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Top counterterrorism and reignited the battle of who will. let's turn now to senior washington correspondent live at mar-a-largo estate with more. good morning, jeff. >> good morning, don. as donald trump is rounding out his cabinet, only two positions left to fill which could come later this week. he is also looking ahead to his presidency now just 23 days away. as he does that, she is till tu -- among an extraordinary back and forth with staff membere about the cost of security at trump tower. donald trump is filling a critical west wing position. tapping thomas bossert a deputy homeland sec...

States at a federal level needs to do something to address the threat. >> reporter: he will work alongside retired lieutenant general michael flynn who trump picked at national security adviser. he will be on equal footing with flynn. bossert's appointment has some breathing a sigh of relief because flynn's appointment stirred controversy. yet, an interesting selection for trump, who became a sharp critic of the iraq war after initially supporting it. >> look at the war in iraq and the mess we're in. i would never have handled it that way. >> reporter: bossert was a proponent of the iraq war. ...

Used to saying it. good morning to you, jeff. >> good morning. this is the trump tower of palm beach, you can see mar-a-lago behind me this morning. but as donald trump is about to finish filling his cabinet the final two appointments could come this week. he's looking ahead of course to his presidency which is coming in some 23 days. as he does that he's also looking back at the presidential campaign and taking aim one more time at president obama on twitter. donald trump is filling a critical west wing position. tapping thomas bossert a deputy homeland security adviser in george w. bush's wh...

Donald trump is filling a critical west wing position. tapping thomas bossert, a deputy homeland security in george w. bush's white house to be his chief adviser on homeland security, counterterrorism and cybersecurity. >> the government in the united states at a federal level needs to do something to address the threat. >> reporter: he will work alongside retired lieutenant general michael flynn who trump picked at national security adviser. bossert will be on equal footing with flynn. bossert's appointment has some establishment republicans breathing a sigh of relief because flynn's appointm...