leavitt: i can confirm that ric grenell is in venezuela. ric grenell is going to venezuela or is in venezuela with two immediate directives from the president. one, ric grenell has been instructed to identify, place, and ensure that repatriation flights of nicaraguan members of nationals who have broken our laws will land in venezuela. as i said at the podium a few days ago, we expect every nation on the planet to cooperate with the repatriation of our citizens. ric grenell is in venezuela to ensure that all u.s. detainees in venezuela are returned home. that is his mission and i will provide a read out the trip. >> can you tell us if anyone has approached the white house or the president about pardon or commutation? sec. leavitt: i have not been a part of those discussions and i won't speculate on potential pardons that might happen. to my awareness, the answer is no. just in? >> at reuters they've reported that the president has made a decision on the canada mexico tariffs and whether they want them on march 1. can you confirm that? sec.

i mean, come on. >> why would ric grenell raise this with romanian authorities? ric grenell is like a i'm not sure what his exact title is, but he's been an envoy. he's been an envoy down to venezuela and other places. >> i mean. >> the idea that this would happen right after he had spoken to the romanian officials, to me, is highly suspect. and if you're the president of the united states and you are asked, did you have anything to do with this? you don't say, i don't know anything about this. if you had nothing to do with this, you would say, i absolutely had nothing to do with this. i don't believe in the kind of character of these men. and just like ron desantis said, thankfully they're not allowed here. we do not welcome this in florida. >> i don't want to speak for ric grenell, but let's talk about the algorithm that is donald trump. praise, unfettered praise. more praise flattery. a couple of nice tweets. you look great in orange. that tint that you're wearing is fantastic. and the next thing you know, you're getting favors from the guy. and it's it's very

that is what a leader is. >> jesse: where can we see the interview with ric grenell?my radio show. of you abc. >> jesse: greg, remember when biden used to do these joint pressers any of the notecards with the faces of the reporters and the names? those days are gone. >> greg: remember in the old days when the media and the dems would tell us that the world was laughing at us? laughing at us over trump. and we learned that everything they told us was the opposite. they were laughing at trump, they were made anxious and confused by a befuddled puppet called joe biden. the truth is the world is actually pretty enamored by trump because he is the most american leader we have seen, warts and all. the japanese prime minister loves him because he reminds him of godzilla. true fact. you didn't know that? but think about what america is, okay? it is big. it is loud. it is fast. it is forceful. could be arrogant, could be a little scary, a little obnoxious, that's america. that is also trump. >> jesse: like a camaro. >> greg: exactly, trump is a human camaro. imagine how the wo

a maduro government, and he said he was -- he negotiated to have them returned with ambassador ric grenell truth social saying venezuela has agreed to receive back into their country all venezuela illegal aliens who were encamped in the u.s. including gang members of tren de aragua. venezuela has further agreed to supply the transportation back. we are in the process of removing record numbers of illegal aliens from our country and all countries are agreed to accept these illegal aliens. charlie, can you take any more winning -- [laughter] charlie: yeah. i am not tired of winning. i thought it was really interesting that when grenell got a plane and went up there, he was greeted by maduro himself. just from a state craft standpoint, that's a big deal. you send your envoy, and then the president comes out. rachel: yeah. charlie: kind of interest egg. rachel: there was a lot of controversy around that, because we don't actually recognize -- charlie: which is why they had to send ric grenell. a. rachel: correct. joey: maduro comes out and legit legitimizes him as a leader. rachel and and i we

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ric grenell goes down there. >> ainsley: how hall of fame was that. >> comes back with hostages.ying to stay in power. lost the election by 08-20. 20% of the people by gunpoint probably voted for him. don't dismiss marco rubio's visit to pa panama. forget about hong kong deal with china you are going to get rid of that darien gap. that's where they are crossing. he is saying you better enforce that the thing is america has been wrong. we have been ignoring central and south america really since the reagan days. that was only because the sandinistas and the nicaragua and the communism in our hemisphere. we are going to pay attention to that now. that's what they are saying. hey. >> i went with china because you were ignoring me. i needed investment. you are weren't doing it. if you are going to invest with us. i'm in. hopefully brazil will say the same thing. although i'm not that optimistic and hopefully el salvador is all in, too. if you have problems getting rid of anybody from another country that won't take them. weasel take them. that's where marco rubio is going. this is --

ric grenell did it. and number two returned the six u.s. hostages who have been held captive in venezuela and the previous administration never even talked about rick grenell on the behalf of president trump. using president trump's negotiating leverage was able to get that done. and then in that same day, we took out isis fighters in somalia again, a story that the mainstream media doesn't want to cover. and then secretary of state rubio, who's doing a phenomenal job on behalf of president trump, secured concessions from panama. they are no longer going to charge u.s. naval ships who go through the canal. and they also have said they are no longer going to be a part of the ccp led belt and road initiative. so these small wins are racking up for the united states. and the entire world knows that america is back. and remember five years ago when joe biden took office, that was his slogan. and we saw the deterioration of america over the past four years. but now america is truly back and the world knows it. just look at their actions. >> a gre

[applause] >> we had ambassador ric grenell with us yesterday, he will the on the cpac stage.has like three jobs. let me ask you this. where are we on basically the status of the russia-ukraine moving forward? in bringing peace to this? >> it's early, and what makes president trump such an effective negotiator, i've seen this in private, is that he doesn't take anything off the table. he wants into a negotiation he says everything is on the table. and of course that makes the heads explode of the american media because they say why are you talking to russia? well how are you going to end the war of us were talking to russia, you've got to talk to everybody involved in the fighting if you ask the want to bring the conflict to a close. and i know the president does. but i will tell you the goals that animate his policy and it is really simple. he wants the killing to stop, he wants to bring lasting peace to europe. he doesn't just want to stop it now and have the war restart a month from now. he wants to bring lasting peace to europe because the president believes this and he is

he thinks she's going to clear the field but ric grenell who was also considering a run for governor says he thinks that opens the door for republicans. what do you think? >> i think it probably does. luckily for me if you want to look at it that way, i am probably poised better than anyone else because of the public safety background. i am won two countywide elections in one of our largest counties and i have been embedded in sacramento fighting them. i know public safety back of my hand. i know the issues we face. i would welcome a run between myself and kamala harris. >> trace: talk about fighting for what you believe is right. what do you believe about california fighting against trump, getting ready to spend money that they do not have trying to sue the trump administration at every single turn? >> it shows how completely lost they are in sacramento from governor newsom to every leader that we have in our legislature because they are no longer caring about californians. they are carrying about their agenda, carrying about a childhood site with the president of the united states.

trump's special envoy, ric grenell, tweeting some new photos last night.ela on friday and recovered six american prisoners. they returned to the united states, and i believe we do have the photos from inside the aircraft showing ric grenell with those six americans freed. you can see them right there. president trump responding to this on social media posting, quote, it is so good to have the venezuelan are hostages back and very important to note venezuela has agreed to receive back into their country all venezuela illegal aliens who are encamped in the u.s. including gang members. that's not the only u.s. aircraft flying around the world, earlier today f-18 superhornets launched airstrikes against isis targets in somalia. in a post about the strikes, trump said, quote, our military has targeted this isis attack planner for years, but biden and his cronies wouldn't act quickly must have to get the job done. and trump ended with a message to isis saying, quote, we will find you and we will kill you. jon. jon: do we know any of the details of this this vene

this is why we need that federal involvement, ric grenell showing incredible leadership lee zeldin showing people need that i can their word and leadership and not listen to the fools who got us in this mess to begin with. >> yeah, now, a part of this reimagined, which just more liberal l.a., newsom is pushing a ban or certain plants. saying the rules would require people to clear an area within five feet of homes, dubbed zone zero or an ember resistant zone of any flammable materials with the exception of mature trees. well, maybe some of that isn't so stupid. maybe some of that is smart. a lot of people had already done that anyway. but, is there something else going on. we learned that the army corps of engineers is waiting on the county to approve paperwork so they can start the clean up process. people are intercepting that relief from the people desperate and need it. it's massive fraud going on. they should be taking the regulations off and newsom focused on new water infrastructure, clearing out brush. not banning what plants people can have at their house. of course big government

. >> it's amazing what ric grenell pulled off in venezuela.t in trump's good graces after he just stole9 another election and made president biden's administration look ridiculous because he said we'll buy your oil if you have a normal election, and they can't, he cheated, he stays, and so they released those men, and i'm a glad for them. now they have the take back all their illegal immigrants that are creating havoc in america. the that's going to be key. they've got to start the taking their vile human beings. on the other front, this is the easy phase, rachel, as you know. we have 33 of the 97 remaining hostages over the first six weeks in the exchange, 1500 palestinians, most of which are criminals and terrorists. so you have to see the video on the other side, hem getting out on the west bank, they're being treated like heroes. that's' the discouraging part. but for keith, his wife was taken along with him. he had his ribs broken. he was in tremendous pain in captivity, barely ate according to reports in the jerusalem post, but his wife

trump envoy for special missions, ric grenell, takes us inside the administration's thinking.s history, liberty and if laughs tour continues today in jacksonville, florida. wow, that sounds like fun. get your tickets at brian kilmeade.com. and here's a look at what is coming up tonight on" one nation." ♪ >> i cannot wait to tell you about this week's edition of "one nation" tonight at 9:00. senator ted cruz on why greenland really matters and what else he can do for you. mike rowe, blue collar jobs on the way up. how you can get a scholarship. and seth dillon, it's okay to laugh. it used to get him banned. now he is thriving. all about the babylon bee. that is coming your way only if you're smart enough to watch "one nation" with me. st going to be exciting. don't move. charlie: the trump administration brings america first to the munich security conference from negotiating an end to the war in ukraine to defending free speech and shared values. >> just as the biden administration seemed desperate to silence people for speaking their minds, so the trump administration will do

coming up after ric grenell's visit venezuela is agreeing to take back their illegal migrants capturedn america they will provide transportation to get them back, was there a threat made, good question we will ask that question two. president trump says there is a way candida can avoid tariffs. become the 51st state. is that realistic, kevin o'leary will respond, he is next. ♪ (♪) (♪) voltaren... for long lasting arthritis pain relief. (♪) where ya headed? susan: where am i headed? am i just gonna take what the markets gives me? no. i can do some research. ya know, that's backed by j.p. morgan's leading strategists like us. when you want to invest with more confidence... the answer is j.p. morgan wealth management check in time is 3:00 it's 2:55. i know. is this what he's doing now? as your host, i have some rules. first, no showers longer than 5 minutes. this isn't a spa. no games. no fun. yes, coach. (♪) meanwhile, at a vrbo... when other vacation rentals make you share your turf with a host, try one you have all to yourself. stuart: edward lawrence nunes from the white house this is

last night president trump's special envoy, ric grenell, posted this photo showing six americans freed from venezuela and returning to the united states. trump reacting to the news saying in part, quote, it is so good to have the venezuelan hostages back home and very important to note that venezuela's agreed to receive back all illegal aliens encamped in the u.s. including gang members. moments ago, griff, the white house also releasing a statement saying president trump just received a call from egypt's president. it says in part, quote, president el sisi expressed his confidence that president trump's leadership could usher in a golden age of middle east -- [audio difficulty] griff: wow. all right, lucas tomlinson live for us with that that breaking news. thank you, lucas. ♪ griff: peen if while, hamas has released three more hostages under its ongoing ceasefire deal with us el room. -- israel. among them are an american-israeli dual citizen as well as the father of one of the youngest hostages still in captivity. trey yingst joining us live from if tel aviv with the latest. hey, tr

venezuela, i mean, you have ric grenell, got prisoners back from venezuela and now they are taking itk. it's like donald trump said you are going to take it back and you're going to like it. so the so-called dumbest trade war by the wall street general is not a trade war, it's really a drug war. >> dana: i don't think that the democrats complaining about egg prices is going to work. they did not care about egg prices for four years. >> greg: they don't have a lot to go on and as point, i always enjoy a good prop comedian with chuck schumer trying to prove his point with avocados, but he should commit to the bit. if he is going to say that this is what you are going to mess from mexico, he should then have explosive diarrhea. just to show you everything you're going to miss. every monday you get the question from hair and makeup, how was your weekend to watch the game, did you go apple picking? harold? did you throw out that old futon, jesse? imagining asking trump that question. i got him to release the hostages and get them out of business. mexico agreed dated, canada agreed, got kic

. >> brian: ric grenell is a special envoy. steve witkoff is an extra special envoy. i mean, are they going to be in like the second row? going to be an envoy row? >> steve: brian that, is such a good point. because you are talking about how there are people who are involved in this administration who don't have traditional titles. like elon musk, for the most part, is shaking up the entire snow globe that we know as the federal government. but, they will not -- they will not call him the administrator of doge. and karoline leavitt, who is going to be joining us in a little bit, she is simply referred to him as he is the guy who is kind of running the show. there are a lot of people involved. who have nontraditional titles. but they are getting a lot done. >> lawrence: that's exactly right. >> brian: marco rubio will absolutely be there. and before we actually did the interview, which my train was late, which is amtrak, thanks. >> steve: federal government, brian. >> brian: i took the train in order not to be late because of the planes. and the train was late. >> ains

we talked about the fact that vice president vance, secretary of state rubio, ric grenell, the specialith kellogg the special envoy john ratcliffe going to be over in munich and meeting with zelenskyy. guess what? yesterday, the secretary of treasury, scott bessent was in kyiv and ukraine talking about rare minerals and metals. president trump is also fanning out his officials across the globe to even talk about the rebuild. what happens on the back end after we have a peaceful just end to this war. he wants america to be part of that rebuild. >> brian: how do you feel about a lot of the parameters of the deal being laid out by the secretary of defense and do you believe they are on the same page as the executive branch? >> oh, i know he is. i know that secretary hegseth is speaking on behalf of the president. he is saying this is not mint 3.0. look that up, folks. he is have very clear-headed in echoing what president trump has said before, which is it's a shame but ukraine will have to give up land for peace. they will not be an immediate member of nato. so everybody has been, again,

the worst crisis management ever, also, ric grenell is thinking about running for governor.tever it is, this is -- i'm talking to people over there, they got get permission to scrape their property. >> lawrence: crazy. >> brian: okays to rebuild. they can't get it. they can't get access. everybody has different answers. so she still has not stepped up to streamline this situation. >> ainsley: they have to get permission, permits to scrape their property. >> brian: if you don't get the green go ahead. you can't scrape your own property. there might be toxic things there. >> ainsley: what they are going through we can't even ratch our head around it. get contracts, only x amount of contracts out there. having to rebuild many neighborhoods. >> brian: let's say green pass. then they get -- they lose their license. so, mr., you might be the most powerful actor in hollywood, but, you can't tell contractor to go against the city ordinance so, they sit there and say something has got to give and insurance companies who are not there to pay out. they are there to litigate. so they wa

. >> ainsley: ric grenell brought home the six venezuelans from venezuela.y're agreeing to take back their illegal immigrants. >> brian: and paying for the flights. >> steve: ultimately though what it comes down to is the border and enforcing it is bipartisan. democrats like it. republicans like it. independents like it. we like having a border that is secure. and that's why lawrence is down there. pete hegseth is going to be down there. stand by, lawrence. we are going to get back to you in a little bit. meantime turn to president trump's tariffs on mexico, canada and china. which are set to take effect at midnight tonight. tomorrow will be tariff tuesday. but our north american allies are now vowing to strike back. >> ainsley: fox business reporter lydia hu has more for us. hey, lydia. >> good morning there, guys. president trump is making good on a campaign promise imposing tariffs that start tomorrow on our biggest trading partners. imports from canada and mexico will face a 25% tariff with canadian energy facing a 10% levy and imports from china will ha

and finally, president trump's ongoing for special missions ric grenell traveled to venezuela and secure release of six american hostages, that venezuela also agreed to accept return of the tren de aragua gang members. all of these incredible victories prove how well president trump's peace through strength approach is working. in the days of american leadership meeting week is over. another success, to seal the border and carry out the last meet mass deportation continues at lightning speed. customs and border protection has approximately 79 miles of new border wall projects underway in various stages of construction and planning. the first flights arrived to guantanamo bay yesterday afternoon out of el paso. and who are some of the passengers aboard you may ask? there were ten members of the transnational gang, tren de aragua, on this flight. overall, heroic i.c.e. agents prioritize the removal of violent criminal illegal aliens in communities across the country. on february 3rd, i.c.e. arrested a citizen of nicaragua of nicaragua convicted of sexual assault, strong-arm in lewd acts wi

all it took was a trip by ric grenell, who flew home with six american hostages. would we give up? nothing. up next, panama. >> secretary of state. rubio is in panama. panama right now, and we're talking about the panama canal. what they've done is terrible. they've violated the agreement and not allowed to violate the agreement. china is running the panama canal that was not given to china, that was given to panama foolishly, but they violated the agreement. and we're going to take it back or something very powerful is going to happen. >> after rubio's first visit, panama ripped up the canal contract with china's belt and road initiative. trump also started a trade war with mexico and canada. a 25% tariff on all imports. democrats pretended it was economic armageddon. chuck schumer said, what about my cerveza? >> what's that going to mean? higher prices, higher prices for new yorkers, higher prices for americans. it's going to affect almost everything. let's just take super bowl sunday, okay? it's going to affect beer okay. most of it. corona here comes from mexico. it's going to

this is why we need that federal involvement ric grenell showing incredible leadership.ee zeldin is out here showing leadership. people need to take their word for it and take their leadership and not listen to the fools who got us in this mess to begin with. >> yeah. now, a part of this reimagined which is more liberal, la newsom is pushing a ban on certain plants, saying the rules would require people to clear an area within five feet of homes, dubbed zone zero, or an ember resistant zone of any flammable materials, with the exception of mature trees. well, maybe some of that isn't so stupid. maybe some of that is smart. a lot of people had already done that anyway, but is there something else going on? >> yeah. well, again, it's that power grab because we should be looking at deregulation so we could build things up fast. we learned that the army corps of engineers is waiting on the county to approve paperwork so that they can start the cleanup process. it's literally a clerical thing that's going on. a fema was supposed to be coordinating relief. we're learning that

shouted to ric grenell. the very early results. he got those americans being held in caracas back home, he set on day one. and now he is seeing planes take off and the other direction, filled with migrants with a disproportionate number of them being criminals as well. these are precisely the kinds of results boaters were expecting -- results voters were expecting and demanding. >> wheels into the mayor, moments ago, the mayor of new york city saying he moved 185,000 migrants through our system and out. the reality is there hundreds of thousands, frankly, millions, still circulating in the cou country. what does it mean to americans, the ones that are -- their city being overrun by taxpayer dollars and resources. what do you think it means to americans to see these flights working? >> i think new york city as an example, housed and continue to house thousands and thousands upon -- migrants. they get free shelter, free food, free schooling, free legal advice, and the list goes on and on. and yes, we are not getting as many people as

anyway, but basically to fire her and then to replace her with ric grenell. and the president called in in the middle in the midst of the voting on that and spoke for about four or 4.5 minutes, and you showed a little you played a little excerpt of that. >> so for people who aren't in washington, i mean, the kennedy center is obviously it's probably best known for the kennedy center honors, as the program is broadcast around christmas time, usually honors big hollywood actors and musicians. well, president trump then and the new board now choose which artists are to be honored at the program. >> i mean, there is a there is a board of directors and they will supervise and they will be in charge of it. and, you know, a lot of the people that the president has appointed to the board are political appointees, such as his new chief of staff, susie wiles, his aide, dan scavino. um, the second lady usha vance. et cetera. they will be replacing a lot of um, democratic appointees. uh, you know, president biden appointed his top aide, mike donilon. karine jean-pierre,

and, you know, i spoke to ric grenell today and i talked to him about what happened and how he got thosesoners back from venezuela. and he said, simply talking. there was no money exchanged. there was no prisoner exchange. you know, maduro, we went there and we said, we're not leaving without six. and he described it in an interview that i did, and it was just mind blowing that, you know, and then what he said was for all the prisoners in venezuela and these guys that they took off on the plane ride back to the states, they had never had a wellness check by the united states. and that's something that i could tell. dana, you know that shake your head. it's incredible. anyone who's a prisoner or a hostage, an american in any other country, the state department is supposed to make a wellness check. none of those guys even knew whether that donald trump or president trump knew anything about them. they were brought there in black hoods. they didn't know what was going to happen. that's what a leader is. >> and where can we see the interview with grenell? >> on my radio show, wabc, wabc. >>

ric grenell there. we should be clear that appointment was monday.it became clear from president trump last friday, sort of what he wanted to do with the kennedy center. when did you learn about the cancellation? >> we learned. >> i. >> believe, wednesday. >> i mean. >> the last 48 hours. >> of wednesday. >> not so things wednesday. >> um. >> and, you know. >> this. is a show about inclusivity. >> it's about acceptance. >> uh, and some. >> of its themes. might not work. >> with. >> the new. people in charge. >> and so. >> it's not hard to draw a line as to why the show was canceled. >> yeah. it's also there's to tell people i don't want to, you know, spoiler alert. but finn also has a best friend. you see her right there? she's a fish. she kind of thinks outside the box as far as other fish do. she's just a little more, uh, you know, she doesn't sort of paint inside the lines. i think is the best way. she wants to do a different kind of dance than the really sort of buttoned up way that her fish folk do. and that's part of the message to kids, chris,

. >> a romanian official told cnn that earlier this month, trump's special envoy, ric grenell, raised their case with romania's foreign minister. white house officials have said there was no direct u.s. government role in this. florida governor ron desantis said he doesn't know who was behind this. >> no, florida. >> is not a. >> place where. you're welcome. uh, with that, with those at that type of conduct in the air. and i don't know how it came to this. uh. >> we. >> were not involved. >> we were not notified. >> i found out through the media. >> the first criminal case against the tate brothers failed in december 2024, after a bucharest court noted flaws in the indictment. in january, the court lifted the house arrest order. the pair had previously been banned from leaving romania, while the investigation continued. a lawyer representing alleged victims of andrew tate in the united kingdom told cnn that any suggestion that the tate will now face justice in romania is fanciful. randi kaye, cnn, west palm beach, florida. >> coming up, the sky high cost of eggs has our harry enten tr

. >> a romanian official told cnn that earlier this month, trump's special envoy, ric grenell, raised their case with romania's foreign minister. white house officials have said there was no direct u.s. government role in this. florida governor ron desantis said he doesn't know who was behind this. >> no. >> florida is not a place where. you're welcome. uh, with that, with that type of conduct in the air. and i don't know how it came to this, uh, we were not involved. we were not notified. i found out through the media. >> the first criminal case against the tate brothers failed in december 2024, after a bucharest court noted flaws in the indictment. in january, the court lifted the house arrest order. the pair had previously been banned from leaving romania, while the investigation continued. a lawyer representing alleged victims of andrew tate in the united kingdom told cnn that any suggestion that the tate will now face justice in romania is fanciful. randi kaye, cnn, west palm beach, florida. >> ahead on cnn this morning, some republicans are calling for doge cuts to be included i

enter ric grenell, trump's envoy for special missions, who had once hoped to become trump's secretaryed him interim executive director of the kennedy center, a position that has actually never existed. but in trump's own words, the former us ambassador to germany will now be responsible for, you guessed it, cracking down on drag shows there. because of course, there's a drag show connection to absolutely all of this. but the takeover also speaks to another obsession of trump and his allies. they long to be part of mainstream culture. while culture, which is, of course, heavily influenced by black and brown artists, increasingly moves further and further away from them. hence that right wing meltdown after rapper kendrick lamar's layered and political super bowl performance, which received overwhelming praise from fans and cultural critics. the question is if the maga world actually understood what was happening. there's an irony here, though, right? donald trump thinks if he can control art and popular culture. but history tells us that his authoritarian move will only inspire a whole

in fact, i believe ric grenell, who went down there to negotiate the release of some americans in caracas, said that trump does not want regime change. that's a marked shift from his first term. do you agree with that stance that nicolas maduro should remain in power? >> and i don't agree that president trump believes what mr. grenell is saying. maybe he got that idea somewhere else. we do. but we all agree. grenell, the president and ourselves and the south florida delegation, we all agree that what the president did is outstanding and that we are very grateful for he has done. and you know why? because chevron was producing $500 million a month to maduro and his regime. he's using that money for the repressive apparatus. enough an american company cannot give a regime a communist regime, any weapons or any money in order for them to suppress their people who, by the way, had maduro had an election last year and he had he signed an agreement called the barbados agreement, where he committed to leave if he lost the presidential elections. well, he did 70 to 30. what is he doing still in p

so a little while ago, trump's special envoy, ric grenell met with romania's foreign minister at the munich security conference. they talked about the tate brothers. the romanians say no pressure, but the conversation happened. i just want to know why did the conversation happen in the first place? why? >> yeah. i am someone, you know, and i've said many times, you know, i am og maga, meaning two time obama voter turned bernie bro turned three time trump supporter. there are many distinctions on the right and what this support for. that's not even maga. there's a lot of people on the right, whether it's maga, independence, libertarians, they're all lumped in on the right. i'll say there is no reason that anyone should be embracing. you could set aside the, you know, criminal charges. maybe they're innocent, but we heard what we heard on that tape. and for me, i'd say there is no reason that anyone should be embracing them. but because we live in a post elon musk climate where he is now a baby daddy got baby mama, several baby mamas and conservatives are embracing. >> there's a big di

when you look at who are the new board members, ric grenell, trump's envoy, is one of them. usha vance the second lady, dan scavino sergio gor, who was the one who sent that email firing the inspector general. susie wiles the chief of staff, howard lutnick, his wife allison, the commerce secretary, also there? i think the question is, you know, what looks different about this in these four years as trump and his crew never really fully assimilated into washington, their first time in office? i think those people who worked there would tell you the question is, what does that look like this time around? well, it's. >> not so much assimilation right as it is takeover. i mean, to michael's point, he was rejected by so many parts of the establishment or held in check by so many parts of the establishment across all of these institutions. and now, instead of, you know, trying to meld his way in, it's just a brutal, forced takeover, which is what the president is doing, and he's doing it with the kennedy center, and he's doing it with all these other agencies and institutions, bec

i think they took a big step forward in releasing those two, ric grenell, and i think that they should tell you, this administration and this president are not going to forget about any americans. so it will be down to the last one we will approach across the world. so i think it would be very smart of venezuela to release the rest of the hostages that they have. >> now that we appreciate you. yesterday the conversation ended with, there's one more american coming, is there? do you have. any for. >> us. >> right now? no teases now. okay, i appreciate you. thank you. i appreciate it, guys. >> thank you. thank you. >> thank you. that was adam boehler, the envoy for u.s. hostage affairs. ambassador mike mcfaul is still with us, i believe. and i wonder, sir, if i can get your reaction to some of the things that we were able to listen into from that impromptu gaggle with reporters right in front of the white house. it seemed that bowler said that there were three detainees released from belarus. one of them was an american citizen. we heard also questions there. i believe i heard peter alex

[applause] >> we had ambassador ric grenell with us yesterday, he will the on the cpac stage.has like three jobs. let me ask you this. where are we on basically the status of the russia-ukraine moving forward? in bringing peace to this? >> it's early, and what makes president trump such an effective negotiator, i've seen this in private, is that he doesn't take anything off the table. he wants into a negotiation he says everything is on the table. and of course that makes the heads explode of the american media because they say why are you talking to russia? well how are you going to end the war of us were talking to russia, you've got to talk to everybody involved in the fighting if you ask the want to bring the conflict to a close. and i know the president does. but i will tell you the goals that animate his policy and it is really simple. he wants the killing to stop, he wants to bring lasting peace to europe. he doesn't just want to stop it now and have the war restart a month from now. he wants to bring lasting peace to europe because the president believes this and he is

fly outside the country, he went to california, he immediately appointed a task force getting the ric grenell actions demonstrated support in disaster relief and done it effectively in his last term and i will support efforts in leadership to ensure the people of california have the resources they need under president trump's leadership. >> well, let me just say i was grateful the president for came to los angeles. i felt that if he saw the damage he could not help but by moved and i think and hope that he was. i am concerned, though, about some of the statements he has met about tieing disaster assistance passage of voter id laws or unrelated policy matter. let me also raise the need not just with respect to disaster of california but sba is proceeding with pace of urgency and efficiently processing loan applications. i realize the balance is difficult because you have to avoid fraud and it was massive fraud in -- among some who were applying for covid relief. we do not want to see that repeated but nevertheless we don't want to see excessive delays either. frankly, i think firing the inspec

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special envoy ric grenell who brought it up to their foreign minister at the munich security conferenceernor, ron desantis, who said this, quote, florida is not a place where you are welcome with that type of conduct in the air. i don't know how it came to this end. quote. neither do we, ron. neither do we. up next for us, another round of shocking but not surprising comments from donald trump today about his cozy relationship with vladimir putin. we'll have that story more when deadline. white house continues after a quick break. don't go anywhere. >> i told you i don't need these anymore. i have sling. >> okay. >> morning. i only let sling deliver. >> the news. >> i need. >> to stay informed. thank you very much. nice one. >> nope. >> sling gives. >> us all the. >> news we. >> want in. >> a quick and. >> reliable manner. >> and at a wonderful price. >> this critical. >> time calls for. >> the critical news coverage that. sling provides. that. sling provides. >> okay. see you still have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis... ...or crohn's disease symptoms after taking... ...a medicat

[applause] >> we had ambassador ric grenell with us yesterday, he will the on the cpac stage.has like three jobs. let me ask you this. where are we on basically the status of the russia-ukraine moving forward? in bringing peace to this? >> it's early, and what makes president trump such an effective negotiator, i've seen this in private, is that he doesn't take anything off the table. he wants into a negotiation he says everything is on the table. and of course that makes the heads explode of the american media because they say why are you talking to russia? well how are you going to end the war of us were talking to russia, you've got to talk to everybody involved in the fighting if you ask the want to bring the conflict to a close. and i know the president does. but i will tell you the goals that animate his policy and it is really simple. he wants the killing to stop, he wants to bring lasting peace to europe. he doesn't just want to stop it now and have the war restart a month from now. he wants to bring lasting peace to europe because the president believes this and he is