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Well including this one. we are, of course, keeping an eye on the development story and we will keep you posted. the president still looking for the right person to replace former national security adviser michael flynn, he said yesterday interviewing four candidates for post keith kellogg who is the national acting adviser john bolton and mcmaster and robert caslen, more interviews expected today. james mattis landing in baghdad for a surprise visit. hes there about defeating isis and ensure ir...

General keith kellogg, john bolton, general hr mcmaster and general robert caslen. more interviews expected today. overnight, general james mattis landing in baghdad for a private visit. he is there to discuss defeating isis and some other issues. >> all of us here in this room, all of us here in america generally paid for our gas and oil all along. im sure we will continue to do so in the future. were not in iraq to seize anybodys oil. >> vice president mike pence is wrapping up his first ove...

One of the most important and senior jobs in the white house in terms of dealing with foreign policy and national security. at his home in mar-a-lago in palm beach, florida, the president spent sunday interviewing four candidates to be his new national security adviser, president trump interviewed lieutenant general keith kellogg, hes the acting national security adviser right now, also a long-time trump supporter and foreign policy adviser during the campaign. john bolton also being considered,...

Lieutenant general keith kellogg, acting national security adviser right now and a long-time trump sporter and then theres john bolton, former embassador to the un, lieutenant general mcmaster, reputation for questioning status quo and lieutenant general robert caslen, bronze-star recipient and the president has not made decision yet. white house spokesperson adds we may have some additional meetings and names tomorrow and may also meet with the couple of those people again. meanwhile president ...

>> how is all of this playing out inside the trump administration right now. the president needs a new national security advisor. >> he does, indeed, wolf, and that is one of the top orders of business this week. in addition to the executive order on immigration that evan was just talking about, one of the other chief items of business this week is filling that position of national security advisor. so important in any administration. certainly in this one. >> i am told there is not a frontrunne...

A lot of guys talked about do have a military background. who do you think should be the right fit for the trump administration? >> i think donald trump is looking at a military person to go in there. now of course theres john bolton, who is a former u.s. ambassador to the u.n., very conservative voice on national security issues. he could certainly do that job, no question about it. the other part of that is, two of the people that are being considered, you have general robert caslen and lieute...

We dont know what hes doing specifically today but advisers told us there are at least four names, perhaps others will be included, that are up for this very significant position in the white house, as national security adviser. youve got a mix of military experience, national security experience, among them the acting national security adviser keith kellogg, lieutenant general robert caslen, lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster and former ambassador john bolton. that list could be expanded if the p...

Trump is interviewing for national security adviser? >> reporter: well, we have been told by white house officials that four interviews have been completed but there was a possibility for others. weve also been told by our colleagues in the travel pool, who are at the presidents home that there will be an opportunity to see him today in the next hour or so, we expect. but we dont have guidance on if there is a specific announcement or if theres a specific photo opportunity. but thats something w...

Criticizing the obama administration for not being tough enough on russia. look, heres an excerpt from a prominent russian newspaper, from just today. its time, the newspaper says in the editorial, for us to end our love affair with donald trump. trumps plans to improve the relationship with russia are crumbling for our eyes. and thats very much the attitude that russians, once very hopeful of this trump administration, now have. >> all of this is happening, bob, as theres still a "help wanted" ...

Superintendent lieutenant general robert caslen. keith kellogg. john bolton and h.r. mcmaster who is a well-known military strategist. president trump had to fire his first security advisor for lying to the vice president about his conversations, but not for having the conversations in the first place. reince priebus tried to hit that point home during an interview on "fox news sunday." >> what the president is saying is if the subject of new sanctions came up, that is not a problem. reporter: y...