President Donald Trump welcomed Japan’s prime minister to the White House with a warm embrace and handshakes on Friday.
Shinzo Abe, a nationalist who has forged relationships with strongmen leaders, was the only world leader to meet Trump before his inauguration and is the second to do so since the new president took office. After holding a news conference and having a working lunch, the two leaders planned to head for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida and a round of golf Saturday.
The Associated Press reported that the meeting came as Trump appears to be shifting toward a more mainstream stance on U.S. policy toward Asia — consolidating alliances and cooperating with rising power China. Late Thursday, Trump reaffirmed Washington’s long-standing “one China” policy in a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The move will likely ease anger in China over his earlier suggestions that he might use Taiwan as leverage in negotiations over trade, security and other sensitive issues.
Please Watch how President Trump greeted Japan’s prime minister
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All it took was Bill Maher asking Piers Morgan for an apology from Trump voters who said Hillary Clinton was the lesser of two evils was the “lesser of two evils” to launch Morgan, the U.S. Editor-at-Large for DailyMail.com, and Australian comic Jim Jefferies into a shouting match. “Why?” asked Morgan, who recently defended Ivanka Trump from criticism over her clothing line being a conflict of interest and later pulled from Nordstroms. He called her critics “Hillary’s hateful losers.”
“Are you serious?” asked Maher. “Hillary Clinton would not have had a cabinet with Betsy DeVos and f*!ing Rick Perry!” he shouted. “There wouldn’t be a Muslim ban, we wouldn’t be feuding with Russia. . .” Morgan interrupted Maher. “Calm down Bill,” he said pedantically. “There is no Muslim ban. This is the hysteria we are seeing.” The other guests on Maher’s panel, which included filmmaker John Waters and Moveon.org staffer Karine Jean-Pierre, simultaneously told Morgan to “f**k off”, with Jefferies even giving Morgan the finger.
Bill Maher and Jim Jefferies told Piers Morgan to “f-off” over use of alternative facts
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DREW BARRYMORE won’t be dating anytime soon.
“I’m not ready. I’m still in shock,” the Santa Clarita Diet star, 41, told Andy Cohen on Friday’s episode of SiriusXM Town Hall.
The New York Post exclusively reported in April 2016 that the actress separated from then-husband Will Kopelman. By August their divorce had been finalised.
Barrymore split from her husband Will Kopelman in April last year.
Barrymore split from her husband Will Kopelman in April last year.Source:Getty Images
When nudged by Cohen about giving dating apps like Raya or Tinder a chance, Barrymore said she wasn’t into swiping.
“My girlfriends are on it so it is fun for me to look over their shoulder,” she said.
“My concern is, ‘Am I going to be that person who classically meets a psycho and gets murdered that night?’”
Barrymore, who was married to the 38-year-old Kopelman for three years, explained that she isn’t too tech-savvy when it comes romance.
The now-divorced couple are committed to raising their two daughters.
The now-divorced couple are committed to raising their two daughters.Source:Getty Images
“I just feel like I remember when you were waiting for the phone to ring and then you were worried because you had missed their call, there’s a part of me that still dates from kind of perspective,” she said.
Despite their breakup, Kopelman and Barrymore have remained amicable for their two young daughters.
Most recently, they were together at the Women’s March in Manhattan and Barrymore was seen supporting her ex when he ran the New York City Marathon in November.
Supportive relationships — both on and off screen — are very important to Barrymore.
While dishing about her newest endeavour on Netflix, she gushed about her co-star Tim Olyphant and the “great partnership” they portray on the show.
Barrymore stars alongside Tim Olyphant in the new Netflix show
<i>Santa Clarita Diet.</i>
Barrymore stars alongside Tim Olyphant in the new Netflix show Santa Clarita Diet.Source:Supplied
“I just like seeing that in this day and age where it seems like very hard to make a relationship work,” she said. “I think that’s a positive message to put out there in a day and age where it just seems like everything’s falling apart.”
This story originally appeared on the New York Post and has been republished here with permission.
“I’m not ready. I’m still in shock,” the Santa Clarita Diet star, 41, told Andy Cohen on Friday’s episode of SiriusXM Town Hall.
The New York Post exclusively reported in April 2016 that the actress separated from then-husband Will Kopelman. By August their divorce had been finalised.
Barrymore split from her husband Will Kopelman in April last year.
Barrymore split from her husband Will Kopelman in April last year.Source:Getty Images
When nudged by Cohen about giving dating apps like Raya or Tinder a chance, Barrymore said she wasn’t into swiping.
“My girlfriends are on it so it is fun for me to look over their shoulder,” she said.
“My concern is, ‘Am I going to be that person who classically meets a psycho and gets murdered that night?’”
Barrymore, who was married to the 38-year-old Kopelman for three years, explained that she isn’t too tech-savvy when it comes romance.
The now-divorced couple are committed to raising their two daughters.
The now-divorced couple are committed to raising their two daughters.Source:Getty Images
“I just feel like I remember when you were waiting for the phone to ring and then you were worried because you had missed their call, there’s a part of me that still dates from kind of perspective,” she said.
Despite their breakup, Kopelman and Barrymore have remained amicable for their two young daughters.
Most recently, they were together at the Women’s March in Manhattan and Barrymore was seen supporting her ex when he ran the New York City Marathon in November.
Supportive relationships — both on and off screen — are very important to Barrymore.
While dishing about her newest endeavour on Netflix, she gushed about her co-star Tim Olyphant and the “great partnership” they portray on the show.
Barrymore stars alongside Tim Olyphant in the new Netflix show
<i>Santa Clarita Diet.</i>
Barrymore stars alongside Tim Olyphant in the new Netflix show Santa Clarita Diet.Source:Supplied
“I just like seeing that in this day and age where it seems like very hard to make a relationship work,” she said. “I think that’s a positive message to put out there in a day and age where it just seems like everything’s falling apart.”
This story originally appeared on the New York Post and has been republished here with permission.
DREW BARRYMORE: “I’m not ready. I’m still in shock,
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Some of European leaders, the United Nations and international groups have condemned US President Donald Trump's measures against refugees and travellers from several Muslim-majority countries.
![Trump has signed a measure suspending immigration from several Muslim-majority countries [Olivier Douliery/EPA]](http://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2017/1/28/9bebd019f88e4a09b7e7eb198479cde9_18.jpg)
The chorus of criticism came as passport holders from Arab countries were blocked on Saturday from passing through customs at US airports and others were prevented from boarding US-bound planes.
Is Donald Trump’s agenda symbolic?
Trump on Friday signed an executive order that will curb immigration and the entry of refugees from some Muslim-majority countries. He separately said he wanted the US to give priority to Syrian Christians fleeing the civil war there.
The bans, though temporary, took effect immediately, causing havoc and confusion for would-be travelers with passports from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
The United Nations refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration called on the Trump administration to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement programme was vital.
"The needs of refugees and migrants worldwide have never been greater and the US resettlement programme is one of the most important in the world," the two Geneva-based agencies said in a joint statement on Saturday.
'Part of our duties'
Germany and France also expressed discontent with Trump's measures.
"The reception of refugees fleeing the war, fleeing oppression, is part of our duties," Jean-Marc Ayrault , France's foreign minister, said during a joint news conference with his German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel .
Germany has taken in more than one million refugees and migrants, mainly from the Middle East, since 2015.
Although traditionally open to asylum seekers, France has taken in far fewer refugees than Germany since the migrant crisis erupted.
READ MORE: Donald Trump's #MuslimBan sparks outrage and fear
Some in the French government, mostly ex-premier Manuel Valls, have criticised Berlin's open-door policy, as has Trump.
"The United States is a country where Christian traditions have an important meaning. Loving your neighbour is a major Christian value, and that includes helping people," said Germany's Gabriel.
"I think that is what unites us in the West, and I think that is what we want to make clear to the Americans."
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim also said the Republican's sweeping ban on people seeking refuge in the US is no solution to problems.
"Regional issues cannot be solved by closing the doors on people," adding that Western countries should do more to help ease Turkey's refugee burden.
'Extreme xenophobia'
Inside the US, Democrats were also quick to condemn Trump's order, saying it would tarnish the reputation of the country.
"Today's executive order from President Trump is more about extreme xenophobia than extreme vetting," said Democratic Senator Edward Markey in a statement.
Chuck Schumer , the New York senator, also criticised Trump's move, saying in a tweet:
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Yet some Republicans praised Trump's move. Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, said the US president "is using the tools granted to him by Congress and the power granted by the Constitution to help keep America safe and ensure we know who is entering the United States".
"What we have to remember in all of this is that there are millions of Americans who like what Trump is doing when he’s revamping immigration and the visiting to the US," Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett, reporting from Washington, DC, said.
"It’s what he promised to do during the campaign trail and in his inauguration speech."
'Not time for walls'
Trump on Wednesday also ordered the construction of a US -Mexican border wall , a major promise during his election campaign, as part of a package of measures to curb undocumented immigration.
Ostensibly referring to Trump's executive order, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech on Saturday: "Today is not the time to erect walls between nations. They have forgotten that the Berlin wall fell years ago."
READ MORE: Trump's first week - Executive overdrive
He added: "Today is the time for peaceful co-existence, not the time to create distance among nations."
But Milos Zeman , the president of the Czech Republic, praised the decision. Writing on Twitter, Zeman's spokesperson said Trump "protects his country" and called for the European Union to take similar measures.
Dutch politician Geert Wilders , known for promoting Islamophobia, tweeted: "Well done @POTUS it's the only way to stay safe + free. I would do the same. Hope you'll add more Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia soon," using an acronym for President of the United States.
Inside Story - Trump's first week at work: the report card
Source: Al Jazeera and news
The chorus of criticism came as passport holders from Arab countries were blocked on Saturday from passing through customs at US airports and others were prevented from boarding US-bound planes.
Is Donald Trump’s agenda symbolic?
Trump on Friday signed an executive order that will curb immigration and the entry of refugees from some Muslim-majority countries. He separately said he wanted the US to give priority to Syrian Christians fleeing the civil war there.
The bans, though temporary, took effect immediately, causing havoc and confusion for would-be travelers with passports from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
The United Nations refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration called on the Trump administration to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement programme was vital.
"The needs of refugees and migrants worldwide have never been greater and the US resettlement programme is one of the most important in the world," the two Geneva-based agencies said in a joint statement on Saturday.
'Part of our duties'
Germany and France also expressed discontent with Trump's measures.
"The reception of refugees fleeing the war, fleeing oppression, is part of our duties," Jean-Marc Ayrault , France's foreign minister, said during a joint news conference with his German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel .
Germany has taken in more than one million refugees and migrants, mainly from the Middle East, since 2015.
Although traditionally open to asylum seekers, France has taken in far fewer refugees than Germany since the migrant crisis erupted.
READ MORE: Donald Trump's #MuslimBan sparks outrage and fear
Some in the French government, mostly ex-premier Manuel Valls, have criticised Berlin's open-door policy, as has Trump.
"The United States is a country where Christian traditions have an important meaning. Loving your neighbour is a major Christian value, and that includes helping people," said Germany's Gabriel.
"I think that is what unites us in the West, and I think that is what we want to make clear to the Americans."
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim also said the Republican's sweeping ban on people seeking refuge in the US is no solution to problems.
"Regional issues cannot be solved by closing the doors on people," adding that Western countries should do more to help ease Turkey's refugee burden.
'Extreme xenophobia'
Inside the US, Democrats were also quick to condemn Trump's order, saying it would tarnish the reputation of the country.
"Today's executive order from President Trump is more about extreme xenophobia than extreme vetting," said Democratic Senator Edward Markey in a statement.
Chuck Schumer , the New York senator, also criticised Trump's move, saying in a tweet:
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There are tears running down the cheeks of the Statue of Liberty tonight.
2:25 AM - 28 Jan 2017
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Yet some Republicans praised Trump's move. Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, said the US president "is using the tools granted to him by Congress and the power granted by the Constitution to help keep America safe and ensure we know who is entering the United States".
"What we have to remember in all of this is that there are millions of Americans who like what Trump is doing when he’s revamping immigration and the visiting to the US," Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett, reporting from Washington, DC, said.
"It’s what he promised to do during the campaign trail and in his inauguration speech."
'Not time for walls'
Trump on Wednesday also ordered the construction of a US -Mexican border wall , a major promise during his election campaign, as part of a package of measures to curb undocumented immigration.
Ostensibly referring to Trump's executive order, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech on Saturday: "Today is not the time to erect walls between nations. They have forgotten that the Berlin wall fell years ago."
READ MORE: Trump's first week - Executive overdrive
He added: "Today is the time for peaceful co-existence, not the time to create distance among nations."
But Milos Zeman , the president of the Czech Republic, praised the decision. Writing on Twitter, Zeman's spokesperson said Trump "protects his country" and called for the European Union to take similar measures.
Dutch politician Geert Wilders , known for promoting Islamophobia, tweeted: "Well done @POTUS it's the only way to stay safe + free. I would do the same. Hope you'll add more Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia soon," using an acronym for President of the United States.
Inside Story - Trump's first week at work: the report card
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World leaders condemned Trump's 'Muslim ban'
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Donald Trump on Friday closed the nation’s borders to refugees from around the world, ordering that families fleeing the slaughter in Syria be indefinitely blocked from entering the United States, and temporarily suspending immigration from several predominantly Muslim countries.
In an executive order that he said was part of an extreme vetting plan to keep out “radical Islamic terrorists,” Mr. Trump also established a religious test for refugees from Muslim nations: He ordered that Christians and others from minority religions be granted priority over Muslims.
“We don’t want them here,” Mr. Trump said of Islamist terrorists during a signing ceremony at the Pentagon. “We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country, and love deeply our people.”
Earlier in the day, Mr. Trump explained to an interviewer for the Christian Broadcasting Network that Christians in Syria were “horribly treated” and alleged that under previous administrations, “if you were a Muslim you could come in, but if you were a Christian, it was almost impossible.”
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“I thought it was very, very unfair. So we are going to help them,” the president said.
In fact, the United States accepts tens of thousands of Christian refugees. According to the Pew Research Center, almost as many Christian refugees (37,521) were admitted as Muslim refugees (38,901) in the 2016 fiscal year.
The executive order suspends the entry of refugees into the United States for 120 days and directs officials to determine additional screening ”to ensure that those approved for refugee admission do not pose a threat to the security and welfare of the United States.”
The order also stops the admission of refugees from Syria indefinitely, and bars entry into the United States for 90 days from seven predominantly Muslim countries linked to concerns about terrorism. Those countries are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.
Additionally, Mr. Trump signed a memorandum on Friday directing what he called “a great rebuilding of the armed services,” saying it would call for budget negotiations to acquire new planes, new ships and new resources for the nation’s military.
“Our military strength will be questioned by no one, but neither will our dedication to peace,” Mr. Trump said.
GRAPHIC
How Trump’s Executive Order Will Affect the U.S. Refugee Program
The order cuts the number of refugees to the U.S. in half and bars those from Syria.
OPEN GRAPHIC
Announcing his “extreme vetting” plan, the president invoked the specter of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Most of the 19 hijackers on the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pa., were from Saudi Arabia. The rest were from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Lebanon. None of those countries are on Mr. Trump’s visa ban list.
Human rights activists roundly condemned Mr. Trump’s actions, describing them as officially sanctioned religious persecution dressed up to look like an effort to make the United States safer.
The International Rescue Committee called it “harmful and hasty.” The American Civil Liberties Union described it as a “euphemism for discriminating against Muslims.” Raymond Offensheiser, the president of Oxfam America, said the order would harm families around the world who are threatened by authoritarian governments.
“The refugees impacted by today’s decision are among the world’s most vulnerable people — women, children, and men — who are simply trying to find a safe place to live after fleeing unfathomable violence and loss,” Mr. Offensheiser said.
The president signed the executive order shortly after issuing a statement noting that Friday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, an irony that many of his critics highlighted on Twitter. The statement did not mention Jews, although it cited the “depravity and horror inflicted on innocent people by Nazi terror.”
Mr. Trump’s actions came during a swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, a former Marine general. Standing in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Mr. Trump hailed the members of America’s military as “the backbone of this country” and described Mr. Mattis as a “man of action.” The president mistakenly referred to Mr. Mattis as a “soldier,” a term abhorred by Marines.
Mr. Trump has been deferential to Mr. Mattis, who has quickly established himself as a top aide whose advice the president is willing to take. On Friday, Mr. Trump said he would let Mr. Mattis “override” him by banning torture during terror interrogations even though Mr. Trump believes the tactics do work in getting information from suspects.
In a remarkable show of deference to his own subordinate, Mr. Trump said during an earlier news conference Friday morning with Theresa May, the British prime minister, that he would let Mr. Mattis decide about whether to use torture in interrogations. Mr. Mattis has said he does not believe torture is effective.
“I don’t necessarily agree, but I will tell you that he will override because I’m giving him that power,” Mr. Trump said. “I’m going to rely on him. I happen to feel that it does work.”
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Mr. Trump appeared to be struggling with the issue even as he spoke, returning several times to his own belief in the effectiveness of torture even as he stated that he would let Mr. Mattis decide.
“But I’m going with our leaders,” he said. “We are going to win, with or without.”
Then he added, “But I do disagree.”
Mr. Mattis spent his first week as defense secretary trying to reassure not only American allies, but also military rank and file, that the United States will not abandon a national security structure that has stood in place since the end of World War II. He has told officials in the Pentagon building that at an uncertain time, he intends, as defense secretary, to provide an even-keeled, measured approach to national security issues.
Before the signing ceremony, Mr. Trump met with Mr. Mattis and his military chiefs for about an hour. The meeting — which took place in a Pentagon secure room known as “the tank” — included introductions for Mr. Trump to his military chiefs of staff. The meeting was attended by Michael Flynn, the national security adviser; Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and the chiefs of the four services and the National Guard.
The men discussed how to accelerate the fight against the Islamic State and North Korea and how to deal with a host of global challenges, said a defense official who was not authorized to talk publicly about the internal talks. The leaders also discussed how to improve military readiness.
The newly sworn-in secretary of defense also gave Mr. Trump a little of what the president has been asking — or tweeting — for. On Thursday, Mr. Mattis ordered a review of the controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, which has been criticized by Mr. Trump for its cost overruns.
Mr. Mattis also ordered that plans for a new Air Force One — another project that has come under fire from Mr. Trump — should be reviewed, “with the specific objective of identifying means to substantially reduce the program’s costs while delivering needed capabilities.”
The F-35 review, Mr. Mattis said in a memo, will also look at how to reduce costs while still meeting requirements set out for the fighter jet program.
During his confirmation hearings this month, Mr. Mattis defended Twitter messages from Mr. Trump criticizing the F-35 program. Mr. Mattis said at the time that Mr. Trump had “in no way shown a lack of support for the program,” adding, “He just wants more bang for the buck.”
The cost of building the F-35 next-generation fighter jet has been an issue at the Pentagon for several years. At an estimated $400 billion over 15 years for 2,443 planes, the fighter jet is the military’s largest weapons project.
In an executive order that he said was part of an extreme vetting plan to keep out “radical Islamic terrorists,” Mr. Trump also established a religious test for refugees from Muslim nations: He ordered that Christians and others from minority religions be granted priority over Muslims.
“We don’t want them here,” Mr. Trump said of Islamist terrorists during a signing ceremony at the Pentagon. “We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country, and love deeply our people.”
Earlier in the day, Mr. Trump explained to an interviewer for the Christian Broadcasting Network that Christians in Syria were “horribly treated” and alleged that under previous administrations, “if you were a Muslim you could come in, but if you were a Christian, it was almost impossible.”
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“I thought it was very, very unfair. So we are going to help them,” the president said.
In fact, the United States accepts tens of thousands of Christian refugees. According to the Pew Research Center, almost as many Christian refugees (37,521) were admitted as Muslim refugees (38,901) in the 2016 fiscal year.
The executive order suspends the entry of refugees into the United States for 120 days and directs officials to determine additional screening ”to ensure that those approved for refugee admission do not pose a threat to the security and welfare of the United States.”
The order also stops the admission of refugees from Syria indefinitely, and bars entry into the United States for 90 days from seven predominantly Muslim countries linked to concerns about terrorism. Those countries are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.
Additionally, Mr. Trump signed a memorandum on Friday directing what he called “a great rebuilding of the armed services,” saying it would call for budget negotiations to acquire new planes, new ships and new resources for the nation’s military.
“Our military strength will be questioned by no one, but neither will our dedication to peace,” Mr. Trump said.
GRAPHIC
How Trump’s Executive Order Will Affect the U.S. Refugee Program
The order cuts the number of refugees to the U.S. in half and bars those from Syria.
OPEN GRAPHIC
Announcing his “extreme vetting” plan, the president invoked the specter of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Most of the 19 hijackers on the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pa., were from Saudi Arabia. The rest were from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Lebanon. None of those countries are on Mr. Trump’s visa ban list.
Human rights activists roundly condemned Mr. Trump’s actions, describing them as officially sanctioned religious persecution dressed up to look like an effort to make the United States safer.
The International Rescue Committee called it “harmful and hasty.” The American Civil Liberties Union described it as a “euphemism for discriminating against Muslims.” Raymond Offensheiser, the president of Oxfam America, said the order would harm families around the world who are threatened by authoritarian governments.
“The refugees impacted by today’s decision are among the world’s most vulnerable people — women, children, and men — who are simply trying to find a safe place to live after fleeing unfathomable violence and loss,” Mr. Offensheiser said.
The president signed the executive order shortly after issuing a statement noting that Friday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, an irony that many of his critics highlighted on Twitter. The statement did not mention Jews, although it cited the “depravity and horror inflicted on innocent people by Nazi terror.”
Mr. Trump’s actions came during a swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, a former Marine general. Standing in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Mr. Trump hailed the members of America’s military as “the backbone of this country” and described Mr. Mattis as a “man of action.” The president mistakenly referred to Mr. Mattis as a “soldier,” a term abhorred by Marines.
Mr. Trump has been deferential to Mr. Mattis, who has quickly established himself as a top aide whose advice the president is willing to take. On Friday, Mr. Trump said he would let Mr. Mattis “override” him by banning torture during terror interrogations even though Mr. Trump believes the tactics do work in getting information from suspects.
In a remarkable show of deference to his own subordinate, Mr. Trump said during an earlier news conference Friday morning with Theresa May, the British prime minister, that he would let Mr. Mattis decide about whether to use torture in interrogations. Mr. Mattis has said he does not believe torture is effective.
“I don’t necessarily agree, but I will tell you that he will override because I’m giving him that power,” Mr. Trump said. “I’m going to rely on him. I happen to feel that it does work.”
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Mr. Trump appeared to be struggling with the issue even as he spoke, returning several times to his own belief in the effectiveness of torture even as he stated that he would let Mr. Mattis decide.
“But I’m going with our leaders,” he said. “We are going to win, with or without.”
Then he added, “But I do disagree.”
Mr. Mattis spent his first week as defense secretary trying to reassure not only American allies, but also military rank and file, that the United States will not abandon a national security structure that has stood in place since the end of World War II. He has told officials in the Pentagon building that at an uncertain time, he intends, as defense secretary, to provide an even-keeled, measured approach to national security issues.
Before the signing ceremony, Mr. Trump met with Mr. Mattis and his military chiefs for about an hour. The meeting — which took place in a Pentagon secure room known as “the tank” — included introductions for Mr. Trump to his military chiefs of staff. The meeting was attended by Michael Flynn, the national security adviser; Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and the chiefs of the four services and the National Guard.
The men discussed how to accelerate the fight against the Islamic State and North Korea and how to deal with a host of global challenges, said a defense official who was not authorized to talk publicly about the internal talks. The leaders also discussed how to improve military readiness.
The newly sworn-in secretary of defense also gave Mr. Trump a little of what the president has been asking — or tweeting — for. On Thursday, Mr. Mattis ordered a review of the controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, which has been criticized by Mr. Trump for its cost overruns.
Mr. Mattis also ordered that plans for a new Air Force One — another project that has come under fire from Mr. Trump — should be reviewed, “with the specific objective of identifying means to substantially reduce the program’s costs while delivering needed capabilities.”
The F-35 review, Mr. Mattis said in a memo, will also look at how to reduce costs while still meeting requirements set out for the fighter jet program.
During his confirmation hearings this month, Mr. Mattis defended Twitter messages from Mr. Trump criticizing the F-35 program. Mr. Mattis said at the time that Mr. Trump had “in no way shown a lack of support for the program,” adding, “He just wants more bang for the buck.”
The cost of building the F-35 next-generation fighter jet has been an issue at the Pentagon for several years. At an estimated $400 billion over 15 years for 2,443 planes, the fighter jet is the military’s largest weapons project.
Donald Trump Bars Refugees and Citizens of 7 Muslim Countries
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Famous Actor Mike Connors, best known for playing detective Joe Mannix on 1960s and ’70s show “Mannix,” died Thursday in Tarzana, Calif. He was 91.
He had been diagnosed a week ago with leukemia, according to his son-in-law Mike Condon.
“Mannix” ran for eight seasons from 1968 to 1975 and was the last series from Desilu Productions. Connors won a Golden Globe for his performance as a tough, athletic investigator, who in quintessential detective show style, insisted on doing things his own way and often got beat up in the process. He drove an impressive series of muscle cars including a Dodge Dart and Chevrolet Camaro.
Desilu president Lucille Ball convinced CBS not to cancel the show despite initial poor ratings, and it caught on after being retooled into a somewhat more conventional detective series. Mannix’s secretary, played by Gail Fisher, was one of few African-American actresses on TV at the time. “Here’s Lucy” produced a crossover episode in 1971 with Connors and Ball, called “Lucy and Mannix Are Held Hostage.”
As recently as 2007, he made a guest appearance on “Two and a Half Men.” His other TV appearances included “Murder, She Wrote,” “Love Boat,” and “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
The handsome square-jawed actor also appeared in early ’60s TV series “Tightrope!” and “Today’s F.B.I.” in the early ’80s. He later played Colonel Hack Peters in Herman Wouk miniseries “War and Remembrance.”
Born Kreker J. Ohanian in Fresno, Calif., Connors was of Armenian descent. He played basketball at UCLA where he was nicknamed “Touch,” and was credited in his first few films as Touch Connors. In the 1950s, Connors appeared in the John Wayne film “Island in the Sky” and in Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments.”
Connors is survived by his wife Mary Lou, daughter Dena, and granddaughter Cooper
He had been diagnosed a week ago with leukemia, according to his son-in-law Mike Condon.
“Mannix” ran for eight seasons from 1968 to 1975 and was the last series from Desilu Productions. Connors won a Golden Globe for his performance as a tough, athletic investigator, who in quintessential detective show style, insisted on doing things his own way and often got beat up in the process. He drove an impressive series of muscle cars including a Dodge Dart and Chevrolet Camaro.
Desilu president Lucille Ball convinced CBS not to cancel the show despite initial poor ratings, and it caught on after being retooled into a somewhat more conventional detective series. Mannix’s secretary, played by Gail Fisher, was one of few African-American actresses on TV at the time. “Here’s Lucy” produced a crossover episode in 1971 with Connors and Ball, called “Lucy and Mannix Are Held Hostage.”
As recently as 2007, he made a guest appearance on “Two and a Half Men.” His other TV appearances included “Murder, She Wrote,” “Love Boat,” and “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
The handsome square-jawed actor also appeared in early ’60s TV series “Tightrope!” and “Today’s F.B.I.” in the early ’80s. He later played Colonel Hack Peters in Herman Wouk miniseries “War and Remembrance.”
Born Kreker J. Ohanian in Fresno, Calif., Connors was of Armenian descent. He played basketball at UCLA where he was nicknamed “Touch,” and was credited in his first few films as Touch Connors. In the 1950s, Connors appeared in the John Wayne film “Island in the Sky” and in Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments.”
Connors is survived by his wife Mary Lou, daughter Dena, and granddaughter Cooper
RIP! Actor Mike Connors, ‘Mannix’ Star, Dies at 91
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murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till of Chicago is often cited as the crime that sparked the civil rights movement. Now, a woman whose claims spurred the horrifying crime has broken her silence about a lie that cost Till his life.
Till went to a corner store for bubble gum while visiting family in Mississippi on Aug. 28, 1955 when a woman working there claimed he grabbed and sexually harassed her. Word got out about the incident and the woman's husband, Roy Bryant, set out for revenge.
Bryant and his half brother J.W. Milam kidnapped, tortured and murdered Till. Despite overwhelming evidence of their guilt, it took an all-white jury an hour to declare the two not guilty in the slaying. Many say the testimony of Bryant's wife, Carolyn, led to the quick acquittal.
Timothy Tyson, who is writing a book about the Emmett Till murder, interviewed the historically elusive Carolyn, according to Vanity Fair. She told Tyson the claims she made about Till groping and harassing her were “not true."
“Nothing that boy did could ever justify what happened to him," the 72-year-old told Tyson, according to Vanity Fair. She also said she felt “felt tender sorrow" for Till's mother, Mamie Till Mobley, but stopped short of repenting.
Mobley continued fighting for civil rights until her death in 2003. Her insistence on holding an open-casket funeral for Emmett showed America how black people were treated in the South.
Read more about Tyson's book and his interview with Carolyn Bryant here.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170127/downtown/emmett-till-carolyn-bryant-racism-timothy-tyson
Woman Who Claimed Emmett Till Harassed Her: 'That Part's Not True'
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