also importantly, reince priebus is often a peacemaker. remember, he was loyal to trump throughout the entire republican primary in his role as a fair arbiter over the republican warring factions. and priebus was under a lot of pressure from many moderate republicans to denounce trump, to try to push him out of the party, try to marginalize them. he didn't bow to that pressure and of course that seems to be a large part of why he's going to have this incredibly influential role in the white house. that said, priebus has open communication with those moderate republicans and with donors. so he's going to be an important person to be able to reach out to folks who might feel dils affected by trump's presidency on the right. however, of course that tension between him and steve bannon is going to be so fascinating to watch and it will be kind of a microso microsoft kompl of the tensions that exist on the right. does the republican party become the party of priebus or bannon? we'll see in a year or so. >> a question of how they'll work together

reince priebus, because there are lots of republicans that i've spoken to during this election who believed that reince was too much out front for donald trump, or he could have done more to stop donald trump's ascension, et cetera. and i think that reince priebus had to prove his loyalty to donald trump, because that's what donald trump prizes above all else. and i think with this choice, he believes he's found someone who is loyal and someone who can also reach out to republicans on his behalf, not the least of whom is paul ryan, the speaker of the house, also from the state of wisconsin -- priebus from the state of wisconsin. they are very close personally. and i think that if he feels like he needs a bridge to paul ryan that reince priebus will be the person who can be that go-between. i also think that reince priebus has been honest with donald trump throughout this campaign. i know from talking to people close to him that when priebus is upset, he tells donald trump, and that they were in constant contact, if not physically, then over the phone every day, multiple times. and i think t

yet reince priebus stuck by him. he did what he had to do as chairman of the rnc and supported the candidate, providing him all kinds of advice and data, which ultimate hi head to donald trump winning this election. and then steve bannon on the other hand, also we saw very little of him during the campaign. he was always behind the scenes, kept a low profile. it was kellyanne conway out in front of the cameras. but she told chris wallace just this morning that steve bannon was the general of this campaign. he orchestrated the campaign in that sense. the guy has vast experience, and as much as he's portrayed as i said as a flame thrower of the alt-right movement, he has vast experience as a commander in the u.s. navy. that's a wonderful thing to be doing when you're working at the white house and facing incoming fire. he was an executive at goldman sax. a successful hollywood movie producer and a successful publisher of the breitbart website. so he has vast experience. the two of these guys will be major players in th

should i say announcing steve bannon will be his senior counselorer and chief strategist and reince priebus will be his chief of staff. it says bannon and priebus will continue the effective leadership team they formed during the campaign working as equal partners to transform the federal government making it much more efficient, effective and productive. that equal partners line is quite telling. there's various ways to structure the white house. there are some who have been in the white house and explain that to you. the fact he chose these two men doing very different things, very different sides of donald trump and very different parts of the republican party and sort of the relationships to politics in general tells you a lot about the way he is planning to govern. >> dana, this steve bannon said he wanted to see speaker ryan gone by spring, who in an interview back in 2010 said the republican party needed to be quote, bitch slapped. are you getting any reaction from republicans on the hill. paul ryan statements only talked about priebus. he didn't mention bannon. >> that tells you eve

, rnc chair reince priebus. point to reebs as trump's chief of staff. your reaction? >> look, if it's between the -- one of the heroes of the alt-right and steve bannon and reince priebus, consider me team reince priebus. i mean, again, that's a very, very good move. for those of us who were concerned about a trump administration, we had concerns about character and ideas and we had concerns about some of the character of the people that surrounded trump and i had disagreements with reince priebus. i had disagreements with mike pence as a never-trump conservative but i never sat there and thought that these guys are alt-right, that these guys are authoritarian, these guys are demagogues. no they're constitutional conservatives and if he's surrounding himself with constitutional conservatives i'm pleased by that decision. this is another good step. >> how about, in my hand i have the -- this is from the trump team, this is this list of men and women who would be involved in the transition. on the list i'm looking

you like the reince priebus pick. why? ell, i think chairman priebus has done a fine job as chairman of the republican party. he enjoys a fine reputation. i think he is a solid pick. he rode the roller coaster of the campaign, which was indeed a mercurial, fast-paced campaign, to say the least, and seems to have established a good working relationship with donald trump. that's all to his credit. he's also worked with steve bannon as well as kellyanne conway and others. he will send a positive signal, without question, to the republican members of the house and the senate. he is particularly close to leader ryan. having said that, poppy, i did put a but, so to speak, in that description. while i have a good regard for chairman priebus, now chief priebus, i don't think this sends the best message in terms of forging a bipartisan consensus on the major issues of the day, and i think a president trump will need that to get things done. and i do have a reservation and concern about that. we've had other chairmen, robert strauss,

reince priebus as chief of staff. you say? >> terrific. reince is salt of the earth person.t his feet on the ground, his head and his heart are connected. he comes from a blue collar background in parts of wisconsin, he made his own way. this is somebody who is sturdy, wise and is going to do a great job as chief of staff. >> i say steve bannon as chief strategist, you say? >> i don't know him. but some of the allegations that have come out since he got appointed are certainly going to concern people. but at the end of the day this is going to be an administration that rises or falls on the president's performance and his effectiveness with policy and national security, not what a staff person's background might be. >> you want to give donald trump a chance, that's what you just said. there is evidence that he is softening on issues, campaign promises, showing flexibility on some of the things he said on the campaign trail, on the wall, on obamacare, on a few different issues that all came out really in that "60 minutes" interview. if donald trump is softening on changing on

reince priebus head of the rnc picked for chief of staff. well laked in the beltway. e to house speaker paul ryan. posted this congratulatory tweet. i am excited forreince priebus. >> steve bannon was campaign ceo will be senior council and leader of the far right movement and head of breitbart move. he's a controversial pick. after the pick was announced it is easy to see why the kkk views trump as their champion when he is the most foremost ped lars of white supremacy rhetoric as the top aid. kelly ann conway is countering that rhetoric by saying there's a lot that people don't know about bannon. a naval officer goldman sachs managing partner and the campaign's general and he is senior council and chief strategist in the white house. >> see thif they can work together. president elect trump says he is ready to be the leader america has been waiting for a long interview. >> the first interview since winning the election president elect donald trump is following up on the consolatory tone he met with his victory speech. sitting down with his family the president elect

reince priebus as chief of staff? >> could not have made a better chins. reince has done a great job, very good work, very good work ing with trump and steve bannon, and, what i expect from reince priebus is an addition to headquarter headquarter so now we have two folks who can transmission to donald trump and back-and-forth. in wisconsin it is a liberal state, and reince and paul are from that state and they can message conservative ideas in that state, very successfully, and that kind of membershipping can help more -- mr. freeway rank and file message. >> that has been the criticism, some folks especially tea party sing he is too much of an insider. >> look, washington, dc is what washington is, and like when i came to washington from the outside i picked a chief staff who was an insider not that it would rub off on me but i could work the system better for my state wednesday and that is mr.. it is a great choice. >> steve bannon the chief strategist, senior counsel is a harvard educated former investment banker, navy vet but underfire for what critics

paul ryan and senator lindsey graham said this is really great news that he's picked reince priebus ief-of-staff. no mention of bannon. so then you have gring rich's tweet the bannon/priebus news is so siting, the press release named them as coequallies using that word bannon on top of reince priebus's names. titles don't matter in trump's world. he ultimately makes up his mind by himself. steve bannon makes him feel g he tells him he's a movement leader and the rest of the people around him or just managing him all the time and trying to normalize him and stop him and put him into wedges and so he's going to probably surrounds himself with the people that make him feel the best. jeff session has been loyal, i expect a lot of surprises in the other positions but the concern for every one at this point is the national security staff. many of which decided a long time ago and were very vocal about the fact that he was unfit to serve, didn't have the temperament to be commander in chief, they need to come on board. >> tom, what do you think the mood is like at the pentagon, defense depa

you have reince priebus. he's an insider in washington, very well connected, good friends with house speaker paul ryan, knows mitch mcconnell. congress really was looking for donald trump and the leadership, the republican leadership in congress really looking for donald trump to pick priebus and help get his agenda through. he gives him that inside track for getting his agenda enacted. now, on the other side, steve bannon, as you point out, ran the website breitbart. he's a guy who can speak to the conservative movement that really kind of rose up and put donald trump in office. he's a guy who oftentimes has more, you know, outlandish ideas, kind of always living out there on the edge. and you know, i want to give you a sense of what the trump campaign is saying. they call, as you point out, both priebus and bannon equal partners. and in a statement today, the trump campaign said "bannon and priebus will continue the effective leadership team they formed during the campaign, working as equal partners to tran

this is how we win and get the white house back and the establishment, alienated themselves with reince priebus and donald trump, again, very loyal guy, rewarded reince's loyalty. >> this is continuation of what has worked for donald trump in the past. you look at general election, what did he do? steve bannon and kellyanne conway on staff. what steve did was as you mentioned, the outsider, the populist theme that helped donald trump turn states wisconsin that have not gone republican since 1948, turned it red and that is what steve bannon did and kellyanne cone served alongside with governor pence conducting the republicans that donald trump knew he needed to win. he got 90% of republicans which is part of the reason he was able to win the way that he did including turning some of the counties that went for obama, twice, republican as well and that is what reince priebus is going to do, serve as the connection to congress and to the republicans he needs to get the policy initiatives done. you look at senate, those are thin margins republicans have for majorities so he needs to keep the confere

the way he held reince priebus in high regard. it is going to be not only a great team but we are underestimating really president-elect donald trump. it will be him that makes the decisions. as we set it forward. i applaud them and the decision. >> it is intended to be such. does the association via breitbart of bannon concern you? does it give you pause? >> any form of racism is denounced and certainly isn't going to be supported in this administration. but to make mr. bannon truly accountable for all the headlines on breitbart would be to hold you accountable for the headlines on nbc. neither would be accurate. i can tell you having private conversations with him, he's willing to be consistent. we talked about helping areas. that didn't get vote in north carolina. but he was consistent and president-elect trump was consistent in making sure we give our benefit back to the american people. >> you talk about steve bannon as having a private persona. then the public persona he has. donald trump, the president-elect has been talked

reince priebus, stephen bannon. is this a battle royale? these two men seem so different. >> it is a yin and a yang there, no doubt about it. the reality of it is donald trump is trying to maximize two opportunities. one is with reince to get a little closer to the establishment on the hill in paul ryan and mitch mcconnell. and the lay down some tracks with them and have that connection. but the more important one, i think, will be the bannon piece. i think with bannon, that represents the movement. that represents what got him to the white house. and so there's got to be some serious attention given to that. and i think that's really going to be the anchor piece. you know, i was talking with someone recently who said that there's going to be a bridge built, but it's more of a bridge for the establishment to come towards the movement as opposed to the movement moving towards the establishment. >> robert, chief strategist, sort of what stephen bannon has always been, the man behind the curtain pulling it all together. he did pull it together

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reince priebus wants the job. insiders say they have discussed the job, but appropriately demuring on answering the question. >>> so donald trump and his administration plan to hit the ground running after meeting with house speaker paul ryan and mitch mcconnell. trump was asked to list his top three priorities on day one in the white house. >> we have a lot. restore the administration look very strongly at immigration and jobs. >> all of this followed the meeting at the white house with the president-elect and president. this is after all the nastiness and name calling during the campaign. trump ended this 90-minute meeting with high praise for the president. even calling him a good man. >> most of all, i want to emphasize to you this president-elect that we now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed. because if you succeed, the country succeeds. >> i very much looking forward to dealing with the president in the future. including counsel. he explained some of the difficulties. some of the

paul ryan and senator lindsey graham said this is really great news that he's picked reince priebus hief-of-staff. no mention of bannon. so then you have gring rich's tweet the bannon/priebus news is so siting, the press release named them as coequallies using that word bannon on top of reince priebus's names. titles don't matter in trump's world. he ultimately makes up his mind by himself. steve bannon makes him feel g he tells him he's a movement leader and the rest of the people around him or just managing him all the time and trying to normalize him and stop him and put him into wedges and so he's going to probably surrounds himself with the people that make him feel the best. jeff session has been loyal, i expect a lot of surprises in the other positions but the concern for every one at this point is the national security staff. many of which decided a long time ago and were very vocal about the fact that he was unfit to serve, didn't have the temperament to be commander in chief, they need to come on board. >> tom, what do you think the mood is like at the pentagon, defense dep

the ultimate washington insider reince priebus as chief of staff. and the alt-right bomb thrower former breitbart competitive steve bannon as chief strategist and counselor sparking fierce backlash because of his anti-submit tick and anti-mus but defended by his west wing colleague. >> he was a force for good on the campaign at every level that i saw all the time. i have only seen a generous hospitable wise person to work with. >> fear and anger as thousands continue to protest trump's election. when asked, the president-elect sends this message about the rash of racial slurs and threats in his name. >> they are harassing latinos, muslims. >> i am so saddened to hear that. i say stop it if it helps. i will say this and i will say it right to the camera. stop it. >> what's next? democrats today taking a hard look at what went wrong and how to remake the party. "saturday night live" hit this final note. >> i'm not giving up and neither should you. >> i'm wishing donald trump luck. i'm going to give him a chance. we, the historically d disenfranchised

a lot of the establishment alienated themselves with reince priebus. i think donald trump, again, very loyal guy. rewarded reince's loyalty. >> lisa. >> thank you. well, this is also a continuation of what has worked for donald trump in the past because you look at the general election. what did he do? he had steve bannon as well as kellyanne conway on staff. and what steve did was sort of, as you mentioned, he was that outsider, that pehelped turned like wisconsin red. then you have kellyanne conway who served alongside with governor pence as that connective tissue to the republicans that donald trump knew he needed to win. according to exit polls, he ended up getting 90% of republicans, which was part of the reason why he was able to win the way that he did, including turning some of those counties that went for obama twice republican as well. that's exactly what reince priebus is going to do is serve as that connective tissue to congress and to republicans that he needs to get some of these big policy initiatives done. you look at the senate, those a

reince priebus on the moment mr.rump asked him to be his chief of staff, the highest ranking employee in the white house? >> it was surreal but also one of these things where a huge burden is put own your shoulders. that is instant feeling. i want to do him proud. most importantly he wants to do the american people proud. he wants to do things he said, it is important for him, i don't know if you saw "60 minutes" interview last night, it is really important all americans understand he is a president for everyone. he wants to make everyone proud. whether you're race, ethnic background, gender, anything. sandra: high praise coming in for the priebus selection, even from some of mr. trump's biggest critics. the choice of bannon drawing fire. republican senator lindsey graham tweeting, congrats to donald trump for outstanding choice of reince to be chief of staff. this shows me he is serious about governing but democratic congressman adam schiff posting, selection of steve bannon, senior white house role unsurprising but

as excited as i was to see reince priebus elevated to be steve bannon elevated to be such an insider in the white house priebus, who is close with ryan, says he does not share the concerns. i havent seen any of these things that people are crying out about. he was a force for good on the campaign. hes very wise and smart if there is a power struggle,veteran democratic consultant evan zeppos expects priebus to win. zeppos has known priebus for years, and says if the wisconsin republican as with the g-o-p congress, it will leave bannon on the outs. i think mr. bannon will have difficulties. and i think hell have difficulties because the establishment will chew him up a little bit priebus today acknowledged that his job in the administration would be to work with congress to get g-o-p priorities accomplished. bannon, he said, was there to keep president-elect trump's base happy. p-b-s journalist gwen ifill has died of cancer. ifill was co-anchor of the p-b-s newshour with judy woodruff. she moderated the milwaukee debate between bernie sanders and hillary clinton at u-w milwaukee back in

and that's reince priebus. and so i think he would be the best choice. i don't know that he wants the job. it's a tough job. i think reince would be the best guy because he knows all the players and all the players trust him because he's a straight shooter. so, but again, mr. trump will make a decision who's best to lead his team in the white house. but reince and his relationships, i think bode well for the republican party as a whole. >> in an interview with the "wall street journal," just published, first interview since becoming president-elect. mr. trump told reporters he wants to keep some pieces in place including the insurers denying coverage because of a patient's preexisting conditions, in addition the measure that allows kids to stay on their parent's insurance plans up until i believe age 25 or 26. as someone who wants obamacare completely repealed and replaced, is that acceptable to you or do you want the whole thing gone? >> well, first of a one there's principles i agree with. we want people who have preexisting conditions to get health cov

reince priebus has been named chief of staff. chieftrump campaign stephen bannon has been appointed top strategist and senior counselor. >> now i will have them both with me and the white house as we work to make america great again. >> the seemingly contradictory appointments are vintage trump, who has long encourage rivalries both in business and during his campaign. by taking a washington insider to serve in the influential white house chief of staff position, trump is signaling a willingness to work with the republican establishment. reince priebus has close ties to speaker of the house paul ryan, who has had a strained relationship with the president elect. bannon's appointment is anything but a traditional choice as trump campaign chief. it was bannon who pushed for a more populist and nationalist agenda. the former head of breitbart news has continuously attacked the republican establishment, with speaker ryan a popular target. announcement, trump said the two men would be equal partners, potentially setting up our struggl

reince priebus is no leon panetta, reince priebus would not have been on the long list for any otherepublican president's white house chief of staff. reince priebus' only strength is that he knows all the republican power players in the congress. his weaknesses are that he knows none of the democratic power players in the congress, and more importantly, he has zero experience in government. so, a president with zero experience in government will have beside him through most of the day a chief of staff with exactly the same amount of experience in government as the president. the country has reason to worry about that. the world has reason to worry about that. and the next president has reason to worry about that. the next president is not going to be able to have confidence in reince priebus, because reince priebus is never going to be able to say to him, this is the way we did it, when i was working in the bush administration. the president is going to know that every time his white house chief of staff opens his mouth on legislation he will be speaking from zero experience, same th

reince priebus gets a big promotion. the kenosha native will be chief of staff ...for president elect donald trump. deandra corinthios is live in downtown milwaukee with the details. reince priebus grew up in kenosha...and worked at a downtown law firm --michael b the former republican party chairman for wisconsin...is president elect donald trump's right -hand man. priebus took over the republican national committee in 20-11. he remained loyal to the trump campaign and has longstanding relationships with republicans, including house speaker paul ryan. he went to tremper high school in kenosha...and majored in english and political science at u-w whitewater. he was president went to school with with assembly speaker robin vos. its running the operation so the right people are getting in front of the president, giving the president the right advice. at the right time and then privately advising the president more than publicly, so its an something that im honored that he asked me to do it. both house speaker paul ryan and

. >> and trump moving forward planning administration and two big appointments making reince priebus chief of staff and stephen bannon named chief to donald trump. >> joining us now susan crabtree correspond ept forewashington examiner thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> let me ask you off the top let's talk about insider outsider thing. we have reince priebus that seems like good choice and stephen bannon a lot of people were upset with. do you think this will bode well for all the people that voted for donald trump who were expecting to see more outsiders in this? >> well, certainly it has all of washingto roar. i've never seen so much division oaf appointment of talk white house staffer. phone calls started pouring into me zoo. con serve activities and tea party patriot tie who's were helpful in getting trump elected on the ground in key swing states were very upset about the reports coming in that reince priebus would be getting chief of staff decision and the next day, waited until about 4 whk news came out and it was interesting press release as you know. stephen bannon w

i don't think you'd ever hear a reince priebus make a statement like that. but it speaks to the team they've got to put together. that trump is putting together, you've got establishment republicans, you've got conservative republicans. and then you've got outsiders, anti-everything republicans, like bannon represents. and trump as president really has to find a way to kind of merge them all together. you know, it's hard to tell how much of that darkness is good stuff, is hiyperbole.

i have great regard for reince priebus. i would say reince priebus is the one i would know the most, but again, donald trump has worked with both of them on almost a daily basis for the last several months. reince priebus almost a year, certainly the last three or four months with steve bannon also. i'll leave that to the president-elect. that's his choice. and it has to be somebody that is very competent and that the president, the president-elect and the president is just very comfortable with. you have to have a chief of staff that you just trust. and so, again, only donald trump can make that decision. >> congressman, we're getting some new information on the intelligence briefings at president-elect is now getting. he's getting ak stoesz what they call the crowned jewels of classified information. i'm going to discuss that with you. we have to take a quick break. we'll be right back. there is no typical day. there's nothing typical about making movies. i'm victoria alonso and i'm an executive producer at marvel studios

a lot of establishments alienated themselves with reince priebus. a very loyal guy. rewarded reince's loyalty. >> this is also continuation of what has worked for donald trump in the past. look at the general election. he had steve bannon as well as kellyanne conway on staff. and what steve did was sort of, as you mentioned, he was the outsider. that populist theme that helped turn states like wisconsin that haven't gone republican since 1984 red. that's what steve bannon did. but kellyanne conway served alongside governor pence as the connective tissue to a republican that donald trump knew he needed to win. he ended up getting 95% of republicans which is part of the reason why he was able to win including turning some of those counties that went obama twice republican as well. that's what reince priebus will do, is that connective tissue to congress and republicans that he needs to get some of these big policy initiatives done. the senate, that's razor thin margins. he needs him to get these things done. >> one thing i really like about this reince pick, this is a m

>> take reince priebus first. you're not going to find a lot of people opposed to or upset about this pick in both parties. because there's a recognition, reince priebus, never held elected office understands how washington works, understand negotiating with congress and lawmakers and leaders, understands reality how to get things done in this town. that's important. even though donald trump ran an outsiders' campaign, having him at his right hand is very important. steve bannon. less so in terms of enthusiasm both on the left and those being honest with you, republicans as well. long a target for steve bannon. paul ryan first among them. his influence inside the white house is drawing a lot of concern, ringing alarm bells and defended by trump advisers. listen to what kellyanne conway had to say. >> i think it's a great team and will continue to work close with them in some capacity to be decided. they complement each other, both have the most important thing which is the ear of the boss. >> and criticism of stev

the republican party chair reince priebus will take on chief of staff duties. conservative news executive off to the right there who was involved in the trump campaign will become chief strategy gist of his administration. throughout our great nation. a lot of people upset that donald trump is president elect donald trump and democrats also sounding off. >> i caution anyone who in their protest becomes the very thing they are protesting again meaning turning to hateful speech, violating principles and ideals that are sacred in this country. >> kim: as for many of the issues donald trump campaigned on, parts of the wall also millions of immigrants will not be quickly deported like many thought. donald trump saying he may not completely obliterate obama care like he promised during the campaign. repeal and replace. he said this last night. >> are you going to make sure that people with preexisting conditions are still covered? >> yes, because it happens to be one of the strongest assets. expended period, we're going to try and keep that. >> kim: donald trump says

he went back to reince priebus as the person that was, he said, reassuring him about a trump white house. he's worked with priebus for a long time and frequently. and believed chief of staff more significant and believed they would be coequal strategists in the white house but mccarthy saying repeatedly he thinks that donald trump should get a chance to govern saying that it shouldn't be, don't prejudge the next president. give him the opportunity to govern. i think this is going to be a difficult question for republicans here on capitol hill to have to answer for and i think this is potentially going to spread out through many of the policy issues that they're going to have to grapple with. there were also questions about building the wall on the border with mexico. mccarthy seemed to say, perhaps we don't need a wall in every segment and perhaps we can do it with technology. it's not clear if that's now where donald trump stands. it was not what he was always saying on the campaign trail. he also, mccarthy acknowledged that this election was very much a repudiation of everything here i

president-elect trump named reince priebus as chief of staff. and steve bannon as the strategist. the most powerful positions in washington. prieb priebus' insider credited is balanced out by bannon. they will continue the effective leadership team they formed during the campaign to work together as equal partners to make the government more effective. priebus is known in the beltway and has good working relationships with republicans on capitol hill. people like senator mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan. he has been a long time friend of priebus. those relationships and priebus' knowledge of how washington works could be key in helping trump pass legislative agenda through congress. bannon, the trump campaign ceo also ran breitbart news. the site accused of racist and sexist and anti-semitic audiences. he has been critical of the gop establishment. both men will advise donald trump. victor and christine. >>> thank you. hate watch dog groups are slamming the breitbart boss as chief strategist. the anti-defamation league said it is a sad day when a man who presided over the web

reince priebus was chosen, we noted, white house chief of staff. head of the republican national committee during the campaign and it's the rnc's ground game. we certainly went a long way to securing the win for donald trump. steve bannon, trump's campaign ceo, former head of breitbart media picked as chief strategist and senior counselor. joining us, josh bolten, former chief of staff under the presidency of george w. bush. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> give me your reaction to the new white house chief of star and senior counselor? >> i think first of all, priebus is a good choice to be chief of staff. he's got experience. he knows washington well. he'll have a steep learning curve with respect to the, how the executive branch works, but i think both by temperament, experience and judgment, he's a good choice for, to be a trump chief of staff. i don't know bannon, but i do know that the white house works best when there's only one chief of staff. so the tenure of the announcement concerned me who would actually be in charge. t

donald trump has named reince priebus his chief of staff. he's currently the republican party chairman. priebus grew up in kenosha and graduated from uw-whitewater. later he practiced law here in milwaukee. choosing priebus could be a sign that trump wants to work with establishment republicans. priebus worked to reunite the gop after the presidential primary caused some deep divisions. melinda: trump has also chosen his chief strategist and senior counselor. that decision is leading to some backlash because of steve bannon's history with the conservative site breitbart. bannon served as campaign ceo for trump. before he joined the campaign, breitbart news supported trump. the site has been widely criticized and accused of promoting racism, homophobia, and anti-semitism. since the election was decided. and tim protests are still going on. tim: overnight there was a march through san francisco. the protesters marched through the city blocking traffic in some areas. this is video from above showing what happened. this was one of several protes

>> all signs are pointing to the chief of staff being reince priebus. chair of the rnc who donald trump worked with extremely closely. not just during the general election but obviously during the primary process when donald trump was new to the republican party never mind politics. and so they do have a close relationship and he is also -- he, reince priebus, is also somebody who not only understands washington, most of the people in that building down there -- that way, i guess, the capit capitol, he helped get elected to the republican majority so he has the relationships which, when you're chief of staff, you need so. i don't know 100%, nobody does if it will be him, we might be surprised but i'm told whomever is it that is a position they want to fast track, they want to do extremely soon, obviously the chief of staff doesn't sneed senate confirmation so it's something he can make happen, he meaning donald trump then the big five cabinet positions, state, defense -- i'm having a rick perry moment. >> it's been a long week. >> state defense, treasur

trump naming rnc chairman, reince priebus, as his chief of staff. nnon as his chief strategist and senior counselor, creating two dueling power centers and a rivalry between his two top aides. priebus with deep connections to gop leaders. bannon the polar opposite. a man who has operated on the republican fringe as executive chairman of breitbart.com. riling up the grassroots while

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reince priebus is the incoming white house chief of staff... but president elect donald trump is facing controversy once again....over his new chief strategist..... promises. abc's maggie rulli is in washington with more. it's donald trump's first major decision as president elect - two big hires for his new team natsot - trump...the ultimate washington outsider...hiring reince priebus...the ultimate insider...to run his white house as chief of staff sot - reince priebus / chairman rnc, incoming white house chief of staff "look at what happened on tuesday it was an electoral landslide." as head of the republican national committee in the party's decisive victory? and has remained steadfastly loyal to trump since his nomination. sot - reince priebus / chairman rnc, incoming white house chief of staff "we want to just tell all americans that no matter who you are where you come from your religion, race, gender we want donald trump to be your president." trump also calling for america to unite - in an interview on 60 minutes - trump responds to re

reince priebus gets a big promotion. the kenosha native will be chief of staff ...for president elect donald trump. deandra corinthios is live in downtown milwaukee with the details. reince priebus grew up in kenosha...and worked at a downtown law firm chairman for wisconsin...is president elect donald trump's right -hand man. priebus took over the republican national committee in 20-11. he remained loyal to the trump campaign and has longstanding relationships with republicans, including house speaker paul ryan. he went to tremper high school in kenosha...and majored in english and political science at u-w whitewater. he was president of the college republicans at whitewater ...and went to school with with assembly speaker "anybody that knows reince knows that hes incredibly intense. whatever he puts his mind to, he literally works harder than anybody i know in fact, sometimes i worried that he was going to have a heart attack because he is so intense and such an incredibly hard worker. but this is exactly why hes been

reince priebus gets a big promotion. the kenosha native will be chief of staff ...for president elect donald trump. deandra corinthios is live in downtown milwaukee with the details. --michael best and friedrich now the former republican party chairman for wisconsin...is president elect donald trump's right -hand man. priebus took over the republican national committee in 20-11. he remained loyal to the trump campaign and has longstanding relationships with republicans, including house speaker paul ryan. he went to tremper high school in kenosha...and majored in english whitewater. he was president of the college republicans at whitewater ...and went to school with with assembly speaker robin vos. on fox and friends this morning priebus said he's honored to serve at the pleasure of president elect donald trump it was surreal, but a huge burden was put on your shoulders, that was the instant feeling. i want to do him proud, but most importantly he wants to do the american people both house speaker paul ryan and governor s

at the same time reince priebus is chief of staff and is winning praise. >>> in two weeks of inteiews, trump is saying he will be happy about acknowledging he became part of it. >>> remember. he not only had his father-in-law, he had ivanka trump who ultimately went to insider. i'm wolf blitz. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following breaking news. president obama opens up, revealing the advice he gave president-elect donald trump. the president says their oval office meeting convinced him that trump is more pragmatic. the president also said it wasn't appropriate for him to comment on trump's appointing breitbart news strategist as senior counsel. but it is sparking a political firestorm. we are taking a closer look at the member of the trump family who wasn't on camera during the "60 minutes" interview. dave kish inner? what role will he vl he will. chris collins, and our correspondent, analyst and guest. . let's have full coverage of today's top stories. let's begin with the just completed news conference. athena jones is over at the white house. athena, unlike the campa

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choosing rnc chairmanman reince priebus as chief-of-staff. this is special repo"special re >> good evening. welcome to washington. donald trump spent his first weekend as president-elect at trump tower in new york city where his trusted advisors got to work hammering out critical decisions. we now know that all important job goes to reince priebus, the washington insider tied to the republican establishment. we begin our coverage tonight with chief

after pres trump won on tuesday, he wasted no time thanking g-o-p chairman reince priebus. the president elect said priebus is quote " really a star" and "the hardest working guy" priebus was raised in kenosha and went to tremper high school. he went on to u-w whitewater where he majored in english and politics. he was president of the college republicans at whitewater. he actually ran for state senate in 2004 and lost... but he was elected chairman of the wisconsin republican party a few years later. then in 2011 he became chairman of the republican national committee. wisconsin republicans say the president-elect made a smart this may be the most difficult position of any in the federal government. you want somebody that you feel comfortable with, somebody you have confidence in, and somebody you trust as chief of staff priebus will be the highest ranking employee of the white house. priebus has longstanding ties with house speaker paul ryan. at 6...reaction from speaker ryan and governor walker on priebus' new job. reporting live in milwauke and for all the latest on the

>> i have been, it was lifelong dream to have the position here at rnc i thank reince priebus every dayor giving me this honor. i continue to serve in this position and be as helpful as i can to reince and president-elect trump and vice president-elect pence. i'm happy to have the job where i am. we'll see where it goes. martha: no new announcement for you? no press secretary job or white house communications director we should let everyone know about? >> i'm proud of the job we did. i will talk to people what reince did at rnc to help the ticket and use every day i can to make sure we endure this capability that he really worked hard to do here. martha: we'll stand by then,ion. thank you very much. good to see you as always. >> thanks, martha. >> there is always diplomatic with the job question. martha: that is why they're communications experts. >> exactly. we'll hear from president obama later on today. he is set to hold a news conference. that will happen this afternoon before he embarks on his last overseas trip on commander-in-chief. it will be his first news conference since the

reporter: reince priebus grew up school then practiced in downtown milwaukee. soon he'll be serving in the west wing of the white house. >> hi, how are you buddy. doing great. things going well? reporter: that was 5 years ago when kenosha's reince priebus had just taken the helm of the republican national committee in washington d.c. now as president-elect donald trump's chief of staff a bigger role to help shape american political policy. >> i think it's just always nice to have a local guy involved in the process. ryan. reporter: whitefish bay's brad courtney took over the job of state chairman of wisconsin's republican party from priebus when priebus headed to the nation's capital. >> as national chairman for six years, he knows washington. but then he knows people all over the country. he'll bring an excellent perspective to donald trump. reporter: priebus helped the rnc recover from financial trouble and organized a winning ground of the hardest working people i know. he's a good organizer. and he gets along with people. and he's able to forge relationship

reince priebus is trusted on capitol hill. by not addressing these issues head on, they are allowing him to be defined in a negative way, and rightfully so. people are alarmed by his association with breitbart, doing nothing to address it except saying bannon is a great guy and i think they are creating a problem they should address head-on is that it is going to be a senior government official. he needs to be accountable. trump needs to display and why he is willing to overlook, which he apparently is, some of the most controversial aspect of what breitbart has done. josh: he might want to embrace some of the controversial aspects of what breitbart has done. see these incendiary headlines, you cannot hold steve bannon accountable for every headline on breitbart. yeah, you can. you really can't. he ran breitbart and proudly trumpeted the notion that breitbart had become a home for white nationalism and the alt-ri ght. that is a toxic force and eight divisive one. you're picking steve bannon -- a divisive one. you're picking st

you think reince priebus? you think rudy's scary? how about bolton. i'll talk at the end show about -- i was at church yesterday, leonard cohen got sung, "hallelujah" got sung on "saturday night live." a pretty mournful mood in the country. i feel some of that, too. there's the scary feeling in the country, which is different than the sadness and soulfulness. and somebody like bolton is going to add to the size of that scared group. i'm telling you. michael, your thoughts? >> that may be, but what i find the most intriguing is that for the candidate that ran outside the system, he's now bringing a lot of that system inside of his administration. and i know for a lot of conservatives out there, certainly a lot of those reagan democrats who came back to the fold, they're concerned about whether or not he's really going to drain the swamp, when he's bri bringing some of the swamp into the house. interesting to see how this plays out. scary or not. >> my god, which swamp we talking about? anyway, thank you, susan page. all you guys are an important part o