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U.S.President-electDonaldTrumpisdenyingpressreportshistransitionteamisinturmoiloverargumentsoverwhowillgettopnationalsecurityappointmentsinhisadministration.

Thingsare"goingsosmoothly,"TrumpwroteWednesdayonTwitter."VeryorganizedprocesstakingplaceasIdecideonCabinetandmanyotherpositions.Iamtheonlyonewhoknowswhothefinalistsare."

ThecommentfollowedU.S.newsmediaaccountsthathistransitionwasinturmoilafterhisaidespushedouttwoofhisnationalsecurityadvisersfromthetransitiongroup.

TrumpsingledoutTheNewYorkTimesforitsreportonhistransitionefforts,sayingthatoneoftheworld'sleadingnewspapers"isjustupsetthattheylookedlikefoolsintheircoverageofme."Hesaidthenewspaper's"storyissototallywrongontransition."

TheTimesalsoreportedthattheStateandJusticedepartments,aswellasthePentagon,haveyettohearfromanyonefromtheTrumpteam,morethanaweekaftertheelection.

Suchcontactsduringthetransitionperiodarenotjustroutine,theyarevitalsothatofficialscanhandoffdetailedbriefingpackagestotheirsuccessorsintimeforthenewgovernmenttotakepoweronJanuary20.

Trumpalsotweetedthatreportsheistryingtoget"top-levelsecurityclearances"forthreeofhisadultchildren—DonaldTrumpJr.,EricTrumpandIvankaTrump,andpossiblyherhusband,JaredKushner—is"atypicallyfalsenewsstory."

Allfour,whohelpedadviseTrumpduringthecampaign,havealsobeenhelpingthepresident-electwithkeyappointments.

SomeofthetransitiontalkshavecenteredonwhethertonameformerNewYorkMayorRudyGiulianiassecretaryofstate.The72-year-oldGiulianihaslittleforeignpolicyexperience.However,hewasastaunchadvocateforTrumpthroughouthiscampaign,oftenappearingontelevisionnewsshowstodefendhim.

TherearequestionsaboutGiuliani'soverseasinvestments,particularlyinVenezuelaandQatar,thatmightprovetobeconflictsofinterest.

"RudyGiulianifixedNewYorkCity,”saidU.S.CongressmanBlakeFarentholdfromTexas.“Ifhecanfixourforeignrelations,thatwouldbegreat.Ifyoudisqualifiedanybodywhohadbusinessdealingsabroadfromacabinetpost,that'saprettylonglistofpeopleyouwoulddisqualify."

TrumpaideshavedescribedGiulianiasthenarrowchoiceassecretaryofstate,withformerUnitedNationsAmbassadorJohnBoltonandSouthCarolinaGovernorNikkiHaleyasotherpossibilities.

OthernewsreportssayTrumpisconsideringStevenMnuchin,aWallStreetfinancierandTrump'scampaignfinancechief,astreasurysecretary.

AshearrivedWednesdayatTrumpTowerinNewYork,MnuchinsaidTrump'seconomicprioritiesincludetaxandtradereformandplanstoboostjobgrowthbyfixingthecountry'sdeterioratinginfrastructure.

"YougottheRepublicanPartycomingtogether,yougotTrumpgoingthroughthelistofpeoplethatarecomingtovisitTrumpTowerandthefolksthatthey'veannouncedalreadyareprettypopular,”Farentholdsaid.“Obviously,nobodylikeseverybody."

TrumphasmadetwoWhiteHouseappointmentssofar.HenamedReincePriebus,thechairmanoftheRepublicanNationalCommittee,ashischiefofstaff,aselectionapplaudedbymanyRepublicans.

Trump'schoiceofStephenBannonashischiefstrategisthasdrawnwidespreadcriticismfromDemocrats,someRepublicans,andcivilrightsgroups.

BannonwastheTrumpcampaign'schiefexecutive.HeformerlyledBreitbartNews,awebsitethathasprintedwhitenationalistandanti-Semiticvitriol.ButsomeofthosewhoknowBannondenyheisananti-Semite.

CurrentNewYorkMayorDemocratBilldeBlasio,oftenaTrumpcriticduringthecampaign,saidhemetwithTrumpforanhourWednesday,tellingthepresident-elect"whypeople[inNewYork]aresodeeplyconcerned"aboutthiselection.

DeBlasiosaidhetoldTrumpthatNewYorkers,whovotedoverwhelminglyforrivalHillaryClinton,opposehisplanstodeportupto3millionundocumentedimmigrantswithcriminalrecordsandtorescindcontrolsonWallStreetthatwereenactedintheaftermathofthecountry'ssteeprecessionin2008and2009.

Themayorsaidhehad"respectful,candid"talkswithTrump,butdeclinedtocharacterizeTrump'sreactiontohiscomments.

MeanwhileinWashingtononWednesday,VicePresidentJoeBidenandhiswife,Jill,hostedincomingVicePresidentMikePenceandhiswife,Karen,forlunchattheirofficialhomeonthegroundsoftheU.S.NavalObservatory.BidensaidhehopesthePencefamilywillenjoythehouseasmuchashedoes.

WhenareporteraskedhimifhethinkstheTrumpadministrationwillbereadyondayone,Bidensaid,"Noadministrationisreadyondayone.Weweren'treadyondayone.I'venevermetonethat'sbeenreadyondayone.ButI'mconfidentondayoneeverythingwillbeingoodhandsandthey'llbeabletohandleeverythingthatcomesbeforethem."

KatherineGypsononCapitolHillcontributedtothisreport.