President-Elect Donald Trump releases video address on YouTube
The U.S. president, who had been assuring world leaders about a Trump’s presidency until now, however, asked them to adopt a “wait and see” approach about the president-elect. NPR’s Mara Liasson spent the weekend following both of their movements. “In a telephone interview, Atul Chordia, one of the developers who met last week with Mr. Trump, played down the appointment as a “two-minute” congratulatory conversation in which no business was transacted and no new projects were discussed”.
LIASSON: Well, we might be learning a little bit. Two former loyalists were there – Mitt Romney, former adversary of Trump’s who has been talked about as secretary of state.
As of now, the answer to that question can’t even be known, nor the line of authority made clear, absent critical information. “We are not Republicans first”, Obama said.
GREENE: OK, so we’ll be watching closely.
It was a key message as he prepares to hand over to President-elect Donald Trump – who has spooked some in the worldwide community with his volatile style and isolationist rhetoric.
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Schweizer is the author of “Clinton Cash”, a controversial book that scrutinized the potential conflict of interests held by Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton. But the 33-year-old equestrian still wants to get someone who will represent her interests in the White House – maybe a dog.
Trump’s company would be the largest business portfolio to belong to a modern sitting president. They advocated for making Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman, the White House chief of staff. “You can not address the growth in spending without addressing entitlement issues”.
LIASSON: They might. They might.
Questions have swirled about how the president-elect will handle his business empire as he takes office.
Here’s the idea: Swiftly pass a repeal of President Barack Obama’s health care law, perhaps soon enough for Donald Trump to sign it the day he takes the presidential oath.
He said that when he flirted with running for president in 2011, his three eldest children were too young and inexperienced in the business world.
Back on the job front, Trump declared a plan to have the Department of Labor look into “all abuses of visa programs” that negatively impact USA workers. It has caused a lot of people to be very nervous about what could happen. “My wife doesn’t know it but I’m voting for you”. It would be based more on countries or regions. “And if they take these offers, it’s hugely problematic”. So this is a huge departure from a 15-year consensus.
US President Barack Obama at the Lima Convention Centre November 20, 2016 in Lima, Peru.
“That’s the only people you have down there”, when asked about the number of lobbyists on his transition.
This media bias became evident recently when a study came out by the Media Research Center which found that 91 percent of the coverage of Donald Trump by major networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) was negative, while his counterpart, Hillary Clinton, was covered negatively 79 percent of the time.
His historic presidency and charisma have made Obama a rock star on the worldwide scene, even at times when the daily grind of politics dimmed the glow around his election as the United States’ first black president in 2008.
“And as a effect, and I’ll knock on some wood here, because we’ve got two months left, I am extremely proud of the fact that over eight years we have not had the kinds of scandals that have plagued other administrations”, he said.