Hey, NYT-the ‘Relentless Populist’ Relented Long Ago

Really? Looking at Trump's nominations and appointments-the clearest indication during the transition period of how a president-elect actually intends to govern-it's hard to discern any signs of populism whatsoever: Landler also wrote that "Mr. Trump is as close to an independent as has ever served in modern times," as "he ran against the Republican establishment as much as he ran against Hillary Clinton." One suspects that the most independent president of modern times wouldn't pick the head of one of the two major parties to be his White House chief of staff, as Trump did with Reince Priebus.

Donald Trump mocks Women’s marches as Israel approves hundreds of new settlements

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The Latest: Trump scoffs at protesters, asks if they voted

President Donald Trump says he watched some of the protests from Saturday - when more than 1 million people rallied at women's marches in Washington and around the world. He says in a tweet Sunday morning that he was "under the impression that we just had an election!" and adds: "Why didn't these people vote?" Trump won the vote in the Electoral College, putting him in the White House, but Democrat Hillary Clinton captured the popular vote by nearly 3 million ballots.

Huge rallies may signal emerging anti-Trump movement. Or not.

The new lines of conflict in America were vividly drawn Saturday: A freshly revived protest movement has risen to greet a president acutely attuned to public opinion. Not for decades, since 1960s protesters took to the streets against the Vietnam War, has a chief executive faced such visible opposition.

Booker a not opena to being president in 2020

Speaking to CNN reporter Brooke Baldwin during Saturday's Women's March on Washington, Booker said his focus will be on keeping the Trump Administration in check. Booker said that Donald Trump is president, and that people need to get fight, resist and wake up if they object to his policies, not get caught up in "sedentary agitation" which he defined as people being upset but not doing anything about it.

Trump hits lowest approval, highest disapproval yet

The last time Trump had a higher approval rating than disapproval rating on the FiveThirtyEight tracker was on the 12th day of his presidency. The last time Trump had a higher approval rating than disapproval rating on the FiveThirtyEight tracker was on the 12th day of his presidency.

Performers at Trumpa s inauguration ball cover Hillary Clintona s campaign song

While President Donald Trump hopped from party to party Friday night, the performers who entertained his guests at the inaugural balls ran into controversy of their own. The Piano Guys , a musical group that rose to fame through their YouTube videos, covered two pop hits from the past few years, performing "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction and "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten.

Over 1 million join anti-Trump women’s marches worldwide

Wearing pink, pointy-eared "pussyhats" to mock the new president, hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets in the nation's capital and cities around the world Saturday to send Donald Trump an emphatic message that they won't let his agenda go unchallenged over the next four years. "We march today for the moral core of this nation, against which our new president is waging a war," actress America Ferrera told the Washington crowd, which included plenty of men, too.

Women’s March in NYC heads to president’s local home

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched to President Donald Trump's Manhattan home on Saturday in protest, saying the new president may be from New York, but he doesn't represent the city. "New York is a community in itself and people care about each other and it's diverse," said Ashia Badi, 44, who brought her two daughters to the march.

Hundreds of thousands of women protest against Trump

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