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Donald Trump MEETING Shinzo Abe Japan PM Sen Chris Coons Interview Wolf Blitzer CNN LIVE

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Donald Trump MEETING Shinzo Abe Japan PM Sen Chris Coons Interview Wolf Blitzer CNN LIVE Hillary Clinton EMOTIONAL SPEECH Donald Trump is set to have his first face-to-face meeting as president-elect with another world leader today when he meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump Tower in New York City — the first test of Trump's resolve to stand by caustic campaign rhetoric that left many world leaders questioning his foreign policy agenda. Before departing for New York, Abe told reporters that the U.S.-Japanese alliance "only works based on trust," signaling that he will be looking for reassurance from Trump that he will remain committed to the relationship. Abe also said he is "honored" to be the first world leader to meet with Trump since the election. Trump made alarming statements about the alliance during his campaign, including suggestions that Japan procure nuclear weapons and defend itself rather than burden the United States with the cost of stationing tens of thousands of American military personnel on its soil. "I would rather have them not armed, but I'm not going to continue to lose this tremendous amount of money," Trump said during a Wisconsin campaign rally in April. "And frankly, the case could be made that ... let them protect themselves against North Korea. They'd probably wipe 'em out pretty quick." He said that it would a "terrible thing" if Japan and North Korea fought "but if they do, they do." North Korea has conducted two nuclear test this year, and two months ago it produced its largest explosion ever, detonating a bomb that analysts detected had a yield equivalent to 10 kilotons of TNT. The transition team appeared to hint Thursday that Senator Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, would be in Mr. Trump’s cabinet. In a statement, the team said that Mr. Sessions had met with Mr. Trump in his New York office on Thursday. “While nothing has been finalized and he is still talking with others as he forms his cabinet, the president-elect has been unbelievably impressed with Senator Sessions and his phenomenal record as Alabama’s attorney general and U.S. attorney,” the statement said. “It is no wonder the people of Alabama re-elected him without opposition.” Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, has consulted with lawyers about the possibility of joining the new administration, a move that could run afoul of federal anti-nepotism laws and would all but certainly invite lawsuits and ethical challenges. Mr. Kushner has talked to at least one lawyer and believes that by forgoing a salary and putting his business holdings into a blind trust he would not be bound by such laws, according to a person who had been briefed on the talks. Under federal statute, the president cannot accept voluntary services that are not permitted by law, and a separate statute bars public officials from employing family members in any capacity. Ambassador says Israel will work with Trump administration, including Bannon. The Israeli ambassador to the United States, Ronald Dermer, said Thursday that Israel would work with all members of the Trump administration, including Mr. Trump’s chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon. Mr. Trump appointed Mr. Bannon to be his senior counselor on Monday. The move has been widely criticized by Democrats and minority groups who say that Mr. Bannon’s website, Breitbart.com, promotes anti-Semitic and racist views.