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To our missions as charge for first of all, what is the white house reaction, and do you plan to appoint your own members to this council? >> press secretary spicer: those members of the council were political appointees of the obama admin initiation germs were set to expire this year. it is not surprising in the sense that they were appointees of barack obama, they were going to have terms expire. but i get it, but most political appointees from other agencies or whatever would automatically resign because of their term of these individuals, they would carry through to later in the year, but ...

Our president regarding everything with iran. at the last eight years have done nothing but -- it's a complete and utter mess and they are in gold and because they had a president for eight years who let them jerk america around for as long as possible and release a sanction. president trump has the responsibility to show them that there is a new sheriff in town. i think iran could possibly -- >> dagen: with the obama administration did over those eight years makes it tougher for the trump administration put pressure on iran. the obama admin's ration their backs on the ballistics missiles test...

He received of that compensation, if he can truly make the transition from being in corporate america deserving american interest in the american people. to that, tillerson said he is making a clean break from the private sector and will do so. skepticism in the hearing continues for the next few hours, and possibly through to tomorrow. back to you. >> jenna: thank you very much. going back inside the hearing room, where richest any outside as rex tillerson continues to answer questions. this is the first time we are hearing from rex tillerson who could quite possibly and most likely be our ne...

President-elect, once he assumes office, will do what's in the best interest of his country. >> julie: so you are open to that? >> sean: is not a question to about being open, it is prejudging with the president-elect is going to do when he gets in office and is afforded the intelligence and insight and guidance -- >> julie: hasn't he had it? >> sean: he has had a briefing, but i think to sit down and with a national security team and the other relevant agencies, the defense department, the state of parma, and advise what the situation is at the time and with the best course of action, maybe w...

Also tried to reset things with putin, it has not worked out. watch. >> i've cautioned administration to be careful with putin because i do think he is a bad actor. though it remains to the fact of the matter is we would like to be friends with the russians, i just don't know if it is possible. >> that is what the incoming trump administration has been talking about, the idea if they can forge a new relationship with putin, they could in fact make progress in areas like syria where the obama admin's ration has struggled so much. >> jenna: continued to follow the story, thank you. >> jon: one o...