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 naming his new nominee for labor secretary, R. Alexander Acosta. He also announced his decision to 

 while his travel ban is held up in court.

The president said "nobody that I know of" on his staff was in contact with Russia during the campaign. He also said he did not direct Michael Flynn, who resigned as national security adviser this week, to discuss U.S. sanctions during a pre-inauguration phone call with Russia's U.S. ambassador.

Trump also touted new approval numbers — citing one in his favor and leaving out a number of other polls that how him with a lower rating — and claimed to have "inherited a mess" in regards to the economy, though unemployment figures contradict that claim.

During what was billed as an announcement of the president's new labor secretary nominee, Trump spoke about former national security adviser Michael Flynn and continued to laud his election win.

Annotated: Trump's press conference on labor secretary and Russia

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