1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: Pete Edseth. He is a Defense secretary. He has arrived 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: in Puerto Rico amid the US Venezuela tensions that are 3 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: continuing to rise. This is an important visit because it 4 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: was unannounced and not only was the US Defense Secretary there, 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: but the Joint Chiefs Chairman, General Caine also was on 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: the trip. It was an unannounced visit, an unplanned visit 7 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: for the public to Puerto Rico, as the US has 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: ramped up military activities in the Caribbean aimed at drug 9 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: trafficking networks. They met officials at the one hundred and 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: fifty six Wing Air National Guard Base. 11 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: Head. 12 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: Seth addressed roughly three hundred service members while he was there. 13 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: And the question you may be asking yourself is this 14 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: why now? Well, it's pretty simple. The trip follows a 15 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: September the second US military strike in the Southern Caribbean 16 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: that sank a vessel departing Venezuela, with US officials saying 17 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: eleven suspected members the trend de Ragua Cartel. 18 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: They are also a terrorist organization. We're all killed. 19 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: Some regional leaders backed the action, others urged more transparency. 20 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: Venezuela also deny the US allegations and criticized the operation, 21 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: and that's exactly what should be expected. So now the 22 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 1: question is why is the Pentagon weighing Puerto Rico as 23 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: a hub or is this more about expanding counternarcotis operations 24 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: all together? Now we also know that plans include deploying 25 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: ten F thirty five fighter jets the island and conducting 26 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: military flights out of Puerto Rico. An unusually large cluster 27 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: of US warships, about eight is already operating in the 28 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 1: region as well. 29 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: Marines are also on the island. 30 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: Elements of the twenty second Marine Unit are in Puerto 31 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: Rico for amphibious and flight training. We've been told Puerto 32 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: Rico's governor estimated at thousand marines on the island, and 33 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: the guards said as the training was pre planned and 34 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: quote not tied to the new maritime force. CBS News 35 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: had it this way on the unplanned visit and what 36 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 1: it could mean. 37 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 3: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint 38 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 3: Chiefs Dan Caine arrived in Puerto Rico this morning as 39 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 3: tension continues to build between the United States and Venezuela. 40 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 3: They were welcome there by Puerto Rico Governor Jennifer Gonzalez, 41 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 3: who said on in part on X, we thank President 42 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 3: Trump and his administration for recognizing the strategic value Puerto 43 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 3: Rico has to the national security of the United States 44 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 3: and the fight against direct cartels in our hemisphere perpetuated 45 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 3: by Narco dictator Nicholas Maduro. For more on this, I 46 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 3: want to bring in John Burns. He is the strategic 47 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 3: director for Concerned Veterans for America after serving more than 48 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 3: twenty two years in the Marine Corps and the Army 49 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 3: National Guard. Thank you very much for joining us. What 50 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 3: does this arrival here of Hexeth and Kane to Puerto 51 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 3: Rico's signal to you? 52 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 4: Well, thank you Nancy for having me on. I think 53 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 4: there's a lot of signals there. One of the key 54 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 4: takeaways for me, aside from just the situation with Venezuela 55 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 4: and the drug situation in the Caribbean, is the National 56 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 4: Defense Strategy, which a little overdue, is said to be 57 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 4: released within the next seven to ten days, and early 58 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 4: reporting indicates that there's a large pivot towards defense of 59 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 4: the American hemisphere and away from heavily being heavily engaged 60 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 4: in other parts of the world Europe. I think there's 61 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 4: probably still going to be an emphasis to a degree 62 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 4: on the Indo Pacific, maybe not as much as we thought, 63 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 4: but this is the key role that our Department of Defense, 64 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 4: Department of War should be playing. Our primary interest is 65 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 4: securing our hemisphere and our homeland. 66 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 5: John. 67 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 3: Of course, this arrival, this trip comes with the backdrop 68 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 3: of the United States to point eight warships and fighter 69 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 3: jets into that area, in addition to a massing troops 70 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 3: off Puerto Rico. If this is a war on drugs, 71 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 3: what kind of guardrails, if any, exists for the president 72 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 3: to send troops into Venezuela. 73 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 4: Well, the President has said that he doesn't want to 74 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 4: sit or he's not considering this a regime change mission, 75 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,119 Speaker 4: which I think was very very encouraging. 76 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: That's right. 77 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: As much as the media tries to lie to you 78 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: and tell you that the president's going for regime change, 79 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: that is not what this is about at all. This 80 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: is all about fighting narco terrorism. And yes, they are 81 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: terrorists that are killing Americans. So you may ask yourself 82 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: this question, why Puerto Rico, Why would you choose this 83 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: for this counter cartel operation. Well, it's pretty simple geography. 84 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Island sit inside the 85 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: Caribbean Transit Zone, historically a gateway for cocaine, fetnol and 86 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: other drugs headed to the mainland USA. That strategic position 87 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: plus US sovereignty eases the basing, the logistics, and also 88 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: the prosecutions of those that are caught alive. And then 89 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: you just have access and response times from a military standpoint. 90 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: From Puerto Rico, aircraft and ships can quickly reach the 91 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: Mona Passage, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico Corridor, and the 92 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: sea lanes north of Venezuela, improving time to intercept for 93 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: go fast boats and motherships. This builds on the intricacies 94 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 1: and the model that has been used by the Coast 95 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: Guard there for years as well. What is this all 96 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: really about. It's about setting a clear message at the 97 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: present is going on offense that the literal war on 98 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: cartels has just begun. And this is part of where 99 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: Puerto Rico also comes in. You have additional air and 100 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: maritime assets in Puerto Rico. This will help with surveillance 101 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: and interaction coverage over the choke points where trafckers are 102 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: most vulnerable at sea. The coastguards layered approach, as it 103 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 1: was described by the White House, will have large cutters, 104 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: aircraft and partner forces and all the benefits of the 105 00:05:55,760 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: DoD platforms and their increased presence combined. So it's pretty simple. 106 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: The President United States of America is saying, we are 107 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: going all in and we're going to do this with 108 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: all of the technology and the forces that America has. Now, 109 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: the other question is what's going to happen next. What 110 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,679 Speaker 1: should you be looking for? Well, let me go through 111 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: that for you, because there's one big aspect of this 112 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: it's going to matter a lot, and that is whether 113 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: the F thirty five deployment is confirmed and then where 114 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,239 Speaker 1: are they based. This is going to have a huge 115 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: impact on the assets that are tied to whatever the 116 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: mission is has been declared or set by the administration. Yes, 117 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: there are questions that are being asked by the left 118 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 1: about congressional oversight of legal authorities and targeting rules for 119 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: future strikes, but the President United States of America feels 120 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: like he is on strong legal footing because he has 121 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: declared them terrorists organizations. And then there's the integration with 122 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: the Coast Guard and also the Navy ships. 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Be a captain, 184 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: then retire and then be like all right, I'm not done. 185 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna like, you know, become a NASA astronaut. 186 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: That is exactly what happened to Sunny Williams. And you 187 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: may remember she just spent a really long time in 188 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: out of space, like twice as long as she was 189 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: supposed to be there. Sonny, I appreciate you coming on, 190 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 1: and there is so much to talk about. I gotta 191 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: ask you first, though, when you were in space mentally 192 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: in this last trip, you had a mindset, Hey, I'm 193 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 1: going to be there. I think it was what four 194 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: to five months? 195 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 2: Is that right? 196 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 7: Actually, when we first launched space, we're telling us it 197 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 7: will be eight to ten days, but we knew we'd 198 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 7: be there for a couple months, but didn't really anticipate 199 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 7: nine months. 200 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: So what is it like to recalibrate in your mind 201 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: like you've you've done training. I don't know if there's 202 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: any training that can prepare you for eight or nine 203 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: days turning into a couple of weeks, maybe a couple months, 204 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: and then like, oh, yeah, it's going to be the 205 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: majority of a year. 206 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 7: Yeah, Ben, it's a great question, and you know, hopefully 207 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 7: you know. Butch and I have provided a little bit 208 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 7: of a roadmap for other astronauts as well as Frank Rubio, 209 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 7: who before us actually spent an unexpected year in space, 210 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 7: translating from six months. So I think it's just a 211 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 7: matter of, you know, a mindset change. Okay, you know, 212 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 7: this is what we trained for us, what we have 213 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 7: you know, done in the past in our time here 214 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 7: at NASA, and we can continue on. 215 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 8: Now. 216 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 7: I'm not going to say all my clothes were there 217 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 7: and I had to borrow a couple pairs of shorts 218 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 7: from a friend. But that's what we do. We help 219 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,199 Speaker 7: each other out when we're up there, and they were 220 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 7: the folks on Crew eight were gracious enough to give 221 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 7: us some of the really goodies of the food to 222 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 7: make our stay great. And you know, that's what we do, 223 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 7: we work together. 224 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 2: How many people were up there when you're there for 225 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:23,079 Speaker 2: that nine months? 226 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 7: Oh so it gets confusing, So I'm going to have 227 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 7: to think about it for a second. So when we 228 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 7: were up there, when we first got there, there was 229 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 7: three soy US crew members and four SpaceX Dragon members, 230 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 7: so seven, eight, nine, nine of us all together. Then 231 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 7: we had at one point in time a second SOYUZ up, 232 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 7: so that was twelve and then they left and so 233 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 7: that was nine again. And then then we had another 234 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 7: dragon come up with two, so that was back down 235 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 7: to oh gosh, now I'm getting confused, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, eleven. 236 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 7: So it was it was a little bit of a 237 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 7: revolving door, which is great because you see new crew 238 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 7: members periodically as these spacecraft trains out. But it was 239 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 7: a little bit sad to see people who you thought 240 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 7: you'd be on the ground first them leave and then 241 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 7: us leave later. So not necessarily sad, I shouldn't say 242 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 7: it that way. It was just a little bit different 243 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 7: plan than we had originally anticipated. 244 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 1: So when you think about the plan and you're like, 245 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: all right, I'm seeing people that are now coming and going. 246 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: There was a lot of politics involved back on Earth 247 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 1: of who's supposed to pick you up? And then there's 248 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: contingency plans of like who's going to come in essence 249 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: rescue you guys. But you're seeing others leave. How hard 250 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 1: was it mentally to just stay locked in in that 251 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: scenario because I'm assuming you didn't want to get involved 252 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: in the in the politics, But the reality is when 253 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: I if I sell someone leave, dude, I really want 254 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: to be on that I want to get out of here. 255 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 7: So you know, there's there's a couple aspects of that. 256 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 7: You know, there was a lot of really cool things 257 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 7: that are going on in the space station. So for me, 258 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 7: I honestly didn't mind being up there for an extended duration, 259 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 7: like a normal duration, long duration mission, because there's all 260 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 7: sorts of cool science to do. There's fun maintenance to do, 261 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 7: I like, you know, using tools, and there's you know, 262 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 7: spacewalks occurred also while we're up there, so all that's 263 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 7: pretty great. So having those opportunities was fine. Absolutely didn't 264 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 7: want to get in the politics of it all, but 265 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 7: absolutely wanted a good ride home. You know, we were 266 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 7: up there with Starliner for a while as our lifeboat, 267 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 7: and it's you know, obviously we all know now that 268 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 7: you know, the thrusters weren't working as advertised, and you know, 269 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 7: if you're not one hundred percent sure if that's the 270 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 7: you know that everything was going to work, why risk 271 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 7: your life coming home in that when you potentially have 272 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 7: another ride. I think another you know, compromised way to 273 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 7: get home beside for Starliner was on Dragon initially because 274 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 7: we didn't have dedicated seats. I think the happiest day 275 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 7: of my time up there was when Crew nine showed 276 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 7: up with two empty seats and two dedicated space suits 277 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 7: for us, and then we knew we really had the 278 00:14:55,840 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 7: right combination to get home in an emergency, because you know, 279 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 7: these spacecraft are our lifeboat in case anything happens to 280 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 7: the International Space Station. So you know, that day was great. 281 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 7: So you know, I was happy to wait for a 282 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 7: proper seat to re enter into the atmosphere. It's no joke. 283 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 7: When you're coming into the atmosphere and you know around 284 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 7: the capsules, you know, thousands of degrees, you want to 285 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 7: make sure that you're in the right place at the 286 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 7: right time and have the right ride home. 287 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 2: What was the toll on your body? 288 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: I mean, nine months in outer space with weightlessness, I'm 289 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: assuming that was really weird when you got back to 290 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: Earth having to try to figure out just how to 291 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: walk and get out of everything and get back to normal. 292 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 2: How long did that take? 293 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 4: Yeah? 294 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 7: Absolutely, you know, you know, Butch and I are both 295 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 7: we like working out. We see each other in the 296 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 7: gym in the morning, and we both hit it hard 297 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 7: when we got there, even knowing we are only potentially 298 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 7: only gonna be there for you know, a week or so. 299 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 7: We got special permission to use the exercise equipment. Generally, 300 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 7: when people aren't there for a short amount of time, 301 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 7: they don't use the equipment, and we jumped on it 302 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 7: the first day we were there, and we were pretty 303 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 7: dead the whole time through to make sure we were 304 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 7: in as good as shape as possible. But you're right, 305 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 7: it does take a toll. Nine months is a long 306 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 7: time to make sure your bone density, your muscle mass days. Intact, 307 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 7: we needed to work out every single day getting back. 308 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 7: You know, it's the big muscles are fine because we 309 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 7: worked out. It's all the little small muscles like the 310 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 7: one that holds your heads up right, the one that 311 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 7: allows you to balance on one foot that we really 312 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 7: needed to re engage with that agility and flexibility and 313 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 7: just getting back some of the stamina that we probably 314 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 7: you know that we both have lost while we were 315 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 7: up there. So you know, it's about a thirty day 316 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 7: to forty five day process. And still working on my 317 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 7: fast twitch muscles. I'm a little bit slow. Absolutely not 318 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 7: contributing that to age, only to space flight. 319 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, it's incredible. Let's talk about what's really cool. 320 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 2: Now. 321 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: There is an initiative to go back to the Moon. 322 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: Part of this, I think is going to inspire especially 323 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: young people, that this is something that we can do. 324 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: It's obtainable. Why has it taking us so long? And 325 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: when is this plan to actually go back to the Moon. 326 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 8: Yeah? 327 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 7: Absolutely, this is really exciting times. You know, I think 328 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 7: what was great was we've had the International Space Station 329 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 7: to try out a whole bunch of processes to understand 330 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 7: what happens to people when they're in space for a 331 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 7: long duration, so we can get ready to go back 332 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 7: to the Moon smarter and you know, in a more 333 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 7: safe way. So we are actually doing some more challenging 334 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 7: things by going to the poll on, going to the 335 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 7: south pole of the Moon. That's our landing spot where 336 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 7: we want to go just for you know, resources sunlight 337 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 7: while we're while we're there, and maybe build a station 338 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 7: like we built in space. So we've used you know, 339 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 7: the space station, Internet space Station as a testing ground 340 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 7: for all of these things to get ready to go. 341 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 7: Also over these you know, last couple decades, I think 342 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 7: everybody knows additive manufacturing, different types of welding, all of 343 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 7: this has all this production has allowed us to build 344 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 7: spacecraft which are amazing. So we're looking forward to low 345 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 7: the Orion capsule this fault. I mean this next year 346 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 7: rather with UH, with four crew members on the Space 347 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 7: Launch System rocket, they'll go around the move to prove 348 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 7: all of our guidance, navigation, control systems and everything that 349 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 7: we've now modernized works quite well and where we can 350 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 7: head to the right place. UH, check out the heat 351 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 7: shield as we come back into the atmosphere much hotter 352 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 7: than from lower orbit where we were want to make 353 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 7: sure that all works right. And then we're going to 354 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:29,959 Speaker 7: be ready to work with more inn more of our 355 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 7: commercial partners to get ready to land on the mood 356 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 7: hopefully Artemis three, Artemis four in the next couple of years. 357 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: So it's it's at you're saying, this could happen in 358 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 1: the next couple of years that we could literally have 359 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 1: and an HD color people landing on the Moon and 360 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: us getting to see it. 361 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:48,719 Speaker 7: I think, so yeah, And this next year we'll have 362 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 7: you know, Artemis two, and then following probably two years 363 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 7: after that, Artemis three, and then follow on people you know, 364 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 7: footsteps back on the moon. Pretty awesome, and you know, 365 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 7: there's so much to do, it's really going to be busy. 366 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 7: So hopefully we've inspired a bunch of you know, high 367 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 7: school university kids to want to get involved. Their time 368 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 7: is in the is prime right now. 369 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: Final question, any chance you're going to be walking on 370 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,439 Speaker 1: the moon? And how competitive is it to be one 371 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 1: of those who. 372 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 2: Gets to do it? 373 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 4: Yeah? 374 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 1: I think it's pretty to Tanya Harding in the lag 375 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: you know, to just get get at the front of 376 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: that line. 377 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 7: Hey, you know, I borrowed shorts from a buddy. We're 378 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 7: a big team effort here. I'm just happy to see 379 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 7: the next generation of astronauts put their foot in history 380 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 7: and walk on the Moon. I'll be there supporting them, 381 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 7: working on some stuff for the rest of the year 382 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:40,160 Speaker 7: to get them ready to go. So we're making it happen. 383 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 7: I would love to go if they said. 384 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,239 Speaker 1: No one's been named one assuming right, has anyone been 385 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: named yet for that mission? 386 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 8: Or no? 387 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 7: Not for the landing yet, not for artemistry. 388 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: Yet I love it. That's see, that's why she's training folks. 389 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: She can be PC, but we all know she wants 390 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: to get on the moon. I would if I was you. 391 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: That's the Holy Grail? 392 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 2: Is it not? 393 00:19:58,760 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 3: Oh? 394 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, of course of course it is. But I think 395 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 7: my husband would kill me. 396 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: That's you know what you can we can work through that. 397 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: There's counselors for that. I appreciate you coming on and 398 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: Sonny just and talking. By the way, if you've got kids, 399 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: grandkids out there listening. If you're on social media, really 400 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 1: cool social media page, so you can see the Instagram 401 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,399 Speaker 1: page I follow, it's awesome and you can inspire others. 402 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: This is exciting news for NASA. It's it's an exciting 403 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 1: news for space travel and going to the moon. 404 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 2: Sonny. 405 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: We appreciate your time and congratulations on unbelievable career. 406 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 7: Absolutely, Ben, thank you so much. 407 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:37,239 Speaker 1: Wouldn't it be amazing if Democrats actually were willing to 408 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: fight criminals in Chicago with the same type of anger 409 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 1: and vigor they're using towards Donald Trump and law enforcement. Well, 410 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: the only tough talk you're getting right now out of 411 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: Chicago officials is threats of lawsuits against Donald Trump. 412 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 2: That's right. 413 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: Illinois Governor J. D. Pritz kerb and the Chicago mayor 414 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:03,880 Speaker 1: Junson have teamed up and are not backing down, as 415 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 1: they say they are angered by the idea of preparations 416 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: for what they describe as an illegal immigrant roundup. That 417 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:15,400 Speaker 1: is illegal by the Trump administration in the Windy City Now. 418 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: According to an internal federal memo obtained by CBS News, 419 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 1: the Department of Home in Security has asked the Department 420 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,959 Speaker 1: of Defense to house roughly two hundred and fifty federal 421 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: agents and one hundred and forty vehicles at an Illinois 422 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 1: military base and anticipation of an expected increase in illegal 423 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: alien arrests within the Chicago area. CBS News exploding on this, 424 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: saying in a request for the assistance to the Department 425 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 1: of Defense, a top Homeland Security official indicated that the 426 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: Naval Station Great Lakes, the largest military base in Illinois 427 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: and the Navy's largest training station, would be used as 428 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: a staging area to oversee the removal operations in the 429 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: metropolitan Chicago area targeting immigrants suspected of being in the 430 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 1: US illegally. Now, the President of the United States of America, 431 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: Donald Trump, was asked about this, and I want you 432 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: to hear what he had to say to a reporter 433 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 1: that was trying to badger him as he was leaving 434 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: for Marine one. 435 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 9: News. 436 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 4: You say that, dog, let's take news. 437 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 7: Listen, be quiet, listen, you don't listen, You never listen. 438 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 7: That's why you're second grade. 439 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 2: We're not going to war. 440 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 4: We're going to clean up our city. 441 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 2: We're going to clean them up so they don't. 442 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 6: Kill five people every weekend. 443 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 2: That's not war. That's common sense. 444 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: I love the last statement there by President Trump. We're 445 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 1: going to clean it up so they don't kill five 446 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 1: people every weekend. That's not war. That's common sense. Tom 447 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 1: Homan also asked about this on CNN Say of the Union, 448 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: and here's what he had to say about it as well. 449 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 10: Joining us now to discuss is the president and it's borders? 450 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 10: Are Tom Homan? Mister Homan, always good to have you. 451 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:02,959 Speaker 11: So. 452 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 10: The governor of Illinois responded to President Trump's post. He wrote, quote, 453 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 10: the President of the United States is threatening to go 454 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 10: to war with an American city. This is not a joke, 455 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 10: This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strong man, 456 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 10: He's a scared man. Illinois won't be intimidated by a 457 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 10: wanna be dictator. 458 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:19,440 Speaker 7: Unquotes. 459 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:21,960 Speaker 10: Is President Trump planning to go to war in Chicago. 460 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 11: We're going to war with illegal aliens, public safety threats 461 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 11: that rape children, that raped citizens, that committed armed robberies, 462 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:34,959 Speaker 11: that the distributing narcotics at kill Americans. We're at war 463 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 11: with the criminal cartels, and Governor Prisco protects criminal, illegal 464 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 11: alien public safety threats every day in that state. Along 465 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 11: with Mary Johnson, we proved that the first week of 466 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 11: the administration, I went to Chicago. I started an operation there. 467 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 11: The first day, We're arrested nine sexual predators, most of 468 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 11: them child rapists. We arrested nine members of TDA. Several 469 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 11: of the TDA members had a pistol, an illegal pistol 470 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 11: the switch on it which makes that pistol fully automatic. 471 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 11: We arrested two illegal aliens that a homicide conviction. That 472 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 11: was the first in Chicago. So you know, President Trump 473 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 11: and this administration, Yeah, we're at war with the criminal 474 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 11: cartels and those who want to murder and rape the 475 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 11: American citizens. 476 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 2: You' damn right. 477 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 1: Isn't it amazing how the media decides to spend this 478 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:23,199 Speaker 1: story that somehow Donald Trump is going to go to 479 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: war with a American city. No, We're going to war 480 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:30,920 Speaker 1: with the criminal legal aliens every day, no matter where 481 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 1: they are. And that is the Trump doctrine. Now, of 482 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: course Sinnan didn't like this doctrine, right, They don't like 483 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: the fact that this administration is fighting back against criminals. 484 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: They want to act like somehow Donald Trump is a 485 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 1: dictator and a tyrant. And so Jake Tapper does what 486 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: Jake Tapper does. He decides to, you know, be an 487 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,639 Speaker 1: elitist and grandstand with Tom Homan. And that's where he 488 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: decided to say, well, hold on a second, you guys 489 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: have been flooding the zone and Chicago, and is that 490 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: really the job of the government. 491 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 11: The problem marriage which are sanctuary cities. 492 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 10: Governor Pritzker says Illinois has not received any notification about 493 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 10: any enforcement action from the White House. Will you be 494 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:16,120 Speaker 10: coordinating with them about an operation of the size in Chicago? 495 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 11: Governor Prisker has been noted five day one. Again, I 496 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 11: went there and started in operation right after the inauguration. 497 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 11: ICE agents have been flooding the zone in Chicago for 498 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:29,119 Speaker 11: a while now, so he's aware of what's going on. 499 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 11: I mean, he knows we've been there. We were there 500 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 11: last week, we're there the week before. Now again we're 501 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 11: going to send additional resources to all sanctuary cities. But 502 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 11: this isn't new to him. He knows we've been there, 503 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 11: and he's failed to work with us. The Mary Johnson 504 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 11: has failed to work with us again to this day. 505 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 11: A significant public safety threat gets locked into a jail 506 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:52,399 Speaker 11: in Illinois, in Chicago, Cook County Jail one of the 507 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 11: most target rich environments for criminal illegal aliens, and we've 508 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 11: dropped the detainers. Say hey, this guy's are illegally the 509 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,719 Speaker 11: United States. You have custody and you' dumb on thee 510 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 11: call us and we'll come and get them. Let us 511 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 11: deal with our enforcing our law. And they simply ignore 512 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 11: it and release into the streets. And what happens then 513 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 11: when we release a public safety threat back into the public, 514 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 11: It makes a community unsafe. It makes us unsafe for 515 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 11: our agents have to go into the community and try 516 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 11: to find somebody. Now in history, if we as access 517 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 11: to who knows what weapons, It makes unsafe for the 518 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 11: illegal anim because anything can happen on a street arrest. 519 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 11: Give us the public safety threat in the safety and 520 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 11: security of Accounty Jail makes it safer for everybody. 521 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: You listen to the reality that they refuse even the 522 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: worst illegal immigrant criminal where there is an ICE detainer 523 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: and they say to law enforcement, tell us when you're 524 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 1: done with them, and we'll come pick them up. And 525 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: what do they say in Illinois, we will not notify you, 526 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: we will not work with you. 527 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 2: We are going to. 528 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: Release these rapists, these murderers, these cartel members, these drug 529 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 1: dealers back into our streets to terrorize our citizens because 530 00:26:56,280 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 1: we care more about hating Trump than we do about 531 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: keeping people safe. 532 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 2: Which brings us back to the governor. 533 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 1: Governor Pritzker saying this about Donald Trump's plan to bring 534 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 1: in more resources into Chicago. 535 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,359 Speaker 6: By the way, the homicide rate in Chicago has now 536 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 6: been cut in half over the last four years because 537 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 6: of the investments that we've made on the ground. It's 538 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,479 Speaker 6: not just in police. I have invested significantly in police, 539 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 6: but we've also made massive investments in community violence intervention. 540 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 6: Those programs are working. We're doing more than any other 541 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 6: state in that regard, and it's working on the streets 542 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 6: of Chicago. He doesn't read anything, he doesn't really understand anything. 543 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 6: He just has some idea in his head that Chicago 544 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 6: is bad. He's always had that. By the way, I 545 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,400 Speaker 6: also think I live rent free in the guy's head, 546 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 6: so he's constantly thinking about, you know, how do I 547 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 6: attack Chicago? And oh, yeah, I hate that Pritzker guy too. 548 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: There it is very clear. It's all about the politics 549 00:27:56,440 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: with the governor. He wants to attack. Donald Trump doesn't 550 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: want to work with law enforcement, he doesn't want to 551 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:07,959 Speaker 1: allow for anyone to be safe in his cities, and 552 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: lying over and over again. There's a mother of a 553 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:15,359 Speaker 1: murdered girl, a Chicago resident, who decided to go on 554 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 1: Fox and Friends, and here's what she had to say 555 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: about how she is terrified and others are terrified to 556 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: even walk the streets, and she lost her own child 557 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:30,440 Speaker 1: to this type of horrific violence in Chicago. 558 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 9: This is a mother of a girl murdered in Chicago 559 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 9: who says she wants President Trump to come in and 560 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 9: fix the city. 561 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 5: I would like the governors to ask for help because 562 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 5: the thing that's in place right now is not working. 563 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 5: We're scared to sit in our cars. We're scared to 564 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 5: have our kids walking to school. 565 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 9: I mean, we have residents like you on every single 566 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 9: day who're saying we want the governor to ask for help, 567 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 9: we want the federal government to step in. So what 568 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 9: more is it gonna take. 569 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 8: I think it's gonna take one of their own to 570 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 8: actually suffer through, you know, some of the things that 571 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 8: we go through in Chicago. I actually challenged JB. Prisker 572 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 8: Brandon Johnson to actually walk the same streets that I 573 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 8: walk here in Chicago, I mean without the police detail, 574 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 8: without the suits, of course, and we'll see if they 575 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 8: have that same opinion. When it comes to JB. Pritsker 576 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 8: saying that Chicago is safe, I feel like a lot 577 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 8: of this is just virtue signaling. When it comes to JB. Prisker, 578 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 8: he think he's living rent free and Donald Trump's head 579 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 8: that I honestly think it's the other way around. And 580 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 8: when it comes to Brandon Johnson and all of the 581 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 8: race baiting and things like that, he tends to think 582 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 8: that police are races because you know, majority of police 583 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 8: officer happens to be white Caucasian males. But you know, 584 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 8: he fails to tell the people that there were over 585 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 8: thirty two hundred black slave owners in America and they 586 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 8: own over twelve thousand slaves. So we can play the 587 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 8: color game, but that's not gonna help the issue when 588 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 8: it comes to safety in Chicago. 589 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 9: Well, we know you know the city well, and for 590 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 9: those of us who have known that city for a 591 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 9: long time, it is just not what it once was. 592 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 9: It's changed significantly, and it's rough for so many families 593 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 9: that can't leave and that have to continue to live 594 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 9: there for work and otherwise. So appreciate you coming on. 595 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: You listen to these residents, not one, but two there 596 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 1: telling their stories talking about how bad it is. Do 597 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:28,959 Speaker 1: you notice the governor and the mayor are not listening 598 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: to them at all? And this is exactly why Donald 599 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: Trump right now is so popular because he's actually doing 600 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,640 Speaker 1: what he said he was going to do. He's not 601 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 1: going to sit back and watch people get killed. He's 602 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 1: not going to sit back and say I'm sorry. But 603 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:49,719 Speaker 1: because you're in that city, you're not going to be safe. 604 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 1: And this is why I think there are so many 605 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:55,719 Speaker 1: Americans right now that like this present more than they 606 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: did in his first administration. 607 00:30:57,600 --> 00:30:59,719 Speaker 2: He's doing it differently. 608 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 1: Don't forget share this podcast please with your family and 609 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 1: your friends wherever they are, and I will see you 610 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: back here tomorrow