he did vote for grenell. he says, though, that his opposition to neera tanden is not personal.n some opposition to neera tanden as sexist. >> what's your reporting where he is coming from, dana. >> look, joe manchin, you're right that it was the content of many statements neera tanden made about republicans and democrats and he reviewed a lot of them. he like susan collins, for example, my understanding is that the fact as michael said that she deleted a lot of them, that it is a judgment issue. for joe manchin, it is bigger, again, the promise president biden made to be bipartisan, to change the tone and tenor of washington, and he is very openly not happy with the fact that there hasn't been more bipartisan outreach say on the covid-19 relief bill. not saying that he is using this as a way to send a message but it is unique for someone like him. he is a former governor, he is somebody who historically likes to give the chief executive, in this case it is the president, the nominees they want. it does say a lot. >> michael, then what about the white house saying they feel good

rick grenell is fine.ator rob portman who also voted to confirm rick grenell, he announced his opposition to neera tanden today, so did utah senator mitt romney. there's still time to find one republican, any republican vote for ms. tanden. republican senator lisa murkowski of alaska was notably quiet on the prospect. but until then, until a republican senator decides that he or she will vote for ms. tanden, tanden's nomination to lead omb is hanging by a thread tonight because of the outrageous double standard by e democratic senator who was happy to excuse much worse behavior than hers for a male nominee in a previous administration but has apparently discovered a double standard. the biden administration says they remain in full support of their nomination and they are not fulling it. watch this space. ts best. taking metamucil everyday can help. metamucil psyllium fiber gels to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down. it also helps lower cholesterol and slow sugar absorption to promote healthy b

maria: ric grenell, great to see you this morning as always.♪ ♪ maria: welcome back, deadly mistake, governor cuomo exposed that they hid covid data to be used against them. this bombshell coming after weeks that attorney general revealed that new york undercounted coronavirus deaths at long-term care facilities by as much as 50%. congressman lee zeldin joining me now. good morning, congressman, thank you very much for joining me. what do we know and what are the implications? congressman: what we knew that end of march nursing home order required infected patients to be placed with healthy nursing home residents and then we knew that the administration was covering it up, covering up a lot of the deaths. just how many infected patients were placed in nursing homes, we found out this week, the number is over 9,000. what else did we know? well, now we have an admission from a top aide to governor cuomo that they withheld from federal investigators this information, why? the admission also includes the intent of wanting to block a doj investigati

rick grenell is fine. neera tanden, mm-mm.hey weren't the only senators to announce they were voting no. ohio senator rob portman, who also voted to confirm rick grenell, he announced his opposition to neera tanden. so did utah senator mitt romney. there's still time, though, to find one republican, any republican vote, for ms. tanden. republican senator lisa murkowski of alaska was notably quiet today on the prospect. but until then, until a republican senator decides that he or she will vote for ms. tanden, tanden's nomination to lead omb is hanging by a thread tonight because of the absolutely outrageous and overt double standard to which she is being subjected by even at least one democratic senator who was happy to excuse much worse behavior than hers for a male nominee in a previous administration, but apparently has discovered some new standard that will keep her from getting his vote. republicans have done it. at least when democrats are doing it, that might make the difference here. the biden administration remains in

ric grenell, thank you very much for being here. >> thanks for having me, maria., ric? we just saw those pictures, it's absolutely extraordinary. now we get this from our colleagues at fox 5 in washington, an internal e-mail obtained by fox 5 in washington reveals members to have national guard might be in dc through the fall of 2021. the national security council is ask to investigate capitol police on planning post march 12th support and meet for agencies to discuss this on wednesday 17th, this week, ric, we know that this is costing half a billion dollars to keep all of this fortification in place till mid-march, the price tag all the way until the fall would be extraordinary. what kind of intel would warrant such a move? >> well, first of all, let's be clear that many dc politicians, nancy pelosi and all her friends love this. this is like living behind a gated community. they want to be away from the people anyway. so in many ways they are loving the exclusivity on what's happening in capitol hill. i want thank a second to thank senator ron johnson and chuck

along with former acting intelligence of intelligence, ric grenell.ng taxes, red tape, securing the borders, energy independence, constitutional judges, free, fair trade, save neighborhoods, good schools, save healthcare, tell me what i'm missing, matt gaetz, because that's it, america first. >> we certainly haven't missed what sounded like governor abbott's announcement for president in 2024, and i have it on pretty good authority that governor abbott has already inquired with former president trump about there handicap accessibility at camp david. he would be a great candidate.di we're also proud of our governor in florida who has embraced freedom, but sean, wouldn't bit nice if america's largest state, california, was able to live a little more freely. right here, tonight, on your show, ric grenell should announce he seeking the governorship of california.li >> sean: i'm not going to let that die. i will let matt gaetz take over the hosting of the show and letn you answer his question. >> [laughs] look, my friend matt gaetz is somebody who really k

joining me now back with us is the one and only ric grenell.e is the former acting director of national intelligence. now when ric speaks people sit up and listen. ric, do you believe judge merrick garland when he says he will protect the justice department probe into both trump russia abuses, special counsel probe? also hunter biden? because chuck grassley was not convinced. >> i have got to say senator grassley is so great on these issues. when i was acting dni he was aggressive with me, pushing me hard, we need more information and transparency is what is called for. so this is a senator who holds republicans and democrats to account. he was very tough on us and very fair at the same time. i have to go i share senator grassley's confusion and worry that what the initial answers from merrick garland were when asked, he couldn't say that this durham investigation would absolutely go on unless there were some sort of a specific merit issue that they were dealing with. the only reason to get rid of somebody is because of the substance isn't righ

rick grenell joins us. type 2 diabetes can have a big impact on your life. can it be prevented? well, the first step is knowing if you something called prediabetes. take the 1-minute risk test today at doihaveprediabetes.org >> jason: president joe biden's america last foreign policy is on full display tonight as the biden-harris administration is now exploring a return to the disastrous iran nuclear deal. in a sharp departure from president trump's campaign of maximum pressure against iran. now, the development prompted a strong rebuke from former secretary of state mike pompeo. have a look. >> we were going to hold the iranians accountable. that's the kind of strength that built the deterrence model that we had with respect to iran. i hope this current administration won't give up on that.. we can't go back.op the american people can't afford to go back to those policies. the iranians knew they had the capacity to push president obama around, to get a deal that gave them the pathway to a nuclear weapon and our administration didn't permit that to happen. w

you were also number 2 in intelligence office under ric grenell and you along ric grenell, john ratcliffesue around china and the threat it poses. i want to get your take on what president biden said in hall this week that the fact that one million uighurs are locked up in concentration camps, he said, well, this is just a culture norm. it's a chinese culture norm. kash: this administration's take on biggest threats of america which is china. they are in genocide in china against the uighurs, that's factually not in dispute and for the leader of the free world to say genocide is the norm. can you believe if president trump would have said the genocide of uighurs is cultural norm? it allows for this outrageous conduct and more importantly the death and defamation of a minority population in china who are encamped, in fenced enclosures and cannot leave and are undergoing reeducation therapy. this is a serious threat to the world. maria: and not only that but i'm glad that you mentioned the left media allowing this propaganda to take place. look at these headlines from the global times. xi j

let's watch former acting dni ric grenell.ious pattern of how the biden administration, the biden picks, the nominees have really been downplaying china and the crisis that we're in with china and overplaying the russian threat. russia is a problem. china is a crisis. the whole idea of having an america first policy is to stand for western values. it is to stand for capitalism. it is to stand for the rule of law. we can't cut that in half. we can't decide we'll just have consensus with the chinese when they have a genocide going on. what, we will have half a genocide? elizabeth: that is in reference to president biden saying to the cnn town hall on tuesday that chinese president xi xinping he gets it when biden criticizes china for human rights abuses. biden said, quote i will not speak out against that. there are cultural norms in different countries this is about hong kong, taiwan, what china is doing to the uyghurs. your response to that? >> that is perfect example. on one hand the administration is very proud they continue

. >> and with us rick grenell. and erica, kristin tate and brandonnd judd, we have disturbg information about how the fbi even the irs, can track you on your devices without a warrant. that includes encrypted and lost iphones. we'll get you updated on the cuomo scandal. former assistance attorney general said that cuomo could face federal criminal charges over the cover-up of covid-19 covid-19nursing home deaths. connected to cuomo's orders. they are asking was that an attempt to scare people into silence and not talking to federal investigators, cuomo is denying all of this. you may be surprised at number ofof stakes watch dogs say -- fr seniors and families. also cnn facing a credibility crisis, how it handled coverage of anchor chris cuomo's brother andrew cuomo, we launch our new exclusive "evening edit" series, your voice, america stands up, america speaks out against things like botched covid-19 lockdowns, defund police and so much more, you will hear from families now fighting back, they feel america deserve

rick grenell, let's go first to you. >> look, i think what we're seeing is that the goal is consensus. the goal is to make sure that the europeans and russia and china and the u.n. security council and everybody come out all happy and in agreement. and the problem with that is when the goal is consensus it just means that the others get to water down our policy. maybe even veto our policy, and so, instead of viewing talks as like a tactic, say, so that we come together and we push our policy, looks there is no question that sometimes the american policy or the american position in the trump administration, we stood alone, and we would step out, but we did that because we felt like that was the best thing for the american people and then we would convince others to follow, and many times they did follow. our goal wasn't to be accepted by the rest of the group. it was to protect the american people and that's the opposite goal that the biden team has. >> jason: it's the difference between leading from behind and actually leading world as president trump did. but give me your perspective

. >> bret: you know, democrats .2 trump nominees like ric grenell who is a prolific partisan tweeter who did not have a problem getting through the vote. if by critics of the hold up say republicans did not even address some of president trump's tweets that dealt specifically with people. >> i a lot of my members chose not to comment on the presence daily tweeting, i was among them. we concluded it was not a constructive use of our time. >> bret: you don't think that there's a difference there as far as holding one side accountable or not? >> well, i think when it comes to being confirmed, your record is before the senate. the senates and the personal business, unlike the house. and so when members come up for confirmation, their whole record is before us. in this day and age, tweeting as part of your record. >> bret: we are just 12 days, senator, since your blistering speech on the senate floor about former president trump. here's a piece of that. >> he did not do his job. he didn't take steps so federal law could be be faithfully executed. and order restored. no. instead, according

let's get started right now we begin with former acting director national intelligence ric grenell he is a straight shooter, when he talks people sit up and take notice and listen. it is good to see you, what is your reaction when you heard president biden downplayed an excuse it seemed like he was excusing china human rights abuses at last night townhall. >> i hope you don't mind but i'm going to say one second were sending prayers to rush limbaugh's family it's been a rough and somber day for many people, he is an icon and i hope we can constantly say that. in reference to the cnn question in the china question. i think this was one little mess up on cnn we wouldn't be talking about this. but this is now a real serious pattern of how the biden a administration, the biden picks the nominee have really been downplaying china in the crisis that were in with china and overplaying the russian threat, russia is a problem, china is a crisis and when you look at the cia nominee, bill burns, he had a great career as an outsider for a little while but the last six years he's been running an n

elizabeth: ric grenell, great to see you. thanks for joining us. come back soon, okay? you're great on the show. >> thanks. elizabeth: coming up former louisiana governor bobby jindal. he will join us with the update on texas now battling the winter version of hurricane harvey. dozens now dead. millions still without power. the debate, the biden administration and climate change activists say the time is now to overhaul the power grid for green energy. officials are pushing back hard. the grid is not ready. it is buckling. it would be a dangerous move. the story next. >> yet the last nuclear power plant that was built here is could man chee peak outside of fort worth. in 1991 it came on line. construction started in 74. the coal-fired plants have been reduced by a third of capacity. we're not investing in new gas-fired generation plants and yet there has been an explosion in the construction of wind energy farms all throughout west texas and that is an intentional public policy decision from the highest levels of state government. the governor, the texas legislature, th

ric grenell, thanks very much. the former u.s. ambassador to germany and former director of national intelligence. by the way, it's not a total of 17. some are retiring, like pat toomey in pennsylvania. we told you we would hear from greg abbott in texas. a lot of power has been returned to most texans right now but let to a cascading series of issues including water that isn't safe and indeed foot shortages. the governor right now. >> the first responders to keep texans safe. i want to say things to the truckers, the formers, the ranches, the grocery store workers and refinery works that are ensuring texans have the food and the supplies that they need right now. because of their tireless efforts, we continue to make tremendous strides to overcome the challenges over the past week. we're working nonstop with local and federal partners, my staff and i have been in communication with local leaders and emergency officials throughout the state and will continue to work closely with them. we're also working with the biden administrati

i agree with ambassador grenell. i think we're not stopping at the 1.5 million signatures,.want to get 1.8 to 2 million. we don't want any doubt in anybody's mind with the validity and accuracy of what we're doing here at our organization. we have until march 17th. we have -- we want to celebrate our milestone collecting the minimum threshold and thank the tens of thousands of volunteers dedicating so much of their lives during the past several months to make sure it's happening. this is the greatest volunteer initiative in american history and i couldn't be more proud of everybody out there working so tirelessly. >> martha: great for your cause. the rubber has to beat to road. do you think you'll get to the point where there is a recall election? a lot of people what happened with gray davis. the recall happened and governor arnold schwarzenegger took over. do you see that whole scenario playing out here? >> we're 100% sure we will get to that point because our -- there are too many people and too many active volunteers that are just killing themselves every day, every week

there is buzz that ric grenell might be interested in newsom's job.dged the question, though, on sunday morning futures. listen. >> i think what we have to do is concentrate first on the signature that we're gathering. i really just want to focus on long-term solutions in california, that's going to take five, six years for somebody to really reform this place. >> reporter: speaking of recalls, former new york governor george pa tacky says the state should look at recalling andrew cuomo amid the nursing home scandal. unlike california, new york has no legal proceeding for ousting an elected official midterm. coming up, we will speak to the senior advisor behind the recall of newsom. ashley, todd. >> thanks so much. todd: new york governor andrew cuomo top aide admits state laws go too easy on nursing home as the coverup scandal intensifies. despite widespread covid-19 deaths, not a single new york nursing home has lost its license. a new york assemblyman joins us next hour to discuss. >> the new cdc director doubles down that it's safe for schools to

grenell says jen psaki needs to apologize to the gay community.ive" couldn't wait to put melissa mccarthy on stage to act out sean spicer. interesting to see if jen psaki gets the same treatment from saturday nightlife over her gaffes. as any press secretary knows, when you became the issue, you aren't serving your boss well. we could be seeing jen psaki having the shortest tenure of any white house press secretary. >> harris: communication is a gift that you have. you were on the team, a prominent surrogate for senator bernie sanders when he was running for president. it is a lot of pressure. but you are ready for it because that's the job. what's going on right now with jen psaki that you see? >> i think, you know, i think we've reached a state pretty much all of us agree with us in our discourse where we're -- instead of actually having real conversations about issues in this moment, people are digging up anything they can to cancel somebody. i think it's concerning because this tweet was from years ago. i am not one to -- i stand in solidarity

let me go to ric grenell. ryan brought up the issue of doxxing. officials and staff and they are going to be held accountable? are you, have you ever been a donald trump supporter? really? stuart stevens, i believe. >> they've been vindictive. they've been nasty. but look, i want to answer ryan's question of why steve schmidt didn't respond. it's the age-old question in washington, d.c., because it's about money. this is an organization that collected $87 million to unseat donald trump, and other republicans. they are claiming to be former republicans. they are disgruntled because they didn't get in on all the consulting fees from the beginning. make no mistake, if donald trump would have hired any of them, they wouldn't have done the lincoln project. this is the old story of washington: money, money, money. they all got millions of dollars, and i think the big story right now is why aren't the donors to the lincoln project abandoning them? there was a story today saying that some of them are thinking of possibly not funding them anymore. are you

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grenell, rick grenell who joe manchin supported when he was nominated by the former president. she's getting this specific fight that no one else is getting. do you feel confident she will be able to overcome it, despite manchin? >> well, we are fighting hard for neera. we had senator grassley announce he is open minded on neera's confirmation, we have other republican senators we're talking to. we know that getting someone confirmed in a 50/50 senate is hard. but neera tanden would be a superb budget director. she would be one of the most outstanding budget directors we've had. she knows policy, she knows all of how to get something done in washington, she's a great candidate for the job, and certainly we're fighting our guts out to get her confirmed. >> i mean, republicans don't care about that. let's stipulate to that. they care about winning the sort of fights that are more about messaging for their side. targeting these women, people of color, it is on message for them. would joe biden be willing to make neera tanden acting omb director if they continue to fight, and if jo

we've got exclusive interviews with the governor of florida, ron desantis, ric grenell, jim jordan and then start smart every week today from 6-9 a.m. eastern on fox business for "mornings with maria," fox business, 6-9 a.m. eastern. thank you so much for joining me, i will see you again next time. have a wonderful long weekend and valentine's day. ♪ ♪ gerry: welcome to the "wall street journal at large." americans waited 80 years for the first impeachment trials and over a century for the second. now they seem to come around every february. there's no halftime show or un-funny commercials. so watching yet another senate trial this week, you could be forgiven for dismissing it. but it would actually be a mistake not to pay real attention to this case. it's not that there's any

is a lot of criticism about a lot of issues with that, in fact former ambassador to germany rick grenelllike this shadow government inside the white house and he believes this is the obama administration coming back in. there will be this shadow policy movement, both domestically as well as internationally, and we've seen that, we will see that a lot more with samantha powers who is also being criticized because she's more of an idealist, not a realist and a lot of people feel she will not play wellin that position at the united nations. >> i know you'll be watching it. thank you very much. that is all for tonight. don't forget to set your dvr so you never miss a show, so you never miss a show, jillian: it is monday, february 8th. getting school back in session, students in chicago and san francisco could return to class this week after tense negotiations. but the war wages on in philadelphia as teachers are expected to protest this morning. we'll have a live report. todd: plans for a monster covid relief bill goes forward. the president clashes with progressives. >> brady, play action.

is a lot of criticism about a lot of issues with that, in fact former ambassador to germany rick grenellwill be running kind of like this shadow government inside the white house and he believes this is the obama administration coming back in. there will be this shadow policy movement, both domestically as well as internationally, and we've seen that, we will see that a lot more with samantha powers who is also being criticized because she's more of an idealist, not a realist and a lot of people feel she will not play wellin that position at the united nations. >> i know you'll be watching it. thank you very much. that is all for tonight. don't forget to set your dvr so you never miss a show, sunday night in america live. will and abby are next. we will see you next sunday when "the next revolution" will be televised. >> good evening everyone. i'm will come alive from tampa bay, the home of super bowl 55. we are right outside the stadium with abby and emily. welcome to our lives special sunday night in america. in case you're not aware, we are in the final moments of super bowl 55. it is

. ♪ elizabeth: welcome back, former acting director of national intelligence rick grenell had a lot tout president biden's foreign policy. >> i think if this was one mess up on cnn, we wouldn't talk about this, in is a real serious pattern of how the biden administration, picks, nominees, have really been downplaying china and the crisis that we're in with china. and over playing russian threat. russia is a problem. china is a crisis. elizabeth: joining me now, former assistance attorney general tom dupree, we hear biden administration wants to take on china and climate change at the t same time. that joe biden b is ready to del with china to get a deal on climate change. how will that impact the national security issues? >> i think that is a narrow road to walk. i think it is difficult to take the hard-line we need to take with china. at theat same time we're pursuig some ambitious goals that president biden talked abouted in the area of climate change. it will put the president in a difficult spot, he will be under a lot of pressure from left wing. but, he has to be mindful of china

tammy bruce's with us, congress is burgess owens, a number-- ric grenell is with us as well. it's friday, february 19, "varney & co." begins right now. ♪♪ david: the game, a little late in the queue, but that's all right. nor snow in new york city although is tapering off a little bit as storms continue to all of the nation all over the place. it's been a tough winter, folks, a tough year and a tough winter, but good times are to come. we have someone coming up in a moment, and doctor from johns hopkins suggesting we could have heard immunity as early as april. let's get to it with house lawmakers drilling ceos of robinhood and writing on the gamestop trading frenzy. what did we learn during these five hours? susan: not much, five hours, a lot of technical glitches and a lot of feedback that made it hard to follow but the biggest take away from the five hours was just how close robinhood was pushed to the brain. they didn't have the money to cover the trades and was very close to having to liquidate 13 million accounts on a platform, catastrophic as you heard from vlad tenev

this should be widely condemned said former acting director of national intelligence rick grenell. the country is first openly gay cabinet member tone deaf, said another tweet. i guess this is the decency we were promised joined in the third while another urged her to issue a heartfelt apology, not to be a done, that envoy john kerry was also roast on twitter today, this time by newt gingrich over his use of a private jet while advancing climate change policies. the former secretary of state called it the only choice for somebody like me who is traveling the world to win this battle, gingrich responded suggesting his decision was yet another symbol of the political aristocracy and its contempt for mere citizens, one for them, a different will for us. rules of fairplay was the theme of sharp questioning on capitol hill of the biden administration's education secretary nominee. modell -- miguel cardona. >> is it fair? >> legal responsibility of schools to provide opportunities for students to participate in activities and this includes those who are transgender. >> interesting conver

elizabeth: welcome back former acting director of national intelligence ric grenell had a lot to saysident biden foreign policy. watch this. >> if this was just one little mess up on cnn, we would not be talking about this, this is now a real serious pattern of how the biden the administration, the biden picks the nominees have really been downplaying china in the crisis that were in with china and overplaying the russian threat, russia is a problem, china is a crisis. elizabeth: joining me now former assistant attorney general tom dupree, tom it's great to have you back on, the biden of administration wants to take on china but wants to take on climate change at the same time in joe biden is ready to deal with china in order to get a deal on climate change. how is that going to impact their national security issues. >> i think that's a very narrow road, the fact is it's very difficult to take the hardline that we need to take with china at the same time were pursuing ambitious goals that president biden is talked about in the area of climate change. i think ultimately they put the p

for acting director of national intelligence rick grenell says becerra is the wrong choice for biden's cabinet. >> he is a politician that loves the power, keep the information away from the people and is having a heyday. in sacramento we have one party rule. we have a media that is afraid of one party rule because democrats always win and don't want to get on the wrong side. he has been unleashed in california with no checks and senators need to understand, look at the california model. do you want the country to be turned into the california model? i can tell you from living in this great state know. todd: there has been a california exodus in recent years as the blue state pushes far left policies. >> senator mitt romney says donald trump would likely when the republican nomination if he ran for president again in 2024. >> he has the largest voice and a big impact in my party but i expect he will play the role. i don't know if you're running 2024 or not but if he does i'm pretty sure he will win the nomination. >> donald trump has yet to say whether he plans to run in 2024. after 77

rick grenell told hannity last night part of the problem is that it's one-party rule in california.s one party accountability as well. so i think if we're seeing the other edge of the sword. >> harris: you know, i want to hit you with one more question on this and i wonder, too, we see this with people leaving states sometimes that their politics can start to change because they realize where they live things are not working. what are some of the telltale signs that maybe gavin newsom missed? >> one of the things he missed. people were already leaving california and heading to texas and florida to begin with. that's right. but i think a lot of people saw not only is the state closed but i have to pay all these taxes, i can't send my kids to school. so he has to look at the other states and we aren't talking about the vaccine roll-out how they have been able to distribute that versus california and new york. so i think he is experiencing a lot of what governor cuomo is experiencing right here in new york is that accountability will come. it was delayed for sure, politics played becau

here with a reaction, former acting director of national intelligence ric grenell along with former lieutenanttsy mccoy. >> i always think that -- i went to pick up on your comment because i think it's really important to say covid has been a disaster for so many leaders, and i think it's okay to say we were trying our best, but what's happened with governor cuomo is a cover-up. he hasn't been transparent, and so i think what the public now wants to know is what's the real truth? you said one thing, then you set another, and we've had this area where we didn't know what was going on. so he can clear this up. he can just become transparent. he couldn't give us the memos he's talking about. he can have his staff brief. if we are not trying to play monday morning quarterback but what we are here for is transparency and to stop a cover-up because that's what's happening. >> sean: to the governor tell the truth today? >> absolutely not, one lie after another and as on the phone and communicated via email with his health department since last march when the scandal began, it was clearly a cover-up.

this should be widely condemned said the former acting director ric grenell. tone deaf said another sweet. i guess this is the decency we were all promised chimed in a record. another urged psaki to issue an apology. john kerry was all roasted on twitter, this time by newt gingrich over his use of a private jet while advancing climate change policies. former secretary of state called it the only choice for somebody like me who is traveling the world to win this battle. gingrich respond suggesting kerry's decision was yet another symbol of the contempt for mere citizens. one rule for them, a different rule for us. meanwhile, rules of fair play were the theme of sharp questioning today on capitol hill of the biden administration's education secretary nominee. >> do you think it's fair to have boys running in a girls track meet? >> it's a legal responsibility to provide opportunities for students to participate in opportunities and this includes students who are transgender. >> reporter: the white house was questioned about whether mr. biden had already broken a

but the same people voted for rick grenell. >> let's start with nero tandon. >> reporter: it depends on who you ask. you made that argument when kristin nielsen, betsy devos and others were facing withering criticism on the hill. critics say allegations of racism is something democrats have used against republicans repeatedly and in many cases effectively though it may not work this time around. >> i have taken on the federal government that i have never sued any affiliation. >> reporter: california attorney general, he sued the federal government to reimpose a federal mandate under obamacare for insurance providers to provide contraceptives to affected groups like the little sisters of 4. meanwhile a growing civil war within the gop. >> i don't believe he should be playing the role. >> reporter: kevin mccarthy and his cheney didn't just disagree on donald trump's role in the party, comments at the reagan foundation to say nothing of his participation in the upcoming conservative action committee, they have fundamental differences in the way they see the party itself. >> especially f

manchin green light orange julius caesar's grenell as basically a twitter troll.own tweets targeting newt gingrich's weight, his wife's looks and michelle obama exercising. since that was bipartisan, that was okay by old joe manchin. plus haaland's nomination. he said he had a nice conversation with tanden and his opposition isn't personal. there's a time for bipartisanship to begin. we'll see what happens on the other side. "new york times" editorial board, republican strategist. i'm just going to go right to you. neera tanden thing bothers me. she's a friend. i like her a lot. she's a smart, brilliant person who would do a good job in the role. hate speech on twitter from the former president. all of a sudden people are up in arms on mean tweets. what are your thoughts? i'm just going to let you talk. >> sure. the hard-earned lesson of merrick garland, you just have to ignore this as nonsense are red meat that these republican are choosing to throw to their base and move forward, build a coalition and do the work. getting caught up in these activities is really

. >> sean: rick grenell, are you announcing that you would consider running for governor of california because if you do, if you would want it, you have mine and matt gaits -- gate's endorsement. i'll do whatever you want. >> look. again, we have a one-party system in california. anyone who wants to be a governor who is a republican in this state is going to have a very tough time. i'm more interested in trying to find ways to fix our problems in california. voter integrity is incredibly important. we do need to recall gavin newsom. that's obviously a different day. >> sean: who is going to run? hold on, i -- >> i want to get in on this. it was a tough time, it was a tough time to take on the intelligence community and declassify documents and rick didn't shy away from that at all. it's my expectation that in a recall election it would be a very different electorate in the state of california, a republican could win, and rick could be that republican. >> sean: i second the notion. but you're lucky because we're out of time, rick. you've been saved literally by the music. but next time,