CNN: Trump Told Romney He Won’t Be Nominee

MATTINGLY: "Well, Anderson, according to sources, Mitt Romney received a phone call from the President-elect tonight informing him that he would not be getting the position of Secretary of State. Now, the point of his phone call was to express the President-elect's appreciation for the 2012 nominee going through the process, for being willing to go through the process. And also to express the hope that the President-elect would be able to continue to receive the counsel and advice from Mitt Romney going forward. And it's also important to note that according to sources, Mitt Romney was indeed in the mix, in the group of finalists until the very end."