lobbyists and washington insiders, it was rejected. christie was replaced by mike pence. here is christie during the speech in atlantic city on thursday. i have no reason to believe as we stand here today that i will do anything other than serve out my full term as governor and turn the keys of the office over to who you select in november of 2017 to replace me. christie says after his term as governor, he is not sure if he will pursue public service or the private sector. the president-elect is planning to take another tour around america. his staff calling it a thank america tour. rallies are planned around the country right now. this multicity event will begin in the next couple weeks and it will focus on several of the critical swing states that trump turned from blue to red. the question, christine, will he have enough time to do that? the transition of the president,
president obama expressed a cautious optism. he didn t base it on any qualities. he based it on the job. he said being president forces you to focus and demands seriousness. christine and george. interesting days ahead. michelle kosinski, thank you. hillary clinton s vice presidential pick tim kaine says he will not run for president or vice president in 2020. instead, the virginia senator plans to run for re-election in 2018 calling his work in congress my highest and best use. kaine told reporters that the election loss hit him hard, but he has been gratified by the kindness by colleagues. more than a week after the election, north carolina still doesn t know who the next governor is the pat mccrory is
president-elect donald trump has offered the job of national security advisor to general michael flynn. according to a trump official. flynn was a fierce trump supporter during the campaign. he would come to the white house with a history. among other things, he was fired as director of the defense intelligence agency because of his combative management style. transition moving forward. trump has a two-hour meeting to review positions for key jobs. he will spend the weekend at trump national golf club in new jersey. he will sit down with republican nominee from 2012 mitt romney. he said a trump presidency could lead to trickle down racism. for the latest, let s turn to sara murray. reporter: good morning, george and christine. donald trump making it official. extending an offer to general michael flynn asking him to be his national security advisor in the white house.
stevens live in hong kong. andrew, transition team members told japanese officials don t take everything that president-elect said on the campaign trail literally. somehow is this big meeting seen as going? reporter: well, certainly from the optics side, christine, it seems to have gone well. the japanese prime minister saying he thinks he is now convinced that donald trump is someone he can do business with and buildi a trusting relationship with. that is all that was expected to come from the meeting. as you say, this is still the president-elect. it was never going to be a substantive discussion on the big issues donald trump raised on the campaign trail. for japan, they are enormous. whether or not the u.s. keeps its troops. 50,000 troops in japan. whether it keeps the troops
agency. transition activity moving forward at trump tower. trump has a two-hour meeting to review choices for top jobs. after that, he spends the weekend at trump national golf club in new jersey. he is set to sit down with mitt romney to talk about a role. for the latest, let s turn to sara murray. reporter: george and christine, trump making it official. extending an offer to general michael flynn. asking him to be the national security advisor. the sources haven t told us if he has accepted the position. flynn has been at donald trump s side throughout the campaign and throughout the transition process as trump works to build a government. while flynn may seem like a logical pick. he is raising eyebrows after meeting with nikki haley.