1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: All right, news round up, information overload our eight hundred 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: and nine four one sean. If you want to be 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: a part of the program, back to our top story 4 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: of the day, and that is this prisoner exchange. If 5 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: you will Brittany Griner in exchange for what is known 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,639 Speaker 1: as this guy, Victor Bout, who is a I'm sorry, 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: Victor Boot, who is known as the Merchant of Death. 8 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: He's a Russian arms dealer. He's been serving a twenty 9 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: five year prison sentence in the US on charges of 10 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 1: conspiring to kill Americans, acquire an export anti aircraft missiles, 11 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: and provide material support to a terrorist organization. Convicted in 12 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: twenty eleven, and Boot maintained that he was innocent. Input 13 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: that's neither here nor there. Before he became the world's 14 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: most notorious arms dealer by fueling civil wars around the world. 15 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: And Boot originally made his name in the nineteen eighties 16 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: arming young civil war fighters in Africa. Was arrested in 17 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: a two thousand and eight sting operation in Thailand that 18 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: led was led by US drug enforcement agents, posing his 19 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Now this was years in 20 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: the making and it was called Operation Relentless and was 21 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: eventually handed over to the US in twenty ten. As 22 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: I said, he was convicted in twenty eleven. And anyway, 23 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: he's believed to be fifty five years old and born 24 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: who knows she speaks six languages. This is a bad guy, 25 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: a really bad guy. Now what has come into play 26 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: here is now Britney Griner. I had said at the time, 27 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: and I said a number of times, that I wanted 28 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 1: herr freed. I felt a nine years sentence for a 29 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: marijuana violation in Russia was so excessive that I would 30 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 1: like to see our government get engaged and try and 31 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: get her free. Now, this in spite of the fact 32 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: I didn't know this at the time. It doesn't matter 33 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: that she has political views that are different than mine. 34 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: But you know. In twenty twenty, Phoenix Mercury and w 35 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: NBA star Britney Griner told the Arizona Republic she didn't 36 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: think the national anthem should be played before w NBA games, 37 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: and she said that she would not be on the floor. 38 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: In fact, it was Social media mocked her stance at 39 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: the time and mocked it after she was sentenced to 40 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: nine years in prison. No Americans should be spending nine 41 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: years in prison in Russia for such a minor offense. Now, 42 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,679 Speaker 1: the issue that has come up is Joe Biden earlier 43 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: today said that this was not a choice, commenting on 44 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: the fact that we have another American by the name 45 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: of Paul Whalen who is in prison as well. Now, 46 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: Biden said, sadly, for illegitimate reasons, Russia has treated Paul's 47 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: case differently than Brittany's case, and while we have not 48 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: yet succeeded in securing Paul's release, we have not given up. 49 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: Now NBC News is saying that's not true. A senior 50 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: US officials telling NBC News that the US government had 51 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: sought to have both Griner and Whalen release East as 52 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: part of this swap with the Kremlin. But the officials 53 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: said that Russia treated Whalen differently because he's an accused spy, 54 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: and that the Kremlin gave the White House the choice 55 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: of either Griner or Whalen or none, which begs the question, well, 56 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: why did Biden pick Brittney Griner, who's been in prison 57 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: for just ten months, over Paul Whalen, who's been serving 58 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: time in the Gulag since December of twenty eighteen. And 59 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people are also going to 60 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: wonder why Paul Whalen, who was a marine who served 61 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: as country in Iraq, was passed over by Biden in 62 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: this particular case. I'm sure his family's not particularly happy 63 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: with this report. After it came out, the White House 64 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: did refuse to say whether Biden played a role in 65 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: in a lot of what role he actually played in 66 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: all of this. But Victor Boot, you know, the merchant 67 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: of death in exchange for somebody that had a minor 68 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: weed conviction just sounds so disproportionate. Another report is out 69 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: there that the Saudi Crown Prince MBS led talks to 70 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: help Biden free Brittany Griner in the swap for the 71 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: merchant of death that left Paul whale And behind. Anyway, 72 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: here to weigh in on all of this is Rebecca Koffler, 73 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: president of the Doctrine and Strategy Consulting, former Director of Intelligence, 74 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: author of the book Putin's Playbook, Russia's Secret Plan to 75 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: Defeat America, which I don't think is going to happen. Rebecca, 76 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: welcome back to the program. How are you great? Thank 77 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: you for having me? Sean the question. Okay, I'm not 78 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: sure why If NBC's report is correct, do you think 79 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: that the president will be questioned why did you choose 80 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: Britney Griner who has only been in jail a short 81 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: time versus a marine that has been in jail for years? 82 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: And certainly why didn't they push Russia? If we're going 83 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: to give back the merchant of Death, shouldn't we have 84 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: gotten both of them for the price of one. Absolutely, 85 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: but we have the president in charge of the country 86 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: who again is acting out of self interest. You know, 87 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:11,559 Speaker 1: he has or political points by trading a celebrity rather 88 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: than a former US marine. I mean, but the truth is, Sean, 89 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,679 Speaker 1: is that right now there are twenty three Americans jailed 90 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: in Russian prisons, and they're just regular folks, you know, 91 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,799 Speaker 1: like like Paul lan who, like you said, served our 92 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 1: country valiantly. It's like Mark Fogel who is a teacher, 93 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 1: and many many others. But unfortunately Joe Biden is not 94 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: a match, you know, to Putin, who drove a very 95 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: hard bargain. This would have never happened that with Trump, 96 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: who is an excellent negotiator. But Biden caved, I mean, 97 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: Biden caved. Putin secured his very high value asset. You 98 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: know this Victor Boot is not just a bad dude 99 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: like you said, and everything that he has done, including 100 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: conspiring to kill Americans. He is also directly linked to 101 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: Putins through Eve Ditchen, who is a former KGB officer, 102 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 1: and right now Putin needs him desperately because Boot, as 103 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: the international arms trafficker, knows all of the clan. They've 104 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: stying networks on how to move arms. And now that 105 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: Russia is struggling to the Ko Mojor victory in Ukraine 106 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: and is relying on Iran and North Korea and now 107 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: the dictatorships for ammunition, this is when Boot comes in. 108 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: And unfortunately the Biden administration is just too you know, 109 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: irrational and frankly too incompetent to realize this big picture. 110 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: It seems like you know a lot about this merchant 111 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: and death. What do you know about Victor Boots. Well, 112 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: Victor Boots, like you said, he is a bad dude. 113 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: The reason he and up in prison is because he 114 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: was moving millions of Soviet weaponry. You know, when Necessaty 115 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: Union collapsed back in nineteen ninety one, a lot of 116 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: the military hardware fell into the hands of really bad people. 117 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: Like Booth. He's a former Grujau being the Russian military intelligence. 118 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: So he got hold of a lot of these weaponry 119 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: and he started trading those in the black market and 120 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: some of it really fell into the arms of the 121 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: terrorists and he was inciting various conflicts around the world. 122 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: And so during the sting operation, as you mentioned, you 123 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: captured this guy. It took years and really a lot 124 00:07:55,880 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: of intelligence resources um guys from the Drug Enforcement Administration 125 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: who literally shan list their lives to capture this guy, 126 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: because this is a highly skilled dude, and unfortunately the 127 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: Budan administration is treating him like this, you know, a 128 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: rogue agent. He's not a rogue agent. He isn't from 129 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: a giu Injelgen Thoser who is linked to Pudent And 130 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: right now he is going to do a lot more 131 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: damage right now because we had debriefed this person for years, 132 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: right trying to collect you know, sequence from him. He 133 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,599 Speaker 1: never you know, confessed to what he did. Really he 134 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: have acknowledge his quad, but he knows how intelligence requirement 135 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: you know, when you debrief was thought you inadvertently reveal 136 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 1: what it is that you need from them, and all 137 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: of that information is going right now, directly to Putin 138 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: and his lieutenant and Russian security and intelligence services. All right, 139 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: quick break more with Rebecca Offler. She is an expert 140 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: on Putin and Russia. More on the other side. We'll 141 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: get to your calls. Right, We'll continue with Rebecca Kauffler, 142 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: and she wrote the book Putin's Playbook and Russia's Secret 143 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: Plan to Defeat America. Whys Vladimir Putin seems so paranoid 144 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: at this point? I know that his efforts in Ukraine 145 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 1: obviously have been frustrating to him. He's been bombing civilians 146 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: indiscriminately in neighborhoods and taken out infrastructure necessary even to 147 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: heat homes and have electricity. What do you think is 148 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:35,239 Speaker 1: going on in Putin's mind? Do you believe these reports 149 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: that maybe he's battling cancer or Parkinson's. I've heard a 150 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: whole series of potential illnesses he has. I don't. The 151 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: reason is there's really no credible intelligence that indicates to 152 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: us that he has any of those illnesses. Obviously, we 153 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: cannot say with certainty of what Putin has and doesn't have, right. 154 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: That is because no Western doctor has ever examined Putin 155 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: but our intelligence community assessment right now with which I 156 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: one hundred agree, is that Putin is healthy at least 157 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: there's nothing um in his that he's suffering from right 158 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: now that would indicate that he's about to kick the bucket. Uh. 159 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: He routinely gives um speeches that his last one was 160 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: about three hours. He sounds you know clear, he's not crazy, 161 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: He's not you know, there were all these reports that 162 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: he's isolated, he's getting, you know, to see a body 163 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: doubles that you know of. I personally do not know 164 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: um that he has any kind of doubles. We don't 165 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: have any evidence on that. And part of the reason 166 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: if he even if he did, Sean the guy is 167 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: a complete not only panelt, but he the control freak. 168 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 1: He wants himself to appear in all of the important 169 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: events meet was that you know, she jumping, and all 170 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: the other various dictators. He would not allow anyone to 171 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 1: represent him. And as far as his security is concerned, 172 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: he has created National Guard rose Guardia, which he specifically 173 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: stood up to protect his regime, and one of his 174 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: former bodies, Victor Zolt, has been charge of that organization, 175 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:39,199 Speaker 1: who served as Putin's personal bodyguard and the bodyguard for 176 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: former Russian president boys Yelton, you know, the drunk to 177 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: the clown and then and also subcheck the mayor of 178 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: Saint Petersburg. And there is there enough resistance towards Putin? 179 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: And is the anti war movement strong enough that maybe 180 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: somebody close to him would take him out. So at 181 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: this point there is some movement, Sean, there are some 182 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: people who are unhappy, right as you pointed out, a 183 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 1: military age men of le the country fearing being mobilized. 184 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: But it is my intelligence assessment that there's no critical 185 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: mass that will result in, you know, a mass social 186 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: unrest and Putin's ouster. In fact, I have mine classified 187 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: intelligent finances published on the Fox News website about what 188 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 1: is the probability of regime change, and my assessment is, unfortunately, 189 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:48,679 Speaker 1: Putin's regime is fairly stable right now. There's no indication 190 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: that there will be an internal cool there's no indication 191 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 1: that a military rebellion is in the work, but we 192 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: will see. I mean, unfortunately, he is approval rate is 193 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 1: still at about seventy five percent, with seventy eight percent 194 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 1: trusting him. Remember, the Russians don't think like Americans. They 195 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: prefer somebody who is very strong, because they've been fed 196 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:20,719 Speaker 1: a lot of this information on callpaganda that is anti US, 197 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: anti West, and so they believe that they war right now, 198 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: not just against Ukraine, but against the West and the 199 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: special of the United States. It's pretty fascinating what's going 200 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: on there. What about all these people that are being 201 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: drafted into the army into this conflict with the Ukraine, 202 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 1: that are leaving the country. Will there be consequences for them, Yes, definitely. 203 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: Right now it is terrifying to be a Russian soldier 204 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: on the frontline. In fact, you know, we also have 205 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: another piece on the Fox News website talking about how 206 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: the Russian soldiers are dying from hyper thermia. Why. It's 207 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 1: because their current uniform is not built for extreme Russian 208 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: weather conditions. Because with the collapse of the Serviet Union, 209 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: various Russian generals wanted desperately to look, you know, like Westerners, right, 210 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: they copied some of the Western uniform and they sacrifice 211 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: the functionality and all of these you know, the heavy woolds, 212 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: the fells, the cottons, and they wanted to look stylish 213 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: and look good in the military parade. And so the 214 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: skimping on the uniform. And right now the Russian soldiers 215 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: are joking that at minus twenty degrees celsion, which is 216 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: both breathing point, they are desperately waiting for the enemy 217 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: to just shoot them down and put them out of 218 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: their misery rather than be presen to death. Well, I'm 219 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: gonna have to run, Rebecca Kafler, appreciate your insight into 220 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: Vladimir Putin and this prisoner exchange. We're happy for Britney 221 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: Griner and her family, but we do want to see 222 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: Paul Whalen released sooner than later. At American marine who 223 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: fought in Iraq, who's been there much longer than her, 224 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 1: And if this NBC report turns out to be true, 225 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: Biden's got a lot of questions to answer anyway. Rebecca Coffler, 226 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: thank you for being with us. Twenty pints at the 227 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: top of the hour, eight hundred and nine four one Sean, 228 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: if you want to be a part of the program, Linda, 229 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: did you ever watch Shark Week? Have you ever watched it? No, 230 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: You've never watched Shark Week. You sound surprised. I am surprised. 231 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: Why would you not watch You've never seen any documentary 232 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: on like Great Whites and their attacks on humans or 233 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: any of that. I would say hard no, yeah, oh 234 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: my gosh, what is wrong with you? That stuff scares me. 235 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: I don't you know. I don't want to see anybody 236 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: I'm not really in all, like nat Geo, like watching Listen. 237 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: I love nature and I love animals, and I love 238 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: to see them at peace. But when they start attacking 239 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: each other, you don't. You don't watch Wicked Tuna. Dude, 240 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: you don't want You don't watch Below zero. You don't 241 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: watch any of the shows that I like. I work 242 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: in news. The world is hugly and scary exactly. That's 243 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: why when I come home news, I'm telling you, First 244 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: of all, I don't really watch TVs, and on the 245 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: rare occasions I do, I'm watching watching cartoons with Liam. 246 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: Is what? Alright? So Shark Week according to the Washington Post. 247 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: As I digress um, apparently they're claiming it lacks diversity 248 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: overrepresents men named Mike. You can't make this up anyway. 249 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: I'm sorry say that again. I'm sorry. What The biology 250 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: professor at Allegheny College, Lisa Whitenack is her name, saw 251 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: an opportunity to study Shark Week during the COVID lockdowns, 252 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: and she led a team of researchers to examine hundreds 253 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: of Shark Week episodes that aired between nineteen eighty eight 254 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: and twenty twenty. They published a study on this by 255 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: the Public Library of Science, and they claim that Discoveries 256 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: programming emphasized the negative messages about sharks, lacked useful messaging 257 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: about shark conservation, and overwhelmingly featured white men as experts, 258 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:26,119 Speaker 1: including several with the same name Mike. And they said 259 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: that the programming featured more white experts and commentators named 260 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: white Mike than women. David Shipman, a conservationist at Arizona 261 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: State University who co authored the study, why would you 262 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: study something like this? Get a life? This is pathetic. Yeah. 263 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: I mean there's a lot of people doing a lot 264 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,360 Speaker 1: of weird things and taking a lot of taxpayer dollars 265 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: to look at really dumb stuff. And I'm like, what, 266 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:56,119 Speaker 1: we're not allowed to name our kids Mike, Mike, Karen? 267 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 1: You can you know? Oh that person's a Karen. I 268 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: still don't even know what that ref Oh my gosh, 269 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,679 Speaker 1: I know. I feel so bad for people who are 270 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: actually named Karen. What a message. What is you know, Oh, 271 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: she's a Karen. By the way, what is a Karen? 272 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: I don't even know. It's like a racial way to 273 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 1: identify a white woman who's being too white for the 274 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: name callers to taste. Oh my gosh. Oh one win 275 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: for the good people. Southwest Airlines. They fired the flight 276 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,680 Speaker 1: attendant her name was Charlene Carter from her dream job 277 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: for expressing her pro life view. She fought the airline 278 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: and the transport workers union for six years. She won 279 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 1: in July, and the judge that ruled in her favor 280 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: issued an order this week, we're acquiring the airline to 281 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: reinstate her with full seniority and benefits. And July, a 282 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 1: federal jury agreed that Carter had been wrongfully terminated for 283 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: being pro life and religious, and awarded the former flight 284 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: attendant five point one million dollars nine hundred and fifty 285 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 1: thousand from the local union and four hundred four million, 286 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: four point one five million from Southwest Airlines. How great 287 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,439 Speaker 1: is that? That's awesome? I mean, it's unfortunately, it's just 288 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: really rare. I don't where was that case heard, what 289 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 1: statement the case heard? I don't know. I don't have 290 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: it in front of me. I'd be curious to know 291 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: that so one other issue of Christmas tree is not 292 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: going to be put up in Massachusetts at the public 293 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: library this year because people allegedly are uncomfortable having to 294 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: look at a Christmas tree. What I don't even understand. 295 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 1: I really don't well, Okay, Lisa Desmond, branch supervisor for 296 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,439 Speaker 1: the Dedham Public Library, said last week on Facebook. I 297 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: found out today my beautiful library will not have it's 298 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: Christmas tree this year. Zero explanation. When I asked, I 299 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: was told that people were made uncomfortable last year looking 300 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: at a Christmas tree. The poster, who she said works 301 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: for local Human Rights Commission, said that Desmond is a selfish, 302 00:19:56,560 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 1: effing bi you know what, that doesn't care about anyone 303 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:05,719 Speaker 1: else but herself. We're talking about a tree that's decorated 304 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: with lights that are supposed to make people happy. It's 305 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: just all things Christian. If you're a Christian, you're not 306 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 1: allowed to be a Christian. You're not allowed to It's 307 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 1: unbelievable and we have to I'm telling you right now, 308 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: I would have this same conversation whether it was about 309 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: something that had to do with Ramadan or something that 310 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 1: had to do with Hanukkah or any other celebration. If 311 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 1: you want to put something up and it is in 312 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: a public square, it's not hurting anybody. It's just celebrating 313 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:36,360 Speaker 1: schools in two stags now having after school Satan meetings 314 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: right exactly, or they're having gender studies, you know, without 315 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: your eye, without your knowledge, or whatever it is. I'm like, 316 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: this stuff is okay, but a Christmas tree makes you upset. 317 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: It's like when you say Mary Christmas to somebody, like 318 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: I don't celebrate Christmas. That's okay, I'm still having University 319 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: professor Sally Rubin, apparently also a pro transgender filmmaker, explained 320 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: she will not allow her daughter to watch films with 321 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: white boys as lead characters. I wonder what she classifies 322 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: that ass right, because I have no idea. I'm just 323 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 1: I'm just curious, Like this is where people's minds are at. 324 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:15,479 Speaker 1: I mean, you're I mean, if you look at did 325 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: you look at James o'kay today? Put the story out 326 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,199 Speaker 1: and it's just it's a horrible story about you know, 327 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: putting all of these sort of very sexually overt things 328 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: in front of our children at a very elite school 329 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 1: forty thousand dollars a year, but they got four year 330 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: olds there. Now that they're set, they're separating by race. 331 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: So all the little white is on tape saying that 332 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: they show kids sex toys. Nothing to see here, but 333 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 1: let's take down the Christmas tree. That is very offensive 334 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: and the guy ran inside. He wouldn't even deal with it. Oh, 335 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: the Dallas jury is the one that awarded the five 336 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 1: million dollars, so that explains why she won. It depends 337 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: what court you're inc It was in Bolton County. Forget 338 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: it all right, let's go to our phones. Let's say 339 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: hi to George and Florida. George, the Free State of Florida, 340 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: how are you, sir, Hey Sean, Hi, thanks for taking 341 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 1: my call. I'm doing good to hear in the great 342 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: Free State of Florida. And the governor to Santists won 343 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 1: by a land size, so this is griven easy down. Well, 344 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 1: we have a housing recession, housing market recession going on, 345 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 1: but I'm predicting that you guys down in Florida are 346 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: going to do very well because of all the people 347 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: that are moving down there. Record numbers of people migrating 348 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: down south to Florida, same with Tennessee, same with the Carolina, 349 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: same with Texas. You guys are all going to do great, 350 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: and you might take a minor hit in the short term, 351 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,160 Speaker 1: but your property of values will not only go back 352 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:41,360 Speaker 1: up faster, but they'll go higher than they ever were. 353 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: That marked my words. Yeah, I know. I know a 354 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 1: realtor really well, and she was helping somebody from Kansas 355 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:51,360 Speaker 1: the other day look at some houses and said, yeah, 356 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: they're coming down next year. The husband's going to come 357 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: down first and then a wife because of government to 358 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 1: santists didn't lock up any of the businesses and like that. 359 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: So they're making these moves when they can, so, even 360 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: from Kansas. So it's it's it's interesting, how what how this? 361 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: You know the benefit to that? So but the reason 362 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 1: why I also called was I was listening to cab 363 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: Kelly and Conway last night on your A Fox The Show, 364 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 1: and she was talking about the basically the grand strategy 365 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 1: of a twenty twenty four election and we need to 366 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: have um be more articulate than on our message, which 367 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: I think she was talking about the second seven seconds, 368 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: seventy seconds and seven minutes, And it reminded me of 369 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: the late time. And Kane. I had a conversation with 370 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: him seven years ago and I talked with him, talk 371 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 1: to him about one of the things about the political 372 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: process that we have. The broken wrong of the political 373 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: process is the conversation over the kitchen table. And the 374 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 1: kitchen table because of course the media and other outlets, 375 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 1: we don't have these conversations anymore with our young kids, 376 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: with our kids, or maybe in our our children or 377 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: adult children. And he said, we have we have to 378 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: bring on home. It's that what we called it, bring 379 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 1: it all the way back home and how we to 380 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: fix our family. And I know you've talked about the 381 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 1: set inol in gas prices. We need to buffle down 382 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: and talk to and be courageous and bring that together 383 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 1: with our families so we can we can have those 384 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,160 Speaker 1: conversations again. I think we've lost that in the last 385 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: four or five years. Well, because of my work hours, 386 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: I didn't have the traditional you know, six pm, seven 387 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: pm dinner at home and everyone sit around, sat around 388 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: the table and you talk about issues. Um, actually I 389 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: did not really bring my job home as it relates 390 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 1: to my kids. And it's interesting on their own they 391 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: have picked up varying levels. My son more than my 392 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: daughter and politics, they're both conservative, but it's not because 393 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: I've indoctrinated them or tried to convince them, and they 394 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: just watch for themselves. And as soon as my son 395 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,120 Speaker 1: got out of college got in the real world, I mean, 396 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:16,959 Speaker 1: those those calls and texts were coming and flying in 397 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 1: on a regular basis. Dad, you see this, I did 398 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 1: this deal, and look look what the government charges. Look 399 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 1: at it. I'm like, really, oh okay, I said, welcome 400 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 1: to the real world. Yeah, and it's it's eye opening 401 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 1: for people. I mean, the single best thing you can 402 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 1: do is get a job and see how much money 403 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: the government takes out. And if I tell you right 404 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,199 Speaker 1: now that if we got rid of withholding, meaning you 405 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: got your entire check. Let's let's say you make a 406 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,360 Speaker 1: thousand dollars a week and you got the entire thousand 407 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: dollars without federal taxes, fight at taxes, Social Security taxes, 408 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 1: in other words, local taxes taken out. You got your 409 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:56,440 Speaker 1: full thousand dollars, and you had to write a check, 410 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 1: a monthly check to the I R S and then 411 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,439 Speaker 1: the state IRS. So whoever else you had to pay. 412 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: Let me tell you people would be pissed off people 413 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: just because they don't by withholding. People don't even really think, Oh, 414 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: if you ask him how much do you make? And 415 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: I'm going to say a thousand dollars or I make 416 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 1: six hundred dollars a week, or whatever it happens to be. 417 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: And I think if people understood it more and paid 418 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 1: more attention to it, they'd be they'd be ticked off. 419 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:25,439 Speaker 1: Then they'd want to know why the government's spending all 420 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: those money the way they spend it. It's insane. Um. Yeah, 421 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: anyway ahead, last word, sir. Yeah, my son who's learning 422 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 1: to be a plumber plumber apprentice. So he comes home, 423 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 1: he drives this truck. He's paying four dollars. You know, 424 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 1: he's asked me the other day, Hey, can if I 425 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 1: asked him to do to run now and for me, 426 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: because can you put some gas on my truck? And 427 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: then you know we need to you know, you know, 428 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 1: we need to bring that on home to our kids. 429 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: And and he's the one that surprised me. He went 430 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 1: to Normandy in France a few years ago, and he 431 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: saw the beaches of Normandy. He came back on fire 432 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:08,199 Speaker 1: for the sacrifice our veterans have done. And he's actually 433 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,639 Speaker 1: the form that got me to go to the Donald 434 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: Trump rally in Daytona Beach, you know, in the six 435 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 1: years ago. So our kids surprised us. Sometimes they don't 436 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 1: want to share a lot of things with you, but 437 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: you can see they're learning. They see what you're doing, 438 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:23,360 Speaker 1: and they copy up that and then they know. They 439 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 1: pleasantly surprise us. Yeah, you know, I'll tell you this. 440 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: And talked to my son more about his passion for 441 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: supports than anything else. Anyway, George appreciate the call. My friend. 442 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,160 Speaker 1: By the way, let me let me play John Kerry. 443 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: It dovetails into this discussion about, oh, the private sector 444 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 1: has the money to pay for the green energy transition. Well, John, no, 445 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: it doesn't. And if you start confiscating people's wealth to 446 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 1: that extent, they're going to stop moving to Florida, the Carolinas, Tennessee, 447 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 1: and Texas, and they're going to start moving out of 448 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: the country. Losson damage from though, I mean, is there 449 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: going to have to be US tax paramony that helps 450 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 1: the United States the presumably the United States that's going 451 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 1: to have to be one of the nations that contributes. 452 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:10,439 Speaker 1: Great if there were some it's I mean, the United 453 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 1: States of America proudly is the largest humanitarian donor in 454 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: the world. The American people already do an enormous and 455 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,120 Speaker 1: amount around the world. And you look at the program 456 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: we've done. You know what we did with AIDS in Africa, 457 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: or what we did with the President Obama to deal 458 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:33,639 Speaker 1: with Ebola and so forth. So we're we're on deck. 459 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: I mean, we're in the fight. But yes, we're the 460 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: largest economy in the world twenty one twenty two trillion 461 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: dollars economy. The next closest us is China, what sixteen 462 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 1: or so trillion. We have to step up to lead, 463 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: but we have to also demand everybody else is at 464 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: the table, and that means China too, and other countries 465 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: who can't hide behind this un cloak of we're a 466 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: developing country or it's a it's a common but differentiated 467 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 1: principle that we apply to this. It is common but differentiated, 468 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: but common means you accept your level of appropriate responsibility 469 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: and it doesn't mean none. You would expect China intentionally, 470 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: how I would hope contributor nations would hope. Okay, I 471 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 1: mean that's we will you know where we picked up 472 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: the conversation with China in charm. Unfortunately, you know, I 473 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: got COVID in the last two days and we had 474 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: to we couldn't quite finish those conversations, but we will continue. Yeah, 475 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: John Kerry thinks that every American just prints money. No, 476 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: the government does that. All right, that's going to wrap 477 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: things up today. Now we're going to get into all 478 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: the details on this prisoner swap deal. Why wasn't Paul 479 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: Wayland freed? Is NBC telling the truth or is Joe 480 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 1: Biden telling the truth? One of the two are lying 481 00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 1: because NBC is reporting that they were given the choice 482 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 1: grind or Whalen and Joe Biden said just the opposite. 483 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 1: So who's telling the truth. We'll let you decide tonight. Well, 484 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 1: a full law analysis and coverage Pam Bondi, Harris Fulton, Tonight, 485 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: Leo two point, Otorell Larry Elder, Steve Miller, Tonight, Dan Hoffman, 486 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 1: Clay Travis, and Congressman Waltz. All you need to do 487 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 1: is DVR nine Eastern Hannity on the Fox News Channel. 488 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 1: We'll see you tonight. We'll be back here tomorrow. Thank 489 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 1: you for joining us and making the show possible