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Trump Tracker: Big Tech Critic Brendan Carr To Be Trump’s Communications Chief

Trump Return Won’t Impact Iran-China Ties: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Aide

Iran’s ties with China will remain unchanged despite the election of Donald Trump as US president, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in remarks carried by ISNA news agency.

Ali Akbar Velayati said Trump’s return to the White House in January would not “impact” Iran’s foreign policy, “particularly its ties with China”, according to ISNA.

“Iran and China have long-standing, close and cordial cultural and historical relations and they have had many positive effects on each other,” he was quoted as saying.

Hope India-US Ties Will Strengthen Under Trump: US Envoy

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has expressed optimism that the US-India ties will continue to grow under President-elect Donald Trump.

“The great thing about the US-India relationship is that it is bipartisan. It has never relied on the Democrats or Republicans being in charge of our United States Congress or the Presidency. It has grown with (every changing) president, so I expect the relationship will grow with the Republican president again,” he said at an event.

Xi Jinping Vows To Work With Donald Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to work with the incoming US administration of Donald Trump as he held his final talks with outgoing President Joe Biden.

“China’s goal of a stable, healthy and sustainable China-US relationship remains unchanged” after Trump’s election, Xi said as he met Biden on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima, Peru, for their first talks in seven months.

Days After “Make America Healthy Again” Pledge, Trump, RFK Jr Eat McDonald’s With Musk

Donald Trump and his pick for health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, have been pictured sharing a McDonald’s meal with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, days after they promised to “make America healthy again.”

Kennedy flew with Trump aboard his plane to an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout in New York on Saturday along with Musk and Donald Jr, Trump’s eldest son.

The four men are shown seated in front of trays of McDonald’s food in a photo posted online by Donald Jr which he jokingly captioned: “Make America Healthy Again starts TOMORROW.”

Make America Healthy Again starts TOMORROW. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/LLzr5S9ugf

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 17, 2024

Donald Trump Meets PGA Boss, Saudi PIF Head Amid Deal Talks: report

Donald Trump has met with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Saudi Public Investment Fund boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan, leaders of the two sides deadlocked in talks over bridging the divide in men’s golf.

The Washington Post reported Sunday that Trump, who has hosted PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf events on his courses, played golf with Monahan on Friday at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Big Tech Critic Brendan Carr To Be Trump’s Communications Chief

US President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Republican Brendan Carr, an Elon Musk-backed critic of big tech, to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

In a statement, Trump called him a “warrior for Free Speech”.

Carr has “fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms” and will “end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s Job Creators and Innovators, and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America,” Trump, who is set to return to White House in January next year, said.