Bessent Slams NYT, DHS Crackdown in New Orleans, Doc Sentenced in Matthew Perry Case: AM Update 12/4
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Good morning, everyone. I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show on SiriusXM Channel 111. It's Thursday, December 4th, 2025, and this is your AM Update.
The New York Times is no longer the paper of record.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant rips into the New York Times at a summit hosted by the New York Times. Democrats on the Oversight Committee released never-before-seen photos of Jeffrey Epstein's island. We're going to take these dangerous criminals off the streets of Louisiana. DHS arrives for an immigration crackdown in New Orleans with the governor's blessing. And the first of five defendants sentenced in connection with actor Matthew Perry's overdose death. All that and more, coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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What did Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent say about the New York Times?
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What new evidence was released regarding Jeffrey Epstein's island?
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant sitting down with The New York Times' Andrew Ross Sorkin at The New York Times' dealbook summit for a wide-ranging conversation yesterday. The typically calm and measured secretary at times getting heated with the journalist, challenging him on several issues. In one particularly fiery moment, Secretary Besant slamming The New York Times for a recent report headlined, quote, Shorter days, signs of fatigue. Trump faces realities of aging in office. The Times analyzing the president's schedule finding, quote, Mr. Trump has fewer public events on his schedule and is traveling domestically much less than he did by this point during his first year in office in 2017, although he is taking more foreign trips.
He also keeps a shorter public schedule than he used to. Most of his public appearances fall between noon and 5 p.m. on average. Where was this intrepid reporting when President Biden would go days without any appearances or spent long weekends napping on a beach in Delaware?
What is the significance of DHS's immigration crackdown in New Orleans?
Secretary Besant, yesterday.
The New York Times is no longer the paper of record. I read this article, like President Trump is slowing down. It is 100% fake. He only called me twice at 2 in the morning last week instead of three times.
Who was sentenced in connection with Matthew Perry's death?
You're saying he called you? I believe that he called you at 2 or 3 in the morning. That whole narrative. You had what was one of the greatest scandals of all time. that the coverage of the Biden administration, Joe Biden's diminished capacity, and the cover-up. And that's why it's probably fair to raise these questions. Where was the New York Times? We just had a three-hour cabinet meeting yesterday, Andrew. For 10 months, the Biden administration did not have a cabinet meeting. How are you going to invoke the 25th Amendment if the cabinet secretaries never see the president, which they didn't? That I hear from people in the Treasury building that I see President Trump more in a day than my predecessor saw Joe Biden in half a year.
Sorkin pressing Besson on recent reporting that President Trump pushed for Paramount to greenlight buddy comedy Rush Hour 4 as it attempts to buy Warner Bros. in a deal that would ultimately require regulatory approval.
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Chapters
6 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–1:14
2
What did Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent say about the New York Times?
1:14–2:08
3
What new evidence was released regarding Jeffrey Epstein's island?
2:08–3:09
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What is the significance of DHS's immigration crackdown in New Orleans?
3:09–3:26
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Who was sentenced in connection with Matthew Perry's death?
3:26–12:54
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How did Scott Bessent criticize media coverage of President Trump?
12:54–15:57
Speakers
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