same thing with lee zeldin as well. someone who has gotten very close to the president, has been on the campaign trail quite a bit. even on this show when we were talking, said, lee zeldin and waltz are both down at mar-a-lago. i guess it doesn't matter, as long as you have somebody who's loyal, then that's all you need. >> i'm also curious to get your thoughts on the use of czars. i mentioned tom homan a moment ago. he's going to sort of help shepherd immigration policy alongside stephen miller, but you also have this sort of rumor floating out there that doug burgum is being considered for energy czar. does this have to do with senate confirmation, because it seems like burgum would have a decent chance if appointed to a cabinet position. >> if he decides to go that way with burgum, perhaps burgum doesn't want to be in the cabinet. perhaps burgum doesn't want to show all of his finances and what have you, would prefer to go the czar route. we should note, one is, i don't know a president who is coming into office that

i served with both elise stefanik and lee zeldin, they're very qualified.ho are admired within our conference and i will say that they will represent the president and the nation well and i think they will go onto do great things. this coupled with claudia tenney and i serving on the house ways and means committee where a good chunk of the president's agenda will pass through as relates to tax, trade, tariffs, new yorkers have a real seat at the table and we're really excited and ready to get to work. maria: that's a great point. truly, you're right, in terms of how ways and means. look, the race is now on for house republican conference chair. now that elise stefanik is becoming ambassador to the u.n. congresswoman lisa mcclain, kat cammack, throwing their hats in the ring. the house majority could become slimmer as walz and stefanik vacate their seats. are you worried about this? both seats are expected to remain republican. it could impact the gop's ability to pass government funding bills. how do you see this, the fact that you lose these two in the hou

this is the new york times brief wrap up of lee zeldin's tenure. former congressman from long island who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2022. he is an avid supporter of mr. trump, who voted against certifying the results of the 2020 election. during his tenure in the house of representatives, he voted against the clean water legislation at least 10 times and clean air legislation at least half a dozen times according to a scorecard put together. the other nominee who will have a big say over energy and environmental issues is the energy secretary. we found out this weekend chris wright is the nominee for that post, the ceo of liberty energy. there is the picture of him in the wall street journal. he was front and center for the fracking revolution, the wall street journal writes, that we ship the country. a band of scrappy wildcats that brought it to heights. pumps water and sand underground. his election elevates a pernicious branch of the oil and gas industry is skeptical of climate change science and mostly has not pledged low carbon energy

new reporting on lee zeldin's plan for the agency. good morning, you are live in the "cnn newsroom. " i'm jim acosta in washington. >>> we start the hour with a question. who or perhaps another question, what? what reaction, just part of the shock happening up on capitol hill this morning and across washington for that matter, as congress is digesting the matt gaetz news. >> i was shocked that he has been nominated. >> i'm having trouble -- >> what about matt gaetz? >> the confirmation process? >> i don't know. i have to think about that one. >> do you have any concerns about it? >> we'll see. >> do you think matt gaetz is confirmable? >> we'll find out, won't we. >> senator kennedy, what do you think as matt gaetz as attorney general? >> happy thanksgiving! >> sure is going to be an interesting confirmation hearing, as most members's prediction. he was not in anyone's top 5, 10 or 50 list of the people i was speaking to. >> what do you think of matt gaetz as attorney general? >> he's attorney general, suck it up. >> i like matt a lot

here's lee zeldin minutes ago. listen to this. >> they're forced to cut costs internally and they're moving overseas together to be able to bolster liquidity in the american economy and where strive and grow and export and producing in their jobs for the companies themselves. reporter: elise stefanik was picked to be un ambassador and we expect more picks in the coming weeks. >> it was the nio con mongers and seeing them in a constant state of war and going to support feeding the military complex and resounding rejection of the washington establishment that puts their own power over the stress of the people. reporter: the cabinet members busy in the first several weeks trying to fix what they say the biden harris administration broke. larry. larry: edward lawrence, thanks very much. all right, so markets are applauding the policy mandate for change and that's the suter for the riff. president trump landslide victory winning popular and electoral college votes represents a signi mandate to cs virtually across the bo

calls him the great lee zeldin. t surprised congressman zeldin ended up in the administration and i think it really speaks to the other nominations and other appointments he's already made. these are all people you can disagree with on policy are eminently qualified for these positions. there is no one who doesn't pass a litmus test for a pedigree, but they have to be people donald trump trusts. you need that. i don't care what administration it is. if the president of the united states does not have trust in his cabinet, they can't function effectively and because of the nature of the transition last time, he didn't have that relationship with his cabinet secretaries. it's not that folks can't push back. i've heard stories and seen it firsthand when someone disagrees with donald trump. as long as it's done in a way that's constructive, he usually receives it pretty well, but at the end of the day he's the president of the united states and gets to make the decision. >> this year everybody he's named has been in gove

as lee zeldin said.takes is for one of them, some want to make real on the threat and now you're talking about death and destruction. this is very serious. we can't just write it off as oh, they are getting all. expecting that after an election. absolutely not. we cannot tolerate this. there has to be zero tolerance and i am for the biden-harris administrations to come out strong on this. >> emily: i second that. more "outnumbered." stay with us. “all my friends sleep on a purple mattress now. it's the only mattress good for every body. the grid flexes where you need it, cradling all your pressure points. and it's got instant response for an undisturbed sleep. it's soft to push in where you need it, and firm to support and keep your spine aligned. thanks to purple's grid, now i can finally sleep on my back. to learn more, go to purple.com” >> i am so excited that my new book under his wings is available now. you can buy your copy at fox news books.com or wherever books are sold. this has truly been the h

i think i have camping together, he calls him the great lee zeldin. not surprised that congress and zeldin ended up in the administration, and i think it actually speaks to the other nominations and appointments made. these are all people, oil you can disagree with them on policy are eminently qualified for these positions. right? there is no one here who does not pass the litmus test for a pedigree, but they also happen to be people that donald trump trust and you need that. i don't care what atomization it is, is the president of the united states does not have trust in his cabinet they cannot function effectively. and because of the nature of the transition last time he did not have that relationship with his cabinet secretaries. it is not that folks cannot push back. i heard plenty of stories when someone disagrees with donald trump, as long as it is done in a way which is constructive, he usually receives it pretty well. but at the end of the day he is the president of the united states, he gets to make the decision and the cabinet implements them

kathy hochul's been no fan of president trump or lee zeldin.hope you do again. thanks for being here. >> thanks, pete. booth. pete: marc morano lays out trump's agenda coming up next. ♪ ♪ if you have chronic kidney disease, you can reduce the risk of kidney failure with farxiga. because there are places you'd like to be. farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract, or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking farxiga and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this infection, an allergic reaction, or ketoacidosis. ♪ farxiga ♪ ♪ ♪ rachel: president trump wasting no time fulfilling his promise on energy. a new report reveals orders are ready to withdraw the u.s. from the paris climate agreement and expand drilling and mining in western land. is what else can we expect from his energy agenda? climate depot.com publisher marc morano joins us with more. i actually thought

rubio in charge of foreign policy as secretary of state, mike waltz heads up national security, or lee zeldin at the epa, custody nome, department of homeland security. -- kristi noem. add these names to tom homan and elise stefanik, and you have an administration that is exactly opposite everything we've seen during the biden years. and it is the having impact. look at this. bitcoin hit a new high of $89 ,000 earlier this morning, now it's $86,000 and change. trump is a crypto guy and is expected to unshackle the industry from current sec chair gary gensler. the impact is already apparent on the stock market. minor selling this morning after a series of record highs for stocks. the dow, though, likely to be the up another 70 points at the opening bell, a tiny gain for the nasdaq. the bond market reopens and rates inch higher. the yield on the 10-year reaching 4.39%, and the 2-year, 4.34%. rates up this morning as bond market reopens. oil, below $70 a barrel, $68.72 at the moment. ing and gas, that keeps on edging lower, $3.07 is the average for regular, almost half the country, by the way, i

lee zeldin named as the epa chief. you so much. >>> as we honor those who have served on veterans day, for many veterans who were dismissed or their sexual orientation, this will be the first year they can celebrate with honorable discharges. we'll discuss in just moments. sacrifice of those who have served this veterans day, biden and harris marked the occasion by laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. biden urging americans to protect veterans. >> we commit, recommit, the sacred vow. it's the last time i will and here at arlington as commander in chief. it's been the greatest honor of my life to lead you, to serve you, to care for you, to defend you. just as you defended us. >> this is the first year when hundreds more lgbtq veterans who were dishonorbly discharged can mark veterans day as honorably. it's a big deal, but not enough according to steve kennedy, a leading advocate for upbringing bad paper discharges for thousands upon thousands of veterans. steve, you successfully fought for an upgrade of y

tell us about trump's latest pick, lee zeldin. >> reporter: yeah, lee zeldin has remained close to donald trump over the years. particularly throughout the election. he's been at mar-a- lago a lot in the lead up to last week's election. and has advised and helped donald trump with his campaign and now, he is being rewarded. that is a common theme you're seeing through all of these latest picks that donald trump has announced. which was loyalty. all of these different people from zeldin, miller, wiles, homan, stefanik, have been there by donald trump. a big difference, those who were with him since after he departed the white house had tried to distance themselves from the former president versus those who kind of are coming into the fold now and jockeying for these roles. now, zeldin, he was a former congressman. he also ran in 2022 for the new york governor's race. he actually came surprisingly close for a republican in new york against kathy hochul, but lost that election and now he's going to be running the epa. now, donald trump did release a statement on this. i'm going to read some

this is about energy agenda and lee zeldin is going to get it done through the epa.global stage to be back to america first seen how funded by americans. corruption. these agencies are allowing for terrorism to run rampant through their aid organizations. really if you dig a little deeper on what these appointments mean it comes back to what the president's top agenda items have been on the campaign trail. >> gillian: let's talk a little bit about the post game analysis going on among democrats still. take a look at round up of auto couple headlines. more democrats fear the party's image just isn't damaged, it's broken. the hill rights voters rejected a woke america. time for democrats to listen and learn. "l.a. times" reports americans simply don't like the party of coastal elites. democrats need a change. it's all very good and well all good and well five minutes after the results come in prescription for journalists how to reassess the party. do you think some of this is a little, not preliminary but a little bit soon? surely more people would have seen it coming.

appointments reportedly in the works, including names like senator marco rubio and former congressman lee zeldin. a second plane hit with gunfire in haiti. jetblue announcing one of its planes was hit with bullets hours after a spirit airlines plane was hit. >>> treating ptsd with an outdoor retreat. archery and hikes to help veterans heal. >>> and an honor 160 years in the making. harriet tubman honored e. "early today" starts right now. >>> there is a sense of justice in the small town of delphien indiana after a man was found guilty of the brutal 2017 murder of two teenaged girls. a jury found 52-year-old richard allen kidnapped abigail williams and her friend liberty german and later slit their throats. the killings shocked the town and the nation. our maggie vespa was in delphi and spoke to locals about the legacy of the case. >> reporter: do you think this case will stick with this town? is sticking with this town. >> oh, absolutely. absolutely. >> if not just because of the court case but because two little girls died here. that's awful. that will always be in our hearts. >> allen made se

he did announce today, he has selected lee zeldin, a former new york congressman that ran for governor there unsuccessfully in 2022 to lead the epa. obviously, if you want to know what trump is going to do with the epa, he has been promising to drill, baby, drill, as he has been repeating. he wants to reverse some of them on day one, actually already have those drafted and ready to go when he does get into office. now, lee zeldin will be the former congressman who helps him an act that if he is confirmed as head of epa. >> i know we have new reporting on the president-elect's meeting coming up later this week with president biden at the white house and who won't be there. >> reporter: via, not completely surprising for those of us who have been covering trump closely. first lady melania trump is not expected to join president-elect trump at the white house when they meet with president biden in the oval office wednesday. that will happen about 11:00 a.m. . because of that, the first lady, jill biden, invited melania trump to also come . it is a customary tradition, typically, when a ne

now the president-elect has tapped former republican congressman lee zeldin to head the epa. and zeldin is already promising to roll back regulations. at the same time, the united nations secretary general issued this warning at the cop- 29 climate summit today. >> the sound you hear is the ticking clock. we are in the final countdown to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees celsius. and time is not on our side. >> time is not on our side. cnn chief climate correspondent bill weir joins us now. he's on our side, though. let's start with a warning from the u.n. secretary general. i mean, we were just talking about this. there aren't enough words for them to use. each time, assist it's a dire warning, and each year -- >> i feel for the secretary general, each year he has to go to the thesaurus and find another scary ward ord to wake up the world. as a result of the paris climate accords, real strides have been made. the reason 40% of the energy in texas is clean today is not because of woke texans, it's because the costs came way down. so you have to look at the alternati

how was lee zeldin qualified? what should we expect from this guy? >> i don't know what to expect from him. this isn't one of his areas of expertise for something where he's been years in -- this policy. any republican that might've been elected the last 10 years, it's one area for there wouldn't be any difference with trump. if you look at the center right, there is some concern about climate, but most of the emphasis is on energy exploration, fossil fuel exploration, under the belief that the united states is going to do this cleaner than anywhere else on earth, and in order to have a growing economy and especially at a time where costs haven't caught up with lower inflation, you need to do everything to lower energy costs and foreign-policy component in which, if we are selling natural gas, we are selling oil it undercuts russia and their inability to fund the adversarial activities to the united states. my point isn't to say they are right or wrong but to say it's one of those areas where trump is a very normal traditional republican and you woul

it's an acronym for lee zeldin, linked to musk. he did -- promised that it would get rid of regulation cut wasteful spending and restructure federal agencies which leaves many people asking if it's the department of efficiency, why do you have two people running at? on top of all that, we got more names expected to be part of trump's new cabinet. >> today trump announcing former arkansas governor mike huckabee as his pick for ambassador to israel. he has previously rejected the notion that the west bank is occupied by israel. late tonight, he's selected his former director of intelligence as cia director. for days, trump has stayed out of the public eye as he interviews finalists and makes selections from mar-a-lago war room. watching videos of their television appearances to see how effectively they can deliver his message. one more pic that he's announcing soon, the public and south dakota governor kristi noem to serve as the secretary of homeland security. she has little experience in some of the areas she would potentially over

appointments reportedly in the works, including names like senator marco rubio and former congressman lee zeldin. >>> a second plane hit with gunfire in haiti. jetblue revealing overnight one of its aircraft was hit with a bullet just hours after a spirit plane was hit, injuring a flight attendant. we're live with the new details. >>> a guilty verdict is in for the delphi murders, nearly eight years after two teenaged girls were murdered during a hike. richard allen convicted in a case that shocked the nation. what to expect from sentencing next month. >>> a record drought fueling wildfires on both coasts. a deadly blaze burning near new york city, while a fire in california has destroyed dozens of homes. the latest from the race to get the flames under control. bitcoin boom. the crypto currency soaring to nearly $90,000 overnight. what's fueling the latest crypto craze. >>> and an honor 160 years in the making. why maryland is awarding legendary abolitionist harriet tubman the rank of general. it's tuesday, november 12th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. glad to be with you. i'm fr

and lee zeldin revealed he will be head of epa, president-elect will deregulate in a way t so to unleash american business and keep environment clean. >> day one, and the first 100 days we have t the opportunity to roll back regulations, that are forcing businesses to be able to struggle, they are forced to cut costs, internally, they are moving overseas to be able to bolster liquidity in the american economy where businesses strive to grow expand here and have the ability toke port what they pro -- toke export who they produce. reporter: and new york representative stefanik to be u.n. ambassador we're expecting more picks in next several weeks. >> this clear mandate from the american people, this overwhelming victory that was a resounding rejection of neocon war mongers who support feeding military central complex it was a rejection of the washington establishment that puts their own power over the ep the -- interest of impeachment. of the people. >> spokesperson for president trump said cabinet members will be busy. larry: all right, edward lawrence thank you. >> so, markets are applau

there's not going to be a republican trifecta, donald trump has nominated lee zeldin to lead the e.p.acan you talk about what the climate movement, what climate policy's going to look like this next congress as it continues to be an issue that's top of mind along with the economy for a lot of americans across the country? mr. jeffries: lee zeldin is someone i respect, someone that i served with, someone who i disagreed with on a whole host of issues, but actually given the communities that he represented on the eastern end of long island and suffolk county, has some familiarity as far as these things go in the context of conservative republicans, with the importance of protecting our climate, protecting our environment and protecting god's green earth. hopeful that we will be able to find some common ground as it relates to combating the climate crisis with the fierce urgency clearly we have a problem, when you're seeing brush fires in places like prospect park, brooklyn, and in other parts of the northeast. we've seen extreme weather events later into hurricane season, hit with greate

are you putting her in the line with the lee zeldin and elise stefanik? >> that seems like the guys who need jobs and not guys who need jobs. she is a supporter of donald trump and accolade of his from ashley and has been out there on the trail for him. i think also with the immigration responsibility, apparently largely going to be centralized out of the white house with homan and stephen miller working on that, it's possible she could have less than a policy role as other dhs secretaries might but she has not been formally announced yet by the campaign so i'm curious to see what the rational is once they start defending that choice more publicly. >> is it going to be a problem, ashley, to defend the choice of kristy noem? there was a memoir that came out she talked about having to shoot her own dog? >> right. that essentially killed her chances right there. trump is not a huge fan of dogs, actually, but even he knew that he had a political problem on his hands with that. but to defend that choice, again, to sort of level set, this is a senate, for insta

you have lee zeldin, i'll give you a secret. the first text i sent lee zeldin after i heard of his pal appoint was a picture of h javier meleee with a chainsaw. you have rfk. i am someone who has scepticism of the fda in food and vaccines. i think he's the change agent that the people elected when they elected donald trump, they wanted people like that. maria: there's some great names here. mike huckabee, ambassador to israel, that's something to watch. mike huckabee i'm sure will do a great job. it's interesting, rebecca, trump has nominated three house members, that's matt gaetz, that's elise stefanik, and -- >> walz. maria: and michael walz, exactly. if confirmed, the house will drop to a single seat majority pending special elections. they'll be watching that as well. they've got the majority. >> that's definitely a problem, maria. we definitely need to get trump's agenda through, he needs that mandate and he needs both houses, fully behind him. but i want to say, maria, i think that what he's done here by creating the depar

and lee zeldin, a former representative from new york, was chosen to lead the environmental protection he has little to no experience in environmental issues, but he will be critical in trump's pledge to dismantle the epa's climate rules. >> so day one and the first 100 days, we have the opportunity to roll back regulations that are forcing businesses to be able to struggle. advancing america first policies is one of the reasons why president trump got elected. laura: for the pbs newshour, i'm laura barron-lopez. geoff: and, late today, president-elect trump announced he's appointing bill mcginley as white house counsel. mcginley served in the white house during the first trump term. and mr. trump announced another major selection, john ratcliffe as the director of the cia. foreign affairs and defense correspondent nick schifrin is here with more on the president-elect's picks. so, nick, what should we know about john ratcliffe? nick: ratcliffe was director of national intelligence in the last year of the first trump administration after being a congressman from texas and a member of t

william: that nominee is former representative lee zeldin of long island, new york.en a staunch trump ally. trent has called climate change a scam and has argued addressing it hurts american business and consumers. this comes as scientists say 2024 will likely be the hottest year in recorded history. to understand what this means for the country and the climate, we are joined by coral davenport of the new york times. so nice to see you again. as you are reporting showed, it was not unusual pick. not someone shown a lot of interest or expertise in the climate. one of the major initiatives we know he will likely undertake is what donald trump has said all along, that he wants to undo biden's signature environmental law. the inflation reduction act which plowed 100 billions of dollars into this green energy transition. if trump has the son and likely the house, how likely is it that lee zeldin and trump will be able to undo that act? >> it is interesting. president-elect trump has been clear. he wants to undo or repeal the ira. biden's signature climate law, historic cl

sources telling those targeted are pete hegseth, elise stefanik, and lee zeldin saying a pipe bomb threat targeting me and my family at my home was sent in with a pro palestinian theme message and tom homan, says he and his family have also suffered death threats. >> i'm not going to be intimidated by these people. they aren't going to silence me. i'm going to do this job. i'm going to do this job because it's your national security, so you're not going to shut me up. i'm not going away. reporter: the fbi says they are aware of these bomb threats and swatting incidents and are working to get to the bet om of it. the biden white house also says prpresident biden has been bried on "the situation" and they are monitoring the situation closely from nantucket. david: hillary vaughn from d.c., thank you very much. for the very latest on these threats, to president-elect trump's cabinet picks we turn to florida congressman byron donalds and new york congresswoman claudia tenney. byron, we just heard tom homan is a tough cookie, we all know that. you can't intimidate him any way, anyhow, but you

gasoline for the house, energy, everything. >> trump's decision to tap former congressman lee zeldin to head of the epa, adding to the anxiety at the event. zeldin telling fox news, the president-elect's operating when it comes to economic energy is top prosperity. >> there are that the left wing of this country have been advocating through regulatory polymer that ends up causing businesses to go in the wrong direction. president trump, when he called me up, gosh, he was rattling off 15, 20 different priorities. >> cnn's max foster joins us live from london with more. good morning. it is wonderful to see you. the political realities here in the u.s. are not always going to align, or haven't aligned historically with where a lot of the conversations are going to be on the sidelines in the event like the climate conference that is ongoing right now, that is obviously a challenge . what are you hearing from world leaders about this? >> certainly, i spoke with a few people where this event is taking place, and suddenly , the election of donald trump as president is looming large. you have

the normer new york congressman lee zeldin is president trump's pick to head the epa.ask is to be overturning several biden administrations like tail pipe regulations for vehicles and pollution guidelines for power plants and oil and gas producers. >> so day one and the first 100 days, we have the opportunity to roll back regulations that are forcing businesses to be able to struggle. >> at the climate summit this week, there has been growing concern that trump will again pull america out of the paris climate agreements after hearing this rhetoric on the campaign trail. >> i will end kamala's war on pennsylvania energy and we will frack, frack, frack, and drill baby drill. i will cut all of your energy prices, gasoline, air conditioning, heating, everything. >> our panel is back now. doug, lee zel din for epa, what is the big difference he could make? i'm thinking of the ev regulations that the biden administration put in place that caused no small amount of consternation. >> all of that aside, what was our previous conversation? loyalty. lee zeldin has been a big trum

lee zeldin will lead the epa. in the running for homeland security, south dakota governor kristi nome. we begin with nbc's vaughn hillyard in west palm beach at mar-a-lago. so vaughn, tell us how well these picks are coming together. >> they are coming in quickly. over the course of several weeks, he not only at trump tower, but in his bedminister club rolled a lot of these individuals in and out. he has more long standing relationships with. and so far, you are seeing a mix of folks that i think are not perhaps surprising selections but when you are looking at the likes of the stephen miller coming in as deputy chief of staff expected. but then, marco rubio being the secretary of state pick was a big indicater donald trump is not looking for a fight on capitol hill. that marco rubio is by and large expected to pass easily through the confirmation process. the other individual talked about was rick ranel who is much more of the maga isolationist wing of trump's republican party. someone who in contrast to marco ru

said that she had received a threat for her family she had received a threat for herfamily home, lee zeldin environmental protection agency who said he had received a bomb threat at his home but also a message that was a pro—palestinian themed message, and the list goes on. more than ten people. we had from the white house, president biden has been informed and is keeping in touch, also heard from the trump transition team, a spokesman who said this are violent un—american threats to trump appointees and also added that dangerous acts of intimidation and violence would not deter them. 5m? intimidation and violence would not deter them.— not deter them. stay with us because there _ not deter them. stay with us because there are other - because there are other developments in the us i want to you about. in a post in his social media sites, truth social, trump has claimed that texacois social, trump has claimed that texaco is leader has agreed to stop migration during a conversation between the pair. he says it would effectively mean closing the border between their countries. what more can yo

lee zeldin. he is the the pick to be the epa administrator brooke rollins. she's a longtime trump adviser. she is selected to be the ag secretary. scott turner is selected to be the hud secretary. a congresswoman lori chavez-deremer the labor secretary. and finally john ratcliffe, the the choice to be the cia director all of these officials have reported that they had some type of bomb threats or swatting incidents that that were happening on tuesday evening or wednesday morning. now, the trump administration, the trump transition rather, is saying that this is an un-american type threat. and this is being denounced by the white house as well as the senate democratic leaders. but it is still being investigated tonight, alex. >> so donal swatting, correct me if i'm wrong is when calls are made to the police and they descend on that location with swat teams, and that can be a terrifying incident for the people who are living there. how seriously does law enforcement and the fbi take these swatting threats? >> they take them very seriously. and imagine if you'r

former congressman lee zeldin of new york is trump's pick to lead the environmental protection agencycording to the league of conservation voters, out of 26 house representatives from new york, lee zeldin had the worst record on environmental issues by far. so he'll be in charge of protecting the environment. trump's new immigration czar is tom homan, who looks like he's kicking immigrants out of the country in this photo. homan is the guy who came up with the family separation policy that had children being ripped from their parents' arms and who really said "they ain't seen [ bleep ] yet. wait until 2025." homan will be joined by this creature, deputy white house chief of staff stephen miller, who once said of immigration, "this is all i care about. i don't have a family. i don't have anything else. this is my life." steve miller is now married, with three kids, but he is still a steaming pile of bum vomit. who will for sure do the wrong thing. and then we have campaign manager susie wiles, who will be trump's chief of staff, which has the gang at fox news so excited, they can barel

congressman lee zeldin, he is going to be heading up the epa. and what we've heard from zeldin is that he's promising to pull back, quote, left- wing regulation, and focusing on unleashing economic prosperity through the agency, is how he's put it. your state, california, really became the leader of democratic opposition during trump's first term, especially when you're talking about environmental protections. i think it was filing over 120 lawsuits against the trump administration. what do you think it's going to look like this time around? is california, do you think, going to lead the charge in democratic opposition to the trump agenda? >> well, it looks to me like democratic governors around the nation are rushing to be the first to file a lawsuit. they'll have to wait until some time in january. but the reality is that the democratic governors, newsom included, are going to fight pack, particularly on the environmental issues, california way, way out ahead on dealing with the climate crisis, moving away from petroleum, as a source of energy.

now, you may not know much about lee zeldin because he's from new york, but we live and work in new yorko know nothing about him. it's congress? he was in congress? after getting the gig, zeldin went on fox news to praise his boss. >> president trump, when he called me up, gosh, he was rattling off 15, 20 different priorities. a clear focus. >> stephen: oh, yes, nothing says "clear focus" like having 15 or 20 priorities. reminds me of when fdr said this. >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. also spiders and bears and clowns and the babadook and calling someone you know the wrong name and then it's too late to go back and ask and accidentally eating a staple from the takeout bag." >> stephen: one trump ally who hasn't been asked to join the administration is trump's former attorney and mortuary test dummy, rudy giuliani. it's been a tough ride for rudy. he's losing all his assets after he was ordered to pay $148 million to the two georgia election workers he defamed with the big lie. [applause] he hasn't turned over everything yet, but last week, his checking account was seiz

to this rage from swatting to bomb threats, serious stuff like they lee zeldin about this on x a pipeomb threat targeting me and myom family was a pro-palestinian theme messagee o and he's jewish, by the way, my family were not home at the time and are saved.surp importantly this comes as no surprise. after all president-elect trump-based two assassination attempts on slot of snares from democrats and brought up the name hitler over and over again to be insightful. late in the campaign leaders of the democratic party refused to tone down the rhetoric.o >> it is a good rule of thumb, don't say you want to do anything like hitler, but it is useful because it gives us a window into how donald trump thinks. >> donald trump is someone who i "certainly falls into that definite definition of fascist and a dictator day one." he is a threat to our democracy. to that is not hyperbole but god's truth. folks, buto ar is not just him t the people around him. >> yeah, the people around him.e amthose words carry sinister weight in light of today's threats bung tt the team will nt cower. >> i will no

lee zeldin is the pick to run the epa, he said the following. >> president trump when he called me up, he was rattling off 15, 20 different priorities, clear focus, he wasn't reading off some sheet, it's the top of his head and if i challenged him to give me 50 more ideas of what to do with this agency to improve the economy, i'm confident he would have done that. >> trace: good guy, very little experience in environmental policy, roma, is that on purpose? >> well, look, president trump is trusting his top advisors to help him make these picks and they are very strong ones. on wednesday, this week, we're going to have president trump come to the white house and meet with joe biden, regardless of what the left is saying right now, they're already going to attack different picks from president trump, but this transition is happening, and president trump is known to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. i've said it before on your show, i worked for him in the white house, he's the energizer bunny, everyone is trying to constantly keep up with him, so he will be attacking multip

lee zeldin to lead the environmental protection agency. the fourth, senator marco rubio, expected to be nominated as the secretary of state. this is also bringing immigration hardliner stephen miller and thomas homan back to the white house in key policy roles. the story adding the move signals the extent to which the incoming president will both prioritize loyalty in his second administration and seek to leverage it across all the branches of government to carry out his most ambitious and controversial plan. again, that is politico's take on that. when it comes to the future head of the homeland security department, cnn reporting that it's south dakota governor kristi noem expects to be nominate. she was previously a south dakota representative will now be tasked with overseeing a sprawling agency that oversees everything from u.s. customs and border protection and immigration and customs enforcement to the federal emergency management agency and the u.s. secret service. she had once been on the president-elect's shortlist for vice presid

like with stefanik and trump's epa nominee lee zeldin dinel received.eldin tblot on x a pipe bomb threat starting me and my family at our home today was second with a pro-palestinian themed message -- is he jewish by the way -- my family and i were not home at the time and are safe. unfortunately, these attempts to intimidated trump's cabinet come as no surprise. after all, president-elect trump faced two assassination attempts amid an onslaught of smears from democrats, they kind of brought up the name hitler over and over again. tends to be insightful. even late in the campaign leaders of the democratic party refused to tone down the rhetoric. >> a good rule of thumb is don't say you want to do anything like hitler. but it is useful because it gives us a window into how donald trump thinks. >> donald trump is someone who i quote certainly falls into the general definition of fascist. who, in fact, vowed to be a dictator on day one. >> he is a genuine threat to our democracy. that's not hyperbole. that is a god's truth. and, folks, it's not just him. i

he has known lee zeldin for a long time. i have seen him campaign with him. i am not surprised congressman zeldin ended up in the administration . and i think it's actually speaks to the other nominations and other appointments he has already made . these are all people, while you can disagree with one policy, are imminently qualified for this position . there is no one here that does not pass a litmus test for pedigree, but also happen to be people donald trump trust. you need that, i don't care what administration it is. if the president of the united states does not have trust in his cabinet, they cannot function . last time, he did not have that relationship with cabinet secretaries . not that folks can't push back . i have heard plenty of stories and heard it firsthand when someone disagrees with donald trump , as long as it is done in a way that is constructive and he usually receives it pretty well. >> also a big difference this year, everybody that he has named so far has been in government in one shape or another , so they, the level of experience of

of energy for wright, but when you put lee zeldin as everything p if a administrator on top of that i guess, make gas cheaper? is that the end goal? is it possible in. >> yeah where. you can see the smile on my face. these are really exciting time for this industry, and there's a lot to look forward to. this is a crazy statistic, but it's true. chris wright, who's wonderful, by the way, i've had the chance to speak with him on a number of panels and at conferences, fantastic. chris wright will be the first energy secretary in history when has wail worked in the energy industry. that's how our government works. we have hired historically doctoral candidates and harvard, you know, law graduates, and those are all lovely people. but we've never hired someone who actually has worked in the industry. and so to have a sew wrote who knows -- a ceo who knows all of the red tape, all of the obstacles, all of the cooperation that industry needs from government to thrive, to have an actual ceo in this position shows a huge shift in how president trump is going to run government. and that's got

the nominee for commerce secretary, howard lutnick, lee zeldin, trump's pick to become administratorfor labour secretary, and even matt gaetz, who recently dropped out of the running to become us attorney general, was also targeted. a spokesperson for the president—elect and his team said they would not be deterred by intimidation or violence. for more, let's speak to former republican strategist and commentator rina shah. hello, welcome to the programme. let's start office with our conversation that was held between ms sheinbaum and mr trump. what you make of that, that these conversations are already being held and that mexico seems to be trying to work with mr trump. proponents of president-elect _ work with mr trump. proponents of president-elect from - work with mr trump. proponents of president-elect from a - of president—elect from a saying that this proactive approach of his two months even prior to taking the oath of office to re—enter the white house shows that he is committed to, essentially, carrying out his greatest campaign promise, which is to secure the southern borde

lee zeldin, matt gaetz, a former nominee. nominee. here's what the trump transition is saying about all this. quote: last night and this morning several president trump's cabinet nominees had administration appointees targeted in unamerican threats to their lives and those who live with them. these attacks ranged from bomb threats to swatting. president trump and the transition are focused on doing the work of uniting our nation by insuring a safe and prosperous future. with president trump as our example, dangerous acts of intimidation and violence will not deter us. with that, let's bring in our panel, matthew continetti fellow at the american enterprise constitute. meghan hayes and axios political reporter hans nickels. welcome to all of you, happy thanksgiving eve. hans, what do you make of all of this a pretty scary situation not anything to say but to keep everyone safe. polarizing election. the president-elect had two assassination attempts on him and i just hope that everyone kind of lowers the temperature and again t

top names like elise stefanik, pete hegseth, and lee zeldin.cary situation given that president-elect trump has faced down not one but two recent assassination attempts. and democrats have faced calls to tone down their rhetoric that treats trump as a threat to democracy. watch this. >> the profound threat he poses to our democracy. >> he's a genuine threat to our democracy, and that's not hyperbole. >> it's proof that donald trump was not lying. it is proof that people were not overreacting when we said that he presents an existential threat to our democracy. >> look, i happen to believe donald trump is a major threat to our democracy, i believe that as much today as i did this time last week. it is a dire threat. so his authoritarian leadership. i believe that in my bones, and i believe it is what we are facing. >> rosanna: did that contribute to these threats today? the swatting. dana, this is not just violence in our midst, but this is a federal crime. this is scary stuff. >> dana: so swatting is wildly dangerous. people have died because o

president-elect trump crafted the second cabinet announcing new roles for former new york congressman lee zeldin to become the epa administrator, fortis editor marco rubio will become the secretary of state importer congressman michael waltz to be the national security advisor, the lawmaker spoke with me here yesterday on this program. are you expecting to join the trump administration. >> the president of the united states if he calls then that something you to be incredibly honored and salute so we will see. i'll be speaking this morning with trump's newly appointed borders are this morning tom homan my special guest in the adm our, don't miss that with incoming administrations immigration and deportation work to be gone. i look at markets this morning, features indicated a decline at the start of trading after huge trump rally has been placed on selection day, take a look at the numbers, the dow industrial 25, investors have been buying into the promise of growth from a new set of policies coming from a second trump presidency, the dow settling about 44000 yesterday for the first time ever, t

prompting headlines that suggest trump's pick to head the epa former congressman lee zeldin is overshadowing biden isn't there but he said this in brazil yesterday. >> some may seek to deny or delay clean energy revolution underway in america. but nobody, nobody can reverse it. nobody under biden rejoined the paris accord president trump pulled out of. wean the nation off the fossil fuels. >> i will end inflation very quickly, do you know how we are going to end it? by drilling and drilling and drilling, drill, drill, drill current tax credit for electric vehicles is on the chopping block. considering moving the epa out of d.c. while zeldin has not previously worked in an environmental role as a lawmaker he opposed policies that raised energy costs. zeldin served four terms in congress before closing than expected attempt to unseat new york governor kathy hochul two years ago. >> there are regulations that the left wing of this country have been advocating through regulatory power that ends up causing businesses to go in the wrong direction. >> lee zeldin is someone i respect. hopeful that w

take lee zeldin, who during his gubernatorial candidacy attempted knife attack.s to his quick-thinking and those around him it was subdued. no one is surprised anymore. the president-elect of the united states had two attempted assassinations on his life. at what point is the stewardship of our tax dollars going to go appropriately to identifying and thwarting these before it even happens? >> and is it the fact that technology has exceeded capabilities? is it simply too large a volume out there so that the threats come in and that's considered a success, that it ends with a threat but they are still safe? is that a success? to me that seems that is not a success, having august of these individuals who have sworn to serve this country and haven't yet assumed position and having had their families threatened, having their thanksgiving under the shroud of a lack of safety, to me, is unacceptable. >> todd: i think we need to go further than the blanket statement everybody issues there is no room for political violence in our country withing in more. no, we need to go