1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: Let's start with the big news, and everyone listening right 2 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: now should be so excited that Donald Trump has been 3 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: able to work with the House in a touch and 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: go moment on this budget bill with four point five 5 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: trillion in tax cuts. 6 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 2: It survived a House vote. 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 1: There was a real point in the night where you 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: could see them canceling the vote. Then they came back 9 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: to vote. There was cell phones being passed around on 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: the floor of the House to different members. They were 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: apparently being persuaded by the President of the United States 12 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 1: of America to vote on this bill and move it forward. Now, 13 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: this massive gop bill would also direct four trillion towards 14 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: raising the debt limit, and the House of Representatives adopted 15 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: the resolution that will eventually become a massive, multi trillion 16 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: dollar bill for President Trump's priorities on the border, on defense, 17 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: on energy, and on taxes. How tight was it Well, 18 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: it was a two seventeen to two point fifteen vote. 19 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: All Democrats vote against the measure, along with a lone 20 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: Republican rebel Representative Thomas Massey, Republican from Kentucky, who said 21 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: he was concerned about its effects on the national deficit. Now, 22 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: the question you're going to ask, is okay, so what's next? Well, 23 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: this gets us in the game. I'm going to have 24 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: on in a moment, Mike my cohsa verdict Ted Cruz. 25 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: He is going to explain for you exactly what is 26 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: going to happen next. 27 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: We are far from the finish line. 28 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: The game is in essence, just started, but we are 29 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: at bat now because of what just happened on the 30 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,919 Speaker 1: House side. This is a big victory for Donald Trump, 31 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: a big victory for Speaker Johnson. It was a dramatic scene, 32 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: as I mentioned the House Chamber because the Republican leaders 33 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: literally had a delay formally ending a vote for about 34 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: forty five minutes as they worked to convince conservative fiscal 35 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: hawks to support this legislation. Democrats try to seize on 36 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: this moment and they called out loud for the vote 37 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: to be closed as Republicans were huddling in all these 38 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: different groups. And then there was two people on the 39 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: House floor that said that President Donald Trump got involved 40 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: speaking to one of the holdouts, was apparently represented Victoria Sparks, 41 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: a Republican from Indiana, on the phone. Then Representative Tim Burchett, 42 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: a Republican from Tennessee, and Warren Davison, a Republican from Ohio. 43 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: We're also on the phone at other parts of the 44 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: night on the House floor as well. Now I haven't 45 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: be able to confirm if they were talking to Donald 46 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: Trump or who they were talking to, but clearly there 47 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: was pressure this being put to get the vote where 48 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: it needed to be. 49 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 2: So this is big. 50 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: We're going to break down what happens next coming up 51 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: for you, but before we get to that, while we 52 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: may have won this election, the fight to restore our 53 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: great nation is only beginning, and now is the time 54 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: to take a stand, and Patriot Mobile is leading the charge. 55 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: It has never been easier to switch your cell phone 56 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: than in twenty twenty five. With technology, you can do 57 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: it literally over the phone with a code they send you. 58 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: It is amazing. But here's the reason why I use 59 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: Patriot Mobile now. One I save money over what I 60 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: was paying before with Big Mobile. And two, I'm no 61 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: longer supporting the radical left now. I didn't realize until 62 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: someone told me just how radical Big Mobile had gotten. 63 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: Where they are supporting organizations that pay for abortions or 64 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: supporting radical democratic causes and organizations they're helping democrats get 65 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: elect it at the local, state, and national level. That 66 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: is actually why over a decade ago Patriot Mobile was 67 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: started and they are now America's only Christian conservative wireless provider. 68 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: Now, let's talk about coverage. 69 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty five, you have zero problems with coverage 70 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: anymore because well, Patriot Mobile uses all three major networks. 71 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 2: What does that mean for you? 72 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: It means whatever coverage you're used to now you're going 73 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: to stay exactly the same, or you may even be 74 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: able to improve it, but it will not be any 75 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: issues when it comes to coverage. In fact, they have 76 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: a coverage guarantee. But when you pay your bill, this 77 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: is where the magic happens. They take a portion of 78 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: your bill every month and they give it back to 79 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: organizations that support our first and our second amendments that 80 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 1: support the sanctity of life, that support our veterans, our 81 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: first responders, and are wounded warriors. And like I said, 82 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: switching with technology now has never been easier. You keep 83 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: your same phone you have now, keep your same phone number, 84 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: and you can even upgrade to a new phone if 85 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: you want to. They have a one hundred percent US 86 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 1: based customer support team to help you find the perfect 87 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: plan and to save money. And if you own a 88 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 1: business or a small business, they have a division that 89 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: just works on switching multiple lines over easily. So right now, 90 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: go to Patriotmobile dot com slash ferguson or call them 91 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: nine to seven to two Patriot. You're going to get 92 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: a free month of service the promo code ferguson. So 93 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: switch to Patriot Mobile and make a difference with every 94 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: call you make Patriotmobile dot com slash ferguson or nine 95 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: to seven to two Patriot. There is a really big 96 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 1: news story that I want you to know about, and 97 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: this is huge. There is a new report out right 98 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: now that the FBI is now investigating a secret quote 99 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: honeypot operation that targeted the Donald Trump campaign back in 100 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: twenty and sixteen. I'm going to walk you through this 101 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: real quick, and I hope that every one of you 102 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 1: again will share this show, share the podcast wherever you can, 103 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 1: because this story is an important one and it's one 104 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: that no one is touching. So let me break it 105 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: down for you. The Federal Bureau of Investigations FBI is 106 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: now investigating a secret honeypot operation that targeted President Donald 107 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: Trump's twenty sixteen presidential campaign. According to this new report, 108 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: the FBI direct Cashptel, who was confirmed and sworn in 109 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: last week, and the FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongenio are 110 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 1: reportedly quote looking for two female agents who took part 111 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: in an quote off the book's investigation. Why do we 112 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: think it's an off the book's investigation because apparently the 113 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: former FBI Director James Comey wanted to launch this off 114 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: the book's investigation in twenty fifteen. This according to The 115 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: Washington Times now reporting about this whistleblower, the agents who 116 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: were quote undercover and were called by the agency honeypot agents. 117 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: That is a term that refers to an undercover operative. 118 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: Majority of the time, it's a woman who uses sexual 119 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: or romantic interests to obtain information from their targets. Again, 120 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: this is coming from the Washington Times. So this also 121 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: comes after The Washington Times previously reported in October of 122 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four that the House Judiciary Committee was looking 123 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: into a whistleblower's claims that the agency quote deliberately targeted 124 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: Donald Trump soon after he announced his presidential campaign in 125 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: June of twenty fifteen, and what was quote described as 126 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: a phishing expedition to find something to find anything. In 127 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: other words, the FBI, the deep state didn't want Donald Trump, 128 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: so they started this whole grand conspiracy, a honeypot operation 129 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: to use sex and flirtation to get into the Trump 130 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: campaign and to find some dirt they could use, in essence, 131 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: I guess, to blackmail Donald Trump. Quote in a protected disclosure, 132 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:55,679 Speaker 1: the whistleblower, who was an FBI agent, claimed that two 133 00:07:55,880 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: undercover agents had quote infiltrated Trump's presidential campaign and had 134 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: been instructed to quote act as honey pots while traveling 135 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: with Trump. According to the outlet, so again this is 136 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: coming from this whistleblower who was an FBI. He was 137 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: an FBI agent saying, hey, I know there was two 138 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: undercover agents that found a way into the Trump campaign, 139 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: infiltrated the presidential campaign, and then they were instructed to 140 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: use their sexual prowess to try to get in with 141 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: certain targets. We don't know exactly who the targets were, 142 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: to then get information and intel to in essence blackmail 143 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: or try to go after them. The agent quote personally 144 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: knew that mister Comy ordered an FBI investigation against mister Trump, 145 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: and that mister Comy quote personally directed this off the books, 146 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: whatever the hell you want to call it, ru's plan. 147 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 2: To overthrow the will of the people. I don't know. 148 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: I'm still trying to get my head around this because 149 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: this is all coming from an FBI agent. 150 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 2: It is truly shocking. 151 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: The off the books quote investigation did not appear to 152 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: target a specific crime either, so this was truly like, 153 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 1: let's just make one up. It was more of what 154 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,559 Speaker 1: agents would describe as a fishing expedition to find something, 155 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: to find anything incriminating about Donald Trump at the time 156 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: as a candidate. The Washington Times also noted that the 157 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 1: whistleblowers disclosure claimed that the investigation was different from Crossfire 158 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: Hurricane now Crossfire Hurricane, which was the whole ruse of 159 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: targeting Russian collusion that was part of that BS there. Now, 160 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: this is all I would argue, incredibly shocking and at 161 00:09:56,080 --> 00:10:00,439 Speaker 1: the same time not surprising. Now the I want to 162 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: be clear what the media is going to do if 163 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: they do have to cover this, They're going to say, 164 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: this is Donald Trump going after his political enemies. My 165 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: response is, BS, this is Donald Trump investigating the FBI 166 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: going rogue off the books without any suspicions of any 167 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:26,959 Speaker 1: crimes being committed to infiltrate the Trump campaign, to either 168 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: spy on the campaign or to entice anybody on the campaign, 169 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: including I would assume the candidate to do something that 170 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: could either use as leverage, blackmail, or try to charge 171 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 1: with doing some sort of crime in this honeypot as 172 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: they described it operation. All of this I believe should 173 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: be investigated to make sure that it never happens again. 174 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: By the way, I don't think that they should be 175 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: doing these types of things against Hillary Clinton or Barack 176 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: Obama or Joe Biden. The American people should get to 177 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: decide who their president is. The American people should decide, 178 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: not the FBI, who they choose to be their nominee 179 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:17,679 Speaker 1: from their party. And what we are now finding out 180 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: from this is that the FBI said, no, no, we're gonna 181 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: make We're gonna be king makers. We're gonna go in, 182 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: we're gonna find something. We're gonna use honey pots to 183 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: do it against Donald Trump because we don't like him 184 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: and we don't want him to be in charge of 185 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: the government, so we're gonna take him out. That is 186 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: clearly what the FBI agent, who is a whistleblower is 187 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:45,959 Speaker 1: now saying this is an important investigation and it is 188 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: not about going after your political opponent. 189 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 2: Now, what does that look like? 190 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: Exactly what Hillary Clinton did, Exactly what James Comey did, 191 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: exactly what Barack Obama did. 192 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 3: Uh? 193 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: When Donald Trump said his campaign was being spot on 194 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: by the federal government and everybody on the left and 195 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: the media, so that's insane, Well guess what. Not only 196 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: has it been verified, but now it looks like there 197 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: was a full blown FBI orchestrated honeypot operation to destroy 198 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: Donald Trump before he was ever able to even get 199 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: to the White House or even before many of you 200 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: were able to vote for him. There should be hell 201 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: to pay for anybody in the FBI that was involved 202 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: in this. There should be hell to pay if this 203 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: is true for James Comy as well. All Right, we're 204 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: gonna take a break, We're gonna come back. I'm gonna 205 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: get to the other issues I talked about earlier, including 206 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: the budget and a terrorist attack in our southern border 207 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: against ranchers at the hands of cartels using IEDs to 208 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: literally blow up a rancher. I'm gonna have that story 209 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,679 Speaker 1: for you as well in a moment. All right, joining me. 210 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: Now is Senator Ted Cruz the co host of Verdict 211 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: with Ted Cruz that I do with him, and we're 212 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: gonna pull back the curtain for you and explain to 213 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: you what's gonna happen next with this bill that is 214 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: just past the house. 215 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 2: What does it mean now? How much money is it 216 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 2: going to save? You? Take a listen? 217 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: All right, So, Senator, it was an exciting and intense 218 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: night on the floor of the house. 219 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 2: It was the vote was on, it was off. 220 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: You literally could physically see people on the floor taking 221 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: phone calls, speaking on the phone that's been reported was 222 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: with the President United States of America. 223 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,199 Speaker 2: This was part of the whipping votes. 224 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 1: And by the way, this is when I tell people 225 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 1: please share this podcast on social media because we're going 226 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: to pull back the curtain here and explain to you 227 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: what happened and what is next. So you guys, they're 228 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: messing with the algorithms now. So we asked for your 229 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: support of the show by sharing it on social media, 230 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: hitting that subscribe or download the episode button every time 231 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 1: you see the show. But Senator, this was one of 232 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: those moments where it's like, Okay, this is real. It's 233 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: a tight majority in the House and it passes because 234 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: of phone calls literally from the President on the floor. 235 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 3: Well, tonight was the first step in delivering on our 236 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 3: promises to the American people. And if you look at 237 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 3: the election in November, there was a mandate from the voters. 238 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 3: Number one, the mandate is secure the border, and that 239 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 3: is the most overwhelming mandate we have. Beyond that, there's 240 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 3: a mandate to rebuild the military and defend America. There's 241 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 3: a mandate to unleash American energy and by doing so, 242 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 3: to lower energy cost, to lower inflation. And there's a 243 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 3: mandate to bring the economy back to help small businesses, 244 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 3: and that means extending the twenty seventeen Trump tax cuts 245 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 3: that are expiring this year. All of that we got 246 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 3: to get done, and I got to say failure is 247 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 3: not an option. So tonight what the House did is 248 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 3: they voted on their budget resolution. Now, why does a 249 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 3: budget resolution matter? The reason it matters is ordinarily to 250 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 3: pass legislation in the Congress, you need sixty votes in 251 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 3: the Senate. Why is that because the Senate rules give 252 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 3: the minority of the ability to filibuster. A filibuster is 253 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 3: the ability to block legislation unless you have sixty votes 254 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 3: to cut off debate. Now, we only have fifty three 255 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 3: Republicans of the Senate, which means if you need sixty votes, 256 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 3: you need seven Democrats. The seven Democrats are not going 257 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 3: to vote. There are not seven Democrats. There's not even 258 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 3: one Democrat who's going to vote to secure the border, 259 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 3: who's going to vote to cut taxes, is going to 260 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 3: vote to rebuild our military. And so if you've got 261 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 3: to go through the filibuster, you can't win. 262 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 2: Now. 263 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 3: The main exception to the Senate filibuster rule is something 264 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 3: called budget reconciliation. Budget reconciliation is a law that was 265 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 3: passed in the nineteen seventies that provides for moving forward 266 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 3: on budgetary matters, and by statute, a budget reconciliation cannot 267 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 3: be filibusters, which means you can pass it with only 268 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 3: fifty votes in the Senate. You don't need sixty. So, 269 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 3: if you go back to twenty seventeen, seventeen Trump tax 270 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 3: cuts we passed using budget reconciliation. If you go back 271 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 3: to the Biden administration, the Democrats use budget reconciliation multiple 272 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 3: times to pass things like their incredibly misnamed inflation reduction Act, 273 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 3: which was the Green New Deal spending scam. They used 274 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 3: that because they couldn't get sixty. Now, in order to 275 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 3: pass our agenda, we are trying to pass budget reconciliation. 276 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 3: The House and Senate have a difference in strategy on 277 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 3: how to do this, and we've talked about this in 278 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 3: a previous podcast, but I'm going to explain a little 279 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 3: bit of it. The House, the Speaker of the House, 280 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 3: believes we should pass one single reconciliation bill. What he 281 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 3: refers to it as is one big, beautiful bill. Donald 282 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 3: Trump has repeated that multiple times, and he believes that's 283 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 3: the best way, with his exceptionally narrow majority in the House, 284 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 3: to get all of this across the finish line. I 285 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 3: will tell you virtually every Republican Senator, including myself, believes 286 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 3: the way to do this is two bills, starting with 287 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 3: one bill that secures the border, rebuilds the military, and 288 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 3: Unleasha's energy, and then a second bill that extends the 289 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 3: tax cuts and makes them bigger and bolder. I don't 290 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 3: know who's right. I don't know if the Senate's right 291 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 3: or the House is right, but at some level, Ben 292 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 3: I don't care. We just have to get the job done. 293 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 3: So tonight I had dinner with Steve Scalise. Steve is 294 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,159 Speaker 3: a good friend. He is the House Majority leader. 295 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 2: By the way he's he doing. 296 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: For people that know his history of being shot and 297 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: the health issues, I just I want to pause and ask, 298 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 1: how is he doing physically? 299 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 3: Really really well? So Steve, Steve has been is a 300 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 3: good friend. He's from Louisiana, He's a conservative, he's a friend. 301 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,120 Speaker 3: He and I have been friends a long time. He's 302 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 3: doing great. And listen, Steve. We all remember where Steve 303 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:06,439 Speaker 3: was shot with a crazed, angry leftist who went to 304 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 3: the practice of the congressional baseball game and wanted to 305 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 3: kill Republicans and shot and badly wounded. Steve shot him 306 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 3: in the pelvis and he was in a coma for 307 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 3: several days. He almost died. He's recovered from that. And 308 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 3: then I got to say, Steve has had some tough 309 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 3: health scares because he had just a couple of years 310 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 3: ago cancer and he was down in Houston at M 311 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 3: d Anderson being treated. And M d Anderson is an 312 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 3: amazing hospital. My mom, who's ninety now, she was treated 313 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 3: there for cancer. It is look cancer is a terrifying diagnosis. 314 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 3: I hope never in my life to be a patient. 315 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 2: At m D Anderson. 316 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 3: I don't want to be a patient there because you're 317 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 3: only a patient there if you have cancer. 318 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 2: I'd really like not to have cancer. 319 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 3: But I'll tell you this, if I ever get cancer, 320 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,199 Speaker 3: believe I want to be patient at MD Anderson. They 321 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 3: do an amazing job. And I got to say Steve, 322 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,919 Speaker 3: his health is doing great. I told him tonight he is. 323 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 3: He's in remission, he's finished with his cancer treatment. He 324 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 3: is strong, his color is back, he is full of 325 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 3: life and vim and vigor. I told him, I said, look, 326 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 3: even you know, five six months ago, when he was 327 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 3: coming out of the cancer treatment, you could see, Look, 328 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 3: when you go through that, you go through chemo, it 329 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 3: weakens you. You can just see it's hard, your body 330 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 3: is I mean it exact cost. It's brutal. But you 331 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 3: know what, Steve is strong and effective and good. I 332 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 3: was really encouraged, as the best I've seen Steve in years, 333 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 3: and he's come through this. And he was jubilant. So 334 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 3: he was on the House floor. He's the House majority leader. 335 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 3: He was trying to get the votes to pass this 336 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 3: on the House and he wasn't sure. So the first 337 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 3: time they brought it on the House, it failed, and 338 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,080 Speaker 3: then he kept pressing and then he got it done, 339 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 3: and he got it done. Look, a critical piece of 340 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 3: getting it done was President Trump. 341 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: All right, I want to ask you one other question 342 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: on the budget issue. So for people that say, okay, 343 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,400 Speaker 1: this past, how quick is this going to move forward 344 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: or how long is this. 345 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 2: Going to be? It's a long way to go. 346 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 1: So what's the timeline on this? So we limit expectations 347 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: or be realistic. 348 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 3: So the budget resolution just starts this process. Now what's 349 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 3: happened in the House is they've directed each of the 350 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 3: House committees to draft the underlying bill. So what was 351 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 3: voted on tonight was not securing the border, it was 352 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 3: not rebuilding the military, it was not cutting taxes. 353 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 2: It was the. 354 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 3: Opening resolution to say, go draft that legislation. That was 355 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 3: a real fight. 356 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 2: So this is the first setting. To use a baseball analogy. 357 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 3: Yes, now it actually gets your batter at the plate, 358 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 3: Like if they'd failed, they don't even get a batter 359 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 3: at the plate. So now we can start swinging. 360 00:20:58,359 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 2: We're in the game. 361 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 3: But they're gonna be harder steps forward. And I believe 362 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 3: we're going to get this done. I believe we're going 363 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 3: to get this done. We're going to secure the border, 364 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 3: we're going to rebuild the military, we're going to unleash 365 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 3: American energy, and we're going to extend the tax cuts. 366 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 3: But it is going to be a lot of trade offs. 367 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 3: It's going to be hard. It's gonna be hard because 368 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:26,479 Speaker 3: the House majority is so excruciatingly tiny that on any issue, 369 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 3: if you lose two votes, you're you're you're out of luck. 370 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 3: But I think we will get the job done. And 371 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 3: I will say both Mike Johnson, the Speaker, and Steve Scalise, 372 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 3: the Majority leader, they're both good friends. I work very 373 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 3: closely with both of them, and I think we will 374 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:49,120 Speaker 3: go through some difficult paths to get there. But all 375 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 3: of us, from the most conservative Republican to the most moderate, squishy, 376 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 3: wobbly Republican, all of us want to produce these victories 377 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 3: we get. There is a mandate from the election, and 378 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 3: we can't fail. And by the way, if we fail, 379 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 3: if we don't secure the border, if we don't rebuild 380 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 3: the military, if we don't unleash energy, if we don't 381 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 3: extend the tax cuts, we'll get killed in November of 382 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:16,640 Speaker 3: next year. 383 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's I'm a big believer. 384 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: Trump said on the floor, right like, Hey, you don't 385 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: want to be involved in this. 386 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 3: Right, get it done. We made a promise to the voters. 387 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 3: Let's deliver on the voters, and I think today was 388 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 3: an important step to doing that. 389 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 2: Let's talk about the border for a second. 390 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: There was there was another big story and I want 391 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 1: you to just read part of this for people, because 392 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: it truly is heartbreaking. 393 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:42,360 Speaker 2: It makes me angry. 394 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: It's what you see in war in the Middle East, 395 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: and it's happening now against ranchers and people in agriculture. 396 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: The warning is very real now that the cartels are 397 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: acting like what they are, terrorists organizations. I think this 398 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 1: is another example of the press in getting it right, 399 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 1: saying we're going to acquire them as terrorist organizations because 400 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: they that's what they do. They are terrorists organizations. And 401 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: now we have another data point of saying here's the proof. 402 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 3: So let me read from a story in the New 403 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 3: York Post. Texas rancher killed by suspected cartel ied on 404 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 3: Mexican border as authorities worn of growing threat. Here's what 405 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 3: the New York Post reported quote a Texas border rancher 406 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 3: was killed near the border by a suspected cartel ied 407 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 3: earlier this month. The Texas Department of Agriculture told the 408 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 3: Post Tuesday, as officials issued an urgent safety warning for 409 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:49,120 Speaker 3: the Rio Grande Valley rancher Antonio Gespenis Saldierna, seventy four, 410 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 3: who worked on both sides of the border along with 411 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:59,360 Speaker 3: Horatio Lopez Pena, was killed in the blast in Tamalipas, Mexico, 412 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 3: which was just south of Brownsville, Texas. Lopez's wife, Nienphi 413 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 3: Griselda Ortega, was hospitalized with injuries. Saldirna was driving on 414 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:16,919 Speaker 3: his ranch when he hit the explosive device, causing it 415 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 3: to detonate. According to KRGV, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller 416 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 3: said the deadly explosion is part of a quote growing 417 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:31,159 Speaker 3: threat posed by cartel activity along our southern border and 418 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 3: encourages ranchers to quote exercise extreme caution in the area. 419 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 2: Quote. 420 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:41,400 Speaker 3: I encourage everyone in the agricultural industry to stay vigilant, 421 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 3: remain aware of their surroundings, and report any suspicious activity 422 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 3: law enforcement. Additionally, you can avoid dirt roads and remote areas. 423 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 3: Refrain from touching unfamiliar objects that could be explosive devices, 424 00:24:56,800 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 3: limit travel to daylight hours, stay on main roads, and 425 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 3: avoid cartel controlled regions. 426 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 2: Said Miller. 427 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 3: This is happening right at the Texas Mexico border. I 428 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 3: gotta say it is dangerous and it shows. You know, 429 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 3: some in the media say, gosh, it's hyperbole, it's rhetoric 430 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:22,160 Speaker 3: to call the cartel's terrorists. They are terrorists and they're 431 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 3: murdering Texans. 432 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: What does this mean moving forward? If they continue this? 433 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: And how could this change the way that we interact 434 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,159 Speaker 1: with them? Because I think there's a lot of Americans 435 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:34,879 Speaker 1: right now they're like, look, if we're gonna call them terrasts, 436 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: let's go after them like they're terrorists. 437 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 2: How dare them be allowed to do this? 438 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 3: Well, I believe we're gonna do that. I believe we're 439 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 3: starting with we saw on January twentieth, President Trump securing 440 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 3: the border. We've seen the numbers of illegal crossings plummet, 441 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 3: drop ninety percent. We're gonna go after them. We're gonna 442 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 3: go after them. We're gonna go after the people who 443 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 3: are here. The murderer is the rapist, the child will lesters, 444 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,879 Speaker 3: the the gang members, we're resting them, we're deporting them, 445 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 3: we're going to send them back. But we're also stopping 446 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:11,360 Speaker 3: the traffic coming in, the human traffickers, the drug traffickers. 447 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 3: That is impacting the cartel's bottom lines. But I think 448 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 3: we're going to use leverage to go after the cartels 449 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 3: directly and try to Joe Biden and the Democrats gave 450 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 3: billions of dollars to the cartels, a stat you and 451 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 3: I have talked about multiple times, but it's a stunning stat. 452 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 3: In twenty eighteen, the Mexican draw cartels made roughly five 453 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 3: hundred million dollars from human trafficking. Five hundred million dollars 454 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 3: is a lot of money. Last year they made thirteen 455 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 3: billion dollars, a two tho six hundred percent increase. That 456 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 3: is ending now, and I have every confidence the Trump 457 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 3: administration is going to go after their money. It's going 458 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 3: to go after them directly, and you are going to 459 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 3: see the cartels targeted, just like we target al Qaeda 460 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 3: and Hamas and hezbolah. The days of the cartels terrorizing Americans, 461 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:11,360 Speaker 3: those days are ending. 462 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 2: All right center. 463 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 1: Lastly, there is a war that is taking place between 464 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: Donald Trump and certain states that are saying we're not 465 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 1: going to listen to you. 466 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 2: Maine now is the latest state to tell the DOJ. 467 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 1: In essence, this is adding to California and Minnesota saying 468 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: we're not going to comply with the federal laws protecting girls' sports. 469 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 2: I'm trying to figure this out. 470 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 1: Is this pure arrogance or is this a political move 471 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 1: by the radical left to say we're not going to comply, 472 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,120 Speaker 1: and we think it's going to be good for us 473 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 1: to raise money and for our base break this down 474 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 1: for us. 475 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 2: What do you think? 476 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 3: Well, listen, Unfortunately, elected Democrats remain radical that they have 477 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 3: not learned any lessons from the November election. So if 478 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 3: you look at Democrats in Congress, if you looked at 479 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 3: Democrat governors, they continue to support open borders, they continue 480 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:13,120 Speaker 3: to support releasing murderers and rapists and child molesters into 481 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 3: this country. You look at we talked about this in 482 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 3: last week's pod, how Massachusetts is literally releasing violent child 483 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 3: rapists who are illegal immigrants rather than turn them over 484 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 3: to Ice to be deported. And I got to say, look, 485 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 3: this is not a sixty forty issue. It's not a 486 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 3: seventy thirty issue. This is at eighty twenty or a 487 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 3: ninety ten issue. 488 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 2: I mean, if you. 489 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 3: Ask any rational, insane person, a violent child rapist, should 490 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:50,520 Speaker 3: we release him into our community? Any rational person, most 491 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 3: normal Democrats would say, hell no, that's a dumb ass idea. 492 00:28:55,880 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 3: And yet the elected Democrats in Massachusetts, their answer is 493 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 3: let them go. We are opposed to deporting anyone, no 494 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 3: matter how vile. They're continuing the same position on they 495 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 3: continue to support. The Democrats in Congress continue to support 496 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 3: sterilizing and castrating children for sex change operations. Again, that's 497 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 3: an eighty twenty issue. They're on the wrong side of it, 498 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 3: but they're listening to their radical base. And when it 499 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 3: comes to men and women's sports, this is another eighty 500 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 3: twenty issue. The American people don't want boys competing against 501 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 3: their daughters, they don't want men competing against women, and 502 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 3: yet the Democrats are all in on that. And I've 503 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:45,479 Speaker 3: been amazed. Normally, when your party gets clobbered in an election, 504 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 3: you go and reassess, gosh, maybe we miscalibrated, maybe we 505 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 3: should change where we stand. The Democrats are not doing that. 506 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,719 Speaker 3: And so what happened this week is Pambondi, the new 507 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 3: attorney General, targeted in particular three states, targeted Maine, California, 508 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 3: and Minnesota, and she issued a warning to them that 509 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 3: those states have to comply with federal anti discrimination laws 510 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 3: that require them to keep boys at a girl sports. 511 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 3: And here's what Pambondi said, quote, This Department of Justice 512 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 3: will defend women and does not tolerate state officials who 513 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 3: ignore federal law. We will leverage every legal option necessary 514 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 3: to ensure state compliance with federal law and President Trump's 515 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 3: executive Order protecting women's sports. And she continues, The Department 516 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 3: of Justice says, quote, as President Trump's recent executive Order 517 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,160 Speaker 3: one four to two zero one on this subject explains, 518 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 3: allowing men and boys to compete in women's and girl 519 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 3: sports quote is demeaning, unfair, and dangerous to women and girls. 520 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 3: This practice is also illegal under federal law. It denies 521 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 3: women and girls the equal opportunity to participate and excel 522 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 3: in competitive sports, in violation of Title nine of the 523 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 3: Educational Amendments of nineteen seventy two. And so understand, the 524 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 3: Department of Justice is making clear they intend to sue 525 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 3: these states and they intend to cut off federal funds 526 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 3: to these states if they continue to embrace the radical 527 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 3: notion that they're going to let boys compete in girls' sports. 528 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 3: We talked about in Monday's pod how the governor Maine 529 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 3: is in open defiance, saying to hell with you, we'll 530 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 3: see you in court. It's amazing democrats continue to embrace 531 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 3: these radical positions. 532 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: Don't forget Share this podcast please on social media wherever 533 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 1: you're listening, Grab it, hit that auto button, that forward button, 534 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: share it. Put it out there so other people can 535 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: find this show. Without you guys doing that, we don't 536 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 1: get new audience members. So if you want to help 537 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: fight back against what we're exposing, share it on social media. 538 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 2: I'll see you back here tomorrow.