“President-elect Donald Trump met with Apple board member and former Vice President Al Gore at Trump Tower on Monday,” Antonio José Vielma reports for CNBC.
“As he was leaving Trump Tower, Gore told reporters he had a lengthy and very productive session with the president-elect, and mentioned he also had an earlier meeting with Trump’s daughter Ivanka,” Vielma reports. “‘It was a sincere search for areas of common ground,’ he said. ‘I found it an extremely interesting conversation, and to be continued, and I’m just going to leave it at that.'”
“The former vice president joined the Apple board in 2003,” Vielma reports. “As of earlier this year, he owned a little more than 440,000 shares, according to filings.”
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“Ivanka Trump is one of the most influential people in Trump’s life and is a member of his transition team, although she has said she does not plan to take an active role in her father’s administration,” Jenna Johnson and Juliet Eilperin report for The Washington Post. “Her husband, Jared Kushner, is one of Trump’s most trusted aides, and the couple are reportedly house-hunting in Washington.”
Johnson and Eilperin report, “While Gore was not personally close to Hillary Clinton — their relationship became strained in the wake of President Bill Clinton’s impeachment and as they both vied for Democratic donors’ support during their respective political bids in 2000 — the former vice president campaigned on her behalf late in this year’s presidential campaign.”
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MacDailyNews Take: We certainly do live in “extremely interesting” times.
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“To be continued,” we’re sure.
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