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America to Trump: Stop Tweeting; President-Elect Heads to Military Town, as Does Actual President New Air Force One Is Canceled, via Twitter; Meantime, Americans Tell Trump to Lay Off Twitter
(about 1 hour later)
■ Hello, Fayetteville: President-elect Donald J. Trump will be in North Carolina, on the outskirts of Fort Bragg, for the second leg of his “thank-you tour.” ■ President-elect Donald J. Trump, who flies in his own private jet, appears to have ordered the cancellation of the next generation of Air Force One — via Twitter.
■ But before he boards Trump Force One, the president-elect will meet with Rex W. Tillerson, the president and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, to discuss the still-unfilled post of secretary of state. ■ And speaking of Twitter, most Americans want Mr. Trump to drop it.
■ Other visitors to Trump Tower scheduled for Tuesday include Gov. Terry E. Branstad of Iowa; Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington; and Laura Ingraham, the conservative talk radio host whose name has been floated as a communications director or press secretary in Mr. Trump’s White House. ■ Hello, Fayetteville: Mr. Trump will be in North Carolina, on the outskirts of Fort Bragg, for the second leg of his “thank-you tour.”
President-elect Trump, who has for years flown in a jet airplane bearing his name, appeared to cancel a pending order for a new Air Force One, posting on Twitter on Tuesday morning that the upgrade costs too much.
The morning tweet appeared to come out of the blue; Mr. Trump had not focused during the campaign on the cost of Boeing’s plans for a next-generation plane for the president of the United States.
And his criticism of the contract to build a new plane based on the Boeing 747-8 — Mr. Trump said the costs have swelled to $4 billion — raised the possibility that Mr. Trump might rather keep flying his own, well-appointed 757.
The current Air Force One, with its white and blue design recognizable around the globe, is based on a 747 design, and is aging. There are actually two physical planes, each of which bear the famous call sign only when the president is aboard. The Air Force designates them: VC-25A.
They were commissioned by President Ronald Reagan and delivered during the term of his successor, George Bush. The new plane, which the Defense Department had hoped to deliver to the White House by 2023, would have been more powerful, able to travel farther and be more technologically advanced.
But given Mr. Trump’s tweet, it’s unclear when — or whether — AF1 will get an upgrade.
True, polls these days are a bit discredited, what with the election results and everything, but consider this: 56 percent of Americans think Mr. Trump uses Twitter too much. A strong plurality, 49 percent, said the president-elect’s use of Twitter is a bad thing.True, polls these days are a bit discredited, what with the election results and everything, but consider this: 56 percent of Americans think Mr. Trump uses Twitter too much. A strong plurality, 49 percent, said the president-elect’s use of Twitter is a bad thing.
The Morning Consult poll, of course, showed the usual partisan divide. Only 37 percent of Trump voters said the president-elect was going a little heavy on the tweets, while 79 percent of Hillary Clinton voters thought so.The Morning Consult poll, of course, showed the usual partisan divide. Only 37 percent of Trump voters said the president-elect was going a little heavy on the tweets, while 79 percent of Hillary Clinton voters thought so.
Then again, there were considerably more voters for Mrs. Clinton than Mr. Trump.Then again, there were considerably more voters for Mrs. Clinton than Mr. Trump.
Regardless, he tweeted anyway: Regardless, he’s tweeting anyway:
Vice President-elect Mike Pence, appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, insisted on Tuesday that the son of retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, who posted a baseless conspiracy theory on Twitter on Sunday night, has “no involvement in the transition whatsoever.”
Yet the son, Mike Flynn Jr., has sat in on some transition meetings and lists it as part of his biography. He has a transition email and has served as General Flynn’s chief of staff.
Mr. Pence will speak Tuesday night at a Heritage Foundation event at, where else, the Trump International Hotel in Washington. No word yet what Heritage is paying the Trump Organization for the space.
Mr. Trump’s thank-you tour will make its second stop on Tuesday in Fayetteville, N.C., home of Fort Bragg and the Special Operations Command. Coincidentally or not, President Obama will be at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., home of Central Command.Mr. Trump’s thank-you tour will make its second stop on Tuesday in Fayetteville, N.C., home of Fort Bragg and the Special Operations Command. Coincidentally or not, President Obama will be at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., home of Central Command.
Certainly, Mr. Trump has many people to thank in North Carolina, where most polls showed him behind Mrs. Clinton, but the tally that mattered, on Election Day, gave him a comfortable 3.6-percentage-point win.Certainly, Mr. Trump has many people to thank in North Carolina, where most polls showed him behind Mrs. Clinton, but the tally that mattered, on Election Day, gave him a comfortable 3.6-percentage-point win.
Still, the split-screen view of a president talking to veterans at one military base and a president-elect rallying a military-rich crowd near another is a striking departure from past practices.Still, the split-screen view of a president talking to veterans at one military base and a president-elect rallying a military-rich crowd near another is a striking departure from past practices.
The president-elect is obviously a creature of habit, not one to venture into parts unknown for culinary adventures — no Anthony Bourdain is he.The president-elect is obviously a creature of habit, not one to venture into parts unknown for culinary adventures — no Anthony Bourdain is he.
On Monday night, he decamped from Trump Tower with his wife, Melania, and grown children Don Jr., Ivanka and Eric, as well as Ivanka’s husband, Jared Kushner, for a meal at … the “21” Club. Yes, the same restaurant he ditched the news media to go to just after his election. Only this time, the press pool was along for the ride, if not the meal; reporters waited in a bus parked outside while the president-elect and his family spent more than two hours dining.On Monday night, he decamped from Trump Tower with his wife, Melania, and grown children Don Jr., Ivanka and Eric, as well as Ivanka’s husband, Jared Kushner, for a meal at … the “21” Club. Yes, the same restaurant he ditched the news media to go to just after his election. Only this time, the press pool was along for the ride, if not the meal; reporters waited in a bus parked outside while the president-elect and his family spent more than two hours dining.
Christopher Suprun, a Republican elector from Texas, announced in The New York Times on Monday that he would not cast his vote for Mr. Trump when the Electoral College convenes — and a group of academics and lawyers are trying to coax more “faithless” electors to follow suit.Christopher Suprun, a Republican elector from Texas, announced in The New York Times on Monday that he would not cast his vote for Mr. Trump when the Electoral College convenes — and a group of academics and lawyers are trying to coax more “faithless” electors to follow suit.
As Mr. Suprun explained it:As Mr. Suprun explained it:
To give encouragement, and legal support, the Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig and the law firm Durie Tangri have teamed up to start what they are calling the Electors Trust, offering free counsel to other electors pondering Mr. Suprun’s route.To give encouragement, and legal support, the Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig and the law firm Durie Tangri have teamed up to start what they are calling the Electors Trust, offering free counsel to other electors pondering Mr. Suprun’s route.
Of course, there are 2,645,046 other reasons electors might decide to bolt from the president-elect. That is Mrs. Clinton’s popular vote lead after a new round of tabulations in upstate New York.Of course, there are 2,645,046 other reasons electors might decide to bolt from the president-elect. That is Mrs. Clinton’s popular vote lead after a new round of tabulations in upstate New York.
Word is that Ivanka Trump and Mr. Kushner are hunting for a home in Washington, but Melania Trump and 10-year-old Barron will be staying in Manhattan for the time being.Word is that Ivanka Trump and Mr. Kushner are hunting for a home in Washington, but Melania Trump and 10-year-old Barron will be staying in Manhattan for the time being.
All those Trumps in New York are starting to cost the city — and by extension, the federal taxpayer — a pretty penny.All those Trumps in New York are starting to cost the city — and by extension, the federal taxpayer — a pretty penny.