1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:01,520 Speaker 1: Welcome. 2 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 2: It is Verdict with Senator Ted Cruz ben Ferguson with you. 3 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 2: It is right now one oh seven am Eastern Center time. 4 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 2: That means it is eight o six am right now 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 2: in Tel Aviv in Israel, and the hostages that are 6 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 2: being held in Gaza are set to be released. We 7 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 2: are hoping that's going to happen at any moment, and 8 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 2: very well could happen as we are taping this in 9 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 2: the wee hours of the morning. Senator, I want to 10 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 2: get your reaction just to this and what all we're 11 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 2: going to be talking about today. 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 3: Well, it is an historic day. Although I will have 13 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 3: to note, man, I am impressed that somehow Jerusalem has 14 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 3: managed to go back in time that it is one 15 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 3: oh seven am in the East coast of America, but 16 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 3: it is only eight oh six am in Jerusalem, so 17 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 3: they're somehow a minute ahead of us. That that uh, look, 18 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 3: look is talking. I think that's appropriate. So so I appreciate, 19 00:00:55,200 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 3: like a fine Swiss watch, you have a cute appreciation time. 20 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: I'm just looking at the screens here. 21 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 3: I got you. Look. Peace in the Middle East is 22 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 3: a big damn deal now as we're sitting here right now, 23 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 3: we're holding our breaths because the peace deal has been announced. 24 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 3: If this follows through, if Hamas releases the hostages, it 25 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 3: will be historic. At the moment, we don't know if 26 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 3: they're going to follow through. They said they're going to 27 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 3: follow through, but Hamas is not exactly the most trustworthy 28 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 3: of deal makers. They've broken deals over and over and 29 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 3: over again. Terrorists have a bad habit of doing that. 30 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 3: So we are waiting, we are hoping, we are praying. 31 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 3: What's interesting about this podcast is by the time you're 32 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 3: listening to it, you're going to know. And so we 33 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 3: very much hope the hostages are released. The agreement that 34 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 3: President Trump negotiated was an agreement to release all the hostages, 35 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 3: both the living hostages and the remains of those who 36 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 3: have been killed. And there are a number who've been killed. 37 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 3: They're holding onto the remains. Obviously the families would like 38 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 3: to bury the dead. 39 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 4: Uh. 40 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 3: And in exchange, Israel has agreed to a complete and 41 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 3: immediate ceasefire. That is historic. It is such a big 42 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 3: deal that President Trump is flying to the Middle East 43 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 3: to be there to welcome the hostages to their release. 44 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 3: And I will say this is a day of great 45 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 3: celebration if if Hamas follows through on the terms of 46 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 3: the deal. 47 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, by the way, right now, the hostage release process 48 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 2: is beginning. We are witnessing in Gaza City the Red 49 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 2: Cross vehicles are leaving the compound there and so we 50 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 2: are doing this, like I said, at am here one 51 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 2: am Eastern, one ten am. And this is what we're 52 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: watching as we're seeing this happening. But the first process, 53 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 2: they're saying coming from the AP right now, has a 54 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 2: release process is beginning and going as plan. That certainly 55 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: is a great sign as we're recording this right now. 56 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 3: Amen, those hostages have have been in living hell for 57 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 3: two years now, uh, and it is time for them 58 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 3: to be released and and and hopefully within minutes, uh, 59 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 3: they will be They will be back with their families. 60 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 3: I will tell you, in the last two years, I 61 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 3: have met with many of the families of the hostages 62 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 3: that that when they've come to Washington, they've come by 63 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 3: my office. They've shown me pictures of their loved ones, 64 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 3: of their sons, of their daughters, of their sisters, of 65 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 3: their moms and their dads, and it's heartbreaking. I've I've 66 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 3: met with with family members of those who were killed 67 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 3: killed on October seventh, and and seen just just the 68 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 3: horrific atrocities that Hamas carried out on that day, and 69 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 3: and and this is a time I think really to 70 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 3: commend President Trump. And and and by the way, it's 71 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 3: not just me saying that, you want to see how 72 00:03:56,240 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 3: extraordinary it is. Hillary Clinton has praised Donald Trump for 73 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 3: this peace agreement. I want you to give a listen 74 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 3: to what Hillary Clinton had to say about Donald J. 75 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 5: Trump. 76 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 6: It's a really significant first step. And I really commend 77 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 6: President Trump and his administration as well as Arab leaders 78 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 6: in the region for making the commitment to the twenty 79 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 6: point plan and seeing a path forward for what's often 80 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 6: called the day After. Most importantly, the conflict hopefully will 81 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 6: end with the ceasefire, the hostages will be returned, and 82 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 6: then the very hard work of rebuilding Gaza, of finding 83 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 6: the kind of security that Israel and the Palestinians after 84 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 6: Hamas deserved to have. Moving forward with the other points 85 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 6: in the plan, to try to create and an opportunity 86 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,679 Speaker 6: for Palestinians to have a better life and for Israel 87 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 6: to have greater peace and security. I am very hopeful 88 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 6: that we'll be able to see progress. Today's a good start, 89 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 6: but we have to keep going from here. 90 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 2: You listen to Hillary Clinton, they're saying that center and 91 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 2: this goes back to I think what the world is 92 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 2: admitting right now. This was something that never had a 93 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 2: chance of happening under the Biden regime, their administration. 94 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: They weren't even close to this. 95 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 2: What President Trump has been able to do, bringing people together, 96 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 2: bringing the Arab world together, being able to iron out 97 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 2: the points. 98 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: Of this deal. I truly believe this. 99 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 2: I think he's probably the only guy in the world 100 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 2: that could have pulled this off the way he did 101 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 2: as quickly as he did. 102 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 3: I look undoubtedly, and I'll say a sentence I've never 103 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 3: before said in my life, Bravo Hillary Clinton. 104 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 4: Yeah. 105 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 3: Like, I will give her credit for commending Donald Trump. 106 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 3: She must have saying those words. It was the right 107 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 3: thing to do. And I want to draw a contrast 108 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 3: because Hillary Clinton acknowledged the obvious that this is historic, 109 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 3: this is a massive step forward. And I want to 110 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 3: contrast it to Barack Obama because Barack Obama put out 111 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 3: a statement after two years of unimaginable loss and suffering 112 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 3: for Israeli families and the people of Gaza. We should 113 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 3: all be encouraged and relieved that an end of the 114 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 3: conflict is within sight, that those hostages still being held 115 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 3: will be reunited with their families, and that vital aid 116 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 3: can start reaching those inside Gaza whose lives have been shattered. 117 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 3: More than that, though, it now falls on Israelis and Palestinians, 118 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 3: with the support of the US and the entire world community, 119 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 3: to begin the hard task of rebuilding Gaza and to 120 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 3: commit to a process that, by recognizing the common humanity 121 00:06:55,080 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 3: and basic rights of both peoples, can achieve lasting peace. Ben, 122 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 3: do you know what word is is nowhere in Barack 123 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 3: Obama's statement? 124 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, the President of United States of America, Donald Trump. 125 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 3: The guy who negotiated the deal, the guy without whom 126 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 3: there would be no such deal. And by the way, 127 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 3: Hillary Clinton was Barack Obama's secretary of State. So Hillary 128 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 3: Clinton is demonstrating some class and Obama this is one 129 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 3: of the most classless statements I have ever seen, because 130 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 3: Obama cannot acknowledge that Trump accomplished something, and accomplished something 131 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 3: really powerful and meaningful and is a major step towards peace. 132 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 3: And those are words I think Barack Obama is utterly 133 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 3: unwilling to say. 134 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 2: You also got to listen, and I want to play this. 135 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 2: This is net Yahoo talking as well about this deal 136 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 2: getting done with wit Coffin and Jered Chrishna, the son 137 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 2: in law of the President Donald Trump, and getting this 138 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 2: deal done. They put together a statement and I want 139 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 2: to play that for everybody. Is again it's now being 140 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 2: reported by virtually all the major news networks that the 141 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 2: hostage release process has begun and is moving its way 142 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 2: the way it's supposed to be choreographed. 143 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: That is good news. 144 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 2: We are seeing in Gaza now that there are multiple 145 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 2: Red Cross vehicles that have moved into the area where 146 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 2: they're going to do the handoff of these hostages. We're 147 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 2: going to keep you update on that obviously as it's 148 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 2: happening as we're recording this, but I want you to 149 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 2: hear what Netanyahu had to say as well, and those 150 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 2: in Whiskoff as well, and Jared Kushner take a listen. 151 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 4: We're at a amendous development in the last two years. 152 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 4: We've fought doing these two years to that achieve of 153 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 4: warreams in the Central One of these warreams is to 154 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 4: return the osages all of the osages the living and 155 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 4: the day, and we're about to achieve that group. We 156 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 4: couldn't live achieve without the extraordinary help President Crump's team, 157 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 4: Steve Whitkof and Jared Kushner. They worked tirelessly with Ron 158 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 4: and this team, our team UH and UH. That and 159 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 4: the courage of our soldiers who UH entered Gaza, and 160 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 4: the combined military and diplomatic pressure that isolated the coloss 161 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 4: I think as parties to this point, I wanna personally 162 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 4: thank both of you, Steve Jareded UH spend long hours 163 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 4: you have around the clock, but not only worked. I 164 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 4: I think you you put in your UH, your brains 165 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 4: and your hearts, and we know that it's UH for 166 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 4: the benefit of Israel and the United States, or the 167 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 4: benefit of UH decent people living there, and for the 168 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 4: benefit of these families who will finally get to be 169 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 4: with our mothers. And I wanna thank you on their 170 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 4: behalf as well, but un behalfy for people who's at 171 00:09:58,320 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 4: you without a mon. 172 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 5: Obviously, bringing the hostages his home is a It's been 173 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 5: a priority for President Trump for a very very long time, 174 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 5: and we've all worked very tirelessly to do that. But 175 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 5: I really want to say that this all would not 176 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 5: have been possible without the bravery of the IDF and 177 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 5: the soldiers. What they've accomplished not just in Gaza, but 178 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 5: also what they've done in the theater over the last 179 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 5: couple of years to eliminate as belond the North and 180 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 5: really degrade them. What you were able to do in 181 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:32,479 Speaker 5: Iran and really helps. 182 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 4: Set a big tone. 183 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 5: But particularly seeing the way that your citizen army, I 184 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 5: know a lot of you, probably all of you have 185 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 5: family friends who are in this effort. Really, you know, 186 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 5: put your sacrifices on the line to fight for your 187 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 5: country and to try and try to make a difference. 188 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,319 Speaker 5: I think that made a very very big difference in there. 189 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 6: And I want. 190 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 5: To just give a very very special thanks to Prime 191 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 5: Minister Natanyahu who really did an incredible job with this 192 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 5: and did a great job to negotiations. You held your 193 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 5: lines firm, and I think that between you and President 194 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 5: Trump you had a lot of alignment on what the 195 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 5: end state should be. 196 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 7: The hard job was the Prime minister's. He had the 197 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 7: job of protecting this country. He had the job of 198 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 7: making tough choices with regard to how tough to be 199 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 7: with hamas, when to be flexible, when not to be flexible. 200 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 7: I think to myself all the time, I lost sleepover it. 201 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 7: What would I have done in some of those circumstances. 202 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:34,559 Speaker 7: There were times that I thought we should be more flexible, 203 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 7: your country should be more flexible. But the truth is, 204 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 7: as I look back, I don't think we get to 205 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 7: this place without Prime Minister Netnyaghu playing it. 206 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 4: I'm not just. 207 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 7: Saying that they're not just words. The President believes that. 208 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 7: My president believes that. He believes that Prime Minister Netanyahu. 209 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 8: Made some very very difficult calls, and lesser people would 210 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 8: not have made those calls. And here we are today 211 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 8: because Amas had to, They had to do this deal. 212 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 7: The pressure was on them. They were backed up, and 213 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,199 Speaker 7: you've got the bigger army you were making in rows, 214 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 7: and that's what led to this deal. 215 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 2: You can hear Whiskov. They were saying, that's what led 216 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 2: to this deal. And look, this was all about the 217 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 2: presidential leadership and the President Unit States America leading in 218 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 2: a way that no one else could. 219 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 3: Well. And the contrast is really night and day to 220 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 3: the previous administration. You know, you mentioned a minute ago 221 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 3: you said that President Trump achieved something that Joe Biden 222 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 3: could not have done. Well, I'll tell you someone who 223 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 3: disagrees with that is Tony Blincoln. And Tony Blinkn, of course, 224 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 3: was Biden's Secretary of State, and he put out a 225 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 3: long Twitter statement on this, and here's where he said critically. 226 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 3: He says, it starts with a clear and comprehensive post 227 00:12:55,440 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 3: conflict plan for Gaza. It's good that President Trump adopts 228 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 3: did and built on the plan the Biden administration developed 229 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 3: after months of discussion with Arab partners, Israel and the 230 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 3: Palestinian authority. Like what nonsense? It literally is Tony Blinken saying, well, 231 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 3: this this Trump peace deal, it's really the Biden peace deal. 232 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:23,959 Speaker 3: And that's utter nonsense because Biden spent four years demonstrating 233 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 3: weakness and appeasement to our enemies. That weakness and appeasement, 234 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 3: I believe, is why October seventh happened. The one hundred 235 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 3: billion dollars that Joe Biden, with Tony Blinkn being a 236 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 3: very active part of that, flowed one hundred billion dollars 237 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 3: to the Ayatola Kameenee in Iran. He provides ninety percent 238 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 3: of the funding ninety percent of the funding to Hamas, Yeah, 239 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 3: and ninety percent of the funding for Hesbalus. In a 240 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 3: very real sense, Joe Biden and Tony Blincoln and Kamala 241 00:13:55,240 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 3: Harris and the entire Biden administration funded the October seven 242 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 3: desk squads. Because the one hundred billion dollars they sent 243 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 3: to Iran and they allowed to flow to Iran, much 244 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 3: of that ended up directly in the hands of Hamas 245 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 3: and Hezbola carrying out those mass murders. And so that 246 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 3: the idiocy to say, well, gosh, all Trump did was 247 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 3: implement the Biden plan. It is gibberish. And look the 248 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 3: person who refuted that most directly was Hillary Clinton, where 249 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 3: she gave credit. And look, we don't have this peace 250 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 3: agreement without Trump's strength. Let me tell you, this peace 251 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 3: agreement doesn't happen, I believe without President Trump ordering the 252 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 3: bombing attack on Iran and taking out Iran's nuclear facilities, 253 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 3: nuclear facilities where they were working to develop nuclear weapons 254 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 3: to target the United States and to target our allies. 255 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 3: And that act of strength, combined with Israel's Twelve Day 256 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 3: War where they decimated the Iranian military air defenses, the 257 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 3: senior leadership the IRGC leadership. All of that look Hamas, 258 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 3: Iran is Hamas's patron, and Iran is in a much 259 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 3: much weakened position because of President Trump's strength. That is 260 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 3: a major major reason this deal was reached today, and 261 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 3: this deal we are both hoping, we are praying that 262 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 3: Hamas follows through and that within hours all of the 263 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 3: hostages are released. If that happens, this will be an 264 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 3: historic day, a day to celebrate, and a day to 265 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 3: say thank God for President Donald J. Trump. 266 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 2: So, over the last several weeks, you've heard me talk 267 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 2: with Josh Cherrard from Burnham. He's been telling stories of 268 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 2: how people just like you have used their burna launcher 269 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 2: to protect themselves and their families. Now, burn is a 270 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 2: handheld pistol that fires both kinetic rounds and chemical irritants 271 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 2: to separate you from an attacker, and it can be 272 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 2: life saving. Josh is back with you today to tell 273 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 2: another story about how a former professional race car saved 274 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 2: his family from an attack outside the garage of their 275 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 2: own home. Josh, tell me about this. 276 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 9: Yeah, it just happened actually not too long ago in 277 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 9: Santa Monica, just two blocks from the beach. So former 278 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 9: pro race car driver Court Wagner was pulling into his 279 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 9: garage with his family in the car when he was 280 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 9: confronted by a man hiding in the alley. After trying 281 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 9: to talk to him into leaving, it was obviously not 282 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 9: going to work. The man lunged at Court with a 283 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 9: sharp object, trying to attack him, with his wife and 284 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 9: child only steps away. He grabbed his burnal launcher that 285 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 9: he kept in the glove box of his car and 286 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 9: fired five round, striking the attackers several times. The suspect 287 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 9: fled immediately. It worked, and Court called the police and 288 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 9: gave him the description of the assailant. And now police 289 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 9: were able to look at someone that somewhat matched a 290 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 9: description in the area, not quite exactly. And it wasn't 291 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 9: until officers lifted the suspect shirt and saw the multiple 292 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 9: welts from the burner launder that they knew they had 293 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 9: the right guy and subsequently arrested him. 294 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: It really is incredible. 295 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 2: And I get this question now often when I'm out, 296 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 2: and that is okay. Tell me about how a launcher works, 297 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 2: and they worry about or they wonder about the stopping 298 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 2: power of less lethal weapons. 299 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: I've used it. It's amazing. 300 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 2: I have it in all of my cars right now 301 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 2: because I want to have this option. 302 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 9: Yeah. Absolutely, you know, the stopping power is great, no 303 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 9: matter if you're using our kinetic rounds or even the 304 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 9: chemical agent rounds that obviously have the gas in them, 305 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 9: the tear gas, the pepper spray that's going to incapacitate them. 306 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 9: This is a great case of how some resistance, enough 307 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 9: resistance obviously to cause these wealth immediately stop the situation 308 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 9: and was able to provide that safety for Court and 309 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 9: his family. 310 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: It really is incredible. 311 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 2: If you want more information on what I carry and 312 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 2: how you and your family members can protect themselves. Or 313 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 2: they burn a launcher, whether it is for a daughter 314 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 2: or for a family member or a grandparent, go to 315 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 2: burna B. Why are in a dot com? That's burnap B? 316 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 2: Why r in a dot com? 317 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: Again? Burna dot com? Right now? 318 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 2: Let's go back to something, and I do think one 319 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 2: of the very interesting historic moments as we go back 320 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 2: and look at this weeks and years and months from now, 321 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 2: is going to be Donald Trump not flinching on going 322 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 2: after the Iran nuclear sites. When you look at that 323 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 2: moment and you see how quickly we now got to 324 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 2: where we are when it comes to this deal being done. 325 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 2: How much of the psyche you think of Hamas and 326 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 2: realizing what they were dealing with with President Trump changed 327 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 2: after he actually went after those nuclear sites. 328 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 3: I think it was fundamental. And this is where the 329 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 3: appeasement crowd gets it wrong. They think that being weak 330 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 3: to our enemies avoids war. That they'll say all the 331 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 3: time quite piously, oh we hate war. And this is 332 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 3: true of left wing Democrats. But I'll tell you within 333 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 3: the Trump administration, there was a major debate about whether 334 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 3: to launch that bombing run on Iran, and there were 335 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 3: major voices that were vocal saying, do not launch that 336 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 3: bombing raid. I was urging the president take out those 337 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 3: nuclear facilities. It makes America safer. And I think that 338 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 3: decision it's the single most important national security decision President 339 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 3: Trump has made this second term. And that decision demonstrated 340 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 3: number one, it weakened Iran, which is Hamas's patron and funder. 341 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 3: But number two, it demonstrates to to Hamas, Okay, this 342 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,719 Speaker 3: President's not going to flinch. He's not going to give in. 343 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 3: He's not weak, he's not going to roll over. Uh 344 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,959 Speaker 3: When when when we when we try to roar, and 345 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 3: I think without that, you don't have a peace deal 346 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 3: as long as they believe. Look, Joe Biden, what was 347 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 3: he doing. He was freezing weapons to Israel, blocking the 348 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 3: idf F and getting weapons. And and I'll tell you 349 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 3: what that did. That encouraged Tamas, that said, Okay, great, 350 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 3: we've got a friend. We've got a friend in the 351 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 3: White House. And and and by the way, you and I. 352 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: Talked about harder on Israel. We talked about this. 353 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 2: Joe Biden was harder on Israel many days than he 354 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 2: was on hamasteris. 355 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 3: Well, you'll recall the podcast we did several months ago, 356 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 3: and it was right after I sat down and spent 357 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 3: about two hours with Prime Minister Nen Yahoo when he 358 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 3: was in Washington, d C. And one of the things 359 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 3: he told me in that meeting is that when they 360 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 3: launched the pager attack on Hesbela, you remember that it's 361 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 3: one of the most incredible military and intelligence actions. 362 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 2: By the way, I still can't wait for the movie 363 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 2: to come out. Can we all agree on that. 364 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:30,400 Speaker 1: It's going to be unbelievable. 365 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,879 Speaker 3: It would make an incredible movie. And actually, if you 366 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:36,360 Speaker 3: had written that that is a movie script it would 367 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 3: be rejected as a movie script. People would say this 368 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 3: is too fantastical, There's no way this would happen. This 369 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 3: is a bad Jason Bourne movie. It's just not realistic. 370 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 3: And you look at what Israel did years earlier, creating 371 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 3: a shell company in Hong Kong making the pagers, selling 372 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 3: them to Hesbela. Hesbela sends them to the terrorists. But 373 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 3: one of the things, one of the things you and 374 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 3: I talked about on this podcast is the government of 375 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 3: Israel when they decided, okay, we're going to detonate those 376 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 3: pages and take out the Hesbela terrorists, they did not 377 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 3: tell the Biden White House. 378 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 4: Yep. 379 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 3: And the reason they didn't tell the Biden White House 380 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 3: is they were afraid if they told the Biden White House, 381 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 3: they'd pick up the phone and warn Hesbela. Yeah that says, 382 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 3: you know what, you don't get peace when the American president, 383 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 3: when the American White House is going to warn the terrorists, Hey, 384 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:30,959 Speaker 3: your your pagers are going to be about to blow up. 385 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 3: So they notified the Biden White House as they were 386 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 3: detonating the pagers. Hey, by the way, we just blew 387 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:41,639 Speaker 3: up about your Hesbela terrorists. And that President Trump saying 388 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 3: we stand with Israel period the end is a major, 389 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 3: major reason we get to this moment to celebrate the 390 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:51,239 Speaker 3: peace deal, to celebrate the ceasefire, but to do so 391 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 3: from a position of strength. 392 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,479 Speaker 2: Let's talk about there's been a lot of criticism of 393 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:01,719 Speaker 2: the exchange for these these terrorists, prisoners, murderers that Israel 394 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 2: is going to release, and saying that was a capitulation 395 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:10,199 Speaker 2: and a bad decision by Israel. I understand that Israel 396 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 2: did not want to do this, but they also understood 397 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 2: that to get this deal done, there had to be 398 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,440 Speaker 2: some movement here. I want to get your take and 399 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 2: your thoughts and that for people they're just wanting to 400 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,640 Speaker 2: criticize this deal and try to find something wrong with it. 401 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 2: There's a perfect case scenario and then there's reality. This 402 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 2: was part of the reality to get this done. To 403 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,159 Speaker 2: say the twenty that we believe are still alive at 404 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 2: this moment. 405 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, Look, negotiations for the release of hostages are always difficult. 406 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 3: They raise incredibly challenging issues and questions. I've spent a 407 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 3: long time in the Senate. I've made it a real 408 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 3: passion of mine to fight for Americans who are detained 409 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 3: abroad and to fight for people like Mark Swedan. Mark 410 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 3: Sweden was a Texan. 411 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: By the way, I want to interrupt you. 412 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 2: We're just getting word now Hamas has officially just handed 413 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:58,479 Speaker 2: over the hostages to the Red Cross. That is coming 414 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 2: from Moulti News agencies that Hamas hands over the hostage 415 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 2: to the Red Cross. Apparently it has officially just happened, 416 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 2: as we're recording this at one twenty eight am Eastern 417 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 2: Standard time in the morning. 418 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:17,439 Speaker 3: Well, that that is phenomenal, that is great news. We 419 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 3: should all say a prayer and thank God that this 420 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 3: is an important and historic day. And and you know 421 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 3: what I was saying a minute ago that you were 422 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:32,479 Speaker 3: asking about in any hostage negotiation, that there are often 423 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 3: difficult trade offs and they're agonizing trade offs. And I've tried. 424 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 3: Mark Swadana, as I mentioned, was wrongfully imprisoned in communist 425 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 3: China for more than a decade, and I repeatedly pressed 426 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 3: the Chinese communist government, pressed the Biden administration, and we 427 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 3: finally got him released and he's back with his mom 428 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 3: in Texas. And that that's a phenomenal thing. But those 429 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 3: trade offs are difficult, and so I'm not gonna second 430 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 3: guess that decisions President Trump made and Prime Minister net 431 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 3: and Yahoo made in terms of the specific negotiations to 432 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 3: get the hostages released. Hamas remains incredibly dangerous. They are terrorists. 433 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 3: Their objective is to murder as many Israelis as they can. 434 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,479 Speaker 3: But today's a victory. It's a victory for peace, it's 435 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 3: a victory for Israel, it's a victory for President Trump, 436 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 3: and on all of that is really good. 437 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 2: What are your thoughts on President Trump traveling to Israel 438 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 2: and also going to address the people he's going to 439 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 2: meet with the hostages. There are some that have said 440 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 2: in the media that this seems to be grand standing. 441 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 2: I think that's pretty absurd. I think when you're doing 442 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,360 Speaker 2: a deal, you showing up also probably puts more pressure 443 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 2: on Hamas to do what they said they're going to 444 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,880 Speaker 2: do when you're there. I actually think this is part 445 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 2: of the strategy, Like, Hey, if we get on Air 446 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 2: Force one and we're over there and we're landing, this 447 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 2: is going to make it harder for them to pull out. 448 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:01,919 Speaker 2: We seeing the breaking news of the hostage and the 449 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 2: Red Cross care as released as are underway. That's one 450 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 2: of the other headlines I'm witnessing as we were talking 451 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 2: about this. Having Donald Trump fly there had to put 452 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 2: more pressure on them to do what they said they 453 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 2: were going to do and help almost guarantee or secure 454 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,160 Speaker 2: or have a better chance to those hostages being released. 455 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: I don't think it's grandstanding. 456 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 2: I think it was a smart move of diplomacy when 457 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 2: you're dealing with a terrorist organization. 458 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:27,679 Speaker 3: Unquestionably, number one, I think President Trump deeply wanted to 459 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,159 Speaker 3: be there to celebrate, to celebrate break their release, to 460 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 3: celebrate this, this crown breaking victory. But number two, in 461 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 3: terms of negotiating President Trump and his entire team, they 462 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 3: know there is a very real chance that Hamas reneges 463 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 3: on the deal that they Hamas has broken deal after 464 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:48,639 Speaker 3: deal after deal. Anyone who is paying the tiniest bit 465 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 3: of attention knows that Hamas is not trustworthy. The fact 466 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 3: that the President of the United States gets on Air 467 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 3: Force one and flies to Israel to be there to say, Okay, 468 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 3: you've said you're going to release the hostages, I'm going 469 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 3: to be there to to to welcome them. That ratchet 470 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 3: ratcheted up the pressure enormously. When he got an Air 471 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 3: Force one. He didn't know he knew there was a 472 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 3: chance that when he landed, Hamas would have said, nevermind, 473 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 3: we're not going to release him, because they've done that 474 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,120 Speaker 3: over and over and over again. But I'll tell you this, 475 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 3: Hamas knew that that that President Trump would be unbelievably pissed. Yeah, 476 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 3: if that were the case, And and and that's it 477 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 3: goes back to to to the doctrine of peace through strength. 478 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 3: That his being there makes clear. Look, guys, I'm not 479 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 3: messing around. We've cut a deal. I expect you to 480 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 3: stick to the deal. And and I think ratcheting up 481 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 3: that pressure, even dealing with people who are not rational 482 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 3: actors like Hamas terrorists, uh they saw, I think real downsides. 483 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 3: If we break this deal, the consequences would be even 484 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 3: more devastating. And and I think there there being his 485 00:26:56,680 --> 00:27:01,440 Speaker 3: being there increased the likelihood of the hostages actually being 486 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 3: released dramatically. 487 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,160 Speaker 2: By the way, we're getting word now from Israeli sources, 488 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 2: you and I really get to do actual breaking news 489 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:13,120 Speaker 2: and recording. Israeli sources are now saying the first seven 490 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 2: hostages have been released to the Red Cross, so that 491 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 2: means they are in in the hands of people that 492 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 2: are caring for them, loving on them. But again, Israeli 493 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 2: sources are saying the first seven hostages have been released 494 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 2: the Red Cross. There's twenty total, so the first seven 495 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 2: in part that says they're gonna wait for the prisoners. 496 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 2: And I'm assuming now, based on what I've been told 497 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 2: on this, to be released a certain set of the 498 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 2: prisoners that are being released by Israel, then the next 499 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 2: hostages and will come in ways. But this is a 500 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 2: certainly an incredible moment for not just Israel, but for 501 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:46,879 Speaker 2: all of the family members that are hoping to get 502 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 2: their loved ones back. But the first seven hostages have 503 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 2: been released to the Red Cross. This is incredible. 504 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 3: It is incredible, and I'll give credit to President Trump 505 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 3: and to his entire team, and you know, it's striking. 506 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 3: We also saw this week that the Nobel Peace Prize 507 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:04,639 Speaker 3: was awarded, and in any sane world, it would have 508 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 3: been given to Donald Trump. I mean that that that 509 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 3: actually is not a difficult decision. If you're actually asking 510 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 3: in the past year, who has done the most to 511 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 3: advance peace, it's not it's not a close call. Uh. 512 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 3: But but the Nobel Prize or are a bunch of Norwegians, 513 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 3: and and they're European liberals and they hate, hate, hate 514 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 3: Donald Trump. 515 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 1: Yep. 516 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 3: Uh. So instead they gave it to Maria Coriina Machado, 517 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 3: who is the leading opposition figure in Venezuela, standing up 518 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:38,480 Speaker 3: uh to Nicholas Maduro. And and I will say Machado 519 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 3: is is an extraordinary person. I have I have met 520 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:43,719 Speaker 3: with her in person, I visited with her. She has 521 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 3: demonstrated remarkable courage uh fighting the tyranny of Maduro. Uh. 522 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:56,600 Speaker 3: But at the end of the day, it wasn't even 523 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 3: close that that this should have gone to Trump. And 524 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 3: by the way, again, if if you don't believe me, 525 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 3: then maybe you should believe Machado, because Machado called President Trump. 526 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 3: And here's what President Trump said. He said, quote the 527 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 3: person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called 528 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 3: me and said, I'm accepting this in honor of you, 529 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 3: because you really deserved it. And by the way, she 530 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 3: went and then said that publicly as well, So she 531 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 3: not only said that to President Trump, but she said 532 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 3: that publicly. Now, that was very smart Machado, that was 533 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 3: a very smart thing to do. But it also at 534 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:42,240 Speaker 3: this point, it just it's the Nobel Committee being petty liberals. 535 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 3: And by the way, these are the same knuckleheads that 536 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 3: gave the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama when he 537 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 3: was first elected, when he'd literally done nothing, he'd walked 538 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 3: in been sworn into office, and they handed him the 539 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 3: Nobel Peace Prize for simply not being George W. Bush. 540 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:01,480 Speaker 3: He won the Nobel Peace Prize for for existing and 541 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 3: being the Democrat who succeeded Bush. Trump. Look, he could 542 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 3: cure cancer, and the Nobel Prize is not going to 543 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 3: recognize anything because they hate him. But this is an 544 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 3: historic achievement and it is something that everyone should celebrate. 545 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 2: So many of people they are listening to verdict they're 546 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 2: going to get to not only I think here from 547 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 2: probably leadership in Israel in the next several hours. It's 548 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 2: certainly going to happen in the morning or midday. You're 549 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:28,560 Speaker 2: also going to be able to hear from the President 550 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 2: of United States of America. 551 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 1: What do you expect his message to be? 552 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 2: And this is, by the way, all happening right now 553 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 2: while the federal government is still shut down in the US, 554 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 2: and I want to get your take on that in 555 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 2: a moment. 556 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: But what do you expect to hear from the president today. 557 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:46,959 Speaker 3: Look, I think the President is going to say, this 558 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 3: is an historic day. This peace agreement is a moment 559 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 3: of history that ended a war that has extended for 560 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 3: two years, that freed people who have been in captivity 561 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 3: for two years subject to horrific treatment. And I think 562 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 3: he's going to say, I expect the parties to stick 563 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 3: to the terms of the agreement. I think he is 564 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 3: going to continue with peace through strength. He's going to 565 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 3: continue with the opposite of weakness and appeasement because we 566 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 3: don't get to this peace agreement without President Trump's strength. 567 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 3: And then this is one thing to remember that there 568 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 3: are some observers who want to say that Donald Trump 569 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 3: is an isolationist. He has never been an isolationist. He 570 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 3: is Look. Look the first term that Trump was in office. 571 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:41,719 Speaker 3: When he came into office, he inherited an Isis caliphate 572 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 3: that had grown under Barack Obama that was the size 573 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 3: of the state of Indiana. They had an entire nation 574 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 3: state to wage terror against America, and Donald Trump utterly 575 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 3: decimated and destroyed it. Within months, the caliphate was gone. 576 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 3: He completely defeated them. He also took out General Solomoni 577 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 3: who took out Albert Daddy. Those are not the actions 578 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 3: of an isolationist. You look at the second term where 579 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 3: he's been bombing the living daylights out of the Huthis 580 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 3: who are attacking ships going through the Suez Canal. He 581 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 3: is bombing the heck out of narco terrorist off the 582 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 3: coast of Venezuela. And by the way, Machada was smart 583 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 3: to say he deserved it, because look, her efforts fighting 584 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 3: Maduro are very important, they're and they're they're courageous. But 585 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 3: President Trump's strength is the single factor that makes it 586 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 3: most likely that the Maduro regime will be toppled. And 587 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 3: so President Trump taking out those narco terrorist is another 588 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:40,719 Speaker 3: example of peace through strength. And finally, the the the 589 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 3: Iran bombing ron taking out their nuclear facilities. None of 590 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 3: those are the acts of an isolationists. Now, to be clear, 591 00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:53,120 Speaker 3: President Trump is also not an interventionist. He's not invading 592 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 3: foreign countries. I don't expect to see the Marines engaged 593 00:32:58,120 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 3: in invading other countries other than to protect the vital 594 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:05,680 Speaker 3: security interest of America, to keep America safe. The only 595 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 3: instance in which we would see a ground war is 596 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 3: is where there was a direct danger to the lives 597 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:17,520 Speaker 3: of Americans, and in those instances, President Trump is willing 598 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:22,239 Speaker 3: to use military force, but he's not engaged in this 599 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 3: broader endeavor to send in our military to try to 600 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 3: turn every country in the world into some utopian democracy. 601 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 3: That's not the job of the military. Donald Trump doesn't 602 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 3: think it's the job of the military. And the result 603 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 3: strength is the best way to avoid war. Our enemies 604 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 3: are afraid of Donald Trump. That is a very good thing. 605 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 3: Hamas is afraid of Donald Trump. Hesbla is afraid of 606 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 3: Donald Trump. Iran is afraid of Donald Trump. Maduro is 607 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 3: afraid of Donald Trump. China and Russia are afraid of 608 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:04,120 Speaker 3: Donald Trump. All of that is good because America is 609 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 3: safer and we are much likely more likely to avoid 610 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 3: military conflict when our enemies are afraid of the commander 611 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:14,800 Speaker 3: in chief than when our enemies You look at Joe Biden, 612 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 3: when they look and say, the commander in chief is 613 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 3: weak and completely incapacitated. And that is why we went 614 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 3: from no wars across the globe to two wars. Ukraine 615 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:34,280 Speaker 3: and Gaza both raging under Joe Biden. That's what happens 616 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 3: when you have a week and appeasing President. 617 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:39,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, no doubt about it. Again, this is breaking as 618 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 2: we continue. Israeli sources are now saying the first seven 619 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 2: living hostages have been released to the Red Cross in 620 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 2: Tel Aviv right now. We are witnessing celebration in the streets. 621 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,240 Speaker 2: We are seeing this in Jerusalem as well. The videos 622 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:56,640 Speaker 2: are trying to come in as is basically eight forty 623 00:34:56,719 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 2: am in Israel right now. We're seeing people lying reach 624 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:03,760 Speaker 2: of the highway right now and Rim Israel as well. 625 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:06,680 Speaker 1: And this is just some of that excitement after two. 626 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:10,480 Speaker 2: Plus years of these people that were taken on that 627 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 2: October seventh attack day. We're going to keep monitoring this 628 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 2: obviously until we wrap up. But I do want to 629 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 2: get you an update for everyone on the government shutdown 630 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:22,479 Speaker 2: here in the US. We are into two weeks now 631 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,840 Speaker 2: of this government shutdown. We are starting to see it 632 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 2: affect people's lives or seeing healthcare issues with those For example, 633 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:32,399 Speaker 2: in San Antonio, I was there today talking about there's 634 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 2: a lot of people there that are saying that the 635 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 2: providers are not able to get the money and the 636 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:37,359 Speaker 2: funding they need. 637 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:38,759 Speaker 1: Doctors are frustrated. 638 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:41,239 Speaker 2: The Schumer shutdown is really starting to hurt people in 639 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:44,400 Speaker 2: our military, their kids, those with special needs as well. 640 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:47,440 Speaker 2: Your reaction. How much long are this is going to continue? 641 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:49,600 Speaker 2: And do you see any movement this week? 642 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 3: Well, we're right now in day twelve of the Schumer shutdown, 643 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:56,359 Speaker 3: and the government is shut down because over and over 644 00:35:56,400 --> 00:36:00,879 Speaker 3: and over again, the Democrats are voting shut the government down. 645 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:04,840 Speaker 3: And I will say, you know, it's actually interesting today 646 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:09,720 Speaker 3: on Twitter, fifty three Republicans was trending, and the reason 647 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,320 Speaker 3: it was trending was an exchange back and forth that 648 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 3: I had with Gavin Newsom on the shutdown. So Gavin 649 00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:19,359 Speaker 3: Newsom tweeted out, Wow, that is wild. I wonder who 650 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:21,760 Speaker 3: has control of the White House, Senate and the House. 651 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,759 Speaker 3: And this is one of the Democrat talking points as well. 652 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:28,920 Speaker 3: This is the Republican's fault because the President and the 653 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:31,960 Speaker 3: Senate and the House are all in Republican control. Here's 654 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:35,800 Speaker 3: what I responded on X. I said, Gavin is deliberately 655 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:40,240 Speaker 3: lying to fund the government. Takes sixty votes in the Senate. 656 00:36:41,239 --> 00:36:46,120 Speaker 3: There are only fifty three Republicans. We need at least 657 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 3: seven Democrats. We keep voting to open the government, Dems 658 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:56,239 Speaker 3: keep voting to shut it down. Gavin Newsom knows this 659 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,839 Speaker 3: and he's lying to you. And as of right now, 660 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,240 Speaker 3: it's had one point seven million views. It was trending 661 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 3: on Twitter. And it's the simple fact we cannot pass 662 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 3: funding for the government without sixty votes in the Senate. 663 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:12,319 Speaker 3: That means there is nothing Republicans can do to fund 664 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 3: this on our own. The Democrats all know this. We 665 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:19,520 Speaker 3: have voted, I think eight times now the Republicans have 666 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 3: voted to open the government to fund the government, and 667 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:28,920 Speaker 3: every Democrat but I think three, have voted no. And 668 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:33,000 Speaker 3: that's why we have a shutdown. Now. We're all expected 669 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:35,319 Speaker 3: to go back to DC on Tuesday of this week 670 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:37,680 Speaker 3: and we'll vote again to fund the government. I voted 671 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:40,279 Speaker 3: to fund the government now, over and over and over again. 672 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:43,799 Speaker 3: I'll vote again on Tuesday to fund the government. And 673 00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:46,239 Speaker 3: I think it is very likely right now the Democrats 674 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:47,960 Speaker 3: will continue the Schumer shutdown. 675 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 1: Wow. 676 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:51,759 Speaker 3: And I'll tell you what I think is one of 677 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:55,759 Speaker 3: the major reasons is coming up on October seventeenth, there 678 00:37:55,880 --> 00:38:00,400 Speaker 3: is this big rally in DC, No King's Rally, bunch 679 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:04,240 Speaker 3: of the left wing radicals are coming to DC. And 680 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:08,239 Speaker 3: and you know what, most of my colleagues believe is 681 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:12,840 Speaker 3: the Democrat senators are terrified of opening the government before 682 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:16,279 Speaker 3: that rally because they don't want their crazy base, the 683 00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:19,239 Speaker 3: same base that that almost cost Schumer the job his 684 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:22,440 Speaker 3: job last time. They don't want their crazy base to 685 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:25,560 Speaker 3: get angry, and so I think most of us. 686 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:29,239 Speaker 2: So you're telling me the American people right now that 687 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:31,520 Speaker 2: there's a very good chance that the government shutdown will 688 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:33,600 Speaker 2: continue because of a rally date. 689 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:37,160 Speaker 3: Yep. And that date again is what October seventeenth? 690 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:41,440 Speaker 2: Okay, so the thirteenth, fourteenthie, okay, So we got another 691 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:43,920 Speaker 2: five six days of this just to get to the 692 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,719 Speaker 2: rally and then maybe we'll actually do their job and 693 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:47,760 Speaker 2: like fund the government. 694 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 3: Look, at some point they're going to do their job 695 00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:52,600 Speaker 3: and fund the government. But you know, a bunch of 696 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:56,400 Speaker 3: federal federal employees are about to miss their first paycheck. 697 00:38:57,239 --> 00:39:00,799 Speaker 3: I'll tell you. Ordinarily, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines would 698 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:04,480 Speaker 3: lose their first paycheck as well. The Trump Department of 699 00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:06,440 Speaker 3: Wars said they're going to move some funds around and 700 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:10,919 Speaker 3: pay our servicemen and women, and Democrats are furious. How 701 00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:13,480 Speaker 3: dare you find a way? Look, I don't know if 702 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:15,319 Speaker 3: they can do it because it is not easy with 703 00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:18,839 Speaker 3: the funding paused. But the Democrats don't care. And I'll 704 00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:23,359 Speaker 3: tell you one of the great acts of hypocrisy is 705 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:26,879 Speaker 3: the Democrat congressmen are all paying themselves, or most of them, 706 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:31,360 Speaker 3: maybe I don't know about all. But so, under the 707 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:35,480 Speaker 3: twenty eighth Amendment to the Constitution, the compensation of a 708 00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:38,240 Speaker 3: member of Congress cannot be reduced during your term of office, 709 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:42,040 Speaker 3: which means during a shutdown, House members and senators get 710 00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:45,040 Speaker 3: paid no matter what, even though everyone else their paycheck stop. 711 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:49,799 Speaker 3: Elected members of Congress get their paycheck. Now you can 712 00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:52,280 Speaker 3: say no. So I sent a letter to the Secretary 713 00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:55,839 Speaker 3: of the Senate saying, please hold my paycheck, do not 714 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:58,120 Speaker 3: pay me. I do not want that money deposited in 715 00:39:58,160 --> 00:40:02,960 Speaker 3: my account till the government shutdown ends, until our service 716 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:05,920 Speaker 3: members are being paid. I'm not going to pay myself. 717 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:08,160 Speaker 3: But you look at these Democrats who are happily shutting 718 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:11,680 Speaker 3: the government down. They're also taking their own paycheck and saying, gosh, 719 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:16,040 Speaker 3: I like being paid. And you know they are not 720 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:21,200 Speaker 3: troubled at all. If if some young corporal serving overseas 721 00:40:21,239 --> 00:40:24,600 Speaker 3: suddenly doesn't get his paycheck and can't pay his bills 722 00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:25,040 Speaker 3: this week. 723 00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:26,200 Speaker 1: It's incredible. 724 00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:30,040 Speaker 2: As we wrap this up at one forty seven am 725 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:33,120 Speaker 2: Eastern Center time, the latest news we have, and this 726 00:40:33,239 --> 00:40:35,880 Speaker 2: is good news. Israeli sorts are saying the first seven 727 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:39,480 Speaker 2: living hostages have been released the Red Cross. We're obviously 728 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:42,960 Speaker 2: waiting on the other thirteen and that hopefully by the 729 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,160 Speaker 2: time you get to hear this in the morning on 730 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:48,120 Speaker 2: your commuter in the afternoon, they've all been released. 731 00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:50,120 Speaker 1: But this is certainly a good day. 732 00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 2: And we'll have a lot more on this, I can 733 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,480 Speaker 2: promise on Wednesday morning as well. 734 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:57,399 Speaker 3: And Ben, let me say this. Let me say this finally, Yeah, 735 00:40:57,520 --> 00:41:01,440 Speaker 3: number one, congratulations to President Trump and team. Congratulations to 736 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:05,279 Speaker 3: Prime Minister Netanyahu and his team. Congratulations to the people 737 00:41:05,320 --> 00:41:08,440 Speaker 3: of Israel who are celebrating right now and rightly celebrating. 738 00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:11,759 Speaker 3: And I just want to say, praise God. God is 739 00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:13,160 Speaker 3: good all of the time. 740 00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:13,920 Speaker 1: Amen. 741 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:15,960 Speaker 2: We'll be back with you on Wednesday morning. Make sure 742 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:18,320 Speaker 2: you share this episode wherever you can on social media 743 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:21,400 Speaker 2: and grab my podcast as well, the Ben Ferguson podcasts. 744 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:23,320 Speaker 2: I'll keep you up down the breaking news on Tuesday 745 00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:25,320 Speaker 2: as well as you get ready for us again on 746 00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:25,919 Speaker 2: Wednesday morning. 747 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:27,480 Speaker 1: We'll see you back then, real soon