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>> the trump team still has a lot of cabinet posts yet to be confirmed. obviously, a lot of republicans are pointing fingers at the democrats for delays, does the delay in the senate confirming the members, does it get in the way of getting things done, or is that just how politics happen? >> well, its not politics as usual, this seems to be a bit unusual. i blame the democrats, not the trump administration. i think the democrats were over-reaching in some of their objections but hopefully they ...

Watch. in a certain sense you have a bunch of people who havent been in the white house, vero beach been in the government, including the president. but he is a force. i think the key thing on his inaugural address is 1600 major players in the podium behind him and didnt speak to one of them. he basically spoke to the country. >> is that a mistake? >> no. >> you dont think? >> no, i dont think it was a mistake. at the end of the day he had to go out and tell his troops across the country, i made...

The industrial midwest is automation not trade you cant reverse that trend. but he has to somehow get out there and show hes doing something immediately for his voters, his base in those states so whats fascinating about this move is industrial policy is hard, a jobs bill is hard but a meeting with ceos to browbeat them and make commitments is easier than that which is why hes doing it right now. its a fast deliverable for his voters. >> fast deliverable for the voters but then you have to deliv...

And shes got a strong negotiating position. shes told the european no deal is better than a bad deal. if they wontç play ball with her, shes -- then she is prepared to essentially turn britain into a tax haven to be competitive with europe. if shes got÷ú some commitments from president trump that she can expect a good and strong and profitable trade deal with the united states, but herv: negotiator go into the rooms to meet with those 27 eu nations to hammer out the terms of the agreement, t...

>> we will work with house and senate leadership to get a long-term solution on that issue >> im not to make any commitments today but ive obviously could foreshadow their little bit. we talk about trade a little bit more tomorrow, i think we will talk about immigration this week , and i think well have a time of national security conversation, obviously with general mattis. >> will he undo some of the obama executive orders. >> i think we will see more of that coming this week, executive orders...

>> we will work with house and senate leadership to get a long-term solution on that issue >> im not to make any commitments today but ive obviously could foreshadow their little bit. we talk about trade a little bit more tomorrow, i think we will talk about immigration this week , and i think well have a time of national security conversation, obviously with general mattis. >> will he undo some of the obama executive orders. >> i think we will see more of that coming this week, executive orders...

I think that will set the basis for a restructuring of the u.s. european relation but not a destruction of what exist. >> america first is his slogan. thats from the 1930s from the left from a group of people at yale law school who were about keeping america out of wars. what he is saying is we will not fight other countries wars. we will not come to their aid. its a vision of america that was absolutely anti-nato. >> i dont think he looked at the history books for this. this is a very -- the sl...

Keeping america out of wars. what he is saying is we will not fight other countries wars. we will not come to their aid. its a vision of america that was absolutely anti-nato. >> i dont think he looked at the history books for this. this is a very -- the slogan what it means to the people hes speaking to, the people in ohio, michigan and so forth is im going to put your interest above the interest of our global commitments. >> that means our allies. >> no. it means restructuring. >> richard? >> ...

He wants to make sure people abide by the ropers many trade agreements we have are not free trade agreements, their managed trade agreements. our trading partners make commitments and dont honor them. china stands in my view at the front of the list. it steals intellectual property, discriminates discriminates against foreign investors, the court system is questionable. a masters the economic side, when you look at with are doing in the south china sea. china. china has an amazing impact on the ...

President trump cites the courts oral argument schedule and the previous commitments of all concern ed the reason for nt making a stop. and the president sent a night at the blair house across the street from the white house. he and the first-incoming lady landed at john andrews base yesterday. he and vice president-elect pence laid a tomb at the unknown soldier. and last night the official welcome concert at the lincoln memorial headlined by toby keith. the president-elect walking out, stoppi...