Iran Conflict Updates, Save Act, ICE Defunded, and Congress on Vacation

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 Welcome back, World of Blazers.

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 This is episode 122, recorded the 1st of April, 2026.

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 In this episode, we're going to discuss a few more

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 of the Iranian conflicts, some updates for you there.

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 Let's get to it.

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 So starting with Iran, where are we at?

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 First off, let's talk about Iran and their leadership.

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 Now, as far as the conflict goes,

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 some will say Iran has been winning.

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 Some will say that the USA has been winning.

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 Bottom line is it doesn't really seem

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 there's a clear winner in this conflict either way.

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 Furthermore, we don't even know

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 who's in charge with Iran.

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 The de facto leader,

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 actually the supreme leader that was appointed

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 just this March has been missing.

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 No one has seen him.

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 Mujtaba Khamenei, no one's seen him.

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 No one's seen him.

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 It is said that he was injured, disfigured.

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 Supposedly Russia offered to bring him over

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 into Russia for medical attention.

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 And any messages that have been put out there

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 said to be on behalf of the supreme leader himself

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 has been read, read by another person.

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 We have no idea where Mujtaba Khamenei is.

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 We have no idea where he's at.

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 We don't even know if he exists.

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 At this point, it's probably easy to come to the conclusion

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 that they're hiding the fact

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 that he could absolutely be dead, maybe even in a coma.

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 The only thing that allows me to say that he's not dead

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 is that if he was dead,

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 I'm not sure how easy it would be to hide that.

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 But then again, then again, they very well could be,

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 the Islamic regime could very well hiding this fact

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 because announcing he isn't dead

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 or even in a coma, for example.

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 See, the rhetoric being pushed is he's being hidden

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 remotely for his own protection.

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 And in doing so, that he's still healthy,

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 still out there, still the de facto leader

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 will only further bolster those who have total,

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 fanatical, zealot-like support for the Islamic regime.

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 So again, where is he?

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 it says here that, and of course being asked,

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 which is what I just asked earlier,

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 where is Iran's supreme leader?

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 Where is Mujtaba Khamenei?

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 Nobody knows.

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 A Russian envoy has revealed that he is alive and well

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 and is actually in Iran.

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 Interesting.

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 Now, if he is in Iran,

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 why haven't we seen him even on Russian state media?

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 Why haven't we seen his likeness on video?

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 He doesn't have to be physically present

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 and put himself in harm's way to transmit a broadcast

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 and give a message to his people.

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 Yet to this day, we haven't even seen that.

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 And so this brings up another concern

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 for the Iranian leadership.

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 So now let's enter the other issue that may be going on,

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 the power shift, the possible power shift here

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 between Mujtaba Khamenei and the IRGC.

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 See, the IRGC has been reported to have taken

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 de facto control of Iran's leadership and governance.

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 This is a very important development, if true,

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 because the IRGC has been sidelining Iran's president,

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 has been making decisions from a governmental point of view.

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 And as far as that is also concerned,

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 it is said that they have been keeping reports away

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 from their supreme leader, Mujtaba Khamenei.

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 So if this is all very true,

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 this is evident that there may very well be

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 a power struggle, one that is not being made public,

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 a struggle between the IRGC and the Islamic regime.

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 The interesting thing there is the IRGC

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 has always been there to uphold

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 the values of the Islamic regime.

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 Their de facto power over Iran, their leadership.

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 The IRGC was like the royal guard, so to speak,

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 the protectorate of the Islamic regime.

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 But now they're playing more of a role

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 in governance of Iran, making the decisions,

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 not just enforcing policy,

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 but also making governmental decisions.

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 I did an AI overview here.

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 I'm gonna go ahead and pull that up.

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 So here's a little bit of an AI summary

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 on what's going on here.

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 So here's some key developments.

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 I'm just reading this straight from the summary.

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 Political deadlock.

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 The IRGC has reportedly blocked presidential appointments

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 and executive decisions,

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 including attempts to nominate

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 a new intelligence minister.

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 The military council rule.

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 A military council of senior IRGC officers

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 is now exercising control over central decision making.

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 What about leadership isolation?

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 Well, the IRGC has established

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 a strict security cordon around the new supreme leader.

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 Now, of course, this is what's being reported and said,

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 but thus far we haven't even seen

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 that the new supreme leader is alive or conscious.

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 We don't know if he exists at all at this moment.

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 But again, it goes on to read

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 that he has not been seen in public

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 since his appointment in March of 2026.

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 And then there's the sidelining of civilian authority.

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 So there's reports that indicate

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 the IRGC is preventing government updates

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 from reaching the supreme leader's office,

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 further consolidating military influence

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 over the state of affairs.

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 So it seems like there is an actual power struggle

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 and the IRGC is winning

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 because the Islamic regime themselves,

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 they can't really do anything.

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 I mean, they're just de facto leaders.

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 The IRGC is a militant arm

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 of the Islamic regime.

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 And then now this calls into question

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 in this untold power struggle,

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 but what of the Iranian army?

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 How is this gonna play out

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 between the IRGC and the Iranian army?

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 Well, first let's define the differences here

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 between the IRGC and the Iranian army.

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 I got another overview here that's gonna help us out.

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 So the IRGC versus the Iran military.

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 So what's the difference here?

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 The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps known as the IRGC

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 and the Iranian army or the Artej

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 are separate often competing military structures in Iran.

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 The IRGC protects the Islamic regime's ideology

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 and oversees missile programs,

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 foreign operations with higher funding,

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 while the army focuses on traditional national defense.

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 The IRGC is considered more powerful

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 handling asymmetric warfare

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 and commanding the Basij militia.

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 So the IRGC versus the Iran army

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 or the Artej comparison.

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 So the role and mandates.

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 The IRGC protects the 1979 Islamic Revolution

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 and the regime.

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 The Artej protects national sovereignty

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 and territorial borders.

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 So the actual Iranian army protects its borders

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 and actual national sovereignty

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 when it comes to any ground conflict,

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 especially anybody that's encroaching on Iran itself.

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 Structure and power.

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 So the IRGC is an elite well-funded force

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 with immense political influence,

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 a vast business empire and oversees missile

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 and foreign operations via their Quds force.

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 The army is a conventional larger military

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 and mostly draftees.

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 So very important here to distinguish that out the gate,

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 the IRGC is a little bit more than just a militant

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 or military wing.

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 They're very much a military wing,

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 but one that seems to have an interest in politics

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 and in governance.

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 They have money, they have influence, they have power,

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 and they have a business arm

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 that helps to keep that funding going.

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 So let's talk about the internal rules.

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 The IRGC ensures internal order,

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 prevents internal threats to the regime, okay?

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 Just as we saw during the protests

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 where Iran killed literally 30 to 40,000 of its own people

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 for protesting against the Islamic regime,

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 which in and of itself wasn't violent on the protesters.

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 They were literally just protesting,

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 but the IRGC was commanded

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 and they very much carried out the order

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 to start mowing these people down.

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 And literally extinguishing their lives

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 for opposing the authority of the Islamic regime.

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 What about the command?

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 Okay, the IRGC and the Artish have separate commands,

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 obviously.

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 So they're ran by two different branches,

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 like the answer to two different authorities.

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 Military focus, the IRGC specializes

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 in asymmetric warfare, drones and rockets,

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 while the army uses conventional warfare tactics.

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 Now let's discuss the key differences.

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 So personnel and funding.

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 So while the army is larger,

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 they have approximately 350,000 members in the army,

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 I believe, and the IRGC has 125,000,

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 but it has also been reported they have 150,000.

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 The IRGC is just better funded.

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 They get way more money, they get better technologies.

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 They are considered more of an elite force

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 over the traditional Iranian army.

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 They also get better recruits.

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 So they get more of an elite member to join the IRGC.

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 What about internal security?

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 So the IRGC often, through the Basij militia,

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 controls internal dissent.

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 The army is generally focused on borders.

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 They're more focused on protecting the borders

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 and the sovereignty of the actual nation,

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 the physical landscape of Iran.

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 Well, the IRGC, using the militias,

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 go ahead and enforce policy,

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 mostly policy that supports the Islamic regime.

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 So any dissent is meant violently and viciously.

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 It can include torture to outright public hangings.

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 Again, the IRGC is a militant military wing

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 in Iran of the Islamic regime,

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 but they have now taken control

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 and are now taking over the decision-making

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 and the governance of Iran.

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 And yes, there is an internal rivalry.

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 The rivalry between the IRGC often dominates

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 as evidenced by its control of Iran's elite

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 military operations and its role as a key actor

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 in economic sectors like oil and banking.

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 So the IRGC has already had experience

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 in enforcing policy over its people.

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 They have control over drones, over missile programs.

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 They're the ones who conduct the asymmetric warfare.

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 While the army really seems more like a police force

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 or even just a border patrol,

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 yes, they are an army.

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 Yes, they are ground forces.

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 And yes, anybody who has to fight Iran on the ground

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 is gonna have to absolutely deal with them.

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 But this does raise a question.

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 The Iranian military themselves,

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 the people that are part of the military

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 are there to protect Iran.

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 While it looks like the IRGC is really out there

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 to protect the theocracy,

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 the theocratic rule of the Islamic regime.

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 But as of late, it seems that IRGC

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 has kind of been separating themselves

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 as they see an opportunity to take power

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 as it's unclear what's happening

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 with the Islamic regime as of now.

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 Their supreme leader is absent, is not seen.

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 Rumors are he's dead.

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 Rumors are he's in a coma.

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 Either way, he's not there, he's not around.

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 And the presence of their actual leader

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 is absolutely needed.

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 The IRGC has stepped in to take this role.

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 So what of the Iranian military

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 or the actual Iranian army?

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 There could be, there could be,

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 with everything that's happening right now,

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 with the breakdown in power

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 and control of the Islamic regime,

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 the disarray in leadership and governance,

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 that the Iranian army,

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 while looking out for the sovereignty of Iran itself,

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 may very well side with the people.

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 This could all lead to internal conflict

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 and possibly even an internal civil war.

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 Now, take what I said as a perspective

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 and not necessarily as something

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 that will happen, but I think it's highly likely.

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 It is highly likely that this could be the case,

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 especially as further pressures are put on Iran

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 through U.S.-Israel strikes.

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 And then a new development,

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 a new development in which the UAE has decided

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 that they are gonna jump in the fight.

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 The UAE wants to force the Strait of Hormuz open

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 and is willing to join the fight.

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 Now this comes from a Wall Street Journal article here,

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 presented to you by Ground News.

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 Had to plug that.

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 Let's go ahead and read some of the summary here.

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 So the United Arab Emirates

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 is lobbying the United Nations Security Council

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 to authorize military action

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 to reopen the Strait of Hormuz,

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 making a significant strategic shift for the nation.

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 Iran has launched nearly 2,500 missiles

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 and drones at the UAE since the conflict began,

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 with nearly 50 projectiles

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 striking on Tuesday alone, just this last Tuesday.

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 So according to the Arab officials,

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 reviewing options for mine clearing and logistical support,

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 the UAE is considering utilizing its military bases

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 and the deep water port of Jabal Ali,

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 I hope I said that correctly, I probably didn't,

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 but either way,

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 to assist in reopening the critical waterway.

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 Bahrain is sponsoring a United Nations resolution

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 with a vote expected Thursday,

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 while the UAE urges European and Asian powers

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 to form a coalition to secure the passage.

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 President Donald Trump urged allies

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 to go get your own oil,

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 influencing the UAE's proactive stance

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 as it prepares to act,

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 even if the United Nations resolution fails.

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 So let's address that last statement there

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 about what President Trump said.

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 There was a tweet or truth,

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 whatever you wanna call it,

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 of President Trump basically saying,

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 you know what, NATO, NATO nations,

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 you weren't there for us and our time of need,

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 so we're not gonna be there for you either.

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 President Trump, and I'm summarizing,

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 basically said, if you want your oil,

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 you can come get it, we're not doing it for you.

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 Kind of a very bold statement,

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 well, not kind of,

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 it actually literally is a bold statement.

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 It's bold and arrogant, for sure.

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 Being that the European nations

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 or the NATO members themselves

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 didn't start this conflict,

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 yes, it's very true,

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 the United States and Israel did start this conflict.

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 They had their reasons,

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 I think they had good reasons.

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 But the issue that we have

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 is people don't have the stomach

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 or the economic repercussions

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 of what is happening right now.

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 Australian Prime Minister also released

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 a statement addressing the nation of Australia,

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 in which he encouraged everybody

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 to basically power through these hard times

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 as petrol reaches insane, insane numbers,

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 as well in terms of affordability,

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 and as well as scarcity,

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 as Australia gets much of its oil or its petrol

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 from the Gulf states, from that region.

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 And so Australian Prime Minister is saying,

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 look, let's stand together as a nation,

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 let's get through this,

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 go on about your lives,

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 fill up your cars,

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 do what you got to do,

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 but let's not be greedy.

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 Let's not stock up on gas

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 and put it in our garages, et cetera.

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 Let's work together.

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 And again, they have made it very clear

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 that they aren't part of this fight.

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 They didn't want to be either,

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 they don't support it,

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 but they're gonna do everything they can

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 to get through it economically.

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 Other nations have addressed their people

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 saying very similar things.

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 And in a turn of events,

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 which seems like a turn of events,

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 it's said that President Trump has told Reuters

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 that he may be pulling out swiftly of the conflict,

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 but leaves options open for further strikes,

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 which in and of itself is a conflicting message.

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 Now, this also comes off the heels

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 of reports of Iran stating that they want a ceasefire.

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 Some are saying this isn't correct

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 and it's false reporting,

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 but it does seem to correlate

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 with President Trump's recent message

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 of wanting to get out of the region quickly,

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 but also at the same time,

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 Trump saying that he does leave it open for strikes.

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 What does this actually mean?

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 Well, I think that given that

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 there's not a strong leadership in Iran right now,

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 and they are, well, they are flailing.

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 Do they have weapons?

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 Yes.

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 Do they have munitions?

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 Absolutely.

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 Do they have rockets?

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 Yes.

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 But it doesn't mean they have leadership.

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 And without leadership,

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 I don't think they're gonna last.

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 And I think Iran's looking to regroup

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 and maybe even possibly make a deal

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 with the United States of America.

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 Trump definitely wants to make a deal.

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 As much as Trump may be perceived as being crazy,

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 his foreign policy to date,

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 he has achieved just about everything

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 that he has said he would.

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 Some will call this conflict of Iran a fail though.

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 Why?

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 Well, we don't know

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 what the actual clearly defined mission is.

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 We do know that the Islamic regime has to be stamped out.

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 In my opinion, this is my opinion,

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 they must be eradicated.

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 They have committed many atrocities.

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 And it's funny to me that the rest of the world

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 will tolerate such an evil regime

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 for the sake of that good old black gold,

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 as we call it, or oil.

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 All for the sake of oil,

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 all for the sake of the global economy.

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 But if that oil wasn't available or ever was available,

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 I would argue that all the other nations

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 would get it somewhere else.

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 And so this also brings in another option,

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 one we haven't seen,

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 one, a play that maybe Donald Trump

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 has been using this whole time.

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 Maybe this is the card

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 that he's been holding close to his chest.

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 See, with all this disruption

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 and if Iran's oil is further sanctioned

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 and no longer made available,

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 if the Strait of Hormuz is to remain closed,

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 even though the UAE wants to reopen it swiftly,

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 and of course they do

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 because they want to sell their own oil.

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 The U.S. steps in now.

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 We could, the USA,

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 could absolutely be a major supplier to the world.

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 We overproduce.

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 The USA doesn't even come close

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 to consuming all the oil.

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 It does produce or even could produce.

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 And let's not forget that with the removal of Maduro,

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 the United States has made inroads

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 and new relationships with Venezuela.

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 We will process their oil.

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 We have the processing facilities there now.

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 So the United States is in a unique position.

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 What may look like a fail to the rest of the world

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 is actually gonna turn out to be a positive

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 for the United States of America itself,

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 depending how Trump has the ability to

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 and also the willingness to play this particular card.

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 Regardless, if we're talking about the Islamic regime,

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 my opinion is why stop?

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 I don't think evil should be tolerated.

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 Not to this level.

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 You see, I think it's funny that the rest of the world

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 is willing to tolerate an evil regime

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 like the Islamic regime.

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 They're willing to tolerate their evil existence.

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 All the atrocities they've committed

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 throughout their 47 years of existence and power.

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 Why? Because of the oil.

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 Because of the powers that be their pocketbooks, right?

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 But then they're also willing to turn a blind eye

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 to all the atrocities in, for example, like Nigeria,

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 where Christians are being hunted down and persecuted

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 by extreme Islamists, by other extreme Muslims.

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 Nobody wants to tackle that situation.

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 Why?

523
00:23:51.140 --> 00:23:53.720
 Well, Nigeria doesn't hurt anybody's pocketbooks.

524
00:23:54.160 --> 00:23:56.620
 There's nothing that Nigeria offers to this moment

525
00:23:56.620 --> 00:24:00.540
 that's going to halt the global economy.

526
00:24:01.120 --> 00:24:02.300
 But when it comes to Iran,

527
00:24:02.460 --> 00:24:05.140
 the only reason anyone opposes what the US is doing,

528
00:24:05.160 --> 00:24:07.120
 if we're actually being honest with ourselves,

529
00:24:07.460 --> 00:24:09.140
 and I do mean being honest.

530
00:24:09.920 --> 00:24:10.980
 Like, come on, be honest.

531
00:24:11.340 --> 00:24:14.120
 You only care because your gas costs more.

532
00:24:14.560 --> 00:24:18.200
 And if it wasn't for that, you'd be all for it.

533
00:24:18.760 --> 00:24:21.500
 There's no reason the Islamic regime needs to exist.

534
00:24:22.420 --> 00:24:24.480
 They have not benefited the Middle East

535
00:24:24.480 --> 00:24:28.420
 in any way whatsoever, whatsoever.

536
00:24:28.820 --> 00:24:31.300
 And nobody can provide evidence of the benefit

537
00:24:31.300 --> 00:24:33.120
 of the existence of the Islamic regime.

538
00:24:33.660 --> 00:24:34.060
 Nobody.

539
00:24:35.300 --> 00:24:37.600
 We're talking about a regime that kills its own people,

540
00:24:38.540 --> 00:24:40.620
 kills its own Olympic athletes

541
00:24:41.440 --> 00:24:42.860
 for having a different view,

542
00:24:43.760 --> 00:24:46.600
 for what's considered to be a protest

543
00:24:46.600 --> 00:24:48.760
 or an affront to the Islamic regime.

544
00:24:49.820 --> 00:24:51.660
 We just had an Olympic wrestler,

545
00:24:52.000 --> 00:24:53.280
 Iranian Olympic wrestler,

546
00:24:53.700 --> 00:24:57.080
 hanged publicly after performing in the Olympics

547
00:24:58.500 --> 00:24:59.680
 or protesting.

548
00:25:00.400 --> 00:25:02.020
 Previous to that, a few years ago,

549
00:25:02.020 --> 00:25:03.560
 I think it was a few years ago or whatnot,

550
00:25:03.640 --> 00:25:07.000
 there was another Olympic wrestler that was killed.

551
00:25:07.820 --> 00:25:09.360
 But the charges were allegedly

552
00:25:09.360 --> 00:25:12.380
 that he killed Iranian police.

553
00:25:13.280 --> 00:25:17.760
 But again, that was also related to a protest event.

554
00:25:19.360 --> 00:25:20.820
 We have Olympic soccer players,

555
00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:25.160
 female soccer players who have reported on various shows.

556
00:25:25.260 --> 00:25:27.340
 I believe one of them was even on Piers Morgan,

557
00:25:27.660 --> 00:25:32.620
 stating that they are forced to go on Iranian state TV

558
00:25:33.280 --> 00:25:35.340
 to show their full undying support

559
00:25:35.340 --> 00:25:36.520
 for the Islamic regime

560
00:25:36.520 --> 00:25:40.420
 and the Islamic regime's way of life and living in Iran.

561
00:25:41.320 --> 00:25:45.840
 Most of what you see for the support of the Islamic regime

562
00:25:45.840 --> 00:25:48.440
 is fake, fabricated and forced

563
00:25:48.440 --> 00:25:50.940
 under threat of death and torture.

564
00:25:52.020 --> 00:25:53.840
 Does the Islamic regime have their supporters?

565
00:25:54.000 --> 00:25:55.000
 Absolutely do.

566
00:25:55.220 --> 00:25:55.960
 Yes, they do.

567
00:25:56.160 --> 00:25:56.520
 Yes.

568
00:25:57.220 --> 00:25:58.820
 There's always someone who supports evil.

569
00:25:59.140 --> 00:26:00.080
 They're always out there

570
00:26:00.740 --> 00:26:03.820
 because to some degree that evil benefits their life.

571
00:26:05.080 --> 00:26:06.700
 So where are we at with this conflict?

572
00:26:07.140 --> 00:26:09.920
 Now, look, I just espoused a bunch of my opinions,

573
00:26:09.920 --> 00:26:13.080
 but I have a feeling that most people feel the same way I do.

574
00:26:13.220 --> 00:26:14.720
 They just don't wanna say it.

575
00:26:15.660 --> 00:26:19.040
 I say these guys need to be hunted down

576
00:26:19.040 --> 00:26:20.300
 like we hunted down the Nazis.

577
00:26:20.800 --> 00:26:21.840
 And what does that mean?

578
00:26:22.320 --> 00:26:24.820
 That means that the whole world needs to come together.

579
00:26:24.980 --> 00:26:26.640
 They need to be on the same page

580
00:26:26.640 --> 00:26:28.400
 and they need to treat the Islamic regime

581
00:26:28.400 --> 00:26:30.480
 just like the world treated the Nazis.

582
00:26:31.220 --> 00:26:32.800
 They need to make it uncomfortable for them

583
00:26:32.800 --> 00:26:33.760
 no matter where they go.

584
00:26:34.080 --> 00:26:34.980
 It's not cool.

585
00:26:35.320 --> 00:26:36.740
 It's not okay to say

586
00:26:36.740 --> 00:26:38.220
 that you're a part of the Islamic regime.

587
00:26:38.220 --> 00:26:41.080
 It's not cool to act as if you're a part of the Islamic regime.

588
00:26:41.220 --> 00:26:43.280
 It's not cool to support them whatsoever.

589
00:26:44.200 --> 00:26:45.200
 We need to go after them

590
00:26:45.200 --> 00:26:46.640
 just like we went after the Nazis.

591
00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:49.380
 They were being chased into their 90s

592
00:26:49.380 --> 00:26:52.120
 and brought to trial to still face justice

593
00:26:52.120 --> 00:26:53.560
 even though they were very close

594
00:26:53.560 --> 00:26:55.600
 to probably being on their deathbed.

595
00:26:56.220 --> 00:26:58.180
 That's how we need to treat these people.

596
00:26:58.680 --> 00:27:01.320
 The Islamic regime needs to go

597
00:27:01.320 --> 00:27:03.480
 and it needs to be made very clear

598
00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:07.700
 that this sort of regime will never be tolerated.

599
00:27:07.700 --> 00:27:13.240
 This theocratic, authoritarian, perverse version

600
00:27:14.000 --> 00:27:18.080
 of Islamic leadership needs to die.

601
00:27:18.440 --> 00:27:20.180
 It needs to be stamped out,

602
00:27:20.280 --> 00:27:23.340
 the idea of which to never return again.

603
00:27:23.840 --> 00:27:24.980
 That's what needs to happen.

604
00:27:25.560 --> 00:27:26.860
 But we haven't done it yet

605
00:27:26.860 --> 00:27:30.220
 because, oh, my pocketbook, my gas,

606
00:27:30.300 --> 00:27:31.700
 what am I gonna do?

607
00:27:32.180 --> 00:27:36.120
 You see, the world is intentionally tolerating evil

608
00:27:36.120 --> 00:27:39.100
 for the sake of comforts.

609
00:27:39.100 --> 00:27:41.680
 And what's happening is evil is begetting evil.

610
00:27:42.400 --> 00:27:44.200
 It's evident in all the militias,

611
00:27:45.260 --> 00:27:49.700
 the militant Islamic extreme militias,

612
00:27:49.940 --> 00:27:53.080
 or rather the extreme Islamist militias, the terrorists.

613
00:27:54.100 --> 00:27:55.120
 Evil begets evil.

614
00:27:55.840 --> 00:27:56.960
 Iran's been funding them.

615
00:27:57.060 --> 00:27:59.860
 They've been using them as their tools

616
00:27:59.860 --> 00:28:04.140
 to carry out what their real plan is,

617
00:28:04.140 --> 00:28:05.880
 which is violence, division,

618
00:28:07.360 --> 00:28:09.620
 and their long game of conquering,

619
00:28:09.760 --> 00:28:11.460
 let's just be honest, the entire world.

620
00:28:11.480 --> 00:28:13.540
 They would rather see the entire world

621
00:28:13.540 --> 00:28:15.260
 under the rule of the Islamic regime.

622
00:28:15.740 --> 00:28:18.380
 Taking out the Islamic regime will send a clear message.

623
00:28:18.820 --> 00:28:20.460
 The Islamic regime has been perceived

624
00:28:20.460 --> 00:28:22.400
 as invincible, all powerful.

625
00:28:22.580 --> 00:28:24.000
 There's nothing that anybody can do to them

626
00:28:24.000 --> 00:28:26.280
 because they are just too big to take down.

627
00:28:27.000 --> 00:28:28.480
 But we need to take them down.

628
00:28:28.740 --> 00:28:29.720
 They need to go.

629
00:28:30.200 --> 00:28:31.840
 They can no longer exist.

630
00:28:32.460 --> 00:28:34.740
 There will never be peace in the Middle East.

631
00:28:34.900 --> 00:28:36.460
 Probably, to be honest,

632
00:28:36.500 --> 00:28:38.000
 there's always going to be some kind of conflict,

633
00:28:38.520 --> 00:28:41.360
 but I believe it will be a much more peaceful place

634
00:28:41.360 --> 00:28:43.980
 with the Islamic regime removed.

635
00:28:44.700 --> 00:28:46.480
 That being said, we do have to be careful

636
00:28:46.480 --> 00:28:49.240
 to create a dangerous power vacuum.

637
00:28:49.700 --> 00:28:53.720
 Hence why when this happens, and it will happen,

638
00:28:54.700 --> 00:28:56.280
 when the regime is taken out,

639
00:28:56.680 --> 00:28:57.680
 we have to make it clear

640
00:28:57.680 --> 00:29:00.220
 that another like it will never be tolerated

641
00:29:00.220 --> 00:29:03.080
 and it will be hunted down even more ferociously

642
00:29:03.080 --> 00:29:04.760
 than even the Islamic regime was.

643
00:29:05.200 --> 00:29:07.120
 This is what needs to happen.

644
00:29:07.920 --> 00:29:10.040
 Unfortunately, the West doesn't have the stomach for it.

645
00:29:10.100 --> 00:29:12.040
 The Western nations do not have the stomach

646
00:29:12.040 --> 00:29:13.180
 to do what needs to be done,

647
00:29:15.060 --> 00:29:16.720
 but that's what needs to happen.

648
00:29:17.720 --> 00:29:19.280
 And you may not like what I said.

649
00:29:19.740 --> 00:29:24.560
 You may not agree with everything I've said outwardly,

650
00:29:24.680 --> 00:29:26.320
 but inwardly, you know I'm right.

651
00:29:27.060 --> 00:29:27.860
 You know I'm right.

652
00:29:29.900 --> 00:29:32.600
 But again, this is all for not,

653
00:29:32.600 --> 00:29:34.900
 if you can't get gas,

654
00:29:35.380 --> 00:29:38.360
 we're less than the average of $4 a gallon, I guess, right?

655
00:29:39.080 --> 00:29:41.560
 We might as well just find a way to live

656
00:29:41.560 --> 00:29:43.520
 with this evil regime and all the atrocities.

657
00:29:43.520 --> 00:29:45.120
 So let's continue to do that.

658
00:29:45.180 --> 00:29:46.300
 And if we're gonna do that,

659
00:29:46.300 --> 00:29:47.500
 then that means let's stop complaining.

660
00:29:47.580 --> 00:29:48.760
 Let's just give away our nations.

661
00:29:48.880 --> 00:29:51.520
 Let's just go ahead and hand ourselves over

662
00:29:51.520 --> 00:29:53.400
 and be subjugated to Sharia law now.

663
00:29:53.560 --> 00:29:55.160
 But I refuse to do so.

664
00:29:55.460 --> 00:29:57.060
 And I'm not gonna do so.

665
00:29:58.380 --> 00:30:00.300
 And I think that the world needs to come to grips

666
00:30:00.300 --> 00:30:02.480
 with the reality of what the future is gonna look like

667
00:30:02.480 --> 00:30:06.100
 with an ever emboldened Islamic regime.

668
00:30:08.300 --> 00:30:09.780
 That is what we need to do.

669
00:30:10.480 --> 00:30:12.660
 They need to be taken out, period.

670
00:30:13.500 --> 00:30:14.780
 But let's see how this plays out.

671
00:30:15.020 --> 00:30:15.960
 Will Trump pull out?

672
00:30:16.120 --> 00:30:21.120
 Will Trump actually retreat from this conflict?

673
00:30:22.040 --> 00:30:24.160
 Is it true that a resolution has been reached?

674
00:30:24.300 --> 00:30:25.500
 Is it true that there is an agreement?

675
00:30:25.720 --> 00:30:26.860
 Will there be a ceasefire?

676
00:30:28.830 --> 00:30:31.150
 And the conditions seem to have been made publicly

677
00:30:31.150 --> 00:30:31.670
 already.

678
00:30:32.610 --> 00:30:35.550
 Trump did say he leaves the door open for further strikes.

679
00:30:36.530 --> 00:30:38.710
 So again, putting his back in the hands

680
00:30:38.710 --> 00:30:42.390
 of the Islamic regime, or maybe even the IRGC.

681
00:30:42.610 --> 00:30:43.410
 I mean, for all we know,

682
00:30:43.410 --> 00:30:44.750
 they really are who is in charge.

683
00:30:44.890 --> 00:30:49.430
 Islamic regime may absolutely be stamped out.

684
00:30:49.430 --> 00:30:50.290
 We have no idea.

685
00:30:50.670 --> 00:30:51.990
 There's a lot of theater going on,

686
00:30:52.030 --> 00:30:53.070
 a lot of misdirection.

687
00:30:54.190 --> 00:30:56.510
 Iran wants you to think that they're still in control.

688
00:30:57.030 --> 00:30:58.950
 It was very obvious from the outside of the canine

689
00:30:58.950 --> 00:31:01.230
 that they don't have the control

690
00:31:01.230 --> 00:31:02.310
 that they used to have.

691
00:31:03.290 --> 00:31:04.830
 And the people are stuck in the middle,

692
00:31:05.370 --> 00:31:09.670
 hoping that this all stops so they can live without fear.

693
00:31:10.110 --> 00:31:13.870
 They can live a free life or just go about their day

694
00:31:13.870 --> 00:31:16.530
 without worrying about a bomb dropping on their heads

695
00:31:16.530 --> 00:31:18.090
 or demolishing their house.

696
00:31:20.330 --> 00:31:22.810
 So we all wish for this to end.

697
00:31:22.910 --> 00:31:24.730
 We all wish for this to end swiftly.

698
00:31:24.830 --> 00:31:26.970
 But I don't say that we should end it

699
00:31:26.970 --> 00:31:30.270
 for the sake of our pocketbooks.

700
00:31:30.750 --> 00:31:35.490
 It should end because the regime is truly, truly gone.

701
00:31:36.030 --> 00:31:37.310
 Or they are so crippled to a degree

702
00:31:37.310 --> 00:31:39.570
 that they will no longer ever be affected.

703
00:31:40.530 --> 00:31:42.690
 And moving forward, they should be given no quarter.

704
00:31:43.530 --> 00:31:45.330
 They should not be able to go anywhere in the world.

705
00:31:45.650 --> 00:31:48.570
 And that even includes their pseudo ally, Russia,

706
00:31:48.650 --> 00:31:49.590
 because let's just be honest,

707
00:31:49.610 --> 00:31:51.030
 Russia just looks out for themselves.

708
00:31:52.350 --> 00:31:53.550
 China, same thing.

709
00:31:54.050 --> 00:31:57.930
 Nobody, nobody should harbor these atrocious individuals.

710
00:32:00.650 --> 00:32:05.400
 With that being said, let's support our troops.

711
00:32:06.660 --> 00:32:08.140
 Let's pray for the Iranian people,

712
00:32:08.160 --> 00:32:09.180
 the good people of Iran,

713
00:32:09.200 --> 00:32:12.160
 those who have been looking for freedom and liberty,

714
00:32:12.260 --> 00:32:14.100
 the ability to live their lives as they will,

715
00:32:14.340 --> 00:32:15.520
 as they wish to be.

716
00:32:16.940 --> 00:32:19.200
 And let's hope that we get out of this.

717
00:32:19.440 --> 00:32:20.840
 Let's hope that we get out of this

718
00:32:20.840 --> 00:32:24.800
 and realize that this is not all for nothing.

719
00:32:25.660 --> 00:32:27.500
 That there is light at the end of the tunnel,

720
00:32:27.720 --> 00:32:31.620
 but we just have to have the stomach to go all the way.

721
00:32:35.550 --> 00:32:40.450
 Okay, so now that I've given you news updates,

722
00:32:40.950 --> 00:32:43.510
 some facts and my very own opinions

723
00:32:43.990 --> 00:32:45.150
 regarding the Iran conflict,

724
00:32:45.730 --> 00:32:48.550
 let's move back to the good old US of A.

725
00:32:48.850 --> 00:32:50.890
 I haven't touched on domestic politics

726
00:32:50.890 --> 00:32:52.970
 where things are happening for quite some time.

727
00:32:53.350 --> 00:32:56.670
 And it's been clear that our elected officials

728
00:32:57.070 --> 00:33:00.250
 do not necessarily care about those who elect them.

729
00:33:01.090 --> 00:33:03.730
 Some will argue that Trump is not the president

730
00:33:03.730 --> 00:33:05.310
 that they voted for.

731
00:33:06.690 --> 00:33:09.790
 But what I'm focusing on more than how Trump has been acting,

732
00:33:09.830 --> 00:33:12.930
 what he's been doing, is Congress,

733
00:33:13.330 --> 00:33:14.770
 both the House and the Senate.

734
00:33:15.690 --> 00:33:18.890
 You see, there's a few particular bills

735
00:33:18.890 --> 00:33:21.510
 that are being completely ignored

736
00:33:22.450 --> 00:33:24.530
 as far as what the people want.

737
00:33:27.940 --> 00:33:30.700
 More to the point, the SAVE Act.

738
00:33:30.940 --> 00:33:32.420
 So there's actually two here.

739
00:33:32.540 --> 00:33:34.760
 One was like an updated amendment,

740
00:33:34.760 --> 00:33:37.700
 but you have the SAVE Act, which is HR 22.

741
00:33:38.760 --> 00:33:41.340
 And then you have the SAVE America Act,

742
00:33:41.720 --> 00:33:46.800
 which is, let me look over here, HR 7296.

743
00:33:47.000 --> 00:33:49.500
 So two different things here,

744
00:33:49.640 --> 00:33:52.560
 but both are about the same thing.

745
00:33:52.620 --> 00:33:56.460
 Well, actually, HR 7296 complements HR 22.

746
00:33:57.580 --> 00:33:59.580
 And so to explain what's happening here

747
00:33:59.580 --> 00:34:01.220
 between these two bills

748
00:34:01.220 --> 00:34:02.840
 and what they mean and represent,

749
00:34:03.500 --> 00:34:06.280
 let's go ahead to congress.gov,

750
00:34:06.400 --> 00:34:09.460
 where you can publicly see everything that's happening

751
00:34:11.960 --> 00:34:13.920
 regarding Congress and what they're doing.

752
00:34:14.880 --> 00:34:17.080
 So let's start here with HR 22.

753
00:34:18.560 --> 00:34:20.239
 The HR 22 SAVE Act.

754
00:34:21.340 --> 00:34:23.260
 Here's the summary for people who don't really know,

755
00:34:23.300 --> 00:34:24.679
 because a lot of us are getting news,

756
00:34:24.800 --> 00:34:25.520
 we're getting headlines,

757
00:34:25.600 --> 00:34:26.980
 we're getting things thrown at us going,

758
00:34:28.120 --> 00:34:30.420
 you know, they're not passing the SAVE Act.

759
00:34:30.460 --> 00:34:31.420
 And then there's the SAVE America.

760
00:34:31.420 --> 00:34:32.420
 Like, what is all this?

761
00:34:32.960 --> 00:34:36.320
 Well, here's the summary of what HR 22 is.

762
00:34:37.719 --> 00:34:38.199
 Here we go.

763
00:34:38.280 --> 00:34:39.880
 This bill requires individuals

764
00:34:39.880 --> 00:34:44.020
 to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship

765
00:34:44.020 --> 00:34:47.880
 when registering to vote in federal elections.

766
00:34:49.080 --> 00:34:51.400
 Specifically, the bill prohibits states

767
00:34:51.400 --> 00:34:54.659
 from accepting and processing an application

768
00:34:54.659 --> 00:34:56.440
 to register to vote in a federal election

769
00:34:56.440 --> 00:35:00.060
 unless the applicant presents documentary proof

770
00:35:00.060 --> 00:35:01.780
 of U.S. citizenship.

771
00:35:02.280 --> 00:35:05.040
 The bill specifies that documents are considered

772
00:35:05.040 --> 00:35:07.680
 acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship,

773
00:35:07.920 --> 00:35:09.960
 such as identification that complies

774
00:35:09.960 --> 00:35:13.080
 with the Real ID Act of 2005.

775
00:35:13.560 --> 00:35:15.940
 That includes U.S. citizenship.

776
00:35:16.400 --> 00:35:19.040
 Further, the bill, one, prohibits states

777
00:35:19.040 --> 00:35:22.260
 from registering an individual to vote in federal elections

778
00:35:22.260 --> 00:35:23.480
 unless, at the time,

779
00:35:23.580 --> 00:35:25.340
 the individual applies to register to vote.

780
00:35:25.960 --> 00:35:28.120
 The individual provides documentary proof

781
00:35:28.120 --> 00:35:31.280
 of U.S. citizenship and, two, requires states

782
00:35:31.280 --> 00:35:33.900
 to establish an alternative process

783
00:35:33.900 --> 00:35:37.320
 under which an applicant may submit other evidence

784
00:35:37.320 --> 00:35:39.580
 to demonstrate U.S. citizenship.

785
00:35:40.400 --> 00:35:42.780
 Each state must take affirmative steps

786
00:35:42.780 --> 00:35:45.240
 on an ongoing basis to ensure

787
00:35:45.240 --> 00:35:48.240
 that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote,

788
00:35:48.800 --> 00:35:51.020
 which shall include establishing a program

789
00:35:51.020 --> 00:35:54.500
 to identify individuals who are not U.S. citizens

790
00:35:54.500 --> 00:35:57.320
 using information supplied by certain sources.

791
00:35:58.120 --> 00:36:03.900
 And so, HR 22 focuses on proving who you are

792
00:36:03.900 --> 00:36:06.660
 as a U.S. citizen so that you can actually register

793
00:36:06.660 --> 00:36:08.180
 to vote in federal elections.

794
00:36:08.940 --> 00:36:11.980
 And it leaves that distinction ways and methods

795
00:36:11.980 --> 00:36:13.860
 and means of doing so up to the state,

796
00:36:13.880 --> 00:36:17.060
 but either way, it has to be verified documentation

797
00:36:17.060 --> 00:36:19.900
 that actually verifies you as a U.S. citizen.

798
00:36:22.160 --> 00:36:25.160
 Documentation, ID, like a Real ID passport, et cetera,

799
00:36:25.240 --> 00:36:27.360
 there's ways to verify you.

800
00:36:27.360 --> 00:36:29.640
 So that is what HR 22 is.

801
00:36:29.900 --> 00:36:31.860
 Doesn't sound outrageous, does it?

802
00:36:32.520 --> 00:36:35.620
 But there has been contention.

803
00:36:36.260 --> 00:36:40.200
 There has been a lot of tension, even,

804
00:36:40.360 --> 00:36:42.800
 between the Republicans and the Democratic Party

805
00:36:43.440 --> 00:36:47.480
 because the Democratic Party says this is unnecessary.

806
00:36:48.440 --> 00:36:51.460
 It's just further hoops to jump through for people.

807
00:36:51.620 --> 00:36:53.180
 Oh, they gotta take time out of their day

808
00:36:53.180 --> 00:36:54.160
 to get a passport.

809
00:36:54.280 --> 00:36:56.140
 What if you're married and you change your name?

810
00:36:56.880 --> 00:36:58.220
 They're making all these arguments

811
00:36:58.220 --> 00:37:00.060
 which are just ridiculous, they're just reaching.

812
00:37:01.280 --> 00:37:04.680
 There's no clear reason as to why the Democratic Party

813
00:37:04.680 --> 00:37:05.840
 would actually oppose this

814
00:37:05.840 --> 00:37:08.120
 because I mean, if we're protecting our sovereignty

815
00:37:08.120 --> 00:37:09.800
 and what happens to our nation moving forward

816
00:37:09.800 --> 00:37:11.640
 based on the election results,

817
00:37:12.440 --> 00:37:15.100
 should we not wanna verify that actual U.S. citizens

818
00:37:15.100 --> 00:37:17.000
 are voting in these federal elections?

819
00:37:17.040 --> 00:37:20.240
 Makes a lot of sense to most everybody.

820
00:37:21.160 --> 00:37:24.620
 In fact, this bill is supported by literally

821
00:37:24.620 --> 00:37:27.640
 in multiple, multiple polls, multiple polls.

822
00:37:27.720 --> 00:37:29.180
 Not just one, I know a lot of people will say,

823
00:37:29.380 --> 00:37:30.880
 hey, well, the polls don't really mean much.

824
00:37:31.480 --> 00:37:32.660
 A lot of times they'll agree with that

825
00:37:32.660 --> 00:37:33.960
 because polls can,

826
00:37:34.920 --> 00:37:37.560
 well, they cannot necessarily tell you the whole truth.

827
00:37:37.920 --> 00:37:40.300
 We don't know what the data pool was,

828
00:37:40.360 --> 00:37:42.360
 like how big was your sample size?

829
00:37:42.420 --> 00:37:43.800
 How many people did you include?

830
00:37:43.860 --> 00:37:46.600
 Was it five people, 10 people, 10,000?

831
00:37:46.660 --> 00:37:47.320
 We don't know.

832
00:37:48.480 --> 00:37:52.460
 But for the most part, every single poll out there,

833
00:37:52.660 --> 00:37:54.040
 regardless of where it's coming from,

834
00:37:54.040 --> 00:37:57.820
 they will state that the people of the United States

835
00:37:57.820 --> 00:38:03.700
 say in favor of this bill at the tune of 70% support.

836
00:38:04.120 --> 00:38:06.900
 70% of people of all of these polls

837
00:38:06.900 --> 00:38:09.860
 support this bill, H.R. 22.

838
00:38:10.880 --> 00:38:12.860
 And so what's with the other one?

839
00:38:12.880 --> 00:38:14.020
 What's with the other amendment?

840
00:38:14.560 --> 00:38:16.060
 I'm glad you asked, we're gonna go there.

841
00:38:16.440 --> 00:38:20.020
 So the other bill, the Save America Act.

842
00:38:20.060 --> 00:38:21.180
 So you have the Save Act

843
00:38:21.180 --> 00:38:23.240
 and you have the Save America Act.

844
00:38:23.960 --> 00:38:27.080
 H.R. 7296 is the Save America Act.

845
00:38:28.020 --> 00:38:30.420
 So what this does is it kinda comp,

846
00:38:30.480 --> 00:38:33.280
 well, not kinda, it does compliment H.R. 22.

847
00:38:33.620 --> 00:38:34.780
 This goes further though.

848
00:38:35.100 --> 00:38:36.320
 This bill requires individuals

849
00:38:36.320 --> 00:38:39.140
 to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship

850
00:38:39.140 --> 00:38:40.800
 when registering to vote

851
00:38:40.800 --> 00:38:45.580
 and requires photo identification to vote.

852
00:38:45.980 --> 00:38:47.240
 So there's the distinction.

853
00:38:48.740 --> 00:38:50.920
 H.R. 22 is stating,

854
00:38:50.920 --> 00:38:53.340
 we need proof of who you are as a U.S. citizen

855
00:38:53.340 --> 00:38:55.280
 so you can register to vote.

856
00:38:57.120 --> 00:39:00.680
 H.R. 7296 takes it a step further and says,

857
00:39:00.780 --> 00:39:03.020
 well, in addition, we need proof of who you are

858
00:39:03.020 --> 00:39:05.460
 when you actually go to cast your vote.

859
00:39:05.960 --> 00:39:07.080
 So when you show up to the polls,

860
00:39:07.640 --> 00:39:09.520
 you still have to identify who you are.

861
00:39:10.140 --> 00:39:11.940
 Again, doesn't sound unreasonable, right?

862
00:39:13.400 --> 00:39:14.260
 Here's the problem.

863
00:39:16.170 --> 00:39:18.270
 Going back to H.R. 22 here.

864
00:39:19.430 --> 00:39:22.930
 So if we look at the actions taken here,

865
00:39:24.250 --> 00:39:28.750
 we can see that H.R. 22 has been received

866
00:39:28.750 --> 00:39:32.890
 by the Senate for approval, or for a vote anyway,

867
00:39:34.110 --> 00:39:37.350
 back in April of 2025, last year,

868
00:39:37.390 --> 00:39:40.350
 so April 10th of 2025.

869
00:39:40.970 --> 00:39:42.910
 It was passed by the House

870
00:39:42.910 --> 00:39:45.390
 and put on the desk of the Senate.

871
00:39:48.210 --> 00:39:50.510
 As of now, to this date in 2026,

872
00:39:50.770 --> 00:39:52.310
 we're in April, this is April 1st,

873
00:39:52.310 --> 00:39:53.470
 and I'm recording this.

874
00:39:54.730 --> 00:39:59.070
 We do not have any action taken by the Senate

875
00:39:59.990 --> 00:40:01.470
 to vote on this bill.

876
00:40:01.870 --> 00:40:03.870
 I don't even believe they even looked at it.

877
00:40:04.370 --> 00:40:05.810
 They pretty much shelved it.

878
00:40:07.640 --> 00:40:10.840
 So a year later, we have no action on this bill.

879
00:40:10.920 --> 00:40:13.560
 It's almost as if they're hoping it just goes away

880
00:40:13.560 --> 00:40:14.500
 or people forget.

881
00:40:16.540 --> 00:40:21.020
 And H.R. 7296, as you can see.

882
00:40:21.200 --> 00:40:23.380
 Now, it's not updated here on their website,

883
00:40:23.980 --> 00:40:26.320
 but it literally just passed the House

884
00:40:26.320 --> 00:40:28.220
 just February of 2026.

885
00:40:28.580 --> 00:40:34.680
 Now, H.R. 7296 was introduced January 30th,

886
00:40:34.680 --> 00:40:36.340
 I believe, I believe it was January 30th.

887
00:40:36.340 --> 00:40:37.160
 It was in January.

888
00:40:37.560 --> 00:40:38.600
 Let me see, yup, right here.

889
00:40:38.760 --> 00:40:40.900
 Introduced January 30th of 2026,

890
00:40:42.200 --> 00:40:45.900
 and was adopted or passed by the House just this February.

891
00:40:46.060 --> 00:40:48.200
 Now, I know it doesn't say this here on congress.gov,

892
00:40:48.300 --> 00:40:49.800
 but it has passed.

893
00:40:49.960 --> 00:40:51.280
 It's just, this hasn't been updated.

894
00:40:51.820 --> 00:40:54.000
 So again, this has moved to the House.

895
00:40:54.920 --> 00:40:56.080
 We're in another situation.

896
00:40:56.660 --> 00:40:57.680
 I'm sorry, moved to the Senate.

897
00:40:57.920 --> 00:40:59.260
 So we're in another situation

898
00:40:59.260 --> 00:41:03.020
 where the Senate is once again sitting on their hands

899
00:41:03.020 --> 00:41:04.840
 and not wanting to deal with this.

900
00:41:05.900 --> 00:41:10.460
 So we have H.R. 22 and H.R. 7296,

901
00:41:10.880 --> 00:41:14.200
 both of which look out for our sovereignty,

902
00:41:15.280 --> 00:41:16.280
 the future of America,

903
00:41:16.480 --> 00:41:19.580
 by simply just asking for you to prove

904
00:41:19.580 --> 00:41:20.920
 that you're a U.S. citizen

905
00:41:20.920 --> 00:41:24.540
 so that you can therefore vote in federal elections.

906
00:41:25.620 --> 00:41:27.110
 Not too much to ask, really.

907
00:41:28.640 --> 00:41:30.800
 Now, this shouldn't even be an issue.

908
00:41:30.880 --> 00:41:32.000
 This shouldn't even be an argument,

909
00:41:32.000 --> 00:41:33.460
 but somehow there is.

910
00:41:33.460 --> 00:41:36.340
 And the split between the House and Senate is appalling.

911
00:41:36.680 --> 00:41:37.400
 This is something that,

912
00:41:37.620 --> 00:41:39.580
 regardless of what political aisle you're on,

913
00:41:39.640 --> 00:41:41.760
 which party you affiliate yourself with,

914
00:41:42.700 --> 00:41:43.980
 should just make sense

915
00:41:44.550 --> 00:41:45.720
 because it looks out for America.

916
00:41:45.860 --> 00:41:47.060
 It looks out for the United States of America.

917
00:41:47.120 --> 00:41:48.760
 It looks out for its citizens.

918
00:41:50.740 --> 00:41:52.660
 So why isn't this moving forward?

919
00:41:54.810 --> 00:41:56.910
 Is this just a clear admission that,

920
00:41:57.130 --> 00:41:58.110
 well, if we have to prove

921
00:41:58.590 --> 00:42:00.470
 that you have to be a citizen to vote,

922
00:42:00.470 --> 00:42:04.950
 that maybe those people who don't want this to pass

923
00:42:04.950 --> 00:42:07.110
 were actually taking advantage of this

924
00:42:07.110 --> 00:42:12.290
 and manipulating this to their benefit,

925
00:42:12.490 --> 00:42:16.350
 as in maybe there were illegal immigrants

926
00:42:16.350 --> 00:42:17.650
 or non-citizens voting

927
00:42:17.650 --> 00:42:19.970
 in our federal elections all this time?

928
00:42:21.870 --> 00:42:22.490
 Possibly.

929
00:42:23.110 --> 00:42:24.430
 It's very plausible.

930
00:42:24.510 --> 00:42:25.530
 And in fact, that's the argument

931
00:42:25.530 --> 00:42:26.890
 that many people are making.

932
00:42:27.530 --> 00:42:32.250
 So again, if 70% of the US citizens

933
00:42:32.830 --> 00:42:35.590
 or 70% of those polled in America,

934
00:42:35.710 --> 00:42:38.590
 the entire United States of America, support this,

935
00:42:39.210 --> 00:42:42.150
 how is it that this hasn't passed

936
00:42:42.150 --> 00:42:43.450
 the House and the Senate yet?

937
00:42:43.890 --> 00:42:46.690
 How is it that this has not yet been signed into law

938
00:42:46.690 --> 00:42:50.330
 when 70% of the United States of America,

939
00:42:50.570 --> 00:42:52.550
 its people itself, support this?

940
00:42:53.010 --> 00:42:55.750
 This is a blatant slap in the face

941
00:42:55.750 --> 00:42:57.050
 to all people.

942
00:42:57.630 --> 00:43:00.770
 Your representatives are telling you

943
00:43:00.770 --> 00:43:02.650
 that they don't need to listen to you.

944
00:43:03.210 --> 00:43:05.190
 Basically saying they don't represent you,

945
00:43:05.190 --> 00:43:06.670
 they represent their own interests.

946
00:43:06.710 --> 00:43:08.570
 And that's exactly what we have here.

947
00:43:09.030 --> 00:43:12.530
 This is a case of, we don't care about you.

948
00:43:13.370 --> 00:43:14.670
 Thanks for putting me in office

949
00:43:14.670 --> 00:43:15.850
 and giving me this salary

950
00:43:15.850 --> 00:43:17.810
 and all the benefits that come with it.

951
00:43:17.910 --> 00:43:21.370
 Oh yeah, and the backroom deals and the handshakes

952
00:43:21.370 --> 00:43:25.250
 and somehow our stock portfolios do amazingly well

953
00:43:25.250 --> 00:43:27.090
 against everybody else in the US.

954
00:43:27.710 --> 00:43:29.730
 And there's all these things that are beneficial

955
00:43:29.730 --> 00:43:33.070
 for anybody in Congress that they're given.

956
00:43:33.750 --> 00:43:36.470
 They're illegal, but we can't prove it, right?

957
00:43:36.650 --> 00:43:38.190
 But they're given these opportunities.

958
00:43:38.510 --> 00:43:40.850
 They're put there by people like you and me

959
00:43:40.850 --> 00:43:41.690
 who vote for them.

960
00:43:42.030 --> 00:43:44.130
 And yet they can't come together,

961
00:43:44.830 --> 00:43:47.070
 both the House and the Senate,

962
00:43:47.770 --> 00:43:52.790
 to pass these Save America and the SAVE Act,

963
00:43:52.830 --> 00:43:54.830
 like the H.R. 22 and the H.R. 1796,

964
00:43:54.830 --> 00:43:56.370
 like they can't pass these two things

965
00:43:56.370 --> 00:43:59.290
 that all Americans, or at least the very much,

966
00:43:59.890 --> 00:44:02.450
 the majority of Americans want, really?

967
00:44:02.470 --> 00:44:04.970
 The United States of America, its people want this?

968
00:44:05.570 --> 00:44:08.130
 And yet you're still not doing anything about it?

969
00:44:08.490 --> 00:44:09.310
 Sitting on the desk still,

970
00:44:09.330 --> 00:44:10.410
 or is it getting dusty on the shelf?

971
00:44:10.810 --> 00:44:12.110
 Have you even looked at it?

972
00:44:12.310 --> 00:44:13.450
 Have you fucking looked at it?

973
00:44:13.450 --> 00:44:14.250
 That's the question.

974
00:44:16.340 --> 00:44:17.100
 The answer is no.

975
00:44:18.120 --> 00:44:18.980
 I guarantee you it's a no.

976
00:44:19.180 --> 00:44:19.940
 They haven't done anything.

977
00:44:21.660 --> 00:44:23.500
 Yet, yet, yet, there's more.

978
00:44:23.720 --> 00:44:24.240
 There's more.

979
00:44:24.440 --> 00:44:25.280
 We're not done.

980
00:44:26.240 --> 00:44:27.320
 There's more.

981
00:44:28.320 --> 00:44:31.700
 Enter Senate Amendment 4790.

982
00:44:31.920 --> 00:44:35.180
 4790 was proposed by Senator John Thune

983
00:44:35.180 --> 00:44:39.460
 as a substitute amendment to House Resolution 7147.

984
00:44:39.880 --> 00:44:41.080
 What's the primary purpose?

985
00:44:41.640 --> 00:44:43.280
 It serves as the Homeland Security

986
00:44:43.280 --> 00:44:47.540
 and further additional Continuing Appropriations Act

987
00:44:47.540 --> 00:44:48.840
 for 2026.

988
00:44:49.460 --> 00:44:50.360
 The key provisions.

989
00:44:51.080 --> 00:44:54.060
 Provides approximately 1.69 billion

990
00:44:54.060 --> 00:44:55.720
 for the Department of Homeland Security,

991
00:44:56.210 --> 00:44:59.240
 DHS Management Directorate for Operations,

992
00:44:59.280 --> 00:45:01.360
 Support and Vehicle Fleet Modernization,

993
00:45:01.840 --> 00:45:04.380
 allocates funding for the Federal Protective Services

994
00:45:04.380 --> 00:45:06.460
 and Coast Guard Procurement and Research,

995
00:45:07.040 --> 00:45:09.120
 and includes specific limitations on pay and benefits

996
00:45:09.120 --> 00:45:12.280
 for TSA employees during certain periods.

997
00:45:14.020 --> 00:45:15.920
 Now, this all relates to what's been happening

998
00:45:15.920 --> 00:45:18.380
 with the government shutdown.

999
00:45:19.460 --> 00:45:23.140
 In relation to DHS and TSA not getting paid,

1000
00:45:23.140 --> 00:45:27.580
 you see they haven't passed the budget for DHS,

1001
00:45:28.140 --> 00:45:33.200
 which will basically fund TSA, ICE, et cetera.

1002
00:45:33.340 --> 00:45:34.160
 So what's been the holdup?

1003
00:45:34.260 --> 00:45:35.700
 Well, the holdup has been ICE.

1004
00:45:36.160 --> 00:45:38.460
 The Democratic Party obviously doesn't like ICE.

1005
00:45:38.540 --> 00:45:40.840
 They don't like how they've been going about

1006
00:45:40.840 --> 00:45:43.660
 and enforcing our immigration laws,

1007
00:45:43.660 --> 00:45:46.080
 how they're rounding people up and deporting them.

1008
00:45:46.300 --> 00:45:46.680
 Fine.

1009
00:45:47.360 --> 00:45:51.280
 So they're proposing that we no longer fund ICE

1010
00:45:51.280 --> 00:45:52.660
 or they get zero.

1011
00:45:53.200 --> 00:45:54.560
 Let's just take them out of this bill.

1012
00:45:55.360 --> 00:45:56.160
 And so with that being said,

1013
00:45:56.160 --> 00:46:00.880
 let's go back to congress.gov here.

1014
00:46:02.100 --> 00:46:04.180
 So let's see what the difference is.

1015
00:46:04.800 --> 00:46:08.260
 So House Resolution 7147, which started all this,

1016
00:46:08.280 --> 00:46:09.680
 let's go ahead and read the summary.

1017
00:46:11.260 --> 00:46:14.800
 This bill provides continuing fiscal year 2026

1018
00:46:14.800 --> 00:46:17.620
 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security

1019
00:46:18.240 --> 00:46:22.260
 through May 22 of 2026.

1020
00:46:22.700 --> 00:46:25.200
 It is known as a Continuing Resolution,

1021
00:46:25.220 --> 00:46:26.380
 or also known as a CR,

1022
00:46:26.720 --> 00:46:29.860
 and ends the partial DHS shutdown

1023
00:46:29.860 --> 00:46:33.760
 that began on February 14th, 2026,

1024
00:46:34.340 --> 00:46:35.740
 due to, as I said,

1025
00:46:35.880 --> 00:46:38.180
 in a lapse of appropriations for DHS.

1026
00:46:38.560 --> 00:46:41.420
 So they haven't been able to come to an agreement

1027
00:46:41.420 --> 00:46:43.820
 and passing the further appropriations

1028
00:46:43.820 --> 00:46:46.020
 to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

1029
00:46:46.140 --> 00:46:47.140
 Kind of ridiculous, right?

1030
00:46:47.140 --> 00:46:49.540
 Why wouldn't you fund the Department of Homeland Security?

1031
00:46:50.060 --> 00:46:52.000
 It is Homeland Security.

1032
00:46:53.000 --> 00:46:54.820
 The bill also authorizes back pay

1033
00:46:54.820 --> 00:46:56.880
 in accordance with current law for federal employees

1034
00:46:56.880 --> 00:46:59.680
 who were affected by the partial DHS shutdown

1035
00:46:59.680 --> 00:47:01.400
 while entering the TSA agents.

1036
00:47:01.960 --> 00:47:03.840
 So let's see what the actions have been taken.

1037
00:47:03.920 --> 00:47:05.560
 So it's been introduced to pass the House,

1038
00:47:05.640 --> 00:47:08.240
 pass the Senate, but now, even though it's passed,

1039
00:47:08.280 --> 00:47:09.960
 it hasn't been kicked up to the President yet,

1040
00:47:10.000 --> 00:47:10.620
 President Trump,

1041
00:47:10.860 --> 00:47:12.500
 because now they're trying to resolve differences.

1042
00:47:13.000 --> 00:47:13.980
 They're like, hold on.

1043
00:47:14.620 --> 00:47:16.100
 We don't like everything that's in this.

1044
00:47:16.100 --> 00:47:17.200
 After further thought,

1045
00:47:17.780 --> 00:47:20.520
 we need to think about a few things here.

1046
00:47:22.140 --> 00:47:27.300
 And so this is where the Senate amendment, SA 4790,

1047
00:47:27.320 --> 00:47:28.000
 comes in.

1048
00:47:28.300 --> 00:47:31.060
 Now this is where things get really shady, okay?

1049
00:47:31.980 --> 00:47:35.440
 Thus far, they haven't been able to come

1050
00:47:35.440 --> 00:47:36.900
 to an agreement on any of this.

1051
00:47:37.180 --> 00:47:38.960
 But in order to get things going,

1052
00:47:39.240 --> 00:47:41.860
 there was an amendment here that was put together

1053
00:47:43.960 --> 00:47:45.160
 by John Thune.

1054
00:47:45.580 --> 00:47:47.200
 And what's crazy is,

1055
00:47:48.560 --> 00:47:51.760
 what's in here is it's almost as if he just caves

1056
00:47:51.760 --> 00:47:53.480
 into the Democrats here.

1057
00:47:53.660 --> 00:47:55.100
 Because in reading this,

1058
00:47:55.700 --> 00:47:58.040
 let's go to explanatory statement.

1059
00:47:58.900 --> 00:48:00.320
 Why is this bill here?

1060
00:48:00.780 --> 00:48:02.760
 Well, the explanatory statement regarding this act

1061
00:48:02.760 --> 00:48:05.300
 printed in the House section of the congressional record

1062
00:48:05.300 --> 00:48:07.540
 on or about January 22nd, 2026,

1063
00:48:07.980 --> 00:48:09.860
 and submitted by the Chair of the Committee

1064
00:48:09.860 --> 00:48:11.460
 on Appropriations of the House

1065
00:48:11.460 --> 00:48:14.160
 shall have the time effect

1066
00:48:14.560 --> 00:48:17.280
 with respect to the allocation of funds

1067
00:48:17.800 --> 00:48:20.840
 and implementation of this act

1068
00:48:20.840 --> 00:48:24.680
 as if it were a joint explanatory statement

1069
00:48:24.680 --> 00:48:26.740
 of a committee or conference,

1070
00:48:27.160 --> 00:48:32.620
 except that the contents printed under the headings,

1071
00:48:32.900 --> 00:48:35.320
 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

1072
00:48:35.680 --> 00:48:37.600
 and Border Security Operations,

1073
00:48:38.010 --> 00:48:41.500
 under the heading U.S. Customs and Border Protection

1074
00:48:41.500 --> 00:48:46.940
 shall have no force or effect for purpose of this act

1075
00:48:46.940 --> 00:48:50.660
 and amounts specified in the final bill,

1076
00:48:51.160 --> 00:48:54.480
 column under the subheading Border Security Operations

1077
00:48:54.480 --> 00:48:57.180
 under the heading U.S. Customs and Border Protection

1078
00:48:57.180 --> 00:49:00.540
 and under the heading U.S. Immigration

1079
00:49:00.540 --> 00:49:03.340
 and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE.

1080
00:49:05.640 --> 00:49:09.180
 In the Department of Homeland Security Act, 2026,

1081
00:49:09.640 --> 00:49:12.820
 table shall be zero.

1082
00:49:15.280 --> 00:49:17.020
 So in order to appease Democrats

1083
00:49:17.020 --> 00:49:21.380
 and move forward with funding DHS of some level,

1084
00:49:21.940 --> 00:49:23.800
 John Thune thought it would be a smart thing to just go,

1085
00:49:23.800 --> 00:49:26.860
 you know, let's just eliminate ICE and Border Patrol.

1086
00:49:27.260 --> 00:49:28.340
 Let's not fund those guys.

1087
00:49:28.360 --> 00:49:29.100
 They're not important.

1088
00:49:29.320 --> 00:49:31.200
 We don't need to enforce our Customs

1089
00:49:33.100 --> 00:49:35.620
 and Border Patrol abilities whatsoever.

1090
00:49:35.620 --> 00:49:38.540
 We don't need to enforce immigration law.

1091
00:49:38.740 --> 00:49:39.000
 None of it.

1092
00:49:39.100 --> 00:49:40.800
 Let's just take it away.

1093
00:49:41.100 --> 00:49:42.200
 Who cares? Doesn't matter.

1094
00:49:42.220 --> 00:49:43.140
 We can move on.

1095
00:49:43.380 --> 00:49:44.620
 Well, let's fund everything else.

1096
00:49:44.840 --> 00:49:47.380
 We'll fund DHS for managerial

1097
00:49:47.380 --> 00:49:50.120
 and operational considerations like vehicles

1098
00:49:50.120 --> 00:49:51.220
 and things like that,

1099
00:49:51.560 --> 00:49:55.220
 but we're not gonna fund Border Patrol or ICE.

1100
00:49:56.900 --> 00:50:00.180
 Doesn't make any sense, but yet John Thune caved.

1101
00:50:00.820 --> 00:50:04.480
 And the reason this even passed, it passed, by the way,

1102
00:50:05.030 --> 00:50:08.280
 this is not what the people want, by the way, at all,

1103
00:50:09.320 --> 00:50:09.660
 but it passed.

1104
00:50:09.820 --> 00:50:10.760
 How did he do it?

1105
00:50:10.980 --> 00:50:14.760
 In a shady late night or early morning,

1106
00:50:14.820 --> 00:50:16.480
 however you look at it, technically early morning,

1107
00:50:16.960 --> 00:50:21.990
 three in the morning voice voter role.

1108
00:50:25.100 --> 00:50:28.480
 And it's like, why is this important?

1109
00:50:28.640 --> 00:50:33.480
 Well, a voice vote, a voice vote or vote by voice,

1110
00:50:34.580 --> 00:50:38.840
 what's interesting about that is nobody is on record.

1111
00:50:40.520 --> 00:50:42.560
 What's further interesting about this

1112
00:50:42.560 --> 00:50:48.340
 is it was at 3 a.m. and it wasn't the entire Senate.

1113
00:50:48.660 --> 00:50:50.820
 It was a handful of people,

1114
00:50:51.300 --> 00:50:53.600
 handful of John Thune's buddies, for example.

1115
00:50:55.690 --> 00:50:57.510
 And so here's an article.

1116
00:50:58.870 --> 00:51:00.450
 Actually, before I get to the article,

1117
00:51:00.530 --> 00:51:03.470
 let me explain what this voice vote is.

1118
00:51:03.470 --> 00:51:05.430
 So let me go to this overview here.

1119
00:51:06.390 --> 00:51:09.670
 So a voice vote in the U.S. Senate

1120
00:51:09.670 --> 00:51:15.050
 is a quick routine procedure where the presiding officer

1121
00:51:15.050 --> 00:51:18.750
 asks members to say yay or nay in unison,

1122
00:51:19.010 --> 00:51:19.890
 determining the outcome

1123
00:51:19.890 --> 00:51:22.410
 without recording individual votes,

1124
00:51:22.450 --> 00:51:25.010
 often used for non-controversial measures

1125
00:51:25.010 --> 00:51:27.170
 or during expedited procedures.

1126
00:51:27.790 --> 00:51:30.130
 This method allows for rapid action,

1127
00:51:30.170 --> 00:51:31.990
 such as passing funding packages

1128
00:51:31.990 --> 00:51:34.830
 without a formal role call.

1129
00:51:36.150 --> 00:51:37.230
 And so why that's important?

1130
00:51:37.410 --> 00:51:41.470
 Well, it's important because there's no accountability.

1131
00:51:43.310 --> 00:51:45.530
 The representatives cannot be held accountable

1132
00:51:45.530 --> 00:51:46.950
 by the people who put them there.

1133
00:51:47.670 --> 00:51:48.890
 We can't call them out and say,

1134
00:51:48.910 --> 00:51:51.050
 why did you vote this in when we didn't want this?

1135
00:51:51.430 --> 00:51:53.030
 They don't wanna be on record as saying,

1136
00:51:53.070 --> 00:51:55.010
 yeah, we sided with the Democrat Party

1137
00:51:55.010 --> 00:51:55.930
 and pushed this thing through.

1138
00:51:56.790 --> 00:51:57.630
 We caved.

1139
00:51:58.190 --> 00:51:59.530
 They didn't wanna be on record

1140
00:52:00.150 --> 00:52:02.530
 or known to be on record for the people who decided

1141
00:52:02.530 --> 00:52:05.130
 they weren't gonna fund ICE or border patrol,

1142
00:52:05.670 --> 00:52:07.350
 that those organizations

1143
00:52:07.350 --> 00:52:09.390
 are essentially pretty much shut down.

1144
00:52:09.730 --> 00:52:13.190
 And you know what else is amazing about this?

1145
00:52:13.470 --> 00:52:15.630
 You know what else is the big slap in the face,

1146
00:52:15.710 --> 00:52:18.930
 the shenanigans being played against you and I,

1147
00:52:18.950 --> 00:52:20.030
 the American people,

1148
00:52:20.570 --> 00:52:22.950
 that further prove that they don't care about us?

1149
00:52:24.330 --> 00:52:25.010
 I'm glad you asked

1150
00:52:25.010 --> 00:52:26.190
 because now I'm gonna go to that article.

1151
00:52:26.690 --> 00:52:28.970
 So here's this political article.

1152
00:52:30.030 --> 00:52:31.690
 I'm gonna scroll up here.

1153
00:52:31.990 --> 00:52:34.850
 Scalise says senators have buyer's remorse

1154
00:52:34.850 --> 00:52:35.910
 over DHS funding vote.

1155
00:52:35.990 --> 00:52:37.030
 Well, do they now?

1156
00:52:37.230 --> 00:52:37.850
 Do they now?

1157
00:52:38.410 --> 00:52:40.750
 House Republicans are furious with the Senate colleagues

1158
00:52:40.750 --> 00:52:43.690
 over the decision to vote for limited funding packages.

1159
00:52:44.310 --> 00:52:46.290
 House Majority Leader, Steve Scalise said Sunday

1160
00:52:46.290 --> 00:52:48.990
 that some senators regret voting to fund

1161
00:52:48.990 --> 00:52:51.490
 the vast majority of Department of Homeland Security

1162
00:52:51.490 --> 00:52:55.410
 after both chambers left town

1163
00:52:55.930 --> 00:53:01.390
 amid an impasse over ending the ongoing DHS shutdown.

1164
00:53:01.750 --> 00:53:04.470
 So they couldn't agree on how to move this forward.

1165
00:53:04.850 --> 00:53:06.890
 They couldn't agree how to stop the shutdown.

1166
00:53:08.730 --> 00:53:12.990
 But hey, it doesn't matter because they left.

1167
00:53:14.310 --> 00:53:16.550
 So reading on, well, we actually read their bill

1168
00:53:16.550 --> 00:53:17.910
 and frankly, a number of senators

1169
00:53:17.910 --> 00:53:19.290
 have expressed buyer's remorse

1170
00:53:19.810 --> 00:53:23.590
 with what they did at three in the morning,

1171
00:53:23.730 --> 00:53:24.450
 just as I said.

1172
00:53:24.450 --> 00:53:26.890
 So at 3 a.m., Scalise said during an appearance

1173
00:53:26.890 --> 00:53:28.490
 on ABC's This Week.

1174
00:53:28.630 --> 00:53:29.830
 So we looked at it.

1175
00:53:30.050 --> 00:53:32.250
 One of the things that we had real concerns with

1176
00:53:32.250 --> 00:53:36.890
 is that it actually defunds over 25%

1177
00:53:36.890 --> 00:53:40.410
 of the baseline operations at DHS.

1178
00:53:41.490 --> 00:53:45.130
 ICE, Border Patrol, no funding.

1179
00:53:46.810 --> 00:53:48.970
 It says here the Senate voted unanimously

1180
00:53:48.970 --> 00:53:52.430
 in a voice vote early Friday

1181
00:53:52.970 --> 00:53:57.730
 to fund all of DHS except ICE and, oh, I'm sorry,

1182
00:53:58.230 --> 00:53:59.370
 part of Customs and Border Protection.

1183
00:53:59.450 --> 00:54:01.190
 It's only part of Customs and Border Protection.

1184
00:54:01.990 --> 00:54:03.470
 That came after President Donald Trump

1185
00:54:03.470 --> 00:54:05.990
 announced Thursday night that he had ordered DHS

1186
00:54:05.990 --> 00:54:08.390
 to start paying TSA agents

1187
00:54:08.390 --> 00:54:10.910
 despite the partial government shutdown.

1188
00:54:11.470 --> 00:54:13.050
 But House Republicans were unwilling

1189
00:54:13.050 --> 00:54:15.110
 to go along with the Senate's plans.

1190
00:54:15.610 --> 00:54:17.670
 Instead, Speaker Mike Johnson opted

1191
00:54:17.670 --> 00:54:21.610
 to push a temporary extension of all DHS funding,

1192
00:54:21.610 --> 00:54:24.670
 which makes sense, including immigration enforcement

1193
00:54:24.670 --> 00:54:27.390
 ahead of a two-week recess.

1194
00:54:29.030 --> 00:54:30.810
 So here's the deal.

1195
00:54:32.550 --> 00:54:35.830
 Thune and his buddy sneakily passed us via voice vote

1196
00:54:35.830 --> 00:54:37.550
 where nobody's held accountable

1197
00:54:37.550 --> 00:54:38.910
 because nobody's on record.

1198
00:54:39.930 --> 00:54:42.890
 At 3 a.m. on a Friday,

1199
00:54:43.530 --> 00:54:44.850
 right before everybody leaves

1200
00:54:44.850 --> 00:54:46.350
 on a two-week fucking vacation,

1201
00:54:48.450 --> 00:54:49.570
 there's no resolution.

1202
00:54:50.010 --> 00:54:51.190
 We have no funding of ICE.

1203
00:54:51.190 --> 00:54:54.270
 We have most of Border Patrol not being funded.

1204
00:54:56.880 --> 00:54:57.960
 If this is a sneaky,

1205
00:54:58.420 --> 00:55:01.320
 if this isn't a slap in the face to all Americans,

1206
00:55:02.460 --> 00:55:03.400
 I don't know what is.

1207
00:55:03.440 --> 00:55:05.320
 I mean, I'm not sure how much clearer this can get.

1208
00:55:05.920 --> 00:55:08.580
 They refuse to pass the SAVE Act, the Senate does.

1209
00:55:09.180 --> 00:55:11.380
 So both the SAVE Act and SAVE America Act,

1210
00:55:11.840 --> 00:55:14.520
 both of those are not going anywhere right now,

1211
00:55:14.640 --> 00:55:17.960
 even though H.R. 22 was passed by the House

1212
00:55:17.960 --> 00:55:19.460
 and put on the desk of the Senate

1213
00:55:20.000 --> 00:55:22.420
 last year in April of 2025.

1214
00:55:23.260 --> 00:55:26.160
 Here we are, April 2026, and still nothing going on.

1215
00:55:26.860 --> 00:55:30.540
 And then we had a partial shutdown back in February

1216
00:55:30.540 --> 00:55:32.300
 because they couldn't come to grips

1217
00:55:32.300 --> 00:55:36.080
 with extending the funding for DHS, right?

1218
00:55:36.600 --> 00:55:40.200
 Because there's no way that we're gonna fund ICE.

1219
00:55:40.820 --> 00:55:42.600
 Oh, the immigrants, what do we do?

1220
00:55:42.900 --> 00:55:44.500
 They're being hunted down and deported.

1221
00:55:44.600 --> 00:55:46.680
 Oh, you mean that the immigration laws

1222
00:55:46.680 --> 00:55:49.020
 are being enforced, that they're catching up to people?

1223
00:55:49.480 --> 00:55:51.180
 And listen, I know there's a lot of nuance there.

1224
00:55:51.200 --> 00:55:52.420
 I've already went over a lot

1225
00:55:52.420 --> 00:55:54.400
 of how this is being handled in my previous shows

1226
00:55:54.400 --> 00:55:55.620
 and in previous interviews.

1227
00:55:56.780 --> 00:55:59.000
 Check out that one I did with John Carlos Frey,

1228
00:55:59.060 --> 00:56:01.700
 really good, no, I'm sorry, John Carlos Frey.

1229
00:56:01.700 --> 00:56:03.040
 Didn't mean to pronounce the last name there,

1230
00:56:03.060 --> 00:56:04.260
 but just check that episode out.

1231
00:56:04.480 --> 00:56:05.580
 He gives his side of the story

1232
00:56:05.580 --> 00:56:08.280
 based on his investigatory work.

1233
00:56:08.500 --> 00:56:10.440
 I give him my opinion based on facts and data.

1234
00:56:11.080 --> 00:56:11.780
 Good episode.

1235
00:56:12.660 --> 00:56:15.840
 Either way, we don't wanna be able

1236
00:56:15.840 --> 00:56:17.120
 to be held accountable here.

1237
00:56:17.480 --> 00:56:20.900
 This is what the Congress is saying, right?

1238
00:56:20.900 --> 00:56:22.940
 We're gonna do a voice vote, 3 a.m.

1239
00:56:22.980 --> 00:56:25.080
 We're gonna pass some kind of funding

1240
00:56:25.080 --> 00:56:26.840
 so that people can get on their planes.

1241
00:56:27.600 --> 00:56:29.200
 We don't wanna be held up on our planes.

1242
00:56:29.260 --> 00:56:30.460
 We don't want long lines.

1243
00:56:30.480 --> 00:56:31.920
 We don't need TSA there.

1244
00:56:33.120 --> 00:56:33.800
 Not getting paid.

1245
00:56:34.160 --> 00:56:36.780
 And so they pass a partial resolution,

1246
00:56:37.340 --> 00:56:39.160
 but omit funding ICE

1247
00:56:40.200 --> 00:56:42.660
 and take a huge chunk away

1248
00:56:42.660 --> 00:56:44.180
 from Customs and Border Patrol.

1249
00:56:46.500 --> 00:56:47.320
 What the fuck?

1250
00:56:47.800 --> 00:56:51.720
 And they do so at 3 a.m.

1251
00:56:51.720 --> 00:56:54.780
 Be a voice vote and then go on vacation.

1252
00:56:59.960 --> 00:57:02.650
 What, what?

1253
00:57:03.110 --> 00:57:05.110
 Do these representatives represent you?

1254
00:57:05.970 --> 00:57:08.410
 Are they doing what you asked them to do?

1255
00:57:08.890 --> 00:57:11.270
 I know everybody always says that about Trump, right?

1256
00:57:11.270 --> 00:57:13.570
 So it's like, oh, are you getting what you voted for?

1257
00:57:13.990 --> 00:57:14.710
 Well, fuck, man.

1258
00:57:14.710 --> 00:57:16.270
 We need to be asking the same questions

1259
00:57:16.270 --> 00:57:17.790
 of our representatives in Congress

1260
00:57:17.790 --> 00:57:18.770
 in both House and Senate.

1261
00:57:19.270 --> 00:57:21.010
 Are we getting what we voted for?

1262
00:57:21.490 --> 00:57:22.870
 Can we hold them accountable?

1263
00:57:23.310 --> 00:57:24.850
 Can the citizens impeach them?

1264
00:57:24.890 --> 00:57:25.690
 Can we come together

1265
00:57:25.690 --> 00:57:27.970
 and just kick their ass out of office?

1266
00:57:29.090 --> 00:57:29.830
 Can we do that?

1267
00:57:30.170 --> 00:57:30.830
 That'd be great, right?

1268
00:57:30.850 --> 00:57:31.210
 Can we?

1269
00:57:31.270 --> 00:57:31.590
 I don't know.

1270
00:57:32.010 --> 00:57:32.930
 I may be ignorant of that.

1271
00:57:32.930 --> 00:57:34.770
 I don't know if we really could, if we can.

1272
00:57:35.110 --> 00:57:35.930
 And I don't know.

1273
00:57:36.190 --> 00:57:36.770
 I apologize.

1274
00:57:36.810 --> 00:57:37.430
 I should know.

1275
00:57:37.930 --> 00:57:40.530
 But regardless, why can't we hold them accountable?

1276
00:57:40.630 --> 00:57:42.770
 Why aren't we stepping up and holding them accountable?

1277
00:57:43.230 --> 00:57:45.230
 Let's get these jackasses out of office

1278
00:57:45.230 --> 00:57:47.470
 and put someone else in, like right away immediately.

1279
00:57:48.230 --> 00:57:50.330
 They're not working for you or I.

1280
00:57:50.330 --> 00:57:52.390
 They're not working for the American people.

1281
00:57:52.430 --> 00:57:54.230
 They do not care about you.

1282
00:57:54.230 --> 00:57:55.490
 They don't care about me.

1283
00:57:55.990 --> 00:57:56.950
 They want their salaries.

1284
00:57:57.030 --> 00:57:57.890
 They want their perks.

1285
00:57:57.950 --> 00:58:00.070
 They want their backdoor deals.

1286
00:58:00.750 --> 00:58:03.870
 They want their speaking engagements, their book tours.

1287
00:58:03.930 --> 00:58:05.610
 They want their stock portfolio

1288
00:58:05.610 --> 00:58:08.490
 to just tremendously grow overnight,

1289
00:58:09.670 --> 00:58:11.810
 but be damned if they answer to you or I

1290
00:58:11.810 --> 00:58:13.430
 based on what the fuck it is

1291
00:58:13.430 --> 00:58:15.410
 that we actually want them to do.

1292
00:58:16.470 --> 00:58:18.930
 Again, 70% of Americans want the Save Act

1293
00:58:18.930 --> 00:58:21.690
 and Save America Act, both one and the same really,

1294
00:58:21.870 --> 00:58:23.590
 to pass, but they refuse to.

1295
00:58:24.230 --> 00:58:28.010
 And then they refuse to fund ICE

1296
00:58:28.010 --> 00:58:29.910
 and take away most funding

1297
00:58:29.910 --> 00:58:34.980
 from Customs and Border Patrol to do what?

1298
00:58:35.220 --> 00:58:36.940
 To appease the Democratic Party

1299
00:58:37.440 --> 00:58:40.100
 or so that you could sidestep social pressures

1300
00:58:40.100 --> 00:58:42.420
 and go on vacation without getting bugged

1301
00:58:42.420 --> 00:58:45.680
 or poked and prodded by the handful of people

1302
00:58:45.680 --> 00:58:50.160
 that are offended by ICE actually doing their fucking jobs.

1303
00:58:53.630 --> 00:58:54.130
 America.

1304
00:58:55.470 --> 00:58:56.810
 America, listen to me.

1305
00:58:56.810 --> 00:58:58.550
 Listen to me, America.

1306
00:59:03.620 --> 00:59:06.520
 It's time to hold our representatives accountable.

1307
00:59:07.460 --> 00:59:08.780
 It's really time for us to care.

1308
00:59:08.900 --> 00:59:12.600
 And I'm not talking about the fake protests

1309
00:59:12.600 --> 00:59:14.960
 like the No Kings protest, which let's just be honest.

1310
00:59:15.720 --> 00:59:17.340
 That's not making a fucking difference

1311
00:59:17.340 --> 00:59:18.760
 because nobody really cares.

1312
00:59:19.280 --> 00:59:19.920
 I'm sorry.

1313
00:59:20.800 --> 00:59:23.400
 You had over 70 million people vote for Trump

1314
00:59:23.400 --> 00:59:25.460
 and you had about 8 million people

1315
00:59:25.460 --> 00:59:26.500
 that said collectively

1316
00:59:26.500 --> 00:59:28.360
 that showed up for these No Kings protests.

1317
00:59:28.820 --> 00:59:30.080
 Hmm, do the percentages.

1318
00:59:30.260 --> 00:59:31.220
 It's not looking good for you.

1319
00:59:31.220 --> 00:59:31.760
 I'm sorry.

1320
00:59:33.100 --> 00:59:35.960
 You know, it's just like watching a bunch

1321
00:59:35.960 --> 00:59:37.740
 of three-year-olds who didn't get their way

1322
00:59:37.740 --> 00:59:39.180
 just kind of falling on the floor

1323
00:59:39.180 --> 00:59:40.740
 and flailing their arms around

1324
00:59:40.740 --> 00:59:42.220
 until they get that candy bar

1325
00:59:42.220 --> 00:59:43.780
 that they want mommy to buy them.

1326
00:59:43.880 --> 00:59:44.620
 It's like, come on.

1327
00:59:45.040 --> 00:59:46.080
 It's not doing anything.

1328
00:59:46.120 --> 00:59:47.040
 It's not effective.

1329
00:59:47.560 --> 00:59:48.580
 Why don't you put your money

1330
00:59:48.580 --> 00:59:50.120
 and your efforts towards something that matters?

1331
00:59:50.620 --> 00:59:52.260
 Like going after our representatives

1332
00:59:52.260 --> 00:59:55.400
 who decide that they don't have to work for you.

1333
00:59:55.620 --> 00:59:57.140
 I mean, they're collecting a salary,

1334
00:59:57.140 --> 01:00:01.300
 a minimum of, I think it was 175,000, 172,000.

1335
01:00:01.300 --> 01:00:02.640
 Either way, it's a decent salary.

1336
01:00:04.060 --> 01:00:05.000
 And on top of that,

1337
01:00:05.000 --> 01:00:06.760
 they're getting $400,000 book deals

1338
01:00:06.760 --> 01:00:08.460
 for books that don't even fucking sell.

1339
01:00:08.800 --> 01:00:10.860
 Like how are you getting these massive advances

1340
01:00:10.860 --> 01:00:12.120
 for books that don't sell?

1341
01:00:13.120 --> 01:00:14.060
 Oh, because it's favors.

1342
01:00:14.700 --> 01:00:15.320
 That's why.

1343
01:00:16.060 --> 01:00:16.460
 It's favors.

1344
01:00:16.560 --> 01:00:17.820
 It's funding for favors

1345
01:00:17.820 --> 01:00:20.180
 that they're doing behind your back.

1346
01:00:25.510 --> 01:00:27.290
 Let's put our collective interests

1347
01:00:27.950 --> 01:00:29.530
 and efforts where it needs to be

1348
01:00:29.530 --> 01:00:30.990
 by fixing our government.

1349
01:00:32.050 --> 01:00:33.130
 Let's do that.

1350
01:00:33.350 --> 01:00:35.670
 Let's focus on that instead of fighting each other.

1351
01:00:35.950 --> 01:00:38.950
 Oh, and by all means,

1352
01:00:39.090 --> 01:00:41.010
 kind of going back to the Iran conflictor,

1353
01:00:41.190 --> 01:00:43.050
 as much as we don't want our people to die,

1354
01:00:43.070 --> 01:00:44.010
 I don't want our people to die.

1355
01:00:44.070 --> 01:00:45.090
 My fucking nephew's out there.

1356
01:00:45.110 --> 01:00:45.910
 You think I want that?

1357
01:00:45.910 --> 01:00:47.730
 No, I'd love my nephew to come home.

1358
01:00:47.970 --> 01:00:48.590
 Let's just be honest.

1359
01:00:48.590 --> 01:00:49.210
 He's a Marine.

1360
01:00:51.940 --> 01:00:53.600
 But let's look at the big picture as well.

1361
01:00:54.500 --> 01:00:56.480
 Let's stop tolerating evil regimes.

1362
01:00:56.780 --> 01:00:59.360
 Let's stop tolerating evil regimes

1363
01:00:59.360 --> 01:01:01.080
 for the sake of our fucking wallets

1364
01:01:01.080 --> 01:01:03.940
 and the benefits of getting oil from a region.

1365
01:01:04.380 --> 01:01:05.520
 We can figure it out.

1366
01:01:05.680 --> 01:01:06.480
 We'll figure it out.

1367
01:01:07.080 --> 01:01:07.980
 We don't need it.

1368
01:01:08.640 --> 01:01:11.760
 We can come together as one world and stamp out evil.

1369
01:01:12.720 --> 01:01:13.880
 And we could figure out

1370
01:01:13.880 --> 01:01:16.400
 how to freaking distribute the oil after the fact.

1371
01:01:16.480 --> 01:01:18.580
 I mean, there's plenty of it out there in the world.

1372
01:01:19.300 --> 01:01:19.780
 Plenty.

1373
01:01:20.880 --> 01:01:21.340
 Lots.

1374
01:01:21.920 --> 01:01:23.900
 Many people that we can get our oil from.

1375
01:01:24.140 --> 01:01:24.620
 Everybody.

1376
01:01:26.760 --> 01:01:29.240
 We shouldn't be tolerating evil for the sake of oil.

1377
01:01:30.660 --> 01:01:31.340
 Fuck no.

1378
01:01:32.420 --> 01:01:34.900
 And citizens, people of the United States of America,

1379
01:01:35.360 --> 01:01:36.340
 we shouldn't be tolerating

1380
01:01:36.340 --> 01:01:38.820
 the fucked up bullshit our government puts us through.

1381
01:01:40.420 --> 01:01:41.460
 Stand up.

1382
01:01:42.420 --> 01:01:43.720
 Get over there.

1383
01:01:44.360 --> 01:01:45.760
 Put the pressure on them.

1384
01:01:46.400 --> 01:01:47.360
 Show up at their offices

1385
01:01:47.360 --> 01:01:48.600
 and put the fucking pressure on them.

1386
01:01:48.620 --> 01:01:49.920
 Let them know who they work for.

1387
01:01:50.660 --> 01:01:53.360
 They're literally employees of us, the public.

1388
01:01:54.840 --> 01:01:56.360
 Me and you.

1389
01:01:57.360 --> 01:01:58.440
 They work for us.

1390
01:01:59.560 --> 01:02:00.960
 Make sure they're doing that.

1391
01:02:02.040 --> 01:02:03.380
 Make sure they're doing that.

1392
01:02:03.580 --> 01:02:04.700
 Turn the screws to them.

1393
01:02:05.540 --> 01:02:07.180
 We got to make sure that they are doing

1394
01:02:07.180 --> 01:02:08.960
 what we ask them to do.

1395
01:02:10.200 --> 01:02:11.220
 And with that being said,

1396
01:02:12.300 --> 01:02:13.740
 I'm going to end the show here.

1397
01:02:14.500 --> 01:02:17.040
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1398
01:02:17.160 --> 01:02:18.980
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1399
01:02:19.180 --> 01:02:20.620
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1401
01:02:22.400 --> 01:02:24.700
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1402
01:02:24.880 --> 01:02:28.960
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1403
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1405
01:02:30.820 --> 01:02:32.320
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1406
01:02:32.360 --> 01:02:33.240
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1407
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1408
01:02:34.840 --> 01:02:38.920
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01:02:42.040 --> 01:02:43.200
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1411
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1412
01:02:45.620 --> 01:02:48.840
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1413
01:02:49.660 --> 01:02:52.240
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1414
01:02:53.020 --> 01:02:56.180
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