chris wright, nobody in america has done more to advance exploration of clean energy like natural gasich use to be what environmentalists loved, now they -- i think they don't like it because it is a good solution >>. it is going to be what we see in hearings today >> it will be a fascinating day of hearings as well the coming weeks. >> steve: indeed. charlie, congratulations, see you saturday morning. >> charlie: thank you, steve. great to see you. >> steve: and good luck. that's nice. 8:32 in new york city. senator chuck grassley is coming up next. of bringing textile manufacturing back to america. we're taking the best fibers our farm can produce, spinning it at one location, weaving it, then finally into a cut and sewn product. there's value in buying american made it has a real life impact up and down the supply chain. we want our customers to feel how special this product is, right when they open the box. go to redlandcotton.com and receive 20% off your order with code fox 20. some people just know they can save hundreds on car insurance by checking allstate first. like you know

grady what's going on with chris chris wright's confirmation hearing?r: yeah, i think they will, stu and there's already been a protester who appeared to be a climate protester who had a bit of an outburst while he was giving his opening statement. that protester, just like at pete hegseth's confirmation hearing yesterday, was quickly removed and by the way, stuart. imagine this. this is chris wright's 60th birthday so he probably won't get gifts from democratic senators, just a grilling. in his opening statement he's outlining the immediate actions the energy department will take under his helm, things like unleashing american energy, and restoring energy dominance, calling for the u.s. to lead the world in innovation and technology breakthroughs in energy, and building things in america again, and removing barriers to progress, like red tape. he also took a swipe at the current administration's energy policies, though he did not name president biden directly. take a listen. >> previous administrations have viewed energy as a liability, instead of the

chris wright. there's a lot, a heck of a lot in mr. wright's background that should trouble americans who care about affordable energy and creating good-paying clean jobs. mr. wright is one of america's wealthiest fossil fuel executives and has a history of sounding like a climate change skeptic. he once said there is no climate crisis, and, quote, we have seen no increase in the frequency of hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts and floods. what on earth is this man talking about? is he such an ideologue that he doesn't see the truth of the world around him? mr. wright, look over at california right now and say that we haven't had increases in these kinds of problems. tomorrow mr. wright must answer for his background and his comments. it's like putting a fox in the henhouse. if you believe in clean energy, you couldn't have a worse nominee. if confirmed, will mr. wright fight to lower the cost to american consumers or fight to help -- or will he fight to help the bottom line of polluters and oil companies? will mr. wright push policies that

as you mentioned, can chris wright at energy.tions, but there will also be, i think, from democrats an effort to try to find issues that they can work with the incoming secretary of whatever agency because they realize that the votes are there pretty much if for all of these nominees. we'll see if if you will city gabbard fits that -- tulsi gabbard. i think all of them have enough votes to get through. stuart: but the climate guys would be abandoned if any democrat goes for chris wright and drill, baby, drill. that really is the abandonment by democrats, some democrats, of the climate program. >> yeah. i think they're going to to, especially democrats in red states that trump won, i think the message was we need to to increase our energy output and the effort to take the yolk off -- yoke off of these companies. that's what's coming through, and some democrats are going to get that. stuart: i want to talk to you about golf. [laughter] i know you're a golf guy. tiger woods and rory mcilroy have launched their own league. it's a tea

reporter: and energy secretary nominee chris wright outlined plans to unleash american energy to bolster the national security, democrats focused on climate change. larry: just, yep. i get it good report grady, you know some things never change. now, let's go to the white house, edward lawrence has latest take on this israel-hamas cease fear,. suzie: i can tell you 33 hostages be released 23 of them are alive, they will go back to their families, about 500 days in captivity, 10 of them remains will be sent back to their loved ones for a proper burial, final fair well, hundreds of pale palestinians will be released. criminals some in jail for terrorist charms, ceasefire lasting fridays, joe biden team working on this hostage deal for months. >> phase one. last 6 weeks, including a full completes ceasefire, with bwithdrawal of i forces from all populated areas of gaza and release of a number of hostages held by hamas. i am proud to say americans will be part of that hostage release. reporter: president-elect trump sent his envoy to ceasefire talks, he said, he is pressures hamas, saying we

stuart: chris wright, by the way, he's the guy who points out the positives of global warming.ou know that? lauren: yeah. [laughter] stuart: you don't hear that very often a, do you? if this administration's come coming right out with it. lauren, thank you. >>> coming up, trump is not wavering in his warnings about hamas if about a releasing the hostages. watch. >> and if they're not back by the time i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east. >> can you elaborate? >> and it will not be good for hamas or, frankly, anyone. stuart: all right. is a hostage release deal, is it close? former u.s. ambassador to nato, kurt volker, has that story for us. >>> trump is not ruling out using military force to take control of the panama canal. roll it. >> the panama canal was built for our military -- >> [inaudible] >> i'm not going to commit to the that. it might be that that you'll have to do something. stuart: have to do something. is this really a matter of national security? well, we'll ask texas congressman ronny jackson. he's next. ♪ where ya headed? susan: where a

north dakota governor doug burgum is up for interior secretary, while liberty energy ceo chris wright has been tapped as trump's energy secretary. former new york congressman lee zeldin was picked as the new epa administrator. joining us now is josh segal. he's an energy and climate reporter for politico. josh, great to see you. i mean, these are very important positions for the incoming trump white house. so do we expect a lot of pushback from senators as they look to confirm these particular nominees? >> i'd say these two trio of nominees are non-controversial as far as you know, some of the other more noteworthy names we've seen in more of the national security realm for some trump picks, um, you know, burgum, moderate governor, former governor of north dakota, someone who's promoted all of the above energy. he's someone who comes from an oil producing state but has also overseen carbon capture developments in a state, which is a technology to help address climate change. uh, you know, chris wright, as you mentioned, he's someone who comes from the oil and gas industry, but he's ac

his partner is chris wright over at energy and they will work to go back to energy dominance. it will take time, you turn on valves and reestablish leases, there is a lapse in time, i'm confident doug burgum will get through and chris wright, he had a great hearing. pete hegseth and the gang look like the all-star team. they tore up the senate and they should. they are quality people. marco rubio's confirmation went well. i'm happy with the lineup, they are all star and i think they will all make it. >> carley: final polling coming in for joe biden's time in office and according to final cnn poll 61% view joe biden's presidency as a failure. which is why i'm sure during his farewell address he did not spend a lot of time talking about his record and accomplishment. he issued this other than waing regarding the future, listen to this. >> i want to warn the country of things that have given me great concern. today an oligarch is taking shape in america that threatens our entire democracy. americans are being buried under misinformation and disinform agsz enabling abuse of power.

reporter: secretary nominee chris wright unleashed plans for bolstering the national security and the economy and democrats largely focused on climate change. larry: israel-hamas ceasefire. edward, what can you tell isn't it trues >> larry, 33 hostages will be released, 23 of them are alive. they will go back to their families after more than about 500 days in captivity. ten of them the remains sent back to their loved ones for a proper burial and a final fair r well and hundreds of palestinians released and criminals that will be released and some of them in jail for terrorism charges and ceasefire lasting 42 day withs hostage releases in three phases. president joe biden's teamworking on hostage deal for months. >> the release of number of hostages held by hamas including women, elderly and wounded. proud to say americans are part of the hostage release. reporter: now, in recent weeks president elect donald trump sent his envoy to sees fire talks on truth social and president elect says this "pressuring hamas saying that we'll continue promoting peace through strength throughout the

they said i cannot believe you got chris wright.to be our secretary of commerce. i have to go through these drills, but they are going to. i want to thank the republican senators, they have been doing great. john thune has been doing a great job in moving this process along quickly. a lot of them hopefully approved very quickly. linda mcmahon will be our future secretary of education which we will be giving back to i said to linda, linda i am making you the secretary of education. if you do a great job, you will put yourself out of a job. you are going to be sending it back to the states. she is fantastic. and her staff which is been largely hired is fantastic. all of the other leaders will come to me and they are going to sage member used just for fun it's really not fun, it is fact. we have to do some of the best stuff right? they're going to come and say to me sir, sir were winning too much we cannot take it anymore. we have to stop at winning, we can't do it were not used to winning in our country. each 1 of them is going to say

chris wright for energy.ussell vogt to run omb peeght said politics should play no part in the military. began high and equal not equity continual. he said he wants leaders selected purely on performance and merit. he had this impromptu merit while speaking to senator tommy tuberville. today we have 44 four star general's. there is inverse relationship between the size of staffs and victoriment we don't need more bureaucracy at the top more fighters at the bottom. >> faced tough questions about women serving in combat from female senators, here is his exchange with joni ernst. >> i had the privilege of serving in uniform for over 23 years. let's make it very clear for everyone here today as secretary of defense will you support women continuing to have the opportunity to serve in combat roles? >> yes, women will have access to ground combat roles given the standards remain high and we will have a review to make sure the standards have not been eroded. >> told fox digital ernst will back hegseth four years of

they said, i can't believe you got chris wright. and a man named marco rubio is going to be our great future secretary of state. and howard lutnick a tremendous success on wall street is going to be our secretary of commerce. they have to go through these drills, but they're going to and i have to i want to thank the republican senators. they've been doing great. and john thune has been doing a great job in moving the process along quickly. we're going to have a lot of them hopefully approved very quickly. and a very special woman. linda mcmahon, is going to be our future secretary of education, which we're going to be giving back to the states. let the state run. education. i said to linda, i said, linda, i'm making you the secretary of education. but if you do a great job, you will put yourself out of a job because you're going to be sending it back to the states. and she's fantastic. and her staff, which has been largely hired, is fantastic. and all of the other leaders will come to me and they're going to say, do you remember i

noem homeland security secretary, marco rubio secretary of state, pam bondi attorney general, chris wright energy secretary, jon magseth cia director. thursday you've got eric scott turner and scott pheasant for treasury secretary. as you mentioned, tulsa gabbard, d and i director is what she is up for, not among those listed what should viewers know about her and section 702? guest: i reported last week that republican and democratic senators who had met with her were unclear on her position on that critical national 30 authority which basically allows the federal government to conduct surveillance on foreigners outside of the united states for the purposes of safeguarding national security, rooting out terrorism, things like that. and i presented that information to the trump transition team and said we were going to reported and as a result, tulsi gabbard gave her first public comment since being nominated for the job in which she came out in support of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. host: did you interview her? guest: this was a statement and that was notable for two reason

chris wright, trump's pick for energy secretary, said that he would like to focus on things like nuclearar technology and battery improvements. trying to single out fossil fuels as the only answer to the climate challenges we're facing is really not, uh, not going to work. there are too many people in the world that don't have enough energy. all of this is going to require more energy. so we have to find some way to deal with the emissions associated with those fuels, rather than trying to pick a favourite fuel that really is not going to be capable of doing the job by itself. adam sieminski, so good to talk to you on the programme this week. thank you for being with us. 0k, ben, thank you. that limits america's ability to have diversity in the way gets energy?— gets energy? some of the comments _ gets energy? some of the comments the _ gets energy? some of the comments the president l gets energy? some of the i comments the president has made. — comments the president has made, for example, if you want to unleash _ made, for example, if you want to unleash domestic energy production tha

with chris wright was testifying last week with innovation and technology. when you align that with the enterprise blueprint on the importance of technology infrastructure and s workforce going forward we think about innovation and technology. >> absolutely. it's vital with everything going on with artificial intelligence, quantum computing learning capabilities we have to be at the forefront. we work with the brightest today we infrastructure to sustain them. in the science and technology capabilities to design, certify and assess our nuclear deterrent. we cannot afford to fall behind as we advance our nuclear weapons programs. what good is it to on the electrical utilities are undersized or there's just not enough office space is not okay to equally invest in it facilities we utilize we have a question up front nancy or whoever is closest. got another one in the back. we'll take one in the back and then i've got one more. go right ahead. >> thank you very much for coming. my question is about to production. recently retired administrators have said it's ex

ramaswamy is right by elon's side, so is doug bergam, designated to run the interior department, chris wright, energy secretary nominee, ceo of fossil fuels company. scott bessent, trump's pick for treasury plans to cut costs for business. since when has cost cutting been a government priority. this is why president biden is moving heaven and earth to block the transition from sluggish bloated bureaucracy to dynamic capitalist government. is blocking oil and gas drilling, trump vows to unblock it but he could face a long court battle in the courts. thanks, president biden, this is obstructionism. deifying the will of the people but karen jean-pierre says biden has a jampacked two weeks left in office. who knows what he will propose to gum up the works for the incoming president. biden is thumbing his nose at the american people, angry and resentful and here's a question for the democrats who urged him to run for a second term and covered up his decline. looking at biden now, who could possibly believe that he's capable of being president for another four years. trump does represent a revoluti

because chris wright believes, and i quote, oil and gas makes the world go round. well, it does. this is the depth of democrats' climate delusion. oil and gas drive our economy, produce great jobs, and produce our prosperity. because of american oil and gas, we do it cleaner, we do it safer, and we do it more reliably than anyplace else on planet earth. the facts could not be clearer. since 2005, america has been responsible for 66% of emission reduction among developed countries. we do it better than anyone else in the world. we have reduced more emissions than the next six countries combined. that's the reason why, it's not because joe biden bribed americans to buy solar panels or electric cars. no, it's american energy production, american energy dominance. it's because we unleashed affordable, available, reliable american energy. for the record, we can thank chris wright and the fracking boom for unleashing a lot of that energy. in 2019, america became energy independent for the first time in 50 years. why? how did it happen? president trump did it. with doug burgum, chris wr

interior secretory nominee doug be bergam, chris wright and lee zeldin.team that. do you think they will have trouble getting through congress? >> donald trump deserves all of his appointees to be confirmed and as quickly as the united states senate can do it. he hit the ground running after he was elected in november. he hasn't slowed down. he named his cabinet very quickly. the united states senate needs to confirm all of donald trump's appointees. stuart: meta and that it's fact checking program, promised to restore free expression on social media. you're frustrated with big tech censorship. is meta's move a step in the right direction? doesn't go far enough? >> it is a step in the right direction. we had been calling no fact checkers for a long time because it wasn't about free speech, it was about the speech that they liked. for example they hid the hunter biden laptop and we've now seen fbi agents, cia agents testify in regard to it but in the early stages they hid it, and they called it fake news. let's have free speech that is open, fair, and tran

eastern yesterday interior secretary pike doug burgum and energy secretary choice chris wright highlighting plan to unleash energy. >> energy dominance vision will end wars abroad make life in other affordable for every family in america driving down inflation, and president of trump will achieve those goals, clean air, clean water, and protecting our beautiful lands. >> previous agencies viewed energy a liability in ansted of immense national asset it is we must companion energy production concluding commercial nuclear liquefied natural gas cut energy costs for americans. >> closely watching nominee scott bessent presenting case for why current economic policies are not working, how president-elect trump will make it better. >> i believe, that president trump has a generational opportunity to unleash a new economic golden age that will create more jobs, wealth prosperity for all americans. we are spending about 24, 25 percent gdp so as you said, 6.8 to 7% deficit we have never seen this before, if we do not -- fix this -- if we do not bring limits down then we will be facing an economic ca

[laughter] and it wasn't by may change making chris wright protesters hot. no sir re.ar people yelling marcoux at the pool it is not polo they are after. tulsi has not showed up yet. emma wright? and then there is doug burgum whose is bringing chocolate back to the supermarkets. and what of stephen miller? i know, how is he hot? but check out his wife. see, he benefits from secondhand tautness. he went from a three to a six. by comparison the democrats seem like a parade of slovenly before pictures. even the guy grilling pete hegseth about drinking look at him. i mean he looks like he just got into a boozy fight with a leaf blower. but if you hung out with bill clinton for 30 years you would look like that as well. so why the difference? well, the mind and body are one thing. how many of us feel bad mentally when we treat our bodies poorly? when we don't work out or we eat bad food or we take a pill handed to you by larry kudlow outside a tijuana brothel? and conversely how many of us feel physically sick when we treat our minds that they filling it with defeatist beli

chris wright for energy. and ruffle vogt to lead omv.his opening statement yesterday, pete hegseth said politics should play no role in the military. high and equal not equitable here is his exchange with joni ernst. >> i had the privilege in serving in uniform for 23 years. let's make it very clear for everyone here today. as secretary of defense will you support women continuing to have the opportunity to serve in combat roles? >> yes. women will have access to ground combat roles, given the standards remain high and we'll have a review to ensure the standards have not been eroded. >> after the hearing ernst told our colleagues at fox digital she will back hegseth clearing the path for his nomination quote after four years of weakness in the white house americans deserve a strong secretary of defense. i will support president trump's pick. i will work with pete to create the most lethal fighting force. stay tuned here at fox for today's confirmation hearings which begin this morning with pam bondi at 9:30 eastern and john ratcliffe and

eastern yesterday interior secretary doug burgum and energy secretary choice chris wright have theireash american energy under a second trump administration. >> president trump energy dominance will in those wars abroad and will make life more affordable for every family in america by driving down inflation. president trump will achieve those goals with clean air, clean water and protecting their beautiful land. >> previous administrations have viewed energy as a liability instead of the immense national asset that it is free to compete globally we must expand energy production including commercial nuclear and liquefied natural gas and cut the cost of energy for americans. >> we've been watching the development of trump's treasury secretary nominee scott bessent yesterday he presented the case for why current economic policies are not working and how president-elect donald trump will make it better. watch. >> i believe president trump is a generational opportunity to unleash a new economic golden age that will create more jobs, wealth and prosperity for all americans we are spending

what's emergency secretary nominee chris wright saying about nuclear in the stocks are up today. >> yeahg to be a priority. the which, you know what? it should be. nuke lawyer's a -- nuclear's at lot leaner -- cleaner than we used to. nuclear stocks really excited that, again, it's going to be a priority when we think about energy production in this country. stuart: look at those gains. of course low -- oklo, 8% higher. rate good gains there. you tell me, why are chinese stock up today? because they are. >> we didn't get a definitive tariff announcement. we got maybe a 25% tariff on canada and mexico starting february 1, but on the day one in all of those executive orders we didn't get anything definitive in terms of tariffs on china. at least the for now there's a reprieve. we'll have to see what the details say. stuart: we have a report about, a new report about tesla's value. i noticed that the stock is down, so what does this new report say? >> consulting firm brand finance says tesla's brand value lost about $15 billion. last year. of there's an aging lineup. a lot of people do not

chris wright is the drill, baby, drill guy at the energy department. that a little different frommed biden and his green dream? the thing is, america is ready for this. during biden's years, 70 of voters came to believe that america was on the wrong track -- 70%. way want change, and -- they want change, and they like what they've seen so far. 52% approve of his handling of transition. there is a feeling let's see what this guy can do, because we really didn't like what biden did. if third hour of "varney" starts now. ♪ ♪ stuart: okay. now we've got it. [laughter] we just received, these are the official portraits of president-elect dump and vice president-elect vance -- president-elect trump. a serious look from president trump and a smile on vance's face. those are the official portraits. this is just coming at us as well. according to new york times' reporter or maggie haberman, tim cook will also attend the inauguration. they're all playing nice with trump these days. my, how things change. brian brenberg joining me now. we're four days away from t

many of these things we are signing, doug burgum will be signing an chris wright is phenomenal, apartment of energy, will be taking a lot, making a lot of money from energy. we have more than anybody else, and we will make a lot of money from tariffs. you know that european union judges, much higher than that. that is the equivalent, almost the equivalent of a tariff. and they are tough. very tough and they do not take our cars, form products, almost anything. yet to be take their cars and form products, take a lot from them. maybe 300 billion-dollar deficit with the european union, we was stray that out with either tariffs or they have to buy oil. one thing they can do to catch up quickly, by our oil and gas. and they should do that. >> have you talked to china? >> president trump: i have had the invite. >> the european union, what you mean when they say better value part of brics? >> president trump: oh, brics, it is six nations, may be seven nations, they will look into a number of the united states and they've they do that, they will not be happy about what will happen to them. >> onl

the meantime several other nominees including lee zeldin to have the epa, chris wright for energy secretary and dog program for interior secretary were advanced by the respective committees. further votes have not been scheduled by the full senate. good afternoon everybody and it's a privilege to be here. we are the preshow for the show that is going to begin in just a little bit. with president trump. we have two esteemed governors here uniquely by the way to governors in just a moment. but the state of america politics that are almost petri dishes in experiments throughout the united states for how to do business and i think we are learning a lot and we will learn a lot from both of them throughout the next half hour. sarah huckabee sanders sisters and governor of arkansas. her she's the daughter of mike huckabee who was the governor in 1996 -- 2007 you may know her as the trump white house press secretary in 2019 she was the first woman to serve as a governor of arkansas. any beshear is also here. he's the governor of kentucky steve this year 2007 -- 2015. he served as kentucky's attorne

trump's choice to run the department of energy fracking company ceo chris wright got the wrath of california senator alex padilla yesterday in his confirmation hearings, padilla, reading back some of wright's social media posts calling global warming caused wildfires, quote, hype. you've written that the hype over wildfires is just hype to justify more impoverishment from bad government policies. end quote. given the devastation that we're currently experiencing in los angeles, do you still believe that wildfires are just hype? sir, it is with great sorrow and fear that i watch what's happening in your city of la. do you think it's just hype or not? climate change is a real and global phenomenon. is it hype or not? i stand by my past comments. so you believe it's hype now? other news, it sounds like both biden and trump are working independently on a way to save tiktok before sunday's ban. we'll talk more about that as we talk business. marcus coming up in about 30 minutes. all right. looking forward to it. thanks, scott. well, happening today oakland leaders will answer questions about a re

keeping an eye on another here that unfolded today as well, that for energy secretary nominee chris wrightarn? lisa: right. let's talk about him. he is an energy executive known especially for fracking and really kind of pioneering that industry. in the past, he has said that there is no climate crisis. but, today, amna, he told senators that climate change is real and he agreed that it is manmade. so there's a lot of question marks about where he really stands on that issue. amna: all right, our lisa desjardins, thank you so much. lisa: you're welcome. amna: meanwhile, president-elect trump's nominee to lead the office of management and budget, russell vought, also faced difficult questions on the hill today. appearing before the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee, he was pressed about the administration's plans to shrink spending and exert greater power over government agencies. geoff: mr. vought previously led the office for part of mr. trump's first term. he's also a co-author of project 2025. that's the controversial heritage foundation blueprint for a second

administration are really impressive in terms of who's running interior and the energy council, burgum, chris wrightreat picks at epa. we've got a good ferc chairman, a really good nrc chairman, so very excited by the personnel. and i think they are all really committed to unleashing american energy. charles: well, alex,ike you said, you've been talking about this for a long time, and you've set a blueprint for others to follow. we appreciate you. thanks a lot. >> thank you. charles: all right, folks, all eyes on president trump's note this week of stargat my next guest says that we can't lose sight of the big picture. in fact, stargate needs even a little bigger push. eric jackson's going to explain why. also he's got a fresh idea for you. be right back. ♪ if -- and the man in the back said is, everyone attack -- ♪ and it turned into a ballroom blitz ♪ (fisher investments) at fisher investments we may look like other money managers, but we're different. (other money manager) how so? (fisher investments) we're a fiduciary, obligated to act in our client'' best interest. (fisher investments) so we do

i just want to play for you a sound bite from the energy secretary nominee chris wright, about his plan getting us back on track in energy and get your reaction. roll it. >> i see three immediate tasks where i'll focus my attention if i get the privilege of being confirmed. the first is to un dease american energy at home and abroad to restore energy dominance. the security of our nation begins with energy. we must expand energy production, including commercial nuclear and liquefied natural gas and cut the cost of energy for americans. david: so senator? is there a single republican, either in the house or in the senate, who has any problems with those plans? >> well if there has i haven't met them and i think i've known chris for years he's a fantastic pick for this position one of the smartest guys i know and as you heard him say drill baby drill is critical but not just about oil & gas. nuclear is key, all forms of energy are key because energy dominance is absolutely critical for america in the 21st sents are. energy security is national security and chris understands that and will

exchange between congressman padilla and energy secretary chris trump's pick for energy secretary, chris wrightritten that the hype over wildfires is just hype to justify more impoverishment from bad government policies. end quote. given the devastation that we're currently experiencing in los angeles, do you still believe that wildfires are just hype? >> i sir, it is with great sorrow and fear that i watch what's happening in your city of la. >> do you think it's just hype or not? >> climate change is a real and global phenomenon. >> is it hype or not? >> i stand by my past comments. >> so you believe it's hype? you know, congresswoman, how how do we how do we solve a problem when you have individuals who come to that part problem with views that are not aligned with solution, but with the politics of one man? >> well, i invite this republican to come to my district and look, these victims in the eye when he says that wildfires are hype. i had thousands of my residents flee the area with nothing on their back, and 8700 structures were destroyed. it all happened within a day. these wildfires we

oz and chris wright. i guarantee none of those people ever had to buy their own [ bleep ] groceries. [ light laughter ] they are probably the only people in the world who do believe trump invented the word. "you mean those stores that sell all of that loose food? [ light laughter ] i thought those were just poorly lit restaurants." hey, i'm not surprised donald trump is picking billionaires. i'm just surprised that if you are a billionaire, you would say yes to spending the next four years getting yelled at by a fake garbage man. i mean what all in exchange for a tax break that you will never even notice. if i was a billionaire, you know what i would do? nothing. [ light laughter ] i mean, i guess, i would keep doing this show. but as sure as [ bleep ] wouldn't come out other had and do a "closer look," every night. you think i like talking about donald trump. i do this because i got bills to pay. daddy's got a crippling addiction to button down shirts. [ laughter ] i owe millions to "j. crew." so, trump'

positions or who is going to be nominated, but certainly the nominee for the secretary of energy, chris wright who was testifying last week, he did talk about innovation and technology and how important it is for the department to move forward quickly as it relates to innovation, technology, moving faster. when you align that with the enterprise blueprint, i think a lot about the science and technology side and you did mention some of the accomplishments but maybe you could comment more about the importance of the science and technology infrastructure and workforce going forward as we think about innovation and technology. teresa: absolutely. it is vital. with everything going on with artificial intelligence, quantum computing, machine learning, we have to be at the forefront, we do have the brightest today in our national laboratories, and we must continue to invest to ensure we have the brightest minds and that we are investing in the infrastructure to be able to sustain that. with our science and technology capabilities, we utilize those to design, certify and assess our nuclear deterrent.

his pick to head the energy department, chris wright, is a fracking ceo.sed openly about killing subsidies for electric vehicles and getting rid of high efficiency appliances. the only way to stop this new administration from rolling back progress on climate is by rising up and taking a stand. that's why, in my capacity as head of national action network, i'll be rallying in washington, dc on the federal martin luther king junior holiday, which also happens to be inauguration day. doctor king's dream ran much deeper than just legalized discrimination, as important as that is. he also fought for economic justice and environmental justice as well. those of us in the struggle are focusing on continuing his efforts, not merely commemorating them. and we have no intention of spending the next four years burying our heads in the sand. we'll be heads in the sand. we'll be right back. here's to getting better with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need, and the flavor you love. so, here

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rubio for secretary of state, russell vought for head of the office of management and budget, and chris wright for secretary of the department of energy. pam bondi drew wide praise earlier today from judiciary committee. republicans such as senator lindsey graham of south carolina i think you're the perfect pick at one of the most dangerous times in american history, and i look forward to supporting you. the most contentious exchanges today came with committee democrats, who repeatedly pressed bondi over her loyalty to president elect trump. >> are you prepared to say today, under oath, without reservation, that donald trump lost the presidential contest to joe biden in 2020? >> ranking member durbin president biden is the president of the united states. i was an advocate for the campaign, and i was on the ground in pennsylvania, and i saw many things there. but do i accept the results? of course i do. >> who won the 2020 presidential election? >> joe biden is the president of the united states. >> miss bondi, you know that there is a difference between acknowledging it. and, you know, i can s

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governor doug burgum for secretary of interior and chris wright for secretary of energy. these two positions, secretary of interior, secretary of e energy, will be tasked with managing our natural resources and our clean energy future. they'll be responsible for protecting the good-paying clean-energy jobs created under president biden. i remind my republican colleagues, those jobs are in red states as much blue states. the american people deserve to know if these cabinet nominees will protect good-paying clean-energy jobs or kill these jobs and put a lot of people out of work for some ideological thing they're chasing. yet, senate democrats on the committee have yet to receive basic information about either of these nominees' backgrounds. republicans choosing to rush nominees is quickly becoming a pattern. it's hard not to wonder what are the republicans trying to hide about these nominees from the american people? what are they trying to hide? what are they afraid of? now, finally, i want to end on a more personal, but also bittersweet note. you know, mr. president, i h

chris wright said controversial things about climate science and he is a technologist.is an m.i.t. grad and he certainly seems to like energy that he does not like the policy that support subsidies for wind and solar technology. to the extent that the energy department has any say over the administration of tax credits and the inflation reduction act which is a huge law the president biden and democrats pass, he would take a negative view. and then doug burgum -- he believes in using technology to reduce the effect of oil and gas on climate change. a lot of that is nascent. but he has expected to oversee this unleashing of american energy dominance and that would mean more oil and gas drilling on federal land. host: robert. washington, d.c.. independent line. hello. caller: i have a couple of questions to ask and i would like to make a follow-up. remember the first time we play -- we paid five dollars plus a gallon of gas? host: do you remember? guest: i do not. caller: you should. you should. it was 2004 and 2005 the george w. bush when they added ethanol to gasoline.

russell -- director of omb and chris wright who served as secretary of energy. let me begin with russell boca quay picture in the first trump administration one of the key architects of the chief architects of the project 2025. this man is not just a bystander who supported it. he helped put it together. no administration on earth can claim to be pro worker in the nominate someone like russell pogue to oversee the federal government's budget. you can't be pro worker and be for russell "vogue." he years pushing for chuluota cuts to america's social safety net to something that would cause immediate severe harm to tens of millions of american citizens. we all know his history very well and is awful and radical record from the first trump administration. even after leaving government he was the go-to authority for the most radical elements of the house gop advising them on budgets that punished american families seniors law enforcement others, a draconian budget cuts. his cottage at -- budget cuts cut to the deep. tomorrow when he testifies for the committee the th

and on chris wright. california are another warning that the climate crisis continues to grow in strength. the scientific community across the world from the u.n. to nasa to national security experts agree that ignoring climate change is dangerous. so donald trump's nominee for energy secretary is truly alarming. oil executive chris wright. everything you need to know about mr. wright -- about who mr. wright is and what he'll fight for can be found in the following quote he once gave in an interview. quote, mr. wright said, oil and gas make the world go round. unquote. mr. wright amassed his wealth in fracking and as an oil executive. so of course he thinks oil and gas are the only things that count in the world. an article from "the new york times" this morning called him an evangelist for fossil fuels. what makes mr. wright so troubling, however, is that he's perfectly willing to admit that climate change is happening while rejecting that we should do anything about it. he says calling climate change a

he ran for new york governor as well and then chris wright is his pick to serve as energy secretary.vor higgins, any reaction to these gentlemen and the positions that they might hold if the senate confirms them? >> i was relieved that they acknowledged the reality of climate change and i hope that influences the choices that they make. they do incredibly important work for the american people and you can see it in california with the wildfires. the federal government needs to be there to support wild firefighting efforts, forest management efforts and disaster relief and recovery efforts. and we do not want politics influencing the decisions of these agencies. guest: i might disagree a little bit. our hearts go out to everyone in california and it is a terrible situation but it is made more difficult by the decisions that california has made over the years. while climate change is real, and the question is if we care about climate change we should be going to china and india and asking them why do you get a free pass until 2030 under the paris climate agreements. china is upscaling

marco rubio to become the secretary of state, pam bondi to be considered as attorney general, chris wrighto be energy secretary, john ratcliffe to be the next cia director, sean duffy to be the transportation secretary, and russell vote to be the office of management & budget director. you recall that kristi noem, the south dakota governor, was slated to confirmed for homeland security secretary perry that has been postponed to friday due to paperwork. when it comes to the thursday confirmation hrings, eric scott turneto be consider the next secretary of hu lee zeldin to be the epa administrator, scott bessent to be treasury secretary and doug bergman to be interior secretary. it will be30, the start time for that hea. when that hearin starts, we will show you a little bit of it, but when the house comes in at 10:, you can continue watching on c-span two, our platform c-span now, and c-span.org. again, that is for the confirmation hearing for pam bondi, president-elect's trump to become the next attorney general. on our line performer and active military, gary, michigan. caller: hey. how a

noem homeland security secretary, marco rubio secretary of state, pam bondi attorney general, chris wrightrgy secretary, jon magseth cia director. thursday you've got eric scott turner and scott pheasant for treasury secretary. as you mentioned, tulsa gabbard, d and i director is what she is up for, not among those listed what should viewers know about her and section 702? guest: i reported last week that republican and democratic senators who had met with her were unclear on her position on that critical national 30 authority which basically allows the federal government to conduct surveillance on foreigners outside of the united states for the purposes of safeguarding national security, rooting out terrorism, things like that. and i presented that information to the trump transition team and said we were going to reported and as a result, tulsi gabbard gave her first public comment since being nominated for the job in which she came out in support of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. host: did you interview her? guest: this was a statement and that was notable for two reasons. n

our colleague john hickenlooper of colorado introduced chris wright to be secretary of energy. secretary hickenlooper said this. he said, mr. write is quote, a scientist who has invested his life around energy. senator mark kelly said lee zeldin is a, quote, qualified candidate to lead the environmental protection agency. senator martin heinrich said doug burgum is, quote, a talented nominee to lead the department of interior. i think we should pay attention to those comments. democrats know that president trump's nominees are ready to get on the job and are qualified to do the work. yeah, the senate should give advice and consent. that's an obligation we have. but disgruntled democrats should not use the senate's constitutional power as an excuse to delay and deny. americans want results. that's what they voted for in november. they did not vote for resistance. they want to get this country back on track. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, yesterday i met with kash patel

chris and kim west, you can come forward. ramona nix, thomas gary bright, and the wright family. come up and say a few words. thank you very much. >> whenever it started we started moving our vehicles to the top of the road. by the time we got the vehicles moved the water had already hit our ankles in the house. so, i grabbed my purse and my little pug dog. my husband grabbed dog food and put it in the trash bag. by the time we got into the driveway it was already waist deep. there were sticks and that kind of thing. i didn't think i was going to make it. but we did make it out. we made it to the top of the road. we were kind of stuck there for hours because we could not get out any other ways because it was flooded all the way around. it took us hours. finally it receded enough to where we could ask a get out. probably close to midnight. it started at 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning. we just lost everything that we had. didn't even have a brush for three days. thank you. pres. trump: would you like to say something? >> when the hurricane storms hit north carolina, my daughter and my wife and i were actually out