psaki: absolutely. there are a lot of ways to make testing for two americans and there are a lot of ways that americans are getting access to tests. if you have health insurance, you can go to your doctor. we have also made 50 million tests recently available to community health centers and rural health sites. there are 20,000 free testing sites across the country and we are going to continue to build on that and the president will talk about that tomorrow. >> does the white house collect the administration is doing enough to get americans access to these tests? sec. psaki: we always file we need to be doing more and that is what the president what will -- whether president will talk about tomorrow. >> when was the president last tested? sec. psaki: i will check for you. he is regularly tested. >> you talked about breakthrough cases, that is something you would expect. are these staffers who have also been boosted -- is in white house policy that if you are working in close proximate with the president

psaki: the next -- proposal? sec. psaki: the next couple of weeks will be important. there are high-level staff engagements that involve the president. we have been engaged with leadership, with members of the senate and their staff over the course of the lastly four hours to talk about the path forward you saw. i am sure you saw leader schumer 's statement. >> on covid, has there been an outbreak of covid at the white house? has the president been in contact with a person in need of quarantine? sec. psaki: the president is not in need of quarantine. we will provide information to all of you as outlined with our commitment from just a few months ago about being transparent with those contacts. i don't have an update for you at this point in time but we expect there to be breakthrough cases across the country. certainly in the federal government. the most important thing to note for you and others is the 99% or more of the white house staff is vaccinated at this point. we have a very thorough process here that people abide by who are going to have close contact with th

psaki: sure. well, to go to -- in case you all didn't see the interview the president did with abc that aired last night -- and more pieces were out this morning -- the president was asked -- and just to -- so everyone has the phrasing of what he said, “so, you support a carveout of the filibuster for voting rights?” “well, i don't think we” have -- “we may have to go that far. but i would -- if they -- if it's -- the only thing standing between getting” votes right -- “voting rights legislation passed and not getting passed is the filibuster. i support making the exception of voting rights for the filibuster.” so just so everybody has the full context. you know, the president has spoken to his view -- his strong view -- that getting voting rights legislation passed is a fundamental priority for him. it's something that is essential so that people across the country are able to exercise their right to vote, to participate in the democratic process. that's something he has always believed, always b

psaki: a great question. i don't have specific details of the incident you are referring to, so i can't speak to whether the president aware of it. he is briefed by his security team but i will talk to him and see if there are more details. reporter: on the homeland security secretary was asked about the expansion, including haitians. when asked about expanding it, he said we felt the good faith mentation required that. why is it that expanding a policy to include more migrants, the president referred to as inhumane, is acting in good faith? ms. psaki: the secretary has also stated, and i have two, we don't agree with this program. we find it has flaws, it has unjustifiable human cost, pulled resources away from priority efforts and failed to address the root causes of migration. they also made changes to the program to attempt to instill components, even of a program that we are opposed to. in terms of how we are implementing it, i understanding them a but i point to the department of homeland security, we a

psaki: he is very mindful. he does not want to pull resources away from the rescue and recovery efforts. i think that is what was on his mind. we did finalize the travel and announced that it is for campbell, kentucky. it is to survey storm damage. i would expect while he is there that he will receive an up to from local authority is about what their needs are, see local elected officials and discuss in person with them and make sure they are giving what they need -- getting what they need from the federal government. when he went to the northeast, he wants to hear directly from people. he wants to offer his support to them. people have gone through really incredible challenges. it is about losing parts of their community. i think he wants to offer support to them. i would suspect it is a combination. >> is the precedent suggesting he may have more to say on the filibuster? is there more as it pertains to voting rights? sec. psaki: i know they will be talking about a range of things. build back better is front

psaki: no. reporter: yesterday, president biden said he spoke with senators mcconnell and schumer on funding. has he spoken with senator mcconnell about the debt limit? sec. psaki: i don't have any calls to read out for you but we are encouraged by the conversations happening between leader schumer and senator mcconnell about how to address a range of issues in front of congress, including the debt limit. beyond that, we don't have any of its -- we don't have any updates. reporter: just to clarify, the president said he was tested every day for covid, did he misspeak? sec. psaki: i would point you to the transparent note we put out from the doctor to all of you that outlines when he was tested and what he was tested for. reporter: shifting to the travel policy that goes into effect on monday, airline workers verifying test results to make sure they are negative -- is the administration doing anything to train them so they can do that and spot fraudulent results, for example. sec. psaki: i would

psaki: sure. and i think you heard optimism as well, phil, from a number of senators who came out of a meeting or discussion of the members of the democratic caucus last night. and i think what's important to note there is that there is agreement by the vast majority of members that we absolutely need to move forward, and the cost of inaction makes it so that we don't have -- we -- there's no other option, i should say. and i would say at this point we expect there to be ongoing and continued conversations at a staff level. certainly, the president will be engaged with members and could be over the coming days, and we are looking forward to moving forward in january, as leader schumer has announced. reporter: and have there been any more contacts with senator manchin or his office since the president spoke to him on sunday night? ms. psaki: we have been in touch with his team and his office, and i expect we will continue to be in touch with him as well, but i'm not going to outline all those speci

here is that exchange with jen psaki. >> secretary psaki: one of the president push to present that,we sent those strike forces in part because of the spike in gun violence in something that continues to be a concern. we know we have seen over the course of time we will let other people determine what the cause and effect is. >> sandra: to your point, jonathan, isn't that their job? >> yeah, it is like the north use to claim the low-key effect. we will let other people decide what the cause is. what is your job? your job is to set policy to make things better. if you are not going to look at the causes were addressed them, then you are just reacting and not changing the conditions on the ground. major cities are deteriorating. i'm from chicago and it breaks my heart. in the last day, we saw a huge amount of violence in millennium park where families gather. you can't have that. you can't have them returned to the state of nature the job of government is to guarantee we can walk every street and not become constantly afraid. >> sandra: john yoo point to a problem that exacerbates the

you saw psaki there. she used the phrase "work like hell" at least three times when talking about the next steps for build back better. it's clear the white house is not throwing in the towel there. she reemphasized and reemphasized the relationship joe manchin and the president have. jen psaki pointed out that the president is not vindictive and no matter what happens with the build back better, it's not replaced with animosity and tension. this person took a more optimistic view of the fate of build back better, that it is not buried. basically what the white house will have to do is restructure this bill to meet manchin's center line which is that everything in the bill has to be funded for the next ten years. that will be extremely difficult, and the tax credit about 10.5 over the next ten years. there's going to be a lot of disappointment, a lot of painful sacrifices to be made. based on what the white house has said, based on what senator manchin said, and his history with this stuff, it's not neces

it >> secretary psaki: it was a lame joke! white house this is the way dominic was begun for the white house connect [laughter] >> secretary psaki: believe it or not, jacqui, i don't have time in my schedule to coordinate with the pet folks. but the pet was a present from the president's brother. i met the pet this morning, commander. we can call him by his name. he is very adorable. he's going to bring joy to the president and the first family and to all of us, probably, as well. and i think it was noted by the first lady's team, we can expect to meet the cat, a she, as i've learned, in january. go ahead. >> reporter: here in the district -- and we are seeing similar numbers -- >> mike: a sampling of the question in today's white house briefing. jacqui heinrich, our colleague, asking questions there. a lot of questions about the updated strategy with covid-19. why more testing was not available by now and won't be available in large measure until after the new year, after people would like to spend time with their loved ones.

peter doocy asked jen psaki about this and psaki got very, very angry. take a look. >> in 2021, joe biden said about trump, anyone who is responsible for any deaths should not remain as president of the united ta states, is that still the standard now that more americans have died under president biden than president trump? >> i think the fundamental question here is what are you doing to save lives and protect people and the former president was suggesting people injection bleach. he apparently reportedly didn't even share where people that he was going to interact with that he had tested for positive himself. he continued to try a forum for misinformation which probably led to people not getting -- not taking steps forward to protect themselves to wear a mask to eventually getel vaccinated. this president has made the vaccine widely available. he's relied on the advice of his health and medical experts. >> sean: we all know jen psaki, biden and fauci are liars and they love to smear president trump but really what else can she do? joe biden is a disast

not because we want to get a pel oton as jen psaki suggested.tes it with the craze of tickle me elmo. that's not what this is. if you can't do it, surround yourself with people that do. >> what if i want my peloton. >> i am ready for president biden to say i am santa. we will move on. coming up. first interview since the fatal motive set shooting a tearful alec baldwin said he never pulled the trigger. why that's coming under stunning scrutiny. veteran homeowners, need a financial boost? the newday 100 va loan lets you borrow up to 100% of your home's value and take out up to $60,000 or more. give them a call. veteran homeowners- with home values at all-time highs and rates at near all-time lows now's the time to do more with your home equity. veterans are calling newday at a record pace to take advantage of the newday 100 va loan. you can borrow up to 100% of your home's value to upgrade the kitchen, add a pool for the grandkids, or have the security of cash in the bank. with an average cash out amount of $60,000, you can do more. out in his fi

joining us now, white house press secretary jen psaki.ank you for being here. >> good morning. >> how much coffee -- >> not enough. >> that's an evergreen answer for all of us. americans are about to travel in what could be record numbers for the holidays. so why isn't a vaccination requirement for domestic travel part of the president's plan during this covid surge? >> it's a good question, jonathan, i think it's one we get asked pretty frequently it's because we know that masking can be very effective on airplanes. that's a restriction that we've also increased the fines on so we know that people are wearing masks, more people are wearing masks. we also know putting in place additional restrictions might delay flights and additional implications, and we would do it, though, if the health impact is overwhelming. so, we rely on the advice of health and medical experts but isn't a step at this point that they have determined we need to take. >> so, over the summer when the delta variant was brewing overseas, here, the federal government, t

and i will announce it on jen psaki's birthday. i think peter doocy on one side versus jen psaki -- why don't we just -- why don't you get a one-hour special and fill in for me one night? that would be great for me. would you do that? >> it took all morning to come up with 5 minutes worth of questions. i don't know if i could do an hour. [laughs] >> sean: peter, thank you. joining us now, donald trump jr. don't forget, by the way. this new photo book by president trump, our journey together, is available at 45 books.com. i did not know until tonight that yours truly is actually a niche. and i was like oh, no. because i know he wrote the captions i'm like oh, no. i'm going to get hit hard. it was actually really nice. >> sean, your caption was great. i think you look great in the photo. we had to include some of our favorite fox personalities. you look great in the book, sean. it was a really fun project. it was sort of interesting and you are well aware of so many of these stories that the mainstream media wouldn't report. but a pi

i don't know why that happened. >> what jen psaki said is just too stupid for words.he is the dumb and dumber of press secretaries. if the pandemic is to blame for retail theft and smash and grab happening everywhere in liberal cities, than her boss is to blame, why isn't she standing there blaming what no biting promised he was going to beat the virus in in the pandemic an he the truth of the matter is a you point out, look at where al of this is happening. it's happening in liberal citie run by far left progressive and the policies they want to continue to defund the police, they want to cancel jail and dismantled the prison system, they don't want probation parol for most offenders, you know, they want to just let them go free. let's get leo's take on it very clear. >> let me be clear, greg is absolutely right, there is no punishment for criminal activit in democratic cities. they lower the crime of felony shoplifting to a misdemeanor because they said they didn't want to punish people very do you see people stealing food,. and butter? we vuitton, i don't think peo

charlie: it is really disgusting and listen to people like amar and jen psaki has never been elected to anything calling joe manchin a liar and talking about the heat how he cannot be trusted to because he striving to represent the people of west virginia any is supposed to and the idea that these people think that he somehow works for them and works for the white house under the democratic party, it is so appalling and really does show the nasty disconnect between these people and the market people and even their own voters because look, this is will they run the entire game in washington, they have control over the levers of power in washington. this is a massive massive failure and the reason it is a failure is because they did not listen to people like joe manchin and kyrsten sinema who told them from the beginning as you pointed out, there's a real problem here is going to cause real problems that will hurt their constituents back home. that's who they're working for, not for jen psaki. >> it is fascinating because you have everything the biden administration has done has failed

jen psaki, care to explain? take a look. >> before joe biden was president, he said that covid travel protections were hysterical, xenophobic, and fearmongering. what changed? >> to put it in a full context, with the president was critical of was the way that the former president put out i believe is xenophobic tweet on what he called the coronavirus and who he directed it out. the president has not been critical of travel restrictions. we have put those in place ourselves. we put them in place ourselves in the spring but no, he does not believe we should follow the advice of health and medical experts, that's exactly what he did and putting in place these restrictions over the weekend. >> sean: joining us now with reaction, our own peter doocy. must-see tv, you and jen psaki. we don't need to test people that are here illegally because they're not going to be here very long because they're going to travel in the dark of night but we will call it an early morning flight and the lies seem to get bigger each and e

this is jen psaki warning of the consequences to putin.l og russia to abide by international activities as president biden did in his call with president putin and foreign minister warned any use of force to change border is prohibited under international law and russia should expect further aggression against ukraine would have massive consequences. >> sandra: this is the first time we've known from you since the two world leaders met one-on-one, do you believe biden will stand up and show putin's strength in this moment? >> nikki haley: not unless a miracle happens, he hadn't shown strength since being in the presidency. look at the trump administration, president trump sanctioned russians and fought the nordstream 2. same with china, we countered them and showed strength. that was for deterrence. you didn't see russia pushing on ukraine or china pushing on taiwan. the reason you are seeing that now, they smell weakness from america. putin knows it is not popular in russia for him to go to war with ukraine, what he is do being is posturi

. >> within the hour we expect to see jen psaki, the press secretary, at the microphone for her final briefing of the year, alissa. >> thanks, peter. we turn to capitol hill where house progressives are calling on president biden to act alone to implement parts of his massive social spending agenda which stalled out in the senate when senator joe manchin said he can't support it. in a statement the congressional progressive caucus writes today the elected leadership of the congressional progressive caucus is calling on the president and all democrats who believe in the need to build back better for climate, care, immigrants and those seeking economic dignity and opportunity to come together and deliver for the american people. the white house must continue to act on a parallel track by using the president's incredibly powerful tool of executive action. for his part, the president says he hasn't given up on getting his agenda across the finish line. >> president biden: i haven't given up on this. i haven't given up on it. i want to get as much as i can possibly get done. as much as we

that is an area jen psaki hit hard yesterday. >> those who choose remain unvaccinated he was a stark warning and make clear unvaccinated individuals will continue to drive hospitalizations and deaths. >> this after the chief white house coordinators in a dire warning that the unvaccinated are looking at a, quote, winter of severe illness and death. meanwhile vice president harris breaking from white house script blaming the unvaccinated for the spike in cases. >> it is the fault of the unvaccinated? >> i don't think this a moment to talk about fault. it is no one's fault the virus hit our shores or hit the world. >> reporter: don't what the president to take questions today, jen psaki says that depends on what is asked of him and will want to ask why he's not quarantine after close contact with a new staffer. >> former white house advisor doctor scott accesses the biden administration and doctor anthony fauci have proven time and again they are not trusting the science. >> there is a disconnect between the cases and the serious illness or death. that's good. there's a lot of cases, p

they are telling us the pandemic caused that. >> what jen psaki said is just too stupid for words.ries. if the pandemic is to blame for retail theft and smash and grab that's happening everywhere in liberal cities, why isn't she standing there at the podium that joe biden promised in his inaugural, going to beat the virus and end the pandemic and hasn't done it. as you point out, sean, look at where all of this is happening. it's happening in liberal cities run by far left progressive politicians, and their policies of no bail, low bail. they refused to prosecute great many crimes but they want to continue to defund police, they want to cancel jail and dismantle the prison system. they do not want probation and parole for most offenders. they want to let them go free -- >> sean: sorry, i'm not interrupting. let's get leo's take on it. >> let's be clear, gregg is absolutely right there there's no punishment for criminal activity in democrat cities but they lowered the crime of federal shoplifting to a misdemeanor that because they didn't want to punish people who were stealing food.

jen psaki was asked about this yesterday.here. >> the first group of servicemembers who have been discharged for refusing to do that. >> i refer you to the part of the fence. my understanding is 99% of your force has been compliant. carley: your thoughts on this, they are losing their jobs for not getting vaccinated. >> it is absolutely incredible. the first thing i want to point out is religious exemptions, the military, i keep hearing in the military you have to do this, the military making religious exemptions for so many things that make no sense as far as dress where or so many exemptions they made for people who have religious beliefs or whatever it is, this should be another one if they have religious beliefs they should do it but i want to check out this. if our military is the healthiest of our population, they are screened before they are brought in, the least at risk and i don't understand why we are turning away men and women who raise their right hand to go out and defend the freedoms of the united states of amer

jen psaki down played the report yesterday. saying it's a list of recommendations that the president can accept or deny. she would not predict how long the president would take to review the report. we will put some questions to jason chafffetz later about this. and whether or not democrats want to after the shellacking on november 7th about the idea of court packing. >> sandra: we look forward to that. all of the 14 suspects tied to a dozen smash and grab robbeies were released just hours after their arrest. critics blame the top prosecutor and his zero bail policies. jonathan hunt. >> los angeles is seeing a rash of smash and grab robberies since it began in san francisco and moved south. high end malls targeted. and law enforcement responded including arresting 14 who were 13 quickly released under a zero bail. it was introduced at the beginning of the pandemic as a way to reduce l.a.'s crowded prison population. that's at the root of the problem. >> we are catching the criminals and the problem is we catch them over and ove

jen psaki does not have much to say about supply and demand.she does not have much to say regarding covid testing. she did end zone dance two days ago regarding the white house sending out, what, 500 million at home tests? of course, she is not going to mention this today. the "new york times" reporting, quote: president biden promised 500 million free coronavirus tests but help is weeks away if not longer. the administration hasn't signed a contract to buy the tests nor has it said how quickly they will be shipped once they begin to be available next month. is that saving christmas because it sounds like we are well into january and these cases are exploding. so, yeah. we won't hear the press secretary quote the "new york times" today. that's my bet. >> ben: go ahead, ashley. ashley: i will say even people i have ordered from they have put things out online saying hey, if you have not gotten your gift or purchase by x date send us email we will send you essentially an ioo. we have to go. thanks for being here with me this morning "fox & friend

white house press secretary jen psaki taking questions about omicron and the surge. >> for those who choose to remain unvaccinated, he'll issue a stark warning, and make clear, unvaccinated individuals will continue to drive hospitalizations and deaths. that is not trying to scare people or maybe it is trying to make clear to people in the country what the risks are here of not being vaccinated. what is clear is that we're not in the same place that we were in, something he will reiterate as well, the beginning of the pandemic, thanks to the president's extraordinary work to get 200 million americans vaccinated. to be clear, covid-19 is not the same threat to fully vaccinated individuals that it was in march of 2020. as i said at the top, he will also announce additional steps, so he will outline this clearly tomorrow. he has been candid, and he has been direct. as he's provided updates to the american public throughout on our steps to address what we know is an unpredictable virus and a fight in our once in a generation pandemic. that's what people can expect tomorrow. >> thank you.

kaylee, jen psaki was also asked about hunter's laptop.look. >> my colleague, the laptop from. i was hoping that you could confirm that the laptop is indeed authentic. i did not what was suggested on twitter last year. >> as it relates to the book, i neither have the time nor interest in exploring or reading the book. >> but she does have interest income on the laptop stolen. this info in the campaign. now we know that hunter says the laptop possibly could be his. will let me take a wild guess. the laptop has pictures of you and text with your dad, it is probably your laptop. just my guess. this is inexcusable to me that she will not answer a question about this. because what makes this comment to me, presidential white house territory, it is if you had a candidate, joe biden who said, i will not have my family and business dealings that gives a conflict of interest on appearance of a conflict of interest. well when you have a three and a half hour phone conversation with president xi of china and we do not know if your son has disentangle

jen psaki very capable at her job but in the end your press secretary cannot answer all the questions that the american people want to hear answers from from their president. the guy they elected. they want to hear from him and he has to go out on a regular basis or those numbers will continue to tank. he is already only representing about 31% of the american people who believe he stands for their values and represents them. he has to change this up. harris. i'm not sure he can. >> harris: kevin, i want to press in with you given what matt has said and remind everybody that jen psaki helped us out and told us exactly what is going on. he will take questions if he likes the questions and if there are ones he wants to answer. so at that point when you see the verbal pivot from him we just showed you where i'm not even supposed to be doing this news conference, the question was about joe manchin and the divide. he mumbled and he didn't want to take anymore on that. so that is a big, big issue that started sunday. he brings up another issue, covid. neither one of them he spends very much

jen psaki said that in the press conference. as you're describing and they're not acknowledging that, does it get worse? >> it's not going to get better. the labor participation rate goes down. when they put out the numbers, they have given up on people not looking for a job. that's not good for the country. they're going to keep raising taxes and make it difficult to run a business and it will hurt job growth. by the way, who gets hurt? not the rich. it's the poor. people like my mom growing up that struggled for work. she will have a hard time getting the work. >> sandra: it's a great point. a lot of this polling has -- it's incredible to see people that -- a majority of people in a new gallup poll said 53% that left their job during the pandemic are not planning to go to work any time soon. that is an interesting reality. i want to ask you about the rising tensions with ukraine's border, with russia and the white house saying they're keeping an eye on russia for a possible invasion. where does your concern lie here? >> i thin

psaki was asked before this announcement was made about a possible outbreak at the white house.ere's what she had to say. >> we expect there to be breakthrough cases across the country, right. and certainly in the federal government. and the most important thing to note for you and for others is that 99% or more at this point of the white house staff is vaccinated. boosters are strongly recommended and distributed. we have a very thorough process here that people abide by who are going to have close contact with the president and even beyond that. and those protocols go above and beyond cdc guidelines. >> reporter: psaki also said the white house does not plan to change its covid protocols at this point. at the white house, nikki carvajal, cnn. >>> they warn people may need to scrap their plans. they are warning it is better to cancel an event than to cancel a life. have a listen. >> all of us want to spend time with friends and family. all of us want to get back to normal. the fastest way to do this is for all of us, leaders and individuals, to make the difficult decisions that

butt jen psaki says it is no big deal. excuse me? dr.that philly will no longer call him dr. straight head. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> sean: big blue states cannot let go of their pandemic power grab. draconian shutdowns. california, new york now re-imposing their own unique indoor macs, mask mandates despite little signs were dated to back it up. to get this. just a day after the mandate went into effect, the new new york governor, kathy, appear to walk back saying the state will not be enforcing the order and that it is subject to individual a a counties. what is driving democratic efforts to keep the pandemic going? and to stand in the way of a full recovery and a return to normal. we have vaccines, we have boosters, wera have monoclonal antibodies the democrats and joe biden never want to talk about it biden mentioned monoclonal antibodies one time. that is it. democrats, well, they can get a mike let go of therefore left to lock down dependencies and tonight we are learning more about the 27 u.s. air force service members who were administrativ

here is what circle bag jen psaki had to say that kind of fits in with a comment that the tragedy ofhas the president commented on the first group of service members who have been discharged for refusing to get the covid vaccine? >> right of course refer you over to the to the department of defense and my understanding is that 99 of the air force has been compliant. as the secretary of defense i'd come the will help ensure readiness which is what the american people expect from the armed forces and are encouraged by the high level of compliance. >> sean: here with dr. oz. we've gone over all your positions on issues. one thing we haven't talked about since the early days of the pandemic when you would come on the show is where we are with covid. and we have the omicron variant, we are reading a lot about it, learning a lot about it. but vaccines, boosters, there are still breakthrough cases. how come there is so little talk about monoclonal antibodies. anecdotally, vaccinated people come unvaccinated people, pre-existing conditions, comorbidities, compromised immune systems, i know a

manchin had broadcast his thoughts on this quite clearly all along, although jen psaki and her white house statement seem to say that they were shocked by it. jen psaki, that makes it every more interesting, 53 minutes from now she will hold her daily press briefing and we will likely hear her reaction firsthand to that. real quickly, final thoughts, five seconds left. the images are reappearing out of aoc staring down manchin at the last state of the union address. in the new year, how do they handle this? >> you know, senator schumer says they're going to take a vote and make manchin vote against it. my guess is perhaps cooler heads will prevail, they'll decide to call it a new bill, call it something different and maybe not continue the 2021 fight into 2022. >> sandra: byron york, great to see you. you are busy, you got our attention. [laughs] thanks for joining us. mike? >> mike: sandra, they could pass bite-size portions of this bill. multithousand page bill, it tends to make people nervous, so we will see if they go at smaller pieces of it to try to get at least something acros

psaki: hi, everyone. ok. i know we've done -- hello -- a lot of news in your inboxes this

this is jen psaki, blaming the spike in crime on covid.a listen. >> so when a huge group of criminals organizes themselves and they want to go loot a store, a cvs, nordstrom, home depot, until the shelves are clean, you think that's because of the pandemic? >> i think a root cause in a lot of communities is the pandemic, yes. benjamin: it's strange because i don't think we've seen the similar spike in states like florida or texas that don't have democratic-led governors. what do you say? >> this administration is out of control. this administration, you know, you've got to blame, you blame trump, you blame the pandemic. why don't they look in the freaking mirror? they are responsible. benjamin: what needs to change? what needs to change? >> what needs to change is the republicans getting elected in 2022, taking over the house, taking over the senate. i mean, that's the sad reality. there's nothing -- look, president biden is literally asleep, whether he's sleeping or not, he's asleep. when i watch him, i'm depressed. i'm sad to watch the w

can you imagine jen psaki is blaming the smash and grab thefts on covid?razenly lawless and i would say that is what has triggered all of this, not to mention bad policy. your thoughts? dagen: we're seeing this. this is a smash and grab where they stole millions of dollars in goods at a luxury car showroom in chicago over the weekend. i expect jen psaki to say nothing, nada, niente, bupkus, because, again, it would require pointing the finger at liberal policieses from coast to coast, whether it's the bail reform here in new york, whether it is a weak district attorney who refuses to prosecute these crimes, whether it's city councils, whether it -- you go down the line, even it starts with governors like here in new york and out in california. so this is top to bottom a left wing problem. and it's also not having the back of police officers who are on the beat and on the job. that being said, there is hope and i will point to eric adams, incoming mayor here in new york city, spoke out about the christmas tree arson here outside of the fox building. he said

this got delayed now three times, and still not happening, so we'll keep watching for psaki, and the dow down 550 points on covid jitters. >> mike: lots of questions to ask at the briefing. thank you so much for joining us. it's been a pleasure. >> sandra: great to be with you, mike. i am sandra smith. >> mike: >> martha: thank you very much, mike and sandra. good afternoon. i'm martha maccallum. so the white house as you just heard is set to brief moments from now. there's been several delays. looks like people are taking their seats. we'll keep an eye on that. the big story today, senator joe manchin slamming the west wing for the handling of the build back better negotiations. >> it's not the president. it's the staff. they put some things out that were inexcusable. they know what it is. that's it. >> martha: so interesting editorial from the "wall street journal." with this lead line, it says that joe manchin is rescuing the democrats with his opposition to this bill. they also write about the fact that they think this is a moment to offer president biden a chance to shift some o

>> i don't know why jen psaki wasn't prepared for that.e white house team that she did circle back after peter asked the question about the looting in major cities. the white house team did circle back. and jen psaki added more information on camera. this is not a random one-off robbery. this is a nationwide trend happening in large cities right before the holiday season. turn on the tv, any channel, they are talking about it. you would think a reporter would bring this up and the press people would be prepared for it. i do think it was a missed opportunity. because the answer that came later, the second day was a pretty solid answer. it just would have had more of an impact for the administration that is looking for points. i think it was an unfortunate missed opportunity. joey: they are look for ways to maybe get a messaging win. i don't think they are look for policy wins. leo, you are in los angeles. it dawned on me, los angeles is the crossroads of just about every major crisis we have. we have looting and crime where they decriminali

remember this a few weeks ago -- jen psaki stood at a podium like this, at the white house, beacon of freedom around the world, jen psaki in the white house, press secretary for the president of the united states said most people now get their news from social media platforms. we, the biden administration are working with those social media platforms to limit the amount of information the american people get. speech is the most important. if you can't talk, your other rights me nothing. how do you share your faith, practice your faith, assemble, petition your government? freedom of speech is the most important right we have. that is with the left is coming after. if you try, they call you racist and tried to cancel you. come after you, your family, your employer. a few months back, governor desantis [applause] was doing a roundtable discussion. he had doctors there. we know the viruses here, but we think the constitution is serious, too. the attorney general said when this thing started, the constitution is not suspended during a crisis. amen to that. i would argue, that is when it is

the white house spokeswoman, jen psaki, releasing a statement that accused joe manchin of saying one thing and doing another. she also in this statement, is divulging internal details about negotiations that took place, saying that on tuesday, manchin actually came to the white house and gave biden in person a written proposal of framework that he could support that was of the same size and scope, according to the white house, as what biden had supported. and sake saying that while there were some differences between them, they really felt like there was a compromise that they could reach, based on the fact that manchin showed up, paper in hand, with something that he told biden he was willing to support. now sake says in her statement, senator manchin promised to continue conversations in the days ahead and to work with us to reach that common ground. if his comments on fox and written statements indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position and a breach of his commitments in the senate. the white house pointing out not once but tw

we'll look forward to your questions for jen psaki. we'll take it live. >> i'll ask. >> harris: tammy bruce is a fox news contributor and host of get tammy bruce on fox nation. my first guest today in focus. you have a lot to say about this and interesting to hear reince priebus give us the perspective on what it could mean behind the scenes. >> he touched on the fact that biden and harris are unusable and not because of their staff. let me suggest that they really had nothing to work with. but the problem is -- as we heard as peter confirmed she actually worked with both the president and the vice president. symone sanders who is the one most recently to leave. the problem here is that she worked during the campaign, three years, first with bernie sanders and then with joe biden. but that entire campaign was about hiding, was about making sure that questions didn't have to be answered, that questions weren't asked, that it was about pretending. that might work during a campaign. then you get into the white house with real life, life a

jen psaki doesn't care. she is tired of answering questions about the human tragedy caused by her boss and according to a new report the biden administration is making it impossible for even private rescue organizations to remove those threatened with retribution by the taliban for their work with the u.s. that would include american citizens that they left behind want thousands of green card holders. even military families and our afghan allies. the state department is blocking them from negotiating flights to third party countries. wow! this is a self-inflicted disaster. betrayal on a level i can't bring words to. america's enemies smell blood in the water. don't be surprised if israel and iran are in a conflict soon. china is getting a free pass from the global pandemic. they planned the entire thing. joe biden thinks this is funny. i don't see anything funny about it. you decide. >> the coronavirus pandemic, are you being transparent on the origins. >> sean: there is no good answer. after promising to sh

get them off the street. >> sandra: meanwhile, today jen psaki walked back those remarks. is happening while we're dealing with a pandemic. of course, jonathan turley during my hour today, it's not like they're breaking in stores and stealing food or necessities or baby bottles or baby formula. you're talking about gem-lined purses. they're breaking into luxury stores and department stores and taking everything they can. in some cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of material. >> yeah, unacceptable. those people that commit certain crimes, we're not talking about taking a little fruit from somebody's front yard to support their daily ritual of feeding them 70s. now they're charged with a burglary. we're talking about violent offenses. the question has to be asked by the people in that community what are you doing about these violent offenders? if they're not being targeted, if you don't have a specific unit that targets these offenders, something is wrong. >> sandra: a growing park. thanks, mark. >> thanks, sandra. >> sandra: you're looking live at the southern b