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a. scott bolden, former chair of the washington democratic party and ben ferguson. d morning to you. i want to ask you a quick question about jill stein, scott. so everybody's hearing that the judge is saying you need $1 million to continue this. she's saying they don't have the money. the first thought in a lot of people's heads are, what about the $7 million you raised? is there some reason that that cannot be used for this purpose? >> that's an excellent question and maybe we'll hear what she has to say on monday. when you got a tro or you're asking for emergency relief in any court, federal or state, you usually have to put up a bond. here in all three of these states bonds are probably necessary because you can get a recount, but as everyone knows and the law requires, that recount, somebody's got to pay for it. here the judge in pennsylvania is just following the law. in federal court they'll argue that it's unconstitutional based on unaffordability but she has to explain what happened to that 7 million or why she won't spend 1 million of that 7 million in penn

a. scott bolden, a former chairman of the democratic party in washington, d.c.st often, good arfternoon. your reaction to the two speeches and what it means for the trump administration. >> i think secretary kerry is disgraceful. this was a change in policy from the administrations that let this resolution be approved. it's an anti-israel resolution by a vehemently anti-israel body. it's a disgraceful attempt to shore up his legacy and questionable given how many things have happened in the world while john kerry has been secretary of state. north korea is marching towards a nuclear weapon, is we have a crisis in syria. it's a disgrace and p.m. netanyahu's speech in response was with merit and i think relations will improve with israel, our strong ally, under president-elect trump when he takes office. >> a. scott, your reaction to ryan saying his speech was a disgrace and departure from the policy. >> it's hardly a disgrace. let's be clear, there are $38 billion of reasons that have gone to israel, more than any other administration, by the obama administration

a role in the new administration. now we know he's being nominated for secretary of housing and urban development. i want to bring in scott bolden chairman of the washington, d.c. democratic party. also a former political director for president george w. bush. okay. i want to know what you both think about ben carson, because this is, hud certainly is part of that social safetynet. especially when talking about poor americans, and we've heard rhetoric from ben carson where he says that some of these safety net parts of it breed dependency. with that in mind is think anything that you think is going to really structurally change with him being in charge? >> i think donald trump will want it to and i think he will want it to, also. he's a good diversity pick, but unlike when considered for the secretary of health and human services has absolutely no experience. what he doesn't know he doesn't know. others will make those decisions. but it's an important pick, because poor people, rural or urban america, nied changes. self-independence and self-help. we'll see. that electorate is important because that was a big part of getting don

edwa wrward isaac, and a republ strategist and cnn political commentator, scott bolden, great to see you all. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon! alice you can't claim christmas. just start there. >> that's true. that was kind of a stretch, and i do say jeff looks nice in mar-a-lago covers this, but i know it's a lot of hard work. clearly, what donald trump is trying to do, show there's been some optimism based on his being nominated, certainly over hillary clinton, and we have seen tremendous rebounding and growth in the markets, based on his being the president-elect, due in large part to his campaign promises and what we do expect him to follow through on, which is reducing government regulations which has been a big threat to businesses not just in the united states but across the world. so his business policies are certainly helping the economy grow, and that certainly is something that's factually true in that tweet. >> go ahead. >> kate, this is scott. i've got a news flash for alison as well as donald trump. this is still the bv ob obama e. stock market up, poverty down. thi