Donald Trump had a wide-ranging talk with New York Times journalists on Tuesday.
The president-elect disavowed the alt-right 鈥� a movement with views widely considered anti-Semitic and white supremacist鈥�and also dismissed concerns about his potential conflicts of interests. Times journalists . Here are some highlights:
On Whether He Spoke To :
"I might have brought it up," Trump says of Farage meeting and wind farms.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT)
On Potential Conflicts Of Interest:
Trump on his businesses/conflict q's: "The law's totally on my side, the president can't have a conflict of interest."
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT)
Conflicts of interest? Trump says: 鈥淚f it were up to some people, I would never, ever see my daughter Ivanka again."
— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum)
What about selling your company? 鈥淭hat鈥檚 a really hard thing to do, because I have real estate."
— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum)
"My company's so unimportant to me relative to what I'm doing." Trump.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT)
Trump acknowledges the DC hotel he owns is "probably a more valuable asset than it was before." Says the brand is "hotter."
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT)
On Whether He'll Prosecute Clinton:
"My inclination would be for whatever power I have on the matter is to say let's go forward.This has been looked at for so long, ad nauseum"
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT)
That last tweet was Trump making clear he doesn't favor prosecution. Added people could argue the Clinton Foundation has done "good work."
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT)
"I think it would be very very divisive for the country," Trump says about prosecuting the Clintons.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT)
On his chief strategist Steve Bannon:
Trump: 鈥淚鈥檝e known Steve Bannon a long time. If i thought he was a racist, or alt-right鈥 wouldn鈥檛 even think about hiring him."
— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum)
Trump on Bannon: "I think it's very hard on him. I think he's having a hard time with it. Because it's not him."
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT)
On Peace in the Middle East:
鈥淚 would love to be the one who made peace with Israel and the Palestinians, that would be such a great achievement."
— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum)
Trump: Jared Kushner could help make peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
— Elisabeth Bumiller (@BumillerNYT)
On the Alt-Right:
Will the President-elect condemn Richard Spencer鈥檚 alt-right gathering? 鈥淚 condemn them. I disavow, and I condemn,鈥� says Trump.
— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum)
On Climate Change:
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"I think there is some connectivity" between humans and climate change, Trump says.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT)
On climate change, Trump says he is also thinking about "how much it will cost our companies鈥� & the effect on American competitiveness.
— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum)
