Day 8: Friday, January 27, 2017

Morning

President Trump tweets that he looks forward to seeing final results of VoteStand (@realDonaldTrump archive)

President Trump tweets that U.S.-Mexican trade, border relationship must change (@realDonaldTrump archive)

President Trump and President Nieto hold  hour-long phone conversation regarding border wall (CNBC Twitter)

Mike Pence, Kellyanne Conway speak at March for Life rally in Washington D.C. (text of VP Pence’s speech)

Dallas, Texas teacher who mock-assassinated an image of President Trump with a water gun has been placed on administrative leave (Daily Mail)

Statement by President on International Holocaust Remembrance Day (WhiteHouse.gov)

Afternoon

Washington Post obtains recordings of GOP meeting in Philadelphia, Republican lawmakers unsure how to replace the ACA (Washington Post)

Nikki Haley speaks at the U.N. (YouTube)

First Lady Melania Trump wins first round in court case against Maryland blogger (Politico)

President Trump and PM Theresa May hold joint pres conference (YouTube) (Text of remarks)

President Trump to speak with Putin, Merkel, and Hollande Saturday, January 28 (Express)

Carlos Slim says he is willing to help Mexico negotiate with President Trump (Reuters)

President Trump, President Nieto agree to no longer discuss border wall in public (The Hill) (Statement from White House archive link)

Evening

President Trump partakes in swearing in of Secretary of Defense General James Mattis (YouTube)

President Trump signs executive order that would call for new vetting measures to prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. (The Daily Beast) (WhiteHouse.gov full-text archive)

Elizabeth Warren goes on a twitter rant regarding Trump’s latest executive order (The Hill archive)

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