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. 

Timestamps

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