Hot Topics | Wray's FBI Resignation & Hegseth's New Support - December 12th, 2024
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What breaking news opens the episode and who is the guest mentioned?
Good morning, good morning. Welcome everyone to Hot Topics at 10, or a little bit late, sorry, forgive me. Working on some things. Changed up a little bit since we got some new information in, some new news. We also have a guest coming up in about 15 minutes who's going to help us through all of this. So, so glad that you're here. Good morning, Lemon Nation. What are you drinking and where are you streaming from? Let's get started. Some of you in here talk hard says Norman Sowers. I love all the greens. You guys know what the greens mean, right? The greens mean that these folks are members. You're members of the channel. And I'm so grateful to you for being members of the channel. Oh, by the way, I just realized I had my, this is from years ago for my parents on the Stephen Colbert show.
Good morning. Elimination says Estella W. Thank you very much. Talk hard. Norman Sowers, um, Northern tier FVP on the line. Here we go, Nappy Chow. You guys, I love. Hey, elimination says Tanja. Thank you. I like the mug. I just dropped my phone. So, look, I'm so grateful that you're all here. And there we go. I think I muted for a second there. But anyways, let's see where you're calling from. Boise, Diane Cox. Wow. Detroit, drinking coffee from Texas, says Janet Davis, streaming from Montevideo. Is that right? Montevideo. Daryl Black. Look at all of the greens. Wow, you guys. Portland. I'm so glad. Portland, a bunch of folks are green. If you are green, it means you're in. It means you're in the money, or at least you put some money in to becoming a member, and we certainly appreciate it.
Amanda W. is in California. HBW is in the Bronx. Marie Maniscalco is in New Jersey. Linda Schmidt in Kingston, New York. Virginia Thomas, Chicago. Matt F., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, my hometown. What's going on in Baton Rouge? How is Baton Rouge? I'm just going to read all the greens today. Jill C., good morning from Michigan. Yvette Bishop, good morning from Covington, Georgia. I know where that is. Experimental Projects says Ashwagandha tea. Oh, okay, nice. So great. It's so good to have you all on this morning again. I'm really happy to have you here. Thank you so much. So you saw what the what our thumbnail says. It says DEI hires. And we're going to talk about that. What the reason that I want to talk about that is because we want to discuss whether these folks died.
Are they qualified to be in these positions in the government? Are they qualified to be in these positions in the government? Let's see. I want to make sure that I'm using the right microphone because I don't think that I am. I'm going to try to change it up.
We lost you, John. We can't hear you.
Nothing.
iPhone microphone.
We got you. Now we got you.
Yeah. So for some reason, the microphone is not working. Remember, we had that issue the other day. And ever since then, for some reason, that microphone is not working. This one does, right? This one works. Nikki, can you hear me?
Yes, this one works.
All right, good. So we're going to talk about these DEI hires, right? Diversity, equity, and inclusion. They like to talk so much about DEI and diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Republicans do, especially the MAGA folks. And these folks simply are really not qualified for the positions. not to mention their histories and on and on and on, not to mention that and some of the crazy things that they have done in their past or that they're accused of, including essay and a whole bunch of other things, just not being qualified. And so they like love to talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion, and that women and minorities are getting jobs that they're not qualified for. And all of a sudden, as it relates to them,
For some reason, the rules don't really apply. Now, why is that? Why don't the rules apply for them? Also, let me just tell you what we're going to cover. So welcome to the show, everyone. I think it's fair to say that the second Trump term has already begun. Why am I saying that? By tradition, FBI directors serve 10 years. That's a norm designed to insulate the FBI from pressure to serve any president's whims, right?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What breaking news opens the episode and who is the guest mentioned?
0:23–11:00
2
How does the host summarize the 'DEI hires' argument and what broader cultural critique is offered?
11:00–21:13
3
Why is Christopher Wray resigning and how does tradition shape FBI director terms?
21:13–29:36
4
What does the Biden clemency announcement involve and why does the host mention it?
29:36–1:00:50
5
How does Christopher Wray’s career and resume compare to Kash Patel’s background?
1:00:50–1:03:02