At Mar-A-Lago yesterday, Donald Trump introduced Howard Lutnick, his pick to run the Commerce Department, and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, who has pledged a $100 billion dollar investment in a tech-focused project that could see the hiring of 100,000 new American jobs. After Trump’s comments on the economic future he foresees once he officially takes office on January 20th, he did something the American President has not been able to do for four years – conduct a press conference where the questions and questioners were not pre-selected by a very nervous White House Press Office.
Trump’s appearance lasted a little over an hour, with the the last 40 minutes or so consisting of back and forth with the traveling press corps. And despite media’s attempt to focus on the stuff they believe to be topics to bait Trump into saying something crazy, the President-Elect was thoughtful,…
