>> greg: so before we go, i must bid to do to one of our favorite employees, coworkers, joni mcnaughton who has been here since the beginning. her last days today and she was here when the gutfeld show was just a weekly. she seen me at my worst and rarely at my best. we wish her the best of luck and we are going to miss you. all right, thank you charlie, adam hunter, kat timpf, tyrus, "fox news at night" is next, i love you, america. >> trace: good evening everybody, kevin corke, 8:00 p.m. on the

west coast, 11 in washington and this is america's late news, "fox news @ night". breaking tonight, president-elect trump announced in his pick to represent him at the white house podium. campaign spokeswoman karoline leavitt gets the nod to become the new white house press secretary. the youngest ever, as 27. mr. trump calling her a highly effective communicator. more on that coming right up. meantime, georgia nursing student lakin riley's murder trial began today. >> our roommate went out for a run at nine. hadn't heard from her. >> he went hunting for females on the university of georgia's campus. >> kevin: family members visibly distraught in the courtroom with the suspect sitting close by. this is audio apparently of her final moments but first a warning, it is graphic. >> ma'am,, ma'am,,

ma'am. i need ems immediately. ma'am. she's down as not breathing. >> kevin: former deputy u.s. assistant attorney general john yoo will share his perspective in moments. plus a woman who raise millions for democrats left this year's democratic convention feeling disenchanted, lost it alone. three month later, she voted for donald trump and tonight she tells us what changed and where democrats went wrong in this election cycle. but we begin tonight with the senior national correspondent aishah hasnie live in west palm beach, florida, for us with the latest on what seems like every minute another pick to tell us about. what have you got for us tonight? >> reporter: good evening to you, my friend. we now have a public face for the trump white house that will deal with people like you and me, the press. like you said it is karoline leavitt.

she is currently the trump transition spokeswoman. she's been with the president-elect throughout his campaign and she will be the new white house press secretary. she will be the youngest woman to have that role at just 27 years old. also tonight, two clear front runners for the powerful role of treasury secretary. "the wall street journal" reporting that one candidate went to the president-elect about the role, talked to him directly about it. fox is also learning that the ceo of a fracking tech company is on top of the list tonight for energy secretary. trump often spoke highly of him on the campaign trail, especially in battleground pennsylvania where he spoke a lot about fracking. the energy secretary may have to work alongside the interior secretary nominee doug burgum because he has also been named the chair of the newly formed national energy council. also tonight, sources are

telling fox news former congressman and senate candidate mike rogers is in the running for fbi director even as the current fbi director says he has no intention of going anywhere from his term, doesn't want to resign. rogers is a formal special agent, served as the house intelligence chair. he just narrowly lost his race for michigan senator. he's been up for the job before. he just had a meeting at mar-a-lago. we will see if this is the year for him. >> kevin: just might be. we will see you again shortly, thank you. we want to continue this conversation tonight with former white house spokesman harrison fields and attorney and rnc surrogate mehek cooke. all right, before we get to the sort of musical chairs, i want to get your impression of what we are hearing in terms of the building resistance. i'm sure you've heard all about it, some of these democratic governors saying we will fight tooth and nail against this president regardless of his agenda. listen to what some of them are saying.

i will get your reaction on the other side. >> every tool in the toolbox will be used to protect our citizens, to protect our residents and protect our states. certainly to hold the line on democracy and the rule of law. >> i will fight back with every fibre of my being. you come for my people, you come through me. >> kevin: you come for my people, you come through me. tough words out of some of those lawmakers. i just have to get your take on what you have heard there. >> it's really shocking and rich coming from these democrat governors when they know full well that kamala harris and joe biden let 13,000 killers into the u.s. government and allowed for them to infiltrate our borders and our country. women are now at a greater risk because we have known killers and our streets and they are going to say watch out. i think what the president needs to do, president trump, is to say we will prosecute you governors, we will work on impeaching you and we will take

you out of office if you stop me. i think the threat needs to come from the administration that trump is going to lead because it is despicable to say -- see any governor say we are going to protect our citizens today. >> kevin: pretty incredible when you think about it, harrison. we are talking not just a couple of folks, we are talking tens of thousands if you look nationally of people who have either committed heinous crimes or even minor crimes that ought not be here in the first place. >> right. president trump, his first tick -- pick, the border czar, he doesn't play around. he's serious. he has a mandate from the president and really from the american people. go in and solve the problem that kamala harris gave us with over 15 million illegal immigrants into this country. the governors can go out and do their little audition for 2028 but the american people gave us a mandate both in the house, senate and the white house to correct that problem amongst all the other problems that biden and harris gave us. good luck stopping tom homan and

president trump. >> kevin: astute observation about 2028. i get in on audition five there. real quickly i want to share this for the folks at home, they may not understand if they haven't been watching the numbers very carefully. this is about the popular vote. we know president trump won, president-elect trump won again on election night and yes, he's got 312 electoral votes but look at the popular vote. 76 million plus first time a g.o.p. candidate has gotten above 75 million. your reaction to that as the red wave apparently washed all over the country, mehek? >> i'm not surprised. president trump not only rode down that blue wall, he won hispanics in overwhelming numbers. he had the most votes in 48 years, he won black americans, he won the rural vote by 15 points. that tells you everything you need to know. there is no more blue wall, we just want to represent the people of america today.

those are the solutions that president trump brought. he broke down woke culture, he's going to secure our border and make our country great. it's very easy, it's a road map to success, he's done it before and will do it again. >> kevin: i know a lot of people will say, harrison, this is not a mandate, it was very tight and all of these different states, and that is true, it was tight and some of those dates, but the fact is he won on overwhelming majority of states, he won all of the swing states which was really incredible and as mehek points out, that sounds about as close to a mandate to do what you are planning to do as you can probably get in this environment. >> hakimi jeff reese said this wasn't a mandate. how much more of a mandate, did he need to win all 50 states for the democrats to realize he won by a significant margin quite the american people spoke and he surged in places like the bronx, la county. fairfax county, northern virginia. when they looked at the numbers, compared kamala harris versus joe biden, kamala harris did not

outperform joe biden in any corner of the united states. there was low enthusiasm for her, the american people were desperate for change, they came to the polls early, they voted in record levels. you see 75 million americans did that, that was a resounding, you look at the house, the senate, donald trump is the most powerful politician in american history in my opinion. he has a mandate to serve the american people, the american people want him to create -- correct the economy, secure the border and the wars. look at the team he's assembled, men and women committed to the country that will correct it on day one and we are going to see an historic shift in this country and we are very excited to see it. >> kevin: i can tell you are and i think a lot of americans are. harrison and mehek, thank you, i appreciate your time tonight. i want to share this, there's a brutal murder case, you probably know, it's become the focal point for critics of the biden-harris border policy. it's actually gone to trial in georgia where an illegal immigrant has been charged with

killing a nursing student by the name of lakin riley. chanley painter live with those details for us tonight. a very tough story, thank you for joining us. >> reporter: great to be with you. emotions inside the georgia courtroom ran high today as prosecutors laid out a compelling case against the man they say hunted down 22-year-old lakin riley as she was out for a jog. prosecutors say the nursing student struggled with her killer for nearly 18 minutes before they say her murderer left his fingerprint in her blood on her cell phone left at the scene. >> in that fight, she caused this defendant to leave forensic evidence behind. scratches on the back of his neck, scratches on his hands. when lakin riley refused to be his rape victim, he bashed her

skull in with a rock repeatedly. >> reporter: inside the packed courtroom, lakin riley's family visibly shaken as graphic details unfolded and body camera video of the responding officer who found her body was played. >> ma'am,, ma'am. she's down, she's not breathing. >> reporter: the men accused, a26-year-old undocumented venezuelan man said stoic -- sat stoically as his defense and opening statements attract the -- attacked the strength of the states evidence against him, especially the reliability of the dna samples. >> people have used to this case for their own personal gain, financial gain, political gain. the evidence that jose ibarra. killed lakin riley is circumstantial. >> reporter: remember, the defendant has opted to have the judge decide his fate instead of a jury.

he faces life without parole. >> kevin: just a devastating story, thank you so much. we want to get some expert analysis tonight from the former deputy u.s. assistant attorney general, john yoo. professor, great to have you with us. i want to share this from a state attorney. i want to share for the folks at home that did not get a chance to watch what happened today, is i think really sums up not only how the state will prosecute this but where we go from here. listen to this. >> evidence will show that lakin riley fought. she fought for her life, she fought for her dignity. in that fight, she caused this defendant to leave forensic evidence behind. when lakin riley refused to be his rape victim, he bashed her

skull in with a rock repeatedly. >> kevin: when i hear that and when i'm aware of some of the evidence that we have seen collected thus far, i guess the first and obvious question is, what are we doing here? >> a great question. why is this defendant going to trial at all? the evidence from the dna i think is overwhelming. you have the victim, her fingernails have the dna of the defendant. the defendant is caught on camera throwing away a sweatshirt on which is found his dna and the victims dna. i can't see how he's going to be able to impeach and undermine that conclusive dna evidence. the defendant should be seeking a plea bargain because otherwise he could be convicted of premeditated murder and get the worst punishment possible. >> kevin: it's so incredible too. i know it's a hot-button issue

this idea that this person should not have been in this country in the first place. it simply compounds the emotion i think not just from the jurors. we saw the family, but i can only imagine what the jurors were thinking today. >> but for those loose border policies that have been in effect for the last four years, jose ibarra would not have been in the country and he would not have been able to carry out this deadly murder. you can have arguments about whether illegal aliens in the country on average commit more crimes than people who are here illegally, but when you have a focus on a natural person, a natural victim and an actual illegal alien, those statistics don't matter. for a judge or has to find whether there's guilt or innocence, or for a jury. >> kevin: you nailed it. even though statistically speaking that group may not commit more crimes or even per capita more crimes than say the native population, the fact that they are here and a crime was committed in particular buy that person, a heinous crime, i can imagine that the judge will see

this through and perhaps hopefully the family will feel a bit of justice. real quickly i want to share this, from a female worker. she was talking to fox about this idea of fema avoiding some homes that had trump signage. listen to what she had to say before she got fired for telling her team to basically do that. >> what we were trending our political hostile encounters and unfortunately it just so happens the majority have trump campaign signage is. most of those homes do have other signs that say they will show you on-site for tresp trespassing. our first and foremost duty as a crew lead is to keep everyone safe, to ensure no one becomes part of the disaster. >> kevin: this is a fascinating case for me because i can certainly see why you are trying to protect your troops, but at the same time you cannot discriminate against ordinary americans who obviously need help. a complicated case. your thoughts?

>> i don't like it's that hard actually. you have the government here choosing to give benefits to people or not based on their personal beliefs. in other words, the government is punishing them for their free-speech rights. suppose the government is going to say we will only give social security checks to republicans or the post office is only going to deliver the male to democrats. so look, we've got a new justice department coming in, this is not just a case of people suing the government for money, i think that in addition to house oversight committee hearings there should be criminal investigations. it's a crime for the state to deprive someone of their constitutional rights so let's see if this new trump justice department can get down to business and really charge some people for discriminating against americans based on their beliefs. >> kevin: are you joining? you are going to answer that. good to see you, john yoo for us tonight. this is the person that donald trump is planning to nominate to run the department

of homeland security in his upcoming and administration. just to be clear, south dakota is closer to the canadian border than it is to the southern border, but for whatever reason, donald trump has picked south dakota governor kristi noem to be his homeland security secretary. >> i'm seeing major media outlets not on this right now. i got into what i do as a young journalist to give a voice to the voiceless and the people who have been quieted the most. how dare they. she is silent today. >> kevin: powerful words by my colleague. apparently some of the mainstream media is much too busy melting down over the president-elect's cabinet and staff selections to cover news like the opening of the lakin riley murder trial today. we want to talk about that with townhall.com senior columnist spencer brown an independent journalist brittney hopper. britney, to you first, i am

dismayed by that. i thought harris made a very powerful argument for why this should obviously be top of mind for so many americans, as it certainly is in the great state of georgia. your thoughts on what you had to say? >> hello kevin, good evening. it breaks my heart. you know, here is something -- i was on mainstream media as you know for close to 20 years as a puppet and this does not fit their narrative. this story should be everywhere. this story should be internationally known. but again, it just doesn't fit mainstream media's narrative. this is an illegal immigrant and a venezuelan and it just does not fit the narrative. this is what we are seeing, they are so caught up with, as you said, trump's cabinet and who he's picking and yet we should be listening in and it should be everywhere. this man should be getting the death penalty in my opinion. he won't but he should hopefully get charged to the maximum potential here. it's a very sad story.

>> kevin: sad story indeed. i think a lot of people feel that way. spencer, your take on this what we goldberg story, an interesting story, apparently she went to a bakery and then she claimed that she was discriminated against because she was not served, listen to what she had to say and we will get your thoughts on the other side. >> the place that made these refused to make them for me. >> really? >> it can't be because i'm a woman but perhaps they did not like my politics. >> getting phone calls and then people coming in, people from all over supporting us in every way. we had phone calls yesterday from alabama, guy said i'm going to give you $50, sent it to a school, send them donuts, cupcakes, their support has been so overwhelming. >> kevin: wicked irresponsible to make such an allegation. >> of course she's like this is about politics, it's not that i'm a woman, as if it couldn't be the fact that it's an old

bakery, a staple in the community, a boiler went down but we assume the worst. it shows how out of touch she is. the american people are worried about affording staple groceries inches off to staten island to buy cupcakes and is upset that for whatever reason her bakery was not ready for her arrival. >> kevin: incredible to me to make that sort of allegation and the heft that can have not even thinking about what that might do to damage the owners of that particular shop. real quick i want to get you both to weigh in on this, is from the "chicago tribune"'s editorial board. we talked a bit about this idea that oprah winfrey, either she got a check from the kamala harris campaign or did not get it or production company got it. this is what the tribute has to say, they say she should not have asked for a check. part of the problem was celebrities is they tend to come with entourage, or to put that in a more friendly way, production needs. celebrity osmosis did not work, voters wanted to hear more about what harris would do for them. she took the money, she took the money. 15 seconds, your thoughts?

>> listen, i mean none of it helped, none of it worked. in fact i think it backfired and so anyways. all of these celebrities with the billions if you accumulate all their followers on social media and he did not do anything. i think it backfired. whether she took the money or not, she ran with it, who knows, who cares, she's a billionaire herself but it did not help either way. >> kevin: who knows, who cares, that's great. 15 seconds, the production company apparently got the money but she got the money. >> supposedly. i think it speaks to how flawed the campaign was from the start. the fact they are having to fork over a million dollars to get this one interview when i appear she had a standing appointment but she was too afraid to let her unscripted answering questions. >> kevin: you nailed it. she could have gone on joe rogan and had tens of millions of people or come here on fox and at least big to voters that might not be already in the tent and she did not take the opportunity to do so. for free she could have done that. spencer brown, brittney hopper, thank you both. coming up, democrats are

continuing to point fingers over kamala harris is election loss. we will tell you where they say the blame lies now. and we will talk to a former democratic campaign operative about where she thinks the party went wrong. and later on in the nightcap, we want to get you to weigh in, the president nominating fiery karoline leavitt today to be his newly minted press secretary. this might be a fun one. remember this? >> stop this interview if you are going to attack my coll colleague. if you continue to attack my colleagues. i'd like to talk about donald trump, who you work for. [simultaneous talking] >> i am stating facts that your colleagues have stated in the past. [simultaneous talking] >> kevin: stating facts. that's what she said, so what do you think of the pick and what advice would you give her before she ventures into the lion's den, let us know on x and

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measles. >> this is a termite appointment. we know for sure that bobby kennedy is a vaccine denier. >> reporter: they continue to name call and make these claims even though rfk jr. is on the record saying he's not going to stop anyone from getting vaccinated. >> i'm not going to take away anyone's vaccines. i've never been anti-vaccine. if vaccines are working for somebody, i'm not going to take them away. people ought to have choice. >> reporter: democrats also still wrapping their heads around how they lost this election. >> if we stop talking about working-class issues. rent is too high, they can't pay tuition, health care is too expensive. we stop talking to every date new yorkers and americans. when the ministry talking to them, they are not -- they are talking about finance, housing.

>> reporter: he's right. harris is failed presidential campaign spent more than a billion dollars in about three months. >> $450,000 on the sphere? do you think that resonates with working-class families around america? these people are hurting from cumulative price hikes and you are putting your face on a giant ball? you think that will make the difference? >> reporter: and as we know, it did not seem to make a difference or seem to help them much. >> kevin: it did not. christina coleman in la, thank you as always my friend. let's take a little -- dig a little deeper into what's gone wrong on the left with former democratic campaign operative evan barker. this is really interesting. i want to get your reaction before i dive into your personal story. i want to get you to weigh in on what you hear here. this is nancy pelosi. a lot of reaction out there about the loss.

why democrats feel like she lost and where they go from here. beginning with nancy pelosi. listen. >> had the president gotten out sooner, there may have been other candidates in the race. kamala i think still would have won but she may have been stronger having taken her case to the public sooner. >> you are not going to be able to assuage the pain felt by higher prices by pointing to low unemployment as if that will make it easier for a family to afford groceries. >> we've spent what was it like $450,000 on the sphere? do you really think that resonates with working-class families around america? >> kevin: put on your operative hat for us. what happened? >> i mean what didn't happen honestly? right now i'm seeing democrats blame everyone from the voters to elon musk to each other. it's absolutely rich of nancy pelosi to be saying that kamala

harris just needed more time. the campaign that she ran is the campaign that she ran. her closing argument was that donald trump was hitler and that she and liz chaney together were going to win the swing voters of the rust belt. and also, for the first 80 or so days of her campaign, she completely hid from the media and did not even talk to them. so i don't know how that argument holds up. >> kevin: i think you make an excellent point. if you get down to brass tacks, you can blame the voters, you can blame the policies of the previous administration, but the truth is the candidate is where the box stops. if people don't like you as much is light like the other woman or other man, you will probably lose. let me share some headlines. democrats try to point the finger in every direction basically. this is the -- democrats lost

because of their bad policies, not their bad attitude. how about this from the guardian, democrats lost because they lost workers. and from the hill, democrats lost because we don't know how to speak every day american. i think the hill makes a strong point there. if you are not speaking to americans where they are, using their language, addressing their issues, you are destined for failure, and they not only lost, they got -- they lost every single swing state in this election and i think it begins and ends with the candidate herself. your thoughts? >> i completely agree with you. if you look at 2008, barack obama won the working-class vote by 66%. this election, kamala harris only won by 48%. you think the democrats would have learned their lesson in 2016 when donald trump won and they pushed bernie to the side. i may donald trump and bernie,

although they are different, they both ran on economic populism. different flavors and styles of economic populism but still. this is very popular with working-class people. i think the problem is that, you know, obviously the wrought starts at the top with the donors and the very upper echelon of the party. that are out of touch and in their ivory towers and art being hit by this horrible inflation and understand the needs of working, struggling people. but it's also the operatives themselves, the people that are used to work within the party that are insulated, the majority of them come from very privileged backgrounds, going to ivy league schools or private schools and, you know, they are largely suburbanites. they are just not in touch with regular people. so they are the same people that say to kamala harris don't go on joe rogan.

>> kevin: and that is exactly why they missed the mark. we have to leave it there, thank you so much for spending time with us tonight, we appreciate your time, evan barker. >> thank you. donald trump is the disrupter and chief. i know we talk about the commander-in-chief but the disrupter in chief in a good way. he's bringing in people with the right application of thought, of experience, and something important for everyone watching. >> kevin: something important indeed. one of the major cabinet posts that is yet to be filled is the secretary of the department of housing and urban development. we want to talk about that opening with the president-elect's quantum leap housing plan as well. i've been looking forward to this conversation because you and i have a lot in common and that is this idea that there's a lot of land out there, and we need to develop that land in this country, we are talking about millions and millions of acres that could be developed so

that americans can have cheaper and affordable housing and event available housing. we will get to that in just a moment. i want to get your thoughts though. this is from "the new york post". is it actually from tuesday. it says there are members on the transition committee who are advocating loudly, adding that pulte has already had some conversations with members of the transition team. you know how i am, i'm a straight shooter, put you on the spot. are you joining the team or what? >> we will see what happens. i'm glad to help the president however he asks. there's a lot of opportunity in the position as you know. a lot of people think of it as an old outdated segment of the government. i think it could be completely revitalized. you could not only slash regulations but also root out corruption and most importantly get supply up in this country. we don't have a demand problem, we have too much demand and too little supply. we need to build and i had a

good conversation today with the incoming secretary of the interior doug burgum, governor, and i think that these two departments could work really well together. i would be happy to help however the president asks but i think that there is really a big opportunity for this administration and i think president trump can get that done and i know he will. >> kevin: if you want to reestablish those golden age, if you want people to have the chance to have homes and to build wealth, we have to start building more in this country. let me share this from npr, this headline says millions of low-cost homes are deteriorating, making the u.s. how didn't -- housing shortage worse. millions across the u.s. live in places that are falling into disrepair, even becoming uninhabitable, making a massive shortage of affordable housing worse. they are disproportionately lower income and black or hispanic and many are seniors on fixed incomes. but a patchwork of repair programs, federal, state, local and nonprofit are largely underfunded with years long wait lists. it's a crisis that threatens

people's health and lives, yet it can be invisible from the outside. i've been to all 50 states and when i think about stories like that, i think about east st. louis, illinois,, akron, ohio, columbia, mississippi. in the 15 seconds or so we have left, what can we do to turn this around quickly? >> president trump is a builder, the first president who is a builder. last time around he knew what he's doing and this time he really does. i think he will build and we will drill and i think we will build and i think we've got a president that can do it. i think president trump will build and i think we will see our housing supply go up, costs go down and people finally will be able to afford the american dream against. >> kevin: as well they should. bill pulte, good luck in thank you so much for joining us tonight on "fox news at night". coming up, trace's interview with alternative baseball founder and ceo taylor clark duncan and how he's changing the game for teenagers and adults with autism.. st

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♪ ♪ >> kevin: 43 minutes after the hour. before his well-earned tonight off, your intrepid "fox news at night" host had a chance to talk some baseball with a remarkable young man who's making a very big difference in the lives of some very special people. take it away, trace. >> tonight we are happy to bring you the story of a young man whose incredible efforts are focused on making the lives of people living with disabilities better. through the vehicle of sport, specifically baseball. let's bring an alternative baseball founder and ceo taylor clark duncan. taylor, it is so great to have you on the show. i know that you say people like you want to be powerful, productive members of society. tell me how alternative baseball helps you accomplish that. >> alternative baseball provides life and leadership skills enrichment for teenagers and

adults 15 and older with autism and other disabilities, to not only help them succeed on the baseball diamond but to help them succeed and to grow and to learn that teamwork and communication skills that they need for life off the baseball diamond. we are not here just to provide an opportunity, we are here to provide learning experiences for them to succeed and to be able to go out and achieve their dreams wherever they want to go. really achieve the american dream. >> reporter: it's interesting because when you talk about getting into society, you also say the hope is to use this alternative baseball to connect programs to athletes to their communities. what are you talking about when you make that link? >> absolutely, sir, happy to elaborate further. we have what is called the playing for community integration, our programs that we build in different communities participate in every single year, we go to different towns and different areas and what we do is our athletes get a chance to network with their

police officers, with their firemen, with their local elected representatives and they get to network with each other and build those continued support community systems through the fund of america's pastime. one of the biggest things about the disability community is just the general sense that the community is kind of disconnected in certain ways from different resources in their communities. we use america's pastime to bridge that gap. >> reporter: that is exceptional. i wanted to play this quickly because this is part of your ted talk and i found it fascinating. i think the audience will too. watch. >> at the age of four i was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. as a result, i faced speech issues, sensory issues, anxiety issues and on top of all of that as i got older i faced a lot of preconceived ideas, perceptions from other peers and those who thought they knew what somebody with a difference can and cannot accomplish. >> reporter: part of your speech is saying listen,

succeeding as part of the american dream. your final thoughts on this? >> when we are given the opportunities to be men toward, to learn and to grow however you possibly can, to grow that work ethic, to show that we can build that work ethic, is not just an opportunity, but the opportunity to give back to the opportunities given to us. really it's about producing a productive member of society and also creating a more successful infrastructure that will lead our athletes and others with disabilities and inspire them to be encouraged for who they are and to go out and achieve their dreams for the next 20 and 40 years. we need to be better set up as a society to do that and accomplish everything we need to do to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity for success. >> reporter: you are a good man, an inspiration, the best of luck to you, my friend, thank you for coming on. >> god bless america. >> kevin: gall bless america. a job, guys.

president-elect trump nominating fiery karoline leavitt today for press secretary, so what do you think of the pick and what advice would you give her before she, you know, enters the lion's den? the nightcap is coming your way next. ♪ ♪

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>> kevin: we are back with the nightcap crew, chanley painter, john yoo, spencer brown, harrison fields and mehek cooke. tonight's topic, love it or leave it. you get the joke. what you think about karoline leavitt being picked as the new press secretary and what advice would you give her? let's begin with chanley painter. >> i say love it. she's proven she's tough, she's smart and i tell her just keep doing what you are doing they want mehek cooke? >> i echo that. i love it. she's been doing the job for months now so she just asked to hold the line, the truth is on her side and godspeed. >> kevin: spencer, your thoughts? >> love it, she's done this before, she has the experience and my advice would be just enjoy it. it's going to be fast but remember what's going on. >> kevin: things can get rough-and-tumble though, i'm just wondering, is she up for the task? i think she is, what say you? >> take harriet truman's advice, if you want a friend of

washington, it dog. a german shepherd or rhodesian ridgebacks. >> kevin: i love that, harrison? i understand colleagues, you guys have worked together, you more than anybody really understands not just her have to intellectually but how she is a real pugilist, she's puck nations, she gets in there and throws punches. i think she's up for the task. >> she is. her dad was a marine. she grew up with two older brothers, she knows exactly what it means to get bullied and fight back and win. she is a dear friend, she went to my wedding. she just had a newborn baby, just like my wife and i, she's up for the task, no better pick, i'm so excited as a friend just as he where we came from. we were presidential writers together on the fifth floor of the eisenhower building a look at her now, moving over to the west wing behind that lectern. i'm so proud. >> kevin: i love that, moving on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky. let's take a look at some of our

responses. this from tiffany, be unapologetically honest, the american people deserve honesty. david writes, just give it to us straight and always stay cordial, keep talking points grounded and common sense and objectivity. stephanie says please never say let's circle back. -- says great choice, my advice is to treat all reporters equally, be prepared and respond to hostile questions with humor. glenn says have a long talk with kaylee. she was a pro at handling the press. anne kelly adds, be prepared and yes indeed tell the truth. i could not make it any simpler than that. gentlemen and ladies, thank you for joining us and we thank you for watching the friday night lights edition of "fox news at night". i'm kevin corke in washington, trace back in the saddle, we will see you monday.. open. ♪ ♪

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