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Daily Mail
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
The stunning Angolan reporter whose beauty left Trump speechless in the Oval Office
Hariana Veras is a veteran reporter for the continent of Africa, but it wasn't her journalism that Donald Trump commended her on during her visit to the Oval Office last week. On June 27, the Angolan journalist spoke to Trump about his recent peace agreement for the Congo. Rather than press her about her reporting, Trump made a not-so-subtle attempt at flirting with her. He said: 'I'm not allowed to say that you know, that could be the end of my political career. But you are beautiful and you're beautiful inside. 'I wish I had more reporters like you.' His comments were met with laughter from the rest of the Oval Office. The Trump administration conducted a deal between the Congo and Rwanda to end decades of fighting on Friday. Veras arrived at the White House straight from the Congo to discuss the Congolese people and the president's reactions to the agreement. Prior to his pass at her, she told President Trump: 'I spoke with the people in the streets... They know your name. They know that president Trump is working hard to finally bring peace to the country.' 'I saw hope,' she said. 'They have hope now for a better day in Congo.' Veras is an African reporter that covers the White House for the entire continent. She has been working as a correspondent between Africa and the White House for over a decade. She even covered Trump's last administration, and has been pressing presidents on this issue for years. 'For many years American presidents overlooked this conflict,' she said. 'People are dying in Congo. This country has so much potential but they need help because this war is destroying the country.' She noted that Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi was very grateful for what the American president was doing. He even hoped to nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for initiating the end to years of violence. 'He said you deserve it. You have been working to bring peace in the world, not only in the Congo,' Veras told him. After nearly two minutes of hearing flowering compliments about his work and messages of gratitude from the Congolese people, Trump was speechless in return. He didn't seem to stumble over his words out of flattery or modesty, instead the first thing he could muster up was a compliment to Veras's physical appearance. 'That's so nice and so beautifully stated,' he said. 'And Karoline [Leavitt] said, number one, she did say, and I shouldn't say this. It's politically incorrect.' But the potential political incorrectness of the statement didn't seem to give the president any pause. 'She said, she's beautiful. And you are beautiful.' He neglected to speak with Veras further on the state of the Congo in favor of commending her appearance. She graciously accepted his compliment. Rwanda and the Congo have been at odds since the 1990s. Many have tried and failed to impose peace deals on the two nations. But on June 27, they agreed to a deal the US president is confident will stick, calling it a 'glorious triumph.' Trump said on Friday, 'Today, the violence and destruction comes to an end, and the entire region begins a new chapter of hope and opportunity.' The deal called for 'disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration' of all armed groups in the area. According to the BBC, it also included lucrative mineral access for the United States.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Flirts With Female Reporter: Wish More Were ‘Like You'
President Donald Trump joked that his political career could end after he told a female reporter she was beautiful and wished there were more reporters like her. The awkward scene took place in the Oval Office on Friday as a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. was signed by the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, with the aim of ending the decades-long, deadly fighting in eastern Congo. As the signing ceremony began, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt invited reporter and 'friend' Hariana Veras to address the press and attendees in the room, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the foreign ministers from the two African nations. Veras, a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who covers the White House, told Trump what she had seen on the ground in the DRC upon news of the peace agreement. 'I saw hope. They have hope now for a better day in Congo,' she said, adding that Congo's President Felix Tshiseked wanted to nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. Trump to an African reporter: "She's beautiful ... you are beautiful and you're beautiful inside. I wish I had more reporters like you." — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 27, 2025 'So beautifully stated,' Trump replied, before telling Veras she was also 'beautiful'. 'I'm not allowed to say that,' he joked. 'You know that could be the end of my political career, but you are beautiful—and you're beautiful inside. I wish I had more reporters like you.' The lighthearted scene came during an otherwise serious signing ceremony to mark an agreement between Rwanda and the DRC after decades of bloodshed. The deal has been touted as an important step toward peace in the Central African nation of Congo, where conflict with more than 100 armed groups has killed millions of people since the 1990s. The conflict has sparked a humanitarian crisis and widespread displacement in eastern DRC, where a militia allegedly backed by Rwanda occupies large pieces of land. 'So we're here today to celebrate a glorious triumph, and that's what it is, for the cause of peace,' said Trump, who noted that he would be 'putting a lot of pressure' on both sides to honor the agreement. 'This is a long time waiting. The signing of a historic peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda. The conflict has continued, and it's been going on for many, many years.' The deal has been dubbed the Washington Accord—although Trump joked that it should have been called the 'Trump Accord.' Under the agreement, the U.S. will also get access to the DRC's deposits of metals and minerals, such as gold, lithium, and copper. Trump took credit on Friday not just for the Washington Accord, but also for his role in other foreign conflicts. 'In a few short months, we've now achieved peace between India and Pakistan, India and Iran, and the DRC and Rwanda, and a couple of others, also,' he said.
Sky News AU
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
DRC President to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
African reporter Hariana Veras tells US President Donald Trump, the President of Congo wants to nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize. 'President Tshisekedi, he's very thankful for what you are doing,' Ms Veras said. 'Finally, they will have hope. 'Tshisekedi also mentioned … when peace finally comes to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he's thinking to nominate you as a Nobel Prize Peace.'
