In the first post-election episode of Saturday Night Live, President-elect Donald Trump was mocked for being “hot” and “jacked” as he begins to staff his administration from his Florida base at Mar-a-Lago. Trump has refrained from public appearances, press conferences, and speeches after his victory. Judge Juan Merchan has postponed a decision on Trump’s criminal conviction in a hush money case due to a Supreme Court ruling.
Meanwhile, Trump has chosen Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his secretary of state and Florida congressman Mike Waltz as his national security adviser. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is reportedly being considered for the Department of Homeland Security. Trump will meet with Joe Biden at the White House to discuss the transition as the Senate elects a new majority leader.
Additionally, Trump has selected former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to be the US ambassador to Israel. Wall Street is already making bets on potential winners and losers in a second Trump term, with investors boosting stocks of banks and fossil-fuel producers. Author Michael Wolff predicts that think tanks will have little influence over Trump in his second term, as he does what he wants regardless of advice. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe has defended his controversial remarks about Puerto Rico during a podcast episode and has refused to apologize. Texas Senator John Cornyn is appealing to Trump supporters in the Senate leadership race, while Chris Christie claims the most effective Trump campaign ad targeted Kamala Harris’s transgender rights policy.
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