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Donald Trump meets with Obama at White House after election victory – live Donald Trump meets with Obama at White House after election victory – live
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5.09pm GMT
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Here’s a photo of Jared Kushner and White House chief of staff Denis McDonough:
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Trump to meet with Ryan, McConnell
Following his meeting with Obama today, president-elect Trump will meet with House speaker Paul Ryan at the Capitol Hill Club and majority leader Mitch McConnell at Capitol Hill.
Trump has been hard on Ryan, attacking him repeatedly during the campaign as a weak leader. Ryan canceled a plan campaign appearance with Trump after the emergence of hot-mic video in which Trump described grabbing women’s genitals without their consent.
Members of Trump’s staff including campaign chairman Stephen Bannon have called for Ryan’s head and it’s possible the president-elect will seek to torpedo Ryan’s reelection as House speaker.
But on Wednesday, Ryan put a good face on the relationship, saying he had spoken with Trump twice and was eager to work with him and calling Trump’s election good for the country. McConnell voiced a similar view.
Three Republican men in control of the legislative and executive branches.
5.03pm GMT
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Conway says she's been offered administration post
Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway has been offered a White House job, she tweets.
False. Could it be those "sources" want the WH job I've been offered? https://t.co/ZXJGUZm5Zz
Two sources say @KellyannePolls is saying privately she's reluctant to take administration job b/c she wants to keep running her business
Conway is the first woman ever to have run a successful presidential campaign. (Donna Brazile was Al Gore’s campaign manager in 2000; he lost?)
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Dan Roberts
What are they doing in there?
Dan Roberts reports from the White House:
The press pool still has not gone into the Oval Office, which suggests the meeting is going on longer than some of us expected.
4.47pm GMT
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From the media pool assigned to Trump which Trump has ditched, a sighting of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner with White House chief of staff Denis McDonough.
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough was just spotted leading Jared Kushner and other Trump aides, including Dan Scavino, across the back edge of the Rose Garden. McDonough led Kushner on a walk down the South Lawn as the others dispersed.
Reminds us of the time in 2006 that Kushner and Peter Kaplan went to that Yankees game. Seemed high-stakes at the time; Kushner had just purchased the New York Observer, where Kaplan was editor, which nobody wanted to see fail. Kaplan died of cancer in 2013. Kushner’s now getting the keys to the White House.
4.40pm GMT
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Here’s an interesting phenomenon. Trump supporters coming out of the woodwork post-election.
Maybe the sign instead of being an expression of support for Trump in particular is a general expression of patriotic hope for a steady future for the country?
Hm. But wouldn’t an American flag work better in that case?
I went outside to discover a Trump sign on my street, in a window that did not have that sign on Tuesday.
(h/t @loisbeckett)
4.36pm GMT
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Dan Roberts
The press pool is going in now, in the first sign that the Obama-Trump meeting is coming close to an end. The pool includes members of the separate press pool which has been covering Trump but has been barred for being with him since the election.
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.@BernieSanders tells me in an interview that he's backing Rep. Keith Ellison to become next DNC chairman..@BernieSanders tells me in an interview that he's backing Rep. Keith Ellison to become next DNC chairman.
the Democratic party should just do everything Bernie says at this point https://t.co/FxLmkXzmQUthe Democratic party should just do everything Bernie says at this point https://t.co/FxLmkXzmQU
4.29pm GMT4.29pm GMT
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4.25pm GMT4.25pm GMT
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Press on the move inside White HousePress on the move inside White House
Dan RobertsDan Roberts
The press pool has just been informed that in 10 minutes they will be going back to prepare for a “spray”.The press pool has just been informed that in 10 minutes they will be going back to prepare for a “spray”.
What will happen is they will stand in a West Wing corridor, for what I guess will be 15-20 minutes, while they wait for the private Obama-Trump meeting to finish.What will happen is they will stand in a West Wing corridor, for what I guess will be 15-20 minutes, while they wait for the private Obama-Trump meeting to finish.
Then they will be ushered inside the Oval Office to take pictures of Trump and Obama and record what we expect to be brief remarks from each.Then they will be ushered inside the Oval Office to take pictures of Trump and Obama and record what we expect to be brief remarks from each.
It is possible, though unlikely, that Trump may come out to another “stake-out” location outside the front of the West Wing afterwards to make separate remarks to the wider press corps.It is possible, though unlikely, that Trump may come out to another “stake-out” location outside the front of the West Wing afterwards to make separate remarks to the wider press corps.
More likely he will depart, as he arrived, out of public sight.More likely he will depart, as he arrived, out of public sight.
4.24pm GMT4.24pm GMT
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British PM office supplies notes on conversation with TrumpBritish PM office supplies notes on conversation with Trump
A spokesperson for British prime minister Theresa May releases this description of a conversation between May and Trump:A spokesperson for British prime minister Theresa May releases this description of a conversation between May and Trump:
The Prime Minister spoke to US President-elect Donald Trump earlier today to congratulate him on his hard-fought election campaign and victory. The President-elect said he very much looked forward to working with the Prime Minister and congratulated her on her recent appointment.The Prime Minister spoke to US President-elect Donald Trump earlier today to congratulate him on his hard-fought election campaign and victory. The President-elect said he very much looked forward to working with the Prime Minister and congratulated her on her recent appointment.
The Prime Minister and President-elect Trump agreed that the US-UK relationship was very important and very special, and that building on this would be a priority for them both. President-elect Trump set out his close and personal connections with, and warmth for, the UK. He said he was confident that the special relationship would go from strength to strength.” The Prime Minister and President-elect Trump agreed that the US-UK relationship was very important and very special, and that building on this would be a priority for them both. President-elect Trump set out his close and personal connections with, and warmth for, the UK. He said he was confident that the special relationship would go from strength to strength.
Trump’s staff has not released a description of the call. That’s unusual. Presidents typically release their own versions of such communications so they can frame the conversation their way instead of conceding to the foreign government’s framing.Trump’s staff has not released a description of the call. That’s unusual. Presidents typically release their own versions of such communications so they can frame the conversation their way instead of conceding to the foreign government’s framing.
Trump’s staff is not informing the media of top-level – official now, aren’t they? – conversations Trump is having with foreign leaders, among who knows what other conversations.Trump’s staff is not informing the media of top-level – official now, aren’t they? – conversations Trump is having with foreign leaders, among who knows what other conversations.
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He’s here, reports Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts from the White House:He’s here, reports Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts from the White House:
Trump has arrived says White House official. This is the press pool waiting to go into the Oval Office to see him meet Obama. pic.twitter.com/j3GRHzcFQ8Trump has arrived says White House official. This is the press pool waiting to go into the Oval Office to see him meet Obama. pic.twitter.com/j3GRHzcFQ8
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Police are investigating the burning of a gay pride flag outside a home in Rochester, NY, as a potential hate crime, TWC news reports:Police are investigating the burning of a gay pride flag outside a home in Rochester, NY, as a potential hate crime, TWC news reports:
Ventura said he connects this incident and another flag burning in the same neighborhood to the election. To help deal with what had happened, he joined dozens of others Wednesday night at the Gay Alliance LGBTQ Resource Center, where many were also feeling distressed about the election outcome.Ventura said he connects this incident and another flag burning in the same neighborhood to the election. To help deal with what had happened, he joined dozens of others Wednesday night at the Gay Alliance LGBTQ Resource Center, where many were also feeling distressed about the election outcome.
Reports of racist attacks and other hate-crime behavior have surfaced again and again since the election. Here’s one against Muslim-Americans in San Diego Wednesday and here is one against a Mexican restaurant in Boston.Reports of racist attacks and other hate-crime behavior have surfaced again and again since the election. Here’s one against Muslim-Americans in San Diego Wednesday and here is one against a Mexican restaurant in Boston.
A gender non-conforming friend was called a "faggot" last night by three men who told them: "It's Trump's America." https://t.co/ASNzu2KjYpA gender non-conforming friend was called a "faggot" last night by three men who told them: "It's Trump's America." https://t.co/ASNzu2KjYp
3.56pm GMT3.56pm GMT
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As Trump meets Obama, Michelle Obama is to take Melania Trump on a tour of the White House and the east wing where the family lives.As Trump meets Obama, Michelle Obama is to take Melania Trump on a tour of the White House and the east wing where the family lives.
This afternoon, vice president Joe Biden is to meet with vice-president-elect Mike Pence, a longtime legislator relatively well-known in Washington.This afternoon, vice president Joe Biden is to meet with vice-president-elect Mike Pence, a longtime legislator relatively well-known in Washington.
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There is not expected to be any live coverage of the Trump Obama meeting, but here is a live stream that may capture Trump’s arrival:There is not expected to be any live coverage of the Trump Obama meeting, but here is a live stream that may capture Trump’s arrival:
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Trump ditched his press pool this morning, in continuance of his late-campaign practice. Spokeswoman Hope Hicks told Trump’s pool that the White House would provide pool coverage of today’s meeting.Trump ditched his press pool this morning, in continuance of his late-campaign practice. Spokeswoman Hope Hicks told Trump’s pool that the White House would provide pool coverage of today’s meeting.
The White House press pool of course is at the White House, not with Trump. So that doesn’t make any sense.The White House press pool of course is at the White House, not with Trump. So that doesn’t make any sense.
The protective press pool attached to the president, when it works, increases the access of the public to the presidency and the White House. The press pool describes the daily movements of the president and remarks variations in those, introduces the public to the people and conversations in the president’s orbit, and provides coverage in case of unforeseen events extending to an emergency.The protective press pool attached to the president, when it works, increases the access of the public to the presidency and the White House. The press pool describes the daily movements of the president and remarks variations in those, introduces the public to the people and conversations in the president’s orbit, and provides coverage in case of unforeseen events extending to an emergency.
Insofar as the media is a tool for the public to pry open and look inside the government – and we are keenly aware that a lot of people these days think “insofar” is “not very far” – the press pool is a tool for the larger media to keep an eye on the president.Insofar as the media is a tool for the public to pry open and look inside the government – and we are keenly aware that a lot of people these days think “insofar” is “not very far” – the press pool is a tool for the larger media to keep an eye on the president.
Trump’s ditching it, for now.Trump’s ditching it, for now.
3.39pm GMT3.39pm GMT
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Take him to our leader.Take him to our leader.
Donald Trump's plane touches down in Washington as he prepares to meet President Obama at the @WhiteHouse #Trumphttps://t.co/EibdBHfxqy pic.twitter.com/5UsEiVDOAyDonald Trump's plane touches down in Washington as he prepares to meet President Obama at the @WhiteHouse #Trumphttps://t.co/EibdBHfxqy pic.twitter.com/5UsEiVDOAy
The last time @POTUS and the man who will soon inherit that twitter handle were in the same room -- https://t.co/xF0U2MJiCZThe last time @POTUS and the man who will soon inherit that twitter handle were in the same room -- https://t.co/xF0U2MJiCZ
3.37pm GMT3.37pm GMT
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Canada 'prepared to talk' on NaftaCanada 'prepared to talk' on Nafta
Ashifa KassamAshifa Kassam
The Canadian government has said it is open to renegotiating Nafta – the North American free-trade agreement, routinely described by Donald Trump on the campaign trail as the “worst deal in history” – in a move that extends an olive branch to the incoming US administration.The Canadian government has said it is open to renegotiating Nafta – the North American free-trade agreement, routinely described by Donald Trump on the campaign trail as the “worst deal in history” – in a move that extends an olive branch to the incoming US administration.
[Trump also described the Iran nuclear deal and the Trans-Pacific partnership as the worst deals in history.][Trump also described the Iran nuclear deal and the Trans-Pacific partnership as the worst deals in history.]
The Guardian’s Ashifa Kassam reports from Toronto:The Guardian’s Ashifa Kassam reports from Toronto:
David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to Washington, said on Wednesday the federal government was prepared to revisit the 1994 pact. “I think any agreement can be improved on,” he told reporters.David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to Washington, said on Wednesday the federal government was prepared to revisit the 1994 pact. “I think any agreement can be improved on,” he told reporters.
“If they want to have a discussion about improving Nafta, then we are ready to come to the table to try to put before the new administration anything that will benefit both Canada and the United States and obviously Mexico also,” said MacNaughton. “So we are prepared to talk.”“If they want to have a discussion about improving Nafta, then we are ready to come to the table to try to put before the new administration anything that will benefit both Canada and the United States and obviously Mexico also,” said MacNaughton. “So we are prepared to talk.”
Throughout the American election campaign, Trump vowed to renegotiate Nafta in order to secure a better deal for American workers. If this proved impossible, Trump said he would withdraw the US from the agreement.Throughout the American election campaign, Trump vowed to renegotiate Nafta in order to secure a better deal for American workers. If this proved impossible, Trump said he would withdraw the US from the agreement.
Doing so could wreak havoc on the Canadian economy, which in 2015 sent 77% of its exports to the United States. MacNaughton declined to offer details on what Canada would seek from the negotiations, save for noting that free trade on lumber, which has long ranked as an irritant between the two countries, would be among Canada’s demands.Doing so could wreak havoc on the Canadian economy, which in 2015 sent 77% of its exports to the United States. MacNaughton declined to offer details on what Canada would seek from the negotiations, save for noting that free trade on lumber, which has long ranked as an irritant between the two countries, would be among Canada’s demands.
His remarks came hours before Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, spoke to Trump to congratulate him on his win and invite him to visit Canada.His remarks came hours before Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, spoke to Trump to congratulate him on his win and invite him to visit Canada.