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We have to be honest about those things. do i want him to do terrible things as hes promised he will do? no. is it possible he can exceed our expectations and be a better president to all than maybe we thought? sure. should we prepare for that? no. and so, i hope that the dave chappelles of the world, the people that have as huge a platform as he do instead say, we can find the comedy of these moments, we can find a way to connect people of differing backgrounds and opinions but dont fall short ...

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Disappointment. you do get disappointed when your team loses. you have to give it time. i think the tempered tone in which donald trump spoke 4:00 a.m. wednesday morning started things going off well, followed by hillary clinton the next day and then followed off by the meeting with president obama. i think continuing to reach out to people, heads of state from other countries. romney and kasich within our own party. but talking to the democrat leaders as well. i think all of that is very, very ...

And values represented by one of the top two people in the white house with you. trump, himself, will call all the shots but one wonders if in the end of the day, trump is a composite of the two. >> you say you are who you surround yourself with. they all come from very different perspectives and backgrounds. stay with me. we got to get a quick break in here. i appreciate it. a lot ahead for us this hour. another white house former white house chief of staff will join me calling trumps pick an o...

Must read. allegations that remain unsubstantiated. hes a possibly for senior post, including national security adviser. his new national security postings will send the world revealing signals about his new foreign policy. earlier this year, trump said he wasnt looking for people with the usual backgrounds. >> i also look and have to look for talented experts with approaches and practical ideas rather than surrounding myself with those who have perfect resumes. >> campaign aides like kellyanne ...

If youre still just managing your symptoms, talk with your gastroenterologist about humira. with humira, remission is possible. all right. the transition team for donald trump is hard at work. welcome back. im fredricka whitfield in washington, d.c. and one of the major choices for president-elect donald trump is his chief of staff. right now, two names, top of the list of contenders. republican national committee chairman, reince priebus, and trump campaign ceo and executive chairman of breit...

Policy it is consistent. theres so much we dont know, including whether it will be just steve bannon or reince priebus. we have no idea who the chief of staff will be. >> and that will be -- thats a major, major decision because those two guys are very, very different, come from different background. >> one other point i want to make. they come from different backgrounds, but donald trump had four different campaign management teams during the course of the campaign. whoever the first chief of s...

Moves? i mean, in this next administration, you know all of the veterans issues. this is your job. what is an indication that you could see for the next president to really fight for these folks you work with and for? >> well time, focus, and budget are going to be a reflection of the new presidents priorities. i think he should come out of the gate immediately and focus on veterans. its a popular issue. he rannen to. and i think hell see a lot of bipartisan support. weve seen that in the past. ...

President trump is he said hes going go there and hes going to represent the working people. we need to find common ground on issues such as trade and globalization, and jobs and infrastructure. we hope to find common ground with him on that. and then we need to fight him back on some of the other areas that hes talking about. today is veterans day. our veterans, we owe such a debt of gratitude to them. they have fought for our democracy, which means that people of all races, ethnicity, backgrou...