Trump Sues Pollster, Musings on Drones and Legal Threats in First News Conference

President-elect Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register over a poll showing him trailing in Iowa. In his first news conference, he discussed issues from drone sightings to TikTok, and reiterated a legal push against media defamation. Trump lost his bid to overturn a hush money conviction.

President-elect Donald Trump has escalated his legal battles, filing a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register due to its polling figures. Despite the lawsuit, Trump secured Iowa in the election.

In his first news conference as president-elect, Trump addressed concerns from the Ukraine conflict to unexplained drone activities in New Jersey, and discussed his defamation lawsuits against media outlets.

Facing legal challenges, Trump lost a bid to dismiss his hush-money conviction based on a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, casting uncertainty over his next term's start.