US President-elect Donald Trump and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney set aside their long-simmering rivalry today and had talks likely to feed speculation that Mr Romney could be a candidate to be Mr Trump's secretary of state.
Mr Trump and Mr Romney emerged from their meeting after an hour and 20 minutes. Mr Trump told reporters their talks "went great," and Mr Romney said he and Mr Trump "had a far-reaching conversation with regards to the various theaters in the world”.
"We discussed those areas, and exchanged our views on those topics - a very thorough and in-depth discussion in the time we had. And I appreciate the chance to speak with the president-elect and I look forward to the coming administration and the things that it's going to be doing," Mr Romney said.
Mr Romney, who was a leader of the establishment Republican "never Trump" movement that tried to block Mr Trump from becoming the party's nominee, was first in a long list of people Mr Trump was meeting today and tomorrow as he seeks to fill out his Cabinet and gather advice ahead of his 20 January move to the White House.
The president-elect also met with retired Marine General James Mattis, considered a contender for defense secretary.
"A great man," Mr Trump said of Mr Mattis as they posed for pictures in front of the clubhouse at Trump National golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, where Mr Trump has a weekend home.
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Earlier, Mr Trump demanded an apology from the cast of a Broadway hit show for appealing from the stage to Vice President-elect Mike Pence to uphold American values as the conservative sat in the theatre audience.
"The Theatre must always be a safe and special place. The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!" Mr Trump wrote on Twitter, taking time out from his search for appointees to his incoming administration.
"Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing. This should not happen!" Mr Trump wrote.
Mr Pence was greeted with a mix of boos and cheers as he entered the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York last night to watch a performance of the highly acclaimed musical ‘Hamilton’ about the country's founding fathers, played by a racially diverse cast.
Tonight, VP-Elect Mike Pence attended #HamiltonBway. After the show, @BrandonVDixon delivered the following statement on behalf of the show. pic.twitter.com/Jsg9Q1pMZs
— Hamilton (@HamiltonMusical) November 19, 2016
After the show, Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays America's third vice president Aaron Burr, read a statement directed at Mr Pence while standing in front of the cast in full costume.
"We, sir - we - are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights," Mr Dixon said.
Mr Pence had already begun to leave his seat as Mr Dixon began his remarks, videos posted on social media showed.
"We truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us," Mr Dixon said as audience members cheered and clapped.
A show spokesman said Mr Pence stood in the hallway outside the entrance to the auditorium and heard the full remarks, the New York Times reported.
The actor Mr Dixon fired back at Mr Trump's allegations of harassment this afternoon.
"@realDonaldTrump conversation is not harassment sir. And I appreciate @mike_pence for stopping to listen," he tweeted in response to Mr Trump.
