everything in our collective american power to secure the release of the hostages, both living and deceased. so we are open to have that engagement. have that collaboration and we will continue to work in every remaining day that president biden has in office that we have in these jobs to try to bring those hostages home to their loved ones. >> there has been no discussion with the trump team? >> i will say that this is a topic the american hostages being held in gaza today. we have not had a chance to engage with the incoming team yet. we are willing to do so and we are v done a signal that we are prepared to welcomer with them on this issue because president biden's cardinal direction to us is ensure a smooth and

orderly transition. >> are you finding the israelis as responsive, requests given we know the prime minister is in pretty frequent touch with the president-elect? >> i had the opportunity to sit down with the israeli minister of strategic affairs. we had a detailed discussion about the current situation in the middle east. it was a constructive discussion. we are working to push back against our common adversaries. to try to deal with the situation in gaza, lebanon, and directly with respect to the islamic republic of iran. we are working on an ongoing daily basis to give suffering of the innocents there trapped in the cross fire between the

idf and hamas. we have made some progress in that regard. we extracted further commitments. we want to see those commitments followed through on. so we believe that we can continue to work across the board. working on cease fire efforts and a hostage tan deal in gaza or bringing a diplomatic solution to lebanon. we will continue to do that every day we are in office. >> eight years ago, then president obama explicitly warned incoming president donald trump about the urgent threat posed by north korea. the most urgent threat the u.s. was facing at the time. what would you communicate to your adviser? what is the most urgent

national security threat facing the united states today? >> i would say two things in answer to that. the first is if you look out at a strategic level, the competition with the people's republic of china will be defining. so that has got to be a paramount priority. these people have focused on that challenge and we will look forward to talking to them about how we have approached it. and obviously, passed on the current state of play. then the most immediate issue which is iran and its proxy groups continue to take actions that directly threaten americans and american interests in the middle east. that has to be dealt with on an urgent basis. you have an ongoing war of aggression by russia against

ukraine representing a larger threat to european security and global security and north korea coming behind to provide troops in that war. these are all issues for which we have clear approaches working in coordination with allies and partners and try to ensure that we pass off each of these areas to the next team in a way that was as smooth as possible. >> in that same meeting obama told trump he had real concerns about the hiring of a national security adviser mike flynn. donald trump hired mike flynn. do you have any concerns about the names you have heard mentioned so far and announced so far by donald trump to serve in his administration? >> i know some of them. people like for example,

congressman waltz. i respect his service to the country. he and i obviously don't see eye to eye on every issue, but i'm looking forward to engaging him over the next 60 days so we can have the smooth hand off. there are other people he named that i don't know and can't comment on. >> you talked about wanting to smooth this transition. why has it it happened yet? is the signing of the mous an actual issue preventing you from coordinating with the trump team? >> i will defer to kareem. but the mou creates the opening for the landing teams to arrive at the agencies to include the nsc. but that doesn't mean that we can't reach out and express our willingness to engage with our

counterparts. so i expect in a matter of days we should have some engagement. that will depend on if the incoming team wants to engage. but for our part, we are willing to do what is our responsibility as directed by the president and constitution. >> you know, the biden administration largely left in place the trump era tariffs on china. do you see the potential for bipartisan agreement going forward? >> i think for us to succeed, it will require a bipartisan foundation. the greatest traditions have always had a bipartisan element. and the policies we have pursued with respect to the prc have been bipartisan. by the way, the same thing is

true with respect to ukraine. so, from our perspective, we would like to see that continue. now, obviously, we don't know what the incoming team will do. all i can say, when it comes to investing in our alliances, these are things we will advocate because we think they are not political issues but american issues that can serve all of the people of this country. >> yeah. >> are you planning any kind of consequences for a hack? >> it is a significant issue. i expect that the fbi in terms of their investigation which is ongoing into the hacks soon. we here at the white house have

stood up with a ucg, a unified coordinating group. in order to coordinate the entire u.s. government to be able to deal with this hack. that provide services to u.s. government personnel among others. so you will hear from the fbi on that. i do expect this will come up in the meeting in peru. ly not speak to consequence ins the podium, but we have made clear over time we will respond when we see actions taken in terms of cyber attacks, espionage, intrusions. that has been a feature of our policy. i will take a couple more. >> can you give us a sense of what else president biden said

to president trump about russia? will he pass on any tips? >> i already mildly violated the not reading out the meeting proviso so i will pass that off to kareem. but with respect to his meeting with president xi, i don't expect him to pass messages. obviously, president trump when he comes into office will have his punt to engage directly with president xi. but i will observe that transitions are uniquely consequential moments. a time when competitors an adversaries can see possibly opportunity because you have this change in government here. and so, part of what president biden will communicate is that we need to maintain stability, clarity, predictability. and he will reinforce the

moment for us to manage this competition going forward, we have to sustain over the long term the channels of communication and he will look to try to consolidate progress on ways we can work together. it is an important meeting. there is actual work to do in this critical moment between the u.s. and china to make sure we don't run into any problems. last question. >> can you explain the strategy for the remaining drawn out authority for ukraine and also if the administration will ask for any additional authority? >> the president has made clear and directed his team to make sure every dollar that congress

gave to him, authorized him to spend, he will spend on behalf of ukraine before he leaves office. now again, these are not dollars he is putting on an airplane and flying across the ocean, but investing in the american industrial base. we make new weapons to give to the u.s. military, all of those dollars will be obligated by the time he leaves office january 20th. therefore, the administration will signal to congress that we would like to see additional funds for ukraine for 2025 so they can be in the strongest possible position to negotiate. now what form will that take? i am not going to get myself in trouble by turning into the omb

director up here. i will just say that the administration very much sees the necessity and the logic of seeking additional resources for 2025. since we are doing what congress asked us to do. >> thank you jake. >> well what an extraordinary hour it has been. first you have the oval office meeting between president biden and former president donald trump. coming together, talking about an orderly transition. the election of new senate leadership talking about the things that divide this incoming administration and incoming leadership from outgoing. and you just saw the national security adviser who will hand

off his role to someone he praised. acknowledging that there are big differences on some of the big issues including international issues. things like the middle east and ukraine. president-elect trump did give his first interview since meeting with president biden in the oval office. speaking to the new york post. his view of the transition so far. i want to bring in nbc's vaughn hillyard. donald trump told the post, i asked for his views an he gave them. we know how far apart they are on policy. but it does seem over the course of nearly two hours, he gave president biden a chance to have his say. tell me what you can about this interview that the incoming president gave to the new york post. >> there is a question of how

much defiance and deference there would be over the course of this meeting. the fact it lasted nearly two hours is notable in itself. because for donald trump, this was somebody who has served previously in the white house four years. knows many of the foreign leaders and he has been highly critical of president biden over the course of the four years and has frequently questioned his capacity to remain as president of the united states. yet, we did hear a little different tenor about president biden trying to put a wedge between he and vice president harris donald trump repeatedly suggesting there is no credence to this, that president biden

actually supported him and not his democratic vice president. that all led up to this moment. this meeting here inside of the white house, and we are hearing from donald trump, you said for the first time here, to, the new york post. there are a few brief quotes here. this is from donald trump about the meeting. saying quote you know it has been a long slog and he did a good job. we had a really good meeting. he went onto say he did directly ask president biden for his thoughts on some issues. particularly around the war in the middle east. in which he said, quote, i wanted, i asked for his views and he gave them to me. we talked about the middle east. like wise, i want you to know his views on where we are and

what he thinks. he has made the decision to not get the daily intelligence briefing saying he didn't want people to accuse him of leaking classified information. so for donald trump, he is coming into this meeting with little classified intelligence at this point in time. so there is a question of how much he would seek information wise he suggested he was interested in the current president's knowledge base and what information he would be able to offer him as we are two months away from him taking the reigns. >> i want to get a quick reaction from you. i'm sure they are just getting this news as we are. but if i can, we are just saying that nbc news is projecting that control of the u.s. house of representatives is going to go to the

republicans. control of the house, that gives republicans the trifecta. they will control the white house, we saw they just elected a new leadership team. and control of the house projected to go to the republicans. i want to bring in former burgham campaign campaign lance trover, there were democrats holding out hope as you know up until the last second that they might eke out a small majority. what does it mane now? >> it is full speed ahead for the trump agenda. the folks at mar-a-lago must be thrilled by this news. everybody thought this was going to happen. but you know, donald trump made a lot of promising on the campaign trail. talking about getting our border under control. we have the tax cuts and jobs

act. he will need all the help he can get. how much will the democrats want to help? that is a pretty big mandate from the people of this country. so i think they are expecting not just republicans but democrats to come to the table as well. >> so let's talk a little bit about the kind of, the civility we saw between biden and trump to get things done. there are certain issues where with a tight majority it will be difficult. so where do you see the democrats coming in and which issues in particular do they

have room for a fight? >> the top issues were getting prices under control, economy, the taxes were the number one issue. donald trump consistently led with voters by double digits on that issue. the same thing with the border. it tells me voters were keyed in. voters are expecting him to get this under control. i think those are the two main issues but i think on the foreign policy level when it comes to iran, people are very concerned about what is happening in israel and with iran. this current administration has undone a ton of sanctions allowing iran to fuel money to terrorist organizations so voters are saying how can we get some of these wars ended. >> let's bring in dasha burns. had this been anticipated by

the incoming team? and what have you been hearing from them about their plans should they take control of all three places in government? >> i don't know how much it was anticipated. but the way donald trump has taken command of this party and pushed them over the finish line. and this is huge for the new white house team. they know that they are coming in, with a total mandate. donald trump was still getting his sea legs in 2016. that is not the case anymore. just how deferent this time is going to be because of how much

more command he has over the party. the people he is surrounding himself with. the operators like susie whiles will be his white house chief of staff who is a serious operator and knows how to get things done and work these relationships and has made it very clear she wants control over some chaos surrounding him. it will be a very different washington and trump administration this time around. >> thanks for that. i will let you go. again, that breaking news. that we want to bring to you once again, nbc news projects that the republicans will take control of the house of representatives giving them control of the white house, the

senate, and the house. there are two races that brought us to this point. in arizona, the republican incumbent was reelected. the incumbent in the california house race, the 41st district. you will remember that we have been waiting for a lot of the results from california to come in. but this one has come in. he was first elected in 1992. ken kalver reelected to the 41st district. i want to bring in former chief of staff for senator john fetterman and adam gentleton and brendan bach. former aide to speakers pall ryan and john boehner. the last i heard, the members of the house were still behind closed doors. what are the conversations that are going on right now on the

house do you imagine? >> i think donald trump being there this morning was a big boost of energy. and great for mike johnson who is trying to make sure he has 218 votes to remain speaker. mike johnson is relatively new to leadership and he has a lot on his plait. i worked for two speakers. mike johnson will have to figure out how to move what will ultimately be donald trump's legacy through the house of representatives with an extremely narrow majority. mike johnson has seen himself unable to do some basic governance the last year because his conference does not want to go along with things

but they will be extremely high expectations. in 2017, donald trump wanted the repeal of obama care on his desk by the time that he became president. of course that never happened but that's the kind of thing he expects he should be able to get. he doesn't care about process excuses. so while everybody is feeling really good today, there will be a lot of friction moments. and obstacles they will have to figure out how to overcome and we will have to see how that relationship remains. >> yeah, there is no doubt about that, the expectations are very high. one of the words we keep hearing is man dade, mandate, mandate. we heard it. when on the senate side, the folks came out after they had their leadership vote. so the expectations may be high. some of the messaging is certainly very clear. you had the republican congressman saying if trump says we jump three feet, we jump three feet. but what role will the democrats play in this and how

much do you think they can kind of stand back and see what has played out in the past, that this has not been an easy caucus to manage. >> that's right. i would say the good news for president trump and republicans today is they have control over all three branches. i would say the bad new is they can enact their agenda. and the reason i say that is that their agenda has proven extremely unpopular. the first thing. one of the first things president trump did last time was try to repeal obama care. and it ended in total disaster and he spent the section half of the year passing a tax cut bill that by the time it passed was one of the most unpopular pieces of legislation ever. people's premiums, millions of people's premiums will go up at

the end of this year if obama care subsidy increases are not extended. republicans probably won't extented them. they will try to use that money to pay for tax cuts for people who are already very wealthy and probably pay for it by cutting programs like medicaid. with control comes responsibility and they have an unpopular agenda that will wear poorly with the american people as the year goes on. >> let's talk more about the specifics. john thune laid out three things very clearly. these are our mandatesment our marching orders from president- elect trump, obviously border security. the economy. and streamlining the economy.

then energy dominance. when donald trump was talking about being a dictator on the first day, he said one of the first things would be drill, drill, drill. what other potential do you think roadblocks and problems? what are the most problematic things democrats will be looking at and republicans will need to take care that it doesn't end up being another obama care? >> the process matters here. they will probably be able to do this under a process called reconciliation. there is probably enough unified support. they will figure it out. the immigration stuff is where i have my eye. to do anything meaningful on immigration, you need resources, you can't just do it on your own. you need 60 votes in the senate and you need democrats. that is what they have both shown they don't have the

discipline within the conference to pass anything on their own. they always had to go to hakeem jeffries, the democratic leader and get help for votes. now let's skip forward to next year, donald trump wants a bunch of money or judges or to help with rounding up illegal immigrants. can't imagine democrats will be useful or interested in helping to pass that kind of thing. if you think of a big government spending bill, there will need to be some forced deal. where donald trump had the longest government shutdown in american history. trying to get money for the border and was unable to do it because they were unable to get that through the senate. and the 60 votes you need to do that. >> the magic number for taking control of the house, 218. nbc news projects that is exactly where the republicans are right now. i want to bring in nbc news steve kornacki with the latest on this breaking news. a couple of house races called

in california and arizona. get us up to speed. >> you see 218 now. these districts were just called that gave republican it is majority. secured the majority for a second straight term for them. the suburbs of tucson. now, nbc projecting he will hold on. he will retain that seat for the republicans. that was number 217. and 218 zoom in on southern california. the 41st district. this is a long time republican incumbent. he was put in a more competitive district. this was a rematch for him

against the democrats and this district when it was redrawn in the redistricting process, you could see it takes in a pretty expansive geographic area. into the desert, palm springs. it took in palm springs. he had a close call two years ago, he hangs on. that gives republicans 218. you can see here, there are nine of them as a matter of fact. there is the second district of maine. they are going to a rang choice voting there. but golden has had the advantage certainly. miller meeks, republican in iowa. a tight race. take a look at this one. it is only an 823 vote

difference. but there may not be any more vote to be counted here. as close as it is. this could be another republican gain. a couple others here, the at large seat in alaska. the republican challenger leading there. a good chance the republicans can pick that one up as well. they are hoping republicans zoom in again. this is michelle steele, the republican incumbent here. this race is now moved inside of one point. still votes to come. republicans hoping very much to hang onto this one. trying to give themselves any kind of a pad. this is an exceedingly narrow majority. another opportunity for republicans hanging onto a seat. could the republicans get this count up to 221, 222? that is where they would like

it to land. that is where it could land. it doesn't take too many absences or surprise vacancies. and things could get very tight there very quickly for a mayorty like that. >> and you have two people the president-elect wants in his cabinet. let me ask you steve. obviously the margin will matter potentially significantly with nine yet to be called. i didn't know whether or not having one called in california had been in california. if that is a sign more could come in quickly. if you want to venture any kind of guess about when we might actually have a final number. there was someone who said we would have it by thanksgiving. we are all in. in unchartrd territory. tell us what you know. >> thanksgiving of this year? >> yeah. >> that's a $6 million question. >> folks i think are coming to

see what close election watchers have been frustrated about for a long time. that is the speed of lack there of when it comes to counting up votes in california. the process is dictated at the county level. when you get the calls and batches of votes. the counties are reporting them out. and so it is sort of the schedule that these different counties are on. it probably won't take seeing many more votes for a candidate whose lead will hold on. but the decision desk wants to see more votes come in. and you are at the mercy of whatever counties are in the district. it is amazing the contrast. for folks watching this. and scratching their heads. california, very large state.

on the other side of the country, florida. a very large state. some of these counties will go for weeks. getting these votes reported out. if control of the house came down to california, it was going to be a wait. republicans got their 218 seats in the 27th district of california. mike garcia, that was eight days. a little further out this time. it is eight days this time. exactly the same. two years later. >> thank you so much steve. again, two more house races called giving republicans the majority. we saw other members of the

republican leadership. now we are seeing members of the democratic side. chuck schumer said he was disappointed and bipartisanship is very important. let me bring in vaughn hillyard. that might be an optimistic take on the part of chuck schumer. it will be a very different washington. and very different congress that donald trump goes into than when he first was inaugurated back on january 20th, 2017. >> i think it would be fair to suggest that the former bipartisanship that chuck schumer and democrats are hoping for is bipartisanship to block much of the donald trump agenda. it is going to be high stakes to pull that off though. let's be very clear here.

in the u.s. house, you are looking at a narrow majority for republicans. and this is so much more in the mold of donald trump than it ever was when he was in the white house. there's only two of the ten house republicans that voted to impeach him in the aftermath of the january 6th attack who will still be serving in the u.s. house in 2025. dan newhouse and david valadeo. only two republicans voted who impeach donald trump after the january 6th attack are going to be in this u.s. house of representatives. and we have seen donald trump not punish the likes of marjorie taylor greene for their efforts to oust speaker mccarthy or speaker johnson. it was matt gaetz traveling with donald trump. included elon musk. matt gaetz led the charge. there have been no

repercussions the last couple of years. so speaker mccarthy is working with the tough reality. fa this he doesn't fall in line, on the senate side, this will be the one opportunity for democrats in terms of a partnership. and that was john thune. an alie of mitch mcconnell. unable to commit to the demands that they be allowed for recess appointments allowing donald trump to bypass the confirmation senate process. of the three individuals

republicans going for that position, it was only john thune that said everything should be on the table. but he didn't outright agree to the terms that donald trump was setting so clearly a majority of the republican senate is eager to not necessarily walk in lock step with donald trump. but at least ensure there is still some sort of separation of power between the branches and that there is a check on whatever executive items that donald trump attempts to push through or rely on the congress to enact even if they have republican majorities in both chambers. >> so what will you be looking for, listening for in the days and weeks to come before the inauguration, before the new congress is officially installed to give an early indication of where this might be headed? >> you first need to take a look at the process unfolded here. i think they have operated with just a ruthless discipline that i think a lot of people are

pleased to see. susie wiles at the helm is clearly a calming force. somebody who they are rolling this out, these names of cabinet secretaries and picks for the administration. very methodically. so that gives people a lot of good vibes and good feelings when it comes to what's going to be coming in the days and weeks ahead. i suspect a lot of ungracious coming out. and on the immigration front as well. >> ruthless discipline. maybe that's what comes out of winning the white house, the house, and the senate. i want to thank all of our guests for being with us. coming up, republicans officially have control as we said of the house as of now. but who will be in the leadership? inside the debate that is going on right now, next. ow, next. do your dry eyes still feel gritty, rough, or tired?

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now that we know republicans have control, the outstanding question is who will lead. here is the current speaker mike johnson just yesterday. >> my plan is to be at mar-a- lago all weekend to iron out details of the plans ahead. as you can imagine, he has a lot going on. he has to fill out a cabinet.

he has to appoint his top staff. we are delighted with the picks so far. but he and i have both had a lot going on. so we will be talking about that and a number of other items over the week. >> joining us now, melanie zanona. it is great to see you. look, that was a confident looking mike johnson. the conservative members of the house freedom caucus may not like it but does it look like he will retain the speakership and what's the latest on the ground you are hearing? >> they will keep the majority. that is good news for mike johnson. he is not running against anyone. they are not putting up a challenge from the house freedom caucus. that is despite the fact the house freedom caucus huddled and talked about whether to mount a symbolic challenge to try to put up a protest candidate. but the reality is there is very little appetite on capitol hill to stand in donald trump's way on anything. no one wanted to get up this

morning during these leadership candidate forums and say we want to challenge mike johnson when trump was also on the stage saying this is my guy. he is tremendous. i am with him all the way. so we are expecting mike johnson. they will get voting here just momentarily over at the hyatt regency here. they are expected the top leadership to all reclaim their exact same positions. winning means a lot. there is a huge appetite to rally and unify. i will warn given the fact it is expect today be a razor thin majority, that doesn't mean there won't be bumps along the way. every day will be a whip count. this is just more of a trump friendly conference than we have seen. and they will want to move fast

to get his agenda enacted. so a big moment here. >> how fast would you expect them to get through these votes? >> it will move quickly. they are not facing any challenges. they might have to go through a secret ballot. but it shouldn't take long. there is one contested race though that we should point out. the conference chair. the number four position. that was originally elise stefonic. so there is a contest to fill her job. and it is a two way contest there. other than that, we are not seeing a lot of changes.

>> melanie, thank you for that. though house republicans have not chosen their new leader but should shortly. senate republicans of course have moved forward senator john thune tapped to be their new leader and the new leader tweeted quote just got off the phone with donald trump. senate republicans are excited and ready to get to work implementing his agenda. >> reporter: unity is the word we will hear a lot. it is what john thune by talking to donald trump in this moment is underscoring and it is exactly what he came right out and said in his first moments publicly as the newly minted republican majority leader. watch. >> this republican team is ewe neated. we are on one team. we are excited to get to work

to enact president trump's agenda. we have a mandate from the money people not only to clean up the mess left by the biden agenda. >> we have a sense from this campaign of what those priorities areful everything from the border to taxes. but the how of how they go about doing that will be critical. we now have the who. which is john thune most likely with speaker mike johnson. but what the priorities list are, how they end up going about it, how quickly they confirm on the senate side of this building, the cabinet members that will make up the trump administration in this second iteration, all of that remain to be seen. but it is clear from what we are seeing here on capitol hill is the more things change, the more they actually stay the same with johnson atop that house conference.

and thune, the long time number two to the number one mitch mcconnell now ascending to that top spot himself. >> stick with us if you will. i want to bring in adam and brendan. as somebody who worked for two different speakers, what will happen behind the scenes? what are we not going to see between now and january 20th that is really important to seeing how much of this agenda moves forward and moves forward in the way donald trump would like to see it? >> first of all i had to chuckle a little bit about the tweet from john thune, that is a surreal moment for him talking to donald trump. he is not a donald trump guy. they don't have much of a relationship. so establishing that relationship will be interesting. getting the incoming president to understand the steps required to enact his agenda. they will try to do a tax bill through a process called reconciliation that allows them

to forego the filibuster. they can pass it on a simple party line vote in the house and the senate. there are steps involved there. you have to pass a budget resolution first. then the committees have to get together and put together a package. this frustrated donald trump the first time around. he had very little understanding of how this worked and got impatient. i don't know he will be any less impatient this time. so bringing him along. having him understand the steps takened an show him there is action. he will call john thune all the time and say where are we on this? what's the latest? and making sure his patience is in check. >> so, as somebody who worked on the senate side, the upper house, more genteel, let's say, in a kinder gentler congress.

but what are you looking for under john thune and how he will wrangle? it is always wrangling right? what will we see from him? >> you know, what i will look for is does he have the ability to persuade trump of how things move. at the end of the day, you can explain to someone like trump why the rules that govern reconciliation say that a certain legislative priority that trump might want is not allowed into the package and that not pass the fast track. and you have to explain to trump the reason why it can't get into that is because the senate parliamentarian says it cannot and you have to explain to him that is a staff member who can be fired if senator

thune decided to. so, you know, you try to explain that to someone like trump and i think president trump is likely to raise the question of why don't we just fire him and put someone in who will rule the way i want them to? and why don't we change the senate rule because you can do it with a majority vote at any time? seeing what his patience level is for the pace at which is senate operates and the rules by which it is governed will be an interesting challenge. and something very difficult for trump to navigate when he doesn't get his way. >> i want to play a little bit of what he heard. it is mike lawler. a republican from new york. on what he is anticipating moving forward. let's take a listen. >> we will hit the ground running on a lot of critical issues from the economy and the affordability crisis. taxes, energy, the border

crisis. and international crisis, we have a lot of work to do. obviously having a house majority, a senate majority in the white house will make it easier to quickly advance on these issues. >> one of the consistent things we have heard the past 24 hours and we will hear more of now that the house members know they are in control, determination to fulfill exactly what donald trump has said are his priorities. i guess the question is what is the mood, is that determination backed up by a plan? >> that might be why johnson said he will be spending the weekend at mar-a-lago. they don't want just a general theme of ideas but a to do list. what will they set, the first senate bill in the first house bill that will be introduced in

the next congress come january. what will they do before trump is even there in this lame duck period? many of them feel like they didn't necessarily do enough prep work because a win from trump was a surprise even to him. now they feel prepared to plan and go forward with their own policy agenda. this will be a fascinating time. listening to people like brendan and adam, i think we will see a really fascinating dynamic emerge here of the institution preserving itself or the institution being bent and perhaps broken by a second trump presidency. it put mcconnell at odds with

the former president. so will he be able to preserve the pace, allow for patience. trump is not a patience person. that will be one of the key dynamics we watch here. >> an extraordinary historic day in washington dc. the promise of seeing president biden and former president trump sitting together in the oval office. a peaceful transfer of power. something we did not see four years ago. the election for the first time in nearly two decades of someone new to lead the republican side of the senate. and, the control of the house decided. the house, the senate, and the white house now in republican control. thank you for helping us make sense of what has been an extraordinary afternoon. and that is going to do it for us this hour. make sure to join us for chris jancing reports every weekday 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. our coverage continues next. ou.

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