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[00:00:00] The American men's hockey team emerges [00:00:01] triumphant at the Olympics. We discuss [00:00:03] why it was so awesome. Another apparent [00:00:05] assassination attempt against President [00:00:07] Trump is thwarted and Tucker Carlson [00:00:09] made a fool of himself over the weekend [00:00:10] with Ambassador Mike Huckabe. We'll get [00:00:12] to all of it first. When Matt Walsh [00:00:14] released episode one of Real History [00:00:15] with Matt Walsh, the real history of [00:00:17] slavery, we kind of knew what was going [00:00:19] to happen. A narrative we had been [00:00:21] taught for decades, reinforced by [00:00:22] institutions, dramatized by Hollywood, [00:00:24] suddenly had to face the truth. Well, [00:00:26] now Matt is back with the next chapter. [00:00:27] Episode 2, The Real History of the [00:00:29] American Indians, is streaming right now [00:00:31] exclusively on Daily Wire Plus. Yes, we [00:00:34] do want you to watch it. We want [00:00:36] teachers to watch it. We want classrooms [00:00:37] to watch it. And yeah, Hollywood should [00:00:39] pull up a chair as well. Real History [00:00:41] with Matt Walsh. Episode 2 streaming [00:00:43] right now only on Daily Wire Plus. Well, [00:00:45] it's been 46 years since American men [00:00:48] were able to hold the hockey gold at the [00:00:51] Olympics. And both times we defeated a [00:00:53] communist neighbor, a threat to our very [00:00:55] way of life. Last time, of course, it [00:00:56] was the USSR. This time it was our evil [00:00:58] northern neighbors, the Canadians. But [00:01:01] it was pretty inspiring nonetheless. If [00:01:03] you missed the Olympic gold medal hockey [00:01:05] game between the United States and [00:01:07] Canada, you missed a doozy. It was a [00:01:09] spectacular, spectacular hockey game. [00:01:12] So, the US took in the first period a [00:01:15] one- nothing lead. They held it all the [00:01:16] way until the third period when the [00:01:18] Canadians evened it up and then they [00:01:20] ended up in sudden death overtime where [00:01:22] Jack Hughes delivered a gamewinner for [00:01:26] the ages. Amazing. [00:01:28] Amazing. He had already taken, by the [00:01:29] way, a high stick to the face. So, he's [00:01:31] missing a bunch of teeth. It was the [00:01:32] most hockey thing ever. What was really [00:01:34] refreshing about it was the way that the [00:01:36] men's hockey team responded, which is [00:01:38] with actual just basic patriotism. I [00:01:40] know this has now become a controversial [00:01:41] thing, but actually there is nothing [00:01:43] controversial about America being [00:01:45] awesome. Jack Hughes, he and his brother [00:01:47] are both on the US national men's hockey [00:01:49] team. Here he was after the game after [00:01:52] having scored the game winner. [00:01:54] This is all about our country right now. [00:01:56] I I love the USA. I love my teammates. [00:02:00] It's unbelievable. The USA hockey [00:02:02] brotherhood is so strong and we have so [00:02:05] much support from ex players. I'm so [00:02:08] proud to be American today. [00:02:11] I mean, isn't that nice? Isn't that [00:02:13] nice? Can't we just all feel good about [00:02:14] that? The answer, of course, is no. [00:02:16] There are many people who are not [00:02:17] feeling good about that because how can [00:02:19] you be proud of America in the age of [00:02:22] Donald Trump? Here's the thing. If [00:02:24] Barack Obama were president and we won [00:02:26] the American men's hockey gold, I think [00:02:29] we'd all feel pretty good about that. So [00:02:32] why is it that that changes if you don't [00:02:33] like the president of the United States? [00:02:36] By the way, the actual most spectacular [00:02:37] player of the game was the goalender, [00:02:39] Connor Hellbuck, who is the reigning NHL [00:02:42] MVP and was unbelievable. Unbelievable. [00:02:45] He had some some of the saves that he [00:02:47] was there was one particular save, a [00:02:50] stick save that was just extraordinary. [00:02:52] Great game. Huge win for the men's [00:02:55] hockey team. And again, this this viral [00:02:57] video is like this viral photo of Jack [00:03:00] Hughes. This is America. America. Look [00:03:03] at that. He's missing teeth. He's [00:03:05] bleeding from the mouth. He's got the [00:03:06] American flag draped around his [00:03:08] shoulders. Just awesome. President Trump [00:03:09] did call into the locker room to [00:03:11] congratulate the men. Here's what it [00:03:13] sounded like. [00:03:15] >> And you were all unbelievable. [00:03:17] And that team is pretty good. You might [00:03:20] I don't know if again anytime soon, [00:03:22] right? You know, I tell you what, I just [00:03:25] told my people two minutes ago, I didn't [00:03:26] know they'd be calling. I said, "We're [00:03:29] giving the State of the Union speech on [00:03:31] Tuesday night. I could send the military [00:03:34] plan or something, but if you would like [00:03:37] to, it's the mo It's the coolest night. [00:03:39] It's the biggest [00:03:44] Can you pick us up in Miami on Tuesday [00:03:46] morning? Tuesday morning. Go to the [00:03:48] northern border. [00:03:50] >> We'll get cash and we'll get the [00:03:52] military to get you guys over. [00:03:57] >> Boys are going to the State of the Union [00:03:59] >> and we'll do the White House the next [00:04:00] day. We'll just have some fun. We have [00:04:02] medals for you guys. And we have to, I [00:04:04] must tell you, we're going to have to [00:04:05] bring the women's team. You do know [00:04:07] that. [00:04:12] I do believe I probably would be [00:04:14] impeached. Okay. [00:04:20] And by the way, not notice how the men's [00:04:22] hockey team, are they upset that Trump [00:04:23] is calling them? Are they are they in [00:04:25] any way experiencing interior pain [00:04:28] because Trump? No. Because he's the [00:04:30] president of the United States. Just get [00:04:31] over it. You might not like him. It [00:04:33] doesn't matter. When the president of [00:04:34] the United States calls you on the phone [00:04:35] to congratulate you for winning a gold [00:04:37] medal on behalf of the United States, [00:04:39] you take the call and you smile and it's [00:04:41] great. It's just great stuff. And of [00:04:43] course, this pretty funny from President [00:04:44] Trump. By the way, if you're on the [00:04:46] men's hockey team, is your goal in life [00:04:47] to be at the state of the union. Yeah, I [00:04:50] got it's not quite Disneyland. Where are [00:04:52] you going? I'm going to the State of the [00:04:53] Union. Anyway, it is spectacular stuff. [00:04:57] And as I say, there are many reasons to [00:04:58] feel good about this. And it's a [00:05:00] reminder of the sort of stuff that that [00:05:02] typically unites Americans. One, we like [00:05:04] meritocracy. You know, want to know why [00:05:06] virtually every major television event [00:05:08] of the last year and a half has been a [00:05:10] sports event. Why? Well, because it [00:05:13] turns out that sports is one of the few [00:05:15] areas of American life where we all [00:05:17] basically agree a meritocracy is taking [00:05:19] place. That the best team wins or the [00:05:21] team with the most guts. That's where [00:05:23] all the drama lies. Merritocracy is [00:05:26] about the adventure. It's about the [00:05:27] drama. It's about the thrill of victory. [00:05:31] That's why Americans love it. And so [00:05:33] watching the hockey team win the gold is [00:05:36] awesome because again, sports is the [00:05:38] realm of meritocracy. Also, one thing [00:05:40] that always unites Americans is the fact [00:05:42] that there is in fact a common enemy. [00:05:44] When it comes to sports, the common [00:05:45] enemy is whoever the United States is [00:05:47] playing, and this has been true forever, [00:05:50] and not just for the United States. [00:05:53] There is a very famous phrase that was [00:05:56] used in the leadup to World War I with [00:05:59] regard to the the British saying that [00:06:01] the wars that were won on the [00:06:02] battlefield were started on the playing [00:06:04] fields of eaten. Meaning that everybody [00:06:07] kind of learned to play as a team in [00:06:11] these arenas [00:06:13] and then they channel that energy and [00:06:15] that sort of masculine energy toward an [00:06:18] opponent. And so it's easy for Americans [00:06:20] to come together when there's a common [00:06:21] opponent. One of the reasons why the [00:06:23] United States has splintered so much [00:06:24] over the course of the last several [00:06:26] decades is because the United States is [00:06:28] in fact a global hedgemon. And because [00:06:29] of that, there's a feeling like most of [00:06:31] our conflicts are internal. But that's [00:06:34] not true. The vast majority of real [00:06:36] conflicts on planet Earth are between [00:06:37] the United States and other nefarious [00:06:39] powers. [00:06:41] Now, this game meant a lot to America [00:06:42] because it was sort of a unifying [00:06:44] moment. But of course, I'm joking when I [00:06:46] equate the Canadians and the Russians. [00:06:48] If the United States had been defeating [00:06:50] a global superpower in hockey that was [00:06:53] also geopolitically an enemy like the [00:06:55] Russians or the Chinese, that would have [00:06:58] even been bigger. That's what 1980 was. [00:07:01] But America, in order for us to really [00:07:03] feel unified, we have to also see kind [00:07:05] of what's on the other side of the [00:07:06] fence. Otherwise, we tend to tear [00:07:08] ourselves apart internally. [00:07:11] And it really is fascinating just [00:07:12] sociologically the breakdown here. Well, [00:07:15] some people might be split over the US [00:07:17] men's Olympic hockey team winning the [00:07:19] gold, but it was awesome. And you know [00:07:21] what else is awesome? Pure Talk. Well, [00:07:23] this month, Pure Talk celebrated [00:07:24] President's Day base. Because they [00:07:26] believe wireless service should only [00:07:28] cost you a couple of presidents, a [00:07:29] Lincoln, and a Jackson. 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[00:08:41] The Huffington Post had a piece by [00:08:42] Monica Torres saying, "There's a name [00:08:45] for the discomfort you're feeling [00:08:47] watching the Olympics right now. If [00:08:49] waving the American flag or chanting USA [00:08:51] turns you off right now, you're not [00:08:52] alone." Well, I mean, you should be [00:08:55] alone cuz you suck. But that's the basic [00:08:57] idea here from some members of the left. [00:09:00] Mel Hill is doing the same routine. [00:09:02] America right now is very, very no good, [00:09:04] truly bad because of the evils of Donald [00:09:08] Trump. So, I'm supposed to feel bad that [00:09:10] the American men's hockey team won the [00:09:12] gold because you didn't vote for the guy [00:09:15] who's currently in the Oval. By the way, [00:09:18] this is a split between the right and [00:09:19] the left. In virtually all polling data, [00:09:21] conservatives are always patriotic about [00:09:23] the country, even when a Democrat is [00:09:25] president. Democrats are significantly [00:09:27] less patriotic about the country when a [00:09:29] Democrat is not president. This is a a [00:09:31] long-term trend line in the United [00:09:32] States, which is not a good thing. [00:09:36] But then there's sort of a bizarre, I'd [00:09:38] say fringe movement on the right trying [00:09:40] to suggest that this isn't a cool thing. [00:09:42] Why? Well, because it turns out that [00:09:44] some members of the US men's hockey team [00:09:46] are not necessarily the most [00:09:47] conservative on every single issue. So [00:09:49] now we're going to delve into their [00:09:50] social media histories and try to [00:09:52] determine whether Jack Hughes voted for [00:09:54] Donald Trump or Kla Harris. Like come [00:09:57] on. Are you Are you kidding me? Are you [00:09:58] kidding me truly right now with this [00:10:01] crap? [00:10:03] But it that should the the innate [00:10:06] annoyance that I think all of us feel [00:10:07] when we hear that everyone who's sane [00:10:09] and rational. [00:10:12] It's because yes, America, we are on the [00:10:14] same team. I know that a lot of the time [00:10:15] it doesn't feel like we're on the same [00:10:16] team. And yes, there are Americans who [00:10:18] are not on our team. Usually the people [00:10:19] who are not on our team are people [00:10:21] actually rooting for foreign powers and [00:10:23] who see America as essentially a [00:10:26] dispensable nation unless they win, [00:10:27] unless they get their way. But the [00:10:30] reality is that I think the reason why [00:10:33] people feel good today about what [00:10:34] happened at the Olympics, it was a nice [00:10:35] reminder that actually we do share a [00:10:37] country and it's good that we share a [00:10:38] country. It is not bad that we share a [00:10:40] country. [00:10:42] Meanwhile, in other news over the [00:10:44] weekend, it appears that another [00:10:45] attempted assassination against [00:10:47] President Trump was stopped. According [00:10:49] to the US Secret Service, on February [00:10:52] 22nd around 1:30 a.m., a male in his [00:10:54] early 20s was shot by US Secret Service [00:10:56] agents and a deputy from the Palm Beach [00:10:58] County Sheriff's Office following an [00:11:00] unauthorized entry into the secure [00:11:01] perimeter at Mara Lago. The individual, [00:11:03] whose identity is being withheld pending [00:11:05] notification of next of kin was [00:11:06] pronounced deceased. [00:11:08] Apparently, he was observed by the north [00:11:10] gate of Mara Lago carrying what appeared [00:11:11] to be a shotgun and a fuel can. Here was [00:11:16] the West Palm Beach Sheriff reporting. [00:11:20] >> At 1:30 this morning, the security [00:11:22] detail detected that a individual had [00:11:26] made his way into the inner perimeter of [00:11:29] Bara Lago. A deputy and two Secret [00:11:32] Service agents on the detail [00:11:35] went to that area to investigate. They [00:11:38] confronted a white male that was carried [00:11:40] a gas can and a shotgun. [00:11:44] He was ordered to drop those two uh [00:11:47] pieces of equipment that he had with [00:11:49] him. At which time he put down the gas [00:11:53] can, raised the shotgun to a shooting [00:11:56] position. At that point in time, the [00:11:59] deputy and the two Secret Service [00:12:00] agents, fired their weapons, and [00:12:02] neutralized the threat. [00:12:06] >> Now, we don't have total details on why [00:12:09] the shooter, the attempted shooter, did [00:12:11] what he did here. However, TMZ has [00:12:14] obtained text messages apparently sent [00:12:16] by the alleged attempted shooter here to [00:12:19] a coworker February 15th, 2026, so about [00:12:22] a week ago, saying, quote, "I don't know [00:12:24] if you read up on Epstein files, but [00:12:25] evil is real and unmistakable. The best [00:12:28] people like you and I can do is use what [00:12:30] little influence we have. Tell other [00:12:32] people about what you hear about the [00:12:33] Epstein files and what the government is [00:12:34] doing, raise awareness." Apparently, [00:12:36] sources who worked with this person at [00:12:38] the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in [00:12:40] North Carolina say TM they told TMZ, [00:12:42] quote, "He became fixated on Epstein [00:12:44] following the latest release of [00:12:45] information tied to the files." [00:12:46] Co-workers tell us he was deeply [00:12:48] disturbed by what he believed was a [00:12:49] government coverup and often talked [00:12:51] about powerful people quote getting away [00:12:52] with it. Apparently, he was outspoken [00:12:54] about his Christian faith and political [00:12:56] views, and he regularly expressed [00:12:57] support for Trump, telling colleagues as [00:12:59] recently as LA late last year he [00:13:01] believed that Trump was a strong leader. [00:13:04] Okay, conspiracy theories are brain [00:13:07] poison. They are. [00:13:09] They just are. Again, specific crimes [00:13:12] should be prosecuted. Evidence should be [00:13:15] requested for the allegations that are [00:13:16] made. This is why we have systems of [00:13:18] justice in place. Obviously, every [00:13:21] single human being who committed crimes [00:13:23] related to Jeffrey Epste should be [00:13:25] prosecuted and thrown in jails the [00:13:26] fullest extent of the law or worse [00:13:28] depending on the nature of their crimes. [00:13:30] But the general gestalt that has been [00:13:32] put out into the universe by the idiocy [00:13:34] of the internet, which is that Donald [00:13:36] Trump is participating in a large-scale [00:13:38] coverup of a gigantic child sex [00:13:40] trafficking operation directed at [00:13:42] various dignitaries run by foreign [00:13:44] influence operations. That sort of [00:13:46] allegation which is unevidenced by [00:13:49] millions of files, millions of them, [00:13:51] that has permeated the brains of a lot [00:13:53] of people, including people who again [00:13:54] exist on the fringes. And I've said [00:13:56] before, if you promote theories that are [00:13:59] unevidenced and then a fringe actor goes [00:14:01] and does something bad that is not [00:14:03] directly attributable to you, you do not [00:14:06] bear immoral onus for that specific [00:14:08] action because you didn't tell them to [00:14:10] go shoot Donald Trump or try to. [00:14:12] However, are you guilty of raising the [00:14:14] temperature? Is it immoral to spread [00:14:16] information that is unevided? Yes, it [00:14:19] actually is immoral to spread [00:14:20] information that is unevidenced. It is a [00:14:22] problem. It is a bad thing to do. And [00:14:26] the consequences are for this person [00:14:28] that he's dead. Apparently, [00:14:31] this is why requesting evidence for [00:14:33] whatever the theory is, whatever the [00:14:35] contention is, should be the baseline [00:14:37] for rational conversation. [00:14:39] And instead, obviously, that has become [00:14:41] a secondary concern. And then we pretend [00:14:42] that there's no effect to that sort of [00:14:44] stuff. It's all fun and games. [00:14:47] In international news, the biggest story [00:14:49] internationally over the weekend is this [00:14:52] extraordinary [00:14:53] civil war that has apparently blown up [00:14:55] in Mexico. According to the Wall Street [00:14:58] Journal, Mexico's military killed the [00:15:00] country's most powerful drug kingpin, [00:15:01] Nessio Meno Asigua, escalating the [00:15:04] government's war against cartels amid [00:15:06] pressure from President Trump to curb [00:15:07] narcotics trafficking and sparking a [00:15:09] widespread violent gang response. [00:15:12] Osguera is a former Mexican police [00:15:14] officer and was the leader of the [00:15:16] Halisco New Generation Cartel. The [00:15:19] cartel also controls vast fuel smuggling [00:15:21] schemes and other underworld rackets [00:15:23] across Mexico and the United States. [00:15:25] According to the Mexican authorities, [00:15:26] his killing marks the most significant [00:15:28] operation yet in Mexico's recent [00:15:30] crackdown on cartels. Mexican President [00:15:32] Claudia Shinbomb has expelled more than [00:15:34] 100 convicted drug traffickers to the [00:15:36] United States to their arrest. She's [00:15:39] trying to prevent direct US military [00:15:41] involvement in going after the leaders [00:15:43] of drug cartels. Mexico's security [00:15:45] ministry said the country's special [00:15:47] forces killed Oigua in the rural [00:15:50] municipality of Talpa, [00:15:52] which is apparently close to a lakeshore [00:15:55] community with a large American retiree [00:15:56] community. [00:15:58] White House press secretary Caroline [00:16:00] Levit said Asagua was a top target for [00:16:02] the Mexican and US governments. And of [00:16:04] course last year, President Trump had [00:16:06] designated his cartel as a foreign [00:16:08] terrorist organization. [00:16:11] He controlled algua vast swavs of [00:16:13] territory in the Halisco state and [00:16:15] beyond and was known for sophisticated [00:16:17] paramilitary tactics. He basically has [00:16:19] his own army. There was a $15 million US [00:16:21] bounty on him. He was mostly at this [00:16:24] mountain compound and he had again an [00:16:28] entire failank of people protecting him [00:16:31] known as the special force of the high [00:16:33] command. They had heat-seeking shoulder [00:16:34] fired rocket launchers. [00:16:38] So again, the goal here was to appease [00:16:40] the United States to go after the [00:16:41] cartels. This is a change in policy [00:16:43] driven by President Trump. No question. [00:16:45] I mean, here in November 2025 is Claudia [00:16:47] Shinbomb saying that fighting the [00:16:48] cartels is not an option. And yet now [00:16:49] here is the Mexican government fighting [00:16:51] the cartels. [00:16:55] Says returning to the war against the [00:16:57] narco is not an option. It is not an [00:17:00] option. [00:17:02] first because it is outside the [00:17:04] framework of the law. [00:17:06] All these of the right wing that fill [00:17:08] their mouths or the words of rule of law [00:17:12] and defend the war against the narco. [00:17:16] The war against the narco is outside the [00:17:18] law because as I said or have said [00:17:23] on several occasions it is permission to [00:17:25] kill without any trial. Okay. Well, it [00:17:27] seems that she has changed her mind [00:17:29] about all of that. Now, what's amazing [00:17:31] about this is that actually Osaggua [00:17:33] spent several years in the United [00:17:35] States. Yes, she was in jail in the [00:17:37] United States for 3 years, convicted of [00:17:40] selling heroin and serving 3 years in a [00:17:42] California prison. He was then deported [00:17:44] to Mexico where he married the daughter [00:17:45] of a boss of a Sinoa affiliated gang. [00:17:48] Imagine if he had just stayed in the [00:17:49] United States. He could be running [00:17:51] around free today. By 2011, he was [00:17:53] leading his own organization based in [00:17:54] Halisco State. and he had recently made [00:17:57] an alliance with the Sinaloa faction [00:17:59] known as the Chapitos which is fighting [00:18:00] a civil war with a rival gang. The [00:18:02] killing of Asgua may unleash gigantic [00:18:04] civil war in this particular region. [00:18:08] There are other neighboring regions [00:18:09] where a civil war is already effectively [00:18:11] underway. The cartels immediately [00:18:13] started stopping all traffic in Halisco [00:18:17] and started burning cars. Now, it's not [00:18:20] apparent at this point how many, if any, [00:18:22] people have been killed, but the [00:18:24] pictures and videos that are emerging [00:18:26] pretty clear that they are demonstrating [00:18:28] they have control of the city. That [00:18:30] seems to be the goal here. [00:18:33] And again, Puerto Varta, which is [00:18:36] located in this area, was one of the [00:18:38] cities that was effectively taken over [00:18:40] by the cartels. [00:18:42] According to the Wall Street Journal, [00:18:43] the cartel is considered the country's [00:18:45] most powerful organized crime group, one [00:18:47] that doesn't shy away from conspicuous [00:18:48] violence to send a message. On Sunday, [00:18:50] its gunman shattered the piece in [00:18:52] Mexico's premier Pacific peach beach [00:18:53] destination, among the wealthiest places [00:18:55] in Halisco State. Of course, Puerto [00:18:59] Varta, I've actually been there on a [00:19:01] cruise. I mean, like it is a very [00:19:02] frequently trafficked place. A lot of [00:19:04] cruise ships stop in Puerto Varta and [00:19:06] you can see the smoke emerging. [00:19:10] Now, there were a bunch of AI videos [00:19:11] that were coming out. people supposedly [00:19:12] being shot in the streets. That [00:19:14] apparently is not true. It seems that [00:19:16] this is more of an intimidation tactic [00:19:17] than anything else by the cartels to [00:19:19] demonstrate that there is a plan in [00:19:21] place to take over the mechanisms of law [00:19:23] and order in these areas. [00:19:26] This has been a long time coming [00:19:27] obviously [00:19:30] and we'll have to see how all of it [00:19:31] unfolds. It may very well be that the [00:19:34] Mexican government requires the help of [00:19:35] the United States to knock off some more [00:19:38] leaders of these cartels and take [00:19:39] control of the actual country south of [00:19:41] our border. 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And [00:21:30] that's a rarity for me because normally [00:21:32] I agree with justices Thomas and Alto. I [00:21:34] think both of their opinions are not [00:21:36] well calibrated. Alto signed on to [00:21:38] Thomas' opinion. He also signed on to a [00:21:40] descent from Brett Kavanaaugh. I think [00:21:42] if the shoe were on the other foot and [00:21:43] it were Joe Biden attempting to declare [00:21:45] tariff power over literally all of [00:21:47] planet Earth based on a at best vague [00:21:50] delegation in the EA, [00:21:53] I think that would have been struck [00:21:54] down. President Trump put out a [00:21:56] statement based on a thorough, detailed, [00:21:57] and complete review of the ridiculous, [00:21:58] poorly written, and extraordinarily [00:22:00] anti-American decision on tariffs issued [00:22:02] yesterday. Okay, just going to put it [00:22:03] out there. It is not anti-American to [00:22:05] say that article one powers, the tariff [00:22:07] power belongs with the article one [00:22:09] branch, the legislature. Anyway, he [00:22:11] says, "After many months of [00:22:12] contemplation by the United States [00:22:14] Supreme Court, please let this statement [00:22:15] serve to represent that I, as president [00:22:17] of the United States of America, will be [00:22:19] effective immediately, raising the 10% [00:22:20] worldwide tariff on countries, many of [00:22:22] which have been ripping the US off for [00:22:23] decades without retribution until I came [00:22:25] along, to the fully allowed and legally [00:22:27] tested 15% level. During the next short [00:22:29] number of months, the Trump [00:22:30] administration will determine and issue [00:22:31] the new and legally permissible tariffs, [00:22:33] which will continue our extraordinarily [00:22:35] successful process of making America [00:22:36] great again, greater than ever before. [00:22:38] On a political level, I believe the [00:22:40] president should have taken the win. I [00:22:41] really I I think he should have said, [00:22:42] "Listen, I tried my best here. The [00:22:44] Supreme Court says I can't do it and [00:22:46] then let the economy rip." But this is [00:22:47] one of the few areas in President [00:22:49] Trump's agendaist that he actually is a [00:22:52] true believer. So, President Trump is a [00:22:53] pragmatist by nature. But when it comes [00:22:55] to tariffs, he is a true believer in a [00:22:57] very zero sum game when it comes to [00:23:00] trade. Now, does he have the legal [00:23:02] authority to implement what is is he's [00:23:04] doing here under section 122 of the 1974 [00:23:07] trade act? So, it sort of comes down to [00:23:09] the definition of balance of payments [00:23:12] deficits. I know it's a little [00:23:13] technical, but the president has the [00:23:15] ability because of balance of payments [00:23:17] deficits to unilaterally declare tariffs [00:23:20] for 150 days. The problem is that that [00:23:22] is not balance of trade. So, the United [00:23:24] States has a trade deficit, meaning that [00:23:26] we import more than we export. That is [00:23:28] not the same as a balance of payments [00:23:30] deficit. [00:23:31] A balance of payments deficit, [00:23:34] as John Puri writes over at National [00:23:37] Review, [00:23:38] is a comprehensive measure of all [00:23:40] economic transactions between America's [00:23:42] residents and the rest of the world. [00:23:43] That includes not only transactions [00:23:45] related to imports and exports, but also [00:23:47] to direct investments, loans, and asset [00:23:49] purchases. Because every dollar that we [00:23:51] send abroad must eventually return to [00:23:52] the United States for use, the balance [00:23:54] of payments over a long enough period [00:23:56] should even out to zero. So the value of [00:23:58] our trade deficit should be matched [00:23:59] dollar for dollar by a nearly equal [00:24:01] capital account or financial account [00:24:02] surplus every year. In other words, [00:24:04] let's say that we import more than we [00:24:06] export, dollars flow outward. But do [00:24:08] those dollars just live out there? And [00:24:11] the answer is no. They they are then [00:24:13] invested back in the United States in [00:24:16] bonds, in treasuries, in American [00:24:17] businesses. The most recent year that [00:24:20] complete data are available on both the [00:24:21] US balance of trading goods and services [00:24:23] and its net financial account in 2024. [00:24:26] America's current account was 1.185 [00:24:28] trillion, the largest trade deficit on [00:24:30] planet Earth by far. But also the [00:24:33] financial account surplus was the [00:24:35] largest in the world by far at $1.128 [00:24:37] trillion the same year. [00:24:40] So supposedly this balance of payments [00:24:42] deficit is 57 billion which is 0.2% of [00:24:45] the US GDP. [00:24:48] So again, that is not crisis levels. The [00:24:51] reason, by the way, that originally the [00:24:53] 1974 trade act had a section that [00:24:56] allowed for tariffs in order to, for [00:24:58] example, get rid of a balance of payment [00:25:00] deficit is that we were worried about [00:25:02] tremendous outflow of American capital [00:25:04] because of the movement away from Breton [00:25:06] Woods. [00:25:08] That has not occurred. So really, it's [00:25:10] really not quite an emergency. It'll get [00:25:12] battled out in court. President Trump [00:25:14] also sounded off on justices Kavanaaugh, [00:25:17] Alito, and Thomas who were all [00:25:18] dissenters in the case. And my new hero [00:25:20] is US Supreme Court Justice Brett [00:25:21] Kavanaaugh and of course justices [00:25:22] Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alo. There's [00:25:24] no doubt in anyone's mind they want to [00:25:26] make America great again. So here is the [00:25:27] deal. President Obama pretty famously [00:25:30] went in front of members of the Supreme [00:25:32] Court when they ruled against him in one [00:25:33] case and basically insulted them to [00:25:35] their face in the middle of a state of [00:25:36] the union address and it was really not [00:25:38] great. You know what? Not great when [00:25:39] President Trump does it either. [00:25:42] Scott Bessant was out there defending [00:25:44] the president and suggested that the [00:25:47] president of the United States [00:25:48] inherently has the power to tariff [00:25:50] because he can embargo. That that is not [00:25:53] technically correct. An embargo is not [00:25:54] the same as a tariff. That's like saying [00:25:57] that because the government has a law, [00:25:59] for example, that bans cocaine, the [00:26:02] government also has the power to tax [00:26:04] cocaine. They're they're two different [00:26:05] things. Those are two very different [00:26:06] policy preferences, even if the tax were [00:26:09] to be very low, for example. But here's [00:26:10] Scott Besson trying to conflate the two. [00:26:12] This is a point that Brett Kavanaaugh [00:26:14] tried to make in his descent. [00:26:16] >> What the Supreme Court said is that the [00:26:18] president cannot use the AIPA, the [00:26:21] Emergency Economic Powers Act to do [00:26:23] this. The uh the president does have [00:26:25] other authorities. And as I said, the [00:26:28] section 232 tariffs and the section 301 [00:26:30] tariffs have withtood more than 4,000 [00:26:33] have withtood more than 4,000 lawsuits. [00:26:35] So, it was very narrow. And you know, [00:26:38] it's the uh it it's very interesting [00:26:41] that the Supreme Court said that the [00:26:43] president can't raise $1 of revenue the [00:26:46] with tariffs, but he can't put on a full [00:26:48] embargo. [00:26:51] >> Now, again, that that that seems to me [00:26:53] to be a bad argument. It was an argument [00:26:55] taken up by Chief Justice Roberts in his [00:26:57] actual opinion and then again by Justice [00:26:59] Gorsuch in his concurrence with the [00:27:01] opinion. Nonetheless, Scott Besson says [00:27:04] that the trade partners that we have [00:27:06] want to keep their current trade deals. [00:27:07] I assume that's true because after all, [00:27:09] why would they want to start over again [00:27:11] given the inconsistency and [00:27:13] vacasillation from the administration on [00:27:15] trade? [00:27:17] >> We've been in touch with our foreign [00:27:19] trading partners and all of them want to [00:27:21] keep the trade deals that have been set. [00:27:23] You know, Dana, we we've had great [00:27:25] economic results over the past year. [00:27:28] 4.1% second quarter GDP, 4.3 4.4 four in [00:27:32] the third quarter and it would have been [00:27:34] a very strong fourth quarter if the [00:27:35] Democrats hadn't shut down the [00:27:37] government to hurt the American people. [00:27:40] >> So we'll see the America all that [00:27:43] matters in the end is how the economy [00:27:44] performs and Americans perception of the [00:27:47] economy. The attacks on the Supreme [00:27:49] Court generally a waste of time whether [00:27:51] they are from Democrats or whether they [00:27:52] are from Republicans. The vice president [00:27:53] also attacked the court suggesting that [00:27:55] they had participated in lawlessness [00:27:57] which is pretty astonishing. He said, [00:27:59] "Today the Supreme Court decided that [00:28:00] Congress, despite giving the president [00:28:02] the ability to regulate imports, didn't [00:28:04] actually mean it." Okay, first of all, [00:28:05] it's regulate dot dot dot imports. There [00:28:07] are 16 words between them. This is a [00:28:09] lawlessness from the court, plain and [00:28:10] simple, and its only effect will be to [00:28:12] make it harder for the president to [00:28:13] protect American industries and supply [00:28:14] chain resiliency. President Trump has a [00:28:17] wide range of other tariff powers, and [00:28:18] he will use them to defend American [00:28:19] workers and advance this [00:28:20] administration's trade priorities. So [00:28:24] yeah, again he he's taking what you [00:28:26] would expect, the president's position [00:28:27] on this that that does not happen to be [00:28:29] a legally defensible position in my [00:28:31] opinion. Meanwhile, Democrats continue [00:28:33] to struggle with basic things like, you [00:28:35] know, cleaning up snow. So there's a [00:28:37] giant freeze on again in the Northeast. [00:28:39] And now Zor Mani is calling upon New [00:28:41] Yorkers to shovel their snow, but also [00:28:45] you need a multiplicity of licenses [00:28:47] apparently to shovel snow. [00:28:51] And for those who want to do more to [00:28:52] help your neighbors and earn some extra [00:28:54] cash, you too can become an emergency [00:28:56] snow shoveler. Just show up at your [00:28:58] local sanitation garage between 8:00 [00:29:00] a.m. and 1:00 p.m. tomorrow with your [00:29:02] paperwork, which is accessible online at [00:29:04] nyc.gov/ [00:29:06] snow and you can get started right away. [00:29:10] So, you need your paperwork. Cool. So, [00:29:12] now we're policing for illegal [00:29:13] immigration. Apparently, according to [00:29:15] the New York City Sanitation Department, [00:29:17] you can sign up for temporary work [00:29:18] helping to remove snow and ice from bus [00:29:20] stops. crosswalks, fire hydrants, and [00:29:22] other public areas after heavy [00:29:23] snowfalls. Exciting, exciting stuff for [00:29:26] I think all involved. All you will need [00:29:28] to do is show up with forms of ID. You [00:29:32] have to bring two small photos, the [00:29:34] original and copy of two forms of ID, a [00:29:36] social security card, [00:29:38] and you have to be able to do physical [00:29:41] labor and eligibility to work in the US. [00:29:43] So, I can't believe that Duram Donnie is [00:29:45] policing immigration this way. It's [00:29:46] terrible. In fact, he too is upset about [00:29:48] it. He says, "How dare the federal [00:29:49] government require you to uh to to be a [00:29:52] citizen to to do things like receive a [00:29:54] check from the government?" [00:29:56] >> This is all long-standing. This is a [00:29:58] long-standing program and long-standing [00:30:00] requirements. And this is a way that New [00:30:02] Yorkers are get paid to shovel snow in [00:30:05] assistance with the city's response to a [00:30:07] wintertorm event. Federal law requires [00:30:11] that employers get authorization and [00:30:13] documentation to pay people for their [00:30:15] work. We are not allowed to just cut [00:30:17] checks to individuals for their work. [00:30:19] And these are the policies that we've [00:30:22] had in place, but I understand that for [00:30:23] many it's the first time that they've [00:30:24] ever heard about it. [00:30:27] >> Democratic 2028 candidate AOC, she [00:30:29] clearly wants to run, although again [00:30:31] after her horrific showing in Munich. [00:30:33] I'm not sure it's going to go well for [00:30:34] her. Here she was suggesting that people [00:30:37] are angry at Zoram Donnie because snow [00:30:39] doesn't melt at 20°. Now, I'll admit [00:30:41] there are some people of whom I have [00:30:43] heard who do not know at what [00:30:44] temperature snow melts. But here is AOC [00:30:46] trying to clarify. [00:30:48] >> You know, I've seen one or two questions [00:30:52] about people complaining that the snow [00:30:55] is still here from the last storm and [00:30:58] like what are people going to do about [00:30:59] it? [00:31:01] And I'm starting to wonder [00:31:05] how many [00:31:07] of you know how snow works. [00:31:11] and know about like at what temperature [00:31:15] snow melts. And at this point, [00:31:19] I might be calling Sauron telling him [00:31:21] not to close schools on Monday cuz [00:31:25] we got to be opening the schools. You [00:31:27] guys, snow does not melt at 20°. [00:31:33] Okay? So, I mean, first of all, it is [00:31:34] true that you could use salt to actually [00:31:36] lower the temperature at which snow can [00:31:38] melt. So, I mean, that is a frequent [00:31:39] thing from my days in Boston. This is a [00:31:41] thing that that people used to do. Uh, [00:31:44] the reason, by the way, that she is [00:31:45] whispering like like a cook is because [00:31:46] her husband was asleep in the background [00:31:48] and he's just snoring through whatever [00:31:50] it is that she thought she was doing. If [00:31:52] you think that I don't understand [00:31:54] foreign policy because out of hours of [00:31:57] discourse about international affairs, I [00:32:00] pause to think about one of the most [00:32:03] sensitive geopolitical issues that [00:32:06] currently exist on Earth. I'm afraid the [00:32:09] issue is not my understanding, but [00:32:12] rather the problem is perhaps you've [00:32:15] gotten adjusted to a president that [00:32:17] never thinks before he speaks. [00:32:22] Oh my gosh, the husband snoring in the [00:32:23] background is classic. I love it. It's [00:32:25] great. It's so great. How's it that [00:32:27] that's that's an eternal meme. That is [00:32:30] fantastic. That is all the rest of us. [00:32:31] Every time she starts talking about [00:32:33] economics, she starts jabbering about [00:32:35] whatever. And we're all like, [00:32:38] "H, love it. Fantastic. 10 out of 10. [00:32:41] Would stay at this Airbnb." Again, by [00:32:43] the way, she she of course is a mentee [00:32:45] of Bernie Sanders who is a dullard. It [00:32:48] it is not worthwhile to go a week [00:32:50] without a dullarded Bernie Sanders take. [00:32:52] So he was asked a pretty solid question [00:32:55] at a public forum over the course of the [00:32:57] last couple of days. He was asked, you [00:32:59] know, it's weird because Europe has all [00:33:01] the same regulations that you want [00:33:03] Bernie Sanders and they are not world [00:33:05] leaders in virtually any industry. What [00:33:07] happened? And Bernie has no answer to [00:33:08] this because it turns out that the [00:33:10] regulatory state in Britain and the rest [00:33:12] of the European Union, it turns out that [00:33:15] it's not great for business development. [00:33:19] In short, I'm asking you to explain not [00:33:20] why we have inequality, but why we've [00:33:22] had so much growth over the last two [00:33:24] decades. [00:33:25] >> Because we are very smart people who [00:33:27] have been incentivized, [00:33:29] who have worked very hard. But you know [00:33:31] what? [00:33:32] >> Not you. [00:33:32] >> In most European countries, all people [00:33:35] of healthcare is a human right. [00:33:38] >> Look at that misdirect. My goodness. [00:33:40] >> In most European countries, it doesn't [00:33:42] cost $80,000 a year to go to college. In [00:33:46] most European countries, they have [00:33:47] strong child care systems. [00:33:51] >> What does that have to do with anything? [00:33:52] God, he's such a schmuck. Seriously, [00:33:54] he's asked, "Why is there no business [00:33:57] dynamism in Europe?" And he's like, [00:33:58] "Well, here are all the regulations that [00:34:00] I like." Yeah, that didn't answer the [00:34:02] question, you doof. [00:34:04] You're Democratic party. But that wasn't [00:34:05] the doofiest thing said over the [00:34:07] weekend. So, according to the Cali [00:34:08] Markets, 31% of people believe that [00:34:11] Gavin Newsome is the front runner for [00:34:13] the Democratic nomination. [00:34:15] AOC clocking in at 10%, Kamla Harris at [00:34:18] 6%. So people not taking seriously those [00:34:20] polls with with Kamla as as the leader. [00:34:24] Gavin Newsome, your front runner on [00:34:26] Cali, he made a bit of a boo boo over [00:34:29] the weekend. He he was speaking to a [00:34:32] black audience and proceeded to explain [00:34:34] that he was like them because he did [00:34:35] poorly on the SATs. My dude, not not [00:34:41] we're going to go no on this once and no [00:34:42] from me, dog. [00:34:45] I'm not, you know, I'm not trying to [00:34:47] impress you. I'm just trying to impress [00:34:49] upon you. I'm like you. I'm no better [00:34:53] than you. You know, I'm a 960 SAT guy. [00:35:00] And you know, and I'm not trying to [00:35:02] offend anyone, you know, trying to act [00:35:03] all there if you got 940, [00:35:08] but literally a 960 SAT guy. I I cannot [00:35:11] you you've never seen me read a speech [00:35:15] because I cannot read a speech. [00:35:21] >> I'm like you. I can't read a speech and [00:35:22] I did poorly on my SATs. That's a hell [00:35:24] of a pitch for the black community. Well [00:35:26] done there, Gavin Newsome. Oh boy. Oh [00:35:30] boy. Well, those are your 2028 front [00:35:33] runners according to Calry Markets. AOC [00:35:35] and Gavin Newsome. Yay. Well, in other [00:35:39] news, last Wednesday, Tucker Carlson had [00:35:41] flown into Bengorian airport. He stayed [00:35:43] there for a few hours and then he left, [00:35:46] claiming, of course, that he was under [00:35:47] dire physical threat. Apparently, in his [00:35:50] little run-up to the interview that he [00:35:52] did with Huckabe, which he released on [00:35:53] Friday afternoon, [00:35:56] Carlson claimed that he had tried to [00:35:58] convey to the Israelis the tail number [00:36:00] on his plane because he was afraid they [00:36:02] would shoot him down because they are [00:36:03] quote unquote the most violent country [00:36:04] on earth. This is asinine. It's [00:36:06] slanderous and it's stupid. It is so [00:36:08] stupid. Truly, if you believe this crap, [00:36:10] it's such dumbasserie. An epic level of [00:36:13] dumbasserie. And he proceeded because he [00:36:15] really did poorly in his interview with [00:36:17] Huckabe. He proceeded to do a 25minute [00:36:19] intro in which he claimed that his phone [00:36:21] was likely going to be hacked, that he [00:36:24] might have been killed coming into [00:36:25] Israel. Complained that he wasn't given [00:36:27] a special interview with Prime Minister [00:36:30] Netanyahu, who like why would he [00:36:32] considering that Tucker Carlson has [00:36:34] essentially called him a genocidal war [00:36:35] criminal [00:36:37] and then whed a lot. In any case, this [00:36:41] interview has had some somewhat [00:36:44] far-reaching implications on a wide [00:36:47] variety of scores. [00:36:49] It's a very aggressive interview that he [00:36:50] did with Mike Huckabe, the United States [00:36:52] ambassador under President Trump to [00:36:53] Israel. [00:36:55] Tucker issued a a bit of slander when he [00:36:58] suggested that Isaac Herszog, the [00:36:59] president of Israel, was on Epsteina [00:37:00] Island. He then had to issue an apology [00:37:02] for saying that in an attempt, I assume, [00:37:05] to cover his legal ass. [00:37:07] Well, now we've received a long letter [00:37:10] from President Herszog's office denying [00:37:13] that he went to Epstein's out. In fact, [00:37:15] denying unequivocally that he had any [00:37:17] contact with Epstein ever. They didn't [00:37:19] know each other. They never emailed with [00:37:21] each other, never been in the same room. [00:37:22] They had no relationship of any kind. [00:37:25] I've gotten a lot of letters like this [00:37:26] over the years from people alleging, [00:37:28] "Oh, you got it wrong." But rarely do [00:37:29] you get a denial this unequivocal. And [00:37:32] so, for that reason, we are taking it [00:37:34] seriously. There's nothing worse than [00:37:36] impuging the reputation of an innocent [00:37:38] man. Um, and so I just want to say [00:37:41] clearly, I'm sorry to imply that I knew [00:37:45] something I didn't know. Of course, I [00:37:47] don't know that Isaac Herszog was on the [00:37:50] island. I was referring to that email [00:37:52] and the protest against him. But I I [00:37:55] don't know that. And I didn't mean to [00:37:56] suggest that I do know that. And I also [00:37:59] wanted to air his side of this. Again, [00:38:03] President Herszog says he's never had [00:38:05] any contact with Epstein ever. And so I [00:38:10] just want to say that in the interest of [00:38:11] honesty uh and transparency. [00:38:14] >> Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. And if [00:38:16] you believe his honesty and [00:38:18] transparency, then there is a very very [00:38:20] large bridge in Brooklyn that is [00:38:22] apparently for sale. During this [00:38:24] interview with Huckabe, Tucker retailed [00:38:26] a bunch of specious theories up to and [00:38:27] including he suggested that Jews should [00:38:29] have to take a DNA test. That was a [00:38:31] thing he said. He also pushed a a hoax [00:38:34] by a person named Tony Aguilar [00:38:36] who had worked with the group that had [00:38:39] been attempting to feed people in Gaza. [00:38:41] Aguilar had claimed that he watched the [00:38:43] Israelis murder someone. It turns out [00:38:44] that was not true. Hakabe scored him on [00:38:46] this and uh and Tucker basically then [00:38:49] shifted topic as per his usual [00:38:51] arrangement. [00:38:53] >> Can I ask you something? [00:38:54] >> Yes. You platformed a guy. You had him [00:38:56] on your show. Tony Aguilar. [00:38:58] >> Don't platform anyone. You interviewed [00:39:00] >> not a liberal platform. [00:39:02] >> Okay. You you interviewed Tony Aguilar [00:39:06] who claimed that IDF soldiers killed a [00:39:11] little boy in his presence. [00:39:12] >> Uhhuh. [00:39:13] >> That didn't happen. [00:39:14] >> Okay. [00:39:15] >> It did not happen. [00:39:16] >> I don't I don't know if you know whether [00:39:19] it happened or not. [00:39:20] >> Well, I can tell you why I know it [00:39:21] didn't happen. [00:39:22] >> Because we found that little boy less [00:39:24] than a week later. [00:39:25] >> All right. I was involved, heavily [00:39:27] involved in helping to extricate him [00:39:30] from Gaza. Four different countries were [00:39:32] involved in getting he and his mother to [00:39:34] safety, get them out of there. Tony [00:39:36] Aguilar is a liar. [00:39:38] >> Okay. [00:39:38] >> Tony Aguilar claimed that he saw an IDF [00:39:42] soldier shoot the little boy. He was [00:39:45] fired from the GHF for cause and he [00:39:50] begged for his job back and they [00:39:51] wouldn't give it back because they [00:39:52] didn't want him. And he told them that [00:39:54] if they didn't give his job back that he [00:39:57] would burn them down. [00:39:58] >> Okay? [00:39:59] >> So he goes out. Now, let me finish this [00:40:00] because it's important for you to [00:40:02] understand. [00:40:02] >> Right? [00:40:04] >> So this guy then goes out and makes up [00:40:06] this story that he witnessed IDF [00:40:08] soldiers shooting a little boy. [00:40:10] >> I don't know that he made it up. He [00:40:12] seemed to believe it to me. It's [00:40:13] possible he's wrong. I've been wrong [00:40:14] many times. [00:40:15] >> Well, this is a little bit more than [00:40:17] just missing a fact. He claimed to be an [00:40:20] eyewitness to the murder of a little [00:40:22] boy. [00:40:24] He would never want to impugn anybody [00:40:26] who is innocent for doing a thing except [00:40:27] for the entire IDF shooting a kid that [00:40:29] never happened. That he's totally fine [00:40:31] with. He of course also made the claim [00:40:32] did Tucker to Huckabe that child [00:40:35] soldiers meaning like 16-year-old boys [00:40:36] with an AK-47 pointing at at Israeli [00:40:39] soldiers because they're under [00:40:40] apparently have to check their ID card [00:40:41] when they're pointing a gun at you. [00:40:44] >> Told me that 14-year-olds deserve to die [00:40:46] because they're working for Him. I'm [00:40:47] telling you. My question is can you hear [00:40:49] yourself? [00:40:49] >> I do hear myself. So, do you think a [00:40:51] 14-year-old child has agency? Do you [00:40:54] think that he deserves to die because [00:40:55] he's being used by adults? Isn't his [00:40:57] death a crushing tragedy? [00:40:58] >> If he's holding a gun and he's pointing [00:41:00] it at someone who's trying to save a [00:41:02] hostage and the only way to save that [00:41:06] hostage, I'm telling you, war is a [00:41:08] horrible thing. It's a horrible thing. [00:41:10] And a lot of innocent [00:41:11] >> I think I'm the one who thinks war is a [00:41:12] horrible thing. [00:41:13] >> No, no, no, no. I think what you don't [00:41:14] >> I'm trying to explain how horrible it is [00:41:16] and you're saying that the 14-year-old [00:41:17] deserved to die. [00:41:20] >> Oh my god. The the the the obvious force [00:41:23] stupidity of this truly forced [00:41:25] stupidity. If if a if a 16-year-old boy [00:41:28] invaded Tucker Carlson's home with a [00:41:29] gun, Tucker would not ask for his ID [00:41:31] before shooting him. Obviously, [00:41:34] this is boob bait for rubes. Truly. [00:41:38] Well, the the other viral moment from [00:41:40] this interview, and there are many, I [00:41:41] mean, aside from the asking for the DNA [00:41:43] tests for for the Jews and all the rest [00:41:44] of it, Tucker questioned Mike Huckabe [00:41:47] about the Christian Zionist vision of [00:41:50] the Escaton of biblical promises in the [00:41:52] book of Genesis. And this made a bit of [00:41:54] a splash because Tucker then cut this [00:41:55] out of context to suggest that the [00:41:57] Israelis are seeking to invade Syria and [00:42:00] Iraq. [00:42:01] Uh I I will explain in a moment why this [00:42:04] is idiotic and also wildly dishonest [00:42:07] because of course the full clip shows [00:42:08] Huckabe then saying Israel has no desire [00:42:10] to invade any of its neighbors and and [00:42:12] grab territory promised in the book of [00:42:14] Genesis [00:42:16] >> because you're appealing to Genesis. [00:42:18] You're saying that's the original deed. [00:42:23] >> It would be fine if they took it all. [00:42:25] But I don't think that's what we're [00:42:26] talking about here today. [00:42:27] >> What would be fine? Well, it's exactly [00:42:29] what we're talking about today. But but [00:42:30] here's what I I don't think [00:42:31] >> I think it would be fine if the state of [00:42:32] Israel took over all [00:42:33] >> they don't want to take it over that [00:42:35] they're not asking to take it over. [00:42:36] >> But you're saying that the reason that [00:42:38] Israel is legitimate has this inherent [00:42:41] right to exist is be in part because God [00:42:43] gave it to his people and I am going to [00:42:47] the same Bible that you're referring to [00:42:48] and noticing that that is a huge piece [00:42:50] of land. So if God gave them that land [00:42:53] then they have a right to take it now by [00:42:55] your definition. Unless I'm missing [00:42:56] something completely. I think you're [00:42:57] missing something because they're not [00:42:59] asking to go back to take all of that, [00:43:02] but they are asking to at least take the [00:43:04] land that they now occupy, they now live [00:43:08] in, they now own legitimately, and it is [00:43:12] a safe haven for them. Well, but may I [00:43:14] ask though as because you're appealing, [00:43:16] you're explaining what Christian Zionism [00:43:17] is and your theological beliefs [00:43:20] >> and you think you just said it would be [00:43:21] fine with you if the state of Israel [00:43:23] took all of those all of Syria, all of [00:43:26] Lebanon. [00:43:28] >> That's that's really not exactly what [00:43:30] I'm trying to ask. Is that what you [00:43:31] said? I thought that's what you just [00:43:32] said. [00:43:33] >> Okay, this is this is all nonsense. It's [00:43:35] all nonsense. And I I'll explain I'll [00:43:36] explain why this is nonsense. Okay, let [00:43:38] me explain why this is nonsense. So the [00:43:41] Bible makes several references to the [00:43:44] borders guaranteed to the Jews. Okay, [00:43:46] first there's the Abrahamic promise in [00:43:47] Genesis Genesis 15:18 through 21, which [00:43:50] is mirrored again in Deuteronomy 11:24. [00:43:52] And that's the big borders that Tucker [00:43:53] is talking about here. That's the one [00:43:55] that goes all the way from the Nile to [00:43:56] the Euphrates. Okay, it's basically a a [00:43:59] biblical promise that someday in in a [00:44:01] millennial world that there the the [00:44:04] children of Abraham will dominate this [00:44:06] this area. Okay, fine. Then there is the [00:44:10] actual borders that Moses is commanded [00:44:13] to have the children of Israel, the [00:44:16] various tribes conquer when he enters [00:44:17] Israel. That appears in Numbers 34:es [00:44:20] 1-15. [00:44:22] And those borders look like this. Right? [00:44:25] This is a this is a map of the border. [00:44:28] Okay? Now, what you may notice is it's [00:44:29] actually smaller in the south than the [00:44:31] current land of Israel and does not [00:44:34] really extend into any of the areas that [00:44:36] that Tucker Carlson is talking about. [00:44:38] So, was Moses not fulfilling the [00:44:40] biblical promise? Moses, is that the [00:44:42] contention of Tucker Carlson here? Like, [00:44:45] what's the what's the contention? The [00:44:47] idea of the biblical promise is that [00:44:48] Abraham is wedded to the land. But the [00:44:52] core of the biblical promise is the area [00:44:54] where the kingdom of David was, namely [00:44:58] Judea, Samaria, the area between the [00:45:00] Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. [00:45:03] Those borders are largely mirrored in [00:45:04] the book of Ezekiel, chapter 47, 13-30. [00:45:06] But here's the thing. it. No matter what [00:45:08] the biblical promise is, the question on [00:45:11] the table from Christian Zionists is and [00:45:13] for I think anyone who is a biblically [00:45:15] based Zionist, do Jews have an inherent [00:45:19] biblical connection to the land of [00:45:20] Israel? And the answer of course is yes. [00:45:22] You can say, well, is it all the way to [00:45:24] the Euphrates? And you can make the [00:45:25] answer no. Well, really, no, because [00:45:28] they they've never conquered that area. [00:45:30] When when you talk about does a country [00:45:31] have a right to exist? First of all, [00:45:33] this entire argument is really stupid [00:45:34] because countries don't inherently have [00:45:36] quote unquote rights to exist. They [00:45:37] either create their own existence and [00:45:39] effectuate their own existence or they [00:45:41] don't. [00:45:43] In the world of international politics, [00:45:46] a polity that can defend itself, quote [00:45:48] unquote, has a right to exist, a polity [00:45:52] that can defend itself effectuates its [00:45:53] own existence. [00:45:55] the the idea of some sort of [00:45:57] adjudicatory body that determines a [00:45:59] quote unquote right to exist. I never [00:46:01] see this applied to Pakistan. I never [00:46:03] see this applied to Saudi Arabia. I [00:46:04] never see this apply to Syria as it is [00:46:06] currently constituted or Iraq or Iran. [00:46:07] All of whose borders were drawn after [00:46:09] World War I during the same time period [00:46:11] that the modern state of Israel was [00:46:13] included in the ball for declaration. [00:46:16] But of course, Tucker doesn't care about [00:46:17] any of this. And by the way, one thing [00:46:19] you will notice, Tucker has now [00:46:20] interviewed a wide variety of Islamic [00:46:24] leaders. Has he ever asked a single one [00:46:26] of them about the Quranic promises of [00:46:28] territorial domination? Because here's [00:46:31] the thing about that. So the Bible makes [00:46:34] many references to different sets of [00:46:36] borders that the Jews apparently are [00:46:39] given by God. The Quran has a very [00:46:43] specific set of borders that eventually [00:46:45] are supposed to be Islamic. That set of [00:46:47] borders is everything. The whole [00:46:49] shebang, New York, Chicago, LA, Tucker's [00:46:53] Cabin in Maine, all of it. Has he ever [00:46:55] asked any of these people about the [00:46:58] Islamic will to power and the promise [00:47:00] that all the world shall indeed be [00:47:02] Islamic? I mean, speaking of which, I [00:47:05] mean, theoretically, if you're going to [00:47:07] take this to the biblical context, it [00:47:09] does say in the book of Philippians that [00:47:10] every knee shall bow. So does that mean [00:47:12] that there is now a mandate for everyone [00:47:15] to be forcibly converted to [00:47:16] Christianity? I think there are very few [00:47:17] Christians in the United States who [00:47:19] believe that everyone should be forcibly [00:47:20] converted to Christianity. When it comes [00:47:22] to the complexities of biblical prophecy [00:47:25] and actual effectuation of biblical [00:47:28] morality, that is where human beings [00:47:30] come in. That's where practicality comes [00:47:32] in. So Tucker's trying to play a really [00:47:33] stupid trick here in order to sort of [00:47:35] trap Mike Huckabe. [00:47:37] All of it is is motivated by ill intent. [00:47:42] The amount of falsehood here is [00:47:44] extraordinary and apparently it has now [00:47:46] raised the level of the White House [00:47:47] which is quite annoyed by Tucker's [00:47:49] routine at this point. Joining us on the [00:47:50] line to discuss all this is Eli Lake. He [00:47:52] is a columnist for the Free Press. He [00:47:54] has a piece called Trump has had enough [00:47:55] of Tucker Carlson. Eli, thanks so much [00:47:57] for taking the time. Appreciate it. [00:47:59] >> Thanks so much for having me, Ben. [00:48:02] >> So why don't you give us the state of [00:48:03] play with regard to the White House and [00:48:05] Tucker Carlson? Obviously Tucker has [00:48:07] very warm relations with an enormous [00:48:08] number of members of the administration. [00:48:10] The president very clearly the vice [00:48:12] president. What is that state of play [00:48:14] right now in the White House with regard [00:48:15] to Tucker Carlson? [00:48:17] I think since this summer there has been [00:48:20] a steady con of call from a lot of the [00:48:22] president's supporters saying why is [00:48:24] Tucker Carlson attacking more you know [00:48:27] the majority of your supporters Mr. [00:48:29] president who are pro- Israel, who [00:48:32] supported Operation Midnight Hammer and [00:48:34] generally think that, you know, you're [00:48:36] doing the right things in the presidency [00:48:37] in your presidency when it comes to [00:48:39] foreign policy. And for a long time, I [00:48:42] think the White House was sort of like, [00:48:43] well, we don't really want to get [00:48:44] involved in this. Tucker's a journalist. [00:48:46] He's going to do what he's going to do. [00:48:47] But the calls have been getting louder [00:48:49] and the critiques from Tucker Carlson [00:48:52] have become, you know, kind of he's been [00:48:54] steadily up in the ante and he's been [00:48:57] uh, you know, talking about the Epstein [00:48:58] files and how the government is hiding [00:49:01] still more of them even though they've [00:49:02] released an unprecedented number of [00:49:04] things that in my view probably should [00:49:06] never have seen the light of day because [00:49:07] they were like internal law enforcement [00:49:09] investigative notes. But let's leaving [00:49:12] all that aside. when it comes to Israel [00:49:14] and particularly what Trump is trying to [00:49:15] do now with Iran in trying to at least [00:49:20] kind of engage in gunboat diplomacy and [00:49:22] having a credible threat to uh unleash a [00:49:25] military attack if they do not give up [00:49:28] their nuclear and missile programs and [00:49:29] and their support for terrorism abroad [00:49:32] that it's become from both a policy and [00:49:34] political perspective kind of an [00:49:36] untenable situation. So, what I'm [00:49:38] reporting is that in January, Trump [00:49:41] privately asked Tucker to just tone it [00:49:43] down with the kind of internal MAGA [00:49:46] civil war stuff over Israel. And I think [00:49:49] that Tucker has taken that seriously. He [00:49:51] spoke with the um nationalist um [00:49:55] conservative nationalist philosopher [00:49:58] writer Yuram Hazone. Um he revealed [00:50:01] those private conversations. Then Yuram [00:50:03] Hzonei posted on his ex account even [00:50:06] more details, but basically Tucker was [00:50:08] like, "All right, what do I need to do [00:50:09] so people stopped calling me [00:50:10] anti-Semitic and I think he also wanted [00:50:13] to have a meeting, a private meeting [00:50:14] with Benjamin Netanyahu." So that is the [00:50:17] state of play right now. But I think [00:50:19] there was a lot of hope in the White [00:50:21] House, a lot of hope for people who [00:50:22] support Trump that this interview with [00:50:24] Ambassador Huckabe might be the [00:50:26] beginning of a kind of way to sort of [00:50:28] say, "All right, we're through with this [00:50:30] internal fighting." Instead, I would say [00:50:32] it opened up a new front. It caused a [00:50:34] minor diplomatic incident because Tucker [00:50:36] Carlson's team put out a deceptively [00:50:39] edited clip that made it seem like [00:50:42] Ambassador Huckabe endorsed this notion [00:50:44] that Israel was going to rule over the [00:50:46] entire Middle East, which is not what he [00:50:48] said. Um, so if anything, I think it [00:50:51] made it worse. And you know, I've heard [00:50:54] that they are meeting this week, if not [00:50:55] today, in the White House, Tucker and [00:50:57] the president, and we'll see what [00:50:59] happens. So far, the president has kept [00:51:01] his criticisms in private. We'll see if [00:51:04] he goes public with it, but I do think [00:51:06] that there is more and more pressure on [00:51:08] him to do so. I mean, I I do wonder [00:51:10] exactly how far Tucker Carlson would [00:51:12] have to go in order for there to be some [00:51:13] sort of distance drawn between the White [00:51:15] House and and Carlson given the fact [00:51:18] that again, this was apparently, [00:51:19] according to Melissa Francis, who [00:51:20] basically brokered this this interview [00:51:22] between Tucker and and Huckabe. Uh she [00:51:25] has said that the whole goal of this was [00:51:26] to sort of find an offramp here to say, [00:51:28] "Okay, we'll agree to disagree. We can [00:51:30] both have legitimate points of view." [00:51:31] And instead, Carlson came in, made a [00:51:33] bunch of false, like overtly false [00:51:35] allegations about what happened to him, [00:51:36] for example, at the airport, proceeded [00:51:38] to spew sort of a a weird stew of [00:51:41] conspiracy theory uh and false [00:51:44] allegations, ranging from one that he [00:51:46] actually had to come out and and [00:51:47] denounce himself. He he claimed that [00:51:49] Isaac Herszog, the president of Israel, [00:51:51] was was on Epstein Island, which is is [00:51:53] clearly not true, and he actually had to [00:51:55] back off it, I assume, under threat of [00:51:56] lawsuit. He also made the claim that the [00:52:00] Israeli security had to be assured to be [00:52:02] assured. He was seeking assurances that [00:52:04] he wouldn't be shot down like an Iranian [00:52:06] drone. It was it was a very bizarre [00:52:08] interview and and that one that I think [00:52:10] showed Tucker and and [00:52:12] >> the fake history. He was asserting that [00:52:16] Israel was behind the pressure campaign [00:52:18] to launch the original Iraq war in 2003. [00:52:22] And that's just not true because I mean [00:52:24] Benjamin Nanyahu at the time was a [00:52:26] private citizen. He testified before [00:52:28] Congress that he was in favor of it, but [00:52:30] the actual head of the Israeli state, [00:52:33] Ariel Chiron, counseledled privately for [00:52:36] George W. Bush not to go into Iraq. And [00:52:39] so there were there's a lot of kind of [00:52:41] fake history and halftruths that are [00:52:43] mixed in that he asserts as if these are [00:52:45] facts and he is a truth-seeking [00:52:47] journalist. I say at the end of my piece [00:52:49] that he poses as a journalist on his [00:52:52] show, but he's acting like a movement [00:52:54] leader. And in that respect, he's he's [00:52:57] much more of a kind of political animal [00:52:59] um than the charade that he puts out [00:53:02] there that he's like, you know, just out [00:53:03] there trying to get the story and [00:53:05] everything else. Um, and I would say [00:53:08] that this is also about the future of [00:53:10] the conservative movement. something [00:53:12] you've done a lot, I think, to sort of [00:53:14] stake out the the the higher ground [00:53:17] here, which is where does this party go [00:53:20] after Trump? And if it goes in the [00:53:22] Tucker direction, I just think it's not [00:53:24] it's not only the end of the Republican [00:53:26] party politically, but it says something [00:53:27] about the soul of of uh of the American [00:53:30] right. [00:53:32] And it'll be interesting to see what [00:53:33] sort of calculations are made because I [00:53:35] think that as you say, there's there's [00:53:36] sort of a political riskreward game that [00:53:39] that that is being played at very high [00:53:40] levels. On the one hand, there are [00:53:42] people who believe that if they alienate [00:53:43] Tucker, they will lose a large chunk of [00:53:45] his audience or that Tucker may himself [00:53:46] try to run for office and and sort of [00:53:48] lead a movement himself. And on the [00:53:51] other hand, there is what I think is the [00:53:52] reality, which is that once you get off [00:53:53] of X, Tucker's views are not held even [00:53:55] by a vast majority of people who listen [00:53:57] to Tucker's show, which has been shown [00:53:59] by some polling data. It'll be [00:54:01] interesting to see how the White House [00:54:02] plays it. Eli, thanks so much for your [00:54:03] reporting, and you can check out Eli's [00:54:05] work over at the Free Press. [00:54:07] >> Thank you. [00:54:09] >> All righty, guys. Coming up, we have a [00:54:11] gigantic military buildup in the Middle [00:54:12] East, but is President Trump actually [00:54:14] going to pull the trigger on regime [00:54:15] change in Iran? Remember, in order to [00:54:17] watch, you have to be a member. If [00:54:18] you're not a member, become a member. [00:54:19] Use code Shapiro at checkout for two [00:54:20] months free on all annual plans. Click [00:54:22] that link in the description and join [00:54:23] us. [00:54:24] >> Okay. [00:54:27] Wishing you. [00:54:39] >> No, not even close. Two. Three. [00:54:42] Whatever. You know what? Two. Three. [00:54:45] Four. [00:54:52] >> I cannot believe we're back here again. [00:54:53] Ben, [00:54:54] >> if the Ben Shapiro shows mom and Ben [00:54:56] after Dark is a cool mom [00:55:00] >> Jay, [00:55:02] >> you know, like irresponsible.