Energy Department balks at Trump request for names on climate change

Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he doesn’t accept the scientific fact that humans are contributing to catastrophic changes in the world’s climate.

There have been growing questions about the potential conflicts of interest posed by Trump’s continued business interests and his role as president.

Late Monday, Trump’s transition announced that he was delaying a previously announced news conference that was set for Thursday on how he would handle his businesses. He further pledged “no new deals will be done” during his time in office. Complex enterprises like Trump’s require constant new negotiations, transactions and terms.

The Trump Organization said before the election that it was looking to enter new countries.

Trump owns or has a position in more than 500 companies, according to a CNN analysis. Continuance of the current Trump empire means that it will be rife with opportunities for quid pro quos and other illegalities.

If Trump doesn’t think the briefings are worth his time, he can order them to be tailored to his preferences, as his predecessors have done.

His promise to make “no new deals” could cut down on the wooing of foreign businesses and governments, but existing projects in countriesincluding Brazil, India and the Philippines have already enmeshed Mr. Trump in intricate economic negotiations.

Trump met with West, former National Football League linebacker Ray Lewis and National Football League icon and civil rights leader Jim Brown, along with longtime Trump backer Omarosa Manigault, at Trump Tower in New York City on Tuesday.

Trump’s victory was reaffirmed Monday when a recount in the midwestern state of Wisconsin confirmed his win there by more than 22,000 votes. As president, he is not required to publish public financial disclosures until his second year in office. But Trump representatives have given no proof of the sale or other details, including why he sold the shares.

Still, many remain skeptical. But when West admitted he didn’t vote in the 2016 presidential election, but would have cast a ballot for the NY billionaire if he did, fans at his November concert began booing in disdain.

Something we should all keep in mind for the next four years.

He added that the request “left many in our workforce unsettled”. The other four remained active until they were dissolved November 15, a week after Trump’s electoral victory, according to a state official in DE, where the companies were filed.

Giuliani says Trump had several solid candidates on his short list, such as former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton.

“These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction”, Trump’s transition team said in a statement on Friday, chiding erroneous intelligence that Bush’s administration seized on to justify the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Some Republicans and Democrats said they have concerns about Tillerson’s longtime business ties to Russian Federation, raising questions about whether he could win Senate confirmation. “A lot of quids are going to be thrown at them. How long until a quo comes back?”