1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: Well, let's just go ahead and address the elephant in 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: the room. There is a back and forth it has 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: taking place by the most powerful man in the world, 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: the President, Donald J. Trump, and the richest man in 5 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: the world, Elon Musk. There is a lot to say 6 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: about this, but I'm going to actually keep it pretty short. 7 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: And the reason why is this isn't good for any 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: of our conservative values to have a in infighting at 9 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: this level. This is a gift to the liberals. It 10 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: is a gift to the liberal media. It is a 11 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: gift to the left because they're getting exactly what they want. 12 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: They want Elon Musk and Donald Trump to not get along. 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: I put out a statement earlier today and I'm going 14 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 1: to read it to you. 15 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: Trump is not wrong. Elon Musk is not wrong. 16 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: Elon is working under the assumption, unfortunately, that Congress actually 17 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: he wants to do the job and wants to save 18 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: our country. Elon Musk is honestly where my head would 19 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: have been twenty years ago. But I've seen too much 20 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 1: of these sausage it's being made. He has an assumption 21 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: that it can't be this corrupt, that Congress should actually 22 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: want to work and do its job. For the American people. 23 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: That is why Elon Musk is so angry about the big, 24 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: beautiful bill with good reason. Then there is Donald Trump, 25 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: who's working under the reality that these people are absolutely 26 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 1: scum in Congress, by the way, many of them Republicans, 27 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: and you cannot get anything perfect pass through the current 28 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: legislation or legislators that we currently have in Washington. Now, 29 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: Donald Trump understands what it means to actually drain the swamp. 30 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: He understands how many swamp creatures are still there. He 31 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: understands how many swamp creatures are within the Republican Party. 32 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: And that's why I say Trump isn't working under the 33 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: reality that these people in Washington are absolute scum, and 34 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: he knows that he cannot get a perfect bill pass 35 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: with this many scumbags in Congress. Now, let me also 36 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: talk about the things that Elon Musk is also, by 37 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: the way, right about. I think we can all agree 38 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: that we would love a bill that eliminates the entire 39 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: corrupt irs. We would love a bill that gets rid 40 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: of all the government ways fraud and abuse. We would 41 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: love to have some of these agencies completely gutted and 42 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: have an administrative state that disappears the way it's being run. 43 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: If we had that bill, there's also the other reality, 44 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: it probably wouldn't even get twenty votes in the House 45 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: of Representatives because there is so many swamp creatures there. 46 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 2: Yes, many of them have the R next to their name. 47 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: Now, the bill on the floor, Donald Trump understands is 48 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: probably about as good as it's going to get with 49 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: the current crap that we have in Congress. 50 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 2: Represent the people, and. 51 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: Elon Musk is absolutely right to be angry about what's 52 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: in this bill. There are things in this bill that 53 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: I would love to get rid of. But I also 54 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: know that I'd rather have this bill than have no 55 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: deal done at all and have taxes skyrocket and hurt 56 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: Americans and have liberals in essence win. So I go 57 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: back to what I said a moment ago. Elon is 58 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: not wrong. Donald Trump is also not wrong. But I 59 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: want to say this clearly. I do not believe that 60 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: Elon is our enemy. I believe that AOC and the 61 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: Biden crime family, and the Obama family, and the Clinton family, 62 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: and the mainstream media and the corrupt individuals at PBS 63 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: and NPR, they are the enemy. 64 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 2: Elon Musk is not the enemy. 65 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: I think America should forever be grateful, forever be indebted 66 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: to Elon Musk for doing what he did, saving free 67 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: speech by buying Twitter, exposing the corruption in the silencing 68 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: and censoring of conservatives that were on Twitter, exposing the 69 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: corruption in social media that has changed drastically since he 70 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: bought Twitter and turned it into X. He risked everything 71 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: to save free speech in this country. We now know 72 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: how big of an impact he's had on free speech. 73 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: Things that you used to not be able to say 74 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 1: on social media you can now say again. 75 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 2: Things that used to get. 76 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: You kicked off of social media because you were a 77 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: conservative and you wanted to expose waste fraud, abuse or 78 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: ask questions about a vaccine used to get you silenced. 79 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: Let's be clear, social media would not be what it 80 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,359 Speaker 1: is right now if it wasn't for Elon Musk fighting back. 81 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 2: There's also something else. 82 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: That Elon has done that I will forever be grateful for. 83 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 1: He exposed the level of waste, fraud and abuse that 84 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: we have within our government. This will pay dividends for 85 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: years to come, because now the majority of Americans realize 86 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: that the government is not working for them, It is 87 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: stealing from them and then hooking up their friends and 88 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: family members and donors with ridiculous amounts of money. He 89 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: also exposed the level of waste in overseas transactions and 90 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:43,679 Speaker 1: just pure corruption. He has shown us exactly how broken 91 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: our government is. So I go back to what I 92 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: said a moment ago. Elon is not wrong, and he's 93 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: also not our enemy. 94 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 2: Now. 95 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: The final thing I'll say is this, I genuinely hope 96 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: that Donald Trump and Elon Musk can stop having this war. 97 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: I hope that they will go back to talking like 98 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: men to one another behind closed doors. I think both 99 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: men have done amazing things for this country, and I 100 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: think both men are playing into the trap right now 101 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: that the left and the liberal media have been wanting 102 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: to happen since day one. Elon Musk is going to 103 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: go back to his private life and the work that 104 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: he's done. I do not want it to be undone 105 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 1: because of this war. I also want to be clear, 106 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: Donald Trump is working under the reality of the situation 107 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: that Washington is broken, that there are a lot of 108 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: scumbag politicians, including Republicans, and you cannot get anything perfect 109 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: pass through the current legislators that we have in Washington. 110 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: So as I wrap this point up, I want to 111 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: say this, I am hoping for a very quick reconciliation 112 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: between these two brilliant minds. I'm hoping that they can 113 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: at least be civil, because of civil war between these 114 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: two men only helps the radical left. By the way, 115 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 1: I'm not the only one that looks at this this way. 116 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: I want you to hear Sean Hannity and Senator Cruz 117 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: on Hanndity's show on Fox and what they had to 118 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: say about this. I spent actually last night and the 119 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: day before was Sean Handity done in Florida. It was 120 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: a really a fun time as many of us in 121 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: the radio industry were having an event down there with Premiere, 122 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: the company that syndicates us and iHeartMedia that does this 123 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: show in others, and none of us. I think it's 124 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: pretty clear wanted this to happen with this type of war, 125 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: and I think we all have the same feeling. Elon 126 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: Musk has done incredible things, and Donald Trump's done incredible things, 127 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: and we need to make sure that this doesn't turn 128 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: into the best gift in history for the Democrats. 129 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 2: Take a listen to what they said about it. Godig 130 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 2: Party Senator let me get your take. 131 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 3: What's your take on you know, when you have two 132 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 3: very powerful men, Elon Musk Donald Trump, they have a 133 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 3: policy disagreement. It was less than a week ago. They 134 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 3: had the nicest goodbye you get ever want. So I'm 135 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 3: not exactly sure what happened. Not surprising in a way 136 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 3: because but I hope it gets settled. 137 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 2: What's your thoughts? 138 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, Look, I think it's incredibly unfortunate. You and I 139 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 4: are both good friends with President Trump, and we're both 140 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 4: good friends with Elon Musk. They're both extraordinary men, and 141 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 4: they've both done extraordinary things for our country. Elon is 142 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 4: an incredible inventor and business leader. His buying Twitter was 143 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 4: massively important. His leadership of Doze for President Trump was 144 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 4: massively important. President Trump is doing phenomenal work every single day. 145 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 4: His victory pulled this country back from the abyss. I'll 146 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 4: tell you, Sean, I was in the Oval Office with 147 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 4: the President when this back and forth began. And it's 148 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 4: really unfortunate. They are both I think American heroes. They're 149 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 4: both incredibly strong leaders. And listen, it's obvious they're both 150 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 4: pissed off right now. I hope that that both of 151 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 4: them come back together, because when the two of them 152 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 4: are working together, we'll get a lot more done for 153 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 4: America than when they're at cross purposes. And I got 154 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 4: to say, on the merits, I think both of them 155 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 4: are right. President Trump is absolutely right we have to 156 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 4: get this one big, beautiful bill pass, and we're going to. 157 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,319 Speaker 4: But Elon is absolutely right that we need to make 158 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 4: the bill better, and I think the Senate is going 159 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 4: to we need to cut more spending, and I think 160 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 4: the Senate is going to I was in the Oval 161 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 4: Office laying out multiple spending cuts that we could include 162 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 4: to make this bill better. That's the outcome I hope 163 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 4: we end up because that's the outcome that really delivers 164 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:36,079 Speaker 4: for the American people. 165 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: Simply put, I couldn't agree with him more. 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Now 205 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: the policy is set to take effect very quickly on 206 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: June the ninth. There are twelve country treason are listed, 207 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: and the President had this to say about it is 208 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: he announced it from the Oval Office. 209 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 5: The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado has underscored the 210 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 5: extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of 211 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 5: foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as 212 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 5: those who come here as temporary visitors and overstay their visas. 213 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:23,439 Speaker 2: We don't want them. 214 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,079 Speaker 5: In the twenty first century, we've seen one terror attack 215 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 5: after another carried out by foreign visa overstairs from dangerous 216 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 5: places all over the world, and thanks to Biden's open 217 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 5: door policies, today there are millions and millions of these 218 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 5: illegals who should not be in our country. In my 219 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 5: first term, my powerful travel restrictions were one of our 220 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 5: most successful policies, and they were a key part of 221 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 5: preventing major foreign terror attacks on American soil. We will 222 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 5: not let what happened in Europe happen to America. That's 223 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 5: why on my first stay back in office, I directed 224 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 5: the Secretary of State to perform a security review of 225 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:11,079 Speaker 5: high risk regions and make recommendations for where restrictions should 226 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 5: be imposed. Among the national security threats their analysis considered 227 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 5: are the large scale presence of terrorists, failure to cooperate 228 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 5: on visa security, inability to verify travelers' identities, inadequate record 229 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 5: keeping of criminal histories, and persistently high rates of illegal 230 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 5: visa overstays, and other things. Very simply, we cannot have 231 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 5: open migration from any country where we cannot safely and 232 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 5: reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter the 233 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 5: United States. That is why today I am signing a 234 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:59,359 Speaker 5: new executive order placing travel restrictions on countries including Yemen, Somalia, Haiti, Libya, 235 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 5: and numerous others. The strength of the restrictions we're applying 236 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 5: depends on the severity of the threat post The list 237 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 5: is subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made, 238 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 5: and likewise, new countries can be added as threats everge 239 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 5: around the world. 240 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 2: But we will not. 241 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 5: Allow people to enter our country who wish to do 242 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 5: us harm. And nothing will stop us from keeping America 243 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 5: saying thank you very much. 244 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: The President going through that list again, Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, 245 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: the Republic of the Congo, Hecreatorial Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, 246 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: and Yemen. There are also partial restrictions on seven different 247 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: countries Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sirira, Leone, Togo, Turns, Megistan, and Venezuela. 248 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: The partial restrictions involve limitations on immigrant and certain non 249 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: immigran visas, but some temporary visas may still be granted 250 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: with those quote partial restrictions on the seven countries I 251 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: just listed now. As President Trump stated, the ban aims 252 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: to protect the United States from individuals who may pose 253 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: threats to national security, citing concerns over terrorism, inadequate vetting processes, 254 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: and high visa overstay rates in the US. He referenced 255 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: a recent attack in Boulder allegedly perpetrated by an Egyptian 256 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: national and a catalyst for the new policy. Now, the 257 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: administration also pointed to deficiencies and information sharing and an 258 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: identity management protocols and effected countries which hinder effective screening 259 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: and vetting of travelers. The travel band has already faced criticism. 260 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: Don't worry from the left, as they will do anything 261 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: to stand up for illegal immigrants and even those that 262 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: are committing atrostes against Americans. It is very clear there's 263 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: two ways of things on this issue. The conservative way, 264 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: the Trump way, is to protect American citizens, and the 265 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: left is to advocate and protect the illegal immigrants, even 266 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: those that are on terrifts watch lists. Now Donald Trump 267 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: isn't the only one saying that this is exactly what 268 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: needed to happen. Senator Tom Cotton, a man that served 269 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: as country overseas in many parts of the world where 270 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: these travel bands are happening, went on Fox and Friends 271 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: and had this to say. 272 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 6: So. President Trump banning travel from twelve countries and placing 273 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 6: restrictions on seven others in the wake of national security 274 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 6: concerns related to the Boulder terror attack. 275 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 5: The strength of the restrictions were applying depends on the 276 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 5: severity of the threat posts. The list is subject to 277 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 5: revision based on whether material improvements are made, and likewise, 278 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 5: new countries can be added as threats emerge around the world. 279 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 6: And in a separate proclamation, he moved to officially block 280 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 6: new foreign students from getting visas to attend Harvard University, 281 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 6: urging his administrator to consider revoking current visas as well, 282 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 6: and keep in mind those over one hundred thousand Chinese students. 283 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 4: Here. 284 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 6: Here to discuss is Arkansas Center Center and Harvard grad Center. 285 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 2: Tom Cotton the Center. 286 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 6: First off, on the ban of those nations, how do 287 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 6: you feel about it? 288 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 7: I command the President for implementing this badly needed and 289 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 7: overdue ban on countries where we really can't vet anyone. 290 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 7: Countries have a history of known violence and terrorism. Take 291 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 7: for instance, Haiti and Somalia. You have gang violence that 292 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,679 Speaker 7: is basically controlling all of Haiti. You have Islamic terrorism 293 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,399 Speaker 7: across Somalia. And what does it even mean to vet 294 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 7: someone from those countries? There's no governing institutions there that 295 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 7: can do background checks. This has long been a lie 296 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,919 Speaker 7: from the left wing about how we're going to do 297 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 7: background checks on illegal immigrants or people coming from dangerous countries. 298 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 7: It's simply not possible. I mean, consider what we do 299 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 7: for young Americans who want to go in the military 300 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 7: or the law enforcement. You know, they have to say 301 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 7: where they've You call up the police department, you call 302 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 7: the state police, you do background checks, you make sure 303 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 7: they're suited for the job. There are no institutions in 304 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 7: many of these countries where you can do these things. 305 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 7: So this is another common sense victory for President Trump 306 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 7: and America Safety. 307 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 6: Sentaer Congressman Dan Goldman says, it's because they're not white. 308 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,199 Speaker 6: That's why Trump is looking to ban and limit them. 309 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 7: Now, it's because they're dangerous and they could get us killed. 310 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 7: We's all over the weekend in Boulder, Colorado. The danger 311 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 7: of having foreign nationals come into this country without being 312 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 7: properly vetted. In many countries they can't be properly vetted. 313 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 7: We shouldn't allow people in from those countries if they're 314 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 7: going to pose a risk to Americans. 315 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 2: So one thing is for sure on this travel band. 316 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 1: The left is going to tell you that this is 317 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:48,399 Speaker 1: racist and big ed, and this is banning people based 318 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: on the color of their skin. 319 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 2: They are going to play the race card, so be 320 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 2: ready for it. 321 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: The second thing is this is absolutely the right thing 322 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: to do by the President of United States of America. 323 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 1: We've actually we had travel bands on these countries before, 324 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: and I'm telling you, this is what the left and 325 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 1: the media are going to do. They're going to say 326 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: that this is racist. What the President's clearly trying to 327 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,679 Speaker 1: do is protect American citizens and also make sure that 328 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: there is proper vetting. There is not proper vetting for 329 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: many of the countries that were listed at all. We 330 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: don't know exactly what these people may have done in 331 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 1: their countries before they're coming to America. We should know 332 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 1: a lot more before we allow them in. And then 333 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:32,360 Speaker 1: there's the. 334 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 2: Third aspect of this. 335 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: Many of the people that come from these countries deliberately 336 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: overstay their welcome in the US. 337 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 2: They overstay their visas. 338 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,400 Speaker 1: So why would we keep giving visas out to people 339 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: from certain countries that abuse the system the way that 340 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 1: it's being abused. 341 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 2: You look at all of this. 342 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: And what the President is simply trying to do is 343 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: make sure that we don't have more of the situations 344 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 1: that we just had in Colorado. We also have another 345 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 1: reason why the travel band should be put in place 346 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: and you should support it, and that is this, we 347 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: have far too many people in this country illegally right now. 348 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 1: We have far too many people from many of these 349 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 1: nations that we're talking about that are in this country 350 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: that are overstaying their visas right now. We must clean 351 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: up the mess in this country. Instead of bringing in 352 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:27,360 Speaker 1: more people, we have to clean up our mess that 353 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:31,440 Speaker 1: we allowed to happen under the last administration. There are 354 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:36,440 Speaker 1: millions and millions of illegal immigrants in this country. Many 355 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:40,719 Speaker 1: of them are threats to our national security. We have 356 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: ICE that is working around the clock to try to 357 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,919 Speaker 1: take the worst of them out of this country and 358 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: to port them. We have a broken system, even with 359 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: a border now that's very secure. We must fix the 360 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 1: problem before we allow so many more people to keep 361 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: coming in at a high rate of visa overstay. So 362 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 1: I got to say this is a smart move by 363 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 1: the president. I actually think this is something that's overdue. 364 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: It's sad that it took the terrorist attack in Colorado 365 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,159 Speaker 1: to get us to the point we could do this again. 366 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 2: But I'm glad that we're doing it now. 367 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,199 Speaker 1: And for anyone that criticized the President for doing this, 368 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,719 Speaker 1: I got to ask you the question, whose side are 369 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 1: you on the safety of the American people? Are the 370 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: side of the terrorists that are coming into this country 371 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: and exploiting our system. The Trump administration is very upset 372 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 1: right now with many American universities who are allowing anti 373 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: Semitism to explode on college campuses. Columbia is a perfect 374 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 1: example of this. We're a protester and self proclaimed Jew 375 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: hater we now have learned had direct links to Hamas terracel. 376 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:58,919 Speaker 1: This coming from disturbing phone records. As the DOJ is 377 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: revealing all of this. A Jew hater quote unquote who 378 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: protested against Israel on Colombia University's campus and contemplated we 379 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:12,920 Speaker 1: now have learned setting a student on fire allegedly had 380 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: a direct link to the Hamas Deadly al Casom Brigade 381 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 1: militant group. The post is now revealing the man is 382 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 1: now a wedding trial after being indicted on three federal 383 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,439 Speaker 1: hate crimes against Jewish people. He was a member of 384 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: a chat group that received regular updates from the terrorist 385 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: organization as well, and the accusation is the first evidence 386 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 1: of an agitator receiving information directly from Hamas and taking 387 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: action during protests on the University of Colombia campus. 388 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 2: Now, the individual was twenty. 389 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 1: I want to be clear, he was not a Columbia student, 390 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 1: but he was on the campus protesting. He frequently wore 391 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: the green headband used by Hamas terras and boasted to 392 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: friends about having relatives overseas who were actually a part 393 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: of the terror group. This all coming from the DOJ 394 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: court filing. While on Columbia's campus during protests in April 395 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 1: of last year, the individual allegedly Texas palse saying he 396 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: lit a flare and considered lighting someone on fire, but 397 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:25,920 Speaker 1: that there was quote too many people around him to 398 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: take on otherwise he would have hurt them. A Columbia 399 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: university said has quote no record of the man being 400 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 1: on campus and wanted to quote be clear that this 401 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 1: individual is not affiliated with our university in any way. 402 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,120 Speaker 1: All right, so why did you allow him to protest 403 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 1: on your campus? The university added that the school quote 404 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: strongly condemns anti Semitism and violence, and we are horrified 405 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 1: by the violence and hate crimes described in the incident. Well, 406 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,440 Speaker 1: you can say that all you want, but the reality 407 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:01,360 Speaker 1: is Columbia University has allowed this hate to grow on 408 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: its campus, which brings me to the second part of 409 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 1: the story. The Trump administration is now escalating pressure on 410 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: Columbia as the Education Department is questioning the university's accreditation altogether. 411 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,159 Speaker 2: Here's more of the story from Fox News. 412 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 8: The Trump administration is not backing down as it continues 413 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 8: its crackdown on campus anti semitism. The State Department is 414 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 8: vowing to investigate the visa status of anti Israel protesters 415 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 8: who are arrested after storming the school library this week. 416 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 9: The nature of our promise that people who are in 417 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 9: this country with the visa angelaus or affect the nature 418 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 9: of what's important to our country when it comes to 419 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 9: our foreign policy and national security, will be acted on 420 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:52,679 Speaker 9: in that regard. And yes, he said it, and I 421 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,919 Speaker 9: believe them, And that's the word you can take for it. 422 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 8: Let's bring in Ellie Kohanum, senior fellow at the Independent 423 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 8: Women's Forum and former US Deputy Special Envoy to combat 424 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 8: Anti Semitism. Ellie, this turmoil at Columbia has been going 425 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:10,640 Speaker 8: on for quite a while. Now, how would you assess 426 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 8: the administrations, the Columbia administration's efforts to try to squelch 427 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 8: anti Semitism on campus. 428 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 10: John, We are now nineteen months into this despicable, violent 429 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:28,439 Speaker 10: and pro terror movement that's taking place all across our 430 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,719 Speaker 10: campuses and at Columbia University, which is my own shameful 431 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 10: alma mater, and I would tell you that, yes, what 432 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 10: we saw at Butler Library was ultimately eighty arrests were made. 433 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 10: And any movement that we're seeing that's progress towards shutting 434 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 10: down this anti Semitic movement is because there's a new 435 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 10: sheriff in town. Because we've got President Donald J. 436 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 2: Trump back in. 437 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:52,880 Speaker 10: The White House and his administration has taken forceful steps 438 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 10: as he promised us on the campaign trail. So what 439 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 10: we are seeing right now is, yes, the promise that 440 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 10: there are foreign elements in our country that are here 441 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 10: to undermine our society, and so foreign students who are 442 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 10: here on visa they will be deported for supporting a 443 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 10: pro terror movement on our soil. They are not welcome here, 444 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,439 Speaker 10: as Secretary Ruby on the President have said. But the 445 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 10: other element here is, of course, the power of the purse. 446 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 10: And what we're seeing is a Trump administration letting the 447 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,919 Speaker 10: universities know that they will be cutting federal funds. In 448 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 10: the case of Columbia University that's already four hundred million dollars. 449 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 10: If they are unnoticed that they're about they are losing, 450 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 10: and there are talks taking place with Columbia University between 451 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:39,640 Speaker 10: the Trump administration and the university. And so I think 452 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 10: the only reason we're seeing some progress at Columbia is 453 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 10: because they understand that they are about to lose not 454 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 10: only four hundred million dollars in federal grants, but also 455 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 10: they have the possibility of losing billions of dollars in 456 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:54,199 Speaker 10: federal funding. 457 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 8: John congress Woman Elise Stefanik says that schools like Columbia 458 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 8: just aren't paying attention here listen to what she has 459 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:03,160 Speaker 8: to say. 460 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 11: And the fact that these universities have allowed that to 461 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 11: perpetuate shows that they have been incapable of showing strong 462 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 11: leadership to allow safety for students, and they've allowed this 463 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 11: anti semitism to continue to rise. The US taxpayers do 464 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 11: not want their dollars to prop up institutions that are 465 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 11: unsafe for Jewish students, and that has been the case 466 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 11: at places like Columbia. 467 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,920 Speaker 8: Would you agree with what the congresswoman has to say? 468 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 8: You said you yourself are a Columbia. 469 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:34,640 Speaker 10: Graduate, exactly right. Well, I couldn't agree with representatives stefanic More. 470 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:39,159 Speaker 10: The American taxpayer is not interested in funding universities that 471 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 10: have become hotbeds of anti Semitism and frankly anti Americanism. 472 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:48,400 Speaker 10: The student group that organize this Butler Library takeover has 473 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 10: issued manifest those where they are literally calling for violence 474 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 10: and literally supporting terror movements that the United States has 475 00:27:56,240 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 10: designated as foreign terrorist organizations. And so we cannot have 476 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:06,679 Speaker 10: any tolerance for this, for this violent movement, everything that 477 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 10: we're seeing stands against American values. And I want to 478 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 10: tell you something, John, Ironically, May is Jewish American Heritage Month. 479 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 10: President Trump issued a proclamation back in May twenty twenty 480 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 10: noting the month and celebrating Jewish Americans. And so I 481 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 10: really encourage everyone to take a look at Jewish American 482 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 10: Heritage dot org learn about how Jewish Americans have contributed 483 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 10: to our country and have helped to make our country 484 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 10: a great place for all of our citizens. But again, 485 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 10: you know, we're going to see the Trump administration, I think, 486 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 10: continue to take very forceful action hold the universities accountable. 487 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 10: In the case of Columbia, not only is it the 488 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 10: risk of students, the foreign students being deported, the risk 489 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 10: of losing federal funding, but also the administration has told 490 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 10: Columbia they want to put the Middle East Department under receivership, 491 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 10: which is very bold action and necess because what we're 492 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 10: finding out from students themselves is that in the classroom 493 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:10,239 Speaker 10: they are actually being indoctrinated to hate America and to 494 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 10: hate the Jewish state of Israel. And so all of 495 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 10: this action is very welcomed, I think by all Americans 496 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 10: who want to finally see an end to this anti semitism. 497 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: One thing's for sure, the Trump administration isn't screwing around 498 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 1: with anti semitism on college campuses, and they're going to 499 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: make it hurt for universities that refuse to rein it 500 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: in Now, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights 501 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: has sent an official notice to the accrediting body that 502 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: audience Columbia University, notifying that the Ivy League school is 503 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 1: currently failing to meet its standards for accreditation. The Middle 504 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: States Commission on Higher Education, which is a recognize a 505 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: credit body for degree granting higher education institutions across the 506 00:29:56,600 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: Mid Atlantic, ensures that it's members schools such as Columbia 507 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:06,959 Speaker 1: meet established standards of academic quality, integrity, institutional effectiveness, and 508 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 1: more well, they are one of several accredit institutions across 509 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: the country that the Department of Education deems reliable. Now, 510 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: only institutions accredited by the Department of Education recognize that 511 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 1: creditors are eligible to participate in Title nine federal financial 512 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: aid programs such as PEL grants and federal work study 513 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:35,239 Speaker 1: or student loan programs as well. So this notice is 514 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 1: marking the latest escalation the Trump administration's efforts to hold 515 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: Columbia accountable for number one, failing to tamp down anti 516 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:50,080 Speaker 1: semitism on its campuses. And they're making it clear you 517 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: want to be investigated, fine, we will do it. They 518 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: launched an investigation to Columbia in February, and the Trump 519 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:01,960 Speaker 1: administration opted to cancel four hundred dred million and federal 520 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 1: grants over the university's failure to protect Jewish students from 521 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 1: anti Semitic harassment. And that is a direct quote. Now Subsequently, 522 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: Columbia agreed to make changes they claim in an effort 523 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: to prevent funds from being canceled. The school quote took 524 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 1: steps to overhaul its policies around protests, around safety and security, 525 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 1: while also reorganizing its Middle Eastern Studies department. Now, the 526 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:34,479 Speaker 1: changes also include adopting a new campus wide definition of 527 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: anti semitism. And the fact that that we're even having 528 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,640 Speaker 1: to do this in twenty twenty five is just totally 529 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 1: insane now. Also last month, Columbia said it would be 530 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: cutting around one hundred and eighty staff members in an 531 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: effort to preserve the university's financial flexibility. So you wonder 532 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 1: how blow to these campuses are and how much money 533 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,520 Speaker 1: they're wasting of your tax dollars. That should tell you 534 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: also everything you need to know. So well done to 535 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: the Trump administration for doing this. They're not holding back 536 00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:09,719 Speaker 1: and they're stopping anti semitism, especially when your tax dollars 537 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: are going to these universities that have been looking the 538 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 1: other way for far too long. Make sure you share 539 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: this podcast with your family and friends, put it up 540 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 1: on social media wherever you are, and we appreciate you listening. 541 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 2: Every day. We'll see you back here tomorrow.