What makes you think he's worried about getting them on his side? he's exercising a little bit of Statesmanship by not making a rash decision w/o a chance to fully analyze all the options and ramifications of the options. He has them by the balls and he and they know it.
I know he’s trying to be statesmanlike, but he needs to get rid of Ryano and Prebus. Those guys are bad news and They are replaceable.