'America Reports' co-hosts Sandra Smith and John Roberts report on the end of the Trump presidency and look ahead to the Biden Cabinet confirmation hearings on 'Fox & Friends.'
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Empire state building a couple
blocks south of where we are
sitting joining us. Now we have Sandra
joining us now. We have Sandra
Smith in New York and John
Roberts with a brand New America
reports where he for years
covered. The Trump
administration
so like today will be a busy day
at the White House final full
day, a bunch of pardons coming
shortly, plus the president is
going to make a video address,
which we imagine will be a
greatest hits of the Trump
administration
after living in the basement
of the White House for four years. It is nice looking down
years. It is nice looking down
but no question in the last twenty four
hours of not the presidency,
because it is a little more than
that, but the presidents last twenty four
hours in Washington hes
leaving tomorrow morning,
he will arrive in Palm beach at
1100 in the morning still
president, which means he gets to
fly on Marine one and air force, one making a farewell address
one making a farewell address
and event at joint Base Andrews
before he boards air force. One
Barack Obama did the same thing.
George Bush had a little one
when he left in two thousand and nine the next twenty four hours somewhat
the next twenty four hours, somewhat
melancholy.
The big house behind me that
wasnt to be
the question, will he be able to
run in twenty twenty four?
It depends what happens in the
Senate trial if they have a
trial,
a lot of Trump supporters in
Florida, pretty conservative
area.
What can we expect?
Congratulations on the new show.
What can we expect from the
Senate? Confirmation hearing
look forward to seeing you
this afternoon.
These cabinet hearings
throughout the morning a keen
interest for the market, JANET
Yellen, testifying for the Senate
Finance Committee. The world will
be watching because she has the
enormous task of explaining how
she will help so many millions
of struggling Americans shes
getting pressure on how big
shes going to go with stimulus.
She is expected to say in her
own words, she plans to go big
with stimulus when it comes to
those direct payments. Extending
the unemployment benefits to
struggling Americans and the
Wall Street Journal is asking.
How much is too much. You are looking at twenty six dollars trillion.
You are looking at twenty six dollars trillion
in this country more than we
are putting out as an economy.
She will make the case to
lawmakers that now is the time
to do it with those historic
vote, interest rates that have
if we are going to borrow all
this money and spend all this
money now is the time to do it.
She will face a lot of tough
questions, but the markets have a
lot of confidence in her
Goldman Sachs rolling. That
market seemed to do this.
The first female Treasury secretary, the first federal
secretary, the first Federal
Reserve chair as well
Yellens perspective, is the
same as Larry Kudlows. If they
do it at all, one to three America remarks,
one to three America remarks
I am here in New York, John
Roberts is in DC and it is
remarkable to have this split
show, because so much news to
cover
folks. The next couple days, where
you are in DC
will the power center in Dc
New York City Sandra, and I are
such friends you dont, have to
be in the same studio to have
great chemistry.
We have a great lineup join us
at 100 this afternoon,
Steve. That means they have not
booked them. Yet
it is great to have the two of
you so much going on and you
were both journalists and
explainers of what things are
and ultimately what impacts the
world and was were you watching
how black gold grows in a
musty basement
did Peter Doocy know the
basement is only at the White
House.
I havent told him yet
Ainsley during the show our
audience might not know. You
occasionally send us all emails
that tell us this is what is
happening at the White House. So
we really appreciate it.
We learned one thing about
John Roberts. What is the shoe
he wears? I have big shoes to fill.
I have big shoes to fill.
Look at that.
Our new White House
correspondent said the outgoing
chief White House. Correspondent
has been nice and welcoming and
showing the ropes for which we
are grateful.
He is a terrific guy,
terrific correspondent and hes
right outside the door and
coming up soon
any messages.
Transcript generated on 2021-01-20.