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♪♪♪ >>> WELCOME TO THE LEAD.
I'M JAKE TAPPER. YOU'RE WATCHING CNN.
BE CAREFUL ON THE ELYPTICAL. HERE TO HELP MAKE SENSE OF THE
APPOINTMENTS. TRUMP'S SENIOR ADVISOR KELLY ANN
CONWAY. >> KELLYANNE TRUMP HAS NOMINATED
SCOTT PRUITT TO HEAD THE EPA EVEN THOUGH HE IS A FOSSIL FUEL
ADVOCATE THAT DOESN'T BELIEVE IN CLIMATE CHANGE.
>> YES, ACTUALLY, HE IS READY TO PROTECT US ALL FROM THE
ENVIRONMENT. >> I'M NOT SURE THAT'S HOW IT
WORKS. THIS PICK IS NOT THE ONLY ONE
THAT HAS PEOPLE SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS.
THERE'S ALSO THE DECISION TO NAME THE CEO OF CARL'S JR. AND
HARDEE'S ANDY PUZDER EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T SUPPORT THE MINIMUM
WAGE. IT SEEMS LIKE HE IS PICKING
THESE PEOPLE TO UNDERMINE THE AGENCIES THEY ARE GOING TO HEAD.
ARE THESE BAD PICKS? >> NO, THEY ARE ALT-GOOD.
>> WASN'T HE SUPPOSED TO DRAIN THE SWAMP.
>> HE IS DRAINING THE SWAMP, AS HE SAID HE WOULD, AND THE FROGS
AND THE TOADS AND THE NEWTS. THEY'RE NOW HIS CABINET PETS.
>> AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS.
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP HAS MADE HIS CHOICE FOR THE FEDERAL DEA,
AND IT'S A HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER FROM IN AM NORMAL NAMED
WALTER WRIGHT. >> HELLO, JAKE.
>> WALTER IS AMAZING. HE CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY
STEVE BANNON. >> OH, YEAH.
STEVE IS THE BEST. WE'VE HAD SOME TIMES.
>> WHERE DID MR. BANNON FIND YOU?
>> UNDER THE COMMENT SECTION AT BREITBART.
I'M REALLY SURPRISED HE TRACKED ME DOWN BECAUSE I'VE KIND OF
BEEN OFF THE GRID FOR A WHILE. >> AND YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE TEACHER? >> YEAH.
>> DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT DRUG ENFORCEMENT?
>> OH, TRUST ME, I KNOW THE DEA BETTER THAN ANYONE.
INSIDE AND OUT. >> MR. WHITE, HOW DID YOU EVEN
GET CONSIDERED FOR THIS JOB? DO YOU KNOW DONALD TRUMP?
>> NO. NOPE.
BUT I'M A BIG FAN. I LIKE HIS STYLE.
HE ACTS FIRST AND THEN ASKS QUESTIONS LATER.
I ALSO LIKE THAT WALL HE WANTS TO BUILD.
NOTHING COMES IN FROM MEXICO, MEANING A LOT LESS COMPETITION
FOR THE REST OF US. >> YOU MEAN JOBS?
>> SURE. >> WALTER IS ACTUALLY A GENIUS
WITH CHEMICALS, AND WE'RE SO LUCKY TO GET HIM.
THE TOP COMPANIES IN THE COUNTRY HAD BEEN KNOCKING ON HIS DOOR
FOR YEARS, BUT HE NEVER ANSWERED.
>> I AM THE ONE WHO KNOCKS. >> AND MR. WHITE, DO YOU FORESEE
ANY PROBLEMS WITH CONGRESS CONSIDERING YOUR LIMITED
EXPERIENCE? >> WELL, THEY MIGHT GET HUNG UP
ON THE FACT THAT I FAKED MY OWN DEATH.
I'M ONLY THE THIRD PERSON IN THE TRUMP CABINET TO DO THAT.
>> MR. WHITE IS ACTUALLY SUCH A GREAT FIT FOR THIS
ADMINISTRATION. HE IS FIRST AND FOREMOST IN
SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESS. >> OH, ABSOLUTELY.
DONALD TRUMP AND I AGREE. IT'S TIME TO MAKE AMERICA COOK
AGAIN. WE WANT TO FILL THIS NATION WITH
RED, WHITE, AND A WHOLE LOT OF BLUE.
LET ME TELL YOU ONE MORE THING, JAKE.
LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!
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