Agencies
Washington, Nov 14: Making his first move as US President-elect, Donald Trump has named top Republican Reince Priebus as his chief of staff and his campaign CEO Stephen Bannon as chief strategist, two key roles awarded to “highly qualified leaders” who led the billionaire tycoon to a “historic victory “. Trump, who would be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States January 20, made the announcement Sunday which will set the tone for the new White House. Both the positions, which do not require Senate confirmation, would come into effect the day 70-year-old Trump replaces Barack Obama as the President of the US. “I am thrilled to have my very successful team continue with me in leading our country,” Trump said.
“Steve and Reince are highly qualified leaders who worked well together on our campaign and led us to a historic victory. Now I will have them both with me in the White House as we work to make America great again,” he said. While Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), will serve as chief of staff, Bannon from the conservative Breitbart News Network will be the chief strategist. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has said he would take $1 as his salary a year and not the $400,000 that comes with the President’s job and will refrain from going on any vacation. On the other hand, Trump’s children have ruled out joining their father’s administration and said that they would instead focus on their real estate business.
Suspended for comparing Trump to Hitler
San Francisco: A veteran history teacher in the US has been suspended for comparing President-elect Donald Trump to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler during a post-election lesson. Frank Navarro, 65, a history and special education teacher at Mountain View High School, Bay Area, California, was asked to leave during school hours after the administration received an email from a parent concerned about statements he made in the class. Navarro, who has taught at the school for 40 years and is an expert on the Holocaust, said school officials declined to read him the email and also declined his request to review the lesson plan with him.
Anti-Trump protests continue
New York: Immigrants, their advocates and others opposing a Donald Trump Presidency continued to protest, speaking out against the President-elect’s support of deportation and other measures. Organisers in Manhattan carried signs in English and Spanish saying things like, “Hate won’t make us great,” and chanted, “We are here to stay.” More than 1,000 people joined the march that started
mid-afternoon and extended into the evening.
AP