it participates to what mike bens explained in how the the natal blog, so to speak basically considers any kind of this information to be of russian origin. so it, it's far for the course as far as trying to weapon eyes, democracy against western a voters, and presenting washer as the main coal treat all the times that on the us election . but the wisdom election at law. i'm just wondering, you know, because of the election cycle that the, the russia same game has been used. and i'm just wondering whether the us citizens were still bias whether that 15 spiders, whole thing. they don't buy that all but the, there's enough of them buying it. that's where the problem is. but you right to underline, it's going back to 2016 points times the interference, if anything came from ukraine and the democratic party portfolio you claim following the might done for the u. s. embassy, their engineer, the whole operation, to try to blame, rush out. in fact, it was the ukranian installed government by the us who in the feed by uh, framing full amount of for to uh, from uh small move camping manager at

ben: a warm welcome for mike huckabee from the israeli government.you a flavor of what mr. huckabee has said in the past. he has said there is really no such thing as a palestinian. he argues all of the west bank belongs to israel. >> i have to be careful saying this because people would get upset. there is no such thing as palestinian. there is such complexity to that. there is really is no such thing. that has been a political tool to try and force land away from israel. ben: let's discuss that appointment and others now with david satterfield, former u.s. ambassador to lebanon and turkey under president trump, appointed by president biden as special envoy for middle east humanitarian issues. thank you very much for being with us. what do you think of mike huckabee's appointment to u.s. ambassador to israel? david: it is for every president to appoint his ambassadors. who he believes will reflect faithfully his policy. i believe ambassador designate huckabee has indeed said just that, that he will be carrying out policies of the president. ben: som

. >>> we are back with john brennan, mike mcfall and ben rhodes.ead you this. a scoop in axios about elon musk's role. donald trump's phone call with ukrainian president zelenskyy included two surprises, elon musk was on the line and zelenskyy was reassured by what he heard from the president-elect. that's according to two sources with knowledge of the call. the new details of the call underscore how influential musk could be in the second trump administration and the uncertainty over how exactly trump will approach ukraine. why might president zelenskyy have been reassured by musk's presence on the call? >> well, i don't know if he actually was, but that's exactly what he has to say. okay? and which is to say that you're just talking about -- we're talking about europe before the break. many countries including in ukraine, i was just in berlin and prague a few weeks ago, they have been planning for this outcome. this is not like 2016, they have been courting various people that they think are in the trump orbit to try to get their ear, particularl

ben, through a trump presidency. we learned today that donald trump, once former arkansas governor mike, how can be the b as in bass or the israel? there are reports to that senator mark of rubio is trump pick for secretary of state. what are their stances on israel and gaza and kind of more broadly? what do you think that this means for trumps and vision for the middle east? yeah, well it's a real wind for the hawks adverse is the kind of home by these di felicia, this huckabee is not only a former governor, he's also a former pastor, a southern baptist and he believes that jews have a biblical right to the holy land into all of it, so you have a sense of prophecy as policy here with him. he's pro, you wouldn't call it um, occupation though he's pro annexation. he believes that jews, you know, they have been living in this territory, which he calls you dan scenario for thousands of years. it goes all the way back to the bible. and huckabee stance on gas is really simple, but he's a real clarity to it. he's just a mosse needs to release the hostages and surrender. it's as simple as that. for rubio as secretary state,

. >> and, ben, also congressman mike waltz, the national security advisor coming in, he credited donaldor the deal, writing on x, everyone is coming to the table because of president trump. here is how jake sullivan, of course the current national security advisor, responded on "morning joe." >> i have kept congressman waltz apprised every step of the way, including yesterday as we were closing this out. glad to see they are welcoming it. it makes me particularly proud to have achieved this because you know you have done a good thing when other people want to take credit for it. >> so what do you think about that? do you think there is something to the fact that the, you know, netanyahu at least knows that trump team is coming in and feels strengthened by that in terms of having less pressure for palestinian rights, for instance? >> i just don't think so. i am open to the possibility, but the reality is, first of all, they didn't end the war in gaza. the lebanon was in escalation that we saw in the summer and fall. you know, coincident by the way to the precursor to our election was the

ben rhodes. we are seeing a national security cabinet. mikesecurity adviser, pete hegseth if he gets confirmed for pentagon. radcliffe for cia. rubio for the state. a lot of talk about patel and branel and elon musk. >> it is interesting to go back and consider if you put aside a couple of weeks when mike flynn was there, it was hr mcmaster, rex tillerson as secretary of state. these were pretty conventional people. people that trump didn't know very well. in some cases didn't know at all. the common thread is they are people who fully signed onto the maga agenda. to cut off ukraine. this reenforces the message there should not be an expectation of any kind of medium term, forget long term support for ukraine. and they are not, yes, they are not at the far end. the far fringe. we'll see what happens to those people. but they are pushing boundaries. particularly when you talk about a fox and friends host running the pentagon. they are pushing the boundaries of this mainstream and a common thread of antichina belligerence. so you see a teched te

mike from dubuque, iowa. attaboy, pete. so for all of trump's picks, ben stiller, sounds like trump is assembling seal team 47. joe from hasting, pennsylvania. keep your fingers crossed, johnny. still no secretary of transportation. stranger things have happened. vinny. from schenectady, new york. you didn't think i was going to be able to say schenectady? feels like the nfl draft tonight with a new pick announced every 15 minutes. attorney general, you're on deck. marie, from pawling, new york. trump should tell the white house he wants mcdonald's for lunch tomorrow. that would be one happy meal. vic from marshfield, wisconsin. i think oprah was the one price gouging $1 million for an interview. i still can't wrap my head around that. tony from west virginia. did kamala pick up the tab for lunch? no, we did jim from jacksonville, florida. jesse, we watched prime time every night with our cats and cockatiel. they want to get you something for christmas. what do you need? what do you get? the man who has everything. i might need a cockatiel. i'm watters. th

ben with his turkey shirt on. that is unbelievable. tom on the other side. mike pereira.an army that makes us look good every week. here we go. the game on the line. giants trying to get it back. cooper rush to throw it. far side. what a catch that was by brandin cooks! it is a first down for dallas! risky but it worked. >> tom: wow. what a catch. a plus plus from one of my favorite players. just what they needed. cooper rush making a nice throw. only where he died could get it. it doesn't quite end the game but it makes it almost impossible. brandin cooks is the most dependable player on the field at this point. >> kevin: dallas will take a knee. there is nothing the giants can do. the cowboys on a thanksgiving at home beat the rivals the giants, 27-10. 27-20 i should say. eight straight wins against the giants. a rivalry they have dominated recently. smiles for mike mccarthy. a lot of heroes for dallas today. dowdle, micah parsons, demarvion overshown. they were great. >> tom: a lot of positives from the cowboys today. still with that fight. again, that resilience is al

ben chat for a while and when they're. feel free to ask questions i can pass around to mike and we would appreciate your waiting me to do that because we want the audio covered for c-span when they're. ben will sign copies of the siege and david will sign copies of his books. i think the it is now my great pleasure. introduce ben macintyre and kipen. thank you. lovely. wonderful. well, thank all for coming. it's lovely. see you here. and thank you, andrea where to andrea to go. i want to see whether good good. thank you for inviting me to. do this because i'm incredibly honored to be up here with ben macintyre who many of you know by his work and now get to listen to him. it's been a thrill reading this book which i compliment you fulsomely and and you're every interviewer is dream. not only because it's having met you all of 20 minutes ago, your erudite, engaging and talented, but you've also brought a slide show, show and tell. so my of book, was it a holiday working on this book? how long did you work on this book? well, actually, i've been working on this for quite a long time. i first wanted to writing it about eight ye

here are names, ben carson could be back for secretary of housing and urban development. betsy devos education secretary and mike pompeo could come back as defense secretary. opponents who have turned into allies are in the mix including north dakota governor burgum, potential pick for interior or energy secretary, marco rubio could be in running for secretary of state and r.f.k. jr. as agricult or health and human services. here are future plans, listen. >> he needs people in the senate to carry that agenda. i don't know, we just came from the victory. >> in some categories, entire department like nutrition department of fda have to go. they are not doing their job. to eliminate agenty, i wouldn't be doing that. >> brooke: senate republicans plan to begin cob net nominee hearings before inauguration on january 20th. that i work for great companies pretty much went out of business. and due to the biden administration, you know, cut the export of natural gas overseas, that really put a damper on everything. the economy was number one, because i see so many friends that have lost their houses or they can't buy hou

mike pompeo. the two republicans had been considered possible candidates for trump's new cabinet. here are some names being batted around as possibilities for cabinet positions. senator marco rubio, ben carson, betsy devos, doug burgum and robert kennedy jr. >> while crews continue to battle the mountain fire in southern california. some people had to evacuate, are beginning to go back home. the fire broke out on wednesday in ventura county. it has burned more than 20,000 acres. cal fire says the weather conditions are starting to turn in their favor. the winds have died down a bit. the agency's latest update that containment now up to 21%. as people return home. many say they're grateful for the help they received. >> american red cross. they are super help people. i mean, i will never forget their help. they have. they gave us food, water. >> at least 130 homes have been destroyed so far in that southern california fire. >> nine people are in custody this morning after police busted a large sideshow in richmond. officers responded saturday night to the area of canal boulevard and seacliff drive, just west of the harbor channel. that's where they found over 200 people and 50 vehicle

mike pompeo. the two republicans had been considered strong candidates for trump's new cabinet. well, here are some names being batted around as possibilities for cabinet positions. senator marco rubio, benson, betsy devos, doug burgum and robert kennedy jr. republicans will also have a big decision coming soon with their new majority in the senate. the party will need to tap someone to succeed outgoing leader mitch mcconnell. as fox news chad pergram shows us, three men are vying for the top job. >> minority leader mitch mcconnell had one goal during his final term, steering senate. >> republicans had really hoped i'd be able to hand it over to my successor, the majority. >> but his successor isn't clear. three candidates vie for the job senate minority whip john thune, former senate majority whip john cornyn and florida republican rick scott. >> two years ago, i challenged mitch mcconnell because i know there has to be a change. >> but scott lost badly to mcconnell, only garnering ten votes. of the three candidates, scott aligned the most with president elect trump and new trump. white house chief of staff siouxsie wiles ran scott's gubernatorial campaign in 2010. in 2023, cornyn calle

mike santoli. thank you. >> let's dig into the broader markets with a second trump administration. how should investors best position trades with an ai and tech. our next guest examines positions in nvidia and tesla. bentegist joins us on set. welcome. >> good to be with why you. >> yolo, a yolo, fomo, frothy market to you or is this exactly what you expect given seasonality and the fact we got through a presidential election, red wave and earnings continuing to power higher. >> before the election the outlook looked solid. 11% next year. the fed in the progress of a cutting cycle. that's a good backdrop. the question is how much has that changed post-election? if i look at what the market is telling us, it's incre mentally more confident in the growth outlook. >> what are you confident in and buying in this market right now? >> one thing we've been focusing on is the extremely elevated degree of concentration in the market and relatively elevated valuation multiples compared to history. if you pair that with a pretty good fundamental backdrop i was discussing, there should still be very attractive pockets of the equity market for investors to look at and for us, one interesting and overlooked pocket