When U.S. President Donald Trump claimed during his inaugural address that Americans “split the atom,” a ripple of irritation ...

The atom comment split opinions, one might say. Nick Smith, the mayor of Nelson, New Zealand, took to social media in response, writing that he was “a bit surprised” by Trump’s claim “when ...

Nelson, New Zealand, Mayor Nick Smith corrected President Donald Trump’s inaugural speech when it came to who gets credit for splitting the atom. Trump made a claim Monday that an American split ...

Mayor Nick Smith said that he would invite the incoming US ambassador to visit the Rutherford memorial in Nelson 'so we can ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Among other false and misleading claims in U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration addresses on Tuesday, his declaration that Americans “split the atom ...

“Okay, I’ve gotta call time. Trump just claimed America split the atom,” Ben Uffindell, editor of the satirical New Zealand news website The Civilian, wrote on X. “That’s THE ONE THING ...

Donald Trump angered New Zealanders on his first day in office when he asserted that America split the atom, something that Sir Ernest Rutherford accomplished. Donald Trump angered New Zealanders ...

A New Zealand mayor has invited the American ambassador for a history lesson, after US President Donald Trump appeared to imply it was the US that split the atom – which it is not alone in and ...

Donald Trump vexed New Zealanders on the first day of his presidency after he claimed that America split the atom – a feat achieved by Sir Ernest Rutherford from Nelson in New Zealand. Mr Trump was ...