Andrew Ross Sorkin (Anchor) 00:00.110
don't think i mean there are these other people who speculate this is all not theater but you know that he's got the selection but that he also wants to suggest that there is a process so that he can say that he's looked at everybody
Steve Liesman (Senior Economics Reporter) 00:11.110
you know andrew if that's the case they're going through an awful lot of hoops to jump you know you get these key people that are running the US government in a room to talk to a guy for several however long i couldn't determine how long it went for theater i don't know
Becky Quick (Anchor) 00:27.110
i'd get mad if i was wasting hours and hours of my time and i'm not the president yeah
Steve Liesman (Senior Economics Reporter) 00:31.110
i mean if the president wants to cut it off and it will be his choice and and i know people around him don't know who he's going to pick yet i do but
Becky Quick (Anchor) 00:39.390
are you saying he doesn't know who i don't
Steve Liesman (Senior Economics Reporter) 00:41.150
think he you know i don't i don't think so i think he wants to meet with these people and he wants to to talk with them and and look there's a another sign in all this that the president is maybe a little more concerned about what's happening in the job market the the the job
Steve Liesman (Senior Economics Reporter) 00:53.910
numbers have not been good right right and he needs to turn his attention to that and and and they need to to figure that out