allegations of these type of concerns, hearings are appropriate. let's see the evidence. let's see the information. let's also hear from other people. and then let's make a decision. listen, if you've been in public life for more than 13 seconds, you've been called every name in the book. that's just the way the world is. and so just because people are being called things doesn't mean they are, or not. let's give people fair hearings in america. >> the concern also, kayleigh, for any president-elect, is that you're ex spending political capital for things that could be spent on other things, just to get people confirmed. at a certain point you have to make a calculation, you know, you have to pick your battles. if you have a number of candidates in different areas who have questions about their backgrounds, at a certain point you have to sort of pick and choose. >> that's exactly right. i think you want a flawless, smooth transition. flags are raised if you have republican senators saying, hey, pause on this, i'm not sure if i can vote for this person. you know, we've had rand paul