Trump has to assemble an entire presidential cabinet.
He's working to put together an administration in 66 days,
and he has more than 4,000 political appointees to hire.
TV REPORTER:
say the transition process is stalled.
The words that have been used to describe this transition team
and how it's been working-- "infighting, knife fight,
turmoil, disarray, chaos.”
You know, basically every day. that's what they're saying.
Why is anyone surprised that it's taking Trump this long
to hire his administration?
After all, I mean, this is the same guy
who needed 13 weeks to fill one job.
Maybe he's putting them through challenges.
Maybe that's what he's doing.
(mimicking Trump): It seems like
you'd be a great attorney general,
but first, I need you and Brandi Glanville
to write a jingle for Bud Light Lime-A-Ritas.
(laughter)
And you know for a guy who says he gets all the best people,
it sure seems like Trump got his team
from the Republican bargain bin.
I mean, for attorney general,
he's reportedly considering Ted Cruz.
Which makes perfect sense.
Who better for the country's top law enforcement position
than the person Trump renamed "Lying Ted.”
What does day one even look like on that job?
(mimicking Trump: Welcome aboard, Ted.
First order of business, I need you to go after your dad
for killing Kennedy.
(laughter)
So if an incurable liar is Trump's choice for top lawman,
who would be Trump's top choice
for the top diplomat?
I said Islamic extremist terrorism!
You know who you are!
There's no black America.
There's no white America.
There is just America!
(screaming)
(laughter)
Yes.
Trump's leading contender for secretary of state,
former New York City Mayor and human the "scream" portrait,
Rudy Giuliani,
-who, uh... -(cheering and applause)
who proved, who proved with his RNC performance,
that he could speak to the entire world
without a microphone.
Giuliani, in my opinion, sounds less like a diplomat,
and more like a mad scientist
who just merged black America with white America.
There is just America!
It's alive!
Now, luckily, Trump hasn't made any
of those appointments official yet.
There is one decision though that he has confidently made--
hiring his chief strategist, Steve Bannon.
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and already his most controversial.
REPORTER 2:
the most dangerous political operative in America.
REPORTER 3:
among white nationalists.
Bannon's got a lot of... He's said some bad stuff.
He is a very divisive figure.
Steve Bannon's motto is?
"Honey badger don't give a (bleep)."
(laughter)
Yes, the man who will be the top adviser
to the future president of the United States,
his personal motto is "honey badger don't give a (bleep)."
And if you're unfamiliar with the phrase,
this is where he got it from.
RANDALL:
Watch it run in slow motion.
It's pretty badass. Look.
It runs all over the place.
"Whoa! Watch out," says that bird.
Ew, it's got a snake? Now watch this.
Look, a snake's up in the tree. Honey badger don't care.
Honey badger don't give a
(laughter)
Your David Attenborough is weird.
But this Steve Bannon guy, he's no joke.
Besides running Trump's campaign,
Steve Bannon is most widely known
for being the CEO of Breitbart News,
a Web site Bannon himself describes
as a platform for the alt-right.
These are the kind of people who think Fox News is too diverse.
Breitbart is infamous for writing articles
that are misogynistic, uh, anti-Semitic,
and outright racist.
And Bannon's appointment to the White House
has really energized a certain section of people in America,
the white nationalist.
Richard Spencer tweeted
that Mr. Bannon was in the best possible position
to influence policy.
And former KKK Wizard David Duke called the choice excellent.
Yeah. Honestly, the Klan is so happy
they even jazzed up their hoods.
And Bannon may say that he's not one of these people,
but he happily provides them a megaphone.
And in case, uh, all of that didn't turn you off...
REPORTER:
in 1996, he faced misdemeanor domestic violence charges.
His ex-wife in this Santa Monica, California,
police report alleging he grabbed her,
an incident that the officer says left red marks
on her left wrist and the right side of her neck.
Look, Steve Bannon is a reprehensible human being,
and for him to be given an office two doors down
from the Oval is something that should scare everybody.
Even the honey badger is like, "I don't give a (bleep).
"Wait, wait, Trump's appointing that guy?
(bleep)..."
A man who, at best, is a white supremacist enabler
has just been named chief strategist to the president.
These are definitely not good times.
WOOD: No, (bleep) that, Trevor.
This is great, man! This is great.
Oh, hey, uh, Roy Wood Jr., everyone.
-I-I didn't see you. -Yeah. -(cheering and applause)
-I, uh... -I just got here.
I was so focused on that, I, uh...
I snuck up... snuck up on you like a Trump victory.
Yeah, and-and Nate Silver didn't even warn me.
Uh, so Steve Bannon really doesn't bother you?
Hell no.
Trump and Bannon, they're-they're not like
other Republicans, man.
They're not hiding their racism behind voter I.D.
or stop-and-frisk policies. It's out in the open now.
Finally, Klan members won't need to hide their face.
They're just gonna be running around, "I'm loud,
and I'm proud, mother(bleep)."
Okay, Roy, I... Forgive me, I'm so confused.
C-Confused? Why? What are you confused about?
It's not like this was a surprise.
You should have known something was up when Ben Carson left.
Hell, he saw Steve Bannon and got out of the White House
like a black dude in a horror movie.
Omarosa next.
Look, I don't understand. I don't understand
why having a white nationalist in the White House
could possibly be a good thing.
Because we live in a country where people don't even want
to admit that racism is a thing.
Now we're cutting to the chase,
and we know who's chasing who.
Now, instead of trying to expose hidden racism,
it's on display for everyone to see.
And that's easier (bleep) to deal with.
Damn, I'm... I never thought of it like that.
Yeah, it's like the highest level of honesty.
Like, this is "a stripper at the end of a lap dance" level
of honesty.
You know, when that music stops, they get honest as hell.
And you'll be like, "I-I thought you liked me."
"I did when you was making it rain."
This is the situation we're in, Trevor.
By electing Trump, America bought a ticket
on the racism train.
So, hell, we might as well take the express.
Wow. Thanks. Roy Wood Jr., everyone.
-Never thought of it like that. -(cheering and applause)
That's a good point.
You know, right-right now, right now,
people may feel helpless, because, clearly,
Trump is unshamable. And so is Bannon.
So no matter how much noise you make about this appointment,
there's a good chance that they don't give a (bleep).
I'll tell you who we shouldn't forget about-- these two guys.
Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell, the Republican leaders
who never had the spine to stand up to Team Trump.
This is Senate Majority Leader McConnell
who is being asked whether he thinks it's appropriate
for Steve Bannon to have the ear of the president.
It's great to see you guys today.
MAN: All right, that'll do it. Thank you.
(laughter)
I'm sorry. That's... that's not the response of a moral leader.
That's someone's grandpa doing, like,
a really (bleep) mannequin challenge.
(hip-hop music playing)
(laughter)
-(laughter) -Oh, and by the way, by the way,
let's not forget spineless speaker Paul Ryan,
who, when asked about Bannon,
the man who has been running his party's presidential campaign,
this is what he had to say.
No, I don't have... I don't... I've never met the guy.
I don't know Steve Bannon so I have no concerns.
I-I believe... I trust Donald's judgment.
I think he's gonna pick who he thinks will best serve him.
-Get the (bleep) out of here, man. -(applause and cheering)
You trust Donald Trump's judgment?
You trust Donald Trump's judgment? Since when?
Donald Trump. Will you support him?
I'm not just not ready to do that at this point.
I do not think a Muslim ban is in our country's interest.
Claiming a person can't do their job because of their race is
sort of like the textbook definition of a racist comment.
I disavow these comments.
WOMAN:
wished Trump would drop out of the race.
MAN:
that he will
he will not defend Trump during the home stretch.
Shame on you, Paul Ryan. Shame.
I'm embarrassed to be in the
my-last-name-is-a-first name club with you.
-I'm embarrassed. -(laughter)
And I guess we know now,
when it comes to putting his country first,
Paul Ryan, well, he don't give a (bleep).