really not what you think of some like uneducated, you know, living in with, you know, mother hubbard, living in like a barn with all her kids. these are these are women like me and like you who have made the decision, maybe because there are educated and because they have read widely and they understand, like what is actually the meaning of life and what can make you happy. >> yeah. >> i think people are looking for things that are hard but soul nourishing. and motherhood certainly fits into that category. peachy keen. thanks for joining us. >> thank you rachel. >> that's all we have for tonight. be sure to tune in to fox and friends weekend, saturday and sunday at 6 a.m. hannity is up next. thanks for joining us.

>> welcome to this special edition of hannity. i'm kellyanne conway in for sean. i'd like to express my condolences to the family of former president jimmy carter on his passing. and i'd like to tell my friend of decades, sean hannity, happy birthday. congratulations and best wishes on your new engagement to ainsley earhart. tonight, coming up on the show, we'll check in with president joe biden, who took some precious time away from his very last taxpayer funded vacation to commemorate the passing of president jimmy carter. we'll play biden's confusing and politically charged remarks straight ahead. but first, big news coming out of washington today. president elect donald trump gave his complete and total endorsement to house speaker mike johnson, writing on truth social quote, the american people need immediate relief from all of the destructive policies of the last administration. he will do the right thing, and we will continue to win. president trump is putting his trust in mike johnson and looking to

avoid a contentious speaker battle so the president elect can hit the ground running on january 20th with speaker johnson's help. joining us now with more, the man himself, speaker of the house mike johnson. mr. speaker, thank you for joining me. >> hey, kellyanne. happy new year and congrats to sean and ainsley. it's exciting news. >> absolutely, sir. so to become speaker again or to remain speaker, it's not a matter of biology or chemistry or art. it's math. do you have the votes? >> i think we do. kellyanne, i'm really humbled and honored to have president trump's endorsement for speaker again. he and i worked so well together, so closely together, and we have a lot of big things to do. he recognizes that what we need right now, i think my colleagues recognize this as well, is a proven fighter and a true maga conservative, but also someone who can work with every single member of our very diverse house gop so that we can get president trump's

priorities over the line. that's what's ahead of us. i think this could be the most consequential presidency and congress of the modern era, because we have to fix everything. and it has to start on day one, so we can't waste any time. >> and mr. speaker, in 2017, i went to the white house, and on day one i noticed we had a 35 seat majority for republicans in the house of representatives. and yet even with plus 35, you have a plus a handful. it was so difficult to repeal and replace obamacare to get infrastructure passed. the tax cut and jobs act got signed into law in december, not march, because there was some resistance in the ranks. so it sounds like you have a handle on unifying a very diverse coalition. what do you think the first three, four major priorities for the america first agenda could actually pass the house and go to the republican senate majority first couple weeks? >> well, we have to do a number of things simultaneously. the budget reconciliation process is going to be the key of the first 100 days, because in

order to fix all the things that we've got to fix, we have to squeeze a lot of policy changes through that, that, that, that process and not to get too deep in the weeds. but why that's so valuable is it avoids the 60 vote threshold that's necessary in the senate under normal circumstances. so we can move the republican agenda, the american first agenda, through reconciliation. but it takes a lot of coordination, planning and executing those plans with precision to get that done. and so you'll see a lot of energy on that. we're going to fix the border. we are going to get the economy humming again. we are going to restore our stature on the world stage, get our energy policy fixed, make sure that we don't have the largest tax cut in u.s. history imposed upon the american people at the end of next year when the tax cuts from the trump era expire. so a lot of big agenda items on the on the table. and you're right, it's going to take a lot of work to build a consensus among all the republicans to get it done. but i'm absolutely convinced that we can we're going to stay unified and we are going to get this job done. >> one of the most ridiculous

things i've ever heard said about president trump is that he wants to surround himself with yes men and yes, women. i know that's not true. obsequiousness bores him. he likes for people to give him a multitude of opinions. and of course he makes the final decision. it was his name on the ballot. sweeping victory. all seven swing states popular vote. this. the country looks very red. mr. speaker, i think that's an important point. moving forward. the fealty, the loyalty is not to a man or even a political party. it's to the agenda. and so for some of those holdouts, for thomas massie, who said he's not going to vote for you, for victoria spartz, who gave you a list of demands today for maybe chip roy, what do you say about the america first agenda to them that that they can glom on to rather than be, i think, disruptors and interrupters to getting a lot of this great policy through that americans are relying upon. >> well, the three members you just named are all good friends of mine. i've spent a lot of time talking with each of them. i spoke with victoria for about 45 minutes. about an hour and a

half ago. i spoke with president trump most recently, about 15 minutes ago. we're in constant conversation about all this. i think that that those members and all of them want to be a part of these solutions. they made big promises to their constituents in this campaign cycle, and we've got to deliver upon them. now. it's the media and the left that wants to divide us and distract us. we can't fall into that trap. we've got to stay united. and if we do, we can. we can bring about this america first agenda quickly and deliver for the american people so they see results very early in the year. we have a lot on our plate, but i'm confident we're going to be able to get it done. and i'm really grateful for the support across the spectrum in the house gop and all the endorsements that have come forward. we're going to unite and get this thing done for the american people. >> and you got the biggest endorsement of all in president elect trump because he's signaling to everyone, this is the way that we don't interrupt the momentum that's there and that the policy agenda, piece by piece, gets implemented. you put it on his desk, he'll sign it and it will become law. many more people will feel the relief. so, mr. speaker, in

terms of energy independence, you mentioned that in terms of border security, in terms of tax cut and jobs act, if those things don't happen, what do you see for the country? in other words, paint a paint a bleak picture of these things don't pass. and people say it really doesn't matter who the president is. why does it matter if we have all three chambers now? if we have the house, the senate and the white house? >> well, this is a great blessing for america to have unified government. when you have republicans in charge of all three of those levers of power, will actually be able to move this agenda. president trump spoke to the american people directly, and he what he said resonated with them because it was common sense. it's restoring america's greatness. it's things that all of us agree with. and, you know, you saw a demographic shift in the election cycle, kellyanne, large numbers, large groups of people who had not traditionally been with the republican party, at least not in a long time, because they believe in those ideas and those principles. so now is our opportunity to do it. if we don't, then the country that we

know and love will not long survive. i mean, this truly is kind of an existential moment for the country. people recognize that in the election cycle. and they gave president donald j. trump 77 million votes. it was a landslide, a mandate. and we have to execute upon that mandate now. now is our time. >> the republican party, the america first movement, is growing. and with that comes some growing pains. no doubt you mentioned a couple of key constituencies, the media. maybe they want to break us apart. maybe they want to divide and conquer. do you see any john fetterman's in the house of representatives? those democratic elected officials like senator john fetterman, freshman member of pennsylvania, who basically is making joyful noises about the america first agenda, giving president trump a chance, recognizing that president trump won his state of pennsylvania handily this time. any democrats you think you can start peeling off to make a difference for their constituents and put partizan politics aside? >> yeah, look, i hope so. i mean, our arms are open to

anyone who wants to help us save the country. and these are policies, again, that are common sense that the people favor. and i think a lot of our democrat colleagues see that as particularly those who are elected in close districts and swing districts. i think they want to be a part of these solutions. and when you're in an era of small majorities, which we have now, i mean, we'll have a one or 2 or 3 seat majority at any given time this year. we're certainly open to bipartisanship and having democrats come along to help us, i think we are going to attract some of those. i think some of them may even be wondering whether or not they should switch parties right now. so this is a great time for the republican party, not a great time to be a democrat. they're in total disarray. they have no leader and they have no vision going forward. so this is a real moment for us. and we're going to deliver. >> speaker johnson, thank you so much. all the best. happy, healthy new year to kelly and you. and since i'm a philadelphia eagles fan, i have a feeling i'll be in new orleans for the super bowl rooting on my team. thank you so much, mr. speaker. god bless you. we'll see you on january 3rd. >> thanks, kellyanne. good to

see you. >> as most of you know, former president jimmy carter passed away over the weekend at the age of 100. that means joe biden is now the oldest living current or former u.s. president. and on sunday, biden took time away from his tropical vacation in saint croix to honor the life of jimmy carter. unfortunately, biden's speech was not without some confusion. at one point, he seemed to mix up his own father with the late former president. check it out. >> you know, he was like my dad. he thought that he'd say, joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. it's about dignity. your dignity by being able to look your kid in the eye and say, honey, everything's going to be okay. he believed, as i do, and many as you do, that that's absolutely possible. it's within our grasp to do that. it's not that hard. >> self-proclaimed uniter joe biden then needlessly inserted politics into his remarks,

lecturing americans about decency. >> today's world some look at jimmy carter and see a man of a bygone era with honesty and character and faith and humility. it mattered. decency. decency, decency. everybody deserves a shot. everybody. can you imagine jimmy carter walking by someone who needed something and just keep walking? can you imagine jimmy carter referring to someone by the way they look or the way they talk? i can't, i can't. >> decency. of course, no one truly knows more about decency than the guy who pardoned his own son from a potential 42 year prison sentence. here, now, with reaction, fox news contributor ari fleischer and harris poll chairman mark penn. mark, do you have any polling

on the way people look at joe biden, not just his performance in office, on the issues like the economy, border security, foreign engagements, but these personal attributes? i feel like they've been upside down for him for a while, too. do you trust him? do you think he's got the energy and acuity? what will history tell us about the way americans saw joe biden's attributes, like the ones on display there? >> well, i don't know what history will tell us, but i can tell you, the american people have really lost all trust, faith and confidence in president biden. it really deteriorated with the pullout on afghanistan, where his whole image of being a kind, decent man just just was destroyed in the way those servicemen that he's never really fully, you know, recognized or talked about, you know, lost their lives in that. and it went downhill from there. and i think he no longer is viewed as somebody who people see as

uncle joe anymore. and of course, biden pardoning his son. and then 37 murderers, of course, on the way out only accentuated the fact that people are pretty. you know, his ratings now are not even in the 40s. they're really in the 30s in most polls. >> pretty amazing. so ari fleischer, as press secretary to president george w bush, you were charged with either issuing and or writing statements like the ones that came from president trump last night. it was a pretty remarkable statement. it's the man i know being very gracious and magnanimous about the passing of president carter, expressing on behalf of him and mrs. trump their condolences, but also saying a couple of nice things about president carter's legacy. then you contrast that to joe biden, who's lecturing us all about decency. when your press secretary, when you're talking about these very incredible, important moments to reflect upon the death of a us american president, very rare. what kind of tone, what kind of content are you going for? who made the

mark? who missed it last night? >> well, i mean, this is one of those rare moments where all americans are unified. >> you know, no matter what you thought of a former president, this is not the time to express your negative sentiments. this is not a time to use the death of a president to take a ricochet shot against somebody else in political life. this is a time to celebrate america because our presidents are so rare, which is what donald trump said in his gracious statement. but i've just got to say this about what president biden said. kellyanne, i could barely understand him. you know, the microphones the white house has are some of the most sophisticated, best microphones available into technology. and you cannot understand his diction anymore. you have to kind of lean in. he almost needs captions. and he's the president of the united states. you know, i just hope i think joe biden owes it to the world to have a departure news conference. people need to see what he is really like before he goes. we need to just know how this white house lied to us, pulled the wool over our

eyes and said he was healthy when he isn't, and people deserve to see it in spontaneous real news conference, which is a presidential tradition too. if he wants to be focused on decency and tradition, that's something joe biden should do on the way out. >> and i don't want to miss the moment of president carter's passing, but focusing on biden, mark. and then, ari, you've both worked very closely, intimately with presidents of the united states, as have i. what would you what would you have done if you had seen a lack of energy, acuity, agility, and ability? would have you been part of the cover up? would you have been lying to the american people for years and years? i mean, they're saying this is the under cover story of 2024. i'd say also 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 also. but would you have walked away or would you have been part of the cover up mark and then ari? >> well, that's always a tough question when you're an adviser, really not sworn, but you're working for the president of the united states. look, i think any realistic

adviser would have had to tell him that a second term wasn't realistic. it wasn't going to happen because his ratings were so low. it wasn't going to happen because he wasn't really fit enough to go another four years. and he wasn't the only person, you know, who could possibly have defeated donald trump in an election. the democrats would have had a fair chance. but the real thing that held the democrats back was that he had such low ratings, and people were so upset about the issues. so i think that i would have been realistic with him on all counts. running for a second term just wouldn't have made any sense. >> ari, it's 2004. you feel the same way about president george w bush. what would you have done? >> you know, kellyanne, the way it works is there's a really small cadre, maybe 2 or 3 people who were immediately close to the president. and then there's the rest who are, you know, very close to the president. but it always falls on those 2 or 3 to tell the president what the president

needs to hear, unvarnished truth. and that's where you've got to apply the three of you, the two of you, the president's spouse, the vice president, potentially. you've got to get together and you've got to say, this is about the country. it's no longer about the person we serve. what's the right thing to do? and he was terribly ill advised to run for reelection again. the best thing that could have happened to the democrats would have been an open primary. joe biden deprived him of it because he insisted on running for reelection, thank goodness. could you imagine him trying to serve between 82 and 86 years old when we see him the way he is today? can you imagine what it'll be like tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? our country literally dodged two bullets this year. one was the one that almost hit donald trump. the other is the one. if joe biden had won and a president at that age with that type of lack of acumen would represent us all, we dodged two bullets. joe biden was one of them. >> in that sense, the way you both describe it, it sounds indecent, to coin a phrase.

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>> welcome back to the special edition of hannity. donald trump will be president again in less than one month, and all across america, corporate and elected leaders are preparing for his return. in washington, two men from brooklyn, hakeem jeffries and chuck schumer, will be minority leaders in the house and senate. they'll be the highest ranking democrats in d.c. both, but without much power at all. instead, it will be up to the few remaining blue state governors to take a lead role in the resistance against trump. gavin newsom of california, j.b. pritzker of illinois and maura healey of massachusetts all seem ready for a fight as they each eye potential 2028 runs. but don't expect the same kind of pushback from the corporate world. not this time. companies like meta, amazon, ford and others that have previously

been the subject of trump's ire are now greeting his second term with million dollar donations to his inauguration committee. visits to mar-a-lago and a recognition that it's time for a fresh new start. joining us now is the next white house press secretary, caroline leavitt, and she will be the youngest person in united states history to assume that role. caroline, i cannot wait to see you behind that podium without a big stuffed binder of nonsense. what do you make of this, though? i think it is so fascinating. caroline, you saw it happening a little bit during the campaign, but an awful lot since president trump won. so many people are falling out, ripping out their dei programs, taking down references to january 6th on their websites and saying, we want to help the public sector. president trump and his team through the private sector to get things done for the country. >> that's right, kellyanne, and thanks for having me. >> it's so great to be with you. and we really are

witnessing president trump build the greatest political movement in history. the gop is no longer a political party. it is a movement, a pro america movement with americans of all demographics. we saw president trump win the election on november 5th with a resounding mandate. he picked up support from historically democrat demographics across the board and 7070 million forgotten men and women in this country made their vote and made their voices heard. and that gave the courage of the billionaires in silicon valley and on wall street to finally express their open and public support for president trump. and as president trump has said, everybody wants to be his friend right now, and he's okay with that. he is building a team of people from wall street to main street who want to make this country great again and help him deliver on the promises that he made to the american people on the campaign trail. common sense solutions to fix the problems in their lives, cutting taxes, ending inflation, securing the southern border, deporting

illegal criminals, rapists and murderers from our american communities, and using peace through strength to end the wars and the chaos that we've seen the harris-biden administration cause abroad. it's truly a unifying message. and as president trump has repeatedly stated, this country will be unified through success and success is donald trump's number one goal. >> it's very obvious, caroline, that president trump has a lot of faith and trust in you to do this job of white house press secretary, even though he communicates directly with the american people, he relies upon the people around him to do the same. so let's picture you behind the podium for a moment, and you see the white house press corps in front of you. will it look roughly the same in those rows? and the reason i ask is the whole media landscape is changing. now. president trump was able to leverage tiktok instead of ban it. he got on it and it really helped him to disseminate his message to connect with young people. i think a 23% margin from before. also all these new

podcasts. so as legacy media is trying to figure out its next move and survive all these changes, how do you see the white house press corps rose looking when you are peering out at them? >> well, three weeks from today, president trump will be inaugurated, and i very much look forward to getting behind that podium. he has put together a team of exceptionally qualified individuals to serve in both the white house and across the federal government in his cabinet. and i'm so excited to get to work with my colleagues and my friends to make this country great again. as for the press briefing room, we are certainly exploring ways on how to make sure that room reflects the media habits of the american people in 2024, not in the 1980s. and if this election proved anything, it proved that the american people are no longer listening to the mainstream bias anti-trump legacy media. in fact, the ratings of many networks not this one, but some others are in the tank and americans are

consuming their news from podcasters, social influencers, and yes, tiktok as president trump so exceptionally used on the campaign trail. so we will look to you to effectively communicate his message through all mediums so that all americans are hearing the facts from the white house directly, not through the lens of the ever biased anti-trump legacy media. >> and i think that president trump is going to bring back what i call caroline leavitt, the democratization of information, where everyone the stay at home mom, the welder on the job, looking at his phone at that moment, the billionaire who has 25 people looking over social media for him. everyone receives a presidential communication instantly and free of charge. we miss that kind of transparency. caroline leavitt, a new mom and our youngest white house press secretary in american history. thank you so much. we can't wait to see you behind that podium next month. happy new year to you. >> thank you kellyanne. happy new year to you and your family. great to see you. >> it's almost 2025 but this

may be one of the most unbelievable things you've heard all year. according to the washington post, joe biden believes he could have beaten donald trump if he had just stayed in the race. apparently, biden is somehow even less in touch with the reality than we thought. but dropping out is not his only big regret. joe also apparently wishes that he had not appointed merrick garland as attorney general. biden reportedly believes garland was not aggressive enough in prosecuting donald trump before the election. in other words, he admits it was all politics and a gross abuse of our justice system. here now with reaction is tennessee senator marsha blackburn, also a member of the senate judiciary committee. senator blackburn, of all the things to say about joe biden's regrets, he doesn't regret pardoning his son, who was convicted of crimes he doesn't regret afghanistan. he doesn't regret 10 million people coming here illegally. he doesn't regret the foreign wars. he regrets,

of all things his attorney general picked because they didn't prosecute donald trump. what did you think of when you saw this interview? >> you know, kellyanne, you just can't make these things up. in essence, he is saying, i didn't weaponize the doj enough. i should have done it more. i should have had them more aggressively go after donald trump and go after my political enemies. and i think the american people watched this and listened to it and said, hey, wait a minute. this is exactly what we thought you were doing, and now you are admitting it. merrick garland didn't go after them enough. and you know, when you look at how merrick garland has conducted himself, thank goodness he is not a lifetime appointment on the u.s. supreme court. and we thank mitch

mcconnell that he didn't put him there. >> yes. in the eye. yes, absolutely. and the irony here is that from all the reports, it was incoming chief of staff ron klain who recommended merrick garland as attorney general to his boss, president biden, saying that it was merrick garland who's going to clean up all the politics and the division that donald trump left behind. instead, we got more of it. merrick garland, who famously referred to parents, public school parents as domestic terrorists. and i have one thing to say that i haven't said very often publicly. i think the january 6th congressional committee got in the way of the department of justice. it was a vanity project. i think all but 1 or 2 of the members who were on there are gone from congress now. they either were forced to resign or lost in their primaries or their general elections. what do you think we learned from the january 6th committee and this investigation, as we look at the 4th january fifth since 2021 and so many of these corporations, senator blackburn, are removing references to january 6th off of their websites.

>> and, kellyanne, what we're seeing is people have figured this out and what they're saying is we want to get rid of this politicized doj. you and i know you can depend on pam bondi, and you can depend on kash patel at the fbi to clean this up, because that is what the american people are wanting to see. it is as if, you know, when you think about that hans christian andersen story, the emperor has no clothes. what you've seen is all of this has been stripped away. and i will tell you, i think the media is complicit in this. they need to be held to account for how they covered up for joe biden, and how they covered up for what was happening at the doj. >> well, that is true. and senator blackburn, anything that's on your mind as the new term starts, you get sworn in

this week. and president trump a couple of weeks after that. what can we expect from the senate? do you think things will sail through the house, the senate and then to the president's desk? what are you excited about? >> kellyanne, we are so excited to be moving forward. and yes, president trump has a good aggressive agenda. the american people are impatient for progress. i saw the interview earlier with speaker johnson. the house is going to have to work quickly to send bills to the senate that we can take action on, that we can take to the floor, that we can get cloture, that 60 vote threshold, and move these forward because the make america great again, safe again, healthy again agenda is something we should aggressively work on and make certain that in two years we are holding the house and the senate. >> it's a very positive, optimistic, forward looking agenda too. so hopefully you're right, senator blackburn, and we can get things moving with a

certain alacrity. happy new year to you and your family. thank you for joining me and a happy one to you. >> thank you, thank you. >> here now with more reaction is the host of tomi lahren is fearless on outkick, tomi lahren. plus fox news contributor jason chaffetz and david webb. thank you all so much for joining us. david, you caused you stirred up a hornet's nest this week by talking about how president trump got a mandate for change. and that's what he's doing. and take a look at everyone and live with it. you're also taking some shots at biden and the people around him for holding him to account. as you look back at 2024, as a guy in the media of decades, an honest guy in the media of decades. give us the top 3 or 4 highlights from your 2024 that we should think about moving into 2025. >> well, one of those highlights. kellyanne is now the leader of doge, one of the most important stories of our time is elon musk buying twitter. when he did that, he had a social, a cultural, a

business and a political effect, not just in the country and in the world. and look how that factored into donald trump's evolution as a candidate when elon stepped on the stage with him. when you add those together and then you look at the younger people in america that are not getting the attention, and especially in minority communities, for turning on the democrats and their failures. there are a lot of stories out there, a lot of great stories, great successes. but it's the election rejection of the left, not just of joe biden, not just of kamala harris, but the rejection of a failed potential future over the potential for success when they see young, successful millennials like vivek ramaswamy. when you look at the wide breadth of the younger republicans in congress, a lot of people saw them and said, you know what? that can be me in some form of success. and i think these are the stories that got donald trump, that massive swing with black males,

with hispanics, with women. i mean, they they want to break it out in raw numbers. but the shifts in percentages. kellyanne, look, you did this for years very successfully. you know what these shifts mean and what they look like. >> they feel that they're going to be permanent at least under trump's watch. and tomi, you know this well also because you're a part of it, a big part of it. and i think what david's actually reminding us is the message didn't really change. the messenger certainly didn't change, but the delivery system did. and delivery is not just a style, it's a system. we need to deliver that message where you live. to what do you attribute donald trump's success among younger voters, this time both male and female, but particularly male? >> well, listen, i think there was a big rejection of identity politics as well. >> i mean, i think that all of this really hit its high in 2020 when everyone wanted to be an activist, everybody wanted to post a black square for george floyd. >> they wanted to wear their masks in the shower and in the car. i mean, this really was the time of peak hysteria, and

i think that this whole country really suffered during those years. >> and i think a lot of it was about covid, but also the blm, the unrest, the social justice movement. >> and i think people just got tired of it. they got tired of the identity politics. they got tired of woke. they got tired of being told that men belong in women's locker rooms and in women's sports. and it was a complete rejection of all of that. but what it also was was extreme and incredible resilience on the part of donald trump. i think that that assassination attempt, although horrific, also showed people that this man is willing to stand up, he's willing to fight for you and for me, and he's really willing to put his life on the line. he doesn't have to do this. he's a billionaire. he's got several homes, he's got a plane. he has a beautiful wife and family. he could be out enjoying himself, but he is willing to take a bullet for the american people. that, to me was a big change in the minds of a lot of people when they saw donald trump fight, fight, fight. i think a lot of people in the public sphere as well, felt like it was their

time to really stand up and show their conservatism, their support for donald trump. so all of those things together made for an incredible 2024. we will never forget. >> jason chaffetz, you've had the gavel in your hand. you were the government oversight chairman, and you've talked an awful lot about the weaponization of this particular administration. and i want to reflect on what senator blackburn and i were talking about, the idea that merrick garland should have prosecuted trump more and earlier seems to fly in the face of what people have rejected. what do you think 2024 and 2023 meant to the weaponization of our justice system? and are you, as a republican, hoping that the people around trump will do the same or that will actually get back to the justice department doing what it's meant to do? and what is that? >> well, i think this country is just begging for the department of justice to actually operate equally with with that blindfold on, lady justice, there's a huge opportunity with donald trump. and i know he understands this

because the opportunity to expose the deep state within the bureaucracy is so ripe. now, when you have this house, the senate and the presidency, you don't pull off the, the, the pedal of going after the deep state. you put that pedal to the metal and you actually go and expose it. so it's not just that the department of justice and i know kash patel and i know pam bondi will get after it there, but every department and agency has its own select people that think that they're as activists. they don't understand that they work for the american people. and what donald trump, i think, is going to do with people like alina habba and others, they're going to understand that the weaponization is real. they're going to take it down, they're going to expose it. they're going to fire those people. you've got to defund the beast. you got to starve that beast if you want to get after it and do what government is supposed to do, you know, protect the borders, protect its overseas, make sure that we can enforce contracts in this country. all

this other superfluous stuff. that's not what the government is there to do. and so rightsizing the government, getting them focused on what they're supposed to do, that's what america is begging for. i know that's what donald trump will deliver on. and that's why he got elected overwhelmingly. it wasn't even close. it had nothing to do with joe biden. nobody was going to beat donald trump. end of story. you couldn't beat this guy. no, i don't care how good or bad you are. and biden was one of the worst presidents ever to be in the white house. but you were never going to beat donald trump. >> well, the issues that did remain the same all along. people talked about inflation and migration and exactly what we're discussing fairness over wokeness and strength over weakness. and you've all mentioned a bunch of names here tonight. they're going to help run this next government. i would also say gayle slater in the antitrust division, harmeet dhillon at civil rights brandon carr i mean, these are all people who want to get the government back to what it's supposed to be, this relationship with the citizenry where they work for us, and they don't just run around

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biden's obvious cognitive decline that became undeniable in the televised debate at the presidential debate with donald trump. unquestioned. and, you know, it's starting to emerge now that his advisers kind of managed his limitations. it's been reported in the wall street journal for four years. and yet he insisted that he could still run for president. we should have much more forcefully questioned whether he was fit for office for another four years. >> well that's new. here now with reaction. host of the morgan ortega show, morgan ortagus, democratic pollster doug schoen and project 21 chairman horace cooper. doug, you've been in the democratic party. you've been an independent. you do polls for lots of different individuals and entities. i want to know what the american people saw the entire time. if anything, when the people around joe biden and his enablers in the media pretended they saw something differently, what did america say? >> america said in the polls.

and i think they said to all of us who asked that joe biden was not up to the job. and i think the surprise that you heard in those soundbites was not at all reflected by ordinary people who said he was too old and he was too limited. >> i think it is one of the great unreported stories of our time, but it reflects the media bias and the unwillingness of the mainstream media to face the facts. >> as the american people saw him. >> yes. and morgan, you were press secretary spokeswoman, excuse me, for the state department. you know how important it is to be truthful and transparent at the podium when you're answering significant questions on behalf of the america's chief diplomat in this case? what do you think should happen to the democrat elected officials who saw what they saw with joe biden and lied to our faces about it for years, putting our nation's very safety and security at risk? should this be a disqualifier for 2028?

>> i think that we should consider a congressional investigation at a minimum, to get to the truth. and the reason why this is so important. >> i'm not saying this as a political person. >> i'm saying this from a national security perspective. >> there's a nuclear chain of command in this country. and of course, it ends with whomever is in the office of the president. we know that xi jinping, we know that putin, we know that all of these world leaders looked at biden, spoke with biden, met with biden and kamala harris as well, sized them up, and decided that they could pretty much get away with whatever they wanted to get away with. the ayatollah in iran knew it was open season. on taking americans and getting billions of dollars in return for them. so when you when i go back to my original point about the nuclear chain of command, you know, it is not beyond the realm of the president to have to make these sort of life or death decisions on behalf of the country. and if he wasn't cognitively able to attend meetings or to give press conferences, was he able to make those decisions? and so we need to know who knew about this behavior and who enabled this behavior. because, you

know, we're talking about as the leader of the free world, we're talking about, we are in an era. we now have two presidents, trump and biden, that have said we're in geopolitical competition with russia and china. it just takes for one little thing to happen in the south china sea or with the philippines over the second thomas shoal for america to end up, end up at war with china. and who would be at the wheel making those decisions? we don't know. we really don't know who would have been in charge making those decisions. i think that's a scary place to be from a national security perspective. >> well, harris cooper, one answer to morgan's question is the vice president would be in charge of the president for some reason, can't be on a given day, week or month. and yet, her name is kamala harris, the vice president. and i think that the media and the handlers also covered up for her in a different way, a different kind of acuity and energy and connective tissue with the american people. so we had a president and a vice president. people watched them. they rejected both of them as their candidates. so do you think that it's that or that it's

donald trump's agenda? what accounted for all of these different would be democratic voters coming to vote for president trump and a little bit down ballot republicans this time. >> kellyanne, i'm going to have to quote from casablanca. i'm shocked, shocked that there's gambling in this casino. mainstream media covered up for some of the most significant decline in mental competence that we have seen in a critical place. our founders would be turning over in their graves because they wanted the first amendment to hold our leaders accountable. instead, they've become cheerleaders from each of you in the minute. >> that remains yes or no, with a quick reason. why does kamala harris have a future as a presidential candidate, doug? >> no she doesn't. i think she should wise up and recognize that losing with an expenditure

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