last night donald trump sat down in davenport, iowa with sean hannity.onald trump said i would seek vengeance, but there is a caveat, here is sean. >> you are promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody? >> except for day one. >> meaning? >> i want to close border and drill, drill, drill. >> that is not retribution. >> love this guy. he says you are not going to be a dictator, are you? no, no, no. i am closing the border, after that i'm not a dictator. >> steve: for one day, going to be a dictator. >> lawrence: it is incredible what he does, he knowless how to manipulate and control media. the other candidates have found it tough to get any type of air, he gives you the headline, i am going to be a dictator on day one. he said, after that, and he looks at sean, holdup, that is not what you are saying. look at him, he's going crazy. that is his way of controlling the media and saying what he wants to say. >> steve: but i agree with all that, he knows what he's doing and making a joke. he says i'm going to be a dict

we should not believe his statement on sean hannity. we should believe everything else. >> yeah, and there is a whole feeling of testy dweebs, who like to go on whatever fought costs they find to pray about the fascist fuse there that they will ignore very. again, you have to take it seriously, but it's also like, these are pathetic individuals. but it's also, adam, it relates to the political weakness here, which i think the advantage has to be pressed on, which is that broadly, be freaks and geeks problem, people around the republican party, particular, the upper echelons, the stephen miller, the kash patel's, the people that want to go on the city bannon podcast and spin out there fascist fantasies. we saw windows people actually ran for office in 2022, blake masters in arizona comes to mind, the electorate, some portion, some crucial think, for the battle for the center of t>> yeah, most peoplet off when someone starts talking like skeletal. i think you look at donald trump, there is a kind of bra humor to it. he wants to say someth

good for my pal, sean hannity. all right. speaking of terrific, speaking of terrific. joining me now is sandra smith, coanchor of america reports, and i got to say almost equally terrific. charlie hurt, washington times, opinion editor and fox news contributor. nobody can be as terrific as sandra smith. charlie, you're very close. i'm way down the ladder. sandra, since you're so terrific, you happen to be here onset. it's good to see you again. give me your quick take on this. you heard my riff and what peter doocy said, what do you say? >> i agree with sean hannity, they won the second they got on the stage having this debate and having this conversation with the country was really, really important. two of the highest profile governors in the country right now. really substantive debate, conversation that was on that stage. i agree with you, there was -- when you put the facts up, there's no comparison, okay. when you look at what florida is looking at as far as gas prices, remind people, california gas prices are almost $5 a gallon and down where where they've been

and sean hannity did something that hasn't been done at any debate.t the chart up of all the numbers of what happens in florida and what happens in what happens in california. ainsley and brian, he still denied it. >> ainsley: yeah, they were comparing cdc numbers and he is that's not true and newsom was saying that and ron desantis is like cdc? democrats love the cdc. these are the numbers. these are the facts. they gave us these numbers. still disputing that ron desantis in congress voted for amnesty did not do that said it was john boehner's bill. john boehner was out of congress in 2015. goat in into congress in 2018. the bill extended extended three years. that wasn't investigating for amnesty. that shows house deep he had to get in order to find a vulnerability when it comes to immigration. man are democrats vulnerable when it comes to the border. for those people who missed it, here is a little of the sparring and the cop picks from schools to crime to covid they didn't agree. watch. >> it's also important to respect parental rights to know wha

. >> reporter: fox host sean hannity asking trump about concerns he would be a dictator. trump not rejecting that but turning his focus to immigration. >> you are promising america you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. >> except for day one. >> meaning? >> i want to close the border, and i want to drill, drill, drill. >> that's not retribution. >> i'm going to be -- [cheers and applause] -- i love this guy. he says you're note going to be

at an iowa town hall, sean hannity gave donald trump two opportunities to respond to the mounting mediacism about his second term. >> do you in any way have any plans whatsoever, if reelected president, to abuse power, to break the law, to use the government to go after people? >> you mean like they're using right now. >> the media has been focused on this, on attacking you -- >> yeah. >> under no circumstances, you are promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. >> except for day one. >> except for -- >> he's going crazy. except for day one. howard: joining us now to analyze the coverage in nashville, clay travis, the founder of outkick and cohost of a nationally-syndicated radio show, and in new york, harold ford, former democratic congressman and fox news contributor. clay, what do you make of this constant media campaign warning of the dangers of a second trump term in these major publications and on certain networks? >> well, they're trying to play the hits, howard. good to see you too, harold. i think they know ratings skyrocketed during d

what sean hannity did at the beginning is what the media should do. he stood and said, you know where i stand, i'm conservative, this is my view, but i will present the facts and have a debate that doesn't represent mice opinion. what in nbc or abc did that, i'm liberal, i will try to debate. they say, no, i'm the middle ground and they never are. well done by sean. >> emily: let's talk about a moment between the two for a moment focusing on the border. take a watch. >> tammy: sure. >> this is a guy that says the biden administration is not lying to the public about the border, they go to the white house briefing room everyday and say the border is secure. they are lying to you. >> governor newsom: i'm the only guy here that is border straight governor. you want to outtrump trump. >> emily: what say you? >> tammy: it is word salad, he is like kamala harris, this is what you have to be when the facts are against you. it is like a magic trick, you have to distract people so they don't see what is going on under that cup. he is kamala harris, this is wha

. >> carley: also this, former president trump sitting down with sean hannity in iowa last night, where the republican primary will kickoff in six short weeks. it was an hour-long town hall. this quick exchange caught everyone's attention. >> the media has been focused on this and attacking you under no circumstance you are promising america you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. >> except for day one. >> meaning? >> i want to close the border and drill. >> you are not going to be a dictator, are you? no, other than day one, we are closing the border and drilling, drilling, drilling. >> carley: dubbed day one dictator. the former president says he is not sure biden will be the democratic nominee. >> i don't think he makes physically. mentally, he may be worse. kamala would be the -- they say if they didn't give it to her, the african american vote, black vote, would not go to them. we had a poll and i'm 22 and 25% with the black voters. >> todd: trump leading can candidates. his challengers are giving their best shot, chris christie, vivek ramaswamy, nikki haley and

so sean hannity was giving him an opportunity to address that concern you've been hearing. you heard former president trump laugh it off and say except for day one. i want you to listen a little bit more of what we heard from him during that town hall. >> we have a man that can't put two sentences together. we have a man that doesn't know he's alive, and he's backed up bring the media. >> if i did some of the things he did, they'd reinstitute the death penalty. >> reporter: you also heard him at another point suggest that he doesn't believe that joe biden will be his ultimate opponent, kind of reflecting the language that you've been hearing from some of the other candidates in this primary. it's also a sign he's not really focused on the primary and already looking ahead to that general election as he has that commanding lead currently in this primary process, ana. >> monica, president biden says he's the candidate to beat trump. he already has, and he made comments yesterday about taking on trump that raised some eyebrows. fill us in. >> exactly, ana, speaking of the gene

hannity. >> sean knew at the time. they understood how dangerous donald trump was after january 6th. sean hannity knows that today, so he has several times now tried to sort of bail donald trump out when he's said something or suggested something that is illegal, that is completely beyond the bounds. >> we are now joined by former district attorney joyce vance, no relation to senator vance. we thought of you for this big picture that you have been tracking and writing about and giving legal analysis about the jack smith. before we get to the law, if you will, i'm curious to someone who's also served in government, your response to some of what ms. cheney said, some of which is not new, but much of which comes from a very conservative card-carrying member -- lifetime member of the republican party. >> so i think liz cheney is expressing the views of so many people who are surprised to find themselves in agreement with members of the other political party. democrats and republicans come together and agreed that we live i

sean hannity what do you mean trump i'm going to drill. >> close the border. >> hannity said that's not being a dictator. let's look at what he said. this thing last night was practiced from trump. let's go with the unambiguous he said, i'm going weaponize the doj to go after my political opponents, he said that two weeks ago, he's said that many times before and i'm sure he'll say that. >> what he meant there, 70% of americans right now believe that there's this two-tier system of justice, the system is rigged against them. it's somewhat disturbing, but it's what's happening out there, he very much believes there's two-tier system. it resonates for a large number of population. >>> former prosecutors going further beyond arguing that then-former president trump incouraged violence. >>> the call for aid to ukraine turns into a shouting match between senators, some even walking out of the meeting. >> this isn't worth it. it's joke. you're not serious. i i'm going. i don't blame them. >>> proud boys, stand back and stand by. i call them the j6 hostages. not prisoners. i call them the host

miss both of you. >>> all right, be sure to tune in to sean hannity,9 p.m. eastern -- 9 p.m.mp's town hall in iowa. it's going to be very cool. >>> now, let's do a little work on the economy. joining us, we've got the geniuses here, michael flag ender, former assistant treasury secretary for economic policy, now chief economist at america first policy institute, and he also moonlights as a professor at the university of maryland. and the great steve moore from freedomworks which committee to unleash prosperity and most of the -- host of the moore money radio show on wabc radio. we all came from the committee to unleash process prosperity events today. but, i mean, i read in the riff, i don't know if you heard or saw the riff, you've got investors business dale -- daily polling, they're probably the best pollsters in the country and the most objective, they're showing bipartisan recession, okay? if they med yesterday, business economists, 50% of them look for recession. the fox poll shows how concerned everybody is. what is it, 78, 80% worried about recession. the new york fed

. ♪ >> president trump took the stage in iowa with a town hall with sean hannity.is take no prisoners approach appears to be working because his lead is enormous. >> if he took me behind the barn and i went like this. [blow] i believe he would fall over. >> police suspect now in custody after going on a deadly shooting spree in texas. officials believe the man is responsible for killing four people in austin at three separate locations over 8 hours. >> police are now saying the suspect may be connected to another murder. >> a resolution centering representative jamaal bowman. >> republicans on capitol hill renewing efforts house vote on whether to censor. >> actions of representative bowman disrupted the work of congress as vote was underway on the floor. >> scharping riding the anti-semitism campus took center stage and three university presidents on the hot seat. >> calling for the genocide of jews violates harvard's code of conduct, correct? >> it depends on the context. >> it does not depend on the context. >> migrants speaking to the president. >> our cameras

we'll look forward to the town hall with president trump and sean hannity.rested to see his answers in that environment. we'll also be watching and getting ready for the next debate as we prepare for iowa, which is the big moment six weeks away. thanks for being here. glad to have you on "the story." look forward to seeing you back tomorrow. have a good night. >> i don't want to have to keep advocating for jewish safety on

all right, be sure to tune into sean hannity tonight, 9:00 p.m. eastern, fox news.hall in iowa. it will be very cool. >>> now let's do a little work on the economy. joining us, we have the geniuses here. michael falkender, chief economist at america first policy institute and moonlights as a professor at the university of maryland and the great steve moore from freedomworks, committee to unleash prosperity and host of the "moore money" radio show on wabc radio and we all came from the committee to unleash prosperity events today but i mean, i read in the riff, i don't know if you heard the riff or saw the riff, you have got "investor's business daily" polling, probably the best pollsters in the country and the most objective, they're showing bipartisan recession, okay? nabe met yesterday, business economists. 50% of them looking for recession. the "fox poll" shows how concerned everybody is is, what is it 78%, 80% worried about recession. the new york fed interest rate model which is the yield curve model shows over 50% probability of recession. so, i begin with you

and that is my riff for the sean hannity interview. now. with great, great, great pleasure joining me is kellyanne conway, former counselor to president trump, fox news contributor and author of book. welcome kellyanne. just point number one, he is communicating an economic growth and prosperity message, speaking to middle class workers, drill, drill. you know tax cuts, deregulations. he is nonstop about it. i rail believe he is the only one in third party with that message. what do you think.. did he get it done last night. >> he did, he gets it done every day, president trump long ago pivoted to a general election strategy, taking on joe biden skipping the presidential primary debates, he has the under yard in alabama, i am a big dafan of debates, making sure that people can see the candidates. battling it out, but in case of president trump, he is making sure that people are comparing the policy prescriptions and actual presidential records on the economy, on energy, yes on foreign policy and crime and border, you name it here, is willin

>> dana: it was great sean hannity had the ability to pull it together for all of us to watch. final word, tom? >> i don't like the red background. if i were doing a debate i don't like a red background. it looks hot. the cool blue background made -- look at him drinking water. >> dana: like it was too warm on the red side. >> tv uses the sky and what we're used to. >> dana: journalism school blue looks good on everyone and now everybody knows that, too. that means you as well with your favorite color. >> bill: everything is blue in my world. thank you, guys. and welcome back to what we believe will be the moment of truth fast approaching for george santos. lawmakers geared up to vote to give him the boot. a clear and present danger is what americans are saying about china in many different categories. military, technology, etc. the threat that beijing poses to the u.s., how you feel about it at home. we have two terrific guests coming up live from the ronald reagan presidential library. you'll hear from both of them. jen griffin and david trulio. you'll hear from both of them

and sean hannity did try didn't have much luck. i think that made kind of tough for viewers the average viewer to take it in and absorb the contact. yeah. and did either of them score points with the public? it just seemed like it just fell flat lake. >> nothing moved the needle. didn't move. probably not. i mean, we could a surprise tomorrow and some, but >> it didn't seem to do that. you're right. well, i'm sure it was good practice neither of them further of them, maybe of learned their lesson picked up a few pointers here and there. >> all right. thank you, catherine. sure. some changes. we've got some showers trying to pop up outside. just hasn't been much only a few scattered showers have shown up in the north bay so far, still a chance. >> we could see some, but not by tomorrow morning. i think that is all over with. so the commute looking okay. tomorrow morning. it will be chilly early on partly cloudy skies. temperatures are going to be in the 40's in the 50's as you head out at 06:00am. if you're lucky enough to sleep unt

for that, we'd like to thank the great sean hannity.rrespondent bill melugin live from georgia. >> bill: jesse, this is a match up that feels it's been a long time coming, two of america's most high-profile governors and these guys simply do not like each other, their policies are polar opposite and they have been slinging mud over tv and social media for months now. tonight is first time they have met each other and it will be face-to-face, see if the talking they have been doing online matches up in person, what can we expect tonight? desantis to go afternoon gavin newsom on handling of covid-19, mandates, lockdown, crime and homelessness, the cost of living in california, the mass exodus of people leaving california. you can expect newsom to go after desantis on abortion, social issues, transporting migrants around the country. gavin newsom called ron desantis a small, pathetic man and said has campaign is belly flopping against donald trump and ron desantis says gavin newsom hair gel is interfering with brain function and he's respo

donald trump hates to have his arm twisted by sean hannity -- sean hannity's gonna make donald trump say i made a mistake. donald trump's not going to do that. it's not in his dna. >> he did make a mistake. >> i think 2016 my friend had a -- she coined a phrase which is widely reported use throughout the trump campaign. trump supporters take him, you know, seriously but not literally and detractors take hit literally but not seriously. in this case, a little bit more of the same but not helped by folks like kash patel and steve bannon who are far worse -- >> can you talk about what kash patel said? he had a big role, former counter terrorism advisor on the national security council. would likely -- in the trump administration if he wins? he says we will go out andd the conspirators, not just in government, but the media. we are coming after the people in the media who lied about the american -- >> it's outrageous to say those things. it's not helpful. it's outrageous. the only person that can beat donald trump in this race is donald trump in saying those kinds of things. that may app

it was moderated by fox's sean hannity and drew large watch parties in the bay area.emocrats and republicans had plenty to say about what went on tonight. here's nbc's emma goss. >> for what is the first ever red state/blue state debate. >> reporter: democrats drawn toumani's watch party in san francisco were eager for entertainment. >> california and florida are just like, they're considered like polar opposites kiept of. it's like a clash of the century kind of thing. >> reporter: desantis for the most part took jabs at california. >> you almost have to try to mess california up. that's what gavin newsom has done since he's been governor. >> reporter: while newsom, who claims he won't run in the next presidential election, took aim at desantis' flailing bid for the republican presidential nomination. >> but there's one thing in closing that we have in common is neither of us will be the nominee for our party in 2024. >> he's clearly been hanging out with middle schoolers, because that was truly -- >> he baited desantis into this. >> reporter: the co-author of the ca

and he was actually given multiple opportunities during that interview with sean hannity to say thatwouldn't break the law or that he wouldn't, you know, abuse his power. and he side stepped the question and tried to play it off as a joke. but i think that that is very telling that he wouldn't just outright say no. >> and matt gorman, there is reporting out there about how trump's advisers view this dictator question, that even before that sean hannity interview, they were urging allies on capitol hill to basically push back against this idea. and i think to sarah's point, you could see sean hannity in that interview trying to get him to say, no, i will not be a dictator. the reasoning for the campaign to be concerned about it, the general election because there does seem to be? concern among people who work for trump that this line of conversation is problematic for the general election. how do you -- how do you view that in this context? i know you and i talked yesterday, he is clearly making a play to the base of the republican party, and mitt romney out there saying yeah, his bas

obviously he's got a great rapport with sean hannity. they are friends. so it was entertaining. it was great. but it's not exactly what a primary voter needed. >> but then again, he's up by so much. in fact, we're going to talk about this because the former president mentioned the whole concept of not taking any chances of iowa. here he is saying that. >> it's five weeks now, and we'll be coming here a little bit, and then the last couple of weeks we'll be -- we're not taking any chances. up by 30 or 40 points. >> it almost seems like he wants to take the air out of the room tomorrow night in tuscaloosa for the gop going after it so he kind of maybe upstages him? >> the whole thing was interesting to watch. that's one way to describe it. i think you mentioned earlier in this segment a new generation of voters is what people are looking for. the majority of americans don't want to see every match between former president trump and biden, and so it is time to bring in a fresh generation who is more in touch with the voters. i'm not sure that he was. he really played to his base, t

in and i send the bill to sean hannity and he covers it all steent big debit that tuscaloosa you willthere tomorrow. former president taking the stage in davenport. and once again, a typical hannity town hall it was raucous the former president entertained the crowd. he had them laughing and going and a lot of supporters there. >> ainsley: a lot of people were there. sean was telling people to go on his website in order to get tickets. that house was packed. and, when he walked out, members of the audience started chanting u.s.a. they covered issues like the evs. russia, ukraine. biden's cognitive state. nuclear weapons. he says that's our biggest problem. then the audience booed whether they talked about hillary clinton. >> brian: of course nikki haley was brought up yesterday and he said that you know what? she has democratic supporters and it is reed hoffman a top democratic donor, anti-trump guy. founder of linkedin is giving her $250,000. i find that odd because he is also a huge supporter of joe biden. jamie dimon and others, looks like ken langone will back nikki haley. but it'

donald trump is going to sit down with sean hannity shortly.n on capitol hill, because today the presidents of harvard and u penn and mi mit the presidents are going to sit down to explain why anti-semitism, particularly at those three campuses. has been raging. and, in fact, they are going to hear from students from each of those places where they say in some cases some of the jewish students say, you know what? we just don't feel safe going to class. >> ainsley: this is the house education and workforce committee hearing. it's at 10:15 this morning. can you watch it here on fox. they are there to hold the campus leaders accountable. why are you allowing this to happen on your schools and you are not holding those students who are harassing other students, who are an if i semitic blasting with a projector anti-semitic messages on the side of buildings. so, and just confronting anti-semitism and asking them why is your policy that we don't allow hate speech. we don't allow. this we don't allow that on our campus, but, yet, when it happens to th

and tells sean hannity he doesn't even think biden will be on the ticket. >> i personally don't think he will. i think he's in bad shape physically. you remember when he said i would like to take him behind the barn. if he took me behind the barn and i went like this -- i believe he would fall over. >> those are just some of the comments in that town hall. just yesterday president biden saying he's only running for re-election because trump is trying to get back in the white house, and just a short time ago, john, he renewed his claims he's going to beat trump, watch. >> do you think there is any democrat who can beat donald trump other than you? >> 50 of them. >> you do believe -- >> i'm not the only one that could beat him but i will defeat him. >> this comes as nikki haley is working to close the gap on ron desantis and the former ambassador to the u.n. is gaining steam. reed hoffman handing over $250,000 to nikki haley's super pac, writing on linkedin he's voting for biden but hopes it will help haley beat trump, and desantis saying she's not a real consecutive, and biden says tru

so - when asked yesterday in a town hall with fox news host sean hannity if he would promise to neverer as retribution against anybody, former president trump said, quote, "except for day one." [ light laughter ] well, at least i have nothing to worry about. [ laughter ] after all, this is just a cooking show [ laughter ] during last night's town hall event in iowa, sean hannity asked former president trump if he has, quote, "any plans whatsoever if re-elected president to abuse power." said trump, "that's more a question for my secretary of pardons. [ laughter ] after vice president kamala harris broke the record yesterday for the most tiebreaking votes in the senate, majority leader chuck schumer presented her with a golden gavel. "oh, so you guys do have money?" said ukraine [ light laughter ] [ audience ohs ] yeah, they're giving out golden gavels president biden signed an order today that will make it easier for tribal nations to access federal funds and then, right on cue -- [ laughter ] this guy [ applause ] in a newly released cameo video, disgraced congressman george santos s

fox's sean hannity moderated the whole thing. >> it focused on a number of issues. they tackle homelessness. they talk about taxes. immigration, abortion was on the tapes. samantha cortez has the highlights. >> going to hear from the republican governor of florida, democratic governor of the great state of california, california governor gavin newsom went toe to toe with his east coast political foil. florida governor ron desantis. i thought this guy was running for president united states. if you are the you just want infer a caregiver he will not admit desantis is running for. president newsom says he is not. so why debate. i'm here. >> to tell the truth about the biden harris record and also compare and contrast. ron desantis is record in the republican party's record moderated by conservative fox news host sean hannity. the 2 state leaders defended their polar opposite policies and didn't pull punches. desantis putting the microscope on los angeles, homelessness. you have the freedom to kate. in public in california, you have the freedom to pitch a tent on sunse

facing both the state of florida and california moderated by conservative political commentator sean hannity. the debate focused on several issues. everything from the cost of living to homelessness to crime to abortion, immigration, taxes and education has a lot to get to a 90 minutes desantis who also is running for president blamed incumbent president joe biden for many of the nation's issues. while newsom himself of supporter of the president defended the biden administration. but beyond the issues, much of the debate included candidates speaking over the other and hurling personal insults. >> this is a slick slippery politician whose state is failing. people are leaving as state and he's trying to run interference for his failure. you and president trump are really trying to like democracy on fire. so, sean, there are profound differences tonight. i look for engagement, but there's one thing in closing that we have in common is neither of us will be the nominee for our party in 2024, the choice for america's this what biden harris and newsom want to do is take the california model and d

and that's my riff for the sean hannity interview.ow with great, great, great, pleasure joining me is kellyanne conway, former counselor to president trump, fox news contributor and author of the excellent book about 2020 and other things. here's the deal. kellyanne, welcome back. appreciate it. i mean just point number one, he is communicating an economic growth and prosperity message. he is speaking directly to the middle class workers, drill, drill, drill, you know, tax cuts, deregulation. he is non-stop about it and i really believe he is the only one in either party with that message. what do you think? did he get it done last night? >> he got it done and he gets it done every day, larry, because president trump long ago pivoted to a general election strategy. he is taking on joe biden. he is skipping the presidential primary debates. he has got the undercard there tonight in alabama and he is skipping, i think that has actually been a pretty wise move. i'm a big fan of debates and a big fan of the democratic process, not tipping

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facing questions from sean hannity, not exactly a probing interrogation from edward r. but asked if he would abuse power, break the law or go after people watch how long it took trump to offer any answer at all. >> i want to be very, very clear on this. do you in any way have any plans whatsoever, if re-elected president, to abuse power, to break the law, to use the government to go after people. >> you mean like they're using right now? >> you're promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. >> except for day one. close the border, and i want to drill, drill, drill. >> that's not -- >> so asked whether he would abuse power, you saw it there. no answer for nearly five full minutes and then when he had an answer it was yes on day one on certain issues. cnn's alayna treene is with us now, and this is not a bug of the trump campaign at this point, alayna. it seems to be a feature. >> i think that's exactly right, john, and as you saw there. sean hannity tried a few times to get donald trump to take the opportunity to deny some of the

now last night, the former president ally and adviser, and also fox news anchor sean hannity offered him and out. trump did not take it, listen to this. >> under no circumstances you are promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. >> except day one. except for day one. >> meaning? >> i want to close the border, and i want to drill. you're not going to be a dictator? no, other than day one. we are closing the border and drilling, after that, i'm not a dictator. >> cnn's kristin holmes has been tracking all of this, unpack that answer for us. >> as you noted, sean hannity is an ally of donald trump. som close to the former president, like many allies of donald trump, there is a concern overall that some of trumps ramped up rhetoric is not going to play well outside of his loyalties say if he were to be the nominee and there was a general election, this is a close ally giving him not one but multiple opportunities to categorically deny he would be a dictator, that he would abuse power. instead what you got was this nonanswer, nonsubstituted and

on his first day in office, faced with questions from his pal sean hannity about whether he had plansuse power, break the law or use the government to go after people, after not answering for nearly five minutes, this what trump said. >> under no circumstances, you are promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. >> except for day one. >> except for -- >> except for day one. >> meaning? >> i want to close the border and i want to drill, drill, drill. he said you're not going to be a dictator, are you? no, no, no. other than day one. we're closing the border and we're drilling, drilling, drilling. after that i'm not a dictator. >> that was during a town hall last night in iowa. the authoritarian talk didn't stop there. trump also reminded everyone listening of his relationships with dictators. >> tell you what, we are dealing and you are -- i got to know them all, the leaders of the world. i got to know them all and they're at the top of their game, some are bad people. some are decent people. they all have one thing in common, whether it's pres

. >> that's -- that's not -- >> now, if there was any doubt about what trump meant, the host, sean hannity, gave him a few chances to step back from those extreme words, but trump did not. >> we love this guy. he saysays, you're not going to a dictator, are you, i said, no, no, no. except day one. we're closing the border, and we're drilling, drilling, drilling. >> trump has repeatedly promised to seek vengeance against his political enemies, promising to vastly expand presidential powers. the atlantic writing that trump isn't bluffing and will follow through on his threats, including investigating the press for treason, mass roundups and detention centers for illegal immigrants. the president is in the midst of a weekend fund-raising trip in california. the the president's words must is really gotten people's attention, kevin. >> reporter: certainly, the words are very stark. nothing less than the future of american democracy is at stake, according to president biden. when it comes to that remark that trump made about being a dictator, president biden deployed some rueful -- for another t

and then last night with sean hannity, donald trump was pretty straightforward about what he would do was asked directly. and i think hannity was trying to get him to say that he wouldn't be a dictator if he was elected, but this is how he answered the question. take a look. >> under no circumstances you are promising america tonight that you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody? >> except for day one. >> except for -- >> he's going crazy. except for day one. i want to close the border and i want to drill, drill, drill. >> that is not retribution. >> i'm going to be -- you know, he keeps -- look at this guy. he says you're not going to be a dictator, are you? i say no, no, no, other than day one. we're closing the border and drilling, drilling, drilling. after that i'm not a dictator. >> and that crowd is laughing. what is your reaction? >> well, that is what we've come to expect from donald trump. he always says the quiet part not out loud, very, very loud. and i think that we know that you can't be a dictate door on don -- dictator on day one and then revert back t

certainly between the moderator, sean hannity, and dlron desanti you got a strong preview of some of the arguments that republicans are going to make against president biden, in many ways that was the weakest moment for newsom in responding to some of those. it gives you an idea of the challenge democrats are going to have and developing arguments about his record about crime and immigration and prices. to me, the two big takeaways were, first, just the enormous gulf that we are living through, the way red states and blue states are separating on virtually every issue. there were times in our history, obviously jim crow segregation and before the civil war, between slavery and free states, where there was a single issue that divided the states maybe more profoundly. but what you saw last thursday was the breadth of the separation that we are living through on economic, health care and social issues between red states and blue states. and just the fundamental centrifugal force of modern american politics. and the other thing was just how hard it is for democrats to penetrate that red

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here's what he told fox news's sean hannity during a town hall earlier this week. >> under no circumstances, you are promising america tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. >> except for day one. >> except for -- >> except for day one. >> meaning? >> i want to close the border and i want to drill, drill, drill. >> if there was any doubt about what trump meant, host sean hannity gave him a few chances to step back from those extreme words but trump did not do that. his allies are echoing that tone. >> we will go out and find the conspirators, not just the government but in the media. we're going to come after the people in the media who lied about american citizens, who helped joe biden rig presidential elections. we'll come after you. >> those recent comments from donald trump had president biden delivering one of his harshest warnings yet about the former president telling donors at a fund-raiser in california last night that, quote, the greatest threat trump poses is to our democracy. the president went on to slam trump's role in the january 6th attack on th

listen to how sean hannity tried to get him to take it off the table and he wouldn't take it off the table being a dictator and say he would be a dictator on day one. >> he said you're not going to be dictator are you? i said no, other than day one. we're closing the border and we're drilling, drilling, and after that i'm not a dictator. >> the exchange went on for much much longer than that. i asked a lot of republicans, not necessarily trump fans about that, whether they have any concerns about this potential -- these talk about dictatorship, here is what they said. >> it is entertainment. you know, we've been around him long enough. it is entertainment. >> i think it was a joke. >> i think that is probably just fairly kind of typical trump rhetoric. >> we all know trump uses unique skr expressions when he explains things. >> sometimes a baby will spout off words an you could take them literally or seriously and that is a bit what we could see from trump and his campaign right now. >> each romney who is no trump fan said that don't take him literally or seriously. a little bit of a

sean hannity of fox news in between. rely sean was the only winner last night. >> it was painful to watch the two governors shouting over each other trying to insult each other. most of these debates these days are framed around politicians trying to get their talking points in and get one-liners out. both guys achieve that for sure, but i don't think either helped their case that they should be the next president of the united states. as mentioned, gavin newsom is not going to be the nominee because by then is blocking his lane. this is a preview for 2028 if desantis can find a way to still be relevant in four years. it was painful. i don't think it did anyone any favors. lisa: are you saying that the nail is in the coffin for ron desantis' bid to be the republican candidate for president? jon: it is unlikely that anyone not named donald trump will be accepting the nomination in july. his polling lead is so massive and he is so dominant inside of the party in most of the key states that really matter for the primary. nik

president trump holding a town hall last night with sean hannity where he responded to the media's comments

lies on the stage last night with gavin newsom, who is effectively governing a failing state and sean hannity it on the board for everyone to see, brian and ainsley. gavin newsom lied at every turn. >> ainsley: i thought it depends, democrat or republican, they looked and sounded presidential. depends how you vote. if you are conservative, you don't agree with the guy on the right. but ari fleischer, when sean interviewed him, he said democrats are from mars and republicans are from ven us, last night it was clear. >> brian: more nuance. i wrote this down, shall i share with you? >> lawrence: let's hear it. >> brian: i wrote desantis is not vulnerable on covid, taxes, illegal immigrants and border, he is stronger and took hits for being mean to the lgbtq community, losing to trump and the six-week abortion, they said a lot of women don't know they are pregnant until six weeks, why pass something like that. newsom looks vulnerable on high taxes, homelessness, hypocrisy with french laundry and his kids being in public school. >> ainsley: unemployment, feces on the street. >> brian: right, ainsl

with me in studio, van, i want to replay the initial question from sean hannity.t so we are all -- >> pretty simple question. >> pretty simple question from a guy who isn't really trying to expose the former president here. let's listen. >> do you in any way have any plans whatsoever if reelected president to abuse power, to break the law, to use the government to go after people? >> do you have any plans to abuse power, break the law or go after people? and here is the thing, van, we timed it. he didn't answer that question for five minutes. for five minutes. >> wow. >> he obfuscated, didn't give a yes or no. for five minutes. and when he finally did answer, the answer was dictator on day one. what do you hear there? >> well, i mean, in some ways it's kind of like the guy at ellis island, they say do you have a case of overthrowing the government which force or violence? and he goes, violence? this is a very easy question, a simple yes or no question, and there was an opportunity to set the record straight, to tell people i do not plant to do this. i plan to foll

>> i thought one of the winners was sean hannity.ut i will tell you, i thought it was exponentially off the charts, great for ron desantis but i thought he was presidential. i think he will rise in the polls. and i think his stature and his demeanor was just spot on. and gavin newsom will win some liberals and some moderates, too far for the fact that he showed up on fox news and then it. >> trace: you got to give him credit for showing up. vik, niese, jason, thank you all. the journalists behind the twitter files testified before the house judiciary committee about occlusion with democrats in the state to silence conservatives. senior national correspondent kevin cork is live with more on that. >> kevin: good evening. the journalists who helped expose the twitter files just about a year ago back at it again on capitol hill today. his time with a stark warning about censorship in america. >> the scope, power, and lawbreaking of the complex are even worse than we had realized back in march. >> this is not a crazy conspiracy three. we

win for this conversation happening in the first place, for this debate even happening, kudos to sean hannityjob. i think where some really substantive debates and i think people learn something about each person, each governor. >> jesse: kudos to sean and harold ford jr. who said that gavin newsom was handsome. and i respect your bravery for coming out and saying that. >> harold: are you trying to say something? >> jesse: you said i love you. >> harold: i love you more. >> jesse: dirty democrats got busted censoring conservatives and just admitted they are ready to do it again. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it's where we gather as a family. it's where we experience the excitement of opening day. it's where we caught our personal best. and this tree is where it all began. this christmas start traditions under your tree... share the tradition of visiting santa's wonderland at bass pro shops and cabela's. and get your free photo with santa. bass pro shops and cabela's. why choose a sleep number smart bed? because no two people sleep the same. only sleep number smart beds let you each choose your individual firmness