1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: I thank Scott shot An hour two Sean Hannity Show, 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: eight hundred and ninety four one, Shawn a number. If 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: you want to be a part of the program, I 4 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: know a lot of you want to weigh in on 5 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: the hearings that took place today. Every American is going 6 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: to walk away from this and just realize, these these 7 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: people in DC are some of the dumbest people that 8 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: you will ever meet in your life. They care about 9 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: the superfluous, They care about nothing of substance. They know 10 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: nothing about the topics of which they are discussing. I've 11 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: got to admit I've been surprised by one Democrat, and 12 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: only one, and it is Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman. And 13 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: John Fetterman. I've listened to his comments about Israel. I've 14 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: listened to his comments about energy, I've listened to his 15 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: comments about immigration. I've listened to his comments about President 16 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: Trump having you know, should should be having the right 17 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: to have the cabinet after a duly won election. And 18 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: clearly there is a lot of resentment building towards him 19 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: among the Democratic rank and file, because I guess they 20 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: want everybody to just kind of be, you know, in 21 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 1: the in the Chuck Schumer, Adam Schiff, Tim Kaine, who 22 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: you know, a bumbling idiot, you know, questioning Pete at 23 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: length about his personal life. I'm like, weren't you Hillary 24 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: Clinton's running mate back in the day. I'm just just saying, 25 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: you know, are you really the right person to be 26 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: lecturing people? Anyway, John Fetterman met with President Trump. President 27 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,199 Speaker 1: Trump said publicly that he was very impressed with the meeting, 28 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: and anyway, Fetterman says, you know, states the obvious, which 29 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: is why is it controversial to meet with Donald Trump's nominees. 30 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: Here's what he said, is this cozy Gabbert one of 31 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: the nominees that you could vote for. 32 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: Well, you know, I'm with her. In fact, I think 33 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: I've met with virtually all of them and the ones 34 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 2: that I haven't there on my schedule AREFK and Governor KNOWM. 35 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 2: So I'm happy to meet with all of them. And 36 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 2: that's also part of this. I don't know why that 37 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 2: was controversial. I mean I got a lot of blowback 38 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 2: just you know, even to meet with them, and to me, 39 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 2: I see that as just doing my job and I'm 40 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 2: going to have a conversation with anyone that would like 41 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 2: to have a conversation with me, and if if I 42 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: if someone believed everything that's been written or said about 43 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: me it was true. I mean, you can't possibly know 44 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 2: me or I think I could know her either just 45 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 2: based on someone read. But I want to sit down 46 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: and have a conversation. And I'm really glad that I've 47 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: done that. And some of these nominees I'm going to 48 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 2: vote for already. In fact, you know, whether it's my 49 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 2: our colleague Rubio are Representative, Stephanick or even Sean Duffy, 50 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 2: you know, I expect to vote for him as well too, 51 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 2: and Brook Rollins for agriculture again, so there's a lot 52 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 2: of them I can say right now here on Fox 53 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: I'm going to vote for them. 54 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: I mean, pretty spectacular, especially in light of the show 55 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: hearing that we had earlier today. And really that's all 56 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: it is, because I think this is an exercise and 57 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: futility and it's just a show. And what did I 58 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: tell you yesterday would happened today that Democrats would revert 59 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: to form, they would go back to their just NonStop 60 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: patriot of all things Donald Trump, and they would return 61 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: to Bork, they would return to Justice Thomas, They returned 62 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: to Kavanaugh. They just they can't help themselves if they 63 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: wanted to anyway. Joining us now is our friend Selena Zito. 64 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: And Selena, of course, is the national political reporter for 65 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: the Washington Examiner. Nobody knows Pennsylvania as well as she does, 66 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: and she's had a long term relationship with John Fetterman. 67 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: Knows everything about the state of Pennsylvania. Was very confident 68 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: that it would go read very early on in this process. 69 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 3: So I can tell you that private. 70 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: It was a private conversation, but I might as well 71 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: give you credit now because you weren't saying publicly what 72 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: you were telling me, But you were pretty confident and 73 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: you turned out to be right as usual. 74 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, well, there there is a benefit. You know, 75 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 4: people think it's a benefit to be a reporter in 76 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 4: New York in Washington, and there is when you want 77 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 4: access to power, But when you want to understand people 78 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 4: and sentiments, you oftentimes there's a better benefit to living 79 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 4: in western Pennsylvania. And so I think that's what gave 80 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 4: me my insight. And and that's the thing about John Fetterman. 81 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: And by the way, and how many miles did you 82 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: put on your car during this last election year, and 83 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: how many how many places did you visit in this 84 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: last election year? It was almost like you yourself were 85 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: running for office. 86 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 4: Problem forty fifty thousand miles. And that wasn't just in 87 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 4: my state of Pennsylvania. I had gone to North Carolina 88 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 4: and Florida UH, and Wisconsin, Michigan UH, and out to Arizona, 89 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 4: the only swing. 90 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 3: I would assume. 91 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: I would assume you got on an airplane for those trips. 92 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: I'm assuming you didn't drive all those days. 93 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 4: Oh I did. I drove? 94 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 3: You drove to every one of those states. 95 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 4: Oh? Yeah, it helps me. Look, here's why. And I 96 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 4: don't take interstates either. So I take US routes and 97 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,679 Speaker 4: I take state routes. Sometimes I end on a dirt 98 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 4: road and don't lowher and the heck I'm gonna end up. 99 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 4: But here's why I do that. You cannot see and feel, 100 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 4: You cannot understand subtangible if you drop in or even 101 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 4: if you take an interstate, because you know each each 102 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 4: interchange is the same thing, right, a gas station or 103 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:01,679 Speaker 4: restaurant and maybe a strip mall right, you don't really 104 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 4: understand how things are changing. Well, if you're not on 105 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 4: a back road, going through different counties, seeing what's prospering, 106 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 4: seeing what's not working, seeing what you know or what 107 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 4: or what the challenges are, and that has helped make 108 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 4: you know what is happening in the country. Very instructive 109 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,359 Speaker 4: and look, and I will tell you that is how 110 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 4: John Fetterman travels. But also that was also how Dave 111 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 4: McCormick traveled throughout this election. He was just like either 112 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 4: in his bus or in the truck, driving on the 113 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 4: back roads and just talking to people. And Fetterman is 114 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 4: very good at that, and so is Trump. Trump. You know, 115 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 4: he is the first president in forever that went to 116 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 4: Eerie or Reserve. Nobody ever goes to Butler or Johnstown 117 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 4: or out Ambridge. I mean, these are the towns that 118 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 4: he showed up in Indiana, Pennsylvania. I can't remember the 119 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 4: last president that went there. In fact, the only two 120 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 4: because I did this research for my book, the only 121 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 4: two presidents to ever go to Butler County, to the 122 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 4: city of Butler, where Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy 123 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 4: and that was it. I mean other presidents went, but 124 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 4: it was after they were presidents. So that just sort 125 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:30,239 Speaker 4: of shows an understanding and the value of making sure 126 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 4: people feel seen. That's why I've always believed his inflection point, 127 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 4: meaning President Trump, happened when he went to East Palestine 128 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 4: in February of twenty twenty three. You remember he was 129 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 4: not doing all that great in the polls then, but 130 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 4: that all changed within a week after going to East Palestine. 131 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: I think it is very, very vital if you're a 132 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: public servant, and we elect public servants. Although I think 133 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: that you know, it was on display today that a 134 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: lot of these people want to serve themselves or put 135 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: on a show for their party that they don't they're 136 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,239 Speaker 1: not putting the interests of the country first and foremost. Certainly, 137 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: you know, the one topic that should have been discussed 138 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: in way more detailed today was national security, a gap 139 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: of vulnerability, hypersonic missile technology, the next generation of warfare, awoke, 140 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: military recruitment, and I just sit there and to be honest, 141 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: I got bored by all of it in a pretty 142 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: short period of time. But I think you're right. I 143 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 1: think it really is about people. I mean, I think 144 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: this is what we're watching unfold out in California right now, 145 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 1: and that is a massive failure of government, and so 146 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: many people put their faith, hope, and trust in government. 147 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: But back to Fetterman for just a minute. I was, 148 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: as you know, a big supporter of doctor Oz in 149 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: that race. I do believe that a big impact. I 150 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 1: think that it was Doug Mostreano's no exceptions for rape, 151 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: vincest mother's life. I think hurt the entire Republican ticket 152 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: that year. I'm not saying he's a bad guy. I 153 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: think it's an untenable position politically, and I guess that's 154 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: his heartfelt view. But with that said, I mean he 155 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: lost by the largest margin to a non incumbent Democratic 156 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 1: candidate since the nineteen forties, and I think that hurt 157 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: the rest of the Republican ticket of Fetterman to his credit, 158 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I will be very, very honest. I never 159 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: thought he'd make the recovery that he seems to have 160 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: now made. I'm happy that he made it. I even 161 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: said at the time I wish him the best in 162 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: terms of his health. I think it was horrible what 163 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: he went through. I'm glad he's doing better. But what's 164 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: happened to him? Is it that I was wrong about 165 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: him the whole time? Or has he changed now? 166 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:57,559 Speaker 4: This was always who John Fetterman was I've been covering Fetterman. 167 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 4: I would argue that the only time Fetterman wasn't his 168 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 4: true at self was when he was in recovery. I 169 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 4: think other people had a hand in, and that was 170 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 4: during the general election between him and Oz. I think 171 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 4: other people at a hand in suggesting a message that 172 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 4: was more progressive than John has ever been. And once 173 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 4: he recovered, not just from the stroke but also the depression, right, 174 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 4: we had to remember that he recognized that he was 175 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 4: depressed and placed himself in doctor's care for to recover 176 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 4: from that. 177 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: He By the way, if all of a sudden you 178 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: have an inability to communicate and talk and you suffer 179 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: a stroke and your whole life has been turned upside 180 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: down and you struggle to get words out as he 181 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: was struggling at the time, it's kind of understandable to 182 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: me that that would be very frustrating and somebody at 183 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: that point in time would would get very down over that. 184 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: That does not seem unusual to me, No, it's not unusual. 185 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 4: Plus, you have to remember it was a heart condition 186 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 4: that led to his stroke. And then many of us 187 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 4: know who know someone that has a heart condition heart 188 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 4: when you have a heart condition, you are almost always depressed. 189 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 4: It's just part. It's just something that goes hand in hand. 190 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 4: So I think that was you know, I mean, I'm 191 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 4: not a doctor, but I suspect that contributed to it. 192 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 4: So Betterman as a mayor was you know, when he 193 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 4: ran for mayor for en Braddock in two thousand and five, 194 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 4: I remember covering it. He won by one vote. It 195 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 4: was an absentee ballot, and so he was He never 196 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 4: ever was part of the establishment. They never wanted him 197 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 4: to run for Senate in twenty sixteen, They never wanted 198 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:09,079 Speaker 4: him to run through lieutenant governor. People forget that he 199 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 4: upended a sitting lieutenant governor and a primary Tom Wolf's governor. 200 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 4: And so he's never been anybody's boy, right, Like he's 201 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 4: never been anybody's guy. He's our guy, right, He's not 202 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 4: anybody's guy. He's not the left, he's not the right. 203 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:32,319 Speaker 4: He's just a very pragmatic person who you know, if 204 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 4: you've ever driven down Braddock Avenue in Braddock, Pennsylvania, you 205 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,559 Speaker 4: know you have to be very very good at governing 206 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 4: and not very very good at being an ideological profit. 207 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: So do you believe that this is real. I mean, 208 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: I know Joe Manchin personally. I like Joe Manchin, and 209 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: Joe Manchin, you know, oftentimes in the end gave into 210 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: the pressure of the Democratic Caucus. The Emflay Reduction Act 211 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:04,439 Speaker 1: be in the probably the the most recent big example, 212 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 1: because he was dead set against it. He said he 213 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: wasn't going to vote for it. He eventually capitulated he 214 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:13,599 Speaker 1: did vote for it, and I thought, and his popularity 215 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: had never been higher when he was opposing it, and 216 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: then when he in fact changed his position, his popularity 217 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:21,839 Speaker 1: never got lower. 218 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 4: That's exactly right. Look betterman walks the lock. I mean, 219 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:30,840 Speaker 4: he says it, and he does it, and and he 220 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 4: he stands up for his you know, he if he's 221 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 4: going to tell you, hey, I'm not doing that unless this, 222 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 4: this and this happens, and this, this, and this doesn't happen, 223 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 4: he's not going to do it. He doesn't care. He 224 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 4: never has. He does what And and look, people forget 225 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,960 Speaker 4: that the job of a US Senator, or the job 226 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 4: of a member of Congress, or even a state local 227 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 4: rep and senator is to represent your state or your district. 228 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 4: And somewhere along the line it became the things became 229 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 4: twisted and now you're supposed to represent your party and 230 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 4: Susan wants nothing to do with that. And you know, look, 231 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 4: without I will I will stand by this statement. Lake 232 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 4: and Riley Act would have never gotten where it was 233 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 4: it is if it be if he hadn't been the 234 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 4: first Democrat to say I'm supporting it. 235 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: Last question, and I have to run. Do you think 236 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: you'll ever become an independent or a Republican? 237 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 4: I don't think. I mean, look look at the history 238 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 4: of that happening in our state with Arlen Spector right 239 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 4: arlet director was moved by you know, offered you know, 240 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 4: flowers and gold and chocolate by by Obama kidding obviously 241 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 4: Obama and Biden. Then as soon as they got his vote, 242 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 4: they never talked to them. 243 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 3: Are are they good? I don't think that's going to 244 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 3: be the case with Republicans. 245 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna need him on energy, borders, Israel, 246 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: defense nominees. I think they're gonna they're definitely gonna need 247 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: his help. Selena, we appreciate you being with us. 248 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 3: Thank you. 249 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: Eight hundred and ninety four one, Shawn our number if 250 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: you want to be a part of the programmer and 251 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: you'll be glad you did. On top of everything. All right, 252 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: let me go to Pete Hegseth from earlier today. So 253 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: much of this was just predictable, gratuitous revert to form, 254 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: you know, radical Democrats that that that just they they 255 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: they's just so predictable. It's all about smear, slander, PRIs merchment. 256 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: They have no ideas what this is. What the conversation 257 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: should have been about all day today was America's gap 258 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: of vulnerability, created in large part by Joe Biden and 259 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: Kamala Harris. You know, how come China has hypersonic missile 260 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: technology with maneuverability, and we don't know what is the 261 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: next generation of warfare going to look like? Because I 262 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: doubt it's going to be on a battlefield in years 263 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: to come, and and and these wars will be fought 264 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: in offices, you know, by people pushing buttons, And are 265 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: we prepared for that next generation of warfare? Are we 266 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: using artificial intelligence? There was there was so much that 267 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: they could have discussed that they didn't want to discuss 268 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: because they're they're more interested in just scoring cheap political 269 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: points and trying to bruise up and beat up you know, 270 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: Pete hegseth for a time in his life where he 271 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: acknowledges he was not a perfect person and how his 272 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: life has changed. They don't want that part of the story. 273 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: Americans are, on the other hand, they love redemption stories, 274 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: and they believe in redemption, and they believe in second chances, 275 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: and they believe in you know, the Latin derivative or 276 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: repentances to change your heart. And he testified at length 277 00:16:56,880 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: about his his faith. At one point, you know, he 278 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: talked about this coordinated smear campaign it's happened since the 279 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: day he was announced, the left wing media against him. 280 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 5: And here's what he said, mister chairman, thank you for 281 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 5: that opportunity. 282 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 3: You are correct. We undertook this. 283 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 5: Responsibility with an obligation to the troops to do right 284 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 5: by them, for our warfighters. And what became very evident 285 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 5: to us from the beginning, there was a coordinated smear 286 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 5: campaign orchestrated in the media against us. That was clear 287 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 5: from moment one. And what we knew is that it 288 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 5: wasn't about me. Most of it was about President Donald Trump, 289 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 5: who's had to endure the very same thing for much 290 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 5: longer amounts of time. And he endured it incredibly strong ways, 291 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 5: so we in some ways knew it was coming, we 292 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 5: didn't understand the depth of the dishonesty that would come 293 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:56,119 Speaker 5: with it. So from story after story in the media, 294 00:17:56,400 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 5: left wing media, we saw anonymous source, anonymous source based 295 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 5: on second or third hand accounts, and time and time again, 296 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 5: stories would come out and people would reach out to 297 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,360 Speaker 5: me and say, you know, I've spoken to this reporter 298 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,119 Speaker 5: about who you really are, and I was willing to 299 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 5: go on the record, but they didn't print my quote. 300 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 5: They didn't print any of my quotes. Or I've worked 301 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 5: with you for ten years, or i was your accountant, 302 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 5: or I was your chief operating officer, or I was 303 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 5: your board member, or I was with you on one 304 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 5: hundred different tour stops for Concerned Veterans for America. No 305 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 5: one called me, no one asked about your conduct on 306 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 5: the record or off the record. Instead, a small handful 307 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 5: of anonymous sources were allowed to drive a smear campaign 308 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 5: an agenda about me because our left wing media in 309 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,199 Speaker 5: America today sadly doesn't care about the truth. 310 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: This is why good people never want to go into 311 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: public service. People don't want to endure that. And one 312 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: of the things I know about Pete, having worked with him, 313 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 1: having been a colleague of his for so long, is 314 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:09,880 Speaker 1: he just doesn't. 315 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 3: Back away from a fight. 316 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: It's not who he is, it's not in his DNA, 317 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: and it's a guy that lives, breathes sleep the military, 318 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: as evidenced by his entire life and career. This is 319 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:25,679 Speaker 1: his life's passion. He spoke at length, and it was 320 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: only during his time when he got to give his 321 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: opening statement that we got his vision for the Department 322 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 1: of Defense on how we're going to rebuild the military, 323 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: re establish deterrence, that peace through strength will come back 324 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:42,680 Speaker 1: responsibly in wars, and how the DoD standards will achieve 325 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 1: peace through strength. 326 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:44,919 Speaker 3: He goes into detail. 327 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: This is what matters in a hearing for a Secretary 328 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: of Defense, but not if you're a liberal Democrat. 329 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 5: We're going to rebuild our military, always matching threats to capabilities. 330 00:19:55,280 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 5: This includes reviving our defense industrial base, reforming the acquisitions 331 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,679 Speaker 5: as you mentioned, mister chairman, no more value of death 332 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 5: for new defense companies, modernizing our nuclear triad, ensuring the 333 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 5: Pentagon can pass an audit and rapidly fielding merging technologies. 334 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 5: And number three We're going to re establish deterrence. First 335 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 5: and foremost, we will defend our homeland, our borders, and 336 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:24,199 Speaker 5: our skies. Second, we will work with our partners and 337 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 5: allies to deter aggression in the Indo Pacific from the 338 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:31,919 Speaker 5: communist Chinese. And finally, we will responsibly end wars to 339 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 5: ensure that we prioritize our resources to reorient to larger threats. 340 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 5: We can no longer count on reputational deterrence. We need 341 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 5: real deterrence. The Department of Defense under Donald Trump will 342 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 5: achieve peace through strength, and in pursuing these America First 343 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 5: national security goals will remain patriotically apolitical and stridently constitutional, 344 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 5: Unlike the current administration. Politics should play no part in 345 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 5: military matters. We are not Republicans, we are not Democrats. 346 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:15,479 Speaker 5: We are American warriors. Our standards will be high, and 347 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:21,880 Speaker 5: they will be equal, not equitable, that's a very different word. 348 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 5: We need to make sure every warrior is fully qualified 349 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 5: on their assigned weapons system, every pilot's fully qualified and 350 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 5: current on the aircraft they are flying. And every general 351 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 5: or flag officer is selected for leadership or promotion purely 352 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 5: based on performance, readiness, and merit. Leaders at all levels 353 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 5: will be held accountable, and war fighting and lethality and 354 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 5: the readiness of the troops and their families will be 355 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 5: our only focus. 356 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,479 Speaker 1: It was very heartwarming to actually see a lot of 357 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: Navy Seals and other veterans and patriots that showed up 358 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 1: on Capitol Hills today to support Pete Hesth. Two of 359 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 1: them are with us now, Navy Seals Rob Sweetman and 360 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 1: Bill Browner with US and their partners in Seals, veterans, 361 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: patriots for Pete Hegseth. Guys, welcome to the program, Thanks for. 362 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 6: Being with us, Thanks for having the show. 363 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 3: Oh, it started out great. 364 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,719 Speaker 1: I think how many people got kicked out before the 365 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: thing even really got started about three or four. 366 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 6: Absolutely, we had a strong contingent of Navy Seals and 367 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 6: combat veterans that we were out here at four thirty 368 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 6: in the morning and freezing our butts off because we 369 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 6: get up early to fight for what we believe in. 370 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 6: None of the leftis are going to wake up early. 371 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 6: So we built the entire Senate room. We had a 372 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 6: couple of pinkies we called them because they were in 373 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 6: pink stuff and they just looked bizarre, they smelled, and 374 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 6: it wasn't long before mister Hegseth began to speak, that 375 00:22:56,440 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 6: they had loud outbursts, disrespecting the entire process. They were immediately. 376 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 6: My hats are off to Capitol Police because they've moved 377 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 6: very quickly and got them out of there immediately, and 378 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 6: we stayed there in peaceful silence, just showing our support 379 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 6: for mister Hegseth. And that's what we're doing. We support them. 380 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: Rob Why do you support Pete and why is there 381 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 1: so much support among rank and file? I would argue 382 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: it's probably my guest because he comes from there. 383 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 6: That's absolutely right. And we're a little bit sick of 384 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 6: what we've seen, right with Secretary of Austin. We've got Afghanistan, 385 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 6: we've got an open border, we've got the force jabs 386 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 6: that eight thousand service members, including many of my friends, 387 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 6: were exited from the military, lost their careers. It's sickening. 388 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 6: So when we look at getting a fresh start, we 389 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 6: want somebody that's a war fighter that knows what it's 390 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:47,719 Speaker 6: like down range. And that's why sixty Keo Romeo, our organization, 391 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 6: sponsored this whole event. We brought everybody out under the 392 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 6: guidance of Bill Brown, who's just a legend and bringing 393 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 6: our guys together, but also men and women, and every 394 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 6: branch was out here. All also had a march from 395 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 6: the Vietnam Veterans Memorial towards the Capitol. Just a beautiful 396 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 6: show of our support. Because this is the right guy. 397 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 6: We need somebody who understands the warfighter. It is going 398 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 6: to bring it back to a status lethality where people 399 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 6: aren't afraid to join the military because of some transgender 400 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,679 Speaker 6: thing and they're going to have some weird vaccine shoved 401 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 6: in them. Just want to get out there and serve 402 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 6: our country, plain and sim point, Pete can bring that 403 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 6: to us. 404 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 3: Quick break, We'll come right back. We'll continue. 405 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:30,479 Speaker 1: Navy Seals, Rob Sweetman and Bill Brown, who showed up 406 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 1: in favor of Pete Hegseth at the hearing earlier today. 407 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: More with them on the other side. We'll get to 408 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: your calls coming up. Ran Paul also as well. Eight 409 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: hundred ninety four one. Shawn is on number. As we continue. 410 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 4: The final hour of the Sean Hannity Show was up next. 411 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:58,159 Speaker 1: Hang on for Sean's conservative solutions. All right, we continue now, 412 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: Navy Seals, Rob Sweetman, Bill Around and many others showing 413 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: up in support of Pete. Hegg said that the hearings 414 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: earlier today, Bill, what's your take on what the events 415 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: today and what was your take to on the superfluous 416 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: personal questioning and the lack of substance by so many 417 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:14,959 Speaker 1: of these people. 418 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 7: Well, you know, if you don't have a point, that's 419 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,239 Speaker 7: what you do. You become a draw McQueen. You know, 420 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 7: we were the adults in the room. We were the 421 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 7: adults in the confirmation hearings. We were the dolts out 422 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 7: here in the what we did our march, we were 423 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 7: you know, we held the more high ground. There's a 424 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 7: serious problem lack of judgment the Congression investigations to anybody 425 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 7: who had any type of decision making power up to. 426 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: That, you know, loot, I look at where we need 427 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: to prioritize. I am so worried about this military gap 428 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: of vulnerability and not being prepared for the next general 429 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 1: ration of warfare. Bill, When when I talk about that, 430 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:57,440 Speaker 1: am I wrong? Because I feel like we've fallen behind 431 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:01,879 Speaker 1: and I feel like if Kind and Russia have weaponry 432 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: that we don't have. You know, that scares me. The 433 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 1: amount of investment is going to be massive. I want 434 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: the best and brightest minds on it. I think artificial intelligence, 435 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: we'd better stay ahead of the curve of our geopolitical 436 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: foes or else they'll surpass us very very quickly. Do 437 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:24,880 Speaker 1: you feel that we are that we're achieving military preparedness 438 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: at the level we need to and do you agree 439 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: with me that the next generation of warfare is likely 440 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:31,400 Speaker 1: going to be fought in an air conditioned room? 441 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 7: Problem we have. There's two things you need to be 442 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 7: successful in war. One is the tactical vantage and two 443 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 7: is disciplined vantas. And guess what, you can't have discipline 444 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 7: when you don't have accountability. You saw the fiasco in 445 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 7: Afghanistan then spy balloon over sensitive military installations. 446 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, we got a lot of noise in the background. 447 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,439 Speaker 1: Rob Sweetman, let me go back to you same question. 448 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 6: Yeah, I absolutely think that the warfare is changing and 449 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 6: we're going to have to address that aggressively. If we're 450 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 6: falling behind with bureaucratic policies and basically politicians that are 451 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 6: leading the warfighter, then we're going to be two steps 452 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 6: behind when we are facing an actual first world threat. 453 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 6: I hope and I pray that we never go to 454 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 6: war at that level but when are we ready? Are 455 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 6: we really ready for that? And I think that taking 456 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 6: a look at the choices that we've made recently, leaving 457 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 6: behind military equipment at that level, while continuing to support Taliman, 458 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 6: you know, fundamentally with finances, and then just leaving the 459 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 6: border wide open, so we don't even have a check 460 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 6: and balances on who's coming across and who's I mean, 461 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 6: what are our threats? We were just talking about small 462 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 6: militarized portable weapons systems that could be brought over the border. 463 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 4: What if that happen? 464 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 6: What are we going to do? And I think that 465 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 6: the Pentagon has a responsibility take a look at all 466 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,880 Speaker 6: of these threats. And it's not going to be somebody 467 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 6: who is I would say in an air conditioning room. 468 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 6: It's going to be somebody who's aggressive, full of energy, 469 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 6: can show us leadership and vision, somebody that the warfighters 470 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 6: can get behind, whether it's digitally with drones or on 471 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:18,639 Speaker 6: the ground. 472 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,879 Speaker 1: Who's on ground, Well, you're always going to need intelligence 473 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 1: on the ground, You're always going to need some boots 474 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,399 Speaker 1: on the ground. But I do believe technology now is 475 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 1: advancing to a point where the real victory in warfare 476 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:34,600 Speaker 1: is going to be. It's gonna be technology, and it's 477 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 1: going to be the ability to hit targets with pinpoint 478 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: accuracy by pressing buttons and offices. I really believe that, 479 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: and I also believe the President Trump's vision for you know, 480 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: the biggest iron dome ever created by man to protect 481 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: the entire country from hypersonic Hypersonic technology is going to 482 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: be a big part of it too, and it may 483 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: even go down a great as legacy. Guys, I'm glad 484 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 1: you showed up there today. Rob Sweetman, Bill Brown, appreciate 485 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: you both. Eight hundred and nine four one. 486 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 3: Sean. 487 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 1: If you want to be a part of the program, 488 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 1: what is your plan if the God forbid moment comes 489 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: in your life and somebody breaks into your house and 490 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 1: you need something to protect yourself and your family. Now, 491 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: I have a personal safety security plan that I implement 492 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: every single day. Part of it is I own firearms. 493 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 1: I've had a license to carry my entire adult life. 494 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: But thanks to advancing technology in this area, I now 495 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 1: have a non lethal or less lethal option, which is Burner, 496 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:40,479 Speaker 1: and it is you know, if you if you're going 497 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: to start defending yourself and you have the option to 498 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: go non lethal. That is my first choice anytime and 499 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: every time. And the beauty of Burner is it's so 500 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: effective and you can see the videos online when you 501 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 1: go to their website. It's Burner BYRNA dot com. Slash 502 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: Hannity check it out. And and the beauty is is 503 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: you can incapacitate any attacker. We're up to thirty or 504 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: forty minutes. I mean is it's amazing technology, and with 505 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: any self defense tool, you have to practice safety first. 506 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 1: Another great part is it's legal in all fifty states. 507 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: You don't need a permit, you don't need a background check. 508 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:22,680 Speaker 1: I own them and I've used it every single day 509 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: as part of my personal safety security strategies, and I 510 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 1: give them away as gifts to family members and friends. 511 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 1: And it fires per powerful deterrence like tear gas kinetic rounds. 512 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,719 Speaker 1: You can hit a target fifty sixty feet away with 513 00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 1: great ease. And Berner literally now is so good and 514 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 1: so advanced that it's now trusted by over five hundred 515 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: government agencies, police departments, private security firms. Please take a 516 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: minute and put your personal safeties you start twenty twenty five. 517 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:57,360 Speaker 1: Put the safety of yourself Prioritize your safety your family safety. 518 00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 1: Check out this new technology. It is absolutely so advanced. 519 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: It's just incredible. Anyway, b y r na dot com 520 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: slash Hannity, you'll get ten percent off any purchase that's burner. 521 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: B y r n a dot com slash Hannity Today. 522 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: Check out the videos and you'll be a believer, like 523 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 1: I'm a believer.