1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: Live from Vall Hartbeyer and the Crossroads of America. It's 2 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: Tony Katz today. 3 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, yes, welcome to Tony Katz Today. I am 4 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 2: not Tony. I am Mike Coolidge, spelled with a K, 5 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: just like cats. And we've had a pact three hours 6 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 2: of radio broadcasting for you and the person sitting next 7 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 2: to you. We have the President of the United States 8 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 2: of America coming. 9 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: On the show. No, not in studio and not by phone. 10 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 2: Either, but honestly, he is as we speak, having a 11 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 2: cabinet meeting and some news is breaking during it. 12 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: It's pretty awesome. 13 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 2: And I think we're gonna actually go ahead and go 14 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 2: to it live. And we have a lot to get 15 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 2: to when this meeting is the newsworthy parts of it 16 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 2: are over or we decided to come out of it. 17 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 2: Got a lot to talk about, of course, about Minneapolis 18 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 2: and Minnesota and what's really going on with that entire thing, 19 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 2: and also the stuff in Georgia is huge. Excuse me, 20 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: my cough slash sneeze button is inoperable here as a 21 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 2: broadcast remotely, not in the great State of Indiana, where 22 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 2: I know many of you are listening on. I'm state 23 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 2: the state one state to your west, in Illinois. Our 24 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 2: state does not have a national champion football team, but 25 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 2: we'll get into that later as well. We actually have 26 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 2: joining us the PA announcer for the Hoosiers, particularly the 27 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 2: hockey team. He's gonna chime in later and he might 28 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: be familiar to anyway. Here is is it in Trump 29 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: in the White House as we speak, this is live. 30 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: Hopefully President Trump won't be dropping any f bomps that 31 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 2: we have to get beeped out their landing. 32 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: But here we go. 33 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 3: They are. 34 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: They were so grateful. 35 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 3: I guess grateful to me is a much better work 36 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 3: because it's not to be happy. But they were actually, 37 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 3: I mean, they couldn't believe that they had their their 38 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 3: baby boy. The mother said, the baby, my baby boy. 39 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 3: In fact, it's a very terrible thing. Russia, Ukraine, we've 40 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 3: maken a lot of progress, could you. The Ukrainians actually 41 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 3: said that we've made more progress in the last since 42 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 3: Geneva than they've seen in the last four years of 43 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 3: that Condla. 44 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 2: So fucking of Steve Whitcough right now the on in 45 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 2: the Middle East. 46 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 4: Navu Dabi with Jared I and Dan Bristol, and we 47 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 4: think we made a lot of progress. The talks will 48 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 4: continue in about a week, but lots of good things 49 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 4: happening between the count the parties discussing the land deal together. 50 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 4: We have a security protocol agreement that's largely finished, the 51 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 4: prosperity agreement that's largely finished, and I think the people 52 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 4: of Ukraine are now hopeful and expecting that we're going 53 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 4: to deliver. 54 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: A peace deal. 55 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 3: Sometimes and because of the cold, extreme cold, they have 56 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 3: the same that we do. I personally as President Putin 57 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 3: not to fire on Kiev and the cities and towns 58 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 3: for a week during this it's extraordinary. It's not just 59 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 3: like cold, it's extraordinary cold. Record setting called over there too, 60 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 3: having the same reass it's a big it's a big 61 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 3: isle of bad weather, the worst. 62 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: But it was it really. 63 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 3: They said they've never experienced code like that. And I 64 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 3: personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kiev and 65 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 3: the various towns for a week, and he agreed to 66 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 3: do that, and I have to tell you it was 67 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 3: very nice. A lot of people said, don't waste the cold, 68 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 3: you're not going to get that, and they did it, 69 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 3: and we're very happy that they did it. It's correct, 70 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 3: because on top of everything else, that's not what they 71 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 3: need is missiles coming into their towns and say, so, 72 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 3: I just thought I should say I thought it was 73 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 3: a very very good thing, and Ukraine was almost they 74 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,359 Speaker 3: didn't believe it, but they were very happy about it 75 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 3: because they are struggling badly. Show as mister President. 76 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:37,359 Speaker 4: How you provide an overarching sort of presence in these negotiations. 77 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 4: The Ukrainians never thought it could happen. The Russians are 78 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 4: doing things maybe that people wouldn't give them the credit 79 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 4: for doing. And I think it always comes down to 80 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 4: your indomitable spirit. 81 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 3: Well, you know, if you think it's called over here, 82 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 3: they say in Ukraine, you can add another twenty percent 83 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 3: to it that it was very cold place anywhere. But 84 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 3: this they see numbers that are so They've never seen 85 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 3: numbers like that, call numbers like that. So it was 86 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 3: I thought I should mention it. Could I ask Scott Besster, 87 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 3: we have so many things happening, Could I ask age 88 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 3: and maybe say. 89 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 5: A few wares to you? 90 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 1: Yes, sir, so the one big, beautiful the tread Secretary. 91 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 5: Last year, we're starting to see the effects kick in. 92 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 5: You you mentioned the great economy one of the things 93 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 5: in the One Big Beautiful Bill, Mister President, was an 94 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 5: honor to host you, and, as you said, the best 95 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 5: rapper in the world. Nicki minaj at yesterday's Trump Accounts 96 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 5: summit too. Again, We've now had a million people sign 97 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 5: up for Trump accounts just just this week. The the. 98 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: That Trump acout thing is awesome. 99 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 2: It's the kids who are born and they get immediately 100 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 2: I think it's a thousand dollars in their accountants, you 101 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 2: know you and she gets interest every single year till 102 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 2: Lurrey tea. 103 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 5: A billion hits on the internet. So we're telling everyone, 104 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 5: go fell out forty seven Trump account that gov. So 105 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 5: thanks to you, the Trump accounts and next generations of 106 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 5: America will benefit from today's President Trump's first cabinet meeting. 107 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 2: Okay, there's that's the Fox News channel cutting in there, 108 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 2: but yeah, he talked about the economy before. 109 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: You know, I was on some. 110 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 2: Zoom a couple of weeks ago and it was there 111 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 2: was some liberal person on it and they said the 112 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 2: Trump procession is coming, and I. 113 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: Didn't comment on it. 114 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 2: I just kind of ignored it. But you know, there's 115 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 2: so many people on the left side of the political spectrum, 116 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 2: who are rooting for failure, who are rooting for our 117 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 2: economy to tank and things just to get worse and worse. 118 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: In this country. It's not happening. 119 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 2: Things are looking really, really good economy wise for twenty 120 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 2: twenty six. I don't want to get to optimistic, you know, 121 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 2: because then if you say, hey, we're gonna grow by 122 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 2: six percent and it only grows by five percent, people say, oh, 123 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 2: it's under the expectations. But things are looking good if 124 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 2: you have money invested, if you have you know, budgeting 125 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 2: for the rest of your year, that you're worried about 126 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 2: gas prices and grocery spices, that whole prices, that whole 127 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 2: affordability thing, you know they talk about that's gonna be 128 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 2: the big issue in the midterms. It might be, but 129 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 2: it might be a net positive for the Republicans. Yeah, 130 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: because the economy isn't doing that bad anyway. We are 131 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 2: going to take a break and we have we have 132 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 2: a lot of audio on today's show to play, particularly 133 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:51,239 Speaker 2: with what's happening in Minnesota. I know it serious stuff 134 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 2: is happening there, but it started from this fraud stuff 135 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 2: that we learned that Tim Walls kind of Steward it over. 136 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 2: He was the governor at the time, where a lot 137 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 2: of this, you know, insane fraudulent stuff that a lot 138 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 2: of Somali daycare centers, home health organizations tens of millions 139 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 2: upwards of billions of dollars into the pockets of fraudsters, 140 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 2: and the governor of Minnesota and a lot of politicians 141 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 2: in Minnesota kind of looking the other way when that 142 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 2: went on. 143 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: That's when a lot of this started. 144 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 2: And then with the law enforcement, federal law enforcement officials 145 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 2: going in and deporting illegal criminals, that ticked off a 146 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:50,439 Speaker 2: lot of leftists in Minnesota and there's unfortunately been deaths 147 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 2: as a result of that. So we're going to get 148 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 2: into all of that, but kind of get a deep 149 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 2: dive and explain this how it started, where. 150 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: We're at right now, and where this is going. 151 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 2: This is the Tony Cats Today Show. I am Mike 152 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 2: Coolidge in for Tony. Stay with us. We're back on 153 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 2: Tony Katz today. I am Mike Coolidge. Coolidge is spelled 154 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 2: with the K K double O L I dged Find 155 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 2: me on X there as well. KO L I dge. 156 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 2: All Right, so you know it's twenty twenty six, but 157 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 2: it seems in some ways to some people like it's 158 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 2: twenty twenty again. If you remember, back in twenty twenty, 159 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 2: we had two things going on simultaneously in the United 160 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 2: States that were massively newsworthy, and you know, it was 161 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 2: kind of the zeitgeist of the country. We had COVID 162 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 2: nineteen and we had the George Floyd stuff. Now at 163 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 2: this point in twenty twenty, none of these things were huge. 164 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 2: In fact, that George Floyd thing didn't happen, of course, 165 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 2: until Memorial Day weekend, and COVID didn't really rear its 166 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 2: head nationally, and we didn't start really shutting things down 167 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 2: until around Saint Patrick's Day or so in February. In fact, 168 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 2: I remember I was at Seapack. Tony Katz was there. 169 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: Tony and I were boat there. 170 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 2: I had tickets too, were not tickets, but four invites 171 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 2: to a West Wing tour of the White House, a 172 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 2: guided tour of the White House. Me, my wife, my 173 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 2: two nieces were going in to the western portion of 174 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 2: the White House. And this is like eight thirty pm 175 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 2: at night during Seapack, Like we were at you know, 176 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 2: National Harbor during the day. 177 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 1: This place in Maryland. 178 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 2: Right over the Potomac, and then we're at the White 179 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 2: House in this like private new President's there, vice President's 180 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 2: there is cabinets there, just like this cabinet secretary or 181 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 2: this cabinet meeting going on right now as we speak. 182 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 2: In twenty twenty six, cabinet meeting is happening there. And 183 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 2: as we walk into the West Wing, we're immediately escorted out. 184 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 2: Why because there was an emergency. 185 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: Meeting about this virus from China. 186 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 2: So obviously that dominated everything that year. We had masks on, 187 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 2: the fear and the uncertainty about what was going on, 188 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 2: and then all of a sudden, this terrible tragedy happened 189 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 2: in Minneapolis with George Floyd. And that's a whole different story. 190 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 2: I'm not going to relitigate, you know, how he died 191 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 2: and what drugs he was on, and his prior convictions 192 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 2: and all that kind of stuff. Just we all know 193 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:57,839 Speaker 2: what the video and the reaction to the video fomented 194 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 2: in the United States at the time. I mean, that's 195 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 2: undeniable what it fomented, what discussions, and you know, there 196 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 2: was a lot of protests. There were some peaceful protests, 197 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 2: some not so peaceful, a lot of violence occurred, and 198 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 2: that origin, the epicenter of all that was in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Now, 199 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 2: what was so unfortunate about that time period in American history? 200 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 2: And those of you listening to this right now or 201 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:40,959 Speaker 2: who were you know, paying attention to things in twenty 202 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 2: twenty and twenty twenty one, you can remember this vividly. 203 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 2: There was almost like a fever that happened in this country. 204 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 2: If you were on Instagram, people were posting these black 205 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 2: you know, complete black squares as their profile picture, and 206 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 2: people were shamed if they didn't post the black profile picture, 207 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 2: and people were messaging me, if you're not doing this, 208 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 2: you're you're a racist. You know, you have to comply 209 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 2: with this orthodoxy that the whole country is going through 210 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 2: right now. You can't ask questions, you can't dig and 211 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 2: just you know, take a step back and say, wait, 212 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 2: is this really what happened here? And is this what 213 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 2: we want to do? Are these the conclusions we're making? 214 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 2: Was he actually murdered? Was it perhaps something a little 215 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 2: bit more nuanced or complicated. Nope, you can't ask those questions. 216 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 2: You must comply. If you don't put the black square 217 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 2: on there, you are a racist. You're not part of us. 218 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 2: You are ostracized from polite society. 219 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,439 Speaker 1: That was what happened. 220 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 2: And then there were a whole lot, I mean a 221 00:13:54,920 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 2: whole lot of legislation and policies and whole new ways 222 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 2: of having things set up in our local governments, our 223 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 2: state governments, our national government. Because of that DEI diversity, equity, 224 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 2: inclusion reached its heat shortly thereafter. In my state, Illinois, 225 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 2: we had perhaps the worst law in the entire country 226 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:28,119 Speaker 2: past in the wake. 227 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: Of all of the George Floyds stuff. 228 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 2: This law, it's called the Safety Act safe hyphen t, 229 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 2: it's a very ironic name. Basically got rid of cash 230 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 2: bail for the entire state of Illinois, so you could 231 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 2: be arrested for numerous crimes, violent assault, drunk driving, burglary, 232 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 2: all sorts of criminal you know, you get arrested for them, 233 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 2: and in what used to happen in the United States 234 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 2: and in Illinois and in rational places in the country, 235 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 2: you were thrown in jail as you awaited trial. Well, 236 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 2: the brilliant people in Springfield, Illinois, where I happen. 237 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: To live, or I lived in northern Illinois, but Springfields. 238 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 2: Are capital they passed this law again in the wake 239 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 2: of this fever that our country was in at the time. 240 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 2: That made it, and it was so much of the 241 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 2: undercurrent of it was racism. 242 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: The reason that these people are in jail and not 243 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: out on the. 244 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 2: Street, the reason that they committed the crimes, the reason 245 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 2: that they were arrested for these crimes racism. 246 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: Racism, racism. 247 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 2: And so we're gonna let these people out of jail 248 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 2: as they await trial. 249 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: We'll put maybe we'll put them electronic monitoring on them, 250 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: maybe we won't. Saw up to the judge. 251 00:15:54,880 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 2: Absolutely ridiculously terrible law that resulted in people dying. Because 252 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 2: what happens with many criminals who have been arrested for acts. 253 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: Of violence and other things, they do them again. When 254 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: they're out on you be called what's out on pale? 255 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 1: Now they're not so pale at all. So for a 256 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: lot of. 257 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 2: These crimes, some of them obviously are the most extreme 258 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 2: ones like murder. 259 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: But a lot of really terrible. 260 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 2: Things that one human being does to another human being 261 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 2: would would would if you're arrested for, would result with 262 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 2: you being put in jail. They were let and still 263 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 2: are let out as they await trial, and some of 264 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 2: them don't even show. 265 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: Up for trial. 266 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 2: That was just one of a lot of really terrible 267 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 2: policies that came as a result of the fever that 268 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 2: our country was in after the George Floyd Floyd riots 269 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 2: and violence and that whole time period which coincided with 270 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 2: the COVID hysteria. 271 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: And the. 272 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,919 Speaker 2: It's so funny, the uh, you know, complete hypocrisy of 273 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 2: those who were some of the exact same people who 274 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 2: would would you know, wag their finger if you had 275 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 2: your uh, your you know, mask just not completely over 276 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 2: your nose during the George Ward riots, no worries at 277 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 2: all about you know, congregating together and standing neck and 278 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 2: you know, shoulder to shoulder with people and protests and 279 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 2: all that. COVID didn't didn't hurt those people, but it 280 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 2: did if you weren't protesting. So so ridiculous that it 281 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 2: seems like eons ago now, but it was just five 282 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 2: and a half or so years ago. So now fast 283 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 2: forward to twenty twenty six, and so much of the 284 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 2: leftist goals, the really Marxist neo Marxist communists, in many 285 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 2: ways goals of of the left, they were able to 286 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 2: implement them in that fever pitch time period of twenty twenty, 287 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 2: twenty twenty one. Now the absolute animus and hatred that 288 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 2: they have for everything that President Trump is doing, everything 289 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 2: that this current administration is doing, everything that the American 290 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 2: people voted for in massive amounts in twenty twenty four. 291 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 2: The majority of the country voted Yeah. He won the 292 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 2: popular vote, all the swing states, all seven swing states. 293 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: President Trump won. 294 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 2: He campaigned on deporting illegal immigrants, illegal aliens to the 295 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 2: United States and all these other states where law enforcement 296 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 2: is cooperating with federal law enforcement, there's no riots, there's 297 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 2: no issues, there's no violence, people aren't getting killed. 298 00:18:57,920 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: But in the states where. 299 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 2: They're not cooperating, like Minneapolis, this kind of stuff is happening. 300 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 2: We're gonna talk a little bit more in detail about 301 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 2: the two deaths in Minneapolis and where we go from here, 302 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 2: and some updates on that. We were at back on 303 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 2: Tony Kats today. Stay with us. 304 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: We're back on Tony Katz today. I am Mike Coolidge 305 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: in for Tony k O O, L I, d G. 306 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: E can find me on the old X. 307 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 2: It's a lot of stuff breaking today about the Georgia election. 308 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 2: Stuff from back in twenty twenty, like mainstream stuff like 309 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 2: FBI rating election headquarters or yeah, campaign or not campaign headquarters, 310 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 2: the actual election headquarters of Fulton County, Georgia. It's developing, 311 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 2: we're digesting as the show develops. We will bring you 312 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:08,119 Speaker 2: that later, but I want to stay on Minneapolis for 313 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 2: a bit. 314 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: There is some updates on this. 315 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 2: Alex pretty man who was killed by Customs of Border 316 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 2: Patrol in a scuffle they had this weekend, and the 317 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 2: left and media and repeat myself is trying to martyr him, 318 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 2: trying to say that he was an innocent bystander, just 319 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 2: you know, protesting didn't and wasn't agitating or causing anything 320 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 2: at all. And that narrative is important to the goal 321 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 2: that they have, and it's a policy goal very similar 322 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 2: to the goals they had the prop they used George 323 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,719 Speaker 2: Floyd as to push so much of what they pushed 324 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 2: five and a half years ago, four or five six 325 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 2: years ago in twenty twenty, twenty twenty one, trying that 326 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 2: again now. And you mentioned before the break, you know, 327 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 2: the whole black square on Instagram and this this groupthink orthodoxy, 328 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 2: this shame if you didn't follow along, if you remember, 329 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,439 Speaker 2: and by the way I mean I put when that 330 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 2: was all going on. I had a lot of questions 331 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 2: about it, and I was not going to fall into that, 332 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:32,200 Speaker 2: you know, group think. 333 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: Okay, we're all gonna believe the same thing. 334 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 2: I put an American flag up as my profile picture 335 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:41,639 Speaker 2: on Instagram for a while after that time period, A 336 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 2: lot of people put the black square on there. A 337 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 2: lot of other people put American flags or didn't do 338 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 2: anything at all. That sort of thing is being attempted 339 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 2: now after the Alex Pretty death and Renee Good before that. 340 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 2: But it's different now was different five and a half 341 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 2: six years ago. Is there's a lot more freedom of 342 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 2: information out there are there's ways to get information and 343 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 2: consume it in non obstructed ways like there were in 344 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 2: twenty twenty, talking specifically about X At the time it 345 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 2: was known as Twitter, where you couldn't question anything about 346 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 2: the George Floyd stuff, and then eventually a year or 347 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 2: so later, you couldn't question anything about the twenty twenty election. 348 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 2: You couldn't question anything about COVID. 349 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: I mean, your. 350 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 2: Stuff was taken down in some cases. If you even 351 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 2: just questioned about the origins of COVID, that it might 352 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 2: have came from a lab in Wuhan, China, like you 353 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 2: would be removed from Twitter at the time if you 354 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 2: said such a thing. That sort of stuff isn't happening 355 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 2: anymore thanks to Elon Musk buying Twitter and. 356 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: Changing its name X and all that. 357 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:01,239 Speaker 2: But so the left right now, I was attempting to 358 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 2: do that same kind of narrative push and shaming people 359 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 2: who don't follow that orthodoxy, and it is working in 360 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 2: some quarters, but I don't think it's going to ultimately 361 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 2: be successful. This Alex Preddy guy, just in the last 362 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 2: twenty four hours video, you know, because there was news 363 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 2: reports out that he had broken his ribs in a 364 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:32,919 Speaker 2: previous altercation with federal law enforcement. 365 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: Huh. 366 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 2: I thought it was just like a peaceful protester that 367 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 2: was that's the narrative, you know, that he was just 368 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 2: caught up in the in the uh, you know, chaos 369 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 2: of Minnesota. No, we're not going to play the audio 370 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 2: of this because there's there's cursing in it, and you know, 371 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 2: this is a terrestrial radio. We have a laws we 372 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 2: need to follow, and we can't put this any of 373 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:53,720 Speaker 2: the seven dirty words on the air, and some of 374 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 2: them are on this audio clip. 375 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: But the video clip you can just look for it. 376 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 1: On X it's easy to find he. 377 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 2: Weeks before the altercation with federal law enforcement that eventually 378 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 2: led to his death. He is out in the same 379 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 2: exact outfit he's wearing, going up to federal law enforcement, 380 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 2: not just agitating them, but screaming at them, and then 381 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 2: going up to a vehicle, a federal law enforcement vehicle, 382 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 2: and kicking in the right tail. 383 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: Light of it. And then they get out. 384 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:38,360 Speaker 2: And he threatens them, and he instigates them to interact 385 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 2: with him. He has it looks like his weaponon there too. 386 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 2: Now again, I know this has been talked about at 387 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:51,119 Speaker 2: length in other circles, and it's I don't want to 388 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 2: even call it old news now, but you know it's 389 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 2: been talked about all week on on the radio and 390 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 2: online and on cable news. 391 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: You have a right to bear arms. 392 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 2: You do have a right, obviously a Second Amendment protected 393 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 2: right to peaceably assemble. What you don't have a right 394 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 2: to do is if you have anything on your body, 395 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 2: a gun, a knife, or nothing. If federal law enforcement 396 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,919 Speaker 2: is saying you are under arrest, stop what you're doing 397 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:32,439 Speaker 2: and you fight back at them, you are committing a 398 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 2: crime right there. You're resisting arrest. 399 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 1: That's a crime. 400 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:43,159 Speaker 2: In the video of Alex Peretti original one, I mean 401 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 2: the one where he would eventually leads to his death, 402 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 2: and yes, it looks like a you know, Customs Border 403 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 2: Patrol agent shot him and that killed him. 404 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: That's what it looks like. 405 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 2: There's going to be an investigation into that, and you know, 406 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:04,719 Speaker 2: whatever the court's decide that will, we're you know, we're 407 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 2: gonna have to live with I'm talking uh specifically about 408 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 2: the court of public opinion here. What that video looks 409 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 2: like is that he was accosted by four or five 410 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:20,400 Speaker 2: six guys. He has a weapon on him, he's fighting them. 411 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 2: That in itself is a crime. If he had simply 412 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 2: put his hands up and said, hey, I'm not resisting 413 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 2: whatever you got. You know, I'm not trying, he would 414 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 2: still be alive right now. He would absolutely still be 415 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 2: alive right now. I wish that was the was the 416 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 2: lesson people took out of this. Not Ice or gestoppo, 417 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 2: Ice are Nazis. You have elected officials, you have district 418 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:54,920 Speaker 2: attorneys in cities the size of Philadelphia calling Ice Nazis 419 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 2: and Gstapo. 420 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: Now like that whole the whole charg Kirk thing. 421 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 2: Remember remember we were we were gonna uh you know 422 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 2: it down, we were gonna take a step back. Heck, 423 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 2: Hakim Jeffries earlier today said he wants Christy Nome put 424 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:15,119 Speaker 2: on ice permanently. Hakim Jeffries if the if the Democrats 425 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 2: take over the House of Representatives, he's going to be 426 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 2: the Speaker of the House, uh twelve months from now. 427 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 2: He what does that mean when you say I want 428 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 2: someone put on ice, that means killed them right. 429 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: Like a dead body. 430 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 2: He said that about Christy Nome, Cabinet secretary today. What 431 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:39,359 Speaker 2: happened to We're you know, we're trying to cool things down, 432 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 2: trying to dampen the rhetoric. Not not according to the left, 433 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 2: they're trying to heat it up anyway. Alex Ferretti is 434 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 2: a He's trying to be put across by the Left 435 00:27:56,560 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 2: as a martyr, much like Renee Good. If they would 436 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 2: still be alive. Their deaths are tragedies. Obviously, our prayers 437 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 2: and hearts go out to their family members and anyone 438 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:13,640 Speaker 2: mourning for them. They would still be alive. However, if 439 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 2: they took different actions than they did, If Rene Good 440 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 2: didn't step on the gas pedal when she did, she'd 441 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 2: still be alive. If Alex Pretty did not fight back 442 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 2: at the federal enforcement or the federal law enforcement who 443 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 2: was accosting him and telling him to stop what he 444 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 2: was doing, he would still be alive. There's a piece 445 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 2: in the Washington Examiner by Christopher Tremoglee, who really ties 446 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:48,320 Speaker 2: what we're talking about together, what happened in twenty twenty 447 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 2: and with what's going on right now. The title is, 448 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty, it was vilify and defund the police. 449 00:28:54,720 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 2: In twenty twenty six, it's vilify and defund ice. Going 450 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 2: to get into that. On the other side of this break, 451 00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 2: this is Tony Katz today. I am Mike Coolidge in 452 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 2: for Tony. Stay with us and we're back. Come on, 453 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 2: Tony Katz today. Deep cut Van Helen's nineteen eighty cools Trump. 454 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 1: That is such an awesome song, such a great guitar riff. 455 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: All right, So before the break, talking about. 456 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 2: Twenty twenty and twenty twenty six, very similar years. 457 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 1: If you are a leftist, they're trying to do a 458 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: redux of twenty twenty. 459 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 2: Christopher Schimogel in the Washington Examiner, Liberals, Democrats and others 460 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 2: on the left have made a mockery of compassion surrounding 461 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 2: the deaths of left wing agitators Renee Good and Alex Pretty. 462 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 2: They've done so solely to manipulate the public, influence public opinion, 463 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 2: and advance their radical immigration ideology and calls to defund 464 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 2: Immigration and ICE or I'm sorry, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE. 465 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 2: It's to say, for some that no logical, sane person 466 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 2: is pleased that both were killed in a confrontation with 467 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 2: law enforcement officials. However, the subsequent vilification of law enforcement 468 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 2: and the martyrdom that the left has bestowed upon their 469 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 2: deaths is a political manipulation tactic for which many people 470 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 2: in the country have fallen. Moreover, it's a recycled political 471 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 2: strategy predicated on emotional manipulation, not facts or logic, and 472 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 2: it was used nearly six years ago same exact thing. 473 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 2: In twenty twenty, Democrats vilified law enforcement officers and called 474 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 2: to defund the police. In twenty twenty six, they're demonizing 475 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 2: illegal immigration enforcement operations and calling to defund ICE. 476 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 1: This must be stated for what it is. 477 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 2: Contemporary democrats just hate law enforcement, whether it's police officers, 478 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 2: ICE officers, or border patrol agents or any government office 479 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 2: seeking to uphold law in order, the left's cadre of 480 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 2: miscreants will seek to vilify them as oppressors and abusers 481 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 2: to discredit and delegitimize their efforts and the criminal justice 482 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 2: system as a whole. There's only one law enforcement group 483 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 2: that they are forced anyone know what it is? Yes, 484 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 2: you're Right's right, you just said it, Capitol Police on 485 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:29,600 Speaker 2: January sixth. That's the only law enforcement group that they're 486 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 2: all in favor of. But anyone else, uh huh, and 487 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 2: Christopher tremlegal Enough is enough. This is in the Washington Examiner. 488 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 2: Make no mistake. At the root of all these antics, 489 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:48,959 Speaker 2: performative political declarations, criticisms, and condemnations regarding the deaths of 490 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 2: Renee Good and Alex Pretty is the left wing desire 491 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 2: to rid this country of illegal immigration laws. Democrats want 492 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 2: open borders. It was their agenda when President Joe Biden 493 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:06,480 Speaker 2: took office, evidenced by the millions of legal immigrants who 494 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 2: were allowed to flood the border and enter the country 495 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 2: illegally and without consequence. And now they're trying to push 496 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 2: to defund ice the outrage machine stemming from the fallout 497 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:22,480 Speaker 2: of Good and pretty's deaths is the next iteration of 498 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 2: that Democrats know they can exploit their deaths for political gain. 499 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 2: Look no further than Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's recent 500 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 2: comments regarding the democrats policy demands quote unquote to limit 501 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 2: the magnitude of President Trump's illegal immigration enforcement operations. What 502 00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 2: ICE is doing is state sanctioned thuggery. It must stop, 503 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 2: Schumer said, in a sentiment that is eerily reminiscent of 504 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 2: comments he and other Democrats made about police officers in 505 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 2: twenty twenty. Republicans must work with Democrats to find legislation 506 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:02,239 Speaker 2: solutions to restore order and public safety. Congress has the 507 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 2: authority and the mortal obligation to. 508 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: Act, Schumer said. 509 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 2: He then stated the Democrats demands, none of which focused 510 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 2: on illegal immigration enforcement, and all focused on what amounted 511 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:21,920 Speaker 2: to a rebuke and punishment of law enforcement officials. Democrats 512 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 2: require illegal immigration enforcement officers to halt roving patrols, coordinate 513 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:30,640 Speaker 2: ICE's efforts with state and local law enforcement, and a 514 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 2: stricter utilization of warrant requirements. Nothing was said about protesters 515 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:41,160 Speaker 2: causing violence or impeding operations. Arguably the main reason for 516 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 2: the deaths of Good and Pretty. There was no mention 517 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 2: about removing people in the country illegally or holding violent 518 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:56,040 Speaker 2: illegal immigrants accountable. Everything was focused on left wing ideals, 519 00:33:56,760 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 2: liberal demands, and democratic policies. The reforms they seek are 520 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:06,200 Speaker 2: nothing more than a return to the disastrous immigration policies 521 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:11,200 Speaker 2: of the Biden administration, the same policies that caused more violence, murders, 522 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:17,360 Speaker 2: and deaths than anything Ice has ever done. Democrats have 523 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:20,920 Speaker 2: long embraced the political strategy of never letting a crisis 524 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 2: go to waste. If their supporters had followed the rule 525 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:28,240 Speaker 2: of law and engaged in peaceful assembly instead of violet 526 00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 2: riots and agitation, Good and Pretty would still be alive. However, 527 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:38,040 Speaker 2: Democrats have regularly demonstrated they don't think the laws apply 528 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 2: to them. As such, They're using this tragedy of their 529 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 2: own making to appear as if they're grieving, all the 530 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 2: while using civilian deaths to try to advance their radical 531 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:57,160 Speaker 2: immigration ideology. They cannot do so being honest and truthful, 532 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 2: so they resort to deception, emotional manipulation, and indoctrination. Christopher 533 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 2: Tromogli in The Washington Examiner, Sorry if I'm butchering his 534 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 2: last name he is right. You can find that on 535 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 2: Washington Examiner dot com. We will be right back on 536 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 2: Tony Katz today. I am Mike Coolidge in for Tony. 537 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:20,080 Speaker 1: Don't go anywhere