there was a guy at fox named pete hegseth who the president wanted to put in the vchb.a. jo. there's a number of reasons why that couldn't and didn't work out. we'll have that in a few minutes. but the president isn't hiding his light under a bushel for his preference for hiring people off tv. he likes the way they talk about those jobs on tv. larry kudlow, just hired to be white house chief economic adviser, whether or not you liked gary cohn, he at least had been president of goldman sachs. he comes from a tv show. right after he hired dgary kudlow, we learned about the national security adviser whom he liked watching on tv. there may be trouble ahead for that national security adviser appointment. it does not require senate confirmation, but we learned from trump's first national security adviser mike flynn that there still can be trouble if you try to keep somebody in that job who's caught up in active fbi investigations, technically if they're active counter intelligence investigations. so, stay tuned for that. we have that story coming up. shopping off your tv set isn't

floated as a possible successor "fox & friends" co-host pete hegseth. >> it's a thrill a minute. >> reporter limbo hud secretary ben carson and the head of interior ryan zinke. yesterday testing his japanese when asked about funding related to world war ii internment camps. >> will we see it funded again in 2018? >> konnichiwa. >> i think it's still ohayo gozaimasu. but that's okay. >> reporter: the exodus of dozens of white house aides and secretaries defining his first 18 months in office. so what's next? >> we spoke to a number of staff this morning reassuring them no immediate personnel changes at this time and people shouldn't be concerned. >> reporter: h.r. mcmaster was notably visible today making several trips past the cameras as a source close to mcmaster tells us he's not resigning, that he believes there's simply too much at stake for the country. lester? >> peter alexander this evening. thank you. >>> now to a deadly day in the fight against isis. an air force special operations helicopter crashed in western iraq near syria killing seven american troops. and we just learned two n

howie: we have fox's katie pavlich reporting that the president wants pete hegseth. and you had an observation about the fox green room. juan: i think it's a staging area for the president. he surround himself with yes people. he has watched them on tv or has become accustomed to seeing them on tv. howie: this is becoming the new narrative. he's just hiring loyalists. is that fair? doesn't every president have his share of loyalists. sarah: the president shouldn't have people in his administration who are trying to convince him not to implement policies he ran on. mollie: he encourages people to fight with him. it's not a good idea for the secretary of state position to be one of those. howie: i think the media wants people to restrain him from the policies he ran on because some in the media don't like those policies. howie: "media madness." still ahead. scaramucci. smile dad. i take medication for high blood pressure and cholesterol. but they might not be enough to protect my heart. adding bayer aspirin can further reduce the risk of another heart attack. because m

search one and done. >> ♪ ♪ ed: it is game on for pete hegseth. really do like pete. ed: i'll admit in the last half hour i was getting very nervous because i was sitting on a 10 point lead all morning and then he started encouraging people and do you know what he did look at those socks and i want to thank bill hemmer, he added a lot of credibility to this. do you want to throw the first ball to take him down? rachel: it's a legitimate vote. ed you go ahead you've had more pleasure in this. ed: by the way the cameras are set which is really awesome is that those socks are already in. rachel: is it cold? i'm so sorry pete. ed: do we need the bullseye on that or what? are we ready? rachel: come on this is a veteran military man. pete: what do you got? come on ed. rachel: [laughter] ed: [laughter] rachel: oh, my god i feel so bad i'm sorry, pete. ed: is there a mark? ed: watch your step it's wet. rachel: it's all right i've got it. pete how do you feel? pete: i feel great. i feel alive. i feel like a winner who just lost. ed: pete has finally won so

"fox and friends" weekend cohost pete hegseth. shulkin out.out because he didn't move fast enough on any privatization. >> private choice as opposed to privatization. critics will say the president wants to privatize the system. he simply wants to give it a choice to see a va doctor or see a private doctor if they deem the private doctor to be a better alternative. david shulkin is to defend america against drum. he became a secretary who was there to stop all of these political appointees and a president who wants to give real choice to veterans. he got in with the swamp, and with the unions and ultimately became hyper defensive end was doing a lot of doublespeak. you would tell him one thing. i'm going to advance and then you go to the next group and they don't worry about it. we will block the real reforms from happening. i think dr. ronnie jackson has a great opportunity to restore the healthy relationship, empower political employees and appointees who believe in the agenda and go for a real option for veterans. that would be the moment t

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and trump is thinking of hiring more people from the tv, including pete hegseth, a co-host of "fox &rump has approached fox news hosts tucker carlson, kimberly guilfoyle and laura ingraham... about joining his communications team. ( audience reacts ) trump does so much hiring off of fox news, chances are his next press secretary is going to be a self-lubricating catheter. ( laughter ) ( applause ) we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) >> stephen: and we're back. thanks, jon. now, normally, you'd see commercials now, but, instead, we're trying something that we call "more show", presented by the nest video doorbell. ( doorbell ring ) who makes nest? google? google's paying for this right now. "that's a lot of money." ( laughter ) tonight on more show, does your house have a door? then the better business bureau is warning about "scammers impersonating workers from the water, electric or gas company who may call or show up at your door threatening to cut off services unless you pay immediately." yeah. dangerous. that's why when anyone rings my doorbell, i just t

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pete hegseth, he is well-versed in veterans issues.fox & friends" host, his name is making the rounds again here at the white house, as a possible replacement for shulkin. a couple other items that may be in the offing sooner rather than later. h.r. mcmaster, national security advisor, has been rumored to not have a great relationship with the president for a long time. there's a possibility he could leave and that john bolton, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, might take his place. sarah huckabee sanders was asked about staff changes. >> i don't have any personal announcements but we are looking for how we can better the system, whether it's through policy changes are personnel changes. not just at the top level but across the board. we've made a number of changes within the personnel had made sure we are looking at how we can best serve our nation's veterans. >> the president saying such talk about changes is a full story. i am told by some people that he is getting tired, kimberly, of these daily stories of staff departu

pete hegseth is currently a fox morning show host but is being considered for the veterans affairs whichust under 400,000 people. hegseth has into experience in health care or management but is an iraq war veteran. president trump doesn't just hire media types but consults them. he's dined with jesse waters and h geraldo rivera. afterwards, watters tweeting a picture of the menu. >> i spoke to him about it. this is something very much so on his mind. >> take a good long look in the mirror. >> reporter: and it as widely known the president leans on sean hannity for device. hannity had also reportedly advised the president to release a controversial gop memo alleging appoint trump bias by fbi officials investigating the campaign. hannity painted it to be a massive political scandal. >> this makes water get a like stealing a snickers bar. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> dana milbank is an opinion writer and wrote a piece with the headline, larry kudlow may have been more wrong about the economy than anyone alive. first of all, before we get to kudlow. does it come as any surprise

a name that is beginning to rise again here at the white house is that of "fox & friends" host pete hegsethwe don't have a picture of apparently. he was considered to be a candidate for v.a. secretary back during the transition. he chose -- the president chose shulkin over hegseth. hegseth again now under consideration. and actually, when the president was having an oval office meeting with david shulkin he got hegseth on the phone to run a couple of ideas by him. the other pictures you put up on the screen earlier put those back um. h.r. mac master the national security advisor. been a long rumors for a long time about him leaving. i'm told that may be closer rather than farther away. john bolton the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations george bush administration a topic to replace mcmaster. there was kind of a couple of jobs that bolton would have liked to have had in the white house. one was secretary of state. pompeo has got that national security advisor. good fall back position. the white house though this morning is playing down any notion of more changes being imnegligent. l

but, a name that has been making the rounds at the white house is "fox & friends weekend" host pete hegseths name was in the mix for v.a. secretary during the transition and folks are talking about him again. also persistent chatter. and mentioned this at the top that h.r. mcmaster may soon be out. the president has never really warmed to him. one possible replacement is the former u.n. ambassador john bolton has been a familiar figure here around the white house. though we don't know if the change is imminent, again, we were told maybe as early as tomorrow but that may be being delayed a little bit. meeting prime minister of ireland oval office a short time ago. president trump knocked down our reporting and that of other news outlets. listen here. >> so there will always be changed but very little. it was a very fals story. very exaggerated and false story. there will always be change and i think you want to see change. i also want to see different ideas. the president didn't say specifically what story was false. keep in mind, harris. report on fox news and other people reported it rex t

. >> brangham: in 2016, fox news contributor pete hegseth, who used to run a veterans group baed by the conservative billionaire koch brothers, agreed with this i h>> brangham: media repore said the president is considering hegseth, along with current energy secretary rick perry, as possible candidates to place shulkin. back in the hearing, shulkin pushed back against the wider privatization of his agency, and said the president agreed with him. >> i've been clearhat i think this would be the wrong decision for our country's terans to privatize the v.a. i've also been clear that i think v.a. can't do this alone. the president is very, very committed to improving services for veterans. there is no prsure to privatize. >> brangh: this debate takes place as the v.a. continues to deal with ongoing scandals about how it delivers care. last week, an inspector general report blamed "failures in leadership" during the obama administration for wasteful spending and dirty conditions in one washington, c. veterans medical center. at the time, shulkin was the va's undersecretary. the secretary said

koch brothers and their ally who have been on a mission to demonize the va and led by a group pete hegseth who took his talking points straight to trump tv. >> the most important aspect is giving veterans a choice to either go to a va facility or a private provider outside of the va if they need to. that creates competition that a hospital like this will need if it's going to start treating veterans like customers. >> you hear that right now, choice, right? well, trump reportedly considering appointing hegseth to run the va prompting backlash everybody va groups. just listen carefully to what the president had to say today. >> but i'm doing that for the vets. we made changes because we want them taken care of. we want them to have choice so they can run to a private doctor. >> and joining me is former va secretary david shulkin. mr. shulkin, how do you know that you were fired over what you say was your opposition to privatizing the va? >> well, i think that the president made a decision who he wants to represent veteran affairs in the cabinet. that's a decision that the president makes. t

pete hegseth u.s.ran and host of "fox & friends weekend" spends a huge amount of his life and time supporting the veterans of this country, so what happened? >> well, what happened was, the swamp happened. i hate to say it that way. but, first of all, on the larger deal, the president's achilles heel is the military. he wants to fund the military. you saw what happened under obama and desis he creation of sequestration. that's why he supported the bill even though a lot of us hopes he might veto it at the v.a., you had included in the bill was an opportunity for vets to choose their own doctor or the v.a. a private option, which the president promised. at the last minute representative tim walls is he a democrat and nancy pelosi conspired to pull it out of the bill and instead increase more funding of the v.a. which we have seen time and time again. so you add more money to the v.a. >> martha: took away the choice. >> took away the actual reforms that would give veterans real choice and instead they sa

and ainsley refusing to sign off on pete hegseth going to the white house. i don't want you to leave, pete. pete: no. you are staying here. we wish him the best. he has a big swamp over there to fix and this president has done great things already, a chance to do even more. brian: if you don't get the v.a. right. like building a wall, this is the foundation of why the president got elected. he wants it more than anything. there is a lot of pressure on this doctor's shoulders. pete, i hope you will be a resource for them. pete: absolutely. brian: it's a toxic atmosphere in washington. pete: in the "new york times" today defending tenure there. he helped cause a lot of toxicity with the trump administration. ainsley: 900 v.a. facilities he has he a tall task. brian: only one jillian mele though as far as we know. jillian: this jillian mele is happy you are staying here. brian: as am i. jillian: good morning to you at home. pete: thanks. jillian: hunts for violent immigrant who slipped away from ice agents in new york city intensifying. he was about to board a

pete hegseth from minnesota. literally a day for everything. pete: national chocolate cake day, national bacon day. >> it's the super bowl guys so i'm eating. pete: do you know what i'll do go work out tomorrow after the show and eat a little bit less in the food segment, or maybe not. ed: we have sent pete out there to match him. pete: ready? i'm dying, and i'm planking from here. who do you got in the three point shooting contest, me or ed >> i'm going with ed. pete: yes, sir! >> [applause] pete: sorry. ed: the better man won. >> i just have one word reaction rachel: we have the dunk tank and we'll decide which one of these guys go in. >> [applause] ed: more fox & friends coming up rachel: there's a lot of people that miss abbey and want her back. i'm excited to see how much that little baby has grown so i'll be tuning into see you guys. abby: oh, a huge thank you to rachel and so many people that filled in while i was gone. it's great to be back. you guys had a big party while i was gone. ed: yeah, pretty much

another name to keep an eye on "fox & friends" host pete hegseth. he was original pick for va second is tear during the transition. there is constant rumors following national security advisor hr h.r. mcmaster that he could be replaced by former u.n. ambassador john bolton. president saying unspecified story talking about all the potential departures was quote, exaggerated, but the president also said that change is good. >> it was a very false story. a very exaggerated, a very exaggerated and false story. but there will always be change and i think you want to see change. i want to also see different ideas. reporter: the white house earlier today, charles was playing this off as nothing to see here kind of thing, don't focus on jobs inside the building behind me. instead focus on jobs taking place all across the country. the reality of this, these are not just any jobs. these are major players within the administration. two different cabinet secretaries, the top economic visor and, some others who could potentially be on the way out. keep in mind t

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ed: arizona senator one of pete hegseth's favorites will retire from office after serving just one termo the white house. pete: but that is not stopping the media of attacking him on of all things his christian faith. listen. >> you notice when larry kudlow spoke on cnbc yesterday he ended by saying however thins work out it will be god's will. >> that's an interesting way to talk about being the national economic advisor to the president. god's will? >> the position that he's in now he has to stand there and represent real data. >> well as larry kudlow says, it's god's will. pete: wow. god's will and larry kudlow calling them out on twitter tweeting sneering at faith and god's will at msnbc? why are you still on the air? she apparently believes people in business and economics should not have faith. ed: wow. rachel: joining us with his reaction fox news religion contributor father jonathan morris. hello, happy st. patricks day. >> thank you. rachel: this is very interesting to me first of all larry is somebody who clearly takes his religion seriously, he converted in 1997 and god's wil

ed: we will find out a lot about pete hegseth. today i holy saturday, passover as well. get better than that. abby: this woman keeps making you love her even more every time she opens her mouth. wonderful human being so much spirit. ed: not winning today andrew mccabe back in the news. more problems. pete: james comey the director of the fbi. andy mccabe deputy director and temporarily acting director. now there is an internal fbi report. it's the report produced byes office of professional responsibility that was used as part of deputy director andy mccabe's firing. that report also includes, we're learning, testimony from former director comey that conflicts with what mccabe has said publicly. so, what's big about this is this report points out things that have been pointed out by who is it jim jordan and others on this network saying we believe andy mccabe lied up to four times. or, you know, you would have to speculate james comey has lied publicly or privately. now they are turning at each other saying i was allowed or wasn't aloud. abby: this is a department who sh

mentioned as possible replacements pete hegset shchlt, "fox & friends" weekend host who is a trump confidant and sounding board on veterans policy from time to time and called hegseth for policy advice while the sitting affairs secretary was in the room. hegseth is a veteran but no prior government experience and the v.a. is a massive bureaucracy. one more quote from "the washington post" story tonight before we bring one of the authors on, this is based on 19 sources. the mood inside the white house in recent days has verged on mania, as trump increasingly keeps his own counsel and senior aides struggle to determine the gradations between rumor and truth. at times they say they are anxious and nervous wondering what each new headline may mean for them personally. good time to bring in our leadoff panel on a thursday night, philip rucker, white house bureau chief for "the washington post," who was co-author of that "the washington post" report, peter baker, chief white house correspondent for "the new york times" and anita ckumar. we have heard and i highlighted the active tense wording in sarah huckabee sanders' tweet, that is the white house pushback against your