Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
The man selected to serve as Donald Trump's "border czar" has said the US border with Canada represents an "extreme national security vulnerability." Tom Homan, who was born about an hour's drive from the border, said he expects to have "tough conversations" with Ottawa when he gets into the saddle in January, adding: "There has to be an understanding from Canada that they can't be a gateway to terrorists coming into the United States."
New Trump “Border Czar” Tom Homan sits down with Gray Television’s WWNY to discuss his immigration plans in the Trump administration. https://t.co/Mg1VEKBhnI
— KKTV 11 News (@KKTV11News) November 11, 2024
In more Trump news, the president-elect is set to meet with President Joe Biden today in what is sure to be a much-scrutinized encounter. Trump has also revealed his appointment of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the "Department of Government Efficiency."
JUST IN: President-elect Donald Trump has arrived in Washington, D.C.
— ABC News (@ABC) November 13, 2024
Trump and Pres. Biden are set to meet in the Oval Office later today.https://t.co/GoH7pL6zNv pic.twitter.com/uamkCZOoz6
In another instance of a Canadian school disgracing itself on Remembrance Day, the principal of Sir Robert Borden High School in Ottawa has apologized for playing a Palestinian protest song during an event to commemorate the sacrifices of Canadian veterans. Aaron Hobbs reportedly justified the move at the time by making a remark about race, claiming that Remembrance Day is usually about "a white guy who has done something related to the military.”
Ottawa high school played Palestinian protest song in Arabic as its Remembrance Day music https://t.co/5Dm7MdQGje pic.twitter.com/KFPviHYGbh
— Ottawa Citizen (@OttawaCitizen) November 12, 2024
US-Canada relations could be about to get even testier as the Biden Administration is set to decide whether to proceed with arbitration over Justin Trudeau's controversial digital services tax. Biden's trade representative has argued the three per cent levy unfairly hurts US tech corporations.
New from me: https://t.co/LL9CvJdvAX
— Janyce McGregor (@janycemcgregor) November 13, 2024
Jim from The Office has been named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive." The 45-year-old said he had "zero thoughts" about the accolade.
Introducing PEOPLE’s 2024 #SexiestManAlive, @JohnKrasinski. 🔥 Pick up your issue on newsstands this week. https://t.co/H792MltVUC
— People (@people) November 13, 2024
📷: Julian Ungano pic.twitter.com/2rLAbwpRBx
