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Absolutely scottsdale. welcome back. live from washington. donald trump on the eve of becoming the 45th president of the united states. lets discuss now. cnn political commentators, andre bower, jeffrey lord, andy dean and bakari sellers. this is the panel everybody is looking for. congratulations big night for your guy, tomorrow he becomes most powerful person in the world. heres what he said at inaugural concert earlier tonight. >> were going to unify our

Business interests around the world in a way that avoids potential conflicts of interest. trump has said he will outline that process but the details of that plan wont be revealed until after the new year. as you mentioned, this all comes at a time where trump is dealing with a bit of a staff shakeup. he had intended to appoint jason miller, who worked for him during the campaign, as the next white house communications director, but miller on christmas eve putting out a statement saying that hes...

General najames "mad dog" matti is his pick for secretary of defense. >> ryan nobles, thank you very much. lets talk about more about this. andre bower, former lieutenant governor of south carolina, and he is a donald trump supporter. good to see you, andre. and cnn political commentator tara setmyer, good to see you, as well. andrew, lets begin with the phone call with the taiwan president. what do you believe the motivation is behinds taking the call when for 40 years a u.s. president hasnt ...

Powers. he s felt strongly that under president obamas watch he stripped power away from the constitution, away from the lendi legislative branch of government. we want to reset it so that people in the constitution are rightfully restored. >> this interview on "60 minutes" tomorrow. andre, is that a microcosm that the gop in general is behind donald trump as unconventional as he might be, but that there is real coalescing and that paul ryans views my represent that? >> i dont know that paul rya...

Take. ive been in elected officers many times. people that werent necessarily my friends call to congratulate me. it is just an olive branch being bestowed that says we wish you well in your new role. to bend this into something more is wrong. it shows the polarizes of america. and the media instead of saving this is refreshing -- when nixon sent kissinger to china he was criticized, as well. we extended the olive branch, and are better off for it. >> tara, is it simple as that? this is breaking...

Chris christie is out in the cold. it depends on whether or not donald trump has a sense of humor. if he has a sense of humor -- >> i know what youre about to say. >> you know where im going. he will make him secretary of transportation. youve got it. >> andre, where does a chris christie go? >> my thought is secretary of commerce or health and human services. we know hes got the ability to lead. he is a trusted confidante. hes more than well prepared. keep in mind, they have been friends for ye...

This. >> does this disqualify chris christie from being in your cabinet. >> i like chris a lot. >> a great meeting with one of his harshest critics of the campaign, mitt romney. lets talk more about these meetings. andre bower, former lieutenant governor of south carolina and bill press, cnn political commentator and was a hillary clinton supporter. good to have both of you. >> good morning. >> hi, victor. >> i want to start with this romney/trump meeting. theres the history, of course, of the c...

During the campaign. >> bill preston, andre bower, thank you for being part of the conversation. >> thank you, man. donald trump says the cast of hamilton owes mike pence an apology and at least one famous musician agrees. guitarist steven van zandt will be weighing in. plus, experts worn trumps foreign business ties may violate the constitution. well tell you which clause could be a big problem for him. . thats why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for ...

Foe. i said in the same paragraph, i said, and iran is the greatest national security threat we face. russia does continue to battle us in the u.n. time and time again. i have clear eyes on this. im not going to wear rose colored glasses when it comes to russia are mr. putin. >> if he says great things about me im going to say great things about him. ive already said he is very much of a leader. he called the man terrible things. the man has strong control over our country. its a different syste...

Joining me, patricia murphy from the daily beast and roll call, matt biser, deputy bureau chief of the boston globe, andre bower, and democratic strategist maria cardona. welcome to all of you. andre, there are more protests being planned, especially out west. you heard what that tampa bay buccaneer said. your thoughts? >> if hillary clinton had been elect elected, im a continued optimist no matter what. i would look for the good things in hillary clinton and look forward to at least giving her ...