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looking at red ink across the board. dow is down 20, nasdaq down 50. the 10 year treasury yield around 4.5%. the price of oil $70 a barrel, bitcoin still strong, down to $88,000 a coin. that's the market and now this. there is a common thread running through all the pics for donald trump's administration and that is loyalty to donald trump. this is different from the last trump presidency. back then there was no unifying vision of government, talking a lot of people he thought would work well, many didn't, a lot of firings, this time he has learned a lot, this time all the pics have a track record of loyalty to trump. more important loyalty to what trump wants done.

his cabinet members have to stay in line, trump needs this level of control because he's trying for a revolution. that a strong word but what trump is trying to do is transformational. foreign policy, economic policy, reform the department of justice, the pentagon, education. you have to have discipline and control to get these things done. matt gaetz is a surprise choice for attorney general but has never wavered in his support for trump. he has always been loyal. same with marco rubio. they were rivals but since they made peace rubio has been completely loyal. pete hegseth always loyal and laid out a plan for the military that fits trump's vision. the house has been called for the gop, the new leader, john thune is on board with trump's agenda and the cabinet is united, the stage is set for real change. second hour of varney getting started.

brian brenberg with me this morning, trump has united cabinet. did he figure out the right people? brian: he had four years to think about it and has another shot. a lot of people are loyal to him and more importantly have a unified vision, they know where he wants to go, same place that they want to go. nobody will veer off to the side because i don't know if i love the trump vision. it's been on display for years so they will roll in the same direction. that will be the secret sauce even if you have some characters in that cabinet they all know what the boss wants and are working for what the boss wants. stuart: you are good friends with pete hegseth. you grew up with him. >> i call him a character. he is on the left. i'm on the right.

pete is an awesome choice. to me choosing pete for defense secretary is a sign of trump's brilliance because pete on paper is an interesting choice but if you know pete you know he can do anything he puts his mind to, the smartest toughest most disciplined guy i have ever met in my life. when i grew up with him it was frustrating how good he was. why is pete so good? but he is unbelievably effective. stuart: he's laying out his vision for the military, trump read the books, sees him on tv and says that is my guy. brian: everyone is like how is the confirmation hearing going to go? he is going to destroy anybody who goes against him because he goes deep on issues and learned everything.

anybody who underestimates him, they are going to rue the day they underestimated him because he will be formidable. i've known him for 40 years and can say that with confidence. stuart: most ceo over key square capital management emerged as a potential pick for treasury secretary. listen to what he said about optimism. >> i think we could have a golden age for the next four years, we can bring back the manufacturing, energy dominance, peace and this technology boom. think about vote coalition donald trump assembled, working class americans and elon musk who else could do that but donald trump. stuart: music to your years. brian: you've got to be bullish on america. he says let's grow at 3%, cut

deficits and produce 3 million barrels of oil every day. lauren: he raised expectations that he can do it. stuart: i'm just trying to say can he do it? very grand vision. brian: if you start with the right vision of the right goals you get a better chance at doing it than if you start with the wrong goals. he has been on this from the beginning and believes, he will not let any barrier legislative barrier stand in the way of his agenda. lauren: he is putting younger people, our age who share his vision who can process it. stuart: some millennials are working with him, pete hegseth,

back to the markets, not that much across the board. kin fisher joins us, you are something of a historian, what is the history of the market in the inaugural year? >> basically, thank you for having me back on, like in a poker game, the stakes go way up. you get a high percentage of all the negative years in history in the first year and also the second year but also negative, you get big huge up years. you got to be right or you end up really wrong. one of the problems that occurs is particularly in a time like this, when you have a lot of

optimism about the outcome of a presidential election it is easy to get disappointed. contrary to what your folks said in the last segment, the reality is congress ends up doing cruelly things, doesn't mean donald trump doesn't get his agenda through but it does create pickups that can create disappointment. in reality i am bullish at this time but the time comes. stuart: i know you are bullish on energy. that surprises me because donald trump wants to lower the price of oil way down. why would you be bullish on energy when oil prices are likely to come down? >> i've got the freedom to disagree about where oil prices are going to go. counts are down. it will take time, the elephant

in the room is when you get in the short-term how to deal with ukraine or russia or deal with iran the most important thing you can do is to cut down what the biden administration hasn't which is how much iran actually sells when you do that. stuart: please come back soon. you are a smart guy. now this. something different, the fbi raided the home of shane copeland. what do we know? lauren: the phone of a 26-year-old. he had not been charged. kevin o'leary said this wasn't about politics but have any bedding or gambling rules been broken? >> the rules are very plain and

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lauren: they were upgraded equal weight but the business traveler is coming back and take the price target from $10-$16. chinese e-commerce, lots of competition including from amazon, low prices and a week chinese consumer to deal with. stuart: thank you very much. congressman matt gaetz chosen to lead the department of justice, will he get through the confirmation process? we will ask shannon breen. we are talking to the mother of jocelyn who was allegedly killed by illegal immigrants. coming up we will ask alexis how she feels now that trump is in charge of the border. what does a good investment opportunity look like? at t. rowe price we let curiosity light the way.

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deportations, the new organization plans to use the combined legislative, budgetary and administrative powers to fight what they call the increasing threats of autocracy from a second trump administration. >> we are loyal to the constitution. and this is about responding for concerns governor's have looks to be an onslaught for the new administration. >> the timing of this announcement after the election is notable given the nation wide initiative to support democratic party policies as he is considered a presidential candidate for 2028. local democrats in his state, ignoring the strong message voters sent last week about the priorities and direction of the democratic party.

>> the every day democrats, we know them as surging by the party elite failed miserably. to keep replicating the message is the definition of insanity. >> looking at illinois this election was the worst performance since bill clinton in 1992. for donald trump it was the best performance for a republican since 1988. >> thank you. turning to the border crisis my next guest is the mother of a 12-year-old girl murdered by two illegal migrants in texas earlier this year. what was your feeling when trump won?

>> my feeling was very surreal. i felt i really helped contribute to making my voice heard and the fact that i had a big influence on this election and i couldn't be more proud of donald trump to really push the importance of border security. it was an incredible experience. i was at the ted cruz watch party and to see the high fives and hugs and shouting was very amazing to be a part of that. stuart: we are showing pictures of you spending time with donald trump. how did he treat you? >> he was very wholeheartedly like a father.

i get this fatherly figure sense from him. he is a father. is a grandfather. he has young people in his family, children, that he knows matter. it is not just his kids and his grandkids, all kids of america that matter and he has been very caring, very compassionate and it doesn't feel forced. it feels genuinely like he truly cares about my daughter as if he knew her of some sort. stuart: did kamala harris reach out to you, have you spoken with anybody, any democrats? >> i have never spoken from anyone from the democratic party, anyone in their administration, anyone of any kind of anybody from that

administration nobody has attempted to give condolence of any sort. stuart: the pain is still with you i take it and always will be. >> it is a new adjustment from the. her brother talks about it all the time, we try to keep her memory alive. i do have some days when i am okay and don't cry but never a day that passes by when i don't think of her, she's always on my mind, always. her memory and her legacy will forever move on and i will make sure that happens. stuart: we want to thank you for telling the world how you feel. thank you very much. come back anytime you like. now this. the illegal migrant accused of

murdering laken riley waived his right to a jury trial. what happens now? ashley: josé will face a bench trial scheduled to begin tomorrow, to deliver the verdict in the state. he is pleading not guilty, is accused of killing laken riley on the university of georgia campus, the nursing student died from blunt force trauma and asphyxiation, the body was found in a wooded area after she didn't return from a run. it includes aggravated battery with in sent to rape and tampering with evidence. riley's death has become a rallying cry for immigration reform. and illegally entered into the united states in 2022 from venezuela. stuart: the gop regains control

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stuart: down 23 on the dow, a little bit of red ink. lauren is looking at what's moving this morning and we start with homebuilders. lauren: the board raised their dividend by $0.22 a share and turned over $1 billion to shareholders. stuart: hims and hers telehealth. are you calling up people? lauren: to get medication, doctors visits, there's no bigger rival than amazon which is offering low cost telehealth health services to its members including getting medication delivered to your doorstep sometimes in an hour.

that new sending of the little guy down 14%. stuart: watching out for amazon. intuitive machines, new space exploration. lauren: they delayed the mission to the moon by a month. the stock is down 9%. it had been up 14% when reported their revenue was 300% and they have a record backlog about when you delay a mission investors get nervous. stuart: down 8.5%. donald trump nominated matt gaetz to be his attorney general. what are senate republicans saying about this? >> senate republicans are largely saying they want to back matt gaetz. things could change. members of the house that are republicans have come out on both sides. matt gaetz is getting praise and back lash from both sides

of the aisle. the president-elect made the announcement yesterday in a statement regarding the former florida congressman. matt will end weapon eyes did overman, protect our borders, dismantle common organization and restore americans badly shattered confidence in the justice department. >> i've known matt for ten years. matt is very good at what match does in congress and now he will bring that to the attorney general's office. >> some republicans are not happy about his nomination. >> the president is smart enough to know matt gaetz will never get confirmed or, he has never been a team player, never helped out this conference. >> i don't know matt gaetz. he will go through the process. i wonder if he can get

confirmed even by the house republican conference. >> he is talking about a justice department criminal investigation involving sex trafficking allegations, the justice department dropped the case, and expect this to come up, toledo department that was investigating him for potential sex trafficking, he maintained his innocence, resigned from congress yesterday and we are told that on friday, tomorrow was supposed to be a potential release of the house ethics reporting to matt gaetz but it will no longer be made public because matt gaetz is resigned, those senators from both sides say they want to see the report if they are going to be voting on this person to be the top cop in the nation. stuart: we've got more reaction from lawmakers to the gates nomination.

watch this. >> it's like the kind of trolling. >> i wonder if he could get confirmed by house republican conference based on the stories of the last couple years. >> we give him the benefit of the doubt in terms of due diligence. >> i don't know enough about ethics charges. it is interesting pick. we have to see how that unfolds. stuart: all right. let's bring in our own legal legal, shannon bream on the right-hand side of the screen. in your judgment does gaetz get confirmed? >> when you have numbers of your own party saying i've got to think about this or that is a shock or lindsey graham saying i voted for a lot of people i didn't like, that

leaves a lot of room open for where his vote may go but it' s a top process to get through judiciary to get to the floor. my first thought was when this was announced by donald trump, he is putting matt gaetz out there knowing he has a difficult road forward. maybe he has a different aag pick, you were shocked by the pic, and the first person he picked seems more palatable to capitol hill if he doesn't get farooq, there are a lot of steps sparking this, he asked all the majority senate candidates to commit to recess appointments and that's what he has in mind for matt gaetz. stuart: if he becomes attorney general the belief is he would go after the justice department, would that be a form of retribution?

>> that is what his critics have said. they are worried about him going after enemies and using lawfair and they see him as the face of somebody who would do that. he has said success is going to be my revenge but he also has specific language about the mistreatment and he wants somebody time but dropping the name matt gaetz sent shockwaves through the justice department and beyond in dc. stuart: it sure did. ripple effect, a tsunami of reaction. next one. jack smith asked an appeals court to hold his appeal against donald trump or the handling of misclassified documents. it's very complicated. it is falling apart completely. is it? >> you are right.

federal cases know that they are in a dead end at this point. yesterday bomb are lago documents case one step below the supreme court, he didn't say we are ready to throw out the case but he said let's put the case on hold. it's the same thing he has done with the january 6th federal case. it signaling this is the beginning of the end for those federal cases that will be winding down. stuart: the last one for you, republicans hold the house house minority leader hakim jeffrey takes responsibility. what happens now? >> the republicans have a very tiny majority like herding cats we say on capitol hill. it comes with its own headaches but republicans are relieved to be in charge even if they know it's a tight minority or majority and donald trump selected people who he thinks are talented, special elections

will have to happen, a tighter margin for speaker johnson who will continue in that role but the top democrat in the house is saying and we have some soul-searching to do. we have one of those democrats, james clyburn talking about where they go from the post election autopsy. stuart: thanks very much. see you again soon. brian brenberg with me, come in january, they have the white house, the senate, the house. what is the first thing they should do? >> the tax cuts, confirm his cabinet, number 3, begin regulation, repeal immediately. all at the same time. stuart: and a clean sweep, a shot at getting it all done. stuart: unified government. >> everyone is talking 2026 already.

stuart: based on what he already started doing he will act fast. stuart: what is it, 9 days since the election and already a cabinet pretty much in place, he has named virtually all of them. with a lot of youngsters too. remember when president biden said this? brian: >> i view myself as a bridge, not as anything else. there's an entire generation of leaders you saw stand behind me, they are the future of the country. stuart: donald trump is going to do it. we will tell you how many millennials he named as part of the administration and the los angeles times with an entirely new to tour your board. does this prove they were out of touch with voters to begin with? that story is next.

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people who work for the federal government on notice and as far from the government efficiency, they are making public proposals about what could be first. here is a post that vivek ramaswamy put on x saying the new presidential commission will go after diversity, equity, and inclusion roles in the department of health and human services. vivek ramaswamy saying biden's hhs has gone wild on dei. and efficient government has no place for they i bloat, and elon musk has suggested nongovernment organizations that receive money from the federal government made no longer be eligible. in an interview with sean hannity he outlined that, he wants to force government employees are still working remote back into the office. >> if you tell people eat to affirm and show up to work 5 days a week, how many are going

to quit at the gate? those are the kinds of inefficiencies, democrats and republicans, black or white americans can agree on. >> doge has its own x account if you want to follow the goings-on, musk says all the actions it takes will be posted for full transparency in the public would be able to way in. the platform he owns this morning, causes inflation and they are going to get it under control. stuart: we will see. i want to know how many administration pics are millennials, younger than me. how many? >> half a dozen. the president surrounding himself with advisors the age of his kids. he speaks to them.

vivek ramaswamy, stephen miller is 39, the white house deputy chief of staff for policy and j.d. vance is a mere 40 years old. this is different. in 2016 he surrounded himself with more political insiders, certainly older. he is going in the other direction. who voted for trump? millennials in the administration but people 18 to 29 which is jen z, 36% of their support up 11 points this time around. stuart: that's the next generation politics. >> they see him as hope and change because he can speak to them about the issues they care about. stuart: an old guy. brian: giving his all movement life through this. this is his legacy. they will carry this on and democrats have always been the party of the younger people and republicans have stolen that.

stuart: j.d. vance is only 40 years old. los angeles times kicked out its entire editorial board. will they bring in conservatives? >> some, not entirely. they will present both sides because it is good for business, advertisers and subscribers, look at the country voted. all voices can be heard, their ceo, south african born transplant surgeon billionaire says leaders need to trust the media again and that is could go for democracy. also to point out the los angeles times like the washington post did not endorse a candidate for president this year and a lot of editorial board members resigned. stuart: do you think other media outlets have fallen like this? >> this is the market at work.

the washington post if they do it could win. if you don't, i think you lose. stuart: fantastic. if they actually do it, if readers want that kind of conservative content are readers out there for this? >> give me both sides. stuart: thank you for being with me for the hour. your time is busy but we will watch you on "the big money show" at 1:00 pm eastern on fox business. anyone following trump the last couple months may have noticed the constant presence of elon musk, musk is the most important person in trump's or better. how long does that take? it has been over a year since hamas attacked israel. a husband and father of two was taken in front of his family and is one of the hostages still being held. we will talk to his brother in law on the fight to bring him home.

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building and administration of china and iran hawks. which appointees are we talking about. >> how about nomination for secretary of state who is banned from going to china? could be an issue since they do go to china. that would be marco rubio, donald trump's choice to run the state department. he was sanctioned by china four years ago for retaliation for us sanctions on china. rubio called china the threat the vote will define this entry and post a lot through congress that bans influence from where it was found with uyghur force, criticizing biden foreign policy. >> it's not a coincidence after afghanistan happened, ukraine happens, october 7th happened,

taiwan happened soon enough happened, this guy is weak. >> trump has chosen michael walt's as his national security adviser. the trump administration should end the conflicts in ukraine and the middle east to free up the military to confront china. he has pushed a more robust policy towards iran. >> we can get maximum pressure back on iran and dry of their war machine and the deal that china is. they are doubling the size of the nuclear arsenal. >> there's criticism among trump allies for the director of national intelligence job, tulsi gabbard who called him and establishment member. stuart: thanks very much. it has been a year since hamas

launched its attack on israel. 101 hostages, his among those being held by hamas. are you hopeful for your brother-in-law's release now that donald trump has taken power? >> any political change could bring positive results to the situation and donald trump promised to during his campaign both in private meetings with the families and hostages and publicly that he wants to see the war end with the return of the hostages. i trust he will do that. stuart: have you spoken to donald trump or any of his people? >> families have been speaking get with trump directly. i don't think we have spoken with his associates in the

transition team since the election. there's going to be a push to solve the situation. during the campaign, trump said a war is not ideal for the united states or israel landholding hostages is not something we can accept as an international community. it is an unacceptable situation we cannot normalize. i believe like he did in -- he released american hostages from hezbollah and iran. i believe he will release the seven american hostages held by hamas and israeli hostages. stuart: there has been some progress since his election. the houthis home to down a bit. do you know if he is alive? >> we don't have information

about him when hamas released psychological warfare video featuring him. a relief to see he's alive. we have no reason to believe he's not alive now. new intelligence shows otherwise in the government keeps us updated. we want to make sure all decision-makers in the international community and bolton countries understand there are hostages alive and many others suffering from this conflict. stuart: all of our viewers sympathize enormously with you. we can't imagine the pain you are suffering. thank you for being with us. on this program shortly we have dreroy murdoch on the filings f the harris campaign's billion dollars spending spree that lasted in three months. carlos jimenez on senator rubio

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