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| CPAC 2017 live: Steve Bannon taunts media and vows 'every day will be a fight' | CPAC 2017 live: Steve Bannon taunts media and vows 'every day will be a fight' |
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| 10.03pm GMT | |
| 22:03 | |
| Emily Larsen, from Boise, Idaho, said she thought Donald Trump “has been doing a really good job of keeping his promises that he campaigned on – the perspective of whether or not that’s a good thing that’s something that I’m personally trying to come to a conclusion on.” | |
| She said Trump should have consulted with Congress before implementing the travel ban. “I think it kind of showed a lack of communication between the executive and legislative branches with that.” | |
| She had supported Florida senator Marco Rubio in the Republican primary and described herself as a “very moderate kind of Republican”. “I’m still coming to terms with the decision to have Trump as president … It’s kind of getting past that shock. If I were to say that there’s anything positive coming out of Trump’s presidency it’s that I think this is the most engaged this country’s ever been in politics, at least in recent history. People are coming out and they’re marching or they’re in support or against things. They’re paying attention and that’s been really awesome.” | |
| A lot of Trump’s proposals – the wall with Mexico, for example – would lead to a lot of public spending. Did Larssen think he was a real conservative? “Based on the definition of conservative, not using the executive branch for every decision that you make, or being very careful about expansive government. At this point I haven’t necessarily seen that – I’ve seen more of a unitary approach.” | |
| 9.19pm GMT | 9.19pm GMT |
| 21:19 | 21:19 |
| Since you’re here … | Since you’re here … |
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| 9.06pm GMT | 9.06pm GMT |
| 21:06 | 21:06 |
| Trump repeats nuclear expansion threat | Trump repeats nuclear expansion threat |
| Meanwhile Trump has given an interview to Reuters in which he has said he wants to expand the US nuclear arsenal to ensure it is “top of the pack”. | Meanwhile Trump has given an interview to Reuters in which he has said he wants to expand the US nuclear arsenal to ensure it is “top of the pack”. |
| The president also told the news agency he felt the US had fallen behind in its atomic weapons capacity. | The president also told the news agency he felt the US had fallen behind in its atomic weapons capacity. |
| He complained about Russian deployment of a cruise missile in violation of an arms control treaty and said he would raise the issue with Russian president Vladimir Putin when and if they meet. | He complained about Russian deployment of a cruise missile in violation of an arms control treaty and said he would raise the issue with Russian president Vladimir Putin when and if they meet. |
| On another front, Trump said China could solve the national security challenge posed by North Korea “very easily if they want to”, ratcheting up pressure on Beijing to exert more influence to rein in Pyongyang’s increasingly bellicose actions. | On another front, Trump said China could solve the national security challenge posed by North Korea “very easily if they want to”, ratcheting up pressure on Beijing to exert more influence to rein in Pyongyang’s increasingly bellicose actions. |
| Speaking from behind his desk in the Oval Office, Trump also declared himself “very angry” at North Korea’s ballistic missile tests and said accelerating a missile defense system for US allies Japan and South Korea was among many options available. | Speaking from behind his desk in the Oval Office, Trump also declared himself “very angry” at North Korea’s ballistic missile tests and said accelerating a missile defense system for US allies Japan and South Korea was among many options available. |
| Trump made similar comments about nuclear weapons in December, when he tweeted: “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes,” and told MSNBC’s Morning Joe: “Let it be an arms race … We will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all.” | Trump made similar comments about nuclear weapons in December, when he tweeted: “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes,” and told MSNBC’s Morning Joe: “Let it be an arms race … We will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all.” |
| Then and now, the remarks flew in the face of 35 years of bipartisan US policy geared towards reducing the number of nuclear weapons around the world. | Then and now, the remarks flew in the face of 35 years of bipartisan US policy geared towards reducing the number of nuclear weapons around the world. |
| A 2013 US review found that the country already had a third more strategic weapons than were necessary to ensure nuclear deterrence. | A 2013 US review found that the country already had a third more strategic weapons than were necessary to ensure nuclear deterrence. |
| 8.52pm GMT | 8.52pm GMT |
| 20:52 | 20:52 |
| Trump supports a border adjustment tax – won’t it just be passed on to consumers? | Trump supports a border adjustment tax – won’t it just be passed on to consumers? |
| When a company choses to leave our country and shed American jobs there is a big cost to our workers, he says. | When a company choses to leave our country and shed American jobs there is a big cost to our workers, he says. |
| With that he calls it a day. | With that he calls it a day. |
| 8.51pm GMT | 8.51pm GMT |
| 20:51 | 20:51 |
| Does Steve Bannon really believe the media is the “opposition party”? Yes he does. | Does Steve Bannon really believe the media is the “opposition party”? Yes he does. |
| 8.50pm GMT | 8.50pm GMT |
| 20:50 | 20:50 |
| Will the administration hold people like former labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder to account when they employ undocumented immigrants? | Will the administration hold people like former labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder to account when they employ undocumented immigrants? |
| Spicer says they will. Puzder did the right thing when he found out. | Spicer says they will. Puzder did the right thing when he found out. |
| 8.47pm GMT | 8.47pm GMT |
| 20:47 | 20:47 |
| Trump has said he has given permission for the US to sell two countries military equipment. Which countries? Spicer says they’ll reveal that at some point. | Trump has said he has given permission for the US to sell two countries military equipment. Which countries? Spicer says they’ll reveal that at some point. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.58pm GMT | at 8.58pm GMT |
| 8.46pm GMT | 8.46pm GMT |
| 20:46 | 20:46 |
| Where is the travel ban legal fight up to? | Where is the travel ban legal fight up to? |
| Spicer says it is being fought in “10 or so” courts and they continue to deal with it “in all of those venues”. And there is an “additional executive order” about to come out. | Spicer says it is being fought in “10 or so” courts and they continue to deal with it “in all of those venues”. And there is an “additional executive order” about to come out. |
| He repeats his pledge that they will “prevail” in court on the merits of the case. | He repeats his pledge that they will “prevail” in court on the merits of the case. |
| 8.45pm GMT | 8.45pm GMT |
| 20:45 | 20:45 |
| Is Trump still committed to pulling out of the Paris climate change deal? | Is Trump still committed to pulling out of the Paris climate change deal? |
| That’s a conversation he is having with secretary of state Rex Tillerson, Spicer says. | That’s a conversation he is having with secretary of state Rex Tillerson, Spicer says. |
| 8.44pm GMT | 8.44pm GMT |
| 20:44 | 20:44 |
| The media just got thrown out of the main hall so that it can be searched by law enforcement in preparation for Mike Pence’s speech here later, so I missed the last couple of questions. | The media just got thrown out of the main hall so that it can be searched by law enforcement in preparation for Mike Pence’s speech here later, so I missed the last couple of questions. |
| What is the president’s thinking on Syria and the future of Bashar al-Assad? | What is the president’s thinking on Syria and the future of Bashar al-Assad? |
| Spicer refers that one to the State Department. | Spicer refers that one to the State Department. |
| What about safe zones? Trump’s goal is to get commitments from other world leaders on that, Spicer says. | What about safe zones? Trump’s goal is to get commitments from other world leaders on that, Spicer says. |