Trumps central electoral promise
It was one of Donald Trump's main election campaigns: the reintroduction of Barack Obama's health reform, called "Obamacare". Now the newly elected US president is rowing back. He wanted to maintain and improve the reform. He is also transforming his transition team.
In a conversation with the Wall Street Journal, Trump said he wanted to "improve or revoke Obama's prestige project." Trump returned to the conversation with the outgoing state secretary on Thursday at the White House: Obama had asked him to keep parts of the reform, and he wanted to think about it.
In particular, the future president named two schemes which he considers to be worthwhile: the prohibition against health insurance to refuse a patient due to his state of health, and the possible prolonged stay of children in their parents' health insurance. Trump told CBS, "This is going to be more expensive, but that is something we want to keep." CBS released excerpts from the interview, which is to be broadcast on Sunday completely.
The 70-year-old also called his three oldest children, Donald junior, Ivanka and Eric, as well as his brother-in-law, Jared Kushner, into the transition team.
He said that he was "very charming" when she had congratulated him on the election victory by telephone.
In several cities in the US there were the third day in a row anti-Trump protests. In New York, some 1200 demonstrators marched to the Trump Tower, a larger demonstration was planned for today. In Miami, about a thousand people participated in an apparently spontaneous demonstration. South of Los Angeles, two dozen women in shorts and sports bras lined up on an expressway.
Since Trumps election victory in many US cities opponents of the right populist had gone on the road, in Portland there were already on Thursday riots. On Friday, Trump's opponents were again on the road.
In a conversation with the Wall Street Journal, Trump said he wanted to "improve or revoke Obama's prestige project." Trump returned to the conversation with the outgoing state secretary on Thursday at the White House: Obama had asked him to keep parts of the reform, and he wanted to think about it.
In particular, the future president named two schemes which he considers to be worthwhile: the prohibition against health insurance to refuse a patient due to his state of health, and the possible prolonged stay of children in their parents' health insurance. Trump told CBS, "This is going to be more expensive, but that is something we want to keep." CBS released excerpts from the interview, which is to be broadcast on Sunday completely.
Pence is to lead the transition team
As a personal decision, Trump announced on Friday that he had entrusted his deputy Mike Pence to the leadership of the transition team. The former team leader, Chris Christie, was one of several deputies. The background is likely to be a police scandal that burdens the governor of New Jersey. In addition, Trump, who had always expressed his contempt for the "establishment," brought several Washington insiders to his team, including the Republican party chairman, Reince Priebus. This is now treated as a possible crew.The 70-year-old also called his three oldest children, Donald junior, Ivanka and Eric, as well as his brother-in-law, Jared Kushner, into the transition team.
"Would not have been more lovable"
Trump, meanwhile, did not rule out accepting ex-President Bill Clinton's advice. The husband of his rival Hillary Clinton is "very talented" like their entire family, said Trump in the CBS interview, after he had attacked the Clintons in the election campaign extremely hard. Bill Clinton called him after his election victory. "And he could not have been more lovable," Trump said.He said that he was "very charming" when she had congratulated him on the election victory by telephone.
Ban expects to turn to climate policy
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon was convinced that Trump would make a difference in climate policy. In an interview, Ban called the Republican's statements on climate protection "worrying". He was, however, certain that Trump would understand the "all meaning, seriousness, and urgency" of the subject. Ban, who leaves the office at the end of the year, telephoned Trump on Friday, according to UN figures.In several cities in the US there were the third day in a row anti-Trump protests. In New York, some 1200 demonstrators marched to the Trump Tower, a larger demonstration was planned for today. In Miami, about a thousand people participated in an apparently spontaneous demonstration. South of Los Angeles, two dozen women in shorts and sports bras lined up on an expressway.
Since Trumps election victory in many US cities opponents of the right populist had gone on the road, in Portland there were already on Thursday riots. On Friday, Trump's opponents were again on the road.
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