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| Trump names latest administration pick: Nikki Haley for UN ambassador – live | |
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| German government expresses revulsion at Nazi-style salutes in USA | |
| BERLIN (AP) The German government expressed revulsion Wednesday at Nazi-style salutes such as those performed at a recent far-right event in Washington, but said it was confident the United States can tackle the issue. | |
| Video published by The Atlantic showed participants at the event Saturday raising their arms in salute during a speech by Richard Spencer, head of the white-nationalist National Policy Institute. | |
| “Speaking generally, whenever we see videos from anywhere showing people raising their hand to do Hitler salutes we are repulsed,” German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Wednesday after being asked about the clip .“It goes against the principles and values of our politics,” he added. | |
| Nazi Germany was responsible for genocide and war that resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of people in the 1930s and 1940s. After the war, Germany made it a criminal offense to display Nazi imagery including the salute, which was usually accompanied by the cry “Sieg Heil!” which translates as “hail victory.” | |
| Seibert said the fact that the incident is being widely discussed in the United States was a good sign. “We have great faith in American civil society, media and politics to address such bad developments, such terrible events,” he said. | |
| White-nationalist groups have existed in the United States for decades but drew increased attention last summer when activists showed up at the Republican National Convention to celebrate Donald Trump’s nomination as the party’s presidential candidate. | |
| Spencer, who is credited with coining the term “alt-right,” was filmed Saturday saying “Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!” to cheers from the audience. | |
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| Personal anti-Semitic attacks through mail continue | |
| The presidential campaign and election of Donald Trump has witnessed an outpouring of overtly anti-Semitic attacks through the mail, in graffito, in person and by other means.. Neo-Nazis held a conference last weekend in DC where they evoked Hitler. The movement may not be large but it’s visible and empowered with the rise of Trump, who claims not to want to boost white-supremacists and Nazis but who has managed to communicate extremely effectively to them that he is their man, and whose chief strategist proudly declared in July that his web-site was “the platform for the alt-right” meaning racists, white-supremacists, and neo-Nazis. | |
| Those who discern a moment of historic global crisis in the rise of Trump garner among the evidence correspondence such as this: | |
| Top Jewish Constitutional scholar Sanford Levinson, who is visiting professor at Harvard Law School, got this anti-Semitic letter yesterday: pic.twitter.com/H0bZ6a8XcL | |
| This was sent from England. https://t.co/5Yes2lvNUt | |
| Read Matthew Yglesias of Vox on what’s happening: | |
| On Monday, November 14, six days after Donald Trump’s election as the next president of the United States, and on the day that Trump had selected Steve Bannon to be his strategic adviser, I came home to a letter addressed to me personally, at my home. | |
| The envelope contained four pages’ worth of anti-Semitic propaganda printed on three sheets of paper. | |
| Read further. | |
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| Each year the turkeys up for presidential pardon come from an out-of-state farm. This year the turkey pair Tater and Tot are traveling from Iowa. The presidential turkey has its own Twitter feed. Check it out | |
| The Domino Family: 4th generation Iowan farmers, 9 years raising turkeys, & caretakers of the Presidential Flock. #TurkeyPardon2016 pic.twitter.com/P9oDSrLCiH | |
| The Turkeys stay in a hotel, gross | |
| The holiday tradition continues as The Willard welcomes two special guests, Tater and Tot, as they prepare for #TurkeyPardon2016 pic.twitter.com/1L6bPT8adk | |
| Today President Obama will pardon the National Thanksgiving Turkey. Yesterday I found Tater & Tot in their hotel suite @WillardHotel. pic.twitter.com/uH6ODadTZq | |
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| Jesus wept. | Jesus wept. |
| INBOX from President-Elect Trump: Get your Trump Christmas ornament. #MAGA pic.twitter.com/i7LxWcIS9X | INBOX from President-Elect Trump: Get your Trump Christmas ornament. #MAGA pic.twitter.com/i7LxWcIS9X |
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| Trump to deliver Thanksgiving message | Trump to deliver Thanksgiving message |
| In a sure addition to the holiday spirits of everyone, Donald Trump will appear today to deliver a Thanksgiving message, his transition team says. | In a sure addition to the holiday spirits of everyone, Donald Trump will appear today to deliver a Thanksgiving message, his transition team says. |
| It’s not yet known when Trump will appear. He’s at his Mar-a-Lago place in Palm Beach, Florida, where he’s spending the weekend. | It’s not yet known when Trump will appear. He’s at his Mar-a-Lago place in Palm Beach, Florida, where he’s spending the weekend. |
| Per the press pool: | Per the press pool: |
| [Trump’s spokespeople] did not elaborate on the president-elect’s activities today, saying the Trump family expects “some degree of privacy” during the holidays. | [Trump’s spokespeople] did not elaborate on the president-elect’s activities today, saying the Trump family expects “some degree of privacy” during the holidays. |
| Fair bet that tens of millions of Americans also would appreciate some degree of privacy during the holidays. See you Monday then? | Fair bet that tens of millions of Americans also would appreciate some degree of privacy during the holidays. See you Monday then? |
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| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. Know-it-all Newt Gingrich has said that Trump’s bedimpled son-in-law, Jared Kushner, may need an “anti-nepotism” waiver to continue working with Trump, who told the New York Times yesterday that Kushner might achieve peace in the Middle East. (Trump seemed serious.) | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. Know-it-all Newt Gingrich has said that Trump’s bedimpled son-in-law, Jared Kushner, may need an “anti-nepotism” waiver to continue working with Trump, who told the New York Times yesterday that Kushner might achieve peace in the Middle East. (Trump seemed serious.) |
| “I think they would have to get a waiver to the anti-nepotism law,” Gingrich said on Fox News on Wednesday, in comments snagged by Politico. “That might be a little tricky, although I think if they worked at it, they could do it.” | “I think they would have to get a waiver to the anti-nepotism law,” Gingrich said on Fox News on Wednesday, in comments snagged by Politico. “That might be a little tricky, although I think if they worked at it, they could do it.” |
| Trump picks Haley | Trump picks Haley |
| Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina governor Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the United Nations. Haley is the first woman Trump has named for a top-level administration post during his White House transition so far. | Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina governor Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the United Nations. Haley is the first woman Trump has named for a top-level administration post during his White House transition so far. |
| Trump said in a statement quoted by the Associated Press that Haley is “a proven dealmaker, and we look forward to making plenty of deals” and that she “will be a great leader representing us on the world stage”. | Trump said in a statement quoted by the Associated Press that Haley is “a proven dealmaker, and we look forward to making plenty of deals” and that she “will be a great leader representing us on the world stage”. |
| "It was a pretty easy pick, really, for the president elect" @JasonMillerinDC says of Haley | "It was a pretty easy pick, really, for the president elect" @JasonMillerinDC says of Haley |
| Asked about Nikki Haley’s diplomatic qualifications, Jason Miller cites her "overseas trade and business recruitment missions” | Asked about Nikki Haley’s diplomatic qualifications, Jason Miller cites her "overseas trade and business recruitment missions” |
| Read further. | Read further. |
| Racists decry Trump for perceived mushiness | Racists decry Trump for perceived mushiness |
| President-elect Trump’s disavowal of Richard Spencer and his far-right thinktank the National Policy Institute, a day after video of Spencer’s supporters giving the Nazi salute at an event in Washington DC surfaced, has dismayed some of his supporters on the “alt-right”. | President-elect Trump’s disavowal of Richard Spencer and his far-right thinktank the National Policy Institute, a day after video of Spencer’s supporters giving the Nazi salute at an event in Washington DC surfaced, has dismayed some of his supporters on the “alt-right”. |
| “This constant virtue signaling needs to finally end, otherwise our civilization will simply collapse,” a commenter wrote underneath the article of Trump’s disavowal on rightwing news site Breitbart. | “This constant virtue signaling needs to finally end, otherwise our civilization will simply collapse,” a commenter wrote underneath the article of Trump’s disavowal on rightwing news site Breitbart. |
| People in the myriad “alt-right” communities that have flourished online in recent years are also expressing their displeasure that Trump appears to have abandoned the most extreme of his policies – at least for now – such as building a wall and prosecuting Hillary Clinton. | People in the myriad “alt-right” communities that have flourished online in recent years are also expressing their displeasure that Trump appears to have abandoned the most extreme of his policies – at least for now – such as building a wall and prosecuting Hillary Clinton. |
| Barack Obama to pardon turkeys | Barack Obama to pardon turkeys |
| It’s nearly Thanksgiving, which can mean only one thing: Barack Obama is going to appear outside the White House and pardon two turkeys, and one or both of his daughters will be forced to suffer through it in public. Here’s our 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 coverage of the ceremony. This is Ronald Reagan’s fault. | It’s nearly Thanksgiving, which can mean only one thing: Barack Obama is going to appear outside the White House and pardon two turkeys, and one or both of his daughters will be forced to suffer through it in public. Here’s our 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 coverage of the ceremony. This is Ronald Reagan’s fault. |
| Instead of any more takes on @realDonaldTrump, just please constantly share and re-share this gif. pic.twitter.com/LPxUDUXOLO | Instead of any more takes on @realDonaldTrump, just please constantly share and re-share this gif. pic.twitter.com/LPxUDUXOLO |
| Awkward | Awkward |
| In today's @playbookplus, BANNON meets with CUBAN https://t.co/vukNfxV5Mp pic.twitter.com/EEsfpVsqeJ | In today's @playbookplus, BANNON meets with CUBAN https://t.co/vukNfxV5Mp pic.twitter.com/EEsfpVsqeJ |
| DJRP | DJRP |
| This is the longest-serving governor in Texas history. He was elected three times with double-digit margins and served for 15 years. He ran for president twice, and he met with Trump this week about a possible administration post. Word? | This is the longest-serving governor in Texas history. He was elected three times with double-digit margins and served for 15 years. He ran for president twice, and he met with Trump this week about a possible administration post. Word? |
| DJ Rick Perry during Vanilla Ice's performance on #DWTS tonight pic.twitter.com/9z43h5a9Y4 | DJ Rick Perry during Vanilla Ice's performance on #DWTS tonight pic.twitter.com/9z43h5a9Y4 |
| Rick Perry had hoped to make it to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Instead, he only made it to A1A Beachfront Avenue https://t.co/I2lqqrmWuG | Rick Perry had hoped to make it to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Instead, he only made it to A1A Beachfront Avenue https://t.co/I2lqqrmWuG |
| Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.12pm GMT | at 4.12pm GMT |