Incoming vice-president says people who ‘committed violence’ shouldn’t be pardoned as surveys suggest blanket pardons would be unpopular with AmericansVance says Trump supporters who ‘committed violence’ during Capitol attack shouldn’t be pardonedPardoning January 6 defendants is far from the first campaign promise on which Donald Trump has changed his stance since winning re-election in November.The Republican wooed voters with promises to lower prices on groceries, but told Time magazine in a late November interview that undoing what inflation has done is likely impossible:I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard. But I think that they will. I think that energy is going to bring them down. I think a better supply chain is going to bring them down.Let’s set it at 100 days and move all the way back and figure a way we can do this in the near term to make sure that the solution is solid, it’s sustainable, and that this war ends so that we stop the carnage. I think that’s going to be very, very important to do. It’s going to be important for our national security. It’s a part of our vital national interests, and it’s also good for Europe as well and the globe as well.Confirmation hearings begin this week for Trump’s cabinet nominees, with the first scheduled for Tuesday. Some nominees, such as senator Marco Rubio to lead the state department, are expected to be approved with little tension. But others, think Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr as secretary of health and human services and Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, will spark fights with Democrats.Joe Biden is looking to make the most of his final week as president, beginning with a speech today at 2pm ET from the state department about his foreign policy legacy.Los Angeles firefighters continue to combat blazes in and around the city, amid fears that another bout of gusty and hot weather could fuel more outbreaks. Follow our live blog for more. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jan/13/trump-vance-transition-inauguration-politics-updates
Author : Chris Stein
Publish date : 2025-01-13 14:25:00
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
JD Vance walks back Trump’s pledge to pardon January 6 protesters on day one – US politics live
