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| Mike Pence replaces Christie to lead Trump transition – live | Mike Pence replaces Christie to lead Trump transition – live |
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| The leaders of the anti-Trump protests that have broken out nationwide following the real estate mogul’s election to the presidency say they are preparing for a long fight, reports Reuters. | |
| Rallies scheduled for Saturday in New York and Los Angeles, and a protest planned for Washington on Jan. 20, when the New York businessman succeeds President Barack Obama, will be just the beginning, activists said in a series of interviews. | |
| The Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights leader from New York, said anti-Trump protesters should borrow a page from the playbook that Republicans used to oppose Obama’s policies. | |
| That movement started organically, later developed as the Tea Party movement and eventually resulted in the election of Trump, said Sharpton, whose National Action Network plans to launch a new organizing effort at its New York headquarters on Saturday. | |
| “We are not going to be as ugly as them, but we are going to be just as persistent,” Sharpton said. “This is not going away.” | |
| Members of the ANSWER Coalition, a broad-based U.S. protest group, have marched in this week’s protests and aim to draw tens of thousands to an anti-Trump Inauguration Day rally, Walter Smolarek, an organizer, told the news agency. | |
| “The people are going to fight back against the Trump agenda from day one,” Smolarek said. He said the group planned to continue to protest throughout Trump’s four-year term. | |
| You can read the whole piece here. | |
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| Today in Post-Campaign 2016 | |
| Adjusted to the New Normal yet? | |
| Since the election, I have been approached by many Democrats who believe our party needs new leadership. I’m taking a hard look at DNC Chair because I know how badly we need to reform our nominating process, articulate a bold progressive vision, recommit ourselves to higher wages and a stronger middle class, and return to our roots as a nationwide, grassroots party. | |
| After a bitter campaign in which he came under criticism for his harsh and angry rhetoric, and a postelection period marked by anti-Trump protests in numerous cities, Mr. Trump said he is placing a high priority on bringing the country together. | |
| “I want a country that loves each other,” Mr. Trump said. “I want to stress that.” He said the best way to ease tension would be to “bring in jobs.” | |
| Asked whether he thought his rhetoric had gone too far in the campaign, the president-elect responded: “No. I won.” | |
| 11.07pm GMT | 11.07pm GMT |
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| The 2016 US presidential race will go down in history for many reasons as a truly extraordinary election. | The 2016 US presidential race will go down in history for many reasons as a truly extraordinary election. |
| Although the final vote tallies are not yet in, the indications are that Hillary Clinton will become the fifth presidential candidate to lose the election despite winning the popular vote. | Although the final vote tallies are not yet in, the indications are that Hillary Clinton will become the fifth presidential candidate to lose the election despite winning the popular vote. |
| For those of you not familiar with the intricacies of the US system of electing a president, it’s a two-step process. Each state is worth a set number of electoral college votes. In most states, the winner of the popular ballot gets all that state’s electoral college votes (unless members of the electoral college choose not to vote for them – but let’s not get into that for the moment). | For those of you not familiar with the intricacies of the US system of electing a president, it’s a two-step process. Each state is worth a set number of electoral college votes. In most states, the winner of the popular ballot gets all that state’s electoral college votes (unless members of the electoral college choose not to vote for them – but let’s not get into that for the moment). |
| There are currently 538 available electoral college votes. The would-be president needs to secure 270 of these to win. At the time of writing Clinton was on track to lose by 74 electoral college votes (final results for New Jersey and Michigan are not yet in), despite being ahead in the popular vote. | There are currently 538 available electoral college votes. The would-be president needs to secure 270 of these to win. At the time of writing Clinton was on track to lose by 74 electoral college votes (final results for New Jersey and Michigan are not yet in), despite being ahead in the popular vote. |
| The last time the electoral applecart was upset in this fashion was in 2000. In controversial circumstances George W Bush took Florida, allowing him to reach the 270 vote target – just. He secured 271 electoral college votes to Al Gore’s 266 (one elector abstained from casting an electoral vote for the latter). | The last time the electoral applecart was upset in this fashion was in 2000. In controversial circumstances George W Bush took Florida, allowing him to reach the 270 vote target – just. He secured 271 electoral college votes to Al Gore’s 266 (one elector abstained from casting an electoral vote for the latter). |
| Prior to that election, it had been 112 years since another Republican candidate, Benjamin Harrison, secured a majority of electoral college ballots while losing the popular vote. | Prior to that election, it had been 112 years since another Republican candidate, Benjamin Harrison, secured a majority of electoral college ballots while losing the popular vote. |
| It was (yet another) Republican who this system first advantaged in 1876: Rutherford B Hayes won out by just one electoral college vote, despite more than 250,000 fewer ballots being cast for him than his main opponent, Samuel J Tilden. | It was (yet another) Republican who this system first advantaged in 1876: Rutherford B Hayes won out by just one electoral college vote, despite more than 250,000 fewer ballots being cast for him than his main opponent, Samuel J Tilden. |
| Arguably the strangest happening of all, however, was in 1824, when John Quincy Adams won the presidency even though Andrew Jackson had received more popular votes and more electoral votes. Because none of the candidates in the race reached the required number of electoral college votes, the decision was left to the House of Representatives, which opted for Adams. | Arguably the strangest happening of all, however, was in 1824, when John Quincy Adams won the presidency even though Andrew Jackson had received more popular votes and more electoral votes. Because none of the candidates in the race reached the required number of electoral college votes, the decision was left to the House of Representatives, which opted for Adams. |
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| Gloria Allred, the attorney representing a number of women who have accused president-elect Donald Trump of sexual misconduct against them, held a press conference alongside one of the women today and called for Trump to begin his term with a “clean slate.” | Gloria Allred, the attorney representing a number of women who have accused president-elect Donald Trump of sexual misconduct against them, held a press conference alongside one of the women today and called for Trump to begin his term with a “clean slate.” |
| Summer Zervos is one of the women who have alleged they were targeted by Trump, and was visibly emotional as she told reporters he now has “the largest bully pulpit in the world.” | Summer Zervos is one of the women who have alleged they were targeted by Trump, and was visibly emotional as she told reporters he now has “the largest bully pulpit in the world.” |
| 10.40pm GMT | 10.40pm GMT |
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| From the beleaguered transition press pool at Trump Tower: | From the beleaguered transition press pool at Trump Tower: |
| Pool saw spokeswoman Hope Hicks depart. She said president-elect Trump is scheduled to remain in trump tower through the weekend and she’d update us with any changes. | Pool saw spokeswoman Hope Hicks depart. She said president-elect Trump is scheduled to remain in trump tower through the weekend and she’d update us with any changes. |
| The campaign has been tight-lipped - even for Trump - with campaign reporters since election day. | The campaign has been tight-lipped - even for Trump - with campaign reporters since election day. |
| 10.35pm GMT | 10.35pm GMT |
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| Corey Lewandowski, president-elect Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, has reportedly resigned from his cushy position at CNN in order to take a job within the new administration, according to CNN itself. | Corey Lewandowski, president-elect Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, has reportedly resigned from his cushy position at CNN in order to take a job within the new administration, according to CNN itself. |
| Lewandowski was hired as a commentator a reported half-million dollar salary just three days after he was pushed out of the campaign, following assault allegations made by a campaign reporter that were later substantiated by videotape. | Lewandowski was hired as a commentator a reported half-million dollar salary just three days after he was pushed out of the campaign, following assault allegations made by a campaign reporter that were later substantiated by videotape. |
| Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN, has long defended the network’s decision to hire Lewandowski as a commentator, despite the fact that Lewandowski continued to draw payments from the campaign during his tenure at the cable news network. | Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN, has long defended the network’s decision to hire Lewandowski as a commentator, despite the fact that Lewandowski continued to draw payments from the campaign during his tenure at the cable news network. |
| “I think it’s really important to have voices on CNN who are supportive of the Republican nominee,” Zucker told Variety in August. “It’s hard to find a lot of those. Our competitors tried to hire him too.” | “I think it’s really important to have voices on CNN who are supportive of the Republican nominee,” Zucker told Variety in August. “It’s hard to find a lot of those. Our competitors tried to hire him too.” |
| 10.26pm GMT | 10.26pm GMT |
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| Former House speaker and potential Trump cabinet secretary Newt Gingrich reportedly told reporters today that in all likelihood, Donald Trump will not be able to get Mexico to “pay for The Wall,” as he told his supporters he would do, but that the rhetoric was “a great campaign device.” | Former House speaker and potential Trump cabinet secretary Newt Gingrich reportedly told reporters today that in all likelihood, Donald Trump will not be able to get Mexico to “pay for The Wall,” as he told his supporters he would do, but that the rhetoric was “a great campaign device.” |
| “He may not spend much time trying to get Mexico to pay for it,” Gingrich said, of Trump’s proposed 2,000-mile wall along the US Southern border. “But it was a great campaign device.” | “He may not spend much time trying to get Mexico to pay for it,” Gingrich said, of Trump’s proposed 2,000-mile wall along the US Southern border. “But it was a great campaign device.” |
| “He knows how to build big buildings,” though, Gingrich continued, which is almost as good. “He knows how to build golf courses. He knows how to build lots of stuff. The idea that Trump can’t figure out how to control the southern border is just silly.” | “He knows how to build big buildings,” though, Gingrich continued, which is almost as good. “He knows how to build golf courses. He knows how to build lots of stuff. The idea that Trump can’t figure out how to control the southern border is just silly.” |
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| Rudy Giuliani has ‘no expectations’ of role in Trump government | Rudy Giuliani has ‘no expectations’ of role in Trump government |
| 10.21pm GMT | 10.21pm GMT |
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| Yoko Ono, the artist, howl-singer and widow of Beatles member John Lennon, has a message for the world in response to the election of Donald Trump. | Yoko Ono, the artist, howl-singer and widow of Beatles member John Lennon, has a message for the world in response to the election of Donald Trump. |
| It involves a lot of screaming. | It involves a lot of screaming. |
| Dear Friends, I would like to share this message with you as my response to @realDonaldTrumplove, yoko pic.twitter.com/s1BqfUgfLr | Dear Friends, I would like to share this message with you as my response to @realDonaldTrumplove, yoko pic.twitter.com/s1BqfUgfLr |
| 9.49pm GMT | 9.49pm GMT |
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| Jessica Glenza | Jessica Glenza |
| Perhaps no other building has shot from irrelevance to epicenter as quickly as Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan. | Perhaps no other building has shot from irrelevance to epicenter as quickly as Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan. |
| Following Donald J Trump’s shock of a winning campaign, the home of the president-elect has drawn to its doorstep the full presidential protection apparatus, as well as both sides of a deeply divided nation. | Following Donald J Trump’s shock of a winning campaign, the home of the president-elect has drawn to its doorstep the full presidential protection apparatus, as well as both sides of a deeply divided nation. |
| “He’s a male chauvinist, a fucking rapist!” yelled a woman, streaming the experience to the world on her phone. “Fuck Trump!” | “He’s a male chauvinist, a fucking rapist!” yelled a woman, streaming the experience to the world on her phone. “Fuck Trump!” |
| “’Scuse me! There are kids here,” another woman yelled, looking harried as she pushed through the crowd with a stroller, a tiny hand grasping hers. | “’Scuse me! There are kids here,” another woman yelled, looking harried as she pushed through the crowd with a stroller, a tiny hand grasping hers. |
| A circus of protesters, supporters, tourists, gawkers and New Yorkers just trying to get where they were going formed in front of Trump’s home by the end of the week. Pedestrian traffic rivaled Times Square, as police arbitrarily cordoned off corners. Press were kept in a pen. | A circus of protesters, supporters, tourists, gawkers and New Yorkers just trying to get where they were going formed in front of Trump’s home by the end of the week. Pedestrian traffic rivaled Times Square, as police arbitrarily cordoned off corners. Press were kept in a pen. |
| A uniformed cop adjusting barricades remarked: “This building was never important until just a couple days ago.” | A uniformed cop adjusting barricades remarked: “This building was never important until just a couple days ago.” |
| The gray-glassed skyscraper on 56th Street and 5th Avenue was, on Monday, just a tower of steel built atop Gucci and Tiffany & Company stores. By Wednesday, it became the site of protests and pleas, rancor and adulation. The stink of a bitter campaign lingered over the building. | The gray-glassed skyscraper on 56th Street and 5th Avenue was, on Monday, just a tower of steel built atop Gucci and Tiffany & Company stores. By Wednesday, it became the site of protests and pleas, rancor and adulation. The stink of a bitter campaign lingered over the building. |
| “Trump eat shit!” yelled one passerby. Another yelled back, “What about Bill Clinton?” his phone raised above the crowd. | “Trump eat shit!” yelled one passerby. Another yelled back, “What about Bill Clinton?” his phone raised above the crowd. |
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| Anti-Trump protesters are beginning their fourth evening of demonstrations after the election of the Republican president-elect on Tuesday, meeting in Manhattan’s Union Square: | Anti-Trump protesters are beginning their fourth evening of demonstrations after the election of the Republican president-elect on Tuesday, meeting in Manhattan’s Union Square: |
| this is what democracy looks like. we will not lie down. pic.twitter.com/4Ue2fnWc4X | this is what democracy looks like. we will not lie down. pic.twitter.com/4Ue2fnWc4X |
| 9.23pm GMT | 9.23pm GMT |
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| Peter Thiel joins Donald Trump's presidential transition team | Peter Thiel joins Donald Trump's presidential transition team |
| Controversial Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel will be a member of Donald Trump’s transition team, Nicky Woolf and Julia Carrie Wong report. | Controversial Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel will be a member of Donald Trump’s transition team, Nicky Woolf and Julia Carrie Wong report. |
| Thiel’s involvement in a Trump administration has been the subject of frenzied speculation in Silicon Valley, where the businessman was the sole prominent advocate for the divisive Republican candidate. | Thiel’s involvement in a Trump administration has been the subject of frenzied speculation in Silicon Valley, where the businessman was the sole prominent advocate for the divisive Republican candidate. |
| On Wednesday, Thiel told the New York Times that he would not move to Washington or seek a seat on the supreme court, but said: “I’ll try to help the president in any way I can.” | On Wednesday, Thiel told the New York Times that he would not move to Washington or seek a seat on the supreme court, but said: “I’ll try to help the president in any way I can.” |
| It is not known what role Thiel will play in the transition team. The transition team and Thiel’s representatives did not respond to requests for further details. But it is likely that he will be expected to help the president-elect build bridges with Silicon Valley, a place where Barack Obama is hugely popular and where many people regard Trump with either distrust or outright disdain. | It is not known what role Thiel will play in the transition team. The transition team and Thiel’s representatives did not respond to requests for further details. But it is likely that he will be expected to help the president-elect build bridges with Silicon Valley, a place where Barack Obama is hugely popular and where many people regard Trump with either distrust or outright disdain. |
| Thiel’s vocal and financial support of Trump made him an outlier in the largely socially liberal world of Silicon Valley. While other tech CEOs and venture capitalists railed against Trump’s aggressive xenophobia, anti-free trade saber-rattling and threats to individual companies such as Apple and Amazon, Thiel delivered a keynote address at the Republican national convention in July and donated $1.25m to support Trump’s campaign. | Thiel’s vocal and financial support of Trump made him an outlier in the largely socially liberal world of Silicon Valley. While other tech CEOs and venture capitalists railed against Trump’s aggressive xenophobia, anti-free trade saber-rattling and threats to individual companies such as Apple and Amazon, Thiel delivered a keynote address at the Republican national convention in July and donated $1.25m to support Trump’s campaign. |
| “I build companies and I’m supporting people who are building new things, from social networks to rocket ships,” he said at the convention. “I’m not a politician. But neither is Donald Trump. He is a builder, and it’s time to rebuild America.” | “I build companies and I’m supporting people who are building new things, from social networks to rocket ships,” he said at the convention. “I’m not a politician. But neither is Donald Trump. He is a builder, and it’s time to rebuild America.” |
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| Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day and, referencing the recent elections, told those in attendance that Americans are not a people of isolationism, but instead unite despite their differences. The US president said the nation’s veterans embody “principles that are more enduring than transitory politics.” | Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day and, referencing the recent elections, told those in attendance that Americans are not a people of isolationism, but instead unite despite their differences. The US president said the nation’s veterans embody “principles that are more enduring than transitory politics.” |
| 8.37pm GMT | 8.37pm GMT |
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| Trump: 'I want a country that loves each other' | Trump: 'I want a country that loves each other' |
| In his first interview since becoming president-elect, Donald Trump tells the Wall Street journal that he wants to preserve important pieces of the president’s health care law – the ban on coverage denial for pre-existing conditions and the ability for kids up to 26 to stay on parents’ plans. | In his first interview since becoming president-elect, Donald Trump tells the Wall Street journal that he wants to preserve important pieces of the president’s health care law – the ban on coverage denial for pre-existing conditions and the ability for kids up to 26 to stay on parents’ plans. |
| “I like those very much,” Mr. Trump said in the interview. | “I like those very much,” Mr. Trump said in the interview. |
| The piece continues: | The piece continues: |
| After a bitter campaign in which he came under criticism for his harsh and angry rhetoric, and a postelection period marked by anti-Trump protests in numerous cities, Mr. Trump said he is placing a high priority on bringing the country together. | After a bitter campaign in which he came under criticism for his harsh and angry rhetoric, and a postelection period marked by anti-Trump protests in numerous cities, Mr. Trump said he is placing a high priority on bringing the country together. |
| “I want a country that loves each other,” Mr. Trump said. “I want to stress that.” He said the best way to ease tension would be to “bring in jobs.” | “I want a country that loves each other,” Mr. Trump said. “I want to stress that.” He said the best way to ease tension would be to “bring in jobs.” |
| Asked whether he thought his rhetoric had gone too far in the campaign, the president-elect responded: “No. I won.” | Asked whether he thought his rhetoric had gone too far in the campaign, the president-elect responded: “No. I won.” |
| 8.08pm GMT | 8.08pm GMT |
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| David Smith | David Smith |
| Leading Democrats began their fightback against President-elect Donald Trump as they accused him of unleashing the “forces of hate and bigotry” and warned that America’s enemies were exultant at his election win. | Leading Democrats began their fightback against President-elect Donald Trump as they accused him of unleashing the “forces of hate and bigotry” and warned that America’s enemies were exultant at his election win. |
| As tens of thousands of Americans plan further protests and acts of dissent against the election of Trump, Democratic politicians have begun to echo the defiance seen on the streets of major cities from New York to Oakland that has sparked dozens of arrests. | As tens of thousands of Americans plan further protests and acts of dissent against the election of Trump, Democratic politicians have begun to echo the defiance seen on the streets of major cities from New York to Oakland that has sparked dozens of arrests. |
| Thousands were on the streets on Thursday in Denver, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Portland, Oakland and dozens more US cities and although the protests were smaller and more muted, there were scattered acts of civil disobedience and damage to property. | Thousands were on the streets on Thursday in Denver, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Portland, Oakland and dozens more US cities and although the protests were smaller and more muted, there were scattered acts of civil disobedience and damage to property. |
| Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have been measured in their language in keeping with the traditions of the post-election period of transition between administrations. | Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have been measured in their language in keeping with the traditions of the post-election period of transition between administrations. |
| But Harry Reid, departing as the most senior Democrat in the Senate, issued a blistering statement on Friday, warning that adversaries at home and abroad are jubilant and calling on Trump to take responsibility for healing the nation. | But Harry Reid, departing as the most senior Democrat in the Senate, issued a blistering statement on Friday, warning that adversaries at home and abroad are jubilant and calling on Trump to take responsibility for healing the nation. |
| “The election of Donald Trump has emboldened the forces of hate and bigotry in America,” the veteran Nevada senator said. “White nationalists, Vladimir Putin and Isis are celebrating Donald Trump’s victory, while innocent, law-abiding Americans are racked with fear.” | “The election of Donald Trump has emboldened the forces of hate and bigotry in America,” the veteran Nevada senator said. “White nationalists, Vladimir Putin and Isis are celebrating Donald Trump’s victory, while innocent, law-abiding Americans are racked with fear.” |
| This was particularly true for black, Hispanic, Muslim, LGBT and Asian Americans, Reid added. “Watching white nationalists celebrate while innocent Americans cry tears of fear does not feel like America.” | This was particularly true for black, Hispanic, Muslim, LGBT and Asian Americans, Reid added. “Watching white nationalists celebrate while innocent Americans cry tears of fear does not feel like America.” |