Nomination he was governor nikki haley to be u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Trump said she is a deal maker and she is indicating when the president elect asks you to represent the country, you do it. That is even though governor nikki haley and donald trump did not agree during the primaries. We heard today that mitt romney is still under consideration as secretary of state and that is something Mike Huckabee believes should only be offered on one condition. He attacked him on a personal level about his character, integrity, honor. When you do that, there is only one way i think mitt romney could even be considered for a post like that and that is that he goes to the microphone in a very public place and reputates everything he said in that famous Salt Lake City speech. And everything he said after that. A transition official told me tonight not to expect any more big announcements about cabinet posts until after the holiday. We wont know about ben carsons stat us us as hud secretary until after friday at the earliest. The president elect put out a thanksgiving wish for a prayer for healing after what he said was a brutal campaign. Thank you so much. President elect donald trump released a thanksgiving message that peter just referred to calling for unity. Lets take a look. Weve just finished a long and bruising political campaign. Emotions are raw and tensions just dont heal overnight. It doesnt go quickly. Unfortunately. But we have before us the chance now to make history together. To bring real change to washington. Real safety to youre cities. And real prosperity to our communities including our inner cities. So important to me, and so important to our country. But to succeed, we must enlist the effort of our entire nation. Joining us now with reaction, our Fox News Contributor lisa booth from the Washington Times and Fox News Contributor, charlie hurt, and former Clinton Polster and Fox News Contributor doug shoen. Great to see all of you tonight. Hi, monica. Hi. In many ways, donald trump ran the first 21st century post ideological campaign. And i think what were seeing now in this flurry of cabinet appointments is that his choices are reflecting that. Lets start with you on this question of who he is putting in these key positions. It does seem like he is reaching for strong accomplished people who will help him carry forth his agenda and vision for the country. But it looks like he is approaching forming a government the way he would go about hiring for one of his businesses. Do you agree with that . Do you think thats positive . Absolutely, monica. I think that he is displaying the exact sort of temperament that i think was the word they all used that everyone during the primary and during the general election said that he didnt have. He not only has a, you know, broader country that he has to unite, he has to unite the Republican Party and you know, the way to do that is by picking people like nikki haley. I dont know why somebody who is governor of South Carolina would want to be u. N. Ambassador. Sounds like a terrible job compared to being governor of South Carolina, but for what donald trump needs to get done, it is a very good pick. She is a very appealing figure in the among the establishment and you know youre going to hear a lot of guff from some of the people that were with him from the beginning. But you know, everybodys go to be disfie satisfied with something. This is something he needs do. Lisa, to charlies point about party unity, there is also a question about bringing the country together. After eight years with barack obama we can argue the country is more divided than ever. How do they what do they mean for both bringing the Party Together and trying to get the country on board with his agenda and what he would like to do . I think the best way for donald trump to try to bring the countries together is by success. By creating jobs. By doing things he said he can do. I think if you build a stronger country you build a stronger america, i think people will start coming together. I think thats what he is doing with some of his cabinet choices and people that he is choosing to surround himself with. What he is doing is identifying and bringing people in that are independent thinkers. That are smart. That have a proven track records of success. Thats what donald trump said he was going to do from the beginning. He was going to identify the best people. Surround himself with the best people. Thats what he has done. I think americans should feel assured that donald trump will surround himself with smart and competent people. But also you know, if you look at instances of senator jeff sessions, or even general flynn, who also have track records of being mavericks of sort, of having that independent line of thinking, i think thats the biggest problem with washington, d. C. And the reason why people elected donald trump is they wanted change. They wanted a change to the bureaucracy of the failed mistakes of the past. I think having independent thinkers, people thinking outside the box, bringing Innovative Solutions is exactly what this country needs. Doug, you are my favorite democrat. Or one of them anyway. When you watch president elect trump putting together a cabinet like this, more along the lines of hiring for a business rather than the traditional approach of installing loyalists and cronies into these top positions, is it sort of reminiscent of what jfk did in building his government which was the best and the brightest . Yes, it is. And one of the things that john f. Kennedy did, which with the countrys benefit, is to bring in Douglas Dillon a republican of secretary of the treasury. That led to tax cuts that stimulated our economy, created jobs. I think that donald trump has made enormous efforts. I think youre exactly right. And hes right. That country is coming together. I would say that the more inclusive the better. So if trump were to do what john f. Kennedy did before, and even barack obama, who i disagree with on virtually everything, brought in bob gates and he brought in chuck hagel. Again he in an attempt to unify. If donald trump reach us out to the few democrats like me who are willing to praise him and give him not only the benefit of the doubt but our full support, i believe we will be better still. But he is off to a great start. And his message tonight and message yesterday were exactly right, monica. Charlie, nothing succeeds like success. With this team, if he moves with all deliberate speed in the first 100 days, particularly with a pro growth economic agenda, tax reform, rolling back regulations, repealing and replacing obama care, filling Supreme Court vacancy, if he moves that quickly, particularly on the economy and gets this economy roaring of the kind that we saw during the reagan years for example, annual growth rate 6, 8 will, 9 , wont that silence the opposition . The left is never really going to go away but the democratic opposition will have a hard time criticizing him. Absolutely. The adage that rising times lift all votes applies here. I think what i lisa said a moment ago is exactly right. Nothing quiet people quite the way, you know, any critics on both sides. Both republicans and democrats quite like having a successful economy come roaring back. And i think that you know, and i think that what were seeing with a lot of these picks right now are these very much outside the box picks with, you know, with devos for education secretary. And talk that ben carson will be the secretary of hud. Those are very thats not the sort of picks you expected to get from this guy. And i think it reveals that he does want to to do big things and doing big things is what he promised. And he has a unique opportunity just wait barack obama did eight years ago, and failed to execute. Donald trump has a unique opportunity to do great big things and hopefully he will convert better than president obama did. Yeah, you know, lisa, we just heard that thanksgiving message from the president elect. And look, he wasnt elected to take care of the far left or maintain Barack Obamas legacy. In fact the exact opposite. He was elected to reputate it and turn it all back. But that message on thanksgiving eve about unity and healing divisions and i will be the president for all of the people, he is making it really tough for his critics, right . He is not providing the kind of ammunition that they expected him to. Something tells me they will still find things to criticize him for. But youre right, monica. I think he sort of set the ground work. Set the tone and he did that on, when he gave his announcement or his yeah, his speech, not on election yeah, election night, or the day after. Sorry. When he gave his first speech as president elect he set the ground work and set the tone for the kind of president wasnt to be with the unify message. He will get people together by getting people back on track. A ot of the attacks by the Mainstream Media will fall to the way side. People will be happy if they have a job, back to work, paying their bills on time. You mentioned economy earlier, president obama has been an obstructionist in so many ways, to growing economy, you look at energy, something president obama mentioned in his video that he gave, updating on what first hundred days will look like. Energy alone just releasing federal lands that president obama has been prohibiting and restricting from energy exploration. That can create jobs. Get people working again. Something like the keystone pipeline. So many opportunities that donald trump can work towards to get americans working again and i think bring unity. Yeah. Unleashing the traditional american engine of growth. Up next, top trump allies are warning the president elect against mitt romney as secretary of state. Is it possible for the former rivals to now Work Together . Our panelist, coming right back with reaction. Later, liberal Mainstream Media continues to take shots at donald trump. 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I think the vast majority of Trump Supporters will initially be very unhappy and will be reminded of all the things that romney said over the year. I can think of 20 other people who would be more naturally compatible with the trump vision of Foreign Policy. Right. Im still very unhappy that mitt did everything he could to derail donald trump. He didnt just go after him from a standpoint of saying i disagree with his policy on immigration or business agree with his policy on taxes, he attacked him on a personal level about list character, integrity, honor. In terms of governor romney, i think the secretary of state position is such that, and all the cabinet positions, you have to be callfide and capable. Number two, have you to be loyal to what president elect trump said his vision is for the world back with us now, lisa booth, charlie hurt and doug chone. Doug, let me start with you. There is a pledge odd to everything donald trump does. If mitt romney is secretary of state, is this a case of keep your friends close and your enemies closer . Much like what president obama did with mrs. Clinton making her secretary of state . In other words that it is better to have your critics inside the tent rather than sniping at you from the outside . I think that is certainly part of it. But i think there is a bigger message here. By having governor romney as secretary of state, something i enthusiastically endorse, you both continue to unify the Republican Party and the country, and also you offer a different but compatible vision of that with the president elect to the United States. Mitt romney said that russia is the greatest strategic threat to the United States. I agree with that. He has spoken about chinese bullying, terror, iran, isis and need to upgrade our military. He has a vision and stature in the world. And to consider romney for reasons that Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee and Kellyanne Conway said but shows that donald trump is a big man with Big Personality and the ability to look past the election to what i think are the greater and broader interests. Not only of himself but of the United States of america. Charlie, i do think that donald trump respects governor romney. I think he respects his intelligence, his negotiating skills, his abilities as a turn around artist. Even his regal bearing which is something you would desire in a secretary of state. But given that past comments and the acrimony that came from governor romney during the primary process, do you think he is somebody that President Trump could rely on to loyally carry out his Foreign Policy wishes or is that somebody who might freelance Foreign Policy . And cause harm here . Well, you know, for as long as donald trump is in the white house there will be no romney doctrine. So i dont think we have to worry about that. Donald trump is not the kind of guy that let somebody freelance on his dime. I dont think. And i also dont think that donald trump is all that worried about mitt romney being on the outside sniping at trump just because he was so ineffective when he was going full bore attacking him during the campaign. But one thing i do think that it is a signal to the establishment that he is that trump is willing to sort of unify the party, which i do think that is an important signal, but the other thing is, think about this, if mitt romney accepts the request to be his secretary of state, what does that say considering all the things that mitt romney said about donald trump . Was he kidding about all that . Or is it imagine the amount of crow he has to eat in order to accept that position and go work for the guy. Right. He might have some splainin to do. Yes. So all of these loyal folks to donald trump, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, kelly an kohn Kellyanne Conway. They went public with their of situation to mitt romney. And especially with rudy, going through all of his business relationships and so on. They might still be in contention for this top job. How do you think this is ultimately going to play out . Yeah. Theres been no announcement here. But if he ultimately chose to go with governor romney as secretary of state, he has the credentials and resume to back that up. I think what we have seen from donald trump is him selecting people based off of merit. Yes he has been loyal to his loyalists as well. We saw him bring in senator sessions, general flynn and representative pompeo as well. There is a lot of paying back people that are lawyer to him. He is also looking at people based on merit. If he was to choose someone like governor mitt romney, it is coalition building. Thats important for him. If you look at the senate, he will end up with 52 republicans in the senate. He needs to keep all of his republicans and entire conference in line with him and together collaboratively move the country forward in the direction he wants to. He needs all those different types of republicans. I think one, it is he is an adult looking past that and seeing someone based off their merit. Two, it shows wasnt it bring the Republican Party together and do big things for the country. Ultimately the decision needs to come down too, does he trust romney . We have to trust that based on the conversations that wd had with romney that he does if he decides to bring on romney as secretary of state. One other things not mentioned here is the desperate need for reform of the entrenched leftist antiisrael bureaucracy in the state department. You want a secretary of state that will go in and smash the existing order. As donald trump has promised on a larger scale. Who do you think can do that in the most effective way . Well, first, i think you know, any one of the perspective candidates, john bolton, rudy giuliani, and mitt romney can and will do this. Youre absolutely right. One, we need to break up the antiisrael kabal in the state department but secretary we need someone of great stature who can bring israelis and palestinians together with leadership and make it clear it is not a process of israel giving away the whole west bank no more settlements and basically folding its tent on every issue. I think governor romney can do it. But the entire republican establishment from what i read and what i see is for that. And as a strong supporter of israel, someone who worked for three prime ministers, i heartily endorsed this and think this is a very important step to change american attitudes, policies and direction. Yes. The state Department Needs to be shaken up just as the diplomacy does on the world stage. All right, guys, thank you so much. 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