PBS NewsHour

Trump’s National Security transition is off to a rocky start

Clip: 01/19/2017 | 9m 6s

A day before inauguration, the incoming Trump administration was forced to defend the pace of its staffing for important national security and diplomatic jobs. Judy Woodruff talks with Roger Cressey, a former National Security Council staff member, and Mark Landler of The New York Times about the factors behind the upheaval and what it says about the incoming administration and its challenges.

Aired: 01/19/17

Rating: NR

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