Mike Rounds: “The President still has the ability to nominate someone…”

“No, I simply would assume that the President would make the final decision and that they probably did it consultatively, but I don't know. I have not spoken to either one of them. But in this particular case, The President still has the ability to nominate someone else, and there are a number of very good qualified individuals there that I think would help the President with his agenda. And that's our goal. Do you know if there's any truth to this notion? It's out there a lot.” (01:38–01:48)

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