Trump softens position on climate, Clinton
The Times said Trump’s team had tried make the meeting off-the-record, meaning details could not be reported, but the newspaper refused.
– Spoke positively not only of fellow Republicans in Congress – “Right now they are in love with me” – but also of President Barack Obama, who he said is “looking to do absolutely the right thing for the country in terms of transition”.
He appeared to reference a November 19 article from the newspaper’s public editor, Liz Spayd, who said that the number of complaints received by the public editor’s office is “five times the normal level”, and one of the largest influxes since September 11, 2001. Then he seemed to admit that humans have contributed to global warming, putting him to the left of much of his party.
Trump has said he might have to build a fence, rather than a wall, in some areas of the U.S.
Donald Trump said Tuesday his presidency would not be marred by conflicts of interest stemming from his business empire, but he was vague on what he would do to ensure this.
About his campaign promise to jail Hillary Clinton, Trump said he doesn’t want to “hurt the Clintons” and that doing so would be “very, very divisive for the country”.
In one of the more dramatic reversals of his campaign, Trump walked back talk of prosecuting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Chants of “Lock her up” were common at Trump rallies.
But some of his conservative supporters strongly disagreed.
Trump is asked about concerns from minority groups about Breitbart News’s coverage under Steve Bannon. She says that “he doesn’t wish to pursue these charges”.
Further complicating Mr Trump’s position is the fact that as he separates himself from his business somewhat, he will be handing control mostly to his children, Ivanka, Donald Jr and Eric, with whom he obviously has non-business relationships.
After the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump accused The New York Times of libel and threatened to sue the newspaper, the tension between the newspaper and the republican candidate has intensified.
“I don’t want to influence anything”.
Conway suggested Trump’s new posture is aimed at Republicans in Congress who have relentlessly investigated the former secretary of state, including whether classified information passed through her private email server and how she acted in connection with the deadly raid on the US compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans.
Unlike for other officials of the executive branch, federal law does not prohibit the president from holding assets that clash with his or her official duties.
Days earlier, Trump told CBS’s “60 Minutes” that he wants to think about whether to look more into Clinton’s homebrew email server and the Justice Department’s decision to not recommend charges against her.
Strangely enough, after cancelling today’s meeting, it was quickly rescheduled and Trump even shared his plans for all to see in a later tweet.
Trump is speaking in measured, quiet tones. I’m going to open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and terrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money.
Since his November 8 election victory, Trump has been meeting with prospective candidates for top positions in his administration. Ben Carson as the head of HUD.
The sources said he also answered questions, listened to journalists’ arguments about the importance of access, and committed to making improvements.