LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KTSM) – When Jerry Kill stepped down from the head coaching position at New Mexico State after two seasons last month, he told KTSM he’d “never” be a college football head coach again. But Kill did mention he’d be open to some sort of support role on a coaching staff. On […]
friday presser where he said things that al-quaida was gone from afghanistan. of course, it is. they re in 15 provinces. he said there was no criticism from the allies. there had been. i pressed him on that. he took it. you know, i was waiting and expecting as i have with a number of secretaries of state when i d ask tough questions that he would set me back and put me in my place. he didn t. i think that s who this man is. you know, in a staff role, that s acceptable. there s no question he s a competent guy, a smart guy. in terms of speaking for the united states of america as he was just there, it isn t the firmness and the strength that i think most people would like to hear, both our allies and adversaries. martha: yeah. no doubt. i think that s a very good point. no, he wasn t asked about the 27
secretary, it seems to me the press secretary probably has not commanded any large organizations or opinion the staff director for any staffs. she doesn t even show her face when it comes time to have a press conference. the president saying he would have thrown him out of the office. this sounds like something john kelly would say or i would say if i was on that staff role. make sure you don t get a yes man. but taeuplt, martin, i would also comment there were quite a few can tkals ascandals when mr kelly was the chief of staff. i m not sure how much u he brought it together, he wishes he was pack there to bring a little more discipline to it. that s all well and good, but there were a lot of things going wrong that various members of the press reported on while he was there. i don t want to comment on his actions as chief of staff.
some time a close supporter. unwavering supporter of donald trump. because you have these this quite a confusing diffusion of responsibility, you have steve bannon as a senior adviser. reince priebus as the chief of staff, jared kushner as the son in law. all playing a chief in staff role. a lot of chiefs, not many indians, someone tied to the transition told me it s buffoonery as this decision making process is going-forward. there is always disagreement, there are going to be battles, people who want these jobs, some of that is natural, in this case, it seems to be that the divisions are particularly sharp. jim sciutto, thank you. i want to bring in ari fleischer, the u.s. press secretary for george w. bush, david gergen, an adviser to four
decisiondecisio decisio decisions. in addition to that, because you have these this quite a confusing diffusion of responsibility, you have steve bannon as a senior adviser. reince priebus as the chief of staff, jared kushner as the son in law. all playing a chief in staff role. a lot of chiefs, not many indians, that s causing confusion. someone tied to the transition told me it s buffoonery as this decision making process is going-forward. as you and i know at this stage of any transition, there is always disagreement, there are going to be battles, people who want these jobs, some of that is natural, in this case, it seems to be that the divisions are particularly sharp. jim sciutto, thank you. i want to bring in ari fleischer the white house press secretary for george w. bush, david gergen, an adviser to four presidents, and ron meacham. author of destiny and power . good evening, gentlemen. let s hash out this conversation