republican strategist and fox news contributor brad blakeman. and syndicated radio show host and former aide to senator chuck schumer, chris hahn. fidel castro dies. was he in dharnlg anyway? >> no, he wasn't in charge. he's been ailing for some time. his brother's in charge. including a whole host of other relatives of the castro family. >> were they all communists too? >> of course. >> okay. so what's going to change, brad? >> very little's going to change. you know what? it remains to be seen but i don't think much because these guys have been hanging on to power for decades. they're not gratuitously going to give it up. we need a strong president like give away the store, especially in our own hemisphere, and revisit some of these awful executive orders that the president has done in order to cozy up to dictators. >> okay. so why did the president need to cozy up to the dictators, chris? >> oh, i don't think he needed to cozy up to the dictator -- >> what did he get out of it? >> let me just point one thing out. what dave avella said in the

i want to bring into the conversation, former advisor to president bush, brad blakeman and emily eakin, former pollster for the cato institute. welcome to you guys. brad, what do you think would happen if donald trump wins this race, if he actually manages on tuesday to get to the oval office and increasingly look like he has got a shot as the boss narrow, what will people say about hillary clinton. in other words, what went wrong for her? >> what went among, finally their crimes and their corruption caught up with them. for 30 years they have been dodging investigation after investigation. american people have finally had enough. a criminal can get away for so long what tripses themselves up the emails. all damaging and american people after 30 years say to hillary clinton, no more. donald trump on other hand, comes in, he will shake things up. like this town never seen before. trish: he represents something entirely different clearly to people. emily, as you watch the polls you see donald trump gain momentum what is the underlying reason? >> two things are going on, first donald trum

joining us now is brad blakeman former deputy assistant to george w.d professor at georgetown university. you saw that image of both of them shaking hands after more than an hour meeting yesterday. >> i thought it was awesome. it's true in keeping what the president-elect said. he's out to attract the best and brightest in helping america to become great again. the best possible people you can have around you is people of differing opinions who when they come to consensus and agree with the fortunate's decisions are the best possible implementers of those policies. to his great credit he's attracting a huge talent base of diverse talent that i think will be awesome for this country if the president-elect taps them. >> this comes after this bitter, nasty, you know, vulgar exchange basically between them. let's listen a moment to what mr. romney said about mr. trump earlier in the campaign. >> he inherited his business. he didn't create it. whatever happened to trump airlines? how about trump university? and then there's trump magazine. and trump vodka.

friends brad blakeman, bush 43 senior staffer. julie roginsky democratic strategist and fox news contributor. final four, blake went through it. brad, here they are again, romney, giuliani, corker and petraeus. there is a lot of talk about romney giuliani and is that how you see it and mitt romney is the favorite, is it fair to say that? >> it is hard to say. four very competent and different types of leaders and only person knows for sure is donald trump. good news for republicans we have a deep bench. not only is donald trump interviewing theseeople but they're being seriously vetted. everyone of them is successful in their own right. you have to make sure the person you pick will be able to get through senate confirmation. they're household names. but that doesn't necessarily mean they're a slam dunk by the senate. connell: i think romney would be, julie? giuliani and business interests and different things would be a different story, i don't know. what do you make of how this has all gone down including last night's big dinner

. >> brad blakeman is a former assistant to president george bush, served on the senior staff in the white house, on the television now. brad, what do you think of this pick of reince priebus? >> i think it's an excellent choice. the chief of staff is integral of the president, he's responsible for the management of the white house in all aspects, policy, staffing. and i couldn't think of a better choice to get president trump moving from day one. >> specifically why? is it his experience as the three-term rnc chairman, he represents somewhat more of the establishment, the washington, d.c. establishment. he's got local roots in wisconsin, machairman of the republican wisconsin party. he erased $20 million of debt of the rnc when he first came in, so he has his own achievements under his belt. >> that's right. but most importantly he's a management expert. he's going to be able to form a west wing operation i think will be second to none. he also knows washington inside and out. he's well respected. and there is no better choice, i believe, for donald trump to have picked, if he wants

joining us is brad blakeman. and joule yen epistein. and former director of the house government reform committee. and welcome to both of you. julian, outreach to key party constitiencies. translate that for us. >> getting more people involved in the process, particularly millennials who are not interested in the election for either candidate and turning out the base. if the base had turned out, hillary clinton would have won the election. that is an important part. outroach is only part of what the democrats have to do. and they need a central message. one- third of the americans are doing well in the economy. and they voted for hillary clinton by 75 percent. two-thirds of the americans feel stagnant and they went for donald trump 60 percent. democrats should is have a message and they didn't and they lost. >> bernie sanders had a lot of appeal to the segment of the american popullist. and he didn't win the presidential nomination, but what should democrats learn from his playbook to get him far in the process. >> the democrats put the

we'll talk about it with brad blakeman. former assist to president bush and juan williams analyst. and democrats are crying foul and said he is not open the investigation. what he may have did may have energized the voter and supported her. is it a wash? >> i don't know about a wash. there are two point and you hit them both. after comey's announcement, i guess 11 days ago, we saw a tighten nothing the polls. it was not the case that it was a correlation. i think in the end of the races they get tighter and a lot of republicans consolidating behind donald trump. and paul ryan. i vote for him. and yes, he said no charges will be filed. but clinton backers came out in big numbers in terms of volunteerism and financial contributions. and so it may have energized her base and what happened yesterday. give jim comey, the fbi the benefit of the doubt and trying to get it done. but damage the fbi's reputation above the political fray. >> brad, gives us your assessment with the fbi in october and november. >> the fbi didn't have a choice to make their announcement to congress. that's what

hily respected brad blakeman, is the speaker correct? usually it is after thanksgiving you seal the appointments named? >> i hear that when president-elect trump is good and ready he will make a decision. we want him to go slow and steady, make sure they have best and brightest to govern us. that requires vetting and thought and a lot policy and direct, the press may want to today but they are not get it on their time table, they are getting it on the president-elect trump's time table. liz: many news medias saying that trump team is in disarray. there will be a problem communicating. i would like your thoughts on this since nixon, presidents have taken much longer to name cabinet members, rarely have they named cabinet members in first of two weeks. only george h.w. bush did, and he announced 4, and obama waited until 3 weeks. >> you are right, this nonsense that somehow they are in disarray because they are take their time, what is don ton odonald trump on november 9 name his entire cabinet? what would be headlines be? look, i believe

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bush, brad blakeman. we have breaking news from dru jones newswires.p is apparently leaning asking former massachusetts government mitt romney that he would be secretary of state. he is one step closer. south carolina governor nicky hailry, according to dru jones newswires, to be the ambassador to the united nations. things are moving quickly. what do you think of these names? >> i think they're terrific. lincoln was one of our greatest president, the reason being he brought his rivals into his counsel. liz: right away. >> right away. the reason he did it because they had more in common than they do in difference, that is the love of their country and the wish to have the best possible result from a donald trump presidency. he needs help and i can't think of two better people, if so choosing, chosen to have him do those jobs. liz: mitt romney is getting certainly some praise from people on both sides of the aisle, david, to be secretary of state, at least from the democratic side. i think you guys like that better than rudy giuliani, perhaps? >> i don'

brad blakeman. al sharpton in the white house 87 times. "black lives matter." >> stop, stop, i won't stop the fact we have had a racial divide created over the past five or six years because the dividers, people like al sharpton and huge racial divider in the white house. >> david, wait, wait. david: no, julie. brad, go ahead. >> i stood on the mall when barack obama was inaugurated. i listened to inaugural address about hope and change. is biracial president. if anybody had opportunity to bring us together it is him. he squandered it. that is the shame we live in, more divisive world than when president obama took overs specially in the inner cities of america. david: giving me a wrap. >> donald trump is going to change it. david: julie, last word. go ahead. >> do not normalize, steve bannon, not al sharpton, never official role in the white house. david: al sharpton visiting 80 times to the white house had any meaning at all in our racial policies? >> i'm not a fan of al sharpton. al sharpton was not sitting outside the oval office writi

of attorney general and joining us live is someone involved in the transition for donald trump, brad blakeman to donald trump's transition team. not a surprise that jeff sessions is in the running for something big. i mean, this is a senator who put his neck out there and as i recall was the first lawmaker to say, look, i'm behind donald trump. he's going to get something big, isn't he? >> well, look, if this is true, the president-elect couldn't pick a better candidate. this is a guy who is steeped in the law, got an excellent reputation. was appointed by ronald reagan in 1981 to be the u.s. attorney for the southern district of alabama. served for more than a decade. then became the attorney general thereafter of alabama, and then the u.s. senator. so he's got a stellar record. i believe if he were to become the attorney general, he would be just what the doctor ordered. to not only clean up that agency but to effectuate all the laws in this country to the best of his ability. >> brad, as a republican, you know better than anyone and having been inside the white house you also know better t

brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to president george w. ssor at georgetown university. brad, let me start with you. historically, it has been ad very cheryl relationship, but man, oh, man this started worse and got "worser." will it get "worser" or will it get better? >> i think it is going to be fine. it will be unconventional as kellyanne said. it will be adversarial relationship as it should be. it will not be on the press's terms. they will use history and convention and protocol of past presidents and it will not work. donald trump is his own persona. he will be his own president. there will be new rules that will be made. you can't point to things done by barack obama and george w. bush, because it won't mean anything. sean: when you say new rules, what do you expect, brad? >> donald trump tweeting. i think he will continue to do that. i think he will continue to do videos in order to go around the press and get his message directly to the public. addresses perhaps from the oval office more than we've seen in order to speak directly t

brad blakeman, jessica tarlov, good day to both of you. trump called her crooked from the beginning. are you seeing that being reflected now? >> i think you are. the fact that the f.b.i. announced that their investigation continues into hillary clinton tells you everything donald trump said before is true. and we don't have to look much further than the prior clinton administration that was plagued by scandal, corruption and impeachment. so it's not going to be over by election day. the f.b.i. investigation continues along with a myriad of other congressional investigations that have not finished. bill: is she vulnerable to this charge? >> i definitely think she is. and she has been throughout this campaign. we have seen donald trump has an 8-point lead in honesty and trustworthiness over her. i think it's even incredibly effective. mike pence is showing a little bit of his discomfort with name calling. donald trump would go forward and say of course crooked hillary and corrupt hillary. pence is dancing a little bit. i think it's a strong

bill: brad blakeman and eboni williams. what do you think about that, brad?as. >> it's a shot directly to the president-elect. it's not the president-elect foments dissent in america. these aren't organic protests, they are professional protests funded by moveon.org and black lives matter. the president has said this on foreign soil against america. he has done it before. pointing the finger at america is dangerous. he's fomenting this, using his solves overseas. unprecedented for a president to do that. he should be in america smoothing the way for transition and not taking a victory tour overseas on foreign policy. >> he was talking about thousand globalization has very ream consequences and immediate impacts to americans. he talked about how president trump tapped into that concern. manufacturing jobs moving out and their primary source of income is gone. what he was doing was warning against knee jerk immediate reactions to get caught up in being concerned about where we stand as americans in our own country as a result of this fast-moving globalization.

joining us now for insight into the trump transition process is brad blakeman who worked on the george w. bush transition team. there's been so much criticism and lot of media has been talking about chaos within the transition team, which may not be unusual. there's a lot to do and a lot to take care of. i want to bring up a tweet that david axelrod wrote this week. we haven't made any major appointments at this point in 20 2008, referring to the obama administration. i don't remember being criticized for it. it is unusual that we haven't seen more positions named yet? >> no. because they're casting a wide net. thanks to david axelrod for setting the record straight. they're exactly where they need to be. in fact, i believe they're ahead of where they should be. that's a testament to the organization and vetting process that's going on. you cast a wide net. you interview people. the good news on the republican side is we have a great talent base to pull from. they're doing exactly what they're supposed to do. they're doing it on a good timetable. i believe they're going to have all the

one of those reactions is brad blakeman assistant to george w.ition team in 2000. thanks for joining us this morning. out the gates your reaction to the passing of fidel castro? >> i think this could be a real opportunity for president trump. he doesn't have to deal with the death of fidel but the after death he does. send messages not in power yet but send messages to the down low to the new cuban regime that filgd is gone. not new in the sense of power but new in the sense that fidel who is the face of the dictatorship, not really his brother as much. is he an iconic figure is now gone. so i think the other interesting thing to watch is the funeral, who does china send as their delegates? who does the united states send? who does russia send? will they take meetings as part of their mourning? that's all critical to watch in the next few day days is how will the transition work? not only inside the country but beyond its borders? >> you met fidel castro in 1992 can you tell us a little bit about that, yeah there was real drama because this was o

joining us now is strategist brad blakeman and ohio state senator and clinton supporter of paprika sarahthank you for joining us. what does this tell us about what is happening in america? when you look at the electoral map, it is so much more red than a lot of people expect to. clearly america spoke last night. >> this is the american version of brexit. the britons went to sleep not knowing if there is a union and the next morning they woke up to find that they were not. americans went to bed last night not knowing where the election was going to woke up to president elect trump. the key now is to unite our country and donald trump did a great job in his acceptance speech in telling people i want to be president. we all have to unite together. he was very gracious to secretary clinton. we have a big job ahead of us. americans across the board would be satisfied with the government status quo. maria: we saw polls that showed hillary clinton of time and time again over time again over these last six or eight months or so. people were not telling the truth. they were not being polled and t

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