Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett and former General Counsel of the Navy Van Hipp joined "Fox & Friends" on Monday to discuss President Donald Trump's call to reopen the Alcatraz prison in San Francisco, California. 

"It's a provocative idea, which may be why Trump is proposing it. So, the sound you hear, are all the liberal heads exploding at the same time. Progressives frown on prisons. They tend to favor nanny daycare for hardened criminals," Jarrett told host Brian Kilmeade. 

Trump called for the reopening of the notorious prison in a Truth Social post. 

"It is, however, federal property, so this can be done, but it'd have to be rebuilt almost entirely. It's so outdated and crumbling. And here's the important part, it has landmark status. So, there would be an avalanche of lawsuits that would probably tie it up for years. Don't forget, this is California," Jarrett continued.

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Hipp, a former U.S. Army deputy assistant secretary, said Trump could "absolutely" reopen Alcatraz. 

"For those folks who are complaining it's going to cost too much, it's going to be too difficult to do from a construction standpoint. We've had a builder in this country, the best builder in America for years and years in the commercial sector is a guy by the name of Donald Trump. I think he can give, if they try to slow roll this, and bureaucrats try to do what they like to do, I think the president can give them all the advice they need on how to reopen Alcatraz the right way," he told "Fox and Friends" on Monday.

Alcatraz opened in 1934, but the prison, located on a 22-acre spit of rock, was shuttered after 29 years.

"REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!" the president said on social media. "For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering."

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Trump said he is directing the Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Homeland Security to reopen a "substantially enlarged and rebuilt" Alcatraz, "to house America’s most ruthless and violent offenders."

Hipp told "Fox and Friends" the move was what Americans voted for.

"This is what the American people voted for at large. They're tired of thugs and gangs roaming rampant on our city streets. They're tired of murderers and terrorists coming across our border. And sometimes we forget why we have a federal government. The states came together to provide for the common defense of the American people. That's why we had the federal government, and I think President Trump realizes that it's his most important responsibility," Hipp said. 

Fox News' Greg Wehner contributed to this report.

WNBA legend Lisa Leslie praised Caitlin Clark’s impact on the league as the sharpshooter readies for her second season with the Indiana Fever.

The former Los Angeles Sparks superstar talked to Sports Illustrated about Clark and the chances of the Fever winning the WNBA championship thanks to a new head coach and veteran pieces the organization added in the offseason.

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"Let me just say, Caitlin Clark has had an amazing impact on the WNBA," Leslie told the outlet. "Her ability to come out and play, especially after her college season. And then to come into the WNBA and just really have the effect that she did, it was really outstanding. I was so proud of Caitlin."

Leslie said that, on paper, the Fever’s roster "looks amazing." Indiana added Sydney Colson, Sophie Cunningham and DeWanna Bonner to the roster and re-hired Stephanie White as their new head coach.

The Basketball Hall of Famer said with the buildup of the roster and the heightened expectations, there also comes added pressure.

"So when you talk about Caitlin in her sophomore year, she's more seasoned, she has had time to rest. She's had time to really regroup and see exactly where she wants to go," Leslie said. "Obviously, (the Fever) have a ton of new players, a new coach. And that also builds a lot of pressure. It is so hard to win. It's not easy to win the first year that you get a new coach, new teammates, and you're trying to build this chemistry. I don't want to put too much pressure. I think the Indiana Fever, as far as on paper, looks amazing. Now they've got to put it all together.

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"And they can possibly. I'm not saying they can't. The All-Star Game is there in Indiana. Everything is laid out. Caitlin has had time to really process what the WNBA looks like, what it feels like. And it's going to be exciting, so I'm sure fans will tune in. Everything's already sold out. And some teams, when Caitlin comes to town, they've already had to get into larger arenas. So all of those things about the Caitlin Clark effect are true."

Clark did not make the U.S. women’s national basketball team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, it appeared to be a blessing in disguise as she appeared to be more in sync with her Fever teammates after the Olympics break than she was at the beginning of the regular season.

Indiana made the playoffs in 2024 for the first time since 2016, when White was still the head coach. The Fever finished 20-20 in 2024 and have brought back key players like Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston, Natasha Howard and Lexie Hull.

The Fever’s 2025 season begins on May 17 against the Chicago Sky.

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