it was certainly an admiring thing to say. different than donald trump being a fraud. it was a long way from that. indeed, i do think that it would be a shrewd appointment by trump, and that the moment there s a crisis, everybody will forget about the bad blood. i think romney doesn t know a lot about foreign affairs. he s not immensely experienced in it, but he does inspire confidence on the part of just about everybody. i think that at the assistant secretary of state level, he would be able to attract top flight republican talent in a way that giuliani would not. do you think it bothers donald trump that mitt romney appears more presidential than he does? if you were looking at, the two standing together, you would think mitt romney was the president. you would think, and president elect trump is a wee bit insecure, as what i ve seen,
the very man who can lead us to that better future. thank you. he says we re going to see what happens next. what do you think happens next? well, that wasn t an apology but it was certainly that donald trump is a phony, a fraud. a long way from that. i do think that it would be a shrewd appointment by trump. everybody is going to forget about the bad blood in the past and what is the u.s. doing about it. i think romney doesn t know a lot about foreign affairs, he s not immensely experienced in it, but he does inspire confidence on the part of just about everybody. i think at the assistant secretary of state level he would be able to attract t top flight republican talent where rudy giuliani would not. do you think it bothers donald trump that mitt romney appears more presidential than he does?
know, one of the things about an administration, thomas, is there could be another round. secretaries of state usually don t last an entire term. maybe he would have another shot. you know, maybe there s another position for romney if he doesn t get it. he might end up getting it. it s just a matter a secretary of state has to have foreign policy experience. now, romney doesn t have that, but he s obviously a bright guy. you have to have access to the president, chemistry to the president. that is questionable. and third, you have to have stature in the international community. romney does have that, but so does giuliani, so does petraeus. you know, this is a very personal choice that a president makes. it has to be an important choice but also one that the president believes is going to be lasting, that is not just done for show, short time. it s a big signal for the administration. former governor bill richardson, appreciate it.
really that real, but it could be real. and there s potential here and clearly they re going to be meeting tomorrow and discussing something. and back to the point of whether romney would want this, mark, i think you were there about a year and a half ago, at that park city retreat that mitt romney had. he did a slide show presentation all about foreign policy, all about how he would reorganize foggy bottom and what he would do around the world and all these hot spots. clearly, this is something he s given a lot of thought to. i think he s his friends tell me he s sort of interested in getting back into government service, and if he did, secretary of state is the one job he would prize. scott, last question, last minute. just, if romney doesn t get offered it, do you think he ll stay supportive of the administration? or do you think if he s not inside, he s going to be a critic? i think he will try to be a responsible, bring trump into a little more kind of more, channel him in
at the white house and down-ballot, where republicans now have the congress, 31 states, and democrats are left with five? adam, before i get to david, i want adam to respond to that. because there is that argument. look, guys, we can t keep going back to the well. no, but i think we need as many champions and fighters as we can have with us in the u.s. congress. look, i think that nancy pelosi, no question, has been that leader throughout her career. and i think that s the kind of people that we re going to need standing up to mr. trump in the next administration. david, let s switch back to secretary of state. let s assume that romney doesn t get it. let s hope that giuliani doesn t get. mr. trump is an avid viewer of this show, he s watching, give him three good picks for secretary of state. well, i gosh, maybe, maybe general petraeus, i don t know,