Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181211:14:12:00
Imaging that. you report extensively on how this all went down and that the president was pretty clear wanted nick ayers. they had all of these lunches. they had gotten very close. and that there was no plan b. how can there be no plan b for such an important host? >> well, the president frankly thought nick ayers was going to take the job. he was sbe grintegral. the president had been frustrated with kelly for several months and was ready for him to go. and jared and ivanka were big supporters of nick ayers and the president prepared him to accept it. they had already begun talking about how ...