This is a rush transcript of ‘Fox News Sunday’ on November 20, 2022. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
SHANNON BREAM, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: I’m Shannon Bream.
Post-election shakeups as Republicans prepare to take the gavel; former President Donald Trump regains access to Twitter; and Nancy Pelosi ends her era as Democratic leader.
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REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic Caucus.
BREAM (voice-over): Political reverberations as Republicans take control of one House of Congress and President Biden faces a tough choice about his own political future.
And —
DONALD TRUMP, FORMER PRESIDENT: In order to make America great and glorious, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States.
BREAM: Donald Trump declares he’s in, and days later, Elon Musk reinstates his Twitter account.
We’ll discuss what the return of divided government means for Washington and the country with FOX News senior political analyst Brit Hume.
Plus —
JOE BIDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: It’s unlikely that it was fired from Russia.
BREAM: The prospect of Russia’s war with Ukraine bleeding into Europe, rattles a gathering of world leaders as a missile strikes a NATO ally. We’re joined by Tom Cotton, Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Mark Warner, the top Democrat on Senate intelligence.
Then —
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BREAM: The Taylor Swift ticket snafu brings renewed scrutiny to Ticketmaster, and leads lawmakers to question the company’s dominance yet again.
Our Sunday panel weighs in on the calls for an investigation and accountability.
Plus, our reporter’s notebook with Peter Doocy on trading barbs and pleasantries with the president.
BIDEN: Wait, wait. Let me take the one question from the most interesting guy that I know in the press.
PETER DOOCY, FOX NEWS WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Thank you, Mr. President.
BREAM: All, right now, on “FOX News Sunday”.
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BREAM (on camera): Hello from FOX News in Washington.
We begin with news breaking overnight, five people are dead, at least 18 more injured after a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Police say a suspect is in custody and they do not know the motive. We’ll bring you more on that as soon as we learn it.
Here in Washington, President Biden returned from an overseas trip to a changed dynamic, one where Republicans are poised to return to power in the House giving them leverage over Mr. Biden’s agenda as he faces concerns about recession and questions about a second term. Among challenges he’ll face, tougher scrutiny of additional aid to Ukraine as Russia’s war rages on.
In a moment, we are joined by two top senators, Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Tom Cotton.
But we begin with team coverage. FOX News senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot is live in Kyiv.
First, though, to Lucas Tomlinson live at the White House — Lucas.
LUCAS TOMLINSON, FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Shannon, President Biden turned 80 years old today, becoming the country’s first octogenarian commander in chief. But his birthday was not the main event here at the White House this weekend.
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TOMLINSON (voice-over): The big headline was the wedding of the president’s daughter. But Biden’s 80th, a reminder to Democrats that Biden would be 82 at start of a potential second term. Biden says he intends to run again.
On Capitol Hill, two Democratic icons were also in their 80s, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer are stepping down from party leadership, paving the way for a younger generation of Democratic leaders as Republicans get ready to take control in January, the GOP already promising to investigate the president’s son Hunter.
Late this week, the president returned from an overseas trip, his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi, who was appointed to an unprecedented third term. Days later, Biden’s attorney general announcing a…
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