vought, welcome. mr. vought: thank you. sen. kennedy: in my judgment, i don't know a single person in washington or outside washington who knows more about the federal budget than you do. i used to read your suggestions during president trump's first term. many of which congress ignored. we should not have. i am delighted that the president picked you. i have read that since 2019, the population of america has increased 2% and are spending has increased 55%. under president biden, i wish him well, if we had discovered life on mars, he would have sent it money. is that sustainable? mr. vought: it is totally unsustainable. the problem is that you go on these trajectories that we are currently on and you don't know when you will get to the point of which you have some major, major problems as an economy and country. we know that historically. sen. kennedy: i hope you will start with the low hanging fruit. there's a lot. when we sent out stimulus checks to save our economy, $1.6 billion went to dead people. and the checks were cashe

vought. i want to read a quote you said, there certainly will be mass layoffs and firing particularly at some of the agencies we don't even think should exist. i want to just give you an opportunity to clarify, what are the agencies you don't think should exist? mr. vought: i didn't say that, if you look at the video when i said that in the interview, i said there needs to be. i didn't make an announcement on behalf of the incoming administration there would be so i'm not here to do that or elaborate on any plans to that effect. because i'm not sure that they exist. sen. kim: then let me go ahead here, there are some entities within the executive branch which has space of independence, federal reserve and others and you said in the past, quote, it's very hard to square the fed's independence with the constitution. can you elaborate on that? mr. vought: the president hasn't spoken on that matter and i'm here for his behalf and his agenda. sen. kim: we're trying to assess your capabilities to d

vought. thank you for really robust discussion yesterday. i a truly -- i truly appreciate that. you were here six and a half years ago as well and i do remember that, as your kids had been sitting behind you during that as well. and, one of my colleagues, very inappropriately, questioned you on your faith as part of your first confirmation hearing before the senate. i just wanted to commend you because during that period you handled yourself with extraordinary grace. i truly apprecia i just want to be on the record as stating that i think people of all faiths should have a place in the public square. as the chair of the senate doge caucus i look forward to working with you to make the government more transparent, accountable, and efficient. it is impossible to achieve these goals if we do not even know how washington is spending tax dollars. during my time in the senate i passed numerous laws to do this. one requires the department of transportation to report all projects which are $1 billion

vought, welcome. mr. vought: thank you. sen. kennedy: in my judgment, i don't know a single person in washington or outside washington who knows more about the federal budget then you do. -- than you do. i used to read your suggestions during president trump's first term. many of which congress ignored. we should not have. i am delighted that the president picked you. i have read that since 2019, the population of america has increased 2% and are spending has increased 55%. under president biden, i wish him well, if we had discovered life on mars, he would have sent it money. is that sustainable? mr. vought: it is totally unsustainable. the problem is that you go on these trajectories we are currently on and you don't know when you will get to the point of which you have some major, major problems as an economy and country. we know that historically. sen. kennedy: i hope you will start with the low hanging fruit. there's a lot. when we sent out stimulus checks to save our economy, $1.6 billion went to dead people. and the checks

vought. he has been a consistent advocate for fiscal sanity and has continuously been suggested strategies to decrease ou spending. the character of omb plays a pivotal role in our economy and our government and $36 trillion in debt. and the congressional budget office creates an average of $2 trillion per year for about 10 years. no end in sight. the strength of character like mr. vought to put the foot down and say enough is enough. mr. vought is well-qualified having previously served as dir. in a acting capacity and as well as being deputydirector. as dir. he will be tasked with spearheading the president's budget and will also be tasked with overseeing agencies funds . coordinating agency t activities across federal government working with elon musk's department of government efficiency. however unless the new and menstruation has the courage to tackle climate perform the national debt will continue to explode. i support mr. vought's nomination and remain hopeful the upcoming administrat

vought doesn't like that. look at 2025. you want to feed hungry kids? vought doesn't like that. look at 2025. you want to preserve and expand $30 insulin. vought doesn't like that. you want to make the tax system fairer and not have tax cuts for the wealthy but help the middle class? vought doesn't like that. he wants it to go to the wealthy. he was in my office yesterday. i asked him, what part of 2025 would with you disagree with? he couldn't point to a single one. in this panoply of awful proposals, he couldn't name a single one he didn't like. he's also a proponent of impoundment of funds. it may be unconstitutional, but it could cause real damage, as the cases would go through the courts when he sued for it. that means he can pick what he doesn't like and just end it even if congress has voted for it in a bipartisan way. so this man would be devastating to the families of america if he got into office. i hope my republican colleagues will look at his record and vote against him. nobody can claim to be pro

now, when it comes to russell vought, vought served in this role, as you noted, geoff, during the firstation. and he wrote a project 2025 chapter specifically on transforming the presidency and expanding its powers. and in the time between the first trump administration and now this incoming one, he was head of a conservative think tank center for renewing america. and at that think tank, he drafted hundreds of potential executive orders and memos in preparation for a second trump administration. geoff: and you were, of course, tracking his confirmation hearing today. what stood out to you? laura barron-lopez: geoff, the republican senators welcomed this nomination, focusing more their questions on how omb and the trump administration would slash what they consider wasteful spending. but democrats pressed vought on his track record. when he was omb director during the first administration, under his leadership, the budget office delayed disaster relief to puerto rico. and it also withheld funds appropriated by congress for ukraine. and so at the heart of those questions from democrats i

vought's history very well. we know his awful and radical record from the first trump admini administration. even after leaving government, mr. vought was the go-to authority for the most radical elements of the house gop, advising them on budget that punished america's families, seniors, kids, law enforcement and others with draconian, draconian budget cuts. his budget cuts weren't just snipping at the edges. they cut to the keep. tomorrow, when vought testifies before the committee, americans will be reintroduced to his outl outlandishly extreme agenda. if project 2025 caused your stomach to turn during the election, mr. vought would be a nightmare scenario. if you're among america's works class or from low-income families or middle-class families working marred to make -- hard to make ends meet, mr. vought would be disastrous. if you rely on medicare or nutrition assistance, mr. vought would put those services in danger. on the other hand, if you're among the wealthiest of americans in in this country, mr. vo

russ vought with us and to the bottom of the hour. the center for renewing america, from white house budget director and this is the way and out of arlington, texas, up first line for democrats. go ahead. >> caller: good morning. how y'all doing? i just want to say that my question is, why do we even have a debt ceiling when most countries around the world don't? second of all, i noticed your organization has in god we trust in it, and i kind of feel that's a little scary being the fact we have separation of church and state. you know, we shouldn't have that. if you think of god what's the first god the comes to mind? i'm a christian. anyhow, i will end with a quote. a good man once said history repeats itself, first as a tragic event as a farce. thank you for your time. >> guest: thanks, lwin. i'm not going to -- what to say we believe we need to regain a consensus in this country that we are a christian nation at that we're religious liberty for all face but we were founded as a nation on the basis of a judeo-christian worldview and

vought previously led the office for part of mr. trump's first term.uthor of project 2025, the controversial heritage foundation blueprint for a second trump administration. our white house correspondent laura barron-lopez joins us now for more on the hearing. remind us of who russell vought is and what the omb does across the federal government. >> it is not usually a household name but it is an incredibly important position in the white house. the head of the omb oversees expending and can review all regulations across agencies, in charge of the president's budget policy and often involved in hill negotiations. when it comes to russell vought, he served during the first trump administration and wrote a project 2025 piece on expanding powers. he was head of a conservative think tank center for renewing america and there he drafted hundreds of potential executive orders and memos in preparation for a second trump administration. geoff: you are of course tracking his confirmation hearing today, what stood out to you? >> republican senators welcome this

vought did. i want to reiterate one thing yesterday two days ago president trump talked about the golden age. it's a golden age for drug manufactures and it's a golden age for big oil companies the golden age for -- that's not a golden age for people who need help golden age of american workers for helping those who need food stamps and other golden age for -- the golden ages for a limited few. you could not have a worse nominee and the more powerful position than mr. vought. on the subject first, yes. we just had the hearing yesterday and it's all coming up. project 2025 they used to say he had nothing to do with the trump presidency and it has everything to do with the trump presidency and as they have learned i will -- i hope we will get some votes but it will hurt their constituents as much as anybody. [inaudible] that i or any clean energy which i wrote in large part the ira is the law to impound those funds to be unconstitutional absolutely. yes. [inaudible] hegseth is so unqualified he ran

vought doesn't like that. look at 2025. you want to feed hungry kids? vought doesn't like that. look at 2025. you want to preserve and expand $30 insulin. vought doesn't like that. you want to make the tax system fairer and not have tax cuts for the wealthy but help the middle class? vought doesn't like that. he wants it to go to the wealthy. he was in my office yesterday. i asked him, what part of 2025 would with you disagree with? he couldn't point to a single one. in this panoply of awful proposals, he couldn't name a single one he didn't like. he's also a proponent of impoundment of funds. it may be unconstitutional, but it could cause real damage, as the cases would go through the courts when he sued for it. that means he can pick what he doesn't like and just end it even if congress has voted for it in a bipartisan way. so this man would be devastating to the families of america if he got into office. i hope my republican colleagues will look at his record and vote against him. nobody can claim to be pro

larry: i take is also, again from russ vought's hearings and perhaps elsewhere. you are opposed to -- authority by president, let me ask you this. this is a free speech program. you can whack away. if the president thinks he can achieve the goals of congress with a cheaper spend out rate for example, i don't know if i -- just cheaper to do what everyone wants him to do, it might be true. but why shouldn't he impound the rift, if he could save money by getting same missions done, more cheaply, why not impound them, you know, as people have said, couple hundred years we had impound am aut ment authority. >> i have a couple questions, first, if you impound that money, where does that go, it is still all right spent in an account or not spend and at treasury, do you not draw it, that would make a difference to me, i'm not fully decided on it. in general, principle that congress controls power of purse and spends money and president executes that spending is a very important principle. we have not had a lot of it discussion about not spending it is a good debate to ha

vought.rate what is at stake for working class families better than donald trump's pick for omb director mr. russell vought. this is one of the most influential alsos in -- positions in the entire white house, responsible for not only producing the president's budget but also executing the president's agenda across the executive branch. i'll be candid. mr. vought's appointment to omb director would be a nightmare scenario for working americans. it is difficult to imagine a worst choice to implement white house policy than the chief architect of project 2025. let me repeat that. because our republican friends don't want to talk about 2025, but at the same time, they're likely to vote for someone who was the chief architect of the project in a powerful position to implement it. head of omb. you cannot, you simply cannot be pro-worker and support the nomination of russell vought. the last time he worked at the white house, mr. vought pushed radical budget proposals that gutted social security, m

. >> the hearing to consider the nomination of russell vought to be director of the office of management and budget will come to order. since taking office four years ago president biden has added a $.4 trillion to our national debt. to be fair, the trump administration added 7.8 shown in dollars to the national debt. this is truly a bipartisan problem. to put the face of our government spending in perspective for the last eight years our government has added on average $1 trillion to the national that every six months. now for the first time in history servicing our debt has come at a cost that is more than our entire defense budget. the interest now exceeds our military budget. this is not sustainable.

vought, right? russell vought like voting, right? >> yes, sir. >> i'm going to get a quick introduction. you can say anything you want. we're going to five-minute questioning, the hard, challenging, don't make a complete aspect of yourself and let's get through this thing. [laughing] so with that said, your no stranger to this job. mr. vought had this job, he was deputy director. he was omb director president trump's first term. he was born in mount vernon, new york, and attended wheaton college, graduating in idea, completed his j. d. from georgetown university. he worked on capitol hill, legislative senate, assistant for senator phil gramm and chuck hagel. big delta there. from 2004-2008 he worked as executive thousand eight he worked as executive director for the republican study committee. 2009, 2010 policy director of the housing, houseam republican conference here again he was omb director under the first trump term, deputy and became omb director so you've done it once and you want to do it again. we are glad on our side you'r

. >> host: we continue our conversation of the debt limit and several spending with russ vought conformhite house budget director during trump administration currently the president of the center for renewing democracy here first for folks are not familiar with the center what's the mission? when and why did you start it? >> guest: the center for renewing america is we try to keep

and russell vought is determined.ition to do everything. >> he can. >> to deregulate and let the looters loot and. >> the. >> polluters pollute. >> one of the strange things here is that he also, and this is based on lots of reporting, and i think interviews has the position that he doesn't have to follow the law, and the president doesn't have to follow the law about what congress appropriates for funds. and this is strange. the constitution is very clear on this. and in case there's any question, there's a federal law called the impoundment control act, which basically says the executive branch has to spend the money that is appropriated by congress. today, there is an exchange between your colleague, senator murray and him on this law, which all indications are they just think they can violate, like it doesn't apply to them. i want to play that exchange and get your reaction to it. take a listen. >> the president ran. >> on the. >> notion that the. >> impoundment control act is unconstitutional. >> i agree with tha

vought. no nominee is more threatening, more antithetical to the needs of working people than this godfather of the ultra right. russell vought is is the godfather of the ultra right, chief cook and bottle washer of project 2025. when americans voted for donald trump, they were very clear they wanted inflation to go down. they want more affordable prescription drugs. they do not want project 2025 running the show. but that's precisely what will happen if vought becomes director of omb. if you're one of the tens of billions who benefits from social security, medicare, medicaid, russell vought is a nightmare scenario. if you want lower drug prices, you can forget about it if vought is run rpg the show at omb. if you wanting lower energy costs, if you want the u.s. to stand up to china, if you want america to create better clean jobs, russell vought is very bad news. but if you're part of the ultra rich in this country, if you are an oil executive, russell vought is your golden ticket. if there'

and we're talking about russell vought wanting to.trillion. >> in. >> giveaways, where almost all of it goes to the. >> richest americans. >> and how is he going to pay for that? well, he's going to cut a whole lot of programs. and his last budget with trump. >> he proceeded. >> to say we should get rid of community development block grants for housing. >> we should. >> make student loans for. students for college much more expensive. we should cut about $1 trillion out of health care for families. >> that are. >> struggling to get on. >> their feet. >> and they need that health care to be able to go. get a job. it's just attack one. program after the other. and this is the great betrayal. trump ran on being. a champion for families. and russell vought represents the real trump agenda, which is to attack the programs for families and deliver massive wealth to the already wealthiest. i think it's fairly easy when we're thinking about which trump nominee will will, may break the law or break the law the most. one candidate is the one wh

trump ran on being a champion for families, and russell vought represents the real trump agenda, whichfamilies and deliver massive wealth to the already wealthiest. i think it's fairly easy when we're thinking about which trump nominee will will, may break the law or break the law the most. one candidate is the one who's already done it. senator jeff merkley, thank you very much for joining our discussion. you're welcome. thank you lawrence. thank you. and coming up, the remarkable life and career of remarkable life and career of cecile r okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪♪) protection against. >> trackers. >> malicious websites. >> malicious websites. >> and malware ridden right now across the u.s., people are trying to ban books from public schools and public libraries. yes, libraries. we all have a first amendment right to read and learn different viewpoints. that's why every book belongs on th

vought fight for if confirmed?because i believe it's important. both sides here directly and candidly from the president's nominees before we're asked to vote on their nomination. after all, the debate over president trump's nominees is not just about senior-level positions in the administration. the debate on nominees is a debate about the president's very agenda and about who will benefit. whose side are these nominees on? president trump promised an agenda that will fight for the working and middle class. he promised a golden age for the country. but actions speak louder than words, and so far the president's nominees suggest if there is any golden age coming, it's only one for the very, very elite. so democrats will continue to get the president's nominees on the record on very important questions. will donald trump's nominees focus on cutting costs or will they be more interested in cutting sweetheart deal for big businesses? will they protect our communities? will they focus more on protecting special interes

and yet, russ vought, who's coming in as the new budget director for the white house, said in testimonyhis confirmation hearing that he believes that the impoundment control act, which is what limits the president from doing that, is unconstitutional. russ vought, not a member of the supreme court, but hoping that he has some friends there, not a member of the supreme court, but someone with some power within trump world, especially if he's ready to pick those fights. >> and then you look over to capitol hill, the fact that the president elect was having breakfast over the weekend with senators, he had his top senior aides from the white or incoming white house, rather talking about the policy agenda. >> what was the big takeaway for you? and as we're talking about, is it going to be one big bill, two big bills? that wasn't even really my sense of the conversations this weekend. >> it was more like, what is the stuff we want to pack into those bills? >> right. so you saw stephen miller, the incoming deputy chief of staff for policy, briefed some of these republican leaders over the week

we had russ vought, important position.director, like democrats are not talking about policies, they go after personalities for the most part. you know, particularly with hegseth. but just like you will -- with pam bondi, will you have retribution, the poor people on j6 or, why don't we h hammer away on kash patel, last segment someone mike davis said that c kash patel got an award during the obama administration, indecide of talking about america's future, growth, proper law and order, neutral justice department, let's get energy prices down, democrats missing all these points, jim jordan that is incredible to me. >> remember, they are party of crazy policies, i remember sarah huckabee sanders said divide in america today is normal versus crazy. we had the bill yesterday, two democrats voted for it. they are now left now controlling party, they are party of crazy, we're party says let's get back to common sense, good energy policy, to help with economy keeping taxes low to grow the economy economy is curing border rule of

against justice jackson that russell vought signed, but it. >> looks like it was actually written byark paoletta. >> so this whole thing is just so strongly intertwined. >> yeah. senator sheldon whitehouse, thank you for your time tonight. appreciate it. coming up, trouble in paradise, the co-president undercuts donald trump's big new infrastructure announcement that's ahead. >> to avoid digital threats, just turn on nordvpn, improve. your protection against. >> trackers, malicious. websites and malware. >> ridden downloads. get the deal now. >> kitchen science skincare is. >> doing very well. >> so what i'm going to do is i'm. >> going. >> to offer people a deal, and. >> then. >> i'm going to call it the degeneres deal. clever. michael, hand me my phone, please. i have to call kind science headquarters. thank you. you know, we got rid of the cords a long time ago. >> hello? >> yeah. >> it's ellen degeneres. listen, i'm trying to give. >> the people. >> a deal. >> i'm going to call it the degeneres deal. >> yes. >> that's funny, i know. >> so i'm going. >> to do four products. and th

vought to explain. if you look at the document/pell grants,/low income heating and energy programs/rental assistance. i asked him about all of those tell me wait these are woke and weaponized programs and again and again what he said is i'm not here to defend that document. he wrote it and he named it in the tipped us off about what is going to do and nobody will be surprised when he comes over and it has the thumbprints of russ voght project 2025 all over it slashing the programs of every day people who count on it. he's a nominee who is told with all is going to do things that will be very harmful to the american public that we need to reject them. thanks so much. >> good morning everyone. they carry off about my colleagues are sharing this morning and i don't know how many they had a chance to take it in, i'm going to carry forward a little bit what senator cain was talking about. while mr. vought responded to senator cain saying he wasn't there to talk about this report. he's the coach and he wrote

vought is the godfather of the ultra-right. the chief cook and bottle washer for project 2025, which would decimate the lives of so many americans. lisa: as for the trump agenda, today a first barrier. a federal judge temporarily blocked the trump executive order to end birthright citizenship, saying it is blatantly unconstitutional. that is not yet dissuading some republicans in congress who propose to codify trump's birthright idea. >> this opportunity will not come again, at least not for a long, long time. lisa: in washington, a sense of the opportunity and concerns around a fast-moving new presidency. for the "pbs newshour," i'm lisa desjardins. geoff: and let's dive a little deeper into what we heard from president trump at davos today. david wessel is a senior fellow in economic studies at the brookings institution. welcome back to the program. >> good to be here. geoff: so president trump speaking to the davos elite, among other things, he blasted european regulation and trade policies. your assessment of his speech and

hearings is the homeland security committee overseeing on wednesday for kristi noem dhs secretary, russ voughtf the office of management and budget and all week cabinet confirmation hearings for pam bondi, doug burgum, pete hegseth, marco rubio, duffy, stephan again right, what are your expectations for the hearings and confirmation of trip under president trump's cabinet. >> in the past some minority party has not obstructed a handful of high ranking cabinet members to be approved in the first week and i'm hopeful the secretary of state as well as the department of homeland security will be approved on the day of the inauguration or the day after or that week as well as a few others the department of defense. i'm hoping we get to quickly and don't muddle around. have my figures process going to be happening. the to the i'm in charge of no resistance on the republican side in some we make it democrats support as well. maria: you conviction and confidence that your colleagues in the senate on the gop side will vote for president trump's cabinet. >> for the most part there is two or three in our

. >> return russell vought. >> he's the. one who makes the. legal claim, which i. >> think is. >> a very outlandish. >> legal claim that the president can essentially cancel spending authorized and legislated and appropriated by congress that he doesn't like. i imagine this is going to be the. >> subject of many lawsuits. >> but it's a pretty breathtaking, breathtaking. >> assertion of. >> authority by. >> the new president. luke. >> what's your take? >> based on this, i'm going to say massive overlap just in the last week. what do you think is coming next from this administration? i mean, russell's not even in the job officially yet. >> yeah. >> i. >> think susan is right. you know, russ. vote is probably a name that is not familiar to many americans, but he's about to be one of the most significant figures in washington. he's going to control the budget in many ways. he's the intellectual. leader of at least one. >> wing. >> of the republican party. that's going. >> to have a. >> huge influence. >> over the trump administration. so he's goin

this week, there's the 1974 impoundment act, which russ vought, when asked by a democratic lawmaker whether he would seek to withhold congressionally appropriated funds, which the supreme court has ruled a president does not have the authority to do, he said that he didn't believe that the supreme court's decision was constitutional or accurate. and why is that important? well, you're talking about democrats, joni ernst, people who are committed to certain, right, that everybody ran for congress for a certain reason. and again, if you take them at their word, they want to ensure that some of their priorities are ultimately funded. and so that is where you are going to need donald trump. you'll need russ vote over the next two plus years in order to effectuate and make sure that that and other end of the line that that phone call is picked up by the president. >> it's so interesting because like, i actually again, i don't think half these people believe it, but they have subscribed and signed up for trumpism, which will be here long after donald trump is no longer the president. the

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red states, as well as blue states. >> well, you asked some very tough questions of russell vought attion hearing. what do you think the chances are to try to get support against him being confirmed? >> well, at the confirmation hearing, republicans were very supportive. he was. trump's former director of. >> the office of management and. >> budget. but we now understand. >> what the. republican plan is. >> it has three parts. the first part. >> is attack. >> programs that help people stand on their feet. families stand on their feet and move. >> into the middle class. >> second of all, borrow massively from the federal government and run. >> up the deficit. and third, give massive tax. breaks to the richest americans. that's the three part plan. well. >> part one. >> was implemented in. >> and not just an expansive way in a sweeping. >> everything is. >> covered mode. >> as of 5 p.m. today. it was issued last night, but it takes effect at 5 p.m. today. >> mr. vote was. >> very proud of the impoundments. >> he drove. >> in the trump administration. he said the court may. >> say it's t

vought wants to impound in many, many places and not spend money that's needed. this is a small but classic example of how the federal government's action, not inaction, can get your prices lower, real action, spending the $300 million we put in the budget in december and more funds if needed can reduce bird flu, department of agriculture knows how to do it, can help farmers reduce the bird flu in their flocks, and get our prices of eggs back down again. let's get to work. the money is there and ready to be used. we need the federal government to work overtime with experts in the coming months to keep the outbreak in check and keep grocery prices in check for families. now, on the i.g.'s, last friday, while most americans were asleep, president trump conducted a midnight massacre of many of the federal government's nonpartisan independent watchdogs. the president did not notify the congress of his decision, as is required by law. the president did not offer any substantive explanation for these firings. instead, the president simply said these positions were, quo

but when i was outside i was able to participate in their second congress, and through a director voughtwe had an election to elect what's called the leadership council. the idea of the leadership council is to come number one, to bring energy and strategies of how can we work together. so addicted to work together. we should the same. we are doing things for a specific that are trying to support dissidents and xo, for example, i have a foundation in nicaragua freedom foundation that is based in puerto rico where we're using our foundation to support venezuela and dissidents or puerto rico for where supporting cuban dissidents who are as well trying to work raising this issue. we just were able to the delegation dissidents that came together to brussels. not only nicaragua but when you're from bolivia, nicaragua, from russia addressing the issue of european parliament with e level of tension we get is much higher. so basically synergy is number one. number two elements it's fighting tactics that work, from, i know were run out of time and will not quit a detail but, for example, dictator

and russell vought, director of office of budget. he will personally ask mr.ohn ratcliffe questions and he knows what they are going to ask about marco rubio, too. watch. >> i heard john's hearing, he's been director of national intelligence, we agree cia is vital for our country, we have to get back to its roots and focused on core mission, not things like climate change or whether an african country will pass gay rights legislation. i'm confident john will get it done and advance interest of our own citizen and our own economy, not those of other countries. we wish every country well, we have to put our own citizens first. re >> ainsley: arabia shrine circus plans to target china. top priority is united states and he's a hawk on foreign policy. >> brian: kristi noem's confirmation hearing is postponed because of paperwork is issue. doug collins next week because of paperwosh -- paperwork issues. >> ainsley: you don't want to be first one, i rather be at the end. >> brian: or easy ones like doug burgum go first. they will ask him burglar -- >> ainsley: what i