betsy devos represents change. could one make the argument that's what america voted for, because status quo isn't what's working for this country? >> frankly, the status quo that we had in education was protesting, which betsy devos supports, and was defunding education, which 31 states have still done. frankly, in education, a year ago, republicans and democrats alike came together to pass a new education law that actually took control of common core out of the federal government, put it back into the states. and frankly, what people also voted for that same day was to get rid of the kind of initiatives betty devos proposes in massachusetts and in georgia. the sledge hammer, no one voted in america to take a sledge hammer to public education. >> until now, betsy devos' job was not to work for the public school. it was to try to help on the fringe, the outside. the department of education has a $200 billion budget. it's not underfunded and we know there are kids in cities in this country where those schools aren't

betsy devos a longtime advocate. charter schools are important to the republican party and part of our platform. a good pick and another woman. >> brianna, if i may. >> yeah. %-pk is a bit ironic. one of the things donald trump ran on was draining the proverbial swamp and he chooses his secretary of education, one of his largest donors. i was listening to the descriptions that we used to describe donald trump as somewhat creating policy based upon the last person he spoke to and being a negotiator. donald trump is also very transactional. in the pick in secretary of education. everyone knows in the republican party you have to go through the devos to get the checks in. this draining the swamp versus this pick for secretary of education is very clearly transactional and flies in the face of this new mantra of dr n draining the swaurmp. >> this is eastern what president-elect obama found coming in. supposed to be a different kind of politics, but when you, when it comes down to it, you need someone to have institutiona

especially betsy devos. her record on school choice is controversial. >> why do you say this is controversy? he promised to drain the swamp and bring in an outsider and who wants more choice. something that maybe public school teachers are not thrilled about. this is what he promised. >> it is what he promised. you are right. there are a lot of teachers who are oopposed. i think others will get a tough grilling. my guess is everyone will make it through. >> ellis, over to you. we talked about the appointments. something you said that stuck out. this is the no speciexperience cabinet. what will it take to change the perception that he is picking loyalists and going after people that are not as versed? >> one word. results. honestly, listen. these things have a certain rhythm. the republicans who are now gathering around the president-elect by and large will be supportive of the nominations. dems are lining up without the power to do much about most of them. honestly, we will get most of them. there may be one

i've known betsy devosor a number of years and no one loves education more than betsy devos. that's the kind of leader we need. i think miss weingarten is prejudging her. i think you've got to give the trump team a chance to put good people in place. the mandates that really amount to social engineering in our local schools, i hope that you see more flexibility being given. it will remain a strong commitment to public education and public education, whether it's in arkansas or other parts of the country, has to combine choice and competition, making sure that each of the children have the best opportunities to succeed. and so i'm very pleased with that. whenever you look at what donald trump has done thus far as president-elect, he's really surprised people about how he has reached out. nikki haley is also getting her appointment today as united nations ambassador. >> secretary of state is still outstanding right now. mike huckabee did not sound today like he's in favor of mitt romney for secretary of state. take a listen to what he said on fox news. >> there's only one way t

let's look at betsy devos for one second. she has no education background, no degree in education, has never taught in public schools, never worked in a public school environment, did not send her children to public schools, believes in for-profit education. all she's done is donate $240,000 directly to mr. trump and $6.5 million to republicans across the country. that is her qualification to be secretary of education. that's a shame. >> paris, you have to admit, donald trump did say he wanted to take big money out of politics, but she's exactly the kind of person who puts money into politics. >> i think with all due respect to my good friend, i think he should go back and check the record on who betsy devos really is and her long-term commitment to education, especially things like school choice. she is very much qualified to be our next secretary of education. the one thing about her family's wealth, the devos family are self-made and have dedicated their lives to improving the lives of many americans, especially those in t

betsy devos, not necessarily well known nationwide. who is she and what does she say or what does her pick say about trump on education. >> on the campaign trail trump talked about school choice and betsy devos is a long-time school choice advocate. so we can expect the administration will make school choice a huge priority. >> yang: what can the federal government do on school choice? >> a great question. on the campaign trail donald trump proposed taking $20 billion in federal funding by is almost a third of the u.s. department of education's budget and using that for a school choice program. it's unclear if a proposal like that could actually pass congress. senator alexander who will preside over betsy devos' confirmation hearing put forth a similar proposal last year and it didn't get the votes to clear procedural hurls. so having somebody like betsy devos talking about school choice from the bully pulpit of the department of education could really give lift to the issue in states and districts. >> yang: another thing mr. trump spo

also moments ago, president-elect trump selected a woman by the name of betsy devos, a school choice advocate, to become his next education secretary. this is all happening hours after trump named his first outright critic to a cabinet-level position. he chose south carolina governor nikki haley to be his ambassador to the united nations. she is the daughter of immigrants from india. so let's go to jason carroll who is down in palm beach and trump's mar-a-lago where he will be spending the rest of his thanksgiving week. jason carroll, first on the news of the pick for education secretary, tell me more about betsy devos. >> reporter: betsy devos, long-time advocate of school choice and school vouchers, huge gop donor. here's the question mark with this particular choice, brooke. when you think about trump's rallies and some of the points that got the most applause, talking about getting rid of common core, huge applause and this is someone, betsy devos, who has been a supporter common core during the past, she was a member of the bush foundation excellence in education which was the e

i'm thrilled to see governor haley and of betsy devos. nikki haley is the daughter of indian immigrants, the youngest person ever elected governor in south carolina. and yeah, you know, she may not be an expert in foreign policy. she'll have a very good team behind her of professionals. i think she has the skills. i think she's very smart. she can learn quickly. she's also very diplomatic and well liked and respected. we saw her incredible leadership, moral leadership and courage on issues like the confederate flag in south carolina. not an easy issue to take on in the state of south carolina. and as far as betsy devos, she really does reach out to republican establishment and all types of republicans because she's qualified. both of them were not donald trump supporters. so he's showing a willingness going outside of his comfort zone of absolute loyalists. i'm just happy that two women, who are not perceived as jerks, white supremists, and don't peddle in fake news of alt-right made-up stuff. so as far as i'm concerned, they're great. >>

naming betsy devos as his secretary of education. the pic wanted concern among conservatives because betsy devos previously supported common core the controversial education standard mr. trump was against during the campaign. >> they're going to be disagreements. >> reporter: he also chose nikki haley as is pick for us ambassador to the united nations. while the south carolina governor supported marco rubio and openly criticized mr. trump, his team released this statement saying in part, governor haley has a proven track record of bringing people together regardless of background or party affiliation to move all of these forward. president-elect trump will remain in florida through sunday while mike pence will be in mississippi visiting his son who is a marine. >>> president-elect donald trump addressed the nation via youtube today. he called on people to heal their divisions and move forward as one country. >> it's time to restore the bonds of trust between citizens. in america is unified there is nothing beyond our reach. >> mr. tr

he nominated billionaire betsy devos as education secretary. she is a michigan republican, philanthropist and advocate for what conservative reformers call the school choice movement. many teachers representatives object the choice is usually a cover for privatization. lilly garcia says devos' efforts have underminded that she says takes away funding from local schools to fund private schools at taxpayers' expense. others note devos has no formal work experience in public education. for her part she has pledged to make transformational change that includes every student in america has the opportunity to fulfill his or her highest potential. joining us now, a guest i'm excited about to have tonight, michael moore, academy award-winning documentary filmmaker, and of course a michigan resident. good evening. happy thanksgiving season to you, michael. >> same to you. and i believe you're also a university of michigan graduate. is that correct, ari? >> i am. u of m ann arbor. >> okay. >> tell us what we should know about this education secretary nom

betsy devos is a major republican fund-raiser, as you said. her husband is one of the we welgiest men in america. ben carson ran for president. nikki haley is a political insider in south carolina. that's not to say they won't be up for the job, but donald trump said he was going to do things differently and he's not. not in a meaningful way. >> i want to ask you about the next six month. he's a person who has said all along, i'm going to get this done. i'm going to make things better. he never really had specific plans about how he was going to do that. but clearly, their focus as an organization, planning for this presidency to get something done, is infrastructure their first best hope? >> let's break that apart. it's probably their best hope. it won't happen in the first couple months. this is a complicated -- doing a massive tax and infrastructure package is a big undertaking. >> how long have we been talking about this? years and years. >> tax reform is not easy. repealing obamacare is not easy. there's many steps. i would not look at it

betsy devos tweeting this, many of you are asking about common core. to clarify, i am not a supporter, period. that's good to get clarification on. new interview that donald trump conducted with "the new york times" on foreign policy issues including the conflict in syria. >> syria, we have to solve that problem because we're going to just keep fighting, fighting forever. i have a different view than a lot of people. i have some very definitive and i have some very strong ideas on syria. i think what's happened is a horrible, horrible thing. thousands of people have died, okay? i think it's a shame. >> can you describe -- >> i can only say this. we have to end that craziness that's going on in syria. >> sorrfor those of you wanting specificity, sorry. joining me here on the set, author ian bremer. real quickly about nikki haley, you say it's unusual to see a senior diplomat chosen before a secretary of state. >> that's right. but i mean, at the same time, trump has gotten criticized for not having any diversity so far. this gives you one, a woman, an i

betsy devos is a billionaire businesswoman -- philanthropist and supporter of school vouchers. the latter fact is drawing scrutiny from some in wisconsin. our points on marquette's campus today. he joins us live. marquette's law school welcomed julie underwood, a long time dean of the uw-madison's school of education..and critic of voucher school programs. she was joined by scott jensen the former chief of staff of governor tommy thompson and more recently a colleague of the newly appointed betsy devos. the advertised voucher "discussion" "there are kids who are getting into like a debate "i wouldn't say it's as strong as you would point out." between the opposing views of underwood and jensen. "unfortunately what i see all too often happen in this town is adults defending failure." "i don't think the causation of school improvement, i don't think that you can lay that at the feet of each played a role during the inception of voucher schools in leadership on the way, jensen and "like minds" are apprehensive. "i think lots of educators believe that it's an indication of a triump

ambassador, betsy devos for education secretary, maybe ben carson for hud. your point is gentlemen, gender and racial diversity, not ideological diversity. should we be expecting ideological diversity in the cabinet? >> we shouldn't be expecting it at this point. i think he's given the signal, president-elect trump that he will stay to the right. and all of these picks, haley, comes from the tea party movement, devos is a major conservative player, not only in education, but in all sorts of issues, as is ben carson. so i think he's also sending a signal that republicans on the hill, i'm very much on your team. >> but what about in terms of diversity of the picks, ron i'll pose this to you, governor mitt romney as a potential pick for secretary of state. i mean when you look back at their record, not just the verbal visseration that governor romney had for mr. trump and that speech, what they said, how far apart they are on russia, do you give the trump team credit, actually both men credit for considering? >> yeah, it would be quite a step. but there's reall

betsy devos was tapped for education secretary and trump is expected to appoint wilbur ross to lead the commerce department. >> the president-elect is calling for a restoration and healing. stephanie ramos has the latest for us from washington. stephanie, good morning, happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: happy thanksgiving to you, as well. president-elect donald trump is on vacation but rolling out some cabinet. diversifying it with his latest nominees, two women. this morning, president-elect donald trump and his family are hunkered down at the luxury mar-a-lago resort in florida. on wednesday he released this thanksgiving message on social media. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country. >> reporter: while white men dominated his early staff picks, trump's now nominated two women to join his cabinet. south carolina governor ambassador to the united nations and charter school advocate betsy devos to lead the department of education. both women are strong republican leaders but also the president-elect's first female appoint

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ambassador and betsy devos to lead the education department. >>> hillary clinton has opened up a bigger lead in the popular vote. despite her electoral defeat, she now has 2 mill and those votes are still being counted. >>> crews in new york city spent the overnight hours inflating giant balloon characters for macy's annual thanksgiving day parade. more than 3 million people are expected to line up along the parade route. >>> and looking at today's weather, there will be some snow in new england, showers in the mid-atlantic state. the upper midwest will see light snow and there will be heavy rain in the northwest. >>> and finally on this thanksgiving morning, there are plenty of ways to get your turkey ready for the table. is to just bake it in the oven, but you can smoke it or if you are looking to put some adventure into your thanksgiving experience and some risk, you can go for the deep fryer. >> reporter: it's the moment your butterball turns into a fireball. >> watch your feet. >> reporter: truly the stuff of thanksgiving legend and disaster, deep fried turkey. getting the bird in

donald trump also announced he's naming betsy devos as his education secretary. she's a long-time republican donor. "the washington post" reports devos gave money to carly fiorina during the primaries as well as jeb bush. she later supported marco rubio. she later told the newspaper she considered donald trump, an interloafer who doesn't represent the republican party. peter doocy is live in palm beach, florida, where donald trump is spending thanksgiving with his family. peter, trump and governor haley seem to have buried the hatchet, huh? >> reporter: it seem that is way, john. we are told by members of the transitions team that mr. trump and governor haley have a lot of chemistry, so it was an easy selection to nominate the position for the president-elect. she said she'll do well because she's a deal maker. meanwhile, governor haley says she's stay in the statehouse in columbia until the confirmation wraps up. despite everything happening in the past, when the president believes you have a major contribution to make to the welfare of our nation and to our nat

let's look at betsy devos for a second. she looks school choice and vouchers not a fan of the public school system necessarily. this is in keeping with what donald trump talked about, i think, and promised on the campaign trail. that he didn't want to mix it up and he did like the idea of school choice and this seems to be fitting into that. >> fits very much with the mold of education approach that one of his top advisors, rudy giuliani, has had. that played some role of guiding donald trump's view of the education system. another appointment that could face some dinging up during the confirmation process. >> why? >> because you'll hear about the devos family approached the school system. how money was used or not used in terms of support of public education. she is, i'm certain, be confirmed on the health senate but democrats are going to be looking to get their licks in where they can. the union right asxway. i think you'll hear more of that in the coming days. >> she had written a piece back and the head of the michigan

let's start off with betsy devos. >> i think it's an exciting pick. she's a strong supporter of school choice. we're excited. she will do a good job. it's a sign that president-elect trump who i think ran as the strongest pro-school choice candidate the republican party has ever had is committed to that policy priority. it's very exciting. >> let's move on to nikki haley, the u.n. ambassador, governor of south carolina. >> i think she's an incredible face for the united states. she will be a great ambassador. when you think of the job of a governor, a governor looks at all sorts of interests, the interests that are out and get things done. that sounds like an ambassador. i think she will be incredible. >> there's one potential conflict there. it has to do with trade. we heard all about donald trump's hard line stance on trade. south carolina is a state which is absolutely busting at the seams with growth in large part because of international trade. bmw and other foreign car manufacturers moving there. you have a bustling port city there. you have boe

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if you look at betsy devos, her back ground. interested in. i can see another republican president appointing her. >> she is such an education extremist. public education is terrifying. >> how is school choice extreme? >> she is not just in favor of school choice. that's a part of it. >> she would be a pick. probably any republican >> i disagree. normalizing -- >> she is a very anti-lgbt candidate. she is someone who -- she is not just about school choice. what she is about is using public funds for private schools shelf herself has never, she did not receive a public school education. none of her children have. >> i think we would be having the same debate if john kasich whom she supported. category -- >> i don't think -- >> we have to squeeze a break ke time for black humor on a hosted by chris matthews. you can join in at 7:00 eastern as he looks at al the rules that for president and win. you can catch that friday night 7:00 eastern. you about, hillary clinton's national popular vote lead over president-elect trump has now much of that mar

betsy devos, a republican party donor, for education secretary, and in a twist, nikki haley for u.n. ambassador. here's julianna goldman. >> governor nikki haley. >> reporter: south carolina governor nikki haley was one of the republican party's loudest critics of its eventual nominee. >> during anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. >> reporter: and mr. trump didn't spare her, either, tweeting in march, "the people of south carolina are embarrassed by nikki haley." your heart." but haley is now calling the president-elect a friend. >> we are currently living through what may be the most interesting time in american political history. >> reporter: haley, an indian- american, diversifies the president-elect's personnel picks and helps him extend an olive branch to the party establishment, but she lacks the foreign policy experience of previous u.n. ambassadors. mr. trump's other pick today, g.o.p. donor betsy devos, was for a cabinet post he said he might not have. >> devos is a strong advocat is against commo

and betsy devos, what do you make of these picks? >> you know, he is going to -- he is going to run the government the very same way he runs the trump empire. you find people who are extremely confident. not people who are your buddies and your friends and people that you owe a favor to. but people who you believe actual share your vision and have the ability and aa track record of being able to get things done. that should be something that is comforting to people. and i know a lot of people say, no, no, you should go with your cronies, with the people who supported you. but that's not -- that's not going to solve our problems. that's what's been done in the past. we need something different now. >> is mitt romney a good pick for secretary of state in some of your republican colleagues, newt gingrich notably, mike huckabee have sort of slammed that as a close for donald trump. >> well, i would say that, you know, he has said some pretty inflammatory things. and i think maybe in prief evat has told donald trump, i take that back. i d

tonight with a must-see reality check on trump's pick for education secretary, billionaire betsy devos. and how to talk to your relatives who might have voted for another candidate. >> when not berating the media from his golden tower, the president-elect has been busy filling his cabinet. >> we turn to two prominent republican women. governor nikki haley to serve as his ambassador to the united nations. >> it's a mixed foreign policy picture, and no foreign policy experience. devos to be his education secretary. against her. >> mitt romney they say tops the list for secretary of state. >> donald trump is a phony. a fraud. >> you've got to surround yourself with people who will take the bullet for you rather >> dr. ben carson has confirmed he has been offered a cabinet position. he is not qualified to run a federal department. carson suffers from pathological disease. i'm not saying it. >> based on the low expectations that the trump campaign created for trump, it could be worse. >> good evening and welcome to "the last word" from seattle, washington. donald trump is working on what hi

devos as his education secretary. she's a major republican donor and school choice activist. many school choice advocates praised the choice -- including jeb bush. the nation's largest teacher's appointment. devos has supported common core -- but trump has denounced those education standards. but a trump spokesman says anyone joining the president-elect's adminstration is quote "signing on to the president- elect's platform.' trump announced devos to the position just hours after naming south carolina governor nikki haley as the ambassador to the u-n. while she opposed trump's muslim ban -- she did support a block on new syrian refugees entering south carolina. she has made eight international trips while in office -- es experience. the move puts south carolina's lieutenant governor henry mcmaster to governor. he was an early the trump team says the president-elect is focused on appointing cabinet members nd post roronlya!?z?3n made time for two telligence?5?8 briefis sincthe ection. want another way to show your want

ambassador, and betsy devos tached for secreteducation secr an and wilbur ross. here's more. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump released a thanksgiving message. >> it's thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country. >> reporter: earlier, he named additional members of the administration, betsy devos, and nikki haley, but the selection to join the president-elect's cabinet shows a departure. they are the first female color to join the administration, but neither a supporter of trump on the campaign trail. they considered an indictment of mr. trump. >> some think you have to be the loudest voice in the room. >> reporter: after the election, calling him a friend, saying when the president believes you have a major contribution to make to the welfare of our nation and nation's standing in the world, that is a calling that's important to heed. devos was a delegate for ohio governor, but tweets, i'm president-elect on decision to make american education great again. she doubled down on a promise of mr. trump's saying she was against

what do you make the betsy devos pick? >> she is an incredibly dangerous pick and does a lot of damage to our public school system and there will be a lot of firepower behind making sure. >> kate, one of the things about the picks that is a pattern so far is these are far right ideological picks a& whoever is open to drilling in the grand canyon or something like that. so far the picks are going to stir up a fight and starting with the attorney general. we tried to fight president obama in 2008. we tried. >> for eight years. >> we didn't win a lot. we did win ask it's hard for republicans to give advice to democrats. after we were over the shock of losing to barack obama, we spent as little money as we could. on the ability to win the thousand seats we won back home. and we paid a lot of attention to redistricting. i think democrats will have to rediscover federalism. the reality is, a lot of the reason that people got mad at the republican party is they constantly fight president obama and constantly lose. the affordable

. >> also betsy devos to head the department of education. betsy devos is a school are choice activity, trump met with her over the weekend. she chairs the american federation for children, a group that promotes charter school education. also served on the board of the foundation for excellence. >>> and ben carson is in the running to be the next secretary of housing and urban development. he got on social media to say an announcement is forthcoming about his role. carson said he wants to make a contribution to the inner cities. . >>> president-elect trump delivered a thanksgiving message to the nation tonight. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common revolve. in declaring this national holiday, president lincoln called upon americans to speak with one voice and one heart. that's just what we have to do. >> mr. trump is spending thanksgiving at his estate in florida. >>> the staff at atlantic city care regional medical cent

ambassador, and philanthropist betsy devos for education secretary. we're told not to expect any more cabinet-level announcements today here at mar-a-lago, but we will learn two important staff members, so stay tuned for that. kennedy: peter, thanks so much. keep us updated if anything happens there in beautiful palm beach, florida. guy, i will go to you. some interesting picks. betsy devos, of course, secretary of education nominee, and there were some other names thrown about like michelle rhee and eva moskowitz, but let's talk about secretary of state, because this is the big one. we're getting a lot of names, a lot of trickle, a lot of conversation. what do you think is gown to happen with the mitt -- going to happen with the mitt question? >> your guess is as good as mine. i'm an admirer of governor romney, he's a statesman, very capable and would be calm and cool on the world stage. i can understand why team trump, at least elements within that camp, may be concerned about mitt because he was not just a trump critic, he was perhaps trump critic

betsy devos is not a washington insider. i mean, elite in other circles. but do you see a real congruent message here? >> not really. donald trump kept on saying he may not be bought, but he's trying to expand his own wealth based on some of the meetings that he's had with his daughter in the room with the leader of japan and many other instances. >> that is an accusation, no fact behind what you just said. >> well, except that's van came tru ivanka was -- >> to say that he has tried to increase his wealth is an accuse saying that has no basis in truth. >> if you allow me to speak, i can tell you what happened. his properties in the uk where you met a uk leader and said i don't like the way that the wind farms face his property. he's talked about taking those wind farms away. that is a way of -- that is a factual thing. >> so you're talk about the potential conflict of interest here, how being president -- how is he going to straddle being president and also being a businessman or will he be handingoff and n over and not p in a business sense from his pres

he also tapped betsy devos. she supports having more vouchers and also opposed to common core. the reaction that we are getting from her is mixed. jeb bush saying betsy devos is an outstanding pick for secretary of education, but take a listen to one of the largest teacher's unions. the trump administration demonstrated how out of touch it is with what works best for students, parents, educators and communities. that could be more of a fight. you have a republican-controlled senate. it seems as though both of these picks are headed towards confirmation and we are watching ben carson who has been tapped for hud secretary and he is mulling that decision. julie, let me go to you. lots of softening in the meeting. did you get a feeling he was playing to the room and saying about the environment and something he has been passionate about? >> he was definitely playing to the room and this is something that you saw him do on the campaign trail a lot. he came in there with much more nonconfrontational and i am trying to build bridges. of all the policies, he did moderate his positions

. >> also betsy devos to head the department of education. betsy devos is a school are choice activity, trump met with her over the weekend. she chairs the american federation for children, a group that promotes charter school education. also served on the board of the foundation for excellence. >>> and ben carson is in the running to be the next secretary of housing and urban development. he got on social media to say an announcement is forthcoming about his role. carson said he wants to make a contribution to the inner cities. . >>> president-elect trump delivered a thanksgiving message to the nation tonight. >> it's my prayer that on this thanksgiving, we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common revolve. in declaring this national holiday, president lincoln called upon americans to speak with one voice and one heart. that's just what we have to do. >> mr. trump is spending thanksgiving at his estate in florida. >>> the staff at atlantic city care regional medical cent

we can start with betsy devos if you like but what is your general impression so far? >> these are pretty dazzling appointments. not necessarily people who backed donald trump in the campaign. ben carson ran against him. start with ben carson, he was guy at john hopkins in baltimore, in the inner city of baltimore and grew up in the inner-city of detroit. hhs, health and human services is exactly the right place for him because he knows, he knows what, he knows subject matter there very well. betsy devos has been education reformer for years and years and is very much for school choice and of course the teachers unions will to berserk. nikki haley was strongly antitrump. remember during the republican primaries? very much very critical and here she is going to be u.n. ambassador. look, you have two women and one african-american. remember when the media was saying a couple weeks ago, maybe a week, maybe a few days ago, oh, it will be the white male loyalists to donald trump. acontraire. ashley: talk about white males, newt gingrich says this is terrible idea about romn

naming betsy devos as his secretary of education. the pic wanted concern among conservatives because betsy devos peevishly supported common core. controversial education standard that trump railed against in the campaign. >> i'm fine people coming in who disagree with trump but school-choice is a big one. vouchers is a big one creating competition for the government monopoly on education. >> he also chose nikki haley as his pick for us ambassador to the united nations. while the south carolina governor supported marco rubio during the gop primary, and offed -- often criticized trump his team released this statement saying in part she has a proven track record of bringing people together regardless of background to move policies forward. president-elect donald trump will remain in florida through sunday well vice president elect mike pence will be mississippi visiting his son. >>> happening now, volunteers have begun a shift for the annual turkey giveaway. a live look inside as an army of people get ready for tomorrow. they are prepar