Cramer names oil and natural gas stocks set to do well under TrumpU.S. stock futures were little changed Sunday night as Wall Street kicked off a shortened Thanksgiving trading week. Markets are closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving Day and end early on Friday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose just 52 points, or 0.1%. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 added less than 0.1% each. The major averages are coming off a winning week as the postelection rally picked up again. The 30-stock Dow advanced around 2% last week and finished at a record close. Meanwhile, the broad market index and Nasdaq Composite each rose about 1.7%. The small-cap Russell 2000 jumped roughly 4.5% during the week. President-elect Donald Trump signaled his intention to nominate Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Friday after the market close. Investors may view the pick favorably and see the hedge fund manager as someone who will be supportive of the equity market. To be sure, Trump stated that Bessent would help him implement protectionist trade policies, which some investors fear will hurt the market. "U.S. equities, the dollar and Treasury yields have all risen sharply in response to better-than-expected U.S. economic data and have received an additional boost from the election outcome," said MRB Partners global strategist Phillip Colmar. "However," he added, "investors should be careful not to be dogmatic in their views and positioning since the policies proposed by President-elect Trump are a conflicting mix of pro-growth fiscal stimulus and stagflationary isolationism." Despite this week's shortened trading week, the interest rate outlook is back in focus with the release of October's personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure. Minutes from the Fed's most recent policy meeting are also due out ahead of Thanksgiving. On the corporate earnings front, several retailers and tech names are slated to release quarterly results during the week. Bath and Body Works is scheduled to announce its earnings Monday morning. On Tuesday, retailers Macy's, Nordstrom and Best Buy are reporting results, as well as tech companies CrowdStrike and Dell Technologies. Stock futures open little changed U.S. stock futures traded near the flatline Sunday night. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose just 52 points, or 0.1%. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 added less than 0.1% each. — Hakyung KimNone

Imagine you do something really bad, like breaking all the rules in a game, but instead of getting punished, someone says, “Come stay with me. You’ll be safe here.” That’s what happens with some powerful leaders when they lose power or get into trouble. Here’s an example: Bashar al-Assad, who used to rule Syria, caused a lot of pain in his country. But when things got too dangerous for him, he didn’t stick around to face the consequences. Instead, he ran off to Russia, where he’s now being protected. This kind of “help” has been going on for centuries. A History of Helping the Powerful Powerful people looking out for each other isn’t new. Long ago, Humayun, a Mughal king, got help from Persia when he lost his throne. When royal families in France or Russia had to flee their countries, other European rulers gave them a safe place to live. Even in modern times, India gave the Dalai Lama a home when he escaped from Tibet, and more recently, helped Sheikh Hasina, who leads Bangladesh. Sometimes, even terrible leaders get this special treatment. Idi Amin, who hurt thousands of people in Uganda, ended up living a comfy life in Saudi Arabia. Jean-Claude Duvalier from Haiti, who stole millions of dollars, lived in Paris. Mengistu Haile Mariam, accused of genocide in Ethiopia, found safety in Zimbabwe. Why Are Some People Saved and Others Aren’t? Here’s the truth: powerful people often get help because they’re still useful to someone. Countries and leaders sometimes make deals like, “I’ll protect you now if you help me later.” But this special treatment is usually only for the rich or politically important. For regular people, it’s a different story. Think about Alan Kurdi, a little boy whose picture shook the world. His family was trying to escape the war in Syria (caused by Assad) and reach Europe in a small, unsafe boat. He didn’t survive. Unlike the powerful, ordinary people don’t have anyone watching their backs when they’re in danger. In the end, the rules seem unfair: powerful people get away with a lot, while the rest often face the worst consequences.Jets struggle without EhlersMax Brooks scores 26 points and UMass-Lowell secures 92-83 victory over Dartmouth

I'm A Celebrity 2024 winner breaks down in tears as they say 'I can't even talk'CHICAGO (AP) — Jacob Meyer scored 23 points as DePaul beat Wichita State 91-72 on Saturday. Meyer shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 7 from the line for the Blue Demons (8-2). CJ Gunn scored 22 points, shooting 9 for 12, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc. Isaiah Rivera shot 6 for 11, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points, while adding seven rebounds. Harlond Beverly led the Shockers (8-2) in scoring, finishing with 14 points. Xavier Bell added 14 points for Wichita State. Quincy Ballard also had 12 points. Rivera scored 14 points in the first half and DePaul went into halftime trailing 47-42. Meyer led DePaul with 14 points in the second half and the Blue Demons outscored Wichita State by 24 points over the final half. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .QUIZ: IA Interrogates! #3

British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday in Stockholm. The pair landed the accolade because they used physics to develop artificial neural networks, which help computers learn without having to program them. These networks form the foundation of machine learning, a computer science that relies on data and algorithms to help artificial intelligence mimic the human brain. Hinton and Hopfield’s path to the Nobel began when Hopfield, who is now a professor emeritus at Princeton University, invented a network in 1982 that could store and reconstruct images in data. The Hopfield network uses associate memory, which humans use to remember what something looks like when it’s not in front of them or to conjure up a word they know but seldom use. The network can mirror this process because it stores patterns and has a method for recreating them. When the network is given an incomplete or slightly distorted pattern, the method then searches for the stored pattern that is most similar to recreate data. This means if a computer was shown, for example, a photo of dog where only part of the animal was visible, it could use the network to piece together the missing part of the image and recognize it was depicting a dog. Hinton, who was working at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in 1985, used the Hopfield network as the foundation for a new network he called the Boltzmann machine. Its name came from the nineteenth-century physicist Ludwig Boltzmann. The Boltzmann machine learns from examples, rather than instructions, and when trained, can recognize familiar characteristics in information, even if it has not seen that data before. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which gives out the Nobel, likens this to how humans may be able to identify someone as a relative of one of their friends, even if they’ve never met this person before, because of they share similar traits. The Boltzmann machine works in a similar way, classifying images or creating new examples based on the patterns it was trained on. This kind of technology can help suggest films or television shows based on a user’s preferences and past viewing history The Hopfield network and Boltzmann machine are considered to have laid the groundwork for modern AI. Hinton, a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, went on to win the A.M. Turing Award, known as the Nobel Prize of computing, with fellow Canadian Yoshua Bengio and American Yan LeCun in 2018. He is often called the godfather of AI. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 8, 2024. Tara Deschamps, The Canadian PressJessica Alba shares glimpses of family vacation from Mexico

NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: New York, N.Y., December 8, 2024. Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of ordinary shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) between January 24, 2024 and October 15, 2024, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important January 13, 2025 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased ASML ordinary shares during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the ASML class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=31159 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for more information. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 13, 2025. 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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, during the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the issuers being faced by suppliers, like ASML, in the semiconductor industry were much more severe than defendants had indicated to investors; (2) the pace of recovery of sales in the semiconductor industry was much slower than defendants had publicly acknowledged; (3) defendants had created the false impression that they possessed reliable information pertaining to customer demand and anticipated growth, while also downplaying risk from macroeconomic and industry fluctuations, as well as stronger regulations restricting the export of semiconductor technology, including the products that ASML sells; and (4) as a result, defendants’ statements about ASML’s business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages. 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The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. 275 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 686-1060 Toll Free: (866) 767-3653 Fax: (212) 202-3827 case@rosenlegal.com www.rosenlegal.comApple and Sony are reportedly working to bring PSVR2 controller support to the Vision Pro. Here is how it may work. The arrival of Apple’s first AR/VR headset, Vision Pro, earlier this year has brought excitement and hope to be something futuristic. However, one of the major letdowns was the absence of a dedicated controller. Apple only relied on the controller-frew experience with the help of hand and eye tracking, which may sound exciting but gamers may not be happy with that. The result? Vision Pro struggled in the gaming space, a key market for VR devices. While it supported PS5 and Xbox controllers, those were designed for console gaming — not the immersive, movement-heavy experience VR gamers expect. Apple and Sony Talking Controllers According to industry reports, Apple has been in talks with Sony to add PSVR2 controller support to Vision Pro, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said in his latest newsletter. These controllers have the ability to be accurately tracked and have 6 degrees of freedom making them ideal for use in VR settings. Should this partnership actually materialize what it means is that Vision Pro can become an excellent device for gamers as well. The best part? The PSVR2 controllers could also be beneficial for the users who don’t necessarily want to use them for gaming. This can include tasks such as video editing in Final Cut Pro, or app interfaces on visionOS. Think about pulling a menu down with thumbstick or selecting an item by pulling a trigger, that is even better than pinching the air to grab stuff! What This Means for Vision Pro Users If Apple and Sony manage to pull this off, the PSVR2 controllers could be made available on cetain online Apple stores. This would broaden the scope of possibilities for the Vision Pro users, ranging from entertaining gaming activities to more appealing office work. Of course, this would still leave another challenge: game availability. To really win over gamers, Apple might need to invest in developing exclusive, high-quality games for Vision Pro — something it hasn’t done yet. When Can We Expect? While nothing is official yet, insiders say this partnership has been in the works for months. This would mean that both companies would have to venture into a whole new market because Sony would have to begin selling its PSVR2 controllers separately from the headset. If everything goes according to plan, Vision Pro can finally be more than just a fancy expensive piece of hardware for video calls and basic applications. With niche controller support and improved games, it may just be everything Apple envisioned for the Vision Pro: A truly multi-functional device for VR gaming and immersive productivity. Click for more latest Tech news . Also get top headlines and latest news from India and around the world at News9. Divya is a Senior Sub-Editor with about 3 years of experience in journalism and content writing. Before joining News9live, she had contributed to Times Now and Hindustan Times, where she focused on tech reporting and reviewing gadgets. When she's not working, you can find her indulging in Netflix, expressing her creativity through painting, and dancing. Latest NewsMajor stock indexes on Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Friday, capping a rare bumpy week for the market. The S&P 500 ended essentially flat, down less than 0.1%, after wavering between tiny gains and losses most of the day. The benchmark index posted a loss for the week, its first after three straight weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1%, ending just below the record high it set on Wednesday. There were more than twice as many decliners than gainers on the New York Stock Exchange. Gains in technology stocks helped temper losses in communication services, financials and other sectors of the market. Broadcom surged 24.4% for the biggest gain in the S&P 500 after the semiconductor company beat Wall Street’s profit targets and gave a glowing forecast, highlighting its artificial intelligence products. The company also raised its dividend. The company’s big gain helped cushion the market’s broader fall. Pricey stock values for technology companies like Broadcom give the sector more weight in pushing the market higher or lower. Artificial intelligence technology has been a focal point for the technology sector and the overall stock market over the last year. Tech companies, and Wall Street, expect demand for AI to continue driving growth for semiconductor and other technology companies. Some tech stocks were a drag on the market. Nvidia fell 2.2%, Meta Platforms dropped 1.7% and Google parent Alphabet slid 1.1%. Among the market’s other decliners were Airbnb, which fell 4.7% for the biggest loss in the S&P 500, and Charles Schwab, which closed 4% lower. Furniture and housewares company RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, surged 17% after raising its forecast for revenue growth for the year. All told, the S&P 500 lost 0.16 points to close at 6,051.09. The Dow dropped 86.06 points to 43,828.06. The Nasdaq rose 23.88 points to 19,926.72. Wall Street’s rally stalled this week amid mixed economic reports and ahead of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting of the year. The central bank will meet next week and is widely expected to cut interest rates for a third time since September. Expectations of a series of rate cuts has driven the S&P 500 to 57 all-time highs so far this year. The Fed has been lowering its benchmark interest rate following an aggressive rate hiking policy that was meant to tame inflation. It raised rates from near-zero in early 2022 to a two-decade high by the middle of 2023. Inflation eased under pressure from higher interest rates, nearly to the central bank’s 2% target. The economy, including consumer spending and employment, held strong despite the squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. A slowing job market, though, has helped push a long-awaited reversal of the Fed’s policy. Inflation rates have been warming up slightly over the last few months. A report on consumer prices this week showed an increase to 2.7% in November from 2.6% in October. The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, the personal consumption expenditures index, will be released next week. Wall Street expects it to show a 2.5% rise in November, up from 2.3% in October. The economy, though, remains solid heading into 2025 as consumers continue spending and employment remains healthy, said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY. “Still, the outlook is clouded by unusually high uncertainty surrounding regulatory, immigration, trade and tax policy,” he said. Treasury yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.40% from 4.34% late Thursday. European markets slipped. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.1%. Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% month-on-month in October, following a 0.1% decline in September, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Asian markets closed mostly lower.

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China advances in the development of new technologies and one of the most outstanding is the manufacturing of trains that operate with magnetic levitation technology. The Asian giant wants a rail transportation system that reaches speeds of 1,000 kilometers per hour and Elon Musk wants to participate in this initiative. PUBLICIDAD This was made known by the South African magnate himself in one of his most recent messages on his X account. In the midst of a political-economic discussion about the expenses, investments, and savings that the United States government, which will be presided over by Donald Trump, must make, Elon Musk agreed with one of China's technological initiatives. PUBLICIDAD The businessman Aaron Levie took a screenshot of a note, which could easily have been from FayerWayer , in which a media outlet talks about how China is building a magnetic levitation train that will reach 1,000 kilometers per hour. Levie says regarding this initiative the following: “This is why we should care about regulatory overhead in America. The world is moving forward one way or another”. “This would be a super and great deal,” responded Elon Musk, positively to the initiative of one of the biggest political and commercial rivals of the United States. Some analysts and international policy specialists have reportedly advised Elon Musk, the upcoming member of Donald Trump's cabinet, to avoid "echar flores" to China's projects. However, since the magnate is an unconventional person and he privately conducts business with China through Tesla Motors, he has no problem highlighting (and perhaps copying) the advancements of the Asian giant. The train with magnetic levitation of China The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has been working since 2022 on the development of magnetic levitation trains, which would operate using the hyperloop methods that Elon Musk also has in mind. The concept of a train with magnetic levitation involves carriages that glide along tracks that operate with electromagnetic fields, without the need for friction in interactions for propulsion, combustion, or speed. In a way, it levitates, but the true propulsion lies in the projections of its motor. The initial tests did not reach the target, but it has already surpassed 600 km/h. They expect that in the upcoming tests, the train will reach 1,000 km/h or its equivalent in the scales used for the tests.AP Sports SummaryBrief at 6:05 p.m. EST

Her visit to Syria to meet with then-President Bashar Assad around the time of Trump’s first inauguration during the country’s bloody civil war stunned the Washington national security establishment.Business Don't miss out on the headlines from Business. Followed categories will be added to My News. There are two clear groups of Australians right now – those with the cash and those without it, and the cash holders are laughing all the way to the bank. The latest figures from financial regulator APRA show households stashed an extra $19.5bn into cash deposits in October, taking their total holdings to a record $1.54 trillion. Research group Canstar says household deposits have risen more than $272bn since the Reserve Bank began raising interest rates in 2022. Meanwhile, the victims of those rate rises – people with home loans – continue to struggle with repayments costing them 62 per cent more than they were paying in 2022, while the relief of potential RBA rate cuts keeps getting pushed further back into 2025. They are losing because others are winning, and the fact that a large chunk of the population continues to hoard cash suggests there is still plenty of money to be spent in the economy to fuel inflation – and that’s not good news for borrowers. Canstar insights director Sally Tindall says most people would not have predicted that deposits would surge at the same time the RBA cash rate remained at 4.35 per cent. “The recent tax cuts and savings from the energy bill rebates could have easily been spent at the shops, but it appears many Australians are far more focused on saving this extra cash than spending it,” Tindall says. The benefits of holding cash are clear, with interest rates near 5 per cent providing a decent income return that was not available for many years, plus your savings are government guaranteed. It’s a brilliant buffer to hold in uncertain times, and economic and political uncertainty may be a reason why people are stashing more cash. However, anyone with a home loan should avoid holding any cash because the numbers don’t stack up. It makes little sense to have money in a bank account paying you 5 per cent, which is then taxed at your marginal rate, when you can instead divert that to your mortgage through offset accounts or redraw facilities, which deliver an instant 7 per cent after-tax saving in interest. If people are following this golden rule of finance, it suggests that the vast majority of Australians’ $1.54 trillion in cash deposits belongs to households that don’t have home loans. That’s a lot of spending power, and could continue to keep Australia’s inflation higher for longer, which will keep the RBA sitting on the sidelines for longer. Bank deposits continue to climb as home loan customers struggle. Picture: iStock The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics monthly Consumer Price Index indicator showed headline inflation steady at an annual rate of 2.1 per cent, which is will within the 2-3 per cent target band the RBA seeks to achieve with its rate movements, as it was pushed lower by temporary government energy bill rebates. However, underlying annual inflation, which strips out the volatile stuff and is the preferred measure for the RBA when watching CPI, rose from 3.2 per cent in September to 3.5 per cent in October. That’s way above the 2-3 per cent target and heading in the wrong direction for borrowers seeking rate relief. Canstar’s Tindall says the latest inflation date points to a May 2025 RBA rate cut at the earliest, and bank forecasters are tipping at least three cuts next year. Borrowers have learned in the past year or two that these forecasts are rubbery at best. As savers continue cheering these ongoing high interest rates, the wealth gap grows. More Coverage CBA backs down on bank fees David Ross, Cliona O’Dowd Inflation and interest rates: how to stay financially afloat Anthony Keane Originally published as Bank deposits boom as mortgage borrowers battle – the gap widens Join the conversation Add your comment to this story To join the conversation, please log in. Don't have an account? Register Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout More related stories Business Social licence the missing piece in green dream The head of renewables giant Enel’s Australian business says the absence of a social licence framework for developers is holding back the energy transition. Read more Business Costings cast cloud over Dutton’s nuclear dream The CSIRO has stepped up its attack on the price of Peter Dutton’s nuclear ambition, claiming the cost of large-scale power plants far exceeds firmed renewables over the long term. Read more

Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani proclaimed “a new history” for the nation after his forces seized Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled the capital. Addressing jubilant crowds at the historic Umayyad Mosque, Jawlani celebrated the fall of a regime known for decades of brutal repression and vowed to build a Syria worthy of its people’s sacrifices. “How many people were displaced across the world? How many people lived in tents? How many drowned in the seas?” Jawlani asked. “A new history, my brothers, is being written in the entire region after this great victory.” He called for unity in rebuilding Syria and creating “a beacon for the Islamic nation.” The swift collapse of Assad’s forces overnight triggered scenes of joy and disbelief. Thousands of political prisoners were freed as rebel forces blew open jail doors, allowing inmates to reunite with families after years of captivity. Videos captured freed prisoners running through the streets at dawn, some flashing hand gestures to symbolise the years spent in detention. The Syrian rebel coalition announced plans to transfer authority to a transitional governing body. “The great Syrian revolution has moved from the stage of struggle to overthrow the Assad regime to the struggle to build a Syria together that befits the sacrifices of its people,” the coalition stated. Follow us on:

In his first interview since the election, Trump told NBC's Kristen Welker about his priorities for day one, and beyond, of his next administration. Peter Kramer/NBC/Getty President-elect Donald Trump appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday to deliver his first televised interview after winning the 2024 election . In a wide-ranging conversation with moderator Kristen Welker, filmed at Trump Tower on Friday, he outlined some of his priorities for social policy, immigration, his plans to use the presidential pardon, the economy, foreign policy, and reproductive rights for his next term. Much of it was as dystopian as his proposed administration appointees. Naturally, he also again refused to acknowledge having lost the 2020 election. Here are some of the highlights from the approximately 40 minute-long interview . A very busy Day One On his first day in office, Trump told Welker he plans to issue a flurry of executive orders, focused on the economy and the border. He noted that he was not planning to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell. He also said he’ll issue pardons to imprisoned January 6 insurrectionists on his first day. “They’ve been in [jail] for years, and they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open,” he said. He declined to mention that the insurrection led to assaults of about 140 law enforcement officials and that more than 900 participants have been sentenced for criminal activity. And he “absolutely” will end birthright citizenship on day one—even though the 14th Amendment would pose a barrier. This could potentially affect millions of people who were born in the US, have worked, paid taxes, and started families. Trump appeared to suggest he would circumvent legal challenges by a constitutional amendment or executive action. Mass deportations When Welker asked how he would address his campaign promise of dealing with “everyone who is here illegally,” Trump reiterated his plans for mass deportation. This could affect, according to the Department of Homeland Security, about 11 million people. “You have no choice,” Trump told Welker. He proceeded to falsely allege that there were more than 13,000 murderers released into the country during President Biden’s term. Welker pointed out that this number refers to the period encompassing at least the last 40 years. (Trump, predictably, dismissed that fact: “That was a fiction, that they put that out.”) “We’re starting with the criminals, and we gotta do it, and then we’re starting with others, and we’ll see how it goes.” “We’re starting with the criminals, and we gotta do it,” Trump said, “and then we’re starting with others, and we’ll see how it goes.” As my colleague Isabela Dias has chronicled , the enactment of Trump’s mass deportation plan would lead to a dire shortage of low-wage workers, rising inflation, and higher costs for services, not to mention a human tragedy on a massive scale, among other outcomes. He noted that concerns about family separation could easily be dismissed, referring to previous comments made by his proposed “border czar” Tom Homan—the father of Trump’s first-term family separation policy. In a 60 Minutes interview, Homan said that entire families would be deported together to avoid separating parents from children. “I don’t want to be breaking up families,” Trump told Welker, “so the only way you don’t break up the family is you keep them together and you have to send them all back, even kids who are here legally.” Notably, Trump said he wants to work with Democrats to “work something out” to allow the approximately 3 million Dreamers—undocumented adults who arrived in the US as children—to be able to remain in the country of their birth. Medication abortion Trump said he does not intend to restrict access to medication abortion—which last year accounted for more than 60 percent of abortions nationwide, according to the Guttmacher Institute—but he did not entirely rule it out. Project 2025 , the extremist guidebook to a second Trump term, led by the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, says the FDA should revoke approval of the drugs and that Trump’s Department of Justice should prosecute distributors of the pills under the 19th-century Comstock Act . More than 100 scientific studies have shown medication abortion is safe and effective—including when it’s prescribed virtually and mailed to patients . “I’ll probably stay with exactly what I’ve been saying for the last two years. And the answer is, no,” Trump said. “You commit to that?” Welker pressed. He did not. “Things do change,” he allowed, “but I don’t think it’s going to change at all.” Retribution Trump told Welker that all the elected representatives who served on the House Select January 6 committee should go to jail. But, he assured her that he would not direct his FBI Director or Attorney General to carry out that order. He also defended his controversial choice for FBI Director, Kash Patel , who has called Democrats like Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton members of the “Deep State.” (He has also pledged to go after prominent Republicans, including Trump’s former attorneys general Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions, among several others, as my colleague David Corn recently wrote .) “If they think that somebody was dishonest, crooked or corrupt politician, I think he probably has an obligation to” investigate them, Trump told Welker. Implausibly, he then proceeded to claim he never called for Biden to be prosecuted. He did . And that he’s “not looking to go back into the past.” “I’m looking to make our country successful,” he said. “Retribution will be through success.” A couple of minutes later, however, Trump seemed to walk back his promise that he wouldn’t prosecute Biden. “I’m not doing that unless I find something that I think is reasonable. But that’s not going to be my decision,” he said, adding it would be up to Patel and Pam Bondi , his pick for attorney general, if they are confirmed. Trump also said he would not instruct Bondi to prosecute Special Counsel Jack Smith , who led the investigation into Trump’s role in inciting the January 6 insurrection before dropping it after the presidential election. Shortly after Trump’s interview, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who served on the January 6 committee, appeared on CNN’s Inside Politics and said he had “absolutely no worries about” being prosecuted and jailed. The 2020 Election When Welker asked, Trump said he has no plans to concede the 2020 election. “No. No,” he said. “Why would I do that?” (Maybe because—as more than 60 lawsuits have found —he lost.) “Why didn’t [Democrats] steal this election, since they have more power now?” Welker pressed. “Because,” Trump replied, “I think it was too big to rig.” On Sunday, after the interview aired, just in time for the holidays, Trump released his newest offering on Truth Social: a new line of perfumes and colognes he calls “Fight, Fight, Fight.”

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