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Media Matters has the transcript: JESSE WATTERS (HOST): I’m just happy Carrie Underwood is performing. When a straight, blonde female is singing at the inauguration, I think we’re back. I think we’re definitely back. NICK DI PAOLO (GUEST): Carrie Underwood. I mean, thank God Kamala didn’t win, we would’ve had to see Lizzo’s ass for 45 minutes. Forbes reports: Country …

Fox News reports: Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Trump on Monday, which will mark the second absence in two weeks from a gathering of former presidents and their spouses. Obama was not in attendance at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week. Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend the Jan. 20 …

“You know, the more we learn about these LA wildfires, the angrier that everybody, I think, should get. I think everybody should be very angry. Because this is what radical environmentalism is all about. It’s also rooted and deeply tied into the socialist, Marxist, statist agenda, hence the Green New Deal. “Now, at the end of the day, I’m telling …

“I’m hearing that they’re having trouble even coordinating with the people in California, and that you know, this has to be incredibly disturbing to people who pay some of the highest taxes in the nation. To have empty fire hydrants and empty reservoir, no water pressure and you know, it’s just, it is just a disaster. And, you know how …

“Let me give you an example of how really stupid this is. The Reagan Library had goats that ate the shrubs and when they had a big fire in the Simi Valley, it didn’t get to the library. Because all of the shrubs that would’ve caught fire had been eaten by the goats. Laguna Beach right now has the same …

“You know, listen, a lot of people have been talking about, you know, who’s to blame, you know, whether it’s Gavin Newsom or the mayor. She has ties to communism —she was cutting sugar cane in Cuba, um, she’s had 15 trips to Cuba, met with Fidel Castro. “She is a solid communist, so don’t be surprised that your policies …

“Liberal society’s gone mad. People have been institutionalized for less. California has been trying for years to destroy Western civilization. Well, this is what it looks like. They finally did it. “Primetime is calling for a federal takeover of California. When a state becomes this dangerous and the government becomes this reckless, where the lives of millions of American citizens …

Media Matters reports: The last full jobs report of the Biden administration showed a gain of 256,000 jobs during December 2024, about 100,000 more than expected, while the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%, about where it’s held for the past year. Yet, just seconds prior to the report’s release, Heritage Foundation economist and long-time Trump adviser Stephen Moore was …

Politico reports: Donald Trump has picked Fox News contributor Leo Terrell to serve as senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Justice Department, Harmeet K. Dhillon. Trump said Terrell, a civil rights attorney and talk radio host in California, will work closely alongside Dhillon, a former vice chair of the California GOP who represented the …

“A warning to those on the left, those of you that are obsessed, those of you that believe with religious fervor in this eco-socialist, Marxist, statist utopia under the Green New Deal, it’s not going to end well. “Pay attention to what’s happening in California. You know, free universal health care, day care, childcare, guaranteed healthy food and housing and …

The Wrap reports: A New York state appeals court rejected Fox’s bid to dismiss a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit by voting machine company Smartmatic over statements made on air after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Reuters reported on Thursday. The decision was issued by a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division in Manhattan. Fox Corporation and Fox News Network were …

“Have we ruled out all outside agitators? I’d like to know what kind of investigation is underway in terms of outside agitators. I mean, all of these people who have come into America and wanting to disrupt our lives. I would like to see an investigation to ensure that we know that there were no outside agitators starting these fires.” …

“Please do not be fooled by what you’re hearing from the media. These are not once-in-a-generation wildfires. This is not climate change. In Los Angeles, it’s the exact same story. Death by DEI, this time with their brand new fire chief. “This coming right from the city’s website. ‘Kristin Crowley is the 19th fire chief of the Los Angeles Fire …

“I can tell you this right now, that DEI nonsense that that LA Fire Department chief supports, that stuff is going to end January 2025. To have DEI, to have social justice in the fire department, this is ridiculous, Sean. And you know what, zero containment after two days. “I’ll say this out loud, they have no intention of putting …

“It gets worse. Gavin’s been tearing down dams. Why? Because the Indians wanted some of the river back so they could catch salmon. Gavin didn’t just knock down one dam for the Indians, he knocked down all four. And these dams were a go-to source for firefighters to pull water from to fight fires up north. Gavin’s literally tearing down …

“If it is true that things were handled this way. If it is true that Gavin Newsom is the absolute blithering idiot that I believe he is in the way he has handled fire management in this state again and again and again and again, this isn’t a wake-up call. “This is the kind of thing they have tribunals for …

Mediate reports: President-elect Donald Trump considered tapping Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo as his vice-presidential pick for the 2024 election, according to a new book from Politico reporter Alex Isenstadt. According to Isenstadt’s upcoming book, titled Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power, Trump was “dead serious” about the idea, even presenting the case to his team. The …

CNN reports: President-elect Donald Trump’s team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book, in what would be a serious breach of journalism ethics. The report, which Fox said it plans to investigate, comes from the forthcoming book “Revenge: The …

“I used to love the idea of gobbling up Canada. Vast energy reserves, doubling our geography, we’d never lose another Winter Olympics. But do we really want to add that many liberals to our population? “I’d still like to add stars to our flag and Canada does seem ripe for the picking. Maybe we just take Saskatchewan and Alberta, because …

“Donald Trump promised to be a fair president to all Americans and to protect them whether they like it or not. But the liberal fringe is convinced that Trump is out to get them. So now hard left, gay activists are strapping up and embracing the amendment liberals love to hate, the Second. They’re joining groups like the Socialist Rifle …