It was awkward, while a contest was still under way, ... But those constraints are off and we're moving forward.

[E]specially in the day and age we live in … the president of the United States needs to have his Constitutional powers unimpaired, if you will, in terms of the conduct of national-security policy.

We will move as rapidly as we can to have a Cabinet in place by the time of the inauguration, ... Expect the first announcement soon.

Its stated policy.

Proud to be here this afternoon to be one of the first members of the federal family to welcome you to Washington.

We will move as rapidly as we can to have a Cabinet in place by the time of the inauguration.

I think it's unwise and perhaps misleading for me to get into the business of saying we're considering this person, we're not considering that person.