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On Alt-Right And Conflicts of Interest: What Trump Told ‘Times’ Journalists

President-elect Donald Trump had a wide-ranging talk with New York Times journalists. He disavowed the alt-right and also dismissed concerns about his potential conflicts of interests.

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President-elect Donald Trump walks through the lobby of the New York Times following a meeting with editors at the paper on Tuesday in New York City.
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President-elect Donald Trump walks through the lobby of the New York Times following a meeting with editors at the paper on Tuesday in New York City.

Donald Trump had a wide-ranging talk with New York Times journalists on Tuesday.

The president-elect disavowed the alt-right — a movement with views widely considered anti-Semitic and white supremacistand also dismissed concerns about his potential conflicts of interests. Times journalists live tweeted the meeting. Here are some highlights:

 

On Whether He Spoke To Nigel Farage About Opposing Wind Farms:

 

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On Potential Conflicts Of Interest:

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On Whether He’ll Prosecute Clinton:

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On his chief strategist Steve Bannon:

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On Peace in the Middle East:

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On the Alt-Right:

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On Climate Change:

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