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| Donald Trump appears to be nearing decisions on key cabinet positions – politics live | Donald Trump appears to be nearing decisions on key cabinet positions – politics live |
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| Barack Obama is appearing with Angela Merkel at a news conference in Berlin. They discussed climate policy, Ukraine, Russia, the coalition against Isil, and more. Obama says “we need to build on the progress achieved at the UN refugee summit” on Syria. | |
| “I want again to commend Angela and more importantly the German people for the extraordinary... compassion that you have shown in the face of what I know is a very difficult challenge,” at hosting refugees, Obama says. | |
| Here’s the CSPAN link. Here’s a live video stream: | |
| 4.03pm GMT | 4.03pm GMT |
| 16:03 | 16:03 |
| Trump's potential registry for immigrants tied to Japanese internment - by proponents | Trump's potential registry for immigrants tied to Japanese internment - by proponents |
| In a Fox News interview Thursday, Trump supporter Carl Higbie (the tweet below appears to overstate Higbie’s connection with Trump by calling him a “surrogate”) cited the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II as precedent for a potential Trump-era registry for immigrants from Muslim countries: | In a Fox News interview Thursday, Trump supporter Carl Higbie (the tweet below appears to overstate Higbie’s connection with Trump by calling him a “surrogate”) cited the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II as precedent for a potential Trump-era registry for immigrants from Muslim countries: |
| Trump surrogates are already citing Japanese internment camps from WW II as "precedent" for Muslim registry pic.twitter.com/DVnjtom0mc | Trump surrogates are already citing Japanese internment camps from WW II as "precedent" for Muslim registry pic.twitter.com/DVnjtom0mc |
| On Wednesday, Trump transition team member Kris Kobach, the Kansas Secretary of State who helped write tough immigration laws in Arizona and elsewhere, said in an interview with Reuters that Trump’s policy advisers had also discussed drafting a proposal for his consideration to reinstate a registry for immigrants from Muslim countries. | On Wednesday, Trump transition team member Kris Kobach, the Kansas Secretary of State who helped write tough immigration laws in Arizona and elsewhere, said in an interview with Reuters that Trump’s policy advisers had also discussed drafting a proposal for his consideration to reinstate a registry for immigrants from Muslim countries. |
| “The internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War is an ugly stain on our nation’s history,” People For the American Way President Michael Keegan said in a statement. “Republicans at every level should rush to condemn any hint that we’d repeat that mistake by targeting Muslims or any other minority group.” | “The internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War is an ugly stain on our nation’s history,” People For the American Way President Michael Keegan said in a statement. “Republicans at every level should rush to condemn any hint that we’d repeat that mistake by targeting Muslims or any other minority group.” |
| “To be clear: Donald Trump’s campaign promise to create a registry of Muslims is unconstitutional and un-American. Any elected official or public leader who purports to care about religious liberty has an obligation to speak out against this repugnant attack on the First Amendment. Politicians who brush these threats aside are complicit in the worst kind of bigotry.” | “To be clear: Donald Trump’s campaign promise to create a registry of Muslims is unconstitutional and un-American. Any elected official or public leader who purports to care about religious liberty has an obligation to speak out against this repugnant attack on the First Amendment. Politicians who brush these threats aside are complicit in the worst kind of bigotry.” |
| 3.49pm GMT | 3.49pm GMT |
| 15:49 | 15:49 |
| Trump 'really enjoying' transition, Conway says | Trump 'really enjoying' transition, Conway says |
| Former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway Conway told the media pool at Trump tower that the president-elect is “really enjoying” the transition. | Former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway Conway told the media pool at Trump tower that the president-elect is “really enjoying” the transition. |
| “He’s just loving this role in transition, he’s a transactional guy, he’s used to delivering results and producing, and so at his desk every day, taking the counsel of many different people, taking many different phone calls, going through paperwork and discussing forming his cabinet and now [inaudible] his senior staff,” Conway said. “He’s really enjoying it.” | “He’s just loving this role in transition, he’s a transactional guy, he’s used to delivering results and producing, and so at his desk every day, taking the counsel of many different people, taking many different phone calls, going through paperwork and discussing forming his cabinet and now [inaudible] his senior staff,” Conway said. “He’s really enjoying it.” |
| Donald Trump Jr arrived on his own at Trump Tower at 9am. “We’ll see”, he replied when asked about nominations today. | Donald Trump Jr arrived on his own at Trump Tower at 9am. “We’ll see”, he replied when asked about nominations today. |
| Conway also confirmed that the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, would come to Trump Tower at 5pm to meet with Trump and Pence, the media pool reports. | Conway also confirmed that the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, would come to Trump Tower at 5pm to meet with Trump and Pence, the media pool reports. |
| “We are very sensitive to the fact that President Obama is still in office for the next two months, and we won’t be making diplomatic agreements today,” she said. | “We are very sensitive to the fact that President Obama is still in office for the next two months, and we won’t be making diplomatic agreements today,” she said. |
| 3.41pm GMT | 3.41pm GMT |
| 15:41 | 15:41 |
| Cruz: 'it's time to put up or shut up' | Cruz: 'it's time to put up or shut up' |
| Texas Senator Ted Cruz, whose name has been floated for a possible Trump cabinet post, or even *winces* the supreme court vacancy, spent several “very productive” hours in Trump Tower with the transition team yesterday, he told Fox News in an interview spent buttering up his former foe. | Texas Senator Ted Cruz, whose name has been floated for a possible Trump cabinet post, or even *winces* the supreme court vacancy, spent several “very productive” hours in Trump Tower with the transition team yesterday, he told Fox News in an interview spent buttering up his former foe. |
| Cruz called the election “a powerful mandate for change” and said he was “eager and committed” to work with the new administration to deliver election promises, noting he was specifically excited to repeal Obamacare and elect conservative Supreme Court justices. | Cruz called the election “a powerful mandate for change” and said he was “eager and committed” to work with the new administration to deliver election promises, noting he was specifically excited to repeal Obamacare and elect conservative Supreme Court justices. |
| Asked if he’d discussed with Trump a specific role in his administration, Cruz deflected. | Asked if he’d discussed with Trump a specific role in his administration, Cruz deflected. |
| “I’m eager to work with the new president in whatever capacity I can have the greatest impact defending the principles that I was elected to defend - defending the principles of freedom, defending the constitution,” said Cruz in an interview with Fox and Friends. | “I’m eager to work with the new president in whatever capacity I can have the greatest impact defending the principles that I was elected to defend - defending the principles of freedom, defending the constitution,” said Cruz in an interview with Fox and Friends. |
| He noted that with the Republicans controlling the White House, the Senate and Congress, the GOP had a chance to pass all its reforms. | He noted that with the Republicans controlling the White House, the Senate and Congress, the GOP had a chance to pass all its reforms. |
| “We’ve got to deliver. It is time to put up or shut up,” said Cruz. | “We’ve got to deliver. It is time to put up or shut up,” said Cruz. |
| “From my end, I am eager, I am excited for the opportunity we have to come together and get the job done,” said Cruz. | “From my end, I am eager, I am excited for the opportunity we have to come together and get the job done,” said Cruz. |
| The Texas Senator criticized reports saying the president-elect’s transition is in disarray. | The Texas Senator criticized reports saying the president-elect’s transition is in disarray. |
| “Transition is like drinking from a fire hose,” quipped Cruz. “Nobody should be surprised there are media critics trying to throw rocks at the president-elect and the transition team. They don’t want the president to succeed.” | “Transition is like drinking from a fire hose,” quipped Cruz. “Nobody should be surprised there are media critics trying to throw rocks at the president-elect and the transition team. They don’t want the president to succeed.” |
| 3.36pm GMT | 3.36pm GMT |
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| Vice-president-elect Mike Pence is on Capitol Hill and is to meet shortly with Paul Ryan, after meeting with the House Republican caucus, photographic evidence of which is below. | Vice-president-elect Mike Pence is on Capitol Hill and is to meet shortly with Paul Ryan, after meeting with the House Republican caucus, photographic evidence of which is below. |
| Great having @mike_pence visit today! I’m excited to work with him and @realDonaldTrump to shake up the status quo in Washington, D.C. #MAGA pic.twitter.com/2xQIGs2a9Z | Great having @mike_pence visit today! I’m excited to work with him and @realDonaldTrump to shake up the status quo in Washington, D.C. #MAGA pic.twitter.com/2xQIGs2a9Z |
| We’ll pass on the results of the Pence-Ryan meeting as soon as we have them. Probably they’ll have productive talks and will look forward to getting down to the people’s business. | We’ll pass on the results of the Pence-Ryan meeting as soon as we have them. Probably they’ll have productive talks and will look forward to getting down to the people’s business. |
| 12.55pm GMT | 12.55pm GMT |
| 12:55 | 12:55 |
| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. |
| Trump appears to be drawing closer to making key cabinet appointments. Names in the mix include retired Lt Gen Michael Flynn, reportedly up for national security adviser; Alabama senator Jeff Sessions, Congressman Tom Price, Congressman Mike Pompeo and charter school activist Eva Moskowitz. | Trump appears to be drawing closer to making key cabinet appointments. Names in the mix include retired Lt Gen Michael Flynn, reportedly up for national security adviser; Alabama senator Jeff Sessions, Congressman Tom Price, Congressman Mike Pompeo and charter school activist Eva Moskowitz. |
| On a conference call with reporters Wednesday night, RNC strategist Sean Spicer and Trump senior communications advisor Jason Miller announced that “landing teams” will be deployed in the coming days to start the transition process and noted that all of those joining landing teams will sign a pledge that they will not serve as a lobbyist at the federal and state level for the next five years. It was unclear how such agreements would be enforced. | On a conference call with reporters Wednesday night, RNC strategist Sean Spicer and Trump senior communications advisor Jason Miller announced that “landing teams” will be deployed in the coming days to start the transition process and noted that all of those joining landing teams will sign a pledge that they will not serve as a lobbyist at the federal and state level for the next five years. It was unclear how such agreements would be enforced. |
| Spicer and Miller added that Trump was expected to meet Thursday with governors Nikki Haley and Rick Scott and former secretary of state Henry Kissinger, among others. | Spicer and Miller added that Trump was expected to meet Thursday with governors Nikki Haley and Rick Scott and former secretary of state Henry Kissinger, among others. |
| Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s former campaign manager, has just given an interview with ABC News, saying that Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, for whom Trump had reportedly sought security clearances, “has not applied for any formal role” in the White House. | Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s former campaign manager, has just given an interview with ABC News, saying that Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, for whom Trump had reportedly sought security clearances, “has not applied for any formal role” in the White House. |
| As for Conway herself, her role is still under discussion, she said: | As for Conway herself, her role is still under discussion, she said: |
| Conway joining WH staff? “I may… still discussing that with Donald Trump.” @GMA | Conway joining WH staff? “I may… still discussing that with Donald Trump.” @GMA |
| "We have long short lists at Trump Tower in terms of transitions" @KellyannePolls on @CBSThisMorning #newsisback | "We have long short lists at Trump Tower in terms of transitions" @KellyannePolls on @CBSThisMorning #newsisback |
| Trump to May: if you’re ever in town, look me up | Trump to May: if you’re ever in town, look me up |
| Trump told May in 1st convo: “If you travel to the US, you should let me know”. Eyebrows sky-high in Whitehall over casual open invite 1/2 | Trump told May in 1st convo: “If you travel to the US, you should let me know”. Eyebrows sky-high in Whitehall over casual open invite 1/2 |
| Lewandowski says Comey called him about emails | Lewandowski says Comey called him about emails |
| So Lewandowski says Comey called him up to alert him that he was looking at the Abedin emails. https://t.co/BYrNeuD7pi pic.twitter.com/wcGGUQ9LDD | So Lewandowski says Comey called him up to alert him that he was looking at the Abedin emails. https://t.co/BYrNeuD7pi pic.twitter.com/wcGGUQ9LDD |
| The Clinton campaign found out from news reports coming from Hill GOP, but Trump world allegedly found out from Comey himself?! https://t.co/di477PPDY4 | The Clinton campaign found out from news reports coming from Hill GOP, but Trump world allegedly found out from Comey himself?! https://t.co/di477PPDY4 |
| Clinton appears | Clinton appears |
| Hillary Clinton has made her first public appearance since conceding the election to Donald Trump a week ago, challenging supporters to continue the fight for a country that is “hopeful, inclusive and big-hearted”. | Hillary Clinton has made her first public appearance since conceding the election to Donald Trump a week ago, challenging supporters to continue the fight for a country that is “hopeful, inclusive and big-hearted”. |
| “I will admit coming here tonight wasn’t the easiest thing for me,” Clinton told the audience in Washington DC. “There have been a few times this past week when all I’ve wanted to do was just to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house ever again.” | “I will admit coming here tonight wasn’t the easiest thing for me,” Clinton told the audience in Washington DC. “There have been a few times this past week when all I’ve wanted to do was just to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house ever again.” |
| Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. |