>> my response is that mike flynn is the exact person who needs to be in this role. back in 2012, 2013, 2014, when the obama administration was coming out and saying that al qaeda was on the run, we know centcom was tasked with painting a rosier picture of isis back in 2013/2014 than what was happening on the ground, mike flynn was the one in the administration sounding the alarms saying, we need to be worried, al qaeda is not waning, they are in fact, growing, we need to be worried. there is a new movement of radical islam taking over the middle east and he was right. he was right, he was let go of his job because of it. and he is the person i want having the ear of the president. >> reza, you heard ckayleigh. is that different in your mind from his overall criticisms, his overall statements, mike flynn's statements, about islam in general? >> he's a very good military general, and that's where, i think, his strength comes, is, i think, even his biggest supporters would say that the issue here, of course, is that we are in a place, no matter what kayleigh or anyone

>> the old mike flynn, definitely. i don't know the new mike flynn. >> yeah. i would say the new mike flynn is deeply worrying. that's who we have seen for the last year. someone who has attacked muslims as awe group, someone who has basically things that seem racist on their face. and also, in a more disturbing level, we found out that he is actually as a lobbyist been getting security briefings. he is a lobbyist for foreign entities, foreign companies that are linked to foreign governments and has been receiving briefings while he is doing that. i think in it the drain the swamp concern, there's something still there. >> one thing on flynn, we're talking about list world view and combative how close he is, it's revealing about this whole transition. he is there because he is loyal. he was one of the early people who would go up to the top of trump tower, brief trump on foreign aaffairs. flynn was in the running for vp because he was there early. >> what we should learn here? i'm talking about, a team of rivals or is is it going to be loyalists? >> national s

flynn has become a different and it sure seems an unstable mike flynn and i fear he's the one who would take charge in the white house. >> i'm going to put up something that colin powell said, because other generals have expressed concern about flynn, about his appearance with vladimir putin, about his unrestrained political support of trump, and here's what colin powell said about gener general flynn in a quote from a hacked e-mail. he said flynn got fired as head of d.i.a., abusive with staff, didn't listen, worked against policy, bad management, et cetera. he's been and was right-wing, nutty every -- every since -- he means ever since. is that fair? >> i think it's about right and reflects his be wilderment, that here's a guy that is very

it sure seems an unstable mike flynn. i fear he is the one who would actually take charge in the white house. >> want to put up something collin powell said. other generals have expressed concerns about flynn. about his appearances with putin and support of trump. he said flynn got fired as head of dia, abusive with staff. didn't listen. worked against policy. bad management, et cetera. he has been and was right wing nutty every since, meaning ever since. is that fair what he said? >> i think it's about right. and i think it reflects his bewillederment in much of the foreign policy community in that other was a guy what was very

>> mike flynn i have a lot of reservations about. this is someone in the intelligence committee i think was known as kind of a bull in a china shop, someone who didn't work well with others. had a management style not conducive to the collaboration. so for an nsa director, where you need someone who can bring the top officials together, bring a consensus, those are trade issues you work for and they may accentuate an impulsive already president-elect with another volatile adviser in the white house. my concern in terms of temperament and policy decision on russia, where he similarly wants to cozy up on the kremlin. on turkey he recently wrote an op ed that made a sounding claim vis-a-vis this cleric in pennsylvania, erdogan should turn him over, erdogan wouldn't want him if he was a mod ramt you have to be willfully ignorant in turkey for a crackdown on everyone. policy and temperament, a lot of profound concerns. >> the report the new team is considering whether they should revisit the director of national intelligence, this was a p

mike flynn and pompeo is going to have to contend with isis and the phrase that mike flynn completely say over and over. you worked with both of these men at some point. you know donald trump the candidate very well, what do you think they'll change in terms of our national security posture going forward. >> it is interesting as i ran out of the white house in 9/11. a presidency can change with one episode. that's something that mike pompeo and general flynn will understand. mike pompeo is a serious guy and he understands the threats facing the country. he has more reputation of being hawkish. the reason why flynn is named security adviser is donald trump knows he does not have a lot of foreign policy experience. he's gotten to know mike flynn. just like judge cart was with ronald reagan. mike flynn is going to take donald trump through ease early tests and he will be a steady counsel counselor. donald trump is reaching outside and taking a chance on people who have shown themselves to be successful in other ways. it is turning out to be a great team. >> let me ask you briefly of the

retired army general mike flynn for national security advisor. that pick has already created controversy "the 11th hour" >>> good evening from our headquarters in new york. from inside trump tower that mitt romney is under consideration for secretary of state. president-elect at trump tow they are weekend. the associated press is reporting tonight that trump has offered the national security advisor job to general mike flynn, retired lieutenant general, u.s. army. the visitors continue to come in and out of trump tower all day today, though not all of them through the public lobby. some, like florida governor rick scott and south carolina's governor nikki haley came and went by private elevator directly to the penthouse residence. one big name has pulled himself out of contention -- former house speaker newt gingrich tells nbc news he will not be a part of a trump cabinet. but about mitt romney. while he is just the latest name being floated out as a potential for the job of secretary of state, just the mention of it today was a stunner consideri

mike flynn, so very different from mitt romney. a mike flynn would ideologically would fit much better with rudy giuliani. but then you have two incredibly strong personalities there. the president-elect trump himself, a very strong, sort of volatile personality. so from an outsider perspective, that seems like a potential problem. on the other hand, can a romney work with mike flynn? he might sort of ameliorate a lot of people who are very worried about where trump is going with this administration, with the hiring of a steve bannon into a position of power there. mitt romney, obviously, a much more moderate, very different world view, you know, would present himself to the world in a very, very diplomatic way. he seems to look the role. but it's all about how people can work together and who's going to influence the president-elect. >> which is very hard to predict. ruth marcus, when we think about these teams, whether they are teams of rivals or teams of campaign loyalists, it's just hard to imagine, as beth was just saying, som

an appointment of mike flynn, what do you think about that? >> i don't know anything about the general except what i've heard recently but knew in terms of a player so. and i haven't read a great deal other than what's in the news the last day or so but obviously has the confidence of mr. trump and a lot of experience in this area, so he is the first significant appointment, very significant appointment in terms of the principle advisor to the president on terrorism issues and sure we'll learn a lot more about him in the coming days as his background is explored more extensively. >> we talked about trump tower for one but many said donald trump won't be spending as much time potentially in the white house as we've seen other presidents, where it's this weekend heading out to his golf course in new jersey, mar-a-lago down in palm beach or trump tower where he knows, we know he likes to spend a lot of time and sleep up there in his penthouse apartment. what could it mean for new york city, a town that already has a lot of security risks? having

mike pompeo, mike flynn, jeff sessions. two of those positions, officially heard it from the trump transition team that came out moments ago. >>> coming up, could the face of the republican resistance to donald trump's presidency be ready to join team trump or is this weekend's meeting just a mainstream photo op? i'll speak to former lieutenant governor and romney advisor carie healey about that and more next. world ugly and messy. they are the natural born enemy of the way things are. yes, ideas are scary, and messy and fragile. but under the proper care, they become something beautiful. parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what? you could apply for a medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medicare doesn't cover everything. and like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, these help cover some of what medicare

mike pompeo at cia, mike flynn at nsa, and the list goes on. talk to me a little bit what you think about the appointment we heard about today and jeff sessions i should point out also as well, the senator from alabama who was early trump supporter? >> jeff session is one of my very favorite people, phenomenal senator, plainspoken, brought clarity to the tpp discussion back when it was going early on, i think amazingly good choice, one i give standing ovation for. martha: what do you say to those when he was going through confirmation process a long tile ago, there were perceived to be racist comments made and he apologized for those. will he have a difficult time because of that? >> my gosh, if everybody judged by something they said 35 years ago or 40 years ago in offhand way really wasn't intended to be harmful, nobody has a shot getting confirmed for anything. jeff sessions proven himself as very effective united states senator. now he is conservative? you bet he is. doesn't that give conservatives a real sense of, ah, about donald trump's

if mike flynn says yes right? so let's start with jeff sessions as attorney general laura because 30 years ago, sessions chances of being a federal judge were sunk after a justice department prosecutor testified to congress that sessions called the naacp un-american, because, quote, they try to force civil rights down the throats of people, and because sessions reportedly joked to the prosecutor that the ku klux klan was okay, until he found out that members of the ku klux klan smoked pot. so, this happened a very long time ago, laura, so how much will this be a factor? >> well, carol, there's two different points in time. of course you have the confirmation hearings, where he already has the benefit of having republican-led congress which probably makes him a shoo-in for the position. then you've got the issue of actually what happens when he indeed runs, if he is confirmed, the department of justice. remember there have been two things that have been the hallmark of the eric holder and now loretta lynch administ

so this mike flynn thing is done. that means it will not be discussed as much compared to the other people who have to go through the senate confirmation process. but the choice of mike flynn is a different kettle of fish than anything we might have expected from the trump campaign. mike flynn calls islam a political ideology hiding behind a religion. he calls islam a malignant cancer. he really did sit next to president putin and take money to go to a gala. he's been a frequent guest on russian state television and says he sees no difference between russian state television and for example msnbc. he will now be the closest person to the president on a day-to-day basis on all foreign policy issues, on all military issues, on all national security issues, and he is way outside anything that anybody on the left, right or center might consider to be the mainstream, either in thought or temperament in terms of national security issues, and it's done. and trump gets him unless he has some change of heart or awakening of co

so maybe this is a good trend, but it's the first one. >> can we talk about mike flynn? i think this is so important to discuss, because this is someone who does not need to be confirmed. so there's not the full airing we are going to see with a jeff sessions, for instance. okay. so i want listen to -- or i want to take a look at what the house minority whip steny hoyer said, very much against this. not one of the more liberal democrats certainly on the hill but said it should alarm all americans. in particular serious questions about general flynn's competence and composure. his ongoing lobbying on behalf the turkish government and links to russia. he also said that he fears, says we've learned many lessons since 9/11. one of which not provide our enemies with fodder to fuel anti-american hatred. appoints this individual to a central position to our national security will do just that. david petraeus warned about this in the spring. wrote and op-ed about this. if, mike flynn is someone who says islam is a political ideology not recognizing it as a religion and seems to,

mike flynn, though, is registered as a democrat. sessions and flynn were early trump supporters. pompeo initially backed marco rubio but got onboard with trump much later in the race. a former adviser in the white house, axelrod -- donald trump is sticking with those who brought him to the dance, but to many americans it will seem a monstrous ball." from david axelrod. all three picks accepted his call to serve, but how much political baggage do they bring along with him? michael flynn does not need to be confirmed by the senate. a white house appointee, bud the oth but the other two require senate confirmation. sunlen serfaty joins us from new york city. we know senator sessions was deny add federal judgeship back in the 1980s. what can you tell us about that and about the senator's resume? >> reporter: only 1986, denied that federal judgeship, wolf and only 39 years old at the time. but he was dogged by allegations and even testimony from those who work with him that said he had repeatedly made racially charged statements. now sessions denied that at the time. clearly some of t

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do you have confidence in general flynn? >> i've not worked mike flynn directly. he is an army officer and he has come up through rank ts. a lot of people i've he talked to have very strong positive feelings for mike flynn. the general, we'll take a quick break. including more from isis. they said man w, they said he w actually a soldier of isis. new information is coming in. thank you for dining with us. hope to see you again soon. whoa, whoa, i got this. just gotta get the check. almost there. i can't reach it. if you have alligator arms, you avoid picking up the check. what? it's what you do. i got this. thanks, dennis! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. growwwlph. it's what you do. oh that is good crispy duck. supreme allied commandser general wesley clark. the ohio state attacker was inspired by isis and anwar al awlaki who was killed by a u.s. drone strike. there's no evidence that he had any actual direct contact with any terrorist group. at least not yet. but isis was claiming he was one of the soldiers. so h

the key point here is, mike flynn, who normally would look at for a job in the pentagon, mike flynn can't get confirmed. that's a problem. he decides, i will give you a position doesn't require confirmation. i think if -- i have so much respect for reince priebus. reince is thinking, how can we make this as smooth as possible? >> if giuliani doesn't get secretary of state, where does he go? >> doesn't want ag. >> it's a great job. >> white house counsel? >> there are few people who may want that job as well. >> that's a tough job. >> are you looking at me? >> no, no, no. >> ambassador to the uk. >> i'm happy to hear -- >> i would take that in a second. >>> giuliani could head the department of awesomeness. >> i want to go to national parks. i'm not asking for anything. >> i'm thrilled to hear that you met and it's behind you. i think that's fantastic. i love that idea. it's great to hear you say it. >> there was a special. >> the other stuff is a fiction of some of -- some people on the left and right who would like to see that feud continue. >> you know what? a feud gets healed and anoth

mike flynn is a fascinating figure. he was a first-rate general. he was very well regarded in the military. he's very smart. he knows international affairs and yet in the last few years, within foreign policy circles, he's kind of regarded as having been unhinged. he was fired from the defense intelligence agency for basically in comprehend fetence being a really bad manager and began to take positions that were truly bizarre. and this -- earlier this year, he circulate a video on twitter that was not just islam phobic, but said islam wants to quote slave or ex-termexterminate f l policy. >> this is a new low, and he tweeted this, shared a link from that user saying, cnn implicated the ussr is to blame. not anymore, jews, not anymore. that was one of the things that he -- >> and i've known national security advisors -- >> and he apologized. >> and any one tweet -- everybody tweets stupid things sometimes. there's been this pattern and i've known national security advisors going back to the amazing brent skocroft, the republican. there are so many s

it sure seems an unstable mike flynn. i fear he is the one who would actually take charge in the white house. >> want to put up something collin powell said. other generals have expressed concerns about flynn. about his appearances with putin and support of trump. he said flynn got fired as head of dia, abusive with staff. didn't listen. worked against policy. bad management, et cetera. he has been and was right wing nutty every since, meaning ever since. is that fair what he said? >> i think it's about right. and i think it reflects his bewillederment in much of the foreign policy community in that other was a guy what was very talented, very smart, very well regarded and has fallen apart. he has taken money from turk aye, did not disclose it. then he began advocating on turkey's behalf and even advocated that gulen be deported back to turkey. which was an astonishing position for a possible national security adviser to take. >> it's reported that michael flynn's son who served as a chief of staff has posted racial comme

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mike flynn, national security adviser and mike pompeo gets the cia. a second lesson for trump, it's family first. >> this is the moment and donald trump is the person to make america great again. >> while we don't know if they will have formal roles in the white house trump's family appears to be wielding enormous influence in the transition. ivanka and her husband are the power couple to watch. here he is strolling the white house grounds with obama's chief of staff. and ivanka right there this week for trump's first meeting with the head of state. a third lesson of the week, trump will be trump. so get used to it. we saw that friday night in new york at the broadway show "hamilton" where there was some boos for vice president elect pence. and an unusual direct appeal from the cast. >> we are the diverse america who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us. >> so the president-elect who made this promise during the campaign -- >> i'm go to be so presidential that you people will be so board. >> couldn't help firing bac

but mike flynn is one of the most highly respected intelligence officers in america. certainly no one can deny that. he is someone that has been at it's someone who the president-elect respects and trusts and he's an unbelievably gifted smart person that will lead that post with honor and dignity. >> let's talk about immigration. will president-elect trump suspend all immigration from regions compromised by terror as he said and what countries does >> well i think what he said -- obviously that policy will be spelled out more clearly once his team gets put in place and once he confers with the leadership and the state department and the secretary of defense. clearly this is something that has already been articulated both in the house and senate and by president-elect trump which is we will pursue policies to temporarily suspend immigration from areas that harbor and train terrorists until better vetting is put together. where that is, what countries those are, what areas we're talking about, that will be articulated at a later time. >> is there a possibility of franc

so i think jeff sessions' actions, i think people will be encouraged and mike flynn, i think mike flynn, first of all, let's remember, mike flynn is a registered democrat. he was appointed by obama in 2012 to head the defense intelligence agency and what's great is he wakes up every morning going, how am i going to keep future generations safe and i don't think anybody can disagree with that. >> i have to say and i want to show a piece of footage and allow professor to respond. i worry he's a recruitment device for isis, roll the tape so we can comment on this. >> islam is a political ideology. it is a political ideology. it definitely hides behind this notion of it being a religion. i don't see a lot of people screaming jesus christ with hatchets or machetes or rifles shooting up clubs or hatcheting, you know, literally axing families on a train. it's like cancer, and it's like a malignant cancer in this case and has metastasized. >> professor, i don't shy away from using the words radical islam. i regard those as referring to a small but strident group who are acting in a perversion i

nice to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> broadly, what is your reaction to mike flynn being named national security adviser? >> well you know, shocked and gravely concerned about it. both for the reasons of his policies, they're well out of the mainstream when it comes to russia. his comments about turkey show a complete lack of appreciation on who is happening there. and more broadly, his views on islam, his failure to distinguish the perversion of that state by groups like isis. and his ideas, that there is a clash of civilizations between the west and islam, that they're incompatible with a relationship with the west. these are deeply disturbing ideas that the president-elect has expressed, and to have the national security adviser on this is alarming, and the tenure is especially alarming. i think what was found and he exhibited on the campaign trail. this is somebody who is often erratic and shoots from the hip and a volatile personality. you want somebody to bring the national security experts, the secretary of defense and state, the national security council and reach conse

jeff sessions, mike pompeo and general michael flynn. we know a formal announcement will be made by his transition team later today. but there are many, many more positions within the administration yet to be filled, yet to be decided on. that is in part why we are seeing donald trump convene a meeting here today at trump tower. a two-hour meeting with his full transition staff, to go over some of the top choices to offer reflections on many of the interviews he conducted this week and we know those meetings will continue well into the weekend. donald trump is set to travel to his golf resort in new jersey, where he will conduct some final meetings with some people, including with mitt romney, one of his chief critics during the campaign trail, who is said to be under consideration for secretary of state. many decisions made but many, many more to go. >> sunlen serfaty live from trump tower this morning. with more on mike pompeo, the man who sources say accepted the role of cia director, let's head to washington to check in with politics

flynn, mike pompeo, jeff sessions. these are the hard line true core trump supporters. >> absolutely. >> do you think that, then, is a sign of the picks to come? >> frankly, i this they is appropriate. >> why? >> the president should have a team that full heartedly and proudly supports the president and that's who these people are. i understand there should be a mix of people and some may not be the full thoroughbreds others are but in the national security apparatus where donald trump says he'll be different from his predecessors, he needs people who see it his way. and i think it's appropriate to have those people there. >> i think perspective is important. there has been criticism over the timeline of these selections and i wanted to go back eight years and i believe it was when then senator barack obama won, the election was november 4, i think his first pick, tim geithner, was 20 days later. number, two david axelrod tweeted "we hadn't made any major appointments at this point in 2008, i don't remember being criti