1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Truth with Lisa Booth, where we get 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: to the heart of the issues that matter to you. Today, 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: we've got Congressman Byron Donalds on the show. He is 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: the Trump endorsed front runner for Florida governor, my home 5 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: state here in Florida. 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 2: We've got a lot to cover with him. 7 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 3: You know. 8 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: Today the House is going to be voting to force 9 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: the release of every remaining federal Epstein file within thirty days. 10 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: And we've already seen some new documents surface, particularly with 11 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Epstein texting questions in real time to a Democratic 12 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 1: congresswoman who accepted his donations. So I'm going to ask 13 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: Congressman Byron Donalds about that. How will he be voting, 14 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: What could we potentially find out in all of this. Also, affordability, 15 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 1: that's the buzzword you've been hearing about this election cycle. 16 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: I'm going to ask the congressman what he plans on 17 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: doing in Florida as governor, and also what Republicans can 18 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: do about the issue more broadly as we head into 19 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: the midterms. 20 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: He also just spoke to a packed house. 21 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: At the University of Florida's Turning Point USA event. We 22 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: didn't do so great as Republicans with young voters nationwide 23 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: in the most recent election. 24 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 2: So what can we do about that? 25 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 1: How concerned should we be all of that and more 26 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 1: with Congressman Byron Donald's stay tuned well, Congressman, it's great 27 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: to have you back on the show. I guess here 28 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: in the near future it'll probably be a governor. 29 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: Appreciate appreciate you making the time. 30 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 1: I know that. You know, running for office, particularly for governor, 31 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: is a busy job. So you're a busy man right now. 32 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 3: A little busy. But it's good to be back with 33 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 3: you on your show. We have fun the last time. 34 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 3: I'm looking forward to the conversation again. 35 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you'll be my governor as a Floridian, so 36 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 1: you know about that. Why why'd you decide to run? 37 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: You've been in Congress for a little bit, You've got 38 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: a you know, big profile there. 39 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 2: You know why, Governor Well, I. 40 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 3: Think it's now about taking our state to another level. 41 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 3: Governor Desanti's has done a great job. Rick Scott before 42 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 3: him did a great job for our state. And now 43 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 3: it's about preparing Florida for its future growth of future 44 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 3: economy while also maintaining the foundational conservative principles that have 45 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 3: made us the best state in America. We have people 46 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 3: who are going to move to our state. We have 47 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 3: young people who want to build careers and continue to 48 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 3: afford Florida in our state. And my career, my banking 49 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 3: and finance background, coupled with my experience being in the 50 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 3: State House and now in the US House, I think 51 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 3: makes me uniquely positioned to lead Florida into the future. 52 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:34,399 Speaker 2: You know, it is a tough state. 53 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: We have a lot of natural disasters obviously, you know, 54 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: every hurricane season. You know, there are some issues with affordability, 55 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: some concerns among you know, Faridians. I've got skyrocketing property 56 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: insurance premiums, you know, housing shortage. Affordability is sort of 57 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: like the buzzword of the election cycle. 58 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 2: What can you do about it? As governor? 59 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 4: A bunch of different things. 60 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 3: One, you know, I really look forward to the governor 61 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 3: and releasing his proposal on home said property tax elimination. 62 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 3: I support that, want to see how he's going to 63 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 3: navigate the state in that direction. I look forward to 64 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 3: supporting his proposal. I think that's a big step forward. 65 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 3: Hopefully he and the legislature can get that done so 66 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 3: that the voters can vote on that next year. 67 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 4: Two. 68 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 3: Continuing to push down insurance rates in our state. The 69 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 3: reforms that were done around the legal system a couple 70 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 3: of years ago, we're a great start. We have to 71 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 3: be committed to those policies. We're going to stay consistent 72 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 3: with those policies and then think about other ways that 73 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 3: Florida can continue to push down insurance rates. 74 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 4: Three. 75 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 3: One of the things that I'm focused on is reforming 76 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 3: all local government and statewide permitting and planning offices. They 77 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 3: have to be ruthlessly efficient. It can't take two years 78 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 3: to put a shovel on the ground, because that is 79 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 3: not going to help our state. 80 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 4: In terms of affordability. 81 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 3: So, whenever you're constructing anything, if you are spending a 82 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 3: year in half to two years to get permits from government, 83 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 3: what that does it adds more cost to the overall development, 84 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 3: and that's always going to be borne by the consumer. 85 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 3: So those are three big areas where the state can 86 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 3: do meaningful things to help address the affordability issues of Florida. 87 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, recent Florida Atlantic University pool found that sixty eight 88 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: percent of Florida in state cost of living as top 89 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: concern you might get more New Yorkers heading down to 90 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: Florida as well after Mom Donnie's victory. 91 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,239 Speaker 2: You know you've been endorsed by President Trump obviously. 92 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: You know Governor DeSantis ran against President Trump unsuccessfully in 93 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: the primary. Do you feel like is there like a 94 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: turf war going on with this governor's race. Do you 95 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: feel like you're caught in the middle of it at 96 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 1: all or sort of what are you seeing as you 97 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: look at sort of the broader landscape and the political 98 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: landscape in the state. 99 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 3: Well, I mean, turf war might be a bit much. 100 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 3: I think right now the people are trying to figure 101 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 3: out if they can mount a campaign to rival my 102 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 3: campaign for governor, and that's part of the process. It 103 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 3: goes with the territory. We'll see what happens, and I 104 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 3: think some people are trying to figure out how they 105 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 3: can get in and get their footing. I think, broadly speaking, 106 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 3: I think, you know, when it comes to the governor, 107 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 3: he's done a great job. I've been supportive of his 108 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 3: policy positions and what he's done for the state. I'm 109 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 3: going to build the state into the future. On top 110 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 3: of the work that he's done, We're going to keep 111 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 3: everything that he's done in place, and I think that 112 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 3: he and I have an opportunity to sit down and 113 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 3: just kind of go over things and have a really 114 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 3: broad discussion about how to move Florida into the future. 115 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know he has been a great governor. 116 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: Obviously it wasn't there when Rick Scott was there, but 117 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: you know, I've heard good things about his time as well. 118 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: So we've been blessed to have, you know, some really 119 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: strong governors in the state. You know, today the House 120 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: is going to be voting because you're still there for 121 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: right now, so you've still got to deal. 122 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 2: With all that stuff. 123 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know they're going to be voting on the 124 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: Epstein files, on releasing the Epstein files. Essentially, what this 125 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: would do is, you know, force the immediate release of 126 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: all federal documents relating to jeffreyps in thirty days. The victims' 127 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: names would be redacted. How will you be voting, and like, 128 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: why has this taken so long? 129 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 2: What might be learned? 130 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 3: Well, I'm going to vote for the release. This is 131 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 3: something I've been on a record a couple times about this. 132 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 3: I'm going to vote for the release. I voted for 133 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 3: the oversight Committee proposal which allowed us to receive documents 134 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 3: from even the Epstein estate and begin to go through 135 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 3: those documents as well and release those, and that process 136 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 3: is all going. I do have concerns. The concern I 137 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 3: have primarily is for the victims who do not want 138 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 3: to come forward. I think there are victims, obviously they've 139 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 3: been here on Capitol Hill who want everything released and 140 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 3: they've come forward about what was done to them, and 141 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,919 Speaker 3: my heart goes out to them. But there are victims 142 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 3: that have not come forward, and actually they don't want 143 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 3: to have to go back through this. So whatever that 144 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 3: redaction looks like, it needs to be very thorough because 145 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:57,720 Speaker 3: you don't want somebody to essentially be outed. That's a 146 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 3: victim that has moved on with their life. They might 147 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 3: have kids now, a new relationship, a husband, family, and 148 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 3: you don't want them to have to go back and 149 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 3: relive this. And so that's the thing that I've always 150 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 3: thought about in this entire UH saga. But I mean 151 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 3: in terms of releasing, look, I think it's time for transparency. 152 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 3: So I'm going to vote to release the files and 153 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 3: we'll see where we go from here. 154 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 2: You know, it's always a delicate dance with all this stuff. 155 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: Like we've seen your colleague Thomas Massey say that he 156 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: is willing to name names on the House floor because 157 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: he would be insulated from you know, defamation lawsuits and 158 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: things of that nature. Like, I mean, I do believe 159 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: in due process, and so like if you name names 160 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: and they don't have you know, the proper avenue to 161 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: sort of like adjudicate it and to you know, correct 162 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: the record or you know, sort of force documentation or 163 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: any sort of backing of that to prove it to 164 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: be true. I mean, like I feel like that's like 165 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: a little bit reckless. What's your sentiment of that. 166 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 3: If you're a pedophile, Hey, you you victimized young women 167 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 3: and you have to read the world win of that, 168 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 3: you have to pay the consequences. But I also do 169 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 3: think there could be people in those files who did 170 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 3: not do anything, but now they're going to have to 171 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 3: defend themselves in the court of public opinion, and that 172 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 3: does kind of a road due process. Every American is 173 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 3: afforded that, regardless of whatever you think of the circumstances 174 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 3: that might surround that person. And so this is a 175 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 3: new territory. This is new territory. For Congress. We've never 176 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 3: released criminal files ever in the history of the United 177 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 3: States of America. We've never done this, and so I 178 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 3: think that, you know, as this goes forward, my hope 179 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 3: is people kind of have cooler heads as these documents 180 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 3: come out and try not to rush to judgment against 181 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:44,719 Speaker 3: somebody who may not have done anything wrong, and or 182 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 3: try to leave the women alone who are victims who 183 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 3: just don't want to come forward. I think that's going 184 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 3: to be critical and this whole thing going forward. 185 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, because I mean we saw with Brett Kavanaugh, you know, 186 00:08:54,760 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: sort of he was maliciously lied about and know we 187 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: had have a hearings and then it ended up that 188 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: Christine Ford was actually the one who had been lying. 189 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: But you know it's yeah, like I just you know, 190 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: I three brothers of a great dad. Like I just 191 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: I don't, you know, I don't believe we should just 192 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 1: be able to smear men for the sake of it. 193 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 3: You know, Listen, it takes years to build a reputation, 194 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 3: it takes a day to tear it to shreds. We 195 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 3: got to be really mindful about this, but I'm going 196 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 3: to vote for the release. But I think going forward, 197 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 3: we got to be really mindful about how this is 198 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 3: going to happen into. 199 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 4: The future totally. 200 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: And then we found out, like, you know, weird things 201 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: like your colleague Democratic Representative Stacey Plaskett that she was 202 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: like texting with Jeffrey Epstein during a House Oversight Committee 203 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: hearing featuring testimony from Michael Cohen. And then this had 204 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,839 Speaker 1: happened after Epstein was already a registered sex offender since 205 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: two thousand and eight, and he had donated to Plasket 206 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: campaigns and owned properties in our US Virgin Islands district. Like, 207 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: I wonder what else like sort of weird things we're 208 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: gonna find Were you surprised to find that out? 209 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 2: Or had you known that prior? I hadn't heard that before. 210 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 3: To be honest, I wasn't overly surprised because we've known 211 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 3: for a long time that the Democrats they have these 212 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 3: conduits into recesses of our government, recesses around the country, 213 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 3: where they weaponize information for political purposes. I mean, look, 214 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 3: what Stacey Plaskett did is that she was in cahoots 215 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 3: with Epstein to try to get Donald Trump. I mean, 216 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 3: that's what the Democrats are spent the last decade doing 217 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 3: and it's disgusting, really, so I think members on the 218 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 3: Hill have been talking about do they want to bring 219 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:37,599 Speaker 3: a central resolution because you had somebody getting texting with 220 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 3: Epstein to try to get the president of the United States. 221 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 3: That's disgusting and it's wrong, and it's the weaponization of 222 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 3: government that voters across America. 223 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 4: You don't even have to be Mago or be a. 224 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 3: Republican, I think voters across the country are sick of this. 225 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 3: If you have the goods and the details and the 226 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 3: evidence on somebody, then bring your case. But to try 227 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 3: to manufacture evidence or try to collude with some of 228 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 3: the worst people like a Jeffrey Epstein to try to 229 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 3: get Donald Trump or forget Donald Trump for a moment 230 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 3: to try to get a political rival is obscene. 231 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 4: It's reckless. 232 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 3: It's part of the reason why Washington is so badly broken, 233 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 3: and that's why so many Americans are just starting to 234 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 3: just distrust politics writ large. 235 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: But it also sort of like perfectly sums up the 236 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: Democrat Party today, Like they hate President Trump so much 237 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: that they're willing to collude with the registered sex offender 238 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,679 Speaker 1: to try to bring him down. Yet they're the virtuous 239 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: ones you know, it's like it's like they're willing to 240 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: burn the country down and like burn down due process 241 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: and burn down the rule of law, and like burn 242 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: burn it all down because somehow stopping Trump is better 243 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 1: than you know, burning it down or working with a 244 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:54,719 Speaker 1: registered sense of sex Vener, I mean, I feel like, 245 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: don't you feel like that? Just like perfectly kind of 246 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: sums up the Democrat Party today. 247 00:11:58,920 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 4: It does. 248 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 3: I mean, Democrats are the epitome of the ends justify 249 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 3: the means crowd. They will go to any lengths to 250 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 3: maintain political power. They will go to any lengths to 251 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 3: destroy somebody they believe is going to stop them from 252 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 3: accomplishing their agenda. Not just beat them in a political election, 253 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 3: not win a debate or an argument on the merits, 254 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 3: I mean pure and outright destruction. That's how far the 255 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 3: Democrats have gone. And so, you know, as a conservative 256 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 3: who's been in the movement for fifteen years, the thing 257 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,359 Speaker 3: that we always have to be mindful of as conservative 258 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 3: is that do we have to be tough. Absolutely, do 259 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 3: we have to fight back against the Democrats, Absolutely, But 260 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 3: we also have to be mindful to not also become 261 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:48,079 Speaker 3: the ends justify the means crowd, because that's actually how 262 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,719 Speaker 3: you end up destroying the very republic that we want 263 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 3: to save. 264 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: Got to take a quick commercial break more with Congressman 265 00:12:54,720 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: Byron Donalds on the other side, do you think President 266 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: Trump took too long with you know, calling for transparency 267 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: with the Jeffrey Epstein because like obviously the Democrats, you know, 268 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: they smell blood in the water. I think at this 269 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 1: point we would know if there were anything, you know, 270 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: deeply concerning with President Trump. 271 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 2: And I mean obviously he knew him. We all know 272 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 2: that a bunch of people knew him. 273 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: He was popular in wealthy circles in New York City, right. 274 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: Do you think it would have been better politically for 275 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: him to just, you know, kind of get this all 276 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 1: out in the open, or I mean, I don't know 277 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: what the backstory is there. 278 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 3: Look, I mean, I wish we just kind of got 279 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 3: this stuff out there and moved on. But I think 280 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 3: from if I'm a walk a moment in President Trump's shoes, 281 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,679 Speaker 3: he's running the country. You know, when he came in 282 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 3: or came back, I should say, as the forty seventh president, 283 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 3: the country was a flat out mess. So he was 284 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 3: doing all the things he campaigned on closing the border, 285 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 3: beginning deportations, trying to get us out of these conflicts, 286 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 3: bring some of these wars to a close, Strengthen the 287 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 3: United stings strength in the United States military, get recruitment up, 288 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 3: rebuild our economy. So he's doing all this work, but 289 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 3: the Democrats and the media and some of my colleagues 290 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 3: on the Republican side just want to talk about Epstein. 291 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 3: So I think he was more frustrated than anything. If 292 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 3: I was in his shoes, I would be frustrated because 293 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:14,959 Speaker 3: I would say, why are we talking about this when 294 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 3: I've been doing all these other things that I campaign 295 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 3: on to deliver for the American people. So I think 296 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 3: it was probably born out our frustration. We kind of 297 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 3: just got the things out there and moved on. But 298 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 3: I think people need to understand this Epstein saga. The 299 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 3: reason why it's become so big is because the Democrats 300 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 3: were losing on every major policy issue facing the United States, 301 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 3: every single one, and it wasn't close. So they were 302 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 3: looking for something to fight Donald Trump on and they 303 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 3: chose this one. And so I'm glad we're going to 304 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 3: be voting in the House today. We'll get this thing 305 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 3: through and then we're going to move on and we're 306 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 3: going to get back to the business of making America 307 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 3: great again. 308 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 2: No, I think that's fair. 309 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: You know, you spoke at a tp USA event recently 310 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: at the University of Florida. You know, we Republicans, we didn't, 311 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: you know, we had some losses with younger voters in 312 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: these recent elections. I guess I don't even know what 313 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: day it is. I'm on November fourth recently. I don't 314 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: even know how long ago that was. It's been traveling 315 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: so much. And I'm sure you probably feel the same 316 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: way with all the stuff you've got going on. I'm 317 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: a little bit worried about this midterm election, only just 318 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: because you know, typically the president's party loses seats in 319 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: the House, and then I think Democrats have figured out that, 320 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: like they're really weird on some of these issues, and 321 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: so now they're kind of trying to focus on like 322 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: affordability and some of the bread and butter issues, and 323 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: I just worry like they are motivated together to stop 324 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: President Trump, right, and like President Trump's not going to 325 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: be on the ballot this November. So I'm a little 326 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: bit worried about, like how do we motivate our people 327 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 1: to like get excited and to get out. Are we 328 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: doing enough? And like what should those issues be? Like 329 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: how do we get our people out? 330 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 4: I don't think we're doing it enough. To be with you, 331 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 4: I think that the. 332 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 3: Same angst and motivation that the political apparatus writ large 333 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 3: had in twenty twenty four, we don't have that same 334 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 3: level of urgency right now. I see it around me. Meanwhile, 335 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 3: the Democrats obviously are extremely motivated. I'll take the governor's 336 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 3: race in New Jersey. Jack Choudarelli had one hundred and 337 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 3: fifty thousand more votes in this election than he had 338 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 3: four years ago. But Mikey Cheryl, somebody who you couldn't 339 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 3: even pick out of a lineup, had four hundred thousand 340 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 3: more Democrats show up to the polls. What that tells 341 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 3: me is is that Democrat voters are very motivated. So 342 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 3: we have to meet that head on. I think the 343 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 3: number one way we deal with that is being focused 344 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 3: on affordability. And I do agree with that. Because the 345 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 3: Democrats broke the economy, they caused the inflation. Every kid 346 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 3: trying to figure out how they're going to buy a 347 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 3: home or buy a car. Every parent with kids, trying 348 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 3: to figure out how they're going to afford their insurance, 349 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 3: to put food on the table. All those issues were 350 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:04,199 Speaker 3: caused by the Democrats. So as Republicans, we cannot let 351 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 3: the arsonists now become the fireman. Essentially, we got to 352 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 3: take pride in our solutions to bring prices down. Gas 353 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 3: prices are down, Energy prices are coming down. Inflation rates 354 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 3: compared to the Biden and Harris inflation rates, they're down too. 355 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 3: Homeowners insurance rates are also down. I think what's also 356 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 3: going to happen by next year the President's agenda where 357 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 3: we cut taxes for middle income families all across America, 358 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 3: no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax 359 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 3: on a large segment of Social Security. I think all 360 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 3: those tax policies are going to come home for people. 361 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 3: They're going to see that in their lives by the 362 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 3: time we get to the midterms. But we cannot give 363 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,479 Speaker 3: up the mantle of fighting for lower prices and a 364 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 3: healthy economy and a strong job market for people. And sure, 365 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 3: it's always the economy stupid, and I think that we 366 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 3: have to be uberly focused on that as we move forward. 367 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 3: Hands on deck approach, I think every race matters, every 368 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,400 Speaker 3: message matters. It has to be about the American people 369 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 3: putting food on a table, keeping a roof over their head, 370 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 3: being able to afford the American dream. That's going to 371 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 3: be the elections of twenty six. And the Democrats are 372 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 3: just going to lie and use socialism and communism like 373 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 3: Mamdani to say that they're going to provide all these things. 374 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 3: But they've never been able to do it. They've been 375 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 3: wrong every single time economically, and they're going to be 376 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 3: wrong in twenty six. Look, I'll give you an example. Obamacare. 377 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 3: The premiums are through the roof, and the Democrats argue 378 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 3: for more subsidies, but the subsidies are not going to 379 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 3: fix the problem. The problem is their policy has allowed 380 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 3: health insurance premiums to triple, if not quadruple, over the 381 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:50,920 Speaker 3: last decade. That's Democrat policy. They don't want to change it. Republicans, 382 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 3: we have to have a healthcare plan, a serious one 383 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 3: that brings down costs and has a market system that 384 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 3: works for the American people. That's the type of urgency 385 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 3: we have to have as a party if we want 386 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 3: to win in twenty twenty six. Donald Trump is the 387 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 3: best Donald Trump is doing his job. Republicans can't just 388 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 3: rely on Donald Trump to carry us all across the 389 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 3: finish line every single time. It's not fair to him. 390 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 3: But more broadly, it's not fair to the American people. 391 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 2: You know, you're right, it is. 392 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: It's it's got to be frustrating because it's like, you know, 393 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: Democrats broke it, and then you know, we're trying to 394 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,919 Speaker 1: fix it, and then you know, but then they're like, 395 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 1: it's like they broke the economy and then they're like 396 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,119 Speaker 1: running on a board bility, it's like fixed what they broke, 397 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: you know. Or you look at places like in New 398 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: York City, I mean, Democrats have been in charge for 399 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: I think like eighteen years. I can't even remember forever, 400 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 1: right since Bloomberg Guliani, yeah, or I think since or 401 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: I guess Bloomberg is a Democrat yees since, So it's 402 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 1: been forever in New York City, and you know, but 403 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,919 Speaker 1: then they're instead of realizing that, like, Okay, maybe we 404 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: need some changes here, it's like they're going they're the 405 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:03,639 Speaker 1: triple down with the socialists, who's going to ruin this city? 406 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 2: Even more? 407 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:08,239 Speaker 1: Do you think that that is instructive of just like 408 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: a very liberal city, which is New York City, or 409 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: do you think that that is the direction that the 410 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: Democrat Party is heading in? More broadly speaking, like this socialism, 411 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: this embrace of socialism. 412 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 3: Well will the Democrats are definitely going down the road 413 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 3: of democratic socialism, which really is communism. I mean, even 414 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 3: if you look back at what the Communists were saying 415 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 3: one hundred years ago in America, they knew they couldn't 416 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 3: win as communists, so they started calling themselves democratic socialists. 417 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 4: So that's who they are. 418 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 3: But I think the broader thing is if you take 419 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,479 Speaker 3: New York, a lot of Republicans, a lot of common 420 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 3: sense people. They came to Florida, they went to Tennessee, 421 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 3: they went to the Carolinas. They left New York because 422 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 3: of terrible policy. I think also if you look at 423 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 3: the election of Mom Donnie. Yeah, Mom Donnie had a 424 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 3: little bit over fifty percent of the vote or whatever 425 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 3: the final total was, but he was running against Andrew Qualma, 426 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 3: I mean Andrew Cuomo. His policy led to the death 427 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 3: of senior citizens in nursing homes during COVID nineteen. He's 428 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 3: not the greatest candidate in the world. 429 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 4: And you know, no. 430 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 3: Disrespect to Curtis Sliwa, but Curtis Sleiewa was just not 431 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 3: going to resonate with New York today. It just wasn't 432 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 3: going to happen. So I think the Mamdani phenomena is 433 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 3: in part the Democrats long march to Marxist policies, calling 434 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 3: it Democrats socialism, but it's Marxism, that's what it is. 435 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 3: But number two, he also wasn't challenged by a young, 436 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 3: vibrant Conservative who believes in sound economics, sound business principles, 437 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 3: law and order, safety and security, better schools for young 438 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 3: people so they can be economically viable. And I think 439 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 3: if we actually have that deck on an election stage, 440 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 3: I think a Republican wins ten out of ten. 441 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: Now in Congressman before we go there seems to be 442 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: at least online, so you know, who knows if this 443 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: plays out in the real world. But there seems a 444 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: lot of fracturing in the Republican Party. I guess I 445 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: didn't really realize how much of a glued Charley Kirk 446 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 1: seemed to be in the Republican Party and sort of 447 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: keeping everyone together. And then sadly, since it's passing, it's 448 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,640 Speaker 1: like everyone's at each other's throats, and it's like there's 449 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: already sort of this fight for twenty twenty in the 450 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: presidential election, it seems, and like accusations flying. You know. 451 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: We saw the whole thing with Heritage and Tucker, you know, 452 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: and it's like everyone's just at each other's throats, Like 453 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 1: how do we keep the Republican coalition together. I'm just 454 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 1: I'm a little bit worried at an election cycle where 455 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: it's already going to be tough and then we're fractured, 456 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 1: Like how do we pull this thing together? 457 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 3: I believe we have to be united by principle. That's 458 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 3: what our party has always been, our movement. Really to 459 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 3: a broader degree, we've always been aligned by principle. The 460 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 3: Democrats are. They are a fraction of a fractional party. 461 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 3: They have these various segments that all believe different things, 462 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 3: but they know the only way to accomplish it all 463 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 3: is to stay together, and that's what they do. Our 464 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 3: party is not that way. Our party is based upon 465 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 3: a strong set of ideals. Republicans are the party that 466 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 3: was formed to free the slaves. We are the party 467 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 3: that always supportes civil rights. We are the party that 468 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 3: supports legal immigration. We are the party that supports controlled 469 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:12,880 Speaker 3: immigration that can actually have people assimilate into the American 470 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:16,919 Speaker 3: way of life based on Western civilization and Judeo Christian values. 471 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 3: We're a party based upon merit and opportunity. That's who 472 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 3: we are as a party. We're a party of free 473 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 3: speech and free expression and yes, some organizing, but that's 474 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 3: who we are. And I think as long as we 475 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 3: say committed to that, a party based upon capitalism, not cronyism, 476 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 3: not corporatism, and not other policies like that, we are 477 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 3: a capitalist party. 478 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 4: That's who we are. We're a capitalist movement. 479 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 3: We believe in the free exchange of not just ideas, 480 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:46,479 Speaker 3: but the free exchange of labor for value. That's the 481 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 3: bedrock principles of what we are and I think as 482 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 3: long as we stay tied to those principles, our movement 483 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 3: will be just fine. I agree with you that I'm 484 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,360 Speaker 3: a little concerned about some of this fragmentation. I think 485 00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 3: a lot of this is the positioning for future elected office, 486 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:04,959 Speaker 3: but in the wake of Charlie's assassination, it's also in 487 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 3: part trying to grab the wheel of the void that 488 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 3: his assassination has created. And I think that, you know, 489 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,919 Speaker 3: voices in our movement are in the voices in the 490 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,479 Speaker 3: general movement who are now trying to point fingers at 491 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 3: Israel or trying to point fingers at people who've immigrated 492 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 3: legally to the United States. I think that's wrong. Israel's 493 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 3: our ally. We should stand behind them. It doesn't mean 494 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 3: we don't. We agree with everything that Bibnet and Yahoo does, 495 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 3: But I'll tell you this, I'd rather stand with Israel 496 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:38,399 Speaker 3: than stand with utter chaos in the the least. Definitely 497 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 3: not going to stand with the Iranian regime. They're crazy 498 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 3: and they want to see a demise of the United 499 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 3: States and a demise of Western civilization. So I think 500 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 3: we just have to be very clear about where we stand. 501 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 3: I think people who decide that that's not good enough 502 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 3: for them, I don't know what to tell them, But 503 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 3: I would tell those folks who are really concerned about 504 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 3: their economic futures and looking for somebody to blame or 505 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 3: old accountable, the best thing to do, in my opinion, 506 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,119 Speaker 3: is to stay committed to the principles of liberty, the 507 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 3: principles of freedom, the principles of strong capitalistic economic growth, 508 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 3: because those principles are what allow most people to thrive. 509 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 3: And that's what it will allow the United States to 510 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 3: continue to thrive, not just for another couple of years 511 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 3: before another two hundred and fifty. 512 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,920 Speaker 1: All right, Congressman Byron Donalds will leave it right there. 513 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,199 Speaker 1: Appreciate you for making the time, sir, Thank you so much. 514 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: Always great to catch up with you. 515 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 4: Always take it easy. 516 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: That was Congressman Byron Donalds. Appreciate him for taking the 517 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 1: time to come on the show. Appreciate you guys at 518 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,439 Speaker 1: home for listening every Tuesday and Thursday, but you can 519 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 1: listen throughout the week. Also one of things, John Cassio 520 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 1: and my producer for putting the show together. 521 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 2: Until next time.