Climate change skepticism and denial

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump condemned Russia critics on Jan. 7, calling those who oppose better relations with Moscow "stupid" people and "fools" in his latest Twitter tirade.  

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an effort to help Republican Donald Trump's electoral chances by discrediting Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential campaign, U.S. intelligence agencies said in an assessment on Jan. 6.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump targeted Toyota Motor Corp on Jan. 5, threatening to impose a hefty fee on the world's largest automaker if it builds its Corolla cars for the U.S. market at a plant in Mexico.

"Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax," Trump said in a post on Twitter.

In a city bound by tradition, every president taps a legislative affairs director to work with Congress. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears ready to use a legislative whip like none other: Twitter.

Ford Motor Co  on Tuesday scrapped a planned Mexican car factory and added 700 jobs in Michigan following criticism by Donald Trump, as the U.S. president-elect turned his attention toward rival General Motors Co with the threat of a "big border tax" over compact cars made in Mexico. 

The President-elect Donald Trump says that he has new information regarding the alledged involvement of Russia in the US elections. “It could be someone else” he stated during a New Year’s Eve party in Florida and added that he knows things others don’t”.

President-elect Donald Trump says that "no computer is safe" when it comes to keeping information private, expressing new skepticism about the security of online communications his administration is likely to use for everything from day-to-day planning to international relations.

Trump rarely uses email or computers despite his frequent tweeting.

The USA announced the deportation of 35 Russian diplomats as a retaliation for the cyber-attacks Obama is accusing Russia of. The diplomats were given 72 hours to leave the country.

Also two facilities the American authorities claim that were used to facilitate the attacks are shutting down.

The saga of who will be present as Donald Trump is inaugurated as the next president of the United State continues.

Milorad Dodik now claims to have received "another invitation" to go to Washington DC.

Russia on Dec. 28 promised retaliation against Washington in the event of new economic sanctions. 
"To be honest, we are tired of lie about the 'Russian hackers,' which is being poured down in the United States from the very top," Reuters quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying.