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SPEAKER_51 0:04

They always want some stupid stuff or some lefty saying something stupid. Don't want to be held accountable. Don't want to be held accountable for what they do and say. So I'm gonna play this uh clip from uh Doc Rich. It's amazing. Liptar Monday. Let's get into it.

SPEAKER_41 0:29

Story of the more you f around, the more you find. So we gotta talk about a story, a classic story of the more you f around, the more you find out. Because we have a gentleman who thought it would be a great idea to post something very disgusting online, which included um wanting the president gone, uh, you know, somebody to take him out. Yeah, he thought that was a great idea, and um eventually he got a little knock on his door. Yeah. And then he went on live and started crying and whining, of course. But we're gonna dive into all of that, all right? Make sure you guys smack that like button if you are not subscribed already. Hit that subscribe button, it's totally free. All right, it is completely free to subscribe. Uh, I have some merch as well. Link is down below. My second channel. If you if you like this content, I got some other content on a different channel. That link is down below as well. My second channel is called Extra Rich. All right, extra rich. But let's hop on into this because this is absolutely crazy, man. This is some crazy stuff. So here we go.

SPEAKER_19 1:37

Protesters gathered on Chippewa Street outside of the Monaqua Brewing Company. They took issue with a controversial Facebook post made by the owner, Kurt Bangstead. On April 25th, Kurt Bangstead, the owner of the Monaco Brewing Company, made this Facebook post about the alleged assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.

SPEAKER_41 1:55

Some protest Oh, let me go back to that really quickly. Uh, well, we almost got free beer day. Either a brother or a sister in the resistance needs to work on their marksmanship, or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle. We'll never know. Regardless, we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens.

SPEAKER_51 2:13

Also, get your free beer uh your free beer day t-shirts here.

SPEAKER_41 2:19

Our celebration of life is going to be legendary. So, yeah, he owns a this brewery company uh that you can see right there at the top of your screen, and is offering free beer if someone takes out Uncle Trump. Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting stuff. But let's continue.

SPEAKER_19 2:36

President Donald Trump. Some protesters believe that the post encouraged political violence.

SPEAKER_51 2:41

I would like to good morning, good morning. May the fourth we're with you to all the Star Wars fans. Good morning, good morning. Thanks for stopping by. Let's continue.

SPEAKER_61 2:55

Ask him to stop saying the things he's saying. And yes, there is free speech, but when you're talking about murder and cheering it on, especially the climate we have, just stop. Nobody, nobody needs to hear that kind of stuff.

SPEAKER_19 3:11

Bankstead held his own event during the protest with many patrons coming to the brewery. One said that the post was not putting anyone in harm's way.

SPEAKER_09 3:20

It's a person's prerogative if that's the way they feel. It's not like they're saying anything um uh to put that person in jeopardy. It's just their feeling of the situation.

SPEAKER_19 3:32

Bangstead claimed that it wasn't meant to advocate for violence against President Trump.

SPEAKER_37 3:36

I made a post that uh was provocative, uh, but ultimately This is the guy right here, Kirk Bangstad.

SPEAKER_41 3:44

Bang, bang, bangstad. Uh, I don't know how to say this, but yeah, this this is the guy here who posted it.

SPEAKER_37 3:51

The post was meant to suggest that it's really strange that that we keep on having assassination attempts against Trump. Uh, and it's really strange that the Secret Service seemingly has lost their ability to do their jobs.

SPEAKER_19 4:04

Prior to the protest, FBI agents interviewed Bangstead due to his post. He claimed they came due to false information provided to them.

SPEAKER_37 4:12

The spin machine on the right uh suggested that I was uh pro-political violence. And that's not true at all. But because they have so many bots out there, and because they have uh the Republican Party en masse all suggested that I was, they came after me.

SPEAKER_19 4:31

President Trump has also received backlash for his own social media posts, such as this one where he talks about Robert Muller.

SPEAKER_60 4:38

He is the president, and I I support him, but there's some times where you just don't say things.

SPEAKER_41 4:45

Reporting from Manaqua, he didn't wish death, he just said he was glad he was gone, so he couldn't hurt anybody else. Not saying that was a great thing to say, but hey, listen. If if somebody had falsely accused me of a bunch of mess, hey, listen, I am having zero sympathy. I'd probably say something a lot worse. Call me a terrible person all you want to, but that's that's that's just me. All right, that's just me. It's probably why I could never be president.

SPEAKER_51 5:10

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SPEAKER_41 5:17

If I had been drunk in courtroom after courtroom after courtroom, had my name drugged through the mud. I had Democrats change the statute of limitations just to go after me. Uh uh, people, people going after my, you know, my my my businesses, things that I've built, threatening me. Oh yeah. What bro? I'm I'm unleashing. I'm unleashing on these folks, bro. You you you you you're gonna get all the words out of this mouth, okay? You're gonna get all the words. Y'all wishing on my death, sending bullets in my direction, and because I say, yeah, kind of glad that person's gone. Now you want to come after me? Nah, you can miss me with it. Kiss my behind. It's the way that I see it personally, but uh yeah, man. Uh this guy, most certainly a piece of work, most certainly a piece of work, because like I said, this this was his was his actual post, right? And he's claiming that uh this wasn't meant to rile up anybody or meant to be a threat, but y'all can read it there for yourselves. What do you think? What do you think? We almost got free bearing day. Either a brother or a sister in the resistance needs to work on their marksmanship. Needs to work on their marksmanship.

SPEAKER_55 6:33

Why?

SPEAKER_41 6:35

Why? You know, I'm asking. Why why would you why would you make that sentence? Somebody in the resistance needs needs to work on their marksmanship. What what what why would they need to work on their marksmanship so they can shoot who? Who? Who are they whom are they practicing for to shoot at? It's a genuine question. Genuine question. Because of course, like I said, in that news clip, he claimed that that wasn't his intention. So y'all let me know. What do you feel? What do you think about that post? This guy has also uh announced that he's running for governor of Wisconsin. Yeah, not even kidding. Not even kidding. After all of this, this is what he announced.

SPEAKER_35 7:24

So my mind changed, and um we got this thing on live right now. I hope this is still going. My mind changed, and I decided I'm not gonna stand for this anymore, and I'm I'm gonna run for governor of Wisconsin.

SPEAKER_43 7:42

So my mind.

SPEAKER_41 7:58

No way whatsoever. But I also want to go to uh a Facebook post that he put up, a Facebook Live actually, excuse me, that he put up. And uh I want you guys to listen to it because of course he starts literally crying because he got a visit from the FBI after this uh post that apparently wasn't threatening Uncle Trump. Check it out.

SPEAKER_37 8:24

So but I was worried enough when they showed up and I called Fred, and I knew I had about an hour before they came back and my lawyer came back. I knew I had about an hour, and so I did a few things. I called a bunch of folks in my company, and I said, Listen, if if you can't get a hold of me, I call my girlfriend, so if you can't get a hold of me, it's because I've been detained. Because we all have seen people be detained before, usually not my skin color, usually not my gender, but we've all seen people be detained before.

SPEAKER_51 9:03

The problem is Doc Party is pushing this BS, you know what I'm saying, where it's okay to say you can kill somebody. Making it normalized, and they shouldn't have done that, period. Disagree, that's it. But uh disagree and kill somebody, that's that's insane, man. That's not supposed to be the time that works.

SPEAKER_41 9:30

So see he's going with the woke message. Usually not my skin color, not my gender. Actually, the guy, one of the people that was.

SPEAKER_51 9:40

How are you doing, Johnny Boy? Good morning.

SPEAKER_41 9:42

Remember uh with uh Don Lemon.

SPEAKER_51 9:43

Thanks for stopping by.

SPEAKER_41 9:44

One of the main people was white. It was a white male. He was arrested. So uh the lie detective determined that is a lie. Uh there are lots of white men who are being arrested. Lots of them. Uh, including James Comey. What do you know? Okay. So yeah, that that's a lie.

SPEAKER_37 10:04

I called folks in my company and I said, if you can't get a hold of me, start writing. Start writing, start.

SPEAKER_36 10:17

Start saying all the stuff I would have said. Because I might not be able to say it anymore. And then I started and I posted on Facebook.

SPEAKER_37 10:35

And I said, I warned everybody. I said, I'm of sound mind and body. I'm confident that I'm right. I'm not gonna harm myself. If I disappear, it's because these guys did it, not because I did it. And don't believe anything that you hear from the government or the mainstream media. Only believe the people who are representing me. This is where we are in America right now.

SPEAKER_49 11:10

This is where we are.

SPEAKER_36 11:20

And then I copied and pasted. It's a voicemail that I was left by the Secret Service. And I pasted that guy's phone number.

SPEAKER_37 11:34

And I said, Call his phone number to everybody.

SPEAKER_36 11:40

And remind his federal agent. Remind his federal agent that he has an oath that he took to his country and that he shouldn't break his oath. I'm hoping.

SPEAKER_41 12:08

It is illegal to threaten a president. If you don't like that, talk with Congress. They made it illegal. Okay? So when you're sitting here crying and saying, well, remind an FBI agent to remember his oath, I'm sure he does. And he's following it. Okay? He's living up to it. Allegedly, right? We gotta say allegedly, allegedly, you broke the law. So you gotta visit. If you feel like they're wrong, you'll have your day in court. What's wrong with that? Allegedly, according to him, we should all allegedly be able to threaten presidents whenever we want to. Unfettered. Yeah, just just incite, allegedly incite uh violence or death threats upon any president you want to. In today's world, especially, no, unacceptable. Unacceptable. Because these people on the left are lunatics. We've seen it. We've seen it. Right? I don't like Joe Biden. I despise Joe Biden. Same thing with Kamala Harris, same thing with Barack Obama. But you know what?

SPEAKER_51 13:35

Right, we died wishing death on them. We wanted them to be voted out or never voted for at all. Period. But nothing, no death on him, you know.

SPEAKER_41 13:45

I would never wish death upon him. Ever. And I've said that in the video.

unknown 13:51

Right?

SPEAKER_41 13:52

When it came out that Joe Biden uh had cancer, I was like, hey, listen, I I I hope he, you know, is cured of the cancer, and I hope he lives a long, healthy life. I said those words. You can go back and watch the video. I said something something along those lines. I hope he wishes, I hope he lives a long, healthy life. Now, of course, I added I, you know, I also hope he stays far away from the White House, right? But I would never wish death upon him. I would never, you know, uh clap and cheer because somebody almost died. Like, what? It's crazy. So to be sitting here online crying because you got a visit from the FBI after you allegedly threatened the president, I got no sympathy for you. None whatsoever.

unknown 14:39

None.

SPEAKER_37 14:40

A bunch of you called that number. This is what America has become. And I've been privileged because I'm a white guy.

SPEAKER_57 14:52

Oh wow.

SPEAKER_49 14:54

And that's why I get to do and it was right.

SPEAKER_51 14:58

That's that bullshit. He think he has white supremacy. Uh I'm saying up us. No, you don't, man. That's the problem. That's the difference between us conservatives and them liberals and them democrats. They believe they can control us the owners. No. No, no, no, no.

SPEAKER_41 15:14

Here's that racist stuff again. You're privileged because you're white. What makes you any better than me? What can you do that I can't? As a matter of fact, I probably live a better life than you. My life is phenomenal. It's great. So explain to me how you're privileged. More privileged than me. Is it because of my skin color? Oh. So now we're coming back to the you see, you see how the parties because these folks on the left think the party switched, the party switched. No, they didn't.

SPEAKER_51 15:46

Nope.

SPEAKER_41 15:47

The tactics changed. The goal never did. You still hear these folks on the left talking about I'm better than you because I'm white.

SPEAKER_51 15:59

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_41 16:01

He just said it. I've been privileged because I'm white. What does that mean? Am I not privileged because I'm black? Are we all privileged then? So if that's the case, then why are you mentioning privilege? I'm confused. Is anybody else confused? I'm confused.

SPEAKER_49 16:20

And that's why I'm not at a detention center. God damn it. Nobody keep fighting.

SPEAKER_51 16:29

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SPEAKER_49 16:36

Shouldn't happen to anybody.

SPEAKER_37 16:39

Federal government should be coming after business owners. The federal government should be coming after.

SPEAKER_51 16:44

Thank you, Adam.

SPEAKER_41 16:50

First amendment still rules. Funny how he says the federal government shouldn't come after anybody. I wonder, did he have that same energy when Joe Biden's federal government was going after Uncle Trump? I wonder.

SPEAKER_51 17:04

Right.

SPEAKER_41 17:05

I think we all can probably guess what that is.

SPEAKER_51 17:09

No, it's a narrative.

SPEAKER_41 17:17

What do y'all think?

SPEAKER_15 17:18

What do y'all a Democrat because I'm a liberal. At this point, it's beginning to feel like I'd be better off voting Republican and fighting against bad ideas within the Republican Party than voting Democrat and fighting against bad ideas inside the Democratic Party. For example, when I bring up concerns I have with friends on the right about like LGBT rights, immigration issues, abortion, gun control, more often than not, there is room for finding some kind of a middle ground. But when I bring up concerns I have with people on the left about anti-Semitism, Islamism, communism, more often than not the response is either intimidation, condescension, or just a demand for complete obedience. When your politics require people to submit to orthodoxy, that is not liberalism. That is fascism.

SPEAKER_51 18:22

Thank you, thank you. Let's grow, let's grow.

SPEAKER_39 18:33

And even somebody like her, who you would think would be aligned with the left, is deciding that they are going to leave the Democrat Party, abandon uh the far left, uh, and to be Republican, right? To support Republicans because of the excesses of the left, right? The intolerant left. And this is a trend that you're still continuing to see, despite Trump being in power, despite Republicans being in power. Democrats have not dealt with the excesses of the left that, in my opinion, are the reason why they lost in 2024. Okay, they're doubling, tripling down, or far left wolf lunacy, and uh that is causing people to still continue to leave the party, like this woman right here. So without further ado, let's go ahead and get into this.

SPEAKER_21 19:22

All right, y'all. I'm officially coming out as a Republican. The left has truly swayed me over to the right, and I think they're proud of it too, because all of this stupid controversy going on because of a like a comment that I made on a TikTok video. The left mob is absolutely losing its mind. And I used to be on the left, I used to be gung ho LGBT. I was an activist for the LGBT people before they like gays even had a legal right to marry. I was going out and I was a Galencen representative in my school district. But at this point, I don't want to be associated with the LGBT either, despite even being gay. Because I can't stand y'all anymore. Like, I make one comment about a grieving mother who was very respectful about how they were referring to their trans child, by the way. They were referring to them as both Michael and Lexi. And in the comments of people that actually knew her child were referring to her child as Michael. And she was shit on in the comments for referring to a child as her son. Because the left, the the trans mom, will never accept that. They can't let a woman who is taking responsibility for not being a present-enough mother, for not loving her child enough, who who's trying to be a better person and being vulnerable in her grief journey. It's still not good enough. So they have to shit all over her and kick someone when they're down, right? Because that's the righteous thing to do if you're part of the trans mob, insane, like liberal left.

SPEAKER_39 21:26

Yeah, I mean, this is part of the course. I mean, I'm not surprised at all. She's just realizing what millions of people have realized over the past decade or so about the Democrat Party, which is that they are extremely, extremely, extremely intolerant. They are literally pushing people away from them as they become more far left, right? That's what they're doing. Okay, they're literally pushing people, saying, Hey, no, no, no, you're not pure enough, right? And if you don't agree with these people a hundred percent on everything, yeah, that is the reaction, right? Hate in vitriol is. The reaction okay, you're a bad person if you do not agree with the left 100%, and this self-righteous attitude and behavior uh from the left, it has turned a lot of people off, even people who are otherwise liberal, right? Liberal, I mean they they push liberals into the Republican Party, right? Which is probably not a great thing, but at the same time, you know, if you're an old school liberal, right? If you're like an actual reasonable liberal with common sense, you know, that's not too bad, right? Um, you know, I I I have respect for liberals like that. There's just very few of them left, right? We just there's just not a lot of them left anymore, okay? But they're out there, okay. And uh again, they've already probably been pushed into the Republican Party, uh, just like this woman right here, who, you know, she said she's LGBTQ or whatever, but now she can't stand the LGBTQ, okay? Because of their intolerance. So, you know, I find it to be interesting how despite Trump being in office, you still have this happening, right? Democrats and their embrace of the far left is uh is their Achilles heel, to be honest with you.

SPEAKER_21 23:07

So I make a comment just basically supporting the mom, saying, you have every right to refer to your child as your son. Apparently that's the worst thing you could ever possibly do as a human being, because I have people coming onto my page, screenshotting my TikToks to shit on my appearance and put it in the comments there. Meanwhile, they're they look identical to me. They're just white liberal women just flooding the TikTok that they look like me, like basic white girls.

SPEAKER_39 23:43

Yeah, yeah. That's the demographic that's running the Democrat Party, right? That is uh running the far left, okay? Um leftist white women. Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah. They're the most radicalized out of everybody, right?

SPEAKER_21 23:57

But they're gonna shit on my appearance because I said one thing that they disagreed with. Just it's like tell me you're mentally ill without telling me you're mentally ill. Like they're advertising it online at this point. And then just the bullying. Like coming to my page when you don't know me, and because I made a comment on someone's TikTok that you don't know them either, coming to my page to find videos of me grieving my dead mom, for you to go, you know, talk about him and just misgendering my mom to try to offend me. Like, I don't get offended by pronouns and little tiny words like she, her, he, it, they, like you do. And the fact that you would even go just to like my page to shit on my dead mom. Like, hello? Is are you is this you trying to convince me to get to your side on the left to be pro-trans? I was never anti-trans. And anyone that knows me knows this. I've never been shitty to any of the trans people in my life. I've been nothing but supportive. Like, I I just like hello? So yeah, at this point, I'm coming out, I'm voting Republican down the fucking line. I'm done. And I don't know. Next thing Trump should do is bring back his sane asylum and put these fucking people in it. Thank you and goodbye. I agree. I agree.

SPEAKER_39 25:48

The only universal health care I might believe in is uh universal uh mental institutions for leftists, right? If we're gonna have universal health care, we need to have universal mental uh care for these far leftists, right? That's what we need because again, they're insane. And the derangement is a mental illness, right? I'm glad she brought that up. Like I said this before, and I'll say it again. Like the intolerance from the left is a mental illness, right? How much they hate Trump, how much they hate conservatives, how much they hate Trump supporters, people who disagree with them politically. Yeah, that's a problem. They need to lay on somebody's couch. Seriously. Seriously, we have a mental health issue in this country. It is well documented that a vast majority of it comes from these liberals, right? These leftists who self-describe themselves as mentally ill, right? So, you know, this woman again is just realizing what everybody else has realized that used to be on the left. A lot of people uh used to be on the left that have said, no, no, no, I'm good. I don't want to be in bed with these people, right? I would rather vote Republican, I would rather support Trump, uh, anything except these intolerant folks, right? And I think this woman is just one of millions who have gone through this. Um, and you know, hey, welcome to the team, right? Welcome on board.

SPEAKER_51 27:06

Welcome, welcome.

SPEAKER_39 27:07

Leave your liberal beliefs uh, you know, in the past, right? Your leftist beliefs. I don't care about you being gay, I don't care about you being lesbian, I don't care about who you like to sleep with, right? Just, you know, adhere to common sense, okay? Um, you know, don't try to force LGBTQ down our throat, which is the reason why she left in the first place, right? Just don't bring the reasons why you left the left over here. That's the only thing that I request. But regardless, uh, congratulations, right? On waking up. Again, you're a sane person. And I'm hoping there's a lot of sane people in this country who think just like that, who see the excesses of the left, who observe the fact that these people are okay with political violence, right? Like, if you don't agree with them, like they openly advocate for violence, right? This is what they do. If you don't agree with them, they don't believe in free speech, they don't believe in civil liberties, uh, they don't believe in equal rights, uh, they don't believe in anything. They believe in uh Jim Crow type, you know, segregation and you know, race politics and stuff like that. Uh, these people are are not, they're not actually liberal, right? They're not the actual definition of liberal. Okay, they're far left, authoritarian.

SPEAKER_51 28:14

Thank you, thank you, Tampa Bay. Thank you for that. Appreciate it.

SPEAKER_39 28:17

That's who they are, that's who they are at their core.

SPEAKER_51 28:20

I guess most stuff for you guys.

SPEAKER_22 28:22

After two years of growth, more people moved out of New York City than moved in in 2025.

SPEAKER_51 28:28

That's according to Live Time Monday. Everybody who voted for uh Zora Mandani, that was that was stupid as hell. Why would y'all vote for that? Call them a democratic socialist, putting the word democrat in front of it so they can go vote for the stupid shit. Nobody wants to vote for socialist stuff. Because the word democrat was in front of it, and also free, free, free. Nothing is free.

SPEAKER_22 28:54

Across all income levels, okay? So take a look before any of this year's proposals on tax changes.

SPEAKER_33 29:00

So New York's population just shrank, but not in the way anyone expected, because it turns out people of all income levels are finding reasons to leave this place as fast as they possibly can, even if they're considered wealthy enough to afford to stay here. Because as you're about to see, affordability isn't the only thing forcing people out.

SPEAKER_53 29:25

Under the cover of night, a burglar kicks in a glass door, heads straight to the register, rips it from the counter, wires and all, and leaves the way they're the problem.

SPEAKER_51 29:35

People with the uh booth's uh blue blue metality go to the red state with that same bullshit. Don't don't come to uh uh people's states like that. I live in Illinois, I live in Rockford, so I'm all blue over here, but I'm definitely red pill on MAG all day, but Illinois needs some help over here, man. You on board them blue no matter who. This is crazy.

SPEAKER_00 30:02

They broke it. It was pretty shocking to us. Our margins are very, very slim. So it's really hard to survive as it is.

SPEAKER_28 30:09

It's become pretty unaffordable, unfortunately. It's super expensive to get a cup of coffee, and uh, rents are obviously pretty high here. Too expensive. I mean, I got a decent job. I can't afford to live here. I gotta come commute in every day.

SPEAKER_45 30:21

Our population after increasing declined in 2025, but it's a combination of two things federal policies that squashed international immigration, which is usually the generator of growth in New York City.

SPEAKER_58 30:32

They refer to people who are in this country illegally as just immigrants, and they say that they are under attack by Donald Trump's cuts.

SPEAKER_50 30:42

And today he was unrepentant for his plan to exact more taxes to balance his budget, saying his intent is balancing this budget in a manner that asks the wealthiest and the most profitable corporate.

SPEAKER_51 30:53

I just did this video this morning. It's about these cars, you guys, 2026, 27, and beyond. They talk about putting AI in a car and they can stop you from driving. If you don't look right or do something right in the car, check this video out. Thank you, thank you.

SPEAKER_30 31:08

Corporations to pay that a little bit more so that everyone can afford to live in the city.

SPEAKER_33 31:18

Wow. So before our mayor, Mamdani, took over, people were all ready to drive out of this place. And while the study says people of all income levels left, nobody's talking about what it was that caused the population of New York to grow in the first place. For example, it's been reported that between 2023 and 2024, New York experienced a net gain of 87,000 residents. And the reason for that is being stated as quote-unquote international migration, which reveals the 250,000 plus asylum seekers who came here and got free hotel rooms back when the border was wide open benefited New York by covering up a population to decide that was already happening.

SPEAKER_51 32:05

And since then, they have to pray out in the open trying to establish dominance. That's not cool.

SPEAKER_33 32:10

And the border has closed, yes, but rents have skyrocketed. Crime is doing the exact same thing, at least the dangerous kinds of crimes people as our revolving door justice system spins faster and faster. And with our communist mayor now threatening businesses and standing in front of the homes of the rich, accusing them of destroying the city they have no connection to with their pricey second homes. Even though their companies create jobs and build things, it sure seems like New York's best days are in the mirror, not in front of it. Unless, of course, you're moving here for one of the mayor's new free grocery stores or free daycare centers. And that brings us to the real reason the population here is shrinking and why that's only gonna happen faster. New York is now set up to benefit people who come here for the free things, but aren't people who the city might want a tax to pay for those things, which makes this a haven for lawlessness of all kinds. For example, if you're a criminal who runs a shoplifting empire on various street corners and it's your goal to pillage business after business and then sell what you steal out of suitcases, well, you're not gonna have to pay taxes and you're gonna get all the free stuff. You might even qualify for free health care. And just like we saw during the asylum crisis with the luxury hotel rooms, et cetera, all acting as benefits, the new mayor's plans are doing the exact same thing, or at least trying to, but there's a huge problem. All the money for these free promises, it no longer exists. We've already spent it. And while the money leaves, the city itself is finding ways to lose even more of it on a daily basis.

SPEAKER_51 33:51

You're talking about this guy, he lives in New York. This is Cash Jordan, he lives in New York. So why would he lie about what's going on? He's paying bills and rent there.

SPEAKER_33 34:11

So here you have a massive number of people entering the subway for free. Now, the subway and the transit systems here together lose about a billion dollars a year, which not only contributes to safety issues inside the subway, but puts a massive drain on the city's meager resources, which it wants to spend on pretty much everything. And crimes like this are the perfect visual representation of what New York has allowed itself to become. This whole place now exists as a safe haven for the lawless. They could do whatever they want here, and now we're suffering from trickle up lawlessness.

SPEAKER_51 34:50

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SPEAKER_54 35:00

Come on, all right, okay. All right, just explain this, right?

SPEAKER_33 35:07

That's wild. Who told those people to go and get an arsenal and drive down the street? And who were they looking for? And what were their plans that evening if the police didn't randomly pull them over at a traffic stop? Well, this is pretty easy to figure out. We've got laws that embolden and fail to bring a consequence about for minor crime. Which means after criminals get practiced doing one thing, they get sick of it and want to graduate and do something worse. Climbing the criminal corporate ladder, so to speak, which now has the law abiding scratching their heads, wondering what they're still doing here.

SPEAKER_28 35:41

Why do you think people are leaving the city? It's become pretty unaffordable, unfortunately. It's super expensive to get a cup of coffee, and uh uh rents are obviously pretty high here. Do you live in the city? Uh no, I live outside the city for just that reason. My group I got a decent job. I can't afford to live here. I gotta come mute in every day.

SPEAKER_33 36:00

Every single one of them is right. Nobody can argue with the fact that everything here costs way more than it should, and it certainly isn't the president's fault. I mean, we had $10 milk in some of our grocery stores before he was in office. That's not because of inflation that didn't exist yet. Oh no, crime here is so bad if the store has a hundred percent of its items and half of it gets stolen, the other half has to cost twice as much, and that place closes. But here's the kicker if everything folks are complaining about is completely true, and you stack rampant, increasing crime and lawlessness on top of an affordability crisis, and you refuse to take any measures to curb it. You're not just gonna force people out financially, you're gonna physically throw them out the door, which some people think is happening on purpose.

SPEAKER_12 36:46

The mayor of New York getting pushback from billionaire Ken Griffin and his colleague called Citadel. Griffin threatening to not go forward with his planned project in Midtown Manhattan. That would create, he says, 15,000 permanent jobs.

SPEAKER_51 37:13

You know, we you know the last president was Joe Biden for four years, and then uh Lorge's dead 16 out of the uh years. Democrats have been in power for like the last 16 years. How was it uh the conservatives' fault?

SPEAKER_64 37:30

It right in front of Griffin's apartment on Central Park South. Griffin bought it for $238 million back in 2019, even though he's not technically a New York City resident.

SPEAKER_12 37:42

Oh, politics in New York City.

SPEAKER_33 37:44

Ah, interesting. So it looks like the mayor may have walked into a trap that he set for himself by filming this recent video which went viral, where he singled out one particular individual for owning a property that they paid a lot of money for. Here you've got this luxury penthouse owned by one of the richest people in the world, which certainly makes him an easy target for the communists who want to tax people like this. But the problem is, well, the mayor and his team looked at this penthouse and said this person needs to be punished. They didn't consider all the jobs this person and their company creates right here in New York, and how they're about to spend billions of dollars on the city, which now might not happen if their future here is gonna be under attack. But here's what the mayor said when asked if he regrets this.

SPEAKER_29 38:35

Mayor Mub Dodd, he was making no apologies today. Asked if he regrets the video, his answer was simple.

SPEAKER_30 38:42

That home when it was purchased was the most expensive.

SPEAKER_51 38:45

Hey, Batman, I have no fear mongering here to increase my subs. I'm Deontay Lockett, you know what I'm saying? MAGA supporter. So I don't need to lie about who I am or whatever she's trying to get at. I'm glad you're in the chat. And subscribe, Batman. You have it.

SPEAKER_29 39:21

And Griffin himself directed $650 million in charitable gifts to city institutions.

SPEAKER_33 39:28

Wow. So this guy is bleeding money for New York City, but he's not paying his fair share somehow, and he deserves to be punished just a little bit more so that everyone can live here. What a wild statement. Now, look, could he afford a little bit more? Sure, he's one of the richest people on the planet, but that's not the point. The point is we're at a spot in New York where we're now singling people out and attacking them for their accomplishments when they employ New Yorkers and create good jobs, high-paying jobs, and pay billions of dollars in taxes, which the city needs to fund all the free stuff.

SPEAKER_51 40:03

And we're Batman, are you serious? It's more blue states that's on welfare than red states. You gotta be tripping, man. Yeah, you tripping. It's all good, though.

SPEAKER_33 40:14

Supposed to think that these people need to be punished because they were successful enough to own a second home that nobody lives in. I mean, that is just such a ridiculous argument because this guy's paying so much money every month. You want him to own one or two apartments that keep him here and keep him spending his money. And now that this entire company's been insulted and their CEO is under attack, they're threatening to cancel a massive construction project. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. What about this guy has in charitable content?

SPEAKER_51 40:44

Where do you live at, man? I live in Illinois from Chicago, live in Rothford. I know for a fact uh these blue states are heavily with the uh SNAP benefits of Section 8. What is she talking about, man? Where do you stay at? This is crazy.

SPEAKER_33 41:00

Contributions that go to New York and even some of which goes to the city itself. Where's all that money gonna go? Let's hear from Bill Ackman. Look at this, he says non-residents, like this gentleman, this CEO, who has a second home in New York and actually lives in Florida. This guy spends a ton of money on New York, but he actually receives nothing from New York. He doesn't benefit from protection from the local police. He doesn't take the subway, which is subsidized by the government. He's not gonna go to the free grocery stores. He just puts money in and asks for nothing in return because he's not here. So, like, that's the best kind of person you could possibly have living in your city is somebody who pays for it and actually doesn't. New York needs as many people like that as possible because it wants to have massive amounts of everybody's money to pay for the people that are here.

SPEAKER_29 41:44

That their planned 1,600-foot tower on Park Avenue will create over 20,000 mostly permanent jobs, then adding the project, if we move forward, will entail more than six billion dollars of the case. If Griffin is reconsidering, Mom Dani seems unconcerned.

SPEAKER_30 42:03

I am intent, however, on balancing this budget in a manner that asks the wealthiest and the most profitable corporations to pay that a little bit more so that everyone can afford to live in the city.

SPEAKER_33 42:14

But the city doesn't want to spend a little bit less to balance the budget so that the exact same thing can happen, as if spending money means everyone can live here. What about the people that have to pay more money so that everyone can live here? How are they gonna be able to stay if we keep hitting them for more and more? I mean, this is it's so obvious why New York City has a population exodus problem. That was happening before the mayor even came in, by the way. We've been losing people, and now the mayor says he's gonna raise taxes to make it so even more people have to leave. Now the question is who is this everyone he keeps talking about? Remember, New York is a sanctuary city. And although the local leaders here love to talk about how we are a city of immigrants, which is true, they're lumping in people who have immigrated to America legally with people who've come here illegally. And it is estimated that there are a lot of people in New York who fit that category. And when you say everyone, and you're a sanctuary city that believes in a wide open border, what you're actually saying is that we want to tax the rich to pay for a potentially unlimited number of people to come here and stay here forever. That's it's pretty wild.

SPEAKER_58 43:21

It is hilarious to hear the different vocabulary that they use for non-New Yorkers compared to how they talk about illegal immigrants. So throughout Zoran and the socialist proposal, they refer to people who are in this country illegally as just immigrants. And they say that they are under attack by Donald Trump's cuts. And so he emphasizes the importance of giving immigrants health care and SNAP benefits and child care as well. Immigrant Well, that's one way to make sure.

SPEAKER_51 44:00

It seemed like you depend on the other. Because we're talking about personal situations. We go into the store, we're seeing what's going on. What are you talking about?

SPEAKER_33 44:09

Here is to just pay for the stuff that everybody needs. But the problem is you're offering what everyone needs to an unlimited number of people, and you have a finite number of people who are able to pay the bills for this. And those are the people who are on their way out. And what's fascinating is these recent population reports, well, they say it's people across all income brackets. So it's not that the rich who already pay most of the taxes here are having a problem with everything. No, it's everybody. You've got average people that are getting hit hard too. New York's got some of the highest taxes in the entire country. And when you're trying to pay some of the highest rents in the entire country, it certainly doesn't help when the government does everything it can to stop you from paying your bills every month.

SPEAKER_30 44:52

Everyone can afford to live in the city. And that means Ken Griffin, and that means so many others across the city. And that also means those who would love to join us in the city.

SPEAKER_29 45:02

Mom Donnie believes he won a mandate destined perhaps to clash with the city people.

SPEAKER_51 45:07

That's true. Good afternoon, I should say now. Good afternoon.

SPEAKER_24 45:16

It's a big ecosystem here. And by villainizing the wealthier people that are providing a lot of the jobs for the middle class, ultimately you get a smaller pool of jobs for the middle class, and then who wins in that environment?

SPEAKER_33 45:28

Ah, but you see, the thing is, and this is the trap that the mayor may have inadvertently set for himself. He came in on a mandate to tax the rich. That's what his voters want.

SPEAKER_51 45:40

If he doesn't do that, exactly.

SPEAKER_33 45:46

If he goes and does that, there are going to be people who leave. Now I know the mayor doesn't think that people are going to leave. He said many, many times that when he was in the state assembly, taxes went up, and now we got more millionaires, which must mean that the more you punish millionaires, the more of them you create. But we know that's not true. People's wealth increases. It's because things change, things get invented, the stock market goes up, companies start, there are technological innovations. People are becoming millionaires in New York in spite of New York trying to stop them. But now, with the mayor coming in and singling people out, it looks like that might stop happening.

SPEAKER_09 46:27

Even the threat of losing a six billion dollar economic development project will not make Mayor Momdani apologize for making hedge fund owner Ken Griffin the poster boy for his tax the rich proposals. Political reporter Marsha Kramer reports the mayor is standing firm.

SPEAKER_51 46:49

Five, five, five too far south. Thanks, dude. Thank you.

SPEAKER_33 46:57

Right. So if you're gonna personalize something like this and go after specific individuals, that's gonna scare people. That's gonna frighten people, and that's gonna tell those folks that they're not safe, and it's gonna tell people like them that if they come here, they could be the next target. You see, that's a huge problem. And this company's gonna spend all of this money on New York City. They're gonna create all of these jobs, but they're the enemy somehow, which makes perfect sense. I mean, what communist regime on the planet has ever put its foot down and said, yes, we love it when private companies create jobs and pay people so that we don't have to support those people financially? What communist regime has ever succeeded when there's a private apparatus out there that does what they're claiming to do only way better and doesn't run out of people's money because it helps people generate their own money. Capitalism and communism just don't mix. That's why business leaders are the enemy. This is how history works when it comes to communism, and now we're getting it right here in New York. Yet the mayor's completely trapped if he goes full on with this. Communism's not gonna work. People are gonna leave, and now there's gonna be less jobs, and we're gonna run out of other people's money faster, and even less people will be able to stay here, which is the opposite of what he is claiming he's gotten elected to do and plans to do. This is shaping up to be a massive I told you so moment, and I don't think the city is gonna do anything to avert this disaster.

SPEAKER_50 48:15

Citadel officials furious about a Montani video. This pass.

SPEAKER_30 48:19

Yeah, which hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin bought for two hundred dollars.

SPEAKER_51 48:22

Just later, Batman catch it later.

SPEAKER_50 48:24

This unit tax is specifically designed for the richest of the rich. Like and subscribe that he used Ken's name as the example of those who supposedly aren't carrying their fair share of the burdens associated with New York City's often costly and wasteful spending. Right. Citadel cheap. Gerald Beeson said in an email to company employees, city budget experts saying it's very excited.

SPEAKER_51 48:45

Stay 42, correct on that. Definitely correct on that.

SPEAKER_33 48:50

Unless you hate those companies, unless those companies are the enemy of your collectivist economic system and agenda. If you hate private businesses, if you hate private property, this is all wrong. To you, the capitalists, all they do is create inequality when the truth is in America, we've got equality. We've got equal rights, everybody can vote. We don't have equal outcomes because an equal outcome would mean that everybody made the same decisions and everybody did the same things and pursued the same path. Some people studied hard, got good grades, got a job, other people lived a life of crime. Outcomes are not always the same. Yet now New York wants to take matters into its own hands and chop everybody down to size so that everybody can live here. And I don't know what the city's gonna look like in a few months. What do you think? I'll see you in the next video.

SPEAKER_43 49:51

What are you going to do for your unique neighborhood?

SPEAKER_40 49:59

Look, she's about in the 70s or 80s. Look, look at her. Look. Look at the grown folks, y'all. Grown people are hitting a pinata of the president of the United States who won an election. Who the people spoke loud and clear. There was a vote.

SPEAKER_51 50:24

And we're happy about it. We didn't like uh Biden being the president, but we didn't go out there making pianas and and uh and all types of weird shit. They actually got uh a piano hitting it. That's crazy, man. You gotta pay for these left these Democrats, man. They got very deranged. Biden won, we didn't go out there marching, we didn't call Biden the king. We said the election was stolen, which was not true. And we was right about him having to write about him having dementia. Right. Let's continue.

SPEAKER_41 50:59

Democratically elected president, every single swing state, you name it. And look at these people out there, look.

SPEAKER_40 51:10

What is this going to accomplish?

SPEAKER_41 51:13

This is sick, man. And the violence just won't stop. The rhetoric, the gaslighting, the propaganda just won't stop. And look in it, and it views this mess right here.

SPEAKER_40 51:27

These are grown people, grown adults, y'all. These are not kids, but look, they act like children.

SPEAKER_41 51:42

I mean, she can barely hit the thing. This is just sad. This is this is these people are so miserable, man. And her shirt says, Maka, make America kind again. Grown folks, man. Old people out there, grown old adults.

SPEAKER_51 52:17

Really? Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. And what Trump done to you? You only know Trump. Trump don't even know you. But you out here hitting this. Amazing.

SPEAKER_41 52:30

And look at this guy with the camera. He's smiling. Look at him. He ain't had this much fun in 20, 30 years. It's been two or three decades he done had this much fun. Seeing this woman hit that pinata. Oh yeah, you know he just don't stop. And look what Trump in the White House just reposted. I have all the cards. Wild Uno cards. Oh boy. We wonder what's gonna take place next. Uh-oh. Look who's pissed the president off once again.

SPEAKER_51 53:04

Team Obama.

SPEAKER_07 53:05

Team Jefferson, a low IQ individual. In the new Congress, we're gonna have to do something about this Supreme Court. And let me be very clear: everything is on the table. Everything to deal with this corrupt MAGA majority that is issuing political opinions that are designed to bolster the prospects of the Republican Party, and we will not allow them to succeed.

SPEAKER_26 53:32

Heard my dogs there in the background. They agree, Leader Jeffries. Thanks as always. Appreciate you. Thanks, bud.

SPEAKER_13 53:38

Um we're gonna do maximum warfare against Republicans, Florida Republicans, UFR, you're gonna find out all this stuff. And you know what I said was um listen. Uh and he's like, oh, if if you do the redistricting, we're gonna take out all your members, we're gonna do all this stuff. And what I said was, go ahead, make my day. Uh you don't think we're gonna girl in the middle.

SPEAKER_14 54:11

In Florida, roll the dice and take your chances, but don't think that you can come down here, issue threats to us, and somehow you're gonna make us flinch. That is not happening. And in fact, it did not happen because as soon as he came out and started doing that last week, Florida legislature turned around.

SPEAKER_51 54:31

Spot on Ralph 23. Ralph 23, definitely uh spot on.

SPEAKER_32 54:40

The young voters, independents, and black Americans heading into the midterms, and the media doesn't want you to know any of it. Then we'll break down how Trump and the Supreme Court just delivered a ruling that could flip 14 to 20 House seats away from Democrats, and why top DOJ lawyer Harmete Dillon says enforcement in all 50 states will have zero tolerance for cheating or delays. Plus, an investigative journalist just uncovered $385 million in Michigan Medicaid fraud involving ghost businesses. And I'll show you how the scam worked like clockwork. Finally, Spirit Airlines is bankrupt. There's no breathing life back into it.

SPEAKER_51 55:28

Maximus right. Joe Biden in office, they blame Trump. Like, what the heck? Biden, you're in office for four years. Trump not in office. Democrat Party got on policy. Just blame Trump for everything. Blame Trump. Blame, blame, blame. That's crazy.

SPEAKER_32 55:46

Thank you guys so much for liking and ship you was impossible. He is actually growing his coalition heading into the midterms. Young voters, independent voters, and black Americans.

SPEAKER_51 55:58

Right, Kamala post, this is the border. She ain't visited the border yet, or went to Europe.

SPEAKER_32 56:04

Americans are all moving towards Trump in numbers that are making Democrats They say the midterms is gonna be a bloodbath. This isn't coming from a conservative outlet. This is CNN's own Harry Enton, one of the most respected data analysts in the business, dropping numbers on live television that contradict everything the left has been telling you about Trump's political standing.

SPEAKER_51 56:37

Again, check this video out. I did it this morning. It's about uh how they put AIs in the car. Check it out. Four minutes long, not too long. Free review. Free checkout.

SPEAKER_32 56:49

When your own team numbers guy start sounding the alarm, you know the situation is serious. The economy is on the rise, other than gas prices, and many people are feeling it, especially as they get a boost in their wages. Let me go ahead and share with you what Harry Enton shared.

SPEAKER_47 57:10

Yeah, I think we're right.

SPEAKER_51 57:11

Kamala's a red dot indie.

SPEAKER_32 57:12

President Trump and the Republican Party are chipping.

SPEAKER_51 57:15

And Obama's the first mixed president.

SPEAKER_47 57:20

You can see it right here. Look, Trump's approval among African Americans at this point in term one, he was at 12%. You know, he's been losing ground a lot of the time.

SPEAKER_51 57:27

Yeah, kill switching cars, definitely unreal. Everybody works about this Epstein trash and uh and and voter laws. They ain't up passing this bullshit by making the cause mandatory in 26 and 27. Amazing.

SPEAKER_47 57:43

16% at this point. And you say this isn't that big of a shift. But I will tell you, Republicans absolutely love this shift that's going on because Democrats have had such a long-term advantage. The fact that he's actually gaining ground versus where he was in term number one, this has major implications for elections down the line because Democrats, especially in a lot of these tight races, you talk about places like Georgia, right down in the South. You see this type of movement for Trump actually getting the biggest.

SPEAKER_51 58:10

Right, it'd be a good excuse. Wow.

SPEAKER_47 58:12

And could help put Republicans over the top in a number of other places in the midterm elections.

SPEAKER_59 58:17

But do you see this as part of a bigger trend?

SPEAKER_47 58:19

I see this as absolutely part of a bigger trend. Donald Trump's Republican Party is absolutely gaining ground, not just him gaining in terms of his approval rating, but look at the party ID margin, Kate, because this to me was absolutely stunning. Look at this party ID margin among African Americans at this point in Trump term number one, Democrats had a 63-point advantage. That is absolutely falling. Look at where it is now. A double-digit shift away. Democrats, of course, still have the advantage, but it's a 12-point shift to the Republican Party. And I look back through Dallas records. They sent me their records. And this, in fact, lead that Democrats have is actually smaller than any lead from 2006 to 2021. So Democrats are leading, but again, we're talking about shipping away. Republicans are chipping away at this long-term advantage that Democrats have had among African Americans. We see it in terms of Trump's approval rating, and we even see it to a wider degree among the party ID market, where all of a sudden there are a number of African Americans who are walking away from the Democratic Party and a number of them who are walking into the Republican tent.

SPEAKER_59 59:22

That is very interesting looking at that Pascallop information. What does this mean for the race for control of Congress?

SPEAKER_47 59:28

Okay, so you see this right here. You see this 51-point advantage that Democrats have significantly less than you see that 63-point advantage. And what we will note was back in 2024, right? Donald Trump put in a historically strong performance among African Americans. Democrats performed the worst in a generation. Have they gained any of that coalition back from where they fell down to in 2024? But take a look here. Okay. Choice for election among African Americans. Kamala Harris was leading amongst that group in the pre-election polling by 63 points. Are Democrats gaining back any of that ground? Uh-uh. It's a 62-point advantage now.

SPEAKER_51 1:00:04

Oh man, 95 on the civics.

SPEAKER_47 1:00:09

Republicans are gaining among African Americans. They are chipping away at that long-term advantage. The Donald Trump-led Republican Party is making gains among African Americans that we simply put have not seen the Republican Party make in a generation.

SPEAKER_32 1:00:22

Amazing. Oh my gosh, that makes me so happy. Bring it on. Come on. Bring your ideas. Come into the Republican Party. Bring your libertarian ideas, your independent ideas, and let's go dominate and make America great again. Isn't that incredible news? The media would have you to believe that because there's a war going on between podcasters, that Trump is losing ground. Well, he is in some areas. I'm not gonna lie or gaslight you. A lot of people are mad about gas prices. I'm not happy about gas prices, but I believe it will be temporary. Uh, but as far as ideas and making America better, then there's a lot of you that are not happy with this conflict, you know.

SPEAKER_41 1:01:05

Yeah, we're not here to gaslight anybody, man. You know.

SPEAKER_57 1:01:08

You say Democrats aren't in the panic if they are.

SPEAKER_41 1:01:11

I love bringing Mr. Gardner on the show. We got to keep it real, man. You know. But all this, these misinformation, the gaslighting, the fear-mongering, the propaganda, you know, oh, this is happening, oh, this, oh, it's the end of the world, oh, uh, was the podcaster elected? Everybody's an expert now. We have to be real, ladies and gentlemen. You know? We have to be real.

SPEAKER_32 1:01:36

People are saying Donald Trump is the way to go, not the Democrat Party. Now, President Trump and his team racked up a stunning string of domestic wins last week. And Democrats are reeling from nearly every single one of them. On the courts and redistricting front, the Virginia gerrymandering was overturned, and pressure is now building to redraw maps in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama in ways that genuinely reflect voters rather than racially engineered house seats.

SPEAKER_41 1:02:10

Y'all love the fight between Ron DeSantis and Haking Jeffrey. And now we're seeing Trump hitting back at Haking Jeffries very, very hard. Calling him a thug, low IQ.

SPEAKER_51 1:02:22

Right, Crisis King, definitely. Yes, yes.

SPEAKER_32 1:02:25

The Supreme Court's land for John 360 ruling declaring that congressional districts nationwide must now be one on merit ideas and actual voter preference, not skin color. That one ruling alone could cost Democrats anywhere from 14 to 20 House seats as maps get redrawn across the country. And you can hear the panic in their voice as they run to MSNow and ABC and CNN. Well, Democrat leaders responded the way they always do when they're losing, with hyperbole designed to terrify their base. Some called it the biggest act of systemic racism since Jim Crow. Others outrageously claimed black Americans would no longer be allowed to vote ever again. None of that is remotely true.

SPEAKER_57 1:03:20

Right.

SPEAKER_32 1:03:21

What Jim Voting actually does is liberate black voters to choose candidates based on policy, vision, character. What are they going to do for your unique neighborhood, for your children, your life, your grandchildren? Instead of just funneling all the votes into somebody that's been engineered and put in front of you, you get to actually pick great people. This is freedom. So meanwhile, Democrat mayors and governors took body blows this week as fraud scandals, indictment, and mismanagement stories dominated headlines from Louisiana to New York to Minnesota. The machine that uh was built on identity politics and taxpayer money is cracking. It's all falling apart. Democrats know exactly what this week means. Losing 14 to 20 House seats would be catastrophic between 2026 and 2028. They can scream all they want about Jim Crow, but nobody's buying it. And what they're really screaming about is losing control. And this week, they took a cannonball right to the chest, and they're openly admitting it. Listen to how devastating this is, according to one election uh expert.

SPEAKER_11 1:04:37

I said an oral argument that it would be catastrophic for the Supreme Court to in any way narrow, shrink uh section two, and it has done far more than that. It has effectively debilitated us from most contexts that we've used it in in the past. There may be some theoretical academic application, but the reality on the ground is that we have lost the most important tool to protect our democracy from race discrimination and voting uh outside of the 15th Amendment, and that the 15th Amendment in Chief Justices Roberts' words from the Allen versus Milligan decision is now a mere parchment promise. It is lost on me how he could square those poetic words with the decision that he joined as part of the sixth three majority in Louisiana versus Calais. This is a day of infamy for the Supreme Court. It is a day of devastation for our democracy. Devastation for democracy. And it is also a call to action for every American who hopes to. Continue to live in a functioning democracy and one that is multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and whose representatives reflect that.

SPEAKER_32 1:06:12

This is not a day of devastation for democracy. This is a day of devastation for the Democrat Party. Nobody is telling anybody with any extra level of pigmentation in their skin that they are not allowed to vote. Nobody's going back in chains. None of this crap. Martin Luther King is still alive. Go to the back of the bus. That they try to push down our throat. I don't care what color you are, what religion you are, whatever, you have the right in America to go out and vote however you want. What this is likely going to do is hurt the Democrat Party, and it's going to bring forward better candidates, which is exactly what elections are supposed to do. Give us the very best, not the very worst. And if Democrats thought this week couldn't get any worse, it just did. This isn't just a Supreme Court ruling, sitting on the Constitutional Republic.

SPEAKER_51 1:07:12

Yes, we are. Yes, yes, yes. And based on Christian values.

SPEAKER_32 1:07:58

No exception, no delay, and no gains. This came after Missouri Senator Eric Schmidt formally asked the Justice Department to step in and enforce the ruling nationwide, recognizing that the court's decision means nothing without teeth behind it. Dylan's response on X was short, direct, and devastating to Democrats. Senator, we're on it, she said. She went further, reminding everyone that the DOJ, under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, is committed to equal protection for all Americans in employment, housing, education, and yes, in voting. Not equal protection for one race, not equal protection for one party, equal protection for everyone. Here is why this matters so much right now. There are currently 45 redistricting disputes still unresolved in federal and state courts across the country, all casting a shadow over November's midterm elections and the battle for control over the House. Democrats are hoping to run out the clock like they have in the past, tie things up in litigation like they have in the past, and preserve their racially engineered maps just like they have in the past. Now, Harmy Dillon and the DOJ just slammed the door on this kind of behavior. The map is being redrawn, the enforcers have been deployed, and the Democrat Party is on the run. Now, as you know, I love uh all the work uh that they've been doing on destroying the fraud. It saves us money, people are being arrested and actively held accountable, and it gives us a better government. Well, an investigative journalist in Michigan just found over $385 million in Medicaid fraud. And what's interesting is these are ghost businesses that are collecting your stolen money. In fact, he said the way that the billing changes are timed is almost like a newsletter went out to fraudsters on how to cheat and defraud the American people.

SPEAKER_31 1:10:07

Listen to what he shared today. Thank you for inviting Learn Nest up here to talk about this. The reports in Michigan that I've been putting out over the past two or three months now show a similar pattern that's actually not only president of Michigan. It's not just Michigan that this happens, but Michigan's one of the worst examples of it where the Democrats take over, and then within just a few months, magically Medicaid billing starts going up drastically, drastically, and very, very specific codes directly related to the ones that they change when they take over the legislature. This is not an abnormal pattern. This has happened in many different states. This just happened with the next place on my list. The next place on my list that I was looking at. So looking at these numbers, $356 million within just a few weeks of them changing the billing. Some of these businesses that I look at, they actually test bill six months prior. And then the moment they change the billing, they start billing $280,000 a month. Someone tips them off. Who's paying these people? How are they getting this information so they know exactly these seconds to know how to do that? I don't know. But those are questions we need to answer. I mean, that's what I've been looking at. And going across the state even further, as I started looking, now I found over 21 businesses that are completely dissolved in Michigan still building that to $118 million. Who is supposed to look at this stuff? If it took me just a few months of looking at Michigan finance, what else is and I think that's the problem because it is our tax dollars. It's your tax dollars, and Michigan specifically is your tax dollars.

SPEAKER_41 1:11:39

You should care. Taxpayers robbed in broad daylight.

SPEAKER_32 1:11:44

Taxpayers robbed broad daylight. Within like less than like 30 days of these Democrats taking over certain cities, suddenly, hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent payments just start going out of the federal government. It's bizarre, right? And he said $118 million went to over 20 businesses that had legally dissolved themselves, but the checks kept coming, and so they just kept keeping the money. These people need to pay this back, or they need to pay by going to prison. That's the only way. Pay with your time or pay with your money, but you stole our money. Unbelievable. All right, last thing I wanted to share with you. Spirit Airlines has officially collapsed.

SPEAKER_41 1:12:37

Hands behind your back. I'm sorry, y'all, that just came out. I apologize. It just came out. It was just in my spirit. I had to let it out. You know how you had to let out that fart? I had to let that out right there. It just came out. I'm sorry, y'all. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to blurt that out, but it just came out.

SPEAKER_32 1:12:55

Just into bankruptcy and is shutting down completely. And you can thank government overreach for a big part of this. While rising fuel costs hurt the last few uh weeks of the business, the death blow from the Biden DOJ and the jet blue acquisition.

SPEAKER_41 1:13:14

They may they heard about them oil prices, you know. Trump, trump, trump, trump, trump. Trump. It's his fault. The big bad orange man.

SPEAKER_39 1:13:25

The king.

SPEAKER_40 1:13:28

You see, if we didn't elect the king, I can still get on spirit and ride for the low.

SPEAKER_41 1:13:37

But y'all want to go out and elect the king. So now I can't ride on my cheap flight. Yeah. People are so delusional, man. But you know what? The truth will set you free. The truth will set you free. The sad, harsh truth will set you free.

SPEAKER_32 1:14:03

Had already landed. Now, claiming it would hurt competition, they tried to step in, keep things going, and they blocked another American business from buying spirit and keeping those jobs, keeping those flights, and using those assets more efficiently. Now the shutdown has grounded hundreds of flights, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded. And approximately 10,000 spirit employees found out yesterday that they're out of a job overnight. This is what happens when government bureaucrats think they know how to run a business or that they can try to control the free market. JetBlue wanted to buy Spirit. Spirit wanted to be bought, and Washington, D.C. said no. President Trump tried to step in, but it was going to be too costly. And ultimately, it doesn't make sense to use our money to bail out a failing business. So those assets will be divided up, but sadly, about 10,000 Americans are out of work. Listen to what uh Transportation Secretary Duffy had to say about this between Jet Blue and Spirit.

SPEAKER_27 1:15:14

And Joe Biden and Pete Buddha Judge, along with the Biden DOJ, decided that they did not want that merger to take place. And at the time, uh the Biden and Buddha Judge DOJ bragged and said, uh, as they canceled the option for this merger, that this was a victory for US travelers who deserve lower prices and better choices. Now, uh many at the time said this was a disaster. Uh, this merger should have been allowed. And this uh today uh would indicate this is not better for travelers, this is not better for pricing, this is not better for competition. Actually, it's worse. We had an airline go down because the markets were trying to allow two airlines to merge, make them stronger, and offer more competition for the American consumer. Also, Elizabeth Warren at the time cheered the blocking of the mergers saying clap it up for Pocahontas uh that uh the Biden uh this was a Biden win for flyers.

SPEAKER_51 1:16:14

Right, God is in control, no matter what happens, God is in control.

SPEAKER_27 1:16:21

So uh again, I I think it's important that we always look uh with the keen eye when airlines want to merge. We care about pricing for consumers, we care about competition. But uh, if the markets are saying there needs to be a merger because there's health uh issues with one of the airlines or more than one airline, we have to take a look at it and make sure we make the right choices.

SPEAKER_32 1:16:44

All right. So this is just a classic example that whatever the government touches turns to crap. Um, rarely does the government make your life better. I mean, this is why uh Ronald Reagan famously said the scariest seven words in the English language are I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Um, so that's exactly what we're going through. All right, let me know uh on this broadcast what are you going to do for your unique neighborhood, for your children, your life, your grandchildren. Look, look, look, she bought in the 70s or 80s. Look at look at the law.

SPEAKER_23 1:17:38

Now the fraud crackdown in Minnesota continues to escalate. State lawmakers are launching their own probe. As the FBI just rated 22 facilities this week. The National News Desk's Jeff Harris spoke exclusively with one of those lawmakers.

SPEAKER_25 1:17:53

Minnesota State Representative, Kristen Robbins, has been leading legislative efforts to uncover and address systematic fraud in state-funded programs. In our conversation, she discussed those efforts, holding elected officials accountable, and her recent letter to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar about the Feeding Our Future scheme.

SPEAKER_04 1:18:12

I don't think the state has been doing nearly enough to hold themselves, the agencies, accountable, or to prosecute these crimes.

SPEAKER_25 1:18:21

In an exclusive interview with the National News Desk, Minnesota State Representative Kristen Robbins, who chairs the House Fraud Prevention Committee, opening up about the fraud crackdown happening in her state, including Governor Tim Walls declining a recent invitation to speak. You did ask Governor Walls to appear to the hearing this week, right?

SPEAKER_04 1:18:41

Absolutely. We think he needs to come before our committee in answer to the Minnesota taxpayers.

SPEAKER_25 1:18:47

That hearing happening the same day, the FBI raided 22 facilities in the Twin Cities. Robins commenting on Waltz's reaction, who wrote on social media, the raids happened because, quote, our state agencies caught irregular behavior and reported it. Comments he doubled down on during Tuesday night state of the state.

SPEAKER_47 1:19:05

People who have ripped us off are getting caught and they are going to jail, just like today.

SPEAKER_25 1:19:10

I've said the buck stops with me. What are your thoughts on his response to those raids?

SPEAKER_04 1:19:15

For them to say, oh, they're they're the ones, you know, generating these leads or helping the feds, it's just not true. The feds are doing an incredible job, and we're very grateful for their partnership.

SPEAKER_25 1:19:26

Federal prosecutors estimate fraud in Minnesota's Medicaid and Social Services programs could exceed $9 billion. On Thursday, Dr. Rodz announcing another $91 million in federal medication funding was being deferred, adding to the over $250 million deferred in February.

SPEAKER_56 1:19:43

Based on what we've seen so far, roughly $14 million may have gone towards illegal immigrants who are supposed to be getting this coverage.

SPEAKER_25 1:19:50

The most significant fraud case feeding our future, resulting in over $250 million being stolen from a pandemic-era school program. Robins recently sending this letter to Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar requesting records and an explanation of her alleged ties, pointing to the Meals Act, which was introduced by Omar in 2020, but later scrutinized for potential links. What are your next steps if she doesn't comply? I believe that deadline was set uh by May 5th.

SPEAKER_04 1:20:18

The bill she passed at the federal level exactly created the conditions of fraud that our state taxpayers are still reeling from. So she does uh, I think, need to come and explain herself to Minnesota's now.

SPEAKER_25 1:20:31

In late 2025, Omar defended the Meals Act, saying she had no regrets since it did help children in need. Meanwhile, earlier this year, Walls introduced an anti-fraud package aimed at detecting and preventing fraud. I'm Jeff Harris, reporting from Washington.

SPEAKER_41 1:20:53

Well, we've been having some fun in this show, man. It's not looking good for Miss Ilhan Omar. I know a lot of y'all want Miss Miss Omar the hell out of Congress, expelled, deported, in handcuffs with a hand behind a back. But man, I got to have a good laugh again, man. Because when Trump, when Trump's being Trump, man, it's the best thing ever. Whether you love it or hate it, whether you have Trump derangement syndrome, whether you actually believe there's a king, a dictator, Hitler, whatever it might be, he is still the president. Y'all to be praying for him, and y'all be praying for the country, man. God bless our president, man. And there's a reason why so many still love and support the president. And sometimes you got to have a good laugh. But Trump literally made a whole scene of Ilhan Omar and her brother.

SPEAKER_40 1:21:50

He even said, Say they say, darling, I love you very much. Good night, brother. Let's go to bed.

SPEAKER_41 1:21:59

Like, who comes up with that? Like, Trump is just something else, man. I gotta have a good laugh again, man.

SPEAKER_46 1:22:06

Ilhan Omar, she comes here from Somalia and she tells us how to run the United States of America. She says, she says the Constitution gives me such rights. She gives me such rights. And uh I demand that I be given these rights. Get the hella what a phony.

SPEAKER_57 1:22:28

She married a brother to come in.

SPEAKER_46 1:22:30

I believe she married a brother, which is totally illegal. Although it's a lovely couple, actually, but it's a little bit on the illegal side, darling. I love you very much. Good night, brother. Let's go to bed. Isn't she despicable? I can't stand this. I don't like where does that come from?

SPEAKER_41 1:22:52

Like, Trump is literally legendary, man.

SPEAKER_46 1:22:56

He is legendary. It's a little bit on the illegal side, darling. I love you very much. Good night, brother. Let's go to bed.

SPEAKER_41 1:23:06

Darling, I love you so much. Good night, brother. Let's go to bed. Good night, brother. Let's go to bed. Oh my goodness, man. He literally just said that Ilhan Omar and her brother love each other and they're fun to go to bed and sleep with each other.

SPEAKER_51 1:23:22

That is boy, oh boy, oh boy.

SPEAKER_41 1:23:28

Trump is something else, man. And I'm here for it, man. I am here for it. How do y'all feel about that? Way and what's your thoughts? I know some of y'all are laughing, having a good time. Happy Sunday, family.

SPEAKER_46 1:23:37

I hope y'all brother to come in. I believe she married her brother, which is totally illegal. Although it's a lovely couple, actually, but it's a little bit on the illegal side, darling. I love you very much. Good night, brother. Let's go to bed. Isn't she despicable? I can't stand it.

SPEAKER_41 1:24:01

Where does that come from? Like, Trump is literally legendary, man.

SPEAKER_46 1:24:06

He is legendary. So a little bit on the illegal side, darling. I love you very much. Good night, brother. Let's go to bed.

SPEAKER_41 1:24:16

Darling, I love you so much. Good night, brother. Let's go to bed. Good night, brother. Let's go to bed. Oh my goodness, man. He literally just said that Ilhan Omar and her brother love each other and they're fun to go to bed and sleep with each other. That is something else, man. Boy, oh boy, oh boy. Trump is something else, man. And I'm here for it, man. I am here for it. How do y'all feel about that? Well, what your thoughts? I know some of y'all are laughing, having a good time. Happy Sunday, family. I hope y'all are having an awesome weekend. I hope everybody that's tuned in right now that you are blessed, well, and healthy, man. Calling out this crap every single day, man. These politicians, the fraud, the corruption, this corrupt scam matrix. You know, and you know what's crazy? A lot of this stuff wouldn't be in the spotlight if Trump didn't get back in office. And I always want people to remember that, you know. We wouldn't be talking about a lot of things if Trump wasn't back in office. You know, a lot of the stuff, man, especially when it comes to fraud and you know, the things that have taken place, especially back during, you know, COVID and just everything, man. I mean, it was an absolute disgrace, man, saying that kids were getting fed and and no kids and nobody was getting fed. You know, but people are millions of dollars buying houses and cars and luxury stuff and the the designer and you know, it's ridiculous, man. And taxpayers are hotter than fish grease, and people want accountability.

SPEAKER_44 1:25:56

No other way around it.

unknown 1:25:58

You know. What is this?

SPEAKER_42 1:26:00

Ilhan Omar goes to 7-Eleven on a free Slurpee Day, but it doesn't go as planned.

SPEAKER_20 1:26:06

Today's 7-Eleven, so this Slurpee is free, right?

SPEAKER_58 1:26:10

No, ma'am. Today is 7-2.

SPEAKER_41 1:26:15

Well, that AI getting out of hand, boy. That AI? That AI getting out of hand, man. Well, look at Ilhar Omar on C Tex F. I don't even know why we ask her questions anymore, honestly. Pathetic as P takes that at this point.

SPEAKER_26 1:26:31

Uh, you know, we've been watching his his press conferences, he's saying all these crazy kicks. Honestly.

SPEAKER_16 1:26:36

I mean, what can you say? You know, he's he's always been pretty pathetic. Yeah. Um, it it pains me as a Minnesotan. That's uh the person that we have in the administration, and um and I I just hope he gets replaced because he's an embarrassment on uh national international stage.

SPEAKER_41 1:26:56

What is the just the way she it's just low IQ, man? Just low, low, low IQ.

SPEAKER_17 1:27:04

You know, I'm these these people are just idiots. I really, you know, I'm I'm at the point where it's become really hard to have an intellectual debate with any of these people. The the dumbing of the United States has arrived because how else do we get a Trump presidency again? The last time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked, it was used to detain and deport German, Japanese, Italian immigrants doing World War 11.

SPEAKER_41 1:27:37

Well, you know, attack, attack, attack majority of Americans. Attack majority of America, insult majority of Americans, call majority of America America stupid. How do we get another Trump presidency? Because people are just dumb and stupid.

SPEAKER_42 1:27:58

But yeah, that, yeah.

SPEAKER_51 1:28:03

Nobody did voted for Trump. Yeah.

SPEAKER_41 1:28:07

World War 11.

SPEAKER_51 1:28:08

World War 11. Amazing.

SPEAKER_41 1:28:10

This is the dummy that's in Congress. Deport this health back to Somalia. I mean, honestly. You know. But you know, um, it hasn't been look it hasn't been a good week for Miss Ohama. Actually, the last couple of months, and especially this last week, and this this last week for Democrats, it's just been completely terrible for Democrats. You know, from Supreme Court ruling. I mean, it's just been one after another hitting back on the Democrat Party. And as we know for Johan Omar this past uh week as well, um, the whole uh scandal with her net worth going from negative to millions of dollars. And then they come out and said that it was a counting error, and now she's not worth 30 million, she's worth 90,000. It's ridiculous, man.

SPEAKER_46 1:29:05

Karen Medicaid for being looted by criminals and thugs. We've launched a war on fraud. You've been watching it in the papers. We're all over Minnesota, California, all over. They're taking down hundreds and hundreds and even thousands of people a week and a day. It's led by great vice president JD Vancey's doing a great job. I said, JD, I want that job. I want to do it as president. He said, let's do a little delegation, please. But JD's done a great job. Thousands and thousands of people are are, it's a fraud. I mean, look at the wonderful country. It's a beautiful country. You should try it sometime. Somalia, it's a beautiful place. It's got no government, it's got no military, it's got no anything. It's got one thing that's really strong: crime. It's got a lot of crime. They have no police. All they do is run around shooting each other. It's filthy, dirty, disgusting, dirty. It's a horrible place. They come here, and Ilan Omar.

SPEAKER_51 1:30:22

Thank you, guys. Thank you, thank you. Appreciate it.

SPEAKER_46 1:30:26

And let's get to 2,000 subscribers. They have nothing but crime, poverty, pollution. Everything is horrible over there. Nothing good. They say it's the worst country anywhere in the world, that we got some beauties out there, but it's the worst. And then she comes here from Somalia and she tells us how to run the United States of America. She says, She says the Constitution gives me certain rights. Gives me certain rights. And um, I demand that I be given these rights again. What a phone. And then she married a brother to come in. But I think I would imagine they're looking at her. I have nothing to do with it. I would imagine.

SPEAKER_44 1:31:17

Of course, I have nothing to do. I love how trouble. I have nothing to do with it. I have nothing to do with it.

SPEAKER_46 1:31:23

I have nothing, but I believe she married her brother, which is totally illegal. Although it's a lovely couple, actually, but it's a little bit on the illegal side, darling. I love you very much. Good night, brother. Let's go to bed. Isn't she distinctly? I can't say. I can't say. And then all of a sudden she was worth less than $80,000. And she said it was accounting, it was an accounting error. That was not a very good accountant, was it? No. Their whole life is based on fraud and a scam. The whole thing is a scam. And we ought to get those people out of our country. Hell no, man.

SPEAKER_42 1:32:22

This man was right.

SPEAKER_41 1:32:24

Trump is right, y'all. You know? Trump is right.

SPEAKER_20 1:32:30

The last thing I think that you said that I was stupid for asking you about your financial disclosure, but there's some discrepancies on there. Would you like to explain them how to treat such a big mistake on a place to be used before asking me anything? I am. Well, what about the American people who are wondering if you need to make to explain it to the American people? What's the explanation? I have given them the explanation. Do you want to tell our viewers? Because I don't want to tell you judges. Oh, how about that? Okay, okay. Have a good day. Thank you, guys.

SPEAKER_42 1:32:58

So that's Ms. Lindell TV. She's been she's been on it, man, putting these politicians literally in the spotlight, exposing these politicians in broad daylight, man, and coming face to face.

SPEAKER_51 1:33:12

No, Biden was not there. They cheated.

SPEAKER_20 1:33:22

But you're one of those people. Are you at all concerned? Do I look concerned? I guess not. What about the Minnesota fraud hearing? Did you show up? You think you should have? Why should I have? Well, it happened in your state. Don't you want to defend your position? There were people from my state that was. Okay, but why not you? I mean, there's allegations that you're complicit in the fraud. Wouldn't you want to show up? Why would there be an allegation that I'm complicit? How would I be complicit? Well, what about Tim? Will you just ask stupid questions? You would say I'm curious to get your thoughts. I mean, there's a lot of controversy around the issue.

SPEAKER_51 1:33:56

Hey, Kevin, you heard about uh Hunter Biden's laptop and uh Joe Biden's uh daughter? About her journal being left behind, how he was in the tubboard and all that, all that crazy stuff.

SPEAKER_20 1:34:08

Nine billion dollars in fraud in the state of Minnesota. You don't think so? Really? Yeah, and counting, probably more, honestly. You think that's fake news or what? That is more than half of the resources that are elegated. Okay.

SPEAKER_42 1:34:24

So you genuine state representative, giving track and just it just cringe me watching watching those, man, because you know, that lady tries to be such a smart, you know.

SPEAKER_51 1:34:35

Kevin, name is Deontay, man.

SPEAKER_46 1:34:43

They're blocking the removal of these people out of our country, and you should be ashamed of yourself.

SPEAKER_42 1:34:56

Oh boy, but let's get into the the big update we have. Here we are, ladies and gentlemen.

SPEAKER_51 1:35:02

Right, Goldberg, Bill Gates, Jeffrey, uh Hakeem Jeffries. Uh a lot of Democrat Party people is in the uh in the Epstein's uh list. You got an attorney talking to Epstein on the trial doing a trial. She talked to Epstein during a trial. That was bogus.

SPEAKER_66 1:35:22

Statewide child nutrition fraud scheme. The lawmakers are seeking Omar's written and electronic communications involving the state's Feeding Our Future program, which misused millions of dollars in taxpayer funds. State lawmakers specifically hoping to look at Omar's correspondence with the owners of the Safari restaurant. State lawmakers point out Omar was a regular at that restaurant, staging many campaign events there. Its owners recently pleaded guilty for their role in the $250 million fraud scheme. Now, Omar's team and allies have largely framed allegations trying to link her to fraud as politically motivated and not substantiated. But for more on this, we are joined by Minnesota State Representative Kristen Robbins tonight. She is the chair of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Oversight Committee, also a candidate for Minnesota governor. Appreciate you being here today and sharing your perspective. And I know we're fast approaching this Tuesday request for Congressman, Congresswoman Omar here. If she doesn't respond by this deadline, what is your committee's move on Wednesday morning?

SPEAKER_04 1:36:24

You know, we hope she will respond. She certainly owes it to Minnesota taxpayers and families to respond to our questions. And so I'm still hoping that if not, the committee will examine all our options and we will continue to press for it because she created the program, the Meals Act, that took the guardrails off the school nutrition program, then it created the conditions for all this fraud. And she should come and answer our questions. Will you try to subpoena her? So uh we will look at all the options. We'll see uh what happens next week in committee.

SPEAKER_66 1:36:55

Assuming that she doesn't respond, and I'm not sure that she would. I mean, given she's a member of Congress, it doesn't seem that the committee has actual authority uh to get her to show up. Let's assume she does not respond. Will be will the committee be pursuing a subpoena on Wednesday?

SPEAKER_04 1:37:10

So we are looking at all the options. Um as you may know, we don't have the full subpoena power at the committee at this time because of um the makeup of the house being tied, but we will certainly look at all our options and we will also continue to work with our federal partners who do have subpoena power. So so this is far from over, and we will keep uh looking at all options available to us.

SPEAKER_66 1:37:34

Have you seen any direct evidence linking Congresswoman Omar to any wrongdoing?

SPEAKER_04 1:37:40

Well, the court exhibits from Feeding Our Future showed um in the exhibit list different communications between her office and some of her staffers and Feeding Our Future defendants. And that that is the information we're trying to get. What were they communicating about? Did they tell them that they'd taken the guardrails off the program?

SPEAKER_51 1:37:58

Did they encourage them to get involved as one of the sites? Thank you. Thank you guys.

unknown 1:38:32

The amazing thing is they use these straightened hormones. We don't. We don't use it, we don't need it. We have a lot of oil. And well, wait a minute. And they use it, we don't. And you would have thought they would have said, we would love to help you. Which I think was a very and Germany. I mean, uh, he's doing a terrible job. He's got immigration problems, he's got energy problems, he's got problems in all kinds, and he's got a big problem with Ukraine. Because they're in that mess. And he criticized me for doing the whole thing with Iran. But I said, Would you like to have a nuclear weapon in the hands of Iran?

SPEAKER_46 1:39:12

He said, No, I don't. I said, Well, then I guess I'm right. He didn't have any answer to that. Why is the US removing from Germany? Uh, we're gonna cut way down, and we're cutting a lot further than 5,000. Thank you very much.

SPEAKER_52 1:39:29

Now, in terms of this latest announcement, Project Freedom, the president says that this will aim to free up companies.

SPEAKER_18 1:39:36

Meanwhile. And as we'll discuss later, we are an energy superpower, third largest oil producer, fourth largest natural gas, largest uh hydro renewable base. We're committed to addressing climate change while providing reliable affordable energy to our citizens and partners. In closing, we're here because of your invitation. Again, thank you for that. But we're here because of the moral and security imperatives of our cooperation in the Caucasus, in the Baltics, in Ukraine, across Europe, and also because of the immense potential for our partnerships to build a better, more prosperous, sustainable, and just world for our citizens. And I'll close with this. Uh, it's my strong personal view that as the international order will be rebuilt, but it will be rebuilt out of Europe. And so I'm very appreciative of boy, boy, boy, boy, boy.

SPEAKER_39 1:40:36

So we gotta follow up on our coverage of the Iran conflict and NATO. Fact is that NATO has not been very helpful when it comes to this conflict with Iran. Uh, they prove themselves to be a deeper tiger useful to us at all. Okay, and they're starting to get really, really, really annoying. Okay, while they're having meetings about having meetings, about having meetings, where they may or may not uh do something to secure their own oil shipping routes out in the Strait of Hamous, which currently Iran claims to have control over, despite the fact that their ships can't really leave due to the U.S. blockade. Uh, despite all this, uh President Trump is still working uh on an operation to open up the Strait of Hamuz, uh to guide uh ships through the strait that have nothing to do with the conflict.

SPEAKER_22 1:41:29

Uh meanwhile, it's Operation Epic Fury. Right now, U.S. forces are expected to be helping ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz. It's called Project Freedom. It comes after a second UK ship is reporting they were attacked in the critical waterway.

SPEAKER_64 1:41:42

Brian Yenis joins us live from Tel Aviv with the latest. Hey, Brian.

SPEAKER_30 1:41:47

Hey, good morning. Well, Project Freedom launched this morning. The president calls it a humanitarian effort to safely guide some 800 cargo ships and tankers and their 20,000 crew members safely out of the Strait of Hormuz. The president says these stranded ships are running out of food and supplies and are merely neutral bystanders in this whole thing. In a very lengthy true social post, the President Trump President Trump went on to say, for the good of Iran, the Middle East and the United States, we've told these countries that we will guide their ships safely out of these restricted waterways so that they can freely and ably get on with their business. The ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies, and countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong. They are victims of circumstance. This is a humanitarian gesture on behalf of the U.S. Middle Eastern countries, but in particular, the country of Iran. The president warned Iran that any interference with this humanitarian mission will be, quote, dealt with forcefully. CETCOM says guided missile destroyers over a hundred land and sea-based aircraft and 15,000 service members are supporting this mission. Project Freedom is described as a coordination and information-sharing effort to help guide these ships safely through the Strait of Hormuz. The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. Navy ships will not be escorting ships through the strait. The head of Iran's Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee is, quote, warning any American interference in the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a violation of the ceasefire. The Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf would not be managed by Trump's delusional posts. No one would believe blame game scenarios. The UK military says the U.S. has now established an enhanced security area for ships via Oman's territorial waters south of where traffic usually transits in the Strait of Hormuz. The UK warns that the security level, though, remains critical in the strait. Yesterday, an oil tanker was attacked, hit by unknown projectiles north of the UAE, and just before that, a cargo ship was attacked by multiple small boats near the coast of Iran. All crews are safe. Meanwhile, in assigned diplomatic negotiations, maybe heading in the right direction with Iran. The U.S. returned a seized Iranian container ship, the Tusca, back to Iran. Its 22 crew members are in Pakistan. They're being flown to Iran today. Pakistan, which has been mediating the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, calls this a confidence-building measure amid these negotiations. And perhaps in another good sign, guys, President Trump last night at the White House was asked by reporters and shouted questions. How are negotiations going? He had two words.

SPEAKER_39 1:44:31

Quote, very well. Yeah, so despite all this, right, despite the fact that we're going out of our way to help out the Europeans, right? To help out NATO, to help out our so-called allies with this straight situation that they can't even help themselves on, right? They're slow walking. Okay, uh, you have these people who are openly shit-talking the president and the current operation in Iran. Okay, like for example, the German chancellor, Frederick Bertz, who came out and basically claimed that the United States was being humiliated by Iran.

SPEAKER_05 1:45:07

Now, I can impress the American jetzt wählen. So while the Iraner offensichtlich sehr geschickt verhandeln, or even sehr geschickt nicht verhandeln. And the American nach Islamarbeit reisen lassen and ohne Ergebnis wieder abreiten lassen. Da wird eine ganze Nation gedemütigt durch die Iranische Station, for allem durch diese so genannten Revolutions Guard.

SPEAKER_39 1:45:39

Yeah, so you say that, you heard that. Now, when you have so-called allies like Germany, Spain, France, the UK, etc., right? Who needs enemies, right? Because I'm not sure how these people are allies, right? I mean, seriously, seriously. These people are currently undermining the president of the United States, right? You have they don't leadership undermining the president because they don't want to secure their own oil shipping lanes. The only reason we care about the straightover moves is because it affects the global price of oil. That's the only reason we care. If it did not affect the global price of oil, and it was just the Europeans getting choked out, right? We went give a damn, right? Let's keep it 100. So, you know, it's just crazy to me because he is criticizing the president for quote unquote being embarrassed during negotiations. But the reality is that the president would have a lot more leverage if the Europeans, if NATO actually was useful, right? If they were actually useful when it comes to securing their own old shipping lanes, then we will have a whole lot more leverage over Iran. In fact, the conflict will be over, right? Let's be real, okay? Let's be real. But since we have to do it, and the only reason we're doing it is because it affects the global price of oil. We don't need oil from the Strait of Herbuz. We don't need that natural gas. We don't need any of that, right? The Europeans need it. Uh, our so-called Asian allies need it, but we don't need it. The only reason it matters to us is because it affects global prices. That's it. That's the only reason it matters to us. And we're currently trying to negotiate with this country in order to make the conflict end in a way that these people are not gonna boo-hoo wine and cry about because let's be real, it's damn if you do damn if you don't. If the president folds to Iran, they're gonna criticize him for folding. If he escalates and he does what I think he should honestly should do, which is to go ahead and destroy all of their military infrastructure, okay? Bridges, roads, uh take Carg Island, uh, go in and get the new tar sale. Yeah, let's just go ahead and just take them out all the way, right? And we was to do that, they'd be crying about that too. So it's really dead if you do, dead if you don't. These people are gonna cry regardless of what the president does. They're gonna criticize regardless of what the president does, instead of supporting. And if these people actually support it, whether it be NATO, whether it be the liberal media, whether it be the Democrats, if they weren't actively undermining the president, the conflict would be over, right? Because Iran would have a lot less leverage. Iran's biggest piece of leverage is the liberal media in the United States, the Democrat Party, and NATO, the Europeans. The weakness of individuals like this guy, right? That's their biggest piece of leverage right now. Let's be real. Let's be real. Because if these people weren't actively rooting against the president, then again, Trump would have the ability to do what he needs to do in order to get the conflict over with. And then on top of that, it's only been what, eight to ten weeks? It hasn't been that long. And these people are, you know, pretending like this war has been going on for 10 years now, right? It's like, well, it's only been eight to ten weeks, and we're already at a ceasefire, and they're currently negotiating. I wish that negotiations would go faster. I wish that negotiations uh would go ahead and be over with, but ultimately at the end of the day, that's not how this stuff works. That's not how it works at all. But these people are not helping, right? They're certainly not helping while they're criticizing. And that's my biggest issue with these people. So President Trump has responded to the German chancellor and his ridiculous criticism, right? And now this guy is backtracking, right? He's backtracking on his comments that he made because President Trump threatened to withdraw US troops from Germany. So without further ado, let's go ahead and get into this.

SPEAKER_10 1:49:32

The German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has desperately backflipped on his criticism of US President Donald Trump after he threatened to remove thousands of US troops from Germany. Merz posted on X. The Americans are and remain the important partner for Germany in the North Atlantic Alliance. We have a common goal. Quote, I'm not giving up on working with the transatlantic relationship, nor am I giving up on working with Donald Trump. This was a starkly different message from the one that went viral a few days ago, where Mertz claimed that the US was humiliated by Iran.

SPEAKER_51 1:50:21

Thank you, thank you, guys. Roar, roar. Let's get to two thousand thirds. Why not? Take the people in the chair. Let's get it.

SPEAKER_10 1:50:47

And in true Trump style, the US President was not taking the criticism lying down. He responded by threatening to pull thousands of troops from Germany. Why is the US remoting troops from Germany? And it seems Trump is not only angry with Germany, but also with Italy and Spain, threatening to pull troops from those nations also.

unknown 1:51:30

And Spain has been horrible. Absolutely horrible.

SPEAKER_46 1:51:37

It's not even a club Berlin.

SPEAKER_51 1:51:39

Thank you, Sabin Barb. Name's Deontay.

SPEAKER_46 1:51:41

Or they said, okay, we'll help. But now it's a little slow.

unknown 1:51:46

But the level, and we helped them with Ukraine. You know, they made a mess out of Ukraine, a total mess. And we helped them with Ukraine. Ukraine has nothing to do. You know, we have we're an ocean apart. It has to do with them. It's like for them, it's their front door. We helped them. And uh Biden gave them $350 billion, which is insane.

SPEAKER_46 1:52:08

It's one of the reasons the war went off.

SPEAKER_43 1:52:11

But uh when we needed them, they were not there.

SPEAKER_39 1:52:15

We have to remember that. Yeah, again, you know, I think the president is spot on. We showed up to help them with Ukraine.

SPEAKER_51 1:52:23

Thank you, guys. Thank you, thank you. Like and subscribe and share. I appreciate you guys being in the chat. Name is Deontay, thank you.

SPEAKER_39 1:52:33

Okay, that without us, that country would be taken over by Russia, right? And the only reason we did it is because NATO begged us. They begged us to get involved. They said, listen, if Putin takes Ukraine, then he's gonna take all of NATO, he's gonna attack us too. Right? And we showed up. We showed up. Now when it comes to Iran, and we say, hey, we just need you to play a support role, right? We just need you to go in here and to do some mind sweeping to secure the straight for yourself. They're like, nah, we can't do it. The only thing we can do is have meetings about having meetings, about having meetings when we might do it. And also on top of that, we're we're gonna disrespect you as well, too, right? Even though they're the ones that really need the straight to be over. They're the ones that are suffering, okay? Who knows how long they're gonna have jet fuel in in Europe, right? Like, they're the ones that really need the straight to be open, and despite all the disrespect, the president is still going out of his way to use military assets to uh open up the strait, right? To help uh commercial vessels uh transit the straight, even though they're not ours, right? But like the president's saying it's a humanitary thing, we're doing it for the world. But that's that's what they expect of us at this point, right? They expect us to do all the dirty work and then they want to shit talk us while expecting us to do the dirty work. And that's what I don't like about this. And the problem is that we could get away with abandoning them and saying, screw you, right? We're just pulling out, period, right? We're just not gonna help you at all. We could get away with it if it wasn't for the liberal media and Democrat Party, right? Let's be real. If it wasn't for the Liberal Media and the Democrat Party undermining the president, we could really, really, really show uh the Europeans, right? We could. But the unfortunate reality is that uh, again, because we have our media and the Democrats undermining the president, uh it's it's tough to deal with these people. It's it's a lot tougher to deal with these people than it should be. Uh, but President Trump's latest threat here to pull out U.S. troops from uh Germany would not only be a huge blow.

SPEAKER_51 1:54:42

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SPEAKER_39 1:54:53

Germany as well. You gotta understand we have 35,000 troops stationed in Germany, right? One of our largest deployments overseas. Germany has historically spent below the 2% that they're required to spend for NATO defense. So basically, we've been their defense, they've been relying on us, just like all the other countries, okay? And if we were to withdraw, then they would lose billions of dollars for their economy, right? Their local businesses would suffer a lot because of it. Um, they also would have less defense, they would be more vulnerable, okay, as a country. They would have to step up, spend some money, less money on socialism, and more on defense, right? The only reason the Europeans can afford their socialism, and it's really not affordable to be honest with you, it's really not, uh, because these countries are in massive amounts of debt, just like we are, they can't afford their socialism. But the only reason they got it right now is because uh they rely on us for their military, right? So they pay less. They pay less. And um that's also part of the reason why if they did decide to help us with the conflict with Iran, there's not that much they can do because they don't have a real military. The one thing they can't help us out with, which again, sweeping bonds, right? Uh securing the straight of her moos, they're slow walking. And then they're shit talking at the same time. And and that's what, again, is so annoying to me about these people, right? We're currently negotiating. We're in negotiation, like the conflict has only been going on for eight to ten weeks. Uh, you're not gonna know the end result until the end, right? Until it's actually over, until there's some type of agreement, or we just end up obliterating them uh to the point where they unconditionally surrender. That could also happen as well, too. And quite honestly, I mean, you know, I wish we could do that, right? But it's just the domestic pressure on us to not do that is is the reason why we're not doing it, right? That's the only, literally the only reason we're not doing it. It's because of domestic pressure. Because we have people literally undermining the president from a PR perspective. And Iran knows this, they take advantage of this. That's why these people come out here and they literally repeat everything that the Iranians say.

SPEAKER_02 1:57:01

So, David, uh, speaking of reporting, um, I'm gonna let you sort through this one for all of us. Uh uh Barak Ravid, of course, uh with Axias is saying that a senior U.S. official denied that a U.S. ship has been hit by Iranian missiles. Um, it is obviously we're we're the early moments of this, so uh I certainly am not placing uh uh any sort of moral equivalency between government of Iran and uh the U.S. government. I will simply say we have two eyewitnesses saying that the ships were in fact.

SPEAKER_51 1:57:43

What scripture in Revelation on Revelation 13?

SPEAKER_02 1:57:46

One senior official right now uh on background telling Axias would sit. So hard to say, and uh we will need to wait at least a few hours before we get uh actionable information out of that area. But uh your thoughts on a U.S. official denying it uh to Axias, uh, and then uh other news agencies saying that in fact a ship has been hit, according to two eyewitnesses.

SPEAKER_57 1:58:22

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SPEAKER_30 1:58:24

CENTCOM this morning denied an Iranian state media report claiming that Iran hit a U.S. warship with two missiles attempting to pass through the strait. CENTCOM says, quote, no U.S. Navy ships have been struck.

SPEAKER_39 1:58:37

Even though the Iranians clearly are playing the media, they're playing our domestic media, they're playing the liberals, they're playing the far left, they're playing the Democrats. Clearly that's what's happening. But these people repeat the talking points from Iran because they know that it undermined the president. You gotta understand we have we have people that are literally undermining the U.S., undermining the president of the United States because they hate him so much. They'd rather see us lose than for President Trump to win. It's a damn shame, it really is.

SPEAKER_10 1:59:06

And he didn't stop there. He extended his criticism to all of NATO, calling them a paper tiger.

SPEAKER_46 1:59:13

Got no help, zero from NATO. You know, we spent trillions of dollars on NATO, we got no help. We didn't need it, but we got none. I said, would you like to come here? You're fired. He said, fire them. No, they know they got problems. No, it's it was a paper tiger.

SPEAKER_10 1:59:36

Online commentators agreed with the president, with this person saying NATO has done nothing in the past two months to warrant any trust by the US. They have tried to thaw all efforts of the US military against the actions we imposed in Iran. They are useless, and the US needs to either warn our supposed allies if this is the way NATO treats our relationship, we can do without. They need us more than we need them. President Trump's decision to possibly remove 5,000 troops from Germany is a step in the right direction. And now some of the other NATO countries that refuse bases or airspace should be dealt the same consequences. And whilst Trump is bickering with Europe, he has much bigger fish to fry with Iran, revealing he rejected a 14-point plan sent over by the Iranian leadership, and once again confirming there will be no agreement until nuclear weapons are off the table.

SPEAKER_06 2:00:31

They told me about the concept of the deal. US President Donald Trump said he had yet to review the exact wording of a new Iranian peace proposal, but that he was unlikely to accept it. The reason, Trump said in a weekend social media post, was that Iran had, quote, not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to humanity and the world over the last 47 years. Trump's post came after he publicly mused about the possibility of restarting airstrikes on Iran. If they uh misbehave, if they do something bad, but uh right now.

SPEAKER_46 2:01:08

We'll see.

SPEAKER_39 2:01:11

It's a possibility that could happen, so I think they're letting the blockade, the economic pressure, do most of the work at this point, right? Uh because again, if we continue our military operation, the markets are gonna tank, the liberal media's gonna cry, Democrats are gonna cry, the Europeans are gonna cry, right? There's gonna be a lot of people cry, which is why it's hard to do what we need to do to finish uh these people off, right? I'm serious, right? Like, I mean, do people understand what what we're dealing with here, right?

SPEAKER_48 2:01:43

It's May 4th, 2026, and right now the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is on station in the Arabian Sea. Guided missile destroyers peeling off, aircraft orbiting overhead. 15,000 American service members executing the first concept of Project Freedom. The mission is live right now. The strait is hotter than ever, and depending on who you believe, the opening shots have already been fired. Here's what Iranian state media is claiming this morning. Two missiles struck the USS Abraham Lincoln at the southern entrance of the Strait of Hormuz after the vessel, quote, ignored repeated warnings to halt from their fast attack crap guys with AK-47s. But it's being reported that Iran did actually launch ballistic missiles. FARS News, that's the IRGC affiliated news outlet, amplified this, and within hours, places like Al Jazeera picked it up. Tehran's rhetoric machine was in full throttle at this point. Actually, you could say it was in full max afterburner for that shameless plug. Former IRGC commander and supreme leader advisor Mosin Rosai declared that American forces will face a quote graveyard of carriers and troops in the strait. He called the US a pirate nation. Hmm. It's almost like the US is a bit of a mirror for you, my friend. The IRGC also set a 30-day deadline to end the US naval blockade, vowing to turn Hormuz into a deadly trap for American warships if the blockade doesn't end in 30 days. That's the Iranian claim. But here's what the US said, and it came fast and it came simple. SINCCOM released this. They said Iran's IRGC claims to have struck USS Abraham Lincoln with ballistic missiles. Why? The Lincoln was not hit. The missiles launch didn't even come close. The Lincoln continues to launch aircraft in support of SINCOM's relentless campaign to defend the American people by eliminating threats from the Iranian regime. But it looks like Iran did actually fire missiles. Meanwhile, F-18Es and F's blasting off of the deck, and not just that, we're talking EA-18G growlers likely blasting off Feyonder. EA18G growlers that's a pack fighter that can blast off of the USS Abraham Lincoln, go up there and use electronic detection, spoofing, all types of techniques to find out where those ballistic missiles were launched from. Thank you. And then speaking of Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera, kind of reiterating whatever the IRGC says, here's what they said. They said two missiles hit a U.S. frigate in the Strait of Formuse after it ignored warnings from Iran's Navy to halt state media quote, the army is saying, with the US military saying no vessel was struck. You couldn't say the US military quote first, huh? You had to go with the IRGC. We're not really surprised. And they went on to say the reported attack comes after US President Donald Trump announced a naval mission dubbed Project Freedom to guide stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday. Well, that part seemed relatively true. Good job, Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera, are you doing okay? And CENTCOM released this press release. U.S. military supports launch of Project Freedom in Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command Forces will begin supporting Project Freedom May 4th to restore freedom of navigation to commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The mission, directed by the President, will support merchant vessels. The quote goes on our support for this defensive mission is essential to regional security and the global economy as we also maintain the naval blockade, said Admiral Brad Cooper, CENTCON commander. And then check this out. U.S. military support to Project Freedom will include guided missiles, over 100 land and sea-based aircraft, multi-domain unmanned platforms, don't sleep on those, and 15,000 service members. Things have gotten real with this new Project Freedom launching. So as you can see, this kind of shows us that Iran's decisive warning towards Navy warships is roughly as intimidating as a strongly worded note slid from a prison cell to the guard saying, if you don't let me out, I'm gonna break free. It's like, oh yeah, okay, sounds great. Good luck with that. But what exactly went down near Jask, that island right by the strait entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, and how have all these ships been stranded at this point, with Iran forcing them to not make the journey through the Strait of Hormuz? Well, a lot of it relies on Iran's proxy tactics, and that's what we're seeing right now. 15,000 U.S. service members, more than 100 land and sea-based aircraft, guided missile destroyers, and advanced drones are in there supporting this defensive mission to ensure some ships. Trump added that any interference will be dealt with forcefully. Iran's response came within hours, them launching those ballistic missiles saying that they hit a U.S. Navy destroyer. Their FARS News does this. This is what they do. They're the propaganda arm, and they're the ones that are spouting the idea that they actually hit a U.S. carrier. But again, they're trying to gaslight their own people, mainly to try to keep everybody in line on the streets of Tehran. They don't want an uprising, they don't want the people to rise up. They want to show strength and make it look like they're actually taking on the US Navy, which is the main reason. And then the second reason is for them to try to convince Europe that the US is losing and get more European nations on their side with their propaganda arm. Kind of like how we've seen Germany come out in support of the IRGC. Also, the UK and France. We know that the UK has a few things up their sleeve. They're shaving off a couple Euros for every barrel that would go through the Strait of Hormuz before the blockade was in place. They were basically making billions, if not trillions, over years of doing an oil arbitrage with Brent Crude Futures based in London, taking a little premium off of every barrel of oil that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. So it's not surprising that the UK and the leadership in London is wanting that oil to flow regardless of what the Iranian regime does. They're okay with the Iranian regime having ballistic missiles, Shahid drones, even likely a nuclear weapon, as long as they keep getting that sweet flow of arbitrage money that's coming from the Strait of Hormuz. And obviously that's a very short-sighted tactic to try to keep lining their pockets when a radical regime is potentially getting a nuclear weapon. But it does make it clear how Iran has gotten a lot of these countries on their side, specifically with the UK, with that oil arbitrage, making them rich. And Iran's like, yeah, yeah, we'll make you rich. Just let us do whatever we want. But Iran's not nothing. And their naval playbook in the Strait of Four Moose is as asymmetric as it gets because they obviously can't match the US Navy conventionally, especially with 160 of their main warships being sunk. The IRGC swarms the area with fast attack boats, issues maps, claiming control of the waterway with their little minefield right there. Yeah, yeah, we've got a minefield. Push all the ships up next to our coast. Oman is on the other side of the strait. Oman's kind of like, yeah, we've been lazy for decades, not building any naval force or power projection. So they just let their territorial waters get mined by Iran and didn't step up and do anything. But now we're seeing these fresh threats that are designed to create ambiguity and hesitation. Iran wants to keep causing chaos as long as they possibly can until they get to a point where they think the US will back off. But that kind of looks like a snowball's chance in hell of the US leaving without getting the terms that they want. The anti-ship arsenal in Iran is real though. The C-802NOR, that's a Chinese-derived sea skimming cruise missile with roughly a 100-nautical mile range. They've also got supposed ballistic missiles modified for maritime strikes, older HY-2 coastal systems, and they fire them in salvos multiple at a time from mobile launchers, shore batteries, or even from fast attack craft themselves. These are legitimate threats, so we can't dismiss them. This is why we need advanced drones in the area to track these different threats. The F-35 can be up overhead using its radar as well as the Aegis system to detect where these different missiles are launching from, or if they're launching from fast attack craft, then you can task the targeting of those fast attack craft with the American kill chain in the region, passing targeting coordinates to A-10s, F-15Es, and F-35s. And then the EA-18G growler, like we talked about, that persistent electronic attack aircraft up there in the sky, watching any of these radars turn on that are trying to guide these anti-ship missiles. That's going to be the name of the game for that EA-18G. So obviously, Iran is causing pain in the global economy. They're bleeding the world and kind of bleeding themselves at the same time, looking like they're wanting to go down with the ship. And the centerpiece is the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class nuclear powered carrier, confirmed on station in the Arabian Sea. She carries roughly 90 aircraft, including F-A-18Es and F's, F-35s as well, and those EA-18G growlers, teamed up with E2D advanced hawkeyes for airborne radar coverage out to more than 400 miles. Also NH60 Seahawks for surface and sub-threats. But the Hormuz Escort Mission, the frontline platform, is the Arle Burke class guided missile destroyer. They've got last-ditch weapon systems on those called the Phalanx Sea Wiz, the close in weapon system for you acronym lovers. A radar guided 20 millimeter Gatlin gun that fires 4,500 rounds per minute and is entirely autonomous. It detects, tracks, and engages without a human even having to be in the loop. This is Gucci technology, if we've ever seen it. Why does this stack matter for the hormoon's threats? Specifically, though, because Iran's anti-ship doctrine relies on salvo attacks from multiple vectors to overwhelm single-layer defenses. But the Aegis system has a vote. Bring in the Aegis. That's a network that answers with independent layers, each one of them lethal, each one operating simultaneously. You have to defeat all of them if you want to get through that. In seconds, under fire, while F-A-18s are already airborne above as well, teamed up with the missiles coming off of these destroyers that can target coastal launch sites for follow-on strikes. Iran's fast attack boat swarming US destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz is a bit like showing up to a bazooka fight on a jet ski, aggressive, loud, and fast, but it's all just going to end in one hell of an explosion. But the hardware here is only half the equation because what's being played right now between Washington and Tehran is a strategic chess match involving oil markets, European pressure, back channel diplomacy through Pakistan, and a US strike plan for all the different islands around the Strait of Four Moose that could have ballistic missiles that could be threatening ships. Because the US administration outright rejected Iran's supposed 14-point peace plan, and Trump said that Iran had not paid a big enough price for what they have done to humanity and the world over the last 47 years. Kinda sounds like a grudge. Kinda sounds like the gloves are about to come off. That language, though, it's deliberate, it's maximum pressure in public, some diplomatic channels left open, but Tehran wants the blockade lifted before any new talks happen. Washington wants concessions first. Neither side is moving, so both are tightening the vice. Importantly, though, the US has positioned its naval forces outside the Gulf and straight itself enforcing the blockade from the Arabian Sea, monitoring Iranian port traffic from distances. Thank you. Thank you, thank you. They don't want to back the US blockade because, again, especially London. They want to preserve a relationship with Iran because they don't know exactly how this is going to play out. I'll tell you how it'll play out. Iran's not going to have a big say in the Strait of Four News when this is all done. But the UK is like, uh, we've been making billions of dollars over the last few decades off of our oil arbitrage, off of the oil barrels.

SPEAKER_38 2:14:42

Alright, so it looks like the war is back on. We've got drones and missiles coming out of Iran targeting commercial vessels, oil infrastructure in the UAE, and maybe even US military vessels. Now, this is a changing situation. Like the missiles are actually flying right now. So we'll get into what we know so far as of 11.15 a.m. Central Time on Monday, May 4th, 2026. Now, kind of the precursor here was a U.S. announcement last night called Project Freedom, announced by President Trump. And this really came about because the ceasefire talks, the peace talks have just stalled. There's no progress there at all. So we're starting to see the United States and Iran try to find other ways to wrap up this conflict. The U.S. proposal last night was Project Freedom. U.S. Central Command confirmed that this morning, saying CITCOM will begin supporting Project Freedom to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. I'm going to pull up a map here today. This is a live UA map to give you an idea of some of the areas that we're talking about as we get through the video. They say the mission directed by the President will support merchant vessels seeking to freely transit through the Essential International Trade Corridor. The Maritime Freedom Construct aims to combine diplomatic action with military coordination, which will be critical during Project Freedom. U.S. military support to Project Freedom will include guided missile destroyers, over 100 land and sea-based aircraft, multi-domain unmanned platforms, and 15,000 service members. So an important aspect here is the way that it was phrased by President Trump made it seem like it was an escort mission, as in U.S. military vessels moving into the Strait of Hormuz to escort, like provide defense side by side for merchant vessels trying to make their way out. The CIMCOM announcement kind of pushes back on that. This is more of a coordination cell. However, there might have been U.S. military vessels in the strait earlier today because we did get notification earlier this morning that at least one may have been fired upon. Iranian media says hit by two missiles. There's no evidence to support that, but it does look like at least two U.S. merchant vessels made their way out of the Persian Gulf earlier today. Now, following President Trump's announcement of this project freedom, we got something from the IRGC where they effectively said, too bad, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed. We still own it. The uh IRGC spokesperson, Brigadier General Hussein Mahabi, said, quote, No changes have been made to the management of the Strait of Hormuz. Any civilian or commercial vessel operating in line with the IRGC Navy's transit protocols and moving along the designated route in coordination will be ensured safe passage. Any maritime activity that contradicts the IRGC's declared rules will face serious consequences, and violating vessels will be stopped by force. All shipping companies and cargo issuers are urged to follow IRGC advisories and official notices. In fact, the IRGC issued a new map as well, showing the only permissible corridor to transit the Strait of Hormuz, and you'll see that it's just a little sliver there right along the coast of Iran. So, again, the conflicting statements last night into this morning. The United States saying we are kicking off Project Freedom to facilitate the free flow of commercial vessels through the strait. Iran saying absolutely not. We are still 100% in control of this waterway. Nobody will move through. Now, it looks like a vessel did make it through, or at least a couple. U.S. Central Command issued a statement just a few hours ago saying the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyers are currently operating in the Arabian Gulf after transiting the Strait of Ormuz.

SPEAKER_63 2:18:12

A federal grand jury in the state of Alabama has indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization, on 11 counts of wire and bank fraud-related charges. So these charges include bank fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The U.S. Justice Department said these allegations are related to the civil rights organizations of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups like the Kulak Klan here in the United States. In a statement, the organization said it is outraged by what it called false allegations and said it will rigorously defend itself, its staff, and its work. We'll keep an eye on this and let you know what to go.

SPEAKER_38 2:19:01

In support of Project Freedom, American forces are actively assisting efforts to restore transit for commercial shipping as a first step to U.S. flag version.

SPEAKER_65 2:19:11

In the middle today, a few minutes ago, in the Middle District of Alabama, a grand jury returned an 11-count indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Between 2014 and 2023, SPLC paid at least $3 million to eight individuals at least. These individuals were affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan, United Clans of America, National Socialist Movement, Aryan Nations affiliated to the District Souls Motorcycle Club, the National Socialist Party of America, Nazis, and the American Front. According to the charges in the indictment, the SPLC is a nonprofit entity that purports to fight white supremacy and racial hatred by reporting on extremist groups and conducting research to inform law enforcement groups with the goal of dismantling these groups. As the indictment described, the SPLC was not dismantling these groups. It was instead manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred.

SPEAKER_38 2:20:37

So back to our map here, what SINCOM is saying is not just the two vessels made it through, but the two U.S. dialogue destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz. That's pretty significant. No doubt. And it did sound like this is kind of the general direction that we might be headed in with Project Freedom, especially as the Iranians have said absolutely not. Now, follow actually just before that. So that's the official U.S. statement of here's what actually happened this morning. We don't have the names or any information on those ships at this point. I should mention that, but earlier today, kind of woke up to the news that uh the U.S. Navy had been hit by two Iranian missiles. This came out of TASNIM, Iranian media, saying, quote, two missiles hit an American patrol boat following their disregard of Iran's warning. Now, we have not seen any evidence of that strike. Can't disprove a negative, so we're kind of stuck with that. But U.S. Central Command did put out pretty shortly thereafter an announcement saying no U.S. Navy ships have been struck. U.S. forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports. This story has morphed just a little bit. I think there is a decent chance that U.S. Navy vessels were fired upon. That would be a first during the ceasefire, but not a first during the war. That may have been what played out here. The other option, of course, you have the ID option that Iran is just making it up entirely. However, this is coming alongside numerous Iranian missile and drone launches throughout the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf today. In fact, the timing, when they said that they had fired and hit the U.S. with two missiles, there were independent reports throughout the region talking about missile launches. So it at least lined up with missiles being launched. Maybe they missed, maybe they were intercepted, or maybe they targeted a couple ships that weren't American. So a lot of options there. But either way, the Strait of Hormuz has turned rather kinetic already today. Now, we don't believe that the U.S. Navy was impacted by these Iranian missiles, but it does look like, I mean, three, four different commercial vessels in the past 24 hours putting out notifications that they have been targeted and or struck by Iranian drones or missiles. No indication of casualties at this point, but a number of impacts by the UK Maritime Trade Organization noting in and around the Strait of Hormuz, so in this general vicinity here. Now, uh, following that, we have a number of missile warnings coming out of the United Arab Emirates. So to give you an idea, just directly across the Strait of Hormuz here, the UAE makes for a very tempting target for the Iranians, no doubt. In fact, they have, I believe, they were on the receiving end of more missiles than even Israel. So, like the number one target for Iran during the initial wave of fighting was the UAE, and it looks like right now they're back under attack. So the UAE has put out some notes saying that they were able to intercept a number of Iranian drones and missiles, uh, warnings to their civilians already this morning, this morning, U.S. time, to take shelter. I want to say there's two or three different warnings that have already come out, and it does look like we have confirmation that the Fujaira oil industry zone has been hit. My understanding is that is the only operational oil facility, refinery facility uh in the UAE, so pretty notable. And we know that the uh the hesitation around kicking off a next wave of attacks was that Iran has said the next thing they're going after is the oil infrastructure in the region. So that strike does kind of line up with what Iran said they may or may not go after. So we're looking at the map here. It looks like Al-Fujra uh right up here in kind of the northeastern portion, I believe, right up here in the northeastern portion of uh of the United Arab Emirates. So that gets us to what exactly is happening here and what to watch for going forward. Now, we know that the ceasefire talks or the peace negotiations weren't really making any progress at all. There was uh news two days ago that the Iranians had sent forward a proposal to the United States. President Trump had announced that he was not on board with that. It didn't meet his requirements. But really, both Iran and the United States are on the clock to wrap this up. Different timelines for different reasons, but there's no, neither the United States nor Iran benefits if this goes on indefinitely. And what we're getting at here is right now there is a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz with the United States and with Iran. So Iran is blockading ships and has been since the start of the uh the conflict, trying to exact a toll on the international economy and force pressure on the United States and Israel to lay off and accede to some of their demands. United States, a few weeks ago, put in a blockade of all Iranian ports and any Iranian ships trying to exit or enter through the Strait of Hormuz with the idea of uh kind of suffocating the Iranian economy, forcing the Iranian regime to the negotiating table. Both of those take time, and the longer they go on, the more damage is done. So and this this is where this calculation comes in is you know, oil prices today are spiking. The global economy is in a tough spot because the strait remains closed. So the United States, yes, can keep the blockade in place, but you know, we should not kid ourselves. If we have this full blockade in effect for another one, six, nine months, that is going to do significant damage to the world economy. It might also bring Iran to the negotiating table, but there's a side effect there. So the United States, no doubt, wants this thing wrapped up sooner rather than later, which is arguably why you've heard a lot of administration officials in the last week talk about how the Iranian wells are going to go dry, and when they stop pumping, that's gonna be the end, their economy is gonna blow up, and we were three days away from that seven days ago, that kind of stuff. There's a timeline, no doubt. Uh, Iran faces the same. How long can they actually go on? Their economy is hurting, it was hurting before this war kicked off, and they can't afford for this to go on, this blockade and this shutdown in the Strait of Hormuz for another one, three, five years, their country's gonna look very different than it does today. So there is an incentive on both sides to try to move this up. There's a bit of an argument that President Trump wanted to force the Strait of Hormuz earlier today, following the Hey Batman.

SPEAKER_51 2:26:47

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SPEAKER_38 2:27:02

Announcement of Project Freedom uh with the idea of getting the Iranians to attack and saying we're gonna put Iran in a tough spot. If we move through the Strait of Hormuz and they don't stop us and don't do anything, it shows that their blockade has been breached and can be breached and maybe opens the doors for more commercial vessels to uh to exit the area. And if they do fire upon us, then that that gives us the green light to restart hostilities. I'm a little bit skeptical on that. Like I understand the logic. The first part tracks, you know, you want to test out that blockade and see if it's actually enforced, uh, because it might not be. But there's not a clear military solution here. You know, just going back on the offensive for another one, three, five.

SPEAKER_51 2:27:41

Check this one out. I just did this morning, Zach. Batman. I got my own content. Check it out, subscribe to it, and comment on it. Let me know what you think about it. Appreciate it.

SPEAKER_38 2:27:53

Weeks does not, by any stretch of the imagination, translate to a very clear US and Israeli victory here. So, not entirely certain of that one. The other argument being made is that Iran has been looking for a reason.

SPEAKER_51 2:28:10

I was a Democrat voter, I'm 43 years old. I know what the Democrat Party is, the party of corruption and bullshit. So I'm gonna keep on watching conservative things from conservative point of views. I'm a conservative. I'm not gonna watch anything Democrat. If I do control hypocrisy, uh push and lie, both parties not perfect. The public party's way better than the Democratic Party, period. Y'all know that the whole history is corrupt. They fought against slavery, uh, voting rights. They all just negative, period.

SPEAKER_38 2:28:50

The party never switched to restart hostilities because they expect the United States is getting ready to know the F-team list's been around damn near 15 years.

SPEAKER_51 2:29:02

Y'all get on these people platforms and my platform and keep on talking to the F-team files. I hope y'all have that same energy then. Because y'all come on my platform, other people platform say the same shit. Check y'all hard drives around, yeah. Y'all care about F-team files so much. Check y'all hard drives. It's been out for damn near 15 years.

SPEAKER_38 2:29:22

The bomb any day now. And I can understand that because we've been making that threat since the ceasefire went into place. So they were looking for any excuse to start their offensive strikes before U.S. aircraft were overhead and going after some of these, you know, the missile facilities and the launch sites that have been likely restocked and rebuilt and dug out since the ceasefire was in place three weeks ago. So I think there's at this point a pretty fair argument to be made in either direction, whichever whichever uh uh side could benefit more from the resumption of hostilities at this point. But I think what's pretty clear is the fighting has resumed. We'll see how long it takes.

SPEAKER_65 2:30:00

A grand jury returned an 11 count. Yes, today, a few minutes ago, in the Middle District of Alabama, a grand jury returned an 11-count indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Between 2014 and 2023, SPLC paid at least $3 million to eight individuals at least.

SPEAKER_38 2:30:32

These individuals were affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan, United Clans of America, National Socialist Movement, Aryan Nations affiliated statistics souls motorcycle club, the Nationalist Socialist Party of America, Nazis, for uh for anybody to actually talk about the ceasefire being uh being violated or the ceasefire no longer being in effect, but as of right now, there's been no talk of that, just the continued escalation on both sides. And what I'll be watching for here in the next couple hours is U.S. military strikes. So there has not been any indication that the U.S. is carrying anything out or moving additional assets to the theater, but we do have a lot of firepower forward deployed, and with Iran starting to strike oil infrastructure in the region, you have to expect that the United States is looking at some sort of retaliatory blow in the very near term. That's all we got for now. Thanks for watching, and I'll see y'all next time.

SPEAKER_08 2:31:33

Be fast. Oh, that's step around and find out. Is it a great time to be alive in the villages today? Is it a great time to live in the greatest nation man has ever known the United States of America? Aren't you glad that Kamala Harris is not president of the United States? It's great to be home in Florida. We were in DC this week. God help us all. But I gotta tell you, you know, about 18 months ago now, the time has been moving pretty fast. All of us in this room and all across this country, we were fighting hard together, united, in purpose, in spirit, in deed. We've made sure people got registered to vote. We got them to the polls, they cast their ballots, and we've made sure that Florida went red and the United States of America followed our lead. You know, during the presidential campaign, the president and I would talk about how we felt the polls were going. And as we started getting into, you know, mid-October, late October, I said to him, I said, sir, I think you're gonna sweep the battleground states. And he would be like, Really? And I would say, I don't want to talk about it publicly because I don't want to jinx it. But what no matter where you were in America, one thing was clear the American people were fed up. They were fed up. They were done. We were tired of the reckless policies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We were sick to death of the insanity of Nancy Pelosi. Randy, they still don't like Nancy Pelosi, Randy. They don't like it. But more often than that, what the American people simply wanted was common sense. They wanted common sense to reign. They wanted conservative policy to reign. And that fight was was nowhere was it greater than here in Florida, because here in Florida, we know what common sense, conservative policy means to a state. And so election night was a great night because he swept the battleground states. He won the popular vote because the American people spoke loud and clear. They wanted that man.

SPEAKER_51 2:34:35

Go ahead and bat, man. Get up out this chat.

SPEAKER_08 2:34:38

To make America great again. And that work started on day one. On day one, President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to close our borders, seal them up, and not let any more illegal.

SPEAKER_51 2:35:01

Thank you, bud. What's up, man? That's why I'm showing these uh liberals. But information, you know, is information and facts they could tonight. No, you get to call us names.

SPEAKER_08 2:35:22

And from that day forward, border crossings at our southern border have gone to zero. Proving once and for all that this wasn't about Washington not being able to get something done. This was about having a president of the United States that puts the American people first and puts America first. And then he started the work of having the Department of Homeland Security, and yes, let's call them exactly what they are: our ICE agents who were red-blooded Americans, who are patriots to this country, who deserve the respect of everybody in this country.

SPEAKER_51 2:36:26

Right. You know what I'm saying, a few a few seconds of a video or a clip. Oh, that's the facts. Well, I'm doing giving you a whole broad of uh information. I might give you a 10-second dopamine effect. I'm gonna give you the whole broad, you know. That's crazy.

SPEAKER_08 2:36:48

Let's be very clear about something. The radical, enraged, crazy, stupid Democrat Party, they do not want your borders secure. They want them wide open. They do not want common sense terrain, they want to vilify the men and women who work hard to secure this nation. But President Donald J. Trump would have none of it. We made sure those borders were secured, and we're sending those criminal, illegal aliens home. And then on Capitol Hill, we got to work. The president was clear throughout the entire campaign that we were gonna make sure that the American people were able to keep their money in their pockets because your money is better spent when you do it than if you give it to some bureaucrat in Washington, D.C.

SPEAKER_57 2:37:45

Hello.

SPEAKER_08 2:37:51

And with my colleagues on Capitol Hill, Republicans, and notice what I'm about to say, Republicans. We fought to make sure that there were no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and the largest tax cut on Social Security. No tax on Social Security. So let's be clear. When you go to the polls this November, you make sure the Democrats know loud and clear that you never fought for us. You never stood for us. You never protected this nation. You don't stand for our constitution, and you do not deserve to have any power in Washington or anywhere else in America.

SPEAKER_51 2:38:40

Demon rats.

SPEAKER_08 2:39:28

And after this November, when you go to the polls, he will remain the minority leader in Washington, D.C. Because the only thing that the Democrats want to do is impeach Donald Trump. The only thing they want to do is impeach. We got another crazy one. Impeach Pete Hexeth. And I do like how the president just said, we're enough with the games. That's F around and find out. And it's at record levels because young men and young women across America realize that President Trump has their back and that the culture will be about making sure they are prepared to defend this enemy against all, again, this nation against all enemies. Wilton talked about our farmers here in Florida. I will tell you myself and Senator Moody, we know firsthand that this administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, they are fighting hard every day for Florida AG, because ag in Florida is critical to the national security of the United States. And that's what this president is about, fighting for the security of these United States. And then we got to this craziness. You had our ICE agents doing their job that you, the American people, asked them to do. That is brought by Democrats who do not want common sense in our country. They just want war to continue to destroy the greatest nation man has ever known. But we got a president that's not gonna let that happen. I'm standing with them, you're standing with them. People need to know the truth. Here's the truth. The Democrats do not care about your well-being. When Joe Biden was in charge, there was more fentanyl being trafficked into this country that was the number one killer of Americans between the ages of 18 and 45, and they did nothing. When Joe Biden was in charge, the drug cartels had operational control of our southern border. And on day one, Donald Trump said, hell no, they are terrorist organizations, and we're gonna stop them dead in their tracks. The American people need to know the truth. You want to know why it's so expensive to build housing in our country? Because the Democrats believe in radical regulatory policy that makes it harder to build housing, makes it harder to resource and have access to raw materials so we can decrease the cost of building homes in America. That is why these things are more expensive. And Ashley Moody's fighting in the Senate every single day. But she has a colleague, she has a colleague from New York named Chuck Schumer, who is a clown and it's not smart. And so that's why every two years we have to go back to the polls and we ask you, come on and show up. Come on and fight for America, come on and live up to the ideal laid out by Benjamin Franklin that this is a republic and you can't keep it. So I'm excited. I see the same fighting spirit of the red-blooded men and women of the United States of America. I see that when the the other king from across the pond came over. I mean, listen, can we talk about this for a moment? The Democrats are all in the street, no kings, no kings, no kings.

SPEAKER_51 2:46:22

They retarded.

SPEAKER_08 2:46:23

King Charles comes over and they're like, oh, this is amazing. Let's stand and applaud.

SPEAKER_55 2:46:27

So ridiculous.

SPEAKER_08 2:46:29

So ridiculous. But what I see is the fighting spirit of men and women who want to not just keep Florida free, they want to keep the United States free. They want the golden age of America to start today. They're crazy. We got one of our colleagues from the Florida House who just passed new maps. Thank you guys. The Florida House and the Florida Senate and Governor DeSantis, thank you guys. And one of these crazy Democrats had a bullhorn. They were shouting in a bullhorn on the floor, almost blew out our eardrum. I mean, crazy. The only way you defeat crazy is you stand up to it. You stand up to it, you call it out when you see it, you make sure you get to the polls, you fight for this country, you cast your ballot, you keep Florida red, and you tell the Democrats.

SPEAKER_51 2:48:13

Appreciate it.

SPEAKER_08 2:48:14

We had a bill on the floor of the House that once and for all would ban, would ban the mutilation of kids. Would ban it once and for all. And you had something like 180 Democrats vote no. Because they're radical, folks. Just because they lost doesn't mean they changed. They have the same policies, the same ideas, the same thing.

SPEAKER_51 2:48:48

Right, Democratic Party lose or anything. They can't get their way, they want to kill you. That's crazy. Because you can't get your way or you lost. You want to kill somebody.

SPEAKER_08 2:49:16

So we have a responsibility this November to support President Trump and to make sure we turn out every red-blooded American, partless of party, to the polls to fight for this country once again. And the one thing I will assure you, we go ahead and win this November. By the way, I feel we're gonna win this November.

SPEAKER_51 2:49:51

Let's do it, let's do it. Let's win November. My birthday, November the 10th. Let's win, let's win.

SPEAKER_08 2:50:18

He needs you now more than ever. We cannot stop because of the insanity of the radical left. We have to push on, we have to preserve this great nation for another 250 years, and that battle starts this November.

unknown 2:50:32

God bless you, the villagers.

SPEAKER_08 2:50:37

It is always great to be in Florida's friendliest hometown. God bless you, God bless America, God bless Florida. We're gonna keep it red and we're gonna keep it free. God bless you.

SPEAKER_26 2:51:38

Your grandmother shakes a little blue and yellow canister over a pot of boiling pasta. Your father loads rock salt into a spreader before a winter storm hits the driveway. You've seen that umbrella girl your whole life on the kitchen counter, in the garage, at the grocery store. She's not a brand you ever thought about. She's just always been there, as American as the city she came from. That's Morton Salt, born in Chicago in 1848, deeply rooted in Illinois for 176 years, one of the most recognized consumer brands in the history of this country. And now she's gone. Not retired, not scaled back, not consolidating a satellite office, the whole operation packed up and moved. And here's what nobody is connecting with. The Morton Salt girl didn't just move to Kansas City. She's a signal. She is the canary in the coal mine for an entire state that is quietly bleeding out one corporate address at a time. And when you see the full picture, and when you follow the money all the way back to Springfield, you'll understand why Illinois's own political leadership has no good answer for any of it. By the end of this video, you're going to understand exactly why Morton left. What the math looks like when a 176-year-old institution decides the state it was born in is no longer worth the cost.

SPEAKER_51 2:53:01

The bears leaving too, supposedly. Stop going out of home. Go hope, go broke.

SPEAKER_26 2:53:08

And why this story is not just about salt. It's about what happens to every person left behind when the businesses that built a city finally stop believing in it. So make sure you like and subscribe. Now let's get into it. Let's start with what actually happened, because the details here matter. In December 2024, Morton Salt quietly signed a lease. Not in Chicago. Not in Illinois at all. But at 9401, Indian Creek Parkway in Overland Park, Kansas. Building 40 at Corporate Woods. The company took the top two floors, including Penthouse Space, on the 16th floor, and committed to more than a decade in the building. The Kansas City real estate community took notice. The deal won the 2025 Co-Star Commercial Lease of the Year Award, as judged by local real estate professionals. That tells you something. That's not a small move. That's a company planting a flag. And within months, the Morton Salt Girl was showing up at Kansas City Chiefs' tailgates. She appeared at Arrowhead Stadium before a Chiefs Raiders game, posing for selfies alongside Casey Wolfe. Morton is now the official SALT of the Kansas City Chiefs, and they've put their name on a 16,000-seat Live Nation Entertainment venue in Riverside, Missouri, set to open in June 2026. The renderings show that little umbrella girl right there on the signage, overlooking the crowds. That is not a company keeping one foot in Chicago. That's a company that has fully arrived somewhere new and is making itself at home. But here's what makes this more than just a corporate real estate story. Because to understand why Morton Salt's departure actually matters, you need to understand what it left behind. This is not some faceless hedge fund that materialized in the 2000s. Morton Salt has been part of Chicago since 1848. That is not a typo. When the company started, Abraham Lincoln was still a lawyer in Springfield. Chicago was a boomtown fueled by railroads and the canal system, and salt was moving through it by the millions of pounds because gold had just been discovered in California, and every adventurer heading west needed a way to preserve their food. Morton Salt grew up with the city. By 1880, a 25-year-old Nebraskan named Joy Morton arrived in Chicago and bought into a local salt firm for $10,000. He built a fleet of lake boats to move product west, acquired competitors, opened salt mines in Michigan and Kansas, and in 1910, the business was formally incorporated as the Morton Salt Company. Joy Morton was so committed to this city that when he retired, he didn't move to Florida. He turned his personal estate in Lyle, Illinois. Into a public nature preserve, the Morton Arborita, 1,700 acres that still exist today, carrying his name, a gift to the people of a state he believed in. In 1914, they introduced the girl with the umbrella, the image that would become one of the most recognized brand icons in American consumer history. She first appeared on blue salt packages with a simple message: When it rains, it pours. And for over a century, that girl was as Chicago as Deep Dish Pizza and the Elevated Train. She was inducted into the Advertising Week Walk of Fame on Madison Avenue in 2014 as the first female icon ever to receive that honor. And then in December 2024, she moved to Kansas. So what happened? Well, you have to follow the money. Because there is nothing random about this. Let's talk about what Illinois costs a business. Right now, Illinois has the third highest corporate income tax rate in the entire country. The combined effective rate, including the base 7% business income tax and the 2.5% personal property replacement tax, lands at 9.5%. Only Minnesota and New Jersey are higher. And that is before you factor in Chicago's own layers of local tax burden. The franchise taxes, the property taxes, regulatory compliance costs that keep multiplying year after year.

SPEAKER_51 2:57:28

Subscribe, subscribe. You haven't already. Thank you, guys. Thank you, thank you.

SPEAKER_26 2:57:34

Office space runs at roughly half the cost of downtown Chicago. The state and local tax burden is meaningfully lower. And Morton's parent company, Stone Canyon Industries, also owns Kissner Salt, which is already headquartered in Overland Park. The infrastructure was already there. The math was not even close. But here's what makes this bigger than one company running a cost comparison.

SPEAKER_51 2:58:00

Because Morton's Trump Warren, thank you, thank you, thank you.

SPEAKER_26 2:58:03

And they didn't leave first. Let's just go through the list, because it is staggering. Citadel, one of the most powerful hedge funds in the world, moved its global headquarters out of Chicago to Miami. That is a firm managing hundreds of billions of dollars. Simply done with Illinois. Boeing, the aerospace giant that had planted its corporate flag in Chicago in 2001 as a statement about the city's future, announced in 2024 it was relocating its headquarters to Arlington, Virginia. Gone. Caterpillar, the industrial machinery type, that had been an Illinois anchor for a century, moved its global headquarters to Irving, Texas. Tyson Foods, TTX. The list is not getting shorter, it is getting longer every quarter. Illinois' business climate ranking has fallen from 29th in the nation in 2018 to 37th today. The state has grown its GDP by only 5.7% from 2019 to 2024. The national average over that same period was 12.1%. Illinois is not just underperforming, it is being lapped. And here's the sentence that should stop you cold. Since 2018, at least 314 companies have moved their headquarters to Texas alone. Illinois was one of the states they were leaving. But there's a human dimension to all of this that almost never makes the headlines. And it is the part that matters most. Think about what it means when a company like Morton Salt, 176 years in the same city, decides to leave. Not the executives. The people who work the phone, process the order, manage the logistics, handle the compliance, coordinate the operations. These are mid-career professionals who built their lives in the Chicago area on the assumption that Morton Salt was a Chicago institution. It always had been. Why would that ever change? And then one day it does. And they face the same impossible math that workers at Goldman Sachs in New York are facing. Do you uproot your family, your kids' school, your spouse's job, your parents who are nearby, your entire social geography, and follow the company to Kansas City? Or do you stay and find out the hard way that loyalty to a city doesn't come with a job guarantee? The people who can't move, who have roots too deep, or obligations too real to pick up and follow, they get stranded. And the restaurants near the old headquarters lose their lunch crowd. The dry cleaners lose their regulars. The coffee shops, the parking garages, the local vendors who supplied the office. None of them get mentioned in the press release. None of them had a seat at the table when the decision was made. And Illinois' response to all of this? That is the part that should genuinely frustrate you. Over the past 20 years, the state of Illinois has lost 1.6 million residents. That is the third largest population loss of any state in the country, trailing only California and New York. The population only stopped falling recently because of a surge in international migration. Not because Illinois stopped wanting to leave. A 2023 poll found that 47% of Illinois residents said they want to move out of the state. The number one reason they gave, every single time, pollsters have asked over the past decade is taxes. Not weather. Not culture. Taxes. Illinois loses a resident to another state every nine minutes and 21 seconds. And while that is happening, the response from Springfield has not been to lower the corporate tax rate, not been to reduce the regulatory burden, not been to make Illinois more competitive for the exact companies and high earners who generate the lion's share of tax revenue. Instead, proposals have been circulating to raise the corporate income tax further. The Chicago Teachers Union has pushed for a package of nine newer higher taxes, totaling more than $7 billion. There is pressure to eliminate the constitutional flat income tax and replace it with a progressive structure that would push the burden even higher on the people and businesses most capable of leaving. Think about the logic of that for just a second. The state is watching companies pack up and leave. High earners are relocating in record numbers. The 6% of tax filers who generate nearly 40% of the state's personal income tax revenue are disappearing. And the policy response is to raise taxes on whoever hasn't left yet. Jamie Diamond described the same dynamic playing out in New York, and he called it a death spiral. Fewer high earners means less revenue. Less revenue means higher taxes. Higher taxes push more people out. Repeat, Illinois has been running that cycle for a decade, and there is no sign that the people writing the bills have connected the dots. Here is what is different about Horton Salt compared to a hedge fund or a tech company. This was not a firm chasing venture capital or following billionaire lifestyle preferences. This was a manufacturer, a consumer staples company, a business with physical operations, real employees, and deep operational roots in the Midwest. When even that kind of company runs the numbers and decides Illinois is no longer worth it, you are not looking at an isolated tax avoidance strategy. You are looking at a structural environment that has made staying a harder choice than leaving. And it isn't just Morton noticing. The New York Stock Exchange recently shut down its Chicago office after 143 years and relocated to the city.

SPEAKER_51 3:03:56

Thank you, thank you, guys. Thank you, thank you. We've grown, we've grown, thank you.

SPEAKER_26 3:04:10

Now, to be fair, this is not the end of Illinois. Chicago is still a major city. The state still has incredible assets, extraordinary universities, deep talent pools, strong health care, and logistics sectors. There are businesses that are doubling down in Illinois, and that matters. Resilience is real, but resilience is not the same as immunity. And a state that is watching its corporate base migrate, watching its population decline, watching its GDP growth lag the national average by more than half. A state that is responding to all of that by proposing higher taxes and more regulation. That state is placing an enormous bet that the institutions and people who built it will keep staying out of loyalty or inertia or the simple weight of history. Horton Salt stayed for 176 years. It stayed through the Great Depression. It stayed through the post-war boom. It stayed through every cycle of Chicago's growth and contraction. And then it looked at the numbers, looked at the options, and signed a 10-year lease in Kansas. Let's bring it all the way back to where we started. That little girl with the umbrella. She first appeared in 1914 to sell the idea that Morton's salt would keep flowing even in the worst conditions, even when it rains. She was Chicago. She belonged to the city that built her. Now she's on a concert venue in Riverside, Missouri, looking out at a crowd in Kansas City. Not because Morton stopped caring about Chicago, because the math stopped working. And when the math stops working, loyalty doesn't factor into the equation. Joy Morton knew that better than anyone. He built his empire by following the numbers, not the sentiment. Here's the bottom line. What happened to Morton Salt is not an isolated corporate decision. It is a signal. When a company that has been part of a city's identity for longer than most countries have existed finally runs the numbers and chooses somewhere else, you are not watching one bad quarter or one policy disagreement. You are watching the cumulative weight of a decade of decisions that made leaving the rational choice. And the question that nobody in Springfield seems willing to answer is how many mortals? How many Boeings? How many caterpillars? How many iconic American names does it take before the policy actually changes?

SPEAKER_03 3:07:39

She celebrated that.

SPEAKER_01 3:07:46

Elizabeth Warren trying to say that it was a Republican appointed judge, a Ronald Reagan judge that uh stealed the fate. No, it was a Biden DOJ that actually stood on the merger and put it in front of a uh in front of a judge. President Trump was focused on making sure that if the airline is going to go down, we're going to make sure that we we're talking to the CEOs of other interriers, making sure they're going to step up and help with special fares for those spirit customers, those Americans, to get them to their destinations, to which all the airlines have done. Kevin O'Leary with me this morning.

SPEAKER_03 3:08:17

All right, Kevin, do you think the government should intervene to bail out private companies like Spirit? Never.

SPEAKER_62 3:08:25

Never. Capitalism works, America works, the economies work for 250 years because the winners win and the losers lose. The protein is never lost, Stuart. Think of Spirit Airlines as a dead fish. It's now drifting to the bottom of the ocean. The slugs will eat the protein and reprocess it into the environment, which is the economy. The reason Spirit failed, it was poorly managed. We don't want to backup weak managers. These are losers. And when they get to zero, which Spirit did, the good protein left in the business is taken away the better managers, the airlines that are actually actually active. Those roots will be absorbed, those employees will be employed, the good ones. And so you've got this constant recreation of success. And that's really what we have to stay on. Now, when you get the government involved in bailing out a loser, you don't just do airlines. Every guy and his dog with a loser company with weak management is going to put their hand up. And I'm in Washington, D.C. rap right now. There's a lot of ducks downstairs here squawking for government money, but they shouldn't get any of it. Well, what the whole point? What do you say about government in the environment and the economy they're competing in? Well, what do you say about Intel? Trump put a lot of money into Intel. I was so against that deal, and I'm on the record with you. I hate that deal. Absolutely hate it. That thing should have been sold for car parts a long time ago. Now, maybe they're getting government contracts, which is even worse, to keep them afloat, and I know the stocks moved up, but that is not an excuse to do this again. Let losers die. It's like a grandmother on the venue. She wants you to pull out the tubes. She wants to go. And we just don't let it happen. Let them die. Let the losers die. It's a theme I think everybody should be harping on. You're together.

SPEAKER_03 3:10:17

You're on dangerous ground with this one, so I'm gonna move on. New data shows New York City lost 12,000 residents between June of 24 and July of 25 across all income levels, that is. What was the biggest factor driving people out of blue cities like New York?

SPEAKER_62 3:10:36

Stupid policy, bad policy, the highest tax city in America, yet the services aren't any better. Like though I left the state of police are terrific. But you've got to ask yourself: look, if you keep doing this, if you keep raising the ratchet, even the middle class, when they approach retirement, say, why don't I move to Kentucky? Why don't I move to Tennessee? Why don't I go to Florida? What about Texas? What do I need to stay here for when in February it's miserable, not just miserable taxes, miserable weather. So at the end of the day, New York's not competitive. That's my whole point. Now, Madame has been using a lot of social media lately, and you've been tracking all of it, Stuart, that is hyping this rhetoric even higher. So if you're planning for your future and you're listening to that, you say, All right, enough. I'm out of here.

SPEAKER_03 3:11:21

Yeah, you do. That's exactly what's happening. Kevin O'Leary, always good. Thanks for joining us, Kevin. We'll see you again soon. Take care.

SPEAKER_51 3:11:45

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