WEBVTT - Worth Staying Up For: Longest SOTU Speech in History Also Most Entertaining 0:00:11.360 --> 0:00:17.720 Hey there, everybody, it is Wednesday, February twenty fifth, the 0:00:17.720 --> 0:00:22.360 best State of the Union ever. And with that, welcome 0:00:22.400 --> 0:00:25.200 to this episode of Amy and TJ. I should make 0:00:25.200 --> 0:00:27.640 a distinction here I said best State of the Union ever, 0:00:27.840 --> 0:00:30.600 not best State of the Union speech. 0:00:32.479 --> 0:00:34.160 Just the production itself. 0:00:34.280 --> 0:00:36.680 Wow, it was, you know what? 0:00:36.760 --> 0:00:39.239 It was worth not getting a lot of sleep for. 0:00:39.680 --> 0:00:42.480 We stayed up and look, you know me, I fall 0:00:42.520 --> 0:00:47.320 asleep pretty much watching anything after nine pm. I was 0:00:47.400 --> 0:00:52.920 up the entire time. It was highly watchable and dare 0:00:52.920 --> 0:00:54.320 I say, entertaining. 0:00:53.960 --> 0:00:56.120 And historic and long. 0:00:56.560 --> 0:00:59.160 Folks, if you didn't stay up, and maybe you didn't, 0:00:59.360 --> 0:01:03.120 but you missed the longest State of the Union speech 0:01:03.320 --> 0:01:08.160 in history, surpassing a record only set by mister Trump. 0:01:08.319 --> 0:01:09.920 It didn't feel like it was that long, I'll be 0:01:09.920 --> 0:01:10.280 honest with you. 0:01:10.400 --> 0:01:11.399 Didn't, you know? 0:01:11.520 --> 0:01:14.520 And that is why it was so watchable, because it 0:01:14.600 --> 0:01:18.480 wasn't just watching someone talk and talk and read prepared remarks. No, 0:01:19.280 --> 0:01:23.839 it was interspersed with poignant moments, things that even brought 0:01:23.880 --> 0:01:27.959 tears to my eyes, funny moments. I got a kick 0:01:28.000 --> 0:01:31.320 out of watching the two fellas behind Trump the entire time. 0:01:31.520 --> 0:01:36.000 Per usual, And yeah, it was. It had everything you'd 0:01:36.080 --> 0:01:39.000 want in a television production. 0:01:39.360 --> 0:01:42.199 It was a reality show, it was a game show. 0:01:42.760 --> 0:01:47.440 There were reveals, there were surprises, reunions, awards. 0:01:48.080 --> 0:01:51.680 This was a TV show the likes we've never seen. 0:01:52.000 --> 0:01:53.640 When we say this was the best day of the 0:01:53.720 --> 0:01:55.840 I'm saying this, I don't know how you feel about it. 0:01:56.080 --> 0:01:58.760 This was the best I've ever seen. Not having to 0:01:58.800 --> 0:02:01.640 do anything with that. This is not where we're going 0:02:01.720 --> 0:02:03.440 to get into the politics and the back and forth. 0:02:03.440 --> 0:02:05.640 Everybody's got that fact checks. He was lying about this 0:02:06.280 --> 0:02:09.000 a lot of stuff we've heard before. Anyway, robes, there 0:02:09.000 --> 0:02:12.360 was a production value, and we were watching a showman 0:02:12.440 --> 0:02:12.840 last time. 0:02:12.960 --> 0:02:17.200 Yes, and that is what made it so fun to watch. 0:02:17.240 --> 0:02:19.760 It wasn't just listening to what he had to say, 0:02:19.960 --> 0:02:24.160 or yes, what he was touting as his accomplishments. 0:02:23.320 --> 0:02:23.960 For the year. 0:02:24.600 --> 0:02:28.680 No, it was all of the stories that he created 0:02:28.720 --> 0:02:32.520 and his team created throughout the night, interspersed in his 0:02:32.639 --> 0:02:34.919 speech that kept you watching. 0:02:35.160 --> 0:02:37.080 Okay, so let's be clear, a lot of people who 0:02:37.120 --> 0:02:39.000 are just anti Trump are going to look at this 0:02:39.080 --> 0:02:42.280 and those statements are going to be out there. It 0:02:42.320 --> 0:02:44.240 was meant to be a distraction. He didn't have a 0:02:44.280 --> 0:02:46.280 real record to talk about. So he filled it with 0:02:46.320 --> 0:02:48.280 all these little moments and filled it with all these 0:02:48.280 --> 0:02:52.480 Americans and highlighting exceptionalism for the United States. And this 0:02:52.639 --> 0:02:55.079 was all just done as a show. This wasn't a speech. 0:02:55.120 --> 0:02:56.760 He did not tell us the state of the Union. 0:02:56.919 --> 0:03:02.400 We get that criticism understood. This is not politics. We're 0:03:02.400 --> 0:03:05.920 talking about Rose and I. We are simply talking about 0:03:06.400 --> 0:03:11.320 the effectiveness of moments. He had robes that were genuine 0:03:11.560 --> 0:03:14.640 with genuine people. They did not feel, at least to 0:03:14.800 --> 0:03:19.200 me necessarily, so you know what, they were authentic moments. 0:03:19.840 --> 0:03:23.520 And if you couldn't feel a hundred year old guy 0:03:23.760 --> 0:03:26.200 finally getting a medal of honor, if you couldn't feel 0:03:26.200 --> 0:03:29.200 a reunion between a woman and a family member who 0:03:29.240 --> 0:03:32.360 had been in jail, if you can't feel good seeing 0:03:32.720 --> 0:03:37.040 the US hockey team up there, forget politics, forget what 0:03:37.080 --> 0:03:41.080 you feel about Trump. Those were very cool moments in 0:03:41.120 --> 0:03:43.760 which we all related to and were proud of the 0:03:43.800 --> 0:03:45.480 people that were being recognized. 0:03:45.760 --> 0:03:47.360 And that's just truth. 0:03:48.360 --> 0:03:51.440 Yes, you summed it up perfectly. That is exactly why 0:03:51.600 --> 0:03:54.760 we watched. You know, we were hoping for a show, 0:03:55.320 --> 0:03:58.840 and it exceeded all expectations. I have to say, I. 0:03:58.880 --> 0:04:00.880 Was worried it was going to be nastier than it 0:04:00.960 --> 0:04:03.200 got between some of the hecklers. 0:04:03.640 --> 0:04:05.480 You pointed this out last night. 0:04:05.560 --> 0:04:07.760 Even as we were watching, and even as he was 0:04:07.880 --> 0:04:13.520 calling out democrats, he was he was doing it lightheartedly, 0:04:13.800 --> 0:04:16.479 if that makes any sense. Whereas when you read his 0:04:16.520 --> 0:04:19.680 true social posts and a lot of the vitriolge we 0:04:19.880 --> 0:04:23.279 hear and read from him seems very mean spirited and 0:04:23.320 --> 0:04:27.200 heavy handed. This was all very light and almost fun 0:04:27.320 --> 0:04:29.960 and funny. Dare I say, like even when he was 0:04:30.400 --> 0:04:33.040 saying things that were anti democrats and calling them out 0:04:33.040 --> 0:04:35.800 for not standing up, you were kind of laughing, like 0:04:35.920 --> 0:04:39.719 it wasn't It didn't feel mean at all. 0:04:39.839 --> 0:04:41.280 That's true. He was performing. 0:04:41.320 --> 0:04:43.400 He was a showman last night, and we said at 0:04:43.400 --> 0:04:45.520 the very big he's he's on tonight. 0:04:45.920 --> 0:04:47.240 He was well rusted. 0:04:47.400 --> 0:04:51.159 Yes, it felt like he had a bounce in his step. 0:04:51.200 --> 0:04:53.120 And to your point, again, I don't that it was 0:04:53.160 --> 0:04:55.039 a couple of mean moments people can point out in 0:04:55.120 --> 0:04:58.240 some of the context of the speech, but he was 0:04:58.240 --> 0:05:00.560 on now. I said to you at one point, Wow, 0:05:00.600 --> 0:05:03.679 he's been on for an hour, and it doesn't feel 0:05:03.720 --> 0:05:05.480 that way. But it ended up being almost a two 0:05:05.560 --> 0:05:07.440 hour speech. That's a long speech. 0:05:07.839 --> 0:05:10.960 An hour and forty nine minutes. Yes, as you pointed out, 0:05:10.960 --> 0:05:13.800 the longest State of the Union speech in history, and 0:05:13.880 --> 0:05:16.680 the previous record was an hour and forty minutes sent 0:05:16.760 --> 0:05:18.920 by set by Trump himself last year. 0:05:19.000 --> 0:05:20.440 And he set us up with this. He told us 0:05:20.440 --> 0:05:22.279 ahead of time, it's gonna be a long speech. I 0:05:22.279 --> 0:05:24.960 have a lot to talk about. And it was all 0:05:25.000 --> 0:05:27.360 he you know what, he didn't talk as much as 0:05:27.400 --> 0:05:28.480 he awarded. 0:05:28.600 --> 0:05:30.440 He was a host last. 0:05:30.240 --> 0:05:33.600 Night, directing things in that spot. Let's start though, with 0:05:33.640 --> 0:05:37.600 the entrance. This is always fun funny and sometimes you 0:05:37.640 --> 0:05:42.440 could say ridiculous to see these congressmen and women falling 0:05:42.480 --> 0:05:46.600 over themselves, clamoring, trying to get a handshake or a 0:05:46.640 --> 0:05:48.760 picture or a selfie or whatever with the president robes 0:05:48.800 --> 0:05:49.040 they were. 0:05:49.839 --> 0:05:51.520 It's I don't know, it's tradition. 0:05:51.720 --> 0:05:56.960 It turns it turns adults into little screaming teenage girls 0:05:57.120 --> 0:05:58.560 finding a member of the Beatles. 0:05:58.600 --> 0:06:00.040 Like that's what it looked. 0:05:59.839 --> 0:06:03.279 Like actually in moments, running trying to get selfies with 0:06:03.320 --> 0:06:04.320 the president. 0:06:04.200 --> 0:06:06.760 Completely as you you would. 0:06:06.560 --> 0:06:09.760 Be bortified having a camera trained on you while you're 0:06:09.880 --> 0:06:12.520 running after the president trying to get a selfie with him. 0:06:12.760 --> 0:06:14.600 But yes, we saw grownadult's doing. 0:06:14.360 --> 0:06:16.599 That, so we see it every time. I don't know why. 0:06:16.800 --> 0:06:17.400 It's tradition. 0:06:17.480 --> 0:06:20.000 It's kind of funny, it's kind of silly, but they do. 0:06:20.080 --> 0:06:21.240 And who was the guy, I don't even know who 0:06:21.279 --> 0:06:23.120 he was, the one that had the Trump tie on. 0:06:23.440 --> 0:06:25.240 That was hilarious. I don't know who it. 0:06:25.160 --> 0:06:27.120 Was last night, but yeah, the guy's trying to make 0:06:27.120 --> 0:06:30.080 his way to give a big speech. One guy tried 0:06:30.080 --> 0:06:31.680 to do a selfie and didn't you know, we've all 0:06:31.720 --> 0:06:32.040 been there. 0:06:32.080 --> 0:06:33.240 He couldn't get his right. 0:06:33.360 --> 0:06:35.720 Yes, like you're holding up the president. 0:06:35.640 --> 0:06:37.279 Dude, and everyone's watching you. 0:06:37.440 --> 0:06:39.480 Okay, And everybody was watching the moment. What did you 0:06:39.520 --> 0:06:42.360 think of it? Robes anticipating what is he going to do? 0:06:42.760 --> 0:06:44.799 Is he going to walk past members of the Supreme 0:06:44.800 --> 0:06:47.840 Court that he just ripped in the past several days 0:06:47.839 --> 0:06:51.159 for their decision. I thought he held it better than expected. 0:06:51.320 --> 0:06:53.160 I thought it was better than expected, is a good 0:06:53.200 --> 0:06:55.080 way to put it. I was worried that he was 0:06:55.080 --> 0:06:55.359 going to. 0:06:55.360 --> 0:06:59.440 Be petty, and he greeted them all as he walked by. 0:06:59.600 --> 0:07:02.440 He he gave him a little verbal lashing when he 0:07:02.520 --> 0:07:06.120 got up eventually to give his speech, but almost in. 0:07:06.080 --> 0:07:07.599 Again a funny way. 0:07:08.080 --> 0:07:11.480 He was obviously and is clearly upset about the Supreme 0:07:11.480 --> 0:07:16.040 Court's decision on his tariffs, and he did call out folks, 0:07:16.400 --> 0:07:18.800 but again it didn't feel mean. 0:07:19.040 --> 0:07:22.680 But after the anger we saw immediately after their decision, 0:07:22.800 --> 0:07:26.680 he went after several of them in a very nasty way. 0:07:27.200 --> 0:07:29.280 He had the opportunity to do so. Last night people 0:07:29.280 --> 0:07:31.800 were wondering will he with them sitting feet from him, 0:07:31.840 --> 0:07:34.040 is he going to be able to keep from going 0:07:34.080 --> 0:07:34.640 off on him? 0:07:35.000 --> 0:07:36.040 And Rosey kind of did. 0:07:36.080 --> 0:07:39.800 He just acknowledged a disappointing decision, a terrible does it whatever, 0:07:39.880 --> 0:07:40.480 and moved on. 0:07:40.600 --> 0:07:41.840 He didn't single anybody out. 0:07:42.040 --> 0:07:44.520 The only thing that was awkward about it was the 0:07:44.600 --> 0:07:49.800 camera choices that Network's made. They were actually like close 0:07:49.920 --> 0:07:53.360 up of the different faces of the Supreme Court justices 0:07:53.400 --> 0:07:57.400 as he was saying things, and their face stoically vacant, 0:07:57.520 --> 0:07:59.800 you know, trying not to have any expression or emotion 0:08:00.160 --> 0:08:01.520 as he's eviscerating them. 0:08:01.680 --> 0:08:03.160 That was awkward for me who. 0:08:03.000 --> 0:08:05.240 Had the They did a good job of not having 0:08:05.240 --> 0:08:07.480 an expression, But there's one I'm thinking about, which one? 0:08:07.760 --> 0:08:09.440 Did you notice one that did. 0:08:10.240 --> 0:08:14.160 No Elena Kagan to me, Oh really, Amy Cony Barrett. 0:08:14.160 --> 0:08:16.800 I give her credit. She was stoic, she knew that 0:08:16.880 --> 0:08:18.960 was the moment. Yes, and let me keep it cool. 0:08:20.320 --> 0:08:22.160 It was like the Award Show when they have five 0:08:22.240 --> 0:08:25.360 nominees for Best Actor and you know you have to 0:08:25.400 --> 0:08:27.680 be cool. When the reaction comes, it's not you. It's 0:08:27.760 --> 0:08:30.200 like she knows the camera's on her and she did not. 0:08:30.320 --> 0:08:31.040 She gave us nothing. 0:08:31.160 --> 0:08:32.600 You said she did a great job. 0:08:32.800 --> 0:08:35.480 Yeah, she gave us nothing, just a complete vacant like 0:08:35.800 --> 0:08:38.000 you will not be able to read my emotion right now. 0:08:38.280 --> 0:08:39.679 You cannot tell what I'm thinking. 0:08:39.800 --> 0:08:41.720 Moment of the night. It had to be the hockey team. 0:08:41.840 --> 0:08:43.360 Would it be for you the moment of the night? 0:08:43.880 --> 0:08:46.320 I well, there were several, but it was in my 0:08:46.440 --> 0:08:47.520 top three for sure. 0:08:48.440 --> 0:08:49.600 This was a nice moment. 0:08:49.720 --> 0:08:52.960 And look, the US men's hockey team the heroes for 0:08:53.000 --> 0:08:54.960 the rest of their lives for what they pulled off 0:08:55.480 --> 0:08:58.280 and the way he had them enter. We got word 0:08:58.280 --> 0:08:59.760 ahead of time that the hockey team was going to 0:08:59.760 --> 0:09:01.480 a I didn't know if they were going to sit 0:09:01.520 --> 0:09:03.800 there the whole time, which I thought would be really, 0:09:03.800 --> 0:09:06.199 they're gonna sit through that whole thing? No, he had 0:09:06.240 --> 0:09:10.800 them walk in stand a presentation gold medals, Robes. 0:09:11.520 --> 0:09:13.719 I thought it was great. They had the great sweaters on. 0:09:14.160 --> 0:09:18.200 It was a great moment. I don't know how to okay, 0:09:18.400 --> 0:09:21.320 he used them as paw. People will criticize what he did. 0:09:21.360 --> 0:09:24.640 But for that team to get that honor, that recognition 0:09:24.720 --> 0:09:26.800 on that night, I have no problem. 0:09:26.880 --> 0:09:28.880 I thought it was really cool and I love that 0:09:28.920 --> 0:09:31.960 he gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the goalie. 0:09:32.440 --> 0:09:36.760 We all watched that incredible save that absolutely gave tm 0:09:36.840 --> 0:09:39.960 USA the victory, and he specifically mentioned watching that save 0:09:40.440 --> 0:09:44.319 and giving him that high honor, the highest honor. 0:09:44.080 --> 0:09:47.400 And trope Rose. We almost told you Trump, Robes. We uh. 0:09:48.000 --> 0:09:49.719 We looked at each other when it happened and he 0:09:49.840 --> 0:09:52.720 talked about the president the highest civilian honor to a goalie. 0:09:53.280 --> 0:09:55.400 We both looked at you. O that damn okay with that. 0:09:55.600 --> 0:09:57.080 Yep, it was a cool moment. 0:09:57.160 --> 0:09:59.720 He was special then the Olympics and he is absolutely 0:09:59.720 --> 0:10:02.240 a American hero now at the very top. It didn't 0:10:02.280 --> 0:10:04.480 last long. How long did a representative Green last in 0:10:04.480 --> 0:10:05.360 the room? Five minutes? 0:10:06.080 --> 0:10:08.760 If that you kept saying, when's he going to get 0:10:08.800 --> 0:10:10.440 taken out? When's he going to get taken out with 0:10:10.480 --> 0:10:11.000 his sign. 0:10:11.559 --> 0:10:13.960 Yes, Representative Al Green who got kicked out last year, 0:10:14.000 --> 0:10:15.360 he got censured last year, did he not? 0:10:15.440 --> 0:10:15.760 He did? 0:10:16.840 --> 0:10:19.080 He had he said last year was spontaneous. He had 0:10:19.080 --> 0:10:21.400 a cane and got up, started yelling as the president 0:10:21.440 --> 0:10:25.240 that kicked him out. This time, this was a planned demonstration, 0:10:25.320 --> 0:10:26.800 for sure. He came in with signs. 0:10:26.920 --> 0:10:29.040 He came in with a sign that says black people 0:10:29.120 --> 0:10:32.760 are not apes, referring to, of course, President Trump reposting 0:10:32.960 --> 0:10:37.439 that video that at the end showed the Obamas as 0:10:37.640 --> 0:10:41.160 apes with Lion King playing in the background. So yes, 0:10:41.200 --> 0:10:45.400 he you can't make that up. Trump did not apologize 0:10:45.400 --> 0:10:47.800 for it, did take it down, but yes, Al Green 0:10:47.920 --> 0:10:49.160 making his point with his sign. 0:10:49.320 --> 0:10:50.520 You know I was supposed to have a sign. You know, 0:10:50.520 --> 0:10:52.000 I was supposed to have a pro so he was 0:10:52.040 --> 0:10:54.360 not following the korum if you will. He got escorted 0:10:54.440 --> 0:10:58.679 out once again. The only ugly I don't know whereas 0:10:58.679 --> 0:11:02.240 if we call it an ugly moment. But he did 0:11:02.280 --> 0:11:03.959 make mention in the speech. We got a heads up 0:11:04.240 --> 0:11:07.640 that this was one of the nastier or divisive moments 0:11:07.679 --> 0:11:10.439 of boy, he's calling out what the what's happened to 0:11:10.480 --> 0:11:14.240 fraud in Minnesota and specifically calling out the Somali community, 0:11:14.240 --> 0:11:18.959 and you could expect ilhan Omar, who represents that state. 0:11:20.440 --> 0:11:21.199 She started yelling. 0:11:21.240 --> 0:11:23.840 She started yelling, liar, you should be ashamed. She said, 0:11:23.880 --> 0:11:28.080 you're a murderer. You've killed Americans. Yes, and she was 0:11:28.400 --> 0:11:30.120 screaming at him while he was talking. 0:11:30.360 --> 0:11:31.880 That was an ugly moment. 0:11:32.000 --> 0:11:35.480 I don't know how Democrats supposed to handle last night. 0:11:35.520 --> 0:11:36.760 What do you do with this guy? Oh? Yeah, we 0:11:36.760 --> 0:11:39.360 didn't even mention. The count is somewhere between fifty and 0:11:39.360 --> 0:11:43.120 seventy Democrats boycotted. They didn't even show up to the 0:11:43.120 --> 0:11:45.160 State of the Union. They have their reasons, they have 0:11:45.240 --> 0:11:47.560 their feelings they have I mean, maybe they think they're 0:11:47.559 --> 0:11:50.840 doing the right thing. I don't know, you show up. 0:11:50.840 --> 0:11:52.600 I wish they would show up, but they have their 0:11:52.640 --> 0:11:53.520 own way of doing things. 0:11:53.559 --> 0:11:55.720 Look, I appreciated the folks who did show up. 0:11:55.760 --> 0:11:57.400 You did see a lot of empty seats on the 0:11:57.400 --> 0:12:00.319 Democrats side, and of course you saw Trump point out 0:12:00.400 --> 0:12:02.040 every time Democrats. 0:12:01.480 --> 0:12:02.240 Didn't stand up. 0:12:02.320 --> 0:12:06.320 This is very typical, but he did it often and 0:12:06.559 --> 0:12:10.400 in certain points where he was baffled or seemingly baffled 0:12:10.440 --> 0:12:14.000 Why wouldn't you stand up for that, for that person, 0:12:14.040 --> 0:12:14.600 for that honor. 0:12:14.640 --> 0:12:16.040 It has nothing to do with politics. 0:12:16.040 --> 0:12:18.200 So yes, if you did choose to come, and you 0:12:18.240 --> 0:12:20.560 were a Democrat, you were faced with that decision when 0:12:20.559 --> 0:12:21.319 do I stand up? 0:12:21.360 --> 0:12:23.680 When do I not stand up? That is that is tough. 0:12:23.720 --> 0:12:26.160 Sometimes they didn't seem like they had a meeting about 0:12:26.160 --> 0:12:26.800 it ahead of time. 0:12:26.920 --> 0:12:27.800 No, because it was. 0:12:28.160 --> 0:12:31.360 Yeah, it was varied, because there were times and broke. 0:12:31.480 --> 0:12:33.840 I think he called it out. There were moments that 0:12:34.000 --> 0:12:36.840 everybody in the country we all agree with, but it's 0:12:36.840 --> 0:12:40.360 coming from him, so we can't applaud it. That is 0:12:40.400 --> 0:12:42.480 what it felt like in the room, like, well, oh 0:12:42.520 --> 0:12:44.560 my god, I can't remember her his name? The parents, 0:12:44.559 --> 0:12:47.120 So the young lady killed on the train, the murdered. 0:12:47.559 --> 0:12:48.960 Yes, yes, yes, I remember her name. 0:12:49.000 --> 0:12:52.840 But YEH pointed out the parents. The mom has tears 0:12:53.360 --> 0:12:56.560 running down her eyes. A lot of Democrats sat on 0:12:56.559 --> 0:12:56.960 their hands. 0:12:57.120 --> 0:12:59.920 Yeah, that's tough. I don't know why that made they 0:13:00.120 --> 0:13:00.880 made that decision. 0:13:01.559 --> 0:13:04.480 It's I don't He even said some of them didn't 0:13:04.480 --> 0:13:06.320 stand up for I think it's right. 0:13:06.360 --> 0:13:06.920 The hockey team. 0:13:07.000 --> 0:13:09.320 No, he absolutely said that. Yes, he said, how do 0:13:09.360 --> 0:13:11.280 you not have some of you stood up, but not 0:13:11.400 --> 0:13:13.240 all of you did. How do you not stand up 0:13:13.280 --> 0:13:14.480 for the US hockey team? 0:13:14.600 --> 0:13:16.600 Yes, and he kind of set them up. And the 0:13:16.640 --> 0:13:19.400 biggest trap he set robes. I don't know if this 0:13:19.480 --> 0:13:22.679 is good politics, good theater, if it was petty, if 0:13:22.720 --> 0:13:26.440 it was unfair, even but what do you do? He 0:13:26.600 --> 0:13:31.880 asked Democrats a question that, oh, yes, The answer should 0:13:31.880 --> 0:13:33.160 have been yes, right. 0:13:33.240 --> 0:13:37.360 Yes, right, it was Robes. 0:13:37.640 --> 0:13:40.120 It was a trap. He did set them up, and 0:13:40.280 --> 0:13:45.200 it looked bad. But I don't know how it's being 0:13:45.280 --> 0:13:49.200 viewed today. But he's asking them the question, Robes, stand 0:13:49.240 --> 0:13:52.160 if you believe the first duty of the US government 0:13:52.200 --> 0:13:56.040 is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. 0:13:56.480 --> 0:13:59.200 It was a trap. It was an absolute trap. 0:13:59.559 --> 0:14:02.520 Half the room stood up, applauded soundly, and you see 0:14:02.559 --> 0:14:06.640 the other side of the room when asked, is your 0:14:06.800 --> 0:14:12.040 job to protect American citizens over illegal aliens? And they 0:14:12.120 --> 0:14:13.439 didn't respond to that. 0:14:13.760 --> 0:14:15.520 It was a trap. It was a set up. Maybe 0:14:15.520 --> 0:14:18.920 it was unfair, but to a lay person it looked bad. 0:14:19.000 --> 0:14:21.400 Maybe it did look bad. 0:14:21.440 --> 0:14:24.600 But I understand their dilemma because they're in their heads. 0:14:24.680 --> 0:14:27.000 I'm sure they're thinking, you know, what, my job is 0:14:27.040 --> 0:14:30.240 to protect all humans who are in this country, and 0:14:30.320 --> 0:14:35.040 so you know, not separating people based on their immigration status. 0:14:35.320 --> 0:14:37.320 That's what I'm thinking was in their heads. And by 0:14:37.400 --> 0:14:40.560 standing up, you're valuing one life over another. 0:14:40.880 --> 0:14:41.320 I don't know. 0:14:41.400 --> 0:14:42.960 I think it's a tough call for them, and that 0:14:43.040 --> 0:14:46.320 might be why many Democrats chose to boycott, because they 0:14:46.320 --> 0:14:48.400 were anticipating getting set up and putting. 0:14:48.160 --> 0:14:51.000 A spot that would actually make sense. How do you 0:14:51.160 --> 0:14:54.840 handle that, though, Robes? I mean, what is should we 0:14:54.880 --> 0:14:56.920 be asking that question? You know, it was worded in 0:14:57.000 --> 0:14:59.920 such a way, it was carefully done. It made it impossible. 0:15:00.120 --> 0:15:03.760 It was impossible because, yes, if you were somebody who 0:15:03.800 --> 0:15:09.000 has stood up to protect the lives of folks who 0:15:09.000 --> 0:15:12.520 are here who are undocumented, how do you stand up 0:15:12.600 --> 0:15:18.720 and value legally like legal status over illegal status. 0:15:19.000 --> 0:15:19.520 That's tough. 0:15:19.600 --> 0:15:22.360 And then the question other plenty of folks his supporters 0:15:22.400 --> 0:15:26.400 will look, how can you tell me that it's you're 0:15:26.480 --> 0:15:28.560 looking out for me and as an American citizen, just 0:15:28.600 --> 0:15:30.520 as much as you're looking out someone who crossed the 0:15:30.520 --> 0:15:34.720 border illegally that works in his base, that worked in 0:15:34.760 --> 0:15:37.840 certain parts of the country, And that was a I 0:15:37.880 --> 0:15:40.640 give them credit for the setup, but it was a setup. 0:15:41.200 --> 0:15:43.880 It was an absolute setup. The other parts, there were 0:15:43.880 --> 0:15:46.920 two Metal of Honors, meals of honor given out last 0:15:46.960 --> 0:15:48.400 night pros. 0:15:48.440 --> 0:15:49.680 These were highlight moments. 0:15:49.920 --> 0:15:52.240 They were because you asked if my the top moment 0:15:52.480 --> 0:15:55.600 was the US men's hockey team, and that was among them. 0:15:55.640 --> 0:16:01.920 But seeing these men in very two different parts of 0:16:01.960 --> 0:16:04.200 their life or fronts of their military service, one who 0:16:04.320 --> 0:16:06.280 was one hundred years old correct. 0:16:06.800 --> 0:16:11.240 And then we had the helicopter pilot who was injured in. 0:16:11.200 --> 0:16:14.080 The Venezuela raid. That was phenomenal. 0:16:14.120 --> 0:16:18.240 I didn't even realize that someone was so injured and 0:16:18.320 --> 0:16:22.640 someone so pivotal to the mission in getting Maduro. But 0:16:22.720 --> 0:16:26.200 the fact that he was described as piloting this this 0:16:26.320 --> 0:16:31.160 helicopter with bullet wounds in his his legs where his 0:16:31.240 --> 0:16:34.640 bones were fractured and he was in incredible pain having 0:16:34.680 --> 0:16:37.120 to pilot the helicopter using his legs. 0:16:37.640 --> 0:16:39.760 It was remarkable. They hear this. 0:16:39.800 --> 0:16:42.400 Story and then to see the guy come in using 0:16:42.400 --> 0:16:44.680 a walker and his wife with him. 0:16:45.000 --> 0:16:46.960 Oh yeah, Amy and Eric, I mean. 0:16:46.800 --> 0:16:49.479 Eric, that's my brother's name is Eric. So it was disturbing. 0:16:50.040 --> 0:16:50.240 Eric. 0:16:50.400 --> 0:16:52.000 I don't think he listens to the podcast. 0:16:52.080 --> 0:16:55.040 But they kept saying Amy and Eric Amy and Eric 0:16:55.080 --> 0:16:56.640 I'm like, oh my god, are Eric and amiens? But 0:16:56.680 --> 0:16:59.320 that's like my mom and dad telling us to come 0:16:59.360 --> 0:17:00.360 to dinner weird. 0:17:00.480 --> 0:17:02.520 So that was the only part that got weird for Robot. 0:17:02.880 --> 0:17:07.520 Her daddy Trump kept calling Eric Amy. But it was 0:17:07.560 --> 0:17:09.640 cool to see him standing there and the big guy, 0:17:09.840 --> 0:17:13.720 tough guy, this military uniform. I don't know if he 0:17:13.800 --> 0:17:15.879 knew the honor was coming, but as they were putting 0:17:15.880 --> 0:17:17.520 it on him, you said, he is trying to keep 0:17:17.520 --> 0:17:17.880 it together. 0:17:18.000 --> 0:17:19.560 Oh, he had tears in his eyes. I don't think 0:17:19.600 --> 0:17:21.280 he saw that coming. He did not know he was 0:17:21.280 --> 0:17:23.000 getting the Medal of Honor. It was awesome. 0:17:23.080 --> 0:17:25.280 And then the one hundred year old guy, Eve Royce Williams, 0:17:25.280 --> 0:17:26.960 World War two vet, they honored him. He was sitting 0:17:27.000 --> 0:17:29.240 next to Belaonnia Trump last night and they I think 0:17:29.240 --> 0:17:31.120 he mentioned him earlier in the night and then came 0:17:31.200 --> 0:17:33.000 back to him to give him the Medal of Honor. 0:17:33.040 --> 0:17:35.680 They put it around his neck and that's just a sweet, wonderful, 0:17:35.760 --> 0:17:40.320 adorable moment that you you cannot help but feel that moment. 0:17:40.359 --> 0:17:42.960 The other one Robes that had people in tears, or 0:17:43.720 --> 0:17:48.200 Alexandra Gonzalez, this is a young lady whose uncle ran 0:17:48.280 --> 0:17:50.480 for office in Venezuela but was locked up by the 0:17:50.520 --> 0:17:54.800 mad Maduro camp. This young lady apparently didn't know the 0:17:54.840 --> 0:17:58.840 fate of her uncle. Trump is telling this story, announcing everything, 0:17:59.119 --> 0:18:03.560 and es said that jail, we've closed it down, and 0:18:03.640 --> 0:18:07.919 those political prisoners have been freed. But then he went further. 0:18:08.000 --> 0:18:10.440 I didn't see the next couple of things coming, No. 0:18:10.520 --> 0:18:13.199 He said, Alejandra, I am pleased to inform you that 0:18:13.240 --> 0:18:16.760 not only has your uncle been released, but he's here tonight. 0:18:17.000 --> 0:18:19.040 We brought him over to celebrate his freedom with you 0:18:19.160 --> 0:18:21.040 in person. And then you see the two of them 0:18:21.400 --> 0:18:23.040 see each other. I don't know how long it had 0:18:23.119 --> 0:18:29.520 been hugging on live national television. Again, an incredible reality 0:18:29.560 --> 0:18:32.680 TV show moment, brought to you by President Trump. 0:18:32.840 --> 0:18:36.040 It was great TV production. Ropes. 0:18:36.080 --> 0:18:38.880 We have worked in television for a long time. How 0:18:38.880 --> 0:18:41.600