bill does appear to focus less on the ongoing pandemic and more on military expenditure and also foreign policy objectives in fact the word mask is absent from the document while others like missile aircraft ammunition do crop multiple times where some like donald trump himself have questioned why significant sums are going to foreign governments still while many americans do struggle to make ends meet some of the recipients of that u.

r.t. international president trump pushes for congress to reassess the cope with relief bill. payments for americans instead of a mocking billions for foreign aid not like bondevik. just to children to show that he did use the i promise you will be reasonable. but as the incoming u.s. president pledges a tough response to the recent massive cyber attack on government agencies pointing the finger at russia and blaming it all from letting it happen. also on the program we speak to exam the guinness book the director of the institute.

r.t. clemency for killers but known for whistle blowers donald trump's pardon list includes mercenaries guilty of murdering civilians in iraq but leaves off those who spilled the beans on american war crimes. today we hear they've been released on the personal orders president trump is like the u.s. doesn't care for spilled or rocky blood it seems political considerations prevail over legal and judicial ones and this decision also this hour a plane carrying sputnik the supplies from the sky is on its way to argentina after the latin american country officially registers the russian 19 jab and not so merry christmas queues empty shelves in the center in a bubble people around the world are trying to get into the festive spirit despite the pandemic wish. oh they're welcome just gone 5 o'clock in moscow you with r.t. international see for mercenaries but whistleblowers can go whistle donald trump has issued 2 lists of pardons but despite calls from rights activists defenders of freedom of speech like junot songe and edward snowden have been left off at the same time the outgoing u.s. president ha

r.t. employee co-founder bill john waters explains why the outcome of the us presidential election was always going to be disappointing. if trump had been reelected it would have been worse for everyone in the world but that doesn't make no good candidate. either thanks so much for joining us this is r.t. international. has become the 1st russian city to start mass vaccination the country's sputnik v. job is being made freely available to citizens everyone will get it at this stage high risk groups including hospital school staff will be 1st in line priority also being given to those aged between 18 and 60 russia's daily infection rate has spiraled in 29000 the numbers have been steadily rising since early september auntie's you have all of a visited one of the places that's producing russia sputnik. we are the car companies safety despite its market and surprises that's received by cutting the government's secret she's the 1st registered bigsby coronavirus but see if my production has already started here let's take a sputnik the is a too short adenovirus based effects of x. seen the difference between sputnik v. and some othe

pardoning whistleblower in chief julian assad and of undoing trump's self-styled deal of the century you can watch the full interview. on r.t. across the day for now here's a preview. dave if trump had been re-elected it would have been worse for everyone in the world but that doesn't make biden a good candidate biden is a dyed in the wool were among grading servant of the oligarchy that rules the united states american will continue to be so for however long he remains president of the united states he's not to be trusted on anything do you think joe biden is going to move the american embassy back to tell of a are you kidding he's made it quite clear that he's the staunchest zionist friend of. of israel that could possibly be in office so he i hope that he and kids start a happy sleeping in that caught that they're going to share for the next few years kiss our reality has to look either of them having any power under any circumstances because they clearly not clear thinkers they clearly don't believe in human rights they clearly have no interest in the law to have no interest in the united nations they have no interest i

r.t. . mercy for mercenaries but whistleblowers can go whistle donald trump has issued 2 lists of pardons but despite calls from rights activists freedom of speech defenders like julian assange and edward snowden have been left off the same time the outgoing u.s. president gave clemency to 4 former contractors of the blackwater private military company now they were jailed for the mass killing of civilians in iraq baghdad condemned the decision as have the iraqi people. because the course of this is to see if the infamous black will to company killed citizens a nice suit a square and today we hear they've been released on the personal rulers of president truman it's like the u.s. doesn't care if the spilled a rocky blood we call on the united nations the international community and human rights organizations to intervene immediately and condemn these killers lethal public it seems political considerations prevailed over legal and judicial once and this decision president trump should have taken into account their relationship with iraq especially since iraq has a strategic cooperation agreeme

r.t. and. mercy for mercenary sport whistleblowers can go whistle donald trump issued 2 lists of pardons but despite calls rights activists freedom of speech defenders are julian assange and edward snowden were left off the same time the outgoing u.s. president gave clemency to 4 former contractors of the blackwater private military company they were jailed for the mass killing of civilians in iraq. but you know when you're in a character class or. there were dead bodies everywhere in the city are humans going to be on the way to people and it's going to be among the dead bodies ministry with this and with child in the room of 7 years old and. god. these were guards who work for the private military contractor corporation known as blackwater now paul slow evan liberty and dustin herd were convicted for manslaughter and the individual nicholas slotting who opened fire and 1st started shooting into the crowd of iraqi civilians he was convicted of 1st degree murder but now the white house is letting all of them off they will no longer be in prison serving their sentences they have been pardoned and thi

r.t. clemency for killers but known for whistle blowers donald trump's pardon list includes mr reed's guilty of murdering civilians in iraq but leaves off those who spilled the beans on american war crimes. state we hear they've been released from the personal orders president truman it's like the u.s. doesn't care for spilled iraqi blood it seems political considerations prevail over legal and judicial ones and this decision also this hour a plane carrying sputnik the supplies from moscow is on its way to argentina half the latin american country officially registered to the russian 19 cap and not so merry christmas.

r.t. international with me. us president elect joe biden's invited donald trump to his inauguration claiming it will give a positive sign that the post-election chaos is ending but it's unclear whether the millions who still think victory was stolen from trump think this move will heal the divisions. you know. some of the forces are still coming out chanting for the steel and fighting multiple irregularities despise officials in swing state june just saying a 2nd week on should confirmed by to announce the winner aussies don't cause a looks at how the reputation of the us elections as a whole maybe starting to get a little honest. is only about a month left until the big transition of power in the white house and yet it looks like the battle for the presidency 2 is not yet over this may be the most important speech i've ever made i want to provide an update on our own going efforts to expose the tremendous voter fraud and irregularities which took place during the ridiculous lee long nov 3rd elections if we are right about the fraud. joe biden can't be president trump is sticking to his guns still insisting he was

drop of the charges against a songe politicians and activists want donald trump to pardon him before he leaves office in january r.t. saskia taylor reports. public enemy number one a man with no conscience no morals no remorse judean a solemn child's been smeared as a villain who revealed the ugly face of u.s. foreign policy but i would argue that it's closer to being in the high tech terrorists this disclosure is not just an attack on america's foreign policy interests it is an attack on the international community wiki leaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service but sarge is a narcissist who has created nothing of value here lies on the dirty work of others to make himself famous he is a fraud a coward hiding behind a screen 10 years that narrative ron but is it all about to change is it actually that the whistle blow was more concerned about the collateral damage of his exposé than washington that sells a new t. released tape field a song to tempted to warn the us state department and then boss had to reclaim 10 back in 2011 not only does it seem she had to mold

r.t. international good to have your company you know me. a little trump conducted one of his final acts of the finance us president he's vetoed the $740000000000.00 defense bill the spot it's wide bipartisan support in congress but it's not the hefty cost that the outgoing u.s. leaders got a problem with his concern is the on raveling of some of his previous moves like withdrawing troops from afghanistan for more analysis all this let's go to our. political commentator ben swan ben good to see you. vito is likely to get overturned i believe by the senate anyway as both republicans and democrats pass this with a must have majority so what's with the move. president trump has essentially said that he was going to veto this defense bill if it came to him in the shape that well it came to him and essentially the bill which is $740000000000.00 is also known as the national defense authorization act it is an act passed every year for the last almost 60 years by congress to fund the u.s. military and every year it seems like the amount of funding for the militar

r.t. international no mercy for mercenaries but whistle blowers can go whistle donald trump has issued 2 lists of pardons but despite calls from rights activists defenders of freedom of speech like jena sanj and edward snowden have been left off at the same time the outgoing u.s. president has raised concern at the united nations to you by giving clemency to 4 former contractors of the blackwater private military company they were jailed for the mass killing of civilians in iraq people in iraq have condemned the decision as have the government. the ministry believes that this decision did not take into account the seriousness of the crime committed and was inconsistent with the u.s. administration's declared commitment to the values of human rights justice and the rule of law and regrettably ignores the dignity of the victims and the feelings and rights of their relatives because the courts of the infamous blackwater company killed citizens a nice suit a square today we hear they've been released on the personal orders of president trump it's like the u.s. doesn't care for spilled iraqi blood

r.t. to. give the enemy of the interview earlier. clemency the killers but known for whistleblowers donald trump's pardon list includes in this race guilty of murdering civilians in iraq that leaves off some spilled the beans on american war crimes. and today we hear they've been released on this. personal orders of president trump it's like the u.s. doesn't care for spilled or rocky blood it seems political considerations prevailed over a legal and judicial watch and this decision also to come this hour now a plane carrying sputnik the supplies from moscow arrives in argentina after the latin american country officially registers the russian 19 japanese and a not so merry christmas king said shelves.

r.t. international my name's you know me hello and welcome to the program our top story donald trump wants congress to make changes to the much for 2 over 900 $1000000000.00 bill he's called it a disgrace for including provisions not related to the pandemic such as foreign aid funding the us president is also demanding a one off payment to eligible citizens to be increased from 600 to $2000.00. congress found plenty of money for far john trees lobbyists and special interests while sending the bare minimum to the american people who need it it wasn't their fault i am asking congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculous lelo $600.00 to $2000.00 or $4000.00 for a couple. speaker nancy pelosi was quick to react blaming republicans for not providing information on what's the president himself expected to be written down in the package she said democrats are ready to discuss the matter as soon as lawmakers gather again this week while there are other things in the bill but the trump teams on helping a budget since its combine the cobra relief package and the government spending plan in

happy hanukkah enjoy this latest little present that father trump has left you on top of the power of previous gifts thanks for joining us here on r.t. and for national where back at the top of the hour with the later. the world is driven by a dream shaped by those great. thinks . we dare to ask. it's not over yet folks the latest on breaks it we tell you what you need to know also what should we make of all this talk of secession in the united states is a divorce in the car. and in 1996 something happened different a company called purdue pharmaceutical came out with a drug called oxycontin and they started. and falsely promoted that opioids were rarely addict maybe only one percent of the time could you get addicted to no. that was not true then and it is not true never was true that was a false statement and the other companies jumped on the bandwagon of making money in the false lies spread in the false smart.

trump is just expose the system from the right in created these fissures that have long existed. watching r.t. let's just give you an update then on a developing story this hour because turkey has claimed that 2 russian journalists have been detained over a lack of accreditation to film in the country the staff members from russia's n.t.v. channel have not been heard of since thursday night and that was when one sent a message to say that they were still being held and that's the latest we have in the story of course we'll stay across it for you now still to come this project very task a conservative group in the u.s. is linked takes that they claim prove c.n.n. is biased against we'll have more just after the break. join me every thursday on the alex i'm i'm sure i'll be speaking to us on the world of politics or business i'm sure i'll see you. when things become more extreme which leads to right when this is like breaking norms not necessarily in a good way maybe. the. right isn't as you strain is what the reality is. continuity for change this is what is being asked when considering a pote

r.t. senior correspondent. christmas will well havoc i suppose especially good for israel this year see santa clause that doesn't work dawdled trump who has become the israeli equivalent of santa claus has managed to convince morocco to establish diplomatic ties with israel and when i say convenes what i mean is bribe the united states believes that an independent serai state is not a realistic option for resolving the conflict in their genuine autonomy under american sovereignty is the only feasible solution western sahara is the world's largest inhabited territory that hasn't managed to achieve self governance largely because it keeps getting invaded the little people of us are always have had a rough time of it for the past few centuries 1st that was resistance to spanish colonialism then it was invaded by morocco and mauritania whom the locals fought and author all this struggle and all this bloodshed for independence the entire area as far as the united states is concerned has been handed over to morocco by donald trump you see now why the locals are somewhat me just the polish sorry and serai government condemn in the strong

r.t. international with me. he's tried an army of lawyers and the social media tools at his disposal now donald trump is pleading with the u.s. supreme court to overturn the presidential election results trump is claiming quote tremendous of voter fraud and a stolen election. this may be the most important speech i've ever made i want to provide an update on our own going efforts to expose the tremendous voter fraud and irregularities which took place during the ridiculously long nov 3rd elections if we're right about the fraud. joe biden can't be president it was a long awaited speech by donald trump supporters donald trump himself said it was the most important speech ever in a 46 minute address donald trump repeated his longstanding allegations of fraud and argued that essentially the u.s. presidential election was not valid that there were millions of illegal votes cast he called for the u.s. supreme court to step in and overturn the election results in several key states it is a travesty that in the year 2020 we do not have any means of verifying the eligibility of those who cast ballots and an election and

despite donald trump maintaining it was an unfair election there are very very very clear divisions that are deep within the united states. kelly thanks for bringing us that report so r.t. scallop more pain in new york. was a france now where hospitality workers have gathered in paris against prolonged lockdown measures which they say are crippling their industry although some restrictions will be lifted on tuesday restaurants bars and cafes will have to stay shut right across the holidays until the 20th of january they say it's threatening not only their livelihoods but also as they put it the french way of life earlier my colleague andrew found the discuss this with r.t. show it depends it was a protest. over individuals from a number of different sectors the restaurant cafe and bar sector but also from the tourism sector to a nervous people who own entertainment venues like. venues all come out to tell the government they want to open up their business because they have the most. in 2020 many of them saying they are on the go to bankruptcy with some recent report showing that some 90200 thousands almost half of the business is. saying that they could be closing up s

president donald trump they get blacklisted or are asked to leave the the white house press corps and for g c h q to do this to a. journalistic organization is astonishing. thanks for taking r.t international this morning wherever you are we hope you're having a great start your day we're back in 30 minutes with the latest headlines i'll see you back. here there's a saying. i think they're going to be cheap but then you went to all the countries but ideas will be there right it's going to his company he said if you give them everything you do the best. in this country. this is what we don't understand how we are poor in such a country. that is until the ones at the same time. you're saying i'm going to. assume the one up lose similar to me. if the minutes of on board not their god can we believe again in the world without the couple that with the plane. would come back to the place story give us. you see . the the a few little. things become more extreme in which each to write when this is like breaking norms not necessarily a good way marty to. be. right in as the strain is the reality is. always be polite never engage with the negative aided or confrontational. don't get in

r.t. international the u.s. food and drug agency has approved a. vaccine for emergency use to reports the white house chief of staff or threaten the f.d.a. chief to approve the vaccine or resign donald trump has praised the development. today our nation has achieved a medical miracle we have delivered a safe and effective vaccine in just 9 months this is one of the greatest scientific accomplishments in history it will save millions of lives and soon end the pandemic once and for all. in the u.k. people with a history of allergic reactions were advised against taking pfizer scoby germ and in america the f.d.a. revealed 6 volunteers had died during trials which involved 44000 people for the regulator insists this is nothing to worry about that 4 had received a placebo while the remaining 2 deaths were well within statistical expectations more americans have now died from cope and were lost fighting in world war 2 almost 300000 people have lost their lives to the virus and the more been reports. we've got 15000000 cases of covert 19 in the united states we've got hospitals overwhelms 170000 people are in the hospital at this moment doctors say these numbers are going to keep getting worse o

are evil and lots of people show up to trump rallies and there's just no way that all those people could have voted for joe biden because fox news and news max and r.t. tell us trump is so popular. this mind-set won't win out this time. joe biden's going to be president. but what about next time? what if the next presidential election is closer? what if 2024 comes down to just one state? it's a lot easier to steal one state. what if these radical anti-democrats get control of more secretary of state offices or election boards and there's a close race for governor in 2022 or the u.s. senate and these same people who support the texas lawsuit decide again that there's no way a democrat could have won our state, and so by definition it's got to be fraudulent, despite the lack of evidence. so let's throw out the result and choose a republican. i know this sounds kind of far fetched, but this is exactly what this lawsuit is asking for. it is asking for this to be thrown out and that donald trump be president despite the fact that he lost with no voter fraud or illegal behavior. there is the majority of the republican caucus who supports this, so it stand