president-elect trump announcing he wants to nominate kash p atel. what do you make of this pick? >> look, i'm not going to speak about the president-elect's nominees. the only thing i can point out, kristen, is the biden administration adhered to the long standing norm that fbi director serve out their full terms. the fbi director is a unique player in the american government system. they are appointed for ten-year terms, not terms just for the duration of a given president. the current fbi director was appointed by donald trump. joe biden fire him? he relied upon him as director of the fbi and allowed him to serve out the fullness of his term over the course of the biden administration. so that's how we approach things and we would like to ensure that the fbi remains an independent institution insulated from politics. >> all right. national security adviser, jake sullivan, thank you so much for joining us this morning. we really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> and joining me now is republican senator, bill haggerty of tennessee. senator haggerty, welcome to "meet the press." >>

nbc news has learned that atel told a top senator this week that he will not do that according to a source familiar with their conversation. back to you. >> peter, thank you. >>> president-elect trump says he wants carey lake to be the voice of voice of america. she ran failed campaigns for senate and government. he says under her leadership. the voa will chronicle achievements. on their website they say they are committed to providing comprehensive coverage. they emphasize a firewall, prohibiting interference by government officials in the independent reporting of the news. >>> ime" magazine is set to name president-elect trump as his 2024 person of the year. according to two sources familiar with the matter. the magazine will officially name trump later today. the president-elect is listed as one of ten finalists for the title. he was person of the year in 2016 as well. mr. trump is here in new york city this morning, where he will ring the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. it will be his first time doing it despite his decades as a businessman in the big apple. >>> a month af

so i think if you want to think of law enforcement of being independent and objective, kash p atel is the wrong person to lead this organization. the fbi has an important mission to protect the american people. i think kash lacks some of the alleged sexual misconduct that matt gaetz had. in some ways, just as unfit to serve in this position as gaetz was. >> we'll have much, more more on the kash patel situation later in the show. former u.s. attorney and msnbc attorney, we thank you for joining us this morning. >>> next up here, what we know about president-elect trump's recent meeting with justin trudeau. following trump's latest tariff threats. >>> plus, trump's former fda commissioner issues a new warning. the incoming health and human services secretary. those stories and a check on sports and weather when we come right back. can neuriva support your brain health? mary. janet. hey! eddie. no! fraser. frank. frank. fred. how are you? support up to seven brain health indicators, including memory. when you need to remember, remember neuriva. asthma. does it have you missing out on wh