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Trump to choose as secretary of state even though corker himself was considered as a possible secretary of state choice. but when i pressed him i said, well, look, what do you know about his views about russia and about russia's -- about russia policy? he really did not have an answer. he said that we need to explore that further in the confirmation proceedings. so it goes to show you, anderson, there's a lot of questions that members of congress still have about rex tillerson. >> manu raja. thanks very much. jeffrey, obviously questions about russia will be front and center in any confirmatio...

About tillerson's views about russia and his ties to vladimir putin, his business dealings as well. and that could spell trouble on the floor of the united states senate. if those republicans end up voting no. then you look at the senate foreign relations committee, anderson, which has broken 10 republicans to 9 democrats. if one republican jumps ship, that could also stall the nomination. marco rubio of florida sits on that committee. he has said he has serious concerns with that nomination. now, i should caution, though, none of those republicans are saying they will oppose the nomination. t...

Interests of his country second. it's fantasy to think he will magically change his stripes once in office. still, his fans insist it is not a fantasy. tillerson, they say, is the kind of man who can do just that. even if a great many others could not. anderson? >> tom foreman. tom, thanks very much. plenty more to talk about including the new reporting on how the tillerson pick came about. carl bernstein and kirsten powers, trump supporter engine jeffrey lord. gop consultant margaret hoover. and democratic strategist jonathan tessini. carl, what do you make of the tillerson nomination? it's i...

Russian business connections of russ tillerson. some people said let's wait and see. >> he may bring a different perspective. obvious trump likes rich business people and works well with them. let's try it. i don't know. i'm not sure. >> reporter: this trump supporter is pretty sure. >> i think he'll be good. >> reporter: does it bother you he has a strong connections to russia? >> not in a way he is connected with the business. i think that's it. >> reporter: can he be a diplomat and be an honest broker with a country like russia when he's so close to russia? >> i think he can. >> reporter: w...

>> i know. but i'm telling you people should be concerned about this and should rebel against this. and let me make an economic point if the moral point doesn't fly. there is going to be a huge energy industry throughout the world that's going to address climate change. it would be foolish for the united states not to be a part of that, and the energy department is part of where it's developed. >> jeffrey, as a trump supporter what is the message you think trump is sending by whether it's pruitt -- >> right. >> -- the epa -- >> that he was elected to change policy and he's going to do it. one ...