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President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick listens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says he's a 'believer' in polio vaccine, and other news conference takeaways

President-elect Donald Trump has held a wide-ranging news conference in which he took questions from reporters for the first time since winning the election

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Published - Dec 16, 2024, 05:19 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:19 PM EST

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday held a wide-ranging news conference in which he said he would preserve access to the polio vaccine but equivocated on other vaccines, pledged to look at bringing down the costs of pharmaceuticals and expressed doubts that his daughter-in-law might be Florida's next senator.

Trump held forth for over an hour, the first time he took questions from reporters since winning the election. The event harkens back to his long-winding news conferences from his first term and is a stark contrast from President Joe Biden, who doesn't often take questions from reporters.

Here's a look at some of what he touched on:

Trump provides some assurances on polio vaccine
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