1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Welcome in his verdicous center, Ted Cruz Ben Ferguson with you, 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: and it's so nice to have you with us. If 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: you're listening on a radio station around the country, Welcome. 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: We do this show as a reminder as a podcast 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: as well, so you can grab that podcast three days 6 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: a week Monday, Wednesday and Friday, especially if you're listening 7 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: to us on radio stations across the country. 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 2: Center. 9 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: We have got a lot to talk about in this show, 10 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: including a major breakthrough in the pipe bomb case in DC. 11 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: Well after nearly five years, the pipe Bomber, the alleged 12 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: pipe bomber who planted pipe bombs at the DNC and 13 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 2: the RNC on January fifth, twenty twenty one, has been arrested. 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 2: The FBI announced they've arrested The Department of Justice announced 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: they've arrested him. His name is Brian J. Cole Junior, 16 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:52,639 Speaker 2: thirty years old of Woodridge, Virginia. He was arrested. The 17 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: FBI laid out considerable evidence they have. It raises the 18 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: immediate question, why the heck did this take five years 19 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 2: to find this guy? Because the evidence they had it 20 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 2: sounds like they've had for a long long time. Which 21 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 2: obviously begs the question what was the Biden Department of 22 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 2: Justice doing that they were not arresting this guy. We're 23 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 2: gonna break all that down for you. We're also going 24 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,279 Speaker 2: to talk about three major events I had this week 25 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,119 Speaker 2: at the White House. Monday, I was at the White 26 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 2: House where the President signed a bill, the Metal Act, 27 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 2: that I authored into law. Tuesday, I was at the 28 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: White House where the President and I both were joined 29 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:32,479 Speaker 2: with Michael Dell, who gave six and a quarter billion 30 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 2: dollars to kids of America to put into Trump accounts. 31 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 2: It was incredible generosity. And then Wednesday, I was at 32 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: the White House with the President as he was announcing 33 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 2: that he was zeroing out cafe standards, again legislation that 34 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 2: I authored. We're going to tell you about all three 35 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: of those. The cafe standards are going to make cars 36 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 2: and trucks cheaper for you and also save lives and 37 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 2: make you safe. For all of that we're covering in 38 00:01:57,920 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: today's podcast. 39 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's really in credible what the President did for 40 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: Americans this week. Let me take a moment and tell 41 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: you real quick about an amazing adventure that we're going 42 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: to be going on. 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You'll 59 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: have the option to receive a one time auto dialed 60 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: text message for Myheartmedia and I'll see you on the 61 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,119 Speaker 1: shah Ze Lese. 62 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 2: So center, let's go to this. 63 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: It really is shocking that it took this long to 64 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: find someone that planted pipe bombs in Washington, d C. 65 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: It is very important that people understand this did not 66 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: happen because of a new tip that came into the 67 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: FBI or into law enforcement anywhere. This was just going 68 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: back and looking at the evidence they already had and 69 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: doing real police work to figure it out. It is 70 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: shocking that the prior administration did not apparently think this 71 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: was an important enough issue, and this administration did. And 72 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: now we know who did it. 73 00:03:59,280 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. 74 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 2: The deal announced that during twenty nineteen and twenty twenty, 75 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 2: Cole purchased multiple components consisted with those used to manufacture 76 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 2: the pipe bombs at several retailers in northern Virginia, so 77 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 2: they have his purchase history, and at approximately one pm 78 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: on January sixth, multiple law enforcement agencies received notice of 79 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 2: the pipe bombs. At about one point fifteen pm, the 80 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 2: second pipe bomb was reported, the first one at the RNC, 81 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 2: the second one at the DNC. Video surveillance determined that 82 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 2: this same individual placed the devices the evening of January fifth. 83 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 2: On January fifth, about seven to ten pm, Cole's Nissan 84 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 2: CenTra was observed driving past a license plate reader at 85 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 2: the South Capitol Street exit from I thirty five South, 86 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 2: which is less than a half mile from the location 87 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 2: where the pipe bombs were. Cell Phone records further show 88 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 2: that Cole's cell phone communicated with cell towers in the 89 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 2: area of the RNC and DNC I mean seven thirty 90 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 2: nine pm and eight twenty four pm. This evidence, there's 91 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 2: no reason to think that this evidence wasn't in the 92 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 2: possession of the FBI four and a half years ago, 93 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 2: and it is infuriating. It. It raises a real question, 94 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 2: what the hell was the Biden DOJ doing. Well, I'll 95 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 2: tell you what they were doing. They were chasing down 96 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 2: every little old lady who stood on the National Mall 97 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 2: and sang God bless America. And they were persecuting them 98 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 2: and trying to go after their political enemies instead of 99 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 2: actually going after a violent criminal who planted pipe bombs 100 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 2: that could have killed or injured a whole lot of people. 101 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 2: You and I on this podcast repeatedly called on the 102 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 2: Department of Justice go and find and prosecute the pipe bomber. Now, look, 103 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 2: at this point, we don't know full details about this individual, 104 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 2: but he certainly does not appear to be a Trump supporter, 105 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 2: which is of course what every report, what every media 106 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 2: outlet blamed it on Trump supporters these pipe bombs, and 107 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 2: based on the early information, there are no indications that 108 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 2: he was a Trump supporter. 109 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: In fact, the early information is and if it holds 110 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: to be true, is it complete opposite of that that 111 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:17,239 Speaker 1: this was a radical leftist. 112 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 3: Yeah. 113 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, Now now it's still early, and so what we 114 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,119 Speaker 2: We'll find out more facts in the days going forward, 115 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 2: But I want you to listen to Pam Bondi when 116 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 2: she was announcing the arrest. 117 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 4: Early this morning. Brian Cole Junior was arrested and charged 118 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 4: with placing the pipe bombs at the RNC and the 119 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 4: DNC on January fifth, twenty twenty one. He has been 120 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 4: charged with violating eighteen USC. Eight forty four, which is 121 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 4: use of an explosive device. This investigation is ongoing as 122 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,799 Speaker 4: we speak, search warrants are being executed, and there could 123 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 4: be more charges to come. Today's arrest happened because the 124 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 4: Trump administry has made this case a priority. The total 125 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 4: lack of movement on this case, this cold case languished 126 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 4: for four years until Director Patel and Deputy Director Bongino 127 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 4: came to the FBI. The FBI, along with US Attorney 128 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 4: Piro and all of our prosecutors have worked tirelessly for 129 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 4: months sifting through evidence that had been sitting at the 130 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 4: FBI with the Biden administration. 131 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 2: For four long years. 132 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 4: Let me be clear, there was no new tip, There 133 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 4: was no new witness, just good diligent police work and 134 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 4: prosecutorial work. 135 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: You listen to Pambonni there, Senator, and it is clear 136 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: she's angry, and Americans should be angry. 137 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 2: There was nothing new here. 138 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: They just took what they had and did their job well. 139 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 2: And I'll tell you Merrick Garland needs to be held 140 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 2: accountable and answer the question why, if they had this evidence, 141 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 2: this individual wasn't arrested and wasn't prosecuted. Chris Ray, the 142 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: former director of the FBI, needs to answer that same question, 143 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 2: because it certainly appears that the Biden dooj did not 144 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: want to find this individual. It was not a priority, 145 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 2: and when they were asked about it before, they would 146 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 2: just throw up their hands and say we're doing the 147 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 2: best we can. It turns out when you actually have 148 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 2: an Attorney general who is focused on going after the 149 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 2: bad guys. That's exactly what you do, Senator. 150 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: I want to also just go back to echoing the 151 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: part that you mentioned there about Pam Bondy and she's angry. 152 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: Dan Bongino came out saying very much the same thing, 153 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: and I want to play it for everybody because when 154 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: he came out, not only was he saying, hey, I 155 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: want to say thank you to everybody on this team 156 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 1: because this was teamwork, but this was also a moment 157 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: where we just decided to do our jobs. And when 158 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: you let law enforcement do their jobs, these are the 159 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: types of results that you get. Take a list in 160 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: to bon Gino in his own words, folks, this is. 161 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 5: What it's like when you work for a president who 162 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 5: tells you to go get the bad guys and stop 163 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 5: focusing on other extraneous things not related to law enforcement. 164 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 5: This is what happens. We had a great team. I 165 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 5: know it's said a lot in this business. It was 166 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 5: a team effort. Becomes cliche, but cliches are useful for 167 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 5: a reason because they matter, and this was a team effort. 168 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 5: The Director and the Attorney General emphasized that it was 169 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 5: not a new public tip. This came from. This was 170 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 5: our internal work at the FBI, and I want to 171 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 5: just really express my sincere gratitude to this Attorney General 172 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 5: and this president for allowing us the latitude. I spoke 173 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 5: with Mss Bondi very early when we maybe day two, 174 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 5: and I said, we're going to get this guy, and 175 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 5: she said, as you are, and we did. I want 176 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 5: also thank you, not here but Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, 177 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 5: who we deal with often as well, who could not 178 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 5: have been more supportive whatever process we need. Judge Janine 179 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 5: Todd and an Attorney General Bondi, they were there. All 180 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 5: you had to do. They were a phone call away, 181 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 5: and their team was amazing. We actually never had to 182 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,839 Speaker 5: make that phone call because they were always responsive. Thank you, Judge, 183 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 5: as while you were amazing folks, You're not going to 184 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 5: walk into our capital city, put down two explosive devices 185 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 5: and walk off in the sunset. Not going to happen. 186 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 5: We were going to track this person to the end 187 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 5: of the earth. There was no way he was getting away. Well, 188 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 5: we didn't have to track him to the end of 189 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 5: the earth. That wound up in Woodbridge, Virginia. I want 190 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 5: to thank the team. They were amazing. They never let 191 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 5: this go again. Attorney General Bondi, for your incredible support, 192 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 5: Director Patel Judge. I know they're giving me a lot 193 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 5: of unnecessary credit, but make no mistake, they were intimately 194 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,839 Speaker 5: involved in this and were there for all of those 195 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 5: supportive mechanisms, and I deeply appreciate it. 196 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: You listen there to not only the way that Pambondi 197 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: talked about it, but also Dan Bonino, and they are 198 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: echoing the same thing. I think there's two points here 199 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: that I want to get you to expand on. Number One, 200 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: this is just letting law enforcement do their job and 201 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: not do political operative jobs, which is what they clearly 202 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 1: were being told to do after January sixth. Go find 203 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: the grandmothers, Go find anybody was there, find anybody that 204 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: was associated with anything in and around the Capitol, and 205 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 1: then go hunt them down. Forget the actual terrorist, a 206 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: guy making pipe bombs. But also there's a team work 207 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: here that I have not seen in a very long 208 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: time in law enforcement. It's not conservative, it's just law 209 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 1: enforcement working together. I love hearing that. It makes me 210 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: feel as an American that they're on my side trying 211 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: to keep me safe. 212 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 2: Well, this is law enforcement actually doing their jobs targeting 213 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 2: violent criminals. This is the Department of Justice and the FBI. 214 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 2: And if you look this past year under President Trump, 215 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 2: DOJ and the FBI, they've been going after murderers and 216 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 2: rapists and child molesters. They've been going after gang and 217 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 2: illegal aliens and human traffickers. They've been going after narco traffickers. 218 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 2: I got to say, if you're down in Venezuela and 219 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 2: anyone asks you to drive a speedboat with some drugs 220 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 2: in the back, you know you may just call in 221 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 2: sick that day because it doesn't turn out too It's 222 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:15,079 Speaker 2: a fishing boat. 223 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 1: Senator, Come on, now, don't you know you need seven 224 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: engines and a whole lot of cocaine to do good 225 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: fish heating. 226 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 2: Come on, it is. They are systematically focused on violent criminals, including, 227 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 2: as Dan Bongino just said, someone who planted two pipe 228 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 2: bombs in the middle of Washington, d C. That's what 229 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 2: law enforcement is supposed to do. It's not supposed to 230 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 2: do what it did under Biden, which is be a 231 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 2: political arm to target and prosecute and persecute your political opponents. 232 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 2: And and look Pambondi and cash Battel and Dan Bongino 233 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 2: all came in with a mission of restoring integrity to 234 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 2: the Department of Justice and the FBI. I think today 235 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 2: was an important step in that journey. 236 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of good men and women 237 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: that work of the FBI, and I think this is 238 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 1: a perfect moment center where we should just highlight this. 239 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 1: There are a lot of people that just want to 240 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: do law enforcement. And what I do think you're now 241 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: witnessing is the good men and women in uniform in 242 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: multiple levels, whether it's local or state, whether it's dealing 243 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: with illegal. 244 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 2: That's right, But listen, there were also too many people 245 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 2: who were politicized and who were obstructing justice, who were 246 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 2: standing in the way. He know what, there are people 247 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 2: who were at the FBI, who were at DOJ who 248 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 2: knew of this evidence and they didn't act, And I 249 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 2: think we have every right to get answers to why 250 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 2: didn't they act and was there a political or partisan agenda? 251 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: That was my question is there's good men and women 252 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: that are now clearly getting to do their job. There's 253 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 1: clearly was leadership and those that didn't want this job 254 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: to be done. That's literally the question I was about 255 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: to ask you, what is it howount ability look like 256 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: now for those that may still be there that obviously 257 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: knew they had this information and they said on it 258 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: or deliberately said don't go find this. 259 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 2: Person, well look, i'll tell you. One of the very 260 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 2: first steps is they need to be brought in before 261 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,719 Speaker 2: Congress to answer questions under oath and answer questions under 262 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 2: oath about why they didn't act on this evidence. Did 263 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 2: they have it, when did they have it, and why 264 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 2: didn't they act? And and I think that. 265 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: Direct step to ask that's what I want to know. 266 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: I want to know if this was a straight up 267 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: directive of hey, leave this alone. 268 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 2: And by the way, the current DOJ and FBI, if 269 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 2: they were directed not to act, and it is in writing, 270 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 2: the current DOJ and FBI have that email or that memorandum, 271 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 2: and I expect the DOJ and FBI to provide those 272 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 2: to Congress, provide those to the public. What I've urged 273 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 2: Pambondi and Cash Bettel and Dan Bongino is radical transparency 274 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 2: is the best cure for the politicization and the corruption 275 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 2: we saw DOJ and the FBI under Joe Biden. 276 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's going to be very interesting to see what 277 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: we get out of this. What I also say is 278 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: this is exactly what I voted for. I wanted law 279 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: enforcement to actually be winning again and do their job 280 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: and not be politicized and not be weaponized for political reasons. 281 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: I think there's so many Americans and I don't care 282 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: if you're a Republican or a Democrat. You should sleep 283 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: better knowing this makes all us safer. Yeah, we're all safer. 284 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: Like this was a pipe bom at the Republican and 285 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: Democratic Convention. You know, buildings, there's people that could have 286 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 1: been there that could have been killed of every party, every. 287 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 2: Marketing criminals, locking up criminals, protects our families. It keeps 288 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 2: ourselves and our children safer. That is a very good thing. 289 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 2: That is the President delivering on his promises. 290 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: All right, So Center on Monday, I just want to 291 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: make this very clear. You were at the White House. 292 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: I didn't get invitedn't, But I thought Tuesday I'd clear 293 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: my schedule. No, No, Tuesday didn't invited. And then I'm like, well, 294 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: surely he's saving it for Wednesday because Wednesday is going 295 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 1: to be a better day. I'm still waiting. I'm three 296 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: days Center, you're there, three days. I was sitting here 297 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: just waiting for Hey, Ben, you should come with me 298 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: over here to the White House. You've been there before. 299 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: It's a great place. We're going to celebrate America's work. 300 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: Monday Tuesday went like, how many days if you go 301 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: five days in a row do I get the invite? 302 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 2: I just got to know, Well, look, I'm confident you 303 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 2: were playing golf, and that's okay, that's that that that 304 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 2: that's good for you to do, and and and you 305 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 2: only have you you only have another couple of months 306 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 2: that you can still beat your young sons and they're 307 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 2: still going to be able to just whip you up 308 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 2: and down the golf course. 309 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 4: Uh. 310 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 2: But look this this was a busy week. This was 311 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 2: a busy week. I had three different events at the 312 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 2: White House, one on Monday, one on Tuesday, one on Wednesday. 313 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 2: Each was a different major announcement. So it was a 314 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 2: very productive week. Monday, it started out with the President 315 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 2: signing into law the Medals Act. The Medals Act is 316 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 2: a bill that I wrote that deals with Medal of 317 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 2: Honor recipients. Medal of Honor recipients are those service servicemen 318 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 2: who who have distinguished themselves with exceptional valor. They're only 319 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:09,880 Speaker 2: sixty one living Medal of Honor recipients. The vast majority 320 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 2: of Medal Honor recipients they received the medal posthumously. In 321 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 2: most of the instances, they lose their lives demonstrating extraordinary 322 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 2: heroism and bravery. Under existing law, Medal of Honor recipients 323 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 2: receive a monthly stipend of one four hundred dollars a month. 324 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:34,439 Speaker 2: That's not very much money. What the Medals Act did 325 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 2: is essentially triple that amount. So it increased it from 326 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 2: one thousand, four hundred dollars a month to five thousand, 327 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 2: six hundred dollars a month. And so I authored that 328 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 2: legislation in the Senate. It passed the Senate unanimously, it 329 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 2: passed the House unanimously, and then on Monday, the President 330 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,440 Speaker 2: signed it in the law. We were joined by three 331 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 2: Medal of Honor recipients who were there. And I'll tell 332 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 2: you one of the reasons it it's so meaningful a 333 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 2: to to say thank you, thank you to these incredible 334 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 2: real life heroes. 335 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:08,719 Speaker 1: Amen. 336 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:13,160 Speaker 2: But b many of these Medal of Honor recipients take 337 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 2: their time, they go around talking to schools, they go 338 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 2: around talking uh, talking to sebastatherings. They inspire people, and 339 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 2: that takes a lot of time, and this stipend gives 340 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 2: gives them an ability to have some basic monicum of income. 341 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 2: And so it was really glad to see. It took 342 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 2: about two years to get this done, to build the 343 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 2: bipartisan support to move it through Congress. The President has 344 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 2: signed it, and and we're now giving those Medal of 345 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,159 Speaker 2: Honor recipients the respect that they are due. 346 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: I got to say when you said it was unanimous, 347 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: we haven't said that word on this show in years. 348 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:47,640 Speaker 2: That is really cool. 349 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 1: It does give me just a little bit of hope 350 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: that people realize that when you sacrifice the way these 351 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: recipients do, you deserve to be taken care of afterwards 352 00:18:57,920 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: as well well. 353 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 2: And and when when I passed it on the floor 354 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 2: of the Senate, several of the Medal Honor recipients had 355 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 2: come come to the Senate and they were sitting in 356 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:09,640 Speaker 2: the gallery watching it. And and afterwards we were down 357 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 2: at the bottom of the Senate steps and a group 358 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 2: of of eighth graders, eighth grade kids came by. I 359 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 2: think they were from Michigan, if I remember correctly. And 360 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,199 Speaker 2: they spotted me, and some of them recognized me, and 361 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 2: so they came up and wanted to take pictures and 362 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 2: talk and and I told them, look, I'm happy to 363 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 2: chat with you, but I said, I want to introduce 364 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 2: you to these two gentlemen I'm standing with because both 365 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 2: of them earned the Medal of Honor by risking their lives, 366 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 2: nearly dying and saving the lives of their fellow servicemen 367 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 2: and women. And I will tell you, Ben, the look 368 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 2: of wonderment in these little boy and little girl's faces 369 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 2: as they listened to these these heroes tell their story. 370 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 2: It gave a great opportunity for me just to step 371 00:19:55,480 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 2: back and recede and watch that moment inspiration right there 372 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 2: at the base of the steps of the Senate. 373 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 1: That's incredible. And that was just Monday. So Tuesday, you 374 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 1: have this big victory on Monday. That's bipartisan. What a 375 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,439 Speaker 1: great way to start the week. You rarely get to 376 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: do that in your whole career. Tuesday you're back of 377 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: the White House. 378 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:18,160 Speaker 2: What happened then, So Tuesday was a massive announcement. We've 379 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 2: talked before about the Trump Accounts. The Trump Accounts is 380 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 2: legislation that I authored. It was part of the one 381 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 2: Big Beautiful Bill. 382 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 5: Man. 383 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: I want to remind people what I do. Want to 384 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: brag on you for a second. This could have been 385 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 1: taken out of the Big Beautiful Bill. You felt so 386 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: strongly about it center. You did not let this get 387 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: kicked out. You didn't let it go. You fought tooth 388 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: and nail, and it was a hard fight. I want 389 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:43,919 Speaker 1: to also make that very clear. This was not an 390 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: easy fight because you felt like this could be so 391 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: transformative in one generation, to building well for all Americans 392 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,919 Speaker 1: and giving kids an incredible opportunity to grow and to 393 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 1: invest early on. There's so many things. I hope you 394 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: go back from investing. I talked to one banker about 395 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: this week. He said, you know, the number one reason 396 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 1: why people don't invest when they're younger, or when they 397 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: don't feel like they make a lot of minds. They're 398 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: embarrassed to go in and open an account with a 399 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 1: small amount of money, so they just don't do it. 400 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,880 Speaker 1: And he said, we believe. He said, I'm almost into 401 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: my banking career. This could transform an entire nation and 402 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 1: a generation into not being afraid to open account but 403 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: embracing it, watching it grow having ownership of it and 404 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: seeing the power of compound interests. And I haven't seen 405 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: bankers get giddy very often. This banker was genuinely giddy 406 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: for the future, Countess. 407 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 2: And I'll tell you, Ben, it's not just compound interest, 408 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 2: it's compound growth. Because these accounts will be invested in 409 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 2: the S and P. Five hundred, they're invested in the 410 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 2: stock market. Every kid in America is going to become 411 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 2: an owner of the biggest employers in America. That's transformative. 412 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 2: That's making a whole new generation of capitalists. 413 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 3: You know. 414 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 2: At the White House on Tuesday, I told President Trump, 415 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 2: I said, all of your credits. Your critics will never 416 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:02,879 Speaker 2: give you credit. There is a good argument that you 417 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:06,400 Speaker 2: have done more for kids in America than any president 418 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 2: in our lifetime. Why is that because he number one 419 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 2: signed the School Choice Provision, which which I had the 420 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 2: great honor of writing and putting in the one big, 421 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 2: beautiful bill that will unleash tens of billions of dollars 422 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 2: in scholarships for kids in K through twelve education all 423 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 2: across the country. And number two, he signed it a law. 424 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 2: The Trump accounts and that impact together, I think you 425 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 2: could say there's never been a president that has impacted 426 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 2: kids more. Here's how I explained it at the press 427 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 2: conference with the President. Starting on July fourth, every child 428 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 2: in America will have a personal investment account opened for them. 429 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 2: Newborn children will have it seated with one thousand dollars. 430 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 2: Parents and family and employers can contribute up to five 431 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 2: thousand a year and a tax advantaged account. That money 432 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 2: will be invested in the S and P five hundred 433 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 2: and the stock market broad based Equity Index account. Two 434 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 2: massive benefits that change this country. Number One, every child 435 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 2: in America will experience the benefits of compound growth. Take 436 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 2: a little girl born next year. She's born next year, 437 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 2: she has the account opened for her. One thousand dollars 438 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 2: is automatically seated. Her parents or family or an employer 439 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 2: puts five thousand a year each year into that account. 440 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 2: If you assume the historic rate of growth of the 441 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 2: S and P five hundred, which is seven percent a year, 442 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 2: by the time that little girl is eighteen, she will 443 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 2: have one hundred and seventy thousand dollars in that account. 444 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 2: And if she keeps saving, by the time that little 445 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 2: girl is thirty five, she will have seven hundred thousand 446 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 2: dollars in that account. That is game changing. And we're 447 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 2: not talking the children of Michael and Susan Dell, the 448 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 2: children of Donald Trump, the children of people of great success. 449 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:54,159 Speaker 2: We're talking the kids of a single mom waiting tables, 450 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,919 Speaker 2: who could have seven hundred thousand dollars saved by the 451 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 2: time she's thirty five, to get an education, to start 452 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 2: a business, to buy a house. That changes their whole lives. 453 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 2: But the second benefit, and what I'm really excited about, 454 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:11,959 Speaker 2: is we are creating a new generation of capitalists. Every 455 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 2: child in America is going to be an owner of 456 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 2: the biggest employers in this country. We've all seen the 457 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:23,280 Speaker 2: sad statistics of how many kids are losing faith in capitalism. Well, 458 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 2: ten years from now, a little boy is going to 459 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 2: pull out his phone and he's going to look at 460 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 2: his app and he's going to see his Trump account, 461 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 2: And instead of thinking of big, bad, scary corporations, that 462 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 2: little boy is going to say, I own fifty bucks 463 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 2: of Apple, I own one hundred bucks of Dell, I 464 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 2: own seventy five bucks of McDonald's. And every child is 465 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 2: an owner of the biggest employers in this country. That 466 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 2: will transform this country. Mister President, thank you for signing it. 467 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 1: You know you just said something there at that speech 468 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: the White House Center that I also think is incredible, 469 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:00,199 Speaker 1: the private sector getting in on this in wanting to 470 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,360 Speaker 1: see these accounts. Michael Dell his wife there, they gave 471 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: an incredible amount of money because they want kids to succeed. 472 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 2: Well, Michael and Susan Dell made an historic announcement. And 473 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:13,360 Speaker 2: the way I wrote the legislation creating the Trump accounts, 474 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 2: it's designed to allow people, philanthropy to charity to give 475 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 2: into the accounts. And what Michael and Susan Dell announced 476 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 2: at the White House on Tuesday is they were personally 477 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:28,679 Speaker 2: giving out of their own resources, six and a quarter 478 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 2: billion dollars. And what they're doing in particular is they're 479 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 2: giving two hundred and fifty dollars for the two hundred 480 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:40,400 Speaker 2: and fiftieth anniversary of America to every child in America 481 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 2: under age ten who lives in a zip code where 482 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 2: the median income is one hundred and fifty thousand dollars 483 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 2: or less. And so it is a massive gift. And 484 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,639 Speaker 2: I think Michael and Susan are just the first. I 485 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 2: think you're going to see many other companies, many other 486 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 2: individuals giving and giving early, allowing kids to begin to 487 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 2: accumulating assets and get them to grow. That is powerful 488 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:07,399 Speaker 2: and it is an accelerant. Mark my words, Ben in it. 489 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 2: Within a decade we will have over a trillion dollars 490 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 2: invested in these Trump accounts and it's going to totally 491 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 2: transform the future of our kids. It's a big, big deal. 492 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: In communities around the world, millions of children like Lucy 493 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:25,119 Speaker 1: faced the crushing weight of poverty, hunger, illness, and a 494 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: lack of opportunity dim their bright futures. But through Compassion 495 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 1: International and local churches, everything is changing. 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That's compassion dot com to 505 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 1: learn more center. On Wednesday, you were at the White 506 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: House for a really cool moment, and that was President 507 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,880 Speaker 1: Trump saying I want government to get out of your 508 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 1: way and stop making things so expensive for you, specifically cars. 509 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:31,639 Speaker 1: Having a reset of cafe standards that were out of control. 510 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:33,919 Speaker 1: That is going to lower the costs of cars for 511 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: many Americans. We're also getting rid of the obsession with 512 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: a mandate for ev vehicles, which the Democrats were hell 513 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: bent on, and this is going to again make cars 514 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: more to affordable for Americans. Everyone should be excited about that. 515 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 2: Well, that's exactly right. After spending Monday at the White 516 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 2: House with the President while he was signing my legislation 517 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:57,120 Speaker 2: tripling the monthly stipend for Medal of Honor recipients. After 518 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 2: spending Tuesday at the White House with the President and 519 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,359 Speaker 2: Michaelson and Susan Dell giving six and a quarter billion 520 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 2: dollars to the Kids of America for Trump accounts, on Wednesday, 521 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 2: I joined the President again, this time with the CEOs 522 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 2: of the major auto companies in the United States. As 523 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 2: the President was implementing legislation and provision again that I 524 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 2: wrote zeroing out the Cafe standards. The Cafe standards were 525 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 2: the federal mileage requirements that the Biden administration used to 526 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 2: jack them up so high that at number one, made 527 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 2: cars much much more expensive. But number two, it was 528 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 2: part of their effort to eliminate the internal combustion engine 529 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 2: to force everyone to buy an electric car, whether they 530 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 2: wanted or not. And as part of the One Big, 531 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 2: Beautiful Bill, we zeroed that out entirely. I wrote that provision, 532 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 2: and on Wednesday, the President was implementing it. Here I 533 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 2: want you to give a listen to the President describing 534 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 2: the historic steps he took on Wednesday. 535 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 3: From day one, I've been taking action to make buying 536 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 3: a car more affordable. I signed an executive order to 537 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 3: end the unfair expensive electric vehicle mandate. As you know, 538 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 3: where you had to have an electric car within a 539 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 3: very short period of time, even though there was no 540 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 3: way of charging them, and lots of other things. It 541 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 3: would have cost five trillion dollars to build the charging plants, 542 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 3: and as you know, in certain parts of the Midwest 543 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 3: they spent to build nine chargers. They spent eight billion dollars, 544 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 3: So that wasn't working out too well. That was done 545 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 3: before me. By the way, I wouldn't have let it 546 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 3: go forward. We're canceling the EPA is observed tailpipe emission standards. 547 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 3: One of the most important things that I've never had 548 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 3: a group of people come to me more more powerfully 549 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 3: and really just devastated that they had to do it. 550 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 3: It was killing them. Then the automobile manufacturers the tailpipe 551 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 3: emission standards, and I can tell you your people at 552 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:55,719 Speaker 3: Ford were coming to me all the time and they 553 00:29:55,760 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 3: were saying, like, please, it doesn't do any thing, that 554 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 3: it's killing us, and it's driving the course through the roof. 555 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 3: And we revoked Biden's emissions waiver for California so that 556 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 3: California communists could not regulate the automobile industry and ruin 557 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 3: the entire nation of automobiles. And they were doing that too. 558 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 3: But we have that now under control, also with your governor, 559 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 3: who's got much more than he can control. Now under 560 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 3: the new rules being issued today by Secretary Duffy, the 561 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 3: Department of Transportation will rescind the Biden fuel economy prices. 562 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 3: And I hate to say that, because they were really 563 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 3: not economy. They were really they were anti economy. They 564 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 3: were horrible what they were doing to the costs and 565 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 3: actually making the car much worse. But these policies forced 566 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 3: automakers to build cars using expensive technologies that drove up costs, 567 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 3: drove up prices, and made the car much worse. The 568 00:30:57,120 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 3: action is expected to save the typical consumer at least 569 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 3: one thousand dollars off the price of a new car, 570 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 3: and we think substantially more than that. 571 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 1: Senator, you hear him talk about this. This is exactly 572 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 1: what I think so many Americans voted for. It's government 573 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 1: actually not mandating things. It's government getting out of the 574 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: way of insane regulations to make your life easier. Just 575 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: give me a little bit of my freedom back. Let 576 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: the private sector do what the private sector does. Stop 577 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: putting all this government agenda on top of me, and 578 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 1: let me do what I want to do. If I 579 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: want to buy an EVA, I'll buy an EV. But 580 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: don't force me to do something. And don't make these 581 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: standards so insane that you raise a cary the cost 582 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: of cars a point where I can't even afford a 583 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 1: new one. 584 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 2: It's your choice. It should be your choice. If you 585 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 2: decide you want to go buy a Tesla. Tesla's are 586 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 2: amazing automobiles. You can go do that. But if you 587 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 2: decide you want to drive your F one fifty, that 588 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 2: ought to be your choice too. And this legislation and 589 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 2: what the President did this week benefited consumers. Lowered prices 590 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 2: made cars and trucks a lot cheaper. It also made 591 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 2: them safer, It saved lives. It also helped produce jobs. 592 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:09,000 Speaker 2: Thousands and thousands of jobs. Is billions of dollars of 593 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:12,320 Speaker 2: being invested by car manufacturers in the United States. We're 594 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 2: bringing blue collar jobs back to America. Ben, Here's how. 595 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 2: Here's how I explained that in the Oval Office, standing 596 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 2: next to the President. Give a listen. 597 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 3: Anybody else want to say a few words? Oh dead, 598 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 3: I've did generally I'm easy to miss. 599 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:34,320 Speaker 2: Go ahead, Well, this President, I want to congratulate you 600 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 2: on behalf everyone here for the leadership that you're showing. 601 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 2: And this is a victory today for consumers. This is 602 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 2: a victory for affordability. Your critics like to say the 603 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 2: word affordability. Under Joe Biden, the Democrats, they put mandate 604 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 2: after mandate after mandate on cars and trucks, and they 605 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:53,040 Speaker 2: drove the price up thousands and thousands of dollars. And 606 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 2: with the actions you're taking today, and you put on 607 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 2: top of that the one big beautiful bill. You know, 608 00:32:57,800 --> 00:32:59,959 Speaker 2: most of the senators here on the Senate Commerce can 609 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 2: and on the Commerce Committee, we worked together to zero 610 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,560 Speaker 2: out the cafe standards. We wrote that into the law, 611 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 2: that the cafe standards went to zero. What does that mean. 612 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 2: It means you can now, as a consumer, buy the 613 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 2: car you want. It also means people's lives will be 614 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 2: safer because what these regulations did is they forced cars 615 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 2: to be more expensive and made a plastic instead of 616 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 2: steel because you had to make them lighter to comply 617 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 2: with these standards. So you'd get in a wreck and 618 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 2: people would die. The results of what you're doing, you're 619 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 2: literally saving people's lives and you're making it where families 620 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:36,479 Speaker 2: can afford to get a new car. These actions will 621 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 2: drop the cost of cars and trucks thousands of dollars. 622 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 2: That's makes a real difference. And I'll make one final point. 623 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 2: You know about half the members here are car dealers. 624 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 2: And I will say, my good friend Roger Williams out 625 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:49,560 Speaker 2: in the lobby, he tried to sell me a car 626 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 2: which didn't surprise me. But I just just want to 627 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 2: give props to Mike Kelly. He showed he was savvier 628 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 2: because he tried to sell you a car and you 629 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 2: can work one nicer car than I can. Well done, 630 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 2: Mike Roger, you just went to the wrong customer. 631 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:04,120 Speaker 3: I was one hundred dollars chief. 632 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:09,239 Speaker 6: The thing that Tenji said, it's to plastic instead of 633 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 6: still think of that and people died because of that. 634 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 6: The plastic was plastic in an auto accident that it 635 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:21,040 Speaker 6: broke up and people were shattered because of that crazy deal. 636 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:23,320 Speaker 6: But it's a really good point. 637 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,920 Speaker 2: Good and was President. I'll tell you the Senate Commerce 638 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:28,720 Speaker 2: Committee on January fourteenth, we're going to have a hearing 639 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:31,680 Speaker 2: with all the big three there in Tesla, and the 640 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:35,319 Speaker 2: entire hearing is going to focus on how your leadership 641 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 2: has reduced the burdens on car makers. That's lowering costs, 642 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 2: that's getting consumers more choices, and it's producing more jobs 643 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:45,320 Speaker 2: in America, and it's highlighted. That's a real record of success. 644 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:47,560 Speaker 1: Not only is it a record of success, but as 645 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: you mentioned there and highlighted and the President agreed with you, 646 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 1: it's an issue of safety. 647 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:56,600 Speaker 2: Senator yeah, yeah, no, I mean it's these cafe standards 648 00:34:56,640 --> 00:35:00,359 Speaker 2: were making cars much much more dangerous. And we'll never 649 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 2: know who, but there are people who will live now 650 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:07,400 Speaker 2: because of this change, because they'll be able to be 651 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:10,600 Speaker 2: in safer cars. Some of it is they may be 652 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 2: able to afford a new car now because as this 653 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:16,320 Speaker 2: drives down the price of new cars and new trucks, 654 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 2: they may sell their old used car and buy a 655 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:21,920 Speaker 2: new car because it makes it more affordable. New cars 656 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 2: typically have more safety features and enhance their safety. But secondly, 657 00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 2: if you're not having to make these cars and remove 658 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,360 Speaker 2: all the steel, you're much more likely to survive an 659 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:33,839 Speaker 2: accident if you're in a car that has some weight, 660 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:38,400 Speaker 2: has some steel, and doesn't just crumple up like a 661 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:38,959 Speaker 2: beer can. 662 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:41,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a big victory at the White House for 663 00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:44,600 Speaker 1: everybody in America. Three days in a row. By the way, 664 00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:46,319 Speaker 1: we do the show three days in a row. So 665 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 1: don't forget. Download Vertic with Tech Cruise wherever you get 666 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:54,480 Speaker 1: your podcasts to not miss a single episode. 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