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Allen Jackson: Patriotic Moment | Allen Jackson Now

February 26, 2026 | 22:1

Allen Jackson: Patriotic Moment | Allen Jackson Now
Rep. Ralph Norman joins Allen to discuss current events.
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Allen Jackson NOW | Allen Jackson: Patriotic Moment | Allen Jackson Now | February 26, 2026
  • Well, good evening and welcome to nashville.
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  • I'm alan jackson.
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  • The president delivered his state
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  • Of the union address to a nation that has never been more safe
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  • And living with a stronger economy.
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  • Of course, those were the two top issues when he was elected.
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  • And even though he won by a landslide,
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  • No one thought he could get
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  • So much done in just the first year.
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  • But he did.
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  • The state of the union used to be a tightly woven
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  • Collection of predictable highlights
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  • From each of the cabinet officers.
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  • But now it's a show.
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  • It's a widely viewed event where the president
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  • Can put real faces on what matters most.
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  • Love of country for one, as the u.s.
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  • Men's hockey team showed up with their gold medals.
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  • We saw the 100 year old fighter pilot get a medal of honor.
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  • The national guardsman, who was shot in washington,
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  • Standing tall while still healing.
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  • The little girl who was critically injured
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  • By an illegal foreign truck driver hugging her dad,
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  • And the mother of arena zealots
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  • Who survived the war with russia
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  • But was stabbed to death as she was riding home from work.
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  • And the day before, there was a smaller gathering with parents
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  • Who'd lost a child to crimes that never would have happened
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  • Had the border always been closed.
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  • It was a time for angel moms to give thanks to the president,
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  • Including the mother of lincoln riley.
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  • I just can't thank you enough.
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  • You have said from the beginning, literally
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  • The day after this happened,
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  • That you would not forget about lincoln.
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  • You weren't president at that time.
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  • And you have not forgotten
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  • Lincoln was the most responsible,
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  • Hardworking, kind.
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  • Selfless.
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  • Beautiful.
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  • Christian.
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  • I'm beyond blessed and thankful that
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  • You're honoring not just lincoln,
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  • Because she's one and a ton of people
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  • That have suffered at the hands of illegal immigrants.
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  • She's not the only one.
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  • And so,
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  • Thank you for honoring all of them, not just lincoln and
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  • We're just beyond grateful.
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  • Thank you. thank you so much.
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  • Thank you.
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  • And this is the president, who has lived
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  • Through multiple attempts on his life and lives
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  • With the constant threats on his family as well.
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  • So i think it's important that we appreciate the season
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  • We're in and the opportunities which are ahead.
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  • And when i watch a moment like the one with lincoln
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  • Riley's mother,
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  • When i watch the president of the state of the union address,
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  • I feel like i'm watching a generational athlete
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  • When gathered in the house chamber
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  • And with people who are his adversaries.
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  • He doesn't hesitate to tell the truth to them as well.
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  • He has no problem saying to them that it's shameful
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  • That you won't stand up even to honor our military heroes.
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  • And regarding this aspect of the president.
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  • I think we can learn from him.
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  • We cannot become quiet in the face of opposition.
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  • Jesus did that all through the gospels.
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  • He told his adversaries the truth.
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  • He would make statements to the hypocritical
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  • Religious leaders of the day, like you're whitewashed tombs,
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  • Or you're a bunch of snakes or you're blind guides.
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  • Then he would turn and look at the people
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  • Who were gathered and say, don't follow them.
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  • They're hypocrites.
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  • Well, i have to say that while it makes me uncomfortable
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  • Sometimes to watch some of the interactions
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  • Between the president and his adversaries,
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  • I'm grateful that he has the courage
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  • To maintain his authenticity.
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  • He's the same at the state of the union
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  • As he is behind closed doors.
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  • He doesn't have a speech for influential
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  • And congressional leaders when he's with them,
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  • But then have a different speech
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  • When he's with everyday americans.
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  • It's remarkable to watch this forthrightness
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  • Coming from someone
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  • Whose character is broadly
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  • Impugned, with criticism
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  • Coming from both sides of the aisle and the media,
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  • And even those inside and outside the church.
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  • Now, during election campaigns previously,
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  • How many times did we hear from christian leaders?
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  • The talking points about picking the lesser of two evils?
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  • You know,
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  • At this point of the journey,
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  • When i think about all the presidents that i've watched,
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  • Trump is far more authentic across the board.
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  • Wherever he goes.
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  • I think if we had dinner with him at our table,
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  • He would be the same.
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  • There's something very refreshing with that.
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  • I think we can all learn from it.
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  • But i'm tired of being polite to people who i know
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  • Are my adversaries.
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  • It creates confusion.
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  • I don't want to be mean and hateful,
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  • But i think we need to begin to be more truthful
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  • And don't take what happens at the top
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  • Doesn't extend to young people and the younger generations.
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  • When bill clinton got in trouble with monica lewinsky,
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  • Everybody wanted to look the other way.
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  • But i remember saying that they are opening the door
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  • To that kind of behavior to all the young people in america.
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  • And now, here we are decades on the other side of that,
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  • And that's accepted behavior for some in the next generation.
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  • When i watch trump, my prayers that he's opening the door
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  • For that kind of authentic
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  • Integrity to become normalized in america again.
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  • I think that would be so refreshing for all of us.
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  • There are so many good things happening in our nation.
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  • We have a new generation of heroes amongst us.
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  • There are people who love our country.
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  • People who sacrificed,
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  • Who suffered so that our country can maintain
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  • The unique blessings that we know.
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  • It's so refreshing to have a leader
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  • Who will celebrate that and remind us of that.
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  • At the state of the union, he wasn't denigrating america.
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  • He was championing this nation.
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  • Let's be grateful
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  • And let's celebrate the good things happening all around us.
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  • Even with all the accomplishment,
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  • There's a lot more to do and a lot at stake
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  • In the year ahead.
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  • In a moment, we'll be joined by south
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  • Carolina congressman
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  • Ralph norman. he was there in the house
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  • Chamber when the president spoke.
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  • I'll be right back.
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  • I'll be right back.
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  • Well, all eyes were on the capitol this week as president
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  • Trump spoke, and america is still talking about it.
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  • On the house floor that night was congressman ralph norman.
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  • Welcome back, congressman.
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  • Glad to be with you.
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  • There was a winning moment near the top when the us hockey
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  • Team came through the doors.
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  • Applause from right to left.
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  • What was that like in the chamber?
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  • It was a it was a moment that i remember the rest of my life.
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  • It was the way that he entered.
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  • They entered where the media is, had set up.
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  • And, you know, they were they were smiling.
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  • And we all wondered, what are the democrats
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  • Going to do that?
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  • The whole night they didn't wouldn't
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  • That would not stand up
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  • For any of president trump's remarks or anything else.
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  • But a few of them stood up.
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  • But no, the hockey team did well.
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  • It was amazing.
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  • And the whole night was unbelievable,
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  • Including the medal of honor to medal of honor recipients and
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  • And all and but what he what he did,
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  • What president trump did was phenomenal.
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  • You know, outside of the rather
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  • Predictable postgame commentary from the democrats,
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  • It seemed like the president hit many of the right notes,
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  • Though some people who said they wish he'd
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  • Expressed a bit more empathy for ongoing economic worries.
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  • But two days later, the media has moved on
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  • To the clintons and epstein, but also iran and cuba.
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  • What do you think the congress is going to take up next?
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  • Well, i hope is say back.
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  • I mean, we need to put pressure on jonathan
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  • To put a walk and filibuster, are talking filibuster place.
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  • They're not going to give in. alan.
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  • And the fact that we even have in this debate
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  • That part of the constitution, you've got to be a citizen
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  • To vote.
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  • You've got to have a photo i.d., which is what this
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  • This bill does.
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  • And, i don't see any way out of it.
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  • But aside from that, for us not to have a iran
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  • As he has in the past, and it's so good to see a man
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  • Who is sticking firm to what he said is promises
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  • Made, promises kept at every level.
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  • Well, j.d.
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  • Vance was put in charge of trying
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  • To figure out how to stop the fraud.
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  • 19 billion in minnesota, 15 billion in massachusetts,
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  • 9 billion in california, 45 million in maine.
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  • And that just seems to be the tip of the iceberg.
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  • You know, congress likes to spend, but, well,
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  • Both sides of the aisle ever work on
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  • Saving the taxpayers money
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  • That you have to have
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  • A massive change of the people
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  • That are there, crony capitalism in a bad way is taking place.
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  • People have put
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  • Representatives in place at state level
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  • And then
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  • On the national level in congress
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  • To do the bidding for our tax money.
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  • And, you know, we're in a weird state now, but
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  • When you say 38 trillion, it's really much higher than that.
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  • The interest alone is is approaching what we spend
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  • On the military budget,
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  • Which is over $1 billion over 12 months.
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  • But we've got to, we got to change course.
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  • Is the only way i see it is to is to get active,
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  • Get candidates.
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  • And there is no middle ground anywhere. this.
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  • This is not the democrat party in the 60s, 70s or early 90s.
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  • It's just a socialist marxist party led by a nominee
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  • That said to you later,
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  • Well, the president introduced the idea of matching funds
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  • For retirement accounts on top of what he's already done
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  • To provide some starter money
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  • For any new babies born during his time in office.
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  • Wouldn't that be a good way to redirect
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  • Some of the billions in fraud?
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  • If jd vance has any luck at all?
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  • It would be.
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  • And in talking to some of those who serve in minnesota.
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  • That's just the tip of the iceberg.
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  • It's not in the 9 billion that that came up with.
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  • It could be 50 billion.
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  • It could be more in over a period of time
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  • That the taxpayers are not going to be happy about
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  • When they find that it will come out.
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  • But to to to think that is being met
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  • With, you know, they're furious that they got caught.
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  • And every state is going to have to have an audit
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  • On every agency to make sure that it is
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  • That the money is going
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  • Where it should be in south carolina is no exception.
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  • That's what we're going to do when i get to be governor.
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  • We're going to have a report that's going to make sure
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  • That the money is swaying knees together.
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  • There's no problem in abuse, waste and abuse.
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  • Do you think if we started addressing fraud
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  • At the state level, that maybe we could push
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  • That awareness up to the national level?
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  • I like the way you're thinking.
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  • Alan, the only way we're going to regain,
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  • Congress is at the state level.
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  • The state created federal,
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  • Federal government, not vice versa.
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  • And what you what i realize is that, you know, in congress,
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  • You elected every two years senate every six.
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  • But as a governor, you you're
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  • You're elected to really eight years
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  • When you county come to
  • 00:10:55.114 --> 00:10:56.648
  • Virginia is going to get a wake up call with sandberg.
  • 00:10:56.648 --> 00:10:59.351
  • Sandberg. they just are spanberger.
  • 00:10:59.351 --> 00:11:01.954
  • She's a marxist socialist.
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  • And the governors of where they're going to have to be,
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  • Whole people accountable, meaning recruit candidates,
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  • Go to the people to tell why i supported the federal level,
  • 00:11:10.996 --> 00:11:15.267
  • Because we're at a pivotal point.
  • 00:11:15.267 --> 00:11:16.769
  • And i'll say, and you know, this,
  • 00:11:16.769 --> 00:11:18.771
  • This is evil in this country.
  • 00:11:18.771 --> 00:11:21.140
  • Now, it's the evil. the enemy is in the gates.
  • 00:11:21.140 --> 00:11:23.876
  • And i was in a church
  • 00:11:23.876 --> 00:11:25.511
  • Similar to what that big because what you have.
  • 00:11:25.511 --> 00:11:27.446
  • But where they invited me in based on my comment
  • 00:11:27.446 --> 00:11:30.549
  • Was when you kill a lot, you kill a lot. but,
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  • And no remorse when you can,
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  • Shoot a man who's only.
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  • The only thing he did was go on a college
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  • Campus and answer questions and was a christian.
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  • When you kill him and so many other things, it's a it just is.
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  • And we go, we're going to have to address.
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  • Well, have you heard anything in the hallways
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  • About what the democrats might be working
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  • On, other than misrepresenting
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  • Everything the white house has accomplished
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  • As they head into the midterms this fall?
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  • Yeah.
  • 00:12:01.313 --> 00:12:02.114
  • What you're working on is fundraising
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  • To keep their substance candidates, to dethrone
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  • What they,
  • 00:12:07.352 --> 00:12:08.987
  • Take those who like in our.
  • 00:12:08.987 --> 00:12:11.356
  • In my case, i'm retiring.
  • 00:12:11.356 --> 00:12:12.825
  • Go on to run for another office.
  • 00:12:12.825 --> 00:12:14.293
  • But they're working to get,
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  • The majority
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  • And if that happens, what's going to happen
  • 00:12:17.563 --> 00:12:19.832
  • Is impeachment every day, every hour.
  • 00:12:19.832 --> 00:12:22.501
  • And president trump, well, he'll he can veto a lot of things,
  • 00:12:22.501 --> 00:12:26.638
  • But it's just going to be a litany of the media broadcast
  • 00:12:26.638 --> 00:12:30.542
  • And, you know, trying to time to everything known to man.
  • 00:12:30.542 --> 00:12:34.646
  • The man is doing a fantastic, fantastic job.
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  • But it will if they take control,
  • 00:12:37.082 --> 00:12:39.318
  • It'll be a miserable three years of president
  • 00:12:39.318 --> 00:12:41.353
  • Trump knows this and that's why he's going to take,
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  • Have play an active role on and get on the phones and go
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  • To every city and state that he's needed.
  • 00:12:47.092 --> 00:12:49.862
  • Well, congressman norman, we need to take a short break.
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  • Can you stand by for another segment again?
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  • We'll be right back.
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  • We'll be right back.
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  • We're back now with south carolina congressman
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  • Ralph norman.
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  • Now based simply on the history of off year elections.
  • 00:13:12.886 --> 00:13:15.855
  • It seems unlikely that the republican party
  • 00:13:15.855 --> 00:13:18.191
  • Will be able to hold a majority in the house.
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  • The senate seems a bit less vulnerable.
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  • Is there any plan among your party's leadership
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  • To save seats by doing something in addition
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  • To whatever the president has planned for this year?
  • 00:13:26.699 --> 00:13:30.236
  • We've got to have a consistent message that gets out.
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  • The mainstream media is not gonna report the good things
  • 00:13:34.340 --> 00:13:37.277
  • That the president has done.
  • 00:13:37.277 --> 00:13:38.978
  • The good news is, with the big, beautiful bill,
  • 00:13:38.978 --> 00:13:42.081
  • You got the americans to go for tax relief.
  • 00:13:43.016 --> 00:13:47.086
  • They're going to feel jobs on being single,
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  • Nodded to government level in private businesses.
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  • And, it's going to be a lot better.
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  • I mean, they had
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  • But also with gasoline prices being down, eggs down
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  • Other things, other regulations,
  • 00:13:59.832 --> 00:14:01.501
  • These cuts is going to go into effect.
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  • But it is a challenge to get this out because,
  • 00:14:03.169 --> 00:14:07.040
  • You know, you're
  • 00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:08.641
  • Not going to hear from abc, you're not going to hear from,
  • 00:14:08.641 --> 00:14:10.910
  • You know, msnbc or see any of the,
  • 00:14:10.910 --> 00:14:13.713
  • The mainstream media other than fox and some others.
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  • But it's a challenge.
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  • But i think we'll do it.
  • 00:14:19.652 --> 00:14:21.354
  • Well, the pennsylvania democrat, john fetterman.
  • 00:14:21.354 --> 00:14:23.756
  • He stood out tuesday night
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  • Not just because
  • 00:14:25.158 --> 00:14:25.758
  • Of how tall he is
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  • Or the fact that he actually wore a suit to the speech.
  • 00:14:26.960 --> 00:14:29.595
  • But when it was over, he said that
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  • Despite the push for democrats to stay seated
  • 00:14:30.964 --> 00:14:33.166
  • And not clap, that he was proud to honor the many people
  • 00:14:33.166 --> 00:14:36.202
  • The president spoke to, including charlie kirk's widow,
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  • Like erica kirk.
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  • I stood up in and i clapped for her as well
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  • Too, though
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  • Here, you know, can't we just be more kind to a widow?
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  • I'm always going to stand up and clap
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  • For things that i agreed with in, like, striking the iranian,
  • 00:14:50.650 --> 00:14:54.153
  • You know, sites.
  • 00:14:54.554 --> 00:14:55.421
  • Now, for me, i, i never worry about
  • 00:14:55.421 --> 00:14:58.591
  • Who's standing up or clapping if i said i'm going to
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  • If i don't agree with it or whatever, i'm certainly
  • 00:15:01.427 --> 00:15:03.396
  • Not going to yell and scream and disrupt the whole thing.
  • 00:15:03.396 --> 00:15:07.367
  • Well, the democrat knows that there are a lot of republicans
  • 00:15:07.367 --> 00:15:09.902
  • And independents in his state.
  • 00:15:09.902 --> 00:15:11.604
  • So it's a smart move on his part.
  • 00:15:11.604 --> 00:15:13.606
  • But regardless, he's been talking common sense
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  • And been a breath of fresh air since he arrived.
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  • Or at least it seems that way to me. as i look from your seat,
  • 00:15:18.745 --> 00:15:23.282
  • He really has.
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  • I mean,
  • 00:15:24.484 --> 00:15:25.151
  • It's been a welcome surprise
  • 00:15:25.151 --> 00:15:26.352
  • Because the others aren't like that.
  • 00:15:26.352 --> 00:15:28.488
  • He's the last one.
  • 00:15:28.488 --> 00:15:29.655
  • I would have thought they would have come around,
  • 00:15:29.655 --> 00:15:31.557
  • But he has, and the president has praised him forward.
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  • And you know, he's now in vietnam.
  • 00:15:34.827 --> 00:15:36.763
  • Not from you know, he never wears a suit.
  • 00:15:36.763 --> 00:15:38.965
  • When i seeming when i'm over said
  • 00:15:38.965 --> 00:15:41.000
  • It doesn't wear a suit but that being said, i'd rather him
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  • Do what he's doing and then vote.
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  • Right.
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  • That and recognize the state of the union, the people
  • 00:15:47.740 --> 00:15:50.943
  • That should be recognized and before,
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  • You know, the democrats, none of which will stand up.
  • 00:15:54.180 --> 00:15:57.016
  • The little boy that had canceled
  • 00:15:57.016 --> 00:15:58.251
  • The previous state of the union that, president trump.
  • 00:15:58.251 --> 00:16:01.320
  • I didn't stand up.
  • 00:16:01.320 --> 00:16:02.321
  • Rush limbaugh said, i'm like, i didn't.
  • 00:16:02.321 --> 00:16:05.024
  • They say i don't.
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  • I had
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  • One at this, state of the union when the press mentioned it.
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  • You cyber
  • 00:16:10.029 --> 00:16:11.297
  • If you support americans over illegals, it's out of the hands.
  • 00:16:11.297 --> 00:16:14.333
  • So, it's a disconnect with the american people.
  • 00:16:14.333 --> 00:16:17.236
  • Hopefully they go all out
  • 00:16:17.236 --> 00:16:19.572
  • Looking down the road.
  • 00:16:20.039 --> 00:16:21.174
  • I'm curious
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  • What you think
  • 00:16:21.908 --> 00:16:22.608
  • Might come out of the democrats
  • 00:16:22.608 --> 00:16:23.576
  • Strategy of running on grievance and anger.
  • 00:16:23.576 --> 00:16:26.879
  • If it's a 2028 strategy, maybe they should keep in mind
  • 00:16:26.879 --> 00:16:30.316
  • That trump can't run again
  • 00:16:30.316 --> 00:16:31.784
  • And their party poll numbers, they're at an all time low.
  • 00:16:31.784 --> 00:16:35.088
  • They're certainly lining up for 2028.
  • 00:16:35.088 --> 00:16:36.923
  • But outside of selling books and posing for the cameras,
  • 00:16:36.923 --> 00:16:40.126
  • Will they be able to shake off their trend towards socialism?
  • 00:16:40.126 --> 00:16:43.496
  • No, because they don't believe it.
  • 00:16:44.230 --> 00:16:46.232
  • That they really think government ought to operate,
  • 00:16:46.232 --> 00:16:49.135
  • Grocery stores, gas stations,
  • 00:16:49.135 --> 00:16:51.070
  • And that it should be no charges.
  • 00:16:51.070 --> 00:16:52.772
  • I mean, that's how they are made.
  • 00:16:52.772 --> 00:16:54.640
  • Rashida tlaib was was doing the hockey team came out.
  • 00:16:54.640 --> 00:16:58.044
  • If you watched her mouth, she was she was a barber in kkk.
  • 00:16:58.044 --> 00:17:02.615
  • This is from a hockey team that made this country so proud.
  • 00:17:02.615 --> 00:17:06.252
  • And, omar screaming out the whole time,
  • 00:17:06.252 --> 00:17:08.754
  • I mean, is this a party that has lost its way?
  • 00:17:08.754 --> 00:17:12.525
  • And the only thing they understand
  • 00:17:12.525 --> 00:17:14.994
  • Is not given given under the gavel to to power.
  • 00:17:14.994 --> 00:17:18.564
  • If they if they get the gavel, it's gonna be miserable.
  • 00:17:18.564 --> 00:17:21.667
  • And we cannot let that happen. we just can't.
  • 00:17:21.667 --> 00:17:24.604
  • We gotta get people, good people to run for office.
  • 00:17:24.604 --> 00:17:26.839
  • We don't want to game the system
  • 00:17:26.839 --> 00:17:30.209
  • Do you think the people are paying close enough attention
  • 00:17:30.209 --> 00:17:32.345
  • That they can see through the clutter
  • 00:17:32.345 --> 00:17:34.013
  • Of the media to recognize what's really happening?
  • 00:17:34.013 --> 00:17:38.151
  • You know, i hope they do.
  • 00:17:38.718 --> 00:17:39.652
  • Mal and i, you know, it's a, they get a
  • 00:17:39.652 --> 00:17:42.555
  • When i go through the airport and see the what's on the tv.
  • 00:17:42.555 --> 00:17:46.626
  • It's not good.
  • 00:17:46.626 --> 00:17:47.627
  • I mean, you think cnn is going to say
  • 00:17:47.627 --> 00:17:49.495
  • You need to, like, good about donald trump? no.
  • 00:17:49.495 --> 00:17:52.064
  • And the other stations as well.
  • 00:17:52.064 --> 00:17:53.599
  • But, the news boxes and the fox news and, and others are voice.
  • 00:17:53.599 --> 00:17:59.071
  • It's just they have more outlets than we do right now.
  • 00:17:59.071 --> 00:18:02.808
  • That's why it's up to each one of us to take
  • 00:18:02.808 --> 00:18:04.944
  • To the airwaves, do interviews like this and others and
  • 00:18:04.944 --> 00:18:09.148
  • And saying the good things about america,
  • 00:18:09.148 --> 00:18:10.950
  • Saying the good things about what's happened to donald trump.
  • 00:18:10.950 --> 00:18:14.086
  • And it's ironic, obviously, files
  • 00:18:14.086 --> 00:18:16.656
  • The democrats are focusing on that try to tie
  • 00:18:16.656 --> 00:18:19.392
  • Using all of their profit,
  • 00:18:19.392 --> 00:18:22.428
  • Republicans, namely trump, into it is security.
  • 00:18:22.428 --> 00:18:26.499
  • Well, congressman norman, thank you for your leadership.
  • 00:18:27.600 --> 00:18:30.136
  • And thank you for spending a bit of time with us today.
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  • I hope to see you again soon.
  • 00:18:32.405 --> 00:18:34.373
  • Always a pleasure. thank you.
  • 00:18:34.373 --> 00:18:36.609
  • And in a moment, your emails.
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  • I'll respond to them as best i can.
  • 00:18:38.177 --> 00:18:47.001
  • I'll respond to them as best i can.
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  • Thank you for spending a few minutes of your day with us.
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  • Thanks for your emails al from texas wrote.
  • 00:19:08.508 --> 00:19:11.178
  • Thank you for hosting wayne allen root.
  • 00:19:11.178 --> 00:19:13.146
  • I agree that the president and the media must reeducate
  • 00:19:13.146 --> 00:19:16.617
  • Main street americans in how the economy actually works.
  • 00:19:16.617 --> 00:19:19.987
  • Partizan mudslinging or grandstanding plays
  • 00:19:19.987 --> 00:19:22.556
  • Well with the base,
  • 00:19:22.556 --> 00:19:23.690
  • But doesn't reach the hearts
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  • And minds of our neighbors
  • 00:19:24.825 --> 00:19:25.826
  • Who are desperately starving for truth.
  • 00:19:25.826 --> 00:19:28.662
  • Well, i agree,
  • 00:19:28.662 --> 00:19:29.763
  • But i think in the absence of the media changing,
  • 00:19:29.763 --> 00:19:31.932
  • We've got to start to use our voices.
  • 00:19:31.932 --> 00:19:33.967
  • Every one of us has a sphere of influence.
  • 00:19:33.967 --> 00:19:36.103
  • Let's talk to our friends and family members, our coworkers.
  • 00:19:36.103 --> 00:19:39.439
  • Let's use our common sense to see if we can make that
  • 00:19:39.439 --> 00:19:42.075
  • More common.
  • 00:19:42.075 --> 00:19:43.977
  • A viewer on youtube
  • 00:19:44.444 --> 00:19:45.746
  • Noted, the value of life has come to an all time low.
  • 00:19:45.746 --> 00:19:49.416
  • As christians,
  • 00:19:49.750 --> 00:19:50.917
  • We all know where this comes from, where morals decay.
  • 00:19:50.917 --> 00:19:53.387
  • A nation is easily taken.
  • 00:19:53.387 --> 00:19:55.555
  • There's a reason why america was looked
  • 00:19:55.555 --> 00:19:57.391
  • At as a strong and prosperous country,
  • 00:19:57.391 --> 00:19:59.860
  • Because it was founded on in god we trust.
  • 00:19:59.860 --> 00:20:03.363
  • We've been hated by the world.
  • 00:20:03.363 --> 00:20:04.665
  • There's an urgency in our world
  • 00:20:04.665 --> 00:20:06.133
  • Today to know jesus christ as their lord and savior.
  • 00:20:06.133 --> 00:20:09.336
  • Let's be bold in preaching the gospel as we are called to do.
  • 00:20:09.336 --> 00:20:12.906
  • Well, i think you are on to the right outcome
  • 00:20:13.840 --> 00:20:16.176
  • At the end of the day.
  • 00:20:16.176 --> 00:20:17.144
  • We have to have a hard change
  • 00:20:17.144 --> 00:20:19.012
  • Before we can have meaningful political change.
  • 00:20:19.012 --> 00:20:22.082
  • The great problems
  • 00:20:22.082 --> 00:20:23.050
  • That we face as a nation, i don't believe,
  • 00:20:23.050 --> 00:20:24.718
  • Are political at the core.
  • 00:20:24.718 --> 00:20:26.920
  • I believe their spiritual.
  • 00:20:26.920 --> 00:20:28.322
  • So as we are willing to be changed from the inside out.
  • 00:20:28.322 --> 00:20:31.658
  • Our nation will be changed as well.
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  • Thanks for the reminder.
  • 00:20:33.894 --> 00:20:35.629
  • Linda in
  • 00:20:35.896 --> 00:20:36.730
  • Louisville, kentucky said enough.
  • 00:20:36.730 --> 00:20:39.800
  • I believe the only way we're ever going
  • 00:20:39.800 --> 00:20:41.368
  • To get our country back to being what god intended is
  • 00:20:41.368 --> 00:20:44.538
  • To have term limits on all congress members.
  • 00:20:44.538 --> 00:20:47.874
  • If the president can only have
  • 00:20:47.874 --> 00:20:49.309
  • Two terms, no one should have more.
  • 00:20:49.309 --> 00:20:51.978
  • No more lifetime politicians.
  • 00:20:51.978 --> 00:20:54.848
  • Every politician who gets elected
  • 00:20:54.848 --> 00:20:56.450
  • Must submit their net worth, including the spouse.
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  • And at the end of two terms, their net worth cannot be more
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  • Than double their beginning net worth.
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  • Anything over?
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  • Double what we put on the national debt.
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  • That will stop all the stealing of our tax money.
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  • Hopefully, we'll get people in office
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  • That really love our country and want to help,
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  • Not the greedy, self-serving ones we have now.
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  • Well, linda, you may be on to something.
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  • Good luck getting that approved by congress.
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  • But we can start with our prayers
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  • And just see if god will look upon us with mercy.
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  • You know, sometimes it's easy to get caught in the doom loop.
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  • Then focus on all the negative
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  • And the bad things that are happening.
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  • When i look across our nation and so many things that are
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  • Turning in the right direction, god is moving in the earth.
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  • If you
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  • And will continue to choose
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  • To do the right things in our small spheres of influence.
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  • I believe we will see god meet us in that space.
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  • Thank you for spending a few moments with us
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  • And i pray you have a wonderful evening.
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