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It is the first president-elect to tweet about how well the transition is going. saying very organized process taking place as i decide on cabinet and many other positions. i know that sounds great to trump voters but what he is saying, if it's true, i am creating a bottleneck, the likes of which you have never seen in the transition process and i'm the only one who knows who is on the short list. >> it also means he is not talking to advisers. it's like i have the best brain. i have the best words. what does he know about agricultural department and the labor department? if he is the only one...

Is either, a, bitter because they're not on the inside, not being considered, or they're someone who is just bitter because the election was last week and they didn't get the result they wanted. >> reporter: trump taking to twitter to insist everything is going fine. very organized process taking place as i decide on cabinet and many other positions. i am the only one who knows who the finalists are. a steady stream of top aides, family advisors and potential appointees coming in and out of trump tower all morning. as one of his allies, former house speaker newt gingrich urges trump to take hi...

Is our adversaries are testing this new national security team to see if they understand the issues, if they are capable, if they are responding quickly and if they are organized enough to take on the major challenge they will face when he enters the oval officer. >> i want to take another look at this tweet from donald trump. it's the only transition they have had to get rid of the guy running the transition and others quit and some are calling it -- sources inside are calling it a stall in this purge. it is the first president-elect to tweet about how well the transition is going. saying ver...

That said i'm hoping the administration does focus on all it can do encourage change in syria and iran and perhaps more than anything to focus on two countries, saudi arabia and egypt, those are the twin pillars of middle eastern stability. i worry about the political process taking place in egypt, speed, economic problems the country continues to face. i worry about what the saudis are doing in bahrain because i do think it is narrowed the possibility of political compromise there. ultimately what that might mean for saudi arabia itself. >> you mentioned iran, of course. the elephant in the r...

Distraction in a way? >> the short answer is yes. there's only so much bandwidth to the extent you investor focus on one thing it leaves you less time and policy maker time is often important at not a question of military assets, there's diplomatic assets. that said i'm hoping the administration does focus on all it can do encourage change in syria and iran and perhaps more than anything to focus on two countries, saudi arabia and egypt, those are the twin pillars of middle eastern stability. i worry about the political process taking place in egypt, the economic problems that the country cont...