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The list goes on and on. the point is, what americans should see from president-elect trump is someone who, by deed and action, from the moment he was declared the winner, he was on a mission to bring everyone together. that, to me, is what we should be celebrating. i think people should be encouraged by what they see. i think it is a really positive sign for the future of our country. >> all right. im joined now by cnn political commentators mike shields, bill and ryan. good to see you gentleme...

Donald trumps choice of senator jeff sessions to be attorney general drawing immediate reaction on capitol hill. i want to discuss now with cnns political commentators, matt lewis, kayleigh mceany. its been exhausting. so angela im going to start with you, elizabeth warren wasted no time criticizing president-elect donald trumps pick for attorney general. she said, instead of embracing the bigotry that fueled his campaign rallies, i urge president-elect trump to not

And by definition, the 1.5 billion adherents of it, regardless of their political or military views, and that includes the 1% of the american population, citizens here, under the united states constitution, that actually follow islam as a religion. >> well, reza, i just want to quickly respond, because, you know, when confronted with facts a lot of times, the other commentators ad hominem attacks, which is what you just did to me. i have read the bible, and there are academic scholars that disag...

Inspired you to uphold our american values and to work on behalf of all of us, all of us. >> -- this wonderful american story told by a diverse group of men and women of different colors, creeds and [ inaudible ] -- >> im going to bring in now cnn political commentators, al lewis, tara mcenany and tara rye. this is new york. we let you know how we feel. what do you think? >> i think it is a shame some people booed. i think the comments at the end were fine and appropriate. but i have to say i lo...

But thats not what michael flynn was saying. michael flynn was saying, and it seems as though you may agree with him, that islam is different. its not like other religions. and so it has to be treated differently. not islamic radicalism, not islamic extremism, but islam, and by definition, the 1.5 billion adherents of it, regardless of their political or military views, and that includes the 1% of the american population, citizens here, under the united states constitution, that actually follow ...

Trump is willing to meet with and consider anyone, even those who were deeply opposed to him throughout the campaign. we dont have an answer yes, but soon. >> could send an interesting message. a lot of people would love to see mitt romney in that administration. lets talk more about building trumps cabinet. im joined by political commentators, matt lewis and david and cnn global affairs david. matt, let me start with you. these two men had a rocky relationship. thats putting it mildly. why woul...

After the company publicly and he took credit for that, but ford was not building a new plant there, in fact, they were -- it was just simply shifting production to an existing u.s. plant and that agreement had been arranged four years earlier in a deal again with the labor union in 2011. so we -- were seeing a pattern here, and its up to the -- its up to the companies and up to the ceos to set the record straight and frankly, its up to us, too, to do that whenever we can. >> and we will. thank ...

Crowd in new hampshire ford is going to build a massive plant in the united states and thats because, you know, trump was going after the company publicly and he took credit for that. but ford was not building a new plant there. in fact, they were -- it was just simply shifting production to an existing u.s. plant, and that agreement had been arranged four years earlier in a deal, again, with the labor union, you know, in 2011. so we are seeing a pattern here, and it is up to the companies and i...

This panel that they may not agree with 100%. i think presidents have a right within reason to sort of pick the people they want advising them. i would also say we get up in arms every four or eight years over things like this. i remember, it wasnt that long ago, our friend van jones, who was the green jobs czar or something in the obama administration, had in his past been more of a liberal activist. had been some people in his organization were truthers and glenn beck, who was on our air not l...

Had in his past been more of a leb ear liberty activi liber liberal activist. and glen beck, who was on the air not that long ago went on a jihad against van jones. i think he did 14 episodes attacking him. run him out of the obama administration. van jones happens to be one of the most thoughtful liberal commentators and analysts that i know, but i think thats what we do. >> youd be hard pressed to see van jones promoting racism or antisemitism. the analogy doesnt make any sense. the reason tha...