>> Joe Biden's cabinet assuming he wins who would be named in his cabinet? Now Politico's
playbook recently came out with a list, they claim that the list is a bit of speculation,
although it's informed speculation, take it for what it's worth. But we do have some names
that have popped up that I'm concerned about, I wanna share some of them with you right
now.
So for Chief of Staff, the name Ron Klain came up, other names came up but apparently
Klain seems to be the favorite, so who is he? Well, Ron Klain is a favorite of the Democratic
Party, he's served as chief of staff to Al Gore and Joe Biden when he was VP.
He was also the Ebola virus coordinator, which to be fair is actually a good sign because
the Obama administration did a great job in preventing the spread of Ebola in the United
States. And he also worked as an advisor to Wesley Clark. So, I don't really have any
strong feelings toward that name being floated right now.
There are other names that are being floated that I do have strong feelings toward. But
John I wanted to give you an opportunity to comment.
>> Yeah no, I mean look obviously I wasn't doing media for much of the time that he was
an extremely relevant person. There are other names that could be being bandied about for
chief of staff that I have a bigger issue with but I'm sure we'll find something as
we get closer to that date.
>> Yeah, exactly and remember, like no one has a perfect record so I'm sure something
will come up eventually. But I'm gonna skip ahead to Secretary of Defense, that's where
I start having some problems. The name Michele Flournoy came up, so who is she? Well, she
served as a principal advisor to defence secretaries, Robert Gates, and Leon Panetta.
She's the highest ranking woman in Pentagon history, and in 2018 she joined the board
of Booz Allen Hamilton or Booz Allen, Booz Allen Hamilton.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah that's not a good sign, how about
let's not work with people who have worked with private companies that want more war?
>> Yeah. >> That would be a good thing, right? If we
prevent ourselves from employing those types of people in the federal government? People
who might have a financial interest in pursuing war, or an incentive in pursuing war, that's
an awful name. I hope that he changes his mind about that if Joe Biden is actually considering
Michele Flournoy as his Secretary of Defense.
For attorney general, the name Doug Jones came up, any thoughts on that?
>> I guess it's just to me obviously we know Doug Jones from his time in the Senate, I
have no idea why he would be specifically floated for that. I don't know, I have to
remember that Joe Biden has had relationships with a lot of these people for a very long
time far longer than we've been exposed to them as public figures.
Whether they were civil servants is one thing, but actually in the public eye for us to comment
on is a very different thing. I don't know I would really just fast say on the Defense
Secretary I'm not one of those people that think that Joe Biden can't be pushed on anything,
or hasn't already moved on anything.
I think that those people just refuse to see that that is not the case. But, I don't have
a lot of hope for the Obama sorry, the Biden administration foreign policy. I just honestly,
don't I don't think that that's gonna be an area where things are gonna be significantly
better than Obama.
Maybe just by- >> Or Trump, Trump's been awful too I just-
>> No no obviously, but I'm saying in terms of Obama, maybe because we're even a little
bit more weary of how long these engagements have been, maybe things will be a little bit
better. But I don't think philosophically they're gonna be much better.
>> So treasury secretary, it's so weird that Elizabeth Warren wasn't considered so weird.
So weird, Senator Warren, That Biden wouldn't choose you for Treasury Secretary weird, weird,
maybe don't betray your friends in the senate with hopes of aspiring to serve in Biden's
anyway, I'll let it go, I'll let it go.
I'm a little salty about it- >> Well, you'll stop talking about it I don't
think you're gonna let it go. >> I will stop talking about Warren, but I
will talk about the name that is being floated because she is disastrous. So Lael Brainard
is her name, and lots of problems here.
So she actually began her career at McKinsey, advising corporate clients, so great. She
also served as deputy national economic advisor and chair of the deputy secretaries committee
on international economics during the Clinton administration. Remember during the Clinton
administration, there was welfare reform that hurt a lot of families that were already struggling
so that's definitely concerning.
In this role, she was responsible for ensuring the implementation of NAFTA, which did lead
to a lot of jobs American jobs being shipped abroad. Also for preparing the way for China's
entry into the World Trade Organization, with few conditions other than granting access
to investment banks such as Goldman Sachs.
>> That's a win for them. Yeah, a better than minuchin.
>> Is she? >> I guess.
>> Is she? >> I hope so, I don't know. Yeah I don't know
why Elizabeth Warren would have thought that it would be her. And honestly, unless behind
the scenes that had been paired with, huge assurances that she would be independent enough
to get much done that just seems like it like it assuming they take the senate majority,
I just think that that's a more powerful position anyway.
Yeah, this is disheartening, if this is the direction they're gonna go in. And again,
It's going to be effectively continuation of Clinton, Obama, in a lot of different areas
perhaps a little bit better, a lot of time has passed, but probably not much better.
Honestly, not much more to the left.
>> And I'll save the best for last because it's a politician who I am beyond, beyond
disappointed in as an Angeleno. For Transportation Secretary, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
who has been a complete and utter disaster in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is full of squalor,
homelessness, the destruction of rent controlled properties.
Lots of contracts being given out to greedy developers who build these luxury buildings
with luxury units that literally sit empty okay, what? Mayor Garcetti is a disaster,
what are you doing Biden? It's almost as if they just have this list of Democrats that
they're friendly with, and as long as they're Democrats, that's it it's fine.
Yeah, he's the mayor of LA, I mean he's done a horrible job with LA, everyone is unhappy
in LA with maybe a few exceptions. But the one thing that unites the left and the right
in the city of Los Angeles in the county of Los Angeles, is their disdain for Mayor Garcetti.
The fact that Garcetti is being considered for Transportation Secretary some of you might
think, who cares what's the big deal was transportation, he would be in charge of infrastructure project.
>> Money yeah. >> Infrastructure, look take a good hard look
at what happened to the infrastructure of Los Angeles under Mayor Garcetti.
Mayor Garcetti if you're watching this, or if anyone who knows Mayor Garcetti is watching
this, please let him know that he is a disaster, absolute disaster. I can't stand him and I
can't stand what Los Angeles has become, period. >> Yeah, if you're sitting next to Eric Garcetti
flick him in the forehead just a little bit, he's earned it.
Yeah I don't know, to some extent I wonder with the the person who's being chosen for
Treasurer I don't really see this. But for this particular pick, some of these cabinet
positions are gonna be used as ways to boost politicians that they want to give a sort
of national profile.
I don't know that this is necessarily an example of that but possibly, but some of these pics
are gonna be for that. They're gonna be trying to pluck them up introduce them to the country
for the things down the road. >> How many unhoused Angelenos do we have
right now because of rent controlled buildings being demolished?
And contracts being given out to people who have no interest in building affordable housing.
We keep hearing about the problem with LA the problem with LA, has been these incredibly
strict zoning laws everybody, we have such strict zoning laws. We should be able to build
buildings everywhere, that way we can take care of, the unhoused population in Los Angeles.
But you take a look at the developments in Los Angeles and every single one of them is
a luxury condo building. A luxury apartment building, massive corporate developers who
have no interest in creating any type of affordable housing for people who are homeless right
now. You know that Angelenos voted overwhelmingly on a ballot initiative to increase our taxes,
so we can pay for housing specifically for homeless people, what happened to that?
Homelessness has skyrocketed since then. No he's pathetic, and he should not be in charge
of any type of infrastructure project, and he should not in any way have a national profile.
If he does have a national profile and he thinks he's gonna aspire to some sort of federal
office, I will dedicate my entire career to destroying that possibility, that's how awful
he's been in Los Angeles.
Man, I get angry thinking about him, I really do, it's disgusting how awful his governing
has been. All right, let's move on no come on, but no I'm not done, I'm not done.
>> I'm not disagreeing with you. >> I'm not done, we're talking about more
than 60,000 people living on the streets, you know what Garcetti did?
You know what the city council did? They're we got it, we totally failed on building affordable
housing, so why don't we just put porta potties underneath freeway bridges where all the homeless
encampments are. There are people living on the streets who have severe mental health
issues, and are assaulting people, feel awful for them, they need mental health care, they
need to be housed.
They've been completely neglected by a mayor, by the way, who has aspirations for federal
office, right? But has failed in any infrastructure project in the city of Los, in the county
of Los Angeles I can't get over it.