reporter: others favor the boycott like his former rockette who appeared on democracy now. the rockettes represent a legacy of strong, intelligent and classy women. and to associate this with mr. trump who has a public history of degrading women, objectifying women, in my opinion, rail tarnishes what the rockettes embody and stand for. the radio city rockettes! reporter: the famous dancers were all on board for george w. bush s celebration both in 2001 and 2005. this year, they re not the only ones wanting to skip out. sources tell cnn president-elect donald trump s transition team is having a tough time booking talent. cnn, new york. so you may be wondering why are global leaders known as strong men already reaching out to president-elect trump before he even takes office? we ll talk about it. we re rapidly losing credibility as handymen.
the mormon tabernacle choir. they re slated to join the radio city rockets. along with the 15-year-old jackie evancho. a member of the tabernacle choir is quitting and comparing trump to hitler. sharon wrote, to sing for trump is endorsement for tyranny and fascism. for more on what was said, we re joined by cnn politics reporter eugene scott. good morning, eugene. here s part of what chamberlain said in her post. let s show you that. i have tried to tell myself that it will be all right and that i can continue in good conscience before god and man. i only know that i could never throw roses to hitler. and i certainly could never sing for him. this is coming after the rockettes had to deal with dissension in the ranks there. i wonder, is this a growing
donald trump says his transition going very, very smoothly. he started wednesday with a tweet accusing president obama of inflammatory statements and road blocks. but they talked on the phone later in the day in what trump called a great conversation. back to debbie reynolds now, whose career spanned nearly seven decades and touched countless lives. her breakout role was in the 1952 musical sining in the rain. she played a struggling chorus girl who becomes a star. and her smash single good morning lives on to this day. good morning, good morning, it s great to stay up late good morning, good morning, to you she stayed in the spotlight for the rest of her life. for many she was a link to a by gone era of hollywood. joining me now to talk more about the legacy of debbie reynolds is matthew bell onny executive editor of the hollywood reporter. thank you for being with us.
stand by him and his policies. others favor the boycott like this former rockette who appeared on democracy now. the rockettes represent a legacy of strong, intelligent and classy women. so to associate this with mr. trump who has a public history of degrading women, objectifying women, in my opinion really tarnishes what the rockettes embody and stand for. the radio city rockettes. the famous dancers were all on board for george w. bush s celebration, both in 2001 and 2005. this year they are not the only ones wanting to skip out. sources tell cnn president elect trump s transition team is having a tough time booking talent. and we reached out to the inaugural committee to find out what they think about some of these rockettes being so vocal about not wanting to
backlash is what changed the minds of the rockettes mankt. the union said it never required participation and it would be voluntary. madison squiare garden said we have more people requesting to participate than slots available. she s upset the rockettes have, thus making it seem as if they stand by him and his policies. reporter: with dancers facing criticism, others favor the boycott like this former rockette who appeared on democracy now. the rockettes represent a legacy of strong, intelligent, and classy women. to associate this with mr. trump who has a public history of degrading women, objectifying women, in my opinion, really tarnishes what the rockettes embody and stand for. the radio city rockettes. reporter: the famous dancers were all on board for george w.