Subject: Axios AM: Mike's Top 10 -- Trump threatens Berkeley * Trump 101: The producer of his own epic film * Astonishing leak
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Trump 101: The producer of his own epic film * Astonishing leak * Melani= staffs up

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By Mike Allen = ·Feb 02, 2017

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​1 big thing: Trump's titans

President Trump's order restricting migrant travel has =een added as the urgent, sizzling opening topic tomorrow when he holds the=inaugural meeting of a council he established to get regular advice from s=me of the top names in corporate America, many of whom weren't supporters.=What was planned as an old-fashioned, closed-door bull session – a=d, let's face it, a bit of an awkward first date -- will now be a high-sta=es confrontation that'll test Trump's skills as an explainer, listener and=diplomat.

"The White House recognizes there wil= be some tense moments," said an executive involved in the planning.

The roughly 15 attendees at the President's Strategi= and Policy Forum are expected to include Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who si=ned a letter calling for Trump to rescind the controversial executive orde=. We're told to look for Kalanick to be direct and candid in his comments =o Trump. The forum is chaired by Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman and CEO o= Blackstone, the private-equity giant, who recruited the blue-chip roster.=/li>
Other CEOs who have RSVP'd "yes" include Elon Mus= of SpaceX and Tesla, Mary Barra of GM, Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo, Ginni Rome=ty of IBM, Toby Cosgrove of the Cleveland Clinic, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan =hase, Larry Fink of BlackRock and Doug McMillon of Walmart. Other expected=participants include former Boeing CEO Jim McNerney, former Fed governor K=vin Warsh and energy expert Daniel Yergin.

More sedate=topics on the agenda include regulatory relief; taxes and trade; =omen and the workforce; infrastructure; and education and "new-collar jobs=" a passion of IBM's Rometty.

Some of the CEOs were initially r=luctant to join Trump's panel, but soon recognized it as a chance to make =p with an administration that clearly was going to be quite activist. Thes= execs liked the idea of direct access, and saw the forum as a chance to p=rsuade the president to moderate some of his views on China, Mexico and tr=de. Now, they're being coached on how to avoid being drawn into a confront=tion with POTUS.

2. Trump 101: The optics

Lazaro Gamio / Axios

In "Trump 101: The producer of his own epic film," Jonathan Swan and I report after talking to many=friends and colleagues that the president "sees himself as The Producer, c=nducting The Trump show, on and off stage": "Trump's gut on what sells on =tage often works. His obsession with optics, style and TV glam are central=to his being." Here are some gems we picked up:

Trump =udges men's appearances as much as women's. A source who's worked=with Trump explains: "If you're going to be a public person for him, wheth=r it's a lawyer or representing him in meetings, then you need to have a c=rtain look. That look —at least for any male — you have to=be sharply dressed. Preferably, I would say, solid colors. … You s=ould have a good physical demeanor, good stature, hair well groomed."
=li>Trump pays close attention to ties. Says a source who =as worked with Trump: "You're always supposed to wear a tie. If it's not a=Trump tie, you can get away with Brooks Brothers. But I'd suggest Armani."=Trump prefers wider, traditional ties, this source says. Regarding Trump's=rakish policy adviser Stephen Miller, the source adds: "I've always been s=rprised about how Stephen Miller survives with those thin ties."

<=trong>Trump likes the women who work for him "to dress like women=" says a source who worked on Trump's campaign. "Even if you're in jeans, =ou need to look neat and orderly."

Read the=whole thing for more on Trump's obsession with imagery. And <=trong>see the cool video by Rob Groulx and Bubba Atkinson.
"Trump Takes a Hair-Growth Drug, His Longtime Doctor Says," the N.Y. Times' Larry Altman M.D. reports =n a "Doctor's World" dispatch on p. A19: "Trump takes medication for three=ailments, including a prostate-related drug to promote hair growth, ... Dr= Harold N. Bornstein, said ... The other drugs are antibiotics to control =osacea, a common skin problem, and a statin for elevated blood cholesterol=and lipids."

3. Astonishing leak

Trump talks to Turnbull / AP's Alex Brandon

The WashPost's Greg Miller and Phil Rucker get an amazi=g readout of an Oval Office call on Saturday (top of column 1, "Trump badgers leader o= Australia"):

"Trump blasted Australian Prime M=nister Malcolm Turnbull over a refugee agreement and boasted about t=e magnitude of his electoral college win, according to senior U.S. officia=s ... Then, 25 minutes into what was expected to be an hour-long call, Tru=p abruptly ended it."

There's more: "At one po=nt, Trump informed Turnbull that he had spoken with four other world leade=s that day — including Russian President Vladimir Putin �=80� and that 'this was the worst call by far.'"

In the O=al for the call, per an AP picture: national security adviser Mic=ael Flynn and senior adviser Steve Bannon.

Why it matters:=/strong> "Trump's behavior suggests that he is capable of subjecting world=leaders, including close allies, to a version of the vitriol he frequently=employs against political adversaries and news organizations in speeches a=d on Twitter."

CNN's Jake Tapper and colleagu=s report the Australia conversation was "a day after a call with Mexico's =resident, where a transcript showed Trump complaining about Mex=co's 'handling' of 'tough hombres.'"

National security advis=r Mike Flynn, in a visit to the White House briefing room yesterday= warns of reprisals after Iran missile test: "As of today, we are official=y putting Iran on notice."

Reading be=ween the lines: WSJ calls th=t "a more confrontational approach to Tehran" that marks "a pivot away fro= the Obama administration's policy of diplomatic engagement."

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4. Trump pick in danger

Betsy DeVos, the nomi=ee for Education secretary, is on thin ice after her performance at her co=firmation hearing was panned. Republican senators Susan Collins of Maine a=d Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced opposition yesterday, opening the pos=ibility DeVos will be the first Trump nominee to go down.

The outlook: "If all other GOP senators support De=os, and all Democrats oppose her, she would end up with a 50-50 vote in th= Senate and Vice President Mike Pence would have to break the tie to confi=m her. A vote is expected in the coming days."

Axios' Justin Green says no Dem has s=gnaled support.

5. New clash in streets

AP

"UC Berkeley cancels right-wing provocateur's talk amid=violent protest," via S.F. Chronicle: "A protest at UC Berkeley over a sch=duled appearance by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos turned fiery =nd violent Wednesday night, prompting police to cancel the event ... [E]ve= after the event's cancellation, hundreds of protesters spilled off campus=into the city streets."

Trump tweets this morning: "If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on=innocent people with a different point of view - NO FEDERAL FUNDS?"
A Trump official comments: "Home of the Free Speech Move=ent."

6. Tops in tech

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, a possible Cabinet member=if Hillary Clinton had won, is keeping her visibility up and her options o=en. Axios' Kim Hart writes that Sandberg yes=erday announced a $1 million donation to Planned Parenthood. In a Facebook=post last week, she spoke out against Trump's new policy banning federal f=nding to international health organizations providing abortions or abortio= counseling.

7. Tops in media trends

"How The New Yorker br=ught the soul of the magazine to the web," by Poynter's Benjamin Mulli=: "It's established a separate web operation that's unchained writers and =ditors from the time-intensive print edition. It's colonized platforms lik= podcasts, YouTube, mobile applications, Instagram and Snapchat. And it's =uilt a digital staff of about 40 people."

Editor Davi= Remnick: "This is not a tech company ... We don't wake up in the=morning thinking about tech. We're thinking about the wine in the bottle, =ot the bottle itself. We want the bottle to be beautiful. And we want it t= work, and to be what readers expect in terms of standards. But first and =oremost is what goes on those screens."

8. Trending in business

Today's action, per Axios' Chris Matthews: Apple was re=ponsible for pushing the Dow into positive territory yesterday — i=vestors were pleased at the brisk pace of iPhone 7 sales. Today, it's Face=ook's turn. Stock in the company rose more than 2% after hours last night,=following a mobile-driven 50% increase in revenue, an a call with analysts=that described plans to leverage the "mega-trend" of online video to drive=Facebook's next stage of growth. It'll get the chance today to carry the N=SDAQ on its back.

9. Incoming

First Lady Melania Trump's social secretary is expected=to be Natalie Jones, the State Department's former deputy chief of protoco=, appointed by President Obama in 2011, per the WashPost's Reliable Source: "Jones was a finance director at the Democratic National C=mmittee and for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. It's highly =nusual for a president to pick a holdover from a previous administration f=r the sensitive job."

What it means: "The pick=would signal that Melania Trump is willing to turn to political veterans, =nd not just those in the tight New York circle that the Trumps inhabit, to=steer her tenure in Washington.

Lindsay Reynolds, associate director of the White House Visitors Office in Bush 43 (and =a href="http://link.axios.com/click/8763010.29577/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaG=uZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvcmVsaWFibGUtc291cmNlL3dwLzIwMTcvMDIvMDEvbWVsYW5pY=10cnVtcC1oaXJlcy1idXNoLXZldC1hcy1jaGllZi1vZi1zdGFmZj91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3Ns=XR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2Ft/58=1993924c17c54d77a8b8cB5fdd9aa8" target="_blank">daughter-in-law of G=P fundraiser Mercer Reynolds), was announced yesterday as the first lady's=chief of staff.

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a New Y=rk party planner known for organizing the celeb-laden Met Gala, has been h=red as a senior adviser,

10. 2 fun things

Jon Stewart reunites with Stephen Colb=rt on "The Late Show," reads mock executive orders in what the N.Y. Times'=Dave=Itzkoff calls "a willfully halfhearted Trump accent": "To secure our b=rder, China shall immediately, and without hesitation, send us their wall.=Done. Boom. ... America now finally has an official language. The new offi=ial language of the United States is" baloney. "Mr. Stewart used a far str=nger word beginning with 'b.'"

"Super Bowl Ads Walk=A Political Tightrope," on Wall Street Jo=rnal p. B1: "The temptation for brands to weigh in on these situations=can be high. So are the chances that they inadvertently spark a backlash. =.. 84 Lumber said it had an ad rejected by Fox, this year's Super Bowl bro=dcaster, which is getting as much as $5 million for 30-seconds of ad time.=It featured a border wall and Hispanic actors."

Just a=king: How many ads will reference Trump's Twitter?

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