president—elect donald trump appoints his campaign manager, susie wiles, as chief of staff for his upcoming term, in his first appointment to his white house team. us presidentjoe biden addresses the nation for the first time since the election, saying there will and must be, a "peaceful transition" of power. and ukraine's president stresses the importance of close trans—atlantic ties under the next trump administration. hello. hello. and katrina perry. and katrina perry. the us president—elect, the us president—elect, donald trump, has announced donald trump, has announced susan summerall wiles, described her as an integral susan summerall wiles, the architect of his 2024 the architect of his 2024 election campaign, will be election campaign, will be his white house chief his white house chief of staff when he returns of staff when he returns to the oval office injanuary. to the oval office injanuary. she will be she will be the first—ever woman the first—ever woman to hold the role. to hold the role.

in a statement, donald trump in a statement, donald trump described her as an integral part of his re—election campaign, and described her as "tough, smart and innovative". the announcement comes after presidentjoe biden earlier called for a "peaceful" and "orderly" transition of power, after mr trump's election victory. speaking at the white house, mr biden praised vice president kamala harris, for what he called an "inspiring campaign", and he vowed to continue to work for americans in his remaining time in office. together, we've changed america for the better. now we have 7a days to finish the term. our term. let's make every day count. that's the responsibility we have to the american people.

well, susie wiles started her career in the reagan administration. she worked in the white house as a scheduler in the 1980s. then she kind of fixed herself in florida and has been a long time political strategist in the state. she was widely credited for donald trump's success in 2016 in this state. she went on to help ron desantis become governor. and then there was a bit of a brief pause when she didn't work for donald trump, then she did come back. donald trump tapped her specifically for his third term to lead his campaign and she did quite a job. on stage in his victory speech, he credited her, singled her out as one of the people that led him to victory. and what we saw from that speech was him at nick naming her the ice maiden, saying she is someone who usually stays in the back. but

he has now elevated her to one of the top jobs. and we saw so many republicans floating her name for the job after many republicans floating her name for thejob after mr name for the job after mr trump's name for thejob after mr trump's victory, so she is someone who is widely respected and feared in gop circles. what does her appointment tell us about the sort of cabinet he's putting together? the direction the administration may be going in. yes, we have to remember that donald trump went through four chiefs of staff in his first term. and he has spoken at length about how he felt he chose the wrong people or got bad advice. this time around, he is choosing somebody for again a topjob in the he is choosing somebody for again a top job in the white house, a chief of staff who will be advising him on policy on a day to day activities of the white house. he has chosen somebody he has known for a long time and who he trusts and admires. and this really is our

first signal that he truly does want to appoint loyalists. those that he feels he knows well enough for his second term. it will be interesting to see how the rest of the cabinet shapes up now that we have that first name outcome his transition team says in the next days and weeks, he wants to pick people who will keep america secure, safe, so let's see how those people are. there are names _ see how those people are. there are names in _ see how those people are. there are names in the _ see how those people are. there are names in the ether— see how those people are. there are names in the ether floating l are names in the ether floating around like rfkjr, elon musk is another. people that donald trump had touted in advance of his election victory. do we think there will be a seat for them at the table? certainly, elon musk — them at the table? certainly, elon musk is _ them at the table? certainly, elon musk is somebody - them at the table? certainly, elon musk is somebody that l elon musk is somebody that donald trump, so much of elon musk�*s personal wealth, his time went into helping donald trump and they both on the

campaign trail spoke about this government efficiency department that mr musk would run to cut back on regulations. and we are indeed seeing stock markets react to some of the perhaps plans they expect to see by donald trump to cut business regulations moving forward. so i think it is likely while elon musk probably will want to stay in the private sector and keep running his companies like tesla and spacex, he could have some sort of role in that kind of office and certainly, donald trump's here. you also have the likes of marco rubio being floated, the senator of florida, as someone who could be a secretary of state. again, someone who is seen as a loyalist of donald trump's, even though once, he criticised him. but he has a long time been a loyalist to him. others perhaps like mike pompeo, who was his former cia director

among other roles, could perhaps come back. so certainly, lots of names and no shortage of options.— shortage of options. thank you very much _ shortage of options. thank you very much for— shortage of options. thank you very much for that. _ as the new president—elect begins to assemble his team, tom bateman has been taking a look at who else might on the shortlist. might be on the shortlist. donald trump is surrounded by the wealthy, powerful and politically influential. now they're vying for jobs in his top team — some established, others unconventional and controversial. elon musk, the owner of x, spacex and tesla, and the richest man in the world, is tipped for an official position. let me tell you, we have a new star, a star is born. _ elon! we have liftoff. the elevation of musk, whose rockets are used by nasa, would give him extraordinary levels of power at the heart of government and business. he wants to oversee what he calls government waste.

take over, elon! critics think that could lead to sacking large numbers of federal workers. "let that sink in," he said, when trump won. roles are also possible for members of donald trump's family, building on this american dynasty in the white house. there's room for you in thisi party and in this movement. donald junior, the eldest son of the president—elect is the self—appointed heir of his maga movement — a constant feature on the campaign trail, he's tipped for an inner circle role. put common sense first. he was a vocal part of the attempt to cast doubt on witnesses that eventually saw his father convicted for 3h felony counts of falsifying business records. set for a role possibly overseeing public health is robert f kennedy junior. rfkjunior, the nephew of presidentjohn f kennedy, is a vocal skeptic of vaccines, spreading baseless

and discredited theories about them. we need to fight as americans... doctors have warned an official role for him would endanger public health. donald trump's second—term appointments look set to be defined by disruption and un—orthodoxy. his critics say he's trying to get rid of any guardrails around his presidency, and those working in the current political status quo are bracing themselves. tom bateman, bbc news, philadelphia. i'm nowjoined by molly ball, senior political correspondent at the wall streetjournal. you follow these matters closely. do you think there is a likelihood we will see elon musk in the cabinet? i doubt it, simply — musk in the cabinet? i doubt it, simply because _ musk in the cabinet? i doubt it, simply because he - musk in the cabinet? i doubt it, simply because he would | it, simply because he would probably have divest a large amount of his wealth in order to take such a position. and then he would have to be confirmed by the senate, which

also might be difficult, even with republican control of the senate. and hejust wouldn't have as much flexibility if he were managing a large bureaucracy. that has never been one of elon musk�*s strengths, i have spent time with him and interviewed him. he is a sort of visionary genius, he is not particularly viewed as a strong manager. so i could see him having an informal or formal advisory role or being some sort of bizarre perhaps, but i doubt he would be in the cabinet. who knows, though!— would be in the cabinet. who knows, though! indeed, anything is possible- _ knows, though! indeed, anything is possible. talking _ knows, though! indeed, anything is possible. talking about - is possible. talking about someone _ is possible. talking about someone who _ is possible. talking about someone who is - is possible. talking about someone who is a - is possible. talking about someone who is a strong| is possible. talking about - someone who is a strong manager is the chief of staff susie wiles, universally praised following that appointment from the president—elect, what clues does that offer about the sort of administration trump 2.0 might be? as your report said, he wants loyalists, he wants people he trusts. susie wiles is someone who has really earned his trust over the course of this campaign. it was a long and difficult campaign

and we know that many others have tried to manage donald trump. she took a different approach. she didn't try to rein him in or tell him what he could and couldn't do. but to a large extent, she managed around him. she ran a tight ship. this campaign was viewed as very disciplined and professional. with the possible exception of the candidate himself. and trump clearly values that. so i think we all saw how chaotic the trump white house was four years ago, and the personal situation was especially turbulence. there are people in trump world who think susie wiles might be the only person who could possibly bring some order to that type of situation.— of situation. and for people who don't _ of situation. and for people who don't know, _ of situation. and for people who don't know, the - of situation. and for people who don't know, the chief i of situation. and for people | who don't know, the chief of staff is basically the gatekeeper to the oval office. you have got to get through in this case susie wiles if you want to get to the president, isn't that how it operates? that is the conventional role of the chief of staff. but

again, efforts to manage donald trump, including his information flow all the people who are allowed in to see him, have not usually been successful. so i think you will see a white house with an unconventional structure and one where the chief of staff is not managing access to the principal nearly as much as we might expect. it principal nearly as much as we might eased-— principal nearly as much as we might exnect-_ might expect. it looks as we seak might expect. it looks as we speak right _ might expect. it looks as we speak right now— might expect. it looks as we speak right now that - might expect. it looks as we speak right now that the - speak right now that the republican party is going to keep control of the house of representatives, it has already flipped the power balance in the senate. what is that going to mean for a trump agenda and what we are likely to see happening in the early part of the year? happening in the early part of the ear? ~ happening in the early part of the year?— happening in the early part of the ear? ~ . , ., , the year? well, it means he has a governing _ the year? well, it means he has a governing majority. _ the year? well, it means he has a governing majority. it - the year? well, it means he has a governing majority. it means i a governing majority. it means he will be able to likely pass legislation, to implement his priorities. many of the priorities. many of the priorities he wants to pursue, he doesn't really need congress for whether it is some of the foreign policy promises he has made where the president has really a free hand, or things

like deporting unauthorised immigrants imposing tariffs, both of those are things the president and the executive branch can do by themselves. but the tax cuts that were the major legislative accomplishment of trump's first term that passed in 2017, there is expire in 2025, and that is going to be the first major task of the new congress. so i think we can expect those tax cuts will be extended by the republican congress. and then the question will be, what other agenda items the trump administration wants to prioritise. and i expect we will get a better sense of that is the congress returns next year. is the congress returns next ear. ~ ., y �* . is the congress returns next ear. , year. molly ball, as always, thank you — year. molly ball, as always, thank you for _ year. molly ball, as always, thank you forjoining - year. molly ball, as always, thank you forjoining us - year. molly ball, as always, thank you forjoining us on | year. molly ball, as always, i thank you forjoining us on bbc news. thank you for “oining us on bbc news. ., ., thank you for “oining us on bbc news. . ~ , ., ukraine's president, vololdymyr zelensky, has stressed the importance of close ties with the united states, as the world digests donald trump's presidential election win. and what it means for them.

mr zelensky was speaking at the european political community summit in budapest, amid uncertainty over what the incoming trump administration will mean for ukraine, as well as the rest of europe. yesterday, i spoke with trump, as many of you did, and it was producitve. a good conversation. of course, we cannot yet know what his actions will be, but we do know that america will become stronger, and this is the kind of america that europe needs. and a strong europe is what america needs, to my mind. this is the connection between allies that must be valued and cannot be lost. elsewhere, russian president vladimir putin says he is ready to speak with president—elect trump. he said he was impressed with how mr trump handled himself in the moments after an attack on his life injuly, describing him as a "brave man". our russia editor, steve rosenberg, was there, and has this report.

world leaders have been queueing up to congratulate america's new president. vladimir putin, though, had stayed silent, until now. donald trump will love this. translation: the way he behaved i during the attempt on his life, i that made an impression on me. he's a brave man. then more praise, as the kremlin leader said he's ready to talk to trump. what he's said publicly about wanting to improve relations with russia and resolve the ukraine conflict, i think that at least deserves attention. i would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election as the us president. in donald trump's first term, relations with russia had got worse, but the kremlin will spy an opportunity now to build a strong relationship

and try to use that to end the war in ukraine on terms beneficial to russia. vladimir putin made his comments at a conference in the mountains of southern russia. the kremlin is counting on a trump administration to thaw ties with the west. when donald trump first became president in 2016, the kremlin's expectations were sky—high. trump was seen as an american leader who would move mountains to mend us—russian relations. it didn't happen. but clearly, russian officials haven't lost hope. some here are hoping that donald trump will clip america's wings. trump will spur the retreat of the united states from the position of a global superpower to a position of a global normal power.

and moscow may benefit from the people in america. 50 and moscow may benefit from the people in america.— people in america. so the more the united _ people in america. so the more the united states _ people in america. so the more the united states is _ people in america. so the more the united states is in - people in america. so the more the united states is in paris, i the united states is in paris, the united states is in paris, the more _ the united states is in paris, the more the united states is in the — the more the united states is in the united states is arguing with itself, the more the united _ with itself, the more the united states looks confused, the better it is for the kremlin. the title of this conference was together into a new world. vladimir putin can't wait. steve rosenberg, bbc news, sochi. you can continue to follow all of the latest global and domestic reaction as well as more analysis of the us election online or on the app. around the world and across the uk, this— around the world and across the uk, this is— around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk.

the mp for runcorn and helsby, mike amesbury, has been charged with assault, after an incident in frodsham in cheshire last month. the 55—year—old is due before magistrates at a later date. mr amesbury was suspended from the labour party when a report of assault was made to the police. the archbishop of canterbury has apologised after an independent review concluded that a barrister�*s abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up for years by the church of england. john smyth died in 2018, while under investigation by hampshire police. his abuse was first identified in the 1980s. the company delivering the high speed 2 rail line says it's spent more than £100 million building what it calls a "shed" to protect bats. the curved structure stretches for more than half 1544 00:17: