we have a star spangled panel, joining me ben domenech, did i get that right domenech. >> you did second time. larry: smartest guy in the world, we thank you. and first time gift, caroline downey, national view reporter and jason chaffetz, the smartest guy in building. fox news contributor. and author of "the puppeteers." kids, beginning with this clip from donald trump about new hampshire and nikki haley and get you on weigh in. >> people behind nikki haley are pro amnesty and pro china, preopen borders, she wants open borders don't kid yourself, pro war. and pro biden, those are the people that are send ago biden people they have biden stuff they are registering and vote in your primary, this is crazy. larry: all right, now, i don't know if that is true, but some is true, i want your take on it, caroline beginning with you, reading a poll "boston globe" poll, 50/34. for trump. that is plus 16. st. anselm, this is interesting, among republicans, caroline, it is 65/25 for trump, independence 'is 52/. >> it is fr true. >> she is refusing to accept that she came in third place in iowa. and

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joining me ben domenech, did i get that right, ben, dom my niche. >> you did. second time around.arry: ben is the editor-at-large at the spectator, first-time guest we come caroline downey, "national review" reporter, we welcome jason chaffetz, smartest guy in the building, former utah congressman, chair of the oversight committee, fox news contributor, author of the puppeteers, a very good book. kids, i want to begin with this clip from donald trump about new hampshire an nikki haley and get you to weigh in. here it comes. >> the people behind nikki haley are pro-amnesty, they're pro-china, they're pro-open borders. you know she wants open borders, don't kid yourself. pro-war and pro-biden. biden people coming in. they have biden stuff and coming in to register to vote in your primary. it is crazy. larry: now i don't know if all of that is true, but some of it is certainly true. i want to get your take on it. caroline, i begin with you. i want to read a poll. "boston globe" poll, 50-36 trump. plus 16%. st. an sell many poll, 54-38, 14 plus for trump. but among republicans it is 6

shannon, ben domenech and tammy bruce.now what i want to do, i want to hear from each of you on how iowa is representative or it is not of a greater election. once we get into the general. what do we learn from iowa, pete. >> well, i think you first you can learn a lot about in this cycle who the frontrunner is, that is how donald trump performs will mean a lot, the first ability for messages and powerpoints and the pitches you made in dc to meet where the rubber hits road, you look good on paper or a good governor or senator, but you can look people in the eye at iowa state fair and do you connection and relate, it has a culling affect for real candidates. >> i think, iowa mayter -- matters but more for some than others, it is how well does haley perform. this is coldest caulk caucus in history of iowa, that will affect turn out. it depends on who it affects those with most enthusiastic supporters will do well, the last 3 g.o.p. nominees, did not win iowa, it matters but not as much as people think it matters. it mattered

ben domenech. good to see you. a new month, a new record of illegal immigrants coming across the border with mexico. the biden blame game is not letting up. and now he is pointing his finger at republicans for what's happening on his watch. now he knows people don't like it so he wants to point someplace else. new action as states are booting donald trump off the ballot. >> the favorite slogan of democrats today is we're saving democracy. nothing saves democracy like trying to stop the voters from voting for your opponents. these cases show what utter hypocrites today's democrats are. >> harris: what trump's team is now doing about it and how his rivals are reacting. one of them, nikki haley, in "focus" as she is campaigning in new hampshire ahead of the first presidential contest there and in iowa. stay with me. ♪have you tried downy rinse and refresh♪ it helps remove odors 3x better than detergent alone. it worked guys! ♪yeahhhh♪ downy rinse and refresh. i'm jonathan lawson, here to tell you about life insurance

>> laura: joining me now to react ben domenech, sole wisenburg. both are fox news contributors.could these charges be? >> well, it's hard to tell right now. but let me make an obvious point the department of justice is not a right wing organization. and it's been very political and it's been very political going against conservatives and republicans so the fact that they are actively investigating, i think, is very significant. the r. there are really three legal issues here. sorry, go ahead. >> no i mean, it must be pretty bad if the biden doj is actually going after her, sol, that's my reaction to this. i mean, it's got to be a pretty, you know, terrible set of facts for her. >> i would be very worried and keep in mind, the 500,000 figure you mentioned, that is astronomical compared to the security figures that most congress people spend. i would be very worried if i were here. were they necessary, these expenses? were they at fair market value? and, perhaps most importantly, how were they reported? all very pertinent questions. >> well, ben, remember, she came out of the ferg

stuart: ben domenech here joining us this morning.ms out of congress one day and next day facing these awful charges in california. he's in a mess. does that mess reflect badly on his father and politically on his father? >> not just his father but people are underestimating about this whole story line. democrats on capitol hill are fed up with this. fed up for having to answer questions about it, fed up with having to respond to all the different things going on with it. it's disruptive and you saw it just in the chaos of the other day that's not something that they actually want to believe benefits them politically and something we've heard from likes of partisans from jerry nadler and jamie raskin themselves and don't want to deal with it and it would be in their interest for hunt tore keep their head down and stay out of the limelight and kick these charges further and further down the pike and not have to deal with them in an election year and opposite is happening because of his legal team and he decided to make this the cut rat

ben domenech. fox news contributor, editor of the spectator. house is not gifted at green things. >> i think that one of the things that we have to understand about this agenda is that it is not motivated by what's in the best interest of america or american consumers. look, if american consumers want to purchase electric vehicles, if there is that demand that's there of course it should be something they're able to do. this is the situation where the biden administration is really putting the levers to what is going on within the marketplace in a way that benefits china and doesn't stand to benefit america despite what the president was saying there, he actually has gone down this road in ways that have raised all sorts of different concerns rick not just the ones that joe manchin raised, the deal he struck with the white house a couple of years ago, one that is increasingly frustrating for him but also goes back to, i think, this just complete opposition to using american resources the way that they ought to be used. the environmental lobby a

ben domenech editor-at-large for the spectator, host of the ben domenech podcast on fox news radio. "the federalist" and reaction, "wall street journal" write up there and the fallout from the iowa caucuses last night? >> there is something so nice about finally getting to the part of the process where people are voting. you know, we have talked about so much about different issues and seeing that the republican voter is overwhelmingly supportive of donald trump. it machingts with what we have thought from the polls. but it really speaks to the strength he has on those issues of immigration, the economy, and other things where people were generally pretty happy with his presidency during 2016 to 2020. very unhappy with the current presidency. but, the situation is interesting in iowa and also interesting that nikki haley who was expected to be the second-place winner was only able to achieve a third place victory there. i think she was hoping for a better outcome heading into new hampshire. >> bret: as we get through this process, jeff, you are listening to the democrats. obviously

stuart: ben domenech joining me, the vice president used the expression tireless. i put it to you that that is a stretch. go. >> just a little bit. i wonder how many times she looked in the mirror before she recited that clearly can do, planned message, look, i think one of the things we need to recognize about kamala harris is as the country has gotten to know her better over these past several years they haven't come to like or respect her more. quite the opposite. the only thing i would disputing your opening remark is i'm not sure how many black americans would actually be upset if he replaced her with someone else. i hear from democrats all the time who confide in me than a one thing they are concerned about related to president biden is that he's not going to be able to finish another term. they have the same concerns about his age that americans and the independent category in the republican category do. it's impossible not to have those concerns. only the most partisan democrats can go out there and make the argument that president biden can be expected to

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stuart: ben domenech is with us this morning. sounds like the democrats are getting desperate, what say you? >> i think all the reparations talk is more what you've pointed out and completely economically eric republican reinceable and in -- e inafford physical and ty have reparations and would that stop people like jamal bowman from saying america is a racist nation and founded in racism and slavery and subjew grace of litany of -- subjugation of things from the left? of course not. they want to have their cake and eat it too. as you acknowledged, it's a weight of inflationary prospects for the economy that would fall on the working class of america the hardest. it would hit the families that would have to experience that inflation the most and on a daily basis, it hurt them over the past several years and would hurt them even more. so it's completely nonsensical and does speak to the desperation of a party increasingly seeing aigretter appeal to diverse generation of voters from the republican side and their arguments make sens

nikki haley, ben domenech and "the faulkner focus" is hot at the top of the hour. >> bill: breaking newsf new jersey. newark, new jersey. a shooting earlier today outside of a mosque. the name of the mosque is the -- hang on a second, it's the mosque mohammed new york mosque. there is a report out there that the imam was critically injured. our information won't confirm it was the imam. a shooting at 6:15 local time outside the mosque in newark, new jersey. we'll see what comes out of it and give you updates when we get them here. [shouting] >> dana: today marks four years since the killing of an iranian general responsible for the deaths of hundreds of american service members. earlier more than 100 people were killed in two explosions near a ceremony in iran that was honoring him and last night former secretary of state mike pompeo said the biden administration is letting iran's aggression go unanswered. >> we're coming up on the fourth anniversary of what we took out soleimani. if we don't impose real costs on the iranian regime and fire at empty warehouses the iranians with continue

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howard: joining us now to analyze the coverage, ben domenech, editor at large at the spectator, and kevinfox news senior national correspondent. ben, how much is it helping donald trump who's already got a big lead in iowa, 48% in today's final des moines register poll, to be using these courtroom appearances to drive the news agenda? >> well, i think it's been helpful all the way up until this point, you know, which is to say the reason that he, you know, has such a strong lead within the republican nominating field is because of, directly because, i believe, of this kind of assault that's been going on through lawfare on him and his character and his business dealings. the real question though is at what point does that stop benefit fitting him; namely, if he becomes the nominee, does this havety publishing return for him trying to win back an electorate that's very different than the one he's currently competing for? he's running away with the nomination when it comes to a state like iowa. iowa has 3.1 million people, about 185,000 of them participated in the nominating battle back in

ben domenech.p of the hour. >> bill: los angeles is conducting its count of the homeless population. it is likely to have gone up yet again despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money to try and address it. jonathan hunt on the sidewalk in l.a. to bring us that now. what are you seeing, jonathan? >> well bill, last year's count of homeless people hit 75,000. and as this year's count goes on this week, over three nights alongside our cameras, it is widely expected to increase yet again despite mayor bass saying progress has been made in her first 12 months. a lot of experts say all she is doing is moving the problem, cleaning up encampments in one place and moving them to another, essentially it's a game of whack-a-mole according to usc professor. >> unless we take more direct, systemic action, all we are doing is making ourselves look good temporarily but we're allowing the problem to fester and grow worse. >> those who work with the homeless, such as joe bradford, founder of

. >> john: sandra, bring in fox news contribute ben domenech, on the ground in new hampshire. great to see you ben. so nikki haley was on "fox & friends" this morning saying she expects she's going to do well in new hampshire. listen to this. >> i've been consistent. i wanted to be strong in iowa. we started with 2%, ended with 20%. i want to be stronger in new hampshire. we'll know what that is when the numbers come in. stronger than that in south carolina. it's just continuing to build. >> john: how do you think she's going to do today? >> i think she's going to do well, john, and i was out there earlier in bedford, new hampshire, where governor sununu and governor haley were there talking to voters, talking to supporters and i think that they are pretty confident they are going to certainly come in a very strong second and potentially, you know, overperform the expectations that have been set by a lot of polls that have shown former president trump well ahead. i think that one of the things to keep in mind is governor haley is facing a different situation when it comes to go

. >> bret: let's bring in ben domenech. way editor and chief at "the federalist." ben, what do you make of where we are now as we await whatever is going to happen in retaliation? >> well, i understand that the white house has a plan to have a plan and that they have determined that they are going to determine something and that that will be done at an hour of their choosing. it's incredibly slow moving. i feel like this was something that could have been anticipated. that's something that was a real risk that was -- should have been much higher decision-making beforehand so that they could move quickly in response to it. instead, as with so many things that come out of this administration that comes across as dithering in this case it a cross as dithering killing of americans. indictment of the weak approach this president has had around the world. >> bret: sometimes, mollie the former president says a lot of things wouldn't have happened if he was president. you can't nail that down but you can assume that some things woul

i'll ask ben domenech.econd time in two days, democrat protest testers going after a democrat president. that is a split. jon levine on that. and new reports claim marijuana is more dangerous than we with thought. have we opened a new pandora's box with legalizationsome i've got to get kennedy's thoughts on that, and i will, because she's on the show. the 10:00 hour is next. ♪ my heart's a stereo. ♪ it beats for you, so listen close. ♪ hear my thoughts every in every note ♪ (♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) .. with 5g solutions. that's why they choose t-mobile for business. pga of america and t-mobile are partnering on 5g-powered analytics to help improve player performance. t-mobile's network helps aaa stay connected nationwide... to get their members back on the road. and las vegas grand prix chose t-mobile to help fuel operations for one of the world's largest racing events. now is the time to see what america's largest 5g network can do for your business. here you go. is there anyway to get a better price on this? have y

you are watching the channel tune in to fox nation we are having a watch party behind the scenes ben domenechte of politics. kilmeade might stop by. jimmy failla. we will watch along with you. we will be watching you. we will be watching fox and having a conversation on fox nation poll it up on ipad or iphone as well. >> laura: what a lot of fun. pete, thank you so much. the first polls have closed in new hampshire. of the results are beginning to come in. check in now with the surrogates from the trump and haley campaign. so buckle up. that's next. ♪ just for you! and that comes with $0 down plus 0% interest if paid in full in 18 months. helping mothers of grooms look their best. it's one more way aspen dental is in your corner. mucinex nightshift fights your worst night-time symptoms, so you can get to sleep and wake up ready to go. how could you? ( ♪ ) wake up to a new you. with mucinex nightshift, it's not cold & flu season, it's always comeback season. men tell us when they use just for men® to eliminate gray, there's a great "before and after". then, there's the 'after the after' that b

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