President-elect Obama was asked similar questions in a few different ways at his morning press conference announcing his national security team. Asked by ABC News's Jake Tapper about the disagreements between Obama and other members of his newly-announced team, Obama said:

"I did not ask for assurances from these individuals that they would agree with me at all times. I think they understand they would not be joining this team unless they understood and were prepared to carry out the decisions that were made by me after a full discussion. Most of the people standing here are people who I've worked with. And on the broad, core vision of where America needs to go, we are in almost complete agreement."