The Cost of Efficiency & Networking in NOLA with Rich Kleiman 2/6/25

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4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

DOGE’s cuts in Washington have begun; former Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney explains the costs of running the government, the friction between Congress and the White House, and Elon Musk’s grand plan for efficiency. As we close in on the Super Bowl, CNBC’s Contessa Brewer reports on the game day bets, and sports entrepreneur Rich Kleiman discusses the networking opportunities for NFL players on and off the field in New Orleans. Kleiman, Kevin Durant’s longtime NBA agent, also weighs in on NBA trades. Plus, U.S. lawmakers are pushing to ban DeepSeek on government devices. Mick Mulvaney - 18:24 Rich Kleiman - 34:19 In this episode: Rich Kleiman, @richkleiman Contessa Brewer, @contessabrewer Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.0	Today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.0	Federal employees are reeling from cuts, fears, and forced transparency, all thanks to Doge.
0:17.0	Former OMB director Mick Mulvaney says it's painful and messy, but it's overdue.
0:23.6	What are we doing? We're having a debate that we otherwise would not have had. Nobody even knew about this.
0:28.6	And the Super Bowl, Cometh, NBA super manager Rich Climann, says this weekend in New Orleans is for everybody, more than just the players on the field.
0:38.1	For the Super Bowl, it's a great opportunity for NFL players as well to make connection, to make money.
0:44.1	Plus, U.S. lawmakers pushing to ban deep seek on federal devices.
0:49.2	A squawk box familiar will join the Treasury and reunited, and it feels so good.
0:55.1	I don't have my appendix, and now I don't have a gall ladder, and the rest I think I want
1:00.6	to keep.
1:01.9	It's Thursday, February 6th, 2025.
1:05.7	Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:09.1	Stand Becky by in three, two, one.
1:11.6	Cuea, please.
1:13.6	Good morning, everybody, and welcome to Squawk Box right here on CNBC.
1:18.6	We are live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square.
1:21.6	I'm Becky Quick, along with Andrew Ross Sorkin, and yes, Joe Kernan.
1:25.6	He's back.
1:26.6	How you doing? The hair's back. How you doing?
1:27.7	The hair's back.
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