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as a monitor president-elect donald trump's movements on his return to washington, d.c. he just finished a meeting with president biden now, and what you're looking at is what we showed you last hour on tape. we couldn't catch it in real time. we didn't get a heads up. it was so short. also, we are watching what is going on on the u.s. house side with republicans, as well. will they win the majority? we follow the associated press on that. i know some of the media outlets make all things at different paces. we are waiting on that confirmation, and in washington, d.c., right now the u.s. senate secret ballot for the next majority leader is underway. it is a second vote today. senator rick scott of florida in the first round of voting to replace the leader mitch mcconnell in the u.s. senate. republicans retaining control of that chamber. the first vote failed for rick scott. senator rick scott of florida. so now you got john cornyn of

texas, and john thune. so we are watching what's happening there. this is "outnumbered." i'm harris faulkner, here with my cohosts, emily compagno and kayleigh mcenany. joining us today, sandra smith, coanchor of "america reports." sean duffy, former wisconsin congressman and host of "the bottom line" on fox business. i want to go now to the driveway outside the portico where the president biden and president-elect trump were just meeting, and get the lay of the land from peter doocy, because you've been watching those doors. peter? >> and the lay of the land for the last 53, 54 minutes they've been out there is a few dozen, maybe i would see a few hundred members of the international press just watching this door, and every time it opens everybody hold their breath like, is donald trump going to come out? we don't know he's going to. he traditionally talks a lot to the press and somehow resisted the urge and the oval office to

engage any of the shouted questions and we have a new data point to help us know why. susie wiles, the incoming chief of staff, getting a lot of credit from trump allies as running a very tight ship, is in there with the outgoing chief of staff, and the whole time the president is in there -- we didn't have to cut any of it, it was so short. the sound bite today is the whole meeting. here it is. >> the president-elect and former president, donald, congratulations. i look forward to having, like we said, a smooth transition and make sure that you are accommodated. we will get a chance to talk today. welcome. welcome back. >> thank you very much. politics is tough, and in many cases it is not a very nice world, but it is a nice world

today, and i appreciate it very much. the transition is so smooth, it'll be as smooth as it can get and i very much appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> that was almost an hour ago. if donald trump comes out to tell us what happened once the doors slid shut, we will be here. we know that the biden team and the national security advisor were putting out word that president biden wanted to let trump know what he thinks the big problems in the world are and how donald trump should conduct himself with foreign policy. there were questions about how that would go, however it is that the two of these guys are chatting and if they got a powerpoint presentation for president-elect. it is still going on. >> harris: if that happens, we are going to need some video of that. peter, before i let you go, we were getting some news at the end of last hour and we don't have video to go with it, that the first lady, jill biden, joined her husband at the door to greet the president-elect

trump earlier handed him a letter of transition to help things go smoother. do you know anything about that moment? we haven't seen it on camera. a lot of those movements heading into the white house, you know they were not on camera today. >> i have not seen it on camera. that is essentially what has replaced the first lady's tea, something melania trump did when they came in. she sat down with michelle obama for that. she skips the one with jill biden. there been various reports about what exactly the incoming first lady was so upset about but they are telling us to discount the various reports and saying she's not here. donald trump, the police got a big enough jacket pocket for this letter that he is to carry now from dr. biden back down to palm beach. i have not seen the letter yet. the only reason we know about the letter is because we were

given a half paragraph statement that there is a letter. >> harris: interesting. as you point out, it might be a long letter because we have a lot of things to fix. it's part of the reason why the man to the left of the screen is taking over as president-elect. peter doocy, we'll come back. you'll keep us posted on if and when we see the president-elect donald trump coming out of the white house. great reporting today. thank you. we have had this happen, and this is big news. he will control republicans in a brand-new u.s. senate? 119th, as it gets underway for congress in january. who will be the leader to succeed mitch mcconnell? i want to go to senior congressional correspondent chad pergram. just moments ago you had a first vote. there were three men and now it's down to one. we have a leader. tell us about it. >> yes, we have a new leader in the united states senate, john thune, the republican from south dakota. he won on the second ballot. they were two ballots taken. this is the breakdown, on the first ballot john thune got 23,

john cornyn from texas got 15, and rick scott got 13. but it's not first past the post. you have to have an outright majority of those casting ballots. there are 53 republicans voting in this leadership election so you had to get 27. i have asked for a vote total here, how many john thune won by. we don't know, but the second ballot was between thune and cornyn and john thune has prevailed. interesting about john thune, he came to the senate in 2004 and beat another leader in the senate, tom daschle, who had been the minority leader and the majority leader, and john thune had served in the house previously and beat tom daschle in 2004. so he will be the person working with president-elect trump and presumably house speaker mike johnson and the new congress. it's always hard to design these leadership elections here, harris. i always talk about them being particle politics. it's hard to read them because it is decided at the subatomic political level.

i was reminded some years ago that my favorite story about a leadership election was in 1994, between tom daschle and chris died. there was a senator at the time from colorado who was a native american who switched parties later on. he was a democrat and became a republican, but tom daschle won by one vote. who do you think that the native american cast his ballot for? a man who represents the sioux nation, tom daschle, or chris dodd, a connecticut yankee? willis e if it's a tight race like that, but it always comes down to those very particular votes, and it is oftentimes about relationships. it is generally believed that john thune had the best relationships among republican senators, and j.d. vance was in that vote today. we don't know how he voted. we don't know that definitively. he came in and i asked him, and the funny thing is, harris, we might not know how many of the senators voted, because it is a

secret ballot. exactly. >> harris: you and i were talking last hour as the first vote was going on, and that breaking news was happening. the big question at that point, or one of them, was whether or not senator j.d. vance, still in the senate, vice president elect now, and when he becomes vice president he will be the president of the senate, so we didn't know if you would vote. we still don't know that. so you cleared that question that, at least for now. we will wait for the answer. great on t the hill today. thank you. and thanks for the particle politics. i like that. speak of the subatomic level of politics. >> harris: i can't say all of that today! i'm kidding. good to see you. kayleigh, you and i were talking before this began, and i feel like we get seconds to all talk to each other. a lot going on. let chad just pointed out about relationships for senator thune, that comes into play with something like this. you had some thoughts on the differences between these candidates. >> kayleigh: this is a big deal. rick scott, who lost on the

first ballot, i remember him being on air force one. he was more of the so-called maga choice, maybe more in-line with president-elect trump. thune, there was acrimony between them over the years. the hatchet was buried. thune went to mar-a-lago with his wife, and they made up. and he said, we have an understanding. so thune had an understanding with trump, the hatchet has been buried, and thune is about to walk into a leadership structure that includes mike johnson and trump, the third to come on board. mike johnson told me they have a well-designed playbook and they are prepared to execute with precision. so what thune is walking into is something that's been prepared over the last few months by the house speaker mike johnson who has the support of president trump, and he is walking into something that has been prepared. >> harris: i was questioning this as it was coming together, and you hit the nail on the head. there's something happening in the house that informs what we are seeing today in the u.s. senate as a vote for leadership,

and you just told us what that would be. it looks like republicans will take back the house. it does. it does not look like they will have much wiggle room. so you need somebody to have laid out a plan like speaker johnson, so that conceivably had maybe a part with a relationship that he would have with who won in the senate. >> sean: a three seat majority in the senate is massive. you can do a lot of things. if we see a majority in the house, its razor-thin. remember, just to go there, you have people who think legislation is too liberal, some say it's too conservative, and to get all of them on the same page to vote becomes really challenging. so i think speaker johnson has done a really good job of herding the cats in the same direction, but the house and the senate are going to have to be on the same page, because it is tight majorities. if you want to pass the america first agenda, no one can lead the ship and it takes strong leaders to do that. john soon, the senate is what we do the middle school. it is who is the most popular

for student president. >> harris: oh, i hope it's not like that. >> sean: it's human nature. relationships. who do you like and who can help you get your agenda past and help you pass your bills? and john thune has done a lot of that and rick scott is probably the most conservative. the interpersonal relationship truly matters. >> harris: you are watching this on election night, sandra. what does this tell you about the makeup of the senate if rick scott, who we know is more conservative, and would carry that banner, and who had heard recently from the president -- the person elected not weigh in today. what does that tell us about who is in the senate for republicans? >> sandra: it's important to point out that elon musk did step and while donald trump was on the sidelines. he stepped in and said vote for rick scott, so we know where some of his closest allies did in this race. thune had been urging him for obvious reasons all along to stay on the sidelines. he did and obviously benefited thune. we are seeing what's happening this moment. look, i think the most important thing to point out right now is there is some wiggle room in

there, but there is -- they are huge tasks that will come before the senate. if you look at the promises made during this white house campaign and you look at the changes the american people voted for, you're talking about massive legislation. immigration, tax cuts, huge enormous changes that they are going to have to deal with. the question is, is thune the guy? people are probably thinking rick scott is someone who would carry out some of donald trump's closest plans. perhaps, kayleigh, you're going to weigh in on that. but john thune has been in there for a while and he obviously manages campaign for this quite well. >> emily: i'll tell you what he said on the sixth. thune released a statement and i think it's telling that he was excited about this demonstration. he said the incoming senate and republican majority will work hand-in-hand with the trump-vance administration to lower costs for families, secure our southern border, and renew america's energy dominance. then he goes on to say the work begins now. that was the day after the

election, so i think coming out and acknowledging perhaps that, despite a difference in opinion the past, he came out immediately with i'm here, i'm ready, put me in, and this will be seamless. this is a senator. we talked about the relationships and import of such, that's what he's therefore in part, that the vice president has is relationships. so if there's any fortune, if the wrong guy won according to some, saying, let's work together as a machine. i personally have no doubt that this will be an effective machine. he's goi. >> harris: that's what he was talking about all through the campaign. >> emily: you don't need a tiebreaker. >> sandra: he's got some room. >> harris: but there is a difference between a senator thune and the senator rick scott, or maybe it doesn't matter.

>> sean: i think it does matter. when you want to move your nominees, who can manage the institution best? the senators themselves thought it was john thune. again, you don't want any bumps in the road. some of the nominees were probably going to talk about later, don't like some of trump's nominees and it's his job now to make sure all republicans are on board and get them confirmed. thune talk about what huge part of this administration that's going to be. >> harris: martha maccallum, we were together last hour as the first vote failed for senator rick scott, and then they were two johns left, he will, cornyn and thune. thoughts? >> john thune is well liked in the senate. he's had his eye on the spot since mcconnell announced he would not return to the leadership position. he's a longtime senator from south dakota.

this is very clear when you look at what the president-elect has in mind, the border, continuing the trump tax cuts come in terms of immigration issues in this country and energy as you all were just saying. i do not anticipate that john thune is going to want to stand in the way of the reform that is seen by president trump. the message that trump gave to the congressional side and is meeting this morning with mike johnson get to it, and unified. he knows the significance of these first hundred days or less time in 2016 it took them 80%, 80 days of the hundred days to get their nominations through the process. it was long and laborious. they don't want to see that this time, they have a unique opportunity was 53 senators in the senate chamber, and i don't see john thune standing in the way of this agenda. >> harris: there is so much

going on, so there are two do doors. we are waiting for senate republicans to speak. coming out that door with microphones, we are waiting for that to happen. perhaps you might even hear from senator thune who just won leadership of the u.s. senate. we're also waiting outside the portico at the white house. the team might put up a split screen now. peter doocy was in the driveway waiting to see if president-elect donald trump might come out and talk about what went on in the meeting with president biden. so we've got two focal points today, and we will stay on that. kayleigh, i want to come back to you on something just in terms of the president-elect getting involved or not getting involved. in the beginning we knew who he wanted. then he got quiet. if you have too many votes, it gets muddied, as martha pointed out. you need a crisp decision. do you think we got what we are looking for today in terms of that? what does that mean to trump in your estimation?

>> kayleigh: i have no doubt that the allies around trump probably wanted rick scott. it was something who come in his gut, viscerally support the agenda. president trump, however, was very wise not to weigh in on this. the senate is an interesting institution. they have a degree of independence, they don't necessarily see themselves beholden to a president, even if it is a president within their own party. that's why they have secret ballots. they are very much an institution that has a degree of independence. i think not weighing in was smart politically. lasting president trump would want to do is endorse someone and go into washington if they chose a different way with that political loss in the back. so smart not to weigh in, but also wise for him to have met with thune back in october. he saw the writing on the wall that he needed an ally. he made alliances with all three, and he's ready to move forward. but the question for thune will be this. the indicated an openness to recess department, and it's easy to say that on paper. when push comes to shove, when trump says he wants that appointment, is he going to do what he should?

we'll watch closely. >> harris: what do you know that thune it might answer the question kayleigh is asking? >> sean: it's important to note that donald trump met with all three of them and in those conversations he probably thought all of them and carry out the agenda, so i don't have to get involved. if someone is opposed to the agenda or going to be a problem for the agenda, that is when you would have to be public and make a statement and try to push senators. and you are right, they are very independent and the senate. the problem is, when you have a mandate from the american people and you won such a majority and these are republican senators, it's hard when you get pressure from the u.s. president who just had that mandate. it would have been effective but i think a president thought, why do it? i'm not going to make enemies here. i'm going to keep them all friends. they are all buying into the things that i need in this new administration. >> emily: i think it's going back to what he said the other day, the difference between this transition and the next chapter and the prior one is that president-elect trump can sort of rest assured that everyone is

indeed fully in line, fully on his side, and more prep really fully recognizes and respects his authorities as the duly elected incoming president. i think he can rest absolutely sure knowing that these alliances have been carved, have been strengthened, have been bolstered, and everyone in the pot gets the assignment and there is no worry on his part. at the sign of a leader who has assembled an appropriate team. you don't have to micromanage because you know and have faith. >> harris: sandra, you hit the nail on the head when you talk about energy. about three hours ago, we didn't get good news about inflation. it kicked right up again. energy is where, at our all-women's town hall, and indifferent rally speeches, trump has talked about he would attack at first, make energy cheaper for everybody, which would attack the production, manufacturing, getting groceries into her hands, and try to tackle the prices of things through that. so talk to me about senator thune.

if energy is going to be first out of the gate. >> sandra: that promise hits the core of every business in this country, every consumer in this country. you bring down energy costs and you create a business-friendly energy environment for all and that's for all consumers. i was obviously a winning message in his presidential campaign. john thune could be masterful with his leadership to energy reform and energy legislation. i think it something you have to point out that is a lot different this time around, perhaps personalities matter less this time around with this donald trump residency because he has so clearly articulated his promises to the american voters. we know his plans. that is what the american voters voted for in this victory. if john thune is the guy -- that's what i was looking up just a minute ago, because i wanted to make sure i use his exact words. he has described his relationship with donald trump as a working relationship. so he is not glorifying it or making it something like they are best friends are beyond. this is a working relationship. that's what he needs right now,

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of president trump. that was the reporting out of the congressional meeting today. we are also awaiting at any moment to hear from press secretary karine jean-pierre. she will be joined by jake sullivan, national security advisor. this comes after her thursday briefing, which was very interesting, and this was a little different-sounding then what we had heard from karine jean-pierre in the past. she was pressed several times, i heard it myself, from several reporters, to criticize president trump. she declined to do so. she talked about a peaceful transition of power, maybe taking a note from her boss, joe biden, he talked about lowering the temperature. so we will watch with great intrigue today karine jean-pierre as she comes out, takes that podium, and talks to us about a historic meeting that we all watched live. you know, as i look at this, harris, this meeting that took place, the image of president trump back in the oval office, this unlikely comeback, it was really quite something. then another image came out, and

that was from stephen miller, and he is of president trump today. he posted a picture from the white house colonnade. i have walked down the colonnade many times, and stephen miller took a shot of the rose garden instantly posted the image. you think about this transition, trump back in the oval, someone like stephen miller walking that colonnade alongside him as deputy chief of staff of policy. >> harris: the opening remarks from president biden said it all. it was what martha and i made eye contact on, "welcome back." it took a lot for joe biden to say that, i would imagine. but i think it hit him probably like it would hit anybody. i beat you, i was torn off the ticket, you beat that person who took my job, and now you're back. [laughs] i mean, it was more than just, "hey, friend. you're back." it wasn't that at all. it was a hat tip to history and what we are living through today. do i know if that tells us anything about what this meeting is going to be about? i told you what jake sullivan had wanted and what has been

reported that the white house would want to know more detail about what trump is going to do. he's not going to tip his hat much on that, more than what he's promised the american people. promises made, promises kept. he always says that. but with joe biden, i don't know what the legacy play is for him. we are not going to see enough of him for him to change those images late in the campaign. it's one of the reasons why we didn't see much of him for kamala harris on down the stretch. he didn't change that narrative today because he didn't own the screen long enough to do that. so the "welcome back" is "welcome back to taking over the white house, i guess from this day forward." >> kayleigh: january 20th, it'll be interesting to watch him walk into that oval office again. sandra, something else i noticed is the press corps. those of you who probably remember, they were quite ferocious during donald trump's tenure. i look at pebble beach, where all the networks had their tents set up. they were more reporters there than i have ever seen in my life. when you look in at the pool reporters shouting at trump and

biden, it was noticeably at a higher fever pitch, one i have not heard in four years. >> sandra: that is obviously something that you probably have a much closer observation in comparison of. this is an important moment. remember this as you head into thanksgiving. there is so much editorial out there about how rough it will be for so many after this election, a tough one for so many. people are seeking therapy, meditation, medication, whatever it is. remember this moment. this is an incredibly important moment. i don't mean to underscore how important it is by making a joke like that, but this is an incredibly important for the country and the world to see this peaceful transition. in fact, i just pulled up the words they exchanged there. present bite and said "maybe we can make sure we accommodate what you need." that is incredibly important. after all those two went through. after that debate stage. all the words that had been exchanged. all the jabs that had been made.

maybe we can make sure you can have everything you need to, accommodate you how we can. we are looking forward to a smooth transition." i mean, there was a possibility of this not happening. this did just happen, and we should respect this moment. we should remember this moment. it is an important visual for the country in the world that this just happened. >> kayleigh: it is. emily, i want to talk about some shade i picked up on. maybe it's just me. i will leave it to viewers to decide. but on monday there was this interesting moment where jill biden allegedly kind of shunned kamala harris at a veterans day event. that is what the camera shows. there could be more to that. she wore red on election day. she will read today. then she handed president trump a thank you note that is handwritten. this could all be very kind and diplomatic and a coincidence, but it is interesting to see the first lady kind of lien in, in a way we hadn't seen her, to the trumps. >> emily: yes, and they have definitely been a lot of reports

about jill biden, yes, snubbing kamala harris. i think the infighting within the party of many blaming president biden for the loss, i think she takes umbrage with that and i think she is fiercely protective of her husband and feels that he could have won, feels very disassociated from the fact that he was sort of cast out. so yes, i think she blames -- and is plenty of reports of her blaming that on kamala. nothing gets your other half like sidling up to the person they hate. so i think that's sort of what's happening. if i could add my two cents, i found it presidential, simple, and effective, their interaction. i thought it was beautiful. president biden saying, "anything you need, we are here for you." president trump saying, "i have no doubt it's going to be seamless and fantastic. thank you, i appreciate it." president biden says "you're welcome." that is what a presidential exchange should be like. i note the contrast between president biden's comfortless president trump here, and yesterday, the israel meeting. remember when a reporter asked a question and see seven goes, "is

that camera behind you going to hit even the head?" here, only relaxed, simple, not overly speaking. i kept thinking to myself as a gaggle got excited after how president trump was comfortable, too, because he's done it also. they've both. >> harris: that moment when biden was asked about when you get the hostages back. it wasn't just a moment, it was also the question. >> kayleigh: there's another side to this coin, and i think it's important not to detract from the moment. peaceful transition of power is hugely important for our country. i very much appreciated jill biden speech where he said let's lower the temperature. i appreciated karine jean-pierre not criticizing trump from the podium. it stood in contrast, the fight language we heard from kamala harris. appreciate that. but let's not forget recent history. let's not forget "the new york times" report about biden wanting to see trump prosecuted. the threat to democracy language, the obama meeting that took place, the subsequent january directives and the susan rice email about withholding intelligence from trump. all those things have to be in the background of president-elect donald trump's mind.

>> sean: to that point, elections are tough. people say mean things about the candidates that they are running against. sometimes they lie about their opposition. but this is something we had never seen before. the threat to democracy, fascist, maga, extremist. we have seen some of the nastiest things about the opponent, said by joe biden. i love that you guys are all buying into this peaceful transfer of power. i don't buy it at all. listen, you can say what you want in this little meeting with the fireplace crackling behind you, but democrats are girding for battle. joe biden can say that until the american people it's peaceful, but you have the governors, you have -- >> harris: political battle. >> sean: you have the deep state ready to support every single republican that takes a position in the cabinet. they are going to work against him. say what you want, but donald trump is going to be at war with the democrat party, elected or not elected, as he tries to move his agenda forward. >> harris: a political battle and we are already seeing it from the democratic governor. the resistance patrol. >> sean: is not going to be a

sweet transition of power. >> harris: politics is tough and it's a nice world today. those were trump's words. we take one day at a time. >> kayleigh: meanwhile president trump has been very gracious and the american people, the poor american people had whiplash. we were told he was a fascist but now the fascist is welcomed with open arms into the oval office. >> harris: after two assassination attempts. >> kayleigh: that's right. we are awaiting the last press briefing and knew senate majority leader thune's in coming. his remarks will come at any moment. we will bring both events to use before when they begin. to me, harlem is home. but home is also your body. i asked myself, why doesn't pilates exist in harlem? so i started my own studio. getting a brick and mortar in new york is not easy. chase ink has supported us from studio one to studio three. when you start small, you need some big help. and chase ink was that for me. earn up to 5% cash back on business essentials

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at any moment. plus, the white house news briefing is also set to get underway at any moment. before his meeting with president biden this morning, president-elect trump attended the house republican conference to discuss their plans for his next term. let's go to alexandria hoss in washington right now with the latest on that. alexandria? >> hi, good to be with you. this is a housewarming, if you will, celebration, even though there are still outstanding races. republicans appear poised to maintain control of the house, giving the president-elect the trifecta he needs to move forward with his priorities and his administration and his agenda quickly. he opened today to members here with a message of gratitude. >> i just want to thank everybody. you have been incredible. we worked with a lot of you to get you in, and you helped me come and you helped me, too. we won the majority by 7.1 million. we won, which is great, because republicans aren't supposed to be winning the majority.

>> upon arrival, trump received a standing ovation, just a portion of the present elect remarks on camera. a source inside tells me the crowd gave a hearty laugh when he joked that he can't seem to get rid of elon musk. musk was with him at mar-a-lago also and is in attendance with him today. he also complemented his choice for vice president and chief of staff, calling susie wiles "the most powerful woman in the world." so republicans are likely to secure the house and it's going to be by a smaller margin with administration roles going to congress and at least at sonic and congressman michael waltz. so they're not going to want to lose anymore. later today, just in a few hours, they're going to hold a leadership elections. there is talk about house speaker mike johnson, and they said earlier that's not likely to happen. emily? >> alexandria, thank you. so, sean, it's being called a trump housewarming, if you will. a celebration and commitment to

delivering on his agenda. with a few laughs, reportedly, after representative scalise said "no more poaching from the house, sir!" >> sean: all the members who won their seats last tuesday are going to come to d.c. and be part of this process. they love it. it's the most exciting time of any election, right now for these members. so that is very cool. but again, donald trump and the speaker of the house, they have a very close working relationship. this consultation, i bet daily phone calls between the two of them. you need that kind of leadership you're going to move your agenda in the house, but we talk about a 3-5 seat majority, so think back a year ago when a couple of members were able to remove kevin mccarthy from the speakership. if you have a couple of members that become angry at mike johnson, and democrats joined them, we could have a repeat of what happened one year ago. again, when you are moving to like fighting on who the speaker is going to be coming out moving on the agenda.

all the members rally around the speaker, get on board, and make a commitment that are not going to make these motions to vacate the chair, remove the speaker. then you have a food fight on your hands. again, all of it comes down to, how big is my majority? and we don't know that yet, as you keep pointing out, harris. >> emily: and as representative scalise talked about, the razor-thin margin. that's why i made that joke. kayleigh, how much faith should the american people have been at playing out? we don't know the margin yet, but the fact that american to people are staying in line and rallying around the speaker to get the job done. >> kayleigh: i love what you said about staying in line. that is so important. when i spoke with mike johnson he said, look, i've worked with us my majority. we demonstrated we can do that. is ideal to have a bigger one? yes. we can work with a smaller one. but this is how much they thought through this in the house, all the way to the point that she loves the sports analogies, by the way. he said, i need to ensure that our new players and veteran players are well prepared for the gang that begins in january. so he's already making sure that those are in line to vote for

the agenda. mike johnson wants to be house speaker. he has the full support of president trump. i just want to point out, reese gorman, capitol hill reported in the room, said see it says he's with mike johnson 100%. olivia beaver's also in the room said according to her, trump said, you're going to have a tremendous year, a tremendous two years. get it all done. and trump said unified. he's calling on this caucus to unify around his agenda, for which he has a mandate. >> emily: i'll tell you this, kayleigh, the first night of being a raiderette for the storied oakland raiders, they played a documentary for us that was about the history of the oakland raiders and the oakland raiderettes, and we came out of that video like, oh, my gosh, we are part of unified team representing all the ages! and no one would step out of line after that. perhaps that is what is occurring today. as you are saying, harnessing the enthusiasm underlings of the veterans. >> sandra: this is a caucus

that says they are ready to deliver on the agenda. that is bottom-line the most important thing happening right now. i suppose if i was to put a question to you, former house republican sean duffy, what does the message need to be for some of those far right conservatives that did sort of look like they are going to start stirring up some trouble here with a challenge to mike johnson and beyond? which of the message from trump be for that? >> sean: i don't think that's going to be the problem. their districts love donald trump, and if donald trump pushes them publicly, they're going to get in line. you have all these members of congress who are winning their seats. some are not even called yet. they are wind by the skin of their teeth. they're going to be afraid of their shadows. this is a time where you have to be bold, not afraid. if they are afraid because they are afraid of losing their seats, that is the weak link that we might have as we take control of the house. democrats do a great job of t this. we have to pass obamacare and we

take majority of the house after it passed. you have to be bold and willing to sacrifice the seat to change the course and direct this country. are these members willing to do that, to put us on a new path? >> harris: i think what that requires is something that we have seen mike johnson do of late. he's gone up inside the house races and gotten to know what the electorate in those districts really is looking for from the people who have won. so if there are any questions, redistricting, whatever happens by the left putting pressure on republican house members, mike johnson would have a handle on it now. he's going to need it early. but i will tell you what that made me think of. i've been saying, they've got two years of bicameral majority. maybe it's less than that. because everybody starts running before the race, like months and months before. >> sean: right, you start to think about the election, and right after the first of the year. you really have a couple hundred days to get this big agenda. that is the most fertile ground

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>> president-elect donald trump meetings in d.c. today. lots of news about how the next four years will unfold. the white house briefing just ahead. what will karine jean-pierre say about this morning's meeting? why was it fema policy to avoid homes with trump signs? we will tackle that. and can the "doge" really turned federal fat? i'm john roberts. come join sandra and me at the top of the hour for "america reports." we'll see you then. >> kayleigh: so this is interesting, as we approach the 1:00 p.m. hour. we can tell you that president-elect trump is there at the white house still meeting with president joe biden. now, look at the time. we are almost at 1:00 p.m. we know he walked in there at about 11:14 a.m., so we can officially say right now that this meeting is longer than the meeting that he had with president obama. that meeting lasted 90 minutes. we are approaching an hour and 45 minutes. we know this as president biden said, it was backgrounded, that

he wanted to bring up the ukraine war. i'm sure that the subject of discussion. a bit ironic, though, because the ukraine war started on his watch. so i wonder what he's telling president trump at this moment on this matter. we will keep you updated as we await to see president trump, president electron, depart from that meeting. we will bring you all the images. stick with us. and on to this, president-elect trump filling out more key positions, including nominating pete hegseth for defense secretary. john ratcliffe for cia director, and former arkansas governor mike huckabee for u.s. ambassador to israel. elon musk and vivek ramaswamy are set to lead a new department of government efficiency. the temporary agency will partner with the white house and office of management and budget to drive structural government changes. this is one of the biggest appointments, ensuring that the civil service class does not undermine the people's

president. so we will see what happens there. emily, obviously for all of us on this couch, knowing pete hegseth, what a brilliant mind he is -- i remember sitting on the couch with him guess coasting over the weekend on october 8th, the day after the october 7th attack, and watching pete at 4:58 a.m. at a map naming all the countries in the middle east, how the interplay, the various actors within. he's a brilliant foreign policy mind. >> emily: yes, ma'am. i feel like when your brother wins the super bowl. when he announced last night, i was here at fox and there were tears all over the floor. he is a phenomenal individual, a phenomenal patriot, and externally warrior, and i am honored that he is our secretary of defense and so proud of my former colleague now, pete hegseth. that is incredible. i will say that many people don't know, as a combat veteran, he's also a double bronze star recipient, won for valor. his resume goes so much more beyond a few sentences. he is really -- it is an honor to have him at the helm. >> kayleigh: sean, looking at the elon musk and vivek

appointment, these are two of the most important -- you've seen a washington, the civil servant class that undermines the president. >> sean: i love that the left is undermining him, "fox & friends weekend" cohost. >> harris: they are number one! how do you undermine them? >> sean: new and better informed, who works harder, perhaps more, more organized, and knows what needs to change within the military then pete hegseth. he can sit down reading binders and have intelligent conversations. real quick on elon musk, he is mad respected and what he proposes to cut i think will resonate with the american people. great choice. >> sandra: i'm waiting on his economic picks. he was going to lead the economics team for trump? that still a big question mark. elon musk talking about those cuts, those do have economic applications. >> harris: wow. i want everything to get started. i mean, promises were made to the american people. we know that democrats and minorities voted for this president, that he has gotten more votes from those

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president biden. now remember their comments on camera were very short last hour, and we've been playing that for you because this moment in history is huge. those two men have gotten together. we know there were expectations of a peaceful transfer. they both talked about that. a peaceful transition. this was the precursor to that. and they both acknowledged that's the goal, and they were, as trump put it, it's a nice day in the world today. we also know that the first lady jill biden handed a letter of purpose about peaceful transition. it's called a letter of readiness. and we have not learned exactly what's in that, so now trump has left the white house and america reports now. ♪ ♪ >> sandra: thank you, harris, and good to be with all of you.