Trump weighs in on NY mayor, vaccines and drones in news conference

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : "Here are the people Trump picked for key positions so farPresident-elect Donald TrumpSusie Wiles, White House Chief of StaffMarco Rubio, Secretary of StatePete Hegseth, Secretary of DefensePam Bondi, Attorney GeneralKristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland SecurityDoug Burgum, Secretary of the InteriorRobert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesScott Bessent, Treasury SecretaryLori Chavez-DeRemer, Labor SecretaryScott Turner, Housing and Urban DevelopmentSean Duffy, Secretary of TransportationChris Wright, Secretary of EnergyLinda McMahon, Secretary of EducationBrooke Rollins, Secretary of AgricultureHoward Lutnick, Secretary of CommerceTrump TransitionKaroline Leavitt, White House press secretaryTulsi Gabbard, National Intelligence DirectorJohn Ratcliffe, Central Intelligence Agency DirectorKash Patel, Federal Bureau of Investigation DirectorLee Zeldin, Environmental Protection Agency AdministratorBrendan Carr, Chairman of the Federal Communications CommissionPaul Atkins, Chair of the Securities and Exchange CommissionJared Isaacman, NASA AdministratorElise Stefanik, Ambassador to the United NationsMatt Whitaker, Ambassador to NATODavid Perdue, Ambassador to ChinaPete Hoekstra, Ambassador to CanadaMike Huckabee, Ambassador to IsraelKimberly Guilfoyle, Ambassador to GreeceSteven Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle EastKeith Kellogg, Special Envoy for Ukraine and RussiaMike Waltz, National Security AdviserStephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for PolicyTom Homan, 'Border Czar'Rodney Scott, Customs and Border Protection CommissionerBilly Long, Internal Revenue Service commissionerKelly Loeffler, Small Business Administration administratorDr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services administratorElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to advise White House on government efficiencyRussell Vought, Office of Management and BudgetKari Lake, Voice of AmericaAdditional selections to the incoming White House
58% : Trump was joined at the appearance by SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, who announced that the Japanese company plans to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years.
57% : "Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our PodcastsTrump was pressed repeatedly on the future of vaccines amid concerns over his decision to choose the anti-vaccine advocate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which regulates the shots.
54% : The Department of Defense, however, said further sales can't be blocked because all the excess border wall material already was distributed.
54% : The rest was sold to GovPlanet, which buys and auctions off government surplus.
49% : It was a win for Trump, who has used the weeks since the election to promote his policies, negotiate with foreign leaders and try to strike deals.
48% : Trump has spent the weeks since his win building his incoming administration and speaking with what he claimed were well over 100 word leaders.
46% : In a post on his Truth Social site last week, Trump said anyone making a $1 billion investment in the United States "will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals.
40% : After spending most of the last few weeks mostly behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago, Trump used the session to test-drive policy ideas, attack his enemies and issue warnings of what is to come.
35% : Holding court with reporters for the first time since he won the election and secured a second term, Trump also called on the Biden administration to stop selling off unused portions of southern border wall, threatening legal action.
35% : Taking a conspiratorial tone, Trump insisted, without offering evidence, that, "the government knows what is happening.
32% : While Trump described the handover between Biden and his incoming team as "a friendly transition," he also took issue with efforts to allow some members of the federal workforce to continue working from home.
27% : Trump again declined to dismiss the long-debunked theory that vaccines cause autism and said Kennedy would examine that already well-studied question.
27% : When it comes to escalating tensions in the Middle East, Trump said he would consider pulling U.S. troops out of Syria after rebels overthrew the country's leader, Bashar Assad.
25% : "In my opinion it was fraud and election interference," Trump claimed of the survey.
24% : "Trump also weighed in on the mysterious drone sightings over parts of New Jersey and the eastern U.S. that sparked speculation and concern over where they are coming from.
18% : Asked whether he would consider pardoning Adams, Trump said, "Yeah I would.""I think that he was treated pretty unfairly," Trump said, while at the same time acknowledging he doesn't "know the facts.
15% : Continuing his threats of legal action, Trump railed Monday against the Biden administration over the border wall material sales, saying he spoke to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other Texas officials about a potential restraining order.
13% : "I'm asking today, Joe Biden, to please stop selling the wall," Trump said.
6% : Trump said that if government workers don't come back into the office under him, they will be dismissed.Trump also weighed in on Adams, who faces federal fraud and corruption charges.

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