john ratcliffe questions and he knows what they are going to ask about marco rubio, too.atch. >> i heard john's hearing, he's been director of national intelligence, we agree cia is vital for our country, we have to get back to its roots and focused on core mission, not things like climate change or whether an african country will pass gay rights legislation. i'm confident john will get it done and advance interest of our own citizen and our own economy, not those of other countries. we wish every country well, we have to put our own citizens first. re >> ainsley: arabia shrine circus plans to target china. top priority is united states and he's a hawk on foreign policy. >> brian: kristi noem's confirmation hearing is postponed because of paperwork is issue. doug collins next week because of paperwosh -- paperwork issues. >> ainsley: you don't want to be first one, i rather be at the end. >> brian: or easy ones like doug burgum go first. they will ask him burglar -- >> ainsley: what is reason pete hegseth went first? >> steve: security. >> brian: most important. the talk

so let me reintroduce you to john ratcliffe. ratcliffe, a former congressman from texas, served as trump's director of national intelligence for about six months back in 2020. and i'm going to get back to that in just a moment. ratcliffe served in the house from 2015 to 2020, and during that time he built his reputation as a fierce donald trump loyalist. in 2019, trump named ratcliffe as one of several house republicans to serve on his impeachment advisory team. ratcliffe ardently defended donald trump during those first impeachment proceedings, which involved a phone call between trump and the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky. that same year, ratcliffe was critical of the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, suggesting that fbi and intelligence officials had shown political bias and possibly committed crimes. now, this must have gotten the attention of the white house, because in july of 2019, trump nominated ratcliffe to be the director of national intelligence after dan coats steppe

john ratcliffe should sail through his nomination.onsidering he used to manage the cia with his old. >> steve: pete hegseth mathematically he got the job. if you missed his opening statement yesterday. here is a portion pete hegseth. >> unlike the current administration, politics should play no part in military matters. we are not republicans. we are not democrats. we are american warriors. our standards will be high and they will be equal not equitable. president trump also told me we repeatedly placed people on top the pentagon with supposedly the right credentials. he believes and i humbly agree time to give someone with dust on his boots the hymn. how hem.i pledge to be a faithfl partner to this committee. taking input and respecting oversight. we share the same goals. a ready, three that military, the wealth and well-being of our troops and a strong and secure america. >> lawrence: did he a great job yesterday. i don't think the folks on the left were prepared for his responses. i mean, essentially, when he didn't give them the a

the intelligence committee hosts cia nominee john ratcliff. we will host those on c-span now, our free mobile video app, and later in our schedule. president biden will give his farewell address to the nation tonight live at 8:00 eastern on c-span. here on c-span3, just waiting for the secretary of state confirmation hearing to get underway.

>> let me just say hopefully what were looking for is john ratcliffe and every nominee. i read through his back on the first time around and i fell asleep. it is so boring because he's done nothing wrong. we should start with being innocent and not guilty when it comes to these nominees. we want people who can do the job and qualified. the good news president trump has chosen incredible people to serve this great nation as we see john ratcliffe with the cia, america will be safer in the world will get back to an order that we can actually call honorable. trey: work in the nominees do to bolster their own cause, get information into quicker and more questions or just a game and it doesn't matter what they're going to do. then i could cooperate senate democrats. >> it's the latter, "the bottom line" once who's not going to cooperate there is nothing at all we can do to get them to a yes the nominees are making themselves available. they have been for the better part of 2 - 3 weeks they want to be vetted and in front of republicans and democrats. the good news is america, t

>> trey, let me say, hopefully what we are looking for john ratcliff and every nominee. t i actually read through his background the first time around and fell asleep. literally, it is so boring because he's done nothing wrong. we should start with being, frankly, innocent and not guilty when it comes to these nominations. weco the want people who can doe job and people who are qualified. the good news president trump has chosen incredible people to serve this great nation. as we have seen john ratcliff running the cia, america will be safer and the world will get back to in order that we can actually call honorable. >> trey: all right, what can the nominees themselves do to bolster their own causes? again, get informatioown n to you quicr or answest ar questions, or it n just a game and they will not ever -- they will not cooperate, senate democrats? >> it is the latter, trey.>> those who will not cooperate, there is nothing at all we can do to get them to a "yes." the good news is go to the nominees are already making themselves available. they have been for the better

a nominee john ratcliffe.mes after democrats grilled pete hegseth on the first day of hearings. >> should we take it to believe that you believe that the two women on this committee, who have served honorably and with distinction made our military less effective and less capable? >> when i'm talking about that issue, it's not about the capabilities of men and women, it's about standards. >> you're quite sure that every general who serves should not go directly into the defense industry for 10 years but you're not willing to make that same pledge? >> i'm not a general, senator. [laughter] brian chief washington correspondent fox news contributor byron york. it looks like pete is going to sail through at this point. do you see anything that contradicts that statement? >> no, i don't. i think that hegseth's really strong performance yesterday really united republicans behind me -- behind him. and i have to say some of the questioning at that hearing, particularly by senator kaine, the democrat from virginia who w

after that extended introduction i like to formally welcome our witness, congressman john ratcliffe. president trump so many to be the next director of national intelligence. john, congratulations on your nomination. i wish i could also welcome your wife michelle and your daughters. i know they wanted to be here but given our attempts to minimize the number of people in the hearing room, i send it my appreciation via c-span. i thank them for the win is to go on this journey with you and for their support. today will consider congressman ratcliffe qualifications and engage in thoughtful deliberation. the the congressman has only provided substance in written responses to more than 125 questions presented by committee members and today's proceedings allow for further in person discussions. congressman ratcliffe was elected in november 2014 to the house of representatives from the fourth district of texas. he serves on the house permanent select committee on intelligence, the house judiciary committee and the house ethics committee. prior to his service in congress mr. ratcliffe was part

after that extended introduction i like to formally welcome our witness, congressman john ratcliffe. president trump so many to be the next director of national intelligence. john, congratulations on your nomination. i wish i could also welcome your wife michelle and your daughters. i know they wanted to be here but given our attempts to minimize the number of people in the hearing room, i send it my appreciation via c-span. i thank them for the win is to go on this journey with you and for their support. today will consider congressman ratcliffe qualifications and engage in thoughtful deliberation. the the congressman has only provided substance in written responses to more than 125 questions presented by committee members and today's proceedings allow for further in person discussions. congressman ratcliffe was elected in november 2014 to the house of representatives from the fourth district of texas. he serves on the house permanent select committee on intelligence, the house judiciary committee and the house ethics committee. prior to his service in congress mr. ratcliffe was part

pete hegseth yesterday, today you have pam bondi, john ratcliffe, cia. wright at energy. there'll be some tough questions, but there will also be, i think, from democrats an effort to try to find issues that they can work with the incoming secretary of whatever agency because they realize that the votes are there pretty much if for all of these nominees. we'll see if if you will city gabbard fits that -- tulsi gabbard. i think all of them have enough votes to get through. stuart: but the climate guys would be abandoned if any democrat goes for chris wright and drill, baby, drill. that really is the abandonment by democrats, some democrats, of the climate program. >> yeah. i think they're going to to, especially democrats in red states that trump won, i think the message was we need to to increase our energy output and the effort to take the yolk off -- yoke off of these companies. that's what's coming through, and some democrats are going to get that. stuart: i want to talk to you about golf. [laughter] i know you're a golf guy. tiger woods and rory mcil

five simultaneously going on now, marco rubio, john ratcliffe, sean duffy. i think we'll look at the big wall now. secretary of transportation, chris write secretary of energy and russell vought director of office of management and budget. so this management and budget, yes. this is all going on right now. we're all over them as they happen and here is what has gone on for rubio, one of the six trump nominees facing a senate confirmation hearing today. let's take a look. >> we're waiting patiently for that. okay. he spoke about ukraine and i can tell you what he said. what vladimir putin has done is not acceptable. this war has to end. i think it should be the official policy of the united states that we want to see it end. now i want to bring in brent sadler to the conversation along with jonathan and kerri. what he is saying is it will take bold diplomacy and that his hope is that it could begin with some kind of a cease-fire. what is your take? >> happy new year, and good to be back on your show. i think also in his comments the senator's comments said yo

senate intelligence committee will question nominee john ratcliffe who directed nation's spy apparatus as director of house intelligent and defender in congress. pam bondi will sit this morning on capitol hill. trump's pick for defense secretary pete hegseth fended off attacks during his senate confurthermoration hearing yesterday. >> as secretary would you take action to reinstitute female service members. >> i never disparaged women serving in the military. >> you are quite sure that every general who serves should not go directly into the defense industry for 10 years, you are not willing to make that same pledge? >> i'm not a general, senator. >> yes or no, did you need an audit? >> it has been completely mischaracterized. >> yes or no, did you need an audit, yes or no? yes or no, i will take that as a no. >> lucas: pete hegseth said politics should play no part in military and he wants to be selected on merit. he had this with senator tube tuberville. >> we won world war ii with seven four star generals, today we have 44. there is inverse relationship between size of staff and vic

and to w have former dni john ratcliffe with us. john was intelligence advic er to president and leader of u.s. intelligence community which consists of 18 elements now with space force the last added element to it. no long introduction is needed america's top of spy, director ratcliffe edirected u.s. intelligence and counter intelligence collect flat forms and covert platforms -- where i served for 33 years. prior to his time as dni, he was congressman from northeast texas on house committee intel gents, homeland security and judiciary committees. prior to that served in department of justice u.s. attorney prosecuting counter intelligent cases as we have discussed. was named co-chairman of center for american security. o at america first policy institute. welcome s today, delightful to have this conversation with you. >> david let me just, say, a pleasure to be here. i thank heritage foundation for inviting me, a great institution, and privilege to be here, you to personally, i think our audience needs to know in addition to what t

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maria: coming appearing through secretary of state picked marco rubio cia director nominee john ratcliffe among others, the full preview coming up right here. a bold idea from president trump announcing the external revenue service or ers to collect tariffs, duties and revenues from foreign sources also today the house ways and means lien the first hearing on extending the trump tax cut, the chairman of the committee jason smith will be here in the 8:00 a.m. hour, the markets indicated again at the start of trade take a look at futures, indicating gains across the board the big banks reporting earnings, jp morgan, wells fargo, citigroup all out in just a few hours the numbers and the impact as soon as they cross. key inflation data coming up the december consumer price index is out 8:30 a.m. eastern. all hands on deck with reaction, european markets higher take a look at the gains across the board in the eurozone in asia overnight markets finish mostly lower fractional moves across the board and the agent of disease days before trump takes office israel and hamas reportedly finding agreem

is a delight to be here and greeting to the audience out there as well and to have former dni john ratcliffe with us. most recently john was principal intelligence advisor to the president and leader of the u.s. intelligence community with consist of 18 elements now with space source in the last additive element to it. no long introduction is needed today but as america's top spy director ratcliffe directed just intelligence and counterintelligence collection platforms, covert action programs and the analytic enterprise of this intelligence community where i served for 33 years. prior to his time as dni he served as congressman from northeast texas were served on the house committees on intelligence, homeland security and the judiciary committees. prior to that served in the department of justice of the u.s. attorney prosecuting counterintelligence cases as you and i have discussed for. most recently was named cochairman of the center for american security at the america first policy institute. so welcome today and it's delightful of this conversation with you. >> david, let me just say it's

john ratcliffe for cia director and pete hegseth for defense secretary. >> there is not a job more critical to our security than secretary of defense. and we need a qualified individual in that job. and he just does not seem to have the qualifications. >> reporter: mark kelly critical of hegseth ahead of his tuesday morning confirmation hearing, wanting to see his fbi background report. some democrats on the committee concerned the fbi report may not be thorough enough for a cabinet pick facing controversy and negative allegations. >> it is bipartisan, like a, you know, cross the aisle, folks want to see the fbi background check. i think we should get an opportunity to take a look at it. >> reporter: senate majority whip john barazo coming to his defense. he says tulsi gabbard's hearing this week is being delayed because of a paperwork problem with the office of government ethics. the former congresswoman and veteran will likely face tough questions next week. back to you. >> okay, aaron, thank you. >>> today begins president biden's last week in office, which will include two major speeche

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>> lawmakers will hear from pam bondi, who is nominated for attorney general, marco rubio and john ratcliffe. the only cabinet pick to have had a hearing so far is defense secretary nominee pete hegseth. overnight, senator joni ernst announced she will be supporting hegseth's confirmation. unless there is a surprising turn in the gop, this likely clears hegseth's path to the pentagon. but his hearing did have some tense moments. garrett haake has more from the capitol. >> reporter: president-elect trump's embattled pick to lead the pentagon, former fox news host and combat veteran, pete hegseth, making an impassioned pitch for the job. >> it's time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm. my only special interest is the war fighter. >> reporter: arguing he's the target of false attacks. >> there was a coordinated smear campaign orchestrated in the media against us. >> reporter: but hegseth facing a grilling from senate democrats, including over a 2017 sexual assault allegation. police investigated, but no charges were filed. the local prosecutor saying, quote, no charges were support

including secretary of state nominee, marco mendicino, cia nominee john ratcliff, and transportation secretary pick sean duffy, also the marquee hearing we've been monitoring all day is of course attorney general nominee pam bondi who has been before the judiciary committee. it's been a busy day, and we'll monitor each and one of the hour. and hello, this is "outnumbered." and i'm here with harris faulkner and emily compagno, and kennedy, host of "kennedy saves the world" podcast and our guest, charles payne. >> my overall objective is return the department of justice to the core mission of keeping americans safe and vigorously prosecuting criminals, and that includes getting back to basics. gangs, drugs, terrorists, cartels, our border, and our foreign adversaries. that is what the american people expect. and that is what they deserve from the department of justice. if confirmed, i will do everything in my power -- and it will be my great responsibility -- to make america safe again. if confirmed, i will fight every day to restore confidence and integrity to the department of justic

pam bondi nominated for attorney general, secretary of state nominee, marco rubio, and john ratcliffe to run the cia. we have it all covered. garrett haake is on duty. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. yeah, it is a busy week ahead on capitol hill. but yesterday's hearing for trump pentagon pick, pete hegseth, was the only one of the day, meaning the spotlight on hegseth was bright and the questions, at times, were heated. still, at the end of the day, he managed to lockup the support of a key republican skeptic, likely clearing his path towards confirmation, possiblys early as next week. pete hegseth earning a key republican vote on his path to the pentagon. joni ernst, a veteran, announcing last night she'd support him after a fiery hearing on capitol hill, with senate democrats repeatedly questioning hegseth's fitness and his qualifications for office. >> i do not believe that you are qualified to meet the overwhelming demands of this job. >> reporter: the decorated army combat veteran and former fox news host vowing to shake up the pentagon. >> it is time t

including marco rubio for secretary of state, john ratcliffe for cia director and pete hegseth for defense>> there is not a job more serious and critical to our national security and we need a qualified individual in that job, and he just does not seem to have the qualifications. >> reporter: democratic senator and retired navy captain mark kelly critical of hegseth. wanting to see his fbi background report, so far given to leaders senate armed services committee. so some democrats concerned it may not be thorough enough for a cabinet facing controversy and negative allegations. >> it is bipartisan. across the aisle. folks want to seat fbi background check. by i think we should get an opportunity to look at it. >> reporter: john barrasso coming to hegseth's defense. >> andy think pete is going to be terrific in tournaments of recruitment, morale, returning marijuana to a fighting force which is what the american people really want. >> reporter: aaron joins us live it the white house. aaron, there has been a delay in the confirmation hearing for another controversial trump cabinet pick it?

odds are good that from a republican law maker, john ratcliff, will pass muster to become the next ca director. he will lead the agency which recently declassified documents, exposing human rights abuses it has carried out over the last century. our test on a quarter dives into the notorious m. k ultra program and on covers its dark legacy . human experiments force, drug use abductions and torture. it was all part of m k ultra, the c i is program to master the art of mind control and banks, the newly declassified documents. we know a whole lot more about one of the most twisted periods in the agencies history of the c. i a conducted terrifying experiments using drugs, hypnosis, isolation, sensory deprivation, and other extreme techniques on human subjects. often us citizens who frequently had no idea of what was being done to them or that they were part of a c. i a test over 1200 records have come forward 50 years after new york times journalist seymour hersh got the ball rolling and exposing m k alters abuses throughout the 19 fifties and sixties agents. abducted people from drug add

on wednesday, kristi noem, attorney general nominee pam bondi, and sia director john ratcliffe are seto appear for hearings. dates have yet to be set for director of national security tulsi gabbard, house and human services, robertf kennedy junior and kash patel. the confirmation process will test how well republicans can stick together. >> brian: thanks so much, that is going to be fireworks this week. everyone looking at the fires in lsz, beginning tomorrow, pete goes first, i think doug collins and doug burgum will be layups. they will look to score on pete. my source came out great and passed him before. he met with 40 senators before christmas and over 50 now and people like senator rono that don't want to meet with him shows how serious you are not taking this. bluementhal gave him the run around, and mark kelly. >> lawrence: fbi background came out clean, he's military officer. there was effort to prevent him from getting to this poen. he has a personality, very likeable, he is funny, resume of serving in the military and going to two prestigious schools. he's a conservative and

perhaps marco rubio for secretary of state or john ratcliff as director of the cia. >> remarkable stuff. thank you. there were a couple of standout moments. we have shared them. there was this exchange -- i should say additional exchange. listen. >> you are quite sure that every general who served should not go directly into the defense industry for ten years. you are not willing to make that same pledge? >> i am not a general. >> let us be clear. you will be in charge of the generals. use say thoughts for the goose but not for the gander? >> there was that and also this exchange with jack reed. >> you made statement to your platoon, would you explain what a jag off is. >> i don't think i need to. the men and women understand. >> it is a jag officer who puts his priorities in front of the officers. >> in case you missed it. >> it is an adaptation of an old flying thing from many years ago -- an old flying saying from many years ago. we will see what the vote is and the senate will vote but there are a lot of people who believe despite rocky road right after his nomination has got the vo

and we'll go from there. >> what about john ratcliffe, who is set to become, if donald trump has hisa critical position in our government? what's your early assessment of him and what questions might you have? >> this is a crucial time in the intelligence area. you look at salt typhoon, i mean, the chinese working to climb into our phone systems. some of the most conservative senators have said that that salt typhoon is the biggest hack in american history. so these are huge challenges. also, the foreign intelligence surveillance act questions and his counterpart, the nominee for intelligence is tulsi gabbard. she's all over the map. she was against the foreign intelligence surveillance act. now a bunch of republicans talk to her. she's for it. >> so, senator, you won't be in the hearing today for ratcliffe. i know you'll be submitting questions. you expect to attend the one for tulsi gabbard. you just sort of alluded to some of the mystery or uncertainty around her nomination. what are some of the things that you think she needs to answer to prove to the senate, but also to the amer

marco rubio at state and of course john ratcliffe at cia and tulsi gabbard at dni, this is a moment inransition of vulnerability and president trump is going to project because he is a leader of strength, narrative we project on day one will be the just important and that is having our people in place. >> griff: during this transition period, 19 days to go, are you currently in contact and getting briefings from your counterpart sullivan? >> i have been in contact with jake sullivan, current national security adviser through the last 24 hours and they are trying to piece together information. we're not waiting on what we're getting from this white house, everybody has feelers out so we keep president trump informed as possible and i can tell you what, he is ready to go day one, 19 days to go. >> lawrence: quickly, we have to go congressman, not asking you to reveal classified information, was there chatter about this guy? >> not that i've been briefed, not that we know at this point. we have to look, national counter terrorism center, that is reason they exist and intel community is fu

ainsley: our next guest will attend pete hegseth's hearing today and hearings for cia nominee john ratcliffesing and urban development pick scott turner. >> lawrence: south dakota senator mike rounds joins us now. thank you for getting up with us this morning. tell me what is the objective of the republicans on the committee now? we know that the left, they are going to come out swinging. what are you going to do? >> we'll respond to their procedural challenges. they don't like idea of not having two go-arounds in the senate, that is part of the process. we will focus on what pete hegseth will bring to the department of defense. he wants to bring lethality to it. we want that back in in the dod. how you deliver best equipment and training to that young man or woman at or near the front line. that is focus we'll have, showing competency and his experience as a combat veteran. >> steve: we know the opposition party will try to knock him off kilter. i'm sure you have your ear to the wall. what surprises do democrats have in store? >> you never know whether or not they have information that mayb

wednesday, homelane security nominee kristi noem, pam bondi, marco rubio and cia director nominee john ratcliffe will appear for hearings that day. senate democrats see the process as first attempt to get nominees on agenda. republicans say trump should have deference as he builds his inauguration. >> number one goal for senate is to get his team in place. i met with just about all of them. as whip, my job is to make sure they get across the finish line, get on the job and president trump deserves a team. >> madeleine: dates yet to be set are for tulsi gabbard, health and human services, r.f.k. and fbi director kash patel. kennedy and tulsi gabbard have backtracked on some of their ideas. a paperwork problem is holding up tulsi gabbard's hearing. >> carley: thank you. top canadian official meeting with trump over the weekend. alberto a says the conversation was friendly and constructive. canadian investor kevin o'leary joined smith on the visit. carlos trujillo has announced has resignation. and j.d. vance says the u.s. can make a deal on greenland. >> greenland is really important for america s

. >> trey: you mentioned governor noegovem and you also e john ratcliffe, kash patel, elise stefanikrity team and you have secretary of defense. you have not served together but we know each other a long time you are also a lawyer.do there was always tension between freedom and safety. how do you weigh and balance to competing constitutional precepts?rtan there is nothing more important than life thatbu we are also a country of freedom. how do you balance that in a state as robust as louisiana is? >> i think the way you do it, trey, you always want the respect and have the eye on the constitution. there are certain ways. you can't protect people from the evil, but you can crush it. we continue to wage war under terror instead of allowing it to go on and on. we don't call it out as ideas and we don't crash it the way that we should. when at the victims families said that evil will no t prevail here. we are going to continue to protect folks in the city ofcome new orleans as we come up on thh super bowl. one of the difficulties we had,e trey, the last few days, we were dealing with a t

pam bondi for attorney general, marco rubio for secretary of state and john ratcliffe for cia directoro hearing scheduled for today, we are postponed over alleged paperwork issues. in doug burgum. will see the two hearings get back on the calendar i don't think that's of the people voted for chuck schumer to turning too a circus. and involved in prepping for the confirmation hearings, this is good to be the person that we see democrats, out of the evidence sensitive about elections where they were so horribly beaten at the polls to come out and attack. it looks like pete had shut her former colleague is our number one target. and this may be the contentious hearing of the confirmation hearings that we see here on your screen. it looks like chuck schumer is at this point going to go after and this is going to be pretty tough. somebody that is known pete for years, he's a tough guy, he can handle himself. todd piro, president trump has chosen people who speak to what is been talking about. drain the swamp, that is the point he wants outsiders running these agencies. >> of course the demo

, attorney general nominee pam bondi, secretary of state nominee marco rubio and cia director john ratcliffet to be set for trump's other choices like director of national intelligence nominee tulsi gabbard, health and human services secretary nominee robert f. kennedy jr. and fbi director nominee kash patel. trump's team wants the senate to move quickly on his nominees, the confirmation process test how well republicans can stick together. lawrence? >> lawrence: thanks, maddie. >> a suspect has been arrested for stabbing and killing a 14-year-old boy in the bronx while he was standing on the sidewalk. the nypd says that the suspect is a career criminal accused of slashing another bystander just days ago. here to react is founder of blue lives matter new york city joseph imat the trees. imimperatrice. it only escalates with the crimes that they do. >> lawrence every day talking about someone stabbed, shot, thrown in front of a train, lit on fire. i want to know where the local politicians. where is the governor going out there and changing. the 14-year-old called his father stabbed after he

larry: yes, well, john ratcliffe, kash patel, pam bondi all first rate nominations, i think you'd agree. anyway thank you senator ted cruz one big beautiful senator. we appreciate it very much. folks, coming up here on kudlow, how is the house preparing to help president trump pass one big beautiful bill? well we'll ask house ways and means chair jason smith next up and remember, folks, you can always catch kudlow monday through friday at 4:00 p.m. right here on fabulous fox business and if for some reason you can't get us at 4:00, please just text your favorite 9-year-old and she will show you how to dvr the show and you'll never miss one big beautiful bill. i'm kudlow. ain't it great? at harbor freight, we do business differently from the other guys. we design and test our own tools and sell them directly to you. no middleman. just quality tools you can trust at prices you'll love. advil liqui-gels are faster and stronger than tylenol rapid release gels. ♪ also from advil, advil targeted relief, the only topical with 4 powerful pain fighting ingredients that start working on contact a

secretary tomorrow, pam bondi for attorney general, senator marco rubio for secretary of state and john ratcliffe for cia director. however, do hearings scheduled for today were postponed over alleged paperwork issues. veterans affairs choice doug collins' hearing will be on january 21st and interior secretary choice, doug burgum, his hearing will be on thursday, so some questions about why hearings are getting postponed. it doesn't appear that chuck schumer is doing what the voters asked for and that is get to work on inflation and immigration. >> instead, finding ways to, well, get their moment to shine, in their opinion, by going after several of these nominees. maria, last hour you mentioned tulsi gabbard, we talked about pete hegseth, doug collins to lead veterans affairs. i think he's an amazing choice. if you want to go after some of the decorated former service members and our former colleague, then go right ahead. as far as today's hearing, that's hegseth, axios has published his opening statement. this is from axios. and chuck schumer really wants to go after someone that was a deckdeco

confirmation hearings later this morning, secretary of state pick marco rubio cia director nominee john ratcliffe, attorney general nominee pam bondi today, day one of two day hearing see what happens here but they need to get this is cabinet in place as soon as possible, kenny because the world is getting dangerous by the minute. kenny: right. i think cabinet picks basically a shoo-in i think marco rubio in front of people he works with they are not going to pull that -- that. >> as it sf malarkey. kenny: won't pull that on him a shoo-in pam bondi a shoo-in great, important scott bessent, treasury secretary later in the week or next week. >> george soros. >> he was there when he -- >> missed yesterday so i think going to have a tough time with any other nominations. >> good point you think they -- themselves -- i think there was not enough substance. >> it was very bad, double down on. >> all about, personal issues, and not enough about the issues of the day, in china -- >> did not say anything about -- >> i didn't hear a lot. >> how getting more u.s. warships out of dry dock into the ocean? tha

maria: one major stars john ratcliffe.ccountability from beijing which i think most people agree with. we will be watching the as well on pete hegseth, liz peek, jumping will be watching what joni ernst does. senator ernst has been critical pete hegseth. >> it does not take much to derail one of the nominations and indeed joni ernst is going to be pivotal here. i think the question of the democrats going to throw roadblocks in the nominating process clearly the media would like to see that happen. one question that i have, catch patel is not up for his hearings until february why is there a delay brigade on many americans think is an incredibly pivotal post right now. >> i'll be blood the deep state is going to deep state in the agency that needs the most urgent reform evidenced by the persecution of donald trump is the fbi and catch patel, this is why heritage expended over a million dollars running ads in key states, supporting kash patel we dropped her@last week, ultimately it's income to upon said everything was done a

director nominee, john ratcliffe. already in progress. er. sen. king: would you ever ask, encourage or support an intelligence professional adjustorring his or her assessment to avoid criticism from the white house or political appointees? mr. ratcliffe: no. sen. king: and do you commit to exclusively consider professional qualifications and personnel decisions without consideration partisan or political factors? mr. ratcliffe: yes. sen. king: if you were to receive credible evidence as director of the c.i.a. that an individual yas wund mining -- was undermining objectivity and furthering a political agenda in the intelligence community, would you remove or discipline that person? mr. ratcliffe: yes. sen. king: will you or any of your staff impose a political litmus test for c.i.a. employees? mr. ratcliffe: no. sen. king: finally, if confirmed, will you reassure your workforce that loyalty tests are not allowed and not encouraged in the c.i.a.? mr. ratcliffe: i will. sen. king: those are exactly the answers you gave. thank you. one other brief que

here we have marco rubio for state, john ratcliffe for cia. these are two men who are slightly less they are less controversial, it should be said, but they will be core members of not just the national security team, but for trump's cabinet as well. they're going before committees today who know them well, in particular marco rubio. he will be grilled by the senate foreign relations committee. it's a committee that he has been on for quite some time. so he knows those players. he knows those issues. well, john, we've gotten some of his opening remarks. we're expecting him to take a swing at what he has seen from the biden administration in terms of what he calls prioritizing the global order above our core national interests. here's a little bit more of what he plans to say in his opening remarks. at the top priority of the state department must be and will be the united states. every dollar we spend, every program we fund, and every policy we pursue must be justified with the answer to three simple questions does it make america safer? does

marco rubio for secretary of state and john ratcliffe for cia director. each of these nominees trump loyalists and they will appear before separate committees. republican led senate appears to be largely falling in line behind the president-elect's choices but we are watching how they vote. votes haven't happened yet. >>> the man hoping to lead the pentagon faced the senate armed services committee yesterday. did you see it? they grilled pete hegseth about allegations of drinking and sexual assault all of which he denied. also grilled him about past comments that women should not be allowed to serve in combat roles and a change of heart after he became the nominee. >>> bay area firefighters shoulder to shoulder with firefighters from all over the nation and the world. they're trying to get this fire out. >> yeah, thousands of homes have been destroyed and investigations are currently underway to determine the cause of the fires. so let's go live right now to charlie de mar in los angeles for the latest updates. good morning, charlie. >> reporter: reed and

marco rubio, kristi noem, pam bondi, sean duffy and john ratcliffe. thursday, doug burgum and treasury nominee scott bessent. democrats aren't looking to work with republicans. they want a war. schumer said, quote, republicans spent four years attacking the democratic brand, and we need to use the hearings to begin returning the favor. the resistance failed, but they're not done fighting. >> if donald trump and senate republicans do things to hurt you, we will fight. >> this is a new congress. >> it is a new day. >> we are united, determined. >> ready. >> 119th congress has begun. >> well, the democrats and all these bureaucrats behind the scenes, they're operating really secretively. but the trump team is rooting them out. incoming senior trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work in the white house national security council about who they voted for, their political contributions, and whether they've made any social media posts that would be considered incriminating. at least some of these nonpolitical employ

marco rubio, and john ratcliffe, nomination for cia director, before the intelligence community and formerflorida attorney pam bondi beginning her confirmation hearing and she'll testify across two days, today and thursday and also on thursday, scott besbesslin. watch on c-span, our free app or c-span.org. >> i franklin delano roosevelt. >> i harry s truman. >> do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> the office president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >>

maria: john ratcliffe i would imagine is going to come along swimmingly.i mean, he's obviously has an incredible resume and he's slate todd be the incoming cia director. >> correct. chairman cotton, the chair of the senate select committee on intelligence with mark warner has hearing set up. that should move quickly as well. the problem in the senate is, it takes unanimous consent, all 100 senators have to agree. if they don't agree to allow a vote on one of these nominees on day one, leader thune will have to file cloture. that could delay it two or three days. we can't delay for five minutes much less two or three days. maria: jonathan. >> i want to ask a question about the state of the military currently after a four years of joe biden. maria: i'm glad. i was hoping to ask that as well. glad you're bringing that up. >> anyone i talk to that retires from the military, one of the main complaints is the dei wokeness, just basically soul crushing, morale crushing, crushes recruitment. how big of an issue is that? what does the military need to do to turn it