Watch live: Donald Trump holds first news conference as president-elect

Donald Trump is expected to hold his first new conference as president-elect at 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday.

Trump originally said he would conduct his first news conference as president-elect on Dec. 15, about five weeks after he won the election over Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Trump will be speaking from Trump Tower in New York. You can watch the full event in the player above.

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