Senator John Thune of South Dakota as Senate Leader, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Being Named Co-Heads of Trump’s New Department of Government Efficiency, and Donald Trump’s Meeting with Joe Biden at the White House.

RealClearPolitics Podcast

Andrew, Tom and Carl discuss Senator John Thune of South Dakota being chosen as Senate Leader and Donald Trump’s meeting with Joe Biden at the White House. They also talk about Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy being named co-heads of Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency and the debate among Democrats on the role of transgender rights as a campaign issue in 2024. Next, Andrew talks to RealClear Defense contributor John Waters about Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense, Fox News host and author Pete Hegseth. And then, Charlie Stone, host of “The Unknowns” on RealClearPolitics, talks to Jeh Johnson, former Secretary of Homeland Security under President Obama, about potential stumbling blocks to Trump’s plan for the mass deportation of illegal immigrants.