1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: In doing this, we appeal to Almighty God, just as 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: our forefathers did. George Washington, the founder of the War Department, 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: appealed to God's providence during every step of our improbable revolution, 4 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: on prayer, on bended knee, on the battlefield. Ron Reagan 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: did the same, appealing to Heaven is the world hung 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: in the balance? We do the same today, with Jesus 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: Christ as our God. May He grant us the wisdom 8 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: to see what is right and the courage to do it. 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: May God bless our warriors, and may God bless our 10 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:37,639 Speaker 1: great Republic. 11 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 2: Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hagsath appeared at the Reagan Library, 12 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 2: and while there he talked about the reason why one 13 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 2: million Americans gave what Abraham Lincoln called the last full 14 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: measure of devotion to the Republic. Here's the question. Did 15 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: those men die like Pete Hagsath said, for Jesus Christ, 16 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 2: they did not. It is Tuesday, December the ninth. This 17 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 2: is the morning the Secretary of War Crimes is profoundly 18 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: unfit to lead America's military. And though he stood up 19 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: at the Reagan Library and tried to claim the mantle 20 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: of a Republican president, that believed in peace through strength. 21 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 2: He failed. There's a simple reason for that. Ronald Reagan 22 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: knew a drunk when he saw one. His father would 23 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: be passed out on the steps when Ronald Reagan and 24 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 2: Dixon Illinois would step over him and root into the 25 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 2: inside of his boyhood home. Ronald Reagan didn't like degenerates, 26 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 2: and never ever would he have put one in command 27 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 2: of the US military. Never ever would he have put 28 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 2: a man like Pete Hegsath in the chain of command 29 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: for the release of nuclear weapons. No serious person who 30 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: was born in nineteen eleven, who witnessed World War Two 31 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 2: like Ronald Reagan did, would have ever entrusted Pete Hegseath 32 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 2: with any responsibility. He is an untreated psychiatric patient, married 33 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: three times, accused of abuse by his former wives. He's 34 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: a man who jumped up on a table and yelled 35 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,839 Speaker 2: in front of his colleagues at a nonprofit Kill all 36 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 2: the Muslims. Pete Hegsath couldn't run a five million dollar charity. 37 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 2: He is a literal version, real life of the Humphrey 38 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 2: Bogard character Captain Quig on a search for who stole 39 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 2: the strawberries. Pete Hegseth is paranoid. Pete hegsath is giving 40 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 2: members of his team polygraphs searching for the hidden traders 41 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 2: around him, like Hitler might have done, or Stalin insecure, paranoid, 42 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 2: somebody whose ethos is don't blame me, It's not my fault. 43 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 2: It must be the private. Ronald Reagan would have despised 44 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: Pete Hegxa. The man who said this, would not have 45 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 2: supported the carving up of a democratic nation between corrupt 46 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 2: administration officials and their Russian counterparts. 47 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 3: Yes, let us pray for the salvation of all of 48 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:29,119 Speaker 3: those who live in that totalitarian darkness. Pray they will 49 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 3: discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do, 50 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,559 Speaker 3: let us be aware that while they preach the supremacy 51 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 3: of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and 52 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 3: predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the earth, 53 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 3: they are the focus of evil in the modern world. 54 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 3: It was C. S. Lewis who, in his Unforgettable screw 55 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 3: Tape Letters wrote, the greatest evil is not done now 56 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 3: in those sordid dens of crime love to paint. It 57 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 3: is not even done in concentration camps and labor camps. 58 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 3: In those we see its final result. But it is 59 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 3: conceived and ordered, moved, seconded, carried, and minuted in clear, carpeted, warmed, 60 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 3: and well lighted offices by quiet men with white collars 61 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 3: and cut fingernails and smooth shaven cheeks, who do not 62 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 3: need to raise their voice. But because these quiet men 63 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 3: do not raise their voices, because they sometimes speak in 64 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 3: soothing tones of brotherhood in peace, Because like other dictators 65 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 3: before them, they're always making their final territorial demand, some 66 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 3: would have us accept them at their word and accommodate 67 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 3: ourselves to their aggressive impulses. 68 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: The man who said this about the honor of the 69 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 2: US military would not approve of murder on the high seats. 70 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 3: Two hundred and twenty five came here after two days 71 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 3: of fighting, only ninety could still bear arms. Behind me 72 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 3: is a memorial that symbolizes the ranger daggers that were 73 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 3: thrust into the top of these cliffs. And before me 74 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 3: are the men who put them there. These are the 75 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 3: boys of Puentejoe. These are the men who took the cliffs. 76 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 3: These are the champions who helped free a continent. These 77 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 3: are the heroes who helped end a war. Gentlemen, I 78 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 3: look at you, and I think of the words of 79 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 3: Stephen Spender's poem. You were men who, in your quote lives, 80 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 3: fought for life and lift left the vivid air signed 81 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 3: with your honor. I think I know what you may 82 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 3: be thinking right now, thinking we were just part of 83 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 3: a bigger effort. Everyone was brave that day, well, everyone was. 84 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 2: The man who said this about immigration would not approve 85 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 2: of the overt racism and the cruelty inherent in so 86 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 2: many of Pete Hagsas's public pronouncements. 87 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 3: You can go to live in France, but you cannot 88 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 3: become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany, 89 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 3: or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, 90 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 3: a Turk or Japanese. But anyone from any corner of 91 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 3: of the earth can come to live in America and 92 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 3: become an American. Yes, the torch of Lady Liberty symbolizes 93 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 3: our freedom and represents our heritage, the compact with our parents, 94 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: our grandparents, and our ancestors. It is that lady who 95 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 3: gives us our great and special place in the world. 96 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 3: For it's the great life force of each generation of 97 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 3: new Americans that guarantees that America's triumph shall continue unsurpassed 98 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 3: into the next century and beyond. Other countries may seek 99 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 3: to compete with us, but in one vital area, as 100 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 3: a beacon of freedom and opportunity that draws the people 101 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 3: of the world, no country on Earth comes close. This, 102 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 3: I believe is one of the most important sources of 103 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 3: America's greatness. We lead the world because, unique among nations, 104 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 3: we draw our people, our strength from every country and 105 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 3: every corner of the world, and by doing so, we 106 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 3: continuously renew and enrich our nation. While other countries cling 107 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 3: to the stale past. Here in America we breathe life 108 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 3: into dreams, We create the future, and the world follows 109 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 3: us into tomorrow. Thanks to each wave of new arrivals 110 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 3: to this land of opportunity, we're a nation forever young, 111 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 3: forever bursting with energy and new ideas, and always on 112 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 3: the cutting edge, all leading the world to the next frontier. 113 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 3: This quality is vital to our future as a nation. 114 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 3: If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our 115 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 3: leadership in the world would soon be lost. 116 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 2: Ronald Wragan revered the American military, and he entrusted to 117 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 2: its stewardship for eight years as commander in chief, did 118 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:26,239 Speaker 2: not abuse it, did not politicize it, and never did 119 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 2: the things that Trump is doing. Ronald Reagan was a 120 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 2: man of strong convictions and opinions, who respected his political opponents. 121 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 2: When he was shot and lay near death, his friend, 122 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 2: his opponent, the great Democratic Speaker of the House, Tip O'Neil, 123 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 2: broke into tears and got on his knees and prayed 124 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 2: for him. America is a country born from revolution. One 125 00:08:55,720 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 2: million Americans have given what Lincoln called the last full 126 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 2: measure of devotion. And no, they didn't do it for Jesus. 127 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 2: They did it for the constitution of the United States 128 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 2: of America. They did it for the Union. They did 129 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 2: it for their descendants so they could live in liberty 130 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 2: and freedom. What Pete Hagseth said is sick, and that 131 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 2: he said it at Ronald Reagan's library in front of 132 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 2: the people who tend to its memory is also sick. 133 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 2: In the end, if Ronald Reagan was here, he'd be 134 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 2: the first guy out there in the Republican Party calling 135 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 2: all of this out. And not in a million years 136 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 2: would he have ever been afraid of Trump, nor would 137 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 2: he have ever gotten on his knees. This is the warning. 138 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 2: I'm Steve Schmidt. This is the warning. I invite you 139 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 2: to join this community, where I promise to be honest, 140 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 2: blunt and direct about what is happening in this country. 141 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 2: America is in crisis. Follow and subscribe to this channel 142 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 2: and on sub stack. Thank you.