1 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: Twin City's News Talk Am eleven thirty one oh three 2 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: five FM. Whatever will we talk about today? My name 3 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 1: is John Justice, and I'm glad you're with the show 4 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: this morning. Andrew Langer, president of the Institute for Liberty, 5 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: will be joining us at the bottom of the hour. 6 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: Operation Epic Fury will certainly be a topic of discussion, 7 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: as will why the Save Act continues to be held 8 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: up in Congress. Is Mitch McConnell entirely to blame for that? 9 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: We'll talk about it with Andrew Langer. We'll also get 10 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: into turmoil in the streets of Minneapolis once again. 11 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 2: This weekend. 12 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: Some fifty four individuals arrested in front of the Whipple 13 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: Building for protesting and listen, this is great news, but 14 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: I get frustrated when I see stories like this because 15 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: it's like, why weren't you doing this in the first place. 16 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: You got the Hennipen County Sheriff's Department, the Hennepin County 17 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: Police Chief saying that, hey, you can peacefully assemble, but 18 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: you can't go and obstruct law enforcement. 19 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 2: You can't break the law. That's great. 20 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,199 Speaker 1: Maybe if you had done that in the first place, 21 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: you wouldn't have so many people still out on the 22 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: streets protesting, plus more arrests were made over the weekend 23 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 1: regarding the church a protest in Saint Paul's. We got 24 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: a lot of ground to cover today, including the budget 25 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: including fraud, but of course the big news over the 26 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: weekend and something that we had been keeping an eye 27 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: on for the past couple of weeks. While the majority 28 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: of the mainstream media had kind of been caught flat 29 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: footed over this. There had been talk about the military 30 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: build up in Iran leading into our preemptive strike along 31 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: with the Israel against Iran over the weekend, but for 32 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: the most part, they hadn't really been talking about the 33 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: possibility of what transpired and what continues to go on 34 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: today day three of this war that we're raging waging 35 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: against Iran, So we had a lot to talk about 36 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 1: regarding this. Of course, I want to hear from you 37 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: and the iHeartRadio app this morning. Can also email me 38 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: as well. Let's start here, though, we'll start off with 39 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: the initial comments. I'll play you just a portion of 40 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: this from President Donald Trump from over the weekend. 41 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 2: At the start of the operations. 42 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 3: The United States. 43 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 4: Military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is 44 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 4: to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from 45 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 4: the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people. 46 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 4: It's menacing activity is directly in danger the United States, 47 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 4: our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies. 48 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 3: Throughout the world. For forty seven. 49 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 4: Years, the Iranian regime has chanted death to America and 50 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 4: waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder, targeting 51 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 4: the United States, our troops, and the innocent people in 52 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 4: many many countries. 53 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 2: Among the regime's. 54 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 4: Very first acts was to back a violent takeover of 55 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 4: the US Embassy in Tehran, holding dozens of American hostages 56 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 4: for four hundred and forty four days. In nineteen eighty three, 57 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 4: Irans proxies carried out the Marine Barracks bombing in Beirut 58 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 4: that killed two hundred and forty one American military personnel. 59 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 3: In two thousand, they knew and were probably involved with the. 60 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 4: Attack on the USS coal many died. Iranian forces killed 61 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 4: and maimed hundreds of American service members in Iraq. The 62 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 4: regime's proxies have continued to launch countless attacks against American 63 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:10,119 Speaker 4: forces stationed in the Middle East in recent years, as 64 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 4: well as US naval and commercial vessels and international shipping lands. 65 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 4: It's been mass terra and We're not going to put 66 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 4: up with it any longer. From Lebanon to Yemen and 67 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 4: Syria to Iraq, the regime has armed, trained, and funded 68 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 4: terrorist militias that have soaked the earth with blood and guts. 69 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 3: And it was. 70 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 4: Iran's proxy Hamas that launched the monstrous October seventh attacks 71 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 4: on Israel, slaughtering more than one thousand innocent people, including 72 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 4: forty six Americans, while taking twelve of our citizens hostage. 73 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 4: It was brutal, something like the world has never seen before. 74 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,799 Speaker 4: Aarana is the world's number one state sponsor of terra 75 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 4: and just recently killed tens of thousands of its own 76 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 4: citizens on the street as they protested. It has always 77 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:12,239 Speaker 4: been the policy of the United States, in particular my administration, 78 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 4: that this terrorist regime can never have a nuclear weapon. 79 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 4: I'll say it again, they can never have a nuclear weapon. 80 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: This is what will and desire looks like. Trump is right. 81 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,919 Speaker 1: Iran was never going to stop pursuing its desire to 82 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: destroy the West and our allies. Decades of attempting to 83 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: appease them didn't work. Countless lives were still lost, continued 84 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: would be continue to be lost unless administration had the 85 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: resolve to end the death and the threats. 86 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 2: Listen, it's a lot. 87 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: It's aligned with what I've believed all along regarding immigration 88 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: and the President Donald Trump was really the only president 89 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: to do the right thing regarding our border and our 90 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 1: immigration enforcement. At the onset of Operation Epic Fury, Trey 91 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: Yinkst from Fox News went on Fox News to say, 92 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:14,679 Speaker 1: this is that. 93 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 5: What's happening right now is something that has never happened before. 94 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 5: The Iranian regime in the past forty seven years has 95 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 5: never been this close to collapse. 96 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 3: Yep. 97 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 5: And after a series of violations of agreements as it 98 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 5: relates to their nuclear program, uranium enrichment, expanding ballistic missile threats, 99 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 5: a decision was made and now a war is erupting 100 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 5: in the region and President Trump overnight indicating that he 101 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 5: hopes it will lead to permanent change in the Middle East. Yeah, 102 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 5: it has flip by the way, said they're not going 103 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 5: to get involved definite tax takes place. 104 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 2: We'll see if that indeed is the case, because. 105 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 4: That would certainly affect everybody in Israel, thanks so much. 106 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: And so far any sort of concern about Russia or 107 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: China's involvement has been an involvement has really been limited 108 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: to statements that they have provided. I did two Iran 109 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: basically saying sorry, this is happening to you. But beyond that, 110 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: there does not appear to be any sort of desire 111 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: to go and try to defend Iran apart from just 112 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:17,559 Speaker 1: being vocally in opposition of what the Trump administration is doing. 113 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: We did lose three service members already with these actions. 114 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: Our prayers go out to the friends and family members 115 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: of those individuals. 116 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 2: I don't believe they have been named as of yet. 117 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: And in the wake of our initial attack, Iran launched 118 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: missiles and drones against American and Israeli targets. 119 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 2: In response to the initial attacks, it. 120 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: Did kill the Iranian Supreme Leader Iatola Kamanim and at 121 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: least four other senior leadership figures of the regime. So 122 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: we'll continue to give you all the latest coming up. 123 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 2: Iran does move to close the Strait of Ormuz. 124 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: Talk about the significance of that horrific terror attack. I'm 125 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: calling it that the media isn't yet, but a horrific 126 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: arror attack in Austin, Texas on Sunday morning, an individual 127 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: wearing a property of a law t shirt. I'll give 128 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: you details and again we'll talk with Andrew lang Or, 129 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: President of the Institute for Liberty, coming up just after 130 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: six thirty this morning to get his thoughts and why 131 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: Mitch McConnell is holding up the Save Act and what 132 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: the GOP can do to thwart his anti Trump efforts. 133 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: As I mentioned, I want to hear from you the 134 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: new phone number eight four four nine four six five 135 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: eight five five eight four four nine four six five 136 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: eight five five. You can drop me an email justice 137 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: at iHeartRadio dot com or leave us at talkback on 138 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio. Apples are brought to you by Lyndahl Realty, 139 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: and we'll get to them next Here on Twin Cities 140 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: News Talk AM eleven thirty and one oh three five FM, 141 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 1: the best pod awake in up is no Inkramala Last Trump. 142 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 6: Hey John, this is Rick and Rose Mount. I know 143 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 6: this is off topic, but it's part of the weekend news. 144 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 6: What happened to Alex Bowman? I couldn't watch the race 145 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 6: because I had company. 146 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, so the NASCAR race car driver and the guy 147 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: that I follow from what I can tell, he got 148 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 1: incredibly sick during the race and actually had to pull 149 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: out of the race towards the end. 150 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 3: Yet was bad. 151 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 2: He got whatever I got. I got like food poisoning. 152 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 2: I was just gonna say, what'd you get? 153 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I got like food poisoning from Saturday and Sunday. 154 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 2: I was down for the count yesterday. It was bad. 155 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 2: I feel a little. I feel better today. 156 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 3: Good. 157 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: I think I lost about three pouds, three or four pouds. 158 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: So good boarding, Sam, good morning. All right, let's get 159 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: back to war with Iran. Although some of you don't 160 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: like me using that terminology. Let's get back to the 161 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app. 162 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 2: Oh would really appreciate it if you wouldn't call this 163 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 2: a war. 164 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 3: President, some time, refurnity. 165 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: The speed with which we are a complicating gold while 166 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: we made these stretch, I don't think conflicuts. 167 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 3: What I would call a war maybe a police action. 168 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 2: But yeah, it's not going to take long to wipe 169 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 2: each guys off the map and get somebody else going. 170 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 2: It's not a war, but it is a war. 171 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: I mean, Iran is striking back against our interests. Yeah, 172 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: the embassy was in flames in Kuwait. You know, we 173 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: have lost some of our service members. As I mentioned 174 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: in the previous segments. I understand your and it's interesting 175 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: that you make this point because I have something similar. 176 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: But in terms of describing it, it's kind of semantics 177 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: at this point in time to say. 178 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 2: It's not a war. 179 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: And while we are certainly waging war, this is in 180 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: reality somewhat to what you're saying, the physical manifestation of 181 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: peace through strength. While calling it a war is technically accurate, 182 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: and I will continue to do so. I also call 183 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: it a SmackDown. So much of what we're seeing mirrors 184 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: what we have been seeing in the federal law enforcement 185 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: actions in Minnesota and across the country. This administration is 186 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:36,479 Speaker 1: an administration of law and order, and with the criticism 187 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: that you've seen of these issues coming from the left, 188 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: this was all a set up during the four years 189 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 1: of Joe Biden. I'll get into this in more detail 190 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:49,599 Speaker 1: later on in the show. The way the Biden administration 191 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: for four years, and really going back to former President 192 00:11:52,520 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: Barack Obama conducted themselves put Democrats in a position where 193 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: whatever action is taken, whether it is preemptively going in 194 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: and ending a tyrannical regime, or whether it is deporting 195 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: millions of individuals who came into the country four years 196 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: under Joe Biden. Set the president to go and criticize 197 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: any of those efforts, regardless of whether or not they 198 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: are they are right or wrong. 199 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 3: What a tail. 200 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 7: At two levels of resolution, We've got the US going 201 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 7: to a war with a country that's been basically given 202 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 7: the US the finger and attacking US assets for a 203 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 7: number of years. They're finally paying the price. And at home, 204 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 7: we've got Republicans who seem to have no resolution, don't 205 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 7: think they seem to be resolved as a snatching defeat 206 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 7: from the jobs of victory because they can't seem to 207 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 7: pass Order ID, which is something over eighty percent of 208 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 7: Americans want go fire. 209 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 1: Well, and we'll talk about this further with Andrew Langer, 210 00:12:56,400 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: because from what I can gather right now regarding the 211 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: Save America Act and why it's being held up, is 212 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: that one, Republicans know they do kind of have time 213 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: on their side right now, especially with the coverage being 214 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: what it is, dominated by what's taking place in Iran 215 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: right now. 216 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 2: But two, it. 217 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 1: Really comes down to just a couple of key people 218 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: that are holding this up, and what the Republicans need 219 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: to do to move forward despite those efforts, those anti 220 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: Trump Republican efforts to keep the Save America Act from 221 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: moving forward. And again we'll get into this coming up 222 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: in about ten minutes with Andrew Langer. Aran is attempting 223 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 1: to weaponize geography and using the strait of war moves 224 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: as a choke point. If Iran were to effectively close 225 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 1: the narrow channel linking the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean, 226 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: the rest of the world in oil prices would skyrocket, 227 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: causing a lot of global economic instability. This is also 228 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 1: the price you pay when you're looking to achieve peace. 229 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: Things are going to get get difficult, hopefully temporarily while 230 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: we continue this operation. Now, ships are continuing to move 231 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: through the region, although at least three vessels have reportedly 232 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: been struck since March first. This is raising fears that 233 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: Tehran is moving from psychological pressure to kinetic enforcement. But 234 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: every day that goes by, as we continue our onslaught 235 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: against Iran, they're going to have less and less ability 236 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: to go and do what they're doing right now. According 237 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: to Reuter's in the maritime security forces. Multiple vessels received 238 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: v VHF transmissions from Iran's Revolutionary gar stating that no 239 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: ship is allowed to pass. The Omani Maritime Security Center 240 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: reported that the tanker Skylight was struck within Omani's waters 241 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: near the peninsula, injuring a few members. Others reported incidents 242 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: damage to a crude tanker, heavy GPS spoofing the vessels 243 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: tracking signals appearing on land or moving in circular rings 244 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: has further complicated navigation in the region. And while this 245 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: is significant significant in its in how wide of a reach, 246 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: shutting down the straight of or moves could have. 247 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 2: Is really just one of dozens of. 248 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: Issues being raised by Trump's resolve to bring about this 249 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: piece through strength. I don't know if you had the 250 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: opportunity to see some of the details that we've been 251 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: privy to so far over the initial stages of Operation 252 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: Epic Fury, really amazing stuff. The V two bombers as 253 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: they were going into Iran. I was just watching this 254 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: on on Fox News. They were able to confuse Iranian 255 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: the Iranian military into thinking that there were dozens or 256 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: more in terms of incoming targets into the region, confusing 257 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: any defensive measures they might have been able to mount, 258 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: when in reality it was just a handful of the 259 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: B two bombers that were going in to strike with precision, 260 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: especially those underground regions where Iran was going and keeping 261 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: an abundance of its military. Just absolutely, it's incredible what 262 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: we've been able to accomplish so so far. I want 263 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: to continue to hear from you. Leave us a talk 264 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: back on the iHeartRadio app again. You can email me 265 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: Justice at iHeartRadio dot com. I'll give you the details 266 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: on that Austin shooting suspect identified were a property of 267 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 1: a Llah Hoody during the attack in Austin, Texas on 268 00:16:56,280 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: Sunday morning. Meanwhile, Trump fellow Republicans taking shots at McConnell 269 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: over his efforts to stall the same act. I wonder 270 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: if Mitch is even aware of what he's doing at 271 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: this point in time. President of the Institute for Liberty 272 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: our DC insider, Andrew Langer, he joins us next here 273 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: on Twin City's News Talk Am eleven thirty and one 274 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: oh three five FM. 275 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 4: Over the past thirty six hours, the United States and 276 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 4: its partners have launched Operation Epic Fury, one of the largest, 277 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 4: most complex, most overwhelming military offensives the world has ever seen. 278 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 3: Nobody's seen anything like it. We have hit. 279 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 4: Hundreds of targets in Iran, including Revolutionary Guard facilities, Iranian 280 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 4: air defense systems. 281 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 3: Just now was announced that. 282 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 4: We knocked out nine ships plus their naval building. 283 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 8: It's a war right now because we've lost three braves soldiers. 284 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 3: I pray for those families. 285 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 8: Secondly, this might be the right time for Heaven's sakes 286 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 8: to fund the Department of Homeland Security. 287 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 2: Does that make common sense? 288 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 3: I would say yes. 289 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 9: This is a war, and I'm not afraid to call 290 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 9: it that because we're killing people and breaking things, and 291 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 9: they're people that are being killed deserve it. 292 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 1: Twin Cities News Talk Am eleven thirty one oh three 293 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: five FM. John Justice, glad you're with the show this morning. 294 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: We have Sam and the Master Control Booth before we 295 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: go to our guest for a Monday Andrew Langer, president 296 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: of the Institute for Liberty and our regulatory guru. I 297 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: want to play this comment from friend of the show, Scott. 298 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 10: Goodmar John, Sam, what a difference forty seven years makes. 299 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 10: I remember being in high school when the I told 300 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 10: AHMIONI took those American hostages, and you turn on the 301 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 10: news every night to keep attuned to what was going on. 302 00:18:58,960 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 2: It was real news. 303 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 10: Now you go on social media or all these other 304 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 10: media sites, and this AI generated garbage showing our aircraft 305 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 10: carriers being destroyed, and there's gonna be people going, yeah, 306 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 10: we're getting our butt kicked. 307 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:14,120 Speaker 3: What a joke. 308 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:14,679 Speaker 4: You know. 309 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: Thankfully, because of the community notes on so many of 310 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: the social media sites, including and most specifically x you know, 311 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: a lot of those attempts to go and and show 312 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: false information gets the clarification needed. Almost immediately joining me 313 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:34,719 Speaker 1: this morning, as he does every Monday, Andrew Langer, Good morning, Andrew. 314 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 2: What in the world will we talk about today? 315 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 3: I had no idea, you know, I don't know. 316 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 11: You know, I met I met Clyde Lawrence from the 317 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 11: band Lawrence last night. 318 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 3: You know that's the big thing. 319 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 2: Cool? 320 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly, that's no listen. 321 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 11: I actually had a weird experience last I John, I 322 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 11: went to a show and it was the first time 323 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,640 Speaker 11: I'd ever seen people walk out of a show. 324 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 3: No, not many, h but yeah. 325 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,439 Speaker 11: I saw a show called all Out and it had 326 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 11: Jenny Slate from from uh Parks and Direction played Mona, 327 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:14,159 Speaker 11: Lisa Sapristine and Ray Romano and some influencer and the 328 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 11: Nicholas Braun who played Greg the egg on succession. 329 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:21,120 Speaker 3: It was very bizarre, but the band was great. 330 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 11: This band Lawrence listen, watch out for them, Gracie Lawrence 331 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 11: who's the singer, and her brother Clyde Lauren l A 332 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 11: W R E n C. Yes I can. I'm gonna 333 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 11: post a picture of me with Clyde Lawrence Edwards. But 334 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 11: it was a great, great band. Wild weird show, but 335 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 11: great band. 336 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 1: While watching everything unfold with Operation Epic Fury right, listen 337 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: that in and of itself, the scope of the operation, 338 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:48,360 Speaker 1: what we've been able to achieve, seeing the attempts by 339 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: Iron to, you know, to thwart our efforts, while all 340 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:57,359 Speaker 1: of that is is incredibly interesting, fascinating to look at. 341 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 2: Just as political observers. 342 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: I also find it almost is equally interesting to watch 343 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: how the media is covering this. And as you, as 344 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 1: you mentioned in our in our text exchange, we were 345 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 1: kind of along a similar lines. The stepping back even 346 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 1: like even higher than a thirty thousand foot view of 347 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: what the Trump administration is doing here on so many 348 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: different levels. I mean, when we look further down the 349 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: line at the history books of this time right now. 350 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: I mean, this is going to be one of the 351 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: major you know, global turning points of our of our lifetime. 352 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 11: Well, let's let's start here with this, John, which is, 353 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 11: anybody who predicted that Iran was going to go on 354 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 11: some kind of rampage after our strikes last spring. Anybody 355 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 11: who predicted that shouldn't should just stfu, you know, just 356 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 11: sit down, take a step back, and you shouldn't comment 357 00:21:56,000 --> 00:22:01,119 Speaker 11: on anything at all, you know, because you were fundamentally 358 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 11: wrong then, and you're probably going to be fundamentally wrong 359 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 11: with whatever is happening on the ground now. But but then, 360 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 11: you know, obviously we've got everybody who retreats to their 361 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 11: common corners in these sorts of situations. I was fortunate 362 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:17,879 Speaker 11: that I, you know, I had a little bit of 363 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 11: time to sort of sit and process. And one of 364 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 11: the things that I thought about over the weekend was, Yeah, 365 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 11: something that a handful of folks have talked about, which is, 366 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 11: what does this mean to the greater conflicts, you know, 367 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 11: that are happening around the world. You know, what does 368 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 11: it mean if it's not just the greatest sponsor of 369 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 11: state terrorism, Like, what does it mean for Hesbelah? Right, 370 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 11: we know Hesbelah launched an attack and within ten minutes 371 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:47,959 Speaker 11: their leader was assassinated. 372 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 3: But what does it mean. 373 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 11: If Hesbelah's primary sponsor is no longer able to sponsor them? 374 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 11: What does it mean if the prime supplier of Russian 375 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 11: drones is no longer able to to do this? And 376 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 11: you know, because of what you and I were talking about, 377 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 11: what does it mean if two of the three greatest 378 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:12,199 Speaker 11: suppliers of oil for China, Venezuela and Iran, What if 379 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 11: they're no longer able to supply China with the oil 380 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 11: that their economy vitally needs, and not just to you know, 381 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 11: power their economy or their cars, but also because of all. 382 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 3: Of the plastics that China uses. 383 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 11: Now we can talk about what this means for you know, 384 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 11: cheap plastic and I don't mean cheap is in terrible, 385 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 11: I mean cheap is inexpensive plastic things that China produces 386 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 11: around the world. 387 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 3: Does it mean for that? 388 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 11: But on the other hand, what does this do in 389 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:44,159 Speaker 11: terms of uh, you know, what does it do in 390 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:47,160 Speaker 11: terms of China's competitiveness around the world? 391 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 1: If Iran is no longer quite so China friendly. Well, 392 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: and to that point, let's actually go there. I have 393 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: a talkback that's rolled in and a question for you, 394 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: talking with Andrew Langa this morning here on Twin Cities 395 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:57,679 Speaker 1: News Talk. 396 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 2: Let's go to the iHeartRadio app. 397 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:00,640 Speaker 4: Hi. 398 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 12: John Dan from Texas. I'd like Andrew to answer, if 399 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 12: he can, what effect this is going to happen on 400 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 12: Russia and China's sponsored states writing is neither one of 401 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 12: them seems to be coming to help out? 402 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: Well, it's interesting so far, Andrew, the only you know, 403 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 1: the only thing that we've seen from Russia or China 404 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:31,919 Speaker 1: are just strongly worded letter letters to Iranian officials whoever 405 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: is left, you know, stating how sorry they feel that 406 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,159 Speaker 1: this is happening to them. But it doesn't seem like 407 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:42,439 Speaker 1: Russia or China have any desire to to, you know, 408 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,120 Speaker 1: stick themselves into what we're doing right. 409 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 11: Now, right, it gets done, It gets done this and 410 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,880 Speaker 11: remind me, John, I want to come back and talk 411 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 11: about diplomacy and the sort of the folks who have 412 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 11: this sort of you know, who fetishize, you know, and 413 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 11: let's talking about things. So let's come back to that 414 00:24:57,119 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 11: in a second, because what has happened here is that 415 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 11: Trump has out putent Putin. And I know your folks 416 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 11: are going to be like, oh, you know, Andrews you out, 417 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 11: they're claiming praising Putin. 418 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 3: I'm not praising Putin. 419 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 11: But what Trump has shown is that when we are 420 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 11: in an era of f around and find out right 421 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:19,360 Speaker 11: that you know, you you, when you're sort of you're 422 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 11: doing the thing that is unexpected. So Russia, which if maybe, 423 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 11: just maybe, and by the way, this week is the 424 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 11: one the four year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, right, maybe, 425 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 11: just maybe Russia, if you weren't involved in this massive 426 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 11: land grab which was illegal and wasn't contravention of international 427 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,439 Speaker 11: law and all kinds of norms, you know, maybe just 428 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 11: maybe you might be able to react a little bit 429 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 11: differently to having one of your sponsors, of one of 430 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 11: your allies essentially that regime I should say. 431 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 3: Taken off taken off the map. 432 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 11: China is sort of sitting there going, oh my goodness, 433 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,479 Speaker 11: you know, right at the end of the day, we 434 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:10,399 Speaker 11: are we are fueled in part by cheap Venezuelan oil, 435 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 11: cheap Iranian oil, and and so with that sort of 436 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 11: fundamentally changing China is unable to react in quite the 437 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:24,120 Speaker 11: same way, but it is it is finally showing that, 438 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:28,679 Speaker 11: you know, America is a superpower and this isn't By 439 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:30,479 Speaker 11: the way, this is not to say that I'm just 440 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 11: slavishly applauding what is happening here. 441 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,479 Speaker 3: Obviously I've got my questions that I've got my concerns. 442 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:37,360 Speaker 11: I'm taking await and see approach, but from a general 443 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:41,959 Speaker 11: international relations perspective, to walk you through all you By you, 444 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 11: I mean the person who said the talk back sure 445 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 11: to sort of walk you through these other reactions in 446 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 11: ways that other people aren't talking about. That's you know, 447 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 11: that's where things stand, uh on the issue real quick, John, 448 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 11: the diplomacy, I mean right, you know this is something 449 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 11: I had a conversation on my launch our podcasts with 450 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 11: Daniel Wendy, and I've had some conversations with some others. 451 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 3: You know. 452 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 11: This is you know that our our enemies like to 453 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 11: they like to talk, and they like to use our 454 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 11: diplomatic communities, as I said, fetishization of endless conversation to 455 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,159 Speaker 11: their advantage. You know, whether it is Russia wanted to 456 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 11: just talk the Ukrainian situation to death without having real 457 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:28,640 Speaker 11: any real resolution, or Iran wanted to talk about their 458 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 11: their nuclear weapons development without coming to any resolution. 459 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: Well, it's certainly talking with with Andrew Langer again, I 460 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: was I was thinking along the same lines while you 461 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: were sharing your thoughts, and that is, you know, if 462 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: Trump is effective in bringing about this level of global peace, 463 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 1: essentially taking away uh, the you know, the time of 464 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 1: hearing Iranians say death to America and concerns of Iran's 465 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 1: desire to destroy Israel are essentially over. 466 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 2: You know, we have plenty of time to talk about this. 467 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 1: But where does it Where does it leave those individuals 468 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: that you just mentioned that have gained so much political capital, 469 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:14,400 Speaker 1: especially the left, in their appeasing or attempts to appease 470 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:18,239 Speaker 1: Ran and others, you know, other of our adversaries, you know, 471 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 1: every time they they return to power. Again, we were 472 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: living in history right now, and I just do not 473 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 1: believe that most people have truly grasped the gravity of 474 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 1: what it is that we are all living through right now. 475 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:36,159 Speaker 1: I mean, just from that aspect alone, it's it's absolutely fascinating. 476 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:37,919 Speaker 3: Well right, I. 477 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 11: Mean, it's like the line from that movie Ronan, You're 478 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 11: either part of the problem. You're part of the solution, 479 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 11: or you're part of the landscape. I mean it is, 480 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 11: you know, if you don't recognize the things. Listen, I'm 481 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 11: I'm probably as guilty of this as as anyone sort 482 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:52,800 Speaker 11: of as I listen, as in a in. 483 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 3: A moment of in a moment of openness. 484 00:28:56,280 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 11: You know, sort of watching how the conservative movement has 485 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 11: changed between you know, you know, the Party of Reagan 486 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 11: and the Party of Reagan for many years to the 487 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 11: Party of Trump, or the movement of Reagan to the 488 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 11: movement of Trump. You know whether or not I am, 489 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 11: you know, part of the landscape in terms of many 490 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 11: of the ways that I'm thinking. You know, having a 491 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 11: conversation with somebody at a meeting a few months ago 492 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 11: and me talking about the importance of intellectual and ideological 493 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 11: consistency and the importance of not being hypocritical, and somebody 494 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 11: sort of coming up to me and saying, not tongue 495 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 11: in chink about how quaint you know my way of 496 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 11: thinking was, I still believe that, you know, we have 497 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 11: to be intellectually and ideologically consistent. You know, something that 498 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 11: was bad under Obama and bad under Trump won and 499 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 11: bad under Biden is bad or wrong today. I don't 500 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 11: think it's a particularly quaint notion to say those things, 501 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 11: but maybe, you know, maybe I'm part of the landscape 502 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 11: in that regard. 503 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,240 Speaker 1: I want to spike in this comment from the iHeartRadio app. 504 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 1: Here's a talk back from in front of the show 505 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 1: in aahboring Wisconsin. 506 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 9: Morning, John Tom from Wisconsin. Isn't this an example of 507 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 9: f around and find out underclu ft around and he 508 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 9: found out. 509 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: Well, he was and he was blanket around for a 510 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: long long time. Let me let me add this and 511 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 1: then I want to turn our attention over to Congress 512 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: and we'll use this as the transition. The fact that 513 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: Trump is making all these moves, whether it's deportation, everything 514 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: that he talked about when he was running for office, right, 515 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: whether it is the mass deportations, the action that he 516 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: took in Venezuela, certainly operation epic fury. He seems to 517 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 1: be doing this regardless of the political ramifications, like, it 518 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 1: doesn't seem to be any calculus relating to how is 519 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 1: this going to impact the crucial midterms later this year. 520 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 1: Me personally, I appreciate that if you're going to go 521 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: and do what it is that you need to do 522 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 1: do that regard, you know, regardless of the political ramifications. 523 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 2: I'm I very much appreciate. 524 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 11: Remember this is you and I have talked about this 525 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 11: over the years with regards to George W. Bush's decision 526 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:10,959 Speaker 11: to invade Iraq back in two thousand and three, right, 527 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 11: which is this idea of you know, you remember the 528 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 11: the the political pushback six weeks after nine to eleven. 529 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 11: You know, they all were starting to blame Bush for 530 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,720 Speaker 11: not having reacted in time to prevent the nine to 531 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:27,720 Speaker 11: eleven attacks. And you know, in two thousand and three, 532 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:29,720 Speaker 11: George Bush's face with a damned if you do, damned 533 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 11: if you don't situation, and so go ahead, and you know, 534 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,240 Speaker 11: go ahead and do what needs to be what needs 535 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 11: to be done in that regard. Yeah, I mean, listen, 536 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 11: given some of the stuff that was announced, like to listen, 537 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 11: I don't even remember what it was the specific announcement 538 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 11: last week that was made by Trump. 539 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 3: And I sat there, I said, boy, is he just 540 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 3: trying oh you know something. I mean, I would think 541 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 3: it was just generally the state of the Union. 542 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 11: Is he trying to essentially sink Republican chances in the midterms? 543 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 11: And you know, I mean this is there may be 544 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 11: some aspect of this where it's a damned if you 545 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:08,920 Speaker 11: do situation, and in that case, he's going to do 546 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 11: what needs to be done to address the problems that 547 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 11: are out there. 548 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 1: Well, listen, there's a consistency to Trump and it's it's well, okay, 549 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 1: but with with regard to what to our topic. 550 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 2: Right now, let's put it that way. 551 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: No, you're right with regard to what we're talking right 552 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: about right now, and there's a consistency to Trump wherein 553 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:31,920 Speaker 1: if he says he's going to do something, he's going 554 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 1: to go and do it. And I've made I've made 555 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 1: a similar example when it comes to border security and 556 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 1: how you know, for decades left and right has failed 557 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: on the border. It's one of my biggest frustrations that 558 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: I had with George Bush when he was in office 559 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 1: and he had the opportunity to show up security on 560 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,479 Speaker 1: the border and he simply didn't do it. You know, 561 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,720 Speaker 1: Trump said he's going to do it, and he's he's 562 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 1: done that now and he said, you know, I wrong, 563 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 1: cannot get a nuclear weapons making sure that they. 564 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 2: That they can't. 565 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 11: Let's move overgreal On, John realbick On that because you know, literally, 566 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 11: it's it's it's the line. I had a relative, a 567 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 11: lefty relative, was very frustrated that there was going to 568 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 11: be no action on gun reform in the way, I 569 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 11: don't know, whatever whatever event it was. And she said, 570 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 11: we why don't you think that, you know, Congress is 571 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 11: going to take any action on this? And I said, 572 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 11: very tongue in cheek, tradition. Mostly, that's the tradition is 573 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 11: to sort of talk talk about an issue, but not 574 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:26,040 Speaker 11: really do anything about it. 575 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: So Donald Trump, several House Republicans working off a version 576 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 1: of the story from The Daily Wire openly blasting Senator 577 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: Mitch McConnell over the stalled Save America Act, accusing the 578 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 1: Kentucky lawmakers standing in the way of the legislation they 579 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:44,640 Speaker 1: argue is critical in securing the federal elections. I question 580 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: whether Mitch McConnell is even aware of what he apparently 581 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 1: is doing right now. 582 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 2: You know, he's not necessarily right now. 583 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 3: But there is a real. 584 00:33:55,080 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 11: Problem that Republicans have, which is when their elder states men, 585 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 11: they are literally on their way out of office, they 586 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 11: have this moment where they decide they're just gonna essentially. 587 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,279 Speaker 3: Tell their colleagues to. 588 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 11: Run off, you know, you insert whatever ex what if 589 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:18,160 Speaker 11: you want there, and they're not going to solve again 590 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 11: this this whatever the particular problem that we're trying to solve. 591 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 11: They're gonna have a moment of conscience and you know, 592 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 11: they just can't countenance actually solving the voter for our problem. 593 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:30,640 Speaker 3: But yeah, I mean. 594 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:33,719 Speaker 11: This is it would be very said and to what 595 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 11: has been on balance a very distinguished career to sit 596 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:42,719 Speaker 11: back and and and you know, not take what could 597 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 11: perhaps again be a lasting and vital measure to protect 598 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 11: election integrity in America. 599 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 1: Well, I actually think that if there is going to 600 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:54,240 Speaker 1: have you know, looking at all the issues we're facing 601 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 1: today and what we've been talking about this morning, Andrew Langer, 602 00:34:56,719 --> 00:35:01,680 Speaker 1: I think that Republicans inability, if they are inable to 603 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 1: pass the Save America Act, is going to have a 604 00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 1: larger impact negatively on the GOP's chances than what Trump 605 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:11,439 Speaker 1: is doing with Operation Epic Fury, because I think there's 606 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:12,920 Speaker 1: going to be a lot of Republicans that are going 607 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 1: to be very upset and probably may not want to 608 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:17,759 Speaker 1: get involved in the midterms if we can't get this thing, 609 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:20,399 Speaker 1: this thing across the across the finish line. 610 00:35:21,560 --> 00:35:23,640 Speaker 11: Yeah, I mean, listen, I think I think that's true 611 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:25,120 Speaker 11: at the at the end of the day. I mean, 612 00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:27,400 Speaker 11: it really just takes the wind out of a lot 613 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:32,480 Speaker 11: of sales. But then again, John, really the epic fury 614 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:37,480 Speaker 11: has changed a lot of calculations, and I think nobody 615 00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:39,880 Speaker 11: can sort of see what's going to happen, you know, 616 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:43,400 Speaker 11: in terms of these other kind of domestic issues in 617 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 11: the coming weeks until we get some clarity on this. 618 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:50,360 Speaker 11: And by the way, you know, I commend everybody to 619 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,160 Speaker 11: read Jonathan Turley's piece over the weekend sort of talking 620 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 11: about just where the powers lie in terms of these 621 00:35:56,640 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 11: kinds of operations. And you know, the president having these 622 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:01,600 Speaker 11: sixty days let's like it or not. 623 00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:02,960 Speaker 3: Right, like it or not. 624 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 11: The reality is that over the last seventy years, the 625 00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 11: role that the presidents can play in engaging these kinds 626 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 11: of operations has shifted markedly. 627 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 3: That's where we are. 628 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:20,160 Speaker 1: Before I let you go, I wonder where who's in 629 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:21,919 Speaker 1: charge of naming these operations. 630 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 2: I'm genuinely curious. 631 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:27,680 Speaker 1: Well Representative Walter Hudson said that it essentially amounts to 632 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:30,440 Speaker 1: what what reads like a gamer tag. 633 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 2: I'm like you know why you're not that far off 634 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 2: the marment. 635 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:34,319 Speaker 3: You know it used to be. 636 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 11: It's so funny because it used to be to be 637 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:43,319 Speaker 11: as completely inoffensive is not the right word, but innocuous 638 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 11: as possible, right, you know, I'm thinking about the post 639 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:54,320 Speaker 11: D Day parachute operation into the Netherlands, operation Market Garden, 640 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:57,239 Speaker 11: you know, and then all of a sudden, you know, 641 00:36:57,320 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 11: it became literally, there's probably some kind of a thing 642 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 11: over there. Pick pick the month, pick the year, you know, 643 00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:06,759 Speaker 11: like you like you're picking the you know, whatever your 644 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 11: your hobbit name would. 645 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:08,759 Speaker 3: Be or what have you. 646 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:11,640 Speaker 1: I h only because I you know, I'm friends, I'm 647 00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:14,480 Speaker 1: friends with him. I would not be at all surprised 648 00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:17,799 Speaker 1: if these names were coming directly from Pete Hegseeth, only 649 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:21,160 Speaker 1: because because I know his personality and this sounds like 650 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:22,719 Speaker 1: something that he would come up with. 651 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, literally, Pete Pegs gamer text. 652 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:29,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, Andrew Langer, where would you like the listener to go? 653 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:31,719 Speaker 2: What have you been involved in as of late? 654 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 3: Listen? You know, so I'm I'm I'm in New York 655 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:35,480 Speaker 3: right now. 656 00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:38,040 Speaker 11: John, I'm speaking at this New York meeting tonight talking 657 00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 11: about regulatory issues. Obviously, if you're not following me on 658 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:43,880 Speaker 11: X please do add Andrew Underscore Langer, this being the 659 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:48,279 Speaker 11: fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I'm I've 660 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 11: got an interview with a gentleman named Pablo Hungarian that 661 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:52,880 Speaker 11: goes up today. 662 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:54,879 Speaker 3: Next week it's with a guy named Steve Moore. 663 00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 11: Not economist Steve Moore, but the Ukraine activist uh pro 664 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 11: and freedom activists Steve More next week, So go and 665 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:03,440 Speaker 11: chip those out. 666 00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:05,560 Speaker 1: Andrew Langer, as always, thank you so much for the 667 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:07,920 Speaker 1: time this morning, my friend, and look forward to talking 668 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:08,920 Speaker 1: with you again next week. 669 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:10,759 Speaker 3: Thanks you see you later. 670 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:13,160 Speaker 1: All right, I got a few more updates regarding Operation 671 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 1: Epic Fury. We're going to get to a lot of 672 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:18,520 Speaker 1: your comments this morning. We'll do a little on Freedom 673 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:21,240 Speaker 1: Friday style this morning. You're on and off topic comments 674 00:38:21,239 --> 00:38:23,160 Speaker 1: because I know a lot of you went away in 675 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: on the operation that got underway this weekend. We will 676 00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:31,880 Speaker 1: turn our attention back to local matters. Pam Bondi charges 677 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:36,320 Speaker 1: dozens in church takeover, signaling what comes next to as 678 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,920 Speaker 1: many arrested in front of the Whipple Building over the 679 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:45,920 Speaker 1: weekend protesting. Finally, local law enforcement doing what they needed 680 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:49,400 Speaker 1: to do all along but had been hesitant because of 681 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:51,600 Speaker 1: the Democrat leadership here in the state. Got a lot 682 00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:53,319 Speaker 1: of ground to cover, and we'll get to more of 683 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:55,560 Speaker 1: that coming up an hour two next on Twin City's 684 00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:58,080 Speaker 1: News Talk AM eleven thirty and one oh three five FM.