democratic president at john f. kennedy was president, his father r f, k senior and his uncle, edward kennedy. both here and the senate as well as john kennedy. so this is a turn about for a man with deep democratic ties. and to answer your questions, that reference he made to the corporate capture of the health agencies here in the us. it might have been a reference to the vaccine mandates that made a lot of money for drug companies during the pandemic. and you heard in their say that he wants people to consent before they're given vaccines. and that's a different stance. in many other health officials have taken so a controversial appointment. we'll see what he does from here. yeah. a lot of times to fix our controversial appointments as you're, you're pointing out at the same time the approvals are being given. it's almost like a rubber. somebody seems to be alone, policy lines. why is that? absolutely, and i think one of the reasons that happens is that these are people who have been a long time critics of the agencies that they're going to run. because donald trump has this, this plan to

his father, robert f kennedy, was in the senate, so were both of his uncle, john kennedy and edward kennedy. so for him to be confirmed on a vote and included 0 democrats and all republicans, it's an unusual place for him to be, but trumps nominees seem to be going through almost entirely on a party line basis. yet why is that, john? because as you say, we've seen several nominations now and it seems almost inevitable that whoever trump has paid is likely to be a rubber stamps of the will be seen. so many of them to be controversial candidates in part because one thing a lot of them have in common is that they have been heavily critical of the agencies that they are appointed to oversee cash patel was approved by a committee vote. he'll still have to be approved by the full senate, but that was also a party line vote. and the reason for that is he's been a heavy critic of the fbi i. he's called them government gangsters. and then you've got a chelsea gabbert, the director of national intelligence recently approved on a party line vote as well with mitch mcconnell again voting against her. u

his father, robert f. kennedy and his 2 uncles and john and edward kennedy, both served as democrats in the senate and yet not a single democrat voted for him. so this is yet another controversy, old domini, who has made it through entirely on the support of republicans. yes, john. so trump's picks are being approved along party lines. this is not the 1st one that we've seen. why is that? is right, trump doesn't seem to be even trying to get democratic vote. she's able to get these people through on partisan vote. and one of the things that many of them have in common and what makes them controversial is that they are strong. critics of the agencies that they lead cash patel just got through a senate judiciary committee vote on a, a partisan 12 to 10 votes and he's been an intent critic of the f. b i's. he's developed a, an enemies list. you said he would get rid of people in the agencies, the, he's call them government gangsters. he to his soften some of those views in his hearings at, but he got through, i do this year. he can me vote, he's going then to be voted on by the full sen

her meeting with former syrian dictator bashar al assad and her refusal to call edward snowden a traitor. gabbard and kennedy, two disruptors in a team of them. the leading figure, billionaire elon musk, who is out to reshape the government itself. his department of government efficiency staffed largely by young engineers. at least one of them just 19. have brought beds into their government offices. musk posting on x, "working the weekend is a super power." his team getting access to the treasury department's payment system, which processes trillions of dollars of the government's bills and includes the personal information of millions of americans. musk then seizing control of usaid, which provides humanitarian assistance around the world, helping an estimated 32 million children suffering malnutrition and bringing food, water, shelter, and health care to victims of natural disasters. usaid's $43 billion budget is a tiny fraction of what the government spends, about 1%. but musk, who is the world's richest man, posting, "we spent the weekend feeding usaid into the wood chipper." and tonight, sources tell a

edward snowden a traitor? >> reporter: robert f. kennedy jr.si gabbard both making their case. >> those reports that in the hearing yesterday have claimed that i am anti-vaccine and anti-industry. well, i'm neither. i'm pro-safety. >> what truly unsettles my political opponents is i refuse to be their puppet. >> reporter: kennedy, trump's pick to run the department of health and human services pressed on everything from embracing medical conspiracy theories to pushing falsehoods about vaccines. republican senator bill cassidy, a doctor and potential hurdle for his confirmation chances saying he's struggling with the nomination. >> will you reassure mothers, without qualification that the measles and hepatitis b vaccines do not cause autism? >> i'm not going into the agency with any -- >> that's kind of a yes or no question. >> if the data is there, i will absolutely do that. >> reporter: and some republicans about gabbard tapped to lead national intelligence. >> i have no love for assad or gaddafi or any dictator. >> reporter: now under scrutin

. >> edward snowden broke the law. robert kennedy jr.d hhs and over vaccines and trial lawyers pharmaceutical industry, the origin of life rated kennedy was was a harsh critic of donald trump calling him a terrible president and a threat to democracy calling but kennedy had a change of heart or also early was a job and i don't think there's ever been a doctor running our legal system, but there may soon be a trial lawyer new york healthcare system. he's nominees they faced committee votes, if the committee approves. the full senate votes. >> one person paying close attention is the chair of the house judiciary committee change order for the great state of ohio and welcome and is to see you as always. >> event good to be with you trey gowdy. trey: i thought kash patel did it really good job and how he would change bureau what did you think. >> i thought that he was confident and i thought that it was composed and he did determine his job taking the questions from both sides and you know i know that kash patel, is committed to protecting o

kennedy is questionable. comments. the same thing with gabbard, where she supported edward snowden, who betrayed our intelligence community. she hung out with bashar al assad. but in the end, that didn't make a difference to the majority. and the majority, i think, had a lot of questions that they would acknowledge. but the vote they had to make had to stand the test of trump. >> and rfk jr.. for one, he tried to clean up those vaccine comments in his confirmation hearings. that wasn't enough to satisfy satisfy your concerns. >> well, your term is exactly right. cleanup. no. everybody's in on the game here. you have a lifetime of fighting against vaccines. and then when you're up for confirmation, you say, oh, no, just kidding. so the question for all of us, if we want to be serious in the evaluation of these candidates, is look at what they did, look at their history. don't look at what they're saying to try to get our vote. >> all right. senator from vermont, thank you so much for your perspective. appreciate it. and phil, back to you. but you're hearing a lot of what democrats are saying. they're concerned about what h

kennedy. and, of course, angela. also, brooks was just masterful. tulsi gabbard, very clearly nonsensical in her support of edwardblem. jd vance will have a very busy week, and i think that he'll be the deciding vote in all three of these. there's probably some significant lobbying of those senators this weekend. and, you know, all three of them are in significant trouble. but i expect that probably at least two of the three are confirmed. >> all right. your thoughts, susan. i think kash patel goes through. and then when it comes to gabbard and rfk jr. i think it's a package. either they'll both pass or. they'll both go down. and one thing that we have to look at right now is folks are looking at these positions in light of. >> how poorly. >> donald trump has handled his governmental operation, meaning that that memo that went out and said, we're going to freeze funding except for individuals, they couldn't get it right. it shows that the trump administration really has no idea how government works. they know how to get put out their agenda and how to do retribution really well, but they don't know how government

kennedy center honors. you guessed it himself. the latest in a flurry of friday night activity from the second term president. it has been a wild week, and we're only three weeks in. donna edwardsblican spokesperson on capitol hill. she's now the ceo and co-founder of the seneca project. they join me. welcome to you both. tara and i have been in the trenches knocking our heads, and now we're knocking our heads on behalf of democracy. when you look at the news of this week, especially what we've seen happening with sensitive information out of treasury, as a former member of congress, what does that say to you? what concern red flags do you see? >> well. >> there are no constraints on. >> this president and. this administration. >> and to the detriment. of the american people. >> to employees who are. >> at those departments. >> the information is, you know. it's sensitive, it's private. if it's in the wrong. >> hands. >> it can be, you know, put to bad uses. and we don't. >> know who these. >> people are that elon. >> musk has. working for him. >> we don't know what they're doing with this, this information. there's no accountability at all. >> and this. >> is really dangerous