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They want to know more about what happened. because if it was democrats today it could be republicans in the future. this leads to a discussion about russias connection to the united states and what it will look like in an incoming trump administration. as you heard in the interview with chris wallace the president elect rejected the notion that russia was involved in this hack. he said the intelligence community doesnt know. obviously with the thoughts about who the next secretary of state coul...

Assumeing that is done. but it is not the case. >> when you deal with evil, ambassador, people are willing to step up and do something. >> and it understates the role of the president. the presidents job is not to physical public opinion when american national security is in danger. the presidents job to lead the nation to explain the threat and describe what we are beginning to do to defeat the threat before it kills americans. and obama has failed to do that. >> thank you. >> next, is the pres...

Flashpoint. especially two recent ones. here pick for labor secretary, a fast food ceo who is against raise the minimum wage and is nominee to run the epa is a climate change denier who is suing the agency. the move showed little sign of compromise and the vice president elect says trump has a mandate. >> we truly do believe that our president-elect has secured a mandate for leadership. 30 of 50 states, more counties won since ronald reagan was the republican candidate for re-election as preside...

Rent out space in a trump hotel for their annual holiday party. the right wing heritage foundation just held an event at that hotel too, with vice president elect mike pence as the keynote speaker. >> pay a bit of gratitude to the heritage foundation and to express the appreciation on behalf of the president-elect. for your generosity to this effort that is even as we speak continuing to play an extraordinarily important role in the formation of this new government. >> now, you might think that ...

There is a reason hes taking all of his time with this particular job, secretary of state. what his advisors have told me is that he spent so much of this year without an establishment under him. he was running against an establishment. and part of what hes trying to do in transition is to show that sort of the mitt romneys of the world, the rudy giulianis of the world, all of these generals, they want to be sort of part of his team. >> he to be a team operator and not just a me guy. >> a unifyi...

America? >> i dont necessarily think that, no. i think the nlrb has been way too lax and way too much on the side of the union. >> donald trump has tweeted and talked about a company a mile down the road from carrier named readnord. they are laying off 300 workers and those jobs are going to mexico. the vice-president elect, mike pence says, we as an administration are going to take it day by day in terms of singling out these companies. do you think thats the way they should go about it when he...

Just over 17,000, the loss of 700 jobs will be felt by almost everyone in some way. >> while were excited our friends and fellow hoosiers in indianapolis, it feels a little bit like weve been left out here. >> reporter: two kids in college two. more in high school. he says this is the third time hes lost a job thats moved to mexico. if he could, what would he say to the president elect? >> dont forget us, donald. please remember there are 700 jobs in huntington indiana that you never mentioned. ...

Yesterday about andy puzder. >> there is an armada of retreads from the old republican party, both the congressional wing of the party and the romney/mccain/bush burnouts who are trying to board this ship. these are people who did nothing whatsoever to elect donald trump. and theyre people who dont share donald trumps values. trump must resist this armada. >> joining us now, maria theresa kumar, and david corn. maria theresa, so swroe a p-- w have a proposed labor secretary who is in fave of hav...

Is we feel lucky to have him. >> and also the security briefings donald trump is supposed to be getting. >> hes not getting that frequently. as the briefing made for the president of the united states and made available for the president elect. it is daily. but president elect trump is only getting it on average about once a week. i am told that he did request a specific briefing regarding the threat from north korea. and also i should say that reince priebus has said closer to election day the ...

You know, in a state that thrives for college athletics, it spoke values the nba followed suit along with several recording artists refusing to hold concerts in the state. do you think all of that influenced public opinion? >> i think that that probably had more influence on public opinion than some of the rhetoric we saw here. >> really? >> absolutely. people pay more attention to pop culture than they do to politics, its more sensationalized. >> the monetary losses as of september was at $400 ...