Donald Trump appears to have softened his stance on a range of sweeping campaign pledges, saying in his first interview since his election as US president that he might not repeal Obamacare and that prosecuting Hillary Clinton over confidential emails was not a priority. Having called Clinton a “nasty woman” and “crooked” during the campaign, Trump struck a conciliatory tone towards his former opponent in both interviews. “It’s not something I’ve given a lot of thought, because I want to solve healthcare, jobs, border control, tax reform,” Trump said. She just said ‘congratulations Donald, well done’.”“She’s very strong and very smart,” he said, adding that Bill Clinton had also called. Trump told the Wall Street Journal he wanted to soothe the febrile public mood.

Source: The Guardian November 12, 2016 08:37 UTC