WEBVTT - CENTCOM Declares Iran Militarily Defeated plus Inside Operation Skip Trace 0:00:01.200 --> 0:00:04.440 Sencom chief has come out and said that Iran has 0:00:04.480 --> 0:00:09.680 suffered a generational military defeat. Forty year military build up 0:00:09.760 --> 0:00:12.680 crushed in under forty days. If you do the math 0:00:12.760 --> 0:00:15.239 on that, that means for every year it took them 0:00:15.280 --> 0:00:18.240 to build their military, we were able to dismantle it 0:00:18.320 --> 0:00:22.840 in a twenty four hour period. The US Central Command 0:00:22.880 --> 0:00:26.759 Commander Adam Brad Cooper said Thursday, the United States not 0:00:26.800 --> 0:00:31.320 only has achieved its core military objectives under Operation Epic Fury, 0:00:31.760 --> 0:00:37.080 but declaring Iran has suffered a generational military defeat. That 0:00:37.520 --> 0:00:41.000 is obviously a big point of contention for the left 0:00:41.280 --> 0:00:43.280 because they want you to believe that what has happened 0:00:43.320 --> 0:00:46.519 so far has been a total failure. Now, as he 0:00:46.640 --> 0:00:49.720 was providing an update on the fragile ceasefire that has 0:00:49.840 --> 0:00:53.760 taken hold right now, Cooper said that US forces not 0:00:53.800 --> 0:00:57.880 only dismantled Iranian regime's ability to project power beyond its borders, 0:00:58.440 --> 0:01:03.120 but also saying this, we set out to dismantle that capability, 0:01:03.400 --> 0:01:08.160 and we clearly accomplished that major task. He said, Iran's 0:01:08.160 --> 0:01:11.880 conventional military had been built up over forty years is 0:01:11.959 --> 0:01:15.120 in essence gone. I want you to take a listen 0:01:15.240 --> 0:01:19.120 to the update from the SimCom commander on Operation Epic 0:01:19.200 --> 0:01:21.279 Fury in his own words. 0:01:21.720 --> 0:01:24.800 I'm madwar Brad Cooper, Commander of US Central Command. Less 0:01:24.800 --> 0:01:28.160 than six weeks ago, more than fifty thousand of America's 0:01:28.160 --> 0:01:31.880 sons and daughters in uniform launched Operation Epic Fury and 0:01:31.959 --> 0:01:35.520 embarked on a mission of profound consequence. We set out 0:01:35.560 --> 0:01:39.600 to dismantle the Iranian regime's ability to project power beyond 0:01:39.640 --> 0:01:44.440 its own borders, and we clearly accomplished this task. Iran 0:01:44.480 --> 0:01:48.520 has suffered a generational military defeat. The United States and 0:01:48.640 --> 0:01:53.160 Israel systematically destroyed Iran's ability to conduct large scale military 0:01:53.160 --> 0:01:58.480 operations for years to come. Iran's conventional military capability, built 0:01:58.520 --> 0:02:01.320 over forty years at the cost the billions of dollars, 0:02:01.520 --> 0:02:05.400 has been eliminated. As the President expressed earlier this week, 0:02:05.680 --> 0:02:10.239 our core strategic military objectives have been achieved. After destroying 0:02:10.280 --> 0:02:15.240 Iran's missile, drone, and naval capabilities and their defensive industrial base. 0:02:15.760 --> 0:02:19.600 After successfully conducting more than thirteen thousand strikes on Iranian 0:02:19.639 --> 0:02:23.720 military targets and flying thousands upon thousands of combat flights, 0:02:24.280 --> 0:02:27.640 US forces have paused offensive operations in accordance with the 0:02:27.680 --> 0:02:33.200 ongoing ceasefire. However, we remain present, we remain vigilant, and 0:02:33.280 --> 0:02:37.280 we remain ready if called. We also continue to stand 0:02:37.400 --> 0:02:40.920 shoulder to shoulder with our regional partners in maintaining the 0:02:40.919 --> 0:02:46.160 most sophisticated and largest active air defense umbrella in the world. 0:02:47.280 --> 0:02:49.880 At the beginning of this campaign, I sent a letter 0:02:49.919 --> 0:02:54.040 to the force expressing my expectations, and our extraordinary warfighters 0:02:54.160 --> 0:02:57.320 exceeded each in every one of them. So to all 0:02:57.400 --> 0:03:02.960 our soldiers, sailors, marines, air women, guardians and coastguardsmen operating forward, 0:03:03.400 --> 0:03:07.200 you represent the strongest, most lethal military the world has 0:03:07.240 --> 0:03:10.440 ever known. In less than forty days, you destroyed the 0:03:10.480 --> 0:03:14.800 military that are on built for over forty years. Your courage, grit, 0:03:14.840 --> 0:03:19.600 and ingenuity have served America extremely well. Finally, I want 0:03:19.600 --> 0:03:22.880 to close by remembering and honoring our thirteen fallen warriors 0:03:22.960 --> 0:03:26.440 who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Epic Fury. We 0:03:26.560 --> 0:03:29.800 continue to hold their memories and their families, their friends 0:03:29.840 --> 0:03:33.200 and their teammates, and our prayers. Their selfless service and 0:03:33.240 --> 0:03:37.080 dedication will always be remembered as future generations follow their 0:03:37.120 --> 0:03:41.000 example and carry forward their legacy. Our men and women 0:03:41.080 --> 0:03:45.240 in uniform represent the best of America. I just could 0:03:45.280 --> 0:03:48.000 not be prouder and more humble to serve with them, 0:03:48.200 --> 0:03:51.040 and I know the American people share that same pride. 0:03:51.080 --> 0:03:55.080 So to our warriors stay sharp, remain resolved, and continue 0:03:55.120 --> 0:03:56.240 to take care of one another. 0:03:56.800 --> 0:03:59.880 He characterize what we've done so far as a comprey 0:04:00.080 --> 0:04:05.160 hints of dismantling of Iran's war machine. The same coom commander, 0:04:05.240 --> 0:04:08.480 emphasizing the scale of the operation, know that US forces, 0:04:08.480 --> 0:04:12.720 and this is truly incredible, more than thirteen thousand strikes 0:04:12.880 --> 0:04:17.039 on Iranian military targets alone, while also flying thousands upon 0:04:17.120 --> 0:04:20.800 thousands of combat missions over the course of the campaign 0:04:21.040 --> 0:04:23.760 in less than forty days, you destroyed the military that 0:04:23.880 --> 0:04:27.880 ran built over forty years. That still is amazing to 0:04:27.920 --> 0:04:30.400 me that he can say that. He also said that 0:04:30.440 --> 0:04:34.159 more than fifty thousand American service members literally took part 0:04:34.240 --> 0:04:39.000 in the operation. He said, it's a profound consequence for 0:04:39.279 --> 0:04:43.720 all of those involved, adding that those forces exceeded each 0:04:43.800 --> 0:04:49.320 and every expectation set at the outset of the campaign. Now, 0:04:49.360 --> 0:04:53.240 while offensive operations have paused in accordance with a ceasefire, 0:04:54.000 --> 0:04:57.080 you also heard him stress that US forces remained fully 0:04:57.080 --> 0:05:02.919 engaged and postured across the re saying quote, we remain present, 0:05:03.040 --> 0:05:07.320 we remain vigilant, and we remain ready if called, adding 0:05:07.360 --> 0:05:10.479 the US Forces continued to send shoulder to shoulder with 0:05:10.600 --> 0:05:13.960 regional partners who maintained the most sophisticated and largest active 0:05:14.000 --> 0:05:17.680 air defense umbrella in the world. Now. This update also 0:05:17.760 --> 0:05:20.719 came as President Trump wrote later Wednesday night on True 0:05:20.760 --> 0:05:24.880 Social the US forces will remain positioned in and around 0:05:24.880 --> 0:05:29.080 Iran until what he described as a real agreement is 0:05:29.279 --> 0:05:36.440 fully implemented, saying this all US ships, aircraft, and military 0:05:36.520 --> 0:05:40.160 personnel will remain in place. Trump wrote, warning that if 0:05:40.200 --> 0:05:44.480 the agreement is not upheld, the shooting starts bigger and 0:05:44.560 --> 0:05:49.080 better and stronger than anyone has ever seen before. Trump 0:05:49.160 --> 0:05:54.000 added that the objective remains the same, to ensure in 0:05:54.040 --> 0:05:57.880 all caps no nuclear weapons and that the Straight of 0:05:58.040 --> 0:06:02.640 Ormuz and all caps again will be open and safe, 0:06:02.720 --> 0:06:06.760 while signaling continued military readiness, riding that US forces are 0:06:06.800 --> 0:06:11.640 loaded up and resting as they look ahead to their 0:06:11.720 --> 0:06:13.720 next quote unquote conquest. 0:06:14.440 --> 0:06:14.600 Now. 0:06:14.720 --> 0:06:19.080 Cooper also concluded by honoring there and this is something 0:06:19.120 --> 0:06:22.960 that the media has not done. The brave thirteen US 0:06:23.040 --> 0:06:26.160 service members that have been killed during Operation Epic Fury. 0:06:27.120 --> 0:06:30.560 As he said there, their sacrifice will always be remembered 0:06:30.600 --> 0:06:35.480 and praised their selfless service and dedication as a lasting 0:06:35.560 --> 0:06:38.560 legacy for future generation, saying, our men and women in 0:06:38.680 --> 0:06:41.479 uniform represent the best of America. Amen, by the way 0:06:41.480 --> 0:06:44.320 for him, saying that, He also said I could not 0:06:44.440 --> 0:06:47.080 be prouder and more humble to serve with them. I 0:06:47.120 --> 0:06:48.080 couldn't agree more. 0:06:48.960 --> 0:06:49.200 Now. 0:06:49.400 --> 0:06:54.520 These remarks are important because they come as the US brokeercies. 0:06:54.560 --> 0:07:00.440 Fire remains in place, but clearly it is teetering. Militari 0:07:00.560 --> 0:07:04.240 leaders have emphasized that while active combat operations a pause, 0:07:05.000 --> 0:07:08.680 the US forces remain prepared to resume action if conditions 0:07:08.680 --> 0:07:12.560 on the ground change or shift in any capacity. This 0:07:12.680 --> 0:07:16.440 also goes back to Iran, and what Iran is doing 0:07:16.520 --> 0:07:19.520 right now is they're trying to figure out what they 0:07:19.520 --> 0:07:22.840 can get away with. In fact, Trump even had to 0:07:22.880 --> 0:07:27.800 say today that the strait of hermus Iran better be careful. 0:07:28.360 --> 0:07:32.720 He warned Iran again the charging fees on tankers that 0:07:32.760 --> 0:07:35.920 are trafficking through the strait of Her moves, well, that's 0:07:35.960 --> 0:07:39.440 not going to be allowed, saying, quote their reports, Irana 0:07:39.480 --> 0:07:41.800 is charging fees to tankers going through the strait of 0:07:41.880 --> 0:07:44.560 her moves, they better not me and if they are, 0:07:44.800 --> 0:07:49.480 they better stop now now. That statement also follows reports 0:07:49.520 --> 0:07:54.480 that Iran authorities, desperate for cash right now are enforced 0:07:54.520 --> 0:07:59.000 link to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, have demanded up to 0:07:59.440 --> 0:08:04.280 two million dollars from large tankers for safe passage through 0:08:04.320 --> 0:08:08.360 the narrow twenty two mile waterway connecting the Persian Gulf 0:08:08.400 --> 0:08:11.760 to the Indian Ocean. Some payments have reporter have been 0:08:11.800 --> 0:08:17.559 discussed or accepted in Chinese yen or cryptocurrencies, including dollar 0:08:17.680 --> 0:08:23.760 pegged stable coins as well. On Wednesday, ABC News correspondent 0:08:24.080 --> 0:08:28.920 Jonathan Carl reported asking Trump about the alleged tolls. Here 0:08:29.000 --> 0:08:30.680 is what the present had to say. 0:08:31.120 --> 0:08:34.360 All the charge a toll for the straight upons they're 0:08:34.400 --> 0:08:35.880 charging some desols to go through. 0:08:36.120 --> 0:08:39.200 Yeah, well, should they be able to, you know? I 0:08:39.240 --> 0:08:42.240 mean they shouldn't be able to, but they're doing it 0:08:42.280 --> 0:08:42.800 a little bit. 0:08:43.240 --> 0:08:43.600 I don't know. 0:08:43.600 --> 0:08:46.120 Look, look, their capability is a lot less than it 0:08:46.200 --> 0:08:47.000 was two weeks ago. 0:08:48.160 --> 0:08:51.720 And with every week and every day, frankly guests lessls. 0:08:52.720 --> 0:08:54.480 All I can tell you is they're begging to make 0:08:54.520 --> 0:08:54.840 a deal. 0:08:54.960 --> 0:08:58.360 So let's see what happened the present. They're reiterating that 0:08:58.440 --> 0:09:03.000 everything's on the table. The President is watching closely. Jonathan 0:09:03.040 --> 0:09:06.079 Carl said that the President responded by describing a possible 0:09:06.200 --> 0:09:09.959 US RAN joint venture to help secure the Strait as 0:09:10.000 --> 0:09:14.320 a quote unquote beautiful thing. So now we wait and 0:09:14.400 --> 0:09:18.040 we watch, and when things break, I promise you, I 0:09:18.080 --> 0:09:22.120 will bring it all to you. There is a story 0:09:22.200 --> 0:09:24.880 that is really not getting attention and it should be, 0:09:25.120 --> 0:09:28.720 and that is the continued horrific crimes being committed right 0:09:28.760 --> 0:09:31.319 now by people that are in the United States of 0:09:31.320 --> 0:09:36.760 America illegally committing these horrific crimes that the media acts like, nah, 0:09:36.800 --> 0:09:39.640 they really don't matter. Let me give you an example. 0:09:39.800 --> 0:09:43.600 Bill Malusian at Fox News put this out there. New 0:09:44.320 --> 0:09:47.920 Border patrol caught and arrested not one, not two, not three, 0:09:47.960 --> 0:09:51.200 but four British nationals entering the US illegally in a 0:09:51.240 --> 0:09:56.080 remote part of Maine after crossing from Canada. Their names 0:09:56.920 --> 0:10:01.960 all from the Middle East. Ali, Muhammad Ali, Abdullah, Hamid, 0:10:02.040 --> 0:10:08.319 Mohammad Niji, Mohammad Sultan, Sali, and Mohammad Khan. Now that's 0:10:08.320 --> 0:10:11.240 not all. And notice I mentioned that that's coming across 0:10:11.320 --> 0:10:15.960 the what northern border, there was also this breaking. The 0:10:16.000 --> 0:10:19.000 Department of Owned Security confirms to Fox News that the 0:10:19.040 --> 0:10:23.880 suspect charged with murdering an innocent gas station clerk in 0:10:23.960 --> 0:10:28.319 Fort Myers, Florida, caught on tape by bludgeoning her to 0:10:28.400 --> 0:10:32.560 death with a hammer, is a Haitian illegal alien who 0:10:32.679 --> 0:10:35.600 was caught and released at the border by the Biden 0:10:35.640 --> 0:10:40.439 administration in twenty twenty two. To make matters worse, an 0:10:40.440 --> 0:10:43.959 immigration judge had actually ordered that individual be deported from 0:10:43.960 --> 0:10:46.600 the US later that same year, in twenty twenty two, 0:10:47.280 --> 0:10:50.400 but the Department of Owned Security says that the Biden 0:10:50.440 --> 0:10:56.120 administration deliberately shielded him from deportation by granting him temporary 0:10:56.120 --> 0:11:02.400 protected status, which expired two years later twenty twenty four. Now, 0:11:02.440 --> 0:11:06.400 this Daylight hammer attack suspect is an illegal alien. He 0:11:06.559 --> 0:11:10.720 was released under the Biden policies and then protected by 0:11:10.920 --> 0:11:15.320 the Biden administration. Senator Cruz and I talked about this 0:11:15.480 --> 0:11:18.440 on our podcast, We Do Verdict with Ted Cruz, and 0:11:18.480 --> 0:11:20.319 I want you to hear part of what he had 0:11:20.360 --> 0:11:23.559 to say. Senator, we want to talk about another issue 0:11:23.640 --> 0:11:25.680 that it needs to be back on the radar screen 0:11:26.559 --> 0:11:30.360 for a lot of Americans. And that is the continual 0:11:30.600 --> 0:11:34.320 crimes are being committed by illegal immigrants that are in 0:11:34.360 --> 0:11:38.800 this country. The media continues to overlook this. They don't 0:11:38.840 --> 0:11:41.079 want you to know that it's happening. But it's another 0:11:41.120 --> 0:11:42.920 example of why the President needs to be fighting so 0:11:42.960 --> 0:11:47.480 hard against these sanctuary cities that are harboring many of 0:11:47.520 --> 0:11:49.520 these criminals that are as he would describe them, really 0:11:49.520 --> 0:11:51.000 baud ombrace Well. 0:11:51.040 --> 0:11:53.240 You may recall back in twenty twenty four at the 0:11:53.280 --> 0:11:56.560 Republican National Convention, when I spoke and addressed the convention, 0:11:57.360 --> 0:12:00.960 my remarks were focused on this topic and the theme 0:12:01.000 --> 0:12:06.359 of it was every damn day, every day, another American 0:12:06.440 --> 0:12:09.960 has raped, another American is assaulted, another American is murdered 0:12:10.720 --> 0:12:13.800 by a violent criminal, illegal alien that Joe Biden and 0:12:13.800 --> 0:12:17.079 the Democrats have released. And I walk through the tragic 0:12:17.160 --> 0:12:20.240 cases of Joscelyn Nungary, the beautiful twelve year old girl 0:12:20.320 --> 0:12:23.840 raped and murdered here in Houston. I walked through Lake 0:12:23.880 --> 0:12:28.000 and Riley, the horrific murder of the young nursing student 0:12:28.040 --> 0:12:31.800 in Georgia. I walked through Rachel Morin, the mom of 0:12:31.920 --> 0:12:35.880 five raped and murdered outside of Washington, d C. It 0:12:35.960 --> 0:12:40.040 was happening over and over and over again. That was 0:12:40.120 --> 0:12:42.360 one of the big reasons that the voters came out 0:12:42.360 --> 0:12:46.079 in overwhelming numbers re elected President Trump, elected a Republican House, 0:12:46.480 --> 0:12:50.520 elected a Republican Senate, and we've seen immediate results. We've 0:12:50.559 --> 0:12:54.920 seen illegal border crossings drop more than ninety nine percent. 0:12:55.320 --> 0:12:58.520 The problem is we have four years of open borders 0:12:58.559 --> 0:13:02.520 that we have to unwind twelve million illegal aliens that 0:13:02.559 --> 0:13:04.720 were allowed to flood into this country. And so just 0:13:04.760 --> 0:13:09.680 this week, the story broke that a gas station clerk, 0:13:09.720 --> 0:13:14.480 a mom in Fort Myers, Florida, was bludgeoned to death 0:13:15.200 --> 0:13:17.960 with a hammer. I mean, what a horrible way to go, 0:13:18.120 --> 0:13:20.600 beaten to death with a hammer. And who is it 0:13:20.640 --> 0:13:25.400 that committed this crime? A Haitian illegal alien who was 0:13:25.480 --> 0:13:29.080 caught and then released at the border by the Biden administration. 0:13:29.160 --> 0:13:33.640 In twenty twenty two, an immigration judge ordered him deported. 0:13:33.960 --> 0:13:40.240 Rolbert Josheim is his name, but the Biden administration shielded 0:13:40.320 --> 0:13:47.600 him from deportation by granting him temporary protected status. So, 0:13:47.640 --> 0:13:50.440 in other words, what this person did he took a 0:13:50.440 --> 0:13:54.199 hammer the parking lot of a gas station. He walks 0:13:54.240 --> 0:13:56.480 at her with full strengths he beats her on the 0:13:56.520 --> 0:13:59.679 head with a hammer, she falls down unconscious, and then 0:13:59.720 --> 0:14:04.920 he brushes her head with the hammer while she's unconscious 0:14:05.000 --> 0:14:09.080 six more times. Here's the statement of the Department Homeland 0:14:09.120 --> 0:14:14.320 Security put out quote. This illegal alien barbarically hit this 0:14:14.360 --> 0:14:18.480 woman in the head multiple times with a hammer. This 0:14:18.559 --> 0:14:23.360 heinous murderer was released into the country by the Bidad administration. 0:14:24.280 --> 0:14:27.040 Not only did the Bida administration release him into the country, 0:14:27.480 --> 0:14:33.120 but they gave him temporary protected status. Their reckless immigration 0:14:33.360 --> 0:14:40.680 policies cost this woman her life. This keeps happening over 0:14:41.200 --> 0:14:47.320 and over and over again. And what is amazing, Ben 0:14:48.520 --> 0:14:51.480 In spite of that, every Democrat in the Senate when 0:14:51.560 --> 0:14:53.440 we have a vote, the Department I'm less Security is 0:14:53.440 --> 0:14:56.720 still shut down because they have decided they hate ICE 0:14:56.760 --> 0:14:59.200 so much, they hate border enforcement so much that it 0:14:59.240 --> 0:15:02.440 is the position of the Democrat party they are opposed. 0:15:03.280 --> 0:15:06.960 They want to defund ICE, which is the organizations that 0:15:07.120 --> 0:15:12.360 is charged with finding this vicious criminal, arresting him and 0:15:12.400 --> 0:15:15.280 deporting him. They don't want him to port it. They 0:15:15.320 --> 0:15:18.640 want this Haitian murderer in your community. They don't care 0:15:20.120 --> 0:15:22.440 if you happen to be the poor woman who's bludgeoned 0:15:22.440 --> 0:15:27.360 to death. Look, you know, Chris Murphy, the very liberal 0:15:27.400 --> 0:15:32.000 Democrat from Connecticut was on TV, and you know, there's 0:15:32.000 --> 0:15:34.040 an old line that a gaff is when a politician 0:15:34.080 --> 0:15:38.960 actually accidentally tells the truth. He described he said, the 0:15:39.120 --> 0:15:43.600 people we care about the most, meaning we meaning Democrats, 0:15:44.120 --> 0:15:48.080 are illegal immigrants. That is what their party is. And 0:15:48.120 --> 0:15:51.880 it's infuriating. It keeps happening over and over and over again. 0:15:52.400 --> 0:15:54.680 When you talk about it still being shut down, and 0:15:55.240 --> 0:15:57.120 this is I think one of the midterms are going 0:15:57.160 --> 0:16:00.440 to be a really important obviously, this be one of 0:16:00.480 --> 0:16:03.000 the important issues of the midterms that Republicans need to 0:16:03.040 --> 0:16:06.320 remind if Democrats get back in charge, they've made it 0:16:06.400 --> 0:16:09.280 clear they will immediately open the borders wide up and 0:16:09.320 --> 0:16:12.520 they don't care who comes in. It's gonna happen. Get 0:16:12.520 --> 0:16:14.880 ready for it. That is their form, that is their policy, 0:16:15.360 --> 0:16:18.440 and they will absolutely abolish ice if they can do 0:16:18.480 --> 0:16:19.000 it as well. 0:16:20.120 --> 0:16:23.080 And by the way, understand, the risk is not just 0:16:23.160 --> 0:16:26.800 the murderers. It's not just the child molesters and the 0:16:26.920 --> 0:16:29.440 rapist and the gang bangers. It is also a very 0:16:29.480 --> 0:16:32.200 real risk of terrorism. We have seen in the last 0:16:32.280 --> 0:16:36.000 month four acts of terrorism by radical Islamic terrorists. And 0:16:36.320 --> 0:16:39.040 here's a story that broke this week. I'm just going 0:16:39.120 --> 0:16:42.920 to read a tweet from Bill Malusian, the fantastic reporter 0:16:43.000 --> 0:16:46.280 at Fox. Here's what he said. New Border patrol caught 0:16:46.280 --> 0:16:50.080 and arrested four British nationals entering the US illegally in 0:16:50.120 --> 0:16:55.880 a remote part of Maine after crossing from Canada. Their names, 0:16:56.040 --> 0:17:04.119 these are four British nationals. Mohammad Ali Abdullah that's number one, 0:17:04.520 --> 0:17:10.960 Hamid Mohammed Nagi that's number two, Ibrahim Ayub Khan that's 0:17:11.040 --> 0:17:17.040 number three, and Mohammed Sultan Salaih. And these are illegal 0:17:17.080 --> 0:17:22.199 immigrants that were sneaking into a remote wooded part of Maine. 0:17:24.080 --> 0:17:28.119 This is dangerous now, you know what happened. Because President 0:17:28.160 --> 0:17:30.159 Trump is in office and Border Patrol's allowed to do 0:17:30.200 --> 0:17:33.000 their job. They were apprehended. They weren't just let in 0:17:33.640 --> 0:17:36.640 and they're apprehended. You know what, I guarantee you they 0:17:36.680 --> 0:17:39.399 will not be released. They won't be released into this country. 0:17:39.440 --> 0:17:42.680 If Joe Biden were president, those four people whose names 0:17:42.720 --> 0:17:45.960 I just released, they named that they'd be released and 0:17:46.320 --> 0:17:50.119 we might be reading about them in another week or two. 0:17:50.600 --> 0:17:54.800 That pattern has played out over and over and over again. 0:17:55.680 --> 0:18:01.080 And by the way, it's not just illegal immigrants, it 0:18:01.160 --> 0:18:07.119 is criminals across the board. It is criminals across the board, 0:18:07.640 --> 0:18:14.120 such as for example, de Carlos Brown, who was this 0:18:14.600 --> 0:18:21.720 psychotic lunatic who murdered the beautiful Ukrainian woman in North Carolina. 0:18:23.880 --> 0:18:29.719 He was just ruled not competent to stand trial. And 0:18:29.760 --> 0:18:32.480 I don't doubt that the guy as crazy as a loon. 0:18:33.680 --> 0:18:38.240 But let's be clear, Democrats and Roy Cooper in particular, 0:18:38.320 --> 0:18:46.800 the Democrat governor released this psychopath murderer fourteen separate times 0:18:47.560 --> 0:18:52.680 fourteen If you keep releasing violent criminalism, and it actually 0:18:52.720 --> 0:18:56.360 helped me on this Benay play devil's advocate for a minute. 0:18:56.680 --> 0:18:59.200 Try to get inside the mind of a Democrat. Why 0:18:59.240 --> 0:19:04.040 would they want to release violent criminals over and over again. 0:19:04.400 --> 0:19:07.119 Yeah, it doesn't make sense, and yet they continue to 0:19:07.160 --> 0:19:09.000 do it because for them, I really do think it's 0:19:09.000 --> 0:19:12.560 an issue of politics, right, they want to bring in 0:19:12.440 --> 0:19:14.840 a new voters. That's the simplest way I can put it. 0:19:15.440 --> 0:19:18.280 Well, it's not just new voters, yes, for the illegals, 0:19:18.320 --> 0:19:20.199 but you look at this to Carlos Brown, he was 0:19:20.200 --> 0:19:23.800 not an illegal immigrant. He was just a psychopathic, lunatic American. 0:19:23.840 --> 0:19:26.280 But you know what Democrats also think, not only should 0:19:26.280 --> 0:19:28.879 he be released from jail, they think he ought to 0:19:28.920 --> 0:19:32.480 be a voter. He's perfectly fine to vote in US elections. 0:19:32.480 --> 0:19:37.159 And I guarantee you violent criminals vote overwhelmingly Democrat. And 0:19:37.560 --> 0:19:40.440 I guess that explains why the Democrats their priority is 0:19:40.520 --> 0:19:43.280 violent criminals and not American citizens. 0:19:44.680 --> 0:19:46.800 The easiest way I can describe this s next story 0:19:46.920 --> 0:19:50.119 is well, at least it's a big start for the 0:19:50.160 --> 0:19:52.720 president of United States of America. He promised that he 0:19:52.800 --> 0:19:56.320 was going to go after waste, fraud and abuse, and 0:19:56.359 --> 0:19:58.320 he was going to make sure the government was doing 0:19:58.359 --> 0:20:02.160 everything they could to make sure your tax dollars weren't 0:20:02.200 --> 0:20:06.120 being stolen. Well, now we're going to move to California, 0:20:06.280 --> 0:20:09.919 where officials there have just announced a major crackdown on 0:20:10.040 --> 0:20:13.959 healthcare fraud. They have dismantled what is being described as 0:20:14.000 --> 0:20:19.439 a massive two hundred and sixty seven million dollar hospice 0:20:19.480 --> 0:20:25.000 scam they're now calling the Operation Skip Trace. Authorities have 0:20:25.119 --> 0:20:29.720 also charged twenty one individuals in connection with this scheme. 0:20:30.560 --> 0:20:33.160 Several arrests have already been made, and many more are 0:20:33.200 --> 0:20:37.280 actually expected now. According to investigators, this was not a 0:20:37.320 --> 0:20:41.640 small time operation. It was a highly organized fraud ring 0:20:42.200 --> 0:20:48.320 that exploited California's medical system. That's the state's medicaid program. 0:20:48.560 --> 0:20:51.120 How do they do it? It's pretty simple. They were 0:20:51.200 --> 0:20:56.040 billing for hospice services that were never actually provided to anyone. 0:20:56.560 --> 0:20:59.959 In fact, officials say not a single legitimate hospice service 0:21:00.600 --> 0:21:05.159 was ever delivered to anyone, despite millions of dollars in 0:21:05.359 --> 0:21:10.280 claims and your tax dollars being stolen. The scheme worked 0:21:10.280 --> 0:21:15.080 with purchasing stolen personal information, in some cases from the 0:21:15.160 --> 0:21:19.359 dark web. Then they would use those identities to enroll 0:21:19.400 --> 0:21:24.520 fake patients into medical From there, the suspects used in network, 0:21:24.560 --> 0:21:27.520 as they described it at the press conference, of at 0:21:27.640 --> 0:21:33.639 least fourteen different hospice companies, often controlled by so called 0:21:33.720 --> 0:21:38.600 straw owners. They would then submit fraudulent claims and collect 0:21:39.000 --> 0:21:45.320 your tax dollars. Fox eleven, Los Angeles describing it this way. 0:21:45.720 --> 0:21:48.159 Sometimes the people who need to care the most end 0:21:48.240 --> 0:21:51.240 up in a system that needs watching too. State officials 0:21:51.280 --> 0:21:54.760 are now promising to continue their crackdown on hospice fraud. 0:21:55.160 --> 0:21:58.560 Investigation could raise bigger questions about trust, money and who 0:21:58.640 --> 0:22:01.560 profits at the end of life crackdowns now zeroing in 0:22:01.640 --> 0:22:04.960 a scheme has drained millions from Medical Fox eleven's Nick 0:22:04.960 --> 0:22:08.520 Grosias in downtown LA, where state leaders has stolen identities 0:22:08.680 --> 0:22:09.800 helped fuel this case. 0:22:12.080 --> 0:22:15.119 Brekfas seeing well. Attorney General Rob Bonta was here today 0:22:15.119 --> 0:22:19.480 to announce Operation Skip Trace, which happened yesterday and targeted 0:22:19.520 --> 0:22:23.480 twenty one suspects across ten different locations right here in 0:22:23.520 --> 0:22:26.800 southern California. Those suspects accused of defrauding the state of 0:22:26.880 --> 0:22:32.360 two hundred and sixty seven million dollars. A massive takedown 0:22:32.480 --> 0:22:36.320 of a complex fraud ring which investigators say took advantage 0:22:36.560 --> 0:22:39.440 of state money intended for hospice care. 0:22:40.240 --> 0:22:45.760 This was a brazen, calculated criminal scheme that exploited the 0:22:45.800 --> 0:22:48.840 medical system, stole from the State of California and Medicaid, 0:22:49.280 --> 0:22:53.120 and prevented services and care from going to sick individuals 0:22:53.520 --> 0:22:54.760 who actually need it. 0:22:55.240 --> 0:22:58.520 The suspects defrauded the state two hundred and sixty seven 0:22:58.600 --> 0:23:03.280 million dollars by using stolen identities to enroll in hospice. 0:23:04.280 --> 0:23:08.480 Five have been arrested so far. State officials say they're 0:23:08.520 --> 0:23:09.800 increasing protections. 0:23:10.200 --> 0:23:13.480 We are using a faster and more secure online process, 0:23:13.840 --> 0:23:17.639 and we're adding stronger checks to prevent fake applications or 0:23:17.640 --> 0:23:19.960 stolen identities from getting into the system. 0:23:20.119 --> 0:23:23.679 This operation comes as the federal government has started to 0:23:23.760 --> 0:23:27.639 crack down on hospice fraud. US Attorney Bill A. Saley 0:23:27.960 --> 0:23:29.960 on Good Day LA Thursday morning. 0:23:30.080 --> 0:23:32.480 Fraud hasn't always been a priority of the Department of Justice, 0:23:32.480 --> 0:23:35.879 particularly fraud against taxpayers. That is changing because when you 0:23:35.920 --> 0:23:38.879 defraud these programs, not only are fraudsters getting away with 0:23:39.160 --> 0:23:42.119 our money, it's taking money away from people really need it. 0:23:42.359 --> 0:23:45.760 But Attorney General Bonta says fraud has long been a 0:23:45.800 --> 0:23:49.280 priority for California's Department of Justice. 0:23:49.720 --> 0:23:56.040 Well, healthcare fraud might be President Trump's shiny new political 0:23:56.080 --> 0:24:00.400 talking point. California DOJ has been going after health care 0:24:00.400 --> 0:24:03.360 fraud since nineteen seventy nine. 0:24:04.240 --> 0:24:07.200 By the way, I love how Democrats in California, as 0:24:07.200 --> 0:24:09.520 you just heard there saying, well, we've been on top 0:24:09.560 --> 0:24:12.720 of this. How was this uncovered? It wasn't because of 0:24:12.760 --> 0:24:17.640 their work. It was because of undercover individuals, literally citizen 0:24:17.760 --> 0:24:21.560 journalists who started looking and exposing all of the fraud. 0:24:22.040 --> 0:24:24.160 And now California is wanting you to believe that they've 0:24:24.200 --> 0:24:27.280 been on top of the issue all along. It's just 0:24:27.359 --> 0:24:31.159 not the case. Now, law enforcement did execute search warrants 0:24:31.160 --> 0:24:35.200 across multiple locations in southern California. We now know they 0:24:35.240 --> 0:24:39.560 sees cash, they seize firearms, and evidence tied to the operation. 0:24:40.280 --> 0:24:43.520 Prosecutors have hit the defendance with a range of serious charges, 0:24:43.560 --> 0:24:47.160 including healthcare fraud and any theft, conspiracy, and money laundering 0:24:47.640 --> 0:24:51.560 crimes that could carry significant prison time if they're convicted. 0:24:52.160 --> 0:24:54.439 By the way, to be clear, there's no indication that 0:24:54.520 --> 0:24:57.600 California is actually getting serious about really cracking down on this. 0:24:58.080 --> 0:25:00.639 They were shamed into doing their job. 0:25:01.240 --> 0:25:01.359 Now. 0:25:01.400 --> 0:25:04.160 The state officials, one that you just heard there says 0:25:04.160 --> 0:25:07.560 this case highlights a growing national problem. So they want 0:25:07.600 --> 0:25:09.960 you to believe that what you're witnessing in California is 0:25:10.160 --> 0:25:12.800 well happening where you live. And even if you're in 0:25:12.840 --> 0:25:15.240 a conservative state that cracks down on this stuff, they're 0:25:15.280 --> 0:25:17.800 telling you, no, no, there must be fraud there. We're 0:25:17.840 --> 0:25:21.560 not the only ones that have an issue. They also 0:25:21.600 --> 0:25:25.520 said they're sending a clear message those who exploit programs 0:25:25.560 --> 0:25:28.240 meant for the sick and vulnerable and still from taxpayers 0:25:28.680 --> 0:25:33.280 will be aggressively pursued and held accountable. Now there's also 0:25:33.600 --> 0:25:36.600 no indication that California is actually ready to do that. 0:25:37.400 --> 0:25:41.200 So the California Attorney General Rob Banta and the Department 0:25:41.240 --> 0:25:44.919 of Health Services there, they're now saying that you should 0:25:44.920 --> 0:25:47.720 be thanking them for taking down the staggering two hundred 0:25:47.720 --> 0:25:50.359