Ryan Knutson

Yeah, with hot dog fingers. Is that coming soon?

How would you say overall that things are going for him so far with the strategy?

How would you say overall that things are going for him so far with the strategy?

How would you say overall that things are going for him so far with the strategy?

All right. Well, there's a lot to cover here on the show today. So let's get right to it.

All right. Well, there's a lot to cover here on the show today. So let's get right to it.

All right. Well, there's a lot to cover here on the show today. So let's get right to it.

From the Journal, this is Trump 2.0. I'm Ryan Knudson.

From the Journal, this is Trump 2.0. I'm Ryan Knudson.

From the Journal, this is Trump 2.0. I'm Ryan Knudson.

It's Friday, January 31st. Coming up, Trump tries to freeze federal spending. And it doesn't quite go as planned. Or does it?

It's Friday, January 31st. Coming up, Trump tries to freeze federal spending. And it doesn't quite go as planned. Or does it?

It's Friday, January 31st. Coming up, Trump tries to freeze federal spending. And it doesn't quite go as planned. Or does it?

All right, so before we get into this temporary freeze in federal spending, there are a few other things I want to talk about. First, Trump is putting his cabinet together. And this week, a few of his more controversial nominees had their Senate confirmation hearings. There's Keshe Patel for FBI director, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

All right, so before we get into this temporary freeze in federal spending, there are a few other things I want to talk about. First, Trump is putting his cabinet together. And this week, a few of his more controversial nominees had their Senate confirmation hearings. There's Keshe Patel for FBI director, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

All right, so before we get into this temporary freeze in federal spending, there are a few other things I want to talk about. First, Trump is putting his cabinet together. And this week, a few of his more controversial nominees had their Senate confirmation hearings. There's Keshe Patel for FBI director, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

for health secretary. How big of a battle do you think lies ahead for the administration and these nominees?

for health secretary. How big of a battle do you think lies ahead for the administration and these nominees?

for health secretary. How big of a battle do you think lies ahead for the administration and these nominees?

It seems like from the hearing so far that most Democrats are most likely to oppose these nominees. But what Republicans do you think might present the biggest hurdles? We saw a few of them flip on Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, who barely cleared his nomination, needing a tie-breaking vote from Vice President J.D. Vance.