1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: Fortitude the strength of mind that enables a person to 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage. If 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: you've lived, then you've been called upon to show fortitude 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: at some point in your life. Maybe it was something 5 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:18,799 Speaker 1: as simple as asking that boss you don't like for 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: a raise, or maybe it was something far more serious, 7 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: like being asked to speak at a funeral for someone 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: that you love. To live is to experience adversity and pain, 9 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: sometimes even danger, and if you're living greatly or called 10 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: upon to face that pain with courage courage. What really 11 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: is courage the mental or moral strength, the venture persevere 12 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. So courage is not 13 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: the absence of fear. To show courage is to be afraid, 14 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: but to saddle up anyway and get the mission done. 15 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: I believe that fortitude and courage are inextricably linked. They 16 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: go hand in hand. I also believe that these characteristics 17 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: are absolutely essential in the next generation of American leaders. 18 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: My next guest is one of that generation, Eli Crane. 19 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: He's a former Navy seal. He's the CEO of a 20 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: company called Bottle Breacher, which was featured on Shark Tank 21 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: and now he's a freshman member of Congress. Eli embodies 22 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: fortitude and courage, and it was on full display for 23 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: his very first vote in Congress. He was one of 24 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: a few Republican holdouts during the vote for Speaker of 25 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: the House, fifteen rounds of votes, relentless and unforgiving pressure 26 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: to cave to other members, the media, lobbyists, special interests, pundits, 27 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: you name it. He faced it during that vote, but 28 00:01:55,280 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: he never budged. He didn't compromise his principles. Regardless of 29 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: whether you agree with him or not or that vote. 30 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: Isn't that refreshing? I think so, because all too often, 31 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: whether you're a Democrat or Republican or independent, we have 32 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: members of Congress who campaign on issues and then do 33 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: the opposite in Washington, essentially abandoning those who got them 34 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: elected in the first place. I have a feeling that 35 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: the people of Arizona's second Congressional District won't have that issue. 36 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: So I hope that you enjoy my conversation with Congressman 37 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: Eli Crane. If you like what you hear, be sure 38 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,239 Speaker 1: to subscribe to my YouTube channel or wherever you listen 39 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: to podcasts. Battleground is a show for you. A show 40 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: that cuts through all the bs is beholden to no one, 41 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: A show that is dedicated to saving our exceptional nation. 42 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: Never surrender, Ladies and gentlemen, Eli Crane, Welcome to Battleground. 43 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: By the way, you are the congres grisman elect for 44 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: Arizona's second congressional district. Man, I've known you for a 45 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: long time, Navy ceo, CEO of an amazing company called 46 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: Bottle Breacher. This is this is a new path for you, though, Man, 47 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: And I have to tell you, Eli, I was I 48 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: was cheering for you pretty hardcore, man, like you were 49 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 1: one of my favorite candidates you along with Morgan Latreuewe 50 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: and Derek Van Orden and Ryan Zinky loved Blake Blake 51 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: Masters and Kerry Lake as well. And I just think 52 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: like this country is very lucky to have you. So 53 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: so welcome to the program. 54 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 2: Hey, thanks a lot, Sean, I appreciate it. 55 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: So how you doing, man, how's life treating you as 56 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: the new congressman elect? 57 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 2: You know, it's pretty good. It's definitely been a you know, 58 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 2: a wild year and a half from the campaign to 59 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 2: going right into orientation. And I'm just grateful that we 60 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 2: did get a little bit of reprieve over the holidays, 61 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 2: to take a breath, rest a little bit, because things 62 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 2: are going to start furious and fast come January third. 63 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: I man, I saw a picture I think dvo Derek 64 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: van Orden tweeted it out a picture of you, a 65 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: picture of Derek, a picture of Morgan Latrelle, and a 66 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: picture of Ryan Zinkey on the steps of the capital. 67 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: For your orientation. Please tell me that you knuckle draggers 68 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: didn't break anything when you were in Washington, maybe other 69 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:23,679 Speaker 1: than the broken system. 70 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 2: Well that's the thing. They're actually pretty smart up there. 71 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: They only allow us team guys to get together for 72 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 2: pictures and then they and so no, it's it's always 73 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 2: cool to see some familiar faces and to you know, 74 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 2: have individuals in the room that you know, you've worked 75 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,799 Speaker 2: with in the past, and you come from a similar 76 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 2: community or the same community, and so that's always that's 77 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 2: always nice to because I know that a lot of 78 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 2: these folks walk into that swampy town and they don't 79 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 2: know anybody, and it's got to be it's got to 80 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 2: be terrifying for him. And so it's always good to 81 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 2: I see a friendly face. 82 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: Man, that is such a great point, Eli, because they're 83 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: in Washington, there is strength and numbers, and so going 84 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: in there, I think with a coalition of people around 85 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: you who are on a similar mission, and obviously I 86 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: know that that fighting for freedom is something that you've 87 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: always done and you value, and having men and women 88 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: on your left and right when you're on Capitol Hill 89 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: is something that's mentally important. And that's how you know, 90 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: one great movements happened, but also change as well. We 91 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 1: talk about the brotherhood of the Seal team community. You 92 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: were a Navy seal as well. How has that shaped 93 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 1: your perspective and prepped you for running an effective campaign? 94 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: But also being on Capitol Hill, you know, it might 95 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: not be. 96 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 2: Ways that people would, you know, typically think of, you know, 97 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 2: you think of special operations and you think of combat 98 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 2: and uh, but actually in many ways, you know, coming 99 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 2: into a seal team as a new guy, there's a 100 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 2: there's an intense amount of pressure and there's an intense 101 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 2: amount of tough love. That's probably the nicest way I 102 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 2: can say it, you know, but when you come into 103 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 2: when you come into Congress and you come into a 104 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 2: role like this, there's an intense amount of pressure to 105 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: play the game and do what you're told. And uh, 106 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 2: being around you know, Chris Kyle was He wasn't my 107 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 2: first LPO, but he was my second l PO. He 108 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 2: was my leading petty officer for two years. And so 109 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 2: being able to deal with, you know, strong personalities and uh, 110 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 2: you know, survive and keep your head held high and 111 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 2: try and do the right thing, you know, when when 112 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 2: you're dealing with those strong personalities that have a lot 113 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 2: of pool where you don't. I think that stuff like 114 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 2: that has been really influential for me and just uh, 115 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 2: you know, not forgetting why I'm here and not forgetting 116 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 2: you know that the constituents and the people back home 117 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 2: that actually voted for me. It's really easy when you 118 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 2: get up into that swampy mess to start getting pressure 119 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 2: from all these different people. And in many ways, there 120 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 2: are people you respect, but they don't have they they 121 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 2: don't really have the interest of your constituents in mind. 122 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 2: They have everybody has their own agenda. And so just 123 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 2: being able to be mentally tough and mentally strong and 124 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 2: remember what the mission is, I think has been one 125 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,119 Speaker 2: of the top things that I brought from the seal 126 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 2: teams and that I'm going to be, you know, relying 127 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 2: on heavily up here in Washington. 128 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: A man, Eli, That gets me psyched to hear you 129 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: say that, because it does seem like as someone I 130 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: mean who I've run for office myself, I know how 131 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: our constituents that feel about this issue, and I think 132 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: what they value now more than ever before, is someone 133 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: who's going to go to Washing and not forget them 134 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: and fight for them and be willing to take the 135 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: tough stands on issues that really matter. And whether it's 136 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: the issue of border security, which I know it's very 137 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: close to home for you, or election integrity, which has 138 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: become and needs to become a major pillar of the 139 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: GOP moving forward, but the ability First of all, if 140 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: you're a Seal, you're tough. You're someone who loves this country. 141 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: You volunteered to serve this country after nine to eleven 142 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: knowing that you were going to go into the fight 143 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 1: knowing that you might not make it home. I like 144 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: the idea of you going on Capitol Hill with that attitude, Eli, 145 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,719 Speaker 1: because it's going to take that level of toughness when 146 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: you're trying to be whipped into a position that you 147 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 1: don't want to take. That might not be in the 148 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: best interest of your constituents. Do you know what I mean? 149 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: Have you felt any of that pressure? Webs? In fact, 150 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: I kind of already know the answer to this question, 151 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: because I'm sure you felt some of this pressure already. 152 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: But have you felt some of that pressure? Oh? 153 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 2: Absolutely, And you know from you know, honestly from some 154 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 2: of the most powerful people in the country. So you know, 155 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 2: and it's one of those things where that's why I talked. 156 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 2: I went immediately to you know, dealing with you know, 157 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 2: very powerful you know. I once told another new guy, 158 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 2: you know, we were a new guy steal Team three 159 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 2: in Delta platoon. I told him we were driving around 160 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 2: San Diego running some arrans, and I said, you know, 161 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 2: just because of Chris Kyle was already called the legend 162 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 2: at that time, and he hadn't he wasn't done with 163 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 2: his service yet, he hadn't written a book. There were 164 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 2: no movies about him, but everybody knew who he was, 165 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 2: they knew what he had done, and we me and 166 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 2: this other new guy worked directly for him. There were 167 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 2: only twenty guys in that platoon. And I commented, just 168 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:55,679 Speaker 2: after walking into this, you know, this situation and realizing 169 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 2: how tiny I was and how big he was. And 170 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 2: I said to the other new guy, I said, you know, sometimes, 171 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 2: I mean, I won't mention his name, but sometimes, brother, 172 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 2: I think that Chris could kill one of us, throw 173 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 2: us in a dumpster and nobody would even care about it. 174 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 2: And we kind of laughed about it. But you know, 175 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 2: so I think that experiencing stuff like that is really 176 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 2: going to be valuable up here because I'm a lot 177 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 2: older now, though I'm still I'm once again the new 178 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 2: guy on Capitol Hill, and I have a lot to learn. Again. 179 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 2: You know, I'm not going to forget why I came here. 180 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 2: And if that means that certain people aren't happy with me, 181 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 2: that's okay. I didn't want this job. I never wanted 182 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 2: this job, Sean, but I was really concerned with the 183 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 2: direction that our country's headed. I know that there are 184 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 2: some strengths that I have, and you know, one of 185 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 2: the strengths that I have is just you know, trying 186 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 2: to do the right thing and and and sometimes just 187 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 2: you know, with with a certain stubbornness about it. And 188 00:10:58,040 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 2: but I'm gonna try and do it in it, you know, 189 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 2: a positive and loving way, and not you know, uh, 190 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 2: not be abrasive or alienate people at the same time. 191 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 2: And uh, you know, I hope I can maintain, you know, 192 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 2: key relationships with people that I care about and respect 193 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 2: in the process. But at the end of the day, 194 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 2: you know, I'm not I'm not coming up here to 195 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 2: be popular, and you know, I'm not coming up here 196 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 2: to be in the good old boys club. I'm coming 197 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 2: up here to represent the people of my district that 198 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 2: are sick and tired of sending people to Washington. They 199 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 2: don't don't do what they ask them to do, they 200 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 2: don't represent them. And it's like, Man, I'm watching interviews 201 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 2: and reading articles left and right about certain issues going 202 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,439 Speaker 2: on right now up in Capitol Hill, and you hear 203 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 2: people talking about this and talking about that, but you 204 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 2: rarely hear them talk about what their constituents want, what 205 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 2: they expect. And I think it's unfortunate because that's what 206 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 2: we are. We're representatives. And so you know, it's it's 207 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,559 Speaker 2: gonna be and it's gonna be interesting, Sean, because I mean, 208 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 2: I think the majority of the people that probably are 209 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 2: tuning into your show realize how broken this country is. 210 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: That's exactly right, and sometimes it just. 211 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 2: Gets overwhelming because it's just like, my god, where do 212 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 2: we even start in this on this mess? And you know, 213 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 2: I think it's you just take one bite of the 214 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 2: elephant at a time and you try really hard to 215 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 2: make sure that again you don't forget why you're here, 216 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 2: and you don't forget who you represent. 217 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's exactly right, and just someone to explain like 218 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: the the what you just said, take one bite of 219 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: the elephant at a time. Like the idea that when 220 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,839 Speaker 1: you're in a real tough situation, it's tough to wrap 221 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: your mind around the totality of what that mission might be. 222 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: So for me, like one of those like one of 223 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: those moments was ranger school when I'm sure Bud's weak 224 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: for you, or just just the gauntlet that you had 225 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: to run to become a Navy seal and the level 226 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: of commitment that you needed in your heart and mind 227 00:12:56,120 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: to make that make that mission a reality in your life. 228 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:02,959 Speaker 1: The idea that, like in ranger School, you look at 229 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: sixty two days, which often oftentimes becomes ninety and one 230 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty for guys like me who aren't that 231 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: high speed. But like the idea that, like, how am 232 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,439 Speaker 1: I going to make it through this school, marching twenty 233 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: miles a day, eating one meal a day, sleeping a 234 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: couple hours a night. And the way that you do 235 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: it is one you just never quit. But you just 236 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,439 Speaker 1: take one bite of the at one bite of the 237 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: elephant at a time. Can't eat the elephant all in 238 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: one sitting, right, So one small bite at a time, 239 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:32,559 Speaker 1: one moment at a time, one foot in front of 240 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: the other, and one one day becomes a week, and 241 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: one week becomes sixty days, and at sixty two days 242 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: you graduate that school. And so I love that attitude, Eli, 243 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 1: because it's going to take that mentality going into Washington 244 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: and going and going into Capitol Hill. And you're right, 245 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 1: there are so many issues that we face as a 246 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:58,079 Speaker 1: nation right now, and really it does feel like our 247 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: country is coming apart at the seam. And the speed 248 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: at which after the twenty twenty presidential election, the debacle 249 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,959 Speaker 1: that was the twenty twenty presidential election, the speed at 250 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: which this country has what seems like fallen off a cliff. 251 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: And I used to joke around in the campaign trail 252 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: and say, you know, if you were trying to destroy 253 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: this country in two years or less, what exactly would 254 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: you do differently than Joe Biden is doing right now. 255 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: It seems like like there's this tendency Elia to sort 256 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: of say, oh, Joe Biden's just an old buffoon, doesn't 257 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: know what the hell he's doing, Like so, oh, there's 258 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: clearly somebody behind the curtain controlling him. But actually I 259 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: think there were The opposite is true. He's been ruthlessly 260 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: efficient in his mission in just two years in office. 261 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: And you look at like this issue of Title forty 262 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: two and how that will affect the state of Arizona, 263 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: your district and your constituents. It seems like they want 264 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: to roll back Title forty two fast as possible, even 265 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: though it would hurt the people of Arizona. 266 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 2: No, you're right, Sean, and I've made similar marks on 267 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 2: the campaign trail myself. And it's it's because at the 268 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 2: at the core of my being, I believe it. I 269 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 2: none of this makes sense to me unless you're trying 270 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 2: to destroy the country. I mean, you're either they're either 271 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 2: the most foolish and competent people in the world or 272 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 2: they're trying to destroy it exactly. And when you pair 273 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 2: when you pair it with the fact that you know, 274 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 2: they are in many ways pushing socialism, Marxism, radical ideologies 275 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 2: that have never worked, you know, to make a people 276 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 2: more free or prosperous. It makes me come down on 277 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 2: the side every time that they're trying to destroy it. 278 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 2: And so that's again one reason why a guy like me, 279 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 2: who never wanted to be in politics, who definitely you know, 280 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 2: never wanted to wear a suit every day, as you 281 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 2: can tell by my you know, he'll bility, you know, 282 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 2: but hey, this is where the fight is now. And 283 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 2: so if my kids are going to grow up with 284 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 2: the freedom and opportunity that you and I did, Okay, 285 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 2: where's the fight? How can I be used? And and 286 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 2: you know, this is where God has put me at 287 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 2: this point in time. And I feel grateful to be 288 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 2: able to serve my country once again and show my kids, 289 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 2: you know, through example that hey, you know, life isn't 290 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 2: you know, life isn't all about vacations and you know, 291 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 2: and and all and pleasure and all these things that yeah, 292 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 2: all of us want, but life is full of adversity. 293 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 2: You were given given skills, talents, and abilities, What are 294 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 2: you going to do with them? And you know it's 295 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 2: like those those are the things in my life that 296 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 2: are the most fulfilling when I'm actually in the fight, 297 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 2: when I'm using the skills and talents and abilities that 298 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 2: God gave me to fight for something that I feel 299 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 2: as much believe as much bigger than me, much more 300 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 2: important than me, And I'm just glad to be a tiny, 301 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 2: tiny little part of you know, a much bigger story. 302 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: Well, I know that being a family man and a 303 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: father and a husband is something that is really important 304 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: to you. Eli. How have how have you? How have 305 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 1: you walked this path with your family? Because it's when 306 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 1: you when you decide to run for office. It's not 307 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: like a decision that you're making in a vacuum. Your 308 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: your wife is affected in crazy ways that maybe you 309 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,399 Speaker 1: didn't foresee when you made the decision. Your children are 310 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: affected every day when they go to school. How how 311 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: have you? How has your family adjusted to this? I 312 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: don't want to say it's I don't want to say 313 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: it's a career change, for sure, But serving and fighting 314 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 1: for this country is something that you've always done. But 315 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 1: doing it as a representative on Capitol Hill and a 316 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: representative of the people of your district in Arizona is 317 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: a different thing. And the fight is different. So has 318 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 1: your family been affected by this at all? Oh? 319 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 2: Absolutely, you know, I I don't think there's any way 320 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 2: that they couldn't be. But thankfully, for me, I have 321 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 2: an amazing wife who you know, has been the bedrock 322 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 2: and the foundation of our family for a very long time. 323 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 2: You know, She's been the CEO of our household for 324 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 2: a very long time, and she does an amazing job 325 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:19,400 Speaker 2: doing it. Her and I were married the entire time 326 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 2: I was in the sealed teams. We have a ninety 327 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 2: five percent divorce rate, you know, So just we we've 328 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 2: been through a lot together and then we started a 329 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 2: small business together, which is which I don't recommend to 330 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 2: a lot of couples, but you know, we lived through 331 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:36,679 Speaker 2: that together. So even though my family has absolutely, you know, 332 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 2: felt a lot of the you know, strain of this 333 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 2: new chapter, in many ways, I think that you know, 334 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 2: we're as well equipped to deal with it as you know, 335 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 2: most most families can be. And so I think just 336 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 2: you know, trying to bring your kids into it while 337 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 2: protecting them at the same time, and and just talking 338 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 2: through things with them that they might see or might hear, 339 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 2: but also talking about the bigger picture and why it's important. 340 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 2: You know, that's something that I made sure that my 341 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,880 Speaker 2: kids understand. And they you know, they they know full 342 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 2: well that Dad didn't need another feather in his cap. 343 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 2: This wasn't something that and they never heard me talk 344 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 2: about it in the past that I wanted to run 345 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 2: for office one day, you know. So I think that 346 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 2: they understand that. They just know that I love this country. 347 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 2: I'm very concerned about this country, and I tell them why. 348 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,360 Speaker 2: I tell them specifics, and I try and help them 349 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 2: understand because I know that often in this culture, they're 350 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 2: getting the exact opposite. They're getting indoctrinated or you know, 351 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 2: into up, you know, just a bunch of nonsense and 352 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 2: being taught to hate this country and that this country 353 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 2: is you know, inherently racist and all of these other things. 354 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 2: And so I want my kids to, you know, instead 355 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:57,959 Speaker 2: of just you know, playing video games and and all 356 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 2: the other stuff that I think, you know, can be 357 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,199 Speaker 2: great for kids, but I want them to understand that 358 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 2: there's a bigger picture out there. And if you know, 359 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:09,239 Speaker 2: freedom has always had to be fought for. It's not 360 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 2: just it's not just given, it's not just granted. It's 361 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 2: actually very unique and there have been so many men 362 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:18,880 Speaker 2: and women Sean that even before you and I ever 363 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 2: put a uniform on, fought for this country and fought 364 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 2: for something greater than themselves. And that's what it's always 365 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,400 Speaker 2: going to take. So I want my kids to understand that. 366 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 2: And maybe if they don't decide to serve themselves, you know, 367 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 2: maybe at least they'll have I hope they have their 368 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 2: respect for men and women that continue to, you know, 369 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 2: put their lives on the lines, sacrifice time with their 370 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 2: families so that you know, the next generations, can you know, 371 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 2: enjoy what we did? 372 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: Do you do you ever? Are you afraid for the 373 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: future of your children in the country that they may Inherit? 374 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,639 Speaker 2: Absolutely That's why I'm doing this. I'm terrified. I'm terrified 375 00:20:56,760 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 2: with what I see every day from how foolish we 376 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 2: how foolish we've been. I'm terrified when I see the 377 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 2: national debt what it is, you know. And here's the 378 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 2: thing we were talking about, Democrats. I'm as pissed off 379 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 2: at Republicans as I am at Democrats. I'll tell you something, John, 380 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 2: I haven't voted on any legislation yet, but we did 381 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 2: vote on conference rules a couple of weeks ago, and 382 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,479 Speaker 2: fifty two of us voted to get rid of ear marks, 383 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 2: and one hundred and fifty people voted one hundred and 384 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 2: fifty Republicans voted to keep them in place. Now, keep 385 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 2: in mind, ear marks can be a good thing, especially 386 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 2: if you're in a rural, rural district like mine. But 387 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 2: you know, this government has gone, has gone so far south, 388 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:42,959 Speaker 2: so far off the rails. 389 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 1: There's almost no fiscal completely out of control it is. 390 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 2: And it's just like, and I kept hearing the theme. 391 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 2: Guys were saying, oh, well, this is our constitutional duty 392 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 2: and you know, to control the purse strings, and that's true, 393 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 2: but it's also our constitutional duty to show some fiscal 394 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:04,679 Speaker 2: responsibility and to keep be responsible with money that's not 395 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 2: even our money. It belongs to the taxpayer and the constituents. 396 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 2: And it's like, one of the other things I heard 397 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 2: Sean was oh, well, this is just one percent of 398 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 2: you know, our spending. And I'm like, well, if you're 399 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,719 Speaker 2: not willing to if you're not willing to make sacrifice 400 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 2: and cuts to one percent of the spending, don't tell 401 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 2: me you're going to do it for ninety nine percent 402 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:24,399 Speaker 2: of the spending. And it's just like everybody just sees 403 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:29,199 Speaker 2: this town as this you know, golden connex box and 404 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:33,199 Speaker 2: you know, and just a way to you know, you know, 405 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,880 Speaker 2: promote themselves and go back to their district and waive 406 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,159 Speaker 2: this little line item around. Hey, I got us this, 407 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 2: you know, this little thing that we all wanted. But 408 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 2: it's just it's kind of sad Sean because I expect 409 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 2: Democrats to be Democrats and continue to move in lockstep 410 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 2: with these radical ideologies that are destroying the country. But 411 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:58,160 Speaker 2: I'm more disappointed in Republicans that don't show any appetite 412 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 2: to actually make the hard choices to do what's necessary 413 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 2: to start turning this thing back in the direction it 414 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 2: needs to go. 415 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: I totally agree with you. And in this one point 416 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: seven trillion dollars Omnibus spending bill is a perfect example 417 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 1: of that. Like why the Republicans did not wait until 418 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: Republicans took control of the House in January, if for 419 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: no other reason then just giving them some leverage at 420 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: the negotiating table about talking about which in the actual 421 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: bill is beyond me and and the idea that look, 422 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: the idea that we are spending money to protect other countries' 423 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: borders and yet not protecting our own while we're in 424 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 1: the middle of a pandemic. And by the way, like 425 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 1: what the New York Times and the Washington Post are 426 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,959 Speaker 1: all forcing down our throats now is that the triple demic, 427 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: like the idea that RSV Flew and COVID together is 428 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:59,880 Speaker 1: creating some terrible health crisis while at the same time 429 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: letting Title forty two expire, which, as you know, Title 430 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:08,119 Speaker 1: forty two is less of an immigration law more of 431 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: health policy. So you're talking about dismantling Title forty two 432 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 1: so that asylum seekers and illegal immigrants can pour over 433 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 1: the board over a southern border into our country when 434 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: crime is at almost at an all time high, especially 435 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: in cities like Philadelphia where they just hit their five 436 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 1: hundredth homicide this year, drugs are pouring into the country 437 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: in the middle of a pandemic. It just everything that 438 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: they do eli seems to be laser focused on what 439 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,880 Speaker 1: the left calls fundamentally transforming our country. And what I 440 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,880 Speaker 1: ask people often is like, do you understand what that means? 441 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,919 Speaker 1: To fundamentally transform the greatest country on the face of 442 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: the planet, the freest country on the face of the planet. 443 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: Means to tear it down, brick by brick and rebuild 444 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: it into something that I know, I didn't raise my 445 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: right hand to fight for, you know. And the idea 446 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 1: that my children might inherit that country country is is 447 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: something that scares the hell out of me. 448 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 2: No, I'm with you one hundred percent. And like I said, 449 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 2: it just goes back to are they completely foolish or 450 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 2: are they trying to destroy it? And uh, maybe a 451 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,919 Speaker 2: combination of both. I really don't know. The bottom line is, 452 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 2: to your point, nothing that they're doing really makes sense 453 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 2: if you're trying to create freedom, safety, and opportunity, and 454 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 2: you know, and and and you and I have just 455 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 2: hit a couple of the you know, the issues. You know. 456 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,360 Speaker 2: But what what I see going on with the Department 457 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 2: of Justice and the FBI is probably as scary as 458 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 2: anything anything out there. And and this FBI and this 459 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 2: Department of Justice must be brought back under control because 460 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 2: they become partisan, they become weaponized, and that that is 461 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 2: not their charter. It's not it's not what they were 462 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 2: ever intended to do. And it's it's got to stop 463 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 2: if we're going to have, you know, a constitutional republic, 464 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 2: you know, where you have freedom of speech and people 465 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 2: aren't targeted because of their political views, and it's just 466 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 2: gotten way out of hand. 467 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 1: And the idea that there are actual x Intelligence Agency 468 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,679 Speaker 1: personnel working at places like Twitter, Facebook, Google, you know, 469 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: x NSA, CIA intel folks from the military working at 470 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: these institutions, working with and colluding with our government to 471 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:34,120 Speaker 1: suppress opinions that they don't like. Just even talk about 472 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: election integrity. And the idea that mail in ballots are 473 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: not secure. And by the way, I have the same 474 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 1: opinion that Jimmy Carter had, the same opinion that the 475 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: New York Times had in twenty twelve, the idea that 476 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 1: mail in ballots are not as secure. They're not secure. No, 477 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 1: they're not. They're not. 478 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 2: They're not. And I think, don't quote me up, but 479 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 2: I think it's almost two thirds of the European Union won't. 480 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: Even allow That's exactly right, That's exactly. 481 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 2: Right, because even you're even the Europeans know that it's 482 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 2: it's the easiest way to corrupt an election. And it's 483 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 2: just it's so sad to me because I think Americans 484 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 2: have we've become so we become so checked out and 485 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,719 Speaker 2: so complacent, like we don't. We're not even tracking on 486 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 2: things like this anymore. Like it blows my mind that, 487 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 2: you know, the United States is like the number one 488 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 2: consumer for you know, child sex trafficking. I mean, it's 489 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 2: just disgusting to me. But yet people don't think that 490 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 2: we would. You know, we have people here that would 491 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 2: interfere in elections if it if it meant giving them 492 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 2: the power that they so desire. And it's just you 493 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 2: have to understand humanity, and I think you have to 494 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:49,680 Speaker 2: understand the context of good and evil and what men 495 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 2: and women have been willing to do throughout the history 496 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 2: the course of history for power, and it's Americans are 497 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 2: no different. And it's just it blows my mind that, 498 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,199 Speaker 2: you know, people don't think that or think it's a 499 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 2: big deal that we don't have tightly run elections. If 500 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:10,679 Speaker 2: your vote doesn't matter, that's a massive problem, you know. 501 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 2: And it's just and I'm not saying it happens everywhere. 502 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,679 Speaker 2: I'm really not. All I'm saying is a lot of 503 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:20,679 Speaker 2: the stuff that's been going on in our elections for 504 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 2: a long time. It's very it's very concerning, and I don't, 505 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 2: you know, I don't believe it's accidental. I don't believe 506 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 2: it's coincidental at all. I believe there are people, you know, 507 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 2: in this country, just like in any other country, that 508 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 2: are willing to, you know, corrupt our system, that are 509 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 2: willing to, you know, commit fraudulent activities in our elections 510 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 2: to achieve the outcome that they want. And if you're 511 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 2: willing to open your eyes and you know, take away, hey, 512 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 2: I'm a republic plan, I'm a Republican, I'm a Democrat, 513 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 2: I'm an independent. Just look at a lot of the 514 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 2: evidence from you know, some of the ballot harvesting. You 515 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 2: know that you know, two thousand, two thousand mules and 516 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 2: through the vote exposed to you know, some of the 517 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 2: other you know, some of the other things that have 518 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 2: taken place. I mean, it's right there for you to see. 519 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 2: You just have to you just have to be willing 520 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 2: to see it and not bury your head in the 521 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 2: sand because you don't want to see it. Because if 522 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 2: you do see it, then you realize, oh my god, 523 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 2: this country is in a lot more trouble than I 524 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 2: thought it was. 525 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I totally agree. When you're talking about power 526 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 1: and millions and millions of dollars in the line in 527 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: the most powerful nation on the face of the planet, 528 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 1: you know what people would and would not be willing 529 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 1: to do to gain those positions of power. And if 530 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 1: it was if it meant you know, if it meant 531 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: mailing in a couple of ballots without a clear chain 532 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 1: of custody, or signing somebody's ballot, which of course is 533 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 1: is somebody else's ballot, is the course against the law people. 534 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 1: I firmly believe that people would would absolutely do something 535 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:59,240 Speaker 1: like that. Eli, And so, what what's your take on 536 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: what happened in Maricopa County with carry Lake? Because I 537 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 1: saw her lawsuit, I read through her lawsuit. Having had 538 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: several election lawsuits myself, I had a case at the 539 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 1: Pennsylvania Supreme Court. At the United States Supreme Court, I've 540 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: been involved in funding election lawsuits. We have a case 541 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: at the Supreme Court now, or had a case at 542 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: the Supreme Court on the independent state legislature theory here 543 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: in Pennsylvania. While that case was dismissed, a lot of 544 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: its tenants were taken up in the North Carolina case 545 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 1: at the United States Supreme Court is going to be 546 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 1: hearing election cases or election cases are tough because they 547 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 1: require substantive proof. But it seemed like Carrie Lake had 548 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: built a very compelling case with regards to witnesses, whistleblowers, 549 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: actual ballots whose signatures did not match, like concrete proof 550 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: that ballots were not being counted on site and be 551 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,960 Speaker 1: counted offset, which is a violation of procedure. And it 552 00:30:56,080 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 1: just seemed like, you know, the judge, much of this 553 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: information was presented to the judge in a very clear 554 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 1: and concise way. But because the Board of Elections Americopa 555 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:11,600 Speaker 1: County didn't admit to doing it on purpose, that there 556 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:15,160 Speaker 1: was nothing that we could do. And to me, that's 557 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 1: a great flaw in our system because what about tens 558 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: of thousands of people that potentially were disenfranchised for that 559 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 1: are people that cast votes that had their ballot and 560 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 1: negated by one that probably shouldn't have been counted in 561 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:32,560 Speaker 1: the first place. To me, this is this is a 562 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 1: real problem, as you mentioned, Eli, and I just would 563 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: love to get your take on it, because I know 564 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 1: your boots on the ground out there. 565 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I think that I think that unfortunately 566 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:48,480 Speaker 2: voters did get disenfranchised once again out here in Arizona. 567 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 2: I mean, and you can start you can start from, 568 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 2: you know, even the real the just the basics. Go. Look, 569 00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:59,720 Speaker 2: if you've ever if you've ever gone to an event, 570 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 2: and you've ever watched Carrie Lake, Carrie Lake was one 571 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 2: of the best candidates in the entire country. I don't know, 572 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 2: I think you know, in the entire country. That woman 573 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 2: is dynamic, She's as good of a communicator as there 574 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 2: was in the country. She's very she's very aggressive in 575 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:22,959 Speaker 2: you know, just the plans that she'd laid out, you know, 576 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 2: and when you compared her to Katie Hobbs, I mean, 577 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 2: it was not even not even a question of who 578 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 2: the stronger candidate was. And then some of the things 579 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 2: that you talked about. You know, this is one of 580 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 2: the things that bothers me, Sean because the burden and 581 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,400 Speaker 2: I'm not an I'm not I'm not an election integrity 582 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:45,480 Speaker 2: expert or anything like that, but just the following that 583 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 2: I was doing on it. I think they had very 584 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 2: hot you know, Carrie's attorneys and her legal team had 585 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 2: a very high, you know bar that the judge you know, 586 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:59,440 Speaker 2: set and that they had to prove that, you know, 587 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 2: a lot of these things were intentional, and that can 588 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 2: be very hard to do, especially with the amount of 589 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 2: time that they were given. That being said, you know, 590 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:08,719 Speaker 2: some of the evidence showed that, you know, they were 591 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 2: up to three hundred thousand ballots that didn't have chain 592 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 2: of custody right there were, and I think that I 593 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 2: think it was shown that there was no way possible 594 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 2: for you know, some of these many of the signatures 595 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 2: didn't match. In many cases, I think the signatures were 596 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 2: being you know, looked over by AI or intelligence that 597 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:33,240 Speaker 2: you know, artificial intelligence isn't even allowed, you know, and 598 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 2: it's just like, here's here's the thing. Like a lot 599 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 2: of people they're like, oh, that's not really that big 600 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 2: of a deal. There's no there's no smoking gun or whatever. 601 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 2: But if you were in a courte of law and 602 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 2: you were being prosecuted and you know, the evidence that 603 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 2: was being used against you had no chain of custody, 604 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 2: the case would probably be thrown out immediately and you 605 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:57,800 Speaker 2: probably you'd probably be glad that there was actually chain 606 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 2: of custody protections to make sure that evidence wasn't tampered with, 607 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 2: because that stuff does happen. But you know, and and 608 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 2: signature of verification and you know, chain of custody are 609 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 2: two of the only protections that allow us to have 610 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 2: mail in voting, you know, mail in voting in the 611 00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:18,560 Speaker 2: first place. Those were the safeguards that were put in 612 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:20,560 Speaker 2: place to tell people, hey, this is going to be okay, 613 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:22,759 Speaker 2: we can do this. I know, I know it's been 614 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 2: corrupted other places, but we're going to put safeguards in 615 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,839 Speaker 2: there to make sure that you're you're not disenfranchised, and 616 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:31,279 Speaker 2: that your vote really does count. And so when those 617 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 2: things aren't adhered to, like they weren't once again out 618 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:38,120 Speaker 2: here in Arizona, that's a problem and it does affect 619 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 2: elections and the outcome of elections in Kerry Lake. Abe 620 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:47,800 Speaker 2: Hammaday and others are absolutely justified, in my opinion, in 621 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:50,839 Speaker 2: calling foul. And it is not just them. A lot 622 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 2: of a lot of Arizonians are calling foul. And I 623 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 2: know that it's not just Arizonians that watch that trial 624 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:58,719 Speaker 2: and feel, oh my god, what is the deal with 625 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:02,160 Speaker 2: our elections? They're not if they're not transparent, they're not secure. 626 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:04,840 Speaker 2: You know, why is this? Why is this stuff going on? 627 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:08,080 Speaker 2: And to have all the to have all the machines 628 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 2: go down, you know, not all of them, but a 629 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:15,799 Speaker 2: very significant percentage of the machines go down on election day. 630 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:20,120 Speaker 2: I mean, come on, it's just it's ridiculous. Everybody knows it. 631 00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:23,520 Speaker 2: And honestly, Sean, I don't know how we get there, 632 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:25,239 Speaker 2: but I think this is one of the ways that 633 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:27,319 Speaker 2: we get there is by people not being afraid to 634 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:30,759 Speaker 2: talk about it. You know, we've been told for you know, 635 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:34,799 Speaker 2: I've even been told in my my brief political career, Eli, 636 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:38,040 Speaker 2: you can't talk about election integrity because it doesn't it doesn't, 637 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 2: it doesn't pull well, and people don't want to hear 638 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 2: about it. People just want to move on. No I'm not. 639 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:43,680 Speaker 2: I'm not going to just move on and act like 640 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:46,799 Speaker 2: this stuff isn't happening, you know, it's it blows my 641 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,200 Speaker 2: mind that people think you could just you know, you 642 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 2: can just move on and not talk about election integrity 643 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 2: and then everything's going to be fine. No. If if 644 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:58,719 Speaker 2: our elections aren't tightly run and people don't have confidence 645 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:02,520 Speaker 2: in them, and they aren't, we don't have a country. 646 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:06,320 Speaker 2: You know, we're teetering on. We're teetering towards third world 647 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,239 Speaker 2: banana republic territory, and everybody it. 648 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:12,880 Speaker 1: And it wasn't that long ago the Democrats said the 649 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: same thing. 650 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 2: I know. 651 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:17,720 Speaker 1: Twenty eighteen, you had Kamala Harris out there talking about 652 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:23,640 Speaker 1: voting machines being unsecure and we should move to paper 653 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:28,120 Speaker 1: ballots because they're more secure, they can't be hacked. You 654 00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:34,399 Speaker 1: had the Democrats almost universally saying that the Russians interfered 655 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:38,680 Speaker 1: in our elections and installed President Trump was an illegitimate president. 656 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:40,879 Speaker 1: They did it for They did it for all four 657 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 1: years of his presidency. They complained about election machines, they 658 00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:48,440 Speaker 1: complained about election integrity. And the moment that Republicans voice 659 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:52,839 Speaker 1: any concerns about election integrity and come forward with very 660 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:57,920 Speaker 1: pragmatic solutions. And we're not talking about you know, Krakens 661 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 1: from space or anything like that, right, We're talking about 662 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:06,840 Speaker 1: pragmatic election reforms that would make people's vote secure. And 663 00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:11,719 Speaker 1: I totally agree that this is something that Republicans need 664 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:15,680 Speaker 1: to tackle head on, especially in the new Congress in 665 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:20,080 Speaker 1: January and if and the first step, as you said, 666 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:23,880 Speaker 1: is being able to talk about these issues. And this 667 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:27,440 Speaker 1: is something that frustrates me with Republicans, not just not 668 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:30,240 Speaker 1: just people in the House, but all across the country. 669 00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:36,960 Speaker 1: The left has this, They have like they full tactical 670 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 1: freedom to say what they want with the full support 671 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: of a willing media like that is wholeheartedly pushing their 672 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:49,720 Speaker 1: propaganda NonStop on the American people. Yet when the Republicans, 673 00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:53,240 Speaker 1: when Republicans raise their voice or talk about what matters 674 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:55,960 Speaker 1: to them, you're labeled a conspiracy theorists, when in fact, 675 00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:59,680 Speaker 1: the Democrats have been They the Democrats have been like 676 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:03,719 Speaker 1: talking conspiracies for all four years of the Trump administration. 677 00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:08,160 Speaker 2: No, you're right, Sean, And that's why, you know, I 678 00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:11,080 Speaker 2: think courage is the most important virtue right now, because 679 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:14,680 Speaker 2: it it's you know, we make fun of politicians all 680 00:38:14,719 --> 00:38:18,080 Speaker 2: the time and how how stupid they are. They're not stupid, 681 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:21,160 Speaker 2: it's just a lot of them lack courage and I 682 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:26,400 Speaker 2: think moral integrity, and it's like, you know, as human beings, 683 00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:30,239 Speaker 2: I think it's it's easy to focus on ourselves and 684 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:32,759 Speaker 2: what can I get out of this deal? And how 685 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:35,000 Speaker 2: can I you know, how can I pad my you know, 686 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:38,160 Speaker 2: retirement or whatever, How can I get that that next 687 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:41,879 Speaker 2: hookup or that next job. And you know, it's got 688 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:44,160 Speaker 2: to stop or we're going to lose this country. And 689 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:46,960 Speaker 2: it's and it's and it's on both sides, and it's 690 00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:51,400 Speaker 2: just like, you know, just having the having the courage 691 00:38:51,560 --> 00:38:53,640 Speaker 2: to just say, hey, you know what, you guys can 692 00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:56,279 Speaker 2: call me whatever you want, but I'm going to talk 693 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:59,480 Speaker 2: about the reality of the situation and what needs to 694 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 2: be done. I think it's more important now than you know, 695 00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:05,799 Speaker 2: than ever, and I think there's a way to do it, 696 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:09,200 Speaker 2: you know, And I'm not going to say I'm the 697 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:11,719 Speaker 2: best at best at that, but I'm going to keep 698 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:15,560 Speaker 2: working towards trying to you know, be a solid communicator 699 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:20,440 Speaker 2: and also, you know, help the folks on the right 700 00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:22,480 Speaker 2: and the left of me, because I know that courage 701 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:25,759 Speaker 2: is contagious, so is feared. And when other when other 702 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:29,040 Speaker 2: people see, you know, when other people see you know, 703 00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:32,279 Speaker 2: leaders step up and be courageous, you know, they start 704 00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 2: to think, oh, well, maybe I could do that. Maybe 705 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 2: I could actually represent my constituents the way they want 706 00:39:37,719 --> 00:39:40,640 Speaker 2: me to represent them and not sell them out every 707 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:43,680 Speaker 2: opportunity that I get because I'm told that that's not 708 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:45,640 Speaker 2: how this place works, or they don't know what they're 709 00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:49,120 Speaker 2: talking about, or those those pesky voters back home, they 710 00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:51,000 Speaker 2: don't they don't know what's going on, and so you 711 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:53,719 Speaker 2: can't really can't really vote the way they want you 712 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:57,080 Speaker 2: to vote, and it's just you know you you just 713 00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:59,960 Speaker 2: like I said, courage, I think is the most importan 714 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:04,640 Speaker 2: we attribute up here, and you know it. Definitely you've 715 00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:06,399 Speaker 2: got to come into this, in my opinion, You've got 716 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:09,719 Speaker 2: to come into this knowing that you might not last long, 717 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:12,200 Speaker 2: and you might get taken out, and you might get 718 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,560 Speaker 2: sent you might get sent packing, and they might destroy 719 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 2: your reputation. And if that's if that's surprise, that's surprise. 720 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:23,160 Speaker 2: But it needs to be paid. It needs to be 721 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:26,839 Speaker 2: paid by several of us so that our kids can 722 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:29,440 Speaker 2: grow up with what we had. And if this place, 723 00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,439 Speaker 2: if this country falls on our watch, we got nobody 724 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:35,440 Speaker 2: to blame but ourselves. We got nobody to blame for ourselves. 725 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:38,200 Speaker 2: And man, that's why I thought about it. 726 00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:41,640 Speaker 1: You've already taken some courageous stances. I mean, you've already 727 00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:44,480 Speaker 1: spoken out about the one point seven trillion dollars Omnibus 728 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:49,279 Speaker 1: spending bill. You've already talked about how the spending in 729 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:52,040 Speaker 1: this country is perhaps one of the greatest, if not 730 00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:55,480 Speaker 1: the greatest, national security threat that we face. It's it's 731 00:40:55,520 --> 00:41:00,840 Speaker 1: completely out of control. You've already taken this standard voice 732 00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:05,120 Speaker 1: concerned about you know who you're going to be voting 733 00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:06,640 Speaker 1: for for the next House speaker. Do you have a 734 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:08,040 Speaker 1: sense of who you're going to support yet? 735 00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:11,560 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I already I already know who I'm going 736 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:14,759 Speaker 2: to be voting for. And you guys, you know, you 737 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:17,000 Speaker 2: guys will just have to watch on January third. But 738 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:19,800 Speaker 2: it's going to be it's going to be in line 739 00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:21,520 Speaker 2: with you know, it's going to be in line with 740 00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:25,640 Speaker 2: everything that I've said today. And like I said, I'm 741 00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:27,840 Speaker 2: here to I am here to support and be the 742 00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:32,080 Speaker 2: voice for my constituents. And you know, it's sometimes is 743 00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:36,080 Speaker 2: is wild and complicated as we want to make it. 744 00:41:36,120 --> 00:41:40,920 Speaker 2: Sometimes it really boils down to that I am a representative, 745 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:44,520 Speaker 2: that is my title. If I'm not representing the people 746 00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:47,040 Speaker 2: that voted for me and sent me here, I need 747 00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:51,920 Speaker 2: to go home. Period. And you know, it's like, I 748 00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:53,880 Speaker 2: think it's going to be. I think it's gonna be wild. 749 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:57,520 Speaker 2: I think it's gonna be interesting. Sean. You know, we 750 00:41:57,600 --> 00:42:02,319 Speaker 2: haven't seen how a fight on the House floor in 751 00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:05,759 Speaker 2: about a century, and so I think that we're going 752 00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:09,920 Speaker 2: to see one come January third, and uh, you know, 753 00:42:10,080 --> 00:42:12,280 Speaker 2: I think it's gonna be I think it's gonna be wild. 754 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:15,239 Speaker 2: I think it's going to be exciting. But I am 755 00:42:15,480 --> 00:42:21,680 Speaker 2: I am glad that there are members of the Republican Conference. 756 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:24,840 Speaker 2: They don't just do what they're told, they don't just 757 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:28,520 Speaker 2: fall in line and Okay, this is okay, I guess 758 00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:32,840 Speaker 2: this is what we all have to do. I'm glad 759 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:35,080 Speaker 2: that there. I'm glad that there are members of this 760 00:42:35,239 --> 00:42:39,320 Speaker 2: conference that are still fighting for the best possible, best 761 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:41,880 Speaker 2: possible outcome for the people that we represent. 762 00:42:42,840 --> 00:42:47,880 Speaker 1: So I, man, your your courage is contagious, as you say, 763 00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:52,040 Speaker 1: and I am optimistic about your future. Man, you're a fighter, 764 00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:56,640 Speaker 1: You've always been a fighter. I want to be respectful 765 00:42:56,680 --> 00:42:58,760 Speaker 1: of your time. But I got to ask you, what's 766 00:42:58,760 --> 00:43:02,279 Speaker 1: your legislative agenda? Like what are the top three priorities 767 00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:06,560 Speaker 1: that you have in this new Republican controlled House majority? 768 00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:08,759 Speaker 1: And what committees do you want to be on. 769 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:13,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I appreciate it, Sean. And so my agenda 770 00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:15,680 Speaker 2: I like to keep things simple. And I know this, 771 00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:18,879 Speaker 2: you know this probably sounds like talking points, but it's 772 00:43:18,920 --> 00:43:21,759 Speaker 2: just America first. Okay. I think if you put that, 773 00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:24,560 Speaker 2: if you ask yourself on everything that we're going to 774 00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:28,160 Speaker 2: look at, is this the best thing for America and Americans. 775 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:31,520 Speaker 2: I think that that's always a good lens to put 776 00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:35,560 Speaker 2: between every piece of legislation that you look at. You know. 777 00:43:36,719 --> 00:43:38,400 Speaker 2: A couple of things that I really want to focus 778 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:39,960 Speaker 2: on is obviously I want to be a part of 779 00:43:40,239 --> 00:43:42,600 Speaker 2: securing the border, and I also want to be a 780 00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:47,520 Speaker 2: part of trying to bring some fiscal responsibility back to 781 00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:50,800 Speaker 2: this body. And like I was just telling you about 782 00:43:51,120 --> 00:43:53,799 Speaker 2: the earmark vote that you know, earmarked vote that we took, 783 00:43:54,560 --> 00:44:00,200 Speaker 2: and so fiscal responsibility, you know, securing the border, in 784 00:44:00,239 --> 00:44:05,240 Speaker 2: everything that we can to bring this Department of Justice, 785 00:44:07,120 --> 00:44:09,600 Speaker 2: you know, back to the position and the place that 786 00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:12,560 Speaker 2: it's supposed to be in where it's not partisan, where 787 00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:16,279 Speaker 2: it actually where justice is blind. I want to be 788 00:44:16,360 --> 00:44:18,120 Speaker 2: a I want to be a part of that. A 789 00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:20,080 Speaker 2: couple of the committees that I'm trying to get on 790 00:44:20,360 --> 00:44:23,239 Speaker 2: are for my district, natural Resources is a big one. 791 00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:26,799 Speaker 2: We have a lot of natural resources and congressional district too. 792 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:30,720 Speaker 2: We have mining, forestry issues, you know, we have serious 793 00:44:30,800 --> 00:44:33,120 Speaker 2: water issues out in Arizona, so that that's a really 794 00:44:33,120 --> 00:44:35,840 Speaker 2: good fit. And then Homeland Security as well because that 795 00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:38,279 Speaker 2: has oversight of the border, and so those are a 796 00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:40,719 Speaker 2: couple of the committees that I want to be on, 797 00:44:40,800 --> 00:44:43,839 Speaker 2: and unfortunately I don't. I can put in a dream 798 00:44:43,840 --> 00:44:47,200 Speaker 2: sheet and say this is what I want like like 799 00:44:47,360 --> 00:44:50,480 Speaker 2: like I've already talked talked to you about this place. 800 00:44:50,640 --> 00:44:54,280 Speaker 2: It's transactional, and so you know, if you're not willing 801 00:44:54,320 --> 00:44:57,360 Speaker 2: to if you're not willing to play ball, sometimes you 802 00:44:57,360 --> 00:44:59,359 Speaker 2: don't get the committees that you want and we'll see 803 00:44:59,360 --> 00:45:03,880 Speaker 2: what happens. But but you know, like I said, I'm 804 00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:06,960 Speaker 2: not going to forget why it came here. And my 805 00:45:07,080 --> 00:45:13,280 Speaker 2: expectations are pretty low, and you know, in just because 806 00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:17,520 Speaker 2: this place is so swampy and so corrupt. But God's 807 00:45:17,520 --> 00:45:20,080 Speaker 2: put me here for a reason. I don't quite fully 808 00:45:20,160 --> 00:45:22,560 Speaker 2: understand that yet. But I'm just going to keep trying to, 809 00:45:23,000 --> 00:45:26,080 Speaker 2: you know, not become something I hate in the process, 810 00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:28,879 Speaker 2: and continue to represent the people that sent me here. 811 00:45:29,400 --> 00:45:32,480 Speaker 1: I mean, you've said it multiple times man, that the 812 00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:34,880 Speaker 1: job is a representative of the people, and that doesn't 813 00:45:34,920 --> 00:45:40,520 Speaker 1: always mean taking popular decisions with leadership or falling in 814 00:45:40,600 --> 00:45:44,279 Speaker 1: line with what the goals of leadership in Washington want, 815 00:45:44,400 --> 00:45:49,080 Speaker 1: especially when those goals run contrary to those of the 816 00:45:49,120 --> 00:45:51,759 Speaker 1: people that you represent. Eli. I think that you've got 817 00:45:51,800 --> 00:45:53,759 Speaker 1: your head on straight, man. I think you're going to 818 00:45:53,800 --> 00:45:56,000 Speaker 1: be a great representative for the people of Arizona. 819 00:45:56,040 --> 00:45:56,239 Speaker 2: Two. 820 00:45:56,480 --> 00:46:00,560 Speaker 1: And like I said, I watched your race very close, man, 821 00:46:00,840 --> 00:46:04,879 Speaker 1: and just keep fighting, never surrender. I know I don't 822 00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:09,160 Speaker 1: have to tell that to a guy like you, but 823 00:46:09,360 --> 00:46:11,680 Speaker 1: you're gonna be great man. Thanks for coming on the show. 824 00:46:12,040 --> 00:46:14,359 Speaker 2: Hey, thanks, Sean, I really appreciate the time. Brother. 825 00:46:14,760 --> 00:46:18,840 Speaker 1: Okay, everyone, mission complete. 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