1 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: Morning. E'rerope about to enter the arena and join the 2 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: battle to save America with your host Sean Carnell. Good evening, America. 3 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 1: Welcome to Battleground Live. This is the show where for 4 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 1: the past year we kicked ass, we took names, we 5 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: locked horns with the radical left, and you know the drill. 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: We never quit, we never surrender. From sea to shining 7 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: Sea and everybody in between. Welcome patriots on this glorious 8 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: glorious what is it? It's Tuesday. Well, as you can 9 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: probably imagine, the last day has been absolutely crazy. I'll 10 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: just tell you exactly what happened. I got a call 11 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: yesterday at about four point thirty from the Secretary of 12 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: Defense saying that that the President was going to announce 13 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: my position as the assistant of the Secretary of Defense 14 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: for public Affairs and the Pentagon spokesperson. Uh and that 15 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: the President wanted to do it himself. And I'm just 16 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: paraphrasing because I don't want to get into the intricacies 17 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: of the conversation. What was a private conversation with Secretary 18 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: heg Seth. But I was I was blown away by that. 19 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: And you know the reason why I was blown away 20 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: by it, you know, because I mean, look, I didn't 21 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: go down to I didn't go down to Marlago. I 22 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: mean I I loved the idea of maybe getting a 23 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: job in the administration. I also knew that lots of 24 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: qualified people would be applying for jobs. And you know, 25 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: I don't know, I don't have a lot of the 26 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: people that apply for jobs like this. They have entire 27 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: camps of people, you know, that have that that friends 28 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: with the President's inner circle, that advocate and jockey for 29 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: these types of physicians. And by the way, not throwing 30 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: shade at any of those people. That's how this is done, 31 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: both on the Democrat side of the House and the 32 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: Republican side of the House. That's that's how it's done. 33 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: But I don't have that. I live on a small 34 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 1: farm in western Pennsylvania with my amazing wife, Commander Melanie, 35 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: and five amazing kids. And you know, we've been doing 36 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: a podcast now for over a year. Started as a 37 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: small podcast has grown into something much more formidable. I mean, seriously, 38 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: we've been only doing this for a year and you 39 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 1: all have been amazing. And my mission from the outset 40 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: has always been just to fight for the country, just 41 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: to continue to battle on behalf of America. And so 42 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: I was sitting there and I was at the basketball, 43 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 1: my daughter's basketball game prior to the show, which is 44 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: why it was late. I get here in the chair, 45 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: and that's when I got the call from the Secretary 46 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: of Defense. And you know, again, this was like still 47 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: trying to wrap my mind around the enormity of it all, 48 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: is what I'm saying. So many of you all were 49 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: saying in the live chat, Oh, sure, your daughter's basketball game, 50 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: but no, it's the truth. Was that my daughter's basketball game. 51 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: So still trying to wrap my mind around the enormity 52 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: of all of this, because I have to tell you 53 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: it is the honor of a lifetime to have been 54 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: appointed by the President of the United States for a 55 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: job like this. You know, I've told many of you 56 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: all this story a couple times, especially people the OG 57 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: listeners of this show. You know, I wish after nine 58 00:03:55,760 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: to eleven, after those buildings fell, that I truly understood 59 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: what it meant to join an organization like the US military. 60 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: I joined the Army, was in the infantry, went to 61 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: airborne school, went to ranger school, and then went to combat. 62 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: That's exactly what I wanted. I wanted to be on 63 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 1: the front lines of the fight, taking the fight to 64 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: the enemy, attacking the enemy that attacked us on September eleventh, 65 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: And like most early twenty somethings, I was full of 66 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: piss and vinegar. I was very motivated. I believe that 67 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: with the might and power of that American flag on 68 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: my shoulder in the military, the wind at my back, 69 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: I could accomplish anything. That's and I really wasn't thinking 70 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: of much else. But as time were on, and as 71 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: I got to know my troops and I got to 72 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: I got to learn about the lineage of my unit, 73 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: third Brigade, second Italian eighty seventh Infantry Regiment, third Portune 74 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: Bravo Company, just the lineage of that regiment going all 75 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: the way back to World War Two, and then about 76 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: the tenth Mountain Division and everything else, and I just, 77 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: I guess I just appreciated it more. I always understood 78 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 1: the legacy on an academic level, but I appreciated the 79 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:16,239 Speaker 1: legacy so much more when I lived it. And then 80 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: by the time I got to combat and fought and 81 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 1: bled with these men, and back then again it was 82 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: just men in the infantry four hundred and eighty five 83 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: days in combat, sixteen straight months in combat on the 84 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. And what was the most 85 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: dangerous place in all of Afghanistan bar none, hands down, 86 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: wasn't even a question. Michaeltoon built the very first combat 87 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: outpost called Combat Outpost Marga. It was so dangerous there 88 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: that the engineers that were tasked with building that combat 89 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: outpost left us in the middle of the night just 90 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: to go. Small group of infantrymen left us in the 91 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: middle of the night because it was just too dangerous. 92 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: And that very same night, we got intelligence from my 93 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: battalion commander that over three hundred and fifty people were 94 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: coming to attack us and overrun that small combat outpost 95 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: on Marga what was supposed to be two months or sorry, 96 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: two days before I was supposed to go home. Well, 97 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: thank god we got that intelligence and we were able 98 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: to stack up air power and plan a counter attack 99 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: and we ended up killing every single one of the 100 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: terrorists that tried to kill us that day. And I 101 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: guess I'm telling you all this because even though Afghanistan 102 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 1: was ended in a shameful way by politicians and by 103 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: the way, you know, it's both Democrats and Republicans that 104 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: got us to this point where our country seems to 105 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: at least certainly during my lifetime in Iraq and Afghanistan. 106 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm forty three years old. We've been at 107 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: war for twenty years, or we were at war in 108 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: those countries for over twenty years, which is, you know, 109 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: about half of my life. All I've known is a 110 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: country at war, and that was my profession as a 111 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: war fighter. Imagine how it feels to have those wars 112 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: kind of thrown aside, and Democrats and Republicans are both 113 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: responsible for that. Despite all of that, I don't regret 114 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: serving at all. Despite all of that, fighting to defend 115 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: this country was the best thing I ever did professionally, 116 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: hands down, and it's not even close. As a young 117 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: second lieutenant, yes, I had all the right schools, you know, 118 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: had my Ranger tab and airborne wings. Really, who cares 119 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: about that? If your men think you're an idiot? Who cares? 120 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: But I had the best soldiers that you could possibly imagine. Seriously, 121 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: the best soldiers in the world. Many of their boots 122 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: actually their boots and t search had more experiencing combat 123 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: than I did. That had every reason to kick me 124 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: in a corner, stick me at a desk, and just 125 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: say do paperwork. We got the rest. But instead of 126 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: doing that, my soldiers taught, coached, and mentored me every 127 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: step of the way about what it meant to be 128 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: a good leader. So lucky to have them. And who 129 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: would have thought that that unit, which was the most 130 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: diverse unit in that you could possibly imagine. I'd say 131 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: this all the time. I loathe when people say diversity 132 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: is our strength. And I say this as somebody who 133 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: led a combat platoon that was more diverse than basically 134 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: any other infantry between out there, black next to white, 135 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: Christian next to Atheists, next to Muslim, next to jew, 136 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: Democrats next to Republican, young versus old, rich, poor Democrat, whatever, 137 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: all in the same foxhole. But on that battlefield in Afghanistan. 138 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: One of the things that you realize very very quickly 139 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: is that it doesn't matter what your skin color, doesn't 140 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: matter what God you worship, doesn't matter how much money 141 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: you make or what sort of politics you believe in. 142 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: You all bleed red and that's all that matters. There's 143 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: no hyphenated Americans out there on the battlefield. They're just Americans. 144 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: That's the only identity that we have that really truly matters. 145 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: And what was interesting about that is that when we 146 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: knew that as a unit that yes, we acknowledge that 147 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: we're diverse, and that's cool to have a bunch of 148 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: different perspectives at the table, but in and of itself 149 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: is not the end state mission of the United States Military. 150 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 1: It's to discard our differences and unite under a common banner, 151 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 1: fighting a common mission. That is what makes this military 152 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: the best, most lethal military on the planet. And it's 153 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: not even close, because there were more times than I 154 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: could count in Afghanistan where we were outnumbered and damn 155 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: or overrun by an enemy out that outnumbered us, not 156 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: as small numbers. Sometimes we were out numbered ten to one. 157 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: And yes we have better weapons, yes we have better equipment, 158 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: better training, I don't know, because the enemy that we 159 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: fought in Afghanistan was extraordinarily good, well trained, and they 160 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 1: were fighting on home turf. But the reason why we 161 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: survived was not all the cool, sexy equipment in the 162 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: air power even it was the fact that we were 163 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:31,119 Speaker 1: united in purpose, that it was the grit of the American, 164 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: of the American soldier that allowed me to survive. And 165 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: I'm telling you when I said, because I was blown 166 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: away by the announcement of the president yesterday, and I 167 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: said in no uncertain terms that you know I'm the 168 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: leader that I am today because of my troops. They're 169 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:54,079 Speaker 1: the ones that taught me how to do it. I'm 170 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: alive today because of my troops. They're the ones that 171 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: they saved me in Afghanistan times than I can count. 172 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: I mean literally save me, save me, saved my life. 173 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 1: And I owe everything to them. And I'm doing this 174 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: job and I'm accepting this position not because I need 175 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: a job. In fact, I love my farm. You'd love 176 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: it too if you were here. Believe me, this place 177 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: is amazing. It's like a little slice of heaven. My 178 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: wife and I talk about it all the time. I 179 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 1: have an amazing life. We've got the most amazing wife 180 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: you could imagine, got the most amazing set of five 181 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: kids in the world. They are seriously all an extraordinary blessing. 182 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: We've got four huge like fat goats, we got fourteen chickens. 183 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: We've got a great life here. Western Pennsylvania is God's country. 184 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 1: I don't know if any I know this is a 185 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 1: national show I don't know if any of you all 186 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: been to Western Pennsylvania, but it's it's amazing. We have 187 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: an amazing life here. And it's not just Melanie and 188 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: the kids, it's also my parents and you see real 189 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 1: aunt Cindy in the live chat, that's my real aunt. 190 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: We have a big, strong family here. I'm doing this 191 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 1: job because, you know, it's bittersweet for me because as 192 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: I told you, I love my life. But you know 193 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: how I told you, if this country we're ever threatened, 194 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 1: and my wife knows this, but if this country we're 195 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: ever threatened, even though we squandered the fights in Iraq 196 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: and Afghanistan and politicians are to blame for that, I 197 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: would still be the first in line to defend this 198 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,959 Speaker 1: country hands down, or would not even be a question 199 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: about it. I mean, the first in line. Send me, 200 00:12:55,920 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: send me so my kids don't have to go. And 201 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: ultimately that's why I'm doing it. You know, I don't 202 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: have you know, I've been doing national media since twenty twelve. 203 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: I mean, a first book came out in twenty twelve. 204 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:16,199 Speaker 1: I ran to political campaigns that were high profile political campaigns, 205 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: did lots of interviews as part of that stand up 206 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 1: press conferences all the time. I only know one way, right, 207 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: and many of you all who have been listening and 208 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: watching this show for a long time, no that I 209 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,199 Speaker 1: only have one way, and that's just no bullshit all 210 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: the time. Remember what my dad told me before I 211 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: ran for office, And this was not him being negative. 212 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 1: He's like, Sean, You're going to be a terrible politician 213 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: because you just can't lie to people. I just can't. 214 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: I don't have that in me. Might not like what 215 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: I have to say, you might not like how I 216 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: say it, but at least you'll know it's how I feel. 217 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not a traditional comms person, you know so, 218 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: but I know I know I can do the job. 219 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: I under stand the contemporary operating environment. I understand the 220 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: geopolitical threats that America faces, and ultimately that's why I'm 221 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 1: doing this. I look at it as I'm framing this 222 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: in my mind, as I'm framing this in my mind 223 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: as a deployment to Washington, d C. And technically, yes, 224 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: I get the weekends off. But last weekend, the Secretary 225 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: of Defense and high level defense officials were at Walter 226 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: Reed dealing with the flooding that the Biden administration allowed 227 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: to occur there. They spent the weekend dealing with that. 228 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: So I say all that to say, yes, technically, you're 229 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: off on the weekends. So on the weekends that I 230 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: can get home, I will drive back up to Fort Parnell, 231 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: and the weekends that I can't, you know, and certainly 232 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: during the week as well, my wife will be down 233 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: there with me. The kids will come down on the weekends. 234 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: But it's not going to be easy. But I'm doing 235 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: this because I feel like we're at an inflection point 236 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: in the country. And you know, I've told you many times, Okay, 237 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: we worked so hard to get President Trump elected. In fact, 238 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: we acknowledge that this was the craziest election cycle in 239 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: my lifetime, maybe ever. We acknowledge all of those things. 240 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: But what about after Trump? What about after these four years? 241 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: And the president is going to need loyal people, And 242 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: you know the media treats, oh he wants loyal people, 243 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: well like me? I know, shit, he needs loyal people. 244 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: Any leader in any organization, whether it's on the ball field, 245 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: whether it's in the boardroom, whether it's in government. You're 246 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: the president, you're the commander in chief. You need loyal 247 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: people willing to work for you. That's how it goes. 248 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: The media treats that as if it's a it's a 249 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: dirty word, but it's the President is going to need help, 250 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: and Secretary heg Seth is going to need help as well. 251 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: He's going to need competent people that can get the 252 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: job done. And ultimately, you know, the reason why I'm 253 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: doing this and and sacrificing a lot on the home front, 254 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: you know, is because I feel like our country is 255 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: really at an inflection point. Every single wargame simulation that 256 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: we've that we've run with China has America losing. I'm sorry, 257 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: but that's just not something that we can tolerate. It's 258 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: not something that we can know and be okay with. 259 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: We have to evolve our force and evolve it rapidly. 260 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: We have to reform the acquisitions process at the Pentagon 261 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: so that we can develop the most cutting edge technological 262 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 1: weapons and get him into the hands of our warfighters 263 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: when they actually need them. For example, when I was 264 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: in Afghanistan for the first six months of that deployment, 265 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: we didn't even have armored trucks. There weren't enough armored 266 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: trucks to come outfit us. Believe me. Do you think 267 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: the brilliant military minds at the Pentagon maybe could have 268 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:25,719 Speaker 1: anticipated that we would need armored trucks in Afghanistan if 269 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,120 Speaker 1: we were planning on going to Afghanistan or maybe even 270 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: go into Iraq. Even this was prior to improvised explosive 271 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: devices being used on the regular. You need armored vehicles 272 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: to stop bullets. You think that our leaders would have 273 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: had the forethought to understand that we'd even have that 274 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: for six months. So my point is, drastic perform at 275 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: the Pentagon is needed. How can we sit here as 276 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: Americans or someone who's worn the uniform, willing to give 277 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: his life for this country knowing that China has won 278 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 1: every war game with the United States, You simply can't. 279 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: We can't tolerate that as a country. And so that's 280 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 1: why I'm doing this. I'm doing this because I believe 281 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: that in the next four years we'll be able to 282 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: bring about really substantial and lasting change at the Department 283 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 1: of Defense that will not just look after this generation, 284 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,199 Speaker 1: but also my children's children and then their kids. You know, 285 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: we don't want our kids going to fight in frivolous conflicts. 286 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: We don't want that. In fact, we got a quick 287 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: here come here, I'm gonna speaking of family and children. 288 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: Come here, Evan, No, over here, buddy, over here, you 289 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: want to come over here? Come Pilon. Say hi to everybody. 290 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: This is this is the this is the There's Commander Melanie, 291 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:46,880 Speaker 1: There's Evan Pilon. Everybody so sorry, sorry sorry. So there's 292 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 1: there's my daughter Emma. There's my daughter Katie. Where's Natalie screening? 293 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: There's my daughter Natalie. So of course we knew. We 294 00:18:55,320 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: knew when this job was announced that the meeting would 295 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:04,640 Speaker 1: try to regurgitate a bunch of the bs that went 296 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: on all the fake stuff that happened back in twenty 297 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: twenty one during my Senate run, and they always some 298 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 1: of the reporting on this actually mostly a lot of 299 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 1: the reporting has been really great and really fair, but 300 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 1: some of it is they deliberately harken back to that, 301 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 1: trying to leave like violating journalism rule one oh one 302 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: of actually report what's happening in the now. And you 303 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 1: can see, like everything in our life is pretty damn good, right, everybody, Yes, yes, 304 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: pretty good? But this is this is this is the 305 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: last Battleground Live show for at least a little bit 306 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: until I get down to Washington, DC, learn the left 307 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: and right limits of the job. How often I'll be 308 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: able to engage with all of you. You know, I 309 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 1: don't know how often I'm gonna be able to do 310 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: the podcast down there, how busy I'm going to be 311 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: even know if it's allowed or if i'll be allowed. 312 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: I sure as I sure, I'll know. I'm not allowed 313 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: to take money from sponsors, take money from advertisers, or 314 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:06,719 Speaker 1: anything like that. But I will come up with a 315 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: plan to continue to engage this audience, even if it's 316 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: on the weekend, once a week and for free. The 317 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: community that we've built is just so valuable, and I 318 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: think we have to keep it intact. But you guys 319 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: don't have to stay around here. But just so we 320 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: say thank you to everybody. I have an amazing family, right, Okay, 321 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: be careful of all the wires because I don't know 322 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:29,399 Speaker 1: you're seeing right here on the screen looks nice and 323 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 1: neat right here, but they're there. Are There are wires everywhere. 324 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: There are wires. Thank you guys. You guys are the best. Yeah. 325 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: See see what I'm saying. I have a pretty nice, 326 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: a pretty amazing looking family don't, don't I. So that's 327 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:51,639 Speaker 1: when when you see the media out there, when you 328 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: see the media out there smearing my family, I want 329 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: you to remember that image. You know, they're with me 330 00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 1: right now. My kids they're out The media is out 331 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: there are saying Sean doesn't have custody of his kids, 332 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: or Shawn's a terrible person, he's a terrible father. Oh, 333 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 1: I'll try. This is what President Trump does. He appoints 334 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:11,920 Speaker 1: these evil, terrible people. Well, this is why independent media 335 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 1: is important. You can't look at things through the lens 336 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:19,119 Speaker 1: that the media presents. Look, look here, I just showed 337 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: you my family. They're all with me right now. Well, 338 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: my family's right here. But I'm doing this job because 339 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:34,120 Speaker 1: I think America is I think America is at an 340 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,199 Speaker 1: inflection point. We have to do something to fix it. 341 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: And I think I can help. I think I can 342 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: help prevent your children and your grandchildren from going into fights. 343 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: That's why when I talk about standing on the shoulders 344 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: of giants and those who came before, and the legacy 345 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: that we inherited, and the men and women who wear 346 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: the uniform today and every person that will wear the 347 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: uniform in the future, I'm thinking about them. I'm doing 348 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:59,919 Speaker 1: this job for them, only this time going back in 349 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:03,400 Speaker 1: to serve I recognize that legacy. Whereas as a young 350 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: kid donning the uniform for the first time, I didn't, 351 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: so all of that knowledge that I have from the 352 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: field of battle and Afghanistan and then being a rear 353 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 1: attachment commander and in charge of casualty notification and casualty 354 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: affairs when I get back taking all of that knowledge 355 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: into this senior level appointment at the Pentagon. Just to 356 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 1: be clear, I see part of my role as to 357 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 1: pursue or to work with the Secretary of Defense in 358 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: the pursuit of peace. Building the biggest, strongest military on 359 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: the planet, but doing that in the pursuit of peace 360 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,439 Speaker 1: for not just our world and our country, but for 361 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: our children and our children's children. That's it. That's the mission, 362 00:22:55,040 --> 00:23:00,360 Speaker 1: you know. I think back to Vietnam veterans. I used 363 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: to I would walk around to see Vietnam veterans in 364 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: the airport or out at the grocery store or whatever 365 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: seem where they're hat or whatever, and I always make 366 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 1: it a point to say welcome home to them. And 367 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: part of the reason why I do that is because 368 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 1: they weren't welcomed home. They were treated terribly when they 369 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: came home from Vietnam. But what makes that generation of 370 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: American warriors so truly rare and exceptional is that they 371 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 1: made a promise that, despite being treated terribly, they would 372 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 1: never allow another generation of American warriors to be treated 373 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: like that again. And I'm lucky that I'm part of 374 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 1: one of those generations that is under the umbrella and 375 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: protection of the Vietnam era vets who look out for us. Well, 376 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,399 Speaker 1: I think it's our generation's turn. It's my generation's turn 377 00:23:56,480 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: to stand up and say to stand up and say 378 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,880 Speaker 1: we're looking out for the next generation. We're looking out 379 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: for this generation of American war fighters. So I just 380 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 1: want to say, battle Crew, it's it's it's been an honor, 381 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: it really has. And my phone is lighting up with 382 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: flags from Aunt Cindy and all the people that are 383 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: throwing rumble rant tips in the live chat. I can't 384 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: even thank you enough. I'm just going to go through 385 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: them because there are so many. As I always do, Hammerhead, 386 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: thank you, my friend OG member right there, Darius O 387 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: G Member, thank you, Darius, thank you, battle Crew, newlywed 388 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 1: battle Crew newly. Thank you Todd, thank you, my friend. 389 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: Thank you. You've been with us for a very long time. 390 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: A V eight or AH sixty four. Holy smokes man, 391 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: thank you for this. I don't even know what to say, 392 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:58,679 Speaker 1: but thank you. DC. Have Rode Toll money, Yes, I 393 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 1: will need it. Thank you, my friend and athletic touch. 394 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 1: You want another Eric Steel book. I'm working on the 395 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,439 Speaker 1: fifth book right now, the fifth and final Eric Steel 396 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: book right now. Buzz, thank you. I appreciate it. My 397 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: f friend, Doc, you want a SECT challenge coin Doc, yep, 398 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: thank you. We'll accomplish that. Glow. You're the best, Lady Sunfire. 399 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: Thank you, US Patriots. Thank you, seriously, I don't even 400 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 1: know what to say. Thank you, Regina, thank you, Myron. 401 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: You're the best. Thank thank you, thank you, thank you. 402 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,640 Speaker 1: You are all awesome. Dan Nunn, if you're not following 403 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 1: the Nun Report, go follow the Nun Report right now. 404 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: This show is awesome. You're gonna need You're gonna need 405 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: ass kickers when when Battleground Live takes a hiatus, support 406 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: guys like Dan Nunn. Go follow his show right now. 407 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: Thank you, Dan, thank you, Brother Nicole, thank you, Doc. 408 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: Thank you You're awesome. Staying o G member right there. 409 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: Thank you, Staying Salty Carla, thank you you are awesome. Yes, 410 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: Salty Mama, thank you you are awesome. Steel City Ken 411 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: o G member of the Battle cru Beaver County, Western 412 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: Pennsylvania resident. Thank you, my friend Boston, miss you too, 413 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: my friend Doc again. Thank you, Gefontes. Thank you. Jen. 414 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,239 Speaker 1: Seeing this, I can't I can't even keep up with it. 415 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:31,679 Speaker 1: But Dorry, my gosh, I'm missing all these people. But Dory, 416 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 1: thank you. We love you, Hockey Love, thank you, we 417 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:40,879 Speaker 1: love you. T Augie, thank you. This is crazy. I 418 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: don't even know what to say. Folks. Jen, thank you boy. 419 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: Let me tell you you're keeping Aunt Cindy very very very 420 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:56,880 Speaker 1: busy right now. This is awesome. Sherry, Thank you, Sherry, 421 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. Outlaw Dogs, thank you, g Money, Lulu 422 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: lemonon super Roop Fund, Yes, who would have thought? Savage Rich, 423 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 1: Lulu Lemon and zuber is Winny's World. Thank you so much. 424 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: Battle Crew, newlywed again, thank you, Aby eight. I meant 425 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: to do twenty and went, oh my gosh, geez, thank you, 426 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 1: you don't have to do that. Everybody, thank you, Bumping. 427 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: It's been an honor for all of you as well. 428 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 1: And listen, this it's just temporary, you know. This is 429 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: just like I said a deployment to DC. I intend 430 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: when I get back to to fire up this show 431 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 1: and get going like right where we left off. Folks, 432 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 1: so angels unawares. Thank you Florida for Trump. Thank you, 433 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: we miss you too. I also want to thank you 434 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,280 Speaker 1: know the battle crew in general. I love you. I 435 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:57,360 Speaker 1: love you guys. You all were there for me through 436 00:27:57,400 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: one of the toughest points in my whole life building 437 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 1: this show from the ground up when I had nothing seriously, 438 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 1: was completely canceled after my senate race lost everything. You 439 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: all were there for me and helped me build this 440 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: show into one heck of a show. Seriously, Roxy Roxy Yeah, 441 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 1: Roxy mcgroy. Thank you. Cindy, You're the best. Daru, thank you. 442 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:26,679 Speaker 1: You all are awesome. I also want to thank ant Cindy. 443 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 1: She has been She has moderated this show and helped 444 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: keep the chat the best on all of Rumble for 445 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: this entire year. Ant, Cindy, I love you. Thank you. 446 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:42,680 Speaker 1: Wendy Bell and Brock, thank you for everything. But it 447 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: wasn't for these two, I wouldn't be doing a live 448 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 1: show like this simply would not happen. I would have 449 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: never had I would have never had the courage to 450 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: do a show like this if it wasn't for Wendy 451 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: Bell and Brock. So thank you all, so so much. 452 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 1: Wendy Brock, Clay Travis, and Buck Sexton. Thank you for 453 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,360 Speaker 1: taking a chance on me, put me on your podcast network, 454 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 1: helping this show become what it is today. Thank iHeart. 455 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: I want to thank Premiere Julie Talbot and Bill May 456 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: and all the great folks at Premiere that helped the 457 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: show behind the scenes. Steal Woman, I see you. Thank 458 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: you for the rumble rant Tip Dave, thank you my friend. 459 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 1: I don't know what to say, folks, but we will 460 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: do this show again. We will do this show again. 461 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: We will pick up right where we left off. Slew Code, 462 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: thank you, Thank you, really appreciate you. You're the best. 463 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: And oh, by the way, so the job the job, 464 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: and here's what the job description is. My job will 465 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 1: be Pentagon Spokesperson Assistant the Secretary Defense Republic Affairs. So yes, 466 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: I'll be doing the Pentagon press briefings and engaging with 467 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 1: the media. My responsive will be responsible for communicating all 468 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 1: Department of Defense priorities to the American people, the American media. 469 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: In Congress, I'll interface between the White House and our 470 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: Intel community, and at also tie in at the Department Offense. Obviously, 471 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 1: I'll be there and make sure all the comms are 472 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 1: on point. I'll have an operational tie in. I'll be 473 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: involved in things. I'd be able to com communicate that 474 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 1: to the American people and do you all effectively. I'm 475 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:31,719 Speaker 1: going to be the most transparent Pentagon spokesperson in recent memory, 476 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 1: at least I could say that. And also I'm responsible 477 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: for all the public affairs as well, so all the 478 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 1: cool stuff outward facing stuff that the Pentagon does, my 479 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: office will run that. And we also do tours. So 480 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: if you want a Pentagon tour, come down. My office 481 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 1: will be in charge of Pentagon tours as well. Uncle Otis, 482 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: thank you, jeez, you've been around for a long time, 483 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: my friend, Thank you very much. Slew Coat. You guys 484 00:30:56,920 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 1: are the best. You can't belie leave it. You know. 485 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 1: Over a year ago, like in December of last year, 486 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: it was like, oh, I hope I can get five 487 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 1: hundred live viewers. Now we're well up over four thousand 488 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: smash that like button in one final smash the little 489 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: gray thumb beneath the video smash it turn the like 490 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:23,239 Speaker 1: button green. That help us immensely. And so here's what 491 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, stay tuned to Locals my Locals page. 492 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna everybody that is subscribed to Locals. We're gonna 493 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 1: make good on that, whether it's about refunding the money 494 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: or if you want to stay subscribed to the end 495 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: of the year. Commander Melanie and I are going to 496 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: document behind the scenes the move. We are going to document, 497 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:46,600 Speaker 1: you know, basically all things. It's to the extent that 498 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,440 Speaker 1: we're allowed. I have to check with like the ethics 499 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: team at the Department of Defense and all this other stuff, 500 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 1: but I think we'll be able to It's just like Locals, 501 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: just like having Facebook. So I'm not going to be 502 00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: communicating in an official government capacity there, but we'll be 503 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 1: able to give you a window into what it looks 504 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 1: like to move to DC to take one of these jobs. 505 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 1: So stay tuned to Locals. I'm going to communicate a 506 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:10,880 Speaker 1: lot with the battle crew on there, and this crew 507 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 1: can stay intact because Locals has a basically a community 508 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: where you can post and talk and follower, So even 509 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 1: if you're not subscribing, just go follow me on locals 510 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 1: so we can all stay in touch over there. And 511 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 1: I will let you know once I get down to Washington, 512 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: get a sense of get a sense of what the 513 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 1: job entails, how busy I'm going to be, what my 514 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 1: left and right limits are, whether I'm allowed to even 515 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:42,360 Speaker 1: do a podcast in the first place. I will let 516 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 1: you know what the plan is once I get down there. 517 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 1: And even if, like I said, I have to do 518 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:50,719 Speaker 1: a Saturday show or a Sunday show update on all 519 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:52,880 Speaker 1: the things that we did this past week that I 520 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 1: can tell you about at the Department of Defense, completely 521 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 1: for free, just to engage with og members of the 522 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 1: battle Crew like yourself. I'll do that, Okay, you have 523 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 1: a promise that that's a hundred percent what I will do. 524 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: So thank you, Hony, Thank you Patriot fan. You all 525 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: are the best. It's an honor to serve this country. Folks. 526 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: You don't have to thank me for my service, but 527 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: it's an honor to serve this country. Thank you. You 528 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: all are awesome. So as always, folks, I'll see you 529 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 1: on I'll see you on the flip side. Someone's asking 530 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:27,240 Speaker 1: when I leave stay in Salty, that's a good question. 531 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm not sure. I guess it'll be 532 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 1: one of those things that that the President says. The 533 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 1: President says, your report date is is this date and 534 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: you have to show up for work on this date. 535 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 1: I guess you know what, you should figure out a 536 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:48,479 Speaker 1: way to you know, report on that date. Right. So, 537 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 1: as always, folks, I love you. If I hope that 538 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: I didn't miss anybody, because sometimes I don't want to 539 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 1: miss anybody that throws a rumble rant tip in there. 540 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 1: But when I log off, there's like a delayed between 541 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: when I log off and tips coming in in the chat. 542 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,720 Speaker 1: So if I miss you, I will thank you over 543 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 1: on locals. But I promise you have my word, I 544 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:13,880 Speaker 1: will keep this audience intact. We figure out a legal 545 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 1: way to do it. Once I get down to the 546 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 1: Pentagon and when I am finished with this tour of 547 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:25,479 Speaker 1: duty in Washington, d C. We are firing Battleground Live 548 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:28,360 Speaker 1: up again. But as always, folks, you all are the best. 549 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:31,240 Speaker 1: You were there for me through one of the toughest 550 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 1: moments time periods, and not just me, my whole family 551 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 1: of my whole life, and one last time. Folks. That's 552 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: it for Battleground Live. God bless you all, and God 553 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,879 Speaker 1: bless this amazing country that we call home. Take care, 554 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:47,240 Speaker 1: good night, and I will see you when this crazy 555 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:50,000 Speaker 1: adventure is over. Good Night, Battle Crew,