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| Donald Trump at the White House: Obama reports 'excellent conversation' – live | Donald Trump at the White House: Obama reports 'excellent conversation' – live |
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| 1.13am GMT | |
| 01:13 | |
| Arizona senator Jeff Flake, speaking with MSNBC’s Chuck Todd about the impending Trump administration, told the Meet the Press host that although he opposed Trump during the campaign, “there are a lot of things that we agree on” and that Trump has, so far, been “gracious” to his vanquished and/or conquered opponents. | |
| “I think all of us who have opposed him during the process of [have eaten] a huge helping of crow already,” said the Republican senator. “I didn’t think that he would get this far, I really didn’t.” | |
| “When there are areas of disagreement and there may be some, there will be some, we’ll push back,” Flake continued. “But in the meantime, there are a lot of things that we agree on. I think he’s been gracious so far in terms of outreach and has done it right so far. And we’ll see where we go.” | |
| 1.11am GMT | |
| 01:11 | |
| Associated Press calls Arizona for Donald Trump | |
| President-elect Donald Trump has officially won the traditionally red state of Arizona, two days after election night. | |
| WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump wins Arizona two days after Election Day. | |
| Heavy Latino turnout in the Grand Canyon State, as well as young people encouraged by a ballot initiative that would have regulated marijuana like alcohol, contributed to a massive groundswell of Democratic support, but apparently not enough for defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton to win the state. | |
| 1.01am GMT | |
| 01:01 | |
| Former president Bill Clinton has made a quick phone call to president-elect Donald Trump, wishing the newly minted 45th president of the United States and his wife’s former political rival well. | |
| “During the brief call, President Clinton congratulated Mr. Trump and wished him well,” an aide to Clinton told ABC’s Liz Kreutz. | |
| Bill Clinton called Trump this afternoon. "During the brief call, President Clinton congratulated Mr. Trump and wished him well," per aide | |
| Trump had long used Clinton’s personal peccadilloes as ammunition against the former secretary of state. | |
| 12.45am GMT | |
| 00:45 | |
| Bygones, right? | |
| I just met with @VP-elect Pence at the @WhiteHouse to offer our support for a smooth, seamless transition of power: https://t.co/yKj1JyiOD3 pic.twitter.com/3bFdQjuQ6K | |
| Thank you for the invitation. I appreciated the warm reception by you and your staff. https://t.co/EyUEVRTAtj | |
| 12.41am GMT | 12.41am GMT |
| 00:41 | 00:41 |
| Because it’s 2016 and thus forbidden for a day to go past without an open letter appearing somewhere, here’s another one. This time it’s written by a fictional character, if that helps any: Leslie Knope, the relentlessly positive public servant from Park and Recreation, played by Amy Poehler. Upbeat, yes. Positive: not so much. | Because it’s 2016 and thus forbidden for a day to go past without an open letter appearing somewhere, here’s another one. This time it’s written by a fictional character, if that helps any: Leslie Knope, the relentlessly positive public servant from Park and Recreation, played by Amy Poehler. Upbeat, yes. Positive: not so much. |
| I do not accept it. | I do not accept it. |
| I acknowledge that Donald Trump is the president. I understand, intellectually, that he won the election. But I do not accept that our country has descended into the hatred-swirled slop pile that he lives in. I reject out of hand the notion that we have thrown up our hands and succumbed to racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and crypto-fascism. | I acknowledge that Donald Trump is the president. I understand, intellectually, that he won the election. But I do not accept that our country has descended into the hatred-swirled slop pile that he lives in. I reject out of hand the notion that we have thrown up our hands and succumbed to racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and crypto-fascism. |
| I do not accept that. I reject that. I fight that. Today, and tomorrow, and every day until the next election, I reject and fight that story. | I do not accept that. I reject that. I fight that. Today, and tomorrow, and every day until the next election, I reject and fight that story. |
| 12.28am GMT | 12.28am GMT |
| 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Anti-Trump protests continue | Anti-Trump protests continue |
| Nicky Woolf | Nicky Woolf |
| Several hundred protesters are taking to the streets for the second night running to protest against Trump’s victory, though not yet on the scale of the thousands seen on Wednesday evening.In several places, high school and college students staged walk-out protests. At Baylor University in Texas, several dozen students have gathered: | Several hundred protesters are taking to the streets for the second night running to protest against Trump’s victory, though not yet on the scale of the thousands seen on Wednesday evening.In several places, high school and college students staged walk-out protests. At Baylor University in Texas, several dozen students have gathered: |
| A sampling of the signs at #Baylor #NotMyPresident protest @Baylor #Trump pic.twitter.com/O9XlfMxqEI | A sampling of the signs at #Baylor #NotMyPresident protest @Baylor #Trump pic.twitter.com/O9XlfMxqEI |
| In Denver, Colorado, protesters are beginning to gather for a march scheduled to begin soon: | In Denver, Colorado, protesters are beginning to gather for a march scheduled to begin soon: |
| Some of the signs at the Trump protest in Denver. Event will start at State Capitol at 5:30 MT. #kdvr #kwgn pic.twitter.com/sGlHPeE5fh | Some of the signs at the Trump protest in Denver. Event will start at State Capitol at 5:30 MT. #kdvr #kwgn pic.twitter.com/sGlHPeE5fh |
| Hundreds more gathered outside the Ohio statehouse in Columbus: | Hundreds more gathered outside the Ohio statehouse in Columbus: |
| Hundreds at @OhioStatehouse for Trump protest. pic.twitter.com/gBkoxRj5t5 | Hundreds at @OhioStatehouse for Trump protest. pic.twitter.com/gBkoxRj5t5 |
| And in Louisville, Kentucky: | And in Louisville, Kentucky: |
| The crowd is marching now @WDRBNews pic.twitter.com/OuPU4t4NJk | The crowd is marching now @WDRBNews pic.twitter.com/OuPU4t4NJk |
| Around a thousand people have taken to the streets of Minneapolis, NBC is reporting, while students at the University of Minnesota also gathered for a protest: | Around a thousand people have taken to the streets of Minneapolis, NBC is reporting, while students at the University of Minnesota also gathered for a protest: |
| Hundreds of people outside the Humphrey School at Univ. of Minn. for anti-Trump protest: https://t.co/5OuvckchGx pic.twitter.com/YfDfuYqaKx | Hundreds of people outside the Humphrey School at Univ. of Minn. for anti-Trump protest: https://t.co/5OuvckchGx pic.twitter.com/YfDfuYqaKx |
| In Philadelphia, more than 1,000 protesters gathered in Center City for a candlelit vigil, according to the Philadelphia Enquirer. | In Philadelphia, more than 1,000 protesters gathered in Center City for a candlelit vigil, according to the Philadelphia Enquirer. |
| 12.12am GMT | 12.12am GMT |
| 00:12 | 00:12 |
| News that British prime minister Theresa May has finally had her phone call with Trump has certainly gladdened the hearts of some sections of the UK press: | News that British prime minister Theresa May has finally had her phone call with Trump has certainly gladdened the hearts of some sections of the UK press: |
| Friday's Daily Mail front page:Trump: Theresa is my Maggie#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/X6evxfUt7y | Friday's Daily Mail front page:Trump: Theresa is my Maggie#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/X6evxfUt7y |
| Peter Walker reports from London: | Peter Walker reports from London: |
| In the call, Trump made reference to the famously close relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher as a hopeful aim for their ties, a Downing Street source said. | In the call, Trump made reference to the famously close relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher as a hopeful aim for their ties, a Downing Street source said. |
| Trump “alluded to their relationship as a way to underline that he was keen to have a good personal working relationship, too,” the source said. | Trump “alluded to their relationship as a way to underline that he was keen to have a good personal working relationship, too,” the source said. |
| A Downing Street statement added that the prime minister called “to congratulate him on his hard-fought election campaign and victory”, and confirmed May had been invited to visit the US “as soon as possible”. | A Downing Street statement added that the prime minister called “to congratulate him on his hard-fought election campaign and victory”, and confirmed May had been invited to visit the US “as soon as possible”. |
| “She noted President-elect Trump’s commitment in his acceptance speech to uniting people across America, which she said is a task we all need to focus on globally,” read one section of the statement, which is as close as May has come so far to referring to Trump’s controversial and divisive campaign. | “She noted President-elect Trump’s commitment in his acceptance speech to uniting people across America, which she said is a task we all need to focus on globally,” read one section of the statement, which is as close as May has come so far to referring to Trump’s controversial and divisive campaign. |
| The call came after concerns that the much-vaunted special relationship with the US might have suffered an early setback under Trump as he spoke to nine other world leaders in the 24 hours after his election win, without May getting a call. | The call came after concerns that the much-vaunted special relationship with the US might have suffered an early setback under Trump as he spoke to nine other world leaders in the 24 hours after his election win, without May getting a call. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.24am GMT | at 12.24am GMT |
| 12.01am GMT | 12.01am GMT |
| 00:01 | 00:01 |
| Thanks to the magic synchronicity of Twitter, we can confirm that the vice-president-elect has spoken to the British foreign secretary, and that the “special relationship” remains … special: | Thanks to the magic synchronicity of Twitter, we can confirm that the vice-president-elect has spoken to the British foreign secretary, and that the “special relationship” remains … special: |
| Just spoke to @BorisJohnson. Discussed America's longstanding and close relationship with the UK. https://t.co/pxccvczzkE | Just spoke to @BorisJohnson. Discussed America's longstanding and close relationship with the UK. https://t.co/pxccvczzkE |
| Just spoken to US VP-elect @mike_pence. We agreed on importance of the special relationship & need to tackle global challenges together | Just spoken to US VP-elect @mike_pence. We agreed on importance of the special relationship & need to tackle global challenges together |
| 11.50pm GMT | 11.50pm GMT |
| 23:50 | 23:50 |
| Edward Snowden not worried about Putin turning him over to Trump | Edward Snowden not worried about Putin turning him over to Trump |
| Spencer Ackerman | Spencer Ackerman |
| Edward Snowden has said he is unafraid of Russian president Vladimir Putin turning him over to the US as a favor to President-elect Donald Trump. | Edward Snowden has said he is unafraid of Russian president Vladimir Putin turning him over to the US as a favor to President-elect Donald Trump. |
| The national security whistleblower, speaking during a webchat from Russia this afternoon, where he has been stranded since disclosing revelations of widespread National Security Agency surveillance in 2013, said it would be “crazy to dismiss” the prospect of Trump striking a deal with Putin that leads to his extradition and trial. | The national security whistleblower, speaking during a webchat from Russia this afternoon, where he has been stranded since disclosing revelations of widespread National Security Agency surveillance in 2013, said it would be “crazy to dismiss” the prospect of Trump striking a deal with Putin that leads to his extradition and trial. |
| But he added: “If I was worried about safety, if the security and the future of myself was all that I cared about, I would still be in Hawaii.” | But he added: “If I was worried about safety, if the security and the future of myself was all that I cared about, I would still be in Hawaii.” |
| Snowden told the webchat hosted by the Dutch privacy-focused search engine StartPage he was comfortable with and proud of the choices he had made. | Snowden told the webchat hosted by the Dutch privacy-focused search engine StartPage he was comfortable with and proud of the choices he had made. |
| “I think I did the right thing,” he said. “While I can’t predict what the future looks like, I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, I can be comfortable with the way I’ve lived to today.” | “I think I did the right thing,” he said. “While I can’t predict what the future looks like, I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, I can be comfortable with the way I’ve lived to today.” |
| Trump, who has been complimentary about Putin and Russia in a manner that prompted accusations from his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton that he was a “puppet”, has in the past mused about having Snowden killed. Trump’s major national security ally, the retired general and former Defense Intelligence Agency chief Michael Flynn, oversaw a highly speculative DIA report that claimed Snowden took from the NSA a larger trove of documents than ever confirmed based on what Snowden could access as a contract systems administrator. | Trump, who has been complimentary about Putin and Russia in a manner that prompted accusations from his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton that he was a “puppet”, has in the past mused about having Snowden killed. Trump’s major national security ally, the retired general and former Defense Intelligence Agency chief Michael Flynn, oversaw a highly speculative DIA report that claimed Snowden took from the NSA a larger trove of documents than ever confirmed based on what Snowden could access as a contract systems administrator. |
| “Snowden is a spy who has caused great damage in the US. A spy in the old days, when our country was respected and strong, would be executed,” Trump tweeted in 2014. | “Snowden is a spy who has caused great damage in the US. A spy in the old days, when our country was respected and strong, would be executed,” Trump tweeted in 2014. |
| All of that has prompted concern among Snowden’s supporters worldwide that the groundwork for an extradition is in place. But Snowden proclaimed himself unperturbed. | All of that has prompted concern among Snowden’s supporters worldwide that the groundwork for an extradition is in place. But Snowden proclaimed himself unperturbed. |
| 11.20pm GMT | 11.20pm GMT |
| 23:20 | 23:20 |
| The first sighting of former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton after her concession to president-elect Donald Trump yesterday afternoon: | The first sighting of former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton after her concession to president-elect Donald Trump yesterday afternoon: |
| Margot Gerster went on a hike this morning to clear her head. Looks like someone else had the same idea: pic.twitter.com/TtDXXvrUhD | Margot Gerster went on a hike this morning to clear her head. Looks like someone else had the same idea: pic.twitter.com/TtDXXvrUhD |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.34am GMT | at 12.34am GMT |
| 11.19pm GMT | 11.19pm GMT |
| 23:19 | 23:19 |
| What will be the first actions Trump takes as president? | What will be the first actions Trump takes as president? |
| Dan Roberts takes a look a policies that could be implemented under President-elect Donald Trump. | Dan Roberts takes a look a policies that could be implemented under President-elect Donald Trump. |
| 11.12pm GMT | 11.12pm GMT |
| 23:12 | 23:12 |
| Another White House transition-team pool report: | Another White House transition-team pool report: |
| Hope Hicks has not responded to any additional emails with questions about the president-elect’s status, schedule or whereabouts since changing course and saying he was headed back to New York. | Hope Hicks has not responded to any additional emails with questions about the president-elect’s status, schedule or whereabouts since changing course and saying he was headed back to New York. |
| If there is any other information that comes in, I will send it immediately, but otherwise I won’t have any further pool reports today. | If there is any other information that comes in, I will send it immediately, but otherwise I won’t have any further pool reports today. |
| Thanks to you all for bearing with my failed attempts to get more out of the transition today. | Thanks to you all for bearing with my failed attempts to get more out of the transition today. |
| 10.52pm GMT | 10.52pm GMT |
| 22:52 | 22:52 |
| Little on-the-nose, don’t you think? | Little on-the-nose, don’t you think? |
| INTERIOR: WRITERS ROOMSCRIPT SUPERVISOR: "You don't think the eagles in Act 3 are a little obvious?"WRITER: "Let's just see how it films." pic.twitter.com/CQyebLtflJ | INTERIOR: WRITERS ROOMSCRIPT SUPERVISOR: "You don't think the eagles in Act 3 are a little obvious?"WRITER: "Let's just see how it films." pic.twitter.com/CQyebLtflJ |
| 10.36pm GMT | 10.36pm GMT |
| 22:36 | 22:36 |
| Howard Dean to run for Democratic National Committee chairmanship | Howard Dean to run for Democratic National Committee chairmanship |
| Former Vermont governor and onetime presidential candidate Howard Dean has announced via Twitter that he is running to reclaim his old position as chair of the Democratic National Committee. | Former Vermont governor and onetime presidential candidate Howard Dean has announced via Twitter that he is running to reclaim his old position as chair of the Democratic National Committee. |
| The dems need organization and focus on the young. Need a fifty State strategy and tech rehab. I am in for chairman again. | The dems need organization and focus on the young. Need a fifty State strategy and tech rehab. I am in for chairman again. |
| Dean, who served as chair from 2005 to 2009, is running to replace interim chair Donna Brazile, who has served since July when Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz resigned in the wake of a Russian-sponsored hack of DNC servers that revealed high-level antipathy towards then-presidential candidate Bernie Sanders among the DNC’s leadership. | Dean, who served as chair from 2005 to 2009, is running to replace interim chair Donna Brazile, who has served since July when Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz resigned in the wake of a Russian-sponsored hack of DNC servers that revealed high-level antipathy towards then-presidential candidate Bernie Sanders among the DNC’s leadership. |
| 10.10pm GMT | 10.10pm GMT |
| 22:10 | 22:10 |
| Video: President-elect Donald Trump appeared before the press to answer several questions this afternoon during a visit to Capitol Hill, and said that his first priorities once he is inaugurated will be controlling immigration, reforming healthcare and creating “big league jobs.” | Video: President-elect Donald Trump appeared before the press to answer several questions this afternoon during a visit to Capitol Hill, and said that his first priorities once he is inaugurated will be controlling immigration, reforming healthcare and creating “big league jobs.” |
| (Or, possibly, “bigly jobs.” We’ve never been totally sure!) | (Or, possibly, “bigly jobs.” We’ve never been totally sure!) |
| Trump was in Washington to meet President Obama and also held discussions with key Republican figures including Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. | Trump was in Washington to meet President Obama and also held discussions with key Republican figures including Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. |