WATCH: Don Lemon Joins The Daily Beast Podcast

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This week on The Daily Beast Podcast, Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee are preparing for Donald Trump’s inauguration, or the “christening of the kleptocracy” as they’ve coined it. With the cold weather on everyone’s mind, Coles was wondering what Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sánchez will be wearing inauguration—“and will she outdress Melania?” In other fashion critiques, Coles also addressed Trump’s pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s overly-polished Senate confirmation look, describing it as “an American boy doll,” complete with flag socks. “He looked like a Christmas ornament,” Bee chimed in.

The Daily Beast’s senior political correspondent, Juliegrace Brufke, joined this week’s podcast having attended Hegseth’s hearing, and noted that Republican leadership was “energized” by his performance.

Executive editor Hugh Dougherty noted Hegseth’s fiery pushback to Democratic lawmakers: “He spoke the language of MAGA. He spoke about being saved by God. He didn’t express shame or regret.” He described this strategy as “smash-mouth politics... Don’t concede, don’t give ground, and stay aggressive.”