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Have ripped on donald trump any more than he did. clearly he is sending a signal he can let grudges go, let by gones be by gones, and i saw that in my case. i think it will come as a delight to most republicans. >> do you think he will do that with the media? >> no. >> i was talking with can rather and we were mentioning you when you said journalists have to steel their spines because hes had such an adversarial relation someplace during the campaign and calling out members tv media u and you do...

Would be reassuring to a lot of people on the right and the left, not only in terms of his expertise but because of the signal of magnanimity that it would send. it would send the signal donald trump wants to put the good of the country above his personal grudges against people and that is something that a lot of republicans i talked to are not yet convinced of. >> a.b., the hollywood reporter just published an interview with steve bannon, white house chief strategist for the trump administratio...

Who will be coming in today, potentially interviewing for secretary of state. speaking of the loyalty aspect of whether or not hell know the people that hell be working with is that -- sorry. theres a little feedback coming through here. but as far as the loyalty goes, he could appoint some people that he knows very well, like rudy giuliani. hes still in consideration for top positions. kellyanne conway was saying today. >> nikki haley doesnt seem like somebody who has been especially loyal to d...

>> reporter: now sources say she is under consideration for secretary of state. its the latest indication, according to trump advisers, that the president-elect is willing to look beyond past grudges as he builds his administration. >> it doesnt matter to him what your political party was, where you stood in the primary. if you are the best person for that job, then he wants you as part of this team. >> reporter: all of this as trumps top advisers say hes ready to deliver on one of his key campa...

>> theres been some questions if the transition team will reach out to gop experts, who oppose donald trumps candidacy. last week, eliot cohen, a former state official under george w. bush urged officials to work with trump. and this week, after exchange with trump transition team, changed my recommendation. stay away, theyre angry, arrogant, skraeping, you lost. its going to be ugly. so in other words, a guy like eliot cohen, who i would call a moderate neocon, not a totally hawkish guy, he was...

>> through his adviser, dr. ben carson notifying us he really wasnt interested in taking a cabinet position. a lot of speculation since she a physician, maybe health and human service as good idea, but armstrong williams, longtime aide, he doesnt really want that job. its way, way too complicated. >> wanted to be president. which sass to say -- he did run for president, which is a bigger job than hhs, but, yes. seems ben carson thinks he can do more from the periphery, was a very loyal donald tr...

>> its tremendously important, and important to the nation, because especially when you have a transfer of poush frwer from party to the next party, its important to send a signal we are still united despite the differences and the two-most important people are the president to the president elect and for the president-elect to be gracious and kind. thats exactly what took place in washington. >> david, right after that donald trump tweeted just had a very open and successful presidential electi...

Golf with him. he has a unique way of doing things. hes old school. >> what does that mean? >> he doesnt use e-mail, for example. for years, i heard him say, ive seen businesses destroyed. ive seen marriages wrecked over e-mail. you can never e-mail donald and he will never e-mail you. you get these notes from him, handwritten notes with the famous black sharpie pen he uses. if youre in an article, hell cut it out and send it to you. but an old school soul in terms of how he does things but hes ...

Issue where we will have enough agreement to get something done? if you are a new president, you want to be able to go in and put something in front of congress that, you know, has some weight to it but also that youre confident is going to pass, so i think those are the discussions, thats where theyre starting. >> margaret, you coverrd the obama white house. fascinating question for me as we watch. the marine is outside the west wing. the president-elect and the president in the building. there...

And beginning to realize the enormity of whats about to befall him. i think its impressive. one we need to remember means a lot not only to this country but the world. >> the message to folks watching around the worreld is still america. we respect elections here, the will of the people. i think thats on vivid display in the oval office. i have one fast observation on just how cordial trump seemed to president obama. if you look at trumps rhetoric and, in recent years, he seemed fairly flexible ...