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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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| 8.08pm GMT | |
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| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| “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.” | |
| 8.03pm GMT | |
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| High schoolers in suburban Omaha, Nebraska, chant “build the wall” at demonstrators holding signs protesting Trump: | |
| Millard North High School in #Omaha. The chant is "Build the Wall." https://t.co/tgcVr0KOAi | |
| just a normal friday at millard north pic.twitter.com/BJG1SWRcT5 | |
| 7.56pm GMT | |
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| 11/6/2015 | |
| 11/11/2016 | |
| Top Republican in Senate says he asked President-elect Donald Trump to move swiftly on Keystone XL pipeline. https://t.co/mQNrHF9yti | |
| From our 2015 report: | |
| When TransCanada first proposed the project to pump crude oil from the tar sands of Alberta to the refineries of the Texas Gulf coast more than seven years ago, Keystone XL was seen as one of just thousands of pipelines across North America. | |
| But over the years Keystone XL grew into a symbol of the fight against climate change. | |
| In the face of almost impossible odds, the campaigners won. Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org, which had mobilised activists against the project, said Obama was the first world leader to reject an infrastructure project because of climate change. | |
| “If we’re gonna prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetimes, we’re gonna have to keep some fossil fuels in the ground rather than burn them and release more dangerous pollution into the sky,” the president said. | |
| 7.47pm GMT | 7.47pm GMT |
| 19:47 | 19:47 |
| New Yorkers hold 'Love rally' | New Yorkers hold 'Love rally' |
| Here’s live video of a rally in New York to support Muslims, women, Latinos, people with disabilities, and others disparaged by Donald Trump: | Here’s live video of a rally in New York to support Muslims, women, Latinos, people with disabilities, and others disparaged by Donald Trump: |
| 7.45pm GMT | 7.45pm GMT |
| 19:45 | 19:45 |
| Giuliani: 'All I do is give advice' | Giuliani: 'All I do is give advice' |
| The Trump media pool catches Rudy Giuliani in the Trump tower lobby: | The Trump media pool catches Rudy Giuliani in the Trump tower lobby: |
| Giuliani exited the elevators at 2:32 - minutes after the Transition shakeup was announced. The new Transition Vice Chair spoke briefly (35 seconds) to reporters. | Giuliani exited the elevators at 2:32 - minutes after the Transition shakeup was announced. The new Transition Vice Chair spoke briefly (35 seconds) to reporters. |
| “Donald has been my friend for 28 years, all my work on behalf of him is done out of great loyalty and friendship to him. I can see already, how he is going to be a great president. And I’m glad I can play a small role.”Giuliani was asked what kind of advice he offered Trump.“That I give to him personally,” he replied. | “Donald has been my friend for 28 years, all my work on behalf of him is done out of great loyalty and friendship to him. I can see already, how he is going to be a great president. And I’m glad I can play a small role.”Giuliani was asked what kind of advice he offered Trump.“That I give to him personally,” he replied. |
| On what happened upstairs: “Just giving advice. Just giving advice.” | On what happened upstairs: “Just giving advice. Just giving advice.” |
| On his role: “I have no expectation. All I do is give my advice.” | On his role: “I have no expectation. All I do is give my advice.” |
| He did not respond to question about Christie being layered. | He did not respond to question about Christie being layered. |
| 7.37pm GMT | 7.37pm GMT |
| 19:37 | 19:37 |
| White House statement on Holodomor | White House statement on Holodomor |
| Here’s the press secretary’s statement in full: | Here’s the press secretary’s statement in full: |
| This month, the United States joins in solidarity with Ukrainian people around the world in remembrance of the victims of the Holodomor, one of the most horrific man-made tragedies in modern history. Eighty-three years ago, more than three million people in Ukraine died as the result of the merciless policies of Joseph Stalin. Through the deliberate seizure of Ukrainian land and crops, the Soviet Union caused widespread starvation. Under siege and without access to food, Ukraine – once Europe’s breadbasket – turned into a land of immeasurable human suffering. | This month, the United States joins in solidarity with Ukrainian people around the world in remembrance of the victims of the Holodomor, one of the most horrific man-made tragedies in modern history. Eighty-three years ago, more than three million people in Ukraine died as the result of the merciless policies of Joseph Stalin. Through the deliberate seizure of Ukrainian land and crops, the Soviet Union caused widespread starvation. Under siege and without access to food, Ukraine – once Europe’s breadbasket – turned into a land of immeasurable human suffering. |
| As Ukrainians have proven to the world time and again, the human spirit is indomitable. Even during the darkest times, the Ukrainian people have continued with dignity the struggle for peace, freedom, and democracy. Today, faced with new threats to these values, Americans stand together with Ukrainians as they bravely defend their territory and democracy. The Ukrainian-American community and friends of the Ukrainian people have worked hard to ensure that the memory of those who suffered during the Holodomor live on as we collectively seek to build a better, freer, and more just world. | As Ukrainians have proven to the world time and again, the human spirit is indomitable. Even during the darkest times, the Ukrainian people have continued with dignity the struggle for peace, freedom, and democracy. Today, faced with new threats to these values, Americans stand together with Ukrainians as they bravely defend their territory and democracy. The Ukrainian-American community and friends of the Ukrainian people have worked hard to ensure that the memory of those who suffered during the Holodomor live on as we collectively seek to build a better, freer, and more just world. |
| 7.28pm GMT | 7.28pm GMT |
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| Here’s a statement from team Trump about the Christie demotion. The statement includes an updated list of transition team members. | Here’s a statement from team Trump about the Christie demotion. The statement includes an updated list of transition team members. |
| What follows is all quotation from the statement: | What follows is all quotation from the statement: |
| President-elect Donald J. Trump today announced that Vice President-elect Mike Pence will serve as Chairman of the Presidential Transition Team, and that Dr. Ben Carson, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, USA (Ret.), Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions will join the team’s Executive Committee as Vice Chairs. | President-elect Donald J. Trump today announced that Vice President-elect Mike Pence will serve as Chairman of the Presidential Transition Team, and that Dr. Ben Carson, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, USA (Ret.), Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions will join the team’s Executive Committee as Vice Chairs. |
| President-elect Trump also announced that the following leaders will join the Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee: Congressman Lou BarlettaCongresswoman Marsha BlackburnFlorida Attorney General Pam BondiCongressman Chris CollinsJared KushnerCongressman Tom MarinoRebekah MercerSteven MnuchinCongressman Devin NunesAnthony ScaramucciPeter ThielDonald Trump Jr.Eric TrumpIvanka TrumpRNC Chairman Reince PriebusTrump Campaign CEO Stephen K. BannonPresident-elect Donald J. Trump today also announced that Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, Rick Dearborn, will join the Presidential Transition Team as Executive Director. Richard Bagger, Executive Director of the Presidential Transition Team during the preparation phase, will return to the private sector but will remain with the Team as an Advisor, as will preparation phase General Counsel Bill Palatucci. Joining Dearborn on the Presidential Transition Team’s Staff Leadership lineup are: Kellyanne Conway, Senior AdvisorDavid Bossie, Deputy Executive DirectorStephen Miller, National Policy DirectorJason Miller, Communications DirectorHope Hicks, National Press SecretaryDan Scavino, Director of Social MediaDon McGahn, General CounselKatie Walsh, Senior Advisor The Vice President-elect has tapped his three senior advisors, Nick Ayers, Josh Pitcock, and Marc Short, to work alongside him in this process. | President-elect Trump also announced that the following leaders will join the Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee: Congressman Lou BarlettaCongresswoman Marsha BlackburnFlorida Attorney General Pam BondiCongressman Chris CollinsJared KushnerCongressman Tom MarinoRebekah MercerSteven MnuchinCongressman Devin NunesAnthony ScaramucciPeter ThielDonald Trump Jr.Eric TrumpIvanka TrumpRNC Chairman Reince PriebusTrump Campaign CEO Stephen K. BannonPresident-elect Donald J. Trump today also announced that Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, Rick Dearborn, will join the Presidential Transition Team as Executive Director. Richard Bagger, Executive Director of the Presidential Transition Team during the preparation phase, will return to the private sector but will remain with the Team as an Advisor, as will preparation phase General Counsel Bill Palatucci. Joining Dearborn on the Presidential Transition Team’s Staff Leadership lineup are: Kellyanne Conway, Senior AdvisorDavid Bossie, Deputy Executive DirectorStephen Miller, National Policy DirectorJason Miller, Communications DirectorHope Hicks, National Press SecretaryDan Scavino, Director of Social MediaDon McGahn, General CounselKatie Walsh, Senior Advisor The Vice President-elect has tapped his three senior advisors, Nick Ayers, Josh Pitcock, and Marc Short, to work alongside him in this process. |
| 7.25pm GMT | 7.25pm GMT |
| 19:25 | 19:25 |
| The Kushner-Christie feud | The Kushner-Christie feud |
| Reminder via nj.com to go with the news of Christie losing his footing in Trumpworld again, after having been passed over as vice president: | Reminder via nj.com to go with the news of Christie losing his footing in Trumpworld again, after having been passed over as vice president: |
| In 2004, Christie as U.S. attorney for New Jersey prosecuted the government’s case against [Jared] Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, the real estate executive, philanthropist and political donor. The elder Kushner pleaded guilty in federal court to 18 felonies, including making illegal campaign contributions and evading taxes. | In 2004, Christie as U.S. attorney for New Jersey prosecuted the government’s case against [Jared] Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, the real estate executive, philanthropist and political donor. The elder Kushner pleaded guilty in federal court to 18 felonies, including making illegal campaign contributions and evading taxes. |
| Read more about the Kushner-Christie feud. | Read more about the Kushner-Christie feud. |
| It is truly amazing if you know NJ politics to see how royally the Kushners are paying back Christie *12 years later* | It is truly amazing if you know NJ politics to see how royally the Kushners are paying back Christie *12 years later* |
| 7.17pm GMT | 7.17pm GMT |
| 19:17 | 19:17 |
| Here’s how control of Congress came out, in case you haven’t had time to look. The Democrats flipped two senate seats, where they needed five pickups to take control under a Trump presidency; and flipped six House seats, where they needed 30. | Here’s how control of Congress came out, in case you haven’t had time to look. The Democrats flipped two senate seats, where they needed five pickups to take control under a Trump presidency; and flipped six House seats, where they needed 30. |
| Democrats gained seats, but Republican losses were modest and retain full control in the 115th Congress. https://t.co/9Whcvxur8I pic.twitter.com/474LmwsZon | Democrats gained seats, but Republican losses were modest and retain full control in the 115th Congress. https://t.co/9Whcvxur8I pic.twitter.com/474LmwsZon |
| If you have progressive sympathies and are looking forward to the 2018 midterms, have a look at this: | If you have progressive sympathies and are looking forward to the 2018 midterms, have a look at this: |
| I believe anything can happen in midterm elections, but MAN the 2018 senate races are brutal for Democrats. pic.twitter.com/8xFUyh6B0Y | I believe anything can happen in midterm elections, but MAN the 2018 senate races are brutal for Democrats. pic.twitter.com/8xFUyh6B0Y |
| 7.12pm GMT | 7.12pm GMT |
| 19:12 | 19:12 |
| “Quite good” | “Quite good” |
| McConnell says his comfort level with Trump is now "quite good" .. and other comments at avail in KY today https://t.co/uYNFaRAIFN | McConnell says his comfort level with Trump is now "quite good" .. and other comments at avail in KY today https://t.co/uYNFaRAIFN |
| 6.54pm GMT | 6.54pm GMT |
| 18:54 | 18:54 |
| Pence replaces Christie as head of Trump transition – report | Pence replaces Christie as head of Trump transition – report |
| The Trump transition team gets a major staff reshuffle, two days after the election. Vice-president-elect has replaced New Jersey governor Chris Christie as head of the transition team, the New York Times reports. | The Trump transition team gets a major staff reshuffle, two days after the election. Vice-president-elect has replaced New Jersey governor Chris Christie as head of the transition team, the New York Times reports. |
| Trump wanted Pence to run it owing to his “Washington experience and contacts,” the Times report says. Christie’s in the churn of advisers up and down, fate unclear: | Trump wanted Pence to run it owing to his “Washington experience and contacts,” the Times report says. Christie’s in the churn of advisers up and down, fate unclear: |
| The president-elect told advisers he wanted to tap Mr. Pence’s Washington experience and contacts to help move the process along, according to people familiar with the discussions. An executive committee, which will include members of Congress, will advise Mr. Pence as the process moves forward. | The president-elect told advisers he wanted to tap Mr. Pence’s Washington experience and contacts to help move the process along, according to people familiar with the discussions. An executive committee, which will include members of Congress, will advise Mr. Pence as the process moves forward. |
| Mr. Christie, along with Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, and Michael T. Flynn, a retired lieutenant general who has been a top campaign supporter, will serve as vice chairs of the transition, the sources said. | Mr. Christie, along with Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, and Michael T. Flynn, a retired lieutenant general who has been a top campaign supporter, will serve as vice chairs of the transition, the sources said. |
| Read further. | Read further. |