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>> we are under an hour from the first white house press briefing of the new trump administration. president trump's first week in office has been a whirlwind of executive orders and actions as part of his mission to follow through on campaign promises such as securing our nation's southern border and paying attention to the northern one as well, removing dei practices and pausing federal grants. a karoline leavitt is the youngest person to serve as white house press secretary, and she will make her briefing 1:00 p.m. eastern at the left turn. will bring that to live as soon as it begins. this is "outnumbered" with my cohost emily compagno. also joining us today, cheryl casone, fox business anchor and host of american dream home on fox business. kennedy, kennedy saves the world. yes she does. she is the podcast host. and paul mauro, fox news contributor, attorney, retired nypd inspector and founder of --

no follow-up from a crackdown on the justice department's, or at the justice department, where more than a dozen officials have been fired. these prosecutors played key roles in special counsel's team that prosecuted president donald trump. david spunt reporting from washington. >> these are career prosecutors fired in an email letter from the acting attorney general. house democrats are furious and want answers. the fact that these career attorneys were reprimanded by the current doj is not surprising. president trump telegraph for years problems with him and his team. what is not some -- what is surprising is the prosecutors who were fired and told to leave the building. since they are career prosecutors, they are afforded civil service protections, and usually they would be reassigned to another part of doj, as we have seen with other reassignments. what is not clear is if they will sue to get their jobs back.

a spokesperson for doj says acting attorney general james mchenry made this decision because he did not believe the officials could be trusted to faithfully implement the president's agenda because of their significant role in prosecuting the president. democrats on capitol hill are writing to the acting attorney general, rather than embracing these principles, doj -- "you seem intent on returning us to the infamous boyle system of the 19th century, when civil servants were hired based on political loyalty rather than professional merits. this political patronage system led to a federal work force that was unqualified and prioritized obsequious bowing, electoral campaigning and raising money for the president over their official duties." we have reached out to the doj but have not heard back. this is all before pam bondi, attorney general nominee, even walks in the door. she is expected to be voted out of a committee tomorrow, and could be in the building of confirmed. she is expected to be confirmed

later this week or early next week. >> thank you. fired, no other place to put you. you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. >> in civil service they generally want you. it's easier than getting fired. "you will stay with us but we will put you in ice station zebra and good luck to and from work." the message is usually "i am better off just leaving." here is the rub. if you look deeply into the story, they have launched an investigation. internal investigation into who did what relative to january 6th. to me, that answers a lot of questions. to me it looks like -- donald trump will look forward into some of the stuff that was done to him and to prevent him from running, which means if i'm sitting where let's say dr. fauci is i am not necessarily sleeping easy. however, you can still bring him and under oath and make him answer questions. he cannot take the fifth, because he has been pardoned and there is no possibility of incriminating himself.

we may finally get answers. >> that could put other people in harm's way i would imagine. >> a whole number of people may come out of the hearings that better start lowering up, i suspect. >> sometimes, the pardons don't do what you thought they would. >> i think the biggest message this sentence is that this isn't just about the termination, the firing. it is indeed about getting to the root of the matter. all i think the democratic caucus -- focusing on the termination, showing the entire time that they only see one step in front of it, a step so they can get a sound bite out. the reality is number one and, absolutely those attorneys should be removed. who wants a conflict of interest regardless of what side you are on? your tax dollars are paying their salaries. this is part of a larger movement to say "no, this is something we are going to clear out and clean house with." i hold no sympathy for those individuals and i hope they are indeed job searching, as well as go ahead and lawyer up. i think without the teeth --

there is some that are associated with congress in in the hill, but the reality is it's all about transparency and the information transfer that finally americans can hopefully look forward to. >> and comparing it to where we have been makes it even more of a stark difference, the transparency. it was so opaque. this representative comes from -- you heard our reports are david spunt talking about the new justice department head, possibly pam bondi getting confirmed this week. keck hemorrhage --this person had this to say about it. >> these are individuals who violated their oath of office, weaponize the justice system with the end goal being a political outcome, which was estopped from. these individuals intimidated witnesses, withheld evidence, and i think there firing should just be the beginning. honestly, if we are going to be back into a place where we are a nation of law and order and account ability, there need to

be legal consequences for these individuals. that is something the american people demanded in this election. i think this is a good start, but we know how deep the weaponization of our federal government goes, and it's going to take a lot of work and a lot of people are going to be held to account. >> cheryl, you and i were just nodding. what she is talking about is more than just firing these people. come on. accountability and justice within the system legally. >> the investigation -- look at the prosecutions -- and i think that is one thing that will be looked at. what they are pointing to is when you look at the way they use the law to prosecute and imprison many of the j6 protesters -- i'm not saying it wasn't a horrible day -- but if there is a overreach of the law, that should be investigated. i'm fine with that. the other is if you look at the language and dismissals from james mchenry, who is the acting attorney general until -- i'm going to quote him. he said "these people cannot be effectively trusted to enact the

president's agenda because of the role prosecuting the president." did they have ulterior motives, emily, to your point? that's the assertion, and that would make sense. as far as the private sector goes, they may be getting fired, but there are plenty of jobs for lawyers out there in america. i think they are going to be okay. >> limiting the size of government, to me, is -- [laughter] i am politically aroused. i think this is fantastic. i don't like the idea of shuffling people around regardless of what department they work in. it reminds me of big school systems like new york and l.a. where you have teachers and they just get moved from one school district to another, where they reoffend. now, if this had been a group of people who before president obama was sworn in were assembled to really figure out whether or not he was born in kenya, do you think president obama would want those

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>> new video shows deportation flights to columbia are back on their way. more than 200 deportees arrived in the capital city of boba talk , where columbia's president welcomed them, saying they are free a country that loves them. makes you wonder why he rejected u.s. deportation flights two days ago and only agreed to accept them after president trump threatened a trade war. these are why the president calls his border action a major win for the u.s. >> very importantly, america is respected again. isn't that nice? after years of laughing at us like we are stupid people. and as you saw yesterday, we've made it clear to every country that they will be taking back

our people that we are sending out, illegals, criminals -- they will take them back and they will take them back fast, and if they don't, they will pay a very high economic price. we are going to immediately install massive tariffs placed on them, and other sanctions. >> in the meantime, federal agents began the first major illegal immigration raids here in new york city. homeland security secretary kristi noem joined the agents on the rates, hosting this video from the front lines, showing i.c.e. agents removing illegal immigrants that have been charged with kidnapping, assault, and burglary. president trump making no apologies for following through on that campaign promise. >> we are tracking down the illegal alien criminals and throwing them out of our country. we have no apologies and are moving forward very fast. >> and the no-nonsense message his administration is something already seems to be working. listen to this.

border agents are reporting shockingly low numbers of illegal crossing -- nearly 95% drop from the height of the border crisis under biden's of first days of trump's presidency after just one week. trump spoke about this sudden drop. >> i got a call from tom homan and some of the other people that said "sir, it's unbelievable. there is nobody here." huge gathering areas that have always been packed with people. that they could do this to our country is so horrible. he said if there is nobody there. then, they actually put it on television. i got to see it. there was literally not one person -- this vast area where people stay there all night long, they walk right into our country. >> and as predicted, not everyone is happy about this illegal immigration crackdown. "to view" is calling it -- >> i think there is a very clear message as to what this

president wants the look of the criminal migrant to look like, what an undocumented migrant -- and i think that's racist. [applause] let me also say they are also racially profiling and doing this. i am disappointed, disgusted, and saddened by what i am seeing. >> and pop star selena gomez posting this video of her sobbing over the deportation flights, which she quickly deleted. the children, the -- >> the children, though -- they don't understand. i'm so sorry. i wish i could do something, but i can't. i don't know what to do. i will try everything. i promise.

>> border czar tom homan had a blunt response to the celeb's video yesterday. >> we are going to do this job. we're going to enforce the laws in this country. if they don't like it, go to congress and change the law. it's it for the good of the nation and we are -- moving forward. >> where were those tears when these guys were denouncing sanctuary cities and removing illegal border crossers? >> would you allow the cities to ignore the federal law regarding the reporting of illegal immigrants, and in fact provide sanctuary to these immigrants? >> pick up "the new york times" today. there is a city not far across the river from my state that imposed similar sanctions. what i found out is as a consequence, their city went in the dumps. stores started closing. everything started to happen. they changed the policy. >> yes or no, would you allow the cities to ignore the federal law? >> no. >> if you are a criminal, you will be deported. if you plan to enter the u.s.

illegally, your chances of getting caught and sent back just went up. >> so much to unpack. >> so what changed? i've got to wonder what changed. let's advance the story. clearly, they came in hot on this issue. full disclosure, about six months -- by vacations to have a conversation with tom homan. he told me then -- i was trying to tease out of him the plan -- he said there is a plan but "i'm not telling you." there clearly is a plan. they are putting out the press right. they've got my body, the acting head of dea. he is a hard charger. you can see it is synchronized. here is the next shoe to drop. while you are grabbing these guys and getting them out, worst of the worst -- you have got to gather intel. behind all of the of the controlling minds are going to be the analysts. they are faceless people who we are never going to know, who are

heroes. they are sitting in cubicles down in d.c. synchronizing this information. they are going to go through the phones, social media, do the translations, and find the children. talking about finding the 300,000 kids. it's not characters like me running around in the field. it's going to be these analysts who are going to be piecing together information and saying "this kid is m.i.a. we had better look over here." >> you and i had similar conversations with tom homan. not all of it was feathered out. i tracked down the numbers. the 80-85000 was from last june of 2024. we knew that from the former secretary of dhs. that so many they thought they had. later in august, josh ali, senator missouri, said "no, the numbers more like 291,000 undocumented missing children." we saw that balloon. what tom homan and his team have to do now is go back. he said that would be faced 2, which he told me not long ago,

going back to the information, "i didn't know who was gathering until he said that, but" they been working this time and that's how they find out where the kids are. and then they go in and get these little ones. that's on our soul. we cannot let little ones be harmed in all of this. it is bad enough we don't have them on enough of a grid of to get them day 1. they are working vitally. >> and that is why the crocodile tears are so difficult to stomach and watch. there is an immediate phenomenal response to the synchronized and organized effort. where were those tears about the children and the women who have been disproportionately aff affected, raped, kidnapped, assaulted, murdered by the historical statistics? why hasn't the crowd been quite the entire time? should they be the first to cheer this phenomenal result? >> why hasn't selena gomez been crying about femicide in some of those border towns? wise and she crying about the

missing children that of a traffic? why doesn't that saddened -- why is she upset that people have been snatched from the countries they are from, their parents have given the cartels everything, and then they are sexually traffic and discarded? where is the outrage for any of that? i think it is racist to lump everyone together and say "this big blob of hispanic people, they are just here to do one thing." no, you got half the people here that work and make this country better and have good lives, families. then, you have the people who come in who have no regard for human life, who set people on fire, terrorized. those are two vastly different groups of people. lumping them in together as though protecting the bad guys breaks your heart, very disingenuous. >> and that is what you are seeing on the ground in new york city, with noem on the ground early hours, like 4:00 this morning she was with those agents. this is what taxpayers and voters here in this century city

of new york said. you know the lower east side? they voted for president trump over kamala harris in november. look at the data. these are the hardworking people in the bronx, in queens, parts of manhattan that have had their lives upended by the criminal gang element that had taken over certain sections of new york city. those are the ones that tom homan is targeting, rightly so. as for the media reaction and the crying celebrities that we are now seeing, which i didn't understand half of what she said. i will tell you what: she is uneducated, because the average working person in the bronx who is paying for their taxes was sick of other seeing their wealth transfer go to immigrants and hotels and the food they threw away. that's the federal story. there were also tired of being threatened and attacked and afraid in their own homes. what do you want? you want safety. he is hardworking immigrants in the city of new york that have

said "we are done." a lot of our localls have been pretty darn quiet because they -- -- >> they know how the laws work. they know which laws have been broken and which ones have been bent, and how american citizens did not -- >> and politically it is a loser. it is women who get targeted. you don't hear that. >> the rape statistics in the new york. i will leave it there, but read them. >> three of president trump's most controversial cabinet picks -- rfk jr., hospitality, and tulsi gabbard -- face confirmation hearings beginning tomorrow. up review and discussion, next. upset stomach iberogast indigestion iberogast bloating iberogast thanks to a unique combination of herbs, iberogast helps relieve six digestive symptoms to help you feel better. six digestive symptoms. the power of nature. iberogast.

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pick robert f. kennedy jr.'s hearing before the senate finance committee is set for tomorrow. on thursday will hear charms pick for fbi director, and his choice for national intelligence director. a lot going on towards the end of the week. let's jump into it now. first of all, kennedy, your reaction to sean duffy. >> it's fantastic. he said he a lot a lot of desk out you said he had a lot of friends in d.c. most of them are his children. [laughter] i think is going to do it great job. he has seen the world through a different lens. being a father, a congressman, a high profile host here at fox. he loves his country. he will take the job seriously. i think the biden administration -- a gift to him. it showed the world how badly his job can be done, so he gets to pick up the reins and really tackle critical issues that will make people's lives better. >> let's move on. john kennedy, the senator from

louisiana, has said probably the person most on the bubble coming up is tulsi gabbard. what's your take? >> we were discussing that off-line, that it seems like the hot seat is equal for rfk jr. and her but for different reasons. i have noted a lot of messengers in certain periodicals, "new york post," that have been very vociferous being anti-rfk jr. and lumping them in together right now. to be honest, i can't quite predict an outcome, which is different than what we could have said for now secretary duffy and others before him. it's going to be interesting as we get closer. a lot of those statements that are going to be coming out. i also feel like they aren't saying anything we don't know. one point about secretary duffy which i think is important. to your point about his service as congressman and his service here as a messenger, which is what i consider our role, means that he is carrying with him to this role the ability to work with the hill mixed with knowing how americans feel. that is so rare, in my opinion.

is going to be quite refreshing for a d.o.t. that needs an overhaul. >> this is from abc news talking about some of the criticism tulsi gabbard has come under for her support, they claim, of people who have said this -- critics of hers, claimed that she supported at some point the war of russia on ukraine. "abc news" is saying "it may be either she has been compr compromised --" it's important to democratic critics, who suggested she may be compromised or perhaps a russian asset. we have heard this before. we've heard this from former presidential candidate against tulsi gabbard, democratic party in the primary years ago. that democratic party primary pick she called her the same words. former advisors suggested reviews on russia and its polarizing leader, vladimir putin, have been shaped not by some common word intelligence recruitment, but by some unorthodox media consumption habits. is there a benefit to having

someone on your team who looks at things differently and is not afraid to say it? >> and is media savvy. that seems to be the gripe with that last point. i'm not entirely getting that. this is a retread of russia -- they are 0 for 5 on that. they shot punt -- she will have to answer them. he went here and there, what is your response? here are some of what's going on underneath the surface. the power for the o.d. a -- oh d ii -- >> the dni does the brief to the president. i had that role local in new york city. i've got to tell you, that's a real power structure. you get to decide with the principal here's. that's a powerful funnel through which you can push what you want the principal to hear. if she starts getting opposition that doesn't seem quite clear to us, it's because somebody has an equity that they are concerned

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>> democratic pennsylvania senator john fetterman may be the new grant democrats desperately need. here he is on "the view" after

he was accused of "cozying up to trump." >> there are those on the left who feel like you have made a right word dominic- ward shift recently. your positions like immigration, fracking. what do you say to those who are questioning your commitment to the democratic party? >> it's just not true. i have been on record saying i'm not going to become a republican, although maybe, some people might be happy on one side, but i would make a pretty terrible republican. i can't keep chasing down every last thing that's online, because they happen not to be true, and just look at my votes. look at the things that i have not changed, in a way. >> he also defended president trump in the actions he has taken the first week of his presidency. >> he has been doing essentially what he campaigned on early on immediately after the election. i was like "we have a choice: we can freak out and follow every

other thing around like a cat with a laser, but i am not that guy. i'm not going to be that democrat." for me, there's things i'm going to agree with, disagree with, but i am in the business of finding wins for pennsylvania and the nation, and engaging the president. i see that is doing my job. [applause] >> well said. >> how refreshing to hear from someone that their allegiance is to the american people, who they serve. >> and that's pennsylvania. look at the steel industry and what we are looking at is a renaissance of the steel industry under president donald trump, not under joe biden, to be clear. he knows his audience. he knows who put him into office. the other thing is it is refreshing to see somebody that is so opposite of what has happened to the rest of the democratic party, which is that they have become elite, hollywood-loving snobs, divorce themselves and why they have

lost in november. the party is in disarray. my democratic friends tell me that the party is in disarray. there is no clear leadership. they aren't in denial about november: they still don't know what to say about november because they don't have a response. federman, we will see where he goes with his votes. >> so one of those stale questions going to dry up? the question of where is the allegiance to your party? essentially, where is the rote resistance? where is the chasing the online story of the day? when will that narrative stopped? >> i hope soon. he has to talk to his constituents to figure out why so many of them there were independents and democrats, why they voted republican. you have to be curious, especially when you are public servants. you have to figure out what is their motivation. their motivation is "i hope we can find the biggest cheerleader for the democrat party." "that's going to pay the rent."

it doesn't. his party is out of touch and in shambles. if you are going to do a deep dive and figure out why you were doing what you're doing, you have to start with the people in your home state. i do have a lot of respect for that. i don't think he's going to be a republican anytime soon, but i think a pennsylvania democrat looks a lot more like a person who is creating a coalition, like president trump is, to get reelected. >> i want to piggyback. i like the idea. he is curious and is asking questions. do we know yet if he is willing to go to mar-a-lago? how much time will he spend with the president? when you look at it, it's the curiosity that is lacking on the left. they liked it before the election and now. they are doing a lot of grazing -- they want to look at themselves and say "we are okay, the kids are okay. we don't know what the man in the white house is doing." they need to pay attention. with regard to john fetterman, don't get it twisted: he's not a republican. i don't think he was joking when he said that to the women on "the view." i think he means it. anytime he wants to come and sit

on this couch, he can wear shorts all he wants. >> he went to mar-a-lago which i think represents harris' point, democrats saying "we have a commander in chief that serves all americans, and therefore i'm here to serve my constituents." asked time i checked, there's nothing wrong with that. >> greg gutfeld uses the metaphor of a pirate ship for the trump administration. the guy looks like a pirate. you bring the guys in. they are at least listening to listen. it is analogous to a pirate ship in the fact that it is coming in and disrupting. they have the power. of course he is dealing with the power that is. he is very clever. he is doing the p.r., in terms of listening, curious, et cetera, but where the rubber hits the road he is voting democrat. he is having his cake and eating it too. that's politics. he is revealing himself, right now being the shortest of the democrats who are playing.

>> i think about the mandate, they drew a line in the sand but also encouraged that coalition, encourage the whole point of common sense, which is getting things done. a democrat that works with republicans on legislation that actually advances a common sense agenda, that's going to score another win. >> the energy industry by the way in pennsylvania. you look at what's going to happen there. he obviously has a vested interest in making sure that production happens. >> the iraqi people have chosen. they had to make a change in choosing. if you don't change, must have picked. want to pick the same thing that's broken for them and he is paying attention to that. >> finding wins for p.a. does that include the eagles matching up with your -- >> my chiefs on the inside. >> i'm neutral. >> don't call me out. it's on now. [laughter] >> melania trump's official -- released by the white house, and it is very different from the past. that is next.

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>> the first white house briefing of the second trump administration just ended. should be a packed house and the brady briefing room. we will have the action for you in the minutes ahead.

the roundup continues. more criminal illegal immigrants picked up in a new york city. we have got the latest for you. clean house at the doj. why are prosecutors who went after donald trump surprised that they are being shown the door? and, what's up with the new chinese ai app and tiktok? kevin o'leary is here to talk about that. i am john roberts picturing sandra and me top of the hour for "america reports." see you in just about 10 m 10 minutes. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> president trump made a splash when he revealed this white house portrait for his second term. canal, first lady melania trump is following suit, revealing this stunning black-and-white photo as her official portrait. you can see the first lady striking a powerful pose, leaning forward with her hands resting on the table, a sharp suit and the washington monument in the background. some are calling the portrait the world premiere of melania

2.0. this claims the first lady "has an opportunity to reshape a role that is both prominent and poorly defined" during her second stint in the east wing. do you think this portrait portends this 2.0 two perhaps that role itself? >> yeah, i think the fact that they had a gap term and gave her a lot of time to think about what her role is. she got to see her country from inside the white house and on the outside. she watched her husband's take so much criticism and legal and coming. i think they have a sense that they have a job that is unfinished, and she is taking no prisoners. tom homan so selena gomez, she makes no apologies for what she is about to do. >> and that is quite refreshing to the american people especially.

>> and going back to this, it's an underutilized arrow in your quiver. first of all, she speaks five or six language, she is beautiful, and she is a migrant pick she has a story to tell. this time around, quite curious about her. she is articulate, she has -- but i also think she punches at the weight that she could be -- who is not going to like her? traditionally, a lot of the first ladies -- they usually have a charity or something. she is perfectly positioned for that. we don't know her ambitions. she softens donald trump in the way she speaks. she is an ally. it is good to have her adjacent. i think we will see more of her. >> i saw this really beautiful clip. quite remarkable, when she and the president were meeting with a los angeles fire victims. there was a victim who was speaking the language with them -- she just lit up. it was among the most animated i have ever seen the first lady. it was awesome to see the empathy, the connection that

frankly few others if any could ever hold. >> i just see a new found confidence. it's different when you are chosen. i think democrats are having a hard time going after the president, going after her, reconciling this time around that this didn't just happen. this wasn't just a shocker the dems didn't see. they were voting. we had millions of people voting before election day and early voting. people knew how they felt. there is no pressing back on this first couple now. 77 million people have said yes. who knows how many more of them see her as inspiring, no matter their politics? confidence is the most beautiful thing that we can wear on the outside, because it comes from the glow we have on the inside. i think she's inspiring. i think people see this and see she is choosing herself and her own convictions. that's what we should do. >> we talk about the world

stage. in contrast with the administration we just got out of, or under the vice president who is not -- but refusing to meet with the spouses of other nations leaders saying -- better with the implication. now we have a first lady that exemplifies so much of that point, the willingness to serve in the role, and that she is united along with her husband to repair and make quite robustly his relationships. >> can you imagine someone -- assessment your husband -- and also, she talks about being debanked, and here she is trying to do good to make change to scholarships. of all people to attack, melania trump. she spoke about that and i read that. i was touched. i also think with this new melania trump we are going to see, i love the fact that it's black-and-white, she is in a suit, and she is in washington. she's not in new york, not in florida. that photo is in washington.

that tells me she will look for real change, change for good, but it's going to be through the type of work that a first lady should be doing. i think back to nancy reagan. look at the things nancy reagan did when it came to children and drugs. she is a mother, and she has shown that over and over. i love this photo. >> i think we are looking at a different fulfillments of that role. to that initial point of it being sort of ambiguous and up for the first lady to define, if she will. i think we are looking forward to an incredible return of the first lady. more "outnumbered" in a moment. ♪ ♪ (husband) we just want to have enough money for retirement. (wife) and travel to visit our grandchildren. (fisher investments) i understand. that's why at fisher investments we start by getting to know each other. so i can learn about your family, lifestyle, goals and needs, allowing us to tailor your portfolio. (wife) what about commission- based products? (fisher investments) we don't sell those. we're a fiduciary, obligated to act in your best interest.

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♪ ♪ >> i love big moment like this. history is about to unfold at the white house but the very first press briefing of the trump administration for second term is set to begin moments from now. and the youngest woman to ever

hold that role, karoline leavitt. no doubt reporters have a lot of questions. they have access to the current president, which they have not in his years after being elected in 2016. so different from previous administrations under particularly joe biden. so this is different and they will have a chance. but of those questions get answered early part of the way because the current president talked preston fox to the press. it has been a week in office. a series of executive orders and actions. carrying out trump's campaign promises. and among those to the source of his is to reshape america into a golden age. to lift up the economy t up the idea that everybody can which the american dream. so that is where we said today. will see what questions they ask. we will be here for it on fox. "america reports" now. ♪ ♪