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That is decided at the hiring stage, and this is the person who always talked about the best people. i get the best people. i will get the best people. these are the people who he got. these are the people who he wanted. these are the people who when they have a huddle with him tonight in the oval office about their suspect list of 12, at least one of them immediately leaks the discussion in that huddle to the washington post. >> well, normally when leaks happen, they happen in administrations w...

These are the people who he wanted. these are the people who when they have a huddle with him tonight in the oval office about their suspect list of 12, at least one of them immediately leaks the discussion in that huddle to the washington post. >> well, normally when leaks happen, they happen in administrations where there are very intense conflicts. the leakers are fighting a battle in front of the president. epically the reagan administration was like this. there are strong differences of opi...

Now leaving, what does this do to jim mattis as the only brake, if you will, on the presidents basic instincts? >> pretty worrisome, andrea. lets face it, were going in h.r. mcmaster, a centrist on foreign policy, to john bolton who is a neocon, by any stretch. we are going from a team builder like h.r. mcmaster to an individual who, by reputation, just drives his team into the ground. and worse of all, were going from someone who is a track t h practitioner who understands both hard power and s...

In muind and as team builder, i think he will ensure that the cabinet secretaries are brought into this and that the options and recommendations provide today the president will be whole of government and thoroughly thought through. >> reporter: very wide ranging interview where he also touched on his criticism of the fact that a state department might see a cut in funding, some to have things we have heard from the president over the past couple of days. by and large he had a constructive tone ...

Finance steven mnuchin is a dedicated team builder and excellent communicator. that will serve well as he works with congress and the administration to hammer out a tax package to help hard working americans and allow businesses to compete on a global basis. i mentioned yesterday but well have further staff announcements today both on the commission staff, the special assistant, deputy assistance and assistance to the presidents and release non-commissioned at 4:00 p.m.

Envision the end state and begin the deliberate process of how you align everything. in other words, most folks in the room are trying to figure out what the next step will be, jim mattis is already intellectually leapt across all of those, now help me, lets get some buy in and help me achieve that. jim is a team builder of the first order. >> so many americans are afraid that since donald trump has no experience militarily, that somehow well be sucked into a bigger war than were already involve...

I really hope the freedom caucus, the different factions in the republican party and the house can unite behind paul. i will tell you, anderson, i am a friend of his wife and this is a huge sacrifice for the wife, they have school-aged children and it weighed on him tremendously. from inside of the room he said, this is not about the title but the cause. im a cause guy. people know that whether you agree with him or not ideology wise, he is a man of judgment and character and a man of his word a...

Paul ryan? >> frankly i cant think of anybody else who is capable of reaching consensus, of uniting the different factions in the party. i really hope the freedom cau s caucus, the different factions can unite. im a friend of his wife. this is a huge sacrifice for that family. he has school-age children. it weighed on him tremendously. from inside the room, i was hearing that he said, you know, this is not about the title, its about the cause. i am a cause guy. i think people know, whether you a...

Completely for the people, the citizens of the country. since he has been in washington, i dont know. it just seems like some times he goes completely the other direction and sometimes he stays with us. >> reporter: so what makes boehner tick? he comes from a catholic family of nine boys and two girls, went to moeller high school. a linebacker at one of the famous football schools in the state. his coach is a legend in ohio who went on to lead the notre dame fighting irish. faust told me i never...

Advice. thats how bad it is. >> thats bad. >> whats worse the pr for the unions in new york city, the bus-- or the n.r.a.s pr? >> no, lets compare that to the teachers strike, the teachers strike is-- >> the n.r.a., which is attacking president obama for, you know, for having guards around his kids. is that worse than what they are doing, theyre fighting for a wage. >> he just drove the car in the ditch. >> he doesnt care. but i (laughter) i want you to take a look at this. >> this is a great or...