Confirmation Hearings Continue & Israel-Hamas Deal Reached | 1.16.25
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What happened in the confirmation hearings?
Day two of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's nominees sees Pam Bondi and Marco Rubio under the spotlight.
What is the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment?
Can you tell me and this committee what the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment says?
Senator, I'm here to answer your questions. I'm not here to do your homework and study for you.
How can any nation state on the planet coexist side by side with a group of savages like Hamas?
How did Trump's picks handle the congressional grilling? I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Thursday, January 16th, and this is Morning Wire. A deal has been reached to get hostages back from Hamas, with Trump's return to the White House just days away.
They don't want to deal with Trump. He's been perfectly clear. He has not vacillated about his message that if they don't send our people back, there's going to be hell to pay.
And Florida and Tennessee convened special sessions to help carry out Trump's immigration agenda on day one.
We need to enact strong policies that are gonna help this administration accomplish the mission that the American people spoke loudly and clearly about in November.
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Yesterday was another marathon day of confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill as senators grilled some of Donald Trump's highest profile nominees. Here with the key takeaways from the day's events is Daily Wire Deputy Managing Editor Tim Rice. So Tim, we had six hearings yesterday. Give us the highlights.
Yeah, good morning, Georgia. You know, most of the hearings went on without incident. Trump's nominee for Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, spoke mostly about policy, promising to cut red tape and oppose a gas tax. John Ratcliffe, Trump's pick to lead the CIA, talked about how he would ensure the agency is focused on its core mission. And Energy Secretary nominee Chris Wright, who spoke about the importance of fossil fuels, even seemed to get support from Democrats John Hickenlooper and Ruben Gallego. So it seems like all three of those nominees will sail to confirmation relatively easily.
So certainly pretty different from Monday's fiery hearings with Pete Hegseth. And what about the more contentious hearings?
Yeah, that would be the hearings for Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi and Marco Rubio, Trump's pick to lead the State Department. Bondi's hearing was definitely the most lively of the day. Democrats grilled her on a number of political topics, pressing her about the 2020 election and her relationship with Trump. But Bondi was ready to answer, like in this moment when Senator Richard Blumenthal accused Bondi of simply saying the right things to get senators to vote yes on her confirmation.
How did Pam Bondi respond to the Senate's questions?
Senator, first, I need to clarify something that you said, that I have to sit up here and say these things. No, I don't. I sit up here and speak the truth. I'm not going to sit up here and say anything that I need to say to get confirmed by this body. I don't have to say anything.
Here's Bondi squaring off against Adam Schiff when he claimed Trump would prosecute Liz Cheney.
We're also worried about Liz Cheney, Senator. You know what we should be worried about? Ms. Bondi, please answer my questions.
You are aware, Ms. Bondi, your robberies are 87% higher than the national average.
That's what I want to be focused on, Senator, if I'm confirmed as Attorney General.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What happened in the confirmation hearings?
0:03–0:09
2
What is the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment?
0:09–3:24
3
How did Pam Bondi respond to the Senate's questions?
3:24–5:24
4
What was the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas?
5:24–11:16
5
What immigration policies are Florida and Tennessee proposing?
11:16–14:26
Speakers
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