1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:01,680 Speaker 1: Welcome. 2 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 2: It is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz. Ben Ferguson with you, Senator, 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 2: We've got a lot to talk about with a Senate 4 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 2: immigration bill and a lot of questions I want to 5 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 2: ask you, But before we even get into the details 6 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: of that, I want to talk about the stay of 7 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 2: the country with immigration and illegal immigration. And there is 8 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: a flash point that has happened this past week with 9 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 2: an illegal immigrant who flicked off basically the United States 10 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 2: of America after trying, I would say, to kill a 11 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 2: police officer. Where they beat police officers. There's a group 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 2: of them and they all walk free, and apparently, from 13 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 2: what we've been told, they may even be on their 14 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 2: way or already in California right now. Your reaction to 15 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 2: that moment. 16 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 3: Ben, I don't know that there's a story that has 17 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 3: pissed me off more in a long long time than 18 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 3: what the New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg did here. 19 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 3: So the story, as you know, is a group of 20 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 3: illegal immigrants, basically a gang of them, beat up two 21 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 3: NYPD cops, beat them, kicked them, aside them, and then 22 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 3: they were arrested and they got released within hours with 23 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 3: no bail. They were just let go. And as you noted, 24 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 3: the image of them walking out and with both hands 25 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 3: flipping off the entire country. I think that is the 26 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 3: image of this election. When people go vote in November, 27 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 3: just remember that guy with both middle fingers extended, because 28 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 3: that's what Joe Biden is saying to you. That's what 29 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 3: the Democrats are saying to you. They are saying, screw you, 30 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 3: they don't care, and they are destroying They're they're destroying 31 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 3: our country. And it is the idea that illegal immigrants 32 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 3: can beat up cops and there are no consequences. It's 33 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 3: perfectly okay, according to Democrats, is so toxic every every 34 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 3: elected Democrat should be forced to address this and to 35 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:03,919 Speaker 3: denounce Alvin Bragg. 36 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: There's also a brazenness aspect of this attack and these 37 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: police officers. It was caught on camera because it was 38 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 2: at Times Square. This wasn't in some back alley and 39 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: another part of the city where there was some sort 40 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 2: of major crime that was happening and then the police 41 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: got involved in there was a fight. 42 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: This was just an assault on police officers. 43 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 2: At Times Square, in an area where these illegal immigrants 44 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: clearly felt like they can do whatever they want to do. 45 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: There's no reason to believe honestly otherwise, because we allow 46 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: them into this country, we give them a coordinate. They 47 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 2: could be seven years from now and the reaction coming 48 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 2: out of jail because of Alan Bragg, and I want 49 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 2: you to go in Alan Bragg as well. This is 50 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: an activist, George Soros DA, and he's been confronted by 51 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 2: this and he basically is doing the same thing as 52 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: those illegal immigrants. He's flicking off the justice system saying 53 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 2: I'm in charge, I'm an activist DA, and there's nothing 54 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 2: you can do to stop me. 55 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 3: Now, that is exactly right. Alvin Bragg is one of 56 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 3: the sadly many Soros DA's across the country. George Soros 57 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 3: has spent millions of dollars electing radical left wing das 58 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 3: who let violent criminals out of jail and they go 59 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 3: commit more and more and more violent crimes. And we've 60 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 3: seen it across the country. We've seen it in New York, 61 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 3: We've seen it in Philadelphia, We've seen it in San Francisco, 62 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 3: we've seen it in La You know, Alvin Bragg, right 63 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 3: after they let these illegal immigrants out of jail with 64 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 3: no bail. Reporters tried to get Bragg to comment, to 65 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 3: answer why he had done so, and he basically ran 66 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 3: away from the reporters, refused to answer, and then subsequently, 67 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 3: here is the explanation Bragg gave. I'm going to quote 68 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 3: it quote in a court of law, our profound obligation 69 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 3: is to make sure we have right people charged with 70 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 3: the right crimes. I don't think New Yorkers want to 71 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 3: charge the wrong person. There is a presumption of pre 72 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 3: trial non incarceration for every case except those with charges 73 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 3: of homicide or the death of a victim. Now that 74 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 3: is utterly insane. I want you to focus on what 75 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 3: he is saying. I'm going to read it again. There 76 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 3: is a presumption. Actually the first part, well, we want 77 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 3: to make sure the right people are charged with the 78 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 3: right crimes. These guys are on video. We've all watched 79 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 3: the video. We know exactly who it is, we know 80 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 3: what they did. There's a video of it. They do 81 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 3: it brazenly in the middle of Times Square. Nobody is 82 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 3: worried that you got the wrong guys here. We know 83 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 3: they're guilty. They were videotape. When you beat up a 84 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 3: cop and kick two cops repeatedly on the ground. There 85 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 3: is no defense to that. So the first part of 86 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 3: his statement makes no sense. But the second part, if anything, 87 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 3: is even crazier. Let me read you the second part again. 88 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 3: There is a presumption a pre trial non incarceration for 89 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 3: every case except those with charges of homicide or the 90 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 3: death of a victim. Other words, ben your wife or 91 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 3: your mother, or your daughter or sister is violently raped, 92 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 3: Alvin Bragg is saying, we will release the rapist if 93 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 3: she's not dead, will release the rapist before the trial. 94 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 3: Someone commits horrific child abuse and child molestation. What is 95 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 3: Alvin Bragg saying, we will release the child molester before 96 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 3: the trial. Someone beats you your son within inches of 97 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 3: his life, almost to death, and you don't die. Alvin 98 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 3: Bragg is saying you can beat someone almost to death 99 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 3: and he's going to release the criminal. That is so 100 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 3: utterly insane. It is a policy that on its face 101 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 3: just produces chaos and lawlessness, and it produces what New 102 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 3: York City has right now. It's not just in New York. 103 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 2: This is something that we're seeing all over the country 104 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 2: where illegal immigrants are able to commit heinous crimes. People die, 105 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 2: as you just mentioned, and there's no accountability. And Congress, 106 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 2: by the way back that up this week, there was 107 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 2: a bill I call this a no brainer bill. That 108 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 2: was a bill that was really simple to deport illegal 109 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 2: immigrants if they are caught driving under the influence. Now, 110 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 2: there's a shocking number of people that have died at 111 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 2: the hands of illegal immigrants who have been driving drunk. 112 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 2: And so this bill was to say, look, you're in 113 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 2: this country illegally. You get caught with the dui, we 114 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,679 Speaker 2: are going to deport you. And one hundred and fifty 115 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 2: Democrats Center voted against that bill. A no brainer bill. 116 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 2: What the heck is going on? That's the words literally 117 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 2: from Elon Musk on this. 118 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 3: Today's Democrat Party systematically puts criminals and illegal immigrants ahead 119 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 3: of the interests of American citizens. So if you're out 120 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 3: driving on the road, if if your wife is out 121 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 3: driving on the road, if your kids are out and 122 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 3: and a drunk driver slams into them, who's an illegal alien? 123 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 3: The Democrats are saying, Nope, don't deport him. Then they 124 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 3: are literally endangering our families. And listen, this has gotten 125 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 3: so bad that that even even some folks in Hollywood 126 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 3: are jumping ship you know the comedian, this guy, Michael Rapaport. Look, 127 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 3: he's a loud mouth. He puts these you know, profane 128 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 3: Twitter rants online. 129 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: Uh. 130 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,239 Speaker 3: He hates Trump, he hates me. He is a big, 131 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 3: big leftist. And you know how he responded to what 132 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 3: happened in New York. He put out this rant and 133 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 3: I'm gonna I'm gonna quote from it, although I'm going 134 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 3: to try to sanitize it a little bit. He slams 135 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 3: his fist on the table and says, quote, this is 136 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 3: why when I say, voting for explative, Donald Trump is 137 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 3: on the voting for explative Donald Trump is on the table. 138 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 3: And he goes on to say, the other day in 139 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 3: New York City, six illegal aliens jumped a New York 140 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 3: City cop NYPD's finest. They jumped a New York City 141 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 3: cop in Times Square and were arrested and released without bail. 142 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 3: And he continues quote released without bail, came out of 143 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 3: the courtroom on some two pack, raising the middle finger 144 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 3: with the Detroit Red Wings Jersey. Let me tell you something, 145 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 3: what the f is the world coming to? If you 146 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 3: could be from another country beat up a cop in 147 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 3: New York City and walk out with no f and bail. 148 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 3: What the f is the world coming to when you 149 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 3: have angry left wing comedians now ready to vote for 150 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 3: Trump the Democrat Party that they've lost their minds. 151 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 2: And there's also in You and I have talked about this, 152 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,439 Speaker 2: and I think this is a really important moment. We 153 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 2: should just highlight it again. Don't look at what they say, 154 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 2: look at what they do. You look at Mayor Adams 155 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 2: in New York City and what he says is we're 156 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 2: a sanctuary city early on where loving city, come one, 157 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 2: come all, will accept all the illegal immorrants. Now he's 158 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 2: saying we can't afford it. Now he's saying to humanitarian crisis. 159 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 2: Now he's saying this is all the fault of the 160 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 2: Texas Governor Greg Abbott for busting people there. And so 161 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 2: he's saying one thing but doing another. And then he 162 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 2: says we have a problem. Yet New York comes out. 163 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 2: New York City has come out, and now they're giving 164 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 2: pre paid credit cards with real cash on them to 165 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 2: illegal immigrants. Even the rapper fifty cent has said, maybe 166 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:51,319 Speaker 2: Trump is the answered. 167 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: This is the second you know, basically liberal that you 168 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: just mentioned. 169 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 2: The first Committian there now an African American famous rapper saying, 170 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 2: I don't understand how this works. So am I explaining 171 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 2: this to me? How we're giving money to illegal immigrants. 172 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 2: It's clearly incentivizing them. And when I say it's not 173 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 2: a little bit of money, it's fifty three million. It's 174 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 2: going to be distributed among illegal immigrants in the city 175 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 2: in the form of prepaid credit cards. So when you 176 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 2: say don't come here, as Mayor Adams has said, but 177 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 2: he says, here's fifty three million. If you do come here, 178 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 2: what do you think is gonna happen? They want them 179 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 2: to come. 180 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 3: Look, that is exactly right. They are literally paying illegal immigrants. 181 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 3: They are giving them, giving them prepaid credit cards. Now, now, 182 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 3: mind you New Yorkers, who do you think is paying 183 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 3: for that? That's coming from New York taxpayers. So they 184 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 3: come to New York, they beat up cops, they get released, 185 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 3: and they get paid to do it. And by the way, 186 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 3: it is not just New York. We are seeing this 187 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 3: pattern consistently in terms of Democrats. So another story that 188 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 3: broke also in just the last couple of days, Washington 189 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 3: eight took three hundred and forty million dollars of money 190 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 3: from the federal government during COVID, and it was COVID 191 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 3: relief funds, And what did they do with it? They 192 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 3: voted to give give that money three hundred and forty 193 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 3: million dollars illegally to illegal aliens and and to send 194 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 3: them checks, to send checks one thousand dollars cash giveaways 195 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 3: to illegal aliens who were not eligible under the congressional 196 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 3: stimulus program. Well, Washington State says, well, gosh, we're gonna 197 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 3: take the Fed's money and just pay illegal aliens. Well, 198 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 3: you know what, if you pay people to come there, 199 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 3: you shouldn't be surprised when more of them come there. 200 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 201 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 2: Mayor Adams also said this this week. He insists that 202 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 2: the New York City migrant crisis quote has nothing to 203 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 2: do with sanctuary city status. Your reaction to that, that 204 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 2: that total incompetency. 205 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 3: Well, he wants to blame it on that madman in Texas, 206 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 3: and that would be greg A. But as you know, 207 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 3: I'm kind of offended that he's referring to Abbott and 208 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 3: not me when he talks about a madman in Texas. 209 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 3: But you know that's who he was talking about. And 210 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 3: all right, I'm going to do something I've never before, 211 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 3: quoted Michael Rappaport. But I'm going to go back to 212 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 3: something he closes his rant with. He says, quote, and 213 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 3: he's a New Yorker. He says, quote, maybe my city 214 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 3: is not the greatest city on earth anymore. If you 215 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 3: could beat up cops, if you could beat up cops 216 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 3: and the greatest city in the world and be released 217 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:32,199 Speaker 3: without bail, are we the greatest city on earth? Cadaver 218 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 3: Joe Biden, we see you, we efing see you. 219 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 2: And Mayor Adam is taking a lot of heat this week. 220 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 2: He may be, by the way, centered the first Democrat 221 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 2: that I've seen so far in this cycle to actually 222 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 2: say that we need to start deporting people. He says, 223 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 2: only if they're doing violent acts. This was on local 224 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,959 Speaker 2: news in New York City doing damage control. 225 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,959 Speaker 4: Well, I've been saying this over and over again. The 226 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 4: national government must do its job. This is not a 227 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 4: responsibility that should be placed in the lap of all 228 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 4: of these big cities. 229 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:09,839 Speaker 1: With sin we's taking. 230 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 4: Place in Chicago and Denver and Boston all across our country. 231 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 4: Big cities are having to do the national government job. 232 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 4: And those migrants who are here because they want to 233 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 4: be part of the American dream. That's we say yesterday. 234 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 4: But those who are breaking our laws, we need to 235 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 4: re examine the laws that don't allow us to deport 236 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 4: them because they're doing violent acts. We cannot clean an 237 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 4: atmosphere where you're going to bring violence in our city. 238 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: I mean, he says one thing like that. 239 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 2: He's actually saying we should deport violent people that do 240 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 2: violent acts. Yet he's giving out millions and millions and 241 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 2: millions of dollars to legal immigrants to come to a city. 242 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: Yep. 243 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:52,679 Speaker 3: And the elected DA is letting violent criminals go who 244 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 3: are assaulting cops. And by the way, it's not just 245 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 3: Alvin Bragg's fault, it's not just George Soros's fault. It's 246 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 3: also the governor's vault. Kathy Hochel, under the New York laws, 247 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 3: has the authority to dismiss Brag. And if you remember, 248 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 3: there was a very hotly contested gubernatorial race. Lee Zelden 249 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 3: ran against her, and he promised if he was elected governor, 250 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 3: he would fire Alvin Bragg. And and so the voters 251 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 3: of New York had the opportunity to fire Brag. And 252 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 3: if you remember, during that campaign, Lee Zelden was on 253 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 3: the campaign trail and a deranged man assaulted him. Leapt 254 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 3: on stage had had a keychain with with with it 255 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 3: was actually a hardened plastic keychain in the shape of 256 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 3: cat ears, but the ears were like a knife, and 257 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 3: he tried to basically cut Zelden's throat, and Zelden is 258 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 3: a veteran. Zelden served in the Navy, and so Lee 259 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 3: defended himself and the guy was arrested. And the guy 260 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 3: who tried to assault and murder the Republican candidate for 261 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 3: governor was released the same day without bail, just like 262 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 3: these guys. And so this is a problem that has 263 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 3: been going on a long time. 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There's a bill, and I want to 306 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 2: talk about the side of the Senate bill on immigration reform. 307 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 2: There have been words thrown out this last week about 308 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 2: mass amnesty. Could be a possibility about brokering some sort 309 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,439 Speaker 2: of deal that would basically say, if you're in this country, 310 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 2: you've been here for you know, year two, we're just 311 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 2: going to hand you over the American dream with no 312 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 2: accountability for you breaking into this country. Where are we 313 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 2: with this bill and what's happening right now? 314 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 3: Well, the so called Senate immigration bill is an absolute mess, 315 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 3: and I've been leading the fight against it. In fact, 316 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 3: I did a press conference about a week ago where 317 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 3: I described it as is a steaming pile of crap. 318 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 3: So my views on this are not ambiguous. 319 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 2: And that was putting it mildly, by the way, because 320 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 2: it really is that bad. 321 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,479 Speaker 3: So let's step back, let's give some context. And one 322 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 3: of the reasons we do this podcast is we have 323 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 3: a chance to explain things at a level of detail 324 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,919 Speaker 3: you can't get anywhere else. So why is there an 325 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 3: immigration deal that's being discussed at all? And the reason 326 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 3: is the Biden administration desperately wants a supplemental funding bill 327 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 3: to pass, and in particular, they want more money for Ukraine. 328 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 3: They want more money for Ukraine, and they've wrapped the 329 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 3: Ukraine funding together with emergency military funding for Israel. They 330 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 3: wrapped the two of them together, along with some funds 331 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 3: for Taiwan. Well, Senate Republicans took the position that we 332 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 3: will not vote to move that forward unless we have 333 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 3: a deal to secure the border. And we were actually 334 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 3: all of the Senate Republicans were united a month ago 335 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,199 Speaker 3: in saying you've got to secure the border. We're not 336 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 3: going to secure Ukraine's border until we secure our own, 337 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,400 Speaker 3: and that has to be part of this funding deal. 338 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 3: So what happened. What happened is is Mitch McConnell deputized 339 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 3: James Lankford, Republican Senator from Oklahoma to negotiate with Chris Murphy, 340 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 3: very liberal Democrat from Connecticut, and Kirsten Cinema Democrats slash 341 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 3: independent from Arizona. The three of them have been negotiating 342 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 3: for several months now and trying to reach a deal. 343 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 3: They're saying that they essentially have a deal. The problem 344 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 3: is the deal they've reached I think is a terrible 345 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 3: deal and it does not fix the problem. Now that 346 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 3: being said, Chuck Schumer desperately wants this deal to pass, 347 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 3: and Mitch McConnell desperately wants this deal to pass. 348 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: Why is that. 349 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 3: Well, for Mitch, his number one one priority is Ukraine funding. 350 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 3: It is clear that he is deeply committed to funding Ukraine. 351 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 3: And so when it became clear that the Ukraine funding 352 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 3: would not have the votes to pass, especially in the 353 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 3: House where a lot of House Republicans are vocally opposed 354 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 3: to additional funding for Ukraine, Mitch, I think seized upon Okay, 355 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 3: let's see if we can get something that that that 356 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 3: we can say secure. Is the border and if that 357 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 3: will get Republicans in the House to vote for Ukraine funding, 358 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 3: Mitch will be happy. Initially, as this deal was discussed, 359 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 3: we were being told by the by h James Lankford 360 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 3: and and and by the negotiating UH lead by leadership 361 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:46,399 Speaker 3: that the deal would force Biden to secure the border 362 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 3: to fix the problem now. And my view was, great, Look, 363 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 3: if we can do that, If we can force Biden 364 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 3: to secure the border, that is worth doing. It's interesting, However, 365 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 3: as we sit here, you and I are recording this 366 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 3: on Sunday, it's going to come out Monday morning. As 367 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 3: we sit here today on Sunday, I still have not 368 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 3: seen the text of the bill. Wow, Virtually nobody else 369 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 3: has either, So I have no idea what's in the bill. 370 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: But hold on. 371 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,719 Speaker 2: That's what Nancy Pelosi says is good about Congress, right, 372 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 2: we don't know what's in the bill until we passed 373 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 2: the bill. Sentator, Isn't that like a normal day of business, 374 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 2: isn't in at this point? 375 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: Yeap? 376 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 3: That is exactly what Nancy Pelosi said about Obamacare. You've 377 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,400 Speaker 3: got to pass it to figure out what's in it. Now, 378 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 3: Chuck Schumer is announced he's going to force a vote 379 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 3: on this bill on Wednesday, And as I said, we 380 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 3: still haven't seen what's in it. So what's happened. Look, 381 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 3: James Langford, he's a friend of mine. He is a 382 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 3: good and decent man. He was a pastor before he 383 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 3: was a senator. He's got a good heart, he is earnest, 384 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 3: He's well liked on both sides of the aisle. He 385 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 3: came back from negotiating this deal and he went and 386 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 3: visited every Republican senator. So James came to my office. 387 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 3: He sat in my office and talked through orally different 388 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 3: elements that he said were in the bill, And so 389 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 3: there are different elements. One of the elements that he 390 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 3: emphasizes is he says this bill will tighten the asylum standards, 391 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 3: make it harder to qualify for asylum. He also has 392 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 3: said this bill will limit the use of parrole, which 393 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,439 Speaker 3: is the legal authority that Biden has used to release 394 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 3: millions of illegal immigrants. Now, both of those are good 395 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:23,400 Speaker 3: if it in fact does that, But as I said, 396 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 3: we haven't seen the text, so I'm not convinced it 397 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 3: even does that. The fact that they're not willing to 398 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 3: release the text is a big, big, big warning sign. 399 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 3: It also apparently has some concessions for the Democrats in 400 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,360 Speaker 3: terms of giving work permits to illegal immigrants. I don't 401 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 3: know the details of that, but I certainly don't like that. 402 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 3: And then the provision that has attracted the most attention 403 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 3: is it has what Langford characterizes as a safety valve 404 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 3: that says if the number of illegal immigrants exceeds five 405 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 3: thousand a day, then extra tough sanctions kick in. And 406 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 3: the way Langford describes it, it quote shuts down the border. 407 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 3: It prevents it prevents the Biden administration, he says, from 408 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:18,920 Speaker 3: accepting any asylum applications. And he said that's designed as 409 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 3: like an emergency release. Now, in December, the last month, 410 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 3: we have data for the number of illegal aliens coming 411 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 3: in what was over three hundred thousand. It was more 412 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 3: than ten thousand a day. That is the highest month 413 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,919 Speaker 3: in the history of our country. We've never had a 414 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 3: month with that many illegal immigrants come. Langford is arguing, well, 415 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 3: this emergency relief valve would force the administration to cut 416 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 3: that in half from ten thousand to five thousand. Now, look, 417 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 3: I agree cutting it in half would be good. Here's 418 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:57,360 Speaker 3: the problem that I think effectively normalizes five thousand a day. 419 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,439 Speaker 3: It says we're okay with five thousand a day, and 420 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,199 Speaker 3: by the way, five thousand a day, if you do 421 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 3: the math, that is over one point eight million illegal 422 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 3: aliens a year. It is almost two million a year. 423 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 3: So if you look at over the three plus years 424 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 3: of the Biden presidency, we have seen over nine point 425 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 3: six million illegal immigrants come into the country one point 426 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 3: eight million a year. That's nearly six million. So it's 427 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:27,640 Speaker 3: basically Republicans saying, you know what, we're good with two 428 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 3: thirds of Biden's illegal immigration with the invasion, and by 429 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:36,360 Speaker 3: the way, with that essentially extending into perpetuity. I think 430 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 3: that makes no sense whatsoever. 431 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 2: Why why is he forcing this bill if there's still 432 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 2: this much opposition to it? Does he think that he 433 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:46,440 Speaker 2: could truly get this ram through and somehow the House 434 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 2: would go along with this? 435 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 3: So understand what's happening. Senate Republican leadership has basically declared 436 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 3: war on House Republicans. So I have been leading the 437 00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 3: fight against this bill, and we have the last two 438 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 3: weeks our Senate Republican lunches to say we have had 439 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 3: energetic disagreements on this would be the understatement of the century. 440 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:11,640 Speaker 3: And I had been standing up as of a number 441 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 3: of other conservatives making the case against this, and many 442 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 3: of my Republican colleagues are getting really pissed off. I've 443 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 3: asked them, so the question I asked my colleagues, I've said, listen, 444 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,679 Speaker 3: I think the chances of this bill passing the House 445 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 3: are zero percent. And by the way, when I first 446 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 3: said that, the proponents of the bill were like, no, no, no, no, no, 447 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 3: it's going to pass the House. The Speaker loves it, 448 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:37,880 Speaker 3: he thinks it's great. And I'm like, that's the most 449 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,400 Speaker 3: ridiculous thing I've ever heard, But that's what they were claiming. 450 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 3: Then last week Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, 451 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:46,640 Speaker 3: came out and said this bill is dead on arrival 452 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 3: in the House, which is exactly what I told my colleagues. 453 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 3: But you've got somewhere between a third and two thirds 454 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 3: of the Senate Republicans that desperately want to vote for 455 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 3: this bill, and in our lunches are arguing vociferously for 456 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,199 Speaker 3: this bill. Mind you, they don't know what's in it, 457 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 3: but they just want to vote for a deal. And look, 458 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 3: a lot of the usual suspects who are out being 459 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 3: self righteous and saying we've got to do something. By 460 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 3: the way, the Wall Street Journal has done multiple editorials 461 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 3: urging Republicans, you've got to pass this Senate deal. Presumably 462 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 3: they don't know what's in it. We haven't gotten text. 463 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 1: I don't know. 464 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 3: Maybe they gave the journal text. But their view, and 465 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 3: what I've said is listen. Initially, the argument that was 466 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:35,199 Speaker 3: given was we were going to force Biden to actually 467 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 3: secure the border. If this bill did that, I'd support 468 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 3: the bill. Yeah, But as the negotiations went on, the 469 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,479 Speaker 3: talking points change, and so it started with we're going 470 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 3: to force Biden and secure the bill. Now here's what 471 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:51,639 Speaker 3: their talking point is. Well, okay, we agree Biden will 472 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 3: continue to have an open border and the crisis will continue. 473 00:26:54,720 --> 00:27:00,160 Speaker 3: But they say this creates new tools that if if 474 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 3: Donald Trump is elected, he can use to secure the border. 475 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 3: So you want to talk about moving the goalpost. First 476 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 3: of all, we were going to force Biden to do it. 477 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 3: Now they can see now we're not doing that. But gosh, 478 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 3: go lickety split. This is good for Donald Trump because 479 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 3: it'll give him new legal tools, to which I've responded 480 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 3: to my colleagues. Donald Trump doesn't need new legal tools 481 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 3: to secure the border. How do we know that, because 482 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 3: he did it already. When Joe Biden became president, we 483 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 3: had the lowest rate of illegal immigration in forty five years. 484 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 3: He did it by ending catch and release. He did 485 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 3: it with the remain in Mexico agreement. He did it 486 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 3: by building the wall. We can do that again. Trump 487 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 3: can do that again. And mark my words, if and 488 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 3: when Trump is re elected, you will see illegal immigration 489 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 3: drop instantaneously, because we've seen that movie before. That's what 490 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 3: happened previously. And when Biden became president, we saw immigration 491 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 3: jump skyrocket instantaneously. And so the arguments being presented in 492 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 3: support of this bill are utterly disingenuous. It's we've got 493 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:08,760 Speaker 3: to do it to give Trump tools that he doesn't need. 494 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 3: And by the way, he doesn't want. He said, don't 495 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:13,399 Speaker 3: pass a bad bill. I don't want this bill. I 496 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 3: don't need those tools. And yet the proponents of the 497 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 3: bill are saying that we should do it anyway. 498 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 2: Final question on this, and that goes back to something 499 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,880 Speaker 2: you mentioned earlier when you were talking about the image 500 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:28,639 Speaker 2: of those legal immigrants who had beaten the new York 501 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 2: Police Department officer, they get out of jail, apparently they 502 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:34,679 Speaker 2: get to go on the run and get on a 503 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 2: bus that was from Catholic charities from what we've been told, 504 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 2: and headed to California by by the way, lying about 505 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 2: their name. Shocker there. And this is the world that 506 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 2: we have now. And you mentioned quickly you said this 507 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 2: needs to be the center of the campaign. When you 508 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 2: say that, that's not just the presidential you're talking about 509 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 2: everyone that's running for office that's a conservative, and not 510 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 2: even just running for federal office. This is a state's 511 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 2: issue very much as well, no matter where you are 512 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 2: in the country. 513 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 3: Absolutely yes, and understand how spectacularly stupid what Senate Republican 514 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 3: leadership is doing. This is the number one issue in 515 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 3: the country. People are furious, they understand Joe Biden created it. 516 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 3: I've asked leadership. I've turned to Mitch and said, Mitch, 517 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 3: tell me how this bill. In what universe does this 518 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 3: bill pass the House? And if the answer is it doesn't, 519 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 3: then what is accomplish by forcing a vote on this 520 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 3: bill that will split our conference that a bunch of 521 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 3: Republicans were self righteously vote yes. Others myself included will 522 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 3: vote no, what is accomplished, and they give no answer 523 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 3: to that. They don't have a response. But here's really 524 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 3: what's accomplished. It is all about political messaging. This enables 525 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 3: Chuck Schumer, It enables every Democrat running for reelection. It 526 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 3: enables Joe Biden to say number one to not secure 527 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 3: the border, to leave the crisis exactly as it is, 528 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,880 Speaker 3: but number two to say, well, we wanted to secure 529 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 3: the border, but the Republicans stopped us. This is all 530 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 3: about giving political cover for Democrats. And I'll tell you 531 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 3: why Republican leadership in the Senate wants to ram this 532 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 3: through in the Senate. And listen, they probably can get 533 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 3: the votes in the Senate. They'll get all the Democrats, 534 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 3: and they'll get a dozen or more Republicans in the 535 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:30,240 Speaker 3: Senate that will pass it in the Senate. The reason 536 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 3: they want to do it is then once they've passed 537 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:36,479 Speaker 3: it in the Senate, use it as a club to 538 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 3: beat the crap out of House Republicans and to defeat 539 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 3: the House Republican majority. It is literally Senate Republican leadership 540 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 3: helping the Democrats in the House because every Democrat in 541 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 3: the House will say, well, gosh, we had a bill 542 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 3: that would have stopped illegal immigration, but you know you 543 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 3: Republicans didn't want to do it. And I will tell 544 00:30:56,640 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 3: you the argument that is making me most angry. They're 545 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 3: a number of my Senate Republican colleagues are going out 546 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 3: to reporters and they're puffing out their chests and explaining 547 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 3: what self righteously, what great statesmen they are, and they say, 548 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 3: the only reason someone's opposing this is that quote. We 549 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 3: want the issue rather than to solve it, so they're 550 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 3: blaming it on Trump. They say, everyone opposes this, Billy, 551 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 3: you're just taking Trump's orders, and it's because we don't 552 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 3: want to secure the border. We want it to remain 553 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 3: bad in order to be able to campaign on it. 554 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 3: And I will tell you this past week, I yelled 555 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 3: at my colleagues. I said, screw you, because I want 556 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 3: to secure the border desperately, and the reason I oppose 557 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 3: this is it does not do that. But I said, 558 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 3: you know what you're doing. You are reading Chuck Schumer's 559 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 3: talking points, and your lie will be used to re 560 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 3: elect Democrats to the Senate. In the House, you're not 561 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 3: even you're simply being useful idiots and Sadly, they have 562 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 3: no response to that. They just go back out and 563 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 3: tell the reporters the same damn thing all over again. 564 00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree with you. 565 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 2: I think this is the issue of the year right 566 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 2: now national security standpoint. We talked about the illegal immigrants 567 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 2: on the Tarif Squatch lists coming across the southern border 568 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 2: as well. 569 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna keep covering it for you. 570 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 2: That's why we do this show three days a week, Monday, 571 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 2: Wednesday and Friday. 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