1. Mr Green meets Mr Bling
He once wrote off climate change as a Chinese hoax – but Donald Trump today invited Al “Inconvenient Truth” Gore for a meeting that included Ivanka Trump. “Extremely interesting,” Gore said afterward.
Gore: ‘no time to despair’ on climate
Summary
I had a lengthy and very productive session with the president-elect. It was a sincere search for areas of common ground ... I found it an extremely interesting conversation, and to be continued, and I’m just going to leave it at that.
– Al Gore
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3. Carson tapped for housing secretary
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who believes government aid breeds dependency and thus poverty, will be Trump’s point man on urban poverty if he is confirmed as secretary of housing and urban development.
‘A disturbingly unqualified choice’
Summary
I am honored and look forward to working hard on behalf of the American people.
– Ben Carson
#neverforget
With Ben Carson wanting to hit his mother on head with a hammer, stab a friend and Pyramids built for grain storage - don't people get it?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2015
4. Ivanka Trump house-hunting – report
CNN reported that Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, are house-hunting in Washington DC, indicating a potential move from their home in New York and possible administration roles for one or both.
GOP old guard in quasi-support group
5. Tweet the press
If the press would cover me accurately & honorably, I would have far less reason to "tweet." Sadly, I don't know if that will ever happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2016
... and another thing:
Good bye! Well, I stay. pic.twitter.com/uKBbZVIIIp
— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) December 5, 2016
