Inauguration Day Advice for Trump, and More on the Incoming Cabinet

A conversation on Obama’s legacy, Brookings experts on Trump’s Cabinet confirmation hearings, and how Trump should use today’s inauguration speech. View this email in your browser [here]. [The Brookings Brief] January 20, 2017 [Brookings on Twitter] [Brookings on Facebook] [Brookings on YouTube] INAUGURATION DAY [How Trump can make his inauguration a success] Elaine Kamarck | [@EKamarck] [How Trump can make his inauguration a success] [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] Elaine Kamarck advises Donald Trump to take a break from his branding exercises and use today’s inauguration speech to reassure a nervous country and world about his capability to be president. IN THE NEWS [What Brookings experts are saying about the confirmation of Trump’s nominees] Fred Dews [What Brookings experts are saying about the confirmation of Trump’s nominees] [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] With the bulk of the Senate confirmation hearings behind us and confirmation votes scheduled for as early as this afternoon, read what Brookings experts are saying about the challenges and opportunities awaiting many of Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. NEW PODCAST [Examining President Obama’s legacy] Molly E. Reynolds, Thomas Wright, and Adrianna Pita | [@mollyereynolds][@thomaswright08] [Examining President Obama’s legacy] [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] In a new episode of the Brookings Intersections Podcast, Thomas Wright and Molly Reynolds debate President Obama’s policy successes and failures and reflect on the legacy he will leave behind. [Follow Us On Twitter] • [Like Us On Facebook] • [Come to an Event at Brookings] [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] [Share on Email] The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. © The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 You received this email because you signed up to receive the Brookings Brief. [Receive the Brief less often] | [Update your subscriptions] | [Unsubscribe from all Brookings email]