1 00:00:11,697 --> 00:00:14,977 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Buck Sexton Show podcast, make sure 2 00:00:14,977 --> 00:00:17,977 Speaker 1: you subscribe to the podcast on the iHeartRadio app or 3 00:00:18,017 --> 00:00:21,177 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the Buck Brief. 4 00:00:21,257 --> 00:00:26,657 Speaker 1: We've got Chris Christy dropping his presidential bid. Iowa Caucus's 5 00:00:26,697 --> 00:00:30,297 Speaker 1: preview will talk about that. Also, Wall Street Journal editorial 6 00:00:30,337 --> 00:00:34,057 Speaker 1: that says blocking the road is civil terrorism. I want 7 00:00:34,057 --> 00:00:38,257 Speaker 1: to dive into that with you. Some goop folks not 8 00:00:38,417 --> 00:00:43,817 Speaker 1: happy with Speaker Mike Johnson overspending and border issues we 9 00:00:43,857 --> 00:00:48,137 Speaker 1: shall certainly discuss. And then a one hundred million dollar 10 00:00:48,337 --> 00:00:53,577 Speaker 1: con by a woman pretending to be running military youth 11 00:00:53,617 --> 00:00:56,937 Speaker 1: programs one hundred million dollars, we shall discuss all this all. 12 00:00:57,057 --> 00:01:01,457 Speaker 1: Let's start with Chris Christy. I know why he was running, 13 00:01:01,657 --> 00:01:03,417 Speaker 1: but I'm going to say things like, I don't understand 14 00:01:03,417 --> 00:01:09,217 Speaker 1: why he ran because he I get that he wanted 15 00:01:09,257 --> 00:01:11,377 Speaker 1: to get attention and that he hates Trump, and that 16 00:01:11,457 --> 00:01:13,217 Speaker 1: he wanted to be able to take shots at Trump 17 00:01:13,217 --> 00:01:17,377 Speaker 1: on the biggest stage he could. But you would think 18 00:01:17,417 --> 00:01:20,177 Speaker 1: that at some level, if you're really about the country, 19 00:01:20,217 --> 00:01:25,417 Speaker 1: it should be about more than getting some media attention 20 00:01:26,217 --> 00:01:30,737 Speaker 1: and more than a personal vendetta. It's amazing, isn't how 21 00:01:30,777 --> 00:01:33,577 Speaker 1: much if you study history, if you sit and look 22 00:01:33,657 --> 00:01:37,337 Speaker 1: back at some of the biggest challenges that our leaders 23 00:01:37,377 --> 00:01:41,297 Speaker 1: have faced and the way they've responded, ego and vanity, 24 00:01:42,457 --> 00:01:46,337 Speaker 1: these are things that lead to some disastrous decision making 25 00:01:46,377 --> 00:01:50,537 Speaker 1: and consequences. I mean ego of individuals. And I think 26 00:01:50,617 --> 00:01:54,977 Speaker 1: Chris Christy was running on a vanity retribution tour and 27 00:01:55,017 --> 00:01:57,017 Speaker 1: now we had him on a Clay and Buck show 28 00:01:57,057 --> 00:02:00,537 Speaker 1: a number of times, and I was fair to him. 29 00:02:01,217 --> 00:02:03,457 Speaker 1: I don't have any personal animates or Chris Christy. I've 30 00:02:03,457 --> 00:02:06,297 Speaker 1: actually never met the guy. I've interviewed him many times 31 00:02:06,617 --> 00:02:10,737 Speaker 1: going on a decade now, and I I felt like 32 00:02:11,177 --> 00:02:13,257 Speaker 1: he was only doing one thing, which was showing up 33 00:02:13,297 --> 00:02:16,057 Speaker 1: to say, you know, Donald Trump is horrible. I hate 34 00:02:16,057 --> 00:02:19,937 Speaker 1: Donald Trump. He's awful, and you know, at some level, 35 00:02:19,977 --> 00:02:25,097 Speaker 1: I think it's just disrespectful as well to the Republican voter, 36 00:02:25,817 --> 00:02:27,857 Speaker 1: because his message was just you know, if you vote 37 00:02:27,857 --> 00:02:30,737 Speaker 1: for Trump, you're being swindled. You know, there are a 38 00:02:30,777 --> 00:02:33,257 Speaker 1: lot of people that I know who are fully aware 39 00:02:33,657 --> 00:02:38,057 Speaker 1: of what you could say some of Trump's shortcomings are. 40 00:02:38,097 --> 00:02:39,857 Speaker 1: There are a lot of people I know who are 41 00:02:40,617 --> 00:02:45,617 Speaker 1: by no means surprised when anyone brings up some of 42 00:02:45,657 --> 00:02:52,857 Speaker 1: the idiosyncratic aspects of Trump's personality. Idiosyncratic might be way 43 00:02:52,897 --> 00:02:54,977 Speaker 1: too kind a way to say it for some people, 44 00:02:54,977 --> 00:02:57,817 Speaker 1: but you get what I'm saying. But they understand that. 45 00:02:57,897 --> 00:03:00,857 Speaker 1: They also they like the policies, they like the fight, 46 00:03:01,017 --> 00:03:04,297 Speaker 1: they like the fact that he's a brand, a brand 47 00:03:04,297 --> 00:03:06,537 Speaker 1: that can take on because really, now politics is all 48 00:03:06,537 --> 00:03:09,697 Speaker 1: about brands. This is also why I believe that the 49 00:03:09,737 --> 00:03:11,977 Speaker 1: bye In brand is what is going to be running 50 00:03:12,017 --> 00:03:14,817 Speaker 1: for the Democrats. It's not about individuals who make decisions. 51 00:03:15,217 --> 00:03:17,457 Speaker 1: It's not about character, it's not about leadership. It is 52 00:03:17,577 --> 00:03:22,297 Speaker 1: just about perception of really a name at this point, 53 00:03:22,857 --> 00:03:25,337 Speaker 1: and that is what people vote for, and how does 54 00:03:25,417 --> 00:03:28,297 Speaker 1: voting for that name make them feel? Well? Chris Christie 55 00:03:28,537 --> 00:03:32,777 Speaker 1: never even stopped to answer the question for any voters, 56 00:03:33,337 --> 00:03:36,097 Speaker 1: why are you running again? It was all just Trump 57 00:03:36,137 --> 00:03:39,057 Speaker 1: is awful and Trump is terrible, all that kind of stuff, 58 00:03:39,497 --> 00:03:41,577 Speaker 1: and so he's dropped out as I sit here and 59 00:03:41,577 --> 00:03:46,017 Speaker 1: speak to you. And that means that Nicki Haley is 60 00:03:46,057 --> 00:03:48,657 Speaker 1: going to be in an even stronger position in New Hampshire. 61 00:03:49,537 --> 00:03:54,577 Speaker 1: In fact, Nicki Haley might end up being the leading 62 00:03:54,897 --> 00:03:58,297 Speaker 1: contender for New Hampshire in the polls after this, based 63 00:03:58,337 --> 00:04:00,337 Speaker 1: on the math that I've seen, she'll be very close 64 00:04:00,377 --> 00:04:03,977 Speaker 1: to it. She'll be right alongside Trump. Assuming that Chris 65 00:04:04,057 --> 00:04:08,337 Speaker 1: Christie support almost entirely goes to Nicki Haley, some of 66 00:04:08,337 --> 00:04:10,697 Speaker 1: it may go to Rondasantis. I think that's a little 67 00:04:10,697 --> 00:04:13,377 Speaker 1: bit unlikely, but I'll tell you this. You know how 68 00:04:13,377 --> 00:04:17,297 Speaker 1: I knew that Christy was not really all about what 69 00:04:17,377 --> 00:04:22,977 Speaker 1: he was saying. He was all about Chris Christie was 70 00:04:23,097 --> 00:04:28,097 Speaker 1: on MSNBC way too much. Honestly, Chris Christy was appearing 71 00:04:28,097 --> 00:04:32,177 Speaker 1: on MSNBC, and you got the sense that he liked it, 72 00:04:32,217 --> 00:04:35,297 Speaker 1: and then he likes Joe Scarborough, that he likes Mika, 73 00:04:35,577 --> 00:04:39,617 Speaker 1: he wants the attention, and that this is always the 74 00:04:39,657 --> 00:04:46,817 Speaker 1: sirens song of the Democrat elites. It seduces so many, 75 00:04:47,057 --> 00:04:52,297 Speaker 1: so many Republicans over time, you know the pat on 76 00:04:52,337 --> 00:04:55,457 Speaker 1: the head from the New York Times editorial board. It 77 00:04:55,537 --> 00:04:58,657 Speaker 1: is something that very few Republicans over the long term 78 00:04:58,697 --> 00:05:00,417 Speaker 1: who were in the public eye are able to resist. 79 00:05:00,417 --> 00:05:05,377 Speaker 1: Mitt Romney fell victim to it. There are many, I mean, 80 00:05:05,417 --> 00:05:09,257 Speaker 1: there's so many Republicans now for whom being anti Trump 81 00:05:09,457 --> 00:05:13,017 Speaker 1: is their identity, at which point you have to say, so, 82 00:05:13,097 --> 00:05:16,457 Speaker 1: you're a Democrat, right me. You'll notice that Liz Cheney 83 00:05:16,497 --> 00:05:21,217 Speaker 1: recently said that Donald Trump is unfit to be president, 84 00:05:21,577 --> 00:05:25,297 Speaker 1: you know, should be disqualified from being president, and also 85 00:05:25,457 --> 00:05:28,937 Speaker 1: that Ronda Santis is unfit. It's like, oh, okay, so 86 00:05:29,057 --> 00:05:31,617 Speaker 1: I guess Joe Biden is fit, Liz. You know, this 87 00:05:31,697 --> 00:05:34,057 Speaker 1: is what ends up happening to people. But it is 88 00:05:34,097 --> 00:05:36,017 Speaker 1: a tale of ego. It is a tale of vanity. 89 00:05:36,097 --> 00:05:39,977 Speaker 1: It is people who pretend to care about the greater 90 00:05:40,097 --> 00:05:44,417 Speaker 1: good when they really just care about their own feelings. 91 00:05:44,497 --> 00:05:47,377 Speaker 1: And the notion of ego being so important too. You know, 92 00:05:47,377 --> 00:05:51,657 Speaker 1: we're all forgotten very quickly, you know, certainly within two generations, 93 00:05:51,657 --> 00:05:54,857 Speaker 1: a lot of people sooner than that, nobody even really remembers. 94 00:05:55,297 --> 00:05:57,697 Speaker 1: And so you want to do good things for the 95 00:05:57,737 --> 00:05:59,897 Speaker 1: sake of doing good things. You want to be the 96 00:05:59,937 --> 00:06:03,617 Speaker 1: most positive influence you can possibly be while you still 97 00:06:03,657 --> 00:06:08,377 Speaker 1: have time on this earth. But being obsessed with your 98 00:06:08,417 --> 00:06:13,537 Speaker 1: reputation and that it somehow is really all about you. 99 00:06:13,657 --> 00:06:16,097 Speaker 1: That the narcissism that's probably a better way even than 100 00:06:16,137 --> 00:06:19,097 Speaker 1: ego in vanity to describe as the narcissism that is 101 00:06:19,137 --> 00:06:23,057 Speaker 1: the center of some of these political campaigns is pretty astonishing. 102 00:06:23,217 --> 00:06:24,977 Speaker 1: And I know people will say, you know, Trump is 103 00:06:25,017 --> 00:06:27,017 Speaker 1: a narcissist. I'm not going to say. The guy doesn't 104 00:06:27,017 --> 00:06:31,177 Speaker 1: have a very high self regard obviously, but he still 105 00:06:31,217 --> 00:06:33,217 Speaker 1: has a mission in mind, and I think that he 106 00:06:33,297 --> 00:06:37,137 Speaker 1: still very much believes in that mission and that will 107 00:06:37,137 --> 00:06:38,457 Speaker 1: benefit a lot of people. This is what I mean 108 00:06:38,497 --> 00:06:43,097 Speaker 1: about Trump. Voters know what they're getting, They understand all 109 00:06:43,137 --> 00:06:45,777 Speaker 1: aspects of Trump, and they still want him to be 110 00:06:45,777 --> 00:06:51,017 Speaker 1: the Republican nominee. And Chris Christie looked on that with disdain. 111 00:06:51,497 --> 00:06:55,137 Speaker 1: Christie always felt like there's something wrong with that. Now 112 00:06:55,177 --> 00:06:57,057 Speaker 1: from our sponsor, is there a change coming to the 113 00:06:57,137 --> 00:07:00,377 Speaker 1: US dollar this year? Former Wall Street insider Tikichiwari is 114 00:07:00,377 --> 00:07:02,777 Speaker 1: still very much of the belief that it could, and 115 00:07:02,857 --> 00:07:05,057 Speaker 1: it could happen as soon as this year. 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That's move your cash now dot 126 00:07:32,337 --> 00:07:38,537 Speaker 1: Com paid for by Palm Beach Research Group. I totally 127 00:07:38,857 --> 00:07:42,817 Speaker 1: agree with this editorial that blocking the road is civil terrorism. 128 00:07:42,897 --> 00:07:48,617 Speaker 1: I absolutely hate when people do this. I've even I 129 00:07:48,617 --> 00:07:50,497 Speaker 1: think there was one time when I think there were 130 00:07:50,577 --> 00:07:52,697 Speaker 1: some people on the right who did this for some reason. 131 00:07:52,697 --> 00:07:55,537 Speaker 1: They're blocking traffic on some bridge, and I went on radio. 132 00:07:55,537 --> 00:07:57,057 Speaker 1: I said, this is crap. They got to knock this 133 00:07:57,097 --> 00:07:59,257 Speaker 1: off right away. And people said, oh, but it's so important. No, no, 134 00:07:59,257 --> 00:08:01,857 Speaker 1: that's what the left does, right. You don't have the 135 00:08:01,977 --> 00:08:05,097 Speaker 1: right to block people's access to get where they have 136 00:08:05,137 --> 00:08:07,657 Speaker 1: to go. It's a big deal. People are on the 137 00:08:07,657 --> 00:08:09,377 Speaker 1: way to work. What if someone gets fired because they 138 00:08:09,377 --> 00:08:12,137 Speaker 1: were late. What if somebody misses a job interview they've 139 00:08:12,177 --> 00:08:15,737 Speaker 1: been waiting months, maybe their whole life for You know what, 140 00:08:15,777 --> 00:08:17,977 Speaker 1: if someone's going to see a sick relative, you're gonna 141 00:08:17,977 --> 00:08:21,737 Speaker 1: you're gonna slam them in traffic for an hour because yeah, 142 00:08:21,937 --> 00:08:25,177 Speaker 1: climate change in Palestine. You've got to be kidding me, 143 00:08:26,337 --> 00:08:33,337 Speaker 1: it's outrageous. This is a piece by tal fort Gang 144 00:08:33,577 --> 00:08:36,777 Speaker 1: is the guy's name, and he's talking about these anti 145 00:08:36,937 --> 00:08:39,337 Speaker 1: Israel activists who are running around doing this all over 146 00:08:39,337 --> 00:08:43,817 Speaker 1: the country, and here you go. He says, law abiding 147 00:08:43,857 --> 00:08:46,897 Speaker 1: Americans can signal that such an outcome is impossible, meaning 148 00:08:46,937 --> 00:08:49,937 Speaker 1: giving in to the anti Israel folks by raising the 149 00:08:49,977 --> 00:08:54,177 Speaker 1: cost of future demonstrations by enforcing the law when locality 150 00:08:54,257 --> 00:08:57,017 Speaker 1: is plagued by civil terrorism. Do so. They send the 151 00:08:57,057 --> 00:09:00,097 Speaker 1: message they won't let bad actors take advantage of good citizens. 152 00:09:00,377 --> 00:09:03,337 Speaker 1: These crimes don't warrant deadly forced but decent people count 153 00:09:03,377 --> 00:09:08,097 Speaker 1: a law enforcement to restore order their significant consequence. Until 154 00:09:08,097 --> 00:09:12,417 Speaker 1: there are significant consequences prison time and finds. Blocking interstates, bridges, 155 00:09:12,417 --> 00:09:14,937 Speaker 1: and airports is not going to stop. I who is 156 00:09:14,937 --> 00:09:16,977 Speaker 1: this guy? By the way, I like this guy. Adjunct 157 00:09:17,017 --> 00:09:20,857 Speaker 1: fellow at the Manhattan Institute, mister fort Gang tal fort Gang. 158 00:09:21,177 --> 00:09:25,097 Speaker 1: Totally agree with him, Totally agree with him. This should 159 00:09:25,177 --> 00:09:28,617 Speaker 1: be a this should be a car seroal offense, meaning 160 00:09:28,697 --> 00:09:30,657 Speaker 1: that's the term of the anti prison people always use. 161 00:09:31,377 --> 00:09:33,377 Speaker 1: They should lock you up for this. I mean, you 162 00:09:33,577 --> 00:09:35,937 Speaker 1: know you should first defense, you want to block traffic 163 00:09:35,977 --> 00:09:39,777 Speaker 1: for some political reason. First defense, you know, I don't 164 00:09:39,817 --> 00:09:43,417 Speaker 1: know what thirty sixty days in jail, second offense a year. 165 00:09:44,297 --> 00:09:48,697 Speaker 1: I mean, make this serious, make this real, you know, 166 00:09:49,057 --> 00:09:51,737 Speaker 1: and this has to just become automatic in places. You know, 167 00:09:51,857 --> 00:09:55,297 Speaker 1: if they won't do this, it's because they don't care 168 00:09:55,577 --> 00:10:00,857 Speaker 1: about protecting you from this. Right. If the authorities won't 169 00:10:00,977 --> 00:10:03,337 Speaker 1: enforce the law or won't have strong enough laws that 170 00:10:03,377 --> 00:10:06,617 Speaker 1: they can do this, and if prosecutors and judges won't 171 00:10:06,617 --> 00:10:09,737 Speaker 1: do this, it's outrageous. We have free speech, we don't 172 00:10:09,777 --> 00:10:13,097 Speaker 1: have the right to effectively what they really do. When 173 00:10:13,137 --> 00:10:15,137 Speaker 1: you snare somebody in trapping jam, it's like a form 174 00:10:15,137 --> 00:10:19,737 Speaker 1: of kidnapping, right because because there you can't leave, they 175 00:10:19,777 --> 00:10:25,217 Speaker 1: are stealing your time, They are stealing from you, They 176 00:10:25,217 --> 00:10:29,217 Speaker 1: are stealing your ability to move freely, They are inhibiting 177 00:10:29,257 --> 00:10:32,417 Speaker 1: your freedoms, and and really, you know, I mean, i'd 178 00:10:32,417 --> 00:10:35,897 Speaker 1: say to you this way. There's a reason why airlines 179 00:10:35,937 --> 00:10:38,217 Speaker 1: which I've also got a lot of problems with airlines 180 00:10:39,217 --> 00:10:41,217 Speaker 1: have to allow you to get off after three hours 181 00:10:41,217 --> 00:10:43,777 Speaker 1: on the tarmac because telling you you can't get off 182 00:10:43,857 --> 00:10:45,297 Speaker 1: this plane and we're going to keep you as long 183 00:10:45,337 --> 00:10:47,537 Speaker 1: as you want it feels like kidnapping, right, they used 184 00:10:47,537 --> 00:10:49,497 Speaker 1: to do that, by the way, six hours, eight hours, 185 00:10:49,497 --> 00:10:52,737 Speaker 1: you know, no water, people passing out. It's monstrous with 186 00:10:52,817 --> 00:10:54,977 Speaker 1: some of these airlines used to get away with them 187 00:10:54,977 --> 00:10:58,617 Speaker 1: still doing different capacities. You know, if you ever want 188 00:10:58,617 --> 00:11:00,137 Speaker 1: to know what it was like to live in the 189 00:11:00,177 --> 00:11:03,897 Speaker 1: Soviet Union, you know, just you ride an American airline 190 00:11:04,457 --> 00:11:06,937 Speaker 1: carrier and deal with the customer service, deal with the 191 00:11:07,017 --> 00:11:13,657 Speaker 1: new airline attendance that they have, and yeah, it's it's 192 00:11:13,697 --> 00:11:15,697 Speaker 1: a real it's a real thing, folks. It feels like 193 00:11:15,697 --> 00:11:18,457 Speaker 1: you're flying the Soviet skies. Yeah, our planes don't fall 194 00:11:18,457 --> 00:11:19,977 Speaker 1: out of the sky as much as Soviets did, but 195 00:11:20,017 --> 00:11:23,097 Speaker 1: the seats are uncomfortable, the service is garbage. They don't 196 00:11:23,097 --> 00:11:25,177 Speaker 1: care how much they inconvenience you. They don't care what 197 00:11:25,417 --> 00:11:28,937 Speaker 1: kind of you know, they ruin your vacation, ruin your weekend, 198 00:11:29,257 --> 00:11:33,177 Speaker 1: or destroy your work conference whatever. Never never, never any 199 00:11:33,177 --> 00:11:35,017 Speaker 1: sense of like, oh man, we're sorry about this and 200 00:11:35,137 --> 00:11:39,537 Speaker 1: they're not anyway back to the civil terrorism charge here 201 00:11:39,617 --> 00:11:42,377 Speaker 1: for people that are blocking roads, I I think it's 202 00:11:42,417 --> 00:11:46,297 Speaker 1: absolutely critical. I think it is it is essential that 203 00:11:46,377 --> 00:11:50,377 Speaker 1: they do this, and they need to really just start 204 00:11:50,457 --> 00:11:52,457 Speaker 1: enforcing this law. They need to really get it going. 205 00:11:53,897 --> 00:11:56,857 Speaker 1: I want I would I if I were a judge, 206 00:11:56,937 --> 00:12:00,137 Speaker 1: like I said, first time, you block traffic, you know, 207 00:12:00,177 --> 00:12:02,897 Speaker 1: if it's if it's like an interstate, it's a major highway, 208 00:12:02,937 --> 00:12:06,457 Speaker 1: it's a bridge where a lot of people are backed 209 00:12:06,497 --> 00:12:08,497 Speaker 1: up for miles. You're you're going to jail for two 210 00:12:08,577 --> 00:12:10,657 Speaker 1: or three months. I mean really, you're sitting in a 211 00:12:10,697 --> 00:12:14,697 Speaker 1: cell for two or three months first defense, and you know, 212 00:12:14,897 --> 00:12:20,257 Speaker 1: beyond that, I would have to say, you're going for 213 00:12:20,297 --> 00:12:21,937 Speaker 1: a year. You do it again, you're going away for 214 00:12:21,937 --> 00:12:23,897 Speaker 1: a year, and I don't know if you want to 215 00:12:23,897 --> 00:12:26,017 Speaker 1: get to a third offense. You want to test Judge 216 00:12:26,497 --> 00:12:30,377 Speaker 1: Sexton over here, I'd start saying, I'd start racking up years. Okay, 217 00:12:30,417 --> 00:12:32,857 Speaker 1: now you get three years, you know, now you get 218 00:12:32,857 --> 00:12:35,817 Speaker 1: five years. That'll send a message real fast. Now some 219 00:12:35,817 --> 00:12:37,577 Speaker 1: of you probably think that three months or two months 220 00:12:37,657 --> 00:12:41,457 Speaker 1: is too much, okay, but just understand, yeah, I kind 221 00:12:41,457 --> 00:12:43,337 Speaker 1: of want to make it five years first offense as well. 222 00:12:43,417 --> 00:12:47,857 Speaker 1: Right now, it's nothing, it's a ticket. None of these 223 00:12:47,897 --> 00:12:51,097 Speaker 1: people are spending time in prison. 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Some members 257 00:14:41,937 --> 00:14:46,177 Speaker 1: of the House are blocking some routine action on the floor. 258 00:14:46,177 --> 00:14:50,737 Speaker 1: They're annoyed about all this, about twelve GOP members we've 259 00:14:50,777 --> 00:14:54,097 Speaker 1: got let me see here, Bob Good, Marjorie Taylor Green. 260 00:14:54,257 --> 00:14:57,537 Speaker 1: They're not happy with Johnson, and they know that we 261 00:14:57,617 --> 00:15:00,777 Speaker 1: got a razor thin majority in the House and all 262 00:15:00,817 --> 00:15:03,977 Speaker 1: this and look, this goes to spending, it goes to 263 00:15:04,337 --> 00:15:07,777 Speaker 1: the border, and you know a bunch of different members 264 00:15:07,777 --> 00:15:09,577 Speaker 1: of Congress wanging on this. Let me let me just 265 00:15:09,577 --> 00:15:13,457 Speaker 1: say this right now. Yeah, it's very easy for people, 266 00:15:13,537 --> 00:15:15,617 Speaker 1: especially people like me who make a living talking about 267 00:15:15,617 --> 00:15:17,577 Speaker 1: politics in the news, to say, oh, if only we 268 00:15:17,657 --> 00:15:21,417 Speaker 1: had a different speaker, then so many things would be better. 269 00:15:22,457 --> 00:15:25,657 Speaker 1: But look at what's going on right now. We got 270 00:15:25,697 --> 00:15:28,457 Speaker 1: rid of Kevin McCarthy, and now we have, through Johnson, 271 00:15:28,537 --> 00:15:33,017 Speaker 1: Kevin McCarthy ask policies, and he's just going to say, oh, well, 272 00:15:33,057 --> 00:15:34,977 Speaker 1: we have a razor thin majority, so I got to 273 00:15:34,977 --> 00:15:36,737 Speaker 1: do what I gotta do. Well, guess what Kevin McCarthy 274 00:15:36,777 --> 00:15:41,177 Speaker 1: was saying. Everybody. I remember this. I was talking to people. 275 00:15:41,257 --> 00:15:43,857 Speaker 1: I was out in South Bend, Indiana to the live event, 276 00:15:43,897 --> 00:15:46,177 Speaker 1: and the whole audience there great people, but the whole 277 00:15:46,217 --> 00:15:48,497 Speaker 1: audience there pretty much were, oh, man, we got to 278 00:15:48,537 --> 00:15:50,897 Speaker 1: get rid of McCarthy. It's going to change everything. I said, honestly, 279 00:15:50,937 --> 00:15:52,497 Speaker 1: if you want to get Ruey McCarthy, I don't care. 280 00:15:52,537 --> 00:15:54,257 Speaker 1: I don't know the guy. I don't like the guys. 281 00:15:54,417 --> 00:15:55,857 Speaker 1: You know. I don't know anything about him other than 282 00:15:55,897 --> 00:15:58,937 Speaker 1: what he does in Congress did in Congress. But I 283 00:15:58,977 --> 00:16:00,337 Speaker 1: was honest with him. I said, it's not going to 284 00:16:00,457 --> 00:16:03,857 Speaker 1: change anything. It's just not going to change anything, that 285 00:16:04,137 --> 00:16:05,817 Speaker 1: will not do anything. This is like when people say, oh, 286 00:16:05,857 --> 00:16:08,857 Speaker 1: we need to impeach my Orcus. I sit here and 287 00:16:08,897 --> 00:16:12,417 Speaker 1: I go, okay, they're just going to replace majorcas with 288 00:16:12,497 --> 00:16:15,057 Speaker 1: some other functionary who does all the Democrats? Will you 289 00:16:15,137 --> 00:16:18,697 Speaker 1: gotta win the election, everyone, You got to have power 290 00:16:19,497 --> 00:16:21,897 Speaker 1: if you're just gonna, you know, go through the motions 291 00:16:21,977 --> 00:16:24,457 Speaker 1: and remove people who are going to be replaced and 292 00:16:24,497 --> 00:16:27,377 Speaker 1: have the exact same policies. You know, if we could 293 00:16:27,457 --> 00:16:30,657 Speaker 1: choose somebody different than may Orcus or on DHS, I'd say, yeah, sure, 294 00:16:30,857 --> 00:16:34,297 Speaker 1: impeach them, remove them. Great, but not going to do anything. 295 00:16:35,337 --> 00:16:38,377 Speaker 1: And I think sometimes some of these feel good measures 296 00:16:38,377 --> 00:16:43,137 Speaker 1: in Congress are you know, it's a fundraising opportunity for 297 00:16:43,177 --> 00:16:46,297 Speaker 1: different individuals, chance to get on Fox News, but it's 298 00:16:46,337 --> 00:16:50,217 Speaker 1: not really about changing anything in a meaningful way. And 299 00:16:50,297 --> 00:16:53,737 Speaker 1: Johnson signed onto this spending package with Democrats and he's 300 00:16:53,737 --> 00:16:55,377 Speaker 1: not going to shut down the government of the border. 301 00:16:55,497 --> 00:16:58,537 Speaker 1: So you're getting Kevin McCarthy policies. And people can say 302 00:16:58,537 --> 00:17:00,937 Speaker 1: different things, Oh, you got to watch this play out, 303 00:17:01,857 --> 00:17:04,017 Speaker 1: and I'm worried about control of the House. I'm worried 304 00:17:04,017 --> 00:17:07,417 Speaker 1: Democrats may actually take control of the House in this election. 305 00:17:07,577 --> 00:17:09,257 Speaker 1: Worried about it. I'm not saying it's going to happen, 306 00:17:09,337 --> 00:17:11,817 Speaker 1: but it's a real things looking a little bit better 307 00:17:11,857 --> 00:17:16,257 Speaker 1: on the Senate side. And ultimately, you know, we talk 308 00:17:16,297 --> 00:17:19,497 Speaker 1: about all this stuff with the spending, but you can't 309 00:17:19,537 --> 00:17:22,737 Speaker 1: in American politics right now, have a serious conversation about 310 00:17:23,257 --> 00:17:27,297 Speaker 1: reducing spending. You can have a serious conversation about it. It's 311 00:17:27,257 --> 00:17:32,897 Speaker 1: not possible because they will say that Medicare and Social 312 00:17:32,897 --> 00:17:34,977 Speaker 1: Security are off the table. Well, if that's the case, 313 00:17:34,977 --> 00:17:38,177 Speaker 1: then we're not doing anything serious to reduce spending. You know, 314 00:17:38,297 --> 00:17:41,137 Speaker 1: all the automatic spending is automatic, and then the discretionary 315 00:17:41,137 --> 00:17:44,417 Speaker 1: stuff we quibble about, and we end up thinking we 316 00:17:44,457 --> 00:17:46,577 Speaker 1: have some victory because of a decrease in the increase 317 00:17:46,577 --> 00:17:50,377 Speaker 1: in spending. Well, you know what ends up happening here. 318 00:17:50,377 --> 00:17:52,217 Speaker 1: People who have assets, they'll be fine. You know, if 319 00:17:52,257 --> 00:17:53,457 Speaker 1: you own a bunch of homes, you have a lot 320 00:17:53,457 --> 00:17:56,137 Speaker 1: of stock. But people that work for wages, their wages 321 00:17:56,177 --> 00:17:58,737 Speaker 1: just go less and less. Far inflation hurts them the most. 322 00:18:00,017 --> 00:18:01,617 Speaker 1: This is what's gonna happen. It's going to continue to 323 00:18:01,617 --> 00:18:04,937 Speaker 1: happen because nobody wants to be told there's no Santa Claus. 324 00:18:04,937 --> 00:18:07,297 Speaker 1: We all think the FED is Santa Claus just gives 325 00:18:07,377 --> 00:18:09,737 Speaker 1: us or the Treasury, depending on you know, both. I 326 00:18:09,737 --> 00:18:12,097 Speaker 1: guess they just give us all the money we need. 327 00:18:12,137 --> 00:18:14,337 Speaker 1: They spend all the money we need to spend. People 328 00:18:14,377 --> 00:18:17,977 Speaker 1: talk about how crazy modern monetary theory is. We're kind 329 00:18:17,977 --> 00:18:21,137 Speaker 1: of doing that. You know, we spend too much money 330 00:18:21,177 --> 00:18:23,297 Speaker 1: and then we try to wrestle down inflation. That's really 331 00:18:23,297 --> 00:18:26,617 Speaker 1: modern monetary theory. You know, they just want to spend more, 332 00:18:26,697 --> 00:18:29,297 Speaker 1: but we're already spending way too much. So it's just 333 00:18:30,297 --> 00:18:31,977 Speaker 1: arguing over the definition. And if you want to get 334 00:18:31,977 --> 00:18:33,817 Speaker 1: a sense of what I mean by how much we're spending, 335 00:18:34,737 --> 00:18:36,337 Speaker 1: you gotta wait for this next story. But you know, 336 00:18:36,457 --> 00:18:38,217 Speaker 1: do you feel prepared? I was just talking about how 337 00:18:38,297 --> 00:18:40,257 Speaker 1: much spending is going on. What do think's going to 338 00:18:40,297 --> 00:18:44,577 Speaker 1: happen if the dollar collapses? What do you think happens 339 00:18:44,697 --> 00:18:48,457 Speaker 1: if things get really ugly again and we have a 340 00:18:48,497 --> 00:18:51,497 Speaker 1: really big recession, or you have real civil unrest. You 341 00:18:51,577 --> 00:18:54,137 Speaker 1: got to protect yourself, okay, And one way to protect 342 00:18:54,137 --> 00:18:58,257 Speaker 1: yourself financially is through diversification into precious metals like gold. 343 00:18:58,497 --> 00:19:01,897 Speaker 1: Gold has been used historically to protect assets against inflation. 344 00:19:02,377 --> 00:19:05,177 Speaker 1: So global reserve asset and countries are buying massive amounts 345 00:19:05,217 --> 00:19:08,017 Speaker 1: of gold as a hedge against financial collapse. It's time 346 00:19:08,057 --> 00:19:10,617 Speaker 1: to help protect yourself and invest in gold. Stop thinking 347 00:19:10,657 --> 00:19:12,337 Speaker 1: things are going to get better. 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Oxford Gold 358 00:19:46,577 --> 00:19:49,737 Speaker 1: Group is the best of this. A fifty seven year 359 00:19:49,737 --> 00:19:52,337 Speaker 1: old woman I was speaking about spending too much, stole 360 00:19:52,377 --> 00:19:55,857 Speaker 1: one hundred million dollars from the United States Army, Okay, 361 00:19:56,577 --> 00:20:01,497 Speaker 1: one hundred million dollars. She bought thirty one homes and 362 00:20:01,657 --> 00:20:07,057 Speaker 1: seventy supercars in motorcycles. This woman you lived in Texas. 363 00:20:07,097 --> 00:20:10,617 Speaker 1: She was a financial program Manager Child the Health and 364 00:20:10,657 --> 00:20:15,057 Speaker 1: Youth Lifelong Development from the four Age Military Partnership grant. 365 00:20:15,057 --> 00:20:16,937 Speaker 1: This woman collected one hundred million dollars in the United 366 00:20:16,937 --> 00:20:20,137 Speaker 1: States military over years, and none even notice till now. 367 00:20:20,137 --> 00:20:22,137 Speaker 1: I know they're could say, oh, well, justice is done. 368 00:20:23,577 --> 00:20:25,657 Speaker 1: You didn't notice one hundred million dollars going to a fraudster. 369 00:20:26,897 --> 00:20:29,257 Speaker 1: This is what I mean. The system is a mess. 370 00:20:29,977 --> 00:20:33,177 Speaker 1: There's way too much spending and we're not even having 371 00:20:33,257 --> 00:20:36,457 Speaker 1: an adult conversation about what it would look like to 372 00:20:36,457 --> 00:20:39,137 Speaker 1: bring that spending down. So all this stuff about the 373 00:20:39,137 --> 00:20:43,057 Speaker 1: Speaker of the House, Yeah, the real problem is we need, 374 00:20:43,577 --> 00:20:46,617 Speaker 1: honestly austerity measures in this country. We need to say, look, 375 00:20:46,657 --> 00:20:49,137 Speaker 1: we gotta do some things that aren't gonna be that popular, 376 00:20:49,177 --> 00:20:51,417 Speaker 1: but are good for the long run and are gonna 377 00:20:51,417 --> 00:20:52,977 Speaker 1: put us on sound. You know, we need a diet. 378 00:20:52,977 --> 00:20:56,457 Speaker 1: The American people need a financial diet, or go on 379 00:20:56,577 --> 00:20:59,537 Speaker 1: a diet. I mean, you know, we've had too many 380 00:20:59,537 --> 00:21:01,777 Speaker 1: cookies for too long. But it's not popular. And if 381 00:21:01,777 --> 00:21:02,977 Speaker 1: you want to win, you got to say things that 382 00:21:02,977 --> 00:21:05,657 Speaker 1: people want to hear. So you know, I'm here to 383 00:21:05,657 --> 00:21:07,217 Speaker 1: tell you the truth. I don't know other people could say, 384 00:21:07,217 --> 00:21:09,737 Speaker 1: oh yeah, you know everyone. Everyone gets it, everyone gets 385 00:21:09,737 --> 00:21:12,337 Speaker 1: a trop if we everyone gets a free car. It's 386 00:21:12,377 --> 00:21:13,977 Speaker 1: not a good idea, but that's what we've been doing. 387 00:21:15,057 --> 00:21:18,097 Speaker 1: Real talk here, friends, more tomorrow, Shield Time