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Trump begins appointing transition team

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President-elect Donald Trump has started to appoint his transition team ahead of re-entering the White House. While we were on air Trump announced that his campaign co-chair Susie Wiles will become his Chief of Staff. Many businesses in the UK are looking to see who will shape his economic policy and tariff regime. We spoke to his former Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.The BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason has been speaking to Foreign Secretary David Lammy about his litany of insults directed towards Donald Trump when Lammy was a backbench MP.As European leaders meet in Budapest, we discuss whether Trump's re-election will lead to fundamental changes to the relationship that's existed between Europe and the US since 1945.And Australia says it'll ban social media for those under 16.
7 Nov 5PM English United Kingdom TV & Film

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