to hold ourselves to account, let's go to james smartwood jr.oning out the news" embedded with the santos campaign leading up to the election. >> uh-oh. >> junior, why do you think you in the news media missed this story? >> well, with the media companies squeezing their budgets, i didn't have the resources to conduct true investigative journalism. so instead i just repeat what alisyn camerota said yesterday. >> oh, we love camerota. >> for sure. >> so, keene, what's the solution here? >> the solution is accountability and that's why i am replacing myself on this panel with a different guy. >> who is that guy? >> which one? >> the guy standing over there who looks like he's never worn shoes before. >> oh, him. that's my replacement, the newest member of the big news panel. >> okay. you don't get to do that. this is my show? >> sure, but this is my chair and that is my guy. >> jesus. does he talk? >> it's my understanding that he does talk. >> okay, wonderful. now, margaret, jump in here. isn't the election of george santos just a symptom of a mu