ben domenech with we this morning. what do you thinks ben? tying up loose ends? do you think, ben? >> i think that you're completely right there. this is a situation where he doesn't want to come into his term having to deal with an unanticipated problem, something that is obviously going to have an impact on the american supply chain in ways that could be unpredictable and negative for consumers. at the same time, keep in mind this is going to be a point of tension throughout donald trump's to second term. balancing interests, you know, in this case of those who want to see more efficiency in ports, want to get things moved off ships faster with the interest of american workers who are concerned that a such automation would lead to major job losses. that's going to be the something that we see happen in different areas across the economy, and donald trump's going to have to basically navigate the interests of both sides, both of which have representation within his to coalition. stuart: in this case it's a gop if president who's come down in favor of workers who

ben domenech believes that the drones are following faa rig layings in a planned -- regulations in a planned exercise by the pentagon to test out new drone systems, ben points out, that no one has seem to have paid attention to it it sip resting. there is no reason why the bidens are hiding information about the drone story. no reason. mr. trump will be defending robert f kennedy jr. for h hs secretary, and considering a pardon for new york city mayor eric adams who has been treat unfairly by biden justice department, because new york mayor says he will cooperate with trump policies to deport criminals. he was look at the facts. he was mellow, suggesting that people will get along with him in this second term better than the first, they respect his electoral mandate for change, however, he suggested he may bring a lawsuit against des moines register, shows harris plus 3 in iowa and president trump wound up winning iowa by 14. he called that election fraud, interference, i think he is dead right, he criticizes bidens for selling border wall parts for 5 cents on the dollar, knowing high

mark: welcome back is always a pleasure to talk to my friend ben domenech. a warning the media might be down but they have no intention of staying there we need to be prepared for the inevitable. mark: were here with one of the smartest thinkers and best writers, my friend ben domenech, he is the editor at large for the fox news controller. i have not heard your full take. this is remarkable all the things that they threw in front of this man, i cannot count them in all the pollsters and experts, it's way too close for three and half months, nine tents of 8%, wait a minute it shifted i feel the vibes, it is a blowout for three and a half months, it's a blowout what you make of all of this. >> one of the things i appreciate about the opportunity of working with fox in writing as regularly as i do give the pundit accountability so people can go back and hear what i've been saying over the past couple months. i've been saying the media was under an indexing the possibility of this being a real wave election in this being an early night for the last several week

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ben domenech joins me now. this is "the new york times," ben, the bible of the democrats.e media starting to warm up to trump in what do you say? >> well, stuart, you may not know, but about eight years ago i stood across a debate teenage from brett stephens debating donald trump's rise. i was advocating for the position that it was the failure of america's elites who were to blame for that rise. he was taking the opposite position. and so i feel personally gratified by reading this this morning in the "new york times." [laughter] and i appreciate bret for coming around in terms of his acknowledgment of so many of the different attributes that elevated trump and the failure wheres of elite leadership -- failures of elite leadership over the past several decades even in america. and that's something i think more and more people are waking up to. st one of the reasons why i think this second term is going to go so differently for donald trump. obviously, there's going on the pushback, people who have long fives out for him and his agenda. -- knives out. but i still think thi

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all right, joining me now mollie hemingway the federalist editor and chief and ben domenech spectacularditor-at-large. both are fox news contributors. mollie, now, when you go back and listen to what amanpour and so forth have been saying that oh the press freedoms under attack, what do americans really need to remember about the press and the biden and obama people? >> right. it's actually important to have a free and functioning press that reports accurately and honestly about the news of the day. it is integral to a functioning republic. we have not had that probably for decades in most newsrooms that we talked about in the 1980s and 90s, completely corrupt and engaged in state propaganda on behalf of the regime. they are a threat to the public. and press freedoms are important. we haven't had a functioning press covering the biden administration. and they have been -- they did a honorable job during the trump administration as well. >> ben, the president today when you watched this press conference. he just -- he seems like is he kind of -- he has dropped all -- is you chip on his s