Trump Transition, Media Credibility Collapse, Your Meeting with the Bobs (guest Jeff Berkowitz)

Trump’s fills out his team strongly with some controversial choices. Will the Senate confirm them and how will they perform? Trump’s threatened tariffs already working magic plus what we know about his negotiating style. Were the Bobs from “Office Space” prototypes for Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)? Will DOGE succeed? Plus: how the media makes up sources and whether they have learned anything from Trump’s election. Co-hosts Christian Whiton and Mark Simon interview Jeff Berkowitz, CEO of Delve and veteran of multiple successful presidential campaigns.

00:00 Trump transition strong
05:40 Trump’s new team
10:00 Will the Senate confirm?
15:11 Trump tariffs as negotiating strategy
20:00 Will Elon and Vivek succeed?
26:00 Media's fake news sources
38:10 Left scheming to thwart Trump
40:53 Rubio and running national security
47:20 Disassembling bureaucracies
52:32 Milton (“Office Space”) in the basement