Jennifer Jacobs
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Nov 7, 2026
Ron JohnsonGUEST
If we can gather everybody together, if we get the direction from the White House exactly what they need, what we can pass through Republican majorities here in the House and the Senate, it's not going to be an easy lift, but I'm ready to do it if leadership, if the White House wants to act.
Major GarrettHOST
Before I let you go, my colleagues in Olivia Rinaldi and Jennifer Jacobs report this afternoon that Susie Wiles wanted to stay through the lame duck.
Major GarrettHOST
The president accelerated her departure schedule.
Major GarrettHOST
Good news or bad news?
Jennifer WelchHOST
Pop this up.
Jennifer WelchHOST
CBS News Jennifer Jacobs reports that Ron DeSantis is being voted as a possible replacement for Pete Hexeth.
Jennifer WelchHOST
Under one scenario, DeSantis could be confirmed by the Senate during the lame duck session and take over as Secretary of Defense when his term as Florida governor ends January 5th.
Jennifer WelchHOST
My thing on this is, I don't know if he'll do this or not.
MockHOST
introduced even more so by CBS News.
MockHOST
And it was specifically Jennifer Jacobs of CBS News who said that Ron DeSantis is being floated as a replacement for Pete Hegseth under one scenario.
MockHOST
Again, according to CBS, DeSantis could be confirmed by the Senate during the lame duck session and take over as secretary of defense when his term as Florida governor ends on January 5th.
DaisyHOST
I'll allow it.
Weijia JiangCORRESPONDENT
That's right, Major.
Weijia JiangCORRESPONDENT
The president signed an executive order in the Oval Office, and we don't have any pictures or audio of it because today our colleagues over at CNN were assigned to be the crew that goes into the Oval and captures that for the American public.
Weijia JiangCORRESPONDENT
And the president continues to refuse to allow them inside the Oval.
Weijia JiangCORRESPONDENT
However, we do have notes from what the president said, and it was, as usual, across the board.
DaisyHOST
But I started seeing a lot of this kind of chitter-chatter all over socials, and then it was picked up or carried on or... introduced even more so by CBS News.
DaisyHOST
And it was specifically Jennifer Jacobs of CBS News who said that Ron DeSantis is being floated as a replacement for Pete Hegseth under one scenario.
DaisyHOST
Again, according to CBS, DeSantis could be confirmed by the Senate during the lame duck session and take over as secretary of defense when his term as Florida governor ends on January 5th.
MockHOST
I'll allow it.
Harry SissonHOST
That, I also think, really means that he's done.
Harry SissonHOST
But according to Jennifer Jacobs of CBS, she's reporting that Ron DeSantis— The governor of Florida, who is of course term limited, he is leaving the office, is being floated as a possible replacement for Pete Hegseth.
Harry SissonHOST
Under one scenario, DeSantis could be confirmed by the Senate during the lame duck session and take over as secretary of defense when his term as Florida governor ends on January 5th.
Harry SissonHOST
We'll see if he actually takes that role because does anybody really want to be tied to Donald Trump after the wipeout that Republicans suffered last night? I don't know.
Mike NellisGUEST
First video I played for you at the beginning was about Trump canceling a bunch of rallies this weekend.
Mike NellisGUEST
I wanted to just read you this from Jennifer Jacobs and walk you through this whole ordeal of the last like 18 hours of American politics.
Mike NellisGUEST
It's all very, very weird and it's tied to, I think, Donald Trump's potential waning influence in the GOP.
Mike NellisGUEST
News, Trump's in-person Iowa rally this weekend scheduled for Dubuque on Sunday has been canceled and replaced with a tele-rally, according to three sources familiar with the decision.
Heather Cox RichardsonHOST
Others say he coordinated with multiple senior officials, including Trump.
Heather Cox RichardsonHOST
According to Jennifer Jacobs of CBS News, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to try to dismiss the slowdown as a business decision.
Heather Cox RichardsonHOST
We haven't pulled anything back.
Heather Cox RichardsonHOST
There are terms of service that ultimately need to be complied to.
Jim GeraghtyHOST
You know, keeping high ethics and stuff.
Jim GeraghtyHOST
In CBS News, Jennifer Jacobs asked him, do you have any reaction to a U.S. government official, in this case, a U.S. ambassador, asking someone to pay off debt in exchange for access to other government officials? Now, Vance's first answer is, I don't know exactly who you're talking about.
Jim GeraghtyHOST
I don't know the full
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detail.
Craig CoglianeseHOST
Sure.
Jim GeraghtyHOST
And CBS News' Jennifer Jacobs asks him, "Do you have any reaction to a US government official, in this case a US ambassador, asking someone to pay off debt in exchange for access to other government officials?" Now, Vance's first answer is, "I don't know exactly who you're talking about.
Jim GeraghtyHOST
I don't know the full details."
Craig CoglianeseHOST
[laughs]
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