President-elect Donald Trump met for an hour with retired Marine General James Mattis on Saturday, who is considered a strong contender for defense secretary or another high-ranking job.
After a day of meetings, Trump emerged to tell reporters that his search process was going "really efficiently" and that he had spoken to "really, really talented" people who could form part of his Cabinet. Asked if Mattis would be his defense secretary, Trump said, "He's a great guy. He is some great man."
Trump said he might have some announcements on Sunday.
Also on Saturday, Trump met with Andy Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, the fast-food giant that operates the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's chains. Afterwards, Trump said he was "getting very close" to making some Cabinet decisions.
Puzder, a possible labor secretary, said he would be "proud to serve in any position that this president asks me to serve in."
In addition, he met with two candidates for education secretary: Michelle Rhee, the former Washington, D.C., public schools chancellor, and Betsy DeVos, a former head of the Michigan Republican Party.
On Sunday, Trump is to sit down with Wilbur Ross, a potential commerce secretary who made billions by investing in bankrupt companies and distressed assets, and business executive David McCormick, head of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, as well as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who was recently demoted in his role on Trump's transition team.
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