there were 6 democrats when voted to confirm kristi noem.were john fetterman, tim kaine, andy kim, scott peters, jeanne shaheen and elissa slotkin. the senate meets in a a rare saturday session today to advance as many nominees across the finish line as possible. kristi noem, as i said, enjoyed bipartisan support. >> i wish her well in the enforcement of law, and reemphasize that border security is very important not only for the sovereignty of this the great nation of ours because you can't be a sovereign nation if you don't control the borders -- >> reporter: the border will be a major focus of nome at dhs. also addressing issues at the secret service following the double a assassination attempts on the life of president trump last year. fema also falls under the dhs umbrella. democrats are worried about mass deportations and border security. >> if the trump administration decides to use the department of homeland security, which governor noem is seeking to head, to enforce mass if deportation, what's going to happen on that orr to chard?

pete hegseth squeezed by kristi noem she's next city expected to vote on dhs secretary nominee kristi noem moments from now we're live on capitol hill with a rush to push trump's cabinet picks over that finish line. plus, president trump's furry over fema did california officials like what they heard? we're going ask one, coming up. d saying in the navy that the toughest job in the navy is the navy wife. and if you've made the deployments and you've been the wife at home or you've been the spouse at home you understand what i'm talking about. your spouse has earned the right to apply for a va home loan. the newday 100 loan allows you to borrow up to one hundred percent of your home's value. so, if you're in a situation where you need some help financially, give us a call. (vo) call 1-844-809-1393. jackie: the senate is working to push through trump's cabinet picks chad is with the fast developments it is a busy saturday, chad. >> jackie: confirmed pete hegseth as defense secretary last night a vote today to confirm kristi noem to run dhs no democrat supported hegseth, however, noem sh

i think kristie -- kristy flies through there. she had eight democrats vote for her in the cloture vote. she's as tough as nails. she's south dakota tough k and she's also very gentle and compassionate as well. so she's going to do a great job as secretary of dhs. she's going to make your family safe and secure. remember, kristi was the first governor to send her own national guard troops and spries to help -- supplies to help secure the border. i think she goes through with flying colors today. jackie: okay. you also sit on the senate agricultural committee and voted to advance brooke rollins for a agricultural secretary. how do you think that hearing went? >> oh, my gosh, you're going to love brooke rollins. this is a young laid drink -- lady who grew up in agriculture, grew up in in 4-rbgs d 4-h and ffa, she brought her ffa leadership to the hearing, and that'll mean a lot to those folks in agriculture where her ties really are. she's going to be a strong, strong voice there in the president's cabinet forking agriculture and ru

and kristi noem, trump's pick for homeland security on capitol hill. and a lot of questions tonight over who's really actually going to be in charge of it. noem or trump's border czar. this is people in her own state are asking if she's qualified. let's go out front. and good evening. i'm erin burnett, outfront tonight, bone chilling chaos. freezing temperatures have now thrown trump's inauguration into a logistical nightmare. the entire swearing in ceremony is now going to take place inside the capitol rotunda. and many now are without tickets. but there is someone who will not be left out in the cold. the vice president of china. he will now become the first senior chinese communist leader to witness the democratic transfer of power in the united states, and news of his appearance came just after an extraordinary call. trump spoke today with the chinese president, xi jinping. now, he did not do that for biden, and that >> so i have many problems together and starting immediately well, this talk of goodwill and this appearance at the inauguration is o

do you think that that how does this play out with kristi noem as kristi noem is going to be head of the dhs? it doesn't appear that this is going to end any other way when it comes to congressional approval. >> no, i think she is going to be approved, but i think there are two people who really are going to be running the immigration issue. >> obviously, donald trump is the president, but he has ceded that portfolio to stephen miller. you'll remember that from the first administration. he has only accrued more power. and this is an issue that is very close to his ideology. this is an issue that he has really had a lot of control, and he micromanages it, and he'll be the face behind the curtain. and in the front of the curtain will be tom homan, as we mentioned. so i think kristi noem, i'm not saying she's going to cede power, but she's going to be taking direction from those two people, make no mistake. >> so, seth, you know, noem talking about taking direction, she is in lockstep, i mean, verbally, in lockstep, not just generally saying the same thing specifically and explicitly sa

the senate confirmed kristi noem as homeland security secretary 59-34. noem could emerge as one of the most important figures in the trump administration. >> she's going to be very busy with in the just general homeland security issues, but also it's cheer that the president -- clear that the president has to revamp, wants to revamp fema. fema runs the flood insurance program which will be a big part of a revamp. >> reporter: all republicans and six democrats voted to confirm noem, gary peters and elissa slot ken of michigan, andy kim of new jersey, john fetterman of pennsylvania, tim kaine of virginia and jeanne shaheen of new hampshire. the senate also broke a filibuster on the nomination of scott bessent to run the treasury department. that's important as the gop wants to cut taxes. >> his background and training are tailor-made for this role, and he has the demeanor and character to be an effective secretary. as mr. bessent stated, accomplishing key tasks like extending vital tax cuts for all americans is literally a pass a-fail exercise -- pass-fail

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. >> confirmed kristi noem as. >> homeland security. secretary just. >> in time. >> for mass deportations. >> birthright. with the stroke of a pen, president trump attempts to wipe. >> out an entire class of u.s. citizens. >> illinois attorney general kwame raoul joins me to talk about. >> how states are leading. >> the charge. >> to uphold. >> the constitutional right to birthright citizenship and riot act. trump's pardon of hundreds of violent january 6th rioters is an affront to the rule of law. former capitol police officer harry dunn and former federal prosecutor kristy greenberg. weighing in on the damage done and the consequences to come. i'm jonathan capehart. this is the saturday show. tonight. >> we come on. >> the air with news that house speaker mike johnson has invited president trump to address a joint session of congress on tuesday, march 4th, ten days before the next government funding deadline. about 90 minutes ago, trump wrapped up a rally in las vegas, spending most of it recapping what he's done since taking office f

president, today the senate will vote on the nomination of kristi noem. i am voting no today. there are obvious and bipartisan solutions to fix the mess at our border and to grateful improve our immigration system. those solutions include the bipartisan border security bill we introduced last year with senators lankford, murphy and sinema, and even better a comprehensive reform package along the lines of the bipartisan compromise from the gang of eight from 2013. these are real solutions that would solve our immigration problem and kristi noem seems headed in the wrong direction. i will vote no. now on the hegseth debate last night. last night senate republicans entrusted the mostly powerful military in the world to someone with no experience, terrible judgment and serious flaws of character. this is a deeply troubling moment. our troops deserve so much better than pete hegseth. our country deserves so much better than pete hegseth. his flaws were obvious to both sides from the start. given the deeply concerning information we know about pete hegseth and the immense importance

[cheers and applause] if kristi noem just got approved, governor. to keep it -- [cheers and applause] if she's tough. she's a tough one. she's a tough one. and she's going to do a great job. >> reporter: there are more confirmation if hearings scheduled for this week. the first hearing for health and human services nominee robert f. kennedy jr. will be held on wednesday, fbi director nominee and director of national intelligence nominee tulsi gabbard scheduled to appear before their respective committees on thursday. all three face an uphill battle, but a patel has called for changes at the fbi. charlie, rachel and jason. rachel: thank you, madeleine. not up there, sean duffy if on tuesday. i believe they're going the vote for him. at least i've been told by some good sources. charlie: out of committee, on the floor. rachel: on the floor. charlie: nice. rachel: but interesting, pete hegseth, congratulations. he's out. some of the senators who didn't society for him voted for rachel levine. it's just kind of invisible if you -- incredible if you thin

there was another confirmation today, kristi i military.ti noem will be the next secretary of homeland security. she's a former governor of south dakota. this security. she's a former governor of south dakota-— south dakota. this vote not nearly as close. central— south dakota. this vote not nearly as close. central of— south dakota. this vote not nearly as close. central of course - south dakota. this vote not nearly as close. central of course do i as close. central of course do donald trump's agenda in the second term is beefing up security in the border and deporting record numbers of people who have entered this country illegally. and to make good on that promise is kristi noem, who was today approved by the senate for that confirmed by a vote of 59—34 as the new us homeland security secretary. she shares president trump's hardline views on immigration. she was one of the first state governors to send dozens of national guard officers to the border with mexico. south dakota is actually closer to canada then it is to mexico but nonethel

and kristi noem, kristi noem is going to follow the policies of the trump administration. she's going to follow the policies of project 2025, as will all of his nominees. america voted and they made a choice. part of it was buying into a narrative, i would argue, a false narrative that donald trump put out. the other part is fear tactics and a media echo chamber that was anxious to hear and not actually push back against what donald trump was saying, has actually bolstered a lot of his claims. >> okay, charlie, let's move to the confirmation hearings, because pete hegseth was certainly questioned about his commitment to the geneva convention. let's take a listen to that. >> are you saying that the geneva convention provisions which which clearly outlaw torture of prisoners, do not, should not apply in the future? senator, how we treat our wounded, how we treat our prisoners. the applications of the geneva conventions are incredibly important, but we would all have to acknowledge that the way we fought our wars back when the geneva conventions were written are a lot differe

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and to make good on that promise is kristi noem, who was today approved by the senate.secretary. she shares president trump's hardline views on immigration. she was one of the first state governors to send dozens of national guard officers to the border with mexico. south dakota is actually closer to canada then it is to mexico but nonetheless, that won her plaudits for many conservatives. seven democrats voting to approve her as well. there was backlash today from democrats over another move by donald trump. a late—night firing of a dozen independent watchdogs. tells more about that. we've seen the tightening come of the attempts to tighten control over the central, federal government by putting in place these loyalists, donald trump loyalist. we also see evidence of a night of an attempt to put loyalists in place in the federal government. perhaps i should say remove those seen as disloyal. about a dozen inspectors general of some of the largest departments in the federal government, including the department of labor and transportation. dismissed, it's been reported.

so that was a bipartisan vote to confirm kristi noem. senator tim kaine telling us that he typically allows presidents to appoint their cabinets without interference unless they fail the qualification or character test. and so as we move ahead, a procedural vote also happened today for scott bessent for treasury secretary. so his confirmation vote is on monday. and then sean duffy with transportation will be up next. so they're really trying to get this these cabinet members in place alex. >> yeah. but i find it interesting. the common thread of these most two most divisive cabinet nominees, both of them donald trump's. julia, stay with me because i'm going to have more questions for you. let's right now bring in nbc's yamiche alcindor, who's traveling with the president. she's in las vegas. yamiche, welcome to you. you have new reporting on the trump administration firing multiple inspectors general. what can you tell us? >> well. >> that's right. >> president trump fired at. >> least 12. >> inspector generals in the federal. >> governm

charlie: deck blumenthal thought he was grilling kristi noem and he got burned and burned real bad.was the highlight of the hearing and real thing is fascinating and she did a fantastic job and was very respectful and she came with the facts and blew up pretty good in his face right there. rachel: yeah, seems like he's been living under a rock like the separation of the children during the trump administration was about separating them from the adults that claim to be their parents so we could actually make sure they were their parents before we sent them off with them into the country. by the way, it was democrats in congress who voted against dna testing to make sure these were their parents. meanwhile, he didn't want to talk about 340,000 children who our system lost track of and fallen into child labor, child tex trafficking, we have no idea where they are. the government hasn't been able to find them, donald trump ask famously in the interview that will, pete and i had with him last summer said i promise to find them. joey: tom homan said hey, we'll deport them as families, wor

i've known kristi noem for a long time. she has a compelling personal and family story which inspired her interest into the public arena. i'm sure you will hear a little bit more about that from her. but i have observed as she has gone through the state legislature as a leader there -- the state house of representatives, the u.s. house of representatives, where she was our only member from south dakota, representing our state's interest there for eight years, and a currently south dakota's governor. i think she brings to this job a number of things that will be really essential. one is obviously a skill set when it comes to managing hard problems. she let our state through the pandemic, managed what were extraordinary circumstances all across this country, in a way that made south dakota a magnet for people from other states who were trying to flee or get away from some of the heavy-handed requirements that were imposed on other states around the country. our state stayed open, stayed free. that was largely due to her leade

moments ago in another big win for president trump, the senate voting to break the filibuster on kristi noem's nomination for dhs secretary and a 61-39 vote. they are expected to vote late tomorrow morning to confirm the nominee. senior congressional correspondent chat program live on the hill with the latest on the hegseth vote and what is next for more trump picks. quite a night on the hill. >> reporter: absolutely. this was high drama in the vote to confirm pete hegseth as defence secretary was on a razor's edge. the g.o.p. lost 4 votes, the nomination would have failed. most republican supported hegseth but there were g.o.p. knows. >> he has satisfied me he will be a change agent in the department of defense and that he's the person we need. he's the president's choice and we owe it to this commander in chief to put them in this position. >> reporter: the 3 g.o.p. knows... it's about the math. with 53 republicans in the senate, that's why vance head to break the tie. mcconnell indicated he did not think hegseth was up to the job. democrats thought the same. >> the american people de

you were behind kristi noem in the hearing the other day. how do you think she did?, she did wonderful. i left the committee room actually shocked. the questions that came from the democrat side were shocking as a well. i think they're starting to understand that the number one issue on americans' minds is immigration, right? and so you saw some pretty, i would say, decent questions out of there. i think she's going to do fine. i think she's going to get a large number of democrat votes. in fact, she should get them all. when you think about the issues that are important to the american people today and the public safety that we need in this country and how important it is the reduce crime and keep america safe, she's got the number one job. and she needs to get in as quickly as possible e possible. sandra: huge task at hand for her, for sure. >> huge. because every major with event that happens in this country runs through homeland security. there's so much on her shoulders. and so we hope to get her in -- sandra: governor, great to see you. [laughter] john: governo

charlie: one thing coming up for kristi noem's senate hearing yesterday is all the things that she intendsdo right away and so many of them are simply to re-instate the policies of the previous trump administration that will unilaterally shredded the day that joe biden came into office and it's a lot of things and light switch back to sanity from pure insanity. rachel: we talked about the mandate president trump had and how bipartisan is the american people really wanting these deportations to happen. but i think the good will is going to come from absolutely emphasizing these early deportations are going to be criminals first. we're going to get out tren de aragua, ms13, anyone with convictions. we had earlier on the show senator bernie moreno, who i think will be a super star in the senate. i predict that and he's been phenomenal in that hearing with kristi noem, and he pointed out that alejandro mayorkas let in 12,000 murders, 16,000 rapists, 600,000 people with prior criminal convictions and start with that and let the american people know that you got those people out of the country a

homeland security secretary kristi noem, she's been sworn in and defense secretary pete hegseth, swornn, they were both sworn in yesterday, we take a look at the confirmations coming up, next. >> this morning more of president trump's cabinet working to -- getting to work, as getting two key members sworn into office yesterday. .and a big week ahead for three major nominees with high stake hearings with rfk junior on wednesday and tulsi gabbard and kash patel both on thursday. gop senator marsha blackburn sits on the senate judiciary and finance committees, holding the rfk junior and patel hearings, she joins us now. so great to see you, senator. thanks for joining us this morning. >> good to see you. >> before we get to what's coming up -- this weekend, i wantto ask you w important is it to have the hegseth and nome no, ma'am nos confirmed. >> it is so important. these are national security noms, charlie and to get them confirmed and get them to work is a really good thing. we were so excited yesterday morning to be there with pete as he was sworn in and of course vice president vance

so what is happening right now with the vote for kristi noem? >> well, we just learned that kristi noem was confirmed to be donald trump's secretary for homeland security. the vote was 5934, which means that democratic senators joined republicans in confirming noem, who was the governor of south dakota before this. so noem now has a huge job in front of her, just getting confirmed was honestly just the first step leading the department of homeland security means that she is going to have to take on trump's very aggressive immigration proposals when it comes to the southern border, when it comes to mass deportations. and dhs also oversees fema, which deals with disaster relief. and trump is making news on that in just just yesterday, he is saying that he doesn't even know if fema should continue to exist. and as the country is reeling from the devastating fires in california and hurricanes across the south, noem is going to have to contend with all of that. so she has a huge agenda in front of her. but the senate gave donald trump another win for

and kristi noem just got approved. >> reporter: back in d.c. this morning pete hegseth was sworn in at the white house. >> mr. president, thank you very much and to the american people we have your back. >> the vice president votes in the affirmative. >> reporter: j.d. vance caste the tie- breaking pete hegseth got the vote. it's the second time in history a job despite a number cabinet vote needed a tiebreaker. of controversies including his former sister-in-law saying in an affidavit that his behavior to his ex- wife fear for her safety. after the vote she released a statement sayingwhat happened today will make women who have experienced abuse and mistreatment even less forthcoming. pete hegseth repeatedly denied all these allegations and samantha said there was no physical abuse during their marriage. and today criticism from both sides of the aisle after the president fired at least 12 inspectors general tasked with monitoring their agency for fraud, waste, and abuse. the interior ig, greenblatt was one of the watchdogs fired. >> who does

our kristie smith is in san francisco, where people who oppose mr. trump's agenda are pushing back, kristie, with a demonstration and march. what are you seeing? well, they just returned from where they started when they took off for their march. and this is where they started earlier this afternoon across from city hall for that demonstration with a message of fighting back and resistance ahead of the inauguration. noho. on the eve of president elect donald trump's inauguration, people in san francisco marched from civic center plaza with a message. it really is not just about trump the individual, but he represents a broader trend in american society where billionaires want to make more money at the expense of all the rest of us and everyone else who is affected by that or oppressed by that, is coming together to fight back. before they marched, people gathered at the plaza for a demonstration. organizers say community groups, anti-war groups, immigrant rights groups, unions and others comg together part of a day of action with other cities in the

at this rate kristi noem won't be taken up until sunday. president trump has brought up using recess appointments but hasn't pulled the trigger yet. >> president trump: i would be willing to use recess appointments. it's up to john. we'll see. john thune is a great senator, knows his stuff inside and out and backwards. i would use recess appointments if he wants to do that. absolutely. the democrats are just delaying. they always delay. >> more hearings have been put on the senate schedule for some of these more controversial nominees, rfk junior on wednesday and tulsi gabbard and kash patel on thursday. busy time in the senate. >> bret: thanks. >> dana: want to bring in ohio republican senator bernie moreno. you will be working through the weekend and happy to do so to get the things done. president trump has pushed forward quickly on the immigration crackdown. call for number two here, by thursday there were 373 criminal arrests. 165 non-criminal arrests, 16 gang members picked up and 1,000 removals. donald trump said this the other night

governor kristi noem of south dakota is being considered to run the department of homeland security.ease stand and raise your right hand. >> south dakota governor kristi noem is already known on capitol hill. today she personalized her biography. >> i am a wife, mother, grandmother, farmer, rancher, business person. i have served in our state legislature and governor. >> she is now the pick to run the department of homeland security. if confirmed she will oversee 240,000 employees tasked with securing the country from threats, dominating the conversation, border security, including trumps plan for mass deportations. she said she would prioritize criminals. >> getting criminal aliens out of the country will help american commuters -- communities be safer again. >> she said she would sharply limit legal parole and asylum programs as well as ending the cbp one app used by asylum-seekers. he did not answer if he would give to border agents. >> i think it's great that you are a governor and you bring that expertise to the table. >> democrats questioned her experience and readiness. the se

begin, of course, with now the confirmeded cabinet members including new homeland security secretary, kristihe confirmed defense secretary, pete hegseth, secretary of state marco rubio and my next guest coming up, the new confirmed director of the cia, john ratcliffe, who we will get to shortly. tell us what you're expecting in moving president trump's agenda with these new confirmations. maria: well, we need them in place, maria, as you know. in order to implement that agenda, you've got to have leadership in those agencies. we're starting with the national security positions which are critical, why it was .a this we get governor noem in at dhs. but as we move forward, we've got treasury, bessent coming up, sean duffy, a whole bunch more we're queuing up, teeing up to get done, and it's just really important, maria. you know, you have a window of time. this doesn't come along all that often and sometimes doesn't last that a long, so we want to make sure the president has his team in place so he's able to deliver on the agenda that he talked with the american people about and that they voted

i think kristi noem is the next one up. i compare it to a train station with one track.that's how the senate works. so right now pete hegseth's train is at the train station and no other train can come until he leaves. so once he departs tonight, if he is confirmed tonight then the next train which is kristi noem on the schedule, she will come in, once she is confirmed, we're thinking sunday possibly for her if they continue with this 30 how debate you know, reading poems and things like that. >> lawrence: waste of time. >> aishah: then we will have kristi noem confirmed sunday and go on from there. >> lawrence: murkowski -- thanks, aishah. murkowski didn't vote for kavanaugh but she voted for ketanji. brown jackson. name only no. problem voiding for lloyd austin went mia. didn't even tell the president. i think that the voters trump won her state overwhelmingly. i wonder hour the voters are going to respond they have this stacked voting system you can get the votes of other people if they are not in the top 2. they need to change that system so people can get what they

pete hegseth got approved and kristi noem just got approved. governor, she's going to keep it back in d.c. this morning, hegseth was sworn in at the white house. mr. president, thank you very much. to the american people. we have your back. the vice president votes in the affirmative, and the nomination is confirmed. last night, vice president j.d. vance had to cast a tie breaking vote after three republican senators voted against his nomination. it was just the second time in history a cabinet vote needed a tie breaker. hegseth got the job despite a number of controversies, including his former sister in law, danielle hegseth, saying in an affidavit his behavior made his ex-wife mantha fear for her safety. after the senate vote, danielle released a statement saying, quote, what happened today will make women who have experienced abuse and mistreatment even less forthcoming. hegseth repeatedly denied all of these allegations, and samantha has said there was no physical abuse during their marriage. and today, criticism from both sides of the ais

pete hegseth got approved, and kristi noem just got approved. governor, she's going to keep it back in d.c. hegseth was sworn in at the white house. mr. president, thank you very much. to the american people. we have your back. the vice president votes in the affirmative, and the nomination is confirmed. last night, vice president j.d. vance had to cast a tie breaking vote after three republican senators voted against his nomination. it was just the second time in history a cabinet vote needed a tie breaker. hegseth got the job despite a number of controversies, including his former sister in law, danielle hegseth, saying in an affidavit his behavior made his ex-wife samantha fear for her safety. after the senate vote, danielle released a statement saying, quote, what happened today will make women who have experienced abuse and mistreatment even less forthcoming. hegseth repeatedly denied all of these allegations, and samantha has said there was no physical abuse during their marriage and criticism from both sides of the ais after the president

linda mcmahon who will be at the department of education, kristi noem, department of homeland security. they are walking fast. you are testing me. united nations and she will have her hearing, i believe, next week. the other thing is right before these characters started walking in we have elon musk, of course, a strong character right there at the rally last night and delighted the crowd with his son, x, who is becoming one of america's favorite kids. you had the president of argentina making a lot of changes there as well. geo politics of what the president-elect is going to inherit, karl, are quite strong. general jack keane walked us through one thing that is different from where president trump left office four years ago is how many changes especially the actions and cooperation between china, russia, north korea and iran. >> it is deeply troubling. i think this is the first inaugural where there will be official guests that the president of argentina, prime minister of italy. i'm not aware that was a practice before. we have ambassador but not aware where we have had leaders of f

she's going to keep it. >> reporter: pete hegseth confirmed as secretary of defense, and kristi noemsecretary of homeland security. >> so mr. president, thank you very much. >> reporter: hegseth scraping through by the narrowest of margins. vice president j.d. vance casting a tie-breaking vote. >> the vice president votes in the affirmative, and the nomination is confirmed. >> reporter: just the second time in history a cabinet vote has needed a tie breaker. hegseth got the job despite multiple algations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse, all of which hegseth has repeatedly denied. it comes amid mounting criticism from both sides of the aisle after president trump's friday night firings of 18 inspectors general. re-ing the watchdogs from fedederal agencies, tasked with monitoring for fraud, waste, and abuse. interior ig mark greenblatt was among ose dismissed. >> the principle key here is we need to be apolitical. >> reporter: senate minority leader chuck schumer criticized the move. >> this is a chilling purge. >> reporter: all this as the senate prepares to hear from more of p

. >> and kristi noem is now the homeland security secretary. she took the oath of office hours after a bipartisan senate vote this week. three of the president's more controversial picks will face senate committees. cnn's andy gray reports on what is ahead. >> well, ammar and victor this week is going to be another jam packed week for senators as they seek to rapidly confirm the rest of donald trump's cabinet. rfk, who's trump's pick to lead the department of health and human services, has hearings on both wednesday and thursday in front of two different committees. tulsi gabbard will also be back on capitol hill on thursday. gabbard is trump's controversial pick to be the top the nation's top intelligence official. and then you have kash patel, who's trump's pick to lead the fbi, who is also coming in for a hearing on thursday. and as we've seen with the confirmations of pete hegseth to lead the department of defense and kristi noem to lead the department of homeland security. republicans are trying to move quickly and give donald trump these

and additional nominees this week, and kristi noem and pete hegseth one of your former colleagues, andpeople are very happy with the results. >> sandra: sergio from the top hires all the way down to the lower level staffers what would you say is a common theme on the hiring? is there a particular question you ask anybody you are bringing into the white house? >> we want to ensure that people deliver on the mandate that the american people gave. that mandate includes a safe and secure border, we have a great economy, we have a foreign policy that makes america great again. what are we doing to look out for the american people? that is the first thing. you have to deliver on the president's promises. promises made. promises kept. >> sandra: how do you find out if that particular person is the one for the. >> job? >> look, we interview them, and what they have done in previous campaigns, and previous jobs. we have a vetting process. in addition to that, the president is very clear of who he doesn't want to include in this administration. and so those are clear guidelines that we adhere to

and kristi noem was sworn in as secretary of homeland security.'antonio with the latest. >> president donald trump's secretary of homeland security, kristi noem, became the fourth member of his new cabinet to be sworn in on saturday. trump's choice to head the department of defense pete hegseth confirmation vote was tied 50 over 50 after three republicans senators lisa murkowski, susan collins and mitch mcconnell voted against him. vice president jd vance called in to cast the deciding vote. >> mr. vice president, thank you for breaking the tie. after being sworn in on saturday, hegseth shared his vision for the department. >> and the three principles i talked about are what we will bring to that pentagon, restore the warrior ethos in everything that we do, rebuild our military and reestablish deterrence. >> noman hegseth joined new cia director john ratcliffe, who was director of national intelligence during trump's first term, as well as former senator marco rubio. the new secretary of state and the first confirmed member of president donald tru

what's the reaction to kristi? confirmation and of course, the close call with hegseth. and then what's next? >> yeah. alex. pete hegseth confirmation really came down to the wire late last night for the second time in history, a vice president had to break a tie on a cabinet level nominee. which just goes to show you how dicey his path was, especially with mitch mcconnell. a surprise no vote. and not only did he come out against hegseth for his character and some of the issues that he's had with his past conduct, but also his ability to do the job, he released this scathing statement after the vote, which read, in part, effective management of nearly 3 million military and civilian personnel annual budget of nearly $1 trillion in alliances and partnerships around the world is a daily test with staggering consequences for the security of the american people and our global interests. mr. hegseth has failed as yet to demonstrate that he will pass this test. but as he assumes office, the consequences of failure are as

and so, kristi noem going there, she is not really under a threat of not being confirmed here. we have not heard a litany of republicans who have come out and suggested that they're going to try to stop and block her. >> there's no matt gaetz. >> no. and it's not like you saw republicans asking her a tough line of questioning here. and so for kristi noem, it's easy to go and punt on so many of these very serious questions that if she is to be confirmed that she will face in the capacity of dhs secretary. >> republicans during the hegseth confirmation hearing, as as being his heat shield, right, that they decided going in, they weren't going to ask hard questions. they were actually going to form a line of defense around him. what happened in the last few days that some of those holdouts, the joni ernst of the world's, decided that that rather than being an active part of these hearings, they were going to clear the way for a hegseth confirmation. >> there's always a line of politics to this. and in the case of joni ernst, specifically, if we take her at her word, the suggested

to that end, folks, today, trump's choice for homeland security secretary, south dakota governor kristi noem, faced senators for her confirmation hearing. but one thing she wasn't very clear on is who will be calling the shots on border security. noem, or trump's so-called border czar tom homan, who trump has said will be in charge of the border and has promised deportations, will begin. you guessed it on day one. >> tom and i work very well together and talk and communicate all the time, and we'll be working together on a daily basis when we're in our positions under the new administration. and, and i would say there's no authorities being planned to be taken away from the department or, or myself if i'm in the role. and we'll continue mixed signals, you can understand how, you know, people in my home state, maybe around the country, when they hear mr. homan saying, i'm making the decisions, when they hear president elect trump say he's in charge of our border. >> joining me now is melissa murray, nyu law professor, msnbc legal analyst and co-host of the strict scrutiny podcast. tara s

there's kristi noem, hopeful cabinet. kristi noem, trump's bick to be his dhs secretary. howard lutnick, pam bondi, marco rubio, doug collins. you're seeing all of them filter in here, scott bessent as well, trump's pick to run the treasury department. rfk jr. this entire bus is the entire trump cabinet should they be confirmed. marco rubio is expected to be the first one to be confirmed, jake. it remains to be seen when the others are confirmed, but that will be a key part of governing for the president- elect turned president. i'm here at emancipation hall. this is kind of the overflow room where a lot of guests who aren't going to fit in the rotunda, they'll be in here. this is the visitors center area of the capitol, named after the enslaved people who built the capitol, i should note. this is where trump will come after he delivers that inaugural address. i'll be listening closely to that because i don't think that is a scripted speech. i believe there are unscripted remarks trump will be delivering here briefly to those who are gathered here in the room. it will be

so, harold, kristi noem, governor of south dakota, of course, has been involved in the border crisis. she sent the national guard there down to texas multiple times to help stem the flow while the biden administration was suing texas. but this is an issue that democrats are concerned about as well security, national security, illegal immigration. so is there room for them to work with noem on some of these issues? >> i'm sure there will be. again, as i shared yesterday, i think some of the questioning by some of my democratic friends has not been the most probing or the most informing i would have. i would have asked. i mean, i think we're looking backwards as opposed to looking forward. i would have asked governor noem about her thoughts on asylum reform. how much did she believe it might cost to put the fences up around, or put the fence up around along our southern border? i would have asked her about deportation. i think one of the questions i thought was interesting was what is her responsibility? this is not directed at her, but the way president trump has done is he has a czar

and kristi noem was sworn in as secretary of homeland security. here's abc news reporter nicole d'antonio with the latest. >> president donald trump's secretary of homeland security, kristi noem, became the fourth member of his new cabinet to be sworn in on saturday. trump's choice to head the department of defense pete hegseth confirmation vote was tied 50 over 50 after three republicans senators lisa murkowski, susan collins and mitch mcconnell voted against him. vice president jd vance called in to cast the deciding vote. >> mr. vice. >> president. >> thank you for. >> breaking the tie. after being sworn in on saturday, hegseth shared his vision for the department. >> and the three principles. >> i talked about are what we will bring to that pentagon, restore the warrior ethos in everything that we do, rebuild our military and reestablish deterrence. >> noman hegseth joined new cia director john ratcliffe, who was director of national intelligence during trump's first term, as well as former senator marco rubio, the new secretary of state and t

working with kristi noem the senate will secure the border, governor noam understands what is neededo tackle the border crisis. as she said in her hearing she will ensure our border patrol agents in her immigration and customs enforcement group have all the tools, the resources and the support that they need to carry out their mission efficiently. and effectively. as governor she said south dakota national guard troops now secure the border. governor national guard troops to help in texas. she is going to be aggressive in your mission to stop the flood of illegal immigrants. i believe she is an excellent and well-qualified choice. after a thorough vetting process governor noam received bipartisan sports elements to get a commission. the first 15 members of the committee 13 voted in favor of them as overwhelming and bipartisan. senator gary peters of michigan is the lead democrat of the homeland security committee he voted yes, senator schumer needlessly slow down a confirmation vote that is lead democrat supports. just obstruct president trump. when it comes to confirming governor no