a true trump loyalist, noem a fixture on the campaign trail. >> yes, they love you.ou're the one who protects them. >> reporter: trump once considered noem as a potential running mate, but her star dimmed after writing in her memoir that she had shot and killed the family dog. as dhs secretary, the former congresswoman will oversee fema, the secret service, and the coast guard. but her key focus will be on immigration, i.c.e., and the border patrol. noem will be tasked with implementing the president-elect's signature campaign promise of mass deportations. >> president trump has already indicated that he wants to start by making sure that we're deporting the most dangerous first. those criminals, murderers, rapists that are threatening safety in our communities. they're going to be the first ones on the list to go. >> reporter: noem expected to work hand-in-hand with trump's incoming deputy chief of staff for policy stephen miller. and with newly named border czar tom homan, who says while criminals will be targeted first for deportation, undocumented immigrants with

and kristi noem to serve as homeland security secretary. noem with little experience in some of the areas she would oversee like fema and the secret service, noem recently touting trump's mass deportation plan. >> president trump indicated he wants to start by making sure we are deporting the most dangerous first, criminal, rapists, murderers. >> and tomorrow president-elect trump is expected to visit the white house. >> reporter: that is right. president biden invited him to the white house, something president trump did not do in 2020. melania trump is not expected to attend. >> there is breaking news about u.s. flights over haiti. the faa ordered flights not to fly over the haitian capital. >> reporter: american airlines is the third carrier to report one of the planes was hit by gunfire leaving port-au-prince monday. a post flight inspection was completed indicating the exterior of the aircraft was impacted by a bullet. hit by gunfire over port-au-prince, spirit 951, forced to abort the landing as bullets tore into the passenger cabin.

kristi noem the next homeland security secretary. mr. trump sending a strong signal of support to israel naming former arkansas governor mike huckabee as ambassador to israel. more now on the growing trump white house team and what it all mean. >> reporter: president-elect trump tapping top allies and marco rubio as his picture for secretary of state. he would be an historic choice. he would be the first latino to hold the position. rubio was a fierce trump rival in 2016 and supporter in this year's campaign. >> when he is president, that ends and our enemies will know we are strong. that will bring about peace and avoid war. >> hawkish views honed in the senate and thinks the war in ukraine should come to a swift end. >> at the end of the day we are funding a stalemate war that needs to be brought to a conclusion. >> reporter: a trump ally describing rubio as less maga as other options and is already getting bipartisan support. john fetterman posting that rubio is a strong choice who i look forward to voting for his confirmation and the

i also want to talk about the noem higher.ill be doing with immigration will be one of the biggest, i think policy goals of his second term. noem, of course was also on the vice presidential short list as well. however, her relationship with donald trump soured and his idea of her as a potential vp pick soured after she detailed in that book that she had released how she had shot her 14 month old dog, cricket. that, i think prevented her from that role . however, now she is slated to be the department of homeland security secretary. now, one thing to keep in mind with noem's role, a lot of what will be happening in the immigration space is expected to actually be controlled from the white house. we reported yesterday that stephen miller is going to be the new deputy chief of staff for policy . a lot of the immigration policy is going to be coming from him. he is the one that is really the architect of the mass deportation plan for undocumented immigrants. a lot of that will be centralized idly from the white house. of course,

noem said it showed she is able to make �*tough choices.�* she'll work with tom homan who is to be mrlled border tsar— in charge of deporting illigal immigrants — in line with one of the next president's key campaign promises. susie wiles, mr trump's campaign manager and long time ally, has already been announced as his new chief of staff when he re—enters the white house. and his former speechwriter — stephen miller — will be deputy chief of staff — he's another hardliner on immigration who was a driving force behind the 2018 border policy that separated thousands of children from their parents at the us mexico border. hadriana lowenkron, national political reporter, and henry bonsu, broadcaster and journalist at bloomberg. what do you make of the appointments we've had so far from donald trump and the ones, the potential appointments have been talked about the look like she wins? fix, about the look like she wins? couple of takeaways. the first is the speed at which these are coming out. he has a transition team and this is the goal of that team. there have been a few that trump hims

so that's one part of this and kristi noem is similar. donald trump's opinion of her soured after she detailed in her book that she had killed her 14-month-old dog, cricket, but when i talk to people around donald trump about this decision, they say he needed someone at the top of dhs who was going to do what he wanted them to do. and that's what they are expecting with kristi noem. >> i hope our bosses are watching and they give you a bonus for doing that so flawlessly with whatever banging is going on behind you. >> construction. >> before i let you go, i do want you to tell us about the new reporting you have on jd vance and what his role has been in this transition so far >> reporter: it's really interesting, dana, because there's been one person who's been at our lago every single day, who's been an omnipresent person by donald trump's side, that's not vance, it's elon musk. he was there with trump on election day and he was going home to spend time with his family but he returned to mar-a-lago yesterday. when i talk to people workin

governor kristi noem will be his dhs secretary pick.w great is that? how great is that news? some people wanted her at interior. they thought that was a better choice. nevertheless, she will be heading dhs it looks like. >> yeah, she has got her hands full. will is something like 265,000 people at homeland security. got about 65,000 that are at the transportation secretary administration. you have the secret service. you got fema. you got the federal law enforcement training center. the coast guard. you got the secret service. and well, then of course you have got the border issues. >> laura: we have got to roll, guys. great breaking news. thanks for hanging with us. all right, jimmy failla, next. ♪of y and it begins with taking care of yourself. protect yourself with this season's flu, covid-19, and rsv vaccines. risk less. do more. >> it's time -- it's time for wtf. joining me now is... great to see you, it's been way too long, where have you been? some post trump victory coping problems in california. a student wore something to clas

just keep it away from kristi noem. you know? the relationship between trump and musk, let's go live to mar-a-lago with michael kosta. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] michael. michael, the world's richest man and the president of the united states are colluding out of the public eye. this is corruption waiting to happen. >> god, you're cynical, jordan. for you, the glass is half empty, but for me, the glass is a shiny mirror, covered in cocaine. you may see trump and elon as two billionaires colluding to promote their own self interests, but i see a blossoming friendship between two men. and in a time when male friendship is in recession, i think that's something that we should be celebrating. [laughter and applause] >> jordan: what are you talking about? these are two wealthy moguls taking advantage of the system. >> okay. so there's going to be some conflicts of interest. yes, we're all going to have elon's computer chips installed in our brains. but what's more important? government-mandated neurosurgery, or two ol

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first up, the governor of south dakota kristi noem has been named as the secretary of homeland securityexpected to oversee one of mr trump's key election promises, the planned mass deportation of millions of illegal immigrants. donald trump illegal immigrants. says he plans to nominate former director of national intelligencejohn ratcliffe to serve as the director of the cia. he's previously criticised the biden administration's middle east policy and called for a tougher stance on china. also on the list — fox news channel host and army national guard officer pete hegseth is expected to be appointed as secretary of defence. taking a look at the middle east — the president—elect has nominated new york real estate developer — steve witkoff to be his special envoy to the region. and he also wants to put forward mike huckabee to be his ambassador to israel. mr huckabee is a former arkansas governor and was a candidate for the republican party presidential nomination in both 2008 and 2016. our north america correspondent, david willis, says the next administration is swiftly taking shape. d

john ratcliffe at cia and rnc attorney outside lawyer liam mckinney as white house counsel and kristi noem as dhs secretary it looks like. we will have more on that your trip up first leaderless and rudderless is the focus of tonight's "angle." to speak of the problem here rest with donald trump and his vice presidential candidate as to whether they are going to be big enough to accept filling the results of the election. to speak of this is the most important election of our lifetime and we need to make sure we get it right here. >> i am concerned about what they will do. >> laura: those are all fake, right and the democrats just protecting. they couldn't deny trump's win not the size of it this time, but they still will not concede senate race won by republican, dave mccormick. >> across to 7 million people cast their votes in free and fair elections. our county election officials will finish counting like they do every election. the american democratic process was born in pennsylvania, and that process will hangout. >> laura: it was shocked that he didn't immediately get reelected. anot

he named south dakota governor kristi noem to lead the department of homeland security.rida congressman mike waltz has been tapped to serve as trump's national security advisor. and late today, trump picked former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe to be his choice to head the cia. it is a busy time here in washington as america's new government is taking shape, and we have a team of correspondents on hand to break it all down for you, beginning with cbs's weijia jiang, who is covering the trump transition in west palm beach, florida. good evening, weijia. what a busy day. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. every staffing announcement provides further confirmation that trump rewards those who are devoted to him and passionate about implementing his agenda, which includes untangling the u.s. from foreign conflicts and his signature item, securing the border. >> make no mistake, an invasion of our country is happening and our border is a war zone. >> reporter: south dakota governor kristi noem is considered a hard-liner on immigration, and if confirmed

we've seen kristi noem -- at one point, she was on the short list, right? we thought months ago that kristi noem could potentially be his vice presidential running mate. she's always stayed close to him. that's why she's put in that position. 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

noem could face a contentious senate confirmation after writing in her memoir she killed her untrainable 14 month old dog. >>>>the reason that the story is in the book, because people need to understand who i am, and some of those difficult decisions this was a dangerous animal. that was killing livestock and attacking people. >>>>joining the new trump administration as national security adviser will be florida congressman mike waltz, a combat decorated former green beret. >>>>let's get back to signing peace deals on the white house lawn. the abraham accords let's end this war in ukraine. let's pivot to deal with china. >>>>what is one of the most vocal critics of china in congress? >ryan>walz's congressional seat is going to need to be filled by a special election, which could leave house republicans down one seat until that election is held it is considered, though, a reliably safe republican district. meantime, developments on the legal front for president elect trump today. a new york judge agreed to delay any decision or ruling on immunity until november 19th. the manhattan district

it comes as another of one of trump's defenders, governor kristi noem is picked for homeland securityretary, which means she'll 260 employees. >> reporter: trump loyalist kristi noem. >> we have a very special woman who as hot as a politician. >> reporter: being rewarded as president- elect trump's choice for secretary of department of homeland security, sources say. >> when these election results came in, they clearly said they want a secure border, they want their streets to be safe. >> reporter: a messy job putting her at the helm of a sprawling agency, overseeing everything from u.s. customs and border protection, immigration and customs enforcement and the u.s. secret service, in charge of a $60 billion budget and hundreds of thousands of employees. >> on day one, i will launch the largest deportation program. >> reporter: placing her at the center of helping her to deliver on some of the president's most critical and controversial priority, executing his plan for mass deportation. >> the united states of america is in a time of invasion. >> reporter: the south dakota governor ha

kristi noem had been on the short list for vice president a few months ago. yet to hear from the governor on the news. president-elect trump has been calling on senate to move quickly to approve his nominees. trump expected to ask marco rubio to be his secretary of state. marco rubio is vice chair of senate intelligence committee and foreign affairs and he's received a lot of attention as he called for u.s. to do more to show support for israel. >> iran is looking to hurt israel and drive america out of the region and destroy israel. this group wants to destroy israel, hamas exists to destroy israel. you have to eliminate it. i don't think they will ask us nor do they need us in that regard. >> trump has chosen michael waltz as national security adviser, major question for incoming administration, how it handles ukraine going forward in the war with russia. waltz talked to fox from ukraine a few years ago and tsdz there should be limits when it comes to providing support for ukraine. >> helping with logistics, integrating intelligence is important. >> israel'

i was a bit surprised about kristi noem. kaitlyn reported some disagreement there. i would have preferred with someone with intelligence background leading dhs. we'll see how she'll do in terms of being confirmed be i the senate. but everyone else, the president-elect is moving in the right direction but i'm really honing in on this government efficiency. we have to improve the way our federal government works. a lot of presidents have tried. can they move the needle a little bit? that could be ben efficient. >> we're going to take a quick break. we'll continue the conversation. also dig further on the reporting on the plan to set up a review board for u.s. generals and admirals. also, we visit a woman who attacked the capitol. talk to people, with the people who have been praying for their release to see if she expects to get released. we'll be right back. jen b asks, "how can i get fast download speeds while out and about?” jen, we've engineered xfinity mobile with wifi speeds up to a gig, so you can download and do much more all at once. it's an idea that's quite

south dakota governor kristi noem, he's the governor there, former congresswoman. he was a trump loyalist from the get- go, also. she was on the short list for vp, as well. and she would oversee customs and border patrol, i.c.e. , fema, secret service. these are big, big roles out there. and she's an interesting pick for it. she has also been very hawkish about the border and immigration. take a look at that. >> but today, many of those who are entering our country under the current policies of the biden administration are known terrorists. they're criminals. they're human traffickers, and they're drug cartel members. the united states of america is in a time of invasion. the invasion is coming over our southern border. the 50 states have a common enemy. and that enemy is the mexican drug cartels. >> so in that sense, sounding the most like donald trump out of all of them. >> so, zooming out, what are these three picks tell you about the second trump administration? what does it portend for the future? >> it's interesting, for those who are looking for any kind of,

. >>> do you remember how earlier this year south dakota governor kristi noem thought it was be good to put in writing that she shot and killed her dog cricket because cricket was quote untrainable. the reason she thought it was a good anecdote to recall is because she wanted to illustrate her willingness in politics as well as south dakota life to do anything difficult, messy, and ugly if it simply needs to be done. now, even after that story didn't exactly land the way the governor thought it might, she doubled down, tweeting that shooting her 14 month old dog wasn't easy, but often the easy way isn't the the right way. this is the person that donald trump is planning to nominate to run the department of homeland security in his upcoming administration. and just to be clear, south dakota is closer to the canadian border than it is to the southern border, but for whatever reason, donald trump has picked noem to be his homeland security secretary, dog killing and all. and the wildest part about that choice is that so far, out of everyone trump has tapped to run his immigration policy

kristi noem, i think she is great. head of dhs here at the current head of the dhs light to us, told us the border was secure -- the current head of the dhs lied to us, told us the border was secure. there were millions coming over, and we were told there was no problem. i think kristi noem will be great. i wanted to mention, someone talked about how trump did not wear a mask. well, keep in mind that anything other than the n95 or kn95 mask had no value whatsoever. so we were all told to wear masks, but those masks did absolutely no good whatsoever. thanks for taking my call. host: thanks, robin, in maryland. this is pennsylvania, steve, good morning, republican. what is the most important cabinet pick? caller: it is a hard stretch to say what is the most important. the department of homeland security could certainly be cut completely, as far as i am concerned. combating terrorism with another gigantic bureaucratic nightmare of a department is wasting time, effort, and money. the first caller talked about robert f. ken

let's move onto kristi noem. nominated for homeland security. yes kristi noem.sti noem. nominated for homeland security. yes and she is a long-time _ homeland security. yes and she is a long-time hardliner- homeland security. yes and she is a long-time hardliner as - homeland security. yes and she is a long-time hardliner as far l is a long—time hardliner as far as immigration policy is concerned. she is the south dakota governor currently and with the other people looking to take on the challenge, essential challenge to be trump campaign of immigration, people like stephen miller whose appointment has not been formally announced yet but widely thought to be deputy white house chief of staff and somebody who of chorus has been seen as the architect of the controversial policy during the first trump administration which separated thousands of migrants from their parents and the man that has been named as the man that has been named as the so—called borders are tom homan, it will represent an extremely conservative hard—won group of people devoted to that key trum

killed her 14- month-old dog cricket because cricket was an trainable, the reason governor kristi noem thought that would be a good anecdote to recall because she thought she would illustrate her willingness to do anything difficult, messy and ugly if it simply needs to be done. after that story did not land exactly the way she thought it might, she treated that shooting her 14-month-old dog wasn't easy but often the easy way isn't the right way. this is the person that donald trump is planning to nominate to run the department of homeland security in his upcoming administration. and just to be clear, south dakota is closer to the canadian border than the southern border but for whatever reason, donald trump picked kristi noem to be his homeland security secretary, dog killing and all. and the wildest part is that so far out of everyone trump has topped to run his immigration policy, dog killing kristi noem is probably the most normal of the bunch.>> you grab illegal immigrants and you them to the staging ground, then you deputize the national guard to carry out immigration enforcement

it doesn't seem like it will be all that difficult but there are questions for people like kristi noem and pete hegseth in these massive agencies and some questions that republican senators will have for them in their publications -- qualifications in their views of such a huge post. >> tune into the source at the top of the next hour when her guests will be john bolton and here is jeffrey toobin and a strategist and also michael singleton and the former illinois congressman and him -- adam kinzinger and your reaction to pete hegseth as president elect trump's choice for defense secretary? >> it depends. it is obviously weird and only one reason he is doing it because he is on fox news and that is what he picks on and i know pete and i have not talked to him recently but i know him and particularly prior to his life and fox news and he is a very smart guy when it comes to things like defense policy and i remember his last deployment to afghanistan he was actually putting out this newsletter he would do every week or so filling folks in but the question is what kind of pete hegseth will

a project that miller and noem will be aided in by tom homan, trump's border czar. he's not as familiar, but you're probably familiar with a policy he championed from the last trump administration. family separation. known as the zero tolerance policy that separated more than 5,000 families in trump's first term. dhs published a report this year showing for more than a thousand of those children, the u.s. government doesn't know if they were reunited with their parents. that's the policy that tom homan championed and defends to this day. when he was asked whether the biggest deportation program would be possible without family separation, here's his response. >> is there a way to carry out mass deportation without separating families? >> of course there is. families can be deported together. >> families can be deported together. there are 4.7 million households across the country where the residents are of mixed immigration status. some undocumented, some permanent legal residents, some american citizens. idea you can just deport families together does not comport w

meanwhile, a long—time hard line on immigration policy the south dakota governor kristi noem has beene of homeland security secretary. she is a long—time hardliner on immigration policy and one of donald trump two key priorities is to improve the situation along the us southern border with mexico and to deport millions of people who came here illegally. kristi noem commanding budget of billions of dollars and a staff of more than a quarter of a million public keen to those aims. donald trump has been holed up at his mara largo estate in florida and is expected to leave their later today to meet president biden at the white housein president biden at the white house in the run—up to his inauguration as a president in january. thanks to david willis. we will have special coverage throughout the day as to when those meetings happen we have a live page with more detail and a little bit of background and some context to who some of these appointments that we already now are. all of that we already now are. all of that and much more on the bbc news website. world leaders are in baku for the

from mayorkas to noem is the buyingest change.ou will see the trump administration be serious in their approach to this. it is building on the experience of the last time around. they know how much democrats resisted the types of approaches they had and while it is good to come from outside and have the attitude of an outsider it is good to speak from experience and knowledge of what they will try to do to prevent you from achieving things for the american people and the american people showed on election day that they care deeply about the security of the border. it's why you saw such a sweeping victory for the former president and it is one of the key reasons he is headed back to the white house. >> harris: you talk about a distance between the past and what is coming in terms of who is chosen. you couldn't be more different than the vice president kamala harris who just lost the way that you pointed it out there much in part over this issue, and now tom homan comes in as the border czar. that is opposite in fact. as you heard,

i think it's worth noting that kristy noem has killed more migrant. she is in charge of this angle is alarming but i think trump's other cabinet selections, even if i think a marco rubio is spineless, i think is more than qualified to be secretary of state. whereas, i don't know if people can say the same about kristy noem. >> john, let me show you reporting from myer colleague at nbc news. she writes this, quote. this is corey lewandowski that he described on the first trump term. >> i read today about a 10-year-old gill with down syndrome who was taken from her mother and put in a cage. >> wa, wa. >> did you say wa, wa to a 10-year-old? >> i say you can pick anything you want. >> how dare you! >> heading to the top of dhs. >> so many things to say. >> we got two hours, baby. >> i mean, you know, i think for a lot of people -- i know for those of us who love our dogs, that was it for -- you know, it's interesting, donald trump, the former president and future president has no use for dogs. no surprise and maybe not a coincidence he doesn't find that

you have kristi noem the dhs secretary and stephen miller back in the mix. >> these are people that will enable donald trump's instincts. history won't just be repeating itself, but we are about to enter i think a darker, crueller uglier version of the past. that path forces us to think about homan. homan is literally the intellectual father, the architect of family separation. according to the atlantic in 2022, the great caitlin dickerson already inferred that in 2014 homan was already pitching the idea of family separation. so basically, he is the one that understood that if you weaponize cruelty that could serve as a deterrent. he shamelessly understood that cruelty is the point. the obama administration felt the family separation was heartless. the difference between then and now here you have homan who will be enabled by trump loyalists like stephen miller, people who believe in the great replacement theory, that are so pro occupied with preserving whiteness and the question is what will that look like when you enable the most visceral anti-immigrant se

he is expected to tap governor kristi noem to help with that initiative. stephen miller will be the deputy chief of staff for policy. chad wolf was the acting homeland security secretary in the first term. chad, good to see you again. i should ask you first of all, are you going back with the new administration? >> i have not had any conversations with him. i think the pics that they've selected with the governor, with tom homan and obviously stephen, they are great pics and they are folks that know this issue, particularly tom homan knows it operationally. they are in good hands. >> governor noem would serve alongside stephen miller and tom homan, as you mentioned. let's listen to the recent comments that were made on this expectation that there will be mass deportations in the new trump administration. >> when will the deportations begin? >> as president trump said, they began on inauguration day, as soon as he takes the oath of office. >> is there a way to carry it out without separating families? >> of course there is. families can be deported together

same with noem, to a degree. the real one, obviously, is we were talking about pete hegseth and people are dumb founded by it. if we are being frank about it the reason he is picked he is on fox and "friends", right? this is true of a number of these picks. mike waltz happened to be the congressman who appeared on fox more than any other sitting republican member of congress in the past two years. these people grab trump's attention because of television appearances. he is drawn to the idea they can present on a medium that he loves. contemporaneous reporting from last night suggest the hegseth decision was done in a matter of 24 hours, that there is internal confusion about it. similarly with noe m. a little bit. people are wondering what kind of credentials she has to run dhs and the fema response and if she can help with that. some confusion by i think the main point this is trump, right? people have become sort of internalize the idea he is going to choose people not necessarily based on credentials but based

trump also bie beefing up his domestic national security, kristi noem will lead the department of homeland security. we're waiting for a defense secretary of, that is important position, treasury secretary, that is big. also though john paulson, huge hedge fund manager, has now removed himself from that race. larry. larry: all right, aishah hasnie thank you for that update we appreciate it. >> only nutty democrats would be dumb enough to oppose president trump's deportation plan and that is the subject of the riff. just before election, acting chief of joe biden's i.c.e., release a li letter to republican texas condition mancongressman said over 662 house migrants have been caught and released. over 15 thousand of them were murderers, convicted in their home countries. more, 16,000 had been convicted of sexual assault. that is not it. other crimes are 100 thousand assaults, 70 thousand drug violations, 90 thousand inch vagues of privacy, and 16,000 weapons offensives, hat tip to tip insights for those numbers, bigger hat tip-toe president-elect trump for appointing tom homan as his new bor

kristi noem. as the secretary of homeland security, and he takes some of the heat away from the naming of robert f. kennedy, jr. as secretary of hhs and gaetz benefits, even if his bid fails. his naming gave him cover to resign from the house, thwarting the release of the ethics probe that would have jeopardized his congressional career, not to mention any cabinet level appointment and trump just keeps moving the cards, knowing that if gates isn't the ag, he'll land in some other corner of maga world maybe he'll even take the seat. formerly held by pete hegseth. weekend mornings on the curvy couch and all along the way many watching the action will cry people they can't possibly allow this game to continue, and they'll do so with such vehemence that they'll actually increase the odds that it all succeeds, forgetting that these players intent on disruption are exactly what half the country was hoping and voting for a rejection of the norms and the status quo. so be careful of not repeating the mist

and kristi noem probably deserves to get over that hump.e three individuals who i just named who do not >> i mean, there were questions initially in trump world about if kristi noem could get confirmed that seems to have quieted down and sc on this front, you know we have come a long way from where paying your nanny under the table used to be disqualifying for someone who is up for senate confirmation. and on on pete hegseth, we reported who had made the sexual assault allegation with him they had actually entered into a financial agreement. he paid her a sum of money. he has denied that. and his attorney has said it was a consensual encounter. and trump has been so far standing by him, not really weighing in on this. and i wonder what you make of of how he's handled this well, i think maggie brought up the the connection here that that trump trump doesn't mind allegations that he himself has faced. >> and obviously trump has faced allegations of sexual assault and he's been adjudicated to have have raped someone. but the problem with pete.

i did not see kristi noem coming. homeland security, wow, that's a big job.ervice, and border patrol, that is a lot of responsibility. we will have to wait and see if she can execute at that high a level. >> jessica: the dog? >> jesse: not the dog, or duties. >> jessica: parallel experience. >> jesse: slotkin i don't know much about -- >> jessica: elise stefanik. >> jesse: i get those confused. >> greg: because they're women? >> jesse: zelda and i don't know if they have been out-of-doors. i like lee zeldin. a lot of red tape to be cut. this is what i than issue with. keep saying these people are trump loyalists. what does that mean? it is like pejorative. they didn't say that about eric holder, he was an obama loyalist, didn't save blinken was a biden loyalist. they aren't going to hatch a special counsel on him within the first month of the administration. >> greg: excellent point. i'm lying. dana. >> dana: yeah. >> greg: it seems like the pirate ship analogy is turning into something like a dream team analogy, see what i'm saying? they are not crazy. they

kristi noem says she is humbled by the opportunity.apping elon musk, owner of twitter and tesla, i should say x, and vivek ramaswamy, former presidential candidate to lead an agency taskeded with reshaping federal gftz itself and to shrink size of federal government. there are questions about how this would work. trump making it clear, heun was two high-profile conservatives to play a key role in the second trump term. back to you guys. >> steve: this department they would head up, department of government efficiency, doge, does not the exist right now. >> mark: this is interesting, people were saying this is idea of deficit reduction committee, here are ideas where gftz can be reigned in. i'm speculating, not saying this is going to happen. department of energy, where do you see cutbacks possible and they submit a report and perhaps elon and vivek would present to trump. happenings i imagine a number of lawmakers would exercise congre congressional authority before serious changes. >> ainsley: remember government waste and t-shirts fo

i wanted to update all of us on the latest reporting on kristi noem. his chase for dhs secretary. it is according to two sources familiar with the situation. she has no significant experience at all in homeland security. which is one of the biggest agencies. it is not just immigration. and there is an immigration czar. this is a new position that as you know has been created supposedly by the new president- elect for the new administration. it is also secret service. it is intelligence. it is major events. homeland is an enormous organization with a lot of different agencies inside it. what do you think of the choice? well look. let's go back to last summer when kristi noem was in the headlines because she was bragging about killing a puppy. and the reason she was telling that story was as an example of her willingness to do anything. that she will do anything uvalde and i think that was and i think that was part of her job resume. policy will be set by stephen miller. there is an immigration czar, but what she has done, and we are seeing this over and

now, kristi noem, the governor, she is also a very interesting pick. definitely someone that donald trump wanted to be a loyalist at the top there at dhs. and really, she'll be working very closely with stephen miller and tom homan on the white house's immigration plans. immigration plans, i should say, the agenda is likely going to be really controlled out of the white house, more so than the department of homeland security. now, we did actually hear from lara trump, the rnc co- chair, and also his daughter-in- law, about some of the thinking behind these picks. i want you to take a listen to what she said. >> the people he's putting alongside of him are people who are going to prioritize the american people's mandate, to secure our southern border, to roll back regulations that are stifling small businesses, to re- gain our standing on the world stage, as the superpower and the leader of the free world. that's what america voted on and that is what donald trump is prioritizing. prioritizing. >> so you heard it there herself, sara. and look, i mean, l

we also have kristi noem. can we watch her dance?id his weird sort of swaying for 45 minutes and she danced with him and that was her audition. >> white church dancing. >> it's called white church -- >> the white church dancing. [ laughter ] >> what is happening? is he casting for a tv show or presidency? >> well, if you do, compare this to 16th, right? when there were people that came from outside of maga world however it was in his infancy and they were going to normalize republicans and normalize trump. he's bringing in pete hegseth from fox news to be secretary of defense and he has 20 years as a national guardsman. good for him. he also represented the koch brothers to help privatize the d.a. he's bringing in these super conservatives and i think the loyalty test first, conservatism second. >> -- this is the scariest. elon musk and vivek ramaswamy and we'll get to hear his voice again before he's fired. they will lead the department of government efficiency. they're supposed to now be in charge of cutting the budget which is nor

we now go live to america's barnyard for a reaction to noem's appointment.rump has also selected lee zeldin to run the e.p.a. now, you may not know much about lee zeldin because he's from new york, but we live and work in new york, and we also 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 $14

i'm looking down the list, susie wiles, elise stefanik, kristi noem. the list sendless. be more. whatever happened to that? i haven't heard him or democrats apologize for having said that stupid thing, but here he is, tram, right out of the gate. susie wiles, elise stefanik, perhaps kristi noem at dhs, et cetera and et cetera and that's a pretty impressive list, wouldn't you? >> i and the first chief of staff being a woman susie says and that's impressive and i want people to note, donald trump is having no need to have a number of women and different minorities and this number of religious myotorrs and he's interested in competence and eloquence in people that are loyal. you and i both know you were part of it and i was watching in the outside and interviewed all you people and he cares a great deal about getting stuff done. he doesn't want thumb tight herreras but getting stuff -- twiddlers and he's coming back for more. i'm very, very relieved this national security team is taking over for no matter what their hearts were, it was appeasement and it's failed and i noti

kristi noem did accept afghanistan refugees. a little criticism from the maga side. but has indicated there will not be much daylight between her and donald trump when it comes to the border issues so while it is kind of. it remains to be seen, this is one where they will do what they said they were going to do on the campaign and the personnel is aligned with it mark peoleta was on fox new this morning and here is what he has to say about about possible changes in the department of justice. >> only in the federal government with a deep swamp do career employees think they get to run the joint, as it were. president trump was reelected with an overwhelming majority of an agenda by the american people popularly supported so deporting millions of illegal alien out of this country. securing the border, banning dei. all that destructive stuff that the biden administration let run wild. getting boys out of girls' sports. those are the things the department of justice are going to work on and the department of justice employees, career employees, are going to support and i

kristi noem, the south dakota governor expected to be nominated for homeland security secretary. former arkansas governor mike huckabee selected for u.s. ambassador to israel, and just in who mr. trump tapped for the director of the cia. also tonight american airlines, now the third u.s.-basedaryier to confirm one of the planes was struck by gunfire over haiti, and the move by the faa banning u.s. flights there. the massive explosion in louisville, multiple injuries and shelter in place order for one mile. the deadly wildfires raging in the northeast. 35 million under fire alerts. the fires erupting in new york city and some train service suspended. the federal judge blocking louisiana's law requiring the ten commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. the stunning case of a father disappearing while kayaking, did he face his own death, and the artist turning trash into treasure. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. it was just a week ago voters chose to send donald trump back to the white house. the former/next president rem

kristi noem running homeland security.ecretary of education -- trump might nominate this guy. >> i'd like to buy a "u." >> well, you're going to get three us. >> i'd like to solve the puzzle. >> let's hear it. >> treat yourself a round of sausage. >> that's not it. >> jimmy: treat yourself a round of sausage wasn't the answer? [ laughter ] speaking of a round of sausage, donald trump junior has been taking a big victory lap since the victory. djtj regaled a big thinker named charlie kirk yesterday with a tale of his life courting voters for daddy dumb dumb on the campaign trail at arizona state. >> you mentioned arizona state. it wasn't exactly -- hey, it's a frat party. you know. i'm not quite as engelical as charlie, so i was like, where there's 12 young college coeds, don, can you take a selfie with me? yes, i can. >> jimmy: he's so awesome, isn't he? [ laughter ] snuggling up to those coeds. are people still using the word "coeds"? is coeds short for cokeheads now? [ laughter ] i'm sure don's disappearing fiancee, kimb

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it appears president elect trump has elected kristi noem to be the secretary of homeland security. noem, the governor of south dakota, reportedly will oversee the agency that includes the secret service, us customs and border protection, immigration and customs enforcement and more. early in the trump campaign, noem was reportedly considered as a vice presidential running mate until she received national attention and backlash for saying she shot and killed her dog because it was not a good hunter. >> former presidential candidate robert f kennedy jr is reportedly still under consideration for a position in the trump administration. according to politico, kennedy is reviewing resumes for top officials in the department of health and human services and the fda. kennedy has launched a website where anyone can nominate people to be considered for more than 4000 appointments in the trump administration, instead of relying on traditional choices for the positions. >> that's why this mantra of trust the experts, trusting the experts is not a feature of democracy. it is not a feature of s