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Some sources say he is considering the governor for secretary of state. as for this weekend, he will meet with mitt romney. romney was perhaps one of the earliest and fiercest critics of trump. sources say they are expected to discuss the secretary of state job. whether trump will go with one of the past rivals and name them to a cabinet position is still to be seen. he may stick with safe picks like flynn. back to you. >> sara, thank you. jeff sessions is another staunch ally trump is conside...

Not sycophant, who are independent enough that if donald trump crosses a line i believe that ted cruz orb mitt romney would actually call them out and that would be a really good thirng for the country. >> also remember it is making sense to keep your enemies or potential enemies close and ted cruz could very well come out as a potential contender to a donald trump is he is a failed president. if in a year or two it seems like a man who is imploding the presidency. you are going to see others tr...

Mitt romney, someone who has been very critical of him, and one of the things that were expecting them to discuss, is the potential secretary of state job. now that doesnt mean mitt romney is a finalist, or contender, or donald trumps tom pick it. means theyre going to meet and this is one of the things we expect them to discuss. mitt romneys view of russia is so far from where general flynn is. remember when he was running for president he called russias major geo political faux. this gives you...

Minister shinzo abe is in new york, hes going to meet later with the president-elect. live outside of trump tower, monitoring all these comings and goings. ways going on? >> there certain lip hly has be parade of people at trump tower. many of whom could go on to claim some top post positions in the trump administration. we saw general michael flynn go in. he of course is one of the top contenders for national security adviser rudy giuliani. he spent about an hour inside. kellyanne conway, a top...

Appointments, i would add dni to it now, i think that will tell us a lot about how the trump administration is going to function at the highest levels. >> so what do you make of nacme like nikki haley, no foreign policy experience or credentials like donald trump. is it necessary to have that experience on the foreign stage to serve in that capacity? >> its always a good idea. is it absolutely essential? no. we have had instances of very capable cabinet level individuals who also didnt have that...

South carolina governor nikki haley on the visitors list today at trump tower in manhattan. the republican rising star now a contender for u.s. secretary of state which may come as a bit of a surprise given the tense relationship she has had over the course of this campaign with the plengt. >> first of all shes very weak on illegal immigration, very weak. shes very, very weak on illegal immigrati immigration. you cant have that. >> we need to show that south carolina makes presidents and that ou...

Heres the headline that they will be discussing the possibility of romney potentially serving in donald trumps cap in the. no specifics about what role they are potentially discussing but certainly notable as you said given the fact that mitt romney throughout the duration of the campaign was one of the chief critics of donald trump but i think its one more sign that the trump transition team and donald trump himself is at least open to hearing voices of opposition, at least within the transitio...

Obviously it serves some of his needs no doubt to look like hes reaching out but i just think it tells us something that he is not given some law that says absolutely nobody thats ever opposed. he doesnt have to hire her. thats a whole separate thing. the fact that he has them in there and is considering it, thats -- >> hold on a second. is he really considering it? or is this just a head case? because weve heard that secretary of state is going to rudy. >> according to rudy. >> exactly. >> that...

Picks for this new trump administration, a top official telling nbc news that the president elect expected today, retired army mike flynn whos been a trump advisor as his national security advisor. nbcs kristen welker, my friend and colleague with us in the washington bureaus. you were among the first to get this new information that he is the leading contender to be clear for this role. weve been talking about his sort of proximity to trump. i traveled with him for months, trump, and flynn was ...

Issues involving the vice presidency of the united states. both men are about to emerge. theyve also had lunch there. theyre going to be speaking to reporters. well have live coverage and see what the vice president and the vice president-elect have to say. meanwhile, rudy giuliani is a top contender to become the next secretary of state in the trump administration. the former new york city mayor has been a major critic of hillary clintons time as secretary of state, citing conflicts of interest...