David Axelrod actually said...

"if you are an immigrant, if you are a minority in the country, Jeff Sessions as attorney general is going to be unsettling, because he's been one of the leading proponents against or a proponents for ..."

"I found the appointment of Reince Priebus' as the chief of staff somewhat reassuring because so -- well I disagree with Reince on a lot of things, he is someone who has an appreciation for the institu..."

"I wish he had taken a little more time. But, you know, it is not right to say he hasn't moved fast enough."

"These were retrenching appointments. These were a statement to the base and the world that the statements I made in the campaign are now going to be carried forward into an administration."