At surprise news conference, Trump pushes for swift end to wars

During a wide-ranging news conference, President-elect Donald Trump signaled an eagerness to wrap up conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East as quickly as possible.

Topics

Takeaways from Trump's first post-election news conference

President-elect Donald Trump held his first post-election news conference Monday. While speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump addressed a range of issues including his ...
CBS News - 2h
Trump takes questions at first news conference since winning election

President-elect Donald Trump spoke to reporters Monday for his first news conference since he won the November election. Trump discussed job creation, tax cuts, Israel, Ukraine, the border wall, ...
CBS News - 3h
Trump Remark at News Conference Gives Glimpse Into His Worldview

“The first term, everybody was fighting me,” the president-elect said. “In this term, everybody wants to be my friend.”
The New York Times - 3h
Trump Held His First News Conference as President-Elect

Also, Syria’s new leader called for sanctions to be lifted. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
The New York Times - 5h
In first postelection news conference, an upbeat Trump boasts of his popularity with CEOs

President-elect Donald Trump was upbeat at his first postelection news conference Monday, saying there was a big difference from when he took office in 2016: Some of his former adversaries are now ...
NBC News - 8h
Trump renews push to end daylight saving time

Politico - 3d
Trump team in talks with Biden and Ukrainian officials about ending war with Russia

President-elect Donald Trump’s national security team has held discussions with the White House and Ukrainian leaders as part of a concerted effort to find a way to end the war with Russia, ...
NBC News - 3d
For Taylor Swift, It’s the End of the ‘Eras’

A two-year tour that permeated the culture played one last night in the Canadian city of Vancouver.
The New York Times - Dec. 9
Ukraine war briefing: Trump urges China to help end Ukraine war

After meeting US president-elect, Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautions that Ukraine needs a ‘just and robust peace, that Russians will not destroy within a few years’. What we know on day 1,020. See all ...
The Guardian - Dec. 9