Praise. In two weeks of inteiews, trump is saying he will be happy about acknowledging he became part of it. Remember. He not only had his fatherinlaw, he had ivanka trump who ultimately went to insider. Im wolf blitz. Youre in the situation room. Were following breaking news. President obama opens up, revealing the advice he gave president elect donald trump. The president says their Oval Office Meeting convinced him that trump is more pragmatic. The president also said it wasnt appropriate for him to comment on trumps appointing Breitbart News strategist as senior counsel. But it is sparking a political firestorm. We are taking a closer look at the member of the trump family who wasnt on camera during the 60 minutes interview. Dave kish inner . What role will he vl he will. Chris collins, and our correspondent, analyst and guest. Lets have full coverage of todays top stories. Lets begin with the just completed News Conference. Athena jones is over at the white house. Athena, unlike t
seeing, would be much more welcomed by the republican establishment than giuliani, bolton, all these names. do we have any idea where the push in trump s inner circle to sit down with romney is coming from? i don t know who exactly is saying this, but i would probably say it s got to come from someone like reince priebus who is an established figure himself. he s not a blow it up and start new kind of guy. gary kirschner has been the head of reason behind the scenes. so if you re going to ask me to guess, because i don t know where this is coming from, i would say it s coming from someone like reince priebus. but remember, donald trump did run on being anti-establishment, being an outsider, having a campaign where he, quote, unquote, trains a swamp. these other folks being bandied about, nikki haley being one, and doesn t stick with his base.
kirschner has earned the trust of donald trump over the years. someone said there is a conflict of interest given gary s business interest and now he s this adviser to the president-elect. i wouldn t say that. if you re building real estate and have real estate in new york city, i don t see where there is a conflict. all i would say is the better the economy does, the better you re going to do with your buildings and hotels. what we have is a complication of sorts in that you ve got. i might do some of these things on my own. if tuf had a background of conflict. we want six successful people. and with that they have, in this case, real estate interests, but i don t see that there is a nuance there other than the better the economy does, the better they do, and i think that s a win-win for america as well. congressman, i need you to
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