WEBVTT - The U.S. Report | 5 November

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<v Speaker 1>This is the US Report with James Moroar.

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<v Speaker 2>Good evening and welcome to the program. Here's what's coming

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<v Speaker 2>up tonight. We're lifting the lid on the billion dollar

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<v Speaker 2>Somali welfare scam that's led Trump to ban Third World migrants.

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<v Speaker 2>John Heindereker joins me from Minnesota to explain. Also tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>Democrats go all in on insurrection. Look who's disregarding federal

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<v Speaker 2>law enforcement now and celebrity hypocrisy. You wouldn't read about it,

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<v Speaker 2>but you'll hear about it. Guess who's moving back to

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<v Speaker 2>the US after storming off to Britain to protest Trump.

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<v Speaker 2>But first, can we have a quick word about the

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<v Speaker 2>incredible selective outrage over Defense Secretary Pete Haiksath and claims

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<v Speaker 2>that he ordered some sort of illegal double tap strike

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<v Speaker 2>on a boatload of alleged Venezuelan drug runners that somehow

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<v Speaker 2>turned into the World War crime since Melie, you know

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<v Speaker 2>the claim that he ordered the military to go back

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<v Speaker 2>and finish off survivors of a hit on a smuggler's

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<v Speaker 2>boat who had survived an initial missile strike by the

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<v Speaker 2>Pentagon as part of the Trump administration's effort to disrupt

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<v Speaker 2>drug cartels. Well, let me tell you the selective anger

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<v Speaker 2>that has outraged out of all of this. Well, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not surprising because it is obviously just part of feeding

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<v Speaker 2>this week's outrage of the week. You know, last week

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<v Speaker 2>they thought the Epstein files dropped was going to torpedo

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<v Speaker 2>the Trump presidency. This week they're hoping drug boats strikes

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<v Speaker 2>sink at least the defense career of Pete Hegseth, whom

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<v Speaker 2>Democrats have detested from the moment his name was first

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<v Speaker 2>floated for the position. And as far as this sudden

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<v Speaker 2>retiscence about Americans in combat or when targeting enemies, Reeler imagined,

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<v Speaker 2>where was the outrage which Obama was the drone striker

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<v Speaker 2>in chief, ordering more than five hundred drone attacks during

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<v Speaker 2>his presidency, including strikes that killed American citizens without trial,

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<v Speaker 2>But hey, you know that was the war on terror

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<v Speaker 2>in all that, or where was the outrage from the

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<v Speaker 2>left to time Joe Biden blew up ten Afghan civilians

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<v Speaker 2>because his botched withdrawal from Afghanistan was going so poorly.

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<v Speaker 2>I think at that point Democrats were still claiming even

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<v Speaker 2>that Joe Biden had full control of his faculties and

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<v Speaker 2>that's before we get into other incidents, say the infamous

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<v Speaker 2>Highway of Death during the First Gulf War. Now you

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<v Speaker 2>get my point here. War is hell, and so too

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<v Speaker 2>is trying to maintain a narrative if your goal isn't

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<v Speaker 2>so much to advance peace or maintain adherence to the

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<v Speaker 2>rules of war and civilization as your goal is to

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<v Speaker 2>play politics with national security. Now, what I have found

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<v Speaker 2>so interesting about this story and the outrage about Pete

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<v Speaker 2>heik Seth allegedly ordering this double tap strike is that

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<v Speaker 2>even media outlets that normally would run this story absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>into the ground and have us all wondering if beating

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<v Speaker 2>a dead horse was a violation of the Geneva Conventions,

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<v Speaker 2>even some of them have started to have second thoughts. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, could it be the Trump's ponchamp for

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<v Speaker 2>suing the pants off media outlets that play fast and

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<v Speaker 2>loose with the truth has started to pay dividends after

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<v Speaker 2>the Washington Post story claimed that Pete heg Seth was

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<v Speaker 2>going to what has given kill orders in the situation

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<v Speaker 2>room like some sort of overcaffeinated twelve year old playing

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<v Speaker 2>call of duty. Well, guess what The New York Times, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I know. The New York Times came out with this

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<v Speaker 2>little not so fast been reporting. They found that no,

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<v Speaker 2>hag Seth did not order that second strike that has

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<v Speaker 2>been the subject of so much controversy, rather than telling

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<v Speaker 2>the military to hit him again. The Times writes, quote,

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<v Speaker 2>the officials clarified the sequence of events amid the political

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<v Speaker 2>and legal upward that has followed a report in The

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<v Speaker 2>Washington Post last week. It said that Admiral Bradley ordered

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<v Speaker 2>the second strike to fulfill a directive by mister Hegseath

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<v Speaker 2>to kill everyone unquote. And then there was this. The

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<v Speaker 2>two officials also said mister Hegthath made no oral directive

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<v Speaker 2>at the meeting that went beyond the written order. The

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<v Speaker 2>Post article did not provide context on when mister Hegsath

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<v Speaker 2>gave what its sources described as a spoken order to

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<v Speaker 2>kill everyone. Quite amazing there to see one of these

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<v Speaker 2>papers calling out the other by name. Meanwhile, academics are

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<v Speaker 2>now shredding the idea that heg Seth ordered some sort

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<v Speaker 2>of war crime, with one Cornell professor calling the legal

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<v Speaker 2>analysis behind the claim dangerous. And then there was this,

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<v Speaker 2>the Kudi grad of this so called scandal. ABC News, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>the American ABC sank the story like it was well

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<v Speaker 2>a Venezuelan speedboat full of uncut cocaine.

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<v Speaker 3>Tonight new information. According to a source familiar with the incident,

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<v Speaker 3>the two survivors climbed back onto the boat after the

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<v Speaker 3>initial strike. They were believed to be potentially in communication

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<v Speaker 3>with others and salvaging some of the drugs. Because of that,

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<v Speaker 3>it was determined they were still in the fight and

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<v Speaker 3>valid targets, and JAG officer was also giving legal advice.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh so, I guess that's the heg Seth outrage done for?

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<v Speaker 2>Or is it? You?

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<v Speaker 4>See?

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<v Speaker 2>Heg Seth is right now enemy number one of the

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<v Speaker 2>deep state left that is trying to take down the

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<v Speaker 2>Trump administration. Now, if you were watching last week, you

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<v Speaker 2>remember a video I showed you with Democrat politicians and

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<v Speaker 2>former intelligence officers telling the military, the US military to

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<v Speaker 2>refuse illegal orders like this.

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<v Speaker 4>Our laws are clear, you can refuse illegal orders.

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<v Speaker 5>You can refuse illegal orders.

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<v Speaker 6>You must refuse illegal orders.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Look, that video was as we've discussed, rather shall

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<v Speaker 2>we say sedition adjacent, and the bold fellow in that

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<v Speaker 2>video was none other than Mark Kelly, a sitting US

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<v Speaker 2>senator and former Navy officer whom Pete Hegseth has threatened

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<v Speaker 2>to court martial for encouraging soldiers to break the chain

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<v Speaker 2>of command. Now you see what the fight is about.

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<v Speaker 2>This is why they see Hegseth as needing to be stopped,

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<v Speaker 2>and Kelly is leading the charge to undermine Hegseth and

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<v Speaker 2>get him replaced, to get himself out of trouble. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>Kelly earlier.

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<v Speaker 4>He runs around on a stage talking about lethality and

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<v Speaker 4>warrior ethos and killing people. We have the most competent,

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<v Speaker 4>capable military this planet has ever seen by far. That's

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<v Speaker 4>not the message that needs to come from the Secretary

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<v Speaker 4>of Defense.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry what lethality is not a good thing for

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<v Speaker 2>a secretary of war. And that's right they renamed the

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<v Speaker 2>department to talk about I'm sorry. This is the Pentagon

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<v Speaker 2>he's running, not the NYU School of Social Work. The

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<v Speaker 2>more you look at this, though, it becomes more and

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<v Speaker 2>more clear that the problem isn't that haig Seth has

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<v Speaker 2>been doing his job poorly, but in fact, that he

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<v Speaker 2>is doing it too well. Pete hagg Seth has become

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<v Speaker 2>a lightning rod, not because he's blown up drug votes

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<v Speaker 2>but because he is threatening to blow up the slow

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<v Speaker 2>motion campaign to undermine the Trump administration that now sees

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<v Speaker 2>the president's enemies who claim to be the great defenders

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<v Speaker 2>of the Constitution, urging soldiers to disobey orders to undermine

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<v Speaker 2>the commander in chief. To borrow an old saying from

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<v Speaker 2>the Vietnam War, they're trying to destroy democracy in order

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<v Speaker 2>to save it. Well, as far as I'm concerned, if

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<v Speaker 2>it's between a guy who wants to kill the enemy

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<v Speaker 2>and a guy who wants to give them hugs, I

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<v Speaker 2>know who I want as my Secretary of War. Save

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<v Speaker 2>the outrage for something that matters.

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<v Speaker 7>Well.

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<v Speaker 2>Joining me now is for White House Chief of Staff

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<v Speaker 2>and senior adviser of Bondai Partners. You know him well,

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<v Speaker 2>Mick Mulvaaney, Mick, thanks so much for joining me on

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<v Speaker 2>the program tonight here, great to have you with us.

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<v Speaker 2>Want to start off by talking about this ongoing controversy

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<v Speaker 2>that's been generating around Secretary of Defense Pete Hagsith. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been really fascinated by the way the media started

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<v Speaker 2>out trying to take him down. But now we're seeing

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<v Speaker 2>a bit of blue on blue violence here with the

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<v Speaker 2>New York Times correcting the Washington Post reporting on this

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<v Speaker 2>supposed double tap strike that Pete hegsas supposedly ordered against

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<v Speaker 2>this Venezuelan drug boat.

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<v Speaker 6>James, it's great to see him. First, Let's start by

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<v Speaker 6>what a great looking new set. That looks fantastic. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>look back here in the States right now. How often

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<v Speaker 6>have you and I talked about this? It's so hard

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<v Speaker 6>to know what to believe. So much of the press

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<v Speaker 6>is so committed to just saying bad things about Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 6>You sort of have to wait three or four days

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<v Speaker 6>to see what other stories come out. And when the

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<v Speaker 6>New York Times and the Washington Post are fighting, then

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<v Speaker 6>goodness gracious, who knows what's going on? So look, there

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<v Speaker 6>was an important hearing on the Hill today. In fact,

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<v Speaker 6>I think it may be going on while you and

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<v Speaker 6>I are speaking, where one of the generals involved was

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<v Speaker 6>going to testify to the Senate Forimulations Committee. So maybe

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<v Speaker 6>we actually will find the facts, but I don't think

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<v Speaker 6>you're going to find them much in the New York Times,

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<v Speaker 6>the Washington Post.

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<v Speaker 2>And Nick tell me this too. How much of this

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<v Speaker 2>has to do with the fact that Pete Teksath has

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<v Speaker 2>been making such a big deal about Mark Kelly, Senator

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Kelly, the former Navy officer, and his joining the

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<v Speaker 2>call for people in the military to disregard orders that

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<v Speaker 2>they consider illegal, essentially breaking the civilian chain of command.

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<v Speaker 2>He's threatened to prosecute Mark Kelly. How much of this

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<v Speaker 2>is basically a push pull between these two sort of

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<v Speaker 2>sides of politics here using this issue of the Venezuelan

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<v Speaker 2>drug boat as a pretext.

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<v Speaker 6>James, if you're asking me if there might be a

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<v Speaker 6>little spite aimed at Pete Hesith by the liberal press,

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, we all know the answer to that question.

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<v Speaker 6>And it really is sad because, as you and I

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<v Speaker 6>both know, we want to know what happened. We want

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<v Speaker 6>to know what happened on these drug but we want

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<v Speaker 6>to know what happened all the time. We want this

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<v Speaker 6>transparency in government. But you're not going to get it

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<v Speaker 6>when you just listen to the New York Times and

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<v Speaker 6>or the Washington Post.

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<v Speaker 1>The Post has been a little bit better recently, but

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<v Speaker 1>not much so. Yeah, there's a good deal of Trump

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<v Speaker 1>arrangement syndrome here.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm as concerned about the following international law when it

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<v Speaker 6>comes to the drug boats as anybody else, and I

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<v Speaker 6>want to know exactly what happened, and if something went wrong,

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<v Speaker 6>I'd be willing to talk about that.

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<v Speaker 1>But right now, like so many people, I throw my

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<v Speaker 1>hands up.

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<v Speaker 6>And say, the bias is just so heavy it's hard

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<v Speaker 6>to know who to believe.

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<v Speaker 2>But at the same time, Nick, this is the thing

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<v Speaker 2>that I think a lot of my viewers here in

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<v Speaker 2>Australia are wondering, why is Venezuela suddenly cropping up so

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<v Speaker 2>heavily on the President's agenda here? I mean he was

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<v Speaker 2>speaking about starting land strikes against Venezuela. Have listened to this.

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<v Speaker 7>The drugs coming in through the sea are down ninety

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<v Speaker 7>one percent. I'm surprised as nine percent. Who's doing the

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<v Speaker 7>nine percent? But it's down ninety one and we're going

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<v Speaker 7>to start very soon on land. And I'm sure you're

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<v Speaker 7>thrilled to hear that now.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean Venezuela, Yes, it's an annoyance. Maduro the dictator

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<v Speaker 2>is a bad guy and anti American, But why hash

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<v Speaker 2>Isuela taken his fancy? I feel like there's something more

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<v Speaker 2>than just drugs going on here.

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<v Speaker 6>James, It's an excellent question, and that the short answer

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<v Speaker 6>is I don't know, because here's what I do know.

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<v Speaker 6>I was in the White House in twenty nineteen when

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<v Speaker 6>John Bolton was, you know, practically begging Donald Trump to

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<v Speaker 6>invade Venezuela on a daily basis, and Trump said no, no, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 6>because it's just not what he does. But here we

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<v Speaker 6>are today now threatening you know, attacks on the Venezuelan homeland.

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<v Speaker 6>And Maduro was there in twenty nineteen. The drugs were

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<v Speaker 6>there in twenty nineteen. So if your question is what's changed,

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<v Speaker 6>I guess Bolton is out, but Marco Rubio is in.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe that's one explanation.

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<v Speaker 6>I guess if you want to take a little bit

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<v Speaker 6>more academic approach to it, it would be well, maybe the

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<v Speaker 6>Trump administration has decided to go back to the original

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<v Speaker 6>Monroe doctrine of sort of taking being a lot more

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<v Speaker 6>close attention to the Western hemisphere, of a not allowing

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<v Speaker 6>communist nations in the Western hemisphere.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a fascinating conversation.

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<v Speaker 6>But Mark Mark Rubio is probably part of the part

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<v Speaker 6>of the equation here that, as you can imagine, and

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<v Speaker 6>rightly so, Cuban Americans have a particular problem, even more

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<v Speaker 6>so than most folks with communism.

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<v Speaker 1>Given their history, and I understand that.

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<v Speaker 6>But again, everything with the drugs is the same, everything

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<v Speaker 6>with the government of Venezuela is the same. So the

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<v Speaker 6>only has changed as John Bolton is out and Marco

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<v Speaker 6>Rubio's in and now we're threatening military action.

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<v Speaker 2>It is interesting because I know that an awful lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people who supported Donald Trump, you know, did so

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<v Speaker 2>on the basis of no new sort of military interventions

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<v Speaker 2>and regime changes, and yet this fight seems to be

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<v Speaker 2>going on. And you know, I mentioned Senator Mark Warner before.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's a little bit of what he had to say

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<v Speaker 2>about Donald Trump's efforts in Venezuela and how locals should

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<v Speaker 2>fight back.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think in many ways the uniform military mate

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<v Speaker 5>helped save us from this president and his lame people

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<v Speaker 5>like Hagsap because I think their commitment is to the

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<v Speaker 5>Constitution and obviously not the Trump and I expect Bradley

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<v Speaker 5>to adhere to that.

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<v Speaker 2>So, I mean, again, we've got this whole sort of

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<v Speaker 2>question here about people undermining the constitution here and this

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<v Speaker 2>sort of constitutional chain of command.

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<v Speaker 1>Again, everybody knows.

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<v Speaker 6>Everybody knows that you don't follow illegal orders in the military.

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<v Speaker 6>I do a lot of work with West point cadets.

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<v Speaker 6>They beat that into these kids at a young age.

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<v Speaker 6>There's no reason for the senators to go on TV

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<v Speaker 6>and talk about this. They're they're not making they're not

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<v Speaker 6>educating anybody, and when pressed, not a single one of

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<v Speaker 6>them have been able yet to point to a single

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<v Speaker 6>illegal order. So you do wonder why this conversation is

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<v Speaker 6>going on. I'm not really sure you know what Warner

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<v Speaker 6>says when you know, when he's essentially implying that the

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<v Speaker 6>military is going to protect the country against Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, look, donald Trump starts.

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<v Speaker 6>Giving illegal orders, then I think this is a fair

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<v Speaker 6>case to say, a fair discussion to have. But no one,

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<v Speaker 6>not a single person has come up and say, oh,

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<v Speaker 6>and by the way, this was an illegal order. They're

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<v Speaker 6>doing the investigation now on the drug boats, but there's

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<v Speaker 6>no evidence yet these were legal orders. And now this

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<v Speaker 6>is very harmful language I expected from Senator Warner, and

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<v Speaker 6>I hope we can get back to supporting that the

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<v Speaker 6>president as the commander in chief.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's just unbelievable to be I mean, the way

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<v Speaker 2>that they're basically talking about undermining the Constitution in order

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<v Speaker 2>to save it. But hey, Mick, let's shift gears a

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<v Speaker 2>bit here because there's a lot of other stuff going

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<v Speaker 2>on I want to talk about now. I know, special

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<v Speaker 2>elections or by elections as we call them in Australia.

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<v Speaker 2>You can tell some things about them, but it's a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit tricky. However, there was a really interesting special

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<v Speaker 2>election in Tennessee just a year out from the midterms.

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<v Speaker 2>This week. Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat aft In

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<v Speaker 2>Bane by about nine points in a Nashville, Tennessee suburban

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<v Speaker 2>seat that the Republicans had previously won by a margin

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<v Speaker 2>of twenty two. Now it was a bit of a

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<v Speaker 2>mixed bag of a result. Some people thought the GOP

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<v Speaker 2>was going to get rinsed much harder than they did. Here.

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<v Speaker 2>There's always a swing against the incumbent already, it's the

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<v Speaker 2>same thing here. Do we take anything out of this

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<v Speaker 2>heading into the midterms.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you do.

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<v Speaker 6>You've got districts that if they flip, it's a red

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<v Speaker 6>flag for one party or the other.

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<v Speaker 1>They got them in the UK, we've got them.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 6>This one didn't flip. I get that. The guy won

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<v Speaker 6>by nine points. Donald Trump won by twenty two. So again,

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<v Speaker 6>the first thing you do in a campaign is try

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<v Speaker 6>to win, and that's exactly what the Republicans did. But

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<v Speaker 6>as they try to sort of dig into the data,

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<v Speaker 6>there's a lot a lot to be concerned about here

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<v Speaker 6>for the Republicans. Keep in mind, James, this was a

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<v Speaker 6>horrible Democrat candidate. Not only was she very very far

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<v Speaker 6>left wing progressive in a fairly conservative state, but she

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<v Speaker 6>was on record as saying she hated the city that

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<v Speaker 6>she sought to represent in Congress, specifically Nashville, Tennessee. In fact,

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<v Speaker 6>during the primary, she talked about how much she hated Nashville. So,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, I've talked to some folks who were really

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<v Speaker 6>worried that if the Democrats had put up the ideal candidate,

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<v Speaker 6>they might have won this seat. There's all sorts of

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<v Speaker 6>information here that should be worrying to Republican Here's my fear, James,

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<v Speaker 6>is that everybody's afraid to tell the president, and the

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<v Speaker 6>only thing the President is hearing is, oh, this is great.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, this is a win. A win is a win.

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<v Speaker 6>It's a special election. You don't have to worry about this.

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<v Speaker 6>If you ignore, if Republicans ignore what happened in this election,

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<v Speaker 6>that could bode very, very poorly for the midterms a

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<v Speaker 6>year from now, because it was a win, but it

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<v Speaker 6>was an ugly win.

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<v Speaker 2>An ugly win. Yeah, fair enough. Hey, listen, before I

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<v Speaker 2>let you go, I also want to get your thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>on some of this reporting that's come out about the

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<v Speaker 2>FBI director, Cash Pattel in his deputy Dan Dan Bongino

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<v Speaker 2>from Randon Devine in The New York Post, who has

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<v Speaker 2>reported a lot of people saying that they are quote

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<v Speaker 2>more concerned with building personal resumes than they are about

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<v Speaker 2>leading the FBI, and that Patel is in over his head. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the White House has denied that the President was about

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<v Speaker 2>to fire Patel, but it does seem like there are

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<v Speaker 2>some concerns, and you could say this is around the

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<v Speaker 2>Epstein files and a number of other issues that people

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<v Speaker 2>are concerned about. Cash Pattel.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, he's had some very high profile you know, things

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<v Speaker 6>he shouldn't said, things that came out wrong, et cetera. Look,

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<v Speaker 6>he's learning on the job, and that's always difficult to do.

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<v Speaker 6>Keep in mind, the New York Post is a right

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<v Speaker 6>of center outlet. They're no tremendous lovers of Trump. They've

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<v Speaker 6>been critical of him from time to time, but they

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<v Speaker 6>also support him as well, So it's a fairly objective approach.

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<v Speaker 6>The Post is printing that that means they've got some

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<v Speaker 6>information that would suggest it's true. Keep in mind, both

0:18:33.400 --> 0:18:37.199
<v Speaker 6>of them are just one really good result away from

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<v Speaker 6>having this go away. In fact, then Bongino, I think

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<v Speaker 6>the FBI just announced here in the last few hours

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<v Speaker 6>that they've arrested a suspect in the January sixth pipe

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<v Speaker 6>bombing attacks or attempted attacks going all the way back

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<v Speaker 6>to January sixth of twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a very high profile.

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<v Speaker 6>Success if it turns out to go to trial and

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<v Speaker 6>so forth and result in convictions. So yeah, look, they

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<v Speaker 6>need to have some wins, James, don't we all life,

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<v Speaker 6>you'd like to have more than uses, And I think

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<v Speaker 6>a few good wins for the Department of Justice, a

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<v Speaker 6>few good wins for the FBI would probably help put

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<v Speaker 6>some of this conversation to bed.

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<v Speaker 2>And Micky, we'll be fascinating to follow up on that

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<v Speaker 2>January sixth pipe bomb attempt arrest, and we'll probably talk

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<v Speaker 2>about that next week. Mickmulvaney, thanks as always for joining me.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Yans.

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<v Speaker 2>Now let's turn our attention to the great state of Minnesota,

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<v Speaker 2>which has made headlines around America and around the world

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<v Speaker 2>after revelations of a billion dollar welfare fraud scheme said

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<v Speaker 2>to have been perpetrated by that state's massive Somali migrant community,

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<v Speaker 2>which prompted these contentious remarks from President Trump.

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<v Speaker 7>But when they come from hell and they complain and

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<v Speaker 7>do nothing, but bitch, we don't.

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<v Speaker 4>Want them in our country. Let them go back to

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<v Speaker 4>where they came from and fix it.

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<v Speaker 2>Tough words from President Trump about that state's migrant community,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's also a tough problem with this welfare schanedule.

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<v Speaker 2>Here to break it down for us is president of

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<v Speaker 2>the Center for the American Experiment and proud Minnesotan John Hendereker. John,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks so much for coming on the program. I have

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<v Speaker 2>been wanting to talk to you about this issue ever

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<v Speaker 2>since the story started to break. Here explained for our viewers, John,

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<v Speaker 2>just what is alleged to have happened here among the

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<v Speaker 2>Somali refugee community and many members who were alleged to

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<v Speaker 2>have been involved with a massive welfare scheme.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, there's been a series of scandals involving frauds committed

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<v Speaker 8>in connection with various Minnesota government programs. The most famous

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<v Speaker 8>one is called Feeding Our Future, and that was a

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<v Speaker 8>program that supposedly was feeding poor children during the COVID epidemic.

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<v Speaker 8>And it turns out that something like five hundred million

0:20:56.160 --> 0:21:00.840
<v Speaker 8>dollars in fraud were committed and overwhelmingly by SAMA, and

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<v Speaker 8>they would purport to have fed thousands of children here

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<v Speaker 8>in Minnesota, and they would use random name generators to

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<v Speaker 8>come up with names of children, and they would fake

0:21:11.600 --> 0:21:15.199
<v Speaker 8>invoices for many thousands of dollars worth of food that

0:21:15.240 --> 0:21:17.640
<v Speaker 8>they claim to have bought, and they would send these

0:21:17.640 --> 0:21:20.720
<v Speaker 8>invoices to Minnesota's Department of Education and they would just

0:21:20.720 --> 0:21:24.000
<v Speaker 8>pay them without ever checking to make sure that these

0:21:24.080 --> 0:21:28.520
<v Speaker 8>these many, many thousands of children were actually being fed.

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<v Speaker 8>And so this story broke almost four years ago. My organization,

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<v Speaker 8>American Experiment has been writing about it following it closely

0:21:37.119 --> 0:21:40.639
<v Speaker 8>since January of twenty twenty two. So this is old

0:21:40.680 --> 0:21:45.480
<v Speaker 8>news here in Minnesota. The US Attorney's Office is the

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<v Speaker 8>one the federal government has prosecuted these cases, not the

0:21:48.760 --> 0:21:51.920
<v Speaker 8>state government, and they have indicted I think seventy eight

0:21:51.920 --> 0:21:55.280
<v Speaker 8>people so far. There have been two extensive criminal trials.

0:21:55.600 --> 0:21:59.040
<v Speaker 8>More than fifty defendants have pled guilty and so this

0:21:59.119 --> 0:22:01.560
<v Speaker 8>is all kind of old old news here in Minnesota

0:22:02.080 --> 0:22:04.640
<v Speaker 8>that's feeding our future. So in addition to that, there

0:22:04.680 --> 0:22:08.320
<v Speaker 8>are four or five other scandals where money is being

0:22:08.440 --> 0:22:12.800
<v Speaker 8>stolen from government programs in our state. And the assistant

0:22:12.880 --> 0:22:16.400
<v Speaker 8>US Attorney who has been prosecuting all of these cases

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<v Speaker 8>estimates that billions of dollars have been stolen from the taxpayers.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just unbelievable. And of course this has now also

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<v Speaker 2>created a big fight between your Congressman Ilhan Omar and

0:22:30.359 --> 0:22:34.240
<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump, and ilan Omar is now trying to essentially

0:22:34.240 --> 0:22:37.679
<v Speaker 2>make excuses for some of the fraud that's occurred. Have

0:22:37.800 --> 0:22:40.600
<v Speaker 2>listened to what she had say to Jake Tapper on CNN.

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<v Speaker 6>Can you shed any light on why the fraud got

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<v Speaker 6>so out of control in Minnesota?

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<v Speaker 9>I think what happened is that, you know, when you

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<v Speaker 9>have these kind of new programs that are designed to

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<v Speaker 9>help people, your oftentimes lying on third parties to be

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<v Speaker 9>able to facilitate. And I just think that a lot

0:23:04.720 --> 0:23:08.600
<v Speaker 9>of the COVID programs that were set up, they would

0:23:08.640 --> 0:23:10.320
<v Speaker 9>set up so quickly that a lot of the guard

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<v Speaker 9>rails did not get created.

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<v Speaker 2>So let me get this straight here, John, It's not

0:23:15.600 --> 0:23:18.439
<v Speaker 2>the fault of the people who committed the alleged fraud

0:23:18.520 --> 0:23:20.640
<v Speaker 2>or have been convicted of the fraud, but it's apparently

0:23:21.080 --> 0:23:23.760
<v Speaker 2>the state for not creating enough guardrails.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, that explanation doesn't work, James. There were childcare frauds,

0:23:28.920 --> 0:23:32.760
<v Speaker 8>for example, years before the COVID epidemic, which again were

0:23:32.800 --> 0:23:35.080
<v Speaker 8>centered in the Somali community. People who had set up

0:23:35.160 --> 0:23:38.359
<v Speaker 8>childcare centers and then bill a state for caring for

0:23:38.520 --> 0:23:42.120
<v Speaker 8>nonexistent shouldered. A number of Somalis went to prison ten

0:23:42.200 --> 0:23:46.040
<v Speaker 8>years ago for doing that, and other frauds are post COVID.

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<v Speaker 8>For example, there's a medicaid program that for some reason,

0:23:49.600 --> 0:23:51.960
<v Speaker 8>Medicaid is supposed to be healthcare, but for some reason,

0:23:52.400 --> 0:23:56.240
<v Speaker 8>this program consisted of giving people advice on how they

0:23:56.280 --> 0:23:59.680
<v Speaker 8>could find housing. And the program spent about one hundred

0:23:59.760 --> 0:24:02.680
<v Speaker 8>million dollars and it turns out that not a single

0:24:03.280 --> 0:24:08.600
<v Speaker 8>dollar was legitimate. Every single dollar in that program was

0:24:08.680 --> 0:24:12.040
<v Speaker 8>a fraud, and that was all post COVID. So you'll

0:24:12.119 --> 0:24:15.320
<v Speaker 8>had Omar's attempt to explain the problem a way really

0:24:16.000 --> 0:24:17.200
<v Speaker 8>doesn't work well.

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<v Speaker 2>And also, you know, I'm always fascinated by how the

0:24:20.040 --> 0:24:23.399
<v Speaker 2>broader media covers these stories, and you know, of course,

0:24:23.560 --> 0:24:26.240
<v Speaker 2>we you know, make clear that it's not every Somali

0:24:26.280 --> 0:24:29.000
<v Speaker 2>who's involved in this, but there is a big contingent

0:24:29.000 --> 0:24:31.960
<v Speaker 2>of people in this community who are have been accused

0:24:31.960 --> 0:24:34.280
<v Speaker 2>of being involved in this. And I was fascinated because

0:24:34.280 --> 0:24:39.679
<v Speaker 2>there's also been accusations that programs, disability programs saying that

0:24:40.040 --> 0:24:42.560
<v Speaker 2>you know, kids have autism and things of that nature

0:24:43.400 --> 0:24:46.840
<v Speaker 2>are also rife with that sort of behavior. And I

0:24:46.880 --> 0:24:49.920
<v Speaker 2>have found articles going back to two thousand and nine

0:24:49.960 --> 0:24:52.199
<v Speaker 2>in the New York Times, which with later ones in

0:24:52.240 --> 0:24:56.080
<v Speaker 2>twenty eleven and twenty thirteen saying, huh, there just seems

0:24:56.119 --> 0:24:59.679
<v Speaker 2>to be this weird statistical thing where huge numbers of

0:25:00.280 --> 0:25:05.439
<v Speaker 2>Somali migrant children in Minnesota, just Minnesota, have been diagnosed

0:25:05.440 --> 0:25:08.439
<v Speaker 2>with autism. It's kind of funny that nobody stopped to

0:25:08.520 --> 0:25:11.639
<v Speaker 2>think that there could have been something beyond just some

0:25:12.400 --> 0:25:14.440
<v Speaker 2>medical statistical flute going on.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, James, you're absolutely right. One of the five or

0:25:18.520 --> 0:25:21.400
<v Speaker 8>six scandals that we've seen, again centered in the Somali

0:25:21.440 --> 0:25:24.720
<v Speaker 8>community has to do with autism centers that would emerge

0:25:24.800 --> 0:25:29.000
<v Speaker 8>just recently. But these autism centers apparently were purporting to

0:25:29.040 --> 0:25:32.080
<v Speaker 8>be caring for large numbers of kids who didn't exist

0:25:32.160 --> 0:25:35.280
<v Speaker 8>or were not in fact autistic. And the thing you

0:25:35.320 --> 0:25:38.320
<v Speaker 8>have to keep in mind, James, is that the numbers

0:25:38.359 --> 0:25:42.680
<v Speaker 8>of children in the United States being diagnosed with autism

0:25:43.280 --> 0:25:47.000
<v Speaker 8>have exploded in recent years. Why is that, Well, there

0:25:47.040 --> 0:25:50.159
<v Speaker 8>may be that there are more kids who are autistic,

0:25:50.200 --> 0:25:51.840
<v Speaker 8>but what we know for sure is that there are

0:25:51.840 --> 0:25:55.359
<v Speaker 8>more kids being diagnosed as autistic. And part of what

0:25:55.520 --> 0:25:59.480
<v Speaker 8>is going on there is that money follows the diagnosis.

0:25:59.520 --> 0:26:03.320
<v Speaker 8>If you can had a diagnosis that you're autistic, or

0:26:03.359 --> 0:26:07.359
<v Speaker 8>at least on the spectrum of being autistic, money will flow.

0:26:07.440 --> 0:26:09.840
<v Speaker 8>And so I think that is part of the story here.

0:26:09.840 --> 0:26:14.159
<v Speaker 8>And we have seen frauds associated specifically with these autism

0:26:14.560 --> 0:26:16.400
<v Speaker 8>centers in the Somali community.

0:26:16.560 --> 0:26:19.480
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, and look that's a problem that's university. We

0:26:19.560 --> 0:26:22.080
<v Speaker 2>have a very similar issue in Australia. But John, I

0:26:22.119 --> 0:26:25.879
<v Speaker 2>want to ask you too about Governor Tim Waltz. Now,

0:26:26.000 --> 0:26:28.760
<v Speaker 2>I mean, the more we learn about Kamala Harris and

0:26:28.800 --> 0:26:32.040
<v Speaker 2>Tim Waltz and everything else, we realize what a big

0:26:32.119 --> 0:26:36.480
<v Speaker 2>bullet the country dodged last November. But where was Tim

0:26:36.520 --> 0:26:38.840
<v Speaker 2>Waltz in all of this? And what is he saying

0:26:38.920 --> 0:26:44.240
<v Speaker 2>the governor, the Democrat governor, about this scandal that seems

0:26:44.280 --> 0:26:47.920
<v Speaker 2>to have unfolded under his watch, with billions of dollars

0:26:47.920 --> 0:26:50.120
<v Speaker 2>of taxpayer money going out the door.

0:26:51.440 --> 0:26:52.760
<v Speaker 1>Tim Walls was nowhere.

0:26:53.280 --> 0:26:56.120
<v Speaker 8>His agency heads were the ones that are proving these

0:26:56.200 --> 0:27:00.879
<v Speaker 8>expenditures of billions of dollars, Tim Walls. When the crackdown

0:27:00.960 --> 0:27:04.760
<v Speaker 8>finally came, it was the FBI that solved the case,

0:27:04.880 --> 0:27:07.399
<v Speaker 8>was the FBI that investigated, It was the FBI that

0:27:07.760 --> 0:27:10.879
<v Speaker 8>executed search warrants. It was the US Attorney's Office that

0:27:10.960 --> 0:27:13.920
<v Speaker 8>has brought all these criminal cases. Tim Walls has had

0:27:13.960 --> 0:27:15.879
<v Speaker 8>nothing to do with it. He went on the I

0:27:16.000 --> 0:27:19.000
<v Speaker 8>want to meet the press last Sunday and he was asked, well,

0:27:19.000 --> 0:27:22.320
<v Speaker 8>do you take responsibility for all these frauds on your watch?

0:27:22.359 --> 0:27:25.639
<v Speaker 8>And he says, well, I take responsibility for sending people

0:27:25.680 --> 0:27:29.080
<v Speaker 8>to jail, And of course everybody here in Minnesota laughed

0:27:29.119 --> 0:27:31.439
<v Speaker 8>at that, because the truth is Tim Walls and his

0:27:31.520 --> 0:27:34.960
<v Speaker 8>Attorney General, Keith Ellison, they haven't sent anyone to jail,

0:27:35.080 --> 0:27:38.160
<v Speaker 8>no one, zero. All of the law enforcement here has

0:27:38.200 --> 0:27:41.720
<v Speaker 8>been done by the federal government, by the US Attorney's Office,

0:27:42.040 --> 0:27:45.200
<v Speaker 8>and Tim Walls and his administration have at best been

0:27:45.280 --> 0:27:49.480
<v Speaker 8>bystanders trying to make excuses for why they've let these

0:27:49.560 --> 0:27:53.200
<v Speaker 8>billions of dollars in taxpayer money flow out the door.

0:27:54.040 --> 0:27:56.879
<v Speaker 2>Unbelievable. John Heinriger, thank you so much for joining me

0:27:56.920 --> 0:27:59.560
<v Speaker 2>as always really appreciated. Now we're going to get a

0:27:59.640 --> 0:28:01.600
<v Speaker 2>quick braink and when we come back, going to be

0:28:01.680 --> 0:28:06.040
<v Speaker 2>joined by Stephanie hammil But first, remember this guy, what

0:28:06.119 --> 0:28:10.040
<v Speaker 2>was the name, Pete, booty Dog, Beauty Juice, whatever his

0:28:10.160 --> 0:28:13.760
<v Speaker 2>name was. He was Joe Biden's secretary of transportation, and

0:28:13.800 --> 0:28:17.280
<v Speaker 2>he did such a lousy job at that job that

0:28:17.359 --> 0:28:22.160
<v Speaker 2>people actually knew who the Secretary of Transportation was. But

0:28:22.440 --> 0:28:25.879
<v Speaker 2>as far as his name is concerned, well you know

0:28:26.000 --> 0:28:29.160
<v Speaker 2>who just stepped in to finally save the day.

0:28:30.200 --> 0:28:32.080
<v Speaker 7>Was contrary to the law the Congress that A ruled

0:28:32.080 --> 0:28:33.920
<v Speaker 7>it says you have to look at combustion engines.

0:28:34.400 --> 0:28:37.439
<v Speaker 3>Biden and Buddha Judge actually did an analysis.

0:28:37.000 --> 0:28:39.600
<v Speaker 1>Using edge edge he Judge red.

0:28:39.680 --> 0:28:43.760
<v Speaker 3>Judge used evs and hybrids to come up with a

0:28:43.920 --> 0:28:46.800
<v Speaker 3>sixty two mile an hour pro gallon standard.

0:28:47.800 --> 0:28:50.040
<v Speaker 2>Got it? Edge edge don't get that?

0:28:50.080 --> 0:28:50.560
<v Speaker 1>What wrong?

0:28:50.640 --> 0:28:53.840
<v Speaker 2>Let's leave that one there for now. Anyway, Stephanie Hamill

0:28:53.920 --> 0:29:03.000
<v Speaker 2>joins me after the break. Well, joining me now is

0:29:03.040 --> 0:29:06.480
<v Speaker 2>political commentator Stephanie Hammill. Stephanie, thank you so much for

0:29:06.560 --> 0:29:09.160
<v Speaker 2>joining me here on the US Report. Wanted to talk

0:29:09.200 --> 0:29:11.760
<v Speaker 2>to you bringing up a lot of stuff that we've

0:29:11.800 --> 0:29:15.280
<v Speaker 2>been talking about today already with the Somali migration crisis,

0:29:15.320 --> 0:29:19.960
<v Speaker 2>this has led to Donald Trump talking about banning migration

0:29:20.200 --> 0:29:24.400
<v Speaker 2>from third world countries. I think he's listed nineteen countries

0:29:25.000 --> 0:29:27.680
<v Speaker 2>so far. Tell us about what he's talking about here.

0:29:27.960 --> 0:29:30.320
<v Speaker 2>Do we know what countries are named? What are the

0:29:30.360 --> 0:29:33.959
<v Speaker 2>implications for this and how is it being received?

0:29:35.480 --> 0:29:38.600
<v Speaker 10>Well, it's being received in different ways, right. People have

0:29:38.640 --> 0:29:41.880
<v Speaker 10>different opinions about what Trump has said. Obviously, some people

0:29:41.920 --> 0:29:44.760
<v Speaker 10>think his rhetoric on this is too strong, while others,

0:29:44.880 --> 0:29:47.680
<v Speaker 10>especially supporters, are saying that this is what they voted for.

0:29:48.720 --> 0:29:53.120
<v Speaker 10>His really strong reaction to migration really came after what

0:29:53.240 --> 0:29:55.840
<v Speaker 10>happened to the National guardsmen in Washington, d C. Where

0:29:55.840 --> 0:30:00.120
<v Speaker 10>they were shot over the holiday weekend and Thanksgiving, and

0:30:00.320 --> 0:30:02.120
<v Speaker 10>we learned out it was an Afghani who was a

0:30:02.160 --> 0:30:05.800
<v Speaker 10>migrant here, and we also learned some things about how

0:30:05.840 --> 0:30:09.520
<v Speaker 10>this migrant was having a hard time assimilating and supposedly

0:30:09.560 --> 0:30:11.320
<v Speaker 10>he had a clean record and so on. And so

0:30:11.920 --> 0:30:14.000
<v Speaker 10>this kind of goes along with a lot of the

0:30:14.040 --> 0:30:18.320
<v Speaker 10>headlines we've seen over the past year's year, if you will,

0:30:18.560 --> 0:30:22.160
<v Speaker 10>where there are so many immigrants, migrants who some of

0:30:22.200 --> 0:30:24.880
<v Speaker 10>them are here legally, some of them illegally, who are

0:30:24.880 --> 0:30:28.360
<v Speaker 10>committing crimes, and we're also learning a lot about the

0:30:28.400 --> 0:30:31.360
<v Speaker 10>people who are using the safety nets here, if you will.

0:30:31.440 --> 0:30:34.120
<v Speaker 10>So we've been told that migrants are a net positive

0:30:34.160 --> 0:30:36.480
<v Speaker 10>on this country. But if that's the case, then why

0:30:36.520 --> 0:30:40.560
<v Speaker 10>are so many of them using government assistants aka money

0:30:40.560 --> 0:30:43.560
<v Speaker 10>that is paid for by the taxpayer. So, you know,

0:30:43.800 --> 0:30:47.160
<v Speaker 10>there needs to be a huge conversation about immigration, migration,

0:30:48.120 --> 0:30:50.440
<v Speaker 10>and then this is one of the main reasons why

0:30:50.440 --> 0:30:53.840
<v Speaker 10>President Trump got elected, and so American people are looking

0:30:54.000 --> 0:30:57.280
<v Speaker 10>for action and definitely a response to some of the

0:30:57.280 --> 0:31:00.720
<v Speaker 10>things that we've seen so far. So if people aren't contributing,

0:31:00.760 --> 0:31:03.960
<v Speaker 10>they shouldn't be here. This is America, the best country

0:31:04.000 --> 0:31:05.960
<v Speaker 10>in the world, and we shouldn't have to accept people

0:31:05.960 --> 0:31:08.280
<v Speaker 10>from the third world if they're not willing to assimilate

0:31:08.360 --> 0:31:09.240
<v Speaker 10>and contribute.

0:31:09.480 --> 0:31:11.040
<v Speaker 2>Well, look, I don't think you're going to get a

0:31:11.080 --> 0:31:13.520
<v Speaker 2>lot of people disagreeing with you on that. And obviously

0:31:13.640 --> 0:31:17.600
<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump's big platform coming in was fixed that southern border,

0:31:17.640 --> 0:31:20.880
<v Speaker 2>and he did that very very well. But what are

0:31:21.040 --> 0:31:24.480
<v Speaker 2>Trump people saying to some of the criticism that the

0:31:24.640 --> 0:31:27.560
<v Speaker 2>left is bringing up now that says, well, this is

0:31:27.680 --> 0:31:31.000
<v Speaker 2>a new distraction here, it's a distraction technique. Let's get

0:31:31.000 --> 0:31:36.080
<v Speaker 2>everybody angry about migrants when there's economic figures and economic

0:31:36.160 --> 0:31:39.760
<v Speaker 2>numbers that aren't all that hot in some areas of

0:31:39.800 --> 0:31:40.400
<v Speaker 2>the economy.

0:31:41.400 --> 0:31:44.040
<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I wouldn't say that it's a distraction. This is

0:31:44.200 --> 0:31:47.680
<v Speaker 10>a concern that people have had for a long time, right,

0:31:47.720 --> 0:31:49.760
<v Speaker 10>and this is one of the drivers for the election

0:31:49.880 --> 0:31:53.240
<v Speaker 10>and electing President Trump. With that being said, when you

0:31:53.320 --> 0:31:57.480
<v Speaker 10>have migration at these levels and illegal immigrants coming through,

0:31:57.720 --> 0:32:00.400
<v Speaker 10>that does have an effect on our economy. Right, So

0:32:00.480 --> 0:32:03.680
<v Speaker 10>let's say, let's talk about legal migration. So Americans are

0:32:03.720 --> 0:32:06.480
<v Speaker 10>going to have to compete with migrants for jobs, right,

0:32:07.160 --> 0:32:10.000
<v Speaker 10>We're gonna have to compete for housing and so on.

0:32:10.080 --> 0:32:11.960
<v Speaker 10>And then when it comes to illegal immigration, if you

0:32:12.000 --> 0:32:16.480
<v Speaker 10>talk about the crime and the cost of dealing with

0:32:16.560 --> 0:32:19.160
<v Speaker 10>that in some of these areas, I mean, it all

0:32:19.200 --> 0:32:22.680
<v Speaker 10>has an impact on our communities, and so yes, the

0:32:23.560 --> 0:32:26.200
<v Speaker 10>housing and our economy needs to be addressed, and it

0:32:26.240 --> 0:32:29.880
<v Speaker 10>is being addressed, but again, migration adds to that.

0:32:30.480 --> 0:32:33.520
<v Speaker 2>Indeed, hey, another part of the economy too that that

0:32:33.800 --> 0:32:37.160
<v Speaker 2>is going to change now is a change in what

0:32:37.200 --> 0:32:40.320
<v Speaker 2>are called the CAFE standards, just basically the fuel efficiency

0:32:40.320 --> 0:32:44.280
<v Speaker 2>standards for vehicles. And the Trump administration this week announced

0:32:44.280 --> 0:32:48.640
<v Speaker 2>that they are repealing the Biden era federal fuel economy standards,

0:32:48.840 --> 0:32:52.360
<v Speaker 2>which would have basically made it almost impossible to keep

0:32:52.440 --> 0:32:58.080
<v Speaker 2>producing petroleum gasoly empowered vehicles. They're going to weaken these

0:32:58.080 --> 0:33:02.520
<v Speaker 2>efficiency requirements, and people are already saying Ford has already said,

0:33:02.760 --> 0:33:04.480
<v Speaker 2>this is great. We can make a lot more new

0:33:04.560 --> 0:33:08.000
<v Speaker 2>vehicles that are affordable. But here's what President Trump said

0:33:08.120 --> 0:33:08.959
<v Speaker 2>when announcing this.

0:33:10.240 --> 0:33:14.920
<v Speaker 11>It put tremendous upward pressure on car prices. Combined with

0:33:15.000 --> 0:33:19.480
<v Speaker 11>the insane electric vehicle mandate Biden's burdens some regulations help

0:33:19.560 --> 0:33:22.240
<v Speaker 11>cause the price of cars to soar more than twenty

0:33:22.240 --> 0:33:25.560
<v Speaker 11>five percent, and in one case they went up eighteen

0:33:25.640 --> 0:33:29.040
<v Speaker 11>percent in one year. Today, we're taking one more step

0:33:29.080 --> 0:33:31.160
<v Speaker 11>to kill the green new scam as part of the

0:33:31.240 --> 0:33:35.000
<v Speaker 11>greatest scam probably well other than Russia, Russia, Russian, A

0:33:35.000 --> 0:33:39.360
<v Speaker 11>few others I could name the greatest scam in American history,

0:33:39.400 --> 0:33:41.160
<v Speaker 11>the Green New scam.

0:33:41.560 --> 0:33:45.280
<v Speaker 2>Stephanie, this is great news for American drivers, Am I correct?

0:33:45.400 --> 0:33:47.280
<v Speaker 2>And does this mean that they'll also be able to

0:33:47.320 --> 0:33:49.880
<v Speaker 2>take out those stupid little buttons you have to push

0:33:50.120 --> 0:33:52.600
<v Speaker 2>so that the car doesn't turn off when you get

0:33:52.600 --> 0:33:53.240
<v Speaker 2>to a red light.

0:33:54.280 --> 0:33:54.480
<v Speaker 6>Yeah?

0:33:54.480 --> 0:33:57.800
<v Speaker 10>Those are so annoying, aren't they. I will say I

0:33:57.840 --> 0:34:01.280
<v Speaker 10>love electric vehicles. I drive a Tesla's truck. But with

0:34:01.320 --> 0:34:03.840
<v Speaker 10>that being said, I don't think that electric vehicles should

0:34:03.840 --> 0:34:06.720
<v Speaker 10>be forced onto the American people. It's like a fantasy.

0:34:06.760 --> 0:34:09.480
<v Speaker 10>When this first went through. It's like forcing people to

0:34:10.440 --> 0:34:13.319
<v Speaker 10>buy a unicorn, if you will. A lot of people

0:34:13.400 --> 0:34:15.719
<v Speaker 10>are just struggling to get by, pay their bills, and

0:34:15.760 --> 0:34:19.960
<v Speaker 10>then to think that they can afford expensive electric vehicles,

0:34:20.080 --> 0:34:23.400
<v Speaker 10>have the places to charge them, have the ability to

0:34:23.560 --> 0:34:25.960
<v Speaker 10>use those on a day to day basis, right, You know,

0:34:26.040 --> 0:34:27.759
<v Speaker 10>those are things that people need to think of. And

0:34:27.800 --> 0:34:30.359
<v Speaker 10>it's like, not every apartment complex, not every housing has

0:34:30.400 --> 0:34:32.839
<v Speaker 10>the ability to have these electric chargers for vehicles. If

0:34:32.840 --> 0:34:35.400
<v Speaker 10>you're going on long distance trips, think about how many

0:34:35.440 --> 0:34:37.760
<v Speaker 10>times you have to stop. I've taken my cyber truck

0:34:37.800 --> 0:34:39.680
<v Speaker 10>on an eight hour road trip and I had to

0:34:39.680 --> 0:34:42.960
<v Speaker 10>stop several times to charge the vehicle. It's not for everybody.

0:34:43.000 --> 0:34:46.120
<v Speaker 10>So I think the Trump administration did good on this,

0:34:46.160 --> 0:34:50.239
<v Speaker 10>and this was one of their promises. And it's supposedly

0:34:50.239 --> 0:34:53.400
<v Speaker 10>supposed to save about one hundred and ten billion dollars

0:34:53.920 --> 0:34:57.319
<v Speaker 10>over time. And so again, it's not that people don't

0:34:57.320 --> 0:35:00.759
<v Speaker 10>want renewable efficient energy and that they don't want to

0:35:01.160 --> 0:35:04.680
<v Speaker 10>drive electric vehicles. It's just impossible. It's an impossible task,

0:35:04.680 --> 0:35:07.359
<v Speaker 10>an impossible goal, and the government shouldn't be funding all

0:35:07.360 --> 0:35:10.640
<v Speaker 10>of these programs anyway. So if electric vehicles and this

0:35:10.719 --> 0:35:13.600
<v Speaker 10>renewable energy is so great, then let the market play

0:35:13.640 --> 0:35:16.440
<v Speaker 10>itself out. You don't have to force the American people

0:35:16.480 --> 0:35:18.440
<v Speaker 10>to subsidize electric vehicles.

0:35:18.880 --> 0:35:21.759
<v Speaker 2>Thank you. Stephanie so Well said, hey, finally, before I

0:35:21.920 --> 0:35:26.000
<v Speaker 2>let you go, this story here was absolutely hilarious to me. Now,

0:35:26.040 --> 0:35:28.759
<v Speaker 2>you remember all those celebrities who said they would leave

0:35:28.840 --> 0:35:32.480
<v Speaker 2>America and never come back if Donald Trump won, Well,

0:35:32.880 --> 0:35:34.960
<v Speaker 2>guess what. At least one of them was lying. And

0:35:35.040 --> 0:35:37.440
<v Speaker 2>I know this is a surprise, It has been revealed

0:35:37.840 --> 0:35:42.040
<v Speaker 2>that one of those celebrities, Ellen DeGeneres, has moved back

0:35:42.080 --> 0:35:44.520
<v Speaker 2>to the States or is moving back to the States.

0:35:44.600 --> 0:35:48.640
<v Speaker 2>After moving to Great Britain in protest and outrage. Stephanie,

0:35:48.640 --> 0:35:51.959
<v Speaker 2>should we even be surprised at this hypocrisy?

0:35:53.400 --> 0:35:55.880
<v Speaker 10>Not surprised at all. I'm actually maybe just like a

0:35:55.920 --> 0:35:58.960
<v Speaker 10>tiny surprise that she didn't come back sooner. But we've

0:35:58.960 --> 0:36:01.279
<v Speaker 10>seen these celebrities do that over and over again. It's

0:36:01.280 --> 0:36:03.880
<v Speaker 10>so embarrassing. So they did it in the first election,

0:36:04.040 --> 0:36:05.719
<v Speaker 10>and then all of them came back. And then the

0:36:05.760 --> 0:36:08.319
<v Speaker 10>second election, so many of them said they were leaving

0:36:08.320 --> 0:36:11.200
<v Speaker 10>the country. Many of them started trickling back. And you know,

0:36:11.280 --> 0:36:14.080
<v Speaker 10>it's not a surprise that she's coming back too. I mean,

0:36:14.120 --> 0:36:17.120
<v Speaker 10>she resided in California, where the weather is awesome. So

0:36:17.200 --> 0:36:19.839
<v Speaker 10>one of the complaints was that the weather's tough there.

0:36:19.880 --> 0:36:23.000
<v Speaker 10>It's too cold, too dreary. So they're coming back. Well,

0:36:23.080 --> 0:36:24.800
<v Speaker 10>you don't really need to come back to the US

0:36:24.840 --> 0:36:27.520
<v Speaker 10>for that. I mean, you can go to Mexico or

0:36:27.560 --> 0:36:30.120
<v Speaker 10>somewhere else on the beach, somewhere warm in the country,

0:36:30.200 --> 0:36:31.600
<v Speaker 10>or somewhere else in the world. You don't have to

0:36:31.600 --> 0:36:34.120
<v Speaker 10>come back to the US. So essentially this kind of

0:36:34.120 --> 0:36:36.680
<v Speaker 10>gives credit to President Donald Trump, and that is his

0:36:36.800 --> 0:36:39.239
<v Speaker 10>presidency is not that bad, because if it was bad,

0:36:39.239 --> 0:36:41.320
<v Speaker 10>these celebrities wouldn't come back. They know that there have

0:36:41.440 --> 0:36:44.400
<v Speaker 10>been no human rights violations. They know that the country

0:36:45.000 --> 0:36:47.640
<v Speaker 10>is under good hands when it comes to President Donald Trump,

0:36:47.640 --> 0:36:49.319
<v Speaker 10>and so that's why they're eager to come back.

0:36:49.680 --> 0:36:52.400
<v Speaker 2>Stefanie Hamil, thank you so much for joining me now.

0:36:52.480 --> 0:36:55.240
<v Speaker 2>Don't go away. Tons more with John Fund after the break,

0:36:55.280 --> 0:36:58.080
<v Speaker 2>But first let's get into the Christmas spirit with a

0:36:58.080 --> 0:37:00.920
<v Speaker 2>little side by side comparison in of how they did

0:37:01.040 --> 0:37:04.279
<v Speaker 2>up the White House for Christmas under Joe Biden and

0:37:04.320 --> 0:37:07.280
<v Speaker 2>how Donald and Malania have done it on the other side.

0:37:07.320 --> 0:37:22.200
<v Speaker 2>Have a look. Yeah, I know they tried to call

0:37:22.280 --> 0:37:25.680
<v Speaker 2>Trump weird. Anyway, don't go anywhere because John Fund's going

0:37:25.760 --> 0:37:28.319
<v Speaker 2>to join me in a moment to discuss infighting in

0:37:28.400 --> 0:37:38.840
<v Speaker 2>the Democratic Party the break. Welcome back to the program.

0:37:39.000 --> 0:37:42.920
<v Speaker 2>Joining me now is political journalist John Fund. John, thanks

0:37:42.960 --> 0:37:45.120
<v Speaker 2>for joining me here on the program. We've had an

0:37:45.160 --> 0:37:49.279
<v Speaker 2>awful lot of talk this evening about the issues with

0:37:49.440 --> 0:37:53.799
<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump and migration and Somali communities and Afghan communities.

0:37:54.200 --> 0:37:56.600
<v Speaker 2>But what's really interesting to be here is the way

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<v Speaker 2>that Democrats are responding. And we've now got a Democrat

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<v Speaker 2>Congress Win Deely Ramirez saying that actually the biggest threat

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<v Speaker 2>to the country are ICE agents. Have a look at this.

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<v Speaker 12>The American people's anger and tolerance of DHS violations of

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<v Speaker 12>our rights. That's what's the result of DHS unlawful, unaccountable,

0:38:18.680 --> 0:38:22.799
<v Speaker 12>unconstitutional actions which put the American people in our liberties

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<v Speaker 12>at risk every day. Let me be very clear, the

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<v Speaker 12>Department of Homeland Security, you can quote me on that

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<v Speaker 12>is the single biggest threat to public safety right now.

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<v Speaker 2>So John, let me get this straight here. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>Afghan migrants who have been brought in and not well

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<v Speaker 2>vetted and who have been allegedly accused of all sorts

0:38:44.960 --> 0:38:47.520
<v Speaker 2>of various crimes. It's not the issues we've seen in

0:38:47.560 --> 0:38:50.400
<v Speaker 2>the smaller community in Minnesota. It's not all these other issues.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the Apartment of Homeland Security and ICE that's the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest problem. Tell me, John, how does that work?

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<v Speaker 4>James?

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<v Speaker 13>The cargo woman was speaking in a congressional hearing room.

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<v Speaker 13>There's lots of security. You can't have a protest in

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<v Speaker 13>a congressional hearing room. I would challenge her to go

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<v Speaker 13>back to her district in Chicago, Cook County and have

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<v Speaker 13>a town hall meeting with her constituents and say those

0:39:15.560 --> 0:39:19.360
<v Speaker 13>same words, because what she would probably hear very quickly

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<v Speaker 13>is that Cook County has a murder rate three times

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<v Speaker 13>higher than the national average, and in fact, Cook County

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<v Speaker 13>leads the entire country in the nation in the number

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<v Speaker 13>of homicides per year. Have her explain to the people

0:39:36.880 --> 0:39:39.440
<v Speaker 13>who have been widowed, the people who have lost their children,

0:39:39.640 --> 0:39:43.880
<v Speaker 13>the people who have lost close relatives, why, somehow the

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<v Speaker 13>greatest threat to public safety is ice versus the thugs

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<v Speaker 13>who murdered their relatives.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, John, that's really powerfully and well said here.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's a bigger issue too hereation of homeland security,

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<v Speaker 2>the demonization of ice, the demonization of the very idea

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<v Speaker 2>that a nation that to be a coherent nation needs borders,

0:40:10.960 --> 0:40:14.239
<v Speaker 2>that these boarders should be enforced. It seems to be

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<v Speaker 2>like on the left now it's almost an article of

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<v Speaker 2>faith that the status of being a migrant, whether legal

0:40:20.560 --> 0:40:26.600
<v Speaker 2>or not, now confers upon somebody this almost unassailable goodness,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter what they've been accused of actually doing.

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<v Speaker 13>Well, what's the old expression, we are the world? Apparently

0:40:34.840 --> 0:40:38.000
<v Speaker 13>the left's opinion is the entire world is us, and

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<v Speaker 13>if they come to the United States will all be

0:40:39.840 --> 0:40:42.759
<v Speaker 13>in it together, one big, happy family. Well that's not

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<v Speaker 13>how the way the world works. Now. Having said that,

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<v Speaker 13>I think ICE has to be very cautious. It has

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<v Speaker 13>to make sure that there aren't abuses of the system.

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<v Speaker 13>We have seen cases where people who are legally here

0:40:55.400 --> 0:40:58.239
<v Speaker 13>are caught up in the bureaucracy and sent back or

0:40:58.320 --> 0:41:01.040
<v Speaker 13>jailed when they shouldn't be. That shouldn't happen because that

0:41:01.120 --> 0:41:05.960
<v Speaker 13>undermines the entire approach that the president is taking. So

0:41:06.360 --> 0:41:10.040
<v Speaker 13>my sister, for example, she works in human services in Portland, Oregon.

0:41:10.239 --> 0:41:12.799
<v Speaker 13>They have been abuses there. But the bottom line is

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<v Speaker 13>the American people are behind this program because these people

0:41:16.440 --> 0:41:22.320
<v Speaker 13>are either here illegally or they have basically stolen documents

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<v Speaker 13>and are working under false pretenses.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely right, Hey, John, I want to move on to

0:41:27.719 --> 0:41:32.600
<v Speaker 2>some interesting I guess infighting within the Democrat Party and

0:41:32.640 --> 0:41:36.440
<v Speaker 2>it all goes back to re litigating that presidential election

0:41:36.680 --> 0:41:41.239
<v Speaker 2>of last year. Now, presidential Governor Josh Shapiro, who I'm

0:41:41.239 --> 0:41:42.520
<v Speaker 2>a big fan of and I thought he was a

0:41:42.640 --> 0:41:44.600
<v Speaker 2>very very smart guy, and I thought he could have

0:41:44.600 --> 0:41:47.480
<v Speaker 2>made a great vice presidential pick for the Democrats. Well

0:41:47.760 --> 0:41:52.360
<v Speaker 2>he has unleashed on former Vice President Kamala Harris, claiming

0:41:52.440 --> 0:41:55.839
<v Speaker 2>that what she wrote about him in her book One

0:41:55.920 --> 0:41:59.759
<v Speaker 2>hundred and seven Days about him is an utter be

0:42:00.160 --> 0:42:02.640
<v Speaker 2>s is what he said. During an interview with The Atlantic,

0:42:02.640 --> 0:42:07.239
<v Speaker 2>Shapiro denied what Harris said, which included alleged discussions of

0:42:07.280 --> 0:42:10.479
<v Speaker 2>Shapiro and others she vetted to be her running mate,

0:42:10.520 --> 0:42:13.680
<v Speaker 2>and he said, I can tell you that her accounts

0:42:14.040 --> 0:42:19.640
<v Speaker 2>are just blatant lies. Now this is interesting to me because,

0:42:19.800 --> 0:42:22.240
<v Speaker 2>among other things, you still see poles that say Kamala

0:42:22.239 --> 0:42:26.399
<v Speaker 2>Harris could be somebody who might be talked about God

0:42:26.480 --> 0:42:30.000
<v Speaker 2>help us again as a nominee in twenty twenty eight.

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<v Speaker 13>That's all name id. The bottom line is the vast

0:42:34.560 --> 0:42:36.719
<v Speaker 13>majority of the American people don't know any of the

0:42:36.800 --> 0:42:39.880
<v Speaker 13>names of the other potential Democratic presidential candidates, with a

0:42:39.960 --> 0:42:42.799
<v Speaker 13>possible exception of Gavin Newsom, and he's number two in

0:42:42.840 --> 0:42:46.360
<v Speaker 13>the polls. Look, I think there's probably some truth in

0:42:46.400 --> 0:42:50.040
<v Speaker 13>both of their accounts. I believe that Josh Shapiro really

0:42:50.120 --> 0:42:52.960
<v Speaker 13>didn't want to be on the Democratic ticket. He wanted

0:42:53.000 --> 0:42:55.400
<v Speaker 13>to be talked about for being on the Democratic ticket.

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<v Speaker 13>But I think he went into the job interview knowing

0:42:57.880 --> 0:42:59.920
<v Speaker 13>that he was going to make impossible demands or base

0:43:00.000 --> 0:43:02.920
<v Speaker 13>sickly appears stand offish as to whether or not he

0:43:02.960 --> 0:43:06.760
<v Speaker 13>wanted the job, and Kamala Harris responded appropriately and picked

0:43:06.760 --> 0:43:10.360
<v Speaker 13>someone else who was obviously a disaster for other reasons.

0:43:10.719 --> 0:43:15.040
<v Speaker 13>Talking about Tim Maltz, the land who represents Minnesota, the

0:43:15.120 --> 0:43:20.480
<v Speaker 13>land of one thousand scandals. I believe that Josh Shapiro

0:43:20.600 --> 0:43:23.280
<v Speaker 13>is running for president. I think he believes that Kamala

0:43:23.280 --> 0:43:26.520
<v Speaker 13>Harris ultimately will not run for president. So he's basically

0:43:26.560 --> 0:43:30.399
<v Speaker 13>separating herself from them and trying to demonstrate, well, when

0:43:30.440 --> 0:43:32.719
<v Speaker 13>I run, I'm going to be a different kind of Democrat,

0:43:33.120 --> 0:43:35.520
<v Speaker 13>especially a Democrat who doesn't lose.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, John, it's interestingly you say that he is

0:43:38.480 --> 0:43:41.480
<v Speaker 2>a potential go for the presidency in the next candidate,

0:43:41.800 --> 0:43:44.840
<v Speaker 2>next next election cycle. I always thought there was some

0:43:45.040 --> 0:43:47.360
<v Speaker 2>really interesting about Josh Peary. He kind of reminded me

0:43:47.400 --> 0:43:49.840
<v Speaker 2>of some of the old New Democrats of the nineteen

0:43:49.920 --> 0:43:53.279
<v Speaker 2>nineties with his you know, moderate talk. But do you

0:43:53.320 --> 0:43:56.520
<v Speaker 2>think that the Democrat Party, with their issues with Israel

0:43:56.560 --> 0:43:59.480
<v Speaker 2>would be able to nominate someone like Josh Shapiro who

0:43:59.560 --> 0:44:00.000
<v Speaker 2>is Jews.

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<v Speaker 13>Well there's a barrier there. On the other hand, he's

0:44:04.280 --> 0:44:07.640
<v Speaker 13>from Pennsylvania, which is the quintessential swing state. He is

0:44:07.680 --> 0:44:12.399
<v Speaker 13>a governor who Democrats view as being successful. I think

0:44:12.440 --> 0:44:14.799
<v Speaker 13>that Israel is not the most important issue of the

0:44:14.800 --> 0:44:17.600
<v Speaker 13>Democratic primary, and certainly we can't predict that it would

0:44:17.640 --> 0:44:19.439
<v Speaker 13>be three and a half years from now.

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<v Speaker 2>John Fun We're gonna have to leave it there. Thank

0:44:22.200 --> 0:44:25.000
<v Speaker 2>you so much for your time, as always appreciated. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>don't go anywhere because Only in America is coming up next.

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<v Speaker 2>But first, here's someone who wants to leave America. Open

0:44:33.320 --> 0:44:37.120
<v Speaker 2>at a pro Luigi Manjoni protest. Remember he's the guy

0:44:37.160 --> 0:44:42.239
<v Speaker 2>who allegedly gunned down that healthcare CEO because well let

0:44:42.280 --> 0:44:42.960
<v Speaker 2>her explain.

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<v Speaker 14>Yes, I wanted to come here to dietias. Later after

0:44:47.560 --> 0:44:52.400
<v Speaker 14>being here and realizing how it's more fast, it's more

0:44:52.600 --> 0:44:56.280
<v Speaker 14>smokes Ameras, I am ready to leave it. I don't

0:44:57.000 --> 0:44:59.800
<v Speaker 14>I can't financially leave right now. But the first opportunity

0:45:00.120 --> 0:45:02.759
<v Speaker 14>Natalie that I can get, I am leaving. And I'm

0:45:02.840 --> 0:45:06.239
<v Speaker 14>leaving on principle because I feel that if I, as

0:45:06.280 --> 0:45:09.160
<v Speaker 14>an immigrant, remain in a fascist country.

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<v Speaker 2>Ah, America is fascist, so fascist that the government might

0:45:14.480 --> 0:45:17.919
<v Speaker 2>even pay her a cool thousand bucks just to help

0:45:17.960 --> 0:45:22.720
<v Speaker 2>her on her way. Oh the humanity. I say good riddance,

0:45:23.080 --> 0:45:25.759
<v Speaker 2>bye bye, but you don't go bye bye. You stay

0:45:25.800 --> 0:45:29.040
<v Speaker 2>there because Only in America is next. As Prince Harry

0:45:29.320 --> 0:45:32.520
<v Speaker 2>makes an attempt head comedy. You're not gonna want to

0:45:32.520 --> 0:45:41.560
<v Speaker 2>miss that. Welcome back to the program, and now it's

0:45:41.560 --> 0:45:45.120
<v Speaker 2>time for a little segment we like to call Only

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<v Speaker 2>in America. Well this week on Only in America a

0:45:52.160 --> 0:45:56.160
<v Speaker 2>little reminder of why the old thirteen Colonies decided to

0:45:56.360 --> 0:45:59.719
<v Speaker 2>break away from England. Now you may have thought it

0:45:59.760 --> 0:46:02.200
<v Speaker 2>was all because of a tax on tea or something,

0:46:02.640 --> 0:46:06.040
<v Speaker 2>but no, it was because we in America didn't want

0:46:06.080 --> 0:46:10.600
<v Speaker 2>to be ruled by a family. This absolutely lame. Get

0:46:10.600 --> 0:46:15.080
<v Speaker 2>a load here of the comic stylings of Prince Harry.

0:46:15.719 --> 0:46:17.560
<v Speaker 8>Say the obsessive royalty, So why not.

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<v Speaker 2>Hold on?

0:46:20.440 --> 0:46:20.880
<v Speaker 12>Hold on?

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<v Speaker 6>Look, look, I wouldn't say we're obsessed with royalty.

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<v Speaker 13>Really, I heard you.

0:46:29.840 --> 0:46:36.239
<v Speaker 1>I heard you elected a king. That's a fair party.

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<v Speaker 2>Well I was saying blue words. That's all the time

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<v Speaker 2>we have for this week, see you next time. Bye bye.