US president-elect Donald Trump today scrapped a scheduled meeting with The New York Times and within hours reversed his decision and rescheduled it, after chastising the “failing” daily for changing the terms and conditions of the interview and for being “not nice” to him. Trump in a series of early morning tweets informed that he had backed out of the interview he had called with The Times. “I cancelled today’s meeting with the failing @nytimes when the terms and conditions of the meeting were changed at the last moment. Not nice,” Trump said in a tweet about the newspaper he has repeatedly clashed for what he alleges was its unfair coverage of him. “Perhaps a new meeting will be set up with the @nytimes. In the meantime they continue to cover me inaccurately and with a nasty tone!,” he said in another tweet. Trump's meeting with The New York Times is currently underway. Here are live updates from the NYT journalists: Our meeting with Trump is now over. Thanks for following along. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 Open up the libel laws? Trump says someone told him, “You know, YOU might be sued a lot more.’ I said, You know, I hadn’t thought of that." — Mike Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 22, 2016 “I would love to be the one who made peace with Israel and the Palestinians, that would be such a great achievement." — Mike Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 22, 2016 Trump says he is "seriously considering" Mattis for DoD, says he asked Mattis about waterboarding, was surprised he didn't favor it. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 Trump gets asked about his commitment to first amendment, says, "I think you'll be happy." — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 Trump says he is "seriously considering" Mattis for DoD, says he asked Mattis about waterboarding, was surprised he didn't favor it. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 — Mike Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 22, 2016 Thomas Friedman asks, “What do you think is America’s role in the world?” Trump laughs: “That’s such a big question!" — Mike Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 22, 2016 Trump on Syria: "We have to end that craziness that's going on in Syria." — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 Trump does a verbal eye-roll about @GrahamBlog talking about Syria. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 "Syria, we have to solve that problem," Trump says. Adds he has a "different view than everybody else." — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 Trump on GOP leaders @McConnellPress & @SpeakerRyan: "Right now they’re in love with me. Four weeks ago, they weren’t in love with me" — Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) November 22, 2016 Trump says he won the presidency "easily," adds, "I helped numerous senators" and then says Ayotte "would love a job in the administration." — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 Of Ayotte, Trump says, "No, thank you." — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 "I had a great meeting with President Obama," Trump says, says he never met him before. "I really liked him a lot." — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 "He said very nice things after the meeting and I saidvery nice things about him," Trump says of Obama.Says he didn't know if he'd like him. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 "I think he's looking to do absolutely the right thing for the country in terms of transition," Trump says of Obama. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 'He did tell me what he thought were the biggest problems, in particular one problem," Trump says. Won't say what that was. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 "I don't think we should be a nation-builder," Trump says of the US role in the world. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 Donald Trump on The New York Times: “I do read it. Unfortunately. I’d live about 20 years longer if I didn’t." — Mike Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 22, 2016 Trump on his businesses/conflict q's: "The law's totally on my side, the president can't have a conflict of interest." — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 "My company's so unimportant to me relative to what I'm doing." Trump. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 Trump acknowledges the DC hotel he owns is "probably a more valuable asset than it was before." Says the brand is "hotter." — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 Trump: “I’ve known Steve Bannon a long time. If i thought he was a racist, or alt-right…I wouldn’t even think about hiring him." — Mike Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 22, 2016 Conflicts of interest? Trump says: “If it were up to some people, I would never, ever see my daughter Ivanka again." — Mike Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 22, 2016 The attendees at today’s meeting between the President-elect and The New York Times. pic.twitter.com/8kPqRp3AVE — Mike Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 22, 2016 Asked point-blank about Nazi conference in DC over wknd: @realDonaldTrump tells @nytimes "of course" "I disavow and condemn them" — Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) November 22, 2016 Trump was the 1 who tried to change our ground rules last min, per NYT spox @NYTeileen, insisting on off-record only, which we refused — Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) November 22, 2016 Trump defends Bannon saying "if I thought he was racist wouldn't even think abt hiring him.he’s been treated very unfairly" — Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) November 22, 2016
