watch saule omarova in action.irectly at the fed. people travel industry and serve in transitioning. here what i'm think about primarily coal industry and oil and gas industry. a lot of the smaller players in that industry going to probably go bankrupt in short order. at least we want them to go bankrupt if we want to tackle climate change, right? the way we basically get rid of those carbon financiers we starve them of their sources of capital. elizabeth: okay. and are you going to put 11 million people out of work? really saule omarova? who do you think you are? >> emac, you're absolutely right this is the progressive goal to eliminate oil and gas in america. here you're actually hearing the plan to actually do that. put americans out of work, give the chinese communist party a foothold in this government. not only that not only will crush the working class. she will centrally plan our energy to run on literally green renewables that don't work. she will kill america effectively. she has no remorse about doing it

reporter: lauren, very interesting, so the trouble here for the comptroller of the currency nominee saule omarova maybe an on i don't know that could reflect -- onion that could reflect on other picks. video surfaced of omarova saying what democrats don't like to say, end the coal industry. for climate change efforts stop the financing of oil companies. she also said she would like them to go bankrupt. she said senator joe manchin is on the democratic side but feels uncomfortable with big spending ideas. the white house still backing the nominee here. white house official telling me saule omarova was eminently qualified and nominated for her lifetime work on financial regulation, in the private sector, government, and leading academic in the field. the white house continues to strongly support her historic nomination. the ranking member of the senate banking committee says omarova has radical ideas against free enterprise. the irony is the administration is taking steps to constrict the oil production in the u.s. the president is now asking opec to step up and fill the gaps. so democrats now ques

if professor saule omarova had actually been somebody who had been out there saying and writing, man,eed to help the big financial institutions. whatever jpmorgan chase wants is when i'm for, and we should deregulate, we should just let them run the entire country, you realize that the same republicans would be hailing her as someone who grew up under this oppressive regime, and then overcame it. and came to america and fulfilled her dream. her dream to help giant financial institutions. but since that's not what she wants to do, since she has actually got a pretty good record of having written about the abuses in the financial system. talking about the crash in 2008, and how it was brought in on loading up on risks, and regulators who were feckless. as a result, these giant banks, we don't want that woman, we have no, no, no. so they look for a way to push back against her. can't do it on merits. so they go after her for having been born under the soviet union's regime. she was born in kazakhstan. she loses half her family to the stalinist's. they literally, her family, much of her f

begin with fireworks at the nomination hearing for biden's choice for comptroller of currency, saule omarovath democrats and gop senators blasting omarova saying she has a long history of promoting and defending marxist communist ideas she herself described as radical. command-and-control policies that bankrupted economies, also millions around the world. while enriching those in power. hillary vaughn has more. hillary. reporter: liz, dr. omarova is trying to take back her past comments that she made like calling the banking industry a quote, a-hole industry and saying it would be a good thing if oil and gas companies would go bankrupt. >> you said at least we want them to go bankrupt if we want to affect chime mat change. >> i'm sorry i misspoke. reporter: some republicans say it is not just her past comments and published positions but her time growing up in the soviet union that are all red flags but some senate democrats say this is a smear campaign pushed by big banks that are scared. >> the attacks on your nomination have been vicious and personal. we've just seen them. sexism, racism,

president biden's nominee for controller of the currency is professor saule omarova.controller of the currency in history who was born in soviet -controlled kazakhstan, faced an ugly challenge from a republican senator who is always lying whenever he says the word, i don't mean any disrespect. >> good morning professor. >> good morning. >> you used to be a member of a group called the young communist, didn't you senator, are. you? referring to my membership in the youth communist organization while i was growing up in the soviet union? >> i don't know, i wanted to ask you in that question. >> i was born and grew up in the soviet union. >> yes, but were you a member? >> everyone in the country was a member of the communist youth organization -- >> so you were a member? >> that was a part of normal progress in school. >> i don't mean any disrespect. i don't know whether to call you professor or comrade? >> senator, i'm not a communist. i do not subscribe to that ideology. i could not choose where i was born. my family suffered under the communist regime. i grew up witho

. >> sandra: saule omarova is biden's dominie -- nominee as the regulator of banks.ord she wants to see a major american industry go out of business. on twitter she praised brutal system where she was raised. >> john: and she wants unelected bureaucrats to set the prices for vital goods. government seizure of proofed industry. the -- private industry. it played at the start of every country that turned communist. >> sandra: tennessee senator haggerty will join us next. he questioned her. first hilar live on the hill. >> dr. omarova tried to take back the past comments today in her hearing. some like saying the banking industry is an a-hole industry and said it would be a good thing if oil and gas companies went bankrupt. we tried to ask her if she thinks her past say problem for the president and hid behind her staff. >> do you feel like your past comments are too much of a fraction -- distraction to the president. >> that was poor phrasing. i admit to it. that was taken out of context. i misspoke. >> some republicans say it's not just her past comments and positions

saule omarova,-- kash patel, good to see you. >> great to be with you, maria.nk you for having me. connect the dots for us. you heard devon talking about the brookings institute and i will bring up the davin-- talking about him working as an analyst at washington-based bank think tank which is the brookings institute when he focused on russia. tell me about the connection that he had in brookings. >> yeah, that's a great starting point let's frontload the conversation, maria. john durham issued subpoenas to the brookings institute. i don't think most of america knows that but he issued a federal grand jury subpoena for documentation which we now know he used in the indictment against him and who is he, he was fiona hills former research assistant. who is fiona hill, the world probably remembers she's the one who conjured up the ukraine fiasco in her time at the white house and why is she important, she connected dan to christopher steel, a political operative in the white house connected christopher to the primary source and allowed her to get this false inform

. >> professor saule omarova gets tonight's last word. the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. >> good evening, i'm chris jansing in for brian williams. day -- of the biden ministration. and today there is breaking news, a late night for the house, expected to vote on the sprawling 1.5 trillion domestic plan hours ago. but what we've seen so far tonight is a marathon effort to stall the vote from kevin mccarthy. periodically interrupted by jeers from the democrats. here's a sampling of me what he had to say about the build back better plan. >> you know what americans are going after? one half of those 1.2 million? people who earn $75,000 or last. that's what you are trying to pay this bill from. house is not an order, mister speaker. [noise] >> house will be in order. >> as americans we are supposed to expect less. a >> [inaudible] >> i can look anywhere i want, mister speaker. they now want to dictate to a member of the floor where i can look! >> no republicans were ever expected to cross the aisle to support the measure anyhow. th

you were. >> i didn't interrupt you when you gave your introduction. >> a cornell law professor saule omarovasoviet russia attended moscow state university and received scholarship named after lenin. elizabeth warren called the criticism modern day mccarthyism. but it's her recent comments about the banking system crypto currency and fossil fuels that is rustling feathers on both sides of the aisle. viral video called oil coal and gas quote troubled industries adding we want them to go bankrupt if we want to tackle climate change, right? today she back tracked when confronted by democrat senator jon tester. >> do you see how risky it is to make that statement. >> i actually misspoke that was not well framed. my intention was exactly the opposite that we need to help those companies get restructured. >> the white house hopes her time serving in the treasury department under former president george w. bush will convince moderates. but in a 50/50 senate it only takes one to sink her nomination. senator tester, who had concerns before the hearing still had unanswered questions at the end of it. >

regulator faced a fiery hearing this morning on capitol hill where republican senators grilled saule omarova on her ties to russia. listen. you used to be a member of a group called the young communist >> i'm not exactly sure which group you are referring to. >> answer the question. >> she renounced her soviet citizenship. >> well i understand that but you're not the witness she is. liz: i'm sorry, senator joe mccarthy, senator toomey. charlie: don't go there. liz: i'm half russian, back off. wait a minute, challenged ms. omarova on her view of cryptocurrency. charlie gasparino, now with all due respect? charlie: let's put senator kennedy's comments in context. this is not a joe mccarthy moment. clearly not. liz: okay. charlie: senator kennedy was raising legitimate issues about her background. she went to moscow state university, yes she's a former soviet citizen, whose not a soviet citizen now but even as she renounced that citizenship, you should hear some of the crazy stuff that's coming out of her mouth. this is not someone i know plenty of people from the old soviet union that hate com

that from saule omarova. a big push to stop her.n msnbc anchor basically americans cannot afford to pay higher groceries and heating bills because on average people have more money. watch this sound bite. >> the dirty little secret here, willie, while nobody likes to pay more, on a average we have the money to do so. household savings hit a record high over the pandemic. we didn't have anywhere to go out and spend. elizabeth: so that makes inflation okay? maybe if she thinks we can all afford it because she can afford it. what do you say? >> that is part of it. so unbelievably out of touch with america. almost mean-spirited, it is arrogant. almost reminds me of the jen psaki remark she said sarcastically she really felt bad for those that wouldn't get their christmas presents and their treadmills for christmas. you know what? people should be able to afford a thanksgiving dinner. it is shameful this will be the most expensive one in our history. people should be able to celebrate christmas and buy gifts. i mean these feelings folks

this is a hearing for saule omarova, biden's pick for control of the currency. senator pat toomey will call her a socialist and the most radical candidate he's ever seen for a federal regulator. how about that? thursday, november 18th, 2021. "varney & co." is about to begin. ♪ muck. ♪ ♪ very superstitious, writing's on the wall ♪♪ stuart: you're looking at the statue of -- the you're looking at the empire state building. that is, of course, new york city. >> a little foggy. stuart: yes. i got that. another former obama economic adviser slams the administration over their handling of inflation. in a new york times op-ed, steven rattner writes this: how could an administration loaded with savvy political and economic hands have gotten this critical issue so wrong? they can't say they weren't warned. miranda devine is with us. miranda, these are the people biden has worked with, and you can add former treasury secretary larry summers to this list. why does the president not pivot? >> well, i mean, i'm just surprised that steven rattner is surprised at all. i mean,

saule omarova over her views on american banking and companies.all bank accounts into federal reserve's control. the comptroller of the currency is the chief regulator of national banks. senate banking committee republicans demanding her college thesis on karl marx. we'll hear from senator bill haggerty to preview the nomination senate hearing coming up. osha, the occupational safety and health a administration suspending enforcement and implementation of president biden's vaccine mandate order. that was for companies with more than 100 employees. this after a stay from the fifth u.s. circuit court of appeals. they called the mandate, quote, fatally flawed. and moderna resubmitting its fda apa mri case for approval for its -- application for approval of covid booster doses. the agency expected to authorize pfizer booster shots. the jury is set to deliberate for a third day in the kyle rittenhouse murder trial. his defense says they were not provided the same copy as the prosecution of drone footage that was key in the prosecution's case. more prot

five moderate democrats are reportedly planning to oppose president biden's banking pick, saule omarova. >> ♪ burning down the house ♪ welcome to allstate. where you can pay a little less and enjoy the ride a little more. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ now, get new lower auto rates with allstate. because better protection costs a whole lot less. you're in good hands with allstate. click or call for a lower auto rate today. >> ♪ stuart: troubles that can't be named, i'm sure that's a program we're looking at the beautiful beach right there, it's north carolina, atlantic, north carolina, sunny and 48 degrees and i wish i was there, it's beautiful. five moderate democrats have reportedly told the white house they will not support saule omarova's nomination for controller of the currency, and what's the latest, hillary? reporter: stuart that's a problem because a lot of republicans or all senate republicans on capitol hill also oppose saule omarova's nomination but the concerns coming from these five democratic senators is enough to sink her nomination and not get her out of the senate banking committee to a conf

if confirmed, saule omarova would become the first woman, first emigrant, and the first person of color to serve as comptroller of the currency. omarova grew up in soviet kazakhstan and camto the u.s. in 1991. as a child, she was quired to join a soviet youth group. th became the basis for senator kennedy's questioning. >> i don't mean any disrespect. i don't know whether to call you professor or -- >> senator, i'm not a communist. i do not subscribe to that ideology. i cannot choose where i was born. amy: elizabeth warren rushed to her defense. >> the attacks on your nomination have been vicious and personal. we have just seen it most sexism, racism, page out of joe mccarthy's 1950's red scare tactics. it is all there on display. welcome to washington in 2021. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a new york judge has exonerated two men convicted in the assassination of malcolm x in the audubon ballroom on february 21, 1965. this came after the manhattan district attorney's office and the innocence

we have biden's nominee for comptroller of the currency, saule omarova.hite house wants oil,h coal, gas industries to go bankrupt to tackle climate change. hillary vaughn in washington with much more. hillary? reporter: speaker pelosi says the department of defense needs to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. she agreed at a climate conference in scotland with a question who made the case the pentagon is one of the biggest polluters in the world. >> the pent gone is a larger polluter than 140 countries combined. >> we recognize that as well. big user fuel. >> the department of defense announced that military vehicleses are going green. not just non-combat cars and trucks but also tactical vehicles will go hybrid using a mix of fossil fuel and electricity. retired general ron spaulding a former b-2 stealth pilot, even if the u.s. military were to go green, our ad very rarelies and china and russia are not worried about their carbon boot print. >> not only they do not care about the carbon footprint of the military, they don't care about the carbon foo

biden's top nominee, communist sympathizer called saule omarova.g to say whether high gas prices are back to the economy. watch this. >> dr. omarova do you think gas prices are good or bad for america? yes or no answer would be fine. >> senator, that's a tricky question because i do remember -- >> are higher gas prices good for america or bad for america, doctor? >> it's probably bad for america. it's not my expertise.e. i'm not sure exactly what you are asking. >> mr. chairman, i would let the record reflect that this witness is having a hard time acknowledging that higher gas prices are bad for america. >> tucker: are higher gas prices bad for america? it's a tricky question i guess they are bad. she doesn't care. none of them care.ue they are for higher gas prices. they are for ending the energy industry which, by the way, is our last functioning sector of the economy in the united states. there will be real poverty if they succeed in doing that they don't care about their effect on you. j.d. vance is running for senate in ohio, where people do

earlier this month the president nominated salei saule omarova.ed numerous times as an expert witness on financial regulation. she also worked as a policy adviser during george w. bush's administration, but yesterday republican senator john kennedy of louisiana appears to suggest she may have communist sympathies because of her upbringing. take a look. >> you used to be a member of a group called the young communists, didn't you? >> senator, are you referring to my membership in the youth communist organization when i was growing up in the soviet union? >> i want to ask you that question. >> senator, i was born and group up in the soviet union. >> yes, ma'am, were you a member of that -- >> every member in that country was a member of the communist youth organization. >> so you were a member? >> that was a part of normal progress in school. >> i don't mean any disrespect. i don't know whether to call you professor or comrade. >> oh, my goodness. >> senator, i'm not a communist. i do not subscribe to that ideology. i could not choose where i was bo

saule omarova was born in the soviet union.oscow state university. she wrote a paper on marxism. she does not support those ideas. senator grilled her on her comments on the banking system she would be overseeing and her take on oil and gas companies in the united states and their future and what that should be. john cornyn of texas weighs in. first, aishah hasnie live on capitol hill. hi, aishah. >> hi, martha. yeah, omarova's recent comments that really ruffling feathers on both sides of the aisle. she backtracked on one of them. she was caught on camera calling the coal, oil and gas industry as "troubled" adding that we want them to go bankrupt to tackle climate change. john tester, democrat, confronted her about those comments today. watch. >> do you see how risky it is to make that statement? >> i misspoke. that was not well-framed. my intention was saying the opposite, that we need to help those companies to get restructured. >> also in question, her education in moscow and that really set off fireworks between senator ke

. >> professor saule omarova gets tonight's last word. "the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> good evening. i'm which i say january sing in for brian williams. tonight there is breaking news on capitol hill. a very late night for the house, which was expected to vote on joe biden's sprawling $1.75 trillion domestic plan hours ago. but what we've seen so far tonight is a marathon effort to stall the vote from minority leader kevin mccarthy. he's been talking for right around the 2 1/2 hours now, periodically interrupted by jeers from the democrats. here's the sampling of what he's had to say about the president's build back better plan. >> you know what americans are going after? one half of those 1.2 million are people who earn $75,000 or less. that's what you're trying to pay this bill from. the house is not in order, mr. speaker. [ gavel ] >> house will be in order. >> that as americans we're supposed to expect less. i can look anywhere i want, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i cannot believe the amount of control one party rule

saule omarova, biden's comptroller choice for the currency had this to say listen. >> i'm thinking abouttry and coal and gas industry. a lot of smaller players in the industry are going to probably go bankrupt in short order, at least we want them to go bankrupt if we want to tackle climate change, right? charles: so we're going to tackle climate change and we want american businesses to go bankrupt. this is blowing my mind that anyone associated with our government would say something like that. >> it is absolutely absurd. right now if we go back about 10 years ago, the rate of return required on oil and gas development was eight to 10% and the same for alternative technologies. now it is 20% for oil and gas, 3 to 5% for windmills and solar panels and so forth. we are greatly distorting the allocation of capital. once more, look what is going on the street. they have raised the price of oil, gasoline by making it scarcer, essentially discouraging production but we don't have the eclectic vehicles to buy. heck, general motors doesn't have one to sell in their showrooms right now because

but saule omarova had to sit and field the same questions. ridiculousness, senator elizabeth warren stepped in and decided to put an end to it. >> professor omarova, i know the giant banks object you keeping our systems safe and you may cut into big bank profits. so they and their republican buddies have declared war on you. the attacks on your nomination have been vicious and personal. we've just seen them. sexism, racism, pages straight out of joe mccarthy's 1950s red scare tactics all on full display. welcome to washington in 2021. now, one claim is that you intend to nationalize is banking system. let's get this nonsense out of the way. does the occ have the power to end private banking and to move all consumer deposits to a public ledger? >> absolutely not. >> if the occ did have that power, is that something you would support? >> absolutely not. >> and are you a capitalist who believes in free markets? >> yes, i am. >> and senator elizabeth warren, democrat of massachusetts, joins me now. i got to say, i have watched a lot of absurd stu

saule omarova is an accomplished academic, an attorney, and a public policy advisor, but you wouldn'tre listening to republicans this week. omarova was nominated by president biden to serve as comptroller of the currency, a role responsible for the regulation of assets held by more than a thousand banks, and while democrats lined up in support of her nomination, republicans were mostly focused upon denigrating her character. omarova, who is kazakh american left to study in the u.s. it brought some republicans to the dubious conclusion that she is an undercover communist. things only got worse when john kennedy of louisiana chimed in with this. >> senator, i was born and grew up in the soviet union. >> yes, ma'am, but were you a member of that -- >> everybody in that country was a member of the communist youth organization. >> so, you were -- >> that was -- >> you were a member? have you resigned? >> from the youth? >> from the young communists? >> you grow out of it with age. automatically. >> did you -- did you send them a letter, though, resigning? >> senator, this was many, many ye

senator warren, elizabeth warren , came to saule omarova's defense. to how she answered hillary vaughn. reporter: senator warren do you have concerned that dr. omarova has said the banking industry is an a-hole industry? >> i think she was talking about many of the people who work in that industry. stuart: oh, well it was a good response. lauren: it was good. look, saule omarova called for shrinking the big banks, carving out a bigger role for the fed that crimps the private banks profits and makes them smaller that is exactly what elizabeth warren wants, clearly. stuart: okay. a fiery hearing, i believe just the other day, right? let's have a look at some of the movers start with williams s onoma down 3%? lauren: they are warning of product shortages lasting until middle of 2022 including this holiday season so it doesn't matter how good the earnings are, how strong demand is, you need product. stuart: hr departments use this workday software. down 2%. lauren: it's popular now because it helps companies fill jobs, right? they are also making an acqui

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. >> dana: speaking of naminations, president biden refusing to back away from -- saule omarova qualifieder coming under fire for comments like this one about the energy industry. >> travel industry in transitioning and coal industry and oil and gas industry, a lot of small players in the industry are going to probably go bankrupt in short order, at least we want them to go bankrupt if we want to tackle climate change, right? >> dana: okay, when i first heard about her in "wall street journal" editorial, i thought, this can't be true, she wants to end banking as we know it, the white house is sticking with her, john tester, senator from montana told fox business on tuesday that her past statements raise real concerns and he's looking forward to meeting with her to discuss them, that usually signals he's not necessarily going to vote yes. >> when you read her record, it almost seems like a parody of a left wing activist, a moscow state university student -- >> dana: literally. >> as you said wanting to end banking as we know it, she has not fully repudiated these things, she is giving kind

so saule omarova is her name.ornell law professor in charge of regulating our federal banking system. now criminal background check obtained by fox news found she was arrested back in the 90s for retail theft. that misdemeanor was later dropped. the white house has come to her defense saying she has been fully transparent about this incident throughout her entire career. republicans are also raising red flags about her time studying at moscow state university in the 80s. here is a picture from her there. she had a scholarship named after len-in and wrote papers about carl marx. her criticism about the banking system. cryptocurrency and fossil fuel companies is creating waves. she was filmed calling coal, oil and gas quote troubled industries. later adding that we want them to go bankrupt even -- if we want to tackle climate change, right? >> this just reflects the massive bait and switch that america undertook in 2020. biden campaigned as a moderate but put forth radical people. >> they say they're engaged in desp

a snooze fest but would get no issues but biden's nomination for the comptroller of currency, saule omarova is undergoing heated questions with lawmakers who have a lot of concerns what she would do if she were in charge of that, put into that role. some of her past controversial comments that have come under scrutiny, omarova tried to take back, when she said it would be a good thing for climate change if oil and gas companies went bankrupt. >> poor phrasing i admit that particular statement about oil and gas companies going bankrupt. as i said, that was taken out of context and i actually misspoke. reporter: but this morning she had a hard time saying if high gas prices were bad for americans. >> dr. omarova, do you think higher gas prices are good for america or bad or america, yes or no answer would be fine here. >> senator, that is a tricky question. it is probably bad for america. it is not my expertise. reporter: also republicans called into question omarova's time in the soviet union and whether or not she as described to certain communist views. some democrats are coming to her def

president, on tuesday the president of the united states officially nominated cornell law professor saule omarova, she would be the comptroller of the currency -- the comptroller is the lead regulator of all of our national banks. now twice before today i addressed her nomination on the senate floor, her then-sper -- perspective nomination and now she has been nominated. i have described her views as radical. professor omarova wants to redefine the role of a bank, and has said that she has a radical departure of what we have been conditioned to view as the normal state of play. end quote. madam president, probably all of the -- the only thing i can think of is her views of radical. let me be clear about her whole approach. it is radical because she has a clear and obvious aversion to american society, that we would be a free society and that would include economic freedom and economic decisions can be made by free men and women pursuing their own understanding of their self-interest. instead of that, she has a clear preference for an administrative approach where decisions are not made by free me

maria: and saule omarova was dumb enough to admit it in a video when she said we want oil and coal companieskrupt because that's how we're going to attack climate change. i mean, she said it. they're going to go bankrupt and we want them to go bankrupt. dagen: yep. indeed. maria: we will take a break. democrats are in disarray, top lawmakers holding emergency meetings to focus on the president's unpopularity even as he says he's ready to run again in 2024. the fallout coming up. what's thanksgiving without a turkey? one mainstream media outlet thinks you can offset the main event. she says don't worry about a turkey and you'll have fewer guests. it's the hot topic buzz coming up. stay with us. ♪♪♪ ♪♪it's a most unusual day♪♪ ♪♪feel like throwing my worries away♪♪ ♪♪as an old native-born californian would say♪♪ ♪♪it's a most unusual day♪♪ ♪♪it's a most unusual sky♪♪ ♪♪not a sign of a cloud passing by♪♪ ♪♪if my heart won't behave in the usual way♪♪ experience the power of sanctuary at the lincoln wish list event. dog barks you're right bunker, the medicare enrollment deadline is almost here. e

what should be think about joe biden's judgment to push force for office comptroller of currency saule omarovad have federal reserve issue account five senators said poses the choice no support from republicans is it assumed she is not getting the through the process senator i know you questioned her before, when she testified in front of your committee. >> you know maria when i questioned her i couldn't even get her to acknowledge high gas prices are bad for america, i think in her world, high gas prices means easier to justify new alternative energy sources want to destroy the fossil fuel industry using banking what is next want to abuse fm institution the regulatory bodies that oversee them, the bank industry find out -- right now claimant who knows what is next i cannot imagine she gets confirmation. >> senator let me ask you before you go in terms of timing, let's say, we do not see any vote on the "build back better" reconciliation bill this year, when do you all get back at it? february, march? i mean, let's not forget that also, an election year with midterms in november next year. >>

comptroller of currency is most important role for the nation banks she would oversee the banks, saule omarova phrased my intention was saying exactly the opposite we need to help those companies to get restructured. >> the fact president biden would even make such a nomination further solidifies how radically liberal out of touch white house views are. >> you still believe the government should not in some situations have seats on the boards from corporations? >> i am with -- margaret thatcher on this one. >> i can't speak speak for margaret thatcher here this morning i got to believe margaret thatcher had vote on your nomination she would be opposed to it. >> hugoive got to say senator john kennedy excellent in his questioning going through omarova's rÉsumÉ, she was part of the young communist club growing up, in the soviet republic, your thoughts on whether or not she has a shot of passing the banking committee never mind entire senate actually getting this job. >> sad silly i think a shot but a very, very slim one, i i mean i think that, her nomination comes up as just exactly wrong time.

before we go, i want to except your reaction to saule omarova's nomination, that it could be dead inking -- >> yes. dagen: five senate democrats are now opposed to biden's banking pick. this is for the office of the comptroller of currency. your thoughts on this. she said -- she talked about putting, making small oil producers go bankrupt. this is just part of the really odious commentary that she's delivered, and she did a really poor job when she was speaking in front of that senate committee recently. >> so look at the subtext of the back room dealings here. joe manchin is not one of five opposing. we all know that joe manchin is opposed to a literal communist becoming the banking police, but instead you have mark warner of virginia, you know, you have hickenlooper. the fact is votes are being traded to block the most radical parts of the biden agenda. that says something. we all isn't sinema and manchin to come straight out and defend things, but if it looks like manchin is trading votes, you know, to help out other senators pretty create -- politically, that means they know the

democrat jon tester is objecting to this potential nominee saule omarova? lauren: yes.we know it. have the fed set prices? what that does give the government price control. it could give them control of allocating credit. how do you do that? in her world it might be based on social score. so i will read the statement we do have from senator tester. i think it is muted. he says this, some of miss omarova's past statements about the role of government in the financial system raise real concerns about her ability to impartially serve at the office of the comptroller of the currency. i'm looking forward to meet with her to discuss them. if she gets pushed through it will be tough. i think senators are going to rightly want to know, how much has she evolved if at all graduating from moscow state university and writing a thesis on marxism? you can't make it up. stuart: thanks, lauren. now this, matthew mccon hi speaks out of vaccinating children. >> i still want to find out more information. i'm vaccinated. wife's vaccinated. didn't do it because someone told me i had to. cho

that is inept, questioning the constitutional rights of the defendant, and his right to remain saule omarovano, well here's the thing. the video is in evidence, the case is over. you can not redefine or do anything other than what is already presented to those jurors. brian: right. >> yeah, so that jury has no idea what's going on but for the prosecution, at the end of the case, to bring in the clear version, that the defense didn't have. steve: right because they said oh, we've got it now. >> i don't care what your answer is. steve: i know, what do you make of the fact though, judge, that it's the assistant district attorney? why, a high profile case like this , why isn't the d. a. doing the case themselves? >> oh, look, as you run in office, like i ran in office, my heart was in the courtroom. that was my theatre. steve: why isn't the boss there? >> because generally the d. a. 's don't try it. you put your best prosecutors on , you have career criminals. this guy is pathetic. he shouldn't be trying dwi's in the local court at night. brian: which i assume you mean that's easy. >> that's eas