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| Obama on Trump presidency: 'This office has a way of waking you up' – live | Obama on Trump presidency: 'This office has a way of waking you up' – live |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| 1.35am GMT | |
| 01:35 | |
| Skids... crashes: | |
| Happy birthday to this future president. pic.twitter.com/JT3HiBjYdj | |
| (h/t @davidseawright) | |
| 1.33am GMT | |
| 01:33 | |
| Does that Bernie onesie have footies? | |
| One of the Bernie Sanders fans who turned out for his book signing in Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/bGat8eY8Xc | |
| (h/t @daveweigel) | |
| Updated | |
| at 1.36am GMT | |
| 1.29am GMT | |
| 01:29 | |
| In which writer Alice McKeon imagines running into Mitt Romney in the deli line and hashing out this whole Trump business with a former Republican presidential nominee who seemed, to her, unacceptable at the time: | |
| If I saw Mitt in the deli aisle & pleaded w/ him to step up and fulfill his true role: Buzzkill-in-Chief... https://t.co/hSMxNFkJOU | |
| Here’s the top of the Medium post: | |
| Excuse me, Mr. Romney? Hi. Wow, I’ve never seen the deli line this long. What number do you have? Yikes… So, how are you doing? I know that this week must have been a bit of a blow for you. I mean, a racist, chauvinistic imbecile accomplished something that you, a successful businessman and scion of the Republican Party couldn’t. It doesn’t seem right, even for someone who voted against you with a fair bit of glee. | |
| What I wouldn’t now give for your “binder full of women” to be the worst thing said about women on a campaign. It almost sounds quaint. I still don’t think that you would give us control of our own reproductive rights, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you casually said that women had smaller brains because of our head shapes. But I can virtually guarantee that you have never grabbed anyone’s nether regions without their consent. | |
| 12.16am GMT | 12.16am GMT |
| 00:16 | 00:16 |
| Warren: president 'should condemn bigots' | Warren: president 'should condemn bigots' |
| Senator Elizabeth Warren goes after Trump on his White House hire Steve Bannon: | Senator Elizabeth Warren goes after Trump on his White House hire Steve Bannon: |
| Tell us, @realDonaldTrump: You said you'd be a "President for all." Then why are you embracing the ugliness & divisiveness of your campaign? | Tell us, @realDonaldTrump: You said you'd be a "President for all." Then why are you embracing the ugliness & divisiveness of your campaign? |
| Steve Bannon promoted white nationalism, @realDonaldTrump. He's been praised by KKK supporters & denounced by @splcenter & @ADL_National . | Steve Bannon promoted white nationalism, @realDonaldTrump. He's been praised by KKK supporters & denounced by @splcenter & @ADL_National . |
| The President of the United States should condemn bigots, @realDonaldTrump. Not give them a West Wing office to decide our country's future. | The President of the United States should condemn bigots, @realDonaldTrump. Not give them a West Wing office to decide our country's future. |
| 12.07am GMT | 12.07am GMT |
| 00:07 | 00:07 |
| CBS News joins CNN in reporting that Trump has sought top secret security clearances for his children. | CBS News joins CNN in reporting that Trump has sought top secret security clearances for his children. |
| .@realDonaldTrump team has asked @WhiteHouse how his children could receive top secret security clearances - details on @CBSEveningNews | .@realDonaldTrump team has asked @WhiteHouse how his children could receive top secret security clearances - details on @CBSEveningNews |
| Trump had said he would avoid a conflict of interest as president in his business dealings - foreign holdings, debt who knows where, real estate angles, stocks and bonds (we have no idea what he really owns because he did not release his tax returns) – by putting the company / companies in a blind trust under his kids’ management. | Trump had said he would avoid a conflict of interest as president in his business dealings - foreign holdings, debt who knows where, real estate angles, stocks and bonds (we have no idea what he really owns because he did not release his tax returns) – by putting the company / companies in a blind trust under his kids’ management. |
| But if the reports of his seeking clearance for his children are correct, the kids would be involved in government, meaning they would be prone to the same conflicts of interest. This is going to be messy. | But if the reports of his seeking clearance for his children are correct, the kids would be involved in government, meaning they would be prone to the same conflicts of interest. This is going to be messy. |
| The Trump kids are gonna run the real estate/licensing empire, the transition team, and the situation room. | The Trump kids are gonna run the real estate/licensing empire, the transition team, and the situation room. |
| 11.54pm GMT | 11.54pm GMT |
| 23:54 | 23:54 |
| Senator John McCain joins in the outpouring of affection and mourning for journalist Gwen Ifill: | Senator John McCain joins in the outpouring of affection and mourning for journalist Gwen Ifill: |
| Gwen Ifill will be remembered for her world-class reporting that informed us all & inspired a new generation of journalists. RIP. | Gwen Ifill will be remembered for her world-class reporting that informed us all & inspired a new generation of journalists. RIP. |
| 11.43pm GMT | 11.43pm GMT |
| 23:43 | 23:43 |
| The Texas Tribune’s Patrick Svitek takes the view from Texas on whether Trump’s border wall has to be an actual huge wall. No, is the view: | The Texas Tribune’s Patrick Svitek takes the view from Texas on whether Trump’s border wall has to be an actual huge wall. No, is the view: |
| A lot of this going around among Texas Republicans, it seems https://t.co/idjhdoVeO2 (via @jrud) #txlege pic.twitter.com/zWo7A0xPaG | A lot of this going around among Texas Republicans, it seems https://t.co/idjhdoVeO2 (via @jrud) #txlege pic.twitter.com/zWo7A0xPaG |
| 11.39pm GMT | 11.39pm GMT |
| 23:39 | 23:39 |
| 11.32pm GMT | 11.32pm GMT |
| 23:32 | 23:32 |
| Exit poll data is not always reliable so wade into this pool with fair warning. But Pew Research found that Clinton’s share of the Latino vote was lower than in 2012, all of Trump’s threats about deportations notwithstanding: | Exit poll data is not always reliable so wade into this pool with fair warning. But Pew Research found that Clinton’s share of the Latino vote was lower than in 2012, all of Trump’s threats about deportations notwithstanding: |
| Hillary Clinton won 65% of Latino voters on Tuesday, according to National Election Pool exit poll data, a level of Democratic support similar to 2008, when 67% of Hispanics backed Barack Obama. However, Clinton’s share of the Latino vote was lower than in 2012, when 71% of Latinos voted to reelect Obama. | Hillary Clinton won 65% of Latino voters on Tuesday, according to National Election Pool exit poll data, a level of Democratic support similar to 2008, when 67% of Hispanics backed Barack Obama. However, Clinton’s share of the Latino vote was lower than in 2012, when 71% of Latinos voted to reelect Obama. |
| We bring it up because elections analysts are still turning up gems of information in the results, which of course represent hard numbers (whereas the exit polls rely on voter self-reporting, sampling and weighting and other dark polling arts): | We bring it up because elections analysts are still turning up gems of information in the results, which of course represent hard numbers (whereas the exit polls rely on voter self-reporting, sampling and weighting and other dark polling arts): |
| Here's a statistic: Obama won 86% in Starr County, TX (the most Latino county in the nation). Clinton got 79%. | Here's a statistic: Obama won 86% in Starr County, TX (the most Latino county in the nation). Clinton got 79%. |
| 10.55pm GMT | 10.55pm GMT |
| 22:55 | 22:55 |
| Clinton wins New Hampshire | Clinton wins New Hampshire |
| That’s correct – New Hampshire has only just now been called. Clinton picks up 4 additional electoral votes. | That’s correct – New Hampshire has only just now been called. Clinton picks up 4 additional electoral votes. |
| BREAKING: Clinton wins New Hampshire. @AP race call at 5:02 p.m. EST. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/x13S2RNCia | BREAKING: Clinton wins New Hampshire. @AP race call at 5:02 p.m. EST. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/x13S2RNCia |
| That makes the tally 290 Trump -232 Clinton. | That makes the tally 290 Trump -232 Clinton. |
| You might notice that doesn’t add up to 538. That’s because Michigan, with its 16 electoral votes, has yet to be called. Trump appeared to be about 10,000 votes ahead of Clinton in the state with an unknown number of provisional ballots, absentee ballots and other outstanding ballots to be counted (or recounted). | You might notice that doesn’t add up to 538. That’s because Michigan, with its 16 electoral votes, has yet to be called. Trump appeared to be about 10,000 votes ahead of Clinton in the state with an unknown number of provisional ballots, absentee ballots and other outstanding ballots to be counted (or recounted). |
| 9.41pm GMT | 9.41pm GMT |
| 21:41 | 21:41 |
| Obama says he'll encourage Trump to leave DREAMers alone | Obama says he'll encourage Trump to leave DREAMers alone |
| Last question: 750,000 undocumented immigrants gave information to the Obama administration to enroll in a program giving them deferred action on deportation; will you shield that info from Trump? And what do you say about Guantanamo Bay under Trump? | Last question: 750,000 undocumented immigrants gave information to the Obama administration to enroll in a program giving them deferred action on deportation; will you shield that info from Trump? And what do you say about Guantanamo Bay under Trump? |
| On the deferred action program, Daca, for Dreamers: “I will urge the president-elect... to think long and hard before they are endangering the status of what for all practical purposes are American kids. These are kids who were brought here by their parents... by definition if they’re part of this program they are solid wonderful young people of good character, and it is my strong belief that the majority of the American people would not want to see suddenly those kids have to start hiding again... that’s something i will encourage the president-elect to look at.” | On the deferred action program, Daca, for Dreamers: “I will urge the president-elect... to think long and hard before they are endangering the status of what for all practical purposes are American kids. These are kids who were brought here by their parents... by definition if they’re part of this program they are solid wonderful young people of good character, and it is my strong belief that the majority of the American people would not want to see suddenly those kids have to start hiding again... that’s something i will encourage the president-elect to look at.” |
| On Guantanamo: | On Guantanamo: |
| “It is true that I have not been able to close the darn thing because of the congressional restrictions placed on us,” but he’s reduced population to fewer than 100. “There is a group of very dangerous people that we have strong evidence of having been guilty of committing terrorist acts but ... because of the nature of that evidence” they can’t be tried in open court. | “It is true that I have not been able to close the darn thing because of the congressional restrictions placed on us,” but he’s reduced population to fewer than 100. “There is a group of very dangerous people that we have strong evidence of having been guilty of committing terrorist acts but ... because of the nature of that evidence” they can’t be tried in open court. |
| Obama: “It’s not just a matter of what I’m willing to do. One of the things that you discover as president is that there are all these rules and norms and laws... and the people that work for you are also subject to these rules and norms... I am very proud that we have been able to leave this administration without significant scandal... I will put this administration against any administration in history, and the reason is because frankly we listened to the lawyers. We had ...people in every agency.” | Obama: “It’s not just a matter of what I’m willing to do. One of the things that you discover as president is that there are all these rules and norms and laws... and the people that work for you are also subject to these rules and norms... I am very proud that we have been able to leave this administration without significant scandal... I will put this administration against any administration in history, and the reason is because frankly we listened to the lawyers. We had ...people in every agency.” |
| “One of my suggestions to the incoming president is that he take that part of the job seriously as well... if you actually look at the facts, it works. And this is just one example of the numerous ways in which the federal government is much better than it was. | “One of my suggestions to the incoming president is that he take that part of the job seriously as well... if you actually look at the facts, it works. And this is just one example of the numerous ways in which the federal government is much better than it was. |
| 9.32pm GMT | 9.32pm GMT |
| 21:32 | 21:32 |
| Iran nuclear deal question. What would you counsel Trump? And on Syria. | Iran nuclear deal question. What would you counsel Trump? And on Syria. |
| Obama: | Obama: |
| “Iran is an example of the gap in the rhetoric... and the reality. There was a really robust debate about the merits of the Iran deal before it was completed... it was a serious debate. Ultimately we were able to persuade members of Congress... the main argument against it was that Iran ... would cheat. We know have over a year of evidence that they have abided by the agreement... | “Iran is an example of the gap in the rhetoric... and the reality. There was a really robust debate about the merits of the Iran deal before it was completed... it was a serious debate. Ultimately we were able to persuade members of Congress... the main argument against it was that Iran ... would cheat. We know have over a year of evidence that they have abided by the agreement... |
| “Keep in mind this is not just an agreement between us and the Iranians, this is the P5+1, some of our closest allies... | “Keep in mind this is not just an agreement between us and the Iranians, this is the P5+1, some of our closest allies... |
| Nothing on Syria. | Nothing on Syria. |
| Oh wait he has to double back after press persistence. | Oh wait he has to double back after press persistence. |
| “Syria is a much more messy situation” than Libya, Obama says. “We have made every effort to try to bring about a political resolution. John Kerry has spent an infinite amount of time trying to negotiate with Russians and Iranians... the situation is obviously different” (from Libya). “We’re going to have to continue to try to pursue a political solution.” | “Syria is a much more messy situation” than Libya, Obama says. “We have made every effort to try to bring about a political resolution. John Kerry has spent an infinite amount of time trying to negotiate with Russians and Iranians... the situation is obviously different” (from Libya). “We’re going to have to continue to try to pursue a political solution.” |
| “I recognized that that has not worked,” Obama says of his Syria policy. “It is something that I continue to think about every day,” looking for “Some formular for suffering to end. .. if you have a Syrian military that is committed to killing its people indiscriminately... and it is supported by Russia... and Iran actively supporting that regime, and we are supporting what has to be our No.1 national security priority... that the situation is not the same as it was in Libya...I continue to believe that that was the right thing to do.” | “I recognized that that has not worked,” Obama says of his Syria policy. “It is something that I continue to think about every day,” looking for “Some formular for suffering to end. .. if you have a Syrian military that is committed to killing its people indiscriminately... and it is supported by Russia... and Iran actively supporting that regime, and we are supporting what has to be our No.1 national security priority... that the situation is not the same as it was in Libya...I continue to believe that that was the right thing to do.” |
| 9.21pm GMT | 9.21pm GMT |
| 21:21 | 21:21 |
| Obama says the presidency magnifies personal foibles. “I can’t keep track of paper... so pretty quickly after I’m getting stacks of briefing books... I say to myself I’ve got to figure out a system... and I’ve got to find some people who can help me... that seems trivial but...” it’s not. | Obama says the presidency magnifies personal foibles. “I can’t keep track of paper... so pretty quickly after I’m getting stacks of briefing books... I say to myself I’ve got to figure out a system... and I’ve got to find some people who can help me... that seems trivial but...” it’s not. |
| “There are going to be certain elements of his temperament that will not serve him well unless he recognizes them and corrects them.” | “There are going to be certain elements of his temperament that will not serve him well unless he recognizes them and corrects them.” |