1. Trump's 'excellent' transition
The president-elect resumed meetings at Trump Tower after a quiet Thanksgiving weekend in Florida. His former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told reporters the meetings were “excellent”.
2. Trump to meet with Mitt Romney again
The president-elect’s camp is split over who he should appoint secretary of state. His options appear to be between Mitt Romney, his most vocal campaign critic, Rudolph Giuliani, his most loyal surrogate, former CIA director David Petraeus and Senator Bob Corker.
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3. NRA seizes the moment
4. Green party's Jill Stein to file for recount in Pennsylvania
Stein’s attorney told McClatchy that he filed the legal paperwork to trigger a recount in the state. He called the move “unprecedented”.
Needless to say, Trump isn’t happy abut the effort.
The Green Party scam to fill up their coffers by asking for impossible recounts is now being joined by the badly defeated & demoralized Dems
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
Will a recount change the outcome? Read more here.
Green party raises $6m+
Jill Stein has raised nearly $6.5m to fund recounts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Her goal is $7m.
Stein raised $3.5m for her presidential campaign.
5. Trump wins Michigan
The Michigan Board of Canvassers on Monday declared Trump the winner of the state’s 16 electoral votes. He won by just 10,704 votes.
A recount there is likely but unlikely to change the outcome. Jill Stein has until Wednesday to file a request.
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A Trumped-up Thanksgiving weekend
The Trumps spent Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach.
6. Trump revives voter fraud claim over election he won
The president-elect falsely claimed on Sunday that “millions of people” voted illegally and prevented him from winning the popular vote, which he is losing by more than 2m votes. He provided no basis for the claim.
In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
7. Trump tweets: Fidel is dead!
While Cuba remains a totalitarian island, it is my hope that today marks a move away from the horrors endured for too long, and toward a future in which the wonderful Cuban people finally live in the freedom they so richly deserve. –President-elect Donald Trump
Two days later Trump threatened to reimpose sanctions on Cuba that Obama lifted.
If Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban/American people and the U.S. as a whole, I will terminate deal.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2016
Read the full story here.
A very Trump Thanksgiving feast
The President-elect’s five-course Mar-a-Lago dinner included “Mr Trump’s wedge salad” and “Three-layer Trump chocolate cake”.
The Mar-a-Lago Thanksgiving menu pic.twitter.com/3lWmyoy79V
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) November 24, 2016
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... and another thing:
Seeing double: Not long after the election, the Naked Cowboy traded Times Square for Trump Tower. On Monday, he multiplied.
Kellyanne Conway serenaded by the naked Cowboys at Trump Tower. https://t.co/V0ivXbryYA
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) November 28, 2016
♬ “Trump is gonna build a wall” ♬
Been in the same place as the Naked Cowboy way too many times over the course of the week. pic.twitter.com/FEcwDY3uyK
— Melissa Fares (@faresmelissa) November 28, 2016
