roger stone said a new day has begun as vice president-elect mike pence takes over planning from new jersey gov. chris christie. | getty by brent griffiths 11/16/16 06:24 pm est roger stone, a longtime confidant of donald trump, said that the president-elect told him in a phone call last week that he is creating his own list of nominees for potential cabinet spots, as another day passed without an announcement from the transition team. <u+201c>i said to him: 'well, mr. president, how is the transition going?',<u+201d> stone recounted while guest-hosting an hour of the alex jones show on wednesday. <u+201d>and he said, 'well, i guess they are over there making their lists. on the other hand, i<u+2019>m going to have a list of my own.'<u+201d> story continued below stone, who was fired early in the campaign and has no formal role in the transition, said a new day has begun as vice president-elect mike pence takes over planning from new jersey gov. chris christie, a shake-up he compared to hbo<u+2019>s <u+201c>game of thrones.<u+201d> <u+201c>you<u+2019>ve got the mike pence faction, the right running mate, a guy who did an unbelievable job for president-elect trump <u+2026> you have trump campaigns veterans who are committed to being sure that those who supported trump are represented in this government," stone said. war room by bruce blair "the greatest danger now is the establishment boarding party," he added. "the neocons who show up out of nowhere, who after leaving their never-trump headquarters, say <u+2018>i<u+2019>ve been with you the whole time,<u+2019> and i want to be assistant secretary of state or assistant secretary of the treasury or whatever.<u+201d> the <u+201c>k-street crowd<u+201d> is gone now that christie is no longer heading up the transition, stone said, joking of lobbyists jumping off of bridges. <u+201c>there is panic in the city. we have a president who can<u+2019>t be bought or can<u+2019>t be bullied. it<u+2019>s music to my ears," stone said. stone predicted trump would choose an administration with a <u+201c>bipartisan flavor,<u+201d> hinting at unnamed <u+201c>high-level democrats<u+201d> who are under consideration for top jobs. rebutting reports of infighting and chaos within the transition process, trump tweeted late tuesday, "very organized process taking place as i decide on cabinet and many other positions. i am the only one who knows who the finalists are!" by michael grunwald by bill scher by thomas wright by joshua zeitz
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