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| Obama on Trump: 'This office has a way of waking you up' – as it happened | |
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| We’re going to wrap up our live-blog coverage for the evening. We want to leave with this inspiring picture of the super moon over NYC: | We’re going to wrap up our live-blog coverage for the evening. We want to leave with this inspiring picture of the super moon over NYC: |
| Incredible photo of #supermoon over One World Trade Center. (📷 via plongpix.x.x/Instagram) @abc7ny pic.twitter.com/m5ZQNtrrXU | Incredible photo of #supermoon over One World Trade Center. (📷 via plongpix.x.x/Instagram) @abc7ny pic.twitter.com/m5ZQNtrrXU |
| Beautiful and inspiring, isn’t it? Now scroll through our compilation of super moon photography fails: | Beautiful and inspiring, isn’t it? Now scroll through our compilation of super moon photography fails: |
| I do love an underwhelming photo. #Supermoonfail: the internet's worst photographs of the perigee full moon https://t.co/Nlaucg3OMi | I do love an underwhelming photo. #Supermoonfail: the internet's worst photographs of the perigee full moon https://t.co/Nlaucg3OMi |
| See you tomorrow! | See you tomorrow! |
| 3.08am GMT | 3.08am GMT |
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| Additional praise rolling in for the late Gwen Ifill: | Additional praise rolling in for the late Gwen Ifill: |
| Gwen Ifill was a trailblazer and a bright light in journalism. She informed and challenged us, and did so with grace. I will miss her. | Gwen Ifill was a trailblazer and a bright light in journalism. She informed and challenged us, and did so with grace. I will miss her. |
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| Here’s Ryan Lizza in the New Yorker on the appointment of former Breibart duce Steve Bannon as chief White House strategist and senior adviser to Donald Trump: | Here’s Ryan Lizza in the New Yorker on the appointment of former Breibart duce Steve Bannon as chief White House strategist and senior adviser to Donald Trump: |
| “I’m a Leninist,” Steve Bannon told a writer for The Daily Beast, in early 2014. “Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal, too. I want to bring everything crashing down, and destroy all of today’s establishment.” | “I’m a Leninist,” Steve Bannon told a writer for The Daily Beast, in early 2014. “Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal, too. I want to bring everything crashing down, and destroy all of today’s establishment.” |
| At the time, Bannon was the executive chairman of Breitbart News, the far-right news site. When he became the C.E.O. of Donald Trump’s campaign, in August, he told the writer that he had no recollection of the conversation. On Sunday, Trump, in his first personnel decisions as President-elect, named Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counselor and Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee Chairman, his chief of staff. | At the time, Bannon was the executive chairman of Breitbart News, the far-right news site. When he became the C.E.O. of Donald Trump’s campaign, in August, he told the writer that he had no recollection of the conversation. On Sunday, Trump, in his first personnel decisions as President-elect, named Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counselor and Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee Chairman, his chief of staff. |
| The press release from the Trump transition staff said that Bannon and Priebus would be “equal partners.” This is a signal to Washington that Bannon will be the most powerful person in Trump’s White House. On November 6, 2008, the day after his election, Barack Obama made just one personnel announcement: that Congressman Rahm Emanuel would be his chief of staff. Every staff member in the Obama White House reported to Emanuel, including political advisers such as David Axelrod. Even in the George W. Bush White House, which at first had a weak chief of staff, Andy Card, and a powerful political adviser, Karl Rove, everyone, including Rove, formally reported to Card. | The press release from the Trump transition staff said that Bannon and Priebus would be “equal partners.” This is a signal to Washington that Bannon will be the most powerful person in Trump’s White House. On November 6, 2008, the day after his election, Barack Obama made just one personnel announcement: that Congressman Rahm Emanuel would be his chief of staff. Every staff member in the Obama White House reported to Emanuel, including political advisers such as David Axelrod. Even in the George W. Bush White House, which at first had a weak chief of staff, Andy Card, and a powerful political adviser, Karl Rove, everyone, including Rove, formally reported to Card. |
| Trump has indicated that, in his White House, Bannon will be first among equals. | Trump has indicated that, in his White House, Bannon will be first among equals. |
| Click through to read the full piece. | Click through to read the full piece. |
| 2.49am GMT | 2.49am GMT |
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| No request for security clearance for kids – Trump official | No request for security clearance for kids – Trump official |
| A Trump transition official has told the media pool that Trump has not requested top-level security clearances for his children and that the children have not started filling out paperwork for such clearances, contradicting earlier reports by CNN and CBS News (see earlier post). | A Trump transition official has told the media pool that Trump has not requested top-level security clearances for his children and that the children have not started filling out paperwork for such clearances, contradicting earlier reports by CNN and CBS News (see earlier post). |
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| What’s the next goal for Democrats? Here’s a piece of it: Elect state governors who are in charge of approving the redistricting plans for congressional seats that will happen in 2020, with the Census. | What’s the next goal for Democrats? Here’s a piece of it: Elect state governors who are in charge of approving the redistricting plans for congressional seats that will happen in 2020, with the Census. |
| 2016 was a disaster for Democrats in every way, including at the state level. Republicans now claim 33 governorships, which is the record going back almost 100 years, the Washington Post points out. Republicans now are sliding into control of an all-time, historic high 69/99 state legislative bodies. | 2016 was a disaster for Democrats in every way, including at the state level. Republicans now claim 33 governorships, which is the record going back almost 100 years, the Washington Post points out. Republicans now are sliding into control of an all-time, historic high 69/99 state legislative bodies. |
| That leaves a lot of room for state-level activism for Republicans on abortion, voting rights, same-sex marriage and transgender discrimination, immigration, drug laws and more. | That leaves a lot of room for state-level activism for Republicans on abortion, voting rights, same-sex marriage and transgender discrimination, immigration, drug laws and more. |
| So the Democratic goal is to elect some governors, stop further gerrymandering and along the way stand up Democratic legislatures that can pass some laws making citizens less vulnerable – in the current political climate “less vulnerable” seems to capture it – to national-level chaos, and that would create a base for greater influence at the national level | So the Democratic goal is to elect some governors, stop further gerrymandering and along the way stand up Democratic legislatures that can pass some laws making citizens less vulnerable – in the current political climate “less vulnerable” seems to capture it – to national-level chaos, and that would create a base for greater influence at the national level |
| @LPDonovan Could easily see a ton of Dem pickups in Gov races: ME/MA/MD/FL/MI/OH/WI/IA/NM/NV/NJ | @LPDonovan Could easily see a ton of Dem pickups in Gov races: ME/MA/MD/FL/MI/OH/WI/IA/NM/NV/NJ |
| Which will deny Republicans control of redistricting in 2020. https://t.co/QGclv51NSl | Which will deny Republicans control of redistricting in 2020. https://t.co/QGclv51NSl |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.25am GMT | at 2.25am GMT |
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| Clinton as quoted: 'no one is sorrier than me' | Clinton as quoted: 'no one is sorrier than me' |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama urged their party to reflect on what went wrong as Democrats search to find a new leader and rebuild after her stunning defeat to Donald Trump. | Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama urged their party to reflect on what went wrong as Democrats search to find a new leader and rebuild after her stunning defeat to Donald Trump. |
| On a conference call with congressional lawmakers, Clinton offered a raw evaluation of how the loss has impacted her but encouraged Democrats to fight for the party’s values harder than ever in the Trump era. | On a conference call with congressional lawmakers, Clinton offered a raw evaluation of how the loss has impacted her but encouraged Democrats to fight for the party’s values harder than ever in the Trump era. |
| “No one is sorrier than me,” she said, according to a Democrat on the call. “Heartbreaks don’t heal overnight, and this one won’t.” | “No one is sorrier than me,” she said, according to a Democrat on the call. “Heartbreaks don’t heal overnight, and this one won’t.” |
| Clinton said the party must “analyze” and warned lawmakers against becoming “distracted or divided” in the many fights ahead. | Clinton said the party must “analyze” and warned lawmakers against becoming “distracted or divided” in the many fights ahead. |
| Meanwhile, Obama addressed supporters on a conference call late on Monday, congratulating Clinton on a “history-making race” while acknowledging how painful it is to lose. | Meanwhile, Obama addressed supporters on a conference call late on Monday, congratulating Clinton on a “history-making race” while acknowledging how painful it is to lose. |
| “Expected losses are hard enough, unexpected ones are just worse,” Obama said. “I was telling my team, you’re allowed to mope for a week and a half, maybe two if you really need it. But after that, we’ve got to brush ourselves off and get back to work. We’ve got to come together and focus on a way ahead.” | “Expected losses are hard enough, unexpected ones are just worse,” Obama said. “I was telling my team, you’re allowed to mope for a week and a half, maybe two if you really need it. But after that, we’ve got to brush ourselves off and get back to work. We’ve got to come together and focus on a way ahead.” |
| Like Clinton, Obama encouraged the party to evaluate what went wrong and to rework its strategy at a grassroots level. | Like Clinton, Obama encouraged the party to evaluate what went wrong and to rework its strategy at a grassroots level. |
| “We have better ideas,” Obama said. “But they have to be heard for us to actually translate those ideas into votes and ultimately into action.” | “We have better ideas,” Obama said. “But they have to be heard for us to actually translate those ideas into votes and ultimately into action.” |
| Read the full report: | Read the full report: |
| 2.08am GMT | 2.08am GMT |
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| Pence to meet Trump on Tuesday to discuss cabinet picks | Pence to meet Trump on Tuesday to discuss cabinet picks |
| The Trump transition press pool has conducted an interview just then with Jason Miller, a Trump communications adviser, who came down to the Trump Tower lobby around 8:15pm and spoke briefly to reporters. | The Trump transition press pool has conducted an interview just then with Jason Miller, a Trump communications adviser, who came down to the Trump Tower lobby around 8:15pm and spoke briefly to reporters. |
| What follows is the pool’s transcription of the encounter in full: | What follows is the pool’s transcription of the encounter in full: |
| Q: Should we expect any cabinet announcements or senior White House appointments this week? | Q: Should we expect any cabinet announcements or senior White House appointments this week? |
| A: “Vice President-elect Mike Pence will be here tomorrow meeting with President-elect Trump. They’ll be reviewing a number of names. There has been a lot of work put in by both the Vice President-elect and a number of members of the transition team. | A: “Vice President-elect Mike Pence will be here tomorrow meeting with President-elect Trump. They’ll be reviewing a number of names. There has been a lot of work put in by both the Vice President-elect and a number of members of the transition team. |
| “They’ll be meeting tomorrow. I don’t want to put a finite time table. Obviously, inauguration day is not getting further away. And people need to get going. This is an absolute top priority understood by the President-elect and the Vice President-elect.” | “They’ll be meeting tomorrow. I don’t want to put a finite time table. Obviously, inauguration day is not getting further away. And people need to get going. This is an absolute top priority understood by the President-elect and the Vice President-elect.” |
| Q: Any decisions coming tomorrow? | Q: Any decisions coming tomorrow? |
| A: “If the Vice President-elect is getting together with the President-elect to discuss names, then I would say that it’s serious, obviously.” | A: “If the Vice President-elect is getting together with the President-elect to discuss names, then I would say that it’s serious, obviously.” |
| Q: Noting that Senator Jeff Sessions entered the building earlier tonight – is he under consideration for Secretary of Defense, State, etc.? | Q: Noting that Senator Jeff Sessions entered the building earlier tonight – is he under consideration for Secretary of Defense, State, etc.? |
| A: “I’m a huge fan of Sen Sessions and the President-elect will be lucky to have him in any capacity.” | A: “I’m a huge fan of Sen Sessions and the President-elect will be lucky to have him in any capacity.” |
| Q: Are Rudy Giuliani and John Bolton finalists for the Secretary of State position? | Q: Are Rudy Giuliani and John Bolton finalists for the Secretary of State position? |
| A: “You can’t believe everything you read. I don’t want to play the speculation game as far as names. There’s a thorough, detailed process that the Vice President-elect and the transition team are going through and the President-elect will make the decision and let us know.” | A: “You can’t believe everything you read. I don’t want to play the speculation game as far as names. There’s a thorough, detailed process that the Vice President-elect and the transition team are going through and the President-elect will make the decision and let us know.” |
| Q: [Right-wing talk-radio host] Laura Ingraham for White House Press Secretary? | Q: [Right-wing talk-radio host] Laura Ingraham for White House Press Secretary? |
| A: “You’re going to see a number of different names that are ultimately becoming a part of the President-elect’s administration. There will be non-traditional names, a number of people who have had wide-ranging success in a number of different fields; wide-ranging success in business … People will be excited when they see the type of leaders the President-elect brings into this administration.” | A: “You’re going to see a number of different names that are ultimately becoming a part of the President-elect’s administration. There will be non-traditional names, a number of people who have had wide-ranging success in a number of different fields; wide-ranging success in business … People will be excited when they see the type of leaders the President-elect brings into this administration.” |
| Q: Comment on Gwen Ifill’s passing? | Q: Comment on Gwen Ifill’s passing? |
| A: [Paraphrasing]: Soon to come. Monitor Facebook and Twitter accounts. | A: [Paraphrasing]: Soon to come. Monitor Facebook and Twitter accounts. |
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| The post-it protest – group-therapy – public art project in the Union Square-area subway transfer tunnel started by artist Levee has been joined by the governor: | The post-it protest – group-therapy – public art project in the Union Square-area subway transfer tunnel started by artist Levee has been joined by the governor: |
| NY State holds the torch high-Andrew pic.twitter.com/SCoeaVShzO | NY State holds the torch high-Andrew pic.twitter.com/SCoeaVShzO |
| Here’s some new Trump-inspired protest art by also-New-Yorker Hope Gangloff: | Here’s some new Trump-inspired protest art by also-New-Yorker Hope Gangloff: |
| Here’s a selection of photos of protests around the country Monday: | Here’s a selection of photos of protests around the country Monday: |
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| 01:35 | 01:35 |
| Skids... crashes: | Skids... crashes: |
| Happy birthday to this future president. pic.twitter.com/JT3HiBjYdj | Happy birthday to this future president. pic.twitter.com/JT3HiBjYdj |
| (h/t @davidseawright) | (h/t @davidseawright) |
| 1.33am GMT | 1.33am GMT |
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| Does that Bernie onesie have footies? | 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 | One of the Bernie Sanders fans who turned out for his book signing in Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/bGat8eY8Xc |
| (h/t @daveweigel) | (h/t @daveweigel) |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.36am GMT | at 1.36am GMT |
| 1.29am GMT | 1.29am GMT |
| 01:29 | 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: | 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 | 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: | 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. | 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. | 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. |