The president-elect was back in New York Wednesday after more stops on his victory tour, and he got to business, as several key appointments to his administration were leaked to the press. Courtney Gross filed the following report.
It was another busy day at Trump Tower.
As President-elect Donald Trump sat in his home office hosting meetings for his transition, he made more major selections for his incoming administration.
The first is General John Kelly as the head of the Department of Homeland Security.
Kelly is a retired four-star Marine general who oversaw the Southern Command. The post included Guantanamo Bay, the military prison which, during his career, Kelly had advocated to keep open.
He's the third general asked to join the Trump administration.
For his top environmental post, Trump has gone with a state attorney general, Oklahoma's Scott Pruitt.
Pruitt has taken on the Obama administration over environmental regulations and is known as an ally to the fossil fuel industry.
In an op-ed column this summer, he questioned the influence humans have had on climate change.
In another ring, so to speak, Trump named Linda McMahon to head the Small Business Administration. She co-founded World Wrestling Entertainment, better known as WWE.
We are not expected to hear Trump's pick for Secretary of State until next week. Trump said Wednesday morning that his former rival, Mitt Romney, is still in the running.
"Yes he does," Trump said. "I've spoken to him a lot. We have had some difficulty together, but we've come a long way."
All of this activity surrounding Trump Tower is creating a hefty security bill for the NYPD. Earlier this week, Mayor Bill de Blasio asked Congress for a $35 million reimbursement for security costs. Republicans in the House only put $7 million in its federal spending proposal.
The news infuriated New York leaders.
"It's unacceptable. It means the city is shouldering 80 percent of that cost, and that's not sustainable," said City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. "We will continue to make the request."
NY1 has reached out to the Trump transition team to see how much they think the NYPD should be paid. We are waiting to hear back.