1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: So you've got the presidents of the United States. His 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: name is Donald Trump, you've seen pictures has the hair, 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: and the Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanes. I think 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: it's not I don't think it's pronounced Albanese. I think 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: it's Albanes. I think that's how it's pronounced. I could 6 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,639 Speaker 1: be wrong. Tony Katz, Tony Kats today, good to be 7 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: with you meeting in the Oval Office. There are places 8 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: where the United States and Australia are working together, specifically 9 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: submarine technology, because if you're gonna build submarines and you 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: want to keep an eye on China, where's a better 11 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 1: place to build than in Australia. And wouldn't the Australians 12 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: be thrilled to have submarine manufacturing and of course a 13 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: stronger relationship with the United States as China continues to 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: try and build out its hegemonic power, so that we 15 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: have a common interest when it comes to very concepts 16 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: of freedom of speech. Of course, Australia was a shutdown 17 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: hell hole when it came to COVID, I mean, disastrous, 18 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: dangerous island, anti citizen policies, and now they support well, 19 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: we're going to recognize a Palestinian state. So there are 20 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: divides for sure, but there are also places where there's 21 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: real work together going on, and that work is important. 22 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: It's sometimes we take a look at the disagreements, whe're like, yep, 23 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: that's disqualifying. You gotta go and bel I believe that 24 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,559 Speaker 1: to support terrorists by saying okay, we recognize the Palestinian 25 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: state is beyond the pale. But we live in the 26 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: real world, and in the real world we need Australia 27 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: so we have a better chance to utilize submarines against 28 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: any forward threat that Chinese could bring. It helps with 29 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: the over the horizon capabilities, being able to keep an 30 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: eye on our top adversary, our flat out enemy, which 31 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: is the communist Chinese regime. So I live in the 32 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: reality at all times, no matter how disgusted that I am. 33 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: Here we are. And so the President and the Prime 34 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: Minister spoke in the Oval. 35 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 2: Oh that's a big crowd today. 36 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: They're all laughs, they're all smiles. I thought they'd be 37 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: in the Oval. They're not in the Oval. I'm not 38 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: sure which them they're in. But there's Marco Rubio and 39 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,959 Speaker 1: there's and it almost looks like a cabinet meeting. There's 40 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: Marco the Secretary of State, and there's the Vice President, 41 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: Jady Vance, on the other side of the Prime Minister, 42 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: and there's the Secretary of the Interior there, Doug Bergham. 43 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: So a little bit of everything is going on here 44 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: in this cabinet. Oh, it's in the cabinet room. This 45 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: cabinet room meeting. 46 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 3: The Prime Minister of Australia. 47 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 2: Fantastic place and a lot of friends over there, and 48 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 2: this is one of them right here. The Prime ministers, 49 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 2: as you know, Anthony Olbanisi, and he's high prime ministers, 50 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 2: as you know, Anthony Olberanisi, and he's highly respected. 51 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 3: I've done very well in his election and I hear 52 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 3: you very popular today, right. It varies from. 53 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 2: Day to day with all of us, but he's done 54 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: a fantastic job as the Prime minister. 55 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 3: We're here to talk about trade. Submarines, lots of other 56 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 3: military equipment. They're big orderers. 57 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: Of our told you submarines will come up the best equipment. 58 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,679 Speaker 2: To anywhere in the world by far. And oh you 59 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 2: got to what said, you're not allowed to break that. 60 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 2: That mirror is four hundred years old. A camera just 61 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 2: hit the mirror. I just moved it up here special 62 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 2: from the vaults, and the first thing that happens, a 63 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 2: camera hits it. Hard to believe, is hard to believe, 64 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 2: but these are the problems in life. 65 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: By the way, he looks bad, really really angry. 66 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 2: We might take a few questions before, but we are 67 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 2: discussing critical minerals and rare earths and we're going to 68 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 2: be signing an agreement that's been negotiated over a period 69 00:03:58,560 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: of four or five months. 70 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 4: And it was sort of good timing that we got 71 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 4: it done just in time for the visit. And we 72 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 4: worked together very much on rarers, critical minerals, and lots 73 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 4: of other things, and we've had a very good relationship. 74 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 3: We've been working on that for quite a while. 75 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 2: In about a year from now, we'll have so much 76 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 2: critical mineral and rareers that you won't know what to 77 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 2: do with them. 78 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 3: They'll be worth about two dollars. 79 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 2: But in the meantime we're working with Australia and other countries. 80 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 2: They're working with us too, but other countries also on that. 81 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 2: But we're really working on anything having to do with 82 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 2: military protection, military ships, vehicles, guns, ammunition, everything. 83 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 3: The whole thing We've been. 84 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 2: Long term, long time allies, and I would say there's 85 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 2: never been anybody better. We fought wars together, we never 86 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 2: had any doubts, and it's a. 87 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 3: Great honor to have you as my friend. 88 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 2: It's a great honor to have you in the United 89 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 2: States of America. 90 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 3: Please, would you like to say so fair. 91 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 5: Well, thank you so much, mister President, for the invitation 92 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 5: here to the White House, and for showing us around 93 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 5: the improved Oval Office, and for what you're doing around 94 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 5: here as well, and for the great honor as well 95 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 5: of my delegation saying just across the road, we could 96 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 5: have walked, but they didn't let us. We drove all 97 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 5: of twenty meters there from Blair House. But it's a 98 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 5: great honor to be able to stay there. 99 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 3: We are great friends. 100 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 5: And we're great allies, and this is a relationship that's 101 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 5: been forged in the. 102 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 3: Battlefields of the world. 103 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 5: We have stood side by side for freedom and democracy. 104 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 5: And congratulations, I must say, mister President, on the work 105 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 5: that you've done with the Middle East as an extraordinary achievement, 106 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 5: and on defense already had a discussion about taking it 107 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 5: to the next level. Our defense and security partnership with 108 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 5: orcass so important for us, and I thank you for 109 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 5: the support that the administration are giving as well. You've 110 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 5: had the Chief of the Navy here as well, which 111 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 5: we'll play obviously a very critical role with the subs 112 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 5: and increasing the security for the region and the world. 113 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 5: And our economic relationship is so important. The US has 114 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 5: a trade service with Australia, as you know, and we 115 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 5: can continue to take what is every opportunity to improve 116 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 5: the relationship even further and make it even stronger. In 117 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:51,119 Speaker 5: today's agreement on critical Minerals and rareness is just taking 118 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 5: it to the next level, seizing those opportunities which are 119 00:06:55,640 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 5: before us to take our relationship ship to that next level. 120 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 5: And it's been fantastic the contact that we've had together, 121 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 5: the friendship that we've developed. And Australians love America, and 122 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 5: I think Americans kind of lock Australia to we do. 123 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: And I'm not one hundred percent sure that Australians love Americans. 124 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: I must say that I am not so sure that 125 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: is the case. But I'm telling you the submarine thing 126 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: is top dog in everything has to be seen in 127 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: that context. They're they're signing right now. I just thought Hey, 128 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: we like you, you like us. We're signing in Marker. 129 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: It's a big, big deal. Every now and again you 130 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: feel a certain way and you're like what they did 131 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: is wrong or what this is wrong? And that's gross 132 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: and that's ob scene and we shouldn't allow it must 133 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: be seen in its context is so outrageously important. This 134 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: is where the rubber meets the road. Are you an 135 00:07:54,920 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: absolutist or are you rational? What Australia has done regarding 136 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: the recognized of recognized of a quote unquote palace Indian state, 137 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,679 Speaker 1: what they've done with COVID. There's some real ugliness here 138 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: and it must be addressed. China is the threat. There's 139 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: how it works. The President now turning to Doug Bergham 140 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: to always speaking. 141 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 3: How's that going? Thank you to the President. 142 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 6: Obviously Australia is a very important ally of ours, not 143 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 6: talking the Pacific and in every battle and fought with 144 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 6: us since World War One and. 145 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 3: Have always been side by side. 146 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 6: The facility that they're building Surf West is critical and 147 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 6: very important to our ability to project power in the 148 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 6: Indo Pacific and work with our allies. So we're working 149 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 6: very closely. I think what we're really trying to do 150 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 6: is take the original Orchest framework and improve it for 151 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 6: all three parties and make it better and clarify some 152 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 6: of the ambiguity that was in the prior agreement. 153 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 3: So it should be a win win for everybody, sir. 154 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 2: And the submarines that we're building for Australia is starting 155 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:04,959 Speaker 2: to really move along, right. 156 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 3: The process is getting very exciting, isn't it getting better? 157 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 3: That's good, very good. 158 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: By the way you heard it, that might have been 159 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,599 Speaker 1: the ambassador. You heard him just talk about August a 160 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: UK US. That's the Australia UK US agreements. That's what 161 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 1: August is. So what I like about this, and I 162 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: certainly applaud the President for being focused on ensuring that 163 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: we're dealing properly with the threat that is the communist 164 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: Chinese at all times, in all places and in all ways. 165 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,559 Speaker 1: Now they are taking some questions. 166 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 5: Time when you're not really making enough for your own days, 167 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 5: So can you tell us have you got. 168 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 3: Across the details of the dale do for it and 169 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 3: what you want? 170 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 2: It was made a while ago and nobody did anything 171 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 2: about it and it was going too slowly. We do 172 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 2: actually have a lot of submarines we have the best 173 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,839 Speaker 2: submarines in the world anywhere in the world, and we're 174 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 2: building a few more currently under construction, and now we're starting. 175 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 2: We have it all set with Anthony. We've worked on 176 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 2: this long and hard and we're starting that process right 177 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 2: now and it's I think it's really moving along very rapidly, 178 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 2: very well. 179 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: Right. 180 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 2: Get the boh it's getting Oh no, they're getting two 181 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 2: people have been killed. 182 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 3: And excuse me, you're next. Thank you good. 183 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 4: China's bad behavior has really only gotten worse since the 184 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 4: Office Partnership was formed. 185 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 3: With that in mind, is the door. 186 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 4: Open for Australia to get additional nuclear powered submarines or 187 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 4: other military capabilities not already. 188 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 3: In the deal? I think China has been very respectful 189 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 3: of us. 190 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 2: They're paying tremendous amounts of money to US as in 191 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 2: the form of tariffs. As you know, they're paying fifty 192 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 2: five percent. That's a lot of money. They never were 193 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 2: paying anything over years and years and years, but they. 194 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 3: Were like anybody else. 195 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 2: A lot of countries took advantage of the US. 196 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 3: They're not taking advantage anymore. No Chinese paying No. 197 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: The question was, does austrow you get more firepower to 198 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: deal with the Chinese threat. That's a worthy question. Find 199 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: everything at Tony Katz dot com. I'll catch you tomorrow. Everyone, 200 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:20,599 Speaker 1: take care of it.