Liz Wheeler
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with us today knows that just because you cut off the head of the snake, just because you replace the top political appointees at an agency, it doesn't remove immediately all of those who would wish to subvert the will of the president. That takes time.
with us today knows that just because you cut off the head of the snake, just because you replace the top political appointees at an agency, it doesn't remove immediately all of those who would wish to subvert the will of the president. That takes time.
with us today knows that just because you cut off the head of the snake, just because you replace the top political appointees at an agency, it doesn't remove immediately all of those who would wish to subvert the will of the president. That takes time.
And so the fact that we have concrete evidence in the form of this tangible binder that they gave this to Pam Bondi and told her, this is it, this is a smoking gun, when it is a nothing burger, that is a huge story. The entire SDNY should be fired. This post should be absolutely razed. So put a pin in that for a second. That's what happened in the secure briefing room at the White House.
And so the fact that we have concrete evidence in the form of this tangible binder that they gave this to Pam Bondi and told her, this is it, this is a smoking gun, when it is a nothing burger, that is a huge story. The entire SDNY should be fired. This post should be absolutely razed. So put a pin in that for a second. That's what happened in the secure briefing room at the White House.
And so the fact that we have concrete evidence in the form of this tangible binder that they gave this to Pam Bondi and told her, this is it, this is a smoking gun, when it is a nothing burger, that is a huge story. The entire SDNY should be fired. This post should be absolutely razed. So put a pin in that for a second. That's what happened in the secure briefing room at the White House.
We were then, we met with other, we went into the Oval Office. We talked to President Trump. We talked to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. We talked to HHS Secretary RFK Jr. And then, of course, we weren't allowed to have our phones on us during this time in the West Wing. They were in a secure box downstairs.
We were then, we met with other, we went into the Oval Office. We talked to President Trump. We talked to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. We talked to HHS Secretary RFK Jr. And then, of course, we weren't allowed to have our phones on us during this time in the West Wing. They were in a secure box downstairs.
We were then, we met with other, we went into the Oval Office. We talked to President Trump. We talked to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. We talked to HHS Secretary RFK Jr. And then, of course, we weren't allowed to have our phones on us during this time in the West Wing. They were in a secure box downstairs.
We were told that, you know, we needed to leave this secure briefing room because the UK prime minister was coming and they were going to take us out the back of the White House and downstairs to get our phones. We were, of course, really excited because we had just gotten a coin from the president personally. And, you know, he was showing us the portraits in the Oval Office.
We were told that, you know, we needed to leave this secure briefing room because the UK prime minister was coming and they were going to take us out the back of the White House and downstairs to get our phones. We were, of course, really excited because we had just gotten a coin from the president personally. And, you know, he was showing us the portraits in the Oval Office.
We were told that, you know, we needed to leave this secure briefing room because the UK prime minister was coming and they were going to take us out the back of the White House and downstairs to get our phones. We were, of course, really excited because we had just gotten a coin from the president personally. And, you know, he was showing us the portraits in the Oval Office.
I mean, it's just a real experience to to visit this this central place of power. And we were really honored to have been there, as I think anyone would be. So we go out back, excited to get our phones, because as soon as we get these phones, we're going to dive into these binders.
I mean, it's just a real experience to to visit this this central place of power. And we were really honored to have been there, as I think anyone would be. So we go out back, excited to get our phones, because as soon as we get these phones, we're going to dive into these binders.
I mean, it's just a real experience to to visit this this central place of power. And we were really honored to have been there, as I think anyone would be. So we go out back, excited to get our phones, because as soon as we get these phones, we're going to dive into these binders.
We know that there's nothing really in them, but we have this letter, this huge story to break that previously would have been given to the legacy media, but it was given to us about the SDNY incident. But as we're going out the back door, we're we're rushed a little bit by White House staff. And I personally found this funny because I'm a history nerd. We're told, hurry, hurry.
We know that there's nothing really in them, but we have this letter, this huge story to break that previously would have been given to the legacy media, but it was given to us about the SDNY incident. But as we're going out the back door, we're we're rushed a little bit by White House staff. And I personally found this funny because I'm a history nerd. We're told, hurry, hurry.
We know that there's nothing really in them, but we have this letter, this huge story to break that previously would have been given to the legacy media, but it was given to us about the SDNY incident. But as we're going out the back door, we're we're rushed a little bit by White House staff. And I personally found this funny because I'm a history nerd. We're told, hurry, hurry.
The British are coming. The British are coming because we needed to be out of the way of the of the hallway for the UK prime minister. Now, being the political nerds that we are, we all thought that was really funny. Once the last time someone shouted, the British are coming in in the White House.
The British are coming. The British are coming because we needed to be out of the way of the of the hallway for the UK prime minister. Now, being the political nerds that we are, we all thought that was really funny. Once the last time someone shouted, the British are coming in in the White House.