![]() ![]() ![]() In March, reports revealed that the US had secretly approved six authorisations for companies to sell nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia.īut as tensions simmer between the Saudi kingdom and its regional rival Iran, there is widespread concern that sharing nuclear technology with Riyadh could lead to a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Nuclear technology to Saudi ArabiaĪs the US persistently shakes its finger at Iran and North Korea for attempting to develop a nuclear weapons programme, it quietly okayed the sale of nuclear technology and expertise to Saudi Arabia, which plans to build at least two nuclear power plants. “The daily EOIR morning news briefings are compiled by a contractor and the blog post should not have been included,” the official said. A DOJ official said the email was a mistake. The SPLC report came a few months after an underreported incident when the Department of Justice (DOJ) sent out an email to employees with a link to a white nationalist organisation. White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller during a meeting in the cabinet room of the White House in Washington, DC A White House official defended Miller, saying he “hates bigotry in all forms” despite calls from members of Congress to fire him. This included a number of emails sent to right-wing website Breitbart. According to a November investigative report by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a US-based watchdog group, prior to taking the White House job, Miller regularly sent reporters links to white supremacist groups as “research” to back his arguments on immigration. He was also one of the main proponents of the US’s practice of separating undocumented migrant children from their parents at the US southern border.īut Miller has also been accused of having ties to white nationalist organisations. Miller is considered one of the architects of Trump’s so-called Muslim ban which prohibits the entry into the US of citizens from five Muslim-majority countries, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, and restricts a small number of North Koreans and Venezuelans from coming into the country. A former Senate aide, Miller joined Trump’s campaign early in the primary season and has helped shape much of the administration’s domestic policies. ![]() Stephen Miller, a top adviser to Trump, has been a driving force behind Trump’s immigration policies. Here are the top 10 things the Trump administration did that you may have missed: 1. Washington, DC – It was another turbulent year for US President Donald Trump.įrom the conclusion of the FBI investigation into allegations his 2016 campaign colluded with Russia to his impeachment, Trump may have spent as much time defending his presidency and actions as he did governing in 2019.īut there were also many decisions his administration made that did not get as much attention. ![]()
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