1. Trump ‘really enjoying’ transition
The president-elect is having a good time trading calls with foreign leaders and considering cabinet picks, adviser Kellyanne Conway said: “He’s just loving this role in transition, he’s a transactional guy … He’s really enjoying it.”
2. Trump plans victory tour
“We’re working on a victory tour now, it will happen in the next couple of weeks, after Thanksgiving,” a Trump aide told reporters, adding that the tour would go “obviously to the states that we won and the swing states we flipped over.”
3. Obama expresses hope on Trump
Appearing in Berlin at a news conference with Angela Merkel, Barack Obama said the demands of the presidential office had a way of inspiring fitness in the officeholder, “and if you’re not serious about the job, then you probably won’t be there very long.”
'Cautiously optimistic'
What makes me cautiously optimistic about my successor … is there is something about the solemn responsibilities of that office ... that forces you to focus … I think the president-elect is going to see fairly quickly that the demands and responsibilities of a US president are not ones that you can treat casually.
– Barack Obama
4. Pop round for a cup of tea?
Trump reportedly left British civil servants bemused with an invitation extended to prime minister Theresa May in a call: “If you travel to the US you should let me know,” a leaked transcript had Trump saying.
5. Obama warns about heeding facts
The president said non-participation in the election had weakened democracy, as had false information. “If we are not concerned about facts ... if we can’t discriminate between serious arguments and propaganda, then we have problems,” he said.
6. Trump ‘impressed’ with Sessions
Of the many many names to be batted about by the Trump transition team today, Senator Jeff Sessions emerged as a strong bet for cabinet, after Trump released a statement saying he was “unbelievably impressed” with Sessions.
7. ‘Stop underestimating’
People need to stop underestimating @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/EyPvoaHav1
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) November 17, 2016
8. Clinton as homebody
“I will admit coming here tonight wasn’t the easiest thing for me,” Clinton said at a DC benefit. “There have been a few times this past week when all I’ve wanted to do was just to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house ever again.”
... and another thing:
hey is that paul ryan@SeanMcElwee pic.twitter.com/wYCPJRql3s
— darth™ (@darth) November 17, 2016
