1 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: Trent Cities News Talk Am eleven thirty one oh three 2 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: five FM from the sixty five to one Carpet plus 3 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: Next Day Install Studio. I haven't mentioned this this morning. 4 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: I being John Justice. Some people call me. It's just 5 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: my name in the master control booth, grinning at me 6 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: next door as Sam. Apparently there is a peace deal 7 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: between Ukraine and Russia that's on the verge of actually 8 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: being successful, to the point where Drudge Report is even 9 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: running it as the headline right now, of it being 10 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: a real possibility. And if Drudge is saying it, considering 11 00:00:54,880 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: how much they hate Trump, now, can you imagine, Oh 12 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: I can, what is the left going to do if 13 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: Trump successfully pulls this off? Out of curiosity? All right, 14 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: before I get back to I was going through this 15 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: story of fraud, unintended death raises new fraud allegation. Well, 16 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: let me actually let me wrap this up first. I 17 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: got a couple of talkbacks that rolled, and I'm going 18 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: to break my rule of playing more than one from 19 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: you listeners of the show. I don't say friends, because 20 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: this one's from a foe. There's a level of hypocrisy 21 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: that needs to be exposed to. Hey, you're coming up 22 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: in just a moments. Let me get back to this. 23 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: Caro Levin investigating unintended death raises new fraud allegations in 24 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: Minnesota's Medicaid funded ICs program. And I just want to 25 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: add to this that not like you didn't need to 26 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: know this or didn't know this already, but all of 27 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: this talk, this bluster you hear coming from Democrats regarding 28 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: cuts to Medicaid the Obamacare subsidies, of which they're going 29 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: to have to hammer out before the end of the year. 30 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: Tom Member will be on the show on Wednesday before 31 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: we take our Thanksgiving break for Thursday and Friday. But 32 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: all of the talk on Medicaid and the concerns of 33 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: Medicaid and people losing their coverage here in Minnesota, it's 34 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: only related to Trump and the debate that we see 35 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: on the national stage. You don't hear anything coming from 36 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: Walls or any other Minnesota elected Democrats, regardless of it's 37 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: federal level or state level, regarding the fraud that's taking 38 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: place with Medicaid dollars. Here, you have an individual living, 39 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: thirty nine year old Rick Klemmer, living with assisted living 40 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: Ultimate Home Health Services, has been dealing with addiction for 41 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: most of his adult life, and yet the claim from 42 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: this particular business was that he was being checked on 43 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:59,399 Speaker 1: constantly once a day, but that once a day check 44 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: in stands start contrast to too, the twelve hours of 45 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: one to one care that Ultimate Home claimed to provide 46 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: every single day, and there was no accountability taking place. 47 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: As the requests for funding from the state to these 48 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: businesses exploded expanded over the course of just a few years, 49 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 1: DHS under Governor Tim Walls just turned a complete blind eye, 50 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: and in this case, this individual may have still been 51 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: alive if what they were billing for actually occurred. But 52 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: the mother says that if the Ultimate Health Home Health 53 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: Services had actually been seeing her son one to one 54 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: for multiple hours each day as they claimed, they could 55 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: have called an ambulance in time to save him during 56 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: a medical emergency. Now, Caro Levin offered up multiple interview 57 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: requests but did not get a response them at Home 58 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: Health Services. Their bare bones website appears to still be 59 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: in development with just a placeholder text and images. The 60 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: contact us button doesn't work. Its address simply reads Main Street, Anytown, Minnesota. Oh, 61 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:22,559 Speaker 1: It's one of my favorite destinations. As a matter of fact, 62 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: I went to Main Street Anytown, Minnesota. Today. They got 63 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: a great bed and breakfast there. It's fantastic. The business's 64 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: physical location is a small suite in the back of 65 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 1: a Bloomington strip mall, locked and empty. When Caro Levin 66 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: visited during business hours, The listed manager, Authman Mohammad, who 67 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: has multiple health related businesses or registered in his name, 68 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: Mohammed's and LinkedIn, says he's also a registered nurse working 69 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: full time at hand of be in Healthcare. No one 70 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: from Ultimate A Home Health Services responded to the numerous 71 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: interview requests to discuss the allegations of fraud. Federal Prosecutor 72 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: Joe Thompson recently cited concerns in the ICs program when 73 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: announcing the indictments tied to Cara Levin's earlier fraud expose 74 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: as of fly by night companies plundering the state's Medicaid system. 75 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: The level of fraud in these programs is staggering, said Thompson. Now, 76 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: the agency is not confirmed if Ultimate Home Health Services 77 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: is one of the newly suspended providers. As we talked 78 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: about on the show. Governor Tim Walls in his concern 79 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: now that he has for fraud, it did stop payments 80 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: to some fourteen different providers. These were third party pre 81 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:50,799 Speaker 1: payment billing audit audits for fourteen high risk Medicaid programs. 82 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: ICs was among them. For Mickey Kramer, the mother of 83 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: those policy moves come too late. Rick's case, she believes, 84 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: is the human cost of alleged fraud in a system 85 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: designed to support the vulnerable, which left her son to 86 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: die alone. These vulnerable people need help, she said, you're 87 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: billing for them, they give them the help, and if 88 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 1: you're not, that's fraud, which brings us back to the 89 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: story of the morning and how he got here. We're 90 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: gonna lay this back out again for those that are 91 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: just arriving on the show and missed the first two hours, 92 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: which you can get caught up on the podcast available 93 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 1: on the iHeartRadio app, and be sure you update the 94 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app. Take advantage of all the latest of features 95 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: and make Twin Cities News Talk number one on your 96 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: presets Alpha News. Lengthy piece massive fraud by Somali immigrants 97 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: in Minnesota hands the gop of political hammer against the 98 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: liberal programs, and we'll get into walls and his declining 99 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: support outside the Twin Cities is the point of concern 100 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: for dfllers. I'd say fifty to fifty right now, whether 101 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: or not Governor Tim Willson ends up actually being the 102 00:06:56,160 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: nominee for governor heading into next year. Now, I'm gonna 103 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: break my rule. I want to play another comment here 104 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: from Eric. I don't know what title to give Eric, 105 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 1: I mean follow the show. I don't know. The guy's 106 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: all over the place, but this may be one of 107 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: the last times you hear from him in a while. 108 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: If you heard his comment earlier, he was questioning why 109 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: individuals elected officials like Walter Hudson would still go and 110 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: essentially break bread for lack of a better way to 111 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: describe it, with leaders within the Somali community based off 112 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: of the controversy relating to fraud. And as we've talked 113 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: about on the show, listen, if you immigrated here legally, 114 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: you are here legally, and you were abiding by the law, 115 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: then you are not a part of this conversation relating 116 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: to the broader issue of fraud here in Minnesota that 117 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: is being perpetuated mostly by the Somali community. So Eric 118 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: was asking, well, why why is Walter doing this? Why 119 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: is he still getting involved in talking with Samali leaders? 120 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: And then he goes and Lisa comment like this. 121 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 2: Hey's Zach for Brainerd again, John, Please play some voicemails 122 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: from Maga. I know you're getting some good ones, juicy ones, 123 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 2: people asking to deport all Somalians or even worse to 124 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 2: them from Maga who has never even probably seen a 125 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 2: Somalian person, much less talk to them or never goes 126 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 2: to the Twin Cities because their too is frightened. So yeah, 127 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 2: let's hear the real voicemails you're getting out these cherry picked, 128 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 2: little dumpling ones. Please. 129 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: I don't have any to share because nobody's said that. 130 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: The only individuals that have even alluded to anything like that, 131 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: Eric are you and FO of the show Phil when 132 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: he said that all Europeans should be deported, happy to 133 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 1: disappoint you. And I think that's probably going to be 134 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 1: the last time in a long time that you get 135 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: played on the station because I simply don't believe that 136 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: you actually are a real person in terms of the 137 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: commentary that you want to provide on the show. As 138 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: I've mentioned many times, I want to hear from those 139 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: that don't agree with me. It makes for a more 140 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,839 Speaker 1: interesting conversation and show. But that being said, if you're 141 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: being disingenuous or hypocritical in your commentary, no, then I'm 142 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: not going to go and give you any attention. So 143 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 1: I just kind of wanted to lay that out for 144 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: those that are listening, while you may not be hearing 145 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: from him in a while. I kicked off of the 146 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: show this morning talking about the concern over the ending 147 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: of the temporary protected status here in Minnesota, sharing with 148 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: you a story about how there was a potluck over 149 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: this whole issue that took place over the weekend. So 150 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: let's go here. 151 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 3: Good morning, John. 152 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 4: Something tells me Chief O'Hara was not invited to the 153 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 4: potlark Probably. 154 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: Not, But if he was, I mean that lot would 155 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: have been hinging on whatever dish he brought to that potluck. 156 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: So I'm a little been a huge fan of potlucks. 157 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,199 Speaker 1: That's not really been I don't. I don't. I mean, 158 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: I love food, there's just always something weird about a potluck, 159 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: and people bring can get food of their own, I don't. 160 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: I don't know as opposed to it being catered. I'm 161 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: probably in the minority. Do you have any sort of 162 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: hard stance to say I'm on potlucks in general. 163 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, well, I guess, like you said, it depends on 164 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 5: the setting for me, like a workplace pot luck, even 165 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 5: that's a little questionable. Yeah, I don't know. I don't 166 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 5: do potlucks in general myself. 167 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: Yes, I don't know. I just never. Yeah, I do 168 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: have one specific circumstance. When I was a kid going 169 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: to church, we had a pot luck, and I remember 170 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: that I got really really sick with food poisoning afterwards, 171 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: to the to the point where I could not tell you, 172 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: like anything else specific around like the year that that happened, 173 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:45,839 Speaker 1: But I remember getting sick off of that potluck. Absolutely. 174 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 1: All right, let's go here. 175 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 6: Good morning, John pastor Michael here or your fellow Italian. 176 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 6: We're not offenive because when we think of the Italian mafia, 177 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 6: we think of insane violence. Right, I don't take it personal. 178 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 6: These folks have got to get real. We need a 179 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 6: Frank Reagan blue Bloods type of Please Commissioner, please achieve, 180 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 6: et cetera, et cetera. 181 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: Have a great day. Thank you so much for the 182 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: Talkbackers are brought to you by Lindahl Real to you. 183 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: We'll get some more of those coming up. We'll also 184 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: dive into Walls and his declining support in the Twin Cities, 185 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: as are the fraud cases that have unfolded during his tenure. 186 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 1: A lengthy piece from the Star Tribune, It's all coming 187 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: up on Twin Cities News Talk AM eleven thirty and 188 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: one O three five FM. 189 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 7: Good morning, and I love your show kt LKAM Minneapolis 190 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 7: coverage you could count off from the sixty five one 191 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 7: carpas plus home of the Next Day Installs Studios, FM 192 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 7: one O three point five. I'm kt OLKAM eleven thirty Minneapolis. 193 00:11:55,040 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 1: I'm Saint Paul, Hey. 194 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 2: John, love the show. 195 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 8: My main rule with Potlucks is if I know you 196 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 8: have a cat, I ain't eaten anything you make because 197 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 8: I know that cat is all over your counter. 198 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: Never gonna happen. Have a great day, man, Okay, But 199 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: the question is, how do you know they have a cat? 200 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: Like are you dipping into the string being castro and 201 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 1: be like, hold on you who made this? You? You 202 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: got a cat? All right? You're good? Twin City's News 203 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: Talk from the sixty five to one carpet, Next Day 204 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: Install Studios. So Sam informed me a moment ago that 205 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: what channel are you watching? 206 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:46,079 Speaker 5: What channel is that there's I'm not watching actively, but 207 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 5: it's no. 208 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: I wasn't trying. I was trying to throw you out 209 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: of the bus. I know yet. So you have that 210 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: f X on in the Master Control booth and they're 211 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: showing a new hope for a Star Wars movie. So 212 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: I had moved over to uh, I moved over to watch. 213 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if you watch, if you saw me, 214 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: but I was actually doing the dialogue out loud as 215 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: it was going on, because I note the movie that well. 216 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: But you mentioned that you were somewhat surprised. Maybe you 217 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 1: hadn't noticed before that Greedo was there at the Millennium 218 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: Falcon at moss Isley before they took off, when they 219 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: first leave in the in the in the falcon, before 220 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,439 Speaker 1: the Stormtroopers arrive, and I was letting I was letting Sam, No, 221 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: there's actually multiple Greedo's there, which is actually kind offensive 222 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: because they do have different names, So to just call 223 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: them all Greedo, we don't want to do that. We 224 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 1: don't want to cast dispersion on all the individuals that 225 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: happened to go and look like Greedo. But there are 226 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: multiple individuals that look like Greedo wearing the say the 227 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: Rhodidians wearing the same outfit as Greedo. This was after 228 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: he was shot. 229 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 5: What's the you said, the d learn some new every 230 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 5: day job. 231 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, may have gotten that wrong. I'm ninety nine percent sure. 232 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: I'm not going to look it up, right, Roddion, Yeah, 233 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. Like I said, I rarely ever go 234 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: in mispronounced things on this show. I did have a 235 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: couple of comments that rolled in regarding Eric from up North, 236 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 1: Good morning John. 237 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 9: It's funny when I've been talking to my liberal friends 238 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 9: or seeing their posts on Facebook, they attribute the most wild, erratic, hateful, 239 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 9: mentally disturbed views to conservatives, And that's not what we 240 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 9: think about at all or how we treat people. It's 241 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 9: one of those things is that's how their brain works, 242 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 9: that's how they think about things, and they relate that 243 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 9: to conservatives. That's not how we operate though. 244 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I've seen Listen, I've seen people online making 245 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: comments like Eric was assuming I was getting talkbacks on 246 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: the show online, but those are separate online. If they're 247 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: commenting on my stuff, I obviously don't agree with it. 248 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: I'm not going to go and amplify it. But he 249 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: was saying, hey, play those talkbacks from your listeners saying 250 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: that every single individual should be supported, and I have 251 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: not received any of those via the talk back of 252 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: this morning. 253 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 10: Good Morning John. One thing I haven't been hearing on 254 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 10: the news, the mainstream news, is that they keep reporting 255 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 10: that the temporary protective status has been. 256 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: Going to be revoked. 257 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 10: But they say there's no reason given by the president, 258 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 10: and that's not true. There's a massive reason related to 259 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 10: this fraud. And I guess we're preaching to the choir, 260 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 10: but they really are are hiding that fact. 261 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, they're conveniently ignoring that fact. It's been in place 262 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: since for like some thirty four years. I mean I 263 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: talked back previously, and I think they made a good point. 264 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: There are plenty of individuals who traveled to and from 265 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: Somalia all the time. Ilhan Omar talks about this all 266 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: the time. You could grab a montage ten minutes long, 267 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: easy of ilhan Omar talking about her allegiance. Just am 268 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: all yet so fine's her opinion, but also you know, 269 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: wanting to one day go back there in traveling back 270 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: and forth. So yeah, the temporary protected status probably wasn't 271 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: going to be renewed to next year. 272 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 11: Anyways, John, this guy, Eric and Phil, you know they're 273 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 11: they're kind of doing what they're accusing MAGA doing, generalizing 274 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 11: all Trump supporters as white nationalists or white supremacists or whatever. 275 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 11: But ninety nine point nine percent of MAGA is make 276 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 11: America great again. We're not. 277 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 3: We don't care what race. 278 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 11: Color, creed you are. If you're breaking the law and 279 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 11: stealing money from everybody and come in here illegally, you 280 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 11: got a goal. Whether you're from Sweden, Russia or small Yeah. 281 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: No, absolutely, oh hell yeah, there you go. On Thursday, 282 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: the seventy seventh defendant in the food welfare program scheme 283 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: of Feeding Our Future was indicted, and his case gives 284 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: a sense of how systemic and organized the fraud schemes 285 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: have been. Federal prosecutors said that Osman Kamara, no relation 286 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: to ak it's a c AKS with a K, forty 287 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: five years old, was indicted on nine charges alleging fraud 288 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:16,439 Speaker 1: federal programs, bribery, and money laundering. Here's a bit of 289 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: the story from Fox nine to Grow. 290 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 12: On Thursday, the Department of Justice filed a nine count 291 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 12: indictment again against Usman Kamara. The forty five year old 292 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 12: now charged with wire fraud, bribery, and money laundering. Federal 293 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 12: prosecutors say that he owned a small grocery store in 294 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 12: North Minneapolis and claimed to be feeding one thousand kids 295 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 12: a day, seven days a week during the pandemic. Kamara, 296 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 12: who allegedly claimed more than a million dollars in reimbursements, 297 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:48,159 Speaker 12: sent about one hundred thousand dollars overseas, and he is 298 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 12: just the latest to be charged. Earlier this year, Amy Bach, 299 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 12: the executive director and founder of Feeding Our Future, was 300 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 12: convicted of orchestrating the entire fraud scheme following a six 301 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 12: week trial, and only took jurors five hours to convict 302 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 12: Bach and her co defendants Salim said they were guilty 303 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 12: on all counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery. Said 304 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 12: was one of many meal site operators who collected millions 305 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 12: in federal assistance. He claimed have falsely claimed to be 306 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 12: serving meals to as many as sixty thousand kids each day. 307 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 12: Little perspective, that is twice the number of students enrolled 308 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 12: in the entire Minneapolis public school district. Of the seventy 309 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 12: seven people now charged in connection with Feeding Our future. 310 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 12: Fifty six have pled guilty to their role in the scheme, 311 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 12: and seven others have been convicted in two separate trials. 312 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 1: Back to you, yeah, and again the story there from 313 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: Fox nine on this latest indictment, Kamara, I get claim 314 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: to have served more than three one hundred thousand meals 315 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:56,120 Speaker 1: to children, So that's a lot of food. That's one 316 00:18:56,160 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: big pot. Look, and since amy Bach's name was invoked here, 317 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: let me make this point. We'll get to your talk 318 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: back of the day coming up in just a moment 319 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: here on Twin City's News Talk. But if the left 320 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: doesn't like the calling out of specific demographics relating to 321 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 1: these issues in what is really a weekly expanding issue 322 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:23,360 Speaker 1: relating to fraud, they only have themselves to blame. How 323 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: many times did the Star Tribune, as just one example 324 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: of many, to the point where it became a parody 325 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: on the show. How many times did the Star Tribune 326 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: mention that feeding our future, feeding our fraud ring leader 327 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 1: Amy Bach was white? Like every time they wrote an 328 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 1: article amy Bach who is white? It wasn't relevant except 329 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 1: for the fact that in doing so, the strip was 330 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 1: intentionally trying to shield other demographics from scrutiny. And therein 331 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: lies another issue in all of this, the question of 332 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: why did Governor Tim Walls and DHS ignore the dramatic 333 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:07,159 Speaker 1: increases year over year in fronting requests to the state 334 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: in these mostly Democrat created programs. The answer seems pretty 335 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,879 Speaker 1: clear now they were too cowardly to speak up for 336 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,959 Speaker 1: fear of the same kind of irrational criticism that Trump 337 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: is now facing. To that point, it's why many in 338 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: the DFL are questioning whether or not Governor Tim Walls 339 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: still has a shot to win next year. We'll dive 340 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 1: into this lengthy piece from the Star Tribune. We'll get 341 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 1: back to more of your talkbacks and again your talk 342 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:38,400 Speaker 1: back of the day coming up on Twin City's News 343 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: Talk AM eleven thirty and one oh three five FM. 344 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: And what's called a Trump derangement problem? Have you heard 345 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: about that problem? 346 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 2: Now? 347 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: We have dueling talkbacks over the foes of the show 348 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: this morning on Twin City's News Talk from the sixty 349 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 1: five to one Carpet plus Next Day Install Studios. 350 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 13: Hey John, I'm Sam this up North. 351 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 14: John. 352 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 13: Thanks so much for holding off on playing talkbacks from 353 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 13: Eric from BRAINERD. They're exhausting. He has no coach and argument. 354 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 13: It's the same old TDS statements on full display. And Eric, 355 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 13: I live forty miles away from BRAINERD and I tell 356 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 13: you what, you're probably one of those five people that 357 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 13: protest on the weekends with the anti Ice and anti 358 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 13: Trump signs. 359 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 1: Good morning, John. 360 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 15: I'm reaching out to ask you to reconsider your decision 361 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 15: to no longer play Eric the fakes talkbacks. 362 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: We need to hear what Eric the Fake has to say. 363 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 15: That way we can point out what exists on the 364 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,880 Speaker 15: left and how they try to paint MAGA in a 365 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 15: certain light, which you pointed out today when he claimed 366 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 15: there were loads of talkbacks when actually there weren't. Yeah, 367 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:53,640 Speaker 15: please reconsider Eric the Fake. 368 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: Well, I see, this is the struggle. This is the struggle. 369 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: I did not have any struggle figuring out what was 370 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: going to be the talk back of the day. It's 371 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: brought to you by Mini Leaf, M I N N 372 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: E l EAF dot com. How dare you love all 373 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: Roodians as a greedo? Okay, in my defense, I didn't. 374 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: That was Sam He's the one that did that. In 375 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: his defense, he did it unknowingly. I don't think he 376 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: realized the culture of the Rhodians at the time, and 377 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: the fact that not all of them are. They're not 378 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: all named Gredo, even though they may dress like him. 379 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: So much about Star Wars, I thought I knew, John. 380 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,719 Speaker 1: That is your talk back of the day for as 381 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 1: ridiculous as it is this morning here on twin City's 382 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: News Talk, brought to you by mini Leaf mini leaf 383 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: dot com. Speaking of ridiculous, we actually did get a 384 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,719 Speaker 1: few more talkbacks relating to potlucks if you missed it. 385 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: We kicked off the show this morning that there was 386 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: so much panic over President Donald Trump by ending the 387 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: temporary protected status. By the way many of you have 388 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: pointed out, and I'll do it again here on twin 389 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: City's News Talk, it's in the name temporary. So much 390 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 1: concerned that they actually held a pot luck over the 391 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: weekend to address the issue. 392 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 8: Hey, John, so talking about community food. In my younger 393 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:21,680 Speaker 8: married years, sister in law was going to bring in 394 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 8: pie and chips, and when she and her husband arrived, 395 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 8: it was an open bag of chips and a pie 396 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 8: with a slice missing. Nice. I just looked at him 397 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 8: and said, hey, thanks for the used food. 398 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: Gross By Now, when you say your younger married years, 399 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 1: does that mean you were married when you were younger 400 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: and you're not anymore, or just meant when you were 401 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 1: younger and you were married. I'm assuming when he was 402 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: married and he was younger, not like just curious. I 403 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 1: just kind of caught my attention morning John. 404 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 3: My brother in law is a microbiologist, and he worked 405 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 3: primarily investigating food borne illnesses. He said, potlucks are notorious 406 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 3: for food poisoning. 407 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, it hasn't been talked about a lot in the 408 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: UH in the grand scheme of everything that we've been 409 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: covering as of late, but I do believe the last 410 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: report that came out from COVID determined that it did 411 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: start with the potluck, specifically string Bean Castle. By the way, 412 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 1: can you can you tell that I'm not a big 413 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,199 Speaker 1: fan of streaming cast role since I must have messaged 414 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:28,880 Speaker 1: it like three times I caught that. 415 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 5: I will say I did work for a company not 416 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 5: far from here that was a restaurant by work for 417 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 5: the parent company. Okay, and we had a potluck one 418 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 5: time and somebody had pizzas delivered from a competitor. 419 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: Obbs. Yeah, I can't make it a job. You don't 420 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: want to, you don't want to do that. Yeah, I 421 00:24:51,680 --> 00:25:00,159 Speaker 1: don't know exactly what the intent was from Bonzo in 422 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: this talkback, but I'm gonna go ahead and share it 423 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:05,159 Speaker 1: with you anyways. From the iHeartRadio app brought to you 424 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: by Lindall Realty. 425 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 16: Oh, John Mauga is melting because of that. 426 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: Marjorie Taylor Green through a bucket of water on The 427 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: Witch Hunter done, oh no, no, no, Like I get 428 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 1: the context. Like I get it, and I do appreciate 429 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: the fact that he is trying to be topical considering 430 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:30,640 Speaker 1: that Wicked for Good came out of the weekend. Did 431 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: not go and see it. By the way, I watched 432 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 1: the first one when it came out streaming. He was 433 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:37,640 Speaker 1: fine enough. I may watch the next one. I don't 434 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:39,920 Speaker 1: know what's happened to all the actresses in that movie, though, 435 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: it is like ravage to all of them. Apparently, if 436 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: you want to lose weight, it's not the semi glue 437 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: tide injections. Make sure you're a part of the cast 438 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: of Wicked. That's like your best weight loss program. Ever. 439 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: They all just look emaciated. It's frightening, you know what. 440 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: You're fascinating to talk to. Thanks all right, let's go here, 441 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: say Senator Judy Seeberger may face a tough re election 442 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: next year after winning her previous race by a few 443 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: one hundred votes. But it's the top of the ticket 444 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:11,919 Speaker 1: that she's worried about. Oh no, you know he's the 445 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: top of the ticket. Yeah, she says. She she's trying 446 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 1: to have her cake at the potluck and eat it 447 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:25,880 Speaker 1: too with these statements. Sieburger dfl out of Afton says, 448 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 1: I have some concerns and I'm not alone of Governor 449 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 1: Tim Walls and has run for a third term. A 450 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: lot of us have sort of talked about it are 451 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: hoping that it's the right decision. Even so, she called 452 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:42,679 Speaker 1: Walls a phenomenal partner and said she is supporting his bid. Okay, 453 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: Seburger isn't the only Democrat navigating this tension. Senator Bob 454 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 1: excuse me. Rob Kupek dfl out of Morehead praised Walls's 455 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: achievements while expressing concern about his decision to run again. 456 00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: We're in a time in American history where voters are 457 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 1: just very, very fickle, Kupek said, noting that dynamic doesn't 458 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: always bode well for a candidate seeking a third term. 459 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: The fact that the Star Tribune ran this story at 460 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: all and then tells you that Walls is in trouble. 461 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: Who would replace him is the question? Right now. I 462 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: have an interesting little theory on this I'll share with 463 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: you in a moment. Let's work through some more of 464 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 1: this piece. Though publicly and privately, a number of Democrats 465 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: are questioning whether Walls and his attempt to become the 466 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: first Minnesota governor to win three consecutive four year terms 467 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 1: could endanger their own party's hold on the office, as 468 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,399 Speaker 1: he faces declining support outside the metro and scrutiny for 469 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:44,360 Speaker 1: fraud cases during his administration. Some even where it could 470 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:47,640 Speaker 1: affect other down ballot races. All four state wide offices 471 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 1: senate control of the legislature of the state's eight seats 472 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:54,640 Speaker 1: in Congress are all on the ballot next fall. At 473 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: the same time, many other Democrats are rallying behind Walls, 474 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 1: saying he's the party's standard bearer and has proven his 475 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: doubters wrong before. State Senator Matt Klein DFL Mendota Heights, 476 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 1: who's running for Congress, said to get re elected after 477 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: you shut down restaurants, it's a pretty big accomplishment. So 478 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:14,959 Speaker 1: is that an admission by the way that Walls's COVID 479 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:24,359 Speaker 1: policy stunk seems like it's the backhanded compliment. Democrats believe 480 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:28,199 Speaker 1: the political wins could again favor them heading into the 481 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 1: first mid term election of Trump's second term, but in 482 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:34,879 Speaker 1: Minnesota it's unclear if next year's election will be as 483 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: much of a referendum on Trump as on Walls. The 484 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: governor's campaign is making the case that Walls is the 485 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: leader Democrats need to counter the President. The DFL governor's 486 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: support has eroded outside this twin cities, with a June 487 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 1: Minnesota Star Tribune polling showing at least six and ten 488 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: voters outside Ennepen and Ramsey counties disapproved of his performance. 489 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: Senator Nick Frantz, campaign chair for the Minute So to 490 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: Sendate DFL Caucus, said we have voters in Greater Minnesota 491 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: asking about a Wall's third term. Again, that's a very 492 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: sort of you know, they're asking about it. They're curious, 493 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: is that really the guy that we want to that 494 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: we want to run and just I'm not sure. Kupek, 495 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 1: who won his race by five percentage points in twenty 496 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: twenty two, had a more pointed critique of Walls. He 497 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: said he wishes Walls would have spent more time in 498 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: Greater Minnesota in recent years. He knows how to talk 499 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 1: to rural voters, does he, though. I mean, you know, 500 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: the whole rocks and cows thing, and I would tend to, 501 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: you know, push back on that a bit red and blue, 502 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: and there's. 503 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 14: All that red across there. Democrats go into depression over it. 504 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 14: It's mostly rocks and cows that are in that red area. 505 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. Another point of discomform for some Democrats centers on 506 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: the fraud cases that have unfolded during Walls' tenure. It 507 00:29:56,560 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: took halfway through this entire Star Tribute article to get 508 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: to the relevant info, the whole reason why they put 509 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: this up in the first place. Such a joke. Frosters 510 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 1: have stolen hundreds of millions of dollars state run programs 511 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:14,400 Speaker 1: in recent years. Walls and his administration have taken aggressive 512 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: steps recently to tamp down on fraud after several new indictments. 513 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: And again I'll just say, have they no, I mean really, 514 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: but Republicans and even some Democrats to think it's a 515 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: liability for the administration. I hope we have a DFL primary. 516 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: This is according to Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez 517 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: Democrats Socialists in a social media post, the Walls administration 518 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: being riddled with fraud doesn't give me confidence. It's a 519 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: top of the ticket liability. Like Chavez has any room 520 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 1: to talk, she'll we get into the violence, interrupters and 521 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:55,480 Speaker 1: the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent without having to 522 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:59,200 Speaker 1: show any sort of success or metrics. Just out of curiosity, 523 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: some dfllers are trying to address the issue of fraud directly, 524 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: even if doing so puts an unflattering spotlight on the 525 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: Walls administration. Senator Heather Gustinsen Vadnus Heights dfller has been 526 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: handing out camp campaign flyers with the blunt message while 527 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 1: some in power look the other way when fraud happens. 528 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:24,479 Speaker 1: I don't oo. She should put shaggy on those flyers 529 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: and just be like what me, You're welcome. Melinda asked 530 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:34,720 Speaker 1: about the line, Gustinsen said, I'm putting all of my 531 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 1: energy on my focus into my district, and sometimes that 532 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: means I need to put my districts before my party. Okay. 533 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: Despite some concerns with the rank and file Democrat lawmakers, 534 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 1: House DFL leader and socket wrenches. Zach Stevenson and Senate 535 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: Majority Leader Aaron Murphy remained publicly confident that having Walls 536 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: at the top of the ticket is a good thing. 537 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 1: House dfllers won the majority both times that Tim Walls 538 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: was our nominee for governor, and I have no doubt 539 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: we will do it again next fall. Stevenson said in 540 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 1: a statement, no talk about the fraud. We'll just ignore 541 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: all the negatives. Don't care about anything other than winning. Also, 542 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 1: Soca Rench DFL House a majority leader who's making another 543 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 1: run for state House. Ryan Winkler said, my neighbors here 544 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 1: in Golden Valley are perfectly happy with Tim Wallas's governor. Well, okay, Well, 545 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 1: if Winkler's neighbors are happy, then I guess it's just 546 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: just I should just stop talking about it. Winkler said 547 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: Democrats will always pay a price if government is not 548 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:40,960 Speaker 1: running like it should. But Republicans, he said, we'll have 549 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 1: to answer next year for the chaos and corruption coming 550 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: out of Washington DC. And again, the only reason there's 551 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: any chaos is because the Democrats are causing it. And 552 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:54,520 Speaker 1: exactly what corruption is he talking about? Demolishing the East 553 00:32:54,520 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: winging is not corruption en ding TPS is not correction. 554 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 1: There have been no illegal orders. So I go on. 555 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: Minnesota DFL A chair Richard Carlbaum, while this is like 556 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 1: the trifecta of soccert wrenches, is already hammering Republicans who 557 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: support Trump, including candidates for governor, who he says, enable 558 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: a lawless president to run roughshot over Minnesotan's what a 559 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 1: stupid statement. By the way, I'm gonna grab that from 560 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: Phil What has he done this lawless? I did go 561 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 1: and look, by the way, because Carlbaum likes to get 562 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: really brave on x, he hasn't posted anything for the 563 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 1: past few days. It's rather interesting, certainly not since everything 564 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:42,400 Speaker 1: has erupted. It's been dominating the news headlines and commentary 565 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: on this show, Geo wonder what former state DFL chair 566 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: Michael Erlandson said. He thinks the concerns about the federal issues, 567 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:54,240 Speaker 1: a sputtering economy, to tarrifs, and talk about restarting nuclear 568 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:57,240 Speaker 1: testing will be on the top of mind for voters 569 00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: next year more so than the worries about a walls. Okay, dude, 570 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: you you stick with that, you you just you just 571 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:09,239 Speaker 1: roll with that. I'm ready to get beat erland Er 572 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:12,880 Speaker 1: Erlinson said Walls needs to address the ongoing problem of 573 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:16,759 Speaker 1: fraud in state programs in a way that satisfies Minnesotan's 574 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:19,840 Speaker 1: If you know how you can satisfy Minnesotans with this, 575 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: you just you start holding people accountable. You make sure 576 00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:28,880 Speaker 1: you have individuals running dhs that actually go in question 577 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:33,880 Speaker 1: when the amount of money being requested by these programs 578 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 1: explodes in demand without just going humph, I guess these 579 00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 1: programs are really popular. We were spending like six million 580 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: this year, and like two years later it's like one 581 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:46,400 Speaker 1: hundred million, point because people really just like this stuff. 582 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 1: Cut the checks. Erlinson said it's possible Walls could face 583 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 1: a challenge from within his own party at the state's 584 00:34:56,600 --> 00:35:00,440 Speaker 1: DFL convention. Whether it's a serious challenge or not, I 585 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:02,759 Speaker 1: think will depend on how the administration handles all of 586 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:07,360 Speaker 1: these ongoing fraud of challenges. He said, there's an interesting parallel, 587 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:10,200 Speaker 1: by the way, to what happened with Joe Biden. Like 588 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:16,080 Speaker 1: fraud to Walls is what cognitive decline was for Joe Biden. 589 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 1: Like the Left just ignored it, ignored it, ignored it 590 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: until they simply could not ignore it any any longer. 591 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 2: You know. 592 00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:29,960 Speaker 1: I think now is a good time as as any 593 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:32,520 Speaker 1: to you know, maybe help walls out. I'm and hammering 594 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:35,000 Speaker 1: and hammering him kind of hard this morning, and can 595 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 1: play his campaign ad. Although it's the remix. 596 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:40,880 Speaker 16: I've been to every corner of Minnesota and there's nothing 597 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 16: like it. 598 00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 14: See those red and blue and there's all that red 599 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 14: across there. Democrats go into depression over it. It's mostly 600 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:49,960 Speaker 14: rocks and cows that are in that red area. 601 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 16: I've seen how we help each other through the hard times. 602 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 16: But I've not been perfect, and I'm a knucklehead at times. 603 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:58,000 Speaker 1: But it's in these moments we have to come together. 604 00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 16: I called Donald Trump a one of dictator. You bully 605 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:03,680 Speaker 16: the shout of him, and I'll never stop fighting to 606 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:07,239 Speaker 16: protect us from the chaos, corruption and cruelty coming out 607 00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:09,560 Speaker 16: of Washington. Well, maybe it's time for us to be 608 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:10,320 Speaker 16: a little meaner. 609 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:13,320 Speaker 17: May his fat ankles find something today. 610 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,840 Speaker 16: We do not have the luxury to fight amongst ourselves. 611 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 16: Why that thing sets in the White House. We can't lose, hope, 612 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,960 Speaker 16: because I've seen what we can do when we work together. 613 00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:25,840 Speaker 17: Think of how easy it would be to be a 614 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:26,799 Speaker 17: damn Republican. 615 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:28,760 Speaker 1: Oh what should I wear today? 616 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:32,360 Speaker 16: This stupid freaking red hat cutting taxes for the middle class. 617 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 1: By the way, I never pointed this out before, but 618 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 1: there's a moment and I can't back it up, but 619 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:39,160 Speaker 1: there's a moment where he does the Republicans figure you 620 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:42,239 Speaker 1: hear this one female voice way in the background go yeah, 621 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 1: crats me up time. 622 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:50,319 Speaker 16: However, there are also taxes going up for most Minnesotans 623 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:53,480 Speaker 16: while also making the largest investments in public safety. 624 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 4: One of the few tweets we've had from any kind 625 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:59,840 Speaker 4: of official source site, and in my opinion, that is inexcusable. 626 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 4: We have reached out to the governor. We are getting 627 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:03,840 Speaker 4: no response tonight. 628 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:06,919 Speaker 16: We've raised graduation rates to the highest ever. 629 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:11,200 Speaker 1: Most Minnesota students are frolling behind state standards in math, 630 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:15,080 Speaker 1: and only about fifty percent of students are proficient in reading. 631 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:18,840 Speaker 16: Crack down on fraud and protect our tax dollars. 632 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 4: Bribes, falsified records, and taxpayers charged to help dead people 633 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 4: find housing. 634 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:26,200 Speaker 11: Thousands of dollars for work that's not being done, fake meetings, 635 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:28,000 Speaker 11: they just build us for nothing. 636 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:33,920 Speaker 1: Forged names, homeless veterans, dead people build phantom services. 637 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:37,279 Speaker 16: For that fourteen thousand you got what nothing. Now I'm 638 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:40,319 Speaker 16: hitting the road to listen to you and talk about 639 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:40,920 Speaker 16: our future. 640 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:42,960 Speaker 1: You get up in the morning and you doom scroll 641 00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 1: through things. 642 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 17: And although I will say this, the last few days 643 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:50,440 Speaker 17: you woke up thinking there might be news, just saying 644 00:37:50,719 --> 00:37:53,080 Speaker 17: there will be news sometimes just so you know there 645 00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:53,760 Speaker 17: will be news. 646 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,680 Speaker 16: I'm ready to get beats, drenching heart or something. 647 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:04,440 Speaker 1: Let's go here. Speaking of the economy, I've been holding 648 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:05,680 Speaker 1: on to this for a bit, but i want to 649 00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:09,960 Speaker 1: share it with you. Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent set on 650 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:14,239 Speaker 1: Sunday that the economy isn't headed for a large scale recession, 651 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:22,960 Speaker 1: despite certain sectors showing recessions. Recess only cow recessionary signs. 652 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:27,400 Speaker 1: That's a tough one. You got it this later in 653 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:36,160 Speaker 1: the show recessionary sides rock band or racehorse neither neither 654 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:42,040 Speaker 1: Because I can't pronounce it, he said, big picture. He 655 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:45,160 Speaker 1: was asked, big picture, mister secretary, you said earlier this month, 656 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:48,240 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna quote you. I think there are sectors 657 00:38:48,239 --> 00:38:51,880 Speaker 1: of the economy that are in recession. Like Kevin Hasset, 658 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: the Director of the National Economic Council, said we're starting 659 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 1: to see pockets of the economy they look like they 660 00:38:56,680 --> 00:39:01,800 Speaker 1: might be in recession, and Beset replied, well, clearly housing 661 00:39:01,800 --> 00:39:05,399 Speaker 1: has been struggling, so interest rate sensitive sectors have been 662 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:09,439 Speaker 1: in recession. The Secretary then noted the Democrat led forty 663 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:12,920 Speaker 1: three day government shutdown wasn't helpful either to the economy, 664 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:17,640 Speaker 1: but he did say that he was very optimistic heading 665 00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:20,040 Speaker 1: into twenty twenty six. We've set the table for a strong, 666 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:23,400 Speaker 1: non inflationary growth economy. As a matter of fact, I 667 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:26,040 Speaker 1: have a clip here. This goes back to last weekend 668 00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:28,600 Speaker 1: on Fox News. I believe he was talking with Maria 669 00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:32,680 Speaker 1: barter Romo and he was discussing the Treasury secretary expectations 670 00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:34,520 Speaker 1: heading into next year. How long will that take. 671 00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 18: I think we are going to see a substantial acceleration 672 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:42,920 Speaker 18: in the economy in the first second quarter. And I 673 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:48,240 Speaker 18: think we are also we're already seeing on many prices, 674 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:53,240 Speaker 18: as I said, bending that curved down and the increase 675 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:55,919 Speaker 18: in real incomes. I think Americans are going to feel 676 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:59,120 Speaker 18: it in the first quarter, second quarter. I think twenty 677 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:03,040 Speaker 18: twenty six, thanks to President Trump's signature plans, is going 678 00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:05,759 Speaker 18: to be a great year for working Americans. 679 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:06,600 Speaker 1: For the markets. 680 00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:11,040 Speaker 18: I call it parallel prosperity. Main Street and Wall Street 681 00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:13,239 Speaker 18: can both do great, But I think Main Street's going 682 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,080 Speaker 18: to have a great year in twenty twenty. 683 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:17,720 Speaker 1: Six, and it would make it would make sense heading 684 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:22,160 Speaker 1: into an election cycle and obviously be beneficial for Republicans 685 00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:24,560 Speaker 1: heading into the midterms if that were to take place. 686 00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:26,680 Speaker 1: All right, let's wrap up here with a couple of 687 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:31,840 Speaker 1: year comments as we close out Monday shows, specifically regarding potlucks. 688 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:35,920 Speaker 8: Boring John Green bean castle is bad, but corre up 689 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:39,520 Speaker 8: in Minnesota, green yellow with parrot shavings. 690 00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:41,279 Speaker 1: I'd actually try that. 691 00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:43,640 Speaker 19: I like you, Jella, do do do Do Do Do 692 00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:46,600 Speaker 19: Do Do Do Do. This is Russ from CNN reporting 693 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:51,239 Speaker 19: live from the Minneapolis Potlook, where police chef Bryan O'Hara 694 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:57,919 Speaker 19: has brought macaroni salad with vegetables. We all know that 695 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:01,560 Speaker 19: he will not be long for this position after that move. 696 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:06,040 Speaker 1: Well played, Russ, Well well played. If you missed any 697 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:09,719 Speaker 1: portion of today's show, you definitely want to check out 698 00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:12,960 Speaker 1: the podcast. It'll be available up on the iHeart Radio 699 00:41:13,360 --> 00:41:16,319 Speaker 1: app tomorrow. On the show, David Cartenstein Ross, We're gonna 700 00:41:16,360 --> 00:41:19,880 Speaker 1: get our artificial intelligence conversation on that'll happen at six 701 00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:23,160 Speaker 1: point thirty. The show gets underwag just after six o'clock. 702 00:41:23,239 --> 00:41:26,320 Speaker 1: Thanks Sam, thank you for listening, and I'll talk to 703 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:28,440 Speaker 1: you guys tomorrow morning. Enjoy the rest of your Monday, 704 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:30,520 Speaker 1: Bay