AB In his first news conference since the election, President-elect Donald Trump cited debunked data linking vaccines and autism, vowed to slash taxes and resume construction of his border wall and accused the Biden administration of hiding the truth about recent drone sightings. Trump also announced a $100 billion investment from SoftBank, a Japanese technology company, in U.S. projects. Separately, a judge rejected Trump’s argument that a Supreme Court ruling had nullified his criminal case in New York, upholding his felony conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal. If Trump’s appeal fails, he will be the first felon to serve as president.
