1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: To night. Michael Brown joins me here, the former FEMA 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: director of talk. 3 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 2: Show host Michael Brown. 4 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: Brownie, No, Brownie, You're doing a heck of a job 5 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: the Weekend with Michael Brown broadcasting Life from Denver, Colorado. 6 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: It's the Weekend of Michael Brown. Glad to have you 7 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: joining the program today. Text line is always open, regardless 8 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: when you're listening. It's always open twenty four to seven, 9 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: the numbers three three one zero three, three three one 10 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: zero three. 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And that's real easy to do on your 18 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app. Just set a preset for this station in 19 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: k in Denver called Kowa three letters KOA, one of 20 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: the original, one of the original fifty thousand blowtorches, Koway. 21 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: It's at eight fifty am or ninety four to one FM. 22 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: Hit that as a preset and then you can listen 23 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: to me stream me live Monday through Friday nine to 24 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: noon Mountain time, nine to noon Mountain time or eleven 25 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: to two Eastern Time or eight to eleven Pacific Time. 26 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: There was a really horrible crash in Indiana earlier this 27 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: month that finally brought I think to the forefront what 28 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: people in the transportation industry have been telling us about 29 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: for years and warning us about for years and now 30 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: is really an urgent public safety thread on America's roadways, 31 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: the proliferation of illegal aliens and non English speaking drivers 32 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 1: that are getting commercial driver's licenses CDLs, and they're sitting 33 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 1: behind the wheel of commercial trucks, eighteen wheelers or any 34 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: any size commercial truck. If you're listening to me while 35 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: you're driving right now, just look around. I don't whether 36 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: you're in a neighborhood or out in an urban or 37 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: suburban area, but look around and just ask yourself, is 38 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: a person driving that truck? Do they speak English? Did 39 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: they get a legitimate commercial driver's license? Did they go 40 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: to some fake school or do they have a fake 41 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: ID or what? Now? Finally, both President Trump and Shawn Duffy, 42 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: the Secretary Transportation have been addressing this since the early 43 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: months of the administration for over a year now, starting 44 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: with an executive order in April of last year that 45 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: mandates an English language requirement for CDLs despite interference by 46 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: one federal court and by foot dragging by the state 47 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: licensing agencies. But then February third, the dirt bag from 48 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: Kyrgyzstan driving a eighteen wheeler crossed into oncoming traffic State 49 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: Road sixty seven near the Ohio border, killing fifty year 50 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: old Henry Hiker his two sons, Mino twenty five, Paul 51 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: nineteen Simon Gilrod, aged twenty three, all members of the 52 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: Amish community from Bryant, Indiana. The driver of the Trump 53 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: resides in Philadelphia. He entered this country in twenty twenty 54 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: three on Biden's CBP one cell phone app, under which 55 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: nearly one million illegal aliens seeking asylum, whether legitimate or not, 56 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: or seeking humanitarian relief, crossed the border. Now, Trump, to 57 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: his credit, deactivated the app on his first day in office. 58 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: Boom just no longer works. That deadly collision on February 59 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: third is just the latest in a string of recent 60 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: high profile rerecks involving illegal alien truck drivers hergem Da 61 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: Singh and the Indian national here illegally, he tried to 62 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: perform a U turn in the middle of the Florida 63 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: Turnpike near fer Fort Pierce, Florida, back in August. He 64 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: instantly killed three Florida residents traveling in a minivan. He 65 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: subsequently failed an English proficiency test that was given by 66 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: the investigators after the incident. Why if you take what 67 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: I talked about in the last hour with no go 68 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: zones and you add to it the story I'm going 69 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: to develop this out, don't you stop and ask yourself 70 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: where do we go, who do we blame, and who 71 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 1: do we demand action from? Well we'll get to that, 72 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: but I want you to think about how you driving 73 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: with your family or alone doesn't make any difference to 74 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 1: me driving down I twenty five in Denver, I seven, 75 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: you're driving the ten California, You're driving I ninety five 76 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: on the East coast, and you're passing or constantly being 77 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 1: passed by these tens of thousands of pounds eighteen wheelers, 78 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: and we're giving them commercial driver's licenses in spite of 79 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: the Trump administration saying you cannot do that. Now, both 80 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: of these guys that I just described in Indiana and 81 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: in Florida, they had gotten much called a non domiciled 82 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: commercial Driver's license, which several states issued to foreigners who 83 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: don't meet the residency requirements, but they claim different kinds 84 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: of immigration status, including asylum. For example, Seeing had gotten 85 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: a non domiciled CDL from the state of Washington even 86 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: after flunking the written portion of the test at of 87 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: he received a non domiciles CDL from the state of 88 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: Pennsylvania back in twenty twenty five, would not expire until 89 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: twenty twenty nine. That's a time period longer than it 90 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: takes to settle most assilent claims. Now they're both currently 91 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: in ice custody, facing criminal charges and of course, deportation. 92 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: Cannon Everett, who's the co founder of the American Trucker United, 93 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: says that the recent tragic crash in Indiana, which claimed 94 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: the lives of four innocent individuals, was entirely preventable. These drivers, 95 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: Shannon says, often lack adequate training, qualification, or thorough vetting 96 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: under federal standards. Every day that such non compliant operations 97 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: are permitted on America's roadways increases the risk of further 98 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: devastating incidents and the tragic loss of American families. Okay, 99 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: so what are we doing about it? This is what 100 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: drives me nuts about the situation we're in today. We 101 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: are in a battle to unwind because we're now seeing 102 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: the detriment of unfettered immigration into this country by people 103 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: who have no intention of assimilating. Oh, they want jobs 104 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: and they're going to get a job no matter what. 105 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: A commercial driver's license and you don't speak English, how 106 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: how does that happen? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 107 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: which is a sub agency into the Department Transportation, It 108 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: is the one sub agency that task with overseeing trucking 109 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: safety standards. According to their estimates, two hundred thousand, two 110 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: hundred thousand non domiciled CDLs commercial driver's licenses are active 111 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: in circulation. Now some states don't even track the number 112 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: of non domicide cdl's issue. So the Federal mil Carrier 113 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: Safety Administration followed a proposal last month that would require 114 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: every state to quote retain all documents involved in the 115 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: licensing process for non domiciled commercial license and commercial driver's 116 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: license holders for a period of no less than two years. 117 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: So While the initial purpose of a non domiciled CDL 118 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: was to allow a US resident with a CDL in 119 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: one state to apply for a license in another state, 120 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 1: what happened instead, Well, several states, mostly Blue states, started 121 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: extending that offer, which was meant for American citizens English 122 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: speaking American citizens, they started extending into foreigners. Craig Thorer, 123 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: the CEO of Freight Waves that's a trucking industry data company, 124 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: wrote this in October of twenty twenty five. This licensing 125 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 1: category expanded to include non US residents, sometimes even without 126 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: walk proper work permits. This evolution went beyond the original intent, 127 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,959 Speaker 1: creating a situation in which licenses were issued to individuals 128 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: who may not have met all legal requirements for employment 129 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: in the United States. Before I get into more details 130 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: about the story, y'all like to simplify things in my 131 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: own head. Anyway, we know who they are. If there 132 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: are two hundred thousand non domiciled CDLs in active circulation, 133 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: those two hundred thousand names exist in a database somewhere, 134 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: either at the state level, federal level, or both. Right now, 135 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: the President should issue an executive voter that says, pull 136 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:07,199 Speaker 1: every name and revoke every single license. Right, I'll be 137 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 1: right back. Welcome back to the Weekend with Michael Brown. 138 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 1: Glad to have you with me on your podcast app. 139 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: If you'd like to listen to the program later, subscribe 140 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: to the podcast. Search for this program titled The Situation 141 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,839 Speaker 1: with Michael Brown. The Situation with Michael Brown. Once you 142 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: find that, hit that subscribe button, leave a five star 143 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: review because that helps us with the algorithm, and then 144 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 1: that will automatically download to your app all five days, 145 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: the weekday program and the weekend program. So please do 146 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: us a favor and go subscribe to the podcast. So 147 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: there's a trucking watchdog website called Overdrive. They did an 148 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: investigative report that's based on open records requests that they 149 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: sent all fifty states and it supports those findings about 150 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 1: two hundred thousand, you know, non conforming CDL driver's licenses 151 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: all over the country. Every single state, blue and red 152 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: showed an increase, and in some cases the increase was 153 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: pretty dramatic. For example, all of the one thousand, four 154 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: hundred and three non domiciled CDLs issued by the state 155 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 1: of Indiana last year went to non US citizens. Now 156 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: in Oregon, only eleven non domiciled CDLs were issued in 157 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, but by twenty twenty four that number had 158 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,559 Speaker 1: gone all the way up from eleven to three hundred 159 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: eighty two. Now, the FMCSA regulations require that a non 160 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: domiciled CDL seeker needs to present an unexpired employment authorization 161 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: document that's issued by US Customs and Immigration Services or 162 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: an un expired foreign passport that has an approved I 163 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: ninety four form. Without that, you can't work. So how 164 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: are they working? You see? Once again it goes back 165 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: to we didn't need a bunch of new immigration laws. 166 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: We simply needed a new president to enforce the laws. 167 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: I would suggest that here, while I recognize that Trump 168 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: and Sehn Duffy have taken some efforts to correct this, 169 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: I think it's time for some radical efforts. Written tests 170 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: and in many states are given in both English and Spanish, 171 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: but the field test is federally mandated to be to 172 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: be performed in English only. For example, Texas their Department 173 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: of Public Safety, they're the licensing agency in that state. 174 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: They offer the written tests in both English and Spanish, 175 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 1: but it prohibits the use of interpreters during the driving 176 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: portion of the exam. Okay, I'd say, you know, for Texas, 177 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: you went kind of half ass. That's kind of okay. 178 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: I think if you're going to get a commercial driver's 179 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: license that you ought to be able to pass a 180 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: written English test and a driving test. I think offering 181 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: a written test in Spanish accomplishes what well you might 182 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: know just enough to be able to read signs or 183 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 1: to follow instructions from an examiner. But I don't want 184 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: just barely. I want drivers of these monstrous vehicles to 185 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:50,839 Speaker 1: understand fully and comprehend fully the English language. So last month, 186 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 1: as I say, I'll give some credit here, the Transportation 187 00:13:56,640 --> 00:14:01,679 Speaker 1: Secretary Sean Duffy started a multi state operation last month. 188 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: They removed from the highway at least five hundred truckers 189 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: over a three day period that failed field proficiency tests. Now, 190 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: remember we have two hundred thousand non compliant CDL drivers. 191 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: Over a period of about a three day period, they 192 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: got five hundred of them off the road. I call 193 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: that a good start, but you got to keep going. Now. 194 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: That of course, raises questions as to whether states are 195 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: even following their own rules, because you can find social 196 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: media videos everywhere that regularly show truck drivers struggling to 197 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: understand basic questions from cops and even from fellow truckers, 198 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 1: and I'm beginning to believe that many state licensing agencies 199 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: must be corrupt. Last year, law enforcement authorities in Florida 200 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: exposed a bribery ring that caught DMV employees accepting cash 201 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: from illegal aliens in exchange for both commercial and passenger 202 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: driver's licenses without taking required tests. That bribery ring operated 203 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: for a two year period. The operation involved at least 204 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: one hundred twenty thousand dollars in bribes paid to brokers 205 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: and DMV employees, who then issued hundreds, if not at 206 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: least one thousand, unlawful licenses. According to Sheriff Tommy Ford 207 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: in Bay County, Florida, he said, putting untested, unqualified drivers, 208 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: especially those with commercial licenses, on our roads, is an 209 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: unacceptable risk to every family in this state. No fee, 210 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: see sherlock. But that assumes that they only drive in 211 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 1: your state. If you have a CDL, you can pretty 212 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: much driveway. You can even with a passengers driver's license, 213 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: pretty much just drive anywhere. We don't ask for your 214 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: driver's license when you cross the state line. Interestingly, I 215 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: shouldn't say, interestingly frighteningly, some states and the Appellate Court 216 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: in DC are fighting to keep the status quo. What 217 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: is wrong? Have we become so politically correct? Are we 218 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: so afraid of being called discriminatory or racist or anti 219 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: immigrant or I don't care what the crap you call me. 220 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: I don't care. I don't want someone who is illegally 221 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: in the country to begin with, and or even if 222 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: they're here legally, they can't speak or understand or read English. 223 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: I don't want them to have a commercial driver's license. 224 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: I don't want to have a regular passenger license. But 225 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: some states and some courts are fighting to keep it 226 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: that way. So, in response to all these rising concerns 227 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: over the illegal aliens of getting CDLs, particularly in the 228 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: aftermath of Biden's nil, let's just throw the gates open, 229 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: Secretary Transportation announced a nationwide compliance on it last June. 230 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: He asked the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Association Agency. He 231 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: tasked them with examining state procedures for issuing non domiciled 232 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: CDLs in order to identify and stop any patterns of 233 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: abuse and ensure federal standard are being met across the country. 234 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:31,880 Speaker 1: Now I know from personal experience that the bureaucracy works slowly. 235 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 1: But this is not one of those things where you 236 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: can work slowly. You've got to do it with speed 237 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: and of course accuracy. But if that means additional personnel, 238 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: additional money, well that's what I want my taxes spent on. 239 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 1: The results. Well, hang on, I'll tell you the results 240 00:17:55,400 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: coming up next. Don't go away, Goo night. 241 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 2: Michael Brown joins me here, the former FEMA director of 242 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 2: talk show host Michael Brown. 243 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: Brownie, No, Brownie, You're doing a heck of a job. 244 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 2: The Weekend with Michael Brown. 245 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:16,679 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Beacon with Michael Brown. I was 246 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: just looking through text messages. I want to share a 247 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: few of them with you because I think I think 248 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: you're onto something. I'll just do these in reverse order. 249 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:30,719 Speaker 1: Guber number seventeen thirteen rites, Michael. We should revoke every 250 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: CDL and require all way stations match to the list 251 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 1: to notify law enforcement at any driver's encounter. See this 252 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 1: is why you and I are not in control. Simple 253 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: solution may take a little extra time, may cost a 254 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 1: truck or a little of extra time, but even if 255 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: you're a legitimate truck driver, wouldn't you rather be part 256 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: of the solution and say, yeah, I'll spend the extra 257 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: time and here you can compare here's my CDL and 258 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 1: you can compare it against the database. And if that 259 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 1: takes an extra I don't know, five minutes, fifteen minutes, 260 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I just don't know. Whatever it takes. Yeah, 261 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: let's do that, or give her fifty six to seventy eight, Michael. 262 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: After Trump mandates the revocation of non domiciled CDLs held 263 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: by illegal aliens, here should be your reduction of one 264 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: hundred thousand dollars to Highway Fund for everyone caught with 265 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:26,640 Speaker 1: a still valid license after that date, with no financial penalty. 266 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: The licenses will continue. I totally disagree with that. You 267 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: know why, one hundred thousand dollars, that's nothing for the 268 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 1: Highway Fund money the states get. I say, but a 269 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: minimum of a million dollars on there. If you want 270 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 1: to resend that text message and increase it to a 271 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: million dollars, then I'll say, Okay, good, let's go with that. 272 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 1: Ninety seven ninety eight. Great point. This non English speaking 273 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: truck driver killing four people is a perfect example where 274 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 1: we should be using one of the left's mantra if 275 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 1: it just saves one life, yep. How many Americans have 276 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: died in similar scenarios and or from illegals? Far too many? Yeah, exactly. Look, 277 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: if you think that we're being too intrusive, if it 278 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,679 Speaker 1: saves just one life, what are they gonna say to that? 279 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: Sixty six sixty nine rights? Do you think that uber 280 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: drivers and lyft drivers and right share drivers should have 281 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: to follow the same and be able to speak English? 282 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: I do. I got in an uber must have been 283 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: last week something, not this past week, week before, and Carlos, 284 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: I remember his name was Carlos, and I got in, 285 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 1: and you know, he says, you know, to make sure 286 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: it's me, Hello Michael. And I said hello Carlos, and 287 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: he turned around. And when we start off, and I'm 288 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: on my iPad doing something, and I made some comment 289 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: about because I know they have their you know, they 290 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: have their phones, and they you know, Uber provides them 291 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: with the route to take, and I said, I know 292 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: they're going to tell you to turn here. I promise 293 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: you if you go a certain direction, it'll save a 294 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: little bit of time and you'll you'll miss some traffic'll 295 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 1: be easier to get onto the freeway. You just turned 296 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: and looked at I don't think he understood what I 297 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: was saying, so and I made a note of that. 298 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 1: And when we got out, when we finished, I said 299 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: something about I didn't just say thank you, because I 300 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: figured he probably knew what thank you, man, But I 301 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 1: said something about really good ride, thanks for getting me 302 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 1: here on time, or something, you know. I made some 303 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: couple of sentences just to see if there was any acknowledgment. Silence, 304 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: total silence. I don't think that he interested in English. 305 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe a little bit, but not conversational. And let's 306 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: see somebody. I thought, just nope, that's it. But I 307 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: would agree, let's charge the highway fund, let's dock them, 308 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: but let's talk him by a million. Otherwise we're probably 309 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: wasting our time. So back to what's going on with 310 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 1: the drivers. So, as I said before, Overdrive, this watchdog 311 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: site did an open records request to all fifty states 312 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: and every state, every single state, both blue and red, 313 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 1: showed an increase in the issuance of non domiciled cbls. 314 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: So while they are taking some action, I don't think 315 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: they're taking enough action. So I told you that. Sean 316 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: Duffy asked the Federal Modil Carrier Safety Agency to do 317 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:49,919 Speaker 1: an exam an audit. As for this audit last June, 318 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 1: they were tasked with examining state procedures for issuing non 319 00:22:53,960 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 1: domicide cbls in order to quote identify and stop up 320 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 1: any patterns of abuse and ensure federal standards of being 321 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: met across the country. So the results, the results of 322 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: the audit came in, and I have to tell you 323 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: they are disappointing, they're frightening. It determined that several states 324 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: including California, Colorado, of course, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington 325 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: State were violating federal law in issuing non domicide CDLs. 326 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: So he did threatened with whole federal highway funds for 327 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: states that refused to come into compliance. Now, the state 328 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 1: of California, of course, where an illegal truck driver from 329 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 1: India caused a major pile up on the San Bernardino 330 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 1: Freeway freeway last October, killing three innocent people, they revoked 331 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: seventeen thousand non domiciled CDLs in response to Duffy's threat. Well, 332 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: I hate to say it, but good for Gavin Newsom 333 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: in California. That's a good start. Keep going. Then, Duffy 334 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 1: announced just this week that an audit of Illinois Secretary 335 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: of State's office revealed that at least twenty percent, one 336 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 1: fifth of all non domicide cbls were issued unlawfully. Now, 337 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: the CDL seekers did not furnish the required documents, and 338 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: some Secretary of State employees issued the CDLs that extended 339 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: beyond the illegal alien's documented work authorization. And I would 340 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 1: just put in parentheses to the extent that those papers 341 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: were even legitimate. How many of those work authorizations that 342 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 1: they printed and showed to the Secretary of State's office 343 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: were legitimate in the first place. You see, this is 344 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: where audits on the surface can be good. But if 345 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,120 Speaker 1: you don't go beyond just the surface level and really 346 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:56,159 Speaker 1: look at the papers themselves, you may not be doing anything. 347 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: You may not be accomplishing anything. So to claim that, 348 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:05,879 Speaker 1: you know, hey, in Illinois, not bad, well, Illinois has 349 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: thirty days to come in compliance or they will risk 350 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: the loss of one hundred and twenty six million dollars 351 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 1: in federal highway funds. Again, I think that's a good start. Now, 352 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: the Secretary of State in Illinois, Alexi Genolius, I'm not 353 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 1: sure how you pronounce it indicated in a statement that 354 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: he's going to challenge the findings anything, you know, rather 355 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 1: than just accept them and start complying, you want to 356 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: challenge the findings. This is the lawfair that continues. Whether 357 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,199 Speaker 1: you know. It was originally the Russia, Russia, Russia. It 358 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 1: continues today, but it continues in a different form. The 359 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,479 Speaker 1: fans come in and do an audit. Now, if you 360 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 1: have a legitimate reason to question the audit, I don't care. 361 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: You can do that. But that's not what he said. 362 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: He said that he's going to sue the fontal over 363 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: the findings. That's law fair. So then Duffy also narred 364 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 1: the category of illegal aliens that are eligible to receive 365 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: non CDLs. In September, he issued what's called an emergency 366 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:17,719 Speaker 1: interim final rule. In that rule, it permits non domicide 367 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: CDLs only for those that have H two A Agricultural 368 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: worker visas or H two B Temporary non egg work 369 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:33,199 Speaker 1: visas or E two Treaty Investor visas. And he says, quote, 370 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 1: this interim final rule closes gaps in how states issue 371 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 1: passenger driver's license or commercial driver's licenses to individuals from 372 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 1: outside of the United states it tightens eligibility, strengthens safeguards, 373 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: and makes clear when these licenses must be counseled or revoked, 374 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: delivering a more secure system and safer vote for all Americans. Okay, 375 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 1: sounds not bad. Sounds okay right? Doesn't sound too bad? 376 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: Are you ready? A three judge panel of the District 377 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 1: of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals put a hold on 378 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: that proposal in November in response to a petition for 379 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: review filed by two public employee unions and a DOCA 380 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 1: owner operator. So while two Democrat appointees downplayed the risk 381 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: posed by non domiciled CDL drivers, Judge Karen Henderson, appointed 382 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: by George W. Bush, who my ole boss, who is 383 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 1: a frequent critic of the Trump administration, strongly disagreed with 384 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: her colleagues views, saying it should go without saying that 385 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: our nation's roadways are safer the fewer people there are 386 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:54,360 Speaker 1: operating eighteen wheelers, buses and delivery trucks with an unchecked 387 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 1: driving history. Give her credit for at least dissenting. She 388 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 1: went on to say that FMCSA also backed that common 389 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 1: sense proposition with facts, citing five recent fatal crashes caused 390 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: by foreign domicide CDL licensed drivers, three of whom had 391 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 1: previously received citations for speeding or failing to obey traffic signals, 392 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: and another who had failed his initial CDL skills tests 393 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: for similar offenses. Why are they on the road. Why 394 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:30,679 Speaker 1: weren't they stopped? Then? You know, you can only wonder 395 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:35,680 Speaker 1: whether the lives of those Amish men, Henry Akers, two 396 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: sons Simon Gilrod, We can only wonder whether they would 397 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: have been spared had the court not intervened to stop 398 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: immediate implementation of Duffy's rule. But this is where the 399 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: Trump administration faces headwinds. Everywhere they turn. It's almost as if, 400 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: and I actually believe this. Democrats, the deep state, the bureaucrats, 401 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: they want this, This is what they want. They are 402 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: so infused with hatred of anything that conservatives or Trump 403 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 1: or Libertarians want to do to make the country safer. 404 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 1: They want the chaos because they believe that eventually all 405 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: of those Kaak drivers that don't know how to vote, 406 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 1: they don't know how to write, speak English, don't know 407 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 1: how to obey traffic signals, traffic signs, or anything else, 408 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: they'll vote Democrat and that's all they care about. I'll 409 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 1: be right back. Welcome back to the Weekend with Michael Brown. 410 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: As usual, I'm to make sure everybody understands knows how 411 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 1: much I appreciate everybody tuning in on the weekend, either 412 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 1: listening to the podcast, listening to us live. 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But I do appreciate everybody tuning in and listening. 420 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: And at the end of that last segment, I talked 421 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: briefly about how this whole thing with non compliant CDLs 422 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: and these dangerous drivers on the road, and how some states, 423 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:39,560 Speaker 1: some DMVs, and even some federal courts are doing everything 424 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 1: they can to prevent what should be a clear public 425 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: safety mandate that you would think, can we get agreement 426 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 1: on one thing? Can we you know, Rodney King, can't 427 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 1: we all just get along here? Can we just agree 428 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: that one thing we want our truckers driving those mammoth 429 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 1: things down the highway that know how to read and 430 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 1: speak English, know how to read the traffic signs, can 431 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: communicate with inspectors or state troopers or anybodylic come in 432 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: contact with. Can we at least agree on that? And 433 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 1: apparently we can't, because groups are suing to stop Secretary 434 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:22,040 Speaker 1: of Transportation Duffy from enforcing these rules. Well, I have 435 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: a theory, and the theory is pretty simple, and that 436 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:32,960 Speaker 1: is that losing future elections, in at least in the 437 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: minds of Democrats, is not an option. Now. I don't 438 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: think losing future elections is an option either. I don't 439 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: want to lose future elections. But Democrats will punish anybody 440 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 1: they deem to have collaborated with the currently democratically elected government. 441 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: Top Obama official Susan Rice says it openly as she 442 00:31:55,240 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: attempts to intimidate non government entities explicitly include law firms, universities, 443 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: the media of the Cabal, large corporations, big tech into 444 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: making a show of opposing Trump. She says, if these 445 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: corporations think the Democrats, when they get back in power, 446 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: are going to play by the old rules, they've got 447 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 1: another thing coming and then she growls, this leftist thug, 448 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: there will be an accountability agenda, and she says that 449 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:27,520 Speaker 1: punishment will largely be inflicted by a favorite liberal soft 450 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:34,840 Speaker 1: tyranny tactic, economically crippling lawfair. This is not, she says, 451 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 1: going to be an instance of forgiven, forget. I gotta 452 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 1: tell you, these people are scary. This next election, the midterms, 453 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: could be our last. If they consolidate control, if they 454 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:54,760 Speaker 1: gain control of the House and the Senate, and we 455 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: have any vacancies on the Court, the Supreme Court, and 456 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 1: Trump has to modify somewhat to at least get somebody appointed. 457 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: Because we've lost control of the Senate. We're in big 458 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 1: doo doo. She makes no bones about where she stands. 459 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:15,000 Speaker 3: But but when it comes to the elites, you know, 460 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 3: the corporate interests, the law firms, the universities. 461 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 2: The media. 462 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 3: I agree with you, pret it is not. Ah, It's 463 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 3: not going to end well for them. For those that 464 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 3: decided that it was, you know that they would act 465 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:33,400 Speaker 3: in their perceived very narrow self interest, which I would 466 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:37,800 Speaker 3: underscore is very short term self interest. And you know, 467 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:41,640 Speaker 3: take a knee to Trump. I think they're now starting 468 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 3: to realize. Wait, a minute. 469 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,480 Speaker 2: You know, this is not popular. Trump is not popular. 470 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 3: What he is doing, whether on the economy and affordability 471 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:54,960 Speaker 3: or on immigration now is not popular, and that there 472 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:58,479 Speaker 3: is likely to be a swing in the other direction. 473 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:01,480 Speaker 3: And they are going to be caught with more than 474 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 3: their pants down. They're going to be held accountable by uh, 475 00:34:07,320 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 3: those who come in opposition to Trump and win at 476 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 3: the ballot box. And I can tell you pret you know, 477 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:18,720 Speaker 3: as I talked to leaders in in UH in Washington 478 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 3: leaders and our party leaders in the States, if these corporations. 479 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:29,760 Speaker 2: Power are going to you know, play by the old rules. 480 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:34,240 Speaker 3: Uh, and you know and and say, oh never mind, 481 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:37,960 Speaker 3: we'll we'll forgive you for all the people you've fired, 482 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 3: all the policies and and principles you've violated, all you know, 483 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,799 Speaker 3: the laws you've skirted. I think they've got another thing 484 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:48,320 Speaker 3: coming because you know, just like when Trump thought, okay, 485 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 3: I'll redistrict and the Democrats won't have the guts to 486 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:56,440 Speaker 3: to play hardball, They're going to be surprised. Democrats have 487 00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:59,479 Speaker 3: had a belly full and we're not going to play 488 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 3: by you know, the old. 489 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:03,759 Speaker 2: Set of rules. When these guys are playing by a 490 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:04,839 Speaker 2: very different set of rules. 491 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:07,120 Speaker 3: We're going to play by the law, but that's what 492 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:09,279 Speaker 3: We're not going to violate the law the way they do. 493 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 2: But we're not going to be suckers. 494 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:13,759 Speaker 3: And so I think, you know, whether you're a law firm, 495 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 3: whether you're university, whether you're media entity, whether you're a 496 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 3: big corporation, whether you're big tech, you need to play 497 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:23,920 Speaker 3: a long game, not this short game that has been 498 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 3: so detrimental. There will be an accountability agenda. You know, 499 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:32,200 Speaker 3: companies already are starting to hear they better preserve their documents, 500 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:35,800 Speaker 3: they better be ready for subpoenas. If they've done something wrong, 501 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 3: they'll be held accountable. And if they haven't broken the law, 502 00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 3: good for them. If they've done the right things, good 503 00:35:43,719 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 3: for them. That also will be noted and remembered. But 504 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:54,200 Speaker 3: you know, this is not going to be an instance of, 505 00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:58,800 Speaker 3: you know, forgive and forget. The damage that these people 506 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:02,759 Speaker 3: are doing is too severe to the American people into 507 00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:03,680 Speaker 3: our national interest. 508 00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: Wow. Okay, Susan Rice Thrett received Frett acknowledged, challenge accepted, 509 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:18,760 Speaker 1: because neither are we going to back down. I fully 510 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:22,880 Speaker 1: intend and I think that we can when the midterm elections, 511 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:27,520 Speaker 1: we can defy history come this November, and I think 512 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,239 Speaker 1: Trump is focused on that, and I think he'll do 513 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:33,439 Speaker 1: everything he can to go out in campaign to keep 514 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:38,399 Speaker 1: the House and to maintain the Senate, and then we 515 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:41,720 Speaker 1: will move on to the twenty twenty eight presidential election 516 00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 1: and we'll keep turning this ship of state around. Don't 517 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:51,160 Speaker 1: give up yet. The fight is still on. Thanks for 518 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:54,520 Speaker 1: tuning in. Everybody, have a great weekend and I'll talk 519 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:57,360 Speaker 1: to you next weekend.