The Note: Trump Takes on the Press

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here. January 12, 2017 MORE POLITICS > Trump Takes on the Press 6 Takeaways From Donald Trump's Wild Press Conference At Trump Tower in New York Wednesday, Donald Trump held his first press conference since becoming the president-elect. ABC's RICK KLEIN shares six of the major takeaways: http://abcn.ws/2jkf3DJ READ MORE   Analysis - ABC's RICK KLEIN "He's a chaos candidate," Jeb Bush said of Donald Trump 13 months ago. "And he'd be a chaos president." Even Jeb couldn't have conjured a day as wild and unconventional as Wednesday. Trump used a rambling news conference to equate the intelligence community to the Nazis and pronounced himself a germaphobe; men in dinosaur outfits roamed the hallways outside rocky hearings for Trump's secretary of state pick; the president-elect's promise of a "blind trust" for his assets was announced to be neither blind nor a trust; and the Senate started to repeal Obamacare, in the middle of the night. It was a dizzying day, though it's worth noting that the Trump team seemed to control the terms of the chaos – sometimes literally. Trump's declaration that news organizations – specifically, Buzzfeed and CNN – are "fake news" is an appropriation of that term for his own means. It's in league with a Trump marketing style that's morphing into a Trump governing style. When the distractions are intentional, they are part of the strategy. That might not be chaos at all. Trump Calls Unsubstantiated Russia Allegations 'Nonsense' President-elect Donald Trump called the new, unsubstantiated allegations that Russia is in possession of compromising personal and financial information about him as "nonsense." "A thing like that should have never been written, it should never been had, and it should certainly never have been released," Trump said Wednesday during his first press conference since the election. Trump referred to the allegations as "fake news" on Twitter Tuesday night, a claim he reiterated Wednesday morning with reporters. ABC's ALEXANDER MALLIN and MEGHAN KENEALLY have more: http://abcn.ws/2ifodPQ READ MORE   Trump Concedes Russia Was Behind Hacking President-elect Donald Trump said yesterday he accepts the intelligence community's conclusion that Russia was behind the massive alleged hacking of political organizations and individuals during the U.S. presidential race — the first time he has conceded that Russia was behind the cyberattacks. "As far as hacking, I think it was Russia," Trump told reporters during his first press conference since winning the Nov. 8 election. "But I also think we've been hacked by other countries, other people." ABC's MORGAN WINSOR reports, Trump added that Russian President Vladimir Putin "shouldn't have done it" and he doesn't believe Putin will "be doing it more now" after he's inaugurated on Jan. 20. http://abcn.ws/2jEC7QY READ MORE   Senate GOP Clears Key Hurdle in 'Obamacare' Repeal Senate Republicans cleared an important hurdle early Thursday in the legislative process to repeal the Affordable Care Act, capping off a marathon seven-hour voting session by passing a budget resolution. It was a key step for Republicans as they move to undo major parts of President Obama's signature health care law. The 51-48 vote came down mostly on party lines and paves the way for a vote on a repeal bill that could come as early as next month. ABC's MARYALICE PARKS has more. http://abcn.ws/2j9SHHm READ MORE   Happening Today - Ben Carson to Begin HUD Confirmation Hearing Former Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson heads to Capitol Hill Thursday where he will face the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs to be confirmed as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Carson will field questions on housing policy and affordable housing and will likely face questions surrounding his lack of government experience and previous claims that he would feel like "a fish out of water" running a government agency. Carson has been holding mock hearings and comprehensive information sessions, along with meetings with members of Congress on Capitol Hill to get up to speed on the agency and the issues, according to those familiar with his preparations. ABC's KATHERINE FAULDERS has more. http://abcn.ws/2iKgUkv READ MORE   Trump Says Sons Will Take 'Complete and Total Control' of the Business President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will hand "complete and total control" of his vast business empire to his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump and to Alan Weisselberg, a longtime Trump business executive, through a financial trust. In a long-awaited press conference yesterday, ABC's ALEXANDER MALLIN notes, Donald Trump Sr. introduced Sheri Dillon, a lawyer at firm Morgan Lewis in Washington, D.C., who he said organized a way to "completely isolate [Trump] from the management of the company." Despite Trump's previous pledge to put his business assets into a blind trust, Dillon said that would not be possible. Dillon announced Trump's protective plans to ensure he is not in violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause, which prohibits officials from accepting gifts or emoluments from foreign governments. http://abcn.ws/2igHNeA READ MORE   Key Moments From Rex Tillerson's Confirmation Hearing Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, was grilled on a variety of topics, including nuclear weapons, human rights and climate change during his Senate confirmation hearings today. ABC's JUSTIN FISHEL reports on what Tillerson had to say about a wide range of topics, starting with Russia: http://abcn.ws/2iiqjif READ MORE   FOLLOW ABC NEWS You Might Like This email was sent to bamsdum.xiomi@blogger.com Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. Newsletter Unsubscribe If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter "Political Unit: The Note" at this email address, you may click here to unsubscribe. 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