ric grenell is one of the names circulating as a possible u.n.tary that is according to our own charlie gasparino. the former u.s. spokesman to the u.n. and fox news contributor joins me now. you want to give us any hints, any clues? are you talking to anyone about potential jobs in the administration? >> i got nothing for you, melissa but thanks for having me. obviously, obviously i will do anything and everything i can to help donald trump. i'm still in celebration mode. this is amazing. republican have the house, senate and white house. we have to implement a change agenda and dial back everything the obama administration has done. melissa: follow you on twitter and banging the drum every single day. you were relentless what you were saying. one of the things i want to ask you about, iran nuclear deal. how hard this is going to be peel back. some people say it wasn't a real treaty, so you can wipe it out. other people say, i think this makes sense, a lot of international banks and international companies were dying to go rushing into iran and

what is the right answer in syria and if ric grenell were u.n. ambassador.president? >> >> well, first of all, the president elect is going to have to decide what is the u.s. policy going forward? do we of assad in the current policy from obama is that assad must policy is that go. the russians have stood up to us and said we don't want him to go and we're going to move military hardware to challenge the u.s. policy. so the first question we have to ask ourselves, are we going to continue the assad policy or find a different way to destroy isis and limit what is going on in syria and allow assad to stay. >> that is a tight rope because are you going to step on russia's toes or play ball with russia. we have a common enemy foe here that is isis but a lot of the money that isis is getting could come from someone we are supposed to be siding with. >> there is no question. and we've negotiated with russia wrong. we have always used arguments, even when i was in the bush administration, we used moral arguments to persuade the russians to do something. and that do

martha: ric grenell played a role at u.n. for many years. l see if that is something that continues in the new administration. ric, thank you. bill: we're watching a meeting in athens, greece, when there are headlines we'll take you out there. president obama offering advice for the man who will replace him in january? >> it will be important for him to have the room to staff up, to figure out what his priorities are, to be able to distinguish between what he was campaigning on and what is practical. what he can actually achieve. bill: now a question as to whether or not the election was a rebuke of president obama's last eight years in office. fair and balanced debate on that. coming up next.e stay tuned. then, i decided to have my dna tested through ancestry dna. it turns out i'm scottish. so, i traded in my lederhosen for a kilt. >> i don't think he is idealogical. i think ultimately he is pragmatic in that way. and, that can serve him well. as long as he has got good people around him and he has a clear sense of direction. bill: so presid

this is a back of the envelope fluid list is ric grenell, our friend at fox, on the short list for u.s. ambassador to the u.n., i'm sure we'll hear more about this later. calls to mr. grenell and the trump campaign have not been returned. you got anthony scaramucci right there. might as well ask him. liz: that's big news, thank you so much for bringing that news us to. what do you think, anthony? >> i have to be honest, i'm not close to that. on the economic advisory team, offered economic advice and policy, but i'm not privy to that administration. liz: good choice? >> he's a terrific guy. here's the news, mr. trump is committed to recruiting the best people into the administration, ric would qualify for that. he's got an unbelievable resume, incredible background and he's a terrific guy. if he gets in, terrific, if he wants the job, that's terrific. listen, i've heard everything and anything, and so charlie and i are good friends. tried to have a chinese wall between me and charlie on this and tried to get charlie to pay for the wall but he's too cheap. i want to build a wall between

noelle, i was hoping for ric grenell. he served in the u.n. with several u.n. ambassadors.e knows where all the bodies are buried.nows how corrupt the institution is. he has got specific ideas how to fix it up or at least our role in there, but trump with an outsider. why? >> this is kind of an interesting pick. i thought rick would be a natural fit for this. i thought this would be awesome for ric, you know, let's look at nikki haley. boy, does she have a backstory. very impressive backstory. she is per hely qualified. i think that is kind of shows that trump is willing to, you know, mend the fences and bridge the gaps and get people that are not just in line that were true supporters and getting people from all over the map. >> this is more than that. david: go ahead, capri. >> this is more than not just picking people on your side during the primaries and throughout the presidential election. he is making selections that play very, very important roles both domestically and internationally. talked about ben carson obviously, talented man, probably better suited for surge

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ric grenell, america's ambassador to the united nations, dr.e you heard anymore? liz: john bolton, secretary of state this is fluid situation. we're hearing jeff sessions as possibly attorney general. general mike flynn possibly running the nsa. i will say -- stuart: jeff sessions, is attorney general or defense? >> talked about as ag or defense. stuart: or defense. there is a huge difference there >> you know to your guest's point the leaks are not coming from donald trump. cnn is saying that trump basically behind the scenes, a knife fight going on over these cabinet picks. no one else is reporting that. i'm not sure where the leaks are coming. there is always going to be duking it out over who gets what spot but ratchet up to the point of a knife fight. stuart: charles hurt, seems to be a very big day. there is huge meeting, just been convened at trump tower. everybody who is anybody is there that, who will fill these positions. they're moving very quickly it seems to me. >> yeah. they really are. and i think that is to their credit especial