a big difference between the trump administration and the biden administration have been their rhetoric towards u.s. allies. i have even seen obviously, donald trump talk about tariffs. we have seen threats to annex canada. is there a risk that his style, his approach, undermines the global relationships that the u.s. needs here when it comes to ai and national security? >> all i can tell you is, we have four years of prior experience and there is lots of fear, but i don't think any of that actually played out. i'll bet on the u.s. all day long. in my opinion, as long as we don't ruin it, this will happen here in the united states. the most important thing is the house on the senate don't get in the way of this we put the appropriate guardrails out, and i will bet on the u.s. leadership and innovation every day, all day long, as long as we don't ruin it. >> we are running out of time. i want to get one more question, and i will start with you on this because i want the industry perspective. there is an expectation that the trump administration will defend american tech companies on the

that is the opinion of this administration. have already appealed the lawsuit that was filed against this administration and we are prepared to fight this all the way to the supreme court if we have to because president trump believes this is a necessary step to secure our nation's borders and protect our homeland. >> on foreign policy, if i may, the president's commitment to the nato defense alliance, is it as strong as the prior administration? is it the same as when he served as president in his first term? sec. leavitt: as long as nato pays its fair share, and president trump has called on nato allies to increase their spending to 5%. you actually saw the head of nato in dabo's last week saying president trump is right. if europe wants to keep itself safe they should increase their defense spending. i should add there was no greater ally to our european allies and president trump in his first term. the world, for all nations, in europe, and here at home, was safer because of president trump's strength through peace diplomat

we can expect the trump administration to enforce laws that are already on the books and the biden administration for ideological reasons ignored. trump will end catch and release and pursue expedited removals of people. in the biden administration, we saw officials actually suing the state of texas for putting up physical barriers along the border and trying to put barbed wire up and for enforcing straight immigration laws trying to argue federal immigration law shoes supersede those not realizing what would happen when the blue states wanted to ignore the edicts of the government to remove people and something the biden administration didn't need to create and that's stuff trump doesn't need congress for and that will really embolden his new administration. in the first administration, a lot of what trump was coming into office and promising to do was legislative in nature. the tax cuts and jobs act was his first and really only legislative accomplishment in 2017 and came in promising to repeal obamacare which is a lifetime ago which is something the republicans wanted to do but nonetheless he

administrator. we have not necessarily seen that level ofis activity producg discussion there've been names that have beenlele named. it's almost like the sba would be there and to help in some areas. but roll back some things in other areas. that is what we are going to have too watch very carefully. it's going to be slightly different sba that what we saw during the first trump term. >> we're going to need folks at agencies to make that happen pray there is a question. earlier a think they might have referred to as the great wave waivedthe threading retirement f federal employees it's talked about a lot. but wepl have not seen materialized yet. and jenny, i want to start with you. you think that is going to happen this time around? talk more about retention and recruitment challenges we arere going to sit federal agencies. and particularly how can contractors support agencies that are going through some of thischallenges right now? >> i think adam, you have been around to hear about the retirement

she is president trump's nominee to be administrator of the small business administration. former u.s. senator kelly loeffler. and a prolific job creator and entrepreneur, and in quintessential american success story. kelly grew up in the family farm, became the first in her family to earn a college degree, and worked her way up to the highest levels of business. she joined intercontinental exchange when it had under 100 employees, then spent nearly 20 years building it into a global powerhouse and a fortune 500 company. she went on to found that, and as its ceo and first employee, she laid the foundation to take the company public in just three years. since leaving the senate in 2001, she has been devoted her time to running a voter registration nonprofit. to me, the most striking and impressive part of her story of this -- she gave up a successful career in the private sector to serve in the senate, and donated every single paycheck while she was here to charity. now that she has made the decision to serve the american people, once again, when confirmed, is confirmed, whi

coming trump administration. the briefing is about 50 minutes. press secretary. >> hi, today, the biden-harris administration is approving boar roars who have had their student debt approved to be canceled by the administration to over 5 million people. these 150 billion borrowers attended school and cheated and defrauded their students. 61,000 borrowers with permanent disabilities and 6,100 public servant workers. our administration passed to reduce the burden of student debt, holding bad actors accountable and fight on behalf of students across the country. today's milestone is not just a number. it is life-changing debt relief for 5 million people and their families have more breathing room to buy homes, start small businesses, save for retirement and much more. now, turning to the latest in california wildfires, president biden and vice president harris convened their team over the weekend to receive the latest of dates on the fire fighting and how federal resources are supporting the state and local efforts.

reporter: part of it says the administration will be briefing the incoming administration. what does the process look like and involve? sec. jean-pierre: i won't get into private discussions or conversations. obviously, this is an intelligence community situation. we will leave it in their hands. i won't divulge with those conversations will look like. but like i have said multiple times, we are certainly keeping the transition team up to date on matters that are important to our national security and the american people. reporter: do you think the supreme court what about the tiktok bad or divestment ruling to proceed? sec. jean-pierre: look, we have been very clear about our position. we believe it is not a bad. it's a divestment. obviously, there are provisions in that on how to move forward. it is in the courts. we have allowed the process to play out and i don't have anything to add beyond that. we have been very clear what we stand on this. 9, 10 days. i would certainly leave it up to tiktok. reporter: the russia sanctions. can you walk us through the thought process

democrats may put themselves in a boy who cried wolf administration for the second administration.rupt in his first few years, democrats of sort of spent all of that monopoly money trying to go after donald trump for this on an appetite for among republicans certainly among democrats and the vulnerable swing states is on appetite for going after trump in that regard either. the second trump administration we can expect donald trump to be insulated from a lot of those types of problems of hers from the first time around. we're also seeing trump make very different personnel decisions which is a huge deal. everything flows from the people at present has around him. and 2016 donald trump wasas considered a fluke even after he won the election forget about the republican primaries when they're not a lot of capable or reestablished operatives willing to jump jointly trump campaign they thought it was an accident he when the gop primary he's definitely going to lose an embarrassing defeat and accessde hollywood solidified for the republicans they made the right decision not to jump on bo

now, i just want to be clear to our viewers, of course, the current administration, the biden administration and its top officials have been taking the lead for the u.s. in mediating these talks. but at the same time as we have been reporting all along, trump's national security team and in particular the incoming middle east envoy, steve witkoff has physically been in the region. and based on my reporting, has been in all of these critical conversations, even having joint conversations with the israeli prime minister, being intimately involved in hammering out these final issues to get us to this point, i should also just quickly note one piece of reporting. according to one u.s. official, you know, we have been waiting for a couple of days now for final word that hamas had said, yes. i am told by a u.s. official that there were some last minute sort of final details and issues that had come up that the parties had to address. now, obviously, that those appear to have been resolved because otherwise hamas wouldn't have said yes. but i do think it is worth talking about why that was really t

i, we all agree here that there is continuity with the, with a, a obama administration or a bush administration tolerate genocide. we don't know. okay, that's only a hypothetical thing here, but to, to, to gloss it over in the rules based order. i certainly hope that, that, that term is forever retired. go ahead. alexander. yeah, i think that america has not been taken very seriously by the adults in the room like russia, china, and other emerging economies around the world when the secretary of state flies around the world. and all he produces is a bunch of slogans designed for domestic consumption in america. it's very embarrassing, very embarrassing. but you'll see that when lincoln was in d. c, he would be simply doing the jobs that israel would send him. so his job was to run cover for an engineer. well, well he would like sandra, i mean the phrase is he was israel's lawyer. right? right, right. so he's giving press conferences and explaining that a ceasefire is very close to the all who has agreed to a cease fire in the very same day. nothing yahoo has already announced that he will not a

the bush administration obama in menstruation and clinton administration you can go all the way backecause there's no legal way, the company legally. nice a greater or lesser extent from the going to come i'm going to continue to do with this problem on the most critical area is it right now for lesser skilled jobs, there is no visa, no work visa at all for your friend jobs. not requiring a college degree and so where are the people crossing the border going, they are going into those jobs. so we absolutely need to reform or legal immigration system. >> thank you and i yield back. >> and thank you chairman the person want to take this opportunity to thank you chairman, you for your work that you've done on this issue and thank you for your constant persistence in bringing it up over and over again and he would've been a difference on the issue is significant one and a difference in the united states of america and, i mean, it in a proud of the work that you have to. and he can say the same for you mr. bear, and you know, i don't even have the works i need an hour and a half with you

as far as this administration goes. i know the last administration didn't see it that way. so it's a big culture shift in our nation to view someone who breaks our immigration laws as a criminal. but that's exactly what they are the worst. >> they all have a criminal record. >> and welcome to the program. >> they broke our nation's laws. yes, they are criminal. yes. thank you. >> on stripping security details. >> for. >> figures like. >> john bolton, pompeo, brian hook, senator tom cotton said that he's seen. >> the intelligence. >> and the threat from iran is real. for anyone who played a role. in the soleimani strike, he. >> voiced concern. >> it wouldn't just impact those individuals, but potentially their family, innocent bystanders. >> friends, anyone. >> who's near them when they're out in. >> public. >> is the president open to reconsidering his decision? the president was asked and answered this yesterday, and he was firm in his decision. despite some of the comments that you had referenced, and he's made it very clear that he does not believe american taxpayers sho

this administration -- i should say the previous administration. the biden administration. the one we are referring to. the biden administration released these individuals on to the streets of texas and now alexis' daughter is no longer with us. alexis chose life when she was a 14-year-old little girl. alexis is only 28 herself now. i was proud to have her with me this weekend. she's a testament to the greatness of this country. her parents, family, migrants themselves. they followed the law. they did it the right way. because it has been possible for years to do it the right way. miss vaughan, is it not correct we have upwards of three million people put into the united states every year through visas and other programs, students visas, access to becoming an l.p.r., etc.? ms. vaughan: well, there are more than 10 million people who come in on nonimmigrant visas, and more than that come in under the visa waiver program. it's a huge entry -- mr. roy: there is an enormous opportunity to come here legally right now. student sraoedzas and normal programs of immigration. ms. vau

. >> kelly loeffler president trump's nominee to serve as smal business administration administrative testified at her confirmation hearing before the senate small business and entrepreneurship commiee. she took questions on a commitment to the rule of law and the trump administration as well as how she would keep small business competitive. .. [inaudible] >> okay. i call the committee on small business and entrepreneurship to order. i want to welcome everyone to the first hearing of the committee of this congress. i am excited tot assume the roe of chair and serve as a voice for small businesses. the purpose of today's hearing to consider president trump snow many leads the small business administration, former senator kelly loeffler. i'd like to welcome you here today thank you for your willingness to serve. thank you very much. i'm delighted to welcome the committee new ranking member senator markey. he's been a member of the committee for nearly 12 years. we both recognize the importance of small businesses and innovation promoting national security, particularly the ftr ramp exci

the epa administrator and what is your message to conservatives? i'm a conservative but i believe that god entrusted us to be good stewards of the earth. >> absolutely. >> what is your message to the conservatives after in the state of foreign private. >> are invited as a claims it's ever been. we've been measuring it for the last 50 years. 74% reduction. you don't hear that in most news organizations or the newspapers. 74% reduction in air pollution over the last 50 years. the same time over time to do that epa is make things more transparent. we were working on cost-benefit regulation so we can explain what are the costs and the benefits of our regulations? people of right to know what the pain. if they're paying for regulation you need to know what the benefit is so ago and require it going forward for all of our regulations. today, we are going with the new database, this is president trump's idea, or all of her epa guidance documents will be publicly accessible to the public seeking go on a website a website and see our guidance documents for

reporter: a new administration comes and changes cuba. now another administration comes back. karine: i'm not going to get into what the next administration is going to do or not do. what i can talk about is what the president wanted to make sure he got done here in his four years. which is restore the reputation of the united states, which he was able to do. get things done on behalf of the american people. and make sure that we really mended our relationships with our partners and allies. that's what we were able to do. you don't expand nato if it wasn't for this president and his relationships and his experience. you don't support ukraine the way it was supported by more than 50 country, the way that it was able to get what it needed to really be on the ground. remember kyiv was supposed to fall within days. that didn't happen. that didn't happen because of this president's leadership. i'm not going to get into what the next president is going to do or not do. let's not forget today. today was a big day in the foreign policy space to get this hostage deal done. hostages are

of the trump administration.ys a year, times four years, times roughly, let's say $800,000 wasted every single one of those days. but if you created a bonfire of all that money, it would outshine the sun. but that's money that they are lighting on fire for no reason other than they think it looks cool, looks tough. what kind of respect does this show for the military? by the way, the new administration has been trying to make a big, splashy deal of all the mass arrests it's been carrying out, very proudly, thumping their chest and saying they got 1200 immigrants arrested in just one day yesterday. right. they're showing off the fact that they're making good on their promise to prioritize the deportation of immigrants who've committed serious and violent crimes, except the administration is having to admit today that actually, about half of those people they arrested yesterday are not violent criminals at all. half of them are people who have not committed any criminal offense at all. or if they're accused of anyt

in the biden administration and on both administration, a trump administration and will follows. is there any point in time or was there ever a time when you thought maybe to people just don't see what we do or they don't give us enough credit for what we actually did? yeah. i mean, look, i think the thing with the elections is that it's, you know, the thing with elections is that like it's just the final judge, right? the voters are the final judge. and of course, i could be you know, i mean, i think the aca was was not never popular while we passed it and became really only became popular when it was under attack and was and actually was has was is more popular today than ever. as like as public policy goes, pretty popular. it's like 60%, 58% support. and so you know, like you can look at the last ten years and say president obama lost political power from passing the aca and it may have helped trump win the first time. you know, i think people it didn't contribute. it definitely wasn't something hillary clinton championed. they might have hurt her and the other hand, millions

it started to the obama administration but came to know decision but the trump's -- trump administrationided to start with the permits. lawsuits ensued and it did not get completed, the reviews and legal challenges before president left. on day one bite and said i would cancel the project. host: the company at that point had moved on? guest: it had. you basically kill a project by increasing cost by delaying until the developer throws her hands up in the errands as it is time to move on and i am losing too much money. host: talk about where it was and why was it important. guest: it was important because it did not follow the trajectory of the original keystone but cut through from alberta through north dakota and south dakota. it would have picked up oil from one region that is desperately needed, american crude oil. host: that is in? guest: the north, south and -- the north and south dakota and wyoming area. it could lower coasts that it did not happen. it is put on railcars and things that are frankly more expensive and less safe. the extension would of gone down to oklahoma and join

as far as this administration goes, i know the last administration didn't see it that way. so it's a big culture shift in our nation to view someone who breaks our immigration laws is a criminal, but that's exactly what they are. >> doing with. >> the worst first. >> they all have a criminal record. >> and if they broke our nation's laws, yes, they are criminal. yes. >> thank you. >> on stripping. >> security details for figures like john. >> bolton. >> um. >> pompeo, brian hook. >> senator tom. >> cotton said that. >> he's seen the intelligence and the threat from iran is real. for anyone who played a role in the soleimani strike. um, he voiced concern. it wouldn't just impact those individuals, but potentially their family, um, innocent bystanders, friends, anyone who's near them when they're out in public. is the president open to reconsidering his decision? >> the president was asked and answered this yesterday, and he was firm in his decision. despite some of the comments that you had referenced, and he's made it very clear that he does not believe american taxpayers s

for that reason, the biden administration believes that it would be up to the next administration tot this law to start the enforcement action with this law, something that the trump team, by way of the incoming national security adviser, in an interview he did yesterday, he said that they want to see tiktok stick around, and they're going to figure out a way to make that possible. >> and so, ryan, as of monday, again, trump's administration takes over, although we were just covering this week the confirmation hearings, he won't necessarily have his attorney general pick in place on day one, or at least immediately following his inauguration. so how does this transition impact enforcement of this law? >> yeah, i mean, to aaron's point, there is not the issue with monday as well is that it is a federal holiday. and i should also say just, you know, on a practical level, d.c. is on lockdown right now. i mean, i'm across from the capitol here and there. i mean, there are fences. there's everything is up. and, you know, this is, i think, more intense than it was certainly the last time a

it is the president's plan on the administration.to say. >> i will direct all members of my cabinet to marshall the vast powers at their desk isposal to defeat record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices. >> chris, your take. he says he's going to get the cabinet to work on bringing down prices and inflation. you worked in the administration. this is an edict from him. how realistic is it? >> if you bring down regulations and look at overall the economy in a holistic economy, which he tries to tend to do, it's taxes and it's regulations and it's ability to be able to deliver, you know, cheap energy to america and american businesses and unleash innovation in our country and with that economic growth, true economic growth and not government spending, but true economic growth in the private sector, you can see inflation come down. that is the way he will do it. i think by suggesting across the board every member of his cabinet look to try to tackle inflation, across the board, it's a reduction of government spending and dr

our regional administrator has worked many fires across several different administrations and we areng to work day in and day out to support them through the authorities given to us through the stafford act. >> thank you, administrator, for taking our questions. i wonder realistically how quickly will people be able to obtain these temporary living quarters? what are you doing to set these up and how are you making sure to get in contact with people that may need those temporary shelters? admin. criswell: the first step everybody needs to do, there are two things. they need to register for assistance with fema so we can work with them on a case-by-case basis. we know everybody is going to have an individual and unique need. and they need to contact their insurance company because their insurance company may provide alternate living expenses. we have a suite of tools and one of the best resources we have is reimbursing individuals for hotel costs or if they find a place to rent, reimbursing them for rental assistance. that will be the best resource and tool we have to support the fami

— administration? before the s - eech, administration? before the speech. we _ administration?re _ administration? before the speech, we were told - administration? before the speech, we were told by i administration? before the - speech, we were told by trump officials the speech would focus on unity and light but within the inauguration address itself, donald trump did return to default settings where he started talking about the justice system weaponised against him without giving any evidence. and focused very much on what he said was wrong with the biden administration, what he would do when he got into office. he has long portrayed america as a country in decline and one that only he can rescue. on stage he has been criticised in the previous administration, criticising former president biden who at the last minute pardoned five members of his family, pre—emptively pardoned them to stop donald trump potentially going after them. that is controversial. but we see donald trump is also accused of abusing the power of the pardon by essentially freeing the capitol rioters. it

but even so it's clear, my administration is leaving the next administration with a very strong play, we are leaving them, and america with more friends, stronger alliances whose adversaries are weak and under pressure. an america that once again is leading. uniting countries, setting the agenda, bringing others together behind our plans and visions. an american which is to longer at war, which is made historic investments in american workers, american energy, american factories, generated the strongest economy in the world which is now in a much better position in the future against any competitor these are not partisan they are american. they benefit all americans and reflect america's endless capacity for leadership and reinvention. look folks, the united states should take full advantage of our diplomatic and to political opportunities we created to keep bringing countries together, to deal with challenges posed by china. to make sure putin's war ends and a just and lasting peace for ukraine. to capitalize on a new moment for more stable, integrated middle east. to do that the nex

some have issued hard-hitting reports against both administrations, including the biden administration- many of them have done a good job. and that's the rationale for the 30-day notice with the specific reasons, case-specific reasons, why the president is removing an inspector general. and waste, fraud, and abuse should not be a partisan issue. it is not a partisan issue. both sides of the aisle rely on inspectors general. congress relies on inspectors general for important reports and for information. so it's important that they be viewed as independent and aggressive and that they not be chilled in their ability to find misconduct and report on misconduct regardless of the administration. laura: glenn, what would you say to taxpayers, to the american public about why they should care about these firings of inspectors general? glenn fine: i think inspectors general are some of the most important public servants you haven't heard of. people are hearing about them now. but, as i said, they return money to the treasury. they deter waste, fraud, and abuse. they're not a panacea. there su

the incoming administration. the state department, as many of you know, is where president biden delivered his first foreign policy address in february of 2021. it was a very different world then. we were still in the midst of a devastating health and economic crisis. with our alliances fraying and fragile. and our competitors and adversaries on the march growing stronger. the president spoke at that time about the urgency of meeting the challenges of this world in a period of profound transition and change. the post-cold war era had ended. the united states was in a contest for what comes next. economically, technologically and with respect to values and vision for the world. a time of change in transition like that has brought geopolitical turbulence, technological disruption, the pressures of an energy transition and more. we have had a lot thrown at us. but as we pass the baton to our successor. the president will report with confidence that america is winning that contest for the future. if you look around t

administrations. certainly some under the trump administration. why i am asking this is again because prior to starting the line of questioning i asked, will you give advice to the president. that is what i am trying to get at. what is your thought process? this will give me a very good indication about where future decisions will be made at future advice will be given to the president. i have zero doubt you will fully execute whatever the president tells you. but at some point you will also likely be giving advice. this is why i ask about your past position in government, your past position, whether or not you were the head of your think tank. for example it is concerning when it comes to means testing. there are places, obviously, within government benefits that there should be some means tests. when it comes to veterans and it comes to veterans and v.a. disability benefits, a lot of us do not believe there should be means tests for something we actually did in service to the country. so can you at

will the trump administration be blocking this? second question, tens of millions were excited about trump doing away with taxes on tips over time, with social security benefits, but there's uncertainty over the timing. can you clarify when this is going to happen? within the first batch of legislation? sec. leavitt: to answer your first question, president trump is committed to lowering taxes for americans, cutting taxes for americans. as for congestion pricing in new york, i know the president spoke with governor hogle about that. i don't have any actions, so to speak, to read out for you on that issue today. when it comes to tips and social security, the president made it clear to allies on capitol hill that that is a critical piece of this reconciliation package and he expects his tax cuts from 2017, which put more money back into the pockets of the american people, those must be implemented. no tax on tips, the president is intent on delivering on that promise and will get it done. >> could this be sec. leavitt: sec. leavitt:

and i might add that my administration, and i'm very proud of it, is the first administration that has taken an antitrust action against companies in this country that have allegedly cooperated with the arab boycott. just on monday of this week i signed a tax bill that included an amendment that would prevent companies in the united states from taking a tax deduction if they have in any way whatsoever cooperated with the arab boycott. and last week when we were trying to get the export administration act through the congress necessary legislation my administration went to capitol hill and tried to convince the house and the senate that we should have an amendment on that legislation which would take strong and effective action against those who participate or cooperate with the arab boycott. one other point. because the congress failed to act, i am going to announce tomorrow that the department of commerce will disclose those companies that have participated in the arab boycott. this is something that we can do, the congress failed to do it, and we intend to do it. ms. frederick: mr. t

this administration tossed them into chaos. these aren't folks who think about things as republicans or democrats. these are folks who provide real services to real people in arizona. they wake up every day to serve people, to solve problems, and it's not easy, not even on the best of days, but tuesday? tuesday wasn't the best of days. it was the worst. and for most of them, today hasn't been great either. i had the leaders of a couple arizona head start programs in my office here just today, earlier today. they were already scheduled to be there. one of these head start program managers runs head start. she said she had a payment that they were owed, and they weren't able to access it, and it's been delayed. now they received these payments every three days, and they cannot hold major cash reserves. this program serves 500 arizona families. they were not going to be able to make payroll. she made a plan to lay people off. -- on tuesday. they told me that -- she told me that they, it was based on their cash flow, that they prob

the trump administration, the obama administration, the clinton administration.ou can go all the way back. as long as there is no way for them to fill jobs they will come illegally. you can say greater or lesser extent, they will come and we will continue to deal with this problem. the most critical area is that right now for lesser skilled jobs, there is no visa, no work visa at all for year-round jobs not requiring a college degree. where are the people crossing the border going? they're going into those jobs. we absolutely need to reform our legal immigration system. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i yield back. >> mr. van drew. >> thank you, chairman. i want to take this opportunity to thank you, chairman. thank you for your work that you've done, thank you for the constants persistence. you have made a difference on the issue, a significant one in a difference in the united states of america and i mean it. i am proud of the work that i've done. you know, i do not even have the words and i would need an hour and a half with you one-on-one alone to go through it.

he first jump administration. he told firstjump administration.michelle fleury that drum could move very fast once he is in office. so, in the first term, was part of these debates, we had a lot of these debates, we had a lot of deliberations about tariffs in whether they should be used, how they should be used, what statues should be used and today, we are in a position where it seems to be determined, they are going to be used so, there's not a lot of deliberation about that, it's how often and what gear they going to use. fix, it's how often and what gear they going to use.— they going to use. a lot of tariff talk _ they going to use. a lot of tariff talk from _ they going to use. a lot of tariff talk from donald - they going to use. a lot of- tariff talk from donald trump, he started to impose universal tariff_ he started to impose universal tariff from day one, his talk tough — tariff from day one, his talk tough on _ tariff from day one, his talk tough on china, mexico and canada _ tough on china, mexico and canada and this week, we've seen —

the appetite for antitrust varies at the federal level from administration to administration. whether it is republican or democrat. state enforcers can be a constant there. i think that is very important. mr. newman, you make an important point about the zero price markets issue. i ran into this issue when i led the states -- the coalition of states in antitrust action against microsoft. i was very proud. i was enthusiastic. we brought the lawsuit. we filed it in washington, d.c. we enlisted the antitrust division to come along with us. i went home and people were saying to me, why did you sue microsoft? it's free. why are you threatening this company that charges is nothing? i think it is hard to convey how antitrust can have an impact, or more precisely lack of competition can have an impact in denying access to markets, in squelching innovation, all the negatives that can result. we know for example that google and apple now dominate the mobile markets. i don't have time and i don't know it's interesting to go into a long description of why that is bad, but i think antitrus

and this was a primary pull factor of migrants under the biden administration.ord that people may be familiar with in a criminal context where people can be paroled out of prison. this is a little different. in the immigration context, this means that individuals who meet certain select criteria can be released into the interior of the united states, but it's supposed to be done on a hardship case-by-case basis. the biden administration completely transformed parole by doing it categorically. in other words, they said 30,000 migrants per month are allowed to be released in the united states if you come from cuba, haiti, nicarauga, or venezuela. that's 360,000 a year. just released into the interior of the united states, and not done on a case-by-case basis. it violated the law congress put in place, but the biden administration really didn't seem to care about what the law was. they were going to do what they wanted to do. i'm pleased that president trump has directed the department of homeland security and the department of justice to completely fulfill the req

of course the biden administration will- biden administration will dispute _ biden administration wille that, but even senior intelligence officials - dispute that, but even senior intelligence officials in - dispute that, but even senior intelligence officials in the i intelligence officials in the united _ intelligence officials in the united states _ intelligence officials in the united states have - intelligence officials in thel united states have pointed intelligence officials in the - united states have pointed out that anti—american _ united states have pointed out that anti—american sentimentl united states have pointed outi that anti—american sentiment is as high— that anti—american sentiment is as high as — that anti—american sentiment is as high as it's— that anti—american sentiment is as high as it's been— that anti—american sentiment is as high as it's been in— that anti—american sentiment is as high as it's been in a - as high as it's been in a generation. _ as high as it's been in a generation. that- as high as it's been in a generation. that is- as high as it's been in

bush administration. in the obama administration, we killed bin laden. we stayed in afghanistan for the whole trump administration. 63 of our best died. 57 came back without the president bothering to be at the ceremony or at their return. the question is, did we accomplish anything during the trump administration? did we get a better deal in 2020 than we could have gotten in 2017? now, the deal we got in 2017 was total surrender. the only requirement was that the taliban not be a center for international terrorism. they have that obligation anyway. they did not commit themselves to protecting our troops on the way or out or our embassy on the way out. and moreover, the taliban is not in violation of the trump agreement when they kill every lbgtq person they can, kill any afghan that converts to christianity. so the deal was the weakst ever, and it had no enforcement. so, couldn't we have gotten that same deal in 2017? and would 63 more american soldiers be alive if we had done that then? sec. blinken: look, in fairness, we have to ask ourselves about ou

this will be a real test for the trump administration.ittle tech, do they or do they not want big tech to be free to acquire companies again? that will be attention within the antitrust enforcement. tim: quickly, adam, what have been your conversations with members of the incoming administration so far? adam: it's been interesting, i think they have people that really want to get it right on things like ai, crypto, people like david sachs, they are talking to people in the administration and frankly i think there's a lot of optimism that on things like crypto the trump folks will reverse the hostility that the biden administration brought to the industry. there's a lot of optimism that the artificial intelligence executive order will be overturned with a mode of -- let's beat china and other countries on technology. but a lot of debates are up for grabs, like visas and elements of the republican coalition against each other. we will see how those unfold. katie: adam, great to get some time with you there from the chamber of progress. a pl