How democrats lost touch with a huge chunk of those voters. This is mtp daily and it starts now. Good evening. Welcome to snrksmtp daily. In 63 days, donald trump will be sworn in as president. Given that power, we still dont know what direction hell take us. Filling his cabinet is a study in contradictions. Will we get some clarity or will his picks continue to confuse us . As they say in reality tv, youll have to tune in to find out. But heres the latest float. A source close to trump says hes considering mitt romney as secretary of state. Its either a giant peace offering to the establishment wing of the Republican Party or a twist to build intrigue around the pick. Which is it . We dont know. Its always worth keeping track of where these scoops actually come from and where they are. It may be nothing more than just simply a head fake, to change subjects. But well find out soon enough. Trump is also considering general Michael Flynn as his National Security adviser. We told you yest
Topping the hour, breaking news times two. The country will have to wait longer to learn how malek donald trump plans to eliminate potential conflicts of interest between running his business and doing the peoples business. However, we will not have to wait much longer to learn who mr. Trump wants as his next secretary of state. Cnns Phil Mattingly joins us now with the details. So, tomorrow, an announcement on secretary of state . Reporter yeah, thats exactly right. Thats what the president elect tweeted out tonight. And according to advisers, the likely pick hasnt changed over the course of the last couple of days. It will most likely be Rex Tillerson. Hes the ceo of exxon. Hes somebody that the trump operation, the president elect himself, has repeatedly touted for his ability to run the company, for his relationships around the globe. And while he doesnt have any government experience up to this point, its those relationships that trump believes will bring the most to the secretary
Harassment by roger ails. What does it say about the future of fox news. First journalists standing by for more appointments by president elect trump as he continues to hold meetings with possible cabinet choices. Today on the agenda new york governor chris christie, former new york city mayor Rudy Guiliani sorry, i meant new jersey there and Robert Johnson the founder of b. E. Te. Also inn freeingingly manuo meeting with trump today and the president elect doing all this publicly at his resort in new jersey putting on a show for the cameras. Even as his Administration Starts to take shape trump cannot resist lashing out on twitter. His latest targets the cast of hamilton after the cast had a message for Vice President elect mike pence during friday nights program. Trump tweeted on saturday and again this morning. Saying the cast and producers of hamilton which i hear a is highly overrated should immediately apologize to mike pence for their terrible behavior. Im speechless. And then h
Longer to learn how donald trump plans to eliminate potential conflicts of interest between running his business and doing the peoples business. However, we will not have to wait much longer to learn who mr. Trump wants as his next secretary of state. Cnns Phil Mattingly joins us now with the details. So, tomorrow, an announcement on secretary of state . Reporter yeah, thats exactly right. Thats what the president elect tweeted out tonight. And according to advisers, the likely pick hasnt changed over the course of the last couple of days. It will most likely be Rex Tillerson. Hes the ceo of exxon. Hes somebody that the trump operation, the president elect himself, has repeatedly touted for his ability to run the company, for his relationships around the globe. And while he doesnt have any government experience up to this point, its those relationships that trump believes will bring the most to the secretary of state position. Now, its no question, anderson, over the course of the last
Interview and now the first contours of what a Trump Administration will look like are starting to take place. Donald trump according to sources making his first three big picks for who he would like on his team. Jeff sessions, mike pompeo and general Michael Flynn. We know a formal announcement will be made by his Transition Team later today. But there are many, many more positions within the administration yet to be filled, yet to be decided on. That is in part why we are seeing donald trump convene a meeting here today at trump tower. A twohour meeting with his full transition staff, to go over some of the top choices to offer reflections on many of the interviews he conducted this week and we know those meetings will continue well into the weekend. Donald trump is set to travel to his golf resort in new jersey, where he will conduct some final meetings with some people, including with mitt romney, one of his chief critics during the campaign trail, who is said to be under considera