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Nominee and we saw donald trump last night speaking from the podium, defending his nominee, without specifically mentioning rex tillerson's ties to russia which of course is the main source of a lot of the consternation on capitol hill. here's donald trump last night in wisconsin. >> rex will be a fierce advocate for america's interests around the world and has the insights and talents necessary to help reverse years of foreign policy blunders and disasters. very excited about rex. and you know, rex is friendly with many of the leaders in the world that we don't get along with, and some people...

I'm not sure. >> reporter: trump supporter nina belo is pretty sure. >> i think he'll be pretty good. >> reporter: does it bother you at all that he has strong connections to russia? >> not in the way he is connected with the business. i any that's it. >> reporter: can he be a diplomat and be an honest broker with a country like russia when he's so close to russia? >> i think he can. >> reporter: because? >> because he's a smart businessman just like trump is. >> 31,000 people inside. >> reporter: anderson, donald trump has been speaking now for about 35 minutes. he hasn't yet mentioned russia...

Talking about his victory on election night. but he also used this rally to defend some of the decisions he's made as president-elect. most specifically, rex tillerson as secretary of state. he announced that earlier today. and he talked about tillerson's presence on the world stage. his contacts with world leaders. even some world leaders that he mentions the united states does not get along with. though donald trump did not mention one name in particular, and that is russian president vladimir putin who has a long relationship with rex tillerson. here's more of how donald trump put it tonigh...

The final stages of forming his cabinet and he just tapped another former rival for a big position. he chose former texas governor rick perry to be his energy secretary. last night he defended his pick for secretary of state, exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson. >> rex is one of the greatest and most skilled global business leaders of our time. rex will be a fierce advocate for america's interests around the world and has the insights and talents necessary to help reverse years of foreign policy blunders and disasters. rex is friendly with many of the leaders in the world that we don't get along, wit...

>> rex will be a fierce advocate for america's interests around the world and has the insights to help, years of foreign policy blunders and disasters. >> the outline for a fight in the senate taking place with president-elect trump defending his choice for secretary of state. many democrats will oppose rex to listen and some republicans raising questions about his connections to vladimir putin in russia. senator rand paul serves in homeland security foreign relations committee, how are you doing? good morning and thank you for coming back. >> in the end yes. there will be some questions. hear...