As President-elect Trump's defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth continues to deny the allegations mounted against him, the co-hosts react to his mother walking back the scathing email she sent to her son.

Charlamagne Tha God joins to share how he’s “staying optimistic” after Donald Trump’s win and reacts to President Joe Biden pardoning his son, Hunter Biden. Plus, he discusses joining Nikki Haley’s podcast, applauds Gavin Newsom and Pete Buttigieg for engaging across the aisle, and why he says cable news will never cover Donald Trump “honestly.”

James Van Der Beek discusses getting his colorectal cancer diagnosis when he was 46, the warning signs and his new special that’s raising awareness of the disease, “The Real Full Monty.” 

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