WEBVTT - Zero Accountability in the Biden Admin.  Congressman Mike Waltz Talks to A&G

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<v Speaker 1>Congressman Mike Waaltz of the Great State of Florida. Pleasure,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for coming over. Appreciate it. So here's a

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<v Speaker 1>bit the non trivial trivial trivia for you. The congressman took.

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<v Speaker 2>The seat of Ron Desantus. Yeah, how about that twenty eighteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Florida is thriving by every measure right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, I think one of the things that

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<v Speaker 2>came out of COVID obviously supply change matter, national health

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<v Speaker 2>policy kind of matters, but also I think federalism matters.

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<v Speaker 2>And Washington's so broken in so many ways. People ask

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<v Speaker 2>me all the time, what are you getting done up

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<v Speaker 2>in the House Representatives, And I tell them as little

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<v Speaker 2>as possible, trying to keep DC out of your life,

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<v Speaker 2>but that in terms of conservative governance and education and

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<v Speaker 2>you being able to keep more of your of your

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<v Speaker 2>own money, in terms of housing policy, environmental policy.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, we could walk down the list it's going

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<v Speaker 3>to be done at.

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<v Speaker 2>The state level, these kind of new innovators and what

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<v Speaker 2>we talk about as conservatives and how we should govern.

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<v Speaker 3>It's happening in Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, just case in point, we have half the

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<v Speaker 2>state budget of new York despite now having a larger

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<v Speaker 2>population and then losing their tax base.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, we're getting it done. We're a California show.

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<v Speaker 4>So any contrast in comparison you want to do to

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<v Speaker 4>Sacramento and what we're doing.

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<v Speaker 3>I just listen to you talking to me.

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<v Speaker 4>This sounds so weird as a guy who drives to

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<v Speaker 4>work in Sacramento all the time, past the tent after

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<v Speaker 4>tent of homeless people and you can't afford to live there,

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<v Speaker 4>and blah blah blah blah blah and enormous budget deficits.

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<v Speaker 4>The mainstream media will now talk about Florida's fiscal house

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<v Speaker 4>as compared to say in Illinois or a California conservative

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<v Speaker 4>economic discipline or fiscal discipline.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it still possible it's being done though, it's absolutely.

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<v Speaker 3>We're debt free state.

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<v Speaker 2>We're giving out bonuses to all of our teachers and

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<v Speaker 2>first responders. Were actually for cops that move in, they

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<v Speaker 2>get an additional hiring bonus. But this is not being

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<v Speaker 2>done on the backs of taxpayers. It's being done a

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<v Speaker 2>with a growth agenda. But can I just say one

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<v Speaker 2>other thing about the state budgets? And this is a

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<v Speaker 2>wonky point, but an important one because I asked myself,

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<v Speaker 2>how are these states getting away with it?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, they're upside down forever and ever and ever.

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<v Speaker 2>And what I realized when I just saw Pelosi, Schumer,

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<v Speaker 2>and Biden having the three levers of power is they

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<v Speaker 2>basically bail all of those states out with federal dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>They did it with the COVID package, they did it

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<v Speaker 2>with IRA, and they reset the balance sheet for those states.

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<v Speaker 2>They just moved the dead on the federal So even

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<v Speaker 2>though people move think they're escaping by moving to Florida,

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of the day, we're all going to

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<v Speaker 2>have to pay.

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<v Speaker 3>They're just paying through federal.

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<v Speaker 4>So there's a resident of your state who had a

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<v Speaker 4>bandage on his ear, who came into the arena last night,

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<v Speaker 4>And were you there for that?

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<v Speaker 3>I was that we were watching it on TV. That

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<v Speaker 3>must have been quite the moment. Oh my god, I

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<v Speaker 3>mean I saw.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't tell you how many people I saw, literally

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<v Speaker 2>with tears streaming down their face. It's seeing him. I

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<v Speaker 2>do have one point. I wish he'd left the bandage off.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a Green Beret. I've been shot at all over

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<v Speaker 2>the world.

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<v Speaker 3>Let people see the wound.

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<v Speaker 2>Let him see the raw meat and what and how

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<v Speaker 2>close that man was to losing his life. That was

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<v Speaker 2>a kill shot. I could tell you one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>fifty yards. I mean a private and basic training has

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<v Speaker 2>to make a three hundred yard shot without a scope

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<v Speaker 2>in order to get out of basic training.

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<v Speaker 3>If he had to turn his head, he was dead.

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<v Speaker 1>So political rhetoric has always been if you're a student

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<v Speaker 1>of history, heated, we're not going to leave that behind.

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<v Speaker 1>Certainly there are limits that should not be crossed. Calling

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<v Speaker 1>somebody Hitler is wildly out of bounds. Yeah, what's the

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<v Speaker 1>Republican message going forward to the electorate?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it going to be positive? Is going to be well,

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<v Speaker 3>that's what's so incredible.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you know, we just have an assassination tipped

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<v Speaker 2>on this man, despite I think as a least partial

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<v Speaker 2>cause of the demonization of him. And what has been

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<v Speaker 2>the response. A message of love from the first lady

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<v Speaker 2>from Milania, a message of unity from the man who

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<v Speaker 2>almost died. And you couldn't have I mean, look at

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<v Speaker 2>the lineup last night. You had a union leader, you

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<v Speaker 2>had an African American celebrity, you had a priest holding

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<v Speaker 2>up across and you had a Hindu seek chanting a

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<v Speaker 2>Hindu prayer. I mean the left had to have been

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<v Speaker 2>losing their mind. MSNBC had been having a meltdown because

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't fit into any of their boxes. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>big tent party talking about individual responsibility, equal opportunity. The

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<v Speaker 2>rising tide lifts all boats. Let's grow this country. Last

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<v Speaker 2>night was make it wealthy again today, make it safe again, tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>make it strong again.

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<v Speaker 4>So, speaking of responsibility, how do we not have the

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<v Speaker 4>answer yet of where the failure happened on security?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm glad you asked.

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<v Speaker 2>The next morning, I had talked to a number of

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<v Speaker 2>agents directly involved.

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<v Speaker 3>This was Sunday morning.

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<v Speaker 2>They are frustrated, they're pissed, they're embarrassed, but mainly they're

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<v Speaker 2>upset because they have been repeatedly asking for more resources

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<v Speaker 2>for Trump's d detail and been denied by Secret Service

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<v Speaker 2>headquarters and denied by my orcis. My Orcus was just

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<v Speaker 2>read my tweet on air on CNN and denied it,

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<v Speaker 2>called it irresponsible.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Basically he's calling the agents.

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<v Speaker 4>Well and me Ercus yesterday said I have one hundred

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<v Speaker 4>faith in.

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<v Speaker 3>The person investigation. What the hell are you talking about?

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<v Speaker 2>There's zero accountability in this administration. Look, tomorrow, I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to be talking a lot about Afghanistan and that disgraceful debacle.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to be hearing from gold Star families. There

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<v Speaker 2>is zero account how the President had his secretary of

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<v Speaker 2>Defense disappear for a week and not tell anybody, and

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<v Speaker 2>there was zero accountability.

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<v Speaker 3>So I don't expect anywhere.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sure the president knows what's going on.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm confident the president doesn't know what's going on, But

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<v Speaker 2>his secretary of Defense was a four star general, and

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<v Speaker 2>every private in the military knows. You got to tell

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<v Speaker 2>your supervisor if you're out for a week, us the

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<v Speaker 2>commander in chief.

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<v Speaker 1>Sorry, we asked the same question to Jim Jordan. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to ask again on behalf of the American people.

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<v Speaker 1>How hard is it to get accountability in Washington.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, I share the frustration.

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<v Speaker 2>At the end of the day, Constitutionally, we have the

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<v Speaker 2>power of the purse and we need to more aggressively

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<v Speaker 2>use it.

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<v Speaker 3>Defund We defunded the UN.

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<v Speaker 2>We defund but then we got to deal with the Senate.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and we've just got to win in November.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't expect to buy it at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the day, it's Biden's call to fire his own people.

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<v Speaker 1>Just I know enough about the military, coming from a

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<v Speaker 1>military family, especially at your upper levels. It's all about accountability.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no ask covering, there's no excuses. All there is

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<v Speaker 1>his accountability.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about this, It's about leading by example. And what

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<v Speaker 2>I asked Secretary Austin after he disappeared for a week,

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<v Speaker 2>how can you impose any discipline on the force that

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<v Speaker 2>you lead? How can you court martial anyone if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't hold yourself to the same standard.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course he had no answer.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Walls of Florida, great to talk to you, Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>so much for spending Happy to you guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Have a great convention. Happy too. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>all right.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you. Ye