Donald Trump Goes His Own Way in Vetting Top Picks

At least two senators are talking about addressing the issue in 2017, and on Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel brought the topic directly to Trump with a letter asking him not to deport the Dreamers.

As Obama turns over the reins of power, he cautioned the incoming administration against using extreme measures to combat terrorism.

Trump and Mattis have both pilloried Obama’s record as commander-in-chief. We’re going to work something out that’s going to make people happy and proud. “We have a very good dialogue”.

As for Time magazine’s designation, Trump accepted what he called an “honor” even as he derided the idea that he’ll lead “the Divided States of America”.

He denied posting the tweet to punish the Boeing CEO for comments he made criticizing Trump’s trade policies.

“We are fighting terrorists who claim to fight on behalf of Islam”.

Paul Light, a New York University professor who studies government, said Mr Obama could simply show Mr Trump two photos, one each from Mr Obama’s first and final State of the Union addresses, to illustrate the “ageing process” that is the 24-hour, seven-day-a-week presidency. “And I must tell you, I never met him before this and never spoke to him before this”. I had a great conversation with him. “I’ve been down there and helped arrest people that are smuggling drugs in”, he said.

“Now, I don’t want to paint too rosy a picture”.

“I think I am very restrained”, he said.

The speech was intended as a valedictory answer to years of criticism from conservatives that Mr Obama’s break with many of former president George W. Bush’s policies – ending the torture of terrorism suspects and withdrawing most U.S. ground forces from Afghanistan and Iraq – had left the country vulnerable. “I can’t speak to their personal relationship”. “I know that’s a strong statement, but what we have seen is a commitment to our military again”.

“It’s unclear which option Trump will take”, ThinkProgress said.

They warned in a letter that as much as $9.9 billion in tax revenue would be lost over four years and $433.4 billion in US gross domestic product would be wiped out over 10 years if he cancels a policy aimed at protecting these people from deportation. “We had some tremendous difficulty together and now I think we’ve come a long way”.

“Barack Obama, believe me, his administration has looked at every option, every conceivable legal option, to protect those who have DACA status, and they don’t have it”, Durbin told reporters.

“No, it’s not about revenge”.

Mayors from across the country want President-elect Donald Trump to continue protecting young undocumented immigrants from deportation.

In the interview, Trump also said that he had sold all his stocks in June to avoid a conflict of interest as president.

Trump had said at the White House that he would likely be calling on Obama for his “counsel”.