Well he did say he thought Hillary did a great job as Senator, and then would probably make a great Secretary of State. And he did say he thought DeBlasio would make New York City great again.
As others have said before, he said what he said to get along well in business. And by doing so, he was brilliantly successful in getting things done.
His personnel hires have been stellar. I trust his judgement to continue to choose wisely.