and now the lines between reality and tv may be blurring even further. the president has chosen a tv personality to be his top economic adviser. but he is not the only one running from tv to the white house. reporter: minutes after his hiring became public, larry kudlow shared what the president told him. he said you re on the air. he said i m looking at a picture of you. he said very handsome. so trumpian. reporter: david roth cup tweeting only a president who views everything through the lens of tv could think larry kudlow would be suitable to be national economic adviser, because he s not an economist in any sense of the word. he just plays one on television. but kudlow is not the only tv personality to see their profile rise. fox tv personality heather noart
long time. we have mutual admiration. he is the president. it is a different role. i will abide by that. larry is a mainstream conservative. most conservatives peers cheere appointment. he said, you re on the air and i m looking at a picture of you. very handsome. so trumpian. we had conversations with him, and he s talked about people he wanted to hire. he said, i like the look. kudlow is on his way in. others may be on their way out. anonymous white house sources described to fox news as a, quote, blood bath, that could begin as early as today. toys r us was a go-to for generations for kids and parents. overnight, the chain made a new move that could spell the end of an american institution. i don t want to grow up i m a toys r us kid toys r us filing to liquidate its remaining american stores at midnight last night, putting all its locations and 30,000 some employees at risk. a lot of kids like going to
confirm what trump wants and i think there are going to be folks who lack competence and have no ethical constraints. we re going to see cascading chaos and deepening incompetence. that don t bode well for the run the country at all. president trump s incoming director of national economic council is cnbc contributor larry kudlow. trump offered him the job over the phone tuesday night. according to kudlow, the president was apparent watching television at the time and saw a picture of kudlow highway the two were speaking on the phone. here s what he said trump told him then. let s watch. it was i didn t know that. i wasn t watching tv this morning. president called. and he said, it s out. because i don t think he was intending to put it out till tomorrow or friday. and i said oh. and he said you re on the air. and he said i m looking at a picture of you. he said very handsome. so trumpian. it s not the first time a
larry kudlow. the announcement apparently came as a surprise to larry kudlow. i didn t know that. i wasn t watching tv this morning and the president called. and he said, it s out. because i don t think he was intending to put it out till tomorrow or friday. and i said oh. and he said you re on the air. and he said i m looking at a picture of you. and he said very handsome. so trumpian. think of that for a second. larry kudlow on cable tv wasn t watching tv but the president with the busiest job in the world was. kudlow served in the reagan administration, was chief economist at bear stearns. there is more to his resume than tv talking head but the president does appreciate that qualification in his recruits. from reality stars to relatively unknown figures with questionable doctor rats. the message i have, it s a simple one. it s a bumper stick, the era of the pajama boy is over january 20th. and the alpha males are back.
today the white house announced the president s new top economic adviser will be long-time cnbc television host larry kudlow. the announcement apparently came as a surprise to larry kudlow. i didn t know that. i wasn t watching tv this morning and the president called. and he said, it s out. because i don t think he was intending to put it out till tomorrow or friday. and i said oh. and he said you re on the air. and he said i m looking at a picture of you. and he said very handsome. so trumpian. think of that for a second. larry kudlow on cable tv wasn t watching tv but the president with the busiest job in the world was. kudlow served in the reagan administration, was chief economist at bear stearns. there is more to his resume than tv talking head but the president does appreciate that qualification in his recruits. from reality stars to relatively unknown figures with questionable doctor rats.