Trump Disavows Alt-Right in Meeting with ‘New York Times’

“He did not say he hated wind farms as a concept; he just did not like them spoiling the views”, said Andy Wigmore, the media consultant who was present at the meeting and was photographed with Mr. Trump.

The Trump team at times has sought to distance itself from such groups.

Details of Trump’s proposed alternative to the Affordable Care Act have yet to be seen, and following his meeting with President Obama, Trump appears open to keeping much of the healthcare plan. A spokeswoman for the Times said the newspaper was not aware the meeting was canceled until Trump’s tweet, which came at about 6:30 a.m. EST (1130 GMT).

“I would love to be the one who made peace with Israel and the Palestinians, that would be such a great achievement”, Trump said, according to a tweet by Times reporter Mike Grynbaum. Besides news executives like CNN’s Jeff Zucker, Fox News’ Bill Shine and MSNBC’s Phil Griffin, the meeting included on-air personalities like ABC’s David Muir, CBS’ Charlie Rose and NBC’s Lester Holt.

Trump’s businesswoman daughter Ivanka joined her father’s telephone call with Argentine President Mauricio Macri earlier this month and attended a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, raising questions of possible conflicts of interest.

“I disavow and condemn them. But they are really, really bad people”.

There can be reasons for holding off-the-record meetings, which are hardly unprecedented in Washington. He said he’s inclined to use whatever power he will have as president to say let’s go forward.

“It’s not the media that needs this, it’s the public”, said Lucy Dalglish, dean of journalism at the University of Maryland.

“It’s unprecedented in USA history for there to be a president with a global business empire, which is why we felt compelled to issue these recommendations”, said Shruti Shah, vice president of programs and operations.

Trump’s decision to remain a semi-staple of New York City’s midtown district-an incredibly populous area in one of the world’s most populous cities-has a number of downsides, especially for the people Trump claimed to represent during his campaign: the little guy, the common people, the small business owners.

Instead of striking a harmonious tone to build rapport following the election, Trump was combative, participants said. “The question is how are the media going to respond to him and (the network meeting) is not an auspicious beginning”. The moves illustrated Trump’s complicated relationship with the news media.

“There may be specific laws that don’t apply to the president, but the president is not above the law”, said Richard Painter of the University of Minnesota, a former associate counsel to Republican President George W. Bush. He asserted that although he owes money to banks in China and to Russian financiers, and although he has already used the office of the presidency, even before being sworn in, to enrich himself, the president is “above the law”.

The President-elect on the campaign trail repeatedly vowed to slash environmental protection regulations burdening USA businesses and said that beyond the consequences to the planet, he is particularly mindful of the economic impact of combating climate change. The good news is it is failing, it won’t be around too much longer. AP material published by LongIsland.com, is done so with explicit permission.