trump s first two choices already making waves. reporter: from pennsylvania avenue to fifth avenue, the trump transition now full throttle. at trump tower the president-elect fielding a call from russia s vladimir putin saying he looks forward to a strong and enduring relationship. a relationship eyed keptcally by some national security experts as trump works to pick his own national security adviser and others in his administration. perhaps no pick will be as controversial as the one he s already made. steve bannon as steve strategist. defended by trump s new chief of staff, reince priebus. he was a force for good on the campaign at every level that i saw all the time. reporter: before joining trump s campaign, brannon ran breitbart news saying he wanted to make the outlet a platform for the alt right, a conservative extremist movement with ties to white nationalism. critics lashing out pointing to breitbart headlines, one calling a conservative columnist a
relationships with republicans on capitol hill. people like senator mitch mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan who has been a long time friend of priebus. those relationships and priebus s knowledge of how washington works could be key in helping trump pass legislative agenda. bannon, the trump campaign ceo, ran breitbart news. that news site has been accused of racist and sexist and anti-semitic audiences. and both men will advise the next president, president-elect trump. victor and christine. thank you, chris. a hate watch dog group are slamming steve bannon as chief strategist and adviser. the anti-defamation league released this statement. it is a sad day when a man who presided over the alt-right