Subject: Axios AM: Mike’s Top 10 — Exclusive details of Donald John Trump’s inaugural address; Trump's new tweeter
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Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 07:15:08 -0500 (EST)

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Inside the inaugural address * Trump's new phone * Obama's new staff

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By Mike Allen = ·Jan 20, 2017

Good Friday morning, happy Inauguration Day, and happy =0th to Kellyanne Conway. Beginning at 9:40 a.m., we'll witness one of the =ore romantic rituals in our democracy: The soon-to-be 45th president, who =lept across the street at Blair House, will go to the White House for coff=e with his predecessor. Then the two men will be driven to the Capitol tog=ther in The Beast, which in just hours will be Donald John Trump's ride. T=en the Obama family will fly to Palm Springs.

From 10:15=to 10:45 a.m. ET, live from the "Morning Joe" set on Capitol Hill= join us at this Facebook Live link=/a> for an inauguration pregame event co-hosted by NBC and Axios. The conv=rsation will be moderated by Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinksi, Jim VandeHe= and me.

Spotted last night at Bar Dupont in Dupont=Circle: Huma Abedin, who'll be at the ceremony today.

Keep c=ecking to instantly get smart about this hectic, historic da=.

​1 big thing: Speech sneak peek

A hot parlor game in D.C. is speculating whether or not President Trump =oes off-script in his inaugural address. In the speech, we'll see the tens=on between Trump's impulsive, improvisational style and the intellectual a=chitecture his top aides are trying to build around it.

We're to=d the speech will be on the short side: More JFK length (=,366 words) than Clinton (2,155 at his second inaugural).

A top Tru=p source tells Axios' Jonathan Swan three big ideas behind the words:
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"The speech is an attempt to address the deep structural problems fa=ing American society. … We're talking here about decades-long prob=ems."

The speech is "not ideological": "It's a rejection of ideolo=ical thinking. Ideological thinking is always looking at the world through=a strictly dogmatic prism. It's having a set of beliefs that are uncomprom=sing."

The speech will convey "that a nation and its =eople and its affairs are like a family and you need to take care of them.=

​2. Trump's new tweeter

Per Maggie and =lenn: "This week, … traded in his Android phone for a secure, =ncrypted device approved by the Secret Service with a new number that few =eople possess.The official rationale was security. But some of Mr. Trump's=new aides, who have often been blindsided when a reporter, outside adviser=or officeseeker dialed the president-elect directly, expressed relief."
Fun fact: Trump told us he sometimes sends tweets him=elf but often dictates them to a staffer.

​3. Citizen Trump's last blast

Evan Vucci / AP

Trump paid tribute to Kellyanne last night at black-tie, candlelight din=er at Union Station: "There is no den she will not go into. When my men ar= petrified to go on a certain network I say, 'Kellyanne, will you go?' The= she gets on and she just destroys them. So anyway, thank you, baby. Thank=you. Thank you. [As she walked down the stairs:] Be careful."

In a puzzling aside, Trum= vowed to win reelection in 2020 "the old-fashioned way," which I guess is=a reference to the popular vote: "We're going to win because we did so wel= because it was so overwhelming the thing that we did, because it was so b=autiful how great our cabinet – all of whom are here tonight �=80� how great our cabinet has performed … There's not a pick tha= I don't love."

The president-elect said Reince has "a crazy name" =nd said Fox "has treated us very well, I have to say. Very well. Very well= Very well. And when I say 'well,' I mean FAIRLY."

Rough rev=ews: On "CNN Tonight," David Gergen called Trump's remarks "unhin=ed." Douglas Brinkley said: "He can't help himself." (hat tip: Reliabl= Sources newsletter)

Earlier, the Daily Beast called Trump=s Inauguration Welcome Concert at the Lincoln Memorial "a Total Disaster": "The 'Make America Great Again!' concert=struggled to book any act willing to play for Trump. The resulting show, l=d by 3 Doors Down, was a nightmare. … certainly the worst concert =he poor statue of Abraham Lincoln was ever forced to attend."

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4. Obama's post-presidency staff

Anita Breckenridge, White House deputy chief of staff for operations, wi=l be Obama's chief of staff when he leaves office. Anita began working for=Obama in Illinois in 2003, when he first ran for U.S. Senate, and later be=ame his downstate director.

Three other staff members =ere announced yesterday: "White House principal deputy press secretary=Eric Schultz [will] be a senior adviser. Schultz is starting his own publi= affairs practice but will focus on managing Obama's transition to ex-pres=dent. He'll work to help Obama defend his legacy, promote his public image=and engage with lawmakers, former staffers and political groups.

"Ob=ma has hired Justice Department official and former White House spokesman =evin Lewis to be his spokesman. And first lady Michelle Obama has hired Ca=oline Adler Morales as her communications director. Morales also held that=title for Mrs. Obama in the White House. Lewis and Morales will work in th= Obamas' personal office."

The Wilderness …=David=Brock on Huffington Post: "Our battle is no longer about Hillary. The =takes even go beyond preserving the Obama legacy. They go beyond stopping =onald Trump. … These next four years call for the type of resistan=e we haven't seen in generations"

​​5. Trump's reelection slogan

A priceless moment from Karen Tumulty's story for today's=WashPost special inauguration section, about the genesis of Trump's "Make =merica Great Again" slogan: "Halfway through his interview, … Trum= shared a bit of news: He already has decided on his slogan for a reelecti=n bid in 2020.'Are you ready?' he said. '"Keep America Great," exclamation=point. Get me my lawyer!' the president-elect shouted.

"Two minu=es later, one arrived. 'Will you trademark and register, if you would, if =ou like it — I think I like it, right? Do this: "Keep America Grea=," with an exclamation point. With and without an exclamation. "Keep Ameri=a Great."' 'Got it,' the lawyer replied."

​6. "Is Trump Stronger Than He Seems?"

Upshot's Nate Cohn digs under the data showing that Trump enters as an unprecedent=dly unpopular president: Perhaps Trump is, indeed, "a historically weak po=itical figure who benefited from historically weak opposition. The other p=ssibility is that there's something about Mr. Trump's appeal that's not ca=tured in the traditional approval ratings or the character questions.
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"One piece of evidence seems consistent with this possibility: the se=ming optimism about his presidency … [T]he most recent CNN poll sa=s that just 40 percent of adults approve of his performance, but …=61 percent say that he'll bring back well-paying jobs to economically depr=ssed areas."

Sound smart: Applying traditional metr=cs to Trump means we haven't learned anything in the past 19 months. What =hose numbers tell me is that voters are pessimistic about Trump's ability/=illingness to do the job, but more bullish about his big themes. That's ea=ier for him to fix than if it were the other way around. He has a low bar =o clear to be seen as competent in the job, and lots of room for surprise =o the upside.

​7. Today's timeline

PREGAME: 8:30 a.m.: Donald and Melania Trump attend ser=ice at St. John's Church … 9:40 a.m.: President O=ama and Michelle Obama welcome the Trumps to the White House … 9:45 a.m.: Obamas host a coffee and tea reception for the Tru=ps … 10:30 a.m.: Trumps, Obamas leave White House=for Capitol.

AT THE CAPITOL: 11:16 a.m.: Sen.=Roy Blunt, Inaugural Committee chairman, delivers opening remarks �=A6 11:21 a.m.: Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Rev. Dr. S=muel Rodriguez and Pastor Paula White-Cain deliver invocations … <=trong>11:30 a.m.: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer delivers r=marks … 11:35 a.m.: Vice Presidential oath admini=tered by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas …

11:47 =.m.: Presidential oath is administered by Chief Justice John Robe=ts … 11:51 a.m.: President Trump delivers inaugural address �=A6 12:12 p.m.: Rabbi Marvin Hier, Rev. Franklin Graham an= Bishop Wayne T. Jackson deliver benedictions … 12:18 p.m.= Jackie Evancho performs the National Anthem.

POSTG=ME: 12:30 p.m.: Obama departs by helicopter from East Front �=80� 12:54 p.m.: President's Room signing ceremony �=80� 1:08 p.m.: Luncheon … 2:35 p.m.: Review of the troops … 3 p.m.: Parade from =apitol to White House … 7 p.m.: Inaugural balls. =/p>

​8. Mnuchin survives a big boo-boo

Steve Mnuchin was the Cabinet nominee the Trump team was most worried ab=ut, but Politico's Ben White says Dems "barely laid a glove on him" at yesterday'= five-hour hearing.

There was some buzz at Café Milano las= night about positions Mnuchin had taken that were counter to Trump, but t=ey probably helped his confirmation chances.

Per WSJ: "Mnuchin adopted several positions that sounded closer =o the outgoing administration, including urging Congress to quickly raise =he nation's borrowing limit after a current suspension of the ceiling expi=es in March. He reaffirmed the strength of the U.S. dollar, appearing to t=mper recent comments by Mr. Trump, who complained that it is 'too strong.'=And he called for a staff increase at the Internal Revenue Service, where =anks have thinned partly due to spending cuts driven by congressional Repu=licans."

Mnuchin's $100-million paperwork error, via NYT: "Mnuchin … failed to disclose nearly $10= million of his assets on Senate Finance Committee disclosure documents an= forgot to mention his role as a director of an investment fund located in=a tax haven … And he belatedly disclosed that his children own nea=ly $1 million in artwork. … Mnuchin described [the omissions] as a=simple mistake made amid a mountain of bureaucracy."

The Ch=rus: Big money pours into advocacy campaign for Trump confirmatio=s. The 45Committee — backed by the Ricketts family, and Sheldon an= Miriam Adelson — uses this video to kick off a major effort to support the Trump ad=inistration.

​9. Davos dope

The masters of the universe have found something to love about Trump, per Bloomberg: "At [Davos] coffee bars and =ocktail parties, … conversation has often turned to how money can =e made from the rise of a populist firebrand. Amid all the panel-talk of r=ducing inequality and re-invigorating the middle class, the Davos set is h=rd at work looking for ways to safeguard and expand its wealth even as ant=-establishment movements roil global politics …

"Optimis= about money-making opportunities under the Trump administration goes well=beyond the markets.The real estate mogul is stocking his cabinet with fina=ce-friendly figures … And Trump's promise to reinvigorate infrastr=cture spending, with the co-operation of a Republican-dominated Congress t=at will be eager to involve private firms, opens potentially huge business=opportunities."

​10. 1 fun thing

Some liberals are fleeing town but only want to Airbnb their hom=s to protesters, not Trumpers: "In keeping with D.C.'s voting tendenci=s, the vast majority of politically specific ads seemed to be targeted tow=rd those on the left."

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