1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: Richard Arnold, morning to you, Hey, Mike. So they're all 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: coming calling this week. Yeh, the European Alliance NATO. Will 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: it survive is the question on the table, and if so, 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: in what shape. America's top two ally since the end 5 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: of World War Two headed to Washington in the next 6 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: several days. French President mcronarized first tomorrow, then British PM 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: Starmer during the first Trump term, because mccron hosted Trump 8 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,159 Speaker 1: for the big Bastille Day parade and Trump said, oh, 9 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: I love these big parades, and then the Bridge invited 10 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: the Trump family to Buckingham Pallas. This time parades, parties 11 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: not going to be enough. The former French ambassador to Washington, 12 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: Sharad Auro, says, Trump knew nothing nobody back then. Now 13 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: he's more radical than surrounded by yes men, says the diplomat. 14 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: Macrone will tell Trump you can't be weak with Russia's Putin. 15 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: It's not in your interest. Still, there is that meme 16 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: going around, and then he will have seen it, noting 17 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: that Trump has criticized most everyone, including the Pope, but 18 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: never Putin, and that is simply a fact. When Starmer 19 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: arrives at the end of this week he will try 20 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: a different tack with Trump and says Britain will boost 21 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: its defense spending to two and a half percent by 22 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: a date yet to be announced. Britain says it is 23 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: also willing to take part in a peacekeeping force for 24 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: Ukraine if there's any peace to keep, but only if 25 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: the United States agrees to be a backstop, whatever that 26 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: would mean. As Trump has embraced the Russian propaganda, of 27 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: course that Ukraine started the war, even though they were 28 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: the ones invader, weren't they. 29 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 2: Yeah. 30 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: Meantime, Russia launch two hundred and sixty seven drones at 31 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: Ukraine overnight, killing at least one person in what was 32 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: an unprecedented attack, marking the third anniversary of the Russian invasion. 33 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: All right, now, have we finished our emails yet? Do 34 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: we know? 35 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: Oh boy? 36 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: This is well tomorrow justify your job day. Elon Musk 37 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: has sent those emails out to thousands of government workers, 38 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: saying that by midnight tomorrow they have to list five 39 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: bullet points count on reasons why the things you did 40 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: last week should keep you on the job. Send a 41 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: copy of your response to your boss, who may or 42 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: may not bother reridden the thing says Elon Musk, who 43 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: waves that chainsaw around at the Conservative conference over the weekend. 44 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: More bureaucracy law. However, Trump's new FBI boss, Cash Pttel, 45 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: the one with the enemy's list, is selling his staffers 46 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: to ignore Elon's job deadline. So what are humble folks 47 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: to do here, Mike? The pedagon is going to be 48 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: a target this week and already Trump has sacked over 49 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: the weekend key military leaders, including the country's top a 50 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: military officer of the Head of the Joint Chiefs, General 51 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: c Q. Brown, who is black, and Navy Admiral Lisa Franketti, 52 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: who is, oh gosh, a woman. The general was a 53 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: fighter pilot with one hundred and thirty combat hours. The 54 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: Navy admiral is someone who commanded you as carrier strike groups. 55 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: They were sacked by the new defense sek Hegsyth, of course, 56 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: a blackout drunk who was a weekend Fox News co host. Meantime, 57 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: Republican lawmakers are facing some angry voters at town halls 58 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 1: we've been seeing the last couple of days in red 59 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: Republican districts. Texas Republican Pete Sessions was asked, when you're 60 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: going to rest control back from the executive. The guy 61 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: in South Africa is not doing you any good, says 62 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: another Republican voter hit by the government layoffs. You're all 63 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: freaking pissed off. In Wisconsin, Republican Scott Fitzgerald was pressed 64 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: about the job catbacks that they are seeing and will 65 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: you stand up to them and say that is enough. 66 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 2: The end result of the fraud abuse that has been 67 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 2: discovered already. 68 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: Tough crowd. Also Republican Grotman, who is Wisconsinite as well. 69 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: I think across the board he's done some very good things. 70 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 2: I think he's gotten rid of birthrate citizenship. 71 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: That's what Nancy group there. The Dems also not getting 72 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: it past their supporters say they're two week one person 73 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: signing civil rights days and activist John Lewis back then. 74 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 2: Lewis put it on he would have gotten arrested that day, 75 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: like you. 76 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: Man ippad for the barricades, he's saying, so maybe they 77 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: could have that on pay per view mic oh boy. 78 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: And then we got the consumer confidence over the weekend, 79 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: which fell off a cliff of course, and the problems 80 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: with the FED and so it goes. Appreciate it. 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