POLITICS
Trump’s pastor pal wants to be a ‘black advocate on the right’
Move over, Al Sharpton. There’s a new — more conservative — reverend on the political scene. “We don’t have a black advocate on the right,” said Dr. Darrell Scott, the Cleveland pastor who is a member of Donald Trump’s transition team. “Think about it: Jesse Jackson —...
Michelle Obama: Hope is dead
Her husband campaigned on a promise to restore “hope,” but now that he’s turning over the White House to Donald Trump that’s evaporated, according to Michelle Obama. “We feel the difference now. See, now, we are feeling what not having hope feels like,” the first lady told Oprah Winfrey in an...
Hillary Clinton’s holiday party ‘like a wake’
“It was like a wake with a band,” quipped one guest who was at the Plaza on Thursday for Hillary Clinton’s holiday party to thank top-tier donors, VIP boosters and campaign advisers. The source said, “It was a little bit of group therapy and a lot of love” among the losing Democratic rainmakers....
Who Is Evan McMullin? Trump Calls Former Presidential Rival ‘McMuffin’ In Florida Rally Speech
President-elect Donald Trump mocked one of his formal presidential rivals at his Friday night rally in Orlando, Florida, calling Evan McMullin “McMuffin.” While recalling watching the polls close on election night, Trump referred to the investment banker as a “character that nobody ever saw before, nobody ever...
Trump’s choice for Israel envoy elate’s Israeli right, worries Palestinians
President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of his bankruptcy lawyer as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel was cheered by right-wing Israelis Friday as an early Hanukkah gift and by Palestinians as a death knell for an independent state. Trump announced Thursday that he would nominate David Friedman, president of American...
Professor Green on Kanye West visiting Trump: ‘Rap plays a part in politics’
Kanye West paying Donald Trump a visit may have confused many but British rapper Professor Green understands the intentions of his fellow musician. West, 39, raised eyebrows on 13 December when he was seen entering Trump Tower for a scheduled meeting with the president-elect. The All Of The Lights hitmaker later revealed on...
Trump picks Rick Perry as secretary of energy
Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will nominate former Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) to lead the Department of Energy — an agency he once wanted to eliminate. “As the Governor of Texas, Rick Perry created created a business climate that produced millions of new jobs and lower energy prices in his state, and he...
Kanye West spotted at Trump Tower
Is Kanye West gunning for an inauguration performance gig? The rapper was spotted arriving at Trump Tower on Tuesday morning with an entourage. It was not immediately clear if he was headed to meet with President-elect Donald Trump. The 39-year-old rapper — who suffered a much-publicized meltdown last month in LA –...
Rex Tillerson set to be secretary of state
US President-elect Donald Trump has selected Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to lead the State Department. That's according to two people close to Trump's transition team. The decision caps a lengthy process that often played out In public and exposed rifts within Trump's transition team. But Tillerson's close...
Hillary Clinton would be president were it not for Comey email probe, pollster reveals
Democrat Hillary Clinton would have won the US election if it was held the day before FBI director James Comey released an incendiary letter saying he was not done investigating her email scandal. That's according to pollster Nate Silver, and other experts, who are examining what they're calling the "Comey...
‘Your daddy is scary as hell’: Protesters rage at Trump family
Protesters in the city may chant, “Love trumps hate,” but that’s not stopping some from piling on Donald Trump’s family. “You can’t be a Trump supporter in the city,” an old Buckley School classmate of Donald Jr. admitted to The Post. “I wanted to throw a fund-raiser for , and my...
Hillary Clinton’s losing campaign cost a record $1.2B
Hillary Clinton and her supporters spent a record $1.2 billion for her losing presidential campaign — twice as much as the winner, Donald Trump, according to the latest records. The president-elect, who confounded critics during the campaign by saying there was no need to raise or spend $1 billion or more, ended up making...