WEBVTT - Reducing Spending, Strengthening Borders: Congressman Chip Roy's Vision for America

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<v Speaker 1>So there is a September thirtieth deadline coming up to

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<v Speaker 1>reach an agreement on spending. Republicans always talk about how

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<v Speaker 1>the Department of Justice has been weaponized against Conservatives, how

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<v Speaker 1>the Department of Homeland Security is not doing its job

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<v Speaker 1>and its basic function of defending the country defending or

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<v Speaker 1>southern border defending or border So why fund these agencies

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<v Speaker 1>that are either abusing power or not doing their duty.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the question that Congressman chip Roy is asking as

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<v Speaker 1>he encourages his fellow Republicans to take up this fight

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<v Speaker 1>to not fund these agencies and to stand up for

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<v Speaker 1>what they believe it or at least what they've been

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<v Speaker 1>saying they believe makes sense. So we're going to talk

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<v Speaker 1>to Congressman chip Roy about that. We're also going to

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<v Speaker 1>get his take on Merrick Garland naming David Weiss as

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<v Speaker 1>a special counsel. Why now, what does this mean and

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<v Speaker 1>what should Republicans do about it. We'll also talk to

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<v Speaker 1>him about the latest Trump indictment. You know, what are

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<v Speaker 1>they trying to do with it? Is it to harm

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<v Speaker 1>him or boost him? All of that and more with

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<v Speaker 1>Congressman ship Roy from Texas.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>Congressman It's always an honor to have you on the show.

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<v Speaker 1>We're approaching this September thirtieth timeline to reach an agreement

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<v Speaker 1>on spending. This always happens with Congress, They wait till

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<v Speaker 1>the last minute. What should the priorities be for Republicans.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, first of all, good to be on as always.

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<v Speaker 3>And look, if it were my play call, we would

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<v Speaker 3>not be in our districts, but rather we would be

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<v Speaker 3>in Washington. We set out, and you know, all said

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<v Speaker 3>and agreed that we were going to pass appropriations bills,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's what we ought to be doing. And in

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<v Speaker 3>the absence of being able to get agreement on the

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<v Speaker 3>appropriations bills before July, or certainly most of them, then

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<v Speaker 3>we ought.

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<v Speaker 2>To be back in DC.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, we're not, and we're probably going to

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<v Speaker 3>be in our districts for a few more weeks and

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<v Speaker 3>then back in September, and so almost certainly it's going

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<v Speaker 3>to be difficult to get appropriations bills passed in September.

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<v Speaker 3>So we're going to end up facing the prospect of

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<v Speaker 3>the government funding deadline of September thirtieth, and then the

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<v Speaker 3>normal DC dance of oh, let's do a two month

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<v Speaker 3>two and a half month extension of a continuing resolution

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<v Speaker 3>of funding at current levels. That's meaning maintain the status

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<v Speaker 3>quo until right before Christmas, where they can then put

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<v Speaker 3>in all the pressure to try to get something done

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<v Speaker 3>and get a big omnibus bill done in December. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>I disagree with that. I mean, our priority needs to

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<v Speaker 3>be spending going down to pre COVID levels. We need

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<v Speaker 3>to restrain the Department of Homeland Security and focus on

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<v Speaker 3>it doing its job and withhold funds until we force

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<v Speaker 3>them to pass HR two. Sign HR two, make sure

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<v Speaker 3>that we're not releasing people in the United States, and

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<v Speaker 3>we need to hold the Department of Justice accountable and

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<v Speaker 3>make sure that Department of Justice is being reformed and

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<v Speaker 3>restraining funds from being used.

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<v Speaker 2>To carry out political witch hunts.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we can focus on Department of Defense and wokeness,

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<v Speaker 3>focus on energy. There's a lot of things we should

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<v Speaker 3>be using the power of the purse to change, and

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<v Speaker 3>I don't accept the premise that too many of my

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<v Speaker 3>Republican colleagues do that, Oh, well, you just have the House.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like, no, we have the House, and the House

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<v Speaker 3>is the originator of spending bills, and we have the

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<v Speaker 3>power of the purse, and we should therefore use that

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<v Speaker 3>power to reclaim our country, to take it back for

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<v Speaker 3>the people.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and it sort of defies logic too. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if we see a Department of Justice that is very

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<v Speaker 1>clearly weaponized against conservatives, if we see a Department of

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<v Speaker 1>Homeland Security that is not doing its basic function, which

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<v Speaker 1>is securing the border, you know why you fund them?

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<v Speaker 3>That's my question, And stated even just slightly differently than

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<v Speaker 3>why fund fund them, I would state it is do

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<v Speaker 3>I not have a more obligation to refuse to fund

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<v Speaker 3>them if they're going to be carrying out of policies

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<v Speaker 3>or taking actions that are in direct conflict with my

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<v Speaker 3>way of life the people I represent. So the border,

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<v Speaker 3>for example, is a perfect example, because we're under assault

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<v Speaker 3>in Texas. Hell, they're even suing Governor Abbott to get

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<v Speaker 3>him to stop doing the job of DHS by trying

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<v Speaker 3>to put booyes in the river. But to your point

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<v Speaker 3>about the Department of Justice, why would we fund you

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<v Speaker 3>said the right way? In what world is it a appropriate

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<v Speaker 3>use of my power and the power of the purse

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<v Speaker 3>to give another dollar to Merit Garland to continue to

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<v Speaker 3>carry out political witch hunts, or to target Scott Smith

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<v Speaker 3>in Louden County or Mark Hawk in Philadelphia. We shouldn't

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<v Speaker 3>do that. We should demand that they change. We should

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<v Speaker 3>demand that they stop the witch hunts. We should demand

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<v Speaker 3>that they focus on fentanyl poisonings and sex trafficking and

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<v Speaker 3>stopping crime that's harming our communities rather than trying to

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<v Speaker 3>carry out the political machinations of the Democratic left through

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<v Speaker 3>the Department of Justice.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the stomach on Capitol Hill with Republicans in the

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<v Speaker 1>House for falling through on some of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>you've just laid out. I know you've also called for

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<v Speaker 1>Secretary of my Arcus's firing as well. You know, what's

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<v Speaker 1>the appetite with Republicans right now for falling through on

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<v Speaker 1>some of this stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>The appetite is growing, but in the end, because they

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<v Speaker 3>are who they are, politicians in the swamp, the appetite

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<v Speaker 3>is only going to be as strong as the pressure

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<v Speaker 3>being applied by the people. And that's why I think

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<v Speaker 3>it's really important to hear in August that we'd be

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<v Speaker 3>having this conversation and forcing the hand of our Republican

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<v Speaker 3>members of Congress to do their job. And you know

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<v Speaker 3>that's why I put out a letter last week with

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<v Speaker 3>my colleagues, fourteen of my Republican colleagues from Texas, to

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<v Speaker 3>say that we should not be funding the Department of

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<v Speaker 3>Homeland Security unless they pay Texas back, unless.

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<v Speaker 2>They stop releasing people.

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<v Speaker 3>Get the President to sign HR two into law and

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<v Speaker 3>get alhandra My Orgiest out of his spot as Secretary

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<v Speaker 3>of Homeland Security where he is engaging in what I

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<v Speaker 3>believe is impeachable conduct. But in the absence of impeaching him,

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<v Speaker 3>which I think we should do. Why are we funding him,

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<v Speaker 3>Why are we giving him more money? Why are we

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<v Speaker 3>saying that that guy should stay in charge? I don't

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<v Speaker 3>think we should.

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<v Speaker 1>It is pretty wild to see Texas targeted for trying

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<v Speaker 1>to enforce the state's borders, when that's what we should

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<v Speaker 1>be doing as a country in the first place.

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<v Speaker 3>The basic duty of the government is to secure the

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<v Speaker 3>blessings of liberty, to defend this country, to enforce sovereignty,

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<v Speaker 3>to defend us from our enemies for and in domestic

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<v Speaker 3>and here we are allowing cartels to have blatant operate

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<v Speaker 3>for control of our border.

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<v Speaker 2>The Secretary of Homeland.

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<v Speaker 3>Security eyes to us in front of a judiciary Committee,

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<v Speaker 3>and we've got Republicans who think we should not impeach

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<v Speaker 3>him and we should give him money. I don't understand it.

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<v Speaker 3>And every Republican should have to answer that question. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, people go, well, Ship, you know, I've got

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<v Speaker 3>at least one prominent conservative Republican who I've heard say, who,

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<v Speaker 3>by the way, is who is affiliated and viewed as

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<v Speaker 3>someone in the.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of freedom Caucus world.

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<v Speaker 3>Who is saying, hey, we should be fighting Democrats, not Republicans. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>no kidding, I know that, but I need Republicans to

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<v Speaker 3>saddle up, right. I mean, if I'm trying to saddle

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<v Speaker 3>up to go fight those who want to ruin my country,

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<v Speaker 3>and you go around campaigning saying, oh, yeah, Department Homeland

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<v Speaker 3>Security is not doing their job, the border's broken.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Well, what the hell are you going to do

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<v Speaker 2>about it?

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<v Speaker 3>Because you're not impeaching anybody and you're not withholding funding,

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<v Speaker 3>so you're complicit.

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<v Speaker 2>You're part of the problem.

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<v Speaker 3>So a Republican that funds this Department of Homeland Security,

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<v Speaker 3>you own it. A Republican that funds this Department of Justice.

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<v Speaker 2>You own it. You can't hide from it, and we

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<v Speaker 2>should call them out for it.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to take a quick commercial break back with

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<v Speaker 1>Congressman Chiproy. Why do you think Biden and this Department

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<v Speaker 1>of homelwn Security wants open borders? Is it just for chaos?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think is behind that?

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<v Speaker 3>They have no qualms using human beings as their political

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<v Speaker 3>pawns to achieve their larger aims. And then these people

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<v Speaker 3>to them are just a number and they're just trying

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<v Speaker 3>to flood the zone with numbers to transform this country.

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<v Speaker 3>They have no problem ignoring sovereignty. They believe in a

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<v Speaker 3>kind of new liberal world order where there are no boundaries.

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<v Speaker 3>They don't care that, you know, it might undermine our

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<v Speaker 3>sovereignty and our strength as a country because they don't

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<v Speaker 3>care about that sovereignty or strength. They don't believe in

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<v Speaker 3>American exceptionalism. We believe there's something great about this country

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<v Speaker 3>and that we are happy to open our doors and

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<v Speaker 3>be a magnet for them. You undermine the very rule

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<v Speaker 3>of law that causes people to want to come here,

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<v Speaker 3>then you're killing the country. We should be exporting the

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<v Speaker 3>rule of law to Mexico, exporting the rule of law

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<v Speaker 3>to Central America and South America. We should be crushing

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<v Speaker 3>the cartels we should be ending the flow of fentanyl

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<v Speaker 3>and human trafficking.

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<v Speaker 2>We should be.

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<v Speaker 3>Undermining China by creating a strong Western hemisphere to compete

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<v Speaker 3>with China and to decrease the pressure where people are

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<v Speaker 3>coming here from ho Duras and Guatemala. Let's make those

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<v Speaker 3>shining countries by helping and exporting our successful worldview rather

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<v Speaker 3>than importing lawlessness in despair. It's absolutely absurd that we're

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<v Speaker 3>doing it. And Republicans, I'm going to tell you, they're complicit.

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<v Speaker 3>They're as complicit as the Republicans were in the two

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<v Speaker 3>thousands who were under the thumb of the Chamber of Commerce.

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<v Speaker 2>You just wanted their cheap labor.

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<v Speaker 3>And now they're just as complicit because they're too gutless

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<v Speaker 3>to do anything about it. They're perfectly happy to campaign

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<v Speaker 3>about it but then not actually fight the fight in Washington.

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<v Speaker 3>And by the way, I mean some of my freedom

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<v Speaker 3>colleagues need to get off the damn pot too. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>sick of it, right I'm tired of people who go

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<v Speaker 3>out there and talk about this stuff and they won't

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<v Speaker 3>do it when it matters.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything's kind of following apart right now. So if you're

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<v Speaker 1>not willing to fight now then, really, what's the point,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I want to you know, we've been talking

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<v Speaker 1>about the Department of Justice as well. So Merrick Garland

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<v Speaker 1>back I believe it was in March, said that David

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<v Speaker 1>Weiss had all the authority he needed to pursue charges

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<v Speaker 1>in different jurisdictions. It basically he had all the authority

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<v Speaker 1>he needed. But now he named them a special council.

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<v Speaker 1>So what changed and why a special council now? And

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<v Speaker 1>why David Weiss?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, because all this administration and particularly this Department of

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<v Speaker 3>Justice is doing is figuring out how they can have

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<v Speaker 3>a beard to cover up exactly what everybody knows they're

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<v Speaker 3>up to. So take for example, the first special counsel,

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<v Speaker 3>Jack Smith. What were they doing, Well, they didn't need

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<v Speaker 3>a special council there, because they're already in an adversarial

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<v Speaker 3>position as the Democrat administration, the Attorney General Liberal, and

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<v Speaker 3>you're trying to invest to gate the former president a Republican.

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<v Speaker 2>You're already adversarial.

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<v Speaker 3>So your Department of Justice can go through the motions,

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<v Speaker 3>you don't need to have a special counsel. But they

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<v Speaker 3>wanted a special counsel so they could pretend and say, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>we weren't doing this for political reasons. That was a

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<v Speaker 3>special council, But they did not want a special counsel

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<v Speaker 3>to be out from under their thumb and purview when

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<v Speaker 3>they were going after Hunter Biden and Joe Biden. So

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<v Speaker 3>they only finally decided to go there when it got

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<v Speaker 3>up to the end. And it's a total sham in

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<v Speaker 3>order to be able to say, oh, oh yeah, see,

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<v Speaker 3>we're doing that. But what it really does is it

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<v Speaker 3>allows them to now obvious skate and try to undermine

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<v Speaker 3>the congressional investigations which are now starting to provide fruit

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<v Speaker 3>for Jamie Comer and a little bit in judiciary putting

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<v Speaker 3>forward evidence of what's going on with the irs whistleblowers,

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<v Speaker 3>with the testimony last week of Hunter's business partner Archer,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, now the evidence is coming out, they're going, Okay, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>let's do a special counsel able to use it as

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<v Speaker 3>a beard to kind of cover up what's going on.

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<v Speaker 1>So do we need to do an impeachment inquiry?

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<v Speaker 3>So I believe we do, but I don't want to

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<v Speaker 3>do an inquiry unless we're going to follow through and

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<v Speaker 3>get the job done. And I don't want to do

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<v Speaker 3>the job. If we're not going to present a case

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<v Speaker 3>to the Senate that will make Mansion and Cinema and

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<v Speaker 3>a bunch.

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<v Speaker 2>Of Democrats squirm.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we need to present a strong case. And

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<v Speaker 3>I will admit, because I'm not on Oversight, I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>looking at all of the evidence that's coming in in

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<v Speaker 3>real time right because I'm in Texas right now, and

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of that stuff's happened in the last couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>But we need to be able to present a really

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<v Speaker 3>strong case. But I believe that the amount of evidence

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<v Speaker 3>demonstrating corruption, the twenty million dollars, the fact that we

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<v Speaker 3>know Biden was at least knowledgeable of the business arrangements

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<v Speaker 3>and partners, probably much deeper than we've yet seen. But

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<v Speaker 3>every time they follow these dots and they connect the

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<v Speaker 3>dots and we get the information, you're seeing not just smoke,

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<v Speaker 3>but you're seeing fire. And you know, Democrats now are

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<v Speaker 3>admitting that Hunter Biden engaged in illegal behavior and wrong behavior.

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<v Speaker 3>Jamie Raskin did that just the other day.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>He's the ranking member of the Oversight Committee, so he

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<v Speaker 3>has to look at that and go all right, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that's not good. So they're trying to separate Hunter from Joe.

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<v Speaker 3>But we all know that separation is somewhere between paper

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<v Speaker 3>thin to more likely non existent. So all we've got

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<v Speaker 3>to do is pursue that and then go present the evidence.

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<v Speaker 3>Now it's not always easy. You don't have a you know,

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<v Speaker 3>indictment and a US attorney to do it. But I

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<v Speaker 3>think we ought to go down that road. But we

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<v Speaker 3>damn well ought to finish the job if we're going

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<v Speaker 3>to do.

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<v Speaker 2>It before we go.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump obviously now facing indictment out of Georgia. You look

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<v Speaker 1>at some of the timeline on the cases and the

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<v Speaker 1>trials that he's going to be facing, you know, January

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<v Speaker 1>sixth cases, right before the Iowa Caucus, Georgia case, before

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<v Speaker 1>Super Tuesday, Alvin Bragg, you know, before another big set

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, important primary dates. You go on and

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<v Speaker 1>go all of these are you know, carefully selected? Are

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<v Speaker 1>they trying to harm him or boost him?

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<v Speaker 3>I believe that what the Democrats are doing is purposeful.

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<v Speaker 3>I believe they want to try to pile up indictments,

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<v Speaker 3>believing that that will energize the base to stand behind

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<v Speaker 3>President Trump, working for him to be the nominee while

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<v Speaker 3>they try to bloody him up through the late legal

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<v Speaker 3>process and then through the political narrative in hopes that

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<v Speaker 3>they can try to kill him after he's the nominee

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<v Speaker 3>in the general. I think that's what I think. Democrats

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<v Speaker 3>believe that's their best play. They've effectively told me that's

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<v Speaker 3>their best play, and so I think it's strategic. And look,

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<v Speaker 3>I support the former president. I support the former president's agenda.

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<v Speaker 3>But I've endorsed Brondo Santas because look, I've been watching

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<v Speaker 3>what he's been doing. He's been taking out sores prosecutors.

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<v Speaker 3>He's been you know, taking a baseball bat to Disney.

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<v Speaker 3>They got a law pass despite Disney's pressure. Uh, they've

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<v Speaker 3>been you know, checking them. They've got He won by

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<v Speaker 3>a million and a half votes. He won sixty two

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<v Speaker 3>percent of Hispanics, He won fifty percent of single female voters.

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<v Speaker 2>People are flocking to Florida. He took on the.

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<v Speaker 3>Healthcare establishment, he's taken on the education establishment. He's fearless,

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<v Speaker 3>and people would love Governor DeSantis if we weren't in

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<v Speaker 3>the you know, age of Trump. And I get that,

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<v Speaker 3>and and our respect difference is his opinion there. But

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<v Speaker 3>that's why I want to move forward and have someone

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<v Speaker 3>that can serve for eight years. Do I know will

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<v Speaker 3>take on the establishment and can win and has a

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<v Speaker 3>history of doing so.

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<v Speaker 1>Congressman ship Roy, I know you've got a busy schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on the road in Texas. I appreciate you making

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<v Speaker 1>time for us. I really do.

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<v Speaker 2>God Bleslie say you take care.

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<v Speaker 1>That was Congressman Chip Roy of Texas. I appreciate him

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<v Speaker 1>taken the time to join the show. He's on the

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<v Speaker 1>road today, so you know, meetings, chaotic life they live

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<v Speaker 1>as members of Congress. I appreciate him taking the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh to thank you guys at home for listening to

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<v Speaker 1>the show every Monday and Thursday, but you can listen

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<v Speaker 1>to it throughout the week. I want to thank John

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<v Speaker 1>Cassio and my producer for putting the show together. Until

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<v Speaker 1>next time.