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| Donald Trump picks team and prepares to enter White House – politics live | Donald Trump picks team and prepares to enter White House – politics live |
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| Vile conspiracist Alex Jones - forgive the editorializing, but he does think that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax perpetrated by the Obama administration and that the families of the 20 children murdered at the Connecticut elementary school are faking it - has announced in a video that president-elect Donald Trump called him over the weekend to thank him for his hard work in getting him elected. | |
| “He said, Listen, Alex, I just talked to kings and queens of the world, world leaders, you name it, but he said it doesn’t matter, I wanted to talk to you, to thank your audience, and I’ll be on the next few weeks to thank them,” said Jones, who believes that the government is secretly poisoning water with chemicals that turn frogs gay. | |
| “I said, ‘is this is a private call?’ And he said ‘no, I want to thank your viewers, thank your listeners for standing up for this republic, we know what you did early on, throughout this campaign, standing up for what’s right.’” | |
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| A northern Michigan police officer has been suspended with pay after he was seen off-duty driving a pickup truck bearing a Confederate flag around a group protesting against the election of Donald Trump as president, the Associated Press reports. | |
| There have been numerous reports of threats, intimidation and racially charged violence around the country since Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton on Tuesday. | |
| Officer Michael Peters’ suspension was announced on Sunday by Traverse City police chief Jeff O’Brien, who earlier said an internal investigation would start on Monday to see whether Peters broke any departmental rules. | |
| “He is not working as a police officer,” O’Brien told the Traverse City Record-Eagle. “I do not condone his actions.” | |
| O’Brien confirmed that Peters was in a photo taken at Friday’s rally. The newspaper could not reach Peters for comment, and the Associated Press was unable to find a telephone number for Peters. | |
| The Confederate battle flag is seen by many people as a symbol of hatred and intimidation of African Americans following the civil war and the end of slavery. | |
| 2.54pm GMT | 2.54pm GMT |
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| From the transition pool: | From the transition pool: |
| Greetings from the benches opposite the bank of elevators at Trump Tower. At 9:34 am we spotted Steve Mnuchin, a candidate for TreasurySecretary, entering an elevator. Tacked to the back of the elevator was a picture of the President-elect. | Greetings from the benches opposite the bank of elevators at Trump Tower. At 9:34 am we spotted Steve Mnuchin, a candidate for TreasurySecretary, entering an elevator. Tacked to the back of the elevator was a picture of the President-elect. |
| 2.22pm GMT | 2.22pm GMT |
| 14:22 | 14:22 |
| Reince Priebus: Steve Bannon 'was a force for good' on the campaign | Reince Priebus: Steve Bannon 'was a force for good' on the campaign |
| Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee and President-elect Donald Trump’s newly named White House chief of staff, appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today and addressed concerns by Jewish groups about Breitbart News chief Steve Bannon’s new role as chief strategist and senior counselor to the president. | Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee and President-elect Donald Trump’s newly named White House chief of staff, appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today and addressed concerns by Jewish groups about Breitbart News chief Steve Bannon’s new role as chief strategist and senior counselor to the president. |
| “He was a force for good on the campaign at every level that I saw, all the time,” Priebus said of Bannon. “I’ve only seen a generous, hospitable, wise person to work with.” | “He was a force for good on the campaign at every level that I saw, all the time,” Priebus said of Bannon. “I’ve only seen a generous, hospitable, wise person to work with.” |
| “That’s not the Steve Bannon that I know and I’ve spent a lot of time with him,” Priebus said, when asked about accusations of anti-Semitism against Bannon. “And here’s a guy who’s a Harvard Business School, London School of Economics, 10-year Naval officer advising admirals. He was a force for good on the campaign at every level that I saw, all the time. But look, you know, this is all about achieving president-elect Trump’s agenda and I can assure you - and I think it’s really important and I know that president-elect Trump wants everyone to understand this - that all Americans out there, no matter your race, your gender, your ethnic background, he wants to make you proud of our country. He wants to serve you.” | “That’s not the Steve Bannon that I know and I’ve spent a lot of time with him,” Priebus said, when asked about accusations of anti-Semitism against Bannon. “And here’s a guy who’s a Harvard Business School, London School of Economics, 10-year Naval officer advising admirals. He was a force for good on the campaign at every level that I saw, all the time. But look, you know, this is all about achieving president-elect Trump’s agenda and I can assure you - and I think it’s really important and I know that president-elect Trump wants everyone to understand this - that all Americans out there, no matter your race, your gender, your ethnic background, he wants to make you proud of our country. He wants to serve you.” |
| When pressed on Bannon - whose reign at Breitbart has seen the website become a hotbed of conspiracy theories, racial invective and not-so-coded anti-Semitism - by another panelist, Priebus doubled down, calling him “a generous, hospitable, wise person.” | When pressed on Bannon - whose reign at Breitbart has seen the website become a hotbed of conspiracy theories, racial invective and not-so-coded anti-Semitism - by another panelist, Priebus doubled down, calling him “a generous, hospitable, wise person.” |
| “Well, I think everyone out there can agree that you judge people as you see them, not as other people have said,” Priebus said. “That’s what I would say, is that it’s what people do, it’s how people act on a day-to-day basis, and that’s nothing I’ve ever seen. I’ve only seen a generous, hospitable, wise person to work with.” | “Well, I think everyone out there can agree that you judge people as you see them, not as other people have said,” Priebus said. “That’s what I would say, is that it’s what people do, it’s how people act on a day-to-day basis, and that’s nothing I’ve ever seen. I’ve only seen a generous, hospitable, wise person to work with.” |
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| 13:23 | 13:23 |
| Today in transition 2016 | Today in transition 2016 |
| Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s politics live blog, where we are continuing to document every step of President-elect Donald Trump’s journey from upstart reality TV star to leader of the free world. | Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s politics live blog, where we are continuing to document every step of President-elect Donald Trump’s journey from upstart reality TV star to leader of the free world. |
| There are 67 days until Trump takes the oath of office. | There are 67 days until Trump takes the oath of office. |
| During their private White House meeting on Thursday, Mr Obama walked his successor through the duties of running the country, and Mr Trump seemed surprised by the scope, said people familiar with the meeting. Trump aides were described by those people as unaware that the entire presidential staff working in the West Wing had to be replaced at the end of Mr Obama’s term. After meeting with Mr Trump, the only person to be elected president without having held a government or military position, Mr Obama realized the Republican needs more guidance. He plans to spend more time with his successor than presidents typically do, people familiar with the matter said. | During their private White House meeting on Thursday, Mr Obama walked his successor through the duties of running the country, and Mr Trump seemed surprised by the scope, said people familiar with the meeting. Trump aides were described by those people as unaware that the entire presidential staff working in the West Wing had to be replaced at the end of Mr Obama’s term. After meeting with Mr Trump, the only person to be elected president without having held a government or military position, Mr Obama realized the Republican needs more guidance. He plans to spend more time with his successor than presidents typically do, people familiar with the matter said. |
| The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me. I wonder if it will change - doubt it? | The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me. I wonder if it will change - doubt it? |
| Happening today: | Happening today: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.11pm GMT | at 2.11pm GMT |