WEBVTT - Who is in Trump's cabinet?

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<v Speaker 1>Already and this is the Daily This is the Daily

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<v Speaker 1>ohs oh, now it makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, and welcome to the Daily OS. It's Thursday,

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty first of November. I'm Harry, I'm Emma. Donald

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<v Speaker 2>Trump takes office in January, but since his recent election win,

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<v Speaker 2>the US President elect has been choosing who will join

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<v Speaker 2>his future administration and cabinet. A range of senior White

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<v Speaker 2>House positions have already been filled across areas like foreign affairs, environment,

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<v Speaker 2>border security, and health. Many of Trump's picks already have

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<v Speaker 2>high profiles in the US, ranking from state senators to

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<v Speaker 2>billionaires and a Fox News presenter and a politician from

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<v Speaker 2>one of America's most influential families, the Kennedys. On the

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<v Speaker 2>podcast today, we're going to take you through some of

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<v Speaker 2>those appointments from what you need to know about their

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<v Speaker 2>past and what they'll be responponsible for in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>Harry, I've been seeing all these names and faces popping

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<v Speaker 1>up in the news over the last couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>It almost feels like a celebrity runway of people heading

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<v Speaker 1>into the White House.

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<v Speaker 2>There's obviously as started lineup, you might say, and Dar.

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<v Speaker 1>Started line up, and there's obviously Harry still two months

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<v Speaker 1>before Donald Trump is inaugurated, but he seems to be

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<v Speaker 1>getting to work quickly. But I want to know straight

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<v Speaker 1>off the bat, is this something unique to US politics,

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<v Speaker 1>because I can't really remember there being this much hype

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<v Speaker 1>around an Australian cabinet.

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<v Speaker 2>In recent years. Emma, I am so glad that you

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<v Speaker 2>asked me, because there is nothing I love more than

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<v Speaker 2>comparing Australian and American democracies. This is just like my

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<v Speaker 2>niche area of interest. Well, thank god, it's my special

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<v Speaker 2>topic on hard Quitz if I ever go on one day.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is a moment I feel like we can

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<v Speaker 2>draw a really distinction between our two countries. So yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it does feel like a bit of a casting process,

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<v Speaker 2>a bit of a who's who, And that's because the

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<v Speaker 2>American system allows for the president to choose basically whoever

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<v Speaker 2>they want to fill top level cabinet and advisory positions.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's also important to add a distinction that

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<v Speaker 1>is different in America than in Australia, which is the

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<v Speaker 1>way government works is Congress is separate to what's called

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<v Speaker 1>the executive, So the president is the executive. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>White House, and the department rolls within that Congress. We're

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<v Speaker 1>talking Senate House of Representatives, so upper House, lower House,

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<v Speaker 1>and they operate almost independently.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, And so that means you don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>be a politician in order to be in the executive team,

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<v Speaker 2>which is the White House, whereas in Australia the executive

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<v Speaker 2>team is made up of cabinet ministers who are MPs

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<v Speaker 2>or senators. And in Australia we also have a prime Minister,

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<v Speaker 2>not a president. So when we think about Australia, there's

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<v Speaker 2>rarely any surprise because there are often high level politicians

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<v Speaker 2>who are in opposition or in government who occupied those

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<v Speaker 2>senior positions in government. But in America, it's perfectly possible

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<v Speaker 2>for someone like Elon Musk to enter the cabinet because

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<v Speaker 2>you don't need to have a background in politics at all.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's talk then about some of these appointments,

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<v Speaker 1>about the names we know that are going to be

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<v Speaker 1>taking on those White House roles. Who is in the fold, Harry.

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<v Speaker 2>So Trump has been announcing a lot of appointments, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's a list that's just been getting longer and longer

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<v Speaker 2>by the day, even since we've been sitting here, Emma,

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<v Speaker 2>there's been another announcement for his Education secretary and it's

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<v Speaker 2>a top level executive of WWE, the wrestling competition. Really. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>she has crashed through to the cabinet team and more

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<v Speaker 2>evidence as to why America's system is so unique compared

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<v Speaker 2>to Australia.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So the first person that Trump announced after he was

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<v Speaker 2>victorious at the election in November was his chief of staff,

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<v Speaker 2>Susie wils She was Trump's campaign manager for this year's

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<v Speaker 2>election and she's known as a savvy backroom operator. There's

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<v Speaker 2>no real surprise there. And she'll also become the first

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<v Speaker 2>woman to hold the role of White House chief of staff.

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<v Speaker 1>Now chief of staff for people who might not be

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with that term. This is a role of someone

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<v Speaker 1>who kind of like manages the rest of the team

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<v Speaker 1>that work in the White House.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, that's right. And in America the chief of staff

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<v Speaker 2>also sits with the cabinet and is in the room

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<v Speaker 2>when these senior people are making big decisions. That's not

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<v Speaker 2>really the way it works in Australia. The chief of

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<v Speaker 2>staff is more of a role of organizing and setting

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<v Speaker 2>the day to day schedules. Of a prime minister or

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<v Speaker 2>a politician, but in America they have an even more

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<v Speaker 2>formal role.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so that was the first announcement, Susie Wiles. What

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<v Speaker 1>about Trump's pick for what's been called the Borders Are.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's such a funny term, that one, but it

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<v Speaker 2>just means that someone who's overseeing a particular specialist area

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<v Speaker 2>or field, So think like an education zar or a

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<v Speaker 2>climate zar. Tom Homan was announced as Trump's pick for

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<v Speaker 2>the Borders Are. He's a former policeman and the CEO

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<v Speaker 2>of a not for profit border security organization called Border

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<v Speaker 2>nine to one one. He previously held a senior position

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<v Speaker 2>in the Immigration Department under Barack Obama's administration, and he

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<v Speaker 2>continued with that seniority in immigration in Donald Trump's first administration.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so someone who has worked in immigration at a

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<v Speaker 1>high level across both sides of.

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<v Speaker 2>Politics, that's right, And so he's just no stranger to

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<v Speaker 2>this field at all, and even outside politics, he is

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<v Speaker 2>very active in this space.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned outside politics, Harry, and I know there are

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<v Speaker 1>people in this cabinet who are aren't historically politicians or

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<v Speaker 1>not career politicians.

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<v Speaker 2>Such as the WWA executive.

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<v Speaker 1>Well exactly, that's what I was thinking. But there are

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<v Speaker 1>some who are already politicians.

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<v Speaker 2>Who are they So Trump's fielded some candidates who were

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<v Speaker 2>also some of his potential picks for vice president that

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<v Speaker 2>ultimately went to Ohio Senator Jdie Vance. But when we

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<v Speaker 2>think about established politicians, there's South Dakota Governor Christy Nome

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<v Speaker 2>who's been named as the head of one of the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest departments, Homeland Security, and that employs about two hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and sixty thousand people. It has a budget of about

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<v Speaker 2>sixty billion US dollars, so that's nearly one hundred billion

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<v Speaker 2>dollars in Australian dollars. Big department, big big department. So

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<v Speaker 2>there's also Florida Senator Marco Rubio who will be Trump's

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<v Speaker 2>Secretary of State, and that is the top person in

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<v Speaker 2>the field of foreign affairs. So his job will be

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<v Speaker 2>representing the US overseas.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is a job that's like the counterpart to

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<v Speaker 1>Australia's Penny won exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>So he is effectively going to be the person that's

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<v Speaker 2>involved in negotiating America's position in areas like Israel and

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<v Speaker 2>in Ukraine. So those are two big conflicts going on

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<v Speaker 2>at the moment, and the US Secretary of State has

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<v Speaker 2>had quite an active role in that. So Senator MARKA.

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<v Speaker 2>Rubio is going to take on a key role in

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<v Speaker 2>some of those areas. So his background is interesting. He's

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<v Speaker 2>taken a hardline stance against China and Iran, and he'll

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<v Speaker 2>be tasked with delivering Trump's plan to resolve the conflicts

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<v Speaker 2>between Ukraine and Russia quite quickly. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So Trump famously told supporters on the campaign trail that

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<v Speaker 1>he would resolve that conflict in one day.

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<v Speaker 2>So big job Marco Rubio.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I imagine there's going to be a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>attention on Rubio in that process as he takes on

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<v Speaker 1>that role and steps up to the challenge that Trump

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<v Speaker 1>has set when it comes to Ukraine and Russia. I

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<v Speaker 1>do want to talk about some other names that have emerged,

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<v Speaker 1>some maybe arguably the controversial figures, some celebrities who are they.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd say a lot of the media coverage has focused

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<v Speaker 2>on four other picks. So that's Elon mask Robert F. Kennedy, Junior,

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<v Speaker 2>Pete Hexeth, and Matt Gates. So let's start with Elon Musk.

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<v Speaker 2>He won't be in the executive Cabinet, but he's been

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<v Speaker 2>appointed as the co head of DOGE, which stands for

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<v Speaker 2>the Department of Government Efficiency. Any Internet slew out there

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<v Speaker 2>will very much appreciate that reference. But that's a role

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<v Speaker 2>he'll share with biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswami, who was also

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<v Speaker 2>in line to become Trump's vice president.

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<v Speaker 1>So won't be in the executive cabinet. But these are

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like senior advisor roles. What does government efficiency

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<v Speaker 1>actually mean? These are kind of vague terms. What will

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<v Speaker 1>Elon Musk be doing?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's vague because it doesn't really exist yet, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be a new department. Well we know

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<v Speaker 2>from Trump's team so far is that it will be

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<v Speaker 2>a department that's dedicated to cutting regulations, dismantling some of

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<v Speaker 2>the red tape of the federal government, and what Trump

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<v Speaker 2>himself has described as getting rid of wasteful government spending.

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<v Speaker 2>The department is temporary. They've actually been given an end date.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Elon mask and Vivek Ramaswami. They'll be in

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<v Speaker 2>those positions until the fourth of July twenty twenty six,

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<v Speaker 2>which just coincides symbolically with the two hundred and fiftieth

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<v Speaker 2>anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. I'm not so sure

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<v Speaker 2>what that means about government efficiency, but they've been given

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<v Speaker 2>that end date as sort of a marker of when

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<v Speaker 2>they will exit the White House, Senior Roles, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Suppose it's a bit of a statement on efficiency to

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<v Speaker 1>give those co heads an end date or a deadline

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<v Speaker 1>to be efficient by.

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<v Speaker 2>I suppose I actually didn't quite think of it like that.

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<v Speaker 2>There we go. My productivity probably needs to work. Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>I've done a lot of work on this one, Harry,

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<v Speaker 1>we appreciate you. Let's move on to Robert F. Kennedy Junior.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's often referred to as RFK Junior, So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to stick with that practice, and it's a little

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<v Speaker 2>easier to say. He's the nephew of former Democrat President

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<v Speaker 2>John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in Texas in nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>sixty three.

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<v Speaker 1>JFK.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, very well known person right across the world. RFK

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<v Speaker 2>Junior's dad is Robert F. Kennedy, who, like his brother,

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<v Speaker 2>was also assassinated, and he was shot dead whilst campaigning

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<v Speaker 2>to become president in nineteen sixty eight.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll be back with more of today's deep dive right

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<v Speaker 1>after this. So RFK Junior really hails from this family

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<v Speaker 1>that is so recognizable around the world, these historical figures,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most influential families in US politics. But

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<v Speaker 1>they're famous for being Democrats. They're famously Democrat politicians that

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking about. So how does RFK Junior end up

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<v Speaker 1>in a senior role for a republic president.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, he actually campaigned as a Democrat for the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four presidential race. So he went up against Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Biden in the primary race initially, but then he dropped

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<v Speaker 2>out of that and became an independent. And he then

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<v Speaker 2>suspended his own campaign and backed Trump for president leading

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<v Speaker 2>into polling day. Before RFK Junior got into politics, he

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<v Speaker 2>was an environmental lawyer. He sued some major companies for polluting,

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<v Speaker 2>and he also became a prominent voice in the anti

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<v Speaker 2>vaccine movement in the US in the early two thousands.

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<v Speaker 2>He chays what's called the Children's Health Defense, which is

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<v Speaker 2>an anti vax group. He's now been named the health

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<v Speaker 2>secretary of Trump's new team. He's promised to intervene in

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<v Speaker 2>what he called the quote revolving door between industry and

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<v Speaker 2>government in the space of health, and public health experts

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<v Speaker 2>have already come out expressing a little bit of concern

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<v Speaker 2>about RFK Junior's views in leading the US Health Department.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I was going to ask you about this because,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, regardless of his politics, I suppose there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of attention being paid to someone being appointed to

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<v Speaker 1>Health Secretary, which is a very senior role in the

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<v Speaker 1>White House, who is someone who has campaigned on, platformed

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<v Speaker 1>on is famous for being anti vaccine. So what has

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<v Speaker 1>that response looked like.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, there have been no shortage of people who

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<v Speaker 2>are experts in public health really dialing up the concern

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<v Speaker 2>and saying that someone like RFK Junior's views are really

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<v Speaker 2>worrying in this space because ultimately he'll be overseeing things

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<v Speaker 2>like the Center for Disease Control and the approval of medicines.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a big role in health. It's probably about

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<v Speaker 2>as big as it gets in the United States, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to be leading that. But it is important

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<v Speaker 2>to mention here that RFK Junior has responded to some

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<v Speaker 2>of these concerns directly. When he was running for president,

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<v Speaker 2>he said on his website that he does support voluntary vaccines.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So I guess that speaks to the heart of

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of this administration or future administration's political views,

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<v Speaker 1>which often have a lot to do with protecting freedoms

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<v Speaker 1>or this perceived protection of Americans independents to make their

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<v Speaker 1>own choices, to decide what is right for them, rather

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<v Speaker 1>than the idea of having governments dictate what is right

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<v Speaker 1>for them or telling them what they should do.

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<v Speaker 2>It's embedded into their national identity. America is the cradle

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<v Speaker 2>of liberty to Americans, and that's what the whole constitution

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<v Speaker 2>is built off. So yeah, without getting into the loftiness

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<v Speaker 2>of that language, it's absolutely true, and I think ultimately, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it is so interesting to see that idea of freedom

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<v Speaker 2>expressed in these kind of formats.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, for sure. You mentioned Harry also a Fox News

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<v Speaker 1>presenter who's been appointed to Trump's cabinet. Who is that

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<v Speaker 1>and what do we need to know about them?

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<v Speaker 2>So his name is Pete Hegseth, who's been named as

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<v Speaker 2>the Defense Secretary. He served in the US military during

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<v Speaker 2>multiple conflicts, so Iraq and Afghanistan, for instance, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>worked at Fox since twenty fourteen as a contributor and

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<v Speaker 2>presenter on various TV segments.

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<v Speaker 1>Fox News, just for those who aren't across, is the

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<v Speaker 1>conservative US news outlet backed by Rupert Murdoch and has

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<v Speaker 1>proven itself to be quite influential in Republican politics over

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<v Speaker 1>the last I guess, you know, eight.

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<v Speaker 2>Years or so. Yeah, Like the closest thing that we

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<v Speaker 2>have here in Australia is Sky News, also Murdoch run.

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<v Speaker 2>It's recently emerged that Pete Hegseth was investigated for sexual

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<v Speaker 2>assault in twenty seventeen, allegedly occurred at a hotel in

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<v Speaker 2>California following a Republican women's conference. He wasn't charged or arrested,

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<v Speaker 2>and the accusation only came through in recent days, and

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<v Speaker 2>Trump's team was reported to have been quite blindsided by

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<v Speaker 2>the reports, but they are saying that they're pressing on

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<v Speaker 2>with his nomination. So the final person that I want

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<v Speaker 2>to speak about is this Florida Congressman Matt Gates. Trump's

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<v Speaker 2>chosen him as the Attorney General, and for anyone who's unfamiliar,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the top law officer in the US. So if

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<v Speaker 2>you think about the Secretary of Health being the top

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<v Speaker 2>health person, the Attorney general's a top law person. Now

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<v Speaker 2>this is interesting because Matt Gates has been investigated by

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<v Speaker 2>the Federal Bureau of Investigations for alleged sex trafficking and

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<v Speaker 2>for allegedly having sex with a seventeen year old girl.

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<v Speaker 2>There weren't criminal charges pressed against Matt Gates, but for

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<v Speaker 2>the last few years he's been facing a committee investigation

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<v Speaker 2>in the House of Representatives, and that's the chamber that

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<v Speaker 2>he sits in.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So this is kind of like a parliamentary inquiry

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<v Speaker 1>that we might have here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, exactly, same concept, same idea, And they've been looking

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<v Speaker 2>into these allegations against that also includes things like his

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<v Speaker 2>supposed use of illegal drugs at certain events over the years.

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<v Speaker 1>So Gates denies any wrongdoing. There haven't been criminal charges

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<v Speaker 1>leveled against him, as you mentioned, But what do these

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<v Speaker 1>allegations mean for his political future? Will this influence his

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<v Speaker 1>ability to work in the White House.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a really interesting issue with Gates because the House

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<v Speaker 2>committee that I mentioned earlier, it has a report that

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<v Speaker 2>it'll consider releasing into Gates's alleged behavior, and this could

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<v Speaker 2>impact his selection process because it isn't set in stone yet.

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<v Speaker 2>He needs to go through what's known as a Senate

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<v Speaker 2>confirmation process. And that's an important distinction when talking about

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<v Speaker 2>some of these people, because all the cabinet team need

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<v Speaker 2>to go through this Senate nomination, whereas some advisors don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to go through that. So like Elon Musk, Elon

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<v Speaker 2>Musk doesn't need to go through this, but Matt Gates will. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the Senate process is important because it provides a bit

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<v Speaker 2>of a check and balance on some of the White

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<v Speaker 2>House nominees.

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<v Speaker 1>So this process is kind of like I guess a

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<v Speaker 1>second job interview. Trump names these people, he says, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the person I want to be in charge

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<v Speaker 1>of this department, and then the Senate has to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of vet them.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and it's a job interview with one hundred people

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<v Speaker 2>on the panel, which is one hundred sence.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a big panel, and the Senate can hypothetically block

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<v Speaker 1>one of Trump's picks. Is that right?

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly right? But it doesn't happen very often. And there

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<v Speaker 2>is a great advantage for Trump in his selection process

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<v Speaker 2>because the Senate after he becomes president will have a

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<v Speaker 2>Republican majority because they won a majority of seats at

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<v Speaker 2>the election. And the Matt Gates report is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be really interesting because some Republican senators have already asked

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<v Speaker 2>to see it. Now, the House will decide next week

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<v Speaker 2>if it's going to release that report. So we don't

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<v Speaker 2>quite know yet what's going to happen in that space.

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<v Speaker 1>But what we do know is that some republic have

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<v Speaker 1>indicated they're not going to make their mind up on

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<v Speaker 1>this confirmation until they see that report.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and that in turn raises a few questions about

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Gates's future and whether he will be able to

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<v Speaker 2>become the attorney general. So if Matt Gates is blocked,

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<v Speaker 2>Trump will have to name someone else, but if not,

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<v Speaker 2>Gates will become the leading legal figure in the country.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So, Harry, you've painted us a great picture of

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<v Speaker 1>the who's who in this future cabinet. When will that

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<v Speaker 1>new look Trump cabinet and those advisors actually be confirmed

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<v Speaker 1>and start these jobs. We know Joe Biden still has

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<v Speaker 1>two more months left in the job as president. Trump

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<v Speaker 1>has to be inaugurated on January twenty, So is that

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<v Speaker 1>when these appointments will be locked in.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So, at this stage, all these appointments are just announcements.

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<v Speaker 2>Trump first has to become president and then he will

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<v Speaker 2>bring in his new cabinet. They will go through the

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<v Speaker 2>Senate process and that can take quite some time, so

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Biden about sixty days to confirm his entire cabinet,

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<v Speaker 2>and it looks like with the Gates report that raises

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<v Speaker 2>questions as to whether that can all be done and

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<v Speaker 2>dusted within a clean two months or so.

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<v Speaker 1>So it could be a little while longer before we

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<v Speaker 1>know for sure who the attorney general will be.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, but given the way that things work in

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<v Speaker 2>the US, it's very likely that these are the people

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<v Speaker 2>that we are going to see leading Trump's new team.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'd be quite confident in that. And the few

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<v Speaker 2>questions around Matt Gates will be a really interesting development

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<v Speaker 2>and it's something that we will be definitely staying across.

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<v Speaker 1>Harry, Thank you so much for looping us into that

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<v Speaker 1>one today. Really complicated story and as you mentioned, changing

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<v Speaker 1>all the time, but we, as you said, will keep

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<v Speaker 1>our audience updated on the new look Trump administration when

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<v Speaker 1>it all changes. Thank you so.

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<v Speaker 2>Much, Harry, Pleasure, Thanks Emma, thank you for.

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