Guests coming in and out of trump tower. It is like a second white house right now. It really is. It is a manhattan white house in waiting you might say. And donald trump just wrapped up a very important meeting with the japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe. Who just wrapped up his own comments on that meeting just a short while ago here in mid town manhattan. They had a lot to talk about from trade to National Security issues in asia. But keep in mind as you also mentioned donald trump has had a number of very interesting at any time lysing encounters throughout the day today. Encounters that suggest he knows he has Fence Mending to do. A signal is being sent that the president elect just might be ready to put the scorched Earth Campaign behind him and perhaps engage in some healing. In addition to his meetings with Foreign Policy heavy weights like Henry Kissinger donald trump has been sitting down with his rivals and critics from the primaries. Nikki haley, under consideration for Sec
House. This is picture for that meeting. And for the second straight day the dow bounced on wall street. Truly an unprecedented thick and it runs completely counter to many of the prognostications out there before. Yet another record today after Donald Trumps win. Michelle kosinski is outfront at the white house. Michelle, the moment today of this meeting so many people thought 24e8d never see barack obama and donald trump meet, never mind as president and President Elect at the white house. Maybe even not the two people at the meeting. And tonight outside the white house more protests but inside today it was all about reassurance and everybody on their best behavior. What was so fascinating about this, on the one hand you have this incredibly organized Transition Process with handshakes and good wishes on all sides. But then on the other, you have this intense bitterness from the Campaign Trail. And today the white house didnt really hold back in saying that i have great respect. The
Secretary of defense here tonight. We know last week he made a Surprise Announcement at his first thank you rally saying yes hes indeed choosing general james mattis for defense secretary. But the fact that two will be up on stage together, certainly notable, especially given that is the military friendly town. So donald trump hoping to cash in on the energy here almost to validate his pick for Secretary Of Defense. And we know trump has many thank you tours and rallies ahead. Just two this week alone and thursday hell be in iowa and friday in michigan. You heard him taking credit for what he said is a 50 billion investment by softbank. What are you learning about this . Reporter i have to say not a lot of detail coming from the Trump Transition Team or the company tonight. But certainly a little
showmanship on the part of the president elect today really trotting out on the ceo of the company and trump towers there before cameras gathered. Contours of the deal are 50 billion investmen
Nothing to do with his qualifications. They are opposed to donald trump pointing anyone to the Supreme Court. Kneneil gorsuch a good man. Its the democrats who are breaking the rules, what theyre doing is changing the 200 year status quo. The ironny is that you could have said the exact same things, regarding judge garland. That, of course, was president s garlands dom knee to fill the same vacancy who republicans refused to hold a single confirmation hearing, much less a vote. It was an unprecedented feet of obstruction. Which Mitch Mcconnell on the Campaign Trail later, one of my proudest moments. The Garland Affairs seem to have taught democrats a lesson about the up sides of obstructionism and now with engaged based marching the streets and turning up the town hall showing to posed any kind of cooperation whatsoever with this president ,
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