reihan salam, i want the start with you. what have we learned about donald trump from the people he's picked? >> we've learned he's drawing on a broad array of people ranging from loyalists to a lot of republican regulars. i found the pick of elaine chao to be particularly telling. elaine chao is not an old school donald trump loyalist, qlet she's someone who has served in cabinets before as secretary of labor and she is, of course, also the wife of the senate mcconnell. so that is a sign that, hey, maybe transportation is indeed a very high priority and he's thinking about legislative strategy. at the other end of the spectrum, you know, you have the designate for attorney general jeff sessions who distinguished himself by being an early staunch supporter and somebody who has shaped donald trump's views on immigration policy. so i would say those are two ends of the spectrum, a loyalist and also someone who will facilitate trump's us a tensive future role as a deal >> drew: >> dickerson: do you think we have administration

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