President-elect Donald Trump and Mike Pence got a standing ovation by worshippers at a New Jersey church on Sunday - and it appeared that Trump was exhibiting Pence the ropes - simply days after the vice-president elect was booed on the award-winning musical Hamilton in New York Metropolis.
On Friday, the Hamilton solid started their tackle, which was delivered by actor Brandon Dixon, by thanking Pence for coming to the present.
'We sir, we're the varied America who're alarmed and anxious that your new administration won't shield us, our planet, our kids, our dad and mom, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights,' Dixon stated.
And this is not the primary standing ovation Trump has acquired in current weeks.
The billionaire was given a standing ovation by shocked diners final week when he ditched his press entourage to eat dinner along with his household at well-known steak home 21 Membership.
However on Sunday, Trump and Pence began their week off by going to the Lamington Presbyterian Church in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Trump was additionally accompanied by his incoming chief of workers Reince Priebus and his marketing campaign supervisor Kellyanne Conway.
Conway tweeted that the sermon was about saying and that means thanks, together with 'having a grateful coronary heart.'
The church is simply two miles from The Donald's Trump Nationwide Golf Membership Bedminster, the place Trump was set to interview cupboard candidates.
President-elect Donald Trump began his Sunday by going to church companies on the Lamington Presbyterian Church in Bedminster, New Jersey
President-elect Donald Trump presents a handshake as he heads into church right this moment earlier than assembly with a brand new batch of individuals at his golf membership
Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Reince Priebus and Kellyanne Conway all went to church in New Jersey on Sunday
Donald Trump introduced alongside Vice President-elect Mike Pence, Reince Priebus and Kellyanne Conway when he went to church Sunday
Church member, Jim Tiesi, advised the New York Publish: 'I simply advised him that I hope he understands the nation helps him and to not be distracted by the noise.
'He advised me, "Thanks."'
One other churchgoer, Shelley Ricco, 62, advised the Publish that she is happy concerning the Trump administration.
'I simply wish to say thanks to president-elect Trump from the underside of my coronary heart. I have been a member of this church for 45 years and the entire congregation is thrilled to have him,' Ricco stated.
Trump then kicked off one other set of conferences on the white-pillared clubhouse of his New Jersey golf membership.
First up, Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood expertise agent, whose brother Rahm Emanuel was President Obama's first chief of workers earlier than being elected Chicago mayor.
'Excellent. Nice man. Nice pal of mine,' Trump stated of the leisure trade title.
Trump additionally met with billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, and when requested Sunday if he is contemplating Ross for secretary of commerce, the president-elect replied: 'That is what we're searching for.'
Ross was requested if he wished the job. He replied: 'Time will inform.'
Trump met with former New York Metropolis Mayor Rudy Giuliani and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie - two of his high surrogates from the marketing campaign.
Christie had initially been tapped to guide Trump's transition, however was changed by Pence.
When reporters gathered outdoors the golf membership requested Trump if there was a spot for Christie within the administration the president-elect solely answered, 'He is a really proficient [man],' including that the New Jersey governor was 'sensible' and 'powerful.'
Initially, Christie gave the impression to be eyeing the place of lawyer common, however that job was already handed out to Sen. Jeff Periods, the primary U.S. senator to have endorsed Trump.
At present, Trump additionally talked to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, civil rights lawyer Peter Kirsanow and Jonathan Grey, world head of actual property at Blackstone Group.
The founding father of Black Leisure Tv, Robert Johnson, was additionally in entrance of the president-elect.
President-elect Donald Trump stands with investor Wilbur Ross after assembly on the Trump Nationwide Golf Membership Bedminster clubhouse
Trump has met with former New York Metropolis Mayor Rudy Giuliani - one in all his high surrogates from the marketing campaign
President-elect Donald Trump and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie shake arms earlier than their assembly
Donald Trump greets Kansas Secretary of State, Kris Kobach, as he arrives on the clubhouse on Sunday
Trump shakes arms with Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood expertise agent, whose brother Rahm Emanuel was President Obama's first chief of workers earlier than being elected Chicago mayor
Jonathan Grey, world head of actual property at Blackstone Group, arrives to fulfill with President-elect Donald Trump
Trump moreover met with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, former Speaker of the Oklahoma Home of Representatives T.W. Shannon and Bridgewater Associates President David McCormick.
Retired Marine Corps Normal John Kelly can also be slated to fulfill with the president-elect, in keeping with transition officers.
Journalists staking out the scene at Bedminster requested Trump for a progress report after lunch.
'Getting very shut on quite a bit,' Trump stated of constructing selections on who his cupboard picks can be.
Setting a rancorous 12 months apart, the pugnacious billionaire placed on a smiling present of goodwill Saturday with former rival Mitt Romney. However Trump didn't reveal or point out whether or not the 2012 Republican nominee could possibly be in line for a cupboard submit.
He additionally met with training activists Michelle Rhee and Betsy DeVos, in addition to retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, thought of a contender to guide the Pentagon.
'We're seeing large expertise,' Trump stated Saturday. 'Those who, like I say, we'll 'Make America Nice Once more.''
On Sunday, he tweeted niceties about his assembly with Mattis.
'Normal James 'Mad Canine' Mattis, who's being thought of for Secretary of Protection, was very spectacular yesterday. A real Normal's Normal!' Trump wrote Sunday morning.
Each Romney and Trump had been optimistic about their sit-down, a marked shift in tone after a 12 months through which Romney attacked Trump as a 'con man' and Trump labeled him a 'loser.' However the two have began to fix fences since Trump's victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Earlier than turning to his guests, Trump took to Twitter, the place he rushed to the protection of Mike Pence on Saturday after 'Hamilton' actor Brandon Victor Dixon challenged the incoming vp from the Broadway stage after the present Friday evening.
'Apologize!' Trump tweeted to the actor. 'Our fantastic future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed final evening on the theater by the solid of Hamilton, cameras blazing. This could not occur!'
President-elect Donald Trump (left) and Vice President-elect Mike Pence departed after a day of conferences yesterday on the Trump Nationwide Golf Membership in Bedminster, New Jersey
Donald Trump met - and was extremely impressed with - Normal James Mattis, when the 2 males met Saturday in Bedminster, New Jersey
President-elect Donald Trump met yesterday with Bob Woodson in Bedminster, New Jersey. Woodson is being thought of for the function of secretary of housing and concrete growth
Yesterday in Bedminster, Donald Trump and Mike Pence met with Normal James Mattis, who's up for the place of secretary of protection
This morning Donald Trump tweeted that he was impressed along with his assembly with Normal James Mattis, who is very revered
Dixon tweeted again: 'Dialog will not be harassment sir. And I recognize @Mike-Pence for stopping to pay attention.'
Trump posted an identical Tweet Saturday night, solely to later delete it. Staffers didn't instantly reply to an e mail asking why.
Trump additionally bragged on Twitter about agreeing to settle a trio of lawsuits in opposition to Trump College, claiming: 'The ONLY dangerous factor about profitable the presidency is that I didn't have the time to undergo an extended however profitable trial on Trump U. Too dangerous!'
It was introduced Friday that Trump had agreed to a $25 million settlement to resolve three lawsuits over Trump College, his former faculty for actual property traders. The lawsuits alleged the college misled college students and didn't ship on its guarantees in applications that price as much as $35,000. Trump has denied the allegations and had stated repeatedly he wouldn't settle.
Trump began filling key administration positions on Friday, choosing Alabama Sen. Jeff Periods for lawyer common and Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo to move the CIA, signaling a pointy rightward shift in U.S. safety coverage as he begins to kind his Cupboard. Trump additionally named retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn as his nationwide safety adviser.
Trump's preliminary selections recommend a extra aggressive army involvement in counterterror technique and a better emphasis on Islam's function in stoking extremism.
Periods, who's finest recognized for his onerous line immigration views, has questioned whether or not terrorist suspects ought to profit from the rights out there in U.S. courts. Pompeo has stated Muslim leaders are 'doubtlessly complicit' in assaults if they don't denounce violence carried out within the title of Islam.
Pompeo's nomination to guide the CIA additionally opens the prospect of the U.S. resuming torture of detainees. Trump has backed harsh interrogation strategies that President Barack Obama and Congress have banned, saying the U.S. 'ought to go more durable than waterboarding,' which simulates drowning. In 2014, Pompeo criticized Obama for 'ending our interrogation program' and stated intelligence officers 'are usually not torturers, they're patriots.'
Periods and Pompeo would each require Senate affirmation; Flynn wouldn't.
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