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Press conference of Donald Trump. Online
How did the President-elect of the United States talk to reporters
On January 11, Donald Trump gave the first press conference since Barack Obama stepped down as president of the United States. Meduza followed what Trump was saying (and the level of discussion!) live.
January 11, 2017 7:21:41 pm
Thank you for being with us for the hour and a half.
January 11, 2017 7:21:00 pm
Bottom line - Trump knows how not to answer uncomfortable questions (almost every answer boiled down to some of his favorite theses and speeches) and clearly does not feel any awkwardness - if an uncomfortable question is asked again, he simply shuts up the journalist.
January 11, 2017 7:20:40 pm
Yes, since Trump has already left, we can talk about personal impressions. I led more than one press conference of Vladimir Putin, and there, of course, nothing like this is even close to impossible to imagine. Neither by the level of charge, nor by the level of questions, nor by conflict. No newspapers "6 acres" and "young Leninist" for you, only on business.
January 11, 2017 7:18:09 PM
Oh, it was powerful. Especially in comparison with the usual presidential press conferences.
January 11, 2017 07:17:11 PM
Trump interrupted the press conference and said that there are folders on the table - these are the assets that he transfers to the trust.
January 11, 2017 07:17:04 PM
Gone
January 11, 2017 07:16:52 PM
ALL
January 11, 2017 07:16:27 PM
Putin should not have hacked us, and I think that he will not hack us in the future.
And China, and Japan, and Mexico - they will all respect us more.
January 11, 2017 07:15:22 PM
Another question: were there any ties with Russia during the presidential campaign. And now.
Answer: Russia will respect us more during my presidential term.
January 11, 2017 07:14:04 PM
Another question about Trump's relationship with intelligence officers.
Answer: It is very sad when intelligence reports get into the media! This is classified information.
January 11, 2017 07:13:16 PM
We didn't notice, but Trump also refused to give CNN a chance to ask a question.
January 11, 2017 07:11:57 PM
“Intelligence services are very important! I will instruct my people within 90 days to prepare a report on hacker attacks.
Again, there is no answer to the question.
January 11, 2017 07:11:13 PM
Do you trust the findings of the intelligence community?
January 11, 2017 7:10:15 pm
Question from BBC News. Trump interrupts: "From where?" The journalist repeats. “Oh, that’s beautiful too,” Trump says, referring to the skirmish with BuzzFeed just now.
January 11, 2017 07:08:56 PM
And in the end, the question is still not asked!
January 11, 2017 07:08:49 PM
Since you are attacking us, let me ask a question! - I won’t give it, you write fakes.
January 11, 2017 07:08:34 PM
Incredible. Within a minute, Trump is arguing with a representative of Basfeed!
January 11, 2017 07:08:16 PM
And a question from Basfeed! But Trump won't let him ask.
January 11, 2017 07:07:43 PM
And here is the explanation about Nazi Germany. Trump explains what he meant. When the secret services and the media spread lies, it's like in Nazi Germany. Along the way, Trump called Buzzfeed a garbage collection!
January 11, 2017 7:06:00 PM
Now about the Supreme Court: we talked to a lot of people, all the candidates are fantastic, the decision on the first appointment will be made within two weeks after the inauguration.
January 11, 2017 07:05:21 PM
In the course of the answer, Trump emphasizes: he respects the Mexican government, he respects and even loves the Mexicans. It is not their fault that this situation has arisen. And it needs to be corrected - that's why the wall needs to be built. And the Mexicans will pay for it, although while negotiations are going on, the wall still needs to be built. This will be done with US funds, and then Mexico will pay compensation.
January 11, 2017 07:03:48 PM
Trump: We'll build the wall. Mike Pence is already making preparations. Let's start building as soon as we can, I'm not ready to wait a year. And Mexico will pay for it - in some form.
January 11, 2017 7:02:50 pm
A question about Nazi Germany - Trump was just complaining in the morning that the United States had become like it. And at the same time about the wall and appointments to the Supreme Court.
January 11, 2017 07:01:52 PM
At the same time, if companies transfer production within the country, then Trump does not care about this.
January 11, 2017 07:01:34 PM
The answer is that there is no need to transfer production to Mexico - otherwise there will be high taxes. And there will be a very rigid border. So it will be unprofitable to fire Americans and transfer production.
January 11, 2017 7:00:07 pm
Question about corporate tax.
January 11, 2017 6:59:52 PM
But no, just to prevent this from happening, they will gradually replace ObamaCare with a cheaper and better healthcare system. But which one is still unclear.
January 11, 2017 6:58:56 PM
“Let people go broke on insurance payments!” So he says.
January 11, 2017 6:58:13 PM
The plan is to do nothing in 2017 and let ObamaCare bury itself. And then the plan! OK
January 11, 2017 6:57:18 PM
Question about ObamaCare - what are your plans? Will you cancel it?
Trump was delighted that finally it was not about hackers! He says that he came up with a health care reform that the whole country will be proud of. What - does not say. And Obama's reform was terrible!
January 11, 2017 6:56:30 pm
Trump goes on to swear at the trade deals that came before him. By his calculations, the US loses hundreds of billions of dollars a year just on trade with China.
It seems that he translates all questions to what he has already said before.
January 11, 2017 6:55:17 pm
Trump started discussing his future team because some of his appointments were also seen as a conflict of interest.
January 11, 2017 6:54:16 PM
However, there is a question about conflicts of interest. Not convinced lawyer!
January 11, 2017 6:53:57 PM
The lawyer finished talking, again Trump left.
January 11, 2017 6:53:09 PM
Some other world, of course: Trump's acolyte tells whether it is considered a "gift" that diplomats stayed at his hotels. The lawyer believes that no, which means there is no violation of the law.
January 11, 2017 6:51:17 pm
Trump's lawyer emphasizes that if he sold all his assets, and did not transfer to a trust, this would raise even more questions.
January 11, 2017 6:49:03 PM
MarketWatch notes that there is no independent confirmation that Trump has disposed of all assets. There are only statements from the Trump team.
January 11, 2017 6:47:28 PM
The lawyer, meanwhile, continues: we will build a wall between the assets of Donald Trump and the president.
Let's build a wall!
January 11, 2017 6:46:57 PM
Damn, cool move: reluctance to report yourself - call a lawyer, the path rants.
January 11, 2017 6:45:23 pm
Ivanka (daughter) will also have to move away! Because her husband will become an adviser to Trump.
January 11, 2017 6:44:17 pm
Still talking! Trump listens intently to exactly what cases he will have to move away from.
January 11, 2017 6:41:31 pm
Because Trump will withdraw from all business activities. So that
January 11, 2017 6:40:26 pm
Trump called his lawyer Sheri Dillon to the podium - she says that there will be no conflicts of interest.
January 11, 2017 6:40:02 pm
Here is his answer in English.
January 11, 2017 6:39:26 PM
Trump refers to family for the first time: his sons are standing next to him, and Trump says they will manage the assets of the president-elect. And do not consult with him.
January 11, 2017 6:39:19 PM
Wow, now there was a straight talk with a journalist!
January 11, 2017 6:38:50 pm
Trump: there is an audit, nothing needs to be published.
Reporter: Don't you think it's important for Americans to know that?
Trump: No, I won!
January 11, 2017 6:38:12 pm
Q: Can you publish your tax return? To prove that there are no debts?
January 11, 2017 6:36:46 PM
It cannot be said that Trump answered the question, although the question was strange!
January 11, 2017 6:36:21 pm
TRUMP: I have no business in Russia and no debt there. Apparently this means that there can be no compromising evidence.
January 11, 2017 6:35:46 pm
Did Russia have the right to carry out hacker attacks?
January 11, 2017 6:35:21 pm
In our chat they ask where to watch the broadcast. We're looking at CNN.
January 11, 2017 6:34:51 pm
Trump: I'm always very careful. Modern cameras are so small - you always have to suspect that they are filming you. One awkward movement - and you are on the evening television!
January 11, 2017 6:34:18 PM
Again about the morning - could Russia have collected some compromising evidence?
January 11, 2017 6:33:39 PM
Here is the exact quote from Vox
January 11, 2017 6:33:26 PM
Trump: If Putin likes me, that's rather good!
January 11, 2017 6:32:56 PM
Again about the report - what do you think that Puin wanted to help you in the elections?
January 11, 2017 6:32:42 pm
Trump speaks about the hacker attack directly with Putin's words! Hacking is terrible, of course, but look at the terrible things it revealed. These are important things!
January 11, 2017 6:32:11 pm
Trump: Russia also said that it was a fake, and if it wasn’t fake, they probably would have published everything themselves… Sometimes it’s quite difficult to follow the logic of an elected president.
January 11, 2017 6:31:18 pm
Clarification: how will this affect attempts to improve relations with Russia?
January 11, 2017 6:30:38 pm
Note: the first question is about Russia and about hackers. Could we have imagined this even a year ago?
January 11, 2017 6:30:38 pm
Trump promises to create protection against hackers! Team with the best minds
January 11, 2017 6:30:12 pm
He adds that the hackers were both from Russia and from other countries. And for some reason, they did not draw such far-reaching conclusions from other attacks (read: Chinese).
January 11, 2017 6:29:35 pm
Trump: Actually, it's all secret, and it's not worth talking about. But if you are talking about today's Basfeed report, then this is fake news, and sick people prepared the report. And it was not necessary to release it, it's a shame.
January 11, 2017 6:28:50 pm
And here is the question about Putin: has Trump been acquainted with the reports of the intelligence services and does he agree with the opinion that Putin is personally behind the hacker attacks?
January 11, 2017 6:28:01 PM
Here's what Bloomberg got out of Trump's speech.
January 11, 2017 6:27:27 pm
Marketwatch notes that as soon as the press conference began, the Mexican peso dropped to new all-time lows. However, this is more likely due to unrest within the country.
January 11, 2017 6:25:18 pm
And it reiterates one of its main campaign promises: to create jobs in the US. So far, nothing about foreign policy, only about domestic.
January 11, 2017 6:24:11 pm
Trump recalls who he met in recent days, talks about the F-35 aircraft program, a new car factory in the United States, etc.
January 11, 2017 6:22:12 pm
We remind you that this is a press conference, and journalists have gathered in the hall. So in a sense, Trump is trying to defuse the situation.
January 11, 2017 6:21:10 pm
Or rather, not even the media, but news organizations.
January 11, 2017 6:20:53 pm
The first thing Trump says is that he would like to thank the media that do not publish fake news and publish verified information.
January 11, 2017 6:20:08 PM
Then he introduces Trump. "My friend and President-elect Donald Trump."
January 11, 2017 6:19:43 pm
As for Pence, he draws attention to the fact that many media have abused during the presidential campaign and tried to play against Trump. “I have always supported freedom of speech and I support it now, but with freedom comes responsibility.”
January 11, 2017 6:18:26 PM
Another important thing that Trump's spokesman said before the press conference was that the dossier released by Buzzfeed indicated that Michael Cohen, Trump's lawyer, met with Russian representatives in Prague. Now, Cohen has never been to Prague.
January 11, 2017 6:17:34 pm
After that, the word passes to Mike Pence, vice president under Trump.
January 11, 2017 6:17:11 pm
Trump stands on the sidelines, but for now, the representative of the president-elect speaks about compromising evidence published by Buzzfeed. In particular, the fact that even in Basfeed itself they strongly doubted the veracity of compromising evidence. And that they completely deny any connection Trump had with Russia and that the Kremlin could blackmail him.
January 11, 2017 6:14:49 pm
Trump went to reporters. The press conference is taking place at Trump Tower.
January 11, 2017 6:13:57 pm
While there is still some time before the start of the press conference, let's recall what exactly Obama said in his farewell speech. He was very emotional .
January 11, 2017 6:09:50 pm
Minutes before the press conference began, Trump's presumptive Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a lot about Russia, such as that it has no legal right to Crimea.
January 11, 2017 6:06:27 PM
Today is a big American day: early in the morning (on the evening of the 10th US time) Barack Obama delivered a farewell speech, in the evening the president-elect will hold a two-hour press conference.