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| Harry Reid condemns Steve Bannon appointment on Senate floor – live | Harry Reid condemns Steve Bannon appointment on Senate floor – live |
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| 11.21pm GMT | |
| 23:21 | |
| Bernie Sanders points out that Donald Trump’s plan to #DraintheSwamp in Washington is so far being trusted to lobbyists and banking insiders: | |
| Mr. Trump promised to #DrainTheSwamp, not fill it up. Now do it. pic.twitter.com/gXfcrlp5hC | |
| 11.18pm GMT | |
| 23:18 | |
| From the long-suffering Trump transition pool, a list of everyone sighted entering and exiting Trump tower today: | |
| + Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)+ Jeff DeWit+ Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA+ Don Trump Jr.+ Michael Glassner+ Steven Mnuchin+ Don McGahn+ Bryan Lanza+ Anthony Scaramucci+ Mike Pence, his wife and daughter, Charlotte+ Assorted Pence aides+ Boris Epshteyn+ Sean Spicer+ Eli Miller+ Peter Thiel (according to Lt Gen Keith Kellogg, who distracted reporters as Thiel arrived)+ Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg+ Ted Cruz (according to his staff)+ Tommy Hilfiger (who has an office in Trump Tower and was likely headed there, not to see Trump)+ Marla Maples+ Brad Parscale+ George Gigicos+ Pam Bondi+ Hope Hicks and Stephen Miller (according to fellow poolers who arrived especially early) | |
| 11.06pm GMT | |
| 23:06 | |
| Marco Rubio is reactionless on the Bannon question: | |
| Asked about Steve Bannon appointment, @marcorubio says: "I have no reaction. The president has a right to choose his own staff." | |
| 11.00pm GMT | |
| 23:00 | |
| From the long-suffering transition press pool, another Mike Pence sighting: | |
| At 5:41pm, Mike Pence emerged from a backed elevator after spending more than six hours at Trump Tower. As cameras clicked and a huge crowd of gawkers watched, Pence and his wife quickly walked through the lobby, past reporters, through the Trump Bar and out to a waiting motorcade. | |
| One reporter asked how the day went and Pence responded: “Great day.” | |
| Another asked if the transition team is behind schedule. Pence didn’t seem to respond to that question and instead proclaimed for a second time: “Great day.” | |
| 10.59pm GMT | 10.59pm GMT |
| 22:59 | 22:59 |
| Steyer vows to spend 'whatever is necessary' to block Trump anti-environment agenda | Steyer vows to spend 'whatever is necessary' to block Trump anti-environment agenda |
| Reuters reports that “billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer, who has spent more than $140 million on fighting climate change, said on Tuesday he will spend whatever it takes to fight President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-drilling and anti-regulation agenda”: | Reuters reports that “billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer, who has spent more than $140 million on fighting climate change, said on Tuesday he will spend whatever it takes to fight President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-drilling and anti-regulation agenda”: |
| The former hedge fund manager from California is putting together a strategy that will “engage voters and citizens to fight back” once Trump takes the White House in January, he told Reuters in an interview. However, he stressed he was not planning to fight Trump through the courts. | The former hedge fund manager from California is putting together a strategy that will “engage voters and citizens to fight back” once Trump takes the White House in January, he told Reuters in an interview. However, he stressed he was not planning to fight Trump through the courts. |
| Instead, he would focus on “trying to present an opposite point of view and trying to get that point of view expressed, and communicated to citizens.” | Instead, he would focus on “trying to present an opposite point of view and trying to get that point of view expressed, and communicated to citizens.” |
| Steyer’s pledge to fight Trump suggests an intensifying battle for U.S. public opinion on global climate change, an issue that has already divided many Americans, lawmakers, and companies between those who consider it a major global threat and those who doubt its existence. | Steyer’s pledge to fight Trump suggests an intensifying battle for U.S. public opinion on global climate change, an issue that has already divided many Americans, lawmakers, and companies between those who consider it a major global threat and those who doubt its existence. |
| Other U.S. environmental groups are also preparing to resist Trump’s agenda, with some vowing street protests and more established organizations that helped draft some of President Barack Obama’s environmental regulations preparing to defend them in court. | Other U.S. environmental groups are also preparing to resist Trump’s agenda, with some vowing street protests and more established organizations that helped draft some of President Barack Obama’s environmental regulations preparing to defend them in court. |
| “We have always been willing to do whatever is necessary,” Steyer said, when asked how much money he was willing to spend to oppose Trump’s agenda. | “We have always been willing to do whatever is necessary,” Steyer said, when asked how much money he was willing to spend to oppose Trump’s agenda. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
| 10.54pm GMT | 10.54pm GMT |
| 22:54 | 22:54 |
| Trump announces inaugural committee | Trump announces inaugural committee |
| Think there might be fireworks at this thing? Donald Trump has announced the members of his inaugural committee. Financier and longtime Trump-friend Thomas Barrack is the chairman. Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, Jets owner Woody Johnson, Gail Icahn and Steve Wynn are among the finance vice-chairs. | Think there might be fireworks at this thing? Donald Trump has announced the members of his inaugural committee. Financier and longtime Trump-friend Thomas Barrack is the chairman. Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, Jets owner Woody Johnson, Gail Icahn and Steve Wynn are among the finance vice-chairs. |
| Here’s the full list: | Here’s the full list: |
| ChairmanThomas Barrack Jr.Finance Co-ChairmenRoy Bailey | ChairmanThomas Barrack Jr.Finance Co-ChairmenRoy Bailey |
| Lew EisenbergFinance Vice-Chairs | Lew EisenbergFinance Vice-Chairs |
| Sheldon Adelson | Sheldon Adelson |
| Dr. Miriam Adelson | Dr. Miriam Adelson |
| Brian Ballard | Brian Ballard |
| Gentry Beach | Gentry Beach |
| Elliott Broidy | Elliott Broidy |
| Robert Grand | Robert Grand |
| Diane Hendricks | Diane Hendricks |
| Tommy Hicks | Tommy Hicks |
| Gail Icahn | Gail Icahn |
| Woody Johnson | Woody Johnson |
| Laurie Perlmutter | Laurie Perlmutter |
| Phil Ruffin | Phil Ruffin |
| Anthony Scaramucci | Anthony Scaramucci |
| Ambassador Mel Sembler | Ambassador Mel Sembler |
| Ray W. Washburne | Ray W. Washburne |
| Ambassador Ron Weiser | Ambassador Ron Weiser |
| Steve Wynn | Steve Wynn |
| 10.50pm GMT | 10.50pm GMT |
| 22:50 | 22:50 |
| Senate Democrats: fire Steve Bannon | Senate Democrats: fire Steve Bannon |
| 10.49pm GMT | 10.49pm GMT |
| 22:49 | 22:49 |
| Senator Ted Cruz was “pleased” to meet Trump today and “looks forward to assisting the Trump administration,” he said through a spokesperson: | Senator Ted Cruz was “pleased” to meet Trump today and “looks forward to assisting the Trump administration,” he said through a spokesperson: |
| Sen. Cruz is pleased to have the opportunity to meet with President-elect Trump in New York today. The American people issued a clear mandate to ‘drain the swamp’ in Washington, repeal Obamacare and start over with cost-effective, patient-centered health care reform, appoint constitutionalist judges to the Supreme Court, secure our southern border and enforce immigration laws, and enact policies that will create more good-paying jobs for the American people. On behalf of the 27 million Texans he represents, the senator looks forward to assisting the Trump Administration in achieving these objectives. | Sen. Cruz is pleased to have the opportunity to meet with President-elect Trump in New York today. The American people issued a clear mandate to ‘drain the swamp’ in Washington, repeal Obamacare and start over with cost-effective, patient-centered health care reform, appoint constitutionalist judges to the Supreme Court, secure our southern border and enforce immigration laws, and enact policies that will create more good-paying jobs for the American people. On behalf of the 27 million Texans he represents, the senator looks forward to assisting the Trump Administration in achieving these objectives. |
| 10.47pm GMT | 10.47pm GMT |
| 22:47 | 22:47 |
| Blair expresses faith in American resilience | Blair expresses faith in American resilience |
| David Smith | David Smith |
| Tony Blair has expressed confidence in America’s ability to endure in the wake of last week’s divisive election and its stunning outcome. | Tony Blair has expressed confidence in America’s ability to endure in the wake of last week’s divisive election and its stunning outcome. |
| “My experience of your country is it’s a very resilient, strong country with a lot of capacity to handle unusual situations,” Blair said at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies think tank, where he co-authored a report on combating violent extremism. | “My experience of your country is it’s a very resilient, strong country with a lot of capacity to handle unusual situations,” Blair said at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies think tank, where he co-authored a report on combating violent extremism. |
| The former British prime minister did not mention Trump by name and was careful to say that Genghis Khan is no role model, but could not resist citing a quotation from the Mongol emperor: “Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.” | The former British prime minister did not mention Trump by name and was careful to say that Genghis Khan is no role model, but could not resist citing a quotation from the Mongol emperor: “Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.” |
| Asked at the same event how a President Trump changes the landscape of extremism, former defence secretary Leon Panetta replied: “We all need to pray a lot.” | Asked at the same event how a President Trump changes the landscape of extremism, former defence secretary Leon Panetta replied: “We all need to pray a lot.” |
| 10.00pm GMT | 10.00pm GMT |
| 22:00 | 22:00 |
| Graham: I don't know Bannon | Graham: I don't know Bannon |
| Here’s further from senator Lindsey Graham, on Donald Trump and his chief strategist Steve Bannon, via the Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui: | Here’s further from senator Lindsey Graham, on Donald Trump and his chief strategist Steve Bannon, via the Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui: |
| Lindsey Graham tells reporters he wants to focus on "common ground" with Trump but will continue to make it known when he disagrees. | Lindsey Graham tells reporters he wants to focus on "common ground" with Trump but will continue to make it known when he disagrees. |
| “When President-elect Trump mentions infrastructure, count me in,” Lindsey Graham says. | “When President-elect Trump mentions infrastructure, count me in,” Lindsey Graham says. |
| “Clearly I was not on the Trump train, but he won.” -- @GrahamBlog | “Clearly I was not on the Trump train, but he won.” -- @GrahamBlog |
| Graham: “From a conservative point of view, one of the benefits of his win is to put people in the Supreme Court.” | Graham: “From a conservative point of view, one of the benefits of his win is to put people in the Supreme Court.” |
| Lindsey Graham on immigration under Trump: “I will not vote for a bill that quite frankly treats a grandmother and a drug dealer the same.” | Lindsey Graham on immigration under Trump: “I will not vote for a bill that quite frankly treats a grandmother and a drug dealer the same.” |
| Asked @GrahamBlog about Bannon. "I don't want to accuse a man of being anti-Semitic or racist whom I've never met," he says. | Asked @GrahamBlog about Bannon. "I don't want to accuse a man of being anti-Semitic or racist whom I've never met," he says. |
| He adds that Breitbart was “friendly to the alt-right. I don’t like them, and they don’t like me, and I’m glad.” | He adds that Breitbart was “friendly to the alt-right. I don’t like them, and they don’t like me, and I’m glad.” |
| Lindsey Graham: “I think Jeff Sessions has earned the right to serve Donald Trump in the highest levels.” | Lindsey Graham: “I think Jeff Sessions has earned the right to serve Donald Trump in the highest levels.” |
| 9.54pm GMT | 9.54pm GMT |
| 21:54 | 21:54 |
| Assad says Trump could be 'natural ally' | Assad says Trump could be 'natural ally' |
| Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sees Trump as a potential “natural ally” alongside the Russians and Iranians: | Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sees Trump as a potential “natural ally” alongside the Russians and Iranians: |
| “If...he is going to fight the terrorists, of course we are going to be ally, natural ally in that regard with the Russian, with the Iranian, with many other countries,” Mr Assad told Portugal’s RTP state television. | “If...he is going to fight the terrorists, of course we are going to be ally, natural ally in that regard with the Russian, with the Iranian, with many other countries,” Mr Assad told Portugal’s RTP state television. |
| Further, via Sky News: | Further, via Sky News: |
| “Can he go in that regard? What about the countervailing forces within the administration, the mainstream media that were against him? How can he deal with it? | “Can he go in that regard? What about the countervailing forces within the administration, the mainstream media that were against him? How can he deal with it? |
| “That’s why for us it’s still dubious whether he can do or live up to his promises or not. That’s why we are very cautious in judging him, especially as he wasn’t in a political position before.” | “That’s why for us it’s still dubious whether he can do or live up to his promises or not. That’s why we are very cautious in judging him, especially as he wasn’t in a political position before.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.55pm GMT | at 9.55pm GMT |
| 9.48pm GMT | 9.48pm GMT |
| 21:48 | 21:48 |
| Ted Cruz ambition update. | Ted Cruz ambition update. |
| Lindsey Graham reiterates Donald Trump should nominate Ted Cruz to Supreme Court: "I think he'd get a lot of votes." | Lindsey Graham reiterates Donald Trump should nominate Ted Cruz to Supreme Court: "I think he'd get a lot of votes." |
| 9.40pm GMT | 9.40pm GMT |
| 21:40 | 21:40 |
| From the long-suffering transition pool: Marla Maples update: | From the long-suffering transition pool: Marla Maples update: |
| After a visit that lasted less than 25 minutes, Marla Maples came back to the lobby at 4:24pm and very quickly rushed to the exit, waving to reporters but not stopping to chat. A reporter asked how Tiffany is doing and she replied: “She’s doing great, thank you.” Other questions went unanswered. Within seconds, she was gone. | After a visit that lasted less than 25 minutes, Marla Maples came back to the lobby at 4:24pm and very quickly rushed to the exit, waving to reporters but not stopping to chat. A reporter asked how Tiffany is doing and she replied: “She’s doing great, thank you.” Other questions went unanswered. Within seconds, she was gone. |
| Marla Maples is Trump’s second wife and mother of his second daughter Tiffany and a singer-songwriter: | Marla Maples is Trump’s second wife and mother of his second daughter Tiffany and a singer-songwriter: |
| 9.36pm GMT | 9.36pm GMT |
| 21:36 | 21:36 |
| Say what you will about Ted Cruz, he’s always there to help – especially if you just got elected president. | Say what you will about Ted Cruz, he’s always there to help – especially if you just got elected president. |
| Ted Cruz is @ Trump Tower today, per @VaughnHillyard. Transition aide says he's not being considered for a post but "came by to offer aid" | Ted Cruz is @ Trump Tower today, per @VaughnHillyard. Transition aide says he's not being considered for a post but "came by to offer aid" |
| 9.23pm GMT | 9.23pm GMT |
| 21:23 | 21:23 |
| On the floor of the US senate: | On the floor of the US senate: |
| Reid quotes Bannon divorce records, saying Bannon didn't like how Jews raise kids & Bannon didn't want his kids going to school with Jews | Reid quotes Bannon divorce records, saying Bannon didn't like how Jews raise kids & Bannon didn't want his kids going to school with Jews |
| Here’s the AP in August: | Here’s the AP in August: |
| In a sworn court declaration following their divorce, Piccard said her ex-husband had objected to sending their twin daughters to an elite Los Angeles academy because he “didn’t want the girls going to school with Jews”. | In a sworn court declaration following their divorce, Piccard said her ex-husband had objected to sending their twin daughters to an elite Los Angeles academy because he “didn’t want the girls going to school with Jews”. |
| “He said he doesn’t like Jews and that he doesn’t like the way they raise their kids to be ‘whiney brats,’” Piccard said in a 2007 court filing. | “He said he doesn’t like Jews and that he doesn’t like the way they raise their kids to be ‘whiney brats,’” Piccard said in a 2007 court filing. |