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| Mitt Romney Still in the Running for Secretary of State, Trump Says | Mitt Romney Still in the Running for Secretary of State, Trump Says |
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| WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, was still in the running to become his secretary of state despite their bitter differences during the campaign, as he narrowed his choices and planned an announcement next week for the crucial post. | WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, was still in the running to become his secretary of state despite their bitter differences during the campaign, as he narrowed his choices and planned an announcement next week for the crucial post. |
| “We’ve come a long way together, we had some tremendous difficulty together and now I think we’ve come a long way,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Romney in a telephone interview on NBC’s “Today” show, where it was announced that Time Magazine had named the president-elect its “Person of the Year.” | “We’ve come a long way together, we had some tremendous difficulty together and now I think we’ve come a long way,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Romney in a telephone interview on NBC’s “Today” show, where it was announced that Time Magazine had named the president-elect its “Person of the Year.” |
| Mr. Trump said the drawn-out selection process and highly publicized flirtation with Mr. Romney was not designed to torment a campaign nemesis but rather to find the right person to serve as the nation’s chief diplomat. | Mr. Trump said the drawn-out selection process and highly publicized flirtation with Mr. Romney was not designed to torment a campaign nemesis but rather to find the right person to serve as the nation’s chief diplomat. |
| “It’s not about revenge, it’s about what’s good for the country, and I’m able to put this stuff behind us,” Mr. Trump said. | “It’s not about revenge, it’s about what’s good for the country, and I’m able to put this stuff behind us,” Mr. Trump said. |
| Rex W. Tillerson, the president and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, is also a candidate for the post, Mr. Trump said, calling him a “great, great gentleman” who has “built a tremendous company over a period of years with great style.” He said he had ruled out “in my own mind” other prominent candidates who have been considered for the post — a group that includes Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor; Gen. David H. Petraeus, the former C.I.A. director; Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee; and John Bolton, a former ambassador to the United Nations — but he declined to say which ones. | |
| Mr. Trump said he would have more “big announcements” on personnel on Wednesday and Thursday as he fills the ranks of his administration ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration. | Mr. Trump said he would have more “big announcements” on personnel on Wednesday and Thursday as he fills the ranks of his administration ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration. |
| One day after picking a fight on Twitter with Boeing over the cost of developing the next generation of the Air Force One jumbo jet for presidential travel, Mr. Trump said he had spoken to officials at the company and would insist on a lower-cost aircraft or cancel the contract. | One day after picking a fight on Twitter with Boeing over the cost of developing the next generation of the Air Force One jumbo jet for presidential travel, Mr. Trump said he had spoken to officials at the company and would insist on a lower-cost aircraft or cancel the contract. |
| “We’re going to work it out, but you know that’s what I’m here for,” Mr. Trump said. “I’m going to negotiate prices, and the planes are too expensive, and we’re going to get the prices down, and if we don’t get the prices down, we’re not going to order them.” | “We’re going to work it out, but you know that’s what I’m here for,” Mr. Trump said. “I’m going to negotiate prices, and the planes are too expensive, and we’re going to get the prices down, and if we don’t get the prices down, we’re not going to order them.” |
| He also explained his apparent decision in June, divulged by a member of his transition team on Tuesday, to sell all of his stock holdings, a move he said he made to avoid “tremendous” potential conflicts of interest in the event he won the election. | He also explained his apparent decision in June, divulged by a member of his transition team on Tuesday, to sell all of his stock holdings, a move he said he made to avoid “tremendous” potential conflicts of interest in the event he won the election. |
| “I don’t think its appropriate for me to be owning stocks when I’m making deals for this country that maybe will affect one company positively and one company negatively,” Mr. Trump said. | “I don’t think its appropriate for me to be owning stocks when I’m making deals for this country that maybe will affect one company positively and one company negatively,” Mr. Trump said. |
| Nearly a month after winning a divisive presidential election, Mr. Trump said he hoped to bring the country together, but he flatly refused to take responsibility for the deep rifts exposed by the race. | Nearly a month after winning a divisive presidential election, Mr. Trump said he hoped to bring the country together, but he flatly refused to take responsibility for the deep rifts exposed by the race. |
| Time magazine’s article branded him the president of the “divided states of America,” a characterization Mr. Trump denounced as “snarky.” | Time magazine’s article branded him the president of the “divided states of America,” a characterization Mr. Trump denounced as “snarky.” |
| When you say divided states of America, I didn’t divide them,” Mr. Trump said. “They’re divided now, there’s a lot of division, and we’re going to put it back together, and we’re going to have a country that’s very well healed.” | When you say divided states of America, I didn’t divide them,” Mr. Trump said. “They’re divided now, there’s a lot of division, and we’re going to put it back together, and we’re going to have a country that’s very well healed.” |
| “I’m not president yet,” Mr. Trump said a few moments later, “so I didn’t do anything to divide.” | “I’m not president yet,” Mr. Trump said a few moments later, “so I didn’t do anything to divide.” |
| He said he had developed a tight rapport with President Obama, with whom he has had a “very good dialogue” about policy ideas and personnel choices. | He said he had developed a tight rapport with President Obama, with whom he has had a “very good dialogue” about policy ideas and personnel choices. |
| “I take his recommendations very seriously,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Obama. | “I take his recommendations very seriously,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Obama. |