1. Trump and Mattis walking out after meeting and shaking hands; UPSOUND (English) reporter: "Mr. President-elect, will choose General Mattis as the Sec Def (Secretary of Defense)"
Trump: "All I can say is, he is the real deal. he is the real deal."
Reporter: "Will he have a place in your administration?"
Trump: "We'll see."
Reporter: "What stood out to you in your conversation with General Mattis?"
Trump: "He's just a brilliant, wonderful man. What a career, and we're going to see what happens, but he is the real deal. Thank you everybody."
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, US President-elect:
"A lot of talent. We have a lot of talent. (Reporter: "Do you think that he (Todd Ricketts) will be appointed to a position? What are your thoughts?") We're going to see, but we have a lot of great talent. Thank you."
President-elect Donald Trump made a brief statement to media in between meetings at his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, saying he met with "a lot of great talent."
The meetings come as Trump is starting to appoint top administration officials.
Earlier, the President-elect Donald Trump met with retired Gen. James Mattis, calling him "the real deal."
Mattis is considered a contender to lead the Pentagon. He was one of a series of people who met with Trump Saturday at his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Trump wouldn't say if he was offering Mattis a job, saying "we'll see." But he called Mattis a "brilliant wonderful man" and said "what a career."
