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Checking out individual potential immigrants backgrounds and start talking about religions or nationalities, what were going to do is create a backlash amongst the very people we need to help us when it comes to counterterrorism. >> you know, when you say do as we have always done, it takes me to this conflict of interest subject. many people are basically setting their hair on fire when they look at the long list of conflicts of interest donald trump has. whether its loans he has tied up with c...

Literally dozens and dozens of meetings with heads of state and sitting in former governors, senators. this is a diverse group of people who come from many different backgrounds who are all lending their opinions and advice and experience to the vice president elect and vice president elect and a leader takes the counsel of many people and thats what he is doing. >> a leader should also have a thick skin. jeff sessions. what do you believe anticipate the problems with confirmation to be because ...

Lots of different kinds of people with backgrounds and outlooks and relationships to the president-elect. its fascinating that they are doing it in the way they are. >> we know how critical he was during the campaign, but can donald trump work with a rival. when it comes to foreign policy, trump is very, very not smart. his policies are ridiculous and dangerous and will make the world less safe. they are fueling the enemies. in 2012, romney called russia the u.s.s greatest geopolitical foe. dona...

Catholic church, one would think, with the backgrounds of these cardinals. >> yeah, absolutely. one could say they are at war in the stamp of poe francis on those issues. arch bishop suvich was a special representative chosen by the pope to come over here last year when he held that big conference on the family. and there he was seen to be in the progressive camp on outreach to divorced catholics and to the gay and lesbian community. certainly some of these choices can be seen as a more progress...

Francis. hes appointing several new cardinals and many of them have backgrounds in the humanitarian work the pope himself has promoted. >> and many come from developing nations which which have never had representation at the vad can before. >> delia gallagher is following the story live in rome this hour. lets talk about what this signals for the direction. >> well, george, this is a really important way that the pope puts his stamp on the future of the catholic church because, of course, these...

Hes a film buff, too. this shows about politics. the fact that politics in this country aloud in the mid-60s after the civil rights passing and after voting rights, how many states outlawed mixed race marriages? >> in 1967 there were 16, when they were arrested in 1968 there were 24. >> why were these states outside the south doing this? i can see the south doing it. who were these states? >> you know, thats a good question. i actually dont know the northern states that were part of that. these ...

>> look, i think at the end of the day, what the president-elect wants to do is he wants to pick the best people for these jobs. obviously, if he can have a cabinet or a senior team thats reflective of america more broadly, thats great. but really what theyre focused on -- >> its not imperative? >> theyre focused on picking the best people for the job. maybe theres a difference in philosophy between the parties here, but fundamentally, what this president-elect and his team ought to be focused o...

Having that diversity of ideology. >> well, this is a president who is going to serve the entire country and you want the president to succeed. if the president succeeds, america succeeds. so you need people of different political views, different backgrounds to really bring fresh perspectives and new ways of thinking to the white house, and to the president himself. or had hillary clinton been elected to herself. you want that diversity of viewpoint and experiences. and because we have politica...

Criminal backgrounds that threaten the united states. i think we need to tighten our visa requirements so that if we dont get incidents like we did in san bernardino, people that are hostile to america. but at the same time, i think building a wall, finding ways to keep muslims out, having a repressive policy is not going to be a solution. constructive immigration reform is good for the budget, its good for business. it creates jobs. its good on the border. look, i was a border governor. illegal...

Its not just a showcase. let me go to you, sorry. >> its much more than a black face in a higher place. what we need is a recognition of the way in which american democracy works. even though african-americans only voted for him at an 8% clip, they are part of the constituency of the country. so, what he needs to do is reach out to congressional black caucus. he needs to reach out to african-american civil rights leaders, latino civil rights leaders, planned parenthood and include them in these ...