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And see what the circumstances are. and hes even been talking to president obama. beyond the sit down they had 30 hours or so after president-elect trump won the election, theyve been talking regularly on a number of issues, talked just yesterday. >> was behind this willingness to have lengthy talks on obamacare and says it sounds like there have been other conversations between that meeting and yesterday on phone talking about cuba/u.s. relations? >> i think its a good sign on both parties. pre...

Slovenia and sweden. this is notable today amid new questions about the fact that according to intelligence officials, the president-elect has only received two intelligence briefings. thats far fewer than the near daily intelligence briefings that are expected. his transition team pushed back and said, look, national security is the president-elects top priority and theyve pointed to these phone calls as evidence hes been deeply engaged in this and at the same time, saying theres no substitute ...

About making his hud secretary and ran against him and nikki haley was a harsh critic of his and used the response of state of the union address and takes some swipes at donald trump. one thing i thought that was interesting and trump thinks mitt romney looks like a secretary of state. this does sort of all add to the kind of reality show quality that we have seen in a lot of this transition process. i mean these auditions are being carried out in such a public manner and it is practically invit...

This whole transition process into the world of the apprentice. he said i am the only one who knows who the finalists are. who knows. this is something we have never seen before. thats for sure. >> speaking of things we have never seen before. she appears to be tweeting against the preference. i dont get it, do you? you had mitt romney in it and rick perry and the a swordment and one thing they had, romney

His plane and now from florida. joining from us palm beach, florida, is nbc correspondent kristen welker. he said he would hit the ground running. hes working through this thanksgiving period this weekend. what do we know about his prep to assume this role of commander in chief? >> reporter: happy thanksgiving, chris, first of all. donald trump is going to have a little bit of downtime and enjoy the holiday with family here in palm beach. youre absolutely right. he has been busy putting together...

Idea of delegating, fine, except that if something happens -- >> he still has to make decisions. >> but its not just that. if something happens, if he relies on the counsel and knowledge because hes maybe not -- we dont know at this point, all right, were going to give him time and see how he goes into january. but if something happens, hes accountable. so i wonder what you think, doug. is he doing himself a disservices by not doing this? because in the end, i mean, it comes down to him. whether...

Pence. he has received the briefings nearly every day. however, a senior intelligence official cautions its still too early to know what significance really is given that trump is in the middle of his transition process. well, that as democrats elijah cummings and elizabeth warren call on the government accountability office to review any conflict of interests, including alleged meetings trump held with business partners during the transition. the news comes as president-elect spends thanksgivin...

He intelligence officials telling us that president-elect trump has only received two briefings since winning the white house. why is that significant? well, typically, presidents-elect during their transition process receive briefings on a daily basis. mike pence is receiving briefings on a daily basis. donald trump is a novice to a lot of this. and folks in the intelligence community believe hes missing out on a golden opportunity. president obama when he fir won the white house had daily brie...

Pence. he has received the briefings nearly every day. however, a senior intelligence official cautions its still too early to know what significance really is given that trump is in the middle of his transition process. well, that as democrats elijah cummings and elizabeth warren call on the government accountability office to review any conflict of interests, including alleged meetings trump held with business partners during the transition. the news comes as president-elect spends thanksgivin...

His positions on a wide range of issues. for reaction to all this, want to bring in ceo of the heritage foundations political arm, heritage action, michael needham joins us. if you read the articles, the heritage foundation right now is key in helping donald trump through this transition process. so we assume you are big on making all the decisions or made them all yourself. what do you make of this decision? >> donald trump is making the decisions. we are trying to help him and offer our expert...