1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Tutor Dixon Podcast. I'm excited to have 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: Senator Marsha Blackburn back with us today. And obviously you 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: all have heard about what happened last week or two 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: saturdays ago now with President Donald Trump at his rally 5 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: and the attempted assassination, the assassination attempt, and Senator Blackburn 6 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: was recently at the RNC convention and Senator, we saw 7 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: you kind of talking to the head of Secret Service 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: there and asking questions. So I just want to get 9 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: your take on everything that happened and from your perspective, 10 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: what should we be concerned about. I know there's a 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: lot of rumors going around, but we wanted to hear 12 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: it from you. 13 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 2: Yes, and you know the fact that there are so 14 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 2: many rumors is why we actually approached the Secret Service 15 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 2: director while she was there at a convention. We had 16 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 2: had a phone call. It was not satisfying. We did 17 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: not get answers. That cut the queue off. Many of 18 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 2: us were in the queue, and we need to get 19 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: some specifics. The American people deserve answers, and you know, Tudor, 20 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 2: they identified a suspicious person an hour before the shooting 21 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: happened at five point fifty one, they identified him as 22 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: a potential threat. Five point fifty three, the sharpshooters are alerted. 23 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 2: But at six o'clock they cleared President Donald Trump to 24 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 2: go on stage. Now, why did they do that. Their 25 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 2: one job is to protect the protectee, to be certain 26 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 2: that that person is not in harm's way, and we 27 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 2: wanted answers for that. Why were there no drones that 28 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 2: were surveilling the crowd. What was the extent to which 29 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: they were working with local partners. How could they have 30 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 2: a rooftop one hundred and fifty yards from the president 31 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 2: that was not being covered. These are all questions that 32 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 2: need to be answered. But when we approached her, she 33 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 2: didn't have time for us. She was in a luxury suite. 34 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:20,399 Speaker 2: She was having a reception for her partners that were 35 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 2: there in Milwaukee, and she felt like it was not 36 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 2: the time and place. But when you've had an assassination 37 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 2: attempt on a former president, it is indeed the time 38 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 2: and place to give answers for the American people. 39 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: Well, and we've lost an American citizen. We had as 40 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: and soone killed, we had two people put in the hospital, 41 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: and the former president was nearly killed. I mean so close, 42 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: and I think for a lot of people it's the 43 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,399 Speaker 1: first time we're hearing this that they marked him as 44 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: a suspicious person an hour ahead of time. What is 45 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: the normal protocol for that? 46 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 2: Do you know have been the individuals should have been detained, 47 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 2: The individuals should have been questioned, the backpack search, the 48 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: range finder taken. There are things that should have been done, 49 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 2: And one of the questions is what are those protocols? 50 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 2: Who was doing the screening? How were they doing the screening? 51 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 2: You had thousands of Americans that were there, as you said, 52 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 2: two injuries, and the competour family has lost their dad. 53 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 2: He was shielding his wife and daughters and he lost 54 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 2: his life. And how traumatic that is. And there do 55 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 2: need to be answers to this, you know, Tutor, we 56 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: all train our children, and we've all said many times, 57 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 2: if you see something, say something, And in this case 58 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 2: you have people who were seeing things and saying things 59 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 2: and alerting police. But still it appeared nothing was being 60 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 2: done in the appropriate time frame, and the shooter was 61 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 2: able to get that shot off. 62 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: There's so many questions because people say that they, like 63 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: you said, they were already calling it out. And then 64 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: there's a rumor, and I wanted to see if you 65 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: knew anything about this. There's a rumor that the sharpshooter 66 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: said he had the shot and he was told to 67 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: hold Do you know if that was true. 68 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 2: I do not know if that was true. This is 69 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 2: one of the reasons the Secret Service Director must give details. 70 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 2: She has to give these answers. We know she was 71 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 2: not running that ground operation that day, but it was 72 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: some of her team that was running that ground operation. 73 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 2: We need to know what the advanced planning was, what 74 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 2: the operations plan was, because we have millions of Americans 75 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 2: who want to support their candidates, whether they're Democrat or Republican. 76 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 2: They want to able to take their children to events 77 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 2: and say, this is what a participatory democracy looks like, 78 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 2: and we're going to get out here. 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And then all of these 112 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: rumors are coming out on social media and people are saying, 113 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: like I said, though the shooter was told to hold, 114 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: you know, the guy went through the mags, he didn't 115 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: go through the mags. No one knows what exactly happened, 116 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: so nobody knows whether or not they're safe at the 117 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: next one. But also I think that when you lose 118 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: an American citizen, there is a duty for this the 119 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: Secret Service chief, this woman to come out and give 120 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: us a deep brief to go through this is what 121 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: happened during the day. And I understand that there are 122 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: people who will say, well, there are certain things that 123 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: the Secret Service can't tell you. Fine, but still we 124 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: want to know did this Did they know this guy 125 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: ahead of time? Was there any concern about him? When 126 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: they had concern? Why was their concern about him. Did 127 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: he go through the mags? Did he? Was he some 128 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: a ticketed person? But why can't we we know those details? 129 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 2: And we should We as Americans are people of orderly process. 130 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 2: We like to know what the process is and we 131 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 2: like to know that people are following that process. And 132 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 2: when you have an instance like this and there is 133 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 2: not an explanation and it does not seem that there 134 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 2: was a specific protocol, and you have all of these 135 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 2: rumors that are circulating, then you do have a duty 136 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 2: of the director. I will tell you, tutor, I think 137 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 2: she should have been out on Saturday night saying this 138 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 2: is what we know, this is what happened, this is 139 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 2: what we're looking at, and as we are able to 140 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 2: give you more information, we will give you more information. 141 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 2: Didn't do that with the American people. She didn't do it. 142 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 2: On the phone call we had had with her Wednesday 143 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 2: afternoon with the senators with her, there were so many 144 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 2: of us that had those questions, and we were seeking 145 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 2: answers on behalf of the people that we represent. 146 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 1: Did she give you anything when you spoken to him? No? 147 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 2: And we were really we had such a list of questions. 148 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 2: That was the whole reason when we found out she 149 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 2: was in the building. It was the reason for going 150 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 2: to her and saying can you make a few minutes 151 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 2: for us, and for her to say it wasn't the 152 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 2: time or place. We offered to step somewhere quiet so 153 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 2: we could visit with her. She did not want to 154 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 2: do that. She was in the middle of an event. 155 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,559 Speaker 2: She did not want to leave that event. 156 00:09:56,280 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: And this was almost a celebratory event, which seems shocking 157 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: considering there had just been a major failure in her department. 158 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: Like I mean, I honestly can't think of anything more 159 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: significant than what happened on Saturday. And I just wonder, 160 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: from your perspective, if this were the other side, if 161 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: it had been a Joe Biden rally, would we be 162 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: getting daily or every other day updates, because it just 163 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: seems like the media hasn't been demanding it. There's been 164 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: like a blackout on this. It happened, and then it's 165 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: almost as if the world has been like, yeah, that happened, 166 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: Now we move on, which I cannot imagine a time 167 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: in my life when an assassination attempt on a presidential 168 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: candidate would happen and the news just moves on. 169 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 2: To us, it seems inconceivable, and many of us were 170 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:53,199 Speaker 2: watching the rally on and off and then you glance away, 171 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 2: you look back at the screen, and you're saying, what 172 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:02,559 Speaker 2: is happening? And so many Americans saw this in real time, 173 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 2: and Judo, I think that's one of the reasons that 174 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 2: people have reached out about this effort from so many 175 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 2: people Democrats, Republicans, independents, people that are supporting RFK, people 176 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 2: that are supporting Biden. But they're saying, how could this happen? 177 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 2: And it was there on TV, so people were watching 178 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 2: it well. 179 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: And I think it's also allowed this narrative to continue. 180 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: I mean, there's so many stories about this, but I've 181 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: seen so many people on the left come out and 182 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 1: say this was staged. He just he conveniently just got 183 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: shot in the ear. They're all saying this. This is 184 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: why to me, in this political environment especially, it should 185 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 1: absolutely be demanded of her to come out and say, 186 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,319 Speaker 1: these are the facts. We know the president was shot 187 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: because you can say, oh, no, it whiz by. No, 188 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: he was shot and it happened to go through his ear. 189 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: Very lucky it did not go a few centimeters over, 190 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: but we lost someone in the crowd. I mean, I 191 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: just it is inconceivable to me that she is not 192 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: being held accountable and that these rumors. I really I 193 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: don't like to be conspiracy theorists, but I really believe 194 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: the reason it's not being pushed right now is because 195 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: Democrats are in such bad shape in this election. They 196 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: would rather allow conspiracy theories of staging this event than 197 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: to actually come out and say, yes, the government screwed up. 198 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 2: The Secret Service in FBI have tagged this as an 199 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 2: assassination attempt, and I think that that is important for 200 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 2: everyone to realize. That is the term that they used 201 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 2: right off the top when we had our phone briefing 202 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 2: the other day. 203 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: Good good. That is important. They need to be telling 204 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: the American people that in the news, needs to be 205 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: telling the American people that. I mean, we've had We've 206 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: seen some of these people, even on MSNBC say well, 207 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: it doesn't seem like that's really what happened. It just 208 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: shocks me. So the Secret Service director Kimberly Cheadles, she 209 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: is set to testify on Monday about this, well today 210 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: about this. Do you believe that she will be out 211 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:17,439 Speaker 1: and testifying on this? 212 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 2: It is important that she testify. The House has issued 213 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 2: a subpoena for her at Senate Judiciary. The Republicans sent 214 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 2: a letter last Monday, and Durban has agreed to have 215 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 2: a hearing on this. You don't want Democrat, Republican, anyone, 216 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 2: any protectee to be put in a vulnerable situation. And 217 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:50,679 Speaker 2: the Secret Service has one job one and it is 218 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:55,679 Speaker 2: to protect that protectee, to be sure that they are 219 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 2: not exposed. 220 00:13:56,640 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: Today it sounds like the Secretary of Homelands Kreity Secretary 221 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: Mayorcus is attempting to block the testimony from Director Cheetle. 222 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: What does that say? I mean, why would you do 223 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: that if you were him? 224 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 2: I if id no good reason for doing that. The 225 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 2: American people will be well served to get some direct 226 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 2: answers and for the Secretary to try to block that 227 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 2: if ded is is completely inappropriate, you know it is. 228 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 2: And it kind of plays tutor into this mindset when 229 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 2: you think about Director Cheetle. On Wednesday evening told us 230 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 2: it was not the time and place to answer questions 231 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 2: because she was having a reception for their partners. See, 232 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 2: they're more concerned about those elites, the donor class, the 233 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 2: people that work with them in the executive branch, and 234 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 2: much less concerned about the people's chambers, the House and 235 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 2: the Senate, people that represent the people who are actually 236 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 2: paying her paycheck. 237 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: Well, and I think for people who are listening, this 238 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: is when you hear folks refer to the swamp in Washington, 239 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: d C. And the unelected bureaucrats that are running things. 240 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: These are people that are not elected, They are appointed 241 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: to these positions. And here you have her refusing to 242 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: answer to the people, whereas I mean, you imagine you 243 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: can't do that, you don't get that choice. 244 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 2: No, we are in every county in Tennessee each year 245 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 2: and we have county meetings, so all across this state. 246 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 2: We are out and about every week. We do a newsletter, 247 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 2: We do a lot of media. We are on social media. 248 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 2: We make the effort to be certain that people here 249 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 2: from us, that they know how we're spending our time, 250 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 2: and that we're accountable to them for the votes we take. 251 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: I just want to ask you before I let you go, 252 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: what you think about how this has changed the feeling 253 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 1: in the country. I mean, anytime there's a tragedy like this, 254 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: there's really a change in the atmosphere and sadly, I 255 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: think that we desperately need a change in the atmosphere 256 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: in the rhetoric right now, the rhetoric in the media, 257 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: the rhetoric on social media. It has become very, very 258 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: damaging to the country. Constantly talking about threats of things 259 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: that are not threats, Constantly talking about the fact that 260 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: the country could fall. The country is not going to fall, 261 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: the sky is falling. Messages that are coming out needed 262 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: to stop. Do you think that there's going to be 263 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: a change in the next few months. 264 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:56,119 Speaker 2: My hope is that there will be. I thought President 265 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 2: Trump's speech as he wrapped up the RNC pitch perfect. 266 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 2: He laid out he paid tribute to those that were 267 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 2: injured and lost their life in Pennsylvania. He spoke about 268 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 2: the assassination attempt, and then he moved to his vision 269 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 2: for the future and for the country. And very appropriate 270 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 2: that he lay that out and that he talked directly 271 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 2: to the American people. I think it was very well done. 272 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 2: His tone was right and tutor so significant that is 273 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 2: he transitioned in his speech to talking about the future. 274 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 2: He extended to the American people a hand of loyalty 275 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 2: and friendship. 276 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's the message for sure. Right now. 277 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: Everybody wants to bring back love and community, and that 278 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: is what I heard from both President Trump and Senator 279 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:06,640 Speaker 1: Vance out there. I thought it was fantastic. I thought 280 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: it was a very high energy but emotional event. I 281 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: think people really needed to come together. Stick around for 282 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: more of my interview with Senator Marsha Blackburn, but first 283 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: I want to take a moment to tell you about 284 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: my partners at IFCJ. Since the start of the Swords 285 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: of Iron war in Israel on October seventh, we've seen 286 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: death and destruction in the Holy Land, but for more 287 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 1: than forty years, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews 288 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: has been on the ground in Israel, and they were 289 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: there within hours of the war starting, and every day 290 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: since they've been feeding the hungry and protecting the vulnerable. 291 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 1: But the attacks continue in the north and south in Israel. 292 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: The folks there are resilient. There are resilient survivors who 293 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: bravely share their stories. In a new series IFCJ calls 294 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: Faces of Iron survivors like Noah. On October seventh, Noah 295 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: and her friend were escaping in music festival that was 296 00:18:56,640 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: being attacked as they were driving, rockets were falling, and 297 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: terrorists were shooting. Noah's friend was shot in the leg 298 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 1: while many others were murdered. They ran to a large 299 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: bush and hid inside of it for eight hours. Christians 300 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: like you support Israel through the International Fellowship of Christians 301 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: and Jews, and it's that support that helps these survivors 302 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: remain steadfast and strong. To hear more stories like Noah's 303 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 1: and show your support for Israel, Visit SUPPORTIFCJ dot org 304 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: again that support IFCJ dot org, and stay tuned. We'll 305 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: be back with Senator Blackburn after this. I'm assuming this 306 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 1: is not your first convention, so just give us an overview. Yeah, 307 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: how did it compare? 308 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 2: This was by far the most united, energetic convention that 309 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 2: I think I've ever seen. It was really quite amazing, 310 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 2: and we enjoyed being there. My husband and my son 311 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 2: were both there, and and how wonderful to meet so 312 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 2: many people from around the country who love this country, 313 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 2: that want the best for their families and their neighbors 314 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 2: and their friends and their communities, and really want to 315 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 2: make their community, their state, their country great again. 316 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: I mean, in the middle of that speech, when he 317 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: started talking about Corey, who is the man who lost 318 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 1: his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, sitting there. I was standing 319 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: on the floor, and he mentioned and me talked about him. 320 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: He talked about his uniform being right there, and you 321 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: heard the crowd suddenly Corey Corey, Corey Corey. And it 322 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 1: was like this moment where you could just feel the 323 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: country and the Republicans that in that room. It really 324 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: isn't about a person. And we hear so many times 325 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: this is a cult, this is about one person, It's 326 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: about America. It was so clear in that moment this 327 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: has nothing to do with one person. This is everybody. 328 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 2: That's right, very true. 329 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 1: It feels like a very united party right now. Really quick, 330 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 1: before I let you go, I mean I have to say. 331 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 1: We're recording this on Friday afternoon. It will air on Monday, 332 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 1: so anything could happen over the weekend. Do you have 333 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: any feelings on what will happen with the Democrats? 334 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 2: You know what, we are going to let the Democrats 335 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 2: short their mess out. They've got a mess, We're gonna 336 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 2: leave it with them. 337 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: It's so funny because my grandmother was from the South 338 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: and your accent is very similar to hers, and that 339 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: is exactly what she would say when I was a 340 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: kid growing up. We'll just let that mess sort itself out, 341 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: and I just think that that is incredibly wise words 342 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: from an incredibly wise woman. Senator Marsha Blackburn, thank you 343 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: so much for coming on talking up to us about 344 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: this today. Then thank you all for joining us on 345 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: the Tutor Dixon Podcast for this episode. 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