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Branch positions have been filled. some people from the obama administration staying over to sort of fill the gap for now. does that concern you? >> historically what most presidents do is cherry pick the best and brightest within the chambers. >> you know you generally don't have 96% of these positions open. >> you've got a businessmen getting the best and brightest. the two generals confirmed are what are called mustangs, things that never ever happen. both guys did not come from service academies and rose to the rank of general which doesn't happen. you ask a troop, a basic training guy, th...

>> perception is reality and strength is what trump is trying to predict. does he get the waiver? >> i think it's very, very likely he does and probably in short order. this is a place where democrats in theory thought they could have some leverage over policy over trump's other cabinet picks because the only place in the assembly of this cabinet where trump needs to clear a 60-vote threshold anywhere on passing that waiver. the reality is just on the substance of mattis pick as a person and contender, he is probably the most reassuring person for people across the spectrum that trump has put ...