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Lot of people thought we would see in the omnibus bill so the president as you pointed out neil said he would never do this again and before you go i want to share a couple other nuggets. you have been talking about staff changes. we did know yesterday or learn yesterday h.r. mcmaster the national security advisor will no longer be in that position in the near future. he will be replaced, neil we're told by john bolton a man that we have seen a great deal mere on fox a fox news contributor and former ambassador over at the united nations . this has been in the works for quite some time mcmaste...

Background checks. >> laura: we go back to washington now. incoming national security advisor john bolton is expected to make major staff changes at the national security council. the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations is set to officially replace general h.r. mcmaster next month. kevin cork is live in west palm beach, florida where the president is spending the weekend. how soon do we expect ambassador bolton to join the president's team? >> reporter: you made a good point, sometime next month. it's safe to say this is a an interesting position. the transition for this job is a deli...

Potentially mcmaster, we'll see, and many of the other shuffles that have happened indicate the president is trying to clam down on who is around him. and i think that's very transparent and in some ways it's the same message with mccabe. he is sending a message to the investigators. he will fight back. and he will not sit by as this continues. >> and then, john what does it say that it appears as though the president is actually enjoying this, you know, reportedly he had been enjoying all the attention from the staff changes, the reports of staff changes. this week, the firings, et cetera. an...

The moment trump is basically acting as hi own secretary of state and trade rep his own communications director and office manager and legal counsel and his own political strategist and as we've seen, sometimes his impulses could be his own worst enemy. joining by kelly o'donnell at the white house. kelly, i hate to put you on the spot here, but there is some reports of an off the record meeting all of you had with john kelly that are now surfaces out there in his attempt to try to tamp down the feeding frenzy about staff changes. >> reporter: well, putting the off the record aside, i think fr...

H.r. mcmaster. john bolton. also said to be on his way out v.a. secretary david shulkin, energy secretary rick perry considered a top contend tore replace him. ray washburn who oversees the private investment could replace you will perry at energy. and replace mcmulvaney. we are told this is likely to be months down the road. the president will make the ultimate decision about all staff changes. he said the other day he is making these on his own. of course, awful this follows tuesday's announcement of the rex-it as i call it rex tillerson's exit. mike pompeo nominated to take that post. the p...