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Secretary of state. >> he's more than a business executive. he is a world class player. he's in charge of i guess the largest company in the world. and to me, a great advantage is he knows many of the players. he knows them well. he does massive deals in russia. for the company. not himself. >> he has a relationship with vladimir putin as does the man who will be trump's national security adviser michael flynn. donald trump says mitt romney is in the running as well as david petraeus and bob corker and former ambassador to the united nations john bolton. he could be deputy secretary of state. ...

Bully pulpit to try to -- on diplomatic issues. >> we need to make sure that the secretary of state, who represents u.s. interests. >> bob corker, many different types of people, but when you ask me about rex. he's a world class player. >> this is "new day." with chris croupo. and alisyn camerota. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to you "new day." first president-elect donald trump rejecting the cia's claim that russia influenced the u.s. election in his favor. he calls that a definite quote ridiculous now a group of key lawmakers planning a bipartisan investigation. >> trump is also angerin...

Diplomat, and he's made deals with other countries. >> he's a world class player. he's in charge of, i guess, the largest company in the world. it's been a company that's been unbelievably managed, and to me, a great advantage is he knows many of the players. >> but republican senator john mccain and democrat ben cardin who say these are actually a disadvantage. >> it's a matter of concern to me that he has such a close personal relationship with vladimir putin. >> i am concern with his relationship with russia. we want to make sure that the secretary of state is a person who represents americ...

>> in his case, he's much more than a business executive. he's a world class player. he's in charge of, i guess, the largest company in the world. he's in charge of an oil company that's pretty much double the size of his next nearest competitor. it's been a company that's been unbelievably managed. and to me, a great advantage is he knows many of the players. and he knows them well. he does massive deals in russia. he does massive deals for the company, not for himself. >> he's the secretary of state -- >> no, no, but i have tremendous respect for him. he's a world class player. >> i'm trying...

That a lot of this happened. at the margins, there is a disagreement. maybe people connected to the republican party and not the party organization itself or the motives are always in question. hugely complex motives here. the basic facts don't seem to be in dispute. if you attended more intelligence briefings, maybe you would know more about this. let's switch to the hunt. >> it is all intertwined. >> rex itillerson. he certainly is getting a push from trump. here is what he said over the weekend. >> he's more than a business executive. he is a world class player. he's in charge of, i guess...