1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Welcomings verdict with sentater Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you, 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: and we have a lot to cover, including the possibility 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: of a terror attack around the world on the thirteenth 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: of Friday. This being declared by Hama says a day 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: for people to go out and unleash war wherever they 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: are in the world. If you are a follower of them, 7 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: I want to start with this. There's a lot of 8 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: parents I've talked to, even notes that are coming out 9 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: now from schools to parents about this concern of this threat. 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: From your perspective as a senator, what have you guys 11 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 1: been told or briefed on or has there been anything? 12 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: Really? 13 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: Is this more just hey, it's an international threat, a 14 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: call to arms by a terrorist organization. 15 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 3: Well, as senators, we have not been briefed differently from 16 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 3: anything that is public right now and in the news. 17 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 3: So you and I are sitting here it is eleven 18 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 3: twenty pm on Thursday night and recording this right now. 19 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 3: This pod will come out early Friday morning. As of now, 20 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 3: nothing has happened in terms of a terrorist attack in 21 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 3: the United States. All of us have read the news 22 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 3: that Hamas has called for a global day of Jahad 23 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 3: on Friday the thirteenth. I don't know what will come 24 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 3: of that. I hope and pray nothing will come of that. 25 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 3: But one of the things we've talked about on the 26 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 3: pod this week on both Mondays and Wednesdays is, in 27 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 3: my judgment, the risk of a serious terrorist attack in 28 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 3: the United States is right now greater than it has 29 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 3: been any time since September eleventh. I think there's a 30 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 3: confluence of a number of factors. One obviously, the most 31 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 3: significant war in Israel in fifty years, the most significant 32 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 3: attack on Israel in fifty years. Number two, two and 33 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 3: a half years of open borders on our southern border, 34 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 3: seven point six million people coming in illegally, including a 35 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 3: very significant number of people on the terror watch list, 36 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 3: and an exposure that there could be a significant number 37 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 3: of terrorists from countries in the Middle East who have 38 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 3: come into this country in the past two and a 39 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:34,679 Speaker 3: half years. All of that combines, I know that law 40 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 3: enforcement in cities across America is on high alert today. 41 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 3: Police officers, police departments are taking these threats seriously. In 42 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 3: New York, obviously, New York has long been tragically a 43 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 3: target for terrorism, and New York has a very significant 44 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 3: Jewish population. 45 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: The NYPD. 46 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 3: Is beefing up patrols, in particular at Jewish schools because sadly, 47 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 3: with a call to Jahad, that could be a target 48 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 3: of violence or terrorism. My hope, my prayer is that 49 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 3: we don't see that today in America or or globally, 50 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 3: but I do think the risks are significant. This is 51 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 3: a dangerous world, and so I think everyone should should 52 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 3: should be careful and be vigilant and be alert. There 53 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 3: are scheduled protests across the country by pro Palestinian forces, 54 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 3: and that that we have seen with Black Lives Matter 55 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 3: and Antifa riots, that protests can turn violence, particularly when 56 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 3: you have local politicians that prevent the police from doing 57 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 3: their jobs. We saw that with the Black Lives riot, 58 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 3: Black Lives Matter and Antifa riots. I certainly hope and 59 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 3: pray we don't see a repeat of that tomorrow. But 60 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 3: I do think this is a time for everyone to 61 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 3: be cautious, to be careful, to be alert, and certainly 62 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 3: law enforcement is on high alert right now. 63 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: You know, You've talked about this, and it's something that 64 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: keeps coming up with everybody that I've been talking to 65 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: for the last several days. And that is for years, 66 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: not months. Years You've been warning Congress and the country 67 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: when you are either on this show or on Fox 68 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: or wherever you're doing TV or doing other interviews of 69 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: the of the national security threat at the southern border. 70 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: It's not just a legal immigrants coming across. It's it's 71 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: it is a national security thread of who may be 72 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: coming across. How frustrated are you right now that Democrats 73 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 1: refuse to understand I think is the scariest part and 74 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 1: admit that an open border allows for terrorists to come in. 75 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 1: This year, for example, we have gotten five years worth 76 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: in one year of people coming across the southern border 77 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: who are on the terrorists watch list. And that's who 78 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: we've caught. So this year more people in the last 79 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: five years combined. That is a shocking number. And that 80 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: is an official government number. That means Joe Biden knows 81 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: that number, and yet Democrats refuse to look at the 82 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: border even from a national security standpoint. 83 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 3: Well, I have to say, Joe Biden does not know 84 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 3: that number. I do not think there is any chance 85 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 3: if you ask Joe Biden that number, that any part 86 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 3: of his brain has any awareness of that number. And 87 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 3: I have no indication that anyone's briefing him on it. 88 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 3: I have no indication that anyone in the administration cares 89 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 3: about it, that anyone thinks he cares about it. And 90 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 3: I got to say that number is not the one 91 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 3: that worries me the most. Yes, we are seeing a 92 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 3: massive spike in terms of the number of people apprehended 93 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 3: who are on the terror watchless. And mind you, you get 94 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,799 Speaker 3: on the terror watchless because there is credible and meaningful 95 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 3: evidence that you are a risk for terrorism. You don't 96 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:14,679 Speaker 3: get on that list lightly. What worries me much more 97 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 3: is how many people on the terror watch list are 98 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 3: among the god aways. And you have to understand they 99 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 3: are two broad categories on our southern border, those who 100 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 3: are apprehended and those who they see but they get away. 101 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 3: And the difference that the people who are apprehended, the 102 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 3: vast majority of the people who are apprehended are voluntarily 103 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 3: turning themselves in. They're going and seeking border patrol agents 104 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 3: and turning themselves in, and which raises the question the 105 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 3: god aways, why are they bothering to run? Why are 106 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 3: they actively evading border patrol and law enforcement? And it 107 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 3: raises the natural inference that the god aways are much 108 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 3: more likely to have seriously dangerous characteristics, whether it is 109 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 3: that there can victed felons, convicted murderers, convicted rapist, convicted 110 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 3: child molesters, whether they're gang members MS thirteen or other gangs, 111 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 3: or whether they are in fact terrorists coming to America 112 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 3: with the intention of committing acts of terror. And given 113 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 3: the very high numbers in the people we've apprehended, the 114 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 3: big concern is how many are are the ones that 115 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 3: got away? 116 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: Those gotaway numbers are something that have to be haunting 117 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: to law enforcement, border security as well. You combine that 118 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: with these new threats, and my biggest fear is we 119 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: could have stopped these people from getting in, and we 120 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: deliberately chose not to because the Democratic Party said I 121 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: would rather put politics ahead of national security. Did they 122 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: learn nothing from nine to eleven? And how frustrating is 123 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: that from your perspective when you have to work with 124 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: them on these things in Congress. 125 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 3: Well, it certainly seems that this White Hose and this 126 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 3: administration learned nothing from nine to eleven because they're setting 127 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 3: up the conditions for yet another nine to eleven. And 128 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 3: it's worth noting that this horrific terror attack, this act 129 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 3: of war carried out by Hamas and Israel. It's the 130 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 3: worst attack on Israel in fifty years. It is Israel's 131 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 3: nine to eleven. But it is also an American terror attack. 132 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 3: Just yesterday, John Kirby updated the number of Americans killed 133 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 3: in Israel. The number from the White House is We 134 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 3: now know that twenty seven Americans were killed in Israel, 135 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 3: and at least fourteen stand unaccounted for, which means there's 136 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 3: a very real possibility that they are hostages in Gaza 137 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 3: right now, twenty seven Americans killed in a terror attack 138 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 3: ranks high among the worst terror attacks directed at Americans 139 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 3: in history. 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You just brought 173 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 1: up another aspect of everything that's happening in Israel. 174 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 2: We have seen. 175 00:10:56,720 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: Other countries, for example, Mexico quickly evacuate people that were 176 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: in in Israel who were visiting there. We have seen 177 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: other nations that have come in as well, and there 178 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: seems to be somewhat of a slowness and response. There's 179 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: been criticism of Americans that have been in Israel trying 180 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: to get out quickly and not seem like it's a 181 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 1: top priority of this administration to hurry up and allow 182 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: them to get home. There's a lot of people that 183 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: go on pilgrimages, a lot of elderly people that are 184 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: from this country that go on trips to Israel. They're 185 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: wanting to get home quickly, and there seems to be 186 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: a lack of urgency compared to other countries. Have you 187 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: heard from people in Texas specifically that are trying to 188 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 1: get home and what is the government's response on that. 189 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 3: Well, we have we have heard from a great many 190 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 3: Texans who are in Israel who are trying to get home, 191 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 3: And actually I have put up on my official Senate 192 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 3: website a page of resources. So the website is Cruise 193 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 3: dot Senate dot gov, Slash information DASH for Dash Texans 194 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 3: DASH currently DASH in Dash Israel. So it's a little 195 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 3: bit clunky, but you can find it by searching for 196 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 3: information for Texans currently in Israel. And we have put 197 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 3: up a series of links for people who are in 198 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 3: Israel who are trying to get home, links to go 199 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 3: through the State Department, links and resources, links to our staff. 200 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 3: I have an entire staff of people that are working 201 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 3: right now with numerous Texans who are in Israel who 202 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 3: are wanting to come home. And it is not it 203 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 3: is not necessarily easy, but we are actively working with 204 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 3: dozens of Texans trying to assist them in coming home. 205 00:12:56,160 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 3: But it remains a very dangerous time because Israel is 206 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 3: in a state of war right now. 207 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:06,319 Speaker 1: You talk about the national security side this and John Kirby, 208 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: it seems almost like he's the acting President United States 209 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: of America giving out more information. 210 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 2: The President is is. 211 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: Out there and he talked about the Americans that have died, 212 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: but also those that are unaccounted for. I want people 213 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: to hear what he had to say, and then I 214 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: want to get your reaction to it. 215 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 5: Start with the saddest of news. We can now update 216 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 5: the number of Americans that we know have been killed 217 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 5: to twenty seven, and the number of unaccounted for stands 218 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 5: today at fourteen. We're obviously doing everything we can to 219 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 5: support and inform the families. Now sadly, five more families 220 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 5: have now gotten the worst possible news that any family 221 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 5: can conceive of getting, and we're going to stay in 222 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 5: touch with them as appropriate. Same goes for those family 223 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 5: members of those who are unaccounted for, and by unaccounted for, 224 00:13:58,120 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 5: we mean that we don't know. 225 00:13:59,120 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 6: Where they are. 226 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 5: They don't know where they are, so we're going to 227 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 5: obviously stay in touch with them as well, and certainly 228 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 5: we're continuing to work with Israeli officials to make sure 229 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,679 Speaker 5: that we're getting as much context and information as possible 230 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 5: that we will share with them. 231 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 2: That is very concerning. 232 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:16,839 Speaker 1: If you're an American who has a level one that's 233 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: still missing, what have you been told and what are 234 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: we doing behind the scenes to get them back, Because 235 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: we still have not seen a very clear statement from 236 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: this White House that you do not harm Americans and 237 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: if you do, there will be hell to pay well. 238 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 4: And for. 239 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 3: Those twenty seven Americans who've been murdered, there has been 240 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 3: no suggestion from this White House of consequences. Israel is 241 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 3: exacting consequences. But look, one of the things that has 242 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 3: been so frustrating, we're now just under a week into 243 00:14:53,920 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 3: this war. Virtually every single day the Biden administer has 244 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 3: put out statements one after the other, undermining Israel, urging 245 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 3: Israel not to react, urging Israel not to engage in 246 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 3: military conduct, urging Israel to have a cease fire. And 247 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 3: let's just run through through a few of those. Because 248 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 3: the night of the first attack, as the atrocities were happening, 249 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 3: here's what the Biden State Department tweeted out, quote, we 250 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 3: unequivocally condemned the attack of Amos terrorists and the loss 251 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 3: of life that is incurred. We urge all sides to 252 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 3: refrain from violence and retaliatory attacks. Terror and violence solve nothing. Now, 253 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 3: a couple of observations about about that tweet. Number one, 254 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 3: the opening sentence, we unequivocally condemned the attack of Amos terrists. Okay, 255 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 3: that part is okay, and the loss of life that 256 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 3: has incurred. Now, it's interesting that is written in the 257 00:15:57,080 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 3: passive voice. Have you ever heard that phrasing the loss 258 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 3: of life that has incurred? That is someone trying desperately 259 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 3: to say to remove the passive voices. When you remove 260 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 3: the actor, you remove that hamas terrorists have murdered now 261 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 3: over a thousand Israelis. Instead, it's simply loss of life 262 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 3: that has incurred. It just happened magically, not through any 263 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 3: actor murdering them. And then we urge all sides to 264 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 3: refrain from violence and retaliatory attacks. So who are the 265 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 3: retaliatory attacks that's clearly directed at the Israeli military, and 266 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 3: then terror and violence solved nothing. Now, as you know, 267 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 3: this came out at three in the morning, and within 268 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 3: minutes I had a response out on Twitter denouncing it, 269 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 3: saying this is disgraceful and every single person involved in 270 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 3: drafting and approving this tweet should be immediately expelled for 271 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 3: the US government, And within minutes of my pointing it out, 272 00:16:58,440 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 3: the State Department. 273 00:16:59,280 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 2: Deleted that tweet. 274 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 3: That was the first day, the very first instinct as 275 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 3: Israel's being invaded, as terrorists are murdering their civilians, as 276 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 3: their citizens are being kidnapped, as infants and children are 277 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 3: being murdered. The position of the State Department was, do nothing, 278 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 3: do not engage in retaliatory strikes. Just sit there and 279 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 3: allow the terrorists to continue to murder your citizens. Now, 280 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:27,479 Speaker 3: the next day the State Department posted a summary of 281 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 3: a call between Tony Blink and the Secretary of State 282 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 3: and the Turkish government. And the next day the State 283 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 3: Department said they were working on an immediate ceasefire. Now, 284 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 3: an immediate ceasefire. This is after the massive terror attack 285 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 3: carried out by Hamas. The position of the Biden State 286 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 3: Department on day two was they wanted to cease fire, 287 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 3: and by ceasefire they mean Israel. Do nothing, do not 288 00:17:55,680 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 3: attack Hamas. Again I blasted that is indefensible, and again 289 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 3: they deleted the tweet. Now, two days ago, President Biden gave, 290 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 3: after much delay, a serious speech on the issue, and 291 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 3: on the face of it, the speech seemed pretty solid. 292 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 3: He finally said unequivocally that America would support Israel period, 293 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 3: full stop, without the caveats that his administration had been 294 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 3: putting in day after day after day. But it's worth 295 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 3: noting that before and after the speech, the Biden administration 296 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 3: continues to undermine Israel. So the day before Biden's speech, 297 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 3: the Deputy National Security Advisor went on MSNBC and warned 298 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 3: the Israelis here's the quote, it is our advice that 299 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 3: this war be conducted based on principles of international law. Well, Ben, 300 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,919 Speaker 3: what the heck does that mean? Has Israel ever not 301 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 3: fought its wars based on principles of international law? Why 302 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 3: is that something they're lecturing Israel on right now? And 303 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 3: then as the speech concluded, reporters started asking Biden's staff 304 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 3: to explain Now. Biden refused to take questions. He ran 305 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 3: out of the room, and Politico asked the National Security Council, 306 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 3: why is it they're talking about the need to follow 307 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 3: the rule of law? And to be clear, the State 308 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 3: Department also put out a statement and said, quote, we 309 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 3: also discussed how democracies like Israel and the United States 310 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 3: are stronger and more secure when we act according to 311 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,199 Speaker 3: the rule of law. Again, what the hell are they 312 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 3: talking about? When is Israel not fought according to the 313 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 3: rule of law? So they're lecturing them, They're saying that 314 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 3: it has to be conducted based on the principles of 315 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 3: international law. That has to be in accordance with the 316 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 3: rule of law. That suggests the Biden White House doesn't 317 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 3: think Israel will do that. And here's what the National 318 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 3: Security Council said when asked, quote, we support Israel taking 319 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 3: necessary and proportionate action. Understand what they're saying. At every step. 320 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 3: It almost seems a daily basis, the Biden White House 321 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 3: is telling Israel do nothing, stand down. And if you 322 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 3: look at those two adjectives, necessary and proportionate action. Here's 323 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 3: what's coming next. 324 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 7: Ben. 325 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 3: We're going to hear the Biden administration. We're gonna hear 326 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 3: left wing Democrats that we're going to hear the media 327 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 3: blasting Israel, that their actions are not necessary and they're 328 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 3: not proportionate. That's gonna be what they're gonna say next, 329 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 3: and they're gonna say it especially because and listen, we 330 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 3: need to be ready. Tragically, there are going to be 331 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 3: a significant number of Palestinian civilian casualties. Now, that is 332 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 3: not the desire of the IDF, that is not the 333 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 3: objective of the Israeli military, and in fact, the Israeli 334 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 3: military goes to greater lengths to avoid civilian casualties than 335 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 3: any military on the face of the planet. But the 336 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 3: reason that we know there will be very significant Palestinian 337 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 3: civilian casualties is Hamas wants those Palestinians to die, and 338 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 3: they deliberately use Palestinians as human shields. They put Palestinian 339 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 3: women and children around their military targets, around their missiles, 340 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 3: around their terrorists, around their headquarters, and their intention is 341 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:44,199 Speaker 3: for those Palestinian civilians to die. Because then the media 342 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 3: does what they can always be counted to do, which 343 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 3: is to use those images as an excuse to blast Israel. 344 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 3: And all of these quotes about international law and the 345 00:21:56,040 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 3: rule of law necessary and proportionate. This is all foreshadow 346 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 3: where the Biden administration and the press intend to go. 347 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, great point there. 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New images have been 379 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 1: put out showing babies murdered by hamas, but American, actual 380 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: American journalists are trying to debunk this to imply, oh no, 381 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: it really didn't happen. Oh no, that's that's some sort 382 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 1: of you know, a line or propaganda. And John Kirby 383 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 1: was asked not just about that, but also he was 384 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: asked about the president and us not hearing about him 385 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: very much, hearing from him very much. Take a listen 386 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: to this from MSNBC. 387 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 6: Understood the last question. I don't know exactly, if for 388 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 6: how you'll answer it, but viewers may know you have 389 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 6: a back You have a military background. You also have 390 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 6: an extensive government communications background, and in the days that 391 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 6: had there's a communications aspect to all this where the president, 392 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 6: who has been quite forceful across the week, can sort 393 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 6: of pull back and go back to governing. You're busy 394 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 6: with trying to find out who the new speaker is 395 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:50,239 Speaker 6: going to be and deal with a lot of other 396 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 6: priorities at home or sort of double down or extend 397 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 6: this with a communications approach. And so I'm curious, is 398 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 6: can you tell us anything about whether there'll be any 399 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 6: other formal address the nation for well, addressed to Congress, 400 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 6: evening addressed to the nation. As you know, in other 401 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 6: past terror attacks, including on allies, over time, there either 402 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 6: is a kind of an ebb where people say, oh, well, 403 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 6: that was last week's news and it's that country's problem 404 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 6: over there, and sometimes there's more of a priority of 405 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 6: summoning the US sustained attention. Again, I know you guys 406 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 6: aren't going to break any secret news tonight, so to speak, 407 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 6: but can you speak to any of that in the 408 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 6: days ahead and what's on the mind of the communicators 409 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 6: in the White House? 410 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 8: Sadly, we don't think this is going to end anytime 411 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 8: very soon, certainly incoming weeks for sure, if not longer. 412 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:37,880 Speaker 8: So I think you can count on hearing from President 413 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 8: Biden in the future about this particular conflict and what 414 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 8: we're doing is support Israel. I have no doubt that 415 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 8: you'll continue to hear from him. But I also think 416 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 8: you're going to continue to hear from him on a 417 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:51,919 Speaker 8: range of other issues that are important to governing in 418 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 8: other places around the world, such as Ukraine, such as 419 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 8: the Indo Pacific. I'm sure he'll continue to as he 420 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 8: did this week, talk about, you know, the economic. 421 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 2: Issues, the junk fees, So you're. 422 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 8: Gonna you're gonna continue to to hear him talk about 423 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 8: issues that also matter on a domestic scale as well. 424 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 8: That's what being president is, that's what being commander in 425 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,200 Speaker 8: chief is. You've got to handle it all and he's 426 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 8: more than equipped and more than ready to do that at. 427 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 6: The White House. John Kirby, thanks for taking a break 428 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 6: from some. 429 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 1: Of your work to speak with I mean, that's the 430 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: biggest non answer I've ever heard. When this is going on, 431 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,640 Speaker 1: Americans are being held hostage, like, well, you might hear 432 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: from him in the future and about future Hamas attacks 433 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,879 Speaker 1: in the future, but you're not gonna hear from him 434 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: all the time on it. And there's gonna be other 435 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: things as well that are just as important. What I 436 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 1: guess that's global warming. 437 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 3: Oh no, no, no, Remember he mentioned junk fees, so 438 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 3: clearly they've got their priorities right. We've got the worst 439 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 3: attack in Israel in fifty years. We have a war 440 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 3: in the Middle East, and their concern is we need 441 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 3: to address junk fees right now that look, this is 442 00:26:54,440 --> 00:27:00,880 Speaker 3: not a serious administration, and their instincts they want Israel 443 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 3: to stand down. Prime Minister Netanyaho is committed to eliminating Hamas. 444 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 3: He's right in that the Israeli government, the Israeli military, 445 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:13,880 Speaker 3: I believe they've convened a war cabinet, they are going 446 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 3: to do exactly that, and throughout that journey and it 447 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 3: is going to be in all likelihood months that it's 448 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 3: going to take, and it is going to be a 449 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 3: long and arduous and bloody ground battle with significant casualties 450 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:36,200 Speaker 3: on both sides. This White House doesn't want to get 451 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 3: into that, doesn't want to talk about the need to 452 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 3: eliminate Hamas, doesn't want to talk about Iran in any respect. 453 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 3: If you look at Biden's speech, he didn't talk about Iran. 454 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 3: He didn't talk about Iran planning this attack. He didn't 455 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,879 Speaker 3: talk about Iran funding this attack. He didn't talk about 456 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 3: Iran directing this attack. None of that did he address. Now, 457 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 3: we've talked at length on this post before about how 458 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 3: the Biden White House treats every issue, not as a 459 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:09,120 Speaker 3: national security matter, but as a public relations matter, and 460 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 3: so as it concerns Iran, I think a lot of 461 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:17,120 Speaker 3: Democrats felt a pr problem with the six billion dollars 462 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,360 Speaker 3: that was recently paid as a ransom for five American 463 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 3: hostages released. And so we saw just yesterday the news 464 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,199 Speaker 3: break that the Biden administration is going to freeze that 465 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:29,720 Speaker 3: six billion dollars. Well, that's great. They never should have 466 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,080 Speaker 3: offered it in the first place. But if they're freezing it, 467 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 3: that needs to happen. But that is about as easy 468 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 3: as possible in a bunch of Democrats, particularly vulnerable democrats 469 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 3: running in red states, who realized Holy Cow were actually 470 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 3: funding the terrorists who are committing this that's a problem. 471 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 3: So a lot of Democrats had come out against that 472 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 3: six billion in the last couple of days, and it 473 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 3: said freeze it now. Mind you, very few of these 474 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 3: Democrats had the courage to say don't send it when 475 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 3: Biden initially sent but suddenly they discovered it. But as 476 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 3: we've talked about at length, the six billions the tip 477 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 3: of the iceberg, and they need to not only freeze 478 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 3: the six billion, they need to stop the ten billion 479 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 3: that went several weeks earlier from Iraq to Iran. And 480 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 3: beyond that, the most important flow of funds is the 481 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 3: over forty billion in oil revenues, and they need to 482 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:28,920 Speaker 3: immediately vigorously enforce the oil sanctions to shut down that revenue. 483 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 3: And you're not seeing Democrats talk about that. They think 484 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 3: that with the six billion, okay, we're done. That's our price. 485 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 3: We're taking the six billion, we're freezing that. So okay, 486 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 3: we're not vulnerable on Iran anymore. Look tomorrow, the Ayatola 487 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 3: should not sell two million barrels of oil, and the 488 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 3: Biden administration has the ability to make that happen. And 489 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 3: yet Democrats are not calling for it. And listen their instinct. 490 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:01,480 Speaker 3: I want us to play it different clip And this 491 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:05,560 Speaker 3: is a clip from a pro Israel rally where Democrats 492 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:08,880 Speaker 3: Senator Ed Markey is speaking and and and he's speaking 493 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 3: and and and along with him on the stage is 494 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 3: Elizabeth Warren. So you have two very liberal Democrats and 495 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 3: and and take a listen to what Marky says, and 496 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 3: then take a listen to the crowd's reaction. There must 497 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 3: be a de escalation of the current violence the United States. 498 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: We his face. By the way, because I could see 499 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: the video. It was like he was in shock that 500 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: people would be booing. It was like, well, I wait, wait, 501 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,040 Speaker 1: I thought you guys would warner. 502 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 2: You for that. 503 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 3: He was in shock and standing behind his left shoulders 504 00:30:55,680 --> 00:31:00,280 Speaker 3: Elizabeth Warren and she's in shock. They're both because look, 505 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 3: their instinct is Israel's the bad guy, and Israel needs 506 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 3: to stop. There needs to be no effort to defeat Hamas. 507 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 3: Because we're Democrats, we stand with the Palestinians. And that 508 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 3: exchange number one, it reveals the instincts of today's left 509 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 3: wing Democrat party. They are already denouncing Israel for retaliating. 510 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 3: They want de escalation, de escalation and cease fire. Understand 511 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 3: what that means every time a Democrat says it, it 512 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 3: means Israel do nothing, stop trying. 513 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 2: To destroy the terrorists. 514 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 3: And the look of shock from both Marky and Elizabeth 515 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 3: Warren in that clip, I think it's very revealing and 516 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 3: I think we're going to see a lot more exchanges 517 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 3: just like that. 518 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,000 Speaker 1: Well, and then you have the other side, which is AOC. 519 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:00,000 Speaker 1: She comes out and says that, by golly, the United 520 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: it's America has a responsibility to I guess intervene and 521 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: prevent the attacks on Hamas she claims, it's to prevent 522 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 1: a quote, ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. 523 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:14,040 Speaker 2: Here's her Ere's what she said in her own words. 524 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 4: It's our responsibility is to the stability and the security 525 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 4: of the region. 526 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 7: That means being able to. 527 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 4: Support, not support, Yes, Israel and its defensive capacities. 528 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 7: Right, And it's ability in that context, But it also 529 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 7: means that the United States has a responsibility to ensure 530 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 7: accountability to human rights, to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, 531 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:46,040 Speaker 7: and to. 532 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 4: Ensure that horrors do not happen in the names of 533 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 4: victims who do not want their tragedy used to justify 534 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 4: further violence and injustice. 535 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: Right beautifully said, beautifully said, right beautifully said. So America's 536 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 1: job is after terrorists kill Americans, is for us to 537 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 1: make sure that none of the terrorists and the people 538 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 1: around them get killed. 539 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 2: Is that what I mean? That's what she's saying. 540 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 3: To intervene to defend the terrorists, that is what she 541 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 3: is calling on. And look, this is one of the 542 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 3: most powerful and influential democrats in the House of Representatives. 543 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 3: The other House democrats are terrified of AOC. She campaigns 544 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 3: for Democrats all over the country and they are all 545 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 3: scared to cross her. And understand what she's saying. She's 546 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 3: accusing Israel. She says, we don't want to see an 547 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 3: ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. She's accusing Israel of wanting to 548 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 3: carry out an ethnic cleansing. That that is an absolute slander. 549 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 3: It is a vicious lie. It is an anti Semitic trope. 550 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 3: It is something leftists do all the time, which is 551 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 3: they take the horror and evil that has been directed 552 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 3: at Jews, most dominantly in the Holocaust, and they then 553 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:06,960 Speaker 3: say that's what Jews want to do to others. Israel 554 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 3: has never engaged in ethnic cleansing. Israel would not engage 555 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 3: in ethnic cleansing because they are a liberal democracy that 556 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 3: values human rights and they go to extraordinary lengths to 557 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:23,960 Speaker 3: save human life. But Israel is also surrounded by terrorists 558 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,360 Speaker 3: who want to kill them, and Israel is willing to 559 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:30,040 Speaker 3: stand and fight to defend themselves. And understand, this is 560 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:35,120 Speaker 3: not some fringe kook on the internet. 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I also 598 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:51,960 Speaker 1: want to get to some other news, and that is 599 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:55,279 Speaker 1: Steve Scalies, who got the majority of the votes in 600 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:57,879 Speaker 1: the conference to become the Speaker of the House. He 601 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:01,479 Speaker 1: has now broke made big breaking news by saying this 602 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:03,720 Speaker 1: about dropping out of the race. 603 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:06,640 Speaker 9: I know we've been following this. It's been quite a 604 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:11,120 Speaker 9: journey and there's still a long way to go. I 605 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:13,279 Speaker 9: just share with my colleagues and I'm withdrawing my name 606 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:15,720 Speaker 9: as a candidate for the speaker. 607 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:16,560 Speaker 5: Does at need. 608 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:21,440 Speaker 9: If you look at over the last few weeks, if 609 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:23,439 Speaker 9: you look at where our conference is, there's still work 610 00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:27,840 Speaker 9: to be done. Our conference still has to come together, 611 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:31,600 Speaker 9: and it is not there. There are still some people 612 00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:34,240 Speaker 9: that have their own agendas, and that was very clear. 613 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:37,880 Speaker 9: We have to have everybody put their agendas on the 614 00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:41,920 Speaker 9: side and focus on what this country needs. This country 615 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:45,240 Speaker 9: is counting on us to come back together. This House 616 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:49,319 Speaker 9: of Representatives needs a speaker and we need to open 617 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:54,239 Speaker 9: up the house again. But clearly not everybody is there 618 00:37:55,360 --> 00:38:00,440 Speaker 9: and there's still schisms that have to get resolved. 619 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:04,120 Speaker 1: This is not that surprising to me sooner because it 620 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,759 Speaker 1: was clear he wasn't going to have the votes, just 621 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: like with Kevin McCarthy, he didn't have the votes. That 622 00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:13,360 Speaker 1: means is this and now a pathway for Jim Jordan 623 00:38:13,360 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 1: to become the speaker? Because you also came out and 624 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:19,560 Speaker 1: endorsed Jim Jordan, saying you believe he's the most physically conserved, 625 00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:20,760 Speaker 1: the best guy for this job. 626 00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:25,239 Speaker 3: Well, that's right, I did, and it's worth going back 627 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:28,520 Speaker 3: and explaining why I did that, because we had talked 628 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 3: on the podcast previously that I intended to stay out 629 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,120 Speaker 3: of the House leadership election, and that's what I've done 630 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:36,480 Speaker 3: the eleven years I've been in the Senate. I've stayed 631 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:38,960 Speaker 3: out of every House leadership election we ever had, and 632 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:43,560 Speaker 3: my standard position has been that questions of House leadership 633 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:46,719 Speaker 3: are for the House members to decide. And that's what 634 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:49,600 Speaker 3: I had said on the podcast repeatedly. I'd set it 635 00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:53,080 Speaker 3: to reporters in Capitol Hill repeatedly. That was a position 636 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 3: I was very comfortable with. And then a couple of 637 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:02,759 Speaker 3: days ago, Jim Jordan called me and he made a 638 00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:06,799 Speaker 3: very direct ass He asked for my support. Now, Jim 639 00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:08,759 Speaker 3: is a friend. He's a good friend. I know Jim 640 00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:11,040 Speaker 3: very well. Jim has been a guest on this podcast. 641 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:14,800 Speaker 3: We had him on two consecutive episodes doing a deep 642 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:19,480 Speaker 3: dive into the fantastic work that he's doing as focusing 643 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:23,239 Speaker 3: on the weaponization of the Department of Justice and the 644 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:27,080 Speaker 3: FBI and government. And Jim is someone I've worked with 645 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:29,680 Speaker 3: the entire time I've been in the Senate. He is 646 00:39:29,719 --> 00:39:33,279 Speaker 3: a strong conservative, and he asked for my support. He 647 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:36,560 Speaker 3: and he leaned in hard on it, and I thought 648 00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:39,799 Speaker 3: about it, and I thought carefully. And my general philosophy 649 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:43,400 Speaker 3: on political endorsements and I make endorsements all over the 650 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 3: country in Senate races and House races, and gubernatorial races, 651 00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:52,440 Speaker 3: in school board races, all sorts of races, is that 652 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:59,120 Speaker 3: I support the strongest conservative who can win. And both 653 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:01,240 Speaker 3: of those are important. And I want to proven record 654 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:03,759 Speaker 3: that you're a real conservative, and I want a path 655 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:06,239 Speaker 3: to victory. I'm not interested untilty at Windmills. I'm not 656 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:09,279 Speaker 3: interested in in in a candidate that does not have 657 00:40:09,320 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 3: a path to victory. And as I thought about it, 658 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:15,040 Speaker 3: I came to the conclusion that Jim Jim was that person. 659 00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:20,080 Speaker 3: That he would be certainly the most conservative speaker we 660 00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:22,400 Speaker 3: had ever had, but that he had a real and 661 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:25,320 Speaker 3: viable path to win, that he had real and meaningful support. 662 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:29,520 Speaker 3: Now obviously his his chief rival, and the only two 663 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:34,040 Speaker 3: declared candidates at the time for speaker were Jim Jordan 664 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:37,480 Speaker 3: and Steve Scalise. And and Steve is a friend as well. 665 00:40:37,520 --> 00:40:39,319 Speaker 3: Steve and I are good friends. We spent a lot 666 00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:43,040 Speaker 3: of time together. I like Steve. Steve is a conservative 667 00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:49,080 Speaker 3: uh And and Steve look the the statement that you 668 00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:51,680 Speaker 3: just played. That was not an easy statement for Steve 669 00:40:51,719 --> 00:40:54,040 Speaker 3: to give, and I respect that that that he gave it. 670 00:40:54,239 --> 00:41:00,200 Speaker 3: I think it was heartfelt. Steve is obviously hurting, but 671 00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:02,399 Speaker 3: I think he's also trying to do the right thing. 672 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:06,560 Speaker 3: And I'll tell you before I endorsed Jim Jordan, when 673 00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:09,359 Speaker 3: I hung up the phone with Jim, before I put 674 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:11,279 Speaker 3: out the endorsement, I picked up the phone and I 675 00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:15,600 Speaker 3: called Steve. And the first thing I did is just 676 00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:19,680 Speaker 3: ask Steve how he was doing health wise. He's dealing 677 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:22,960 Speaker 3: with a rare form of blood cancer and I've been 678 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:26,040 Speaker 3: concerned and praying for him. And he told me he 679 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:29,840 Speaker 3: is doing better and the treatment is proceeding very well. 680 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:32,160 Speaker 3: But I gave him the heads up, just man to man, 681 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:35,160 Speaker 3: as I said, listen, you're my friend, Steve. I'm going 682 00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:38,719 Speaker 3: to make this endorsement of Jim. He asked me to 683 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:41,840 Speaker 3: do it, and Jim and I have been very close, 684 00:41:41,880 --> 00:41:44,239 Speaker 3: and I'm going to endorse him. But I told Steve 685 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:45,919 Speaker 3: at the time, and I believe this. I said, listen, 686 00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:47,759 Speaker 3: I think you'd make a terrific speaker, and I think 687 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:51,520 Speaker 3: Jim would make a terrific speaker. So do not take 688 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:57,399 Speaker 3: this endorsement as a negative comment on you, but rather 689 00:41:57,560 --> 00:42:01,719 Speaker 3: just a statement of the I think Jim Jordan is 690 00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:04,960 Speaker 3: the strongest conservative as a path to win, and Steve 691 00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:07,239 Speaker 3: was very gracious about it, and we're friends, and I 692 00:42:07,280 --> 00:42:11,879 Speaker 3: certainly anticipate continuing to work with Steve in the years ahead. Now, 693 00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:17,000 Speaker 3: what happened this week is the House Republican Conference met 694 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:18,640 Speaker 3: and they had a closed door meeting and they had 695 00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:21,960 Speaker 3: a vote, and Scalise won the vote by a vote 696 00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:24,160 Speaker 3: of one hundred and thirteen to ninety nine. So Jordan 697 00:42:24,239 --> 00:42:27,520 Speaker 3: got ninety nine votes, Scalise got one hundred and thirteen. 698 00:42:27,960 --> 00:42:28,440 Speaker 9: And. 699 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:33,760 Speaker 3: Actually the press coverage was saying, well, that's it, Scalise 700 00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:37,839 Speaker 3: is the speaker. And what happened subsequently is there were 701 00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:43,560 Speaker 3: a number of House Republicans who did not vote for Scale, 702 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:48,360 Speaker 3: who said over the hours and days that followed that 703 00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:50,279 Speaker 3: they were not going to vote for Scale, and they 704 00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:55,240 Speaker 3: dug in apparently, and it did not appear that Steve 705 00:42:55,320 --> 00:42:57,399 Speaker 3: had a path to two eighteen. And so I think 706 00:42:57,440 --> 00:43:00,760 Speaker 3: he's pulling out because he, at least at this point 707 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:04,120 Speaker 3: doesn't see a path to eighteen. Does that mean Jim 708 00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:06,279 Speaker 3: Jordan is going to be the choice. I don't know. 709 00:43:07,320 --> 00:43:11,720 Speaker 3: With a House majority of just four votes, any five 710 00:43:11,800 --> 00:43:16,560 Speaker 3: Republicans can say no and veto anyone. And look, Jordan 711 00:43:16,680 --> 00:43:18,960 Speaker 3: got ninety nine votes in the conference. That tells you 712 00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:23,960 Speaker 3: there were over one hundred Republicans who didn't vote for him. 713 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:28,120 Speaker 3: I hope Jim can earn the support of his colleagues 714 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:30,879 Speaker 3: and unify. I will say, listen, it's a tough time. 715 00:43:30,920 --> 00:43:32,640 Speaker 3: I mean, one of the things that's playing out in 716 00:43:32,640 --> 00:43:36,120 Speaker 3: the House is there a lot of raw emotions. Are 717 00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:38,920 Speaker 3: people are angry. 718 00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:39,839 Speaker 2: You have the. 719 00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:45,320 Speaker 3: Individuals who voted last week to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker. 720 00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:51,640 Speaker 3: I think those individuals have strong feelings, but I also 721 00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:57,600 Speaker 3: think McCarthy and his core allies are very, very angry. 722 00:43:57,600 --> 00:44:00,680 Speaker 3: And so look, any time you have people that are 723 00:44:00,680 --> 00:44:05,320 Speaker 3: emotional and angry, it's hard for them to come together. 724 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:05,720 Speaker 2: Now. 725 00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:09,920 Speaker 3: For folks worried that this chaos will last forever, I 726 00:44:09,920 --> 00:44:12,040 Speaker 3: don't think it will. I think we will have a speaker, 727 00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:15,560 Speaker 3: and I think we'll have a speaker relatively soon. I 728 00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:19,439 Speaker 3: don't know how long it will take. I still think 729 00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:21,800 Speaker 3: we'll have a speaker by the end of this week. 730 00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:24,520 Speaker 3: So by the end of Friday or Saturday, but I 731 00:44:24,520 --> 00:44:27,400 Speaker 3: don't know. It may bleed in in next week. And 732 00:44:27,480 --> 00:44:30,880 Speaker 3: it is possible if Scalee doesn't have the votes, and 733 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:34,520 Speaker 3: if Jordan doesn't have the votes, that someone else will 734 00:44:34,560 --> 00:44:39,719 Speaker 3: emerge as a third option, that is some sort of 735 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:45,480 Speaker 3: compromise candidate. And there are a couple of names that 736 00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:51,880 Speaker 3: are floating around, but it's not clear at this point 737 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:55,879 Speaker 3: what will happen. But I will say to anyone concerned, 738 00:44:56,040 --> 00:44:59,279 Speaker 3: we will have a Speaker of the House. The Republicans 739 00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:01,120 Speaker 3: will come to get yeahther it just may take a 740 00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:05,920 Speaker 3: little more time and a little more opportunity for emotions 741 00:45:05,920 --> 00:45:06,360 Speaker 3: to cool. 742 00:45:08,280 --> 00:45:11,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I think we can all agree it's something 743 00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:13,640 Speaker 1: that we want to get done sooner than later. But 744 00:45:13,719 --> 00:45:15,640 Speaker 1: you don't want to rush it too fast and just 745 00:45:15,680 --> 00:45:17,760 Speaker 1: put somebody in there and then have them be failed 746 00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:20,799 Speaker 1: right afterwards, just like we saw with Kevin McCarthy, where 747 00:45:20,800 --> 00:45:21,480 Speaker 1: it doesn't work. 748 00:45:21,360 --> 00:45:24,000 Speaker 2: Out long term. That's a huge problem. 749 00:45:24,280 --> 00:45:27,400 Speaker 1: Don't forget We do this podcast Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. 750 00:45:27,520 --> 00:45:30,560 Speaker 1: Make sure you hit that follow or subscribe or auto 751 00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:32,880 Speaker 1: download button. We are going to keep you update on 752 00:45:32,920 --> 00:45:35,600 Speaker 1: the latest things happening in Israel. Also in the speakers, 753 00:45:35,640 --> 00:45:39,080 Speaker 1: race as well, plus any other major breaking news. 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