and you just talked to john fetterman. what did he say? >> yeah. this is the first time a senate democrat has sat down with trump's defense pick. this is the way the trump team has been handling some of the more controversial picks, has been a little bit unusual. typically, it would be a meeting with members of both parties, but this time they've been zeroing in exclusively on republican senators trying to get republican senators in line. and now they have decided to branch out meeting with john fetterman, who indicated to me that he is open to this conversation, wouldn't rule out voting for pete hegseth, but did say that he plans to talk to him about those controversial allegations of misconduct, which he denies. are you open to supporting him? >> well, i'm what i'm open to having a conversation. that's where i'm at. a lot still has to happen before all of that place where again, the fbi vetting and the hearing and all these things. donald trump carried pennsylvania, and he's going to be the next president. so it's all part of the conversation. an

senator john fetterman sat down with abc on their sunday show.e said something really interesting. the question was interesting and so was the answer, having to do with why kamala harris lost the election and why donald trump won. listen to this. >> what was the single biggest factor behind kamala harris and democrats losing in november? you have a singer do you go larr political talent. undeniable dump. almost a sense of fearlessness to say all those kinds of things. >> do you think he has the potential to be a successful and a good president? >> i hope because i'm not rooting against him. if you are rooting against the president, you are rooting against the nation. and i'm not ever going to be where i want a president to fail. lead up to the election. he kept warning his party there is a connection that donald trump is making to my state. fetterman actually is willing to buck his party, buck his base, sometimes in brave ways, especially on israel. i also think the guy is a politician, right? if the state of pennsylvania is moving to the right,

john fetterman can't.an believes joe biden didn't enough money argued he should have followed bernie sanderss forum that would have put us trillions more in debt with higher inflation. he has argued for higher taxes in every position he has had although he did not pay his own 67 times. but the economy is just the tip of the iceberg pays become crime. i was supported and endorsed unanimously by the fraternal order of police. god bless them. [applause] because i have their backs. fetterman never did an effect he wants at least one third of inmates saying it wouldn't make a t difference and has the plea belief he had a magic wand and he could do one thing he would releasee people in prison for life for felony murder over the objection come over the objection of other parole board members as well as families. and finally there's the drug issue. with an open border blue welcome that no one because the cartel is running human trafficking operations and they bring fentanyl with these folks for john fetterman has

but john fetterman can't.idn't spend enough money, argued he should've followed bernie sanders more, and would've put us truly in more debt with higher inflation. he has argued for higher taxes in every position he has had, although he did not pay its own 67 times. the economy is just the tip of the iceberg. he's weak on crime. i was supported, endorsed unanimously by the paternal order of police. god bless them. because i have their back. fetterman never did. in fact, he wants to release one-third of the nation saying it would make a difference and he's of the police if you have magic wand and could do one thing he would release people in prison for life for felony murder. over the objections come over the objections of other parole board members as well as the families. and finally there's the drug issue with an open border, bring if and only cartel is running human operation and bring you the fentanyl with these folks. john fetterman has argued for an open border come sanctuary cities so are please can't co

who knew john fetterman would be the voice of reason, honestly.r when he was running and was elected we thought who is this guy. he's right. you should put country first. that's what the elected officials are put in place to do. we haven't seen elected officials in this administration put the country first. they put themselves first. it's refreshing. >> kennedy, when he said that, you shouldn't root against trump. part of me wonders if this would of been the reaction if trump didn't deliver the thorough walloping as he did. if it was narrow as in 2016 would we have seen the 2016 resistence or gotten similar -- >> i think you're absolutely right. think they looked for the daylight. the daylight for democrats come go there is a crack in the veneer. there wasn't. this was a solid victory as the former president and future president could of hoped for. fetterman, we have to look at pennsylvania. he's coming from a politically interesting place. it's not california. it's not new york. you have he democrats there that consider themselves to be tradition

john fetterman but that's that's really not what it should be. right. but but the purity test that we have in the democratic party, john fetterman, is the antithesis to that. and i think that i think that he actually is helping the brand out. and i don't mind him. i mean, look, i don't think he should vote for pete hesketh, but i don't mind him meeting. i mean, that's that's a part of advice and consent. and before you get to that point, before you get to an answer, you should actually, i'm opining from my seat here in new york. he's a member of the united states senate. he should meet with him. and so i don't have any issues with that. >> he also had some a note to his colleagues, which is to say, don't freak out about everything that donald trump does. and that also might be good advice. >> yeah, i think it's important to have priorities and to care about, you know, what policy decisions trump is making or trump, trump's appointee eventual appointees are making that have actual impacts on people, and not to get all bent out of sorts about every truth,

clearly, by the way, john fetterman doesn't. chill out? chill out? with everything trump is doing right now, you know, ayman it just fricking me off and i like a lot about what fetterman has said about a lot of other issues, but a never trumper, somebody who tells me to believe the threat to democracy to chill out when as you said at the top of this hour that donald trump led a violent attempt to overthrow an american election, i will never chill out as long as that's the case. we normalize this guy, ayman, trump, and our own danger, he's told us he wants to be an authoritarian. he's told us he will imprison his political enemies. he's putting people in charge of our security and law enforcement apparatus to go after his enemies. there's no f-ing way i'm chilling out in the face of that. come on. >> and he did it all based on a big lie. so brett stevens basically wants to give him an excuse for that lie it seemed based on that op ed. basil, let's talk about the democrats because of what john fetterman said. the harris campaign embraced in never trump

anything john fetterman said i don't know why it is controversial to eliminate waste?who could be against government waste? speed too great to have you here and congratulations on the role and we hope to see more of you soon. she is going to be a busy lady soon. if not already. >> john: i would like to do fire off rockets with you on mosque and see who can catch them. i sat in the briefing room more than ten years and in terms of people threatening to boycott the briefing, they do it at their own peril because everyone who boycotts the briefing, ten people standing in line to take their place. >> sandra: i cannot imagine that would be the place in one of the things caroline said when she sat down all members of the press excited to have more access to the white house. there has been a level of frustration with even mainstream media and pointing out they had not had access to the current white house. >> john: i was there for the first briefings at the trump administration and talk about standing room only. i am amazed at fire commissioner did not shut the place down per

you saw her melting like the witch at on "wizard of oz," john fetterman has become common-sense voicelawmakers on israel, border and lack of border and lawfare and weaponization of justice system. if democrats were wise, we would see less of nancy pelosi and adam schiff and more offy fetterman. this guy is authentic and he sticks to his principles. i wouldn't have said that a couple years ago, he's surprised people in a good way. those qualities, authenticity and principles are at a premium in washington, d.c. lawfare against donald trump was disaster for democratic party. all efforts from jack smith, fani willis, leticia james, alvin bragg, failed in court of public opinion and all cases failed from legal perspective. donald trump won popular vote, swing states held the house, republicans have majority of republican governors in this country. listen to john fetterman he knows you need to find your narrative and message if you want to get elected again. tell people what you are going to do to make lives better instead of demonizing your opponent and saying you want to save democracy,

democrat senator john fetterman reaching across the aisle, he has agreed to meet with rfk junior in theme an outlier in his party? >> i think he has been this way for a while, he bucked his party on a number of things including the border. he said that was a big deal before the election. rfk junior just walked into a meeting with senator blackburn and on his way and he told our camera he's looking forward to meeting with democrats in the new year and one of them will be senator john fetterman. we caught them yesterday having the nice cordial handshake in the heart ways as rfk junior headings were meeting with republican senator and john fetterman tells me he will be anyway you with rfk and the new year to figure out something out with his team and put something on the calendar. he's been defending himself are meeting with trump's more controversial nominees. it is different thune than what is coming from the most powerful democrat in the senate who went through a senate floor yesterday to bash kennedy. >> for rfk junior to say we have to study polio vaccine at this point is not only sho

john fetterman on how he'll work with trump in the next congress. >>> and -- >> i did get more votes than him in utah. does that give me a mandate? >> jonathan: our conversation with incoming senator john curtis who hopes for trump's success, but is not afraid to defy him. >>> good morning. welcome to "this week." if you were watching congress this week, you might have thought for a moment that donald trump is already president. along with his most high-profile and wealthiest adviser, trump upended a bipartisan spending deal that had been months in the making, but the power of a president-elect just like the president of a president, only goes so far. while trump's hold on the republican party is not in doubt, we saw that his power to get congress to do what he wants has its limits. as congress veered towards a shutdown, trump made only one nonnegotiable demand. he said that the bill to keep the government open must also increase or abolish the so-called debt ceiling. that's the amount the federal government can borrow to pay its bills. without this, trump said on social media, we sho

i wanted to talk about senator john fetterman.at democrats need to, quote, chill out about trump. like the constant freak-out is not helpful, pack a lunch, pace yours because he hasn't even taken office yet. i see the point he hasn't taken office yet, but it's not like it's not going to happen, right? and i feel like fetterman is kind of inching over a little bit right ward right now is eyebrow raising and he's been meeting with some of trump's cabinet picks, seemingly open to supporting kash patel and pete hegseth. we're making a point to highlight how those are people not only competent to hold these positions but don't have the ethical and moral compasses to be able to do those jobs effectively. so i wanted to get your thoughts about john fetterman. >> i think we have seen a real politic going on. he will be up for re-election again. he's looking at the future. and pennsylvania is still a fairly red place. i think this is not some deeper ideological explanation. i think it's a purely political assessment. although, i also think

john fetterman. i don't know. it's a blank slate, charlie.on't know how you rebrand the democrats. charlie: yeah. i mean, they are doing worse than -- john fetterman didn't, you know, he warned the party about what was going to happen. and i also think it's really interesting the in-fighting we're seeing within what remains of the biden white house now between the biden and the haste people trying to -- harris people trying to, both sides trying to blame the other for the loss and figuring out how -- well, we could have won if he'd done this. and i don't think if biden a had stepped down earlier and inserted harris earlier in the summer, i don't think that -- i think she would have lost worse. she blew through a billion dollars in a hundred days. i think if she'd had 20 to 0 days, she'd have lost worse. the problem is they rigged their own primary -- rachel: that's exactly right. charlie: and if dean phillips had been allowed to the run, there's a good chance -- it's sort of impossible to think a sitting president could get beaten in a primar

is it john fetterman now, this interest democrat who seems to be trying the consensus builder? arizona had -- which is basically, i'm willing to listen to both sides. i willing to also push back against if the president is a democrat, i don't care. i could push back against something the president wants to do. now we are hearing from fetterman saying, i'm not just going to oppose a speech and cabinet picked just because it is a trump cabinet pick. if it's someone i think could do a good job in the role, i will support the person. i think that is shifting back to the traditional senate. back when a presidential cabinet pick could get some 80 votes in the senate. and, you know, also i think fetterman knows that if he wants a seat at the table, if he wants a voice, if he wants occasionally to get invited into a meeting with the white house, he has to be able to not just be somebody who wants to be a pain just for the sake of because trump is the president. i think he feels and then void. i'm sure whoever is the next democratic president is going to have a headache with the likes o

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david: and rich, then you have a rookie mike john fetterman who just said i'm not rooting against donald trump. so it's not all of the just the old timers that want to change the progressive policies. >> the parties not going to change. it needs to lose another national election or two but if you want to point to someone who gets it, it is john fetterman. one, speak with a clear and authentic voice, be funny and don't just distance yourself from the left. denounce them when they're ridiculous, wrong, or immoral which he's done over the last year, so that i think is a workable to model for the party. david: john fetterman's changed though from the way he was before the stroke, it's like the stroke shook him up. besides donald trump he has the list of politicians with the best year this past year. david: couldn't he sort of lead the party? be the front of the speer of changing their policy from aoc? >> i think he's been a loaner this last year and will continue to be because of forces that make the democratic party beholden to the left are too strong. david: david i want to switch to the p

from pennsylvania . >> john fetterman has shown who he has time and time again.ed home the last election because they look at the capitulation democrats do, why am i voting for you, how are you different, how is it that donald trump was the most dangerous person to our democracy, this is what we were told and all of a sudden, everyone is mum. i will work with him, let's pardon him, we need a clean slate. that is what representative clyburn said area >> really quick, okay, full resistance in the works, they're trying to bluff. we will take the things you say are populous and show everyone you don't actually want to do them. by leaning in, he has good ideas, you are giving him the space for the rest of the terrible ideas. >> worst of the week, what if you got? >> can i pick all of them? i will pick zuckerberg. >> interesting. why . >> thing he is done with meta to address politics and turned the spaces into a shell of themselves, this is another example. >> i will give it to bezos, that he is grown over eight years time, i think it is delusional . >> i will go with

ladies and gentlemen, esteemed democrat john fetterman from pennsylvania. >> i mean, john fetterman hasthink that 7 million americans stayed home in the last election. because they look at the capitulation the democrats do and they say why am i voting for you? how are you any different? how is it that donald trump was the most dangerous person to our democracy, this is what we were told, and now all of a sudden everyone is mom. yeah, i will work with them, let's pardoned him, we need a clean slate. that is what represented clyburn said. >> really quick, i think it's that they are all just like okay, full resistance. so they are trying to bluff now saying okay, we will take the things that you say you are a populist, and will show everyone that you don't actually want to do them. but by leaning in and saying he has good ideas, you are giving him the space for the rest of the terrible ideas. >> worst of the week, who do you got? >> can i take all of them? no, i'm going to pick zuckerberg. because i think that everything has done to suppress politics and to really turn the spaces into a sh

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john fetterman obviously has made himself a very much a person who lots of reporters like going to. he tends to be very candid and frank with his thoughts. if other people like cory booker from new jersey, these are the sorts of people. but i will tell you, i remember where things were eight years ago when the democrats were licking their wounds over the 2016 race. and if you thought in 2016 you knew where the party was going or that it would end up with joe biden being the democratic nominee and then the president in 2020, you would have been called crazy. and so we just don't know who these people are. it's possible that the democratic nominee in 2028, presidential nominee will be one of the people that i just named. it's possible we don't even know that person's name yet, that they haven't gotten into politics, or that they're still emerging, climbing up the ranks. and in the meantime, though, it will be those people who have the centers of power. and i think especially those governors and hakeem jeffries in the house are going to be in the position to be leading the party in the

pennsylvania senator john fetterman writing, "i believe it's appropriate and the responsibility of a. senator to have a conversation with president-elect trump's nominees. my votes will come from an open mind and an informed opinion after having a conversation with them. that's not controversial. it's my job." someone has the right mind-set. earlier this morning, we saw fetterman pop out of his office as kennedy was walking by. you can see here the two exchanging a handshake and a quick few words. it's still unclear if and when they'll hold a formal meeting. charlie, breath of fresh air of fetterman's pov and hopefully everyone on the hill continues to have that open mind. what to you see the challenges are facing kennedy, however, and do you think he'll make the hurdle? >> first of all, it's a reminder, we live in wild times. you have a republican nominating robert f. kennedy jr. to be hhs secretary and then you have somebody like john fetterman who is the wise voice among democrats saying, let's have an open mind. rfk jr. is a 99.9% dna democrat. he's a democrat. i can see why a lo

democratic senator john fetterman of pennsylvania said he now supports elise stefanik because he supports her position on israel. democratic governor jared polis of colorado prized rf kennedy jr. and a whole bunch of democrats are paying lip service to elon musk and vivek ramaswamy's fake department to slash spending by unprecedented numbers. from a lot of national democrats, the message has been, the people spoke it and now we will be about the business of governing under trump. and i kind of get it. all of this used to be fairly standard stuff. after a election. even a close election. and there is also a very similar vibe from the titans of industry. tech billionaires are popping up all over the place trying to curry favor from the once and future president. they donated a cool million dollars to trump's inaugural fund. not to be out done, we are learning jeff bezos' company amazon is donating a million dollars to the inauguration. bezos also says he looks forward to working with trump. >> if we are talking about trump, i think it is very interesting. i'm actually very optimistic this t

coming up saturday john fetterman had some kind words for donald trump. u have a singular political talent. it's undeniable. trump, he had the energy and almost a sense of fearlessness. >> fetterman went on to say he is rooting for trump to succeed. we all should it's good for the country. beck and others in the democrat party bridge the divide? we will discuss it with brian kilmeade. meantime the president elect is demanding more from lower fees with the ships passing through the panama canal. >> has anyone heard of the panama canal. because were being ripped off at the panama canal like were being ripped off everywhere else. >> panama refuses to lower prices, trump wants control of the canal to return to the u.s. can he do that, interesting question, carlos gimenez will deal with that coming up next. the president to be says the stock market rally thanks to the trump effect. we will ask stephen moore if he thinks the trump bomb will last. ♪ ashley: amazon workers still on the picket line two days away from christmas. madison alworth joined me now from ne

john fetterman, god bless that guy, he's the voice for reason for democratic party and only one thats forward and says new york trial in trump was politicized. you would think other leaders come and say, that's right, and move on. that's not happening, john fetterman, 2028, watch out for that guy, he's making sense when democrats are running and hiding with preemptive pardons. i've never heard anything like this nicole. nicole: i agree. i'm shocked by him this entire year and impressed by him not only this instance but other things he's talked about. we can't take the white house at its word what they will do for pardoning because they have blanketly lied about pardoning joe biden's son. at the end of the day there's still going to be investigations specifically i'm looking to covid investigations seeing what was known, what was kept secret and maybe they'll have blanket pardons. the people deserve to know. alicia: interesting five six weeks or so. still ahead in weekend show, the left is losing over child sex change debate. we have all the wild claims from supreme court justices and

on my nice list, we are going with john fetterman. >> jessica: love it. >> jesse: because john fettermanff to a good start, i thought he was brain-dead and the people of pennsylvania deserved better, but he turned out to be my favorite senator, and he is making more sense than republicans and democrats, so he is on my nice list, with a little apology note. >> judge jeanine: okay, does that mean invitation to the show is next? >> jesse: he's been on. maybe not again. b5 for me, i put on the naughty list manny willis and nathan wade peered i thought they were more than deserving of being naughty, not just in terms of what they did but no, we didn't sleep together, i just left her house. anyway, i think that case is pretty much over. and on the nice list, nicest guy i met this year, his name is danny penny. and i think that most people would agree that they would want a danny penny on a subway car if they were in trouble. god bless. all right, jessica? >> jessica: okay, so my naughty list winner is rfk jr.'s brain worm. may be responsible for the current state that we find him in, because o

john fetterman is a great example.mes did he have to come out and defend israel and say we should have a secure border and while we're at it shouldn't destroy the jobs of the hard working people working energy in pennsylvania. all across the country the same message. democrats care about college educated white liberals. when they pay off their student loans the guy and gal in the truck working for a living turns around and says what about me? you can't do that. that's completely unfair. democrat party cares about impressing professors, republican party cares about impressing plumbers and that's the difference. >> julie: rich and joe, that's all the time we have. thank you both for coming on. i was only kidding. you are like a rising star, joe. you know how much i love you. i'm not sure about the suit but i love you. >> this is a great christmas. >> julie: rich and joe, thank you. >> griff: house speaker mike johnson could be at risk of losing his gavel as the house majority leaves little room for him to lose support fr

john fetterman may say it. if you remember harris's speech everything will be okay. can you say that if you spent six months saying donald trump is a fascist and dangerous and a huge risk to this country? she knows she was lying. unfortunately for her vulnerable and low information base they bought the lies hook, line and sinker and why they are freaking out today. democrats -- people care about immigration, economy and crime. >> john: speaking about untruths or lies, more fallout after a scatheing "wall street journal" report. how the white house functioned with a diminished biden in charge. aides kept short and access and public interactions more scripted. the administration denied that biden has declined. a new opinion piece with the headline. the biden cover-up is fast unraveling. we've heard democrats and liberal media run defense against concerns over biden's mental fitness. >> this version of biden intellectually, analytically, is the best biden ever. not a close second. i've known him for years. >> he is just fine. i engage with him frequently and alert, soun

let's talk to those people. >> let's talk with john fetterman and his race in 2022.was something republicans got wrong. they didn't understand why he appealed to people in pennsylvania and took the time to figure it out. it was a big part of why they won pennsylvania. not his policies but that he speaks as the every man. he goes and gets his information where we all are getting our information and they took some realtime to understand that and you saw the results of that effort on november 5th with the wins in pennsylvania and flipping the senate seat in pennsylvania. then you broaden that nationally going on joe rogan. all the above strategy of not just meeting people where they are but talking about the issues in ways that matter and not saying you don't know what you are talking about, the economy is great as people figure out how to afford groceries and they never just conceded that point, democrats didn't. i think that's a big thing that democrats can take away terre this and maybe pay a little more attention to senator fetterman. >> harris: for all the money fo

democrat senator john fetterman sticking up for donald trump.gainst the president, you are rooting against the nation. i think that's very true. you think some democrats actually want to cause a rift between trump and his team like elon musk but you think they're under-estimating him, right? >> absolutely. i think it is obvious what it is they're doing by using the line president elon musk or the shadow president. you've seen it scripted over and over and over again for the last several days, this is intentional. this is to get under donald trump's skin, to create that rift, to say elon musk is getting credit for something that the president is doing and i think that if it wasn't so transparent, perhaps it would maybe work but at the end, whenever single democrat on television and in social media for the most part are using the exact same language, it is insultingly transparent. everyone knows exactly what it is they're doing. so i can't see donald trump falling for this and kudos to the rare democrat like john fetterman who is basically saying

>> i don't think he's the new doesn't have the record of bad faith, i think john fetterman is very muchats in belize and some of the core tenants of the democratic party but he represents pennsylvania in a real way. he's never been the traditional urban so he is unique but i will tell you, look, i'm an msnbc guy and i've been a part of liberal families in circles for a long time but the work of the advocacy stuff that we need to continue, as opposed to just the and the personality stuff, that work is going to have to continue, so in that respect, senator fetterman is right, if you care about an issue and you won't push it forward because vice president harris is not the next president and you don't there's no bigger trump critic than me but i think senator fetterman is onto something and it's tapping into how real people feel about whether or not the government will get something done for them in the coming years? >> bank all of you for joining me and sharing your analysis and your thoughts. >>> what to luigi mangione heads to court tomorrow. mom where's my homework? mommy! hey hun - so

he won the popular vote, and i would have loved to know what's going through their head as john fettermanir heads. >> gerri: it would be wonderful to know. but this is ridiculous, right? these are not equivalent cases, as you are saying, tom. not at all. biden, what did he face? we have prostitutes, illegal drugs, gun charges. nothing stands up to that. and if you are a mother of a daughter or son who right now is spacing charges like this, what are you thinking? it's not a fair world out there. how can i possibly support my son or daughter in this when they're going to be convicted and do jail time? and biden does not. >> kayleigh: sunny hostin, as if not to be tapped by the great joy behar, asked about democrats doing a postmortem, and she asked whether republicans should be second-guessing things. >> do you think there should also be some soul-searching on the republican side, who need to analyze why they would nominate a convicted felon who ran on lies, threats of retribution, and concepts of a plan? >> i haven't spent any of my time after the election freaking out were thinking about

know, i will give, i will concede not everything is a fire but there is more fire than i think john fettermanwhat are your thoughts? >> i think senator fetterman's words are spot on and maybe this democrat party would be far off today and maybe they would have won if they had listened to him. if there is so much concern about what democrats are doing and with that, shifts the focus off the republicans. i think this republican party in this new year, can be successful if they unite around solutions that prioritize driving down the debt, but also address national priorities, like innovation, defense, democrats can still be part of that. being angry all the time doesn't serve anyone. it draws your ire and fire if one person doesn't do that, whether it is speaker johnson or trump, making enemies is just not the way washington can function. it is so dysfunctional for the very reason that so many leaders get here, stay here but don't remember that having the confidence of the people requires a few different steps. anger is not one of them. >> thank you so much. of course, we will continue to talk a

you see people like john fetterman and others. great, but the liberal journalists will never see a reason to get with where the american people are. >> mike: robby soave, brad polumbo, thank you very much. >>> a growing number of seattle residents have come up with a collective new year's resolution. fed up with the city's escalating minimum-wage, they are promising to stop tipping workers, already making substantial wages. let's get insight into the issue from the author of what's killing america, seattle talk radio host jason rantz. jason, welcome. >> thank you so much. >> mike: let's start by showing our audience what minimum-wage in seattle is this year and what it's going to next year. so right now it's $19.97. in a matter of days it goes up to $20.76. jason, they want to be tipped on top of that? >> not only do they want to get tipped, we are not just talking about the folks he would normally expect to give a tip to. i went into a pet store today, i bought my dog some treats and i was prompted as to whether or not i wanted t

and the idea -- you know, i love john fetterman talking about country first. the republican party i knew used to run on that idea, that principal. they have completely lost it during the trump era. you know, when you realize the degree to which elon musk is influencing things like the bills that come to the floor and whether or not the house members are going to support them, if people are curious about the next speaker of the house, maybe we should ask him. >> cannot mike johnson actually survived if he is faced with a challenge? does it even matter? are these republican house leaders just interchangeable at this point, because it will ultimately come down to president musk and his vice president donald trump? >> yeah, ayman, i think elon is going to function more as a copresident. trump clearly is not going to seed the role himself, but while he is off playing golf and doing things that he doesn't want to do when it comes to the presidency, i think musk will fill in that role. but look, when it comes to mike johnson, one of the things you're going to have to

i think john fetterman is trying to wake up his party. let's just try to do -- let's meet the voters where they are. there is crossover between our supporters and his supporters, we clearly lost them. they were once on our side. let me go on truth social. >> brian: what would be great to the incoming white house reach out to people who ran to the middle and say listen, i hear what you are saying, i appreciate it. i'm going to tell you these four or five things that i'm going to be offering in the next five or six months. tell me what you can get on board with especially with speaker johnson. a lot of these democrats ran like republicans. he is a two seat majority. >> lawrence: hold them to it. >> brian: guys, how can i get you on board? because i have a caucus that tends to be a little iraquis. >> steve: very rhyming. here's the thing. we all -- there is an optimism in the country. because, okay. something new is going to happen. we have seen him before. we know everything about donald trump for the most part. but he has -- he does seem l

is john fetterman trying to be the new joe manchin? we caught him on camera talking about meeting with pete hegseth, first democrat to meet with donald trump's defense secretary pick. >> so, from people who were apprised of that meeting, it went well. and fetterman, i would say, is not definitely in the no category on hegseth based on my reporting. that's number one. number two, a little more difficult to be joe manchin when the republicans have a 53-seat majority. but yeah, i do think he's going to line up with republicans on some policy perspectives. someone who serves with him in congress put it really well to me, when fetterman likes to be on the other side of where the crowd is, when everyone is centrist and on the right, he's on the left. when everyone is on the left, he goes to the right. it does hold up based on what we have seen of fetterman over the last year and a half or so. listen, i think he has said he's going to 100% support elise stefanik. i assume he's going to support marco rubio. sounds like he might be able to supp

john fetterman is saying that both hunter biden and donald trump's cases were politically motivated.able that the case against hunter biden was really politically motivated, but i also think it's true that the trial in new york for trump, that was political, as well too. in both cases, i think a pardon is appropriate. >> what is the impact of this statement do you think? >> john fetterman is certainly clearing out a unique lane for himself, where he's just happy to criticize anybody and everybody, and i think that's good for his brand. i don't think it's undeniable that the biden conviction was politically motivated. it was done by the president's own doj. i don't think there's any question that he committed the crimes that he was convicted of, and for the very same reasons that joe biden articulated that he shouldn't pardon his son, those still hold up. he made the best case for it, that no one should be above the law, and maybe it is true that he had additional scrutiny for his son, because he's president. but that does not mean he didn't commit a crime, and should not be punished

the mechanic senator john fetterman of pennsylvania made some news saying that he now supports lisa stefanik as trump's investor because he supports her position on israel. democratic governor jared polis of colorado praised rf kennedy jr. as running the health and human services and democrats playing live to elon musk and state department to slash funding by unprecedented levels. from a lot of national democrats, the message has been, well, the people have spoken and now we are going to get to the business of governing under trump. i kind of get it. all of this used to be fairly standard stuff after an election, even a close election, very close election like this one. and there is also a very similar vibe from the titans of industry. the tech billionaires are popping up all over the place trying to curry favor with the once and future president. we just learned that mark zuckerberg's meta, the parent company of facebook and instagram donated a cool $1 million to trump's inaugural fund after meeting with him at mar-a-lago. not to be outdone, we are learning that jeff bezos' company, amazon,

and john fetterman saying, i'm meeting trump's cabinet at the table, whether my party likes it or not. >> all i am saying is that democrats or other people can freak out over anyone that was nominated. >> and i am not that guy, and i'm open to have a conversation for whoever. i don't know why it's controversial to have a dialog with the people that are in a part of the next administration. those individuals can can, you know, vent or rant on, on, on twitter. but i'm here to have conversations and i think i'm just doing my job. >> fetterman went with hegseth today, and here's how that went. >> listen, we agreed that the steelers are going to win, and now he doesn't have a real opinion on sheetz or wawa. we had a meeting and we had a conversation, and that's what happened. and that's where we're at. there really is no new news after after that conversation. >> sounds like the meeting went splendidly. but this kind of bipartisanship that's propelling trump, and it's the unity americans have been craving for years. republican strategist erin perrine joins us now. all right, erin, this who

pennsylvania senator john fetterman, democrat, is set to become the first senate democrat to meet withald trump's pick to lead the defense department. pete hegseth, the former fox news host, has been making the rounds up on capitol hill this week trying to lobby support ahead of his confirmation hearing. and cnn chief congressional correspondent manu raju joins us now up on capitol hill. is with the senator. manu, take it away. what can you tell us? >> yeah, thanks, jim. yes, we're here with senator fetterman. senator, thanks for talking to me. you're going to become the first democrat to meet with pete hegseth later today. what do you want to hear from him? >> well, we're just going to have a straight up conversation. >> it's all going to be off the record. >> it's just going to be, you know, hey, i'm going to meet the guy. and honestly, i've never i've never heard of him before. he was nominated. so it's an opportunity to just have a discussion on a letter kind of issues. and i suspect there's some things we might agree on in terms of military, whether it's china or israel, and maybe

we're going with john fetterman. love it. oh, because john fetterman and i didn't get off to a great start. i thought he was brain dead. and i thought the people of pennsylvania deserved better. but he turned out to be my favorite senator. and he's making more sense than republicans and democrats. so he's on my nice list with a little apology note. >> okay. does that mean the invitation to the show is next? >> he's been on. okay, maybe not again. all right. >> for me, i put on the naughty list. fani, willis and nathan. yes. i thought they were more than deserving of being naughty. i mean, not just in terms of what they did, but no, we didn't. we didn't sleep together. i just left her house at 3:00 and called her as soon as i got home anyway. i think that case is pretty much over and on the nice list. the nicest guy i met this year. his name is danny penny, and i think that most people would agree that they would want a danny penny on a subway car if they were in trouble. god bless. all right. jessica. >> okay, so my naughty l

do you see any john fetterman's in the house of representatives? those democratic elected officials like senator john fetterman, freshman member of pennsylvania, who basically is making joyful noises about the america first agenda, giving president trump a chance, recognizing that president trump won his state of pennsylvania handily this time. any democrats you think you can start peeling off to make a difference for their constituents and put partizan politics aside? >> yeah, look, i hope so. i mean, our arms are open to anyone who wants to help us save the country. and these are policies, again, that are common sense that the people favor. and i think a lot of our democrat colleagues see that as particularly those who are elected in close districts and swing districts. i think they want to be a part of these solutions. and when you're in an era of small majorities, which we have now, i mean, we'll have a one or 2 or 3 seat majority at any given time this year. we're certainly open to bipartisanship and having democrats come along to help us, i t

. >> reporter: hegseth met with democratic senator john fetterman thursday. >> now fetterman said that he would not rule out voting in favor of hegseth's confirmation. all these meetings and announcement coming in the middle, of course, of the holiday season. >>> after the break we're asking a communication expert >>> believe it or not, less than two weeks until christmas, a time for holiday parties and family dinners which could bring awkward political situations, but is there some way to find common ground? two women gave that a right with very different backgrounds. you're itay hod was there and shows us how it went. >> lisa, nice to meet you. this is my wife. >> reporter: they came from opposite worlds, both hoping that a handshake could lead to a conversation most of us are trying to avoid. >> i'm really excited about this. >> yeah, me, too. i think this is good. >> reporter: lisa disbrow, a trump supporter, and stefesia walton had every reason to stay apart, but on this day they came together each clinging to a small but genuine belief that just maybe a bridge could be built. lis

john fetterman of pennsylvania. >> it was a wonderful meeting. he's thoughtful, he's independent-minded. >> reporter: fetterman tight lipped. >> are you considering voting for him? >> it's a conversation. >> are you open to supporting him? >> reporter: hegseth has been battling accusations of sexual misconduct. he's denied it all, but several republican senators today say they're feeling pressured by the trump team. >> you feel like there's a pressure campaign against people who even throw out concerns? >> i do, and i think that that's a two-edged sword. >> the approach is going to be, everybody tow the line, and if you want to survive, you better be good, don't get on santa's naughty list here, because we will primary you. i mean, we are seeing that play out in real time right now with the nominees. >> reporter: and david, one other headline here tonight. donald trump has invited chinese president xi to attend his inauguration next month. an unusual move. and he also plans to invite other world leaders, as well. but tonight, we've just learned t

john fetterman amongst them, first democrat i know to join truth social, donald trump's favorite site reaffirm support for a lisa stepanek. recent media of democratic governor michigan governor whitmer thought to be a presidential candidate herself eventually said this, people michigan like majority of americans voted for trump. i know trump kids about michigan and i hope because of that, we can find common ground in important ways but the plot thickens. reports behind the scenes democratic governors are quietly prepping extensive plans to counter trump. look at they have in store? asked the popular podcast seems to get along on air, they claim to have a friendship. welcome, guys. >> the hardest work in show business. thank you so much. >> your thoughts about the democratic governor, are they going to try to make trump the enemy? they will try to work with him initially? >> the funny thing about democracy is people actually vote and control their own destiny and started democrats over, she oversee house fire ambitions but not blind to what happened in her state. donald trump won is on