over the next four years, he is expected to meet with the president-elect today at mar-a-lago, we will visit the d.c. restaurant scene how will the wait staff and the bartenders treat the trump crowd we are told conservatives get very big tips. december 16, 2024, "varney & company" is about to begin ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪. stuart: i suppose this is the modern rendering of christmas music i suppose i'll take that, raining in new york today but we do need the rain president-elect trump met with a thunderous welcome at the army game this weekend you could hear the crowd in the background chanting usa that broke out frequently trumps cabinet pics were in attendance, tulsi gabbard, pete hegseth, ron desantis reported the defense secretary backup if pete hegseth does not make it, elon musk popped up everywhere daniel penny was there less than a week after he was acquitted, trump posted apple's chief executive tim cook at mar-a-lago he is the latest in the string of big tech leaders including open i sam altman, mark zuckerberg looking to improve their relationship with trump, jeff bezos expected to visit wi

doj and the fbi people looking at mar-a-lago. what do next and bluntly whether or not to carry out the first ever search of a former president's. they had been arguing for weeks about this and they going to this meeting it devolves into a shouting match. they're screaming at each. they don't trust each other. and the head of the washington field office for the fbi is named stephen don tano. he spoke to me on the record. he in the end of the meeting, he just says, i am not searching mar-a-lago. we're rushing this. and his it wasn't he was in tank for trump. what i found that these career people tend to be biased towards their own institution, towards their tribe. and he arguing if we do this search where it's we're into trump's m.o. we're into his conspiracy theory of the evil jackbooted fbi searching marla, go on the other side. there were more senior fbi officials and most of the just department officials who were like he has had a year. he has had more time than an average american gets. we have to uphold the rule of law and. t

the fbi raid on trump's mar-a-lago residence.that is showing itself again, andrew. in an agency that is supposed to be allowed to be above the political fray. >> yeah. senator grassley had issued this letter a few days ago saying, with a litany of critiques of christopher wray. and also his deputy director. clearly signaling that he was going to support a new fbi director being put in place. but again, that's only one senator and the issue is is it really serving the fbi itself and the american public by having chris wray do what he's doing now. or is it undermining the very idea that the fbi director is not supposed to be a political appointee who changes every four years as the presidency changes. that was the whole goal of congress enacting this ten-year term was to make it clear a little bit like the federal reserve that this is supposed to be something that is apart from the sort of winds of politics and having worked at the fbi, i have to tell you it is really palpable when i was there, just how apolitical that institution

he will meet with jeff bezos at mar-a-lago next week. top executives, and adoring audience at the new york exchange says a lot. after all it is a trump rally on the stock market. time is up for us. coast-to-coast starts now. neil: we are focusing on donald trump at the stock exchange. last sitting president who was there was ronald reagan in 1985. they can hold that against you when the market goes into a severe correction. a couple years after ronald reagan was there in 1987, other presidents after that time avoided the floor of the stock exchange like the plague. they couldn't attach blame or credit either way but the trump rally is on, donald trump being there meant a lot to the folks there and doesn't edward lawrence know it. >> reporter: the second time donald trump rang the stock exchange bill. for this term the president more focused and starting his agenda before he gets into office. in the crowd on the floor of the stock exchange, huge names in the industry including james frazier, bill ackman, donald trump telling the crowd he

when are you coming to the center of the universe, bill mar-a-lago.hat's elon's son. new year's eve's going to be amazing tjt. it has been a steady stream of people coming to see the president-elect. what does it mean for his agenda going forward? >> bring in our panel. harold ford jr. co-host of "the five." mollie hemingway editor and chief at "the federalist." bill mcgurn "wall street journal." mollie, it is quite something to see the list of folks, the bezos, tim cooks, the zuckerbergs, the bill gates making their way to mar-a-lago to sit and have dinner and pay respects and kind of, i don't know, talk about -- talk to the new leader of the free world. >> it's a start. and it's a good sign that things are going to be done differently than after 2016 when a lot of people on the left just refused to accept legitimacy of that election and began a large resistance. and tech companies were a major part of that. with their censorship and their controlling of algorithms. it's nice that they're talking. it's nice that a few of them have given money to the

he invaded mar-a-lago. >> he invaded mar-a-lago. wray will leave with three years left on his ten year term. he says that he wrestled with whether or not to resign for weeks. >> in my view, this is the best way to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray while reinforcing the values and principles that are so important in how we do our work. >> so that brings us to trump's pick to replace wray kash patel, who has been on capitol hill courting republican senators, making the case that he is best qualified to reform their words a bureau he has said should all but be dismantled. >> i'd shut down the fbi hoover building on day one and reopening the next day as a museum of the deep state, and i take the 7000 employees that work in that building and send them across america to chase down criminals. >> patel has said he'll go after the president elect's perceived enemies, including in the media. >> we will go out and find the conspirators, not just in government, but in the media. yes, we're going to come after the people in the medi

i thought elon musk never left mar-a-lago. was busy getting skinny turning into skinny santa. >> a symbol of what you wants to do with the american government, the invitation would mean a somewhat permanent presence at mar-a-lago but would add to the list of tech ceos who have met with trump last couple months. jeff pazo's, meadow ceo mark zuckerberg, open ai ceo sam altman, uber's ceo, apple's ceo tim cook. that was 80%. will: this is a big turnaround, big tech wasn't behind trump in the last election, they saw the light and big tech has donated a lot of money to his campaign especially the presence of elon musk being most prominent. also the ones who weren't on board before are in on the inaugural fund so you see amazon, meta-open ai, big-money. >> welcome to the center of the universe, you know that's an inside joke between him and elon musk and makes you wonder if there isn't some sort of little to if in the romance. >> the media had been fanning the flame of that to if, remember, elon musk got involved in the debate over

trump bought mar-a-lago in the 1980s. this is the coat of arms that trump uses today as if it is his own. if you go to the web pages or the advertising materials for any of trump's properties, you see that he uses this everywhere. he uses this coat of arms not only in his advertisements and iconography for mar-a-lago, which is where he founded the coat of arms on the wall, but he also uses it at his golf clubs and all his other properties. so here's your christmas present. ready? see if you can see the difference between these two coat of arms, between the coat of arms that trump uses on all his stuff now and the original one that he found on the wall at mar-a-lago when he bought that house. see if you can spot the difference. all right, we'll put them both up on the screen at the same time. on the left that's the coat of arms that trump trademarked. on the right that's where he got it from. that's the original. you see on the one on the left, on the trump one the little scroll on the bottom, it says trump like it is the

speaking at president—elect donald trump's residence in mar—a—lago, florida, he said it could createmerica, focusing on al and related infrastructure. i would like to celebrate the great victory of president trump. and — victory of president trump. and my— victory of president trump. and my confidence level to the economy— and my confidence level to the economy of the united states has dramatically increased with — has dramatically increased with his _ has dramatically increased with his victory. 50. _ with his victory. so, because of that, i am now excited — so, because of that, i am now excited to— so, because of that, i am now excited to commit this $100 biiiion— excited to commit this $100 billion and 100,000 jobs. the — billion and 100,000 jobs. the investment similar to one from december 2016 when a $50 billion investment was pledged and 50,000 jobs. the japanese internet and telecom giant plans to finish it before trump leaves office in 2029. the commitment a clear win for trump who made the economy a centrepiece of his presidential campaign and then it coincides with soaring

foreign leaders and tech ceos are scrambling to get a seat at mar-a-lago.ve either met with or will be meeting witr meh the president-elect about his second term. and even trump himself seems t surprised by the positive reaction. t >> i hadhe dinner with sort ofwh almost all of them, and the rest are coming. and this is one of the bighe b differences -- and we were talking about it before.n one of-- the big differences between the first term.n the first term, everybody wasst fighting me, and this time,yb everyone wants todo be my frien. i don't know, my personality changed or something. >> judge jeanine: the reason why he's resonateing in the business community. the guy knows how to work a room. even stephanie is given himm props for being morerops approachable than joe and kamala. >> my point, is i was able to get to him by dialing his phone. if i wer diae want to connect wh vp o'hara harris or presidee biden, there's 50 people,y getting fromth somebody to somebody or a mailbox near themo and i called djt, and he said to go [ bleep ] myself, but i still co

and finally how about mar-a-lago?administration picks who hosted or co-hosted events at mar-a-lago. look at this number. it is 12. 12. including those who co-hosted events at mar-a-lago. 1234, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11 and 12 with lee zeldin. the bottom line is this is that trump is someone who feeds on people being loyal to him, and there's no greater sign of loyalty than hosting or co-hosting event at mar-a-lago and so that's what we got how do you know steve witkoff? his son andrew witkoff and i actually went to school together. he was a very, very good guy who unfortunately departed us far too soon yeah, well, of course, and we had him on our show as well. >> harry enten, thank you so much >> all out. thank you all so much for joining us. cnn news ni

here on the east coast, a live look at boca raton, florida, not too far from mar-a-lago. good morning, everyone. i'm kasie hunt. it's wonderful to have you with us. robert f kennedy jr. on capitol hill and in the spotlight sir, do you stand by your previous comments about vaccines being linked to autism? >> do you stand by those comments, sir trump's pick to lead the department of health and human services, refusing there to clarify if he still believes the vaccines cause autism. >> that claim, which kennedy has made for years, has been thoroughly disproven by multiple studies. >> i'm all for the polio vaccine. he says if all democrats vote against him, kennedy can only afford to lose support from four republican senators, one to watch closely mitch mcconnell, who contracted polio as a young child and almost lost the use of his left leg. last week, mcconnell issued an apparent warning to kennedy in an open letter saying that anyone seeking senate confirmation should, quote, steer clear, end quote, of efforts to undermine public confidence in the polio vaccine, which has b

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so, are you going to go mar-a-lago soon?like trump wants you there and what do you think of this idea? >> yeah, i'm going to go there. let me tell you something, i'm very fortunate. i have millions of followers in canada as i do in u.s. so in the last 48 hours i have been doing my own unofficial polling, trying to get the retonallality of what the country wants. it's diverse. the alberta guys, d.c. guys. so here is really, you know what i love about trump is he throws big ideas out there and causes an absolute you know what. poo poo storm out of it comes some really good ideas what i think -- i will tell what you canadians like. they don't want to give their sovereignty like a guy in florida doesn't want to say he wasn't born there he want to be the florida native. the guy born in toronto or in calgary and montreal wants to keep that but, combining our countries together with a common currency, a viable pass boarding system after you are approved as they have in eu, he would we would be the most powerful nation on earth. wha

rich. >> matt finn live here mar-a-lago. thank you. u congressman, thank you for joining us this afternoon. i want to get to this headline. you have meetings today and last month prime minister justin trudeau coming down to mar-a-lago. do you think we would see had this type of engagement if it weren't for the threat of tariffs? >> no, i don't think, frankly. tariffs can be an effective tool in forcing folks to the negotiating table. i think president trump used them effectively in his first term. and obviously you saw how quickly both mexico and canada responded just over a month ago. the fact is that they need to work with out when it comes to securing our border. earlier this year, we introduced legislation in congress to force the biden administration to take action on our northern border where fentanyl was pouring in. so much so that it could kill 270 million americans. we saw double the number of border crossings that we saw in 2024 that we saw in 2023. we have a crisis at southern and northern borders when it comes to the undaun

yes, from mar—a—lago to maidstone. that has been my week and. tell you, those reindeer were a lot more frightening than donald trump or elon musk. of that, there is absolutely no doubt at all. so it's been a pretty remarkable year there. my reflections, as i say, i've been very, very busy, very much in the public eye. but there's no doubt, you know, you think about life and what really matters. i think the birth of two grandsons actually is more important than being in parliament and many other things. and i think perhaps sometimes in the modern world, we're all so rushed in what we're all so rushed in what we're doing, we lose sense of our priorities. now, i'm joined tonight here in maidstone by gb news own bev turner. bev, welcome to the program . and joe welcome to the program. and joe phillips, paddy ashdown's former press secretary and a regular on this show. and joe local and a local. absolutely. and i think you'll agree. you know we don't always see eye to eye on global warming or other issues like that. but you always get a fair say here

foreign leaders and tech ceos are scrambling to get a seat at mar-a-lago. names like tim cook, mark zuckerberg, and jeff bezos have either met with or will be meeting with the president-elect about his second term. even trump himself seems surprised by the positive reaction. >> i had dinner with almost all of them, and the rest are co coming. this is one of the big differences, i think, between -- we were talking about it before -- one of the big differences between the first-term -- in the first term, everybody was fighting me. in this term, everybody wants to be my friend. i don't know. my personality changed or something. >> there's a good reason why president-elect trump is resonating with so many in the business community. at his core, the guy knows how to work a room. even stephani -- giving him props for being more approachable than joe and kamala. >> i called and said i wanted it interview. obviously he said no, but my point is i was able to get to him by dialing his phone. if i were to want to connect with vp harris or president biden, there's 50 p

malay doing i met him at mar-a-lago gal a month ago. just how is he doe doing. >> great, he is excited about drop in inflation while they have growth. >> you going to link peso to the dollar? >> i think they that is coming we'll see. larry: okay. that is good. grover, we wanted you to come on because of your strong article suggesting that republicans could lose control of congress last year, said that republicans could kiss their house majority fee good-bye if they delay the trump tax cuts, as you may know i am inclined to agree with you on that point, we didn't hear from mr. trump on that today, what is your take. >> very dangerous. we delayed the 2017 tax cut that president wanted, from early in 20 17 to december 22, we have growth in 2019, a year after we lost 40 seats and house of representatives, had we moved sooner on tax cut the year of growth would have been the year of the election. when reagan was running for office, and he won in '80 and '81 a tax cut did not take affect fully 2 until january of '83, when we get growth all of

post the foreign leaders going to mar-a-lago.me of our fox affiliates are covering tonight. accused of shooting orthodox jewish man multiple times is dead tonight. the cook county sheriff's office says cd mohammed be a daly hanged himself in his jail cell. he was charged with injuring the jewish man as he walked to a synagogue in october. that victim survived. fox 11 in los angeles as governor gavin newsom convenience the state ledges tu at a temperature for emergency session aimed at the so-called trump proofing of california. the state is considered a sanctuary for illegal immigrants, abortion procedures and transgender transition treatments for children. >> this is a live look at minneapolis from fox 9. one of the big stories there tonight. acdc will kick off first tour in nine years in the twin cities, u.s. bank stadium first stop stadium tour. scheduled for april 10th. tickets go on sale friday. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ i take once-daily jardiance... ♪ ♪

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going into mar-a-lago.cked. i don't know if club members or kissing the ring to ask for a job. >> lawrence: there is great excitement, it is crowded at these games and donald trump was greeted by a raucous crowd. they are happy to have the commander-in-chief there future and former, you have j.d. vance and tulsi gabbard, pete hegseth, daniel penny. >> ainsley: dave mccormick and his wife. >> lawrence: there are people in both parties that have served in military and looks like donald trump is only one willing to go to nonpartisan game. democrats have given it to him and another cultural moment, mcdonald's, garbage truck, going to the barber shop or this game, donald trump appears and only one to show up. >> steve: got a great reception and in the history of this game and that stadium, i wonder if there has ever been such a collection of powerful people, john john thune, house speaker, president, vice president, elon musk, all those people in one spot talking about two things, one, the game. by the way, navy

liz: you'll call him in the white house, not mar-a-lago.ou very much and cheers. >> cheers and happy holidays to everybody. it's great have a spirit during the holiday, okay. liz: thank you so much. japan's top tech investor promising president-elect trump today, yes, he will pour 100 billion into the american economy. we're going to have a live report on soft bank's pledge and how much they think the investment will create in the usa. no bigger beneficiary in the trump trade than the crypto verse he as bitcoin hits another record high. steven mcclurg is here to react to the crypto rally that appears to have no end in sight but when people say that you've got to be careful. maybe there's a pullback. we don't know yet. claman count down is coming right back. stay tuned. (vo) weight loss. for so long, i felt stuck. but zepbound means change. zepbound is for adults with obesity, to help lose weight and keep it off. activating 2 naturally occurring hormone receptors in my body, it works differently. it's changing what i believe is possible when

if he walks into mar-a-lago to trump it is a friend, eight elon musk walks into mar-a-lago it is a friends access to all these people and you puts it together, everybody wants access to trump and his leadership team, everybody. the best brains, the best debaters, the best brass, you understand what i'm saying to. a very attractive team and everybody wants to be around. >> jesse: economic trap him, he cannot bribe him, and is not going to get starstruck big it is kind of an invincible politician if you do this for the people, this country will be in great shape. he heard of vanden jones, nobody has ever admitted to this into the media, we have done this for years, nobody said donna trump is smarter than we are, has outgunned us, he has got the people with him, that mean something that somebody is finally gone up and just in a humble way said the truth. >> yeah, i mean lesson, if you bring up van jones could good on for him to say something like that. i got to give credit to the man, carrying the world, one man is keeping cnn in business, scott jennings. he is phenomenal, people call me say

trump's comments came on the same day he met with the social media platform's chief executive at mar—a—lagoban — which had bipartisan support when signed into law — is expected to go into effect on 19january — one day before trump's inauguration. as businesses around the world gear up for donald trump to return to the white house, japan's softbank is getting ahead of things with a big investment annoucement. the news came as part of that same event at mar—a—lago that was attended by the company's chief executive masayoshi son on monday.the bbc�*s ritika gupta has all the details. softbank ceo announced a $100 billion investment in the us over the next four years speaking at president—elect donald trump �*s residence in mar—a—lago florida he said it could create 100,000 jobs in america, focusing on al and related infrastructure. 1 america, focusing on al and related infrastructure. i would like to celebrate _ related infrastructure. i would like to celebrate the - related infrastructure. i would like to celebrate the great - like to celebrate the great victory _ like to celebrate the great v

well, he was reportedly at dinner at mar-a-lago with these two guys. >> you're the greatest cutter. say, you want to quit? i won't mention the name of the company, but they go on strike and you say, that's okay, you are all gone. you were all gone. everyone of you is gone. >> we have no idea what donald trump and elon musk and jeff bezos discussed at dinner last night, we don't even know if today's pending labor action was even mentioned, but come january 20th, trump will oversee the national labor relations board that both jeff bezos and elon musk's companies claim is unconstitutional. and that means president trump could play a role in resolving not just this union fight, but all the union fights at amazon and spacex and tesla and everywhere for the next four years. the wall street journal's white house economic policy reporter joins me to discuss what trumps billionaire friendships might really be all about, next. olay visibly firms, lifts, and smooths wrinkles, by penetrating the skin, to boost regeneration at the surface cellular level. try olay. ♪♪ huh, noom has glp-1 meds now

it is not a coincidence, i don't think that jeff bezos was at mar-a-lago this week.ley: they call him union joe and a lot of union workers were not for joe biden and the teamsters union didn't endures either candidate in the presidential election which was an indictment on kamala harris. how do you think, what will our relationship be? would you consider him a union guy and what would that do to the economy? >> things are changing at donald trump is looking at the world in a different way and i think he realizes he has an incredible job to do here because he has to fix the disasters that happened the four years before so his relationship with the unions will be different and he can't negotiate. it's amazon negotiating but he's talking to jeff bezos and having these conversations, stay tuned. carley: are we hearing anything on that front? >> 10,000 workers, the ball forward and it is about making the point before christmas, it's a topic of conversation. people talking about you, your issues are on the table. carley: amazon is saying unions donors doesn't all our membe

>> there was a fear that searching mar-a-lago would play into his narrative that the fbi it was some to get trump. there wasn't a debate about the facts, and it is a frustration inside the fbi without hyper partisan hour politics have become, and its nomination is sort of the latest example of that. >> so, patella has spread deep state conspiracy theories including that bureaucrats tried to overthrow trump from office. so, talk about some of the dangerous falsehoods that patel has promoted, and also his calls for retaliation against those that trump sees as his enemies. >> there is criticism, as rob mentioned, of director comay, some of the things he did in office. the trump russia investigation and how it began. there was a nearly four years special counsel investigation by john durham into the comay era, what happened then, the trump russia investigation, and there were no criminal charges brought against any senior officials. there was one lawyer who lied on a document that took a plea bargain and two other people were brought to trial, pretty low level people, and they were acqui

mar-a-lago was watching was senator joni ernst. she's a member of the committee that is handling confirmation, and she's also the first woman combat veteran elected to congress and also a survivor of sexual assault it was a frank and thorough conversation. >> would you vote yes? can you say if you vote yes or not that moment came after pete hegseth had a meeting with senator roger wicker, who says that hegseth assured him he would not drink alcohol if he were confirmed to lead the pentagon. >> another republican senator that we heard from today, kevin cramer also had voiced concern on that i haven't made a decision, but i'm looking to be supportive because i had a very good meeting. >> the allegation was made about him being intoxicated at several times and he categorically said he would stop drinking altogether if he becomes secretary of defense. >> we'll see what, um what the investigations reveal and how the hearing goes. one of the things i'd love to hear is that he's committed to not drinking. i think if he would be familiar w

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came right into mar-a-lago. and now meta is giving the money.s engagement of lobbying effort to get close to trump in case things start to go away that the ceos may not like. >> there is also, we talked about in the reader before this segment began. amazon is seeing the largest strike ever at the peak of the holiday isn't. there is a lawsuit involving musk and bezos' company. they got a lot of labor interests that trump could be a deciding factor in. and having a close relationship with the president could be a boon for business. >> what we are seeing in washington right now let's get down to this elon musk is going to be one of the most influential ceos in the world because of his proximity to trump. there is not a meeting i have heard of that does not include elon musk and donald trump in the same room whether it is business leaders. foreign leaders. this has been going on for over a month. that is something we have to keep an eye on here going forward. >> it is also a potential conflict of interest. elon musk is indeed a shadow president. he

they are going to figure it outn mar-a-lago.dra: about the stock market? we have seen incredible resilience. there were warnings from those who were against these terrorists that this was going to lead to a drop in employment in this country. a hit for the consumers. there were threats that this would lead to a sell-off in the stock -- it seems like these markets keep going up and up and up. record highs yet again, kevin. >> yes, but those two things have been settled. number one, there is not going to be a massive change to tax policy at the corporate level. the ideologies going to the election was never been done before to go from 21 until 28th. that would have been disastrous for s&p earnings. that's off the table. talking about extending the trump tax credit. you got stability there. and one that hasn't got enough credit yet is every body in small and large companies today understand that the regulatory environment is going to be ripped away. thank gives you so much more confidence. you feel it in the small businesses that i

and you mentioned justin trudeau going to mar—a—lago.p will have gotten a kick out of that. you know, canadian officials described how it was a veryjoking, fun atmosphere there at mar—a—lago, how they think it went down positively, but i mean, just remember thatjoke that trump said if the tariffs were going to be so devastating to the canadian economy, maybe they should make canada the 51st state of the united states. i mean, officials said that they, you know, they thought it was a good sign that trump felt comfortable joking like that. but you could just imagine justin trudeau's nervous laugh. i don't yeah, i don't think any canadians are laughing at that one, were they? and the image that donald trump posted with himself beside the flag and all of that, yeah. yeah, and i mean, if you look at the french president, emmanuel macron, it's the same thing. you know, he's had a mixed relationship with donald trump, but the first time around, again, he laid on the flattery. we're seeing it again this time. whether that really lasts when key i

now, i'm told that donald trump, interviewed in person both bailey and kash patel at mar-a-lago in recent weeks, and that essentially trump walked away from it recognizing that he didn't he wasn't impressed with bailey was the way that it was put to me by my sources that essentially they didn't believe that bailey had the personality or really would be the legal pitbull that donald trump wanted in that role. specifically, i want to read for you what one trump adviser told me who was involved in some of these conversations. they said quote um oh, excuse me. uh that donald trump okay. excuse me. he said, donald trump did not fit the mold of the legal pitbull that the president elect wanted at the helm or i apologize, i think i might be lost. the quote. but to go back to this essentially donald trump wanted someone in the role again who would root out what he believes is bias and hold different agents at the bureau accountable for what he but also patel and many people close to the former president saw as unjustifiable investigations and later prosecutions against him. now one thing as well

we've seen the argentine president go to mar-a-lago to do what? well, not only to talk to the american first policy institute, which is basically donald trump's think tank, but also to meet with donald trump. so everyone is trying to jockey right now knowing that if they can play to donald trump's ego, that's going to help him once he takes office. >> on donald trump's cabinet nominations and the road to confirmation, some for some, may be a tough road. there is we know that still, the trump transition is ignoring the standard of putting these cabinet nominations up for to face fbi background checks which is breaking from the standard we are seeing now more openness from more republican senators, especially to go along with that. just just be okay with that. i had two staffers from senate judiciary, former staffers on yesterday and mark, a democrat and republican and these are two guys that ran vetting for that key committee for years. and they called breaking from this tradition appalling and dangerous. but it just seems to be evaporating into th

their winters in mar-a-lago not in washington.rt of their power, moving away from the conventional structures that we've all became used to watching feverishly. >> since the election, elon musk wealth has gone from 250 to 550 billion. >> isn't it interesting. people are saying, doesn't he have a company to run. from mar-a-lago he's killing it. >> donald trump is killing for him. 200 billion more than he already had in four weeks, six weeks. it's outstanding. everybody jennyflex to him. everybody thinks he's brilliant. he might be smart but he doesn't know everything about governing and people are referring to him. >> in the private sector focus on outcome. washington is all about process. and that to me is going to be the big clash in the next two weeks culturally. these are different culture patterns. and it's going to be a clash when you see outcome oriented interpreneuros neuro -- interpreneurs. >> they're going to enact trillions more to the debt. like how is the bond market going to be okay with this. >> they're not going to

they've been told by people at mar-a-lago just wait until your confirmation hearing is over. focus on that and you know, staffing up your agency. what did it say to you that he came out and did that interview earlier today i think that this is a direct play to the republican senators. >> i mean, it's the same reason why his mom went on fox news as maggie just said, an audience of one. i actually think it was also an audience of female gop senators. i mean, the mom twice said during that interview she looked straight into the camera and said, i'm speaking to you. and maybe that's because, you know, a lot of them have become skittish on this right now. you have cynthia lummis, who on monday said that she was 100% in favor of hegseth. and then after the new revelations came out she has taken a 180. you have murkowski, you have collins, you have shelley moore capito. you also have men. now. i mean, i think yesterday was a really poignant moment because senator lindsey graham, who is a big trump supporter and also has major influence with the senate he said he had many concerns an

guess what, from mar-a-lago he is killing it.. >> reporter: donald trump is killing it for him.eone with $250 billion would be dumbfounded but $250 billion more than he had in two weeks or four weeks? everyone flexes to him, everyone thinks he is brilliant. he is probably plenty smart but he does not know about legislating or governing yet people are deferring to him. >> reporter: here is an interesting thing. focus always on outcomes not on process. that is how you become a entrepreneur. washington it is all about process and that for me will be the big clash culturally. i am cultural anthropologist. it will be fascinating to see entrepreneur going up against the process-focused political system. >> okay, here is what i can not solve here. next year, the treasure has to refinance around $9 it trillion of bonds in 2025. we know donald trump has pledged to enact policies that are going to add trillions more to the debt. how is the bond market going to be okay with this? >> they are not going to be okay with it. first of all he is the one that added $7 trillion not national debt d

trump welcomed the ceo of tiktok to mar-a-lago as the social media site asked the supreme court to blockaw that would ban the platform. >> i have a warm spot in my heart for tiktok because i won youth by 34 points and there are those that say tiktok had something to do with that. >> reporter: it was actually vice president harris who won the youth vote though trump did make gains. and on foreign policy trump said ukrainian president zelenskyy should be prepared to make a deal with russian president putin to end the war, though he wouldn't say whether ukraine should give up any of its territory. caitlin huey-burns, cbs news, west palm beach, florida. >>> donald trump without any evidence accused the biden administration of covering up what's behind the drone mystery that's concerning and perplexing millions of people in new jersey and other eastern states. cbs's tom hanson has the new developments. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: president-elect trump accused the biden administration of keeping americans in the dark on drones. >> the government knows what is happening, and for some r