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Thoughts with the president-elect. and one more note, politico reports that former democratic congressman harold ford jr. is a possible contender for transportation secretary or another cabinet post. alex? do y remember the ben carson stuff is interesting, he said he wasnt prepared for a government position, but he ran for president. >> yeah, there was that. good point, ali. okay, also harold ford jr., of course, a good friend to "morning joe." president-elect donald trumps foundation acknowle...

Over who will fill the top diplomatic post in the administration. the wall street journal reports the 2012 republican nominee mitt romney is the leading contender for secretary of state. the paper describes an ongoing tug of war between those backing romney and others urging the selection of former new york mayor rudy giuliani, while a third group is pushing for more candidates. a spokesman for president-elect trump said absolutely no decision has been made, while giuliani said only trump will k...

President-elect. saying, rudy giuliani has a huge advantage. he called the former new york city mayor a fighter. seeming to make a jab with mitt romney, alluding to the fact that romney isnt nice enough. the world is not going do change just because we show up and say please. however, mitt romney is still a strong contender for secretary of state, vp elect mike pence saying this weekend, that romney is under active consideration for that secretary of state post. don? >> jessic car, trump release...

>> yes, sir. >> lets get right to jessica schneider at trump tower, also, senior media correspondent. >> good evening, jessica. donald trump met with a number of cabinet candidates today, over the weekend, including some democrats. but you have some new information about trumps potential secretary of state pick. what do you know? >> you know, don, two names at the forefront tonight. mitt romney and rudy giuliani. romney, a critic that is now playing nice. giuliani a long time loyalist. newt ging...

Rudy giuliani has been a contender for several positions in the trump cabinet including secretary of state. now hans nichols said his name is floated as director of national intelligence. here he is today at trump tower. >> are you going to fit into the dni position? >> im not going to discuss what im interested in nor what the president-elect is mulling over. thats not fair. thats not the right way to do it. this has to be done privately. i dont mean just with regard to me but with regard to ev...

And in this particular case, you had a campaign at least from the national security messaging that was far more on impulse than a formed view of the world, and the question is, does the administration begin to evolve? president-elect trumhas said some things that appear to be moving this that direction, but obviously, we have a wait and see, not only who he forms the completion of his team but then obviously what he decides to do in terms of changing the messaging, changing the strategy in terms...

Maybe they will, but theres no suggestion of that. >> everybody, stand by. weve got some new information on the man emerging as the leading contender to be the next secretary of defense. stay with us. wont replace the e of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the wrong insurance plan. no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with liberty mutual new car replacement™, you wont have to worry about replacing your car because youll get the full value back including depreciation. and if yo...

Thats what the constitution requires and thats what national security interest, thats the right thing to do. >> david cole, thank you very much for being with us. >> coming up, general james mathis is on the record as a critic of some of trump policies. despite that, hes a top contender for the secretary defense role with trump. well have more on him after the break. very interesting guy. the latest of the much watched arrival at trump tower. elaine chao under george h.w. bush is now considered ...

William co-ing know its what its like to be vetted for a key position. also a republican serving in the cabinet of a democratic president, bill clinton. secretary cohen joining us now here in washington. so thank you so much for being generous with your time here. i wonder what you think about his leading contender for defense secretary? this is retired general james mattis. he has pretty good word of mouth. what do you think? >> i am very impressed with him. known him a long time. she a great w...

U.s. marine whose past remarks have caused some controversy. jim sciutto is joining us. jim, general james mattis appears to be the top contender right now to lead the pentagon. what are you learning? >> reporter: thats right. hes very popular inside the military, both soldiers and commanders, hes been described as a soldiers soldier. hes also popular on the hill with republicans and democrats. but oddly enough it may not be politics that stands in the way but the law. >> all i can say is, he is...