the big is mr. bacon bits. they got him in a dog crate and now back with his family. so mr. bits is back. >> aishah: he needs a diet. needs to play some pickleball. >> bill: just saying. good to be with you. have a good weekend. here is gillian, harris is off today. >> gillian: thank you, bill and aishah. information is coming up in drips and drabs about the cocaine the secret service found at the white house five days ago. i'm in for harris and this is "the faulkner focus." let's get into it. it was first the drugs were slept up in the library but now in the west wing outside the situation room where the nation's most sensitive secrets are tracked every hour of every day. the secret service is reviewing camera logs as well as access

logs for staff and regular visitors into and out of the west wing. president biden for his part not talking about it. deferring all questions to the secret service. listen. [shouted questions] >> gillian: mark morgan says someone could be intentionally hindering the investigation. he tells the daily mail, quote, they know who comes in and when they come in, they're checked and are video cameras everywhere? are they able to talk to the people they would need to without any roadblocks? let's bring in mark meredith joining us from the white house. tell us what you know. >> good morning to you. the white house says it is taking this situation seriously but they are also not engaging

in hype that calls over who they believe may have brought in the drugs and whether or not anyone should or could face charges. it began on sunday with hazmat teams were called to a lower level of the west wing where they first saw the powder and investigators determined it was cocaine. the white house called off an evacuation but the probe into where it came from. president biden nor his family were here on sunday. this is in an area most people would never access in terms of the regular joe public. there are growing questions about who had access. secret service officials say they reviewed access logs, cameras and looking into dna and fingerprinting of the cocaine and material it was found in. congressional republicans are very interested in this, too. congressman james comer of kentucky sent a scathing letter to the u.s. secret service demanding more details about what the agency has learned. the congressman writing congress funds the white house security procedures and secret service

has a responsibility to maintain effective safety protocols. this incident and eventual -- it raises concerns about the security at the white house. it is aware of the interest in the situation. tom cotton sent a similar letter earlier this week. secret service told me they'll respond to lawmakers once the investigation wraps up. it will be pretty soon. potentially as early as monday. sources say a date hasn't been set. whether the white house has any fresh reaction. earlier they said it was an ongoing investigation ant punted questions to the secret service. president biden on camera at least once again and try to get in a question. >> gillian: keep at it. let us know when you get anything new the profs is losing patience. >> i was found by my observation

in a much more secure place, limited access place. still publicly -- frequently trafficked place but it is down near the situation room. normal average people can't get in there even with the entry from the northwest gate. >> it is a high traffic area. you do have people who work here in all kinds of jobs. the fact that it is close to the situation room is certainly notable. >> gillian: let's bring in tammy bruce, fox news contributor. tammy, i worked there for four years at the nfc and in the situation room every day of my life for four years. i know the area like the back of my hand. you walk through two sets of double doors. on the right hand side is a box where you put your phones by the guard desk before you enter the situation room. only people putting their phones in there are people who are cleared to go into the situation room. that means we're looking at west

wing staff, some, not all. the entire national security council, a couple hundred folks. staff who work inside the situation room, a couple dozen of them plus the people who visit also pre-cleared and have security clearances from departments and agencies. it is a heavily trafficked area of the white house, that's true. but hardly anybody is using those phone boxes. it is only folks who are going inside the situation room. it looks like an insider problem. >> right. some guests would go through there as well, as i did at one point. but you are either invited or approved by the executive office. so it's interesting how legacy media is moving along the highly trafficked idea put forth by karine jean-pierre. these are people who have influence on the president, have influence on national security, are relied upon to make

decisions that are life and death decisions often, and for those who have done cocaine understand that while it certainly, yes, is less deadly than anthrax, which might look the same, the fact is that it creates paranoia, suspicion, certainly creates aggression. it is extremely -- every drug is dangerous. i did my share in late teens and early 20s. something i seriously regret. this is a remarkably shocking story, a dangerous story and the american people, i think, understand this. it could be anyone. i would add that the hunter biden issue makes it even more difficult for the white house to properly address this publicly because they maybe don't know. that is now an element beyond the scandal of it for the family, it now has entered into the nature of how the white house is able to respond to the

american people to what some might argue is a national security threat depending on who was using it and also how much cocaine was involved and was found. >> gillian: the white house certainly has plenty of legal authority to press forward with criminal charges if they want. cocaine is an illegal drug and most certainly not allowed in the white house. listen to this. andrew bates, a lot of reaction to this exchange. >> president trump has made wild posts on social media. one of them was that the cocaine found in the white house was -- belonged to either the president or his son. are you willing to say that that's not the case, they don't belong to them? >> i don't have a response to that because we have to be careful about the hatch act. >> gillian: some experts fired back. attorney says candidly at a loss

why mr. bates believes the hatch act is relevant. richard painter says this is the most ridiculous invocation of the hatch act i've ever heard. what do you think? >> it's difficult when the american people are looking -- we have a legitimacy problem with the government. very few people trust the government is doing the right thing or they can trust it in general. that's the kind of answer that moves into the strange word salad framework that is affecting more than just the vice president. the american people want answers. we know how it would be -- how we would be dealt with in a similar situation. it is a ridiculous answer. look, he can't really answer that. we don't know who it would be associated with. but that's why we have to get an answer. otherwise the american people will be drawing conclusions and that's the last thing that we should be doing. the secret service, according to

our own kayleigh mcenany make regular checks. they at least have a window of when this would have occurred based on their last check and then to the check where they found it. so this can be solved even though some people are saying we'll never know, like the supreme court leaker. we must know as long as we care about the legitimacy of the government. >> gillian: we'll definitely know. just a day after former president trump's campaign reported $35 million raised last quarter the ron desantis is revealing a $20 million haul in the first six weeks of their campaign. now on the democratic side robert kennedy junior raised 3 million in three days and more than 6 million back in april. "the new york times" reports political action committee supporting kennedy has raised north of $10 million. that cash haul seems to spark some fresh anxiety for the biden

campaign and put more pressure on the president to debate. what do you think? >> well, i have to say that robert f. kennedy junior is an impressive candidate. it is clear from the beginning he has the pedigree. americans think of his father, bobby. we know that the democratic party has changed since the -- from the democratic party of the kennedys and -- more democrats are in line with that party than the squad. democrats deserve to have a debate which refines the issues themselves. i would say regarding money raised. that sends a message whether the president or on the republican side to other donors about who is being considered by the people as a legitimate candidate.

ron desantis's haul, we know, as nbc has reported, has come from a good chunk of it from his governor re-election campaign moved to a pac. so -- there is an interest in having big numbers or at least numbers that make you a competitor and so it is very exciting. this is the time of year we get to know these people. money is supposed to either -- it should generate more interest and more activity. biden, this is not 2020. americans feel abandoned and lied to by him and his team. this is not one that you can run from the basement. fool us once, shame on you, fool us twice, shame on us. it won't happen. they are in a very different position now. >> gillian: let's talk to potential first ladies. florida's first lady casey desantis launched mamas for des

desantis. >> when you come after our kids, we fight back. because there is nothing we won't do to protect our children. they are not yours. we will not allow you to exploit their innocence to advance your agenda. we are no longer silent. we are united and we have finally found our fighter. >> gillian: she held the first mamas for desantis events. her first solo campaign event in iowa alongside governor kim reynolds. she focused on parental rights policies that passed in both of their states. >> she is very impressive. she comes from a media background. she is relatable from everything i've heard, she is a wonderful woman. clearly has a beautiful family. however, what has been happening with parents has been happening now for years. it is a recent example why glenn youngkin is the governor of virginia. it has been a natural organic

rising up of parents across the political spectrum who, because of covid, saw what was going on in classrooms, have been yelled at by school boards, have been accused of being terrorists by the department of justice. all of that, of course, has been just shocking and alarming. so in a way it's very smart but i think they are trying to get in front of a movement that already exists. you can't blame them. it is a very good message. again she is relatable. we know the president and first lady are a team and i think that's going to appeal to a lot of people. >> gillian: it is certainly going to, you know, get some notice and support among republicans in a general. the message might not resonate. we'll have to see. thank you for taking time with us. >> gillian: it has been 100 days since "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovitch was wrongfully detained by russia facing trumped up charges of espionage without any evidence from the russian court there.

last month that court denied his appeal for release. he is now going to remain behind bars through at left the end of august. evan's parents want to speak to him when they traveled to moscow for his detention hearing. his mother here reflecting on those precious moments. >> we were in conversation and smiling and laughing and the guard brought me back and i am in the courtroom. my son is this cage and they had to realize where i was because i lost myself in that conversation. >> gillian: a spokesperson for russian president vladimir putin claims they are in contact with u.s. over a possible prisoner swap saying it could bring evan home. the u.s. ambassador to russia visited gershkovitch a few days ago when russian officials met with a russian citizen detained

in the u.s. for cybercrimes. also this now. time is running out for david weiss to hand over information. the house committee says he hasn't proud documents they demanded. republican lawmakers are criticizing the president's bidenomics. >> let's look at what bidenomics is. he compares it to the american dream. ask any american family if they think it's the american dream when inflation as twice as high as what it was when he came into office. call it whatever you want, it is not the american dream. >> gillian: the president is taking his message across the country. a lot of folks are still very much feeling the financial crunch. steve hilton will join us to weigh in next. stick with us. ♪ working with newday, my va home loan benefit allowed me

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>> gillian: president biden set to give another speech talking up bidenomics before hitting the beach for the weekend. he has some convincing to do, though. after a long series of interest hikes american home buyers are spending $1 thousand a more every month. that hurts. survey suggests people are worried about their financial futures as a result. a new report shows americans think they need to earn $233,000 a year in order to feel financially secure. turns out that's more than triple the average annual salary, which is $75,000 a year. economist says this. listen. >> what bidenomics is, is ignoring economics, doing

foolish policies and lying about the data. that's what bidenomics is. they go to the gas station, go to the grocery store, look at their checkpoints, notice a family with two earners making $1 hundred thousand you are down $16,000 in terms of spending power. no fancy language and sugar coating is going to help the american people. >> gillian: steve hilton, this 230,000 number, which is what americans polled say they think they need in order to feel financially secure every year. that number isn't just coming from manhattan. this is an average across the country, rural and urban areas. that's a lot of money. >> it's a lot of money and that is the direct consequence of the economic policies that they now are kind of wanting to claim credit for unbelievably. i think this idea of bidenomics

is likely going to turn out to be one of the biggest -- what is it really? it's a double whammy. first they hit you with inflation caused by their reckless spending, which meant that even as earnings were going up, prices were going up more. the net earnings after inflation of workers across the country has been falling for the first time for a long time. and now exactly as you pointed out, they hit you with the interest rates that are needed to tame the inflation. these high interest rates and high mortgage costs are a direct consequence of bidenomics. so to your point, these numbers that people are saying that they need in order to be financially safe. that is because of the cost of living increases that have fed into the economy and are still there. then the interest rate increases needed to bring it back. so people -- everyone has their own definition what bidenomics really is. to me a simple way of thinking about it is back to the 1970s is

what also owe all about. first the inflation. now the other part they seem to love touting is what they call the investment. the investment in all these industries that they want to support with government subsidy. what is that? it's tax increases that they take from people's earnings and give it to favored companies without any kind of guarantee the money will be repaid and benefit the taxpayer or our economy. it is all about supporting their ideology through taxpayer subsidies. the 1970s all over again. >> gillian: i want to ask you this as well. david weiss blew through a a deadline set republicans on the house judiciary committee to hand over information on alleged retaliation against erst whistleblowers and they came forward that weiss was held back from prosecuting hunter biden. john ratcliffe says the american

people are not still now getting the full truth. listen. >> if you became a special attorney or had special counsel powers, there would be an order that supported that. so if there is in this case, where is it? why don't you just produce it? the fact that he hasn't done that and the attorney general hasn't done that. instead they have offered cryptic statements inconsistent with everyone within the department of justice and f.b.i. knowing to be the facts. these are questions that the american people want answers to and unfortunately our department of justice and f.b.i. aren't giving clearances on that. >> gillian: something that gets lost in this conversation that we've been having for months now is that the american people are interested in this and want information not because they are so concerned with hunter biden's salacious past and all his prob legals. they are interested because they want to understand if there is or is not any link to the

president. people are interested here in investigating whether the president of the united states was implicated in any of the younger biden's financial crimes. i want to state that. that's a very important point that gets lost in all of this. that's why folks are interested in this. >> i'm so glad you said that. you are so exactly right about that. that's what is so frustrating, frankly, about what we're seeing coming out of the republican-controlled house. okay, they only have a small majority but they are in control of these committees. i'm sure they're doing their best but it is not good enough. we do have evidence that joe biden was actually involved in these corrupt business dealings. we have lots of evidence, for example, that when he was in charge of ukraine policy back in the day when he was vice president, and his son was on the board of that energy company, biden, joe biden was pushing congress to send u.s. taxpayer money to the ukrainian

energy sector. that is a direct corrupt relationship right there. why isn't that being unearthed? why aren't we seeing more aggressive action from these committees to try and get to the bottom of all this? we hear endless talk, all scratching at the surface of this. all these rumors. there is clear evidence of wrongdoing and we aren't seeing consequences or accountability, either. for joe biden or for all these parts of the government that seem to be covering up for the corruption. final point, gillian, why are they covering up? why is no one concerned about this? frankly, this biden scandal, this corruption scandal involving the whole biden family is the business model of the swamp. that's why they are all defending it rather than trying to get to the bottom of it and holding him accountable. >> gillian: i will say if republicans will make the point you put forward they will have to start scratching harder. they are a long way from getting any of that at this point in a

court of law. we'll leave it there. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. >> gillian: the post cover today says the white house is failing at transparency. exactly how many questions the press secretary as answered in 2 1/2 years. president biden's relationship with his younger granddaughter or lack of relationship have members of his own party in addition to republicans criticizing him. >> i think this is a moment where the president really could have told his son enough is enough. i'm happy to deal with all this other stuff but this is humanity. this is the face of it. >> gillian: criticism comes as we see a new op-ed out today criticizing the president essentially saying he blew off a 4-year-old girl. we'll bring in joe concha to weigh in on that coming up next.

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>> gillian: the cover of the today's "new york post" says conspiracy of silence. reference to a new study the first half of this year. white house press secretary karine jean-pierre answered just 2% of reporter's questions about president biden. according to the media research center karine jean-pierre was asked 252 questions about his handling of classified documents and hunter biden's foreign business dealings where he is held criminally liable. of those, she answered just six. when it comes to the latest scandal cocaine found sunday inside the white house in the west wing critics say more information should really be publicly available now than the drips and drabs coming out mostly through weeks. kayleigh mcenany says this. >> i would not have walked to that podium without saying secret service, give me something here. she brought no answers, the president of the united states

walked through this entrance, if the motorcade is on west exec, i've seen president trump walk through there. the thought that president biden could have been within feet of a powdery substance that was unknown is incomprehensible and inexcusable. >> gillian: joe concha, fox news contributor, joins me now. what are your thoughts today, joe? >> the biden administration vowed to be the most transparent white house in history when dealing with the press. they are inexcessible. karine jean-pierre can refer reporters to other agencies, the secret service, that isn't accessible understandably. we talk with cocaine found in the situation room directly below the oval. it could have been anthrax. the white house is trying to say it's unlikely whoever left it

there won't be caught? this is 1600 pennsylvania avenue. there are cameras covering every cinch of this white house and they're invoking the hatch act with 0 to do with cocaine. this investigation should take the time it takes to deliver a pizza to resolve. we're getting dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge, that's four ds, you get the point. >> gillian: the reporting now the investigation will wrap up soon and there will be some kind of a resolution publicly -- there will be some kind of resolution early next week. whether the final word becomes publicly available, we don't know yet. that means it took a week, hopefully best case scenario, for the secret service to wrap up this investigation. if, which is looking more and more likely based on who has access to the cubby where the cocaine was stored, this turns out to be an inside job, meaning

somebody who staffs the white house or one of the departments and agencies who attends nsc meetings in the situation room. what are they going to do? >> that depends who it is, right? again this seems to be a matter of get the tape, rewind, and go to around the time where people are going in and out of that area. not a lot of people do in terms of access to that particular area. if that's the case i would think they would have a resolution now. if they say early next week it depends on who this was and what will the ramifications be. you have to think if this happened once somebody with a staffer, it was probably happening often. they happened to drop it this time. a lot more questions than answers, that's for sure. >> gillian: there are. i want to ask you about this. the president is continuing to avoid questions from reporters about hunter biden's 4-year-old daughter, who he is estranged from or never had a relationship

with. here is the president being asked about it yesterday. [shouted question] >> gillian: it calls the president a cruel hypocrite arguing this 4-year-old is apparently a political inconvenience. at the end of the day biden is a politician wrapped in the costume of a cute grandpa. i guess thoughts here, joe? critics obviously say it is outrageous, supporters of the president say it is his personal life, he can handle his family however he sees fit. >> i suppose, but he talks about his grandchildren a lot. he talks about the six grandchildren that he has, gillian. never mentions the seventh. again, this is a 4-year-old girl, innocent girl. this whole story a repugnant and speaks to president biden's true character. first hunter biden in the situation. after this child is born by way of a woman named lauren roberts he removes the mother and child

from his health insurance and then he later claims he can't afford to pay child support that was needed? the guy who made millions in china and ukraine and we have -- who was the big guy who got 10% and made hundreds of thousands as a painter, no experience there. ends up getting treated like the michelangelo. as for joe biden, the image of him being rah family first guy, cute grandpa gets eviscerated. why is he listening to political advisors to ignore the 4-year-old's existence who happens to be his granddaughter. the optics and actions look very bad for this white house. >> gillian: isn't it hunter biden's prerogative. if he is not having a relationship with his own daughter, it would be rather odd for the president, her grandfather, to override that and decide actually i'll have a

relationship with her. >> it is still his blood, right? i would think being the president once again you want to lead by example to say since my son will blow off this child that is his, then i will do the same. if we go back to character it doesn't speak very well for either one. >> gillian: take a look at this. the white house is working now or at least re-election campaign is trying to boost the vice president and her image as the team seeks re-election. this word salad came at an event last week. listen. >> culture is -- it is a reflection of a moment in our time, right? and present cultures that way we we press how we're feeling about the moment. and we should always find time to express how we feel about the moment that is a reflection of joy because, you know, it comes

in the morning. [laughter] >> gillian: critics pounced on that. one person tweeting it went about as well as if a 9-year-old had to give a book report on a book they didn't read. another person rights omg what is wrong with this babbling brook of a woman? artificial intelligence czar explains culture. it's not an isolated instance. this has become a hallmark for the vice president. take a look at this. >> you need to get to go and need to be able to get where you need to go. >> i do believe that we should have rightly believe, but we certainly believe that certain issues are just settled and i do believe we're living in real unsettled times. >> significance of the passage of time, right? the significance of the passage of time. so when you think about it, there is great significance to the passage of time and there is such great significance to the passage of time.

>> gillian: i kind of enjoy it. i don't know, what do you think? >> it is unintentional comedy. when i listen to her speak in these free wheeling situations i tilt my head the way my dog does when he is trying to understand what i'm trying to say to him. this isn't a one off. this happens often. on top of job performance on fixing the national security crisis at the u.s. southern border where is an f minus her public speaking abilities are the worst we've seen from a public figure and polling below joe biden primarily for this reason. it is why, when the conversation goes to 2024 and people talk about joe biden not running after all, maybe saying i don't want to do this for another 5 or 6 years it skips right over the vice president and goes to a gavin newsom or insert candidate here. that's how little confidence people have in kamala harris not just on performance but the basic ability to put together sentences outside of a teleprompter. seems like she is getting worse,

which is hard to do. >> gillian: well, joe, we have to leave it there. thanks for joining us. great talking to you. >> thank you, happy friday. >> gillian: a sunny day out on the water. it took a dark turn. terrifying moments just off the florida coast. >> hard to tell. keep coming, keep coming. >> gillian: that woman on her paddle board is going to join me to tell her story coming up next.

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>> gillian: a shocking new report shows over half of american beaches now pose dangerous health hazards. new jersey crews are closely monitoring the quality of the water and coastline. fox weather got a close look how they determine whether it's actually safe, the water is safe for swimming. we find her in egg harbor, new jersey. katie, what can you tell us? >> hey, gillian. even though we have rain in the forecast for a second weekend in a row, unfortunately, people who are headed to the jersey shore this weekend can have some peace of mind knowing the ocean water is trending cleaner. we know this because we met with

new jersey beach monitoring department this morning. millions of people visit the jersey shore every summer. the team tests more than 200 lifeguarded and beaches and base across the state for any increase in bacteria or other contaminants. swimming in polluted water can make people sick. they are doing these samples along the jersey shore companies line weekly, wading in the water and bringing water to the lab. if it shows up as contaminated they issue an advise re. if it's two days in a row the beach will close. >> people see me with my sampling equipment and wondering what i'm up to. is the water clean today? i don't know, i have to take the sample to the lab. if you look at the trends and data, most of these beaches where people are swimming are really clean and people don't have much to worry about.

>> no jersey shore beach closures so far this year. it can happen after storm water runoff. we have rainy days in the last couple of weeks. three rainy days in this area in the last two weeks accumulating to an inch of rain. crews didn't notice anything different as far as the samples go and we're in the clear. good news for people heading to the beach. >> gillian: try to enjoy it for all of us out there. we appreciate it. >> for the first time in the county's history we saw a county beach shut because of a shark bite. shark bites and shark incidents are something that we are going to have to be addressing on a more regular basis and are simply going to be part of the routine of what we do out here every day. >> gillian: state leaders are warning beach goers to be on high alert this summer the number of shark-related incidents is ramping up along

the east coast where long island beaches reported five shark bites in two days and florida swimmers are reporting close encounters. terrifying moments caught on camera that happened 35 miles off the florida coast during a charity paddle board race. >> come to the side. >> you're doing good. >> yes. hard to tell. she is coming. keep coming. keep coming. >> gillian: that was a hammer head shark circling just beneath that group of paddle borders racing for charity. lilja was one of them. let's bring her in now. glad you're safe and thank you for joining us. what was that like for you? must have been terrifying >> the whole experience has been surreal. i never imagined to come into contact with a shark.

it is not something you necessarily think of. you know you are in the ocean and you know what you are up against but it is a very rare occurrence and i am still a little bit in shock that it happened to me. >> gillian: fortunately you seem to have handled it very well as did the person who was directing you guys there. how do you think you would have responded had you been alone? >> well, number one i don't ever paddle board alone. it is just not part of my safety procedure. but in paddling with my husband, i kind of knew you have to listen to the people you are around and so i knew by the tone of his voice to actually pay attention and listen to do everything that he is telling me to do in that moment. i do think, you know, it would have been a lot different had i known a lot more factors. they kept those things away from me not telling me where it was or not telling me how big it

was. trying to keep me calm during the whole scenario. >> gillian: i didn't realize that was your husband talking. that's pretty amazing. how did the other borders around you respond and what did they tell you after it was all over? >> i mean, everyone is still kind of surprised that it happened. this event has been taking place for ten years and this kind of occurrence has never taken place. so some of them -- some of the paddle borders are in awe of the ocean and the creatures that are out there. some people are like wow, that would have been my biggest fear. it is weird to look back and see it. i would have thought it was my biggest fear. hindsight is 2020. you don't know what you don't know until you are in it. i think my calmness took over. it was an instinct for me. >> gillian: do you feel nervous about getting back out there or

fine? >> i got back in the water ten minutes after the incident and i did that because for so many reasons. one, i'm doing it for charity to raise awareness for cystic fibrosis and those who have that disease don't get to just stop treatment and pause. so to me it was being bold in the face of fear, one of the mottos we say. it wasn't an option to quit but an option to reassess the moment and make sure all the people in our boat, the other paddler that we were comfortable moving forward. no, i'm not afraid of getting back in the water and i would hope that others aren't afraid, either. >> gillian: that's an awesome message. thank you for bringing it to us. we're so glad you are here with us to tell the tale and wish you all the lucking forward as you continue getting out there on the water. >> thank you so much. >> gillian: thanks, everybody at home for joining me. this has been "the faulkner focus." harris is back monday. "outnumbered" is coming up right after the break.

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> kayleigh: it's friday, the cocaine saga in the white house continues. this is "outnumbered." i'm kayleigh mcenany with my cohost emily compagno. also joining us fox news anchor julie banderas, fox news contributor lisa boothe, and gopac chairman david avella. more in the investigation of the bag of cocaine found inside the white house, the high profile -- one of the most high-profile buildings in the world. the story is changing. firs