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DONALD TRUMP HAS said he was “open minded” on supporting global accords on climate change.
The US president-elect emerged from cabinet-building talks in his Trump Tower headquarters and travelled ten minutes across town to the New York Times to give a wide-ranging interview on his plans.
He disavowed “alt-right” activists who hailed his election as a victory for white supremacy, distanced himself from calls to prosecute Hillary Clinton and defended his global business empire.
And he appeared to soften his pledge to pull the United States out of accords like last year’s COP21 Paris Agreement, that binds countries to national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Maggie Haberman / TwitterTrump asked about potential pushback on an infrastructure plan from GOP leaders. "Right now, they're in love with me," Trump says.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016
“I’m looking at it very closely. I have an open mind to it,” he told New York Times executives and journalists over lunch at their headquarters, according to the paper’s own account.
The Times’ journalists live-tweeted the conversation after a day in which Trump appeared to cancel and then reschedule the interview.
Campaigning ahead of 8 November, Trump repeatedly told crowds of rustbelt and southern voters — factory workers, coal miners and oilmen among them — that he would tear up international climate agreements.
As far back as 2012 he had tweeted:
Donald J. Trump / TwitterThe concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012
Now elected and due to become president on 20 January, when he was confronted by Times columnist Thomas Friedman he admitted there may be a link between human industry and global warming.
“I think there is some connectivity. Some, something. It depends on how much,” he said, adding he would nevertheless remain concerned about how much green measures would “cost our companies.”
Nazi salutes
The New York Times sit down, which followed a reportedly hostile off-the-record clash with TV network chiefs on Monday, appeared to represent a perhaps temporary truce with the hated media.
Trump regularly — as recently as this morning — insults the “failing New York Times” in tweets, but distanced himself from threats to toughen libel laws and engaged cheerfully with the paper.
“I do read it. Unfortunately,” he admitted. “I’d live about 20 years longer if I didn’t.”
He also, under repeated questioning, denounced the so-called alt-right, after leaders of the movement met in Washington at the weekend and celebrated his victory with Nazi salutes.
Julie Davis / TwitterAsked point-blank about Nazi conference in DC over wknd: @realDonaldTrump tells @nytimes "of course" "I disavow and condemn them"
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) November 22, 2016
He insisted, somewhat controversially, that his sprawling global business empire does not represent a conflict of interest for a president — at least not according to lawyers he has consulted.
“The law’s totally on my side, the president can’t have a conflict of interest,” he told the paper.
On the bloodshed in Syria, he was vague, saying “we have to end the craziness that’s going on”, and he was gushing in his admiration for President Barack Obama, whom he will replace in White House.
Trump told the paper, despite the aggressive tone of his campaign, he had been honoured to meet Obama — and he stepped back from threats to prosecute his defeated rival Clinton.
During the campaign, Trump had accused Clinton of illegally destroying email records to cover up wrongdoing and alleged fraud at her charitable foundation — as his fans chanted “Lock her up.”
Mike Grynbaum / TwitterDonald Trump on The New York Times: “I do read it. Unfortunately. I’d live about 20 years longer if I didn’t."
— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 22, 2016
Special prosecutor
Trump was asked by the New York Times whether he stood by a threat, made to Clinton’s face in their second debate, to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate her.
“I think it would be very very divisive for the country,” the president-elect admitted.
Maggie Haberman / Twitter"I think it would be very very divisive for the country," Trump says about prosecuting the Clintons.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016
Time to give thanks
According to two opinion polls published Tuesday, a majority of voters are optimistic that his efforts to “make America great again” will lead the nation to a brighter future.
According to data from Quinnipiac University, most voters think he should stop tweeting but, by a margin of 59 to 37, most “are optimistic about the next four years with Donald Trump as president.”
A similar CNN/ORC poll found a narrow majority, 53% of voters, found Trump would do a good job.
Later today, he was due to set off on a family Thanksgiving break at another of his golf resorts, in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
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Excellent! I have family in France that wants to join me in Kerry after seeing Ireland on the telly. And I have to say that where I live is magical.
Total bolloxology. The gathering is nothing short of a disgrace. Thousands of Irish forced to leave this island every year and the government have the cheek to ask ex-pats / people of Irish descent to come back and get ripped off while spending money they and their family earned yonder due to Irish governments past failing them, the arrogance. Banana Republic
David, f*** off! This article is about tourism ireland winning a award. It’s great news!!!
David when do you leave?
The gathering! Ha. I hope it falls flat on it’s stupid face!
Why would you? You are one of the more intelligent commenters on here, What gives?
Thats cool
To many party poopers on here !
Where is this gathering ,what’s the Craig I want to go can I go can I can i I will be good
Come to Ireland, Most expensive and wettest country in Europe, but full of positive people who will love to mug you as much as they do there own. Hows that for a bit of reality? Can I have my award now.
So what’s the alternative? Tell people to stay away from Ireland, don’t bother coming or spending your money here? Give it to another country instead? Get behind your country and be proud of the good things we have to offer. There’s plenty if you care to look without cynicism.
Your so far off the mark it isn’t even funny. Dublin is ranked number 72 in world rankings of expensive cities. Behind a quite a few European cities http://www.finfacts.ie/costofliving.htm
Seriously, if you hate living here so much just leave. The place will brighten up after you have taken your negativity with you.
why would anyone come here on holiday when the weather is crap and its just so expensive I just dint get it
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