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| Trump chooses Nikki Haley and Betsy DeVos for administration posts – live | Trump chooses Nikki Haley and Betsy DeVos for administration posts – live |
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| 8.01pm GMT | |
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| 1945: “Hey”2016: “Hey”1945: “How’s it going?”2016: “…”1945: “You let Nazis come—“2016: “We let Nazis come back, yes…” | |
| (h/t @daveweigel) | |
| 7.56pm GMT | |
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| Yes we cran. | |
| .@POTUS: When someone says you can't have more Thanksgiving dinner, say, "Yes we cran." https://t.co/bJStXpl94S https://t.co/GaxpB8Wo9C | |
| 7.55pm GMT | |
| 19:55 | |
| Who writes this stuff. | |
| .@POTUS: Malia and Sasha are thankful this is my final presidential turkey pardon, but there's no way I'm cutting this habit cold turkey. pic.twitter.com/RdMjj9OOvU | |
| 7.54pm GMT | |
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| Impeach. | |
| Obama before pardoning the Turkey: "Yes we cran" Trump has big shoes to fill. | |
| there's still time to impeach him right https://t.co/gNUqLuHLCJ | |
| 7.51pm GMT | |
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| Further reaction to the DeVos pick for education secretary: | |
| Wonder if her brother, Blackwater founder Erik Prince, will get something too. https://t.co/fcE5sLef97 | |
| Trump's picked huge Koch donor club member, billionaire Amway heiress Betsy Devos, as Education Sec. Drain the swamp? | |
| Interesting paragraph from @JaneMayerNYer's "Dark Money" re Betsy DeVos. pic.twitter.com/wXg9IHAoZz | |
| 7.51pm GMT | |
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| Obama closes with thanks from his family to the American people. | |
| “Let’s get on with the pardoning because it’s Wednesday afternoon and everybody knows that Thanksgiving traffic can put everyone in a fowl mood.” | |
| Get this guy offstage. | |
| Obamas’ nephews pet the turkey, Tot. That’s cute. | |
| 7.46pm GMT | |
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| Obama: 'no way I'm cutting this habit cold turkey' | |
| Here goes Obama. He says he won’t embarrass his daughters with “a cornycopia of dad jokes about turkeys.” | |
| The president gets off some strong punning: | |
| He has brought two nephews this time, Austin and Aaron Robinson [sp?]. “They still believe in bad puns,” he says. “The still have hope.” | |
| “Malia and Sasha are thankful by the way that this is my last [ceremony]...What I haven’t told them yet is we’re going to do this every year from now on. No cameras, just us, every year. | |
| No way I’m cutting this habit cold turkey’ | |
| Updated | |
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| 7.43pm GMT | |
| 19:43 | |
| The turkey pardoning ceremony commences: | |
| 7.31pm GMT | |
| 19:31 | |
| Heated debate over DeVos pick | |
| The president of the national education association does not like the Betsy DeVos pick for education secretary: | |
| Nominating Betsy DeVos shows just how out of touch @realdonaldtrump is with what works best for students, parents, educators & communities. | |
| DeVos has tweeted that she is not a supporter of Common Core education standards: | |
| Many of you are asking about Common Core. To clarify, I am not a supporter—period. Read my full stance, here: https://t.co/qB2nAXvX0B | |
| Further reaction, via @politicsK12: | |
| Vouchers, charters, and more: Trump's education secretary pick @BetsyDeVos has a huge #schoolchoice track record: https://t.co/yvFPpjwEI4 pic.twitter.com/Kap9mTPVIU | |
| Very excited about Betsy DeVos as Ed Sec. Could be strongest since my boss, Bill Bennett--and Betsy will have a more cooperative Congress. | |
| Here's what the main Democratic education reform group, @DFER_news, thinks: pic.twitter.com/bkttxLnnPV | |
| Trump has chosen the most ideological, anti-public ed nominee since the creation of the Dept of Education. https://t.co/4NwFn5fzvx | |
| I mean, American Federation for Children, which she chairs, has model voucher legislation as PDFs: https://t.co/y9yq5EDq3J | |
| 7.15pm GMT | 7.15pm GMT |
| 19:15 | 19:15 |
| Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’ | Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’ |
| Oliver Milman | Oliver Milman |
| Donald Trump is poised to eliminate all climate change research conducted by Nasa as part of a crackdown on “politicized science”, his senior adviser on issues relating to the space agency has said. | Donald Trump is poised to eliminate all climate change research conducted by Nasa as part of a crackdown on “politicized science”, his senior adviser on issues relating to the space agency has said. |
| Nasa’s Earth science division is set to be stripped of funding in favor of exploration of deep space, with the president-elect having set a goal during the campaign to explore the entire solar system by the end of the century. | Nasa’s Earth science division is set to be stripped of funding in favor of exploration of deep space, with the president-elect having set a goal during the campaign to explore the entire solar system by the end of the century. |
| This would mean the elimination of Nasa’s world-renowned research into temperature, ice, clouds and other climate phenomena. Nasa’s network of satellites provide a wealth of information on climate change, with the Earth science division’s budget set to grow to $2bn next year. By comparison, space exploration has been scaled back somewhat, with a proposed budget of $2.8bn in 2017. | This would mean the elimination of Nasa’s world-renowned research into temperature, ice, clouds and other climate phenomena. Nasa’s network of satellites provide a wealth of information on climate change, with the Earth science division’s budget set to grow to $2bn next year. By comparison, space exploration has been scaled back somewhat, with a proposed budget of $2.8bn in 2017. |
| Bob Walker, a senior Trump campaign adviser, said there was no need for Nasa to do what he has previously described as “politically correct environmental monitoring”. | Bob Walker, a senior Trump campaign adviser, said there was no need for Nasa to do what he has previously described as “politically correct environmental monitoring”. |
| “We see Nasa in an exploration role, in deep space research,” Walker told the Guardian. “Earth-centric science is better placed at other agencies where it is their prime mission. | “We see Nasa in an exploration role, in deep space research,” Walker told the Guardian. “Earth-centric science is better placed at other agencies where it is their prime mission. |
| “My guess is that it would be difficult to stop all ongoing Nasa programs but future programs should definitely be placed with other agencies. I believe that climate research is necessary but it has been heavily politicized, which has undermined a lot of the work that researchers have been doing. Mr Trump’s decisions will be based upon solid science, not politicized science.” | “My guess is that it would be difficult to stop all ongoing Nasa programs but future programs should definitely be placed with other agencies. I believe that climate research is necessary but it has been heavily politicized, which has undermined a lot of the work that researchers have been doing. Mr Trump’s decisions will be based upon solid science, not politicized science.” |
| Read the full piece: | Read the full piece: |
| 6.33pm GMT | 6.33pm GMT |
| 18:33 | 18:33 |
| Bush: DeVos 'an outstanding pick' | Bush: DeVos 'an outstanding pick' |
| Former Florida governor, education policy wonk and ex-presidential candidate Jeb Bush praises the DeVose pick, hailing her “allegiance to families”: | Former Florida governor, education policy wonk and ex-presidential candidate Jeb Bush praises the DeVose pick, hailing her “allegiance to families”: |
| Betsy DeVos is an outstanding pick for Secretary of Education. I look forward to her bold leadership at the USDOE.https://t.co/PioGyTQe4t | Betsy DeVos is an outstanding pick for Secretary of Education. I look forward to her bold leadership at the USDOE.https://t.co/PioGyTQe4t |
| The full Bush statement on DeVos: | The full Bush statement on DeVos: |
| Betsy DeVos is an outstanding pick for Secretary of Education. | Betsy DeVos is an outstanding pick for Secretary of Education. |
| She has a long and distinguished history championing the right of all parents to choose schools that best ensure their children’s success. Her allegiance is to families, particularly those struggling at the bottom of the economic ladder, not to an outdated public education model that has failed them from one generation to the next. | She has a long and distinguished history championing the right of all parents to choose schools that best ensure their children’s success. Her allegiance is to families, particularly those struggling at the bottom of the economic ladder, not to an outdated public education model that has failed them from one generation to the next. |
| I cannot think of more effective and passionate change agent to press for a new education vision, one in which students, rather than adults and bureaucracies, become the priority in our nation’s classrooms. | I cannot think of more effective and passionate change agent to press for a new education vision, one in which students, rather than adults and bureaucracies, become the priority in our nation’s classrooms. |
| I congratulate Betsy and look forward to her bold leadership at the U.S. Department of Education. | I congratulate Betsy and look forward to her bold leadership at the U.S. Department of Education. |
| But really, Bush can’t get enough of Trump’s picks: | But really, Bush can’t get enough of Trump’s picks: |
| Great pick by the President-elect. Mauricio Claver-Carone is one of the strongest advocates for a free Cuba. https://t.co/P9sgzaREvu | Great pick by the President-elect. Mauricio Claver-Carone is one of the strongest advocates for a free Cuba. https://t.co/P9sgzaREvu |
| 6.31pm GMT | 6.31pm GMT |
| 18:31 | 18:31 |
| Stein raises recount fund | Stein raises recount fund |
| Jon Swaine | Jon Swaine |
| Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, is prepared to request recounts of the election result in several key battleground states, her campaign said on Wednesday. | Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, is prepared to request recounts of the election result in several key battleground states, her campaign said on Wednesday. |
| Stein launched an online fundraising page seeking donations toward a $2m fund she said was needed to request reviews of the results in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. | Stein launched an online fundraising page seeking donations toward a $2m fund she said was needed to request reviews of the results in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. |
| Stein said she was acting due to “compelling evidence of voting anomalies” and that data analysis had indicated “significant discrepancies in vote totals”. | Stein said she was acting due to “compelling evidence of voting anomalies” and that data analysis had indicated “significant discrepancies in vote totals”. |
| Her move came amid calls for recounts or audits of the election results by groups of academics and activists concerned that foreign hackers may have interfered with election systems. | Her move came amid calls for recounts or audits of the election results by groups of academics and activists concerned that foreign hackers may have interfered with election systems. |
| Donald Trump won unexpected and narrow victories against Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and may yet win Michigan, where a result has not yet been declared. | Donald Trump won unexpected and narrow victories against Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and may yet win Michigan, where a result has not yet been declared. |
| 6.21pm GMT | 6.21pm GMT |
| 18:21 | 18:21 |
| Trump: DeVos 'will reform the US education system' | Trump: DeVos 'will reform the US education system' |
| Donald Trump has released a statement describing grand plans for American education under the leadership of Betsy DeVos, his education secretary nominee. DeVos is a Michigan philanthropist who has chaired the state Republican party who “has kept a low national profile,” according to Chalkbeat: “She has neither worked in public education nor chosen public schools for her own children, who attended private Christian schools.” | Donald Trump has released a statement describing grand plans for American education under the leadership of Betsy DeVos, his education secretary nominee. DeVos is a Michigan philanthropist who has chaired the state Republican party who “has kept a low national profile,” according to Chalkbeat: “She has neither worked in public education nor chosen public schools for her own children, who attended private Christian schools.” |
| DeVos’ husband, Dick, is an heir to the Amway fortune and a former company president, AP reports. Trump called DeVos “a brilliant and passionate education advocate.” | DeVos’ husband, Dick, is an heir to the Amway fortune and a former company president, AP reports. Trump called DeVos “a brilliant and passionate education advocate.” |
| “Under her leadership we will reform the U.S. education system and break the bureaucracy that is holding our children back so that we can deliver world-class education and school choice to all families,” Trump said in a statement. “I am pleased to nominate Betsy as Secretary of the Department of Education.” | “Under her leadership we will reform the U.S. education system and break the bureaucracy that is holding our children back so that we can deliver world-class education and school choice to all families,” Trump said in a statement. “I am pleased to nominate Betsy as Secretary of the Department of Education.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.23pm GMT | at 6.23pm GMT |
| 6.14pm GMT | 6.14pm GMT |
| 18:14 | 18:14 |
| Trump picks DeVos as education secretary | Trump picks DeVos as education secretary |
| Donald Trump has chosen charter school advocate Betsy DeVos to be his education secretary, the AP reports. | Donald Trump has chosen charter school advocate Betsy DeVos to be his education secretary, the AP reports. |
| The nomination is subject to senate confirmation. | The nomination is subject to senate confirmation. |
| The education policy web site Chalkbeat had said that a DeVos appointment could indicate that Trump intends to go through with a sweeping school vouchers plan and would leave the future of Common Core education standards an open question. | The education policy web site Chalkbeat had said that a DeVos appointment could indicate that Trump intends to go through with a sweeping school vouchers plan and would leave the future of Common Core education standards an open question. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.17pm GMT | at 6.17pm GMT |