From the most important swing state in the country. Im very high on this country and what it can do, what it can stand for, even with its problems now. This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Good evening, im chuck todd here in washington and welcome to mtp daily. In just a moment were going to pay tribute to an American Hero, an aviation icon and u. S. Senator. John glenn, who passed away today at the age of 95, is a true icon of American History in so many ways. Glenns decades of service to this country took him around the world as a marine fighter pilot, took him around this planet in space. First man to orbit the earth, First American to do so, excuse me. And, of course, to washington as a senator representing the great state of ohio, his home state. So you wont want to miss our remembrances of him later in the show. But were going to begin tonight with the president ial transition and a question of influence. Politics is war. And right now everyone from World Leaders to local u
lyle to h loyal to him, he does like people who flatter him, but he does not like pushovers. for those who chose nik nikki hailey, considering how she felt about him during the primaries, even though she was critical, she stood up for herself and she was confident in where she stood, and then she spoke to donald trump and he s open to taking people as long as they come to him. on the other side of that, you have up in new hampshire kelly ayotte who waffled back and forth on whether to support trump or not. she didn t show a strong position either way, so she wasn t someone who was taken seriously for a cabinet position. mitt romney. is he someone who donald trump would actually want to have in his folds? romney was critical, not just critical in a professional way, but critical of donald trump s character, critical of mocking him for his businesses and really outspoken, antagonizing him on twitter of all the people who were out there trying to