[Dhaka Tribune] President-elect Donald Trump...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
began laying the groundwork on Friday to take office on January 20, 2017, gathering the most loyal advisers from his bad boy campaign and three of his children to plot his transition strategy as Protesters across the US are gearing up for weekend demonstrations over the election of Donald Trump.
The announcement was one of several surprises, as Trump shook up his transition team by putting running mate Mike Pence in charge and named a cohort of Washington insiders ‐ and three of his children ‐ to help with the process of choosing a new cabinet.
The reshuffle came as anti-Trump protesters spilled onto the streets for a third straight night, with the Republican facing mounting calls to reassure Americans who fear a xenophobic crackdown under his authority.
Throngs of people ‐ among them families and children ‐ rallied late Friday in New York’s Washington Square carrying banners reading "Peace and Love" and "Your wall can’t stand in our way." Local media estimated a turnout of some 4,000 protesters.
Early Saturday, Portland police said on Twitter that they were investigating a report of a shooting and a possible injury on a Willamette River bridge that protesters were heading toward. They asked the public to leave the area. It wasn’t immediately clear if the report had anything to do with the protests.
In Portland, Oregon, a demonstrator was shot and sustained non-life-threatening injuries after what police believe was a confrontation. The suspect then fled the area.
And more than 1,000 people gathered in Miami, with weekend protests planned in a number of other cities.
The 70-year-old incoming president has a mammoth task of fleshing out his cabinet, as well as steering the complex transition of power, and announced on Friday he was elevating Vice President-elect Pence to lead the process.
Trump included three of his children and his son-in-law Jared Kushner on the transition team ‐ a move likely to raise eyebrows, since the tycoon earlier announced that should he win he would place his vast business interests into a blind trust operated by Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump.