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President-elect Donald Trump has named the first-ever female chief of staff as he starts his transition to the White House.
Trump is already working to fill key roles in his administration and cabinet. He announced Susie Wiles, who spearheaded his campaign, as chief of staff. The appointees will help push his agenda that includes mass deportation, more tariffs and extending tax cuts.
‘We are going to fix everything about our country. We made history for a reason tonight, and the reason is going to be just that. We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible, and it is now clear that we’ve achieved the most incredible political thing,” Trump said early Wednesday in declaring victory in the election.
Trump beat Democrat Kamala Harris – who conceded the race on Wednesday afternoon.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden spoke from the White House and assured Americans there will be a “peaceful and orderly” transition.
“Yesterday, I spoke with President-elect Trump to congratulate him on his victory, and I assured him, I will direct my entire administration work with his team to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition,” Biden said in a short speech in front of staff and press.
‘Nostradamus’ pollster bashes rival after both election predictions flopped
With Donald Trump heading back to the White House, it’s not just the Democrats who face a reckoning, but pollsters as well.
Multiple high-profile polling gurus failed to accurately predict what ended up being a decisive victory for the former president on Tuesday, and now some of the experts are taking pot-shots at each other.
Ariana Baio has the story.
Trump AG hopeful says he wants to drag Democrats’ ‘political dead bodies through the streets and burn them’
A Republican lawyer thought to be in the running to be Donald Trump’s Attorney General has said he wants to drag Democrats’ “dead political bodies” through the streets and “burn” them in a graphic social media post.
Sounds like just the kind of well-balanced person you want as attorney general.
Rhian Lubin reports.
Why Trump will likely never see the inside of a prison cell — or be sentenced at all
But following his election win this week it is looking increasingly likely that won’t happen and Donald Trump will once again evade repercussions for his actions.
Ariana Baio reports.
Joe Rogan now realizes voting works
Joe Rogan elevated an election integrity conspiracy theory while celebrating Donald Trump’s presidential win, suggesting if the former president had not won the election, it may have been “rigged”.
“So, turns out voting works. It’s real,” Rogan said with delight on Thursday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience.
Ariana Baio reports.
EDITORIAL: Europe cannot rely on Trump’s protection – it must take the lead on defence
As the US takes its isolationist turn and pivots its own defence efforts towards the Indo-Pacific and China, it is vital that Europe, including Britain, looks to its own resources.
Elon Musk: King of the MAGA media universe
Io Dodds writes:
Elon Musk is now unquestionably the king of MAGA media.
To Musk, a born-again MAGA crusader who has spent the last two years reshaping one of the world’s major social networks in his image, this parallel universe of algorithm-aided disinformation is simply “citizen journalism” — even if his description does sound a lot like traditional journalism.
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After being busted for allegedly sexting a minor, a local Michigan official just got re-elected
Ken Fletcher, a Michigan Democrat, was re-elected on Tuesday – months after police arrested him for allegedly sexting a minor.
The Delta Township supervisor is facing charges of accosting a child for immoral purposes and using a computer to commit a crime. Officials arrested him in September and he resigned from his post.
Michelle Del Rey has the story.
Defamation case judge slams Giuliani’s ‘farcical’ excuses for failing to turn over property
Donald Trump’s former attorney Rudy Giuliani could be held in contempt of court if he fails to turn over property to election workers he defamed in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
The cash-strapped former New York City mayor was ordered to a federal court hearing in Manhattan on Thursday after attorneys for a mother-daughter pair of election workers accused him of moving around and hiding a long list of valuables he has been court-ordered to turn over.
Alex Woodward has been closely following the case.
Full story: Trump says his mass deportation plan has ‘no price tag’ as he prepares to boot millions from the country
Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to carry out the “largest deportation operation in American history,” deploying federal, state and local law enforcement to arrest, jail and deport potentially millions of people living in the country without legal permission.
A militarized operation would depend on detention camps to hold people marked for removal, and would invoke a centuries-old law previously used to detain Japanese Americans during the Second World War.
Alex Woodward reports.
Election night ratings drop sharply from 2020 and 2016
The idea of grabbing some popcorn and watching television to see who America has chosen for its next president was far less appealing this year than in the past.
The Nielsen company said that 42.3 million people watched election night returns between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump pour in Tuesday night. That’s down sharply from the 56.9 million who watched in 2020, when Trump competed against Joe Biden, and the 71.4 million who tuned in on election night 2016, Nielsen said.
Election night is often known as the Super Bowl for TV news, but this year even the NFL’s conference championship games were watched by more people.
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Source: independent.co.uk
