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| Trump interview: Key points from sit-down with New York Times | Trump interview: Key points from sit-down with New York Times |
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| First it was on, then it was off, then it was on again. When it finally got going, President-elect Donald Trump's on-the-record interview with the New York Times lasted just over an hour. | First it was on, then it was off, then it was on again. When it finally got going, President-elect Donald Trump's on-the-record interview with the New York Times lasted just over an hour. |
| It was conducted at the paper's offices by a range of senior editors and political reporters who tweeted his responses in real time. So what did we learn? | It was conducted at the paper's offices by a range of senior editors and political reporters who tweeted his responses in real time. So what did we learn? |
| He's keeping an 'open mind' on climate change | He's keeping an 'open mind' on climate change |
| In 2012 Mr Trump said the idea of global warming was a hoax devised by China to make US manufacturing uncompetitive. | In 2012 Mr Trump said the idea of global warming was a hoax devised by China to make US manufacturing uncompetitive. |
| While campaigning in May, he vowed to "cancel" the landmark Paris Agreement on tackling climate change and stop financial support for climate action. | While campaigning in May, he vowed to "cancel" the landmark Paris Agreement on tackling climate change and stop financial support for climate action. |
| Here's what he has now told the New York Times: | Here's what he has now told the New York Times: |
| And he goes on to say there is "some connectivity" between climate change and human activity and that "clean air is vitally important". | And he goes on to say there is "some connectivity" between climate change and human activity and that "clean air is vitally important". |
| But, he reiterated his concerns about the cost to "our companies and the effect on American competitiveness". | But, he reiterated his concerns about the cost to "our companies and the effect on American competitiveness". |
| Trump: The best thing ever for climate change? | Trump: The best thing ever for climate change? |
| Son-in-law could make peace between Israel and the Palestinians | Son-in-law could make peace between Israel and the Palestinians |
| On the campaign trail, Mr Trump professed his love for Israel but failed to articulate any clear policy on resolving the conflict with the Palestinians. | On the campaign trail, Mr Trump professed his love for Israel but failed to articulate any clear policy on resolving the conflict with the Palestinians. |
| Could his son-in-law hold the answer? | Could his son-in-law hold the answer? |
| Jared Kushner, who is married to Mr Trump's daughter Ivanka, is said to have the president-elect's ear on many issues and is a key figure in his transition team. | Jared Kushner, who is married to Mr Trump's daughter Ivanka, is said to have the president-elect's ear on many issues and is a key figure in his transition team. |
| The 35-year-old millionaire is an Orthodox Jew whose grandparents were Holocaust survivors. | The 35-year-old millionaire is an Orthodox Jew whose grandparents were Holocaust survivors. |
| Who is Jared Kushner, Trump's right hand man? | Who is Jared Kushner, Trump's right hand man? |
| To judge by Mr Trump's comments to the New York Times, the conflict appears to have risen up his policy agenda. | To judge by Mr Trump's comments to the New York Times, the conflict appears to have risen up his policy agenda. |
| 'We have to solve' Syria | 'We have to solve' Syria |
| The president-elect has in the past suggested making common cause with Russia in the fight against so-called Islamic State and has even proposed sending troops to defeat the militants. | The president-elect has in the past suggested making common cause with Russia in the fight against so-called Islamic State and has even proposed sending troops to defeat the militants. |
| But he has also attacked foreign entanglements, criticising US involvement in the Iraq War. | But he has also attacked foreign entanglements, criticising US involvement in the Iraq War. |
| Could he be envisaging a more pro-active role in Syria in his NYT interview? | Could he be envisaging a more pro-active role in Syria in his NYT interview? |
| But he tempers this with a subsequent: "I don't think we should be a nation-builder." | But he tempers this with a subsequent: "I don't think we should be a nation-builder." |
| Prosecuting Hillary Clinton would be 'very divisive for the country' | Prosecuting Hillary Clinton would be 'very divisive for the country' |
| At campaign rallies and presidential debates, Mr Trump frequently went on stage to supporters' "lock her up" chants and during the debates said he planned to get a special prosecutor to conduct a fresh investigation. | At campaign rallies and presidential debates, Mr Trump frequently went on stage to supporters' "lock her up" chants and during the debates said he planned to get a special prosecutor to conduct a fresh investigation. |
| His handbrake turn on that policy became clear only hours before his interview with the New York Times. | His handbrake turn on that policy became clear only hours before his interview with the New York Times. |
| Trump won't pursue Clinton email inquiry | Trump won't pursue Clinton email inquiry |
| So why would he now not prosecute Mrs Clinton? | So why would he now not prosecute Mrs Clinton? |
| While he said a new inquiry was still a possibility he also suggested this would not be a priority. | While he said a new inquiry was still a possibility he also suggested this would not be a priority. |
| He 'disavows and condemns' fringe right-wing group | He 'disavows and condemns' fringe right-wing group |
| Backing for Mr Trump from the "alt-right" was again thrown into the spotlight after supporters were filmed on Saturday at a meeting in Washington DC hailing his victory with Nazi salutes. | Backing for Mr Trump from the "alt-right" was again thrown into the spotlight after supporters were filmed on Saturday at a meeting in Washington DC hailing his victory with Nazi salutes. |
| Answering questions from the NYT, he firmly distances himself. | Answering questions from the NYT, he firmly distances himself. |
| Concern has been fuelled by his appointment of Steve Bannon, a former editor of "alt-right" publication Breitbart to the post of Trump's chief strategist. | Concern has been fuelled by his appointment of Steve Bannon, a former editor of "alt-right" publication Breitbart to the post of Trump's chief strategist. |
| "If I thought he was a racist or alt-right or any of the things, the terms we could use, I wouldn't even think about hiring him," Mr Trump says. | "If I thought he was a racist or alt-right or any of the things, the terms we could use, I wouldn't even think about hiring him," Mr Trump says. |
| And on Breitbart itself? | And on Breitbart itself? |
| Trump disavows 'alt-right' supporters | Trump disavows 'alt-right' supporters |
| Conflict of interest: Selling the company is 'a really hard thing to do' | Conflict of interest: Selling the company is 'a really hard thing to do' |
| He's a billionaire property developer so the issue of whether his business interests could conflict with his presidential activities refuses to go away. | He's a billionaire property developer so the issue of whether his business interests could conflict with his presidential activities refuses to go away. |
| To the NYT, he downplays the significance of his holdings, saying they are "unimportant to me relative to what I'm doing". | To the NYT, he downplays the significance of his holdings, saying they are "unimportant to me relative to what I'm doing". |
| Selling up altogether though, he said, would be difficult. | Selling up altogether though, he said, would be difficult. |
| "The law's totally on my side," Mr Trump said. "The president can't have a conflict of interest." | "The law's totally on my side," Mr Trump said. "The president can't have a conflict of interest." |
| The Washington Post described this statement as the "most dangerous" thing he said, and that it had echoes of both President Nixon and Judge Dredd. | |
| A possible retreat on waterboarding | A possible retreat on waterboarding |
| Mr Trump had always insisted that waterboarding - which was banned by the US in 2006 - was a defensible tool for fighting terror. | Mr Trump had always insisted that waterboarding - which was banned by the US in 2006 - was a defensible tool for fighting terror. |
| But now he says it's "not going to make the kind of difference that a lot of people are thinking". | But now he says it's "not going to make the kind of difference that a lot of people are thinking". |
| His apparent about-turn appears to be down to a conversation with James Mattis, who has held talks with the president-elect about heading the Pentagon. | His apparent about-turn appears to be down to a conversation with James Mattis, who has held talks with the president-elect about heading the Pentagon. |
| "He [Mattis] said 'I've never found it to be useful,'" said Mr Trump, who added: "I was very impressed by that answer." | "He [Mattis] said 'I've never found it to be useful,'" said Mr Trump, who added: "I was very impressed by that answer." |
| 'Warrior Monk' tipped to head Pentagon | 'Warrior Monk' tipped to head Pentagon |
| The New York Times itself: From 'failing' to 'great American jewel' | The New York Times itself: From 'failing' to 'great American jewel' |
| It's fair to say Mr Trump's relations with the New York Times have in recent months been cool at best. | It's fair to say Mr Trump's relations with the New York Times have in recent months been cool at best. |
| He has accused the paper, and much of the media, of bias against him, prefacing any reference to the NYT with the word "failing". | He has accused the paper, and much of the media, of bias against him, prefacing any reference to the NYT with the word "failing". |
| But he evidently left the building with a favourable impression, producing this volte-face. | But he evidently left the building with a favourable impression, producing this volte-face. |