America First - Nicholas J. Fuentes - State of the Union Address | America First Ep. 1646

00:00:07.000 But as soon as people start playing games, I stop.

00:00:10.000 I stop playing games.

00:00:13.000 And at any moment, you just tell me, buddy.

00:00:38.000 If you run the ball of you, get a wood.

00:00:40.000 Keep it working.

00:01:04.000 Not my words, not my rules.

00:01:05.000 I just enforce them, alright.

00:01:07.000 They said, Trust no man, put your numbers.

00:01:20.000 They said trust to fans, but your mother's living.

00:01:31.000 Everybody dare to approach.

00:01:42.000 The farm bag said it kick you with the way to treat.

00:01:45.000 It was big, real sick.

00:01:47.000 Y'all wasn't giving shit.

00:01:49.000 It was pretty sick, full tight.

00:02:02.000 On the way, cause it's ain't been cracked.

00:02:10.000 first, bitch. 1.00

00:02:23.000 We'll be right back.

00:02:32.000 Don't wanna pull you.

00:02:33.000 If you run the ball of you, get a wood.

00:02:36.000 Keep working.

00:02:46.000 Pray before you go to be everyday my home.

00:02:59.000 Not my words, not my rules.

00:03:00.000 I just enforce them, alright?

00:03:02.000 They said, trust to me, put your numbers and never leave your day walls in the car.

00:03:12.000 I'm gonna say, trust no hope.

00:03:14.000 Use a water.

00:03:15.000 They said trust to me, put your mother slipping.

00:03:21.000 Black dogs not everyone.

00:03:24.000 Everyone swarming, not everybody dared to roll.

00:03:28.000 Hey, your mama ain't cheap, ready to get shit. 1.00

00:03:31.000 And I've been making games with before the style kick.

00:03:34.000 They were kicked out the city, you and I was just a chick.

00:03:37.000 The bar banks had to kick you with the way to treat. 0.78

00:03:40.000 It was big, real sick.

00:03:42.000 Y'all wasn't giving shit.

00:03:44.000 It was pretty sick, full-time with some campsites.

00:03:50.000 Only dropped jewels way before that y'all jumped up.

00:05:06.000 Jesus is the way and the life and the king of Israel.

00:05:12.000 We just lead with love.

00:05:16.000 We're really at a crossroads here.

00:05:18.000 Look around you.

00:05:20.000 It's drag queens in schools. 1.00

00:05:22.000 It's 18-year-olds joining OnlyFans.

00:05:24.000 It's the filth on TikTok.

00:05:26.000 It's this country not having a border.

00:05:28.000 It's the idea that our kids and we, this generation, are never going to own anything.

00:05:35.000 Think about it.

00:05:36.000 Never making an income to support a family.

00:05:38.000 Never being able to have a family.

00:05:41.000 People being corrupted before you're even a teenager by things on their phone.

00:05:47.000 Sick addiction to technology.

00:05:50.000 The future is so bleak, but that has changed the calculation.

00:05:58.000 God is using me.

00:05:59.000 He's breaking me down.

00:06:01.000 Removing all of the, you know, riches person, all of this, so I can serve him.

00:06:07.000 I think they've been extremely unfair to you.

00:06:09.000 Who is they, though?

00:06:10.000 We can't tell you they is.

00:06:14.000 There is no future if we do nothing now.

00:06:17.000 There is nothing to lose.

00:06:19.000 People that are scrambling, trying to protect their ever-shrinking share of what they have are foolish.

00:06:27.000 It's all going.

00:06:28.000 It's all going away.

00:06:30.000 This country is being ripped apart and raped and looted.

00:06:34.000 We're being slowly poisoned and in some cases quickly murdered and assassinated.

00:06:41.000 And we're killing ourselves every day.

00:06:43.000 Inadvertently, with the kinds of things that we eat and breathe and drink and see.

00:06:48.000 People have got to start to radically begin to obey their conscience and tell the truth and do the right thing.

00:06:56.000 People have got to start to get courageous.

00:06:59.000 And this is the time for everybody to turn and look to God and to pray and to ask for strength and to ask for wisdom to get through this time and to transform and sanctify this country.

00:07:13.000 And the alternative is that there will be no country.

00:07:17.000 Is it really only as big as low gas prices?

00:07:21.000 Is it really only so big as bringing inflation and gas prices and the corporate tax rate back down?

00:07:27.000 It's not about waiting for someone to come in and change the policy and make it better.

00:07:31.000 It's a personal decision that we all have to make to become soldiers of Christ.

00:08:16.000 Would you look at the time?

00:08:19.000 Would you look at the time?

00:08:20.000 The broken block is right again.

00:08:24.000 Would you look at the time?

00:08:26.000 Print your apology form.

00:08:29.000 I told you so.

00:08:36.000 When I get home, I want you.

00:08:41.000 Hello, I got places to be Good evening everybody You're watching America First.

00:08:51.000 My name is Nicholas J. Quentis.

00:08:52.000 Have a great show for you tonight.

00:09:28.000 No one's allowed to say that the blood is a quintessential part of this, that the blood of our people is something that is essential.

00:09:36.000 That we are different.

00:09:38.000 that america was different because we are different palantir is an ai data analytics company

00:10:02.000 They use artificial intelligence to look at vast amounts of data and create insights.

00:10:09.000 If the government has an amount of data which is kind of unimaginable, if you've got every phone call, every email, every transaction, every photograph of a license plate on the highway, satellite data, it's too much data for a bureaucracy to sift through.

00:10:26.000 Palantir comes in and interprets the data using algorithms, using artificial intelligence, using software to make vast amounts of data usable.

00:10:35.000 That's what they are.

00:10:37.000 And so many of the people that worked with Elon that came into the government through Doge worked with Palantir.

00:10:43.000 Now that Doge is finished, Palantir seems to be just getting started.

00:10:48.000 Thank you so much, everybody.

00:11:03.000 Can I just say, are you trusting me?

00:11:06.000 Yes.

00:11:28.000 I'm party.

00:11:29.000 Seems to my eyes all day.

00:11:55.000 I want nothing, but I'm running out of patience.

00:11:57.000 You tell me I can shut it in the face.

00:12:00.000 When I get home, I want you.

00:12:05.000 Hello, I got places to be Good evening, everybody You're watching America First.

00:12:15.000 My name is Nicholas J. Quentin.

00:12:16.000 Have a great show for you tonight.

00:12:34.000 You got that back, that's a dunno bump.

00:12:39.000 You got that back, that's a bump.

00:12:42.000 You got that back, that's a like a bunch of fun.

00:12:48.000 Are you winning, son?

00:13:40.000 You're a boy that I'm hot.

00:13:42.000 There's someone that you're unto.

00:13:45.000 It broke somebody's.

00:13:47.000 But you're fluffin' all over, cause I'm you should I'm on to.

00:13:50.000 Before shit, I'm bang up.

00:13:52.000 You're band off.

00:13:58.000 From this day forward, keep going to me only.

00:14:03.000 America first.

00:14:05.000 America first.

00:14:10.000 Good evening, everybody.

00:14:11.000 You're watching America First.

00:14:13.000 My name is Nicholas J. Fuentes.

00:14:14.000 We have a great show for you tonight.

00:14:16.000 Very excited to be back here with you tonight on Wednesday.

00:14:20.000 We have a lot to talk about tonight.

00:14:22.000 lots to get into.

00:14:23.000 Big show.

00:14:28.000 The Jews. 0.64

00:15:25.000 And who's going to deliver it?

00:15:27.000 JD Vance?

00:15:30.000 If they revealed birthright citizenship, his wife wouldn't be a citizen anymore.

00:15:38.000 I've known no other country.

00:15:40.000 This is my home.

00:16:10.000 America first is inevitable. 0.69

00:16:12.000 It's unstoppable.

00:16:18.000 And the reason why is because it's not good to shift to big businesses.

00:16:28.000 It's not good to shift for Israel. 0.97

00:16:32.000 It's not it's heading.

00:16:37.000 How you put your muscle favor on your side.

00:16:40.000 And said to me, I reply.

00:16:44.000 Try to look at me, but not just bad.

00:16:47.000 I'm a bad, that's all God.

00:16:50.000 Like I'm credits in the dark.

00:16:57.000 And I'm on my buttons like the phone of yard.

00:17:00.000 You can simply get your finger on a beat.

00:17:04.000 Went from one and four to one and three.

00:17:06.000 Thirty people in the cattle and it just be a new commander and a chief. 1.00

00:17:13.000 Definitely I fear and never when you can move the fear above God you create fear above everything else You're talking to somebody right now that only fears God victory, bro This is a Christian nation.

00:17:41.000 This is the mirror.

00:18:33.000 I go home, just for God.

00:19:03.000 We brainwashed out here, bro.

00:19:06.000 It's the free man talking.

00:19:06.000 Come on, man.

00:21:33.000 And I just say, are you trusting me in the atmosphere?

00:22:35.000 Hello, I got places to be Good evening everybody You're watching America First.

00:22:44.000 My name is Nicholas J. Fuentes.

00:22:46.000 Have a great show for you tonight.

00:23:03.000 You got that back, bad, it's a dunno.

00:23:09.000 You got that back, but you got that back, that's a lack of bump.

00:24:00.000 My love has got no money, he's got his strong beliefs.

00:24:04.000 My love has got no power, he's got his strong beliefs.

00:24:07.000 My love has got no failing, he's got his strong beliefs.

00:24:11.000 My love has got no money, he's got his strong beliefs.

00:24:15.000 Want more and more.

00:24:18.000 People just want more and more freedom and love.

00:24:22.000 What he's looking for, want more and more.

00:24:25.000 People just want more and more freedom and love.

00:24:30.000 What he's looking for.

00:24:31.000 Freed from desire.

00:24:33.000 Mind and senses purify, freed from desire.

00:24:37.000 Mind and senses purified, freed from desire.

00:24:53.000 If we don't have freedom on the Internet in the age of AI, we are going to be mind raped every day forever.

00:25:01.000 Think about anything you've ever said or done in the vicinity of your phone's camera or microphone, everything you've ever put into your phone, and even things that are not necessarily so scandalous, but even things like your favorite restaurants, your geolocation, because your phone also has a GPS.

00:25:18.000 They know where you are at all times.

00:25:20.000 They know where you go and when.

00:25:22.000 They know what you buy.

00:25:23.000 They have access to your bank account.

00:25:25.000 AI will literally know everything about you.

00:25:29.000 Everyone you know, your relationship to them, your tastes, your preferences, your habits, your whereabouts, your routines, your schedule, when you asleep.

00:25:39.000 They know how much REM sleep you're getting.

00:25:41.000 They know your resting heart rate.

00:25:43.000 They know how many calories you consume.

00:25:45.000 Think about the ways that they can manipulate you.

00:25:48.000 You have a computer in your refrigerator, computer in your car, computer in your home security system, computer in your everything, computer in your clothes, your watch, your glasses, your VR headset, your alarm clock.

00:26:00.000 You have a smart home, economy of things.

00:26:02.000 It's like total, like, rape of everybody by the system forever.

00:26:19.000 My life is like a first-person video game, you know?

00:26:22.000 This is like, this is my primary.

00:26:25.000 This is me like walking, walking down the hall.

00:26:28.000 This is my primary weapon.

00:26:30.000 Press circle to interact.

00:26:34.000 Press circle to interact with this item.

00:26:40.000 At the end of the day, here's the question: Is it worth it to save the country?

00:26:45.000 Does the country matter?

00:26:48.000 Is it worth it to preserve our civilization?

00:26:52.000 Is it worth it to preserve our religion?

00:26:55.000 Maybe bigger than that, is the truth worth it?

00:26:58.000 What is the truth worth to you?

00:27:01.000 What is telling the truth worth to you?

00:27:04.000 Is it worth something, nothing?

00:27:06.000 What are you willing to give to tell the truth?

00:27:13.000 All you need is Jesus.

00:27:15.000 All you need is prayer.

00:27:18.000 These material appetites, they will never be satisfied.

00:27:23.000 And even if they are, it'll never be an adequate substitute for communion with our Holy Father, with somebody, with the author of the world.

00:27:32.000 And every mother and father understands the love for a child.

00:27:36.000 And that is how we were made.

00:27:39.000 We were designed that way.

00:27:42.000 Because through that experience, we could understand by analogy God's love for us.

00:27:47.000 It says in Revelation that God will wipe away every tear.

00:27:51.000 And that's like, to me, it makes me want to cry when I read that.

00:27:56.000 People experience these things in their lives.

00:27:59.000 We've all been there where you feel like the whole world's against you, the walls are closing in.

00:28:04.000 And you read something like that that says that God, like our Father, our Creator, is going to wipe your tears off your face.

00:28:15.000 Christianity is love.

00:28:17.000 Our God is love.

00:28:40.000 Holocaust denier named Nick Quentes.

00:28:42.000 Nick Fuente.

00:28:44.000 Nick Fuente.

00:28:45.000 Jesus!

00:28:48.000 Jesus Christ was our past. 0.98

00:28:50.000 Jesus Christ is our present now.

00:28:53.000 And Jesus Christ is our future after we die.

00:28:58.000 This century to be the most Christian century in the history of planet Earth. 1.00

00:32:34.000 I'm supposed to be here.

00:32:36.000 I want the shots of my shoulders on to a child.

00:32:47.000 My voice says nothing when I scream up for help.

00:32:53.000 Stretch my hair, blow my cup just cause I When I get home,

00:33:19.000 I've got places to be watching America First.

00:33:33.000 My name is Nicholas Jay Flentches.

00:33:34.000 Have a great show for you tonight.

00:33:53.000 It's a kind of bump.

00:33:57.000 You got that back, that's the bump.

00:34:00.000 You got that back, that's a like a bump.

00:34:09.000 They believed a lion could be brought to heal.

00:34:13.000 They have total control.

00:34:16.000 That a lion could from his courage be pride over every single thing that the lion himself would learn to kneel.

00:34:26.000 They pull the strings.

00:34:28.000 That the lion would not care, even if his line died.

00:34:33.000 Things have to change.

00:34:36.000 That the lion himself would accept such a deal.

00:34:40.000 And they have to change right now.

00:34:44.000 In the end, it was only to themselves they had lied, lied, lied.

00:34:50.000 I am your voice for this

00:35:44.000 country forever.

00:35:46.000 When will it end?

00:35:48.000 When will any leader put their foot down and reassert American sovereignty?

00:35:52.000 Do we run the world or does Israel? 0.98

00:35:55.000 Do we even run our own country?

00:35:57.000 Do we control our own military?

00:35:59.000 Do we control our own government or does Israel? 0.69

00:36:06.000 When I get home, I want you.

00:36:12.000 I'm not supposed to be here tonight.

00:36:14.000 I'm supposed to be here.

00:36:16.000 I want that shot of myself onto a job that I have.

00:36:27.000 My voice says nothing when I scream off our head.

00:36:33.000 I stretch my hand on my car just cause I know When I get home,

00:36:59.000 I want you Hello, I got places to be watching America First, my name is Nicholas Jay Fuentes.

00:37:14.000 We have a great show for you tonight, that's a like a bump, you got that back, that's a like a bump, you got that back, it's a kind of bumpin' deal, you got that hat back, that's a like a bump, you got that hat bump, that's a like a bump,

00:37:44.000 It's a kind of bump.

00:37:49.000 They believed a lion could be brought to heal.

00:37:53.000 They have total control That a lion could, from his courage, be pride Over every single thing, that the lion himself would learn to kneel.

00:38:06.000 They pull the strings that a lion would not care, even if his lion died.

00:38:13.000 Things have to change that the lion himself would accept such a deal And they have to change right now.

00:38:24.000 In the end It was only to themselves they had lied.

00:39:28.000 whoop diddy whoop scoop poop poop scoop diddy whoop whoop diddy scoop whoop diddy scoop My love has got no money.

00:39:35.000 He's got his strong beliefs.

00:39:37.000 My love has got no power.

00:39:39.000 He's got his strong beliefs.

00:39:41.000 My love has got no fame.

00:39:43.000 He's got his strong beliefs.

00:39:45.000 My love has got no money.

00:39:47.000 He's got his strong beliefs.

00:39:49.000 Want more and more.

00:39:51.000 People just want more and more freedom and love.

00:39:55.000 What he's looking for want more and more.

00:39:59.000 People just want more and more freedom and love.

00:40:03.000 What he's looking for, Freed from desire, Mind and senses purify, freed from desire.

00:40:11.000 Mind and senses purify, freed from desire, Mind and senses purify, freed from desire, Is something involved where we have to forgive them.

00:40:25.000 We do have to forgive them for their ignorance.

00:40:28.000 We do have to forgive them for their misunderstanding.

00:40:31.000 And we have to embrace them and say, better late than never.

00:40:35.000 Welcome to the right side of history.

00:40:37.000 Welcome to our massive vision, our massive and ambitious vision for how we want the world to be.

00:41:17.000 Hello.

00:41:17.000 Got places to be Good evening, everybody You're watching America First.

00:41:26.000 My name is Nicholas J. Quentis.

00:41:28.000 Have a great show for you tonight.

00:41:46.000 It's a kind of fun.

00:41:51.000 You got that back.

00:41:52.000 That's the bump.

00:41:53.000 You got that backpack.

00:41:55.000 That's what I can.

00:42:00.000 Listen to the cure, I listen to the cure.

00:42:03.000 Listen to the cure.

00:42:05.000 And then I cry.

00:42:19.000 All the things you said.

00:42:19.000 All the things you're saying.

00:42:20.000 Running through my head.

00:42:21.000 Running through my head.

00:42:22.000 All the things you're sad.

00:42:23.000 All the things I'm trying to find.

00:42:27.000 I'm in.

00:42:30.000 All the things you're saying, all the things you're saying.

00:42:32.000 All the things you said, all the things you're sad.

00:42:34.000 All the things you're sad, all the things you're sad, all the things you're sad.

00:42:49.000 When can we expect a real victory?

00:42:52.000 And who's going to deliver it?

00:42:54.000 JD Vance?

00:42:57.000 If they revealed birthright citizenship, his wife wouldn't be a citizen anymore.

00:43:05.000 I know no other person.

00:43:08.000 This is my...

00:43:43.000 You keep all the movement cause you have no motion.

00:44:33.000 But as soon as people start playing games, I stop.

00:44:36.000 I stopped playing games.

00:44:38.000 And at any moment.

00:44:57.000 Stop the track.

00:45:00.000 See, Ricky said, Time to party.

00:45:02.000 Don't wanna pull you.

00:45:06.000 Okay, slide.

00:45:08.000 Keep the code and sac your pussy don't have it back with crushes. 1.00

00:45:11.000 This thing was a big...

00:45:31.000 I just enforce them, alright?

00:45:49.000 To believe your day balls in the car.

00:45:54.000 And everybody's swarming out.

00:45:56.000 Everybody tears.

00:45:58.000 And your drama ain't cheap.

00:46:21.000 Only dropped news when we flow that y'all shut up.

00:46:24.000 First, get open.

00:46:26.000 Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo.

00:46:32.000 It's going to be only America first. 0.99

00:46:37.000 America first.

00:46:45.000 Once again

00:47:05.000 Good evening,

00:50:20.000 everybody.

00:50:21.000 You're watching America First.

00:50:22.000 My name is Nicholas Jay Fuentes.

00:50:24.000 We have a great show for you tonight.

00:50:25.000 Very excited to be back here with you tonight on Tuesday.

00:50:30.000 We have a lot to talk about tonight, lots to get into.

00:50:33.000 We're going to be watching the State of the Union address, which is supposed to start in about a half hour.

00:50:40.000 So it's good to be with you.

00:50:42.000 We're probably just going to transition very quickly.

00:50:45.000 We'll turn on the live stream.

00:50:47.000 We'll get it going.

00:50:48.000 It's going to be a good night.

00:50:50.000 I have to tell you, though, I'm not really excited.

00:50:52.000 This is going to be, they're saying, the longest State of the Union address in history.

00:51:00.000 Great.

00:51:02.000 Awesome.

00:51:03.000 And that's good news.

00:51:05.000 I'm excited for that.

00:51:06.000 They say that it could be two, maybe three hours.

00:51:12.000 Okay.

00:51:13.000 Can you imagine this, a three-hour Trump speech in 2026?

00:51:19.000 What could possibly fill three hours of good news about the administration?

00:51:25.000 I don't know how they're going to do it.

00:51:27.000 I don't know how they're going to fill up the time.

00:51:30.000 But that's going to be our show.

00:51:31.000 we're going to get locked in here in just a moment.

00:51:33.000 Like I said, the speech is scheduled to start at eight o'clock central.

00:51:38.000 So that's in just under a half hour.

00:51:40.000 So we're going to start watching that very soon.

00:51:43.000 But it's going to be a lot of fun.

00:51:44.000 I'll be here.

00:51:45.000 We're going to experience it together.

00:51:48.000 We're going to enjoy all of this, suffer through it together.

00:51:53.000 I'll be buckled up, strapped in for the whole thing.

00:51:58.000 And I'm really looking forward to it.

00:51:59.000 Before we get into it, though, before we start the live coverage, I do just want to remind you to smash the follow button on, rumble, smash the like button, leave a comment, let me know what you think about the show.

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00:52:42.000 Okay, with that out of the way, we're going to move on here.

00:52:44.000 We're going to get it going.

00:52:46.000 I'm going to get my headset in, and we're going to tune in live.

00:52:50.000 And I think tonight we're going to be watching the C-SPAN live stream.

00:52:56.000 You know what's funny?

00:52:57.000 They really gave us the blues.

00:52:59.000 Two years ago, we live streamed the RNC during the election.

00:53:05.000 And these guys got on our ass for like a year about copyright or intellectual property, whatever.

00:53:14.000 So we're going to, I think we're going to try C-SPAN.

00:53:16.000 I think it's fine because it's a government speech.

00:53:19.000 So I don't think they own the rights to it.

00:53:21.000 But we're going to switch over now.

00:53:23.000 We're going to get set up and we'll start our live coverage.

00:53:26.000 Senate and fun.

00:53:27.000 Thank you, sir, for calling in.

00:53:29.000 Let's hear from Campbell.

00:53:30.000 And it looks like we're not even close here.

00:53:33.000 Here we go.

00:53:36.000 Okay, so here it is.

00:53:37.000 This is the Capitol building.

00:53:39.000 People are getting ready to go.

00:53:41.000 Like I said, starts in about a half hour.

00:53:45.000 And they're saying, like I said, it's going to be two, three hours tonight.

00:53:50.000 That would make it the longest State of the Union speech in history.

00:53:54.000 And I got to be honest, the entire point of the State of the Union address is to shill the administration, as you know.

00:54:03.000 It is to shill all of the good news, talking points.

00:54:06.000 It's effectively a stump speech.

00:54:08.000 That's what it is.

00:54:10.000 I just don't know how you fill up two to three hours with things the administration is doing.

00:54:16.000 Of course, Trump will do it, and it'll be a lot of fluff.

00:54:20.000 And we'll try to fact check it as much as possible in real time.

00:54:24.000 But from where I'm sitting, I look at the RNC party platform from two years ago.

00:54:29.000 I look at the Trump campaign promises.

00:54:32.000 There's really nothing there.

00:54:34.000 There's not a lot to show for it after just a year.

00:54:37.000 And this is going to be a very important speech tonight because we are headed into the midterms in just about eight months, just a little bit over eight months, actually.

00:54:48.000 And as you know, the Democrats are projected to take over the House, maybe even the Senate.

00:54:54.000 Not likely they'll take the Senate, but it's actually becoming increasingly likely that they'll win the House.

00:54:59.000 If you look at the odds on polymarket, they're actually up.

00:55:03.000 They were at 83% for most of the year so far.

00:55:06.000 Now they're up to 85%.

00:55:09.000 So somehow, and that was already a pretty significant advantage.

00:55:12.000 That was a pretty significant lead.

00:55:14.000 It's actually going up.

00:55:16.000 So this is a pivotal moment in the Trump administration.

00:55:20.000 He's going to have to make the case getting into primary season, getting into the midterms about his record in the hopes that maybe he could get it back on track.

00:55:31.000 And that's twofold.

00:55:32.000 Either he can get his administration back on track, salvage the approval rating, regain some of the initiative for his agenda, try and finish strong here.

00:55:43.000 And you do that for its own purpose.

00:55:45.000 You do that.

00:55:46.000 There's a value in and of itself.

00:55:48.000 But the other reason, of course, is you then have to go out and make the case in the general election, in the midterms, so that you can salvage Congress.

00:55:58.000 And if you can't salvage Congress, then you have a really difficult time, as we've talked about on this show, actually for years now, in the final two years of his second term.

00:56:09.000 What's going to happen when the Democrats take the House, which is a certainty at this point, all but inevitable, is that you are going to have throughout 2027 and 2028, it's going to be subpoenas, depositions, investigations.

00:56:24.000 Surely there will be at least one impeachment.

00:56:26.000 I think there'll probably be multiple.

00:56:29.000 There will be articles of impeachment against not just Trump, but maybe other members of the cabinet too.

00:56:34.000 And that goes with the oversight power of the House.

00:56:38.000 Democrats take the House and they don't just create gridlock in the legislature and shut down any major legislation and things like that, but they also exercise the oversight power and that's going to be the real problem.

00:56:52.000 Convening subcommittees, subpoena, compelling the release of documents, forcing deposition, deposing government officials.

00:57:01.000 And with that oversight power, they then can get the evidence they need, get the paperwork for articles of impeachment.

00:57:09.000 And a lot of people don't realize, again, it's not just against Trump.

00:57:12.000 It could be against Vance, who's pictured here.

00:57:15.000 He's coming into the Capitol building.

00:57:18.000 It could be against Pete Hegseth, who had a major scandal last year around this time.

00:57:23.000 SignalGate could be against Christy Noam if she's still in the job. 0.99

00:57:27.000 There's a lot of corruption in Homeland Security over these border wall contracts not being widely reported.

00:57:34.000 A lot of corruption about a lot of the appropriations and the acquisitions processes in some of these bigger departments and agencies.

00:57:42.000 So you're staring down the barrel of the gun here.

00:57:45.000 It's not just about losing the House and you shut down the agenda.

00:57:48.000 It's also about shutting down the executive branch.

00:57:51.000 And then, of course, that is going to flood into 2028.

00:57:56.000 And it's going to affect that presidential primary, which will certainly start early in 2027 and then bleed into 28.

00:58:04.000 So it's really a lot is on the line here.

00:58:06.000 2026 is a pivotal year.

00:58:08.000 I am very pessimistic about the whole thing.

00:58:12.000 I think Trump has basically blown it.

00:58:14.000 And I think we're already out of time.

00:58:16.000 And you know that.

00:58:17.000 If you watch my show, if you tune in regularly, if you see the clips, you know my feelings on this.

00:58:23.000 I think we've already blown it.

00:58:25.000 It's already over.

00:58:27.000 We had really, realistically, really one year, maybe a year and a half at most.

00:58:34.000 You had January 20th until right about now, and maybe a few more months until the summer, which is when all the primaries are finished, right around July.

00:58:45.000 You have realistically until now, at the earliest, July at the latest, to get it together for that very reason.

00:58:53.000 I said it in 24.

00:58:55.000 I said it in 25.

00:58:56.000 If Trump gets in, he has to hit the ground running.

00:58:59.000 He needs a plan, needs to be organized.

00:59:02.000 He needs to know what he's doing.

00:59:05.000 Because if you don't have momentum going into 2026, if you don't have something to show for it, if you're figuring it out on the fly, if it is like it was in the first term, where you don't really have a solid agenda, where you don't know what you're doing, you're going to be caught with your pants around your ankles in 2026.

00:59:25.000 You're going to get utterly destroyed because the media, which is liberal and in the pocket of the Democrats, you're going to have them breathing down your neck.

00:59:33.000 You're going to have already you have the effect that the incumbent administration does poorly in the House and the midterms.

00:59:40.000 So you have these historic factors working against you.

00:59:43.000 And if you don't pull it out in the midterms, you're done.

00:59:46.000 You're just finished.

00:59:48.000 And if you couldn't get it done in the first year, you're definitely not going to get it done working uphill with a gridlock, with a divided government, with Democrats in the House, Republicans in the Senate.

01:00:00.000 It's not going to work.

01:00:01.000 So I said this a long time ago that you're going to know very early on whether the administration is going to succeed because you'll be able to tell in the first year if they did enough, if they have the stuff, if they have what it takes, if they have the right people, if they're doing the right things.

01:00:18.000 And if you don't have that, then forget it.

01:00:21.000 And that's exactly what took place.

01:00:24.000 Just like in the first term, they had all the wrong people.

01:00:27.000 They made all the wrong decisions.

01:00:30.000 And now here we are in February and we have really lost all the momentum.

01:00:34.000 And it's sort of interesting.

01:00:35.000 I've been saying this on the show a lot and I've been saying it even to my friends.

01:00:41.000 It's truly staggering when you think about where we were exactly a year ago.

01:00:47.000 Think about how much optimism there was for this administration in November of 2024.

01:00:54.000 Think about where you were on election night in 2024.

01:00:59.000 And think about those feelings, how excited everybody was, the exuberance.

01:01:05.000 And that was the mood.

01:01:06.000 It was exuberance.

01:01:08.000 Think about how you felt during the inauguration.

01:01:10.000 Think about when Elon Musk got up, I think at their victory rally and did the Roman salute, screaming and yelling, throwing his arms up.

01:01:20.000 Think about how you felt then about the prospects of this administration.

01:01:25.000 Think about how you feel now.

01:01:28.000 Okay.

01:01:29.000 A year ago, people were talking about building new cities and we were going to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours and the mass deportations start on day one and it's going to be different this time.

01:01:42.000 It's going to be a golden age, as they say.

01:01:45.000 And now we have crashed into the rocks.

01:01:51.000 The waves have broken on the shore of reality.

01:01:54.000 And where do we sit a year in?

01:01:56.000 Well, none of it happened.

01:01:58.000 Okay.

01:01:59.000 The Epstein thing has become an albatross and it's a totally unforced error.

01:02:04.000 Nobody to blame but themselves.

01:02:06.000 They promised it.

01:02:07.000 They botched it, covered it up, didn't work.

01:02:11.000 Now it's dragging them down with all the young people. 1.00

01:02:14.000 The mass deportations, total capitulation in Minneapolis.

01:02:18.000 They're winding it down.

01:02:20.000 People argue with this, but the deportations are not what were promised and they're not where they need to be and they're just not sufficient.

01:02:28.000 Border wall hasn't even been started.

01:02:30.000 Not only do you have a war in Ukraine, you got a war in Iran.

01:02:34.000 In the middle of this first state of the union, we have half of our air power in the Middle East.

01:02:40.000 Another squadron of F-22 Raptors landed in the United Kingdom.

01:02:44.000 You know what F-22 Raptors are for?

01:02:46.000 They're for shooting down other planes.

01:02:49.000 They're for air superiority.

01:02:51.000 They are there to shoot down Iran's air force. 0.95

01:02:53.000 And that is something that might be discussed tonight.

01:02:56.000 More on that in a moment.

01:02:58.000 But all these hopes and optimism, ending all the wars, the no war president, peace president.

01:03:05.000 Well, not only are we not done in Ukraine, and the Ukrainians launched an attack on a missile factory in Russia just this week.

01:03:13.000 You got another war in Iran.

01:03:15.000 We're bombing them.

01:03:17.000 And so it's just, this is a sampling.

01:03:19.000 You've heard it at this point.

01:03:20.000 This is a sampling.

01:03:21.000 The economy's not even doing good.

01:03:24.000 Growth is at 2%.

01:03:25.000 It's good, not great.

01:03:28.000 You know, the job market's not great.

01:03:31.000 It's basically frozen.

01:03:33.000 It's no fire, but no hire.

01:03:36.000 Nobody's, you know, nobody's losing their jobs, not tons of massive layoffs.

01:03:40.000 It's acute in certain industries, software, things that are being affected by the new technology, but nobody's getting hired.

01:03:46.000 People are suffering from underemployment.

01:03:49.000 You got a lot of problems, a lot of really bad indicators.

01:03:54.000 You have delinquencies on car loans, delinquencies on mortgages going up.

01:03:59.000 Prices have stabilized, but they're still high.

01:04:02.000 And wage growth isn't good.

01:04:03.000 So a lot, lot, a lot of problems.

01:04:07.000 And we're a year in.

01:04:08.000 So I don't know what he's going to say tonight, but I imagine it's going to be an attempt at a reset.

01:04:13.000 To Trump's credit, I think there is some effort inside the administration at resetting.

01:04:19.000 At least that's the big idea.

01:04:22.000 And you can kind of see some evidence of this.

01:04:25.000 At the beginning of 2026, I think there was a recognition that things are not going the way they needed to be going.

01:04:32.000 They just looked at the numbers.

01:04:33.000 They looked at the approval.

01:04:35.000 They looked at the generic ballot polling.

01:04:37.000 They looked at the odds for the midterms.

01:04:40.000 And I know that they're thinking about making a change.

01:04:42.000 And so there's some things that are going out there.

01:04:45.000 They're talking about eliminating DEI for air traffic controllers and pilots, which is fine.

01:04:51.000 And they're talking about changing the food pyramid.

01:04:54.000 And they're doing Trump RX, the pharmaceutical pricing.

01:04:59.000 You know, so there's some effort, there's some initiative to get some new policies out there.

01:05:05.000 They're trying to get it going.

01:05:07.000 But I think what you've seen already two months in is they just cannot overcome.

01:05:12.000 Unfortunately, I think it's just too late.

01:05:16.000 And so they're just getting beaten back by the tide, which is too powerful, by the media, by the Democrats, by the courts, the Supreme Court, which just handed down the decision striking down the tariffs, by the personnel, which doesn't even know what they're doing.

01:05:34.000 And I think it's just a little too late.

01:05:36.000 And, you know, the reason that I'm so pessimistic about all of it and why I was pessimistic from the jump in 2024 is because we saw all of this happen back in the first term.

01:05:48.000 We saw this whole story play out, which is that Trump is disorganized, incompetent, hires all the wrong people.

01:05:57.000 And the intentions are there.

01:05:59.000 I mean, I think the intentions are right.

01:06:01.000 Like he instinctually, he's pro-protection in terms of tariffs.

01:06:06.000 He's anti-war.

01:06:08.000 He's big on American power, but used in a restrained way and using all the tools at our disposal, using trade, using the economy, using diplomacy, using the deterrent force of the military.

01:06:21.000 The instincts are right.

01:06:23.000 Even as far as immigration is concerned, in the first term, he tried 100 different things to reel in H-1B visas, literally 100 things, and they tried to get the funding.

01:06:33.000 The intentions arguably are right, but that's really just not enough.

01:06:39.000 Unless paired with the right team and the right approach and a sustained long-term effort and focus, it's not enough.

01:06:49.000 And you saw that in the first term.

01:06:52.000 There was the energy.

01:06:53.000 There was the enthusiasm.

01:06:54.000 They had ideas, but they did not have the focus, did not have the personnel, did not have the organizational know-how.

01:07:02.000 And so things just slipped through the cracks.

01:07:05.000 And what happened?

01:07:06.000 This is the headline.

01:07:08.000 The story is of denial by delay.

01:07:12.000 You don't have all the time in the world and you don't have all the energy in the world.

01:07:17.000 And so the way that the permanent bureaucracy in Washington and the interests have beaten the MAGA agenda over the course of the first and the second term is they deny it by delaying it.

01:07:30.000 Procedural obstacles, court challenges, simply some people just drag their feet in the administration.

01:07:38.000 It just happens that way.

01:07:39.000 There was a story publicized recently, and it talked about how Trump asked for options to withdraw from Syria.

01:07:48.000 And the generals and the chief of staff in the meeting left the Oval Office and looked at each other and said, we're not going to do it.

01:07:55.000 We're going to pretend we never heard that.

01:07:59.000 And this is commonplace.

01:08:01.000 By the time that Trump figures out, it's not happening.

01:08:04.000 He's being lied to.

01:08:05.000 He's getting the wrong info.

01:08:07.000 Well, weeks have gone by, months have gone by.

01:08:09.000 They're focused on the next initiative.

01:08:12.000 And this is what happens.

01:08:14.000 So unless you have the energy and the vigor, unless you have the right personnel, unless you have that sustained effort, the organizational prowess, you are going to get beat.

01:08:27.000 And the way that I like to think about it is that Washington is like the casino.

01:08:33.000 And the casino, as you know, is a place where the House always wins.

01:08:38.000 That's how it's set up.

01:08:39.000 It's set up so that when the person comes in, they lose all their money.

01:08:43.000 Like it's a mathematical impossibility.

01:08:45.000 And that's basically the way Washington and government is set up.

01:08:49.000 If you want to beat the odds, if you want to beat the House, you need to come at it with a mathematical precision.

01:08:56.000 It has to be like a heist.

01:08:58.000 Everything has to be right.

01:09:00.000 Everything has to be precise.

01:09:02.000 There has to be planning.

01:09:03.000 There has to be effort.

01:09:05.000 You've got to play that long game.

01:09:07.000 If you don't have that capacity and Trump does not, you lose.

01:09:11.000 And this is what happens.

01:09:13.000 And I'll give you the perfect example of it.

01:09:16.000 Take the tariffs.

01:09:17.000 We didn't have a chance to cover the tariffs yet.

01:09:20.000 On Friday, the Supreme Court, they've been adjudicating this for a long time.

01:09:24.000 They finally struck down Trump's emergency tariffs, which he has invoked using this emergency economic law, the IEEPA.

01:09:34.000 And now, not only are all the tariffs canceled and null and void, but the government has to give a refund of $150 billion to all the firms that they collected the tariffs from.

01:09:48.000 This is a huge pain in the ass, huge problem.

01:09:52.000 The government now has to find not just $150 billion, but interest on the $150 billion.

01:09:58.000 They're going to be adjudicating that in the courts, how they pay it, who they pay it to, how much they owe.

01:10:06.000 And you want to know what's so disgusting about this?

01:10:10.000 Obviously, I disagree with the Supreme Court decision.

01:10:13.000 But this, like Epstein, like everything else, who do you blame for this?

01:10:20.000 It is an unforced error by Trump.

01:10:24.000 In Trump's first term, they considered using these emergency economic powers to levy the tariffs.

01:10:32.000 That was a consideration in the first term.

01:10:35.000 They ultimately decided against it because their trade representative, Robert Lighthiser, told them, if you use this law, they will get challenged and then struck down.

01:10:48.000 That was eight years ago.

01:10:50.000 Okay.

01:10:51.000 Eight years ago in the first term, they had the same conversation.

01:10:55.000 And Lighthizer, who's very good on trade, wrote a book about it.

01:11:00.000 He said to Trump, do not use the IEEPA.

01:11:04.000 It's going to get challenged.

01:11:05.000 It's going to get struck down.

01:11:06.000 They didn't use it.

01:11:08.000 Instead, they used a different provision, national security tariffs.

01:11:12.000 And that requires an investigation and more effort.

01:11:16.000 But those tariffs were never challenged.

01:11:18.000 Those tariffs remain in place to this day.

01:11:21.000 They had that same conversation last year about how they're going to do the tariffs.

01:11:27.000 And Trump said, we're going to roll the dice.

01:11:29.000 We're going to use the emergency powers.

01:11:32.000 We're just going to take the risk.

01:11:34.000 They have missed deadlines to investigate the national security tariffs.

01:11:40.000 They have a dozen ongoing investigations for the other tariffs.

01:11:44.000 They missed all the deadlines.

01:11:45.000 They blew it.

01:11:47.000 And it looks like they're making some introductions.

01:11:49.000 So we're going to transition over here.

01:11:51.000 We're going to start our coverage.

01:11:52.000 But point being, this is the story of the first term and the second term.

01:11:57.000 Trump is just not the guy.

01:12:01.000 You want to have radical change, which is required.

01:12:04.000 You need someone that is going to cut through government and the moneyed interests like a fucking sword.

01:12:10.000 Okay.

01:12:11.000 You need a Caesar.

01:12:12.000 You need someone that's going to suspend the normal business as usual.

01:12:17.000 You need someone that's going to break the back of the system.

01:12:21.000 You need someone that will cross the Rubicon.

01:12:23.000 Trump is not that guy.

01:12:24.000 Doesn't have it in him.

01:12:26.000 And that's why I didn't vote for him in 24, because it's a dangerous game to play.

01:12:30.000 You can't swim in the Rubicon.

01:12:32.000 You got to cross it and you got to march on Rome.

01:12:35.000 And Trump will never march.

01:12:37.000 But we're going to watch this speech with an open mind.

01:12:42.000 It looks like they're about to introduce the president.

01:12:45.000 They're bringing in some of the officials.

01:12:46.000 Sergeant at Arms is introducing them.

01:12:48.000 We're going to turn this on in a moment.

01:12:50.000 But like I said, we're going to watch this with an open mind.

01:12:54.000 We're going to be objective.

01:12:56.000 We're going to be fair.

01:12:57.000 You know my feelings about this.

01:12:59.000 You know my, I'm not optimistic about it.

01:13:02.000 But we're going to watch it with an open mind.

01:13:04.000 We're going to be fair.

01:13:05.000 We're going to be balanced.

01:13:07.000 And okay, let's see.

01:13:09.000 We'll turn on the volume.

01:13:10.000 We'll see what's happening here.

01:13:12.000 We got JD Vance, who I hate, and Mike Johnson.

01:13:16.000 Who I also hate money on anyone, it would be Justice Kavanaugh being amongst the people.

01:13:21.000 Okay.

01:13:22.000 Who are these people?

01:13:24.000 Did they seriously just hire the ugliest broads they could find? 1.00

01:13:28.000 Why is she on TV? 0.98

01:13:30.000 I think I was trying to think if he has to or if it's more of a transition.

01:13:34.000 That's very shallow and not nice, but seriously.

01:13:36.000 I think we will actually see all three of the justices that the president transgender from inception.

01:13:46.000 What's her name?

01:13:48.000 And listen to what she has to say.

01:13:51.000 What's the female, the male transgender?

01:13:53.000 She's in Inception.

01:13:55.000 What's her name again?

01:13:58.000 The one on the bottom looks like her.

01:14:00.000 I got my creatine here.

01:14:04.000 Mr. Speaker, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court.

01:14:09.000 All right, Supreme Court's coming in.

01:14:14.000 Elliot Page, yeah.

01:14:15.000 Ellen Page.

01:14:16.000 She looks like Ellen Page. 0.99

01:14:22.000 All right.

01:14:27.000 Let's lock in.

01:14:29.000 Here we go.

01:14:29.000 This is exciting, but get ready.

01:14:56.000 This is about as good as it gets.

01:14:59.000 Okay?

01:15:01.000 You guys really need to steal yourselves because the speech is going to start and then it is just going to grind down and it's going to get slow.

01:15:11.000 And you know how Trump is now.

01:15:14.000 Trump is like retarded now. 0.99

01:15:17.000 And I love Trump.

01:15:18.000 I still have love in my heart for Trump, honest to God.

01:15:20.000 I really do.

01:15:21.000 I know that's even controversial because I'm so critical and people view him now as the Epstein protector.

01:15:28.000 I really do have love in my heart for Trump.

01:15:30.000 I do.

01:15:32.000 But he's like retarded now. 1.00

01:15:34.000 He's not the same animal.

01:15:36.000 You look at him in 2016, it's a different animal.

01:15:38.000 And honestly, don't take my word for it.

01:15:41.000 Go watch him.

01:15:42.000 Go watch him in the 2016 primary debates.

01:15:46.000 Watch him in interviews.

01:15:47.000 He's literally a different guy.

01:15:50.000 So much more energy, so much sharper.

01:15:54.000 Now he's like slow.

01:15:57.000 The way he repeats himself, his dentures are falling out, tripping over his words.

01:16:02.000 And it just, there's like a weirdness now, too.

01:16:05.000 Very bizarre tangents.

01:16:07.000 Always go.

01:16:08.000 He's weaving.

01:16:10.000 Please.

01:16:12.000 You know, Netanyahu, if you can hear us, prevent him from weaving.

01:16:15.000 We've had the diplomatic.

01:16:16.000 Netanyahu, if you can hear us, get in the teleprompter.

01:16:20.000 No weave. 0.98

01:16:23.000 Please.

01:16:24.000 No weave. 0.98

01:16:26.000 It's not good.

01:16:27.000 Can someone get this message?

01:16:29.000 Can someone please call Donald Trump?

01:16:31.000 Please call Don.

01:16:32.000 No weave. 0.98

01:16:35.000 I'm begging you.

01:16:37.000 I can't do another.

01:16:38.000 You know.

01:16:40.000 Do you remember when he used to say this in 24?

01:16:43.000 He was saying the craziest shit.

01:16:45.000 Remember when he was talking about Hannibal Lecter every day?

01:16:49.000 What was that?

01:16:51.000 Do you actually remember in 2024, he used to talk about Hannibal Lecter at every rally?

01:16:58.000 And people were saying, like, what the fuck is this guy talking about?

01:17:02.000 People were saying, like, Hannibal Lecter, what?

01:17:07.000 Every rally was like, the late, great Hannibal Lecter, he'd love to have you for dinner.

01:17:13.000 He kept saying that.

01:17:15.000 And people were just like, okay.

01:17:18.000 Okay, bro, I guess.

01:17:21.000 And people started to call this out.

01:17:23.000 They said, you're going crazy.

01:17:25.000 Like, this is getting really weird.

01:17:28.000 And then he would say, no, no, it's not weird.

01:17:30.000 I'm weaving.

01:17:31.000 I'm weaving.

01:17:33.000 Ooh.

01:17:35.000 Baron Trump.

01:17:38.000 Okay, clavicular.

01:17:40.000 We got to get some Reddit True Tide.

01:17:42.000 Red at True Tide down the hall and to the left.

01:17:45.000 I'm kidding, of course.

01:17:46.000 Kidding.

01:17:46.000 We love Baron.

01:17:49.000 Hey, we love Baron.

01:17:50.000 I love Baron Trump, but we got to get on a looks maxing protocol there.

01:17:54.000 No, but we love Baron.

01:17:56.000 What was I saying?

01:17:57.000 Yeah.

01:17:58.000 Melania looking amazing.

01:18:01.000 Where's she been?

01:18:06.000 Okay, no, maybe it was just the way he was sitting.

01:18:09.000 Now he looks better.

01:18:11.000 He looks, look at the nose.

01:18:14.000 He looks like a coin.

01:18:16.000 He looks like that's a face that should be on a fucking coin, dude.

01:18:22.000 Arian.

01:18:25.000 We got Melania.

01:18:28.000 Nobody ever talks about that, but you never see Melania anymore.

01:18:31.000 Isn't that interesting?

01:18:33.000 You never see her anymore.

01:18:35.000 You wonder if there's a little trouble in paradise.

01:18:38.000 Not that it's anybody's business, but something's definitely up there.

01:18:44.000 We got the cabinet.

01:18:47.000 Andy DeSams, Treasury.

01:18:50.000 Okay, you're going to mark the list?

01:18:51.000 Okay.

01:18:54.000 Mr. Hagseth, Defense, Department of War.

01:18:54.000 Here we go.

01:18:57.000 Oh, I think I see Bobby.

01:18:59.000 Pam Bondi.

01:19:01.000 Well, those are the big ones.

01:19:02.000 Not having them in the room would be very good.

01:19:03.000 Yeah, the four.

01:19:04.000 Oh, RFK Jr. helping Jane Turner.

01:19:07.000 Secretary Turner, Chavez Ramirez.

01:19:10.000 Yeah, a little bit of controversy.

01:19:12.000 I see that they dropped the charges, though, against her husband.

01:19:15.000 If you're interested, if you go to Politico and type in Labor Secretary, you can read the story.

01:19:20.000 There were some charges filed against her.

01:19:22.000 This is a little bit of creatine.

01:19:23.000 There are some sexual harassment charges to help with the sleep deprivation, so I don't get tired.

01:19:29.000 There's Secretary Noam, DHS.

01:19:31.000 Oh, look at how botched.

01:19:33.000 Susie White, that's chief of staff behind. 1.00

01:19:35.000 Christy Noam is looking rough.

01:19:37.000 What did she just get lip-filler? 0.86

01:19:39.000 Not to be caddy.

01:19:41.000 Not to be caddy about it, but she's looking.

01:19:44.000 She's got the Mar-a-Lago look. 1.00

01:19:45.000 There's Lee Zeldin.

01:19:47.000 I did spot Secretary Roberts.

01:19:48.000 We got Susie Wiles.

01:19:49.000 Yeah, I did see Doug Bergam as well.

01:19:52.000 Bergham is there.

01:19:53.000 Is this Russ Voigt, OMB director?

01:19:56.000 And Russ Vogt.

01:19:57.000 Voigt or Vogt.

01:19:58.000 Vote.

01:19:59.000 Thank you.

01:20:00.000 I wasn't sure which one it was.

01:20:02.000 He's very instrumental in this administration.

01:20:05.000 Oh, very, very good.

01:20:06.000 Very exciting.

01:20:11.000 Dr. Tulsi.

01:20:12.000 Yep, there she is. 0.99

01:20:13.000 Kind of a homecoming for her, too, former House member.

01:20:16.000 They say that Tulsi Gabbard's on her way out.

01:20:18.000 She might be the first one to go.

01:20:22.000 After the World Cup.

01:20:23.000 And do you know I think that's a good question?

01:20:24.000 It's probably going to be Tulsi Gabbard and Christy Noam.

01:20:26.000 They might be the most frequent guests.

01:20:28.000 The first two heads to roll out of the administration.

01:20:33.000 Secretary Luttnick, and then Lutnick is there.

01:20:37.000 Commerce.

01:20:38.000 Behind Rollins.

01:20:39.000 Transportation.

01:20:40.000 We saw Scott Duffy.

01:20:43.000 Duffy.

01:20:43.000 Yeah.

01:20:43.000 Sean Duffy.

01:20:44.000 Jameson Greer.

01:20:45.000 It's going to be great.

01:20:46.000 The longest State of the Union in history, they're calling it.

01:20:50.000 Small business.

01:20:51.000 I should say, before we get into it, the biggest thing that I'm looking out for, it's going to be a fairly typical State of the Union, I think.

01:21:00.000 Here is my prediction, if I can give you, if I can offer you one.

01:21:06.000 I think that the bulk of the State of the Union, he's going to focus on border security.

01:21:11.000 That's going to be a big one.

01:21:13.000 That's really one of the biggest accomplishments.

01:21:15.000 And in terms of favorability, that is what his voters approve of the most, the handling of the border in particular, which I separate from deportations, which is technically a separate policy.

01:21:28.000 He's going to talk about border security.

01:21:30.000 They say he will introduce another tax cut.

01:21:34.000 He has another chance to use the budget reconciliation process for the year 2026.

01:21:40.000 And I don't know how that would be possible.

01:21:44.000 These budget reconciliation bills, they have to at least be revenue neutral.

01:21:48.000 So if you cut taxes, you need to come up with a revenue increase or a spending cut somewhere else.

01:21:54.000 You remember the big, beautiful bill, that was utilizing the budget reconciliation process.

01:21:59.000 They cut taxes, corporate tax cut extension.

01:22:03.000 It was no tax on tips.

01:22:06.000 There were some other tax cuts, I believe, on Social Security benefits.

01:22:10.000 There was a cutout or a carve-out for car loans or something like that.

01:22:16.000 To pay for all of this, again, it has to be revenue neutral according to economic projections.

01:22:21.000 They had to cut Medicaid by $800 billion over the course of a decade, I believe it is.

01:22:28.000 Maybe it was five years.

01:22:29.000 I don't remember the exact numbers.

01:22:32.000 And that's very controversial.

01:22:35.000 So whatever you cut, and they say that Trump is going to introduce another tax cut, he got to pay for it somehow in order to unlock budget reconciliation.

01:22:44.000 Budget reconciliation is the once-per-year process where you can pass a far-reaching bill with a simple majority in the Senate as long as it relates to revenue increase, spending cuts, or the debt ceiling.

01:22:59.000 And it has to be at least revenue neutral.

01:23:02.000 You cannot increase the deficit with this.

01:23:05.000 So if they introduce the tax cut, they'll have to find a way to make the math work.

01:23:09.000 They say that he's going to do that tonight.

01:23:12.000 That will be interesting.

01:23:14.000 And of course, the other big thing, this is maybe the biggest thing that's on my radar.

01:23:19.000 As we speak, there is a massive presence of U.S. force in the Middle East.

01:23:25.000 We're looking down the barrel of a war with Iran coming up very soon. 0.97

01:23:29.000 There is a scheduled third round of negotiations on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland.

01:23:36.000 They say that the Omani representative has given Iran's position to the United States, and we are still at an impasse.

01:23:45.000 So as it stands, as of this afternoon, and this afternoon, there was a closed-door hearing with Marco Rubio and the Gang of Eight in the Senate.

01:23:54.000 As of this afternoon, it is said that Iran has not agreed to give up their nuclear centrifuges, and the United States is not budging on this.

01:24:03.000 What's interesting, though, is that there seems to be a little asymmetry here because the deputy foreign minister of Iran said that we're very close to a deal and they're going to be able to get it across the finish line on Thursday.

01:24:15.000 On the U.S. side, we do not share that assessment at all.

01:24:20.000 Trump says Iran wants to make a deal, but they're not willing to do what it takes.

01:24:24.000 They will not capitulate.

01:24:26.000 And so how Trump approaches that subject tonight may be very interesting.

01:24:31.000 Some say that he may declare war on Iran, that he may make the case to the American people for a war with Iran, or maybe there will be some new innovation in the Iran policy.

01:24:45.000 But that might be the single biggest thing to watch tonight is what he has to say about this situation.

01:24:51.000 That might be the one to watch.

01:24:53.000 That's maybe the most dire situation across the board.

01:24:58.000 Outside of that, I think it's about what you can expect.

01:25:02.000 70 Democrats are boycotting the state of the union and will not be present.

01:25:08.000 Some Democrats are bringing illegal aliens to the Capitol, which I don't know.

01:25:14.000 Can we get rid of those people?

01:25:15.000 Can those people be arrested or something?

01:25:17.000 But they will be in attendance.

01:25:19.000 They say that Erica Kirk will be a guest.

01:25:22.000 And so I'm sure they'll spotlight Charlie Kirk in some way, shape, or form.

01:25:27.000 I don't know the other guests.

01:25:30.000 Trump typically, usually they announce the guests in advance.

01:25:34.000 Trump likes to wait until the last minute.

01:25:38.000 He likes the guests to be a big surprise for this dramatic effect, which I always hate.

01:25:45.000 If you've watched any of the State of the Union, it's always like Trump tries to make it so dramatic.

01:25:51.000 Oh, here we go.

01:25:52.000 Here's Trump.

01:25:54.000 Let's tune in here.

01:25:59.000 Okay, here we go.

01:26:00.000 The big man looking powerful.

01:26:00.000 This is it.

01:26:11.000 Very powerfully and very strongly.

01:26:18.000 And you got Steve Stalese behind him.

01:26:25.000 Can I turn this up?

01:26:32.000 Well, and here we go.

01:26:36.000 Someone says the hair is cooked.

01:26:38.000 Yeah, what's going on with the hair?

01:26:41.000 Hey, he's 80 years old.

01:26:42.000 Okay, we can cut him some slack on the hair.

01:26:49.000 Holy hair.

01:27:05.000 Yeah, we're having a little trouble up top there.

01:27:12.000 Little androgenic situation.

01:27:19.000 Look at this doofus with the trunk tie, really?

01:27:44.000 I'm going to try a selfie.

01:27:56.000 Insane, insane aura loss.

01:27:59.000 Don't you love when you see people trying to get the camera?

01:28:02.000 Hey, pull the camera up before he's right in front of you, right?

01:28:09.000 That was crazy.

01:28:18.000 No way!

01:28:20.000 Black people are an apes. 1.00

01:28:23.000 Hilarious.

01:28:23.000 Well, hey, I mean, look, if you have to say it, I mean, not beating the allegations.

01:28:31.000 Bro, had to clarify.

01:28:32.000 Hey, we are not.

01:28:34.000 It's like that's the ASU frame monger.

01:28:41.000 We are not apes.

01:28:45.000 That's what they have in common with Slavic people and Albanians.

01:28:49.000 We are not.

01:28:50.000 We are not monkeys.

01:28:52.000 We are not gorillas.

01:28:54.000 Hey, okay.

01:28:56.000 Okay, bro, I guess, if you say so.

01:29:02.000 All right, here we go.

01:29:09.000 Suit is gorgeous.

01:29:11.000 Love it.

01:29:13.000 Love the look.

01:29:14.000 Love the fit.

01:29:30.000 Look at how fat and disgusting JD Vance looks.

01:29:33.000 Look at how he wears it on his face.

01:29:36.000 Trump doesn't really.

01:29:37.000 Trump is a heavier guy, but he doesn't wear it like that, you know.

01:29:42.000 He doesn't wear it in his cheeks.

01:29:48.000 JD Vance looks like Alvin, bro.

01:30:10.000 All right, all right.

01:30:11.000 Come on now.

01:30:40.000 Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.

01:30:51.000 All right.

01:30:53.000 Let's get another round of applause going.

01:31:14.000 Well, thank you very much, everybody.

01:31:16.000 It's really an honor.

01:31:19.000 Speaker Johnson, Vice President Vance, First Lady of the United States, Jared Kushner.

01:31:34.000 We see Jared Kushner in the back.

01:31:49.000 Second lady of the United States.

01:31:58.000 Why did we say your name?

01:32:07.000 Members of Congress and my fellow Americans, our nation is back, bigger, better, richer, and stronger than ever before.

01:32:19.000 Yeah?

01:32:30.000 Less than five months from now, our country will celebrate an epic milestone in American history, the 250th anniversary of our glorious American independence.

01:32:43.000 This July 4th, we will mark two and a half centuries of liberty and triumph, progress and freedom in the most incredible and exceptional nation ever to exist on the face of the earth.

01:32:55.000 And you've seen nothing yet.

01:32:57.000 We're going to do better and better and better.

01:32:59.000 This is the golden age of America.

01:33:06.000 I don't know about that one, Chief.

01:33:16.000 When I last spoke in this chamber 12 months ago, I had just inherited a nation in crisis with a stagnant economy, inflation at record levels, a wide open border.

01:33:30.000 horrendous recruitment for military and police, rampant crime at home, and wars and chaos all over the world.

01:33:39.000 But tonight, after just one year, I can say with dignity and pride that we have achieved a transformation like no one has ever seen before and a turnaround for the ages.

01:33:51.000 It is indeed a turnaround for the ages.

01:33:58.000 Well, yeah, I don't know.

01:34:19.000 And we will never go back to where we were just a very short time ago.

01:34:24.000 We're not going back.

01:34:26.000 Today, our border is secure. Thank you.

01:34:40.000 Today our border is secure.

01:34:42.000 Our spirit is restored.

01:34:44.000 Inflation is plummeting.

01:34:47.000 Incomes are rising fast.

01:34:50.000 The roaring economy is roaring like never before.

01:34:54.000 And our enemies are scared.

01:34:56.000 Our military and police are stacked.

01:34:58.000 And America is respected again, perhaps like never before.

01:35:05.000 I like that rhetoric.

01:35:06.000 I just wish it were true.

01:35:08.000 I love the rhetoric of like, everyone's afraid of us.

01:35:11.000 The police are everywhere.

01:35:13.000 I just wish that were true, though, you know?

01:35:17.000 Because that is like worse.

01:35:18.000 After four years in which millions and millions of illegal aliens poured across our borders totally unvetted and unchecked, we now have the strongest and most secure border in American history by far.

01:35:43.000 In the past nine months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted to the United States.

01:36:03.000 But we will always allow people to come in legally, people that will love our country and will work hard to maintain our country.

01:36:14.000 No, I'm not.

01:36:15.000 I'm good.

01:36:17.000 Don't want them here at all, actually.

01:36:21.000 Is that an option?

01:36:23.000 The flow of deadly fentanyl across our border is down by a record 56 percent in one year.

01:36:41.000 And last year, the murder rate saw its single largest decline in recorded history.

01:36:48.000 This is the biggest decline, think of it in recorded history, the lowest number in over 125 years, year 1900.

01:36:58.000 In fact, substantially before my wonderful father, I had a wonderful father, Fred, before he was born, substantially before he was born.

01:37:08.000 That's a long time ago.

01:37:10.000 He wouldn't like me to say that, but that's a long time ago.

01:37:13.000 The Biden administration and its allies in Congress gave us the worst inflation in the history of our country.

01:37:22.000 But in 12 months, my administration has driven core inflation down to the lowest level in more than five years.

01:37:28.000 And in the last three months of 2025, it was down to 1.7%.

01:37:49.000 Gasoline, which reached a peak of over $6 a gallon in some states, under my predecessor, it was quite honestly a disaster, is now below $2.30 a gallon in most states and in some places.

01:38:03.000 $1.99 a gallon.

01:38:06.000 And when I visited the great state of Iowa just a few weeks ago, I even saw $1.85 a gallon for gasoline.

01:38:26.000 Mortgage rates are the lowest in four years and falling fast.

01:38:30.000 True.

01:38:30.000 And the annual cost of a typical new mortgage is down almost $5,000 just since I took office.

01:38:37.000 One year.

01:38:43.000 And low interest rates will solve the Biden-created housing problem while at the same time protecting the values of those people who already own a house that really feel rich for the first time in their lives.

01:38:55.000 We want to protect those values.

01:38:57.000 We want to keep those values up.

01:38:58.000 We're going to do both.

01:39:04.000 And we are going to keep it that way.

01:39:07.000 The stock market has set 53 all-time record highs since the election.

01:39:12.000 Think of that.

01:39:13.000 One year, boosting pensions, 401ks, and retirement accounts for the millions and millions of Americans.

01:39:21.000 They're all gaining.

01:39:22.000 Everybody's up, way up.

01:39:24.000 In four long years, the last administration got less than $1 trillion in new investment in the United States.

01:39:31.000 And when I say less, substantially less.

01:39:35.000 In 12 months, I secured commitments for more than $18 trillion pouring in from all over the globe.

01:39:52.000 Think of it.

01:39:53.000 Much less than $1 trillion for four years versus much more than $18 trillion for one year.

01:40:00.000 What a difference a president makes.

01:40:06.000 A short time ago, we were a dead country.

01:40:09.000 Now we are the hottest country anywhere in the world.

01:40:12.000 The hottest.

01:40:26.000 As thousands of new businesses are forming in factories, plants, and laboratories are being built.

01:40:32.000 We have added 70,000 new construction jobs in just a very short period of time.

01:40:38.000 It's getting bigger and bigger and stronger.

01:40:40.000 Nobody can believe what they're watching.

01:40:43.000 American oil production is up by more than 600,000 barrels a day, and we just received from our new friend and partner, Venezuela, more than 80 million barrels of oil.

01:40:56.000 That's so awesome.

01:40:57.000 Honestly, that's so awesome.

01:41:00.000 Our new friend.

01:41:04.000 Okay, that's awesome.

01:41:06.000 We did not have to.

01:41:07.000 We have to natural gas production is at an all-time high because I kept my promise to drill, baby, drill.

01:41:15.000 I really hate that, but whatever.

01:41:18.000 I support it in theory, but the drill, baby, drill thing.

01:41:27.000 More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.

01:41:32.000 Think about that.

01:41:33.000 Any time in the history of our country, more working today.

01:41:37.000 And 100% of all jobs created under my administration have been in the private sector.

01:41:55.000 We ended DEI in America.

01:42:11.000 We cut a record number of job-killing regulations, and in one year, we have lifted 2.4 million Americans a record off of food stamps.

01:42:31.000 And for all of these reasons, I say tonight, members of Congress, the state of our union is strong.

01:42:59.000 Our country is winning again.

01:43:01.000 In fact, we're winning so much that we really don't know what to do about it.

01:43:07.000 People are asking me, please, please, please, Mr. President, we're winning too much.

01:43:12.000 We can't take it anymore.

01:43:13.000 We're not used to winning in our country.

01:43:16.000 Until you came along, we're just always losing, but now we're winning too much.

01:43:21.000 And I say, no, no, no, you're going to win again.

01:43:25.000 You're going to win big.

01:43:26.000 You're going to win bigger than ever.

01:43:28.000 And to prove that point, to prove that point, here with us tonight is a group of winners who just made the entire nation proud.

01:43:37.000 The men's gold medal Olympic hockey team.

01:43:42.000 That is a W, though.

01:44:04.000 We did mob Canada.

01:44:07.000 Isn't that kind of funny we threatened to invade Canada, then we kick them, kick their ass at hockey, their own thing?

01:44:14.000 Kind of a, we have to admit, kind of a W. 0.67

01:44:24.000 I don't know about the whole getting bored with winning thing, though.

01:44:28.000 I don't know about all that.

01:45:08.000 Well, and that is very political.

01:45:10.000 Like, it's not without political significance that we are in a cold conflict with Canada.

01:45:20.000 And there's this much gloating over the perfect victory.

01:45:23.000 I've never seen them get up.

01:45:26.000 And actually, not all of them did get up.

01:45:30.000 They beat a fantastic Canadian team in overtime, as everybody saw, as did the American women who will soon be coming to the White House.

01:46:11.000 They were in the Oval Office before, and I just want to say a second very big congratulations to Team USA.

01:46:19.000 But I have to say that, and I told them this, and we took a vote of the team.

01:46:24.000 I said, anybody votes no, I'm not doing it.

01:46:26.000 So they stood there, and they weren't about to say no, because I'd never seen a goaltender play as well as goalie Conor Halibut.

01:47:06.000 Think of it, 46 shots on goal.

01:47:09.000 And I asked him, the one shot, the one where you put your stick in the back and it hit the neck of your stick and bounced off.

01:47:15.000 Do you practice that?

01:47:16.000 Or was that a little lucky?

01:47:19.000 He refused to answer that question.

01:47:22.000 All right, come on.

01:47:23.000 But I just want to tell you that the members of this great hockey squad will be very happy to hear, based on their vote and my vote, and in this case, my vote was more important, that I will soon be presenting Connor with our highest civilian honor, which we will be given and which has been given to many athletes over the years.

01:47:45.000 But when I say many, not too many, like 12.

01:47:49.000 It's called the highest civilian honor in our country, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

01:48:03.000 This is just slop.

01:48:05.000 I'm sorry.

01:48:05.000 This is, okay, it was a moment.

01:48:08.000 This is just pure slob.

01:48:11.000 The Winter Olympics?

01:48:14.000 That's all you got?

01:48:18.000 Giving out awards to the goalie from the Winter Olympic team.

01:48:24.000 Very great, the best.

01:48:26.000 And I thought he deserved it.

01:48:27.000 And I did take a vote.

01:48:28.000 Every single one of them.

01:48:29.000 I said, I'm not giving it if anybody goes no.

01:48:32.000 And every single one of them rapidly put up their hand.

01:48:35.000 So I want to thank you all.

01:48:36.000 What a special job you did.

01:48:38.000 What special champions you are.

01:48:40.000 Thank you very much.

01:48:54.000 This is still happening.

01:48:56.000 This is like.

01:48:58.000 Okay.

01:48:59.000 I think we get the point.

01:49:01.000 I'm also pleased to say that the next time the Olympic torch is lit, it will be here in America for the 2028 Olympics.

01:49:11.000 And it's the summer version right in Los Angeles.

01:49:14.000 going to do a good job in Los Angeles and Los Angeles is going to be safe just like Washington D.C. is now one of the safest cities in the country.

01:49:46.000 And this year, and I must say I got them both.

01:49:49.000 I got them in my first term.

01:49:51.000 And I was disappointed because I didn't think I'd be the president when this happened.

01:49:57.000 But strange things took place.

01:50:00.000 And now I've got them because I got the Olympics.

01:50:03.000 I got the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

01:50:07.000 And I wanted to claim the 250th, but I didn't get away with that one.

01:50:11.000 I couldn't claim that one for myself.

01:50:13.000 But we're getting the World Cup.

01:50:15.000 So we have the World Cup and the Olympics coming.

01:50:18.000 And that is exciting news.

01:50:28.000 So this will be a year to celebrate our country and the heroes who have kept it free.

01:50:35.000 Men like Buddy Taggart.

01:50:38.000 At age 17, Buddy volunteered to defend America in World War II, serving in the Pacific under the great General Douglas MacArthur.

01:50:49.000 He fought bravely in the famous Battle of Manila, worked so hard.

01:50:54.000 He was badly wounded and almost killed by enemy machine guns in Luzon.

01:51:00.000 And 81 years ago this month, he liberated the largest internment camp in the Philippines, one of the largest anywhere in the world.

01:51:09.000 But he earned many honors, including a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, came home, started a family, and tonight he is in the gallery looking forward to July 4th, 2026, his 100th birthday.

01:51:25.000 Okay, what does that have to do with anything?

01:51:35.000 Speaking of the World Cup...

01:51:51.000 Girl Fonteneg Brother War.

01:51:57.000 So, buddy, you're a brave man, and we salute you.

01:52:00.000 Even in times of challenge, setback, and immense heartache, the spirit of 1776 has always shone through very brightly.

01:52:11.000 It was July 4th of last year when floodwaters tore through a girls' summer camp in central Texas, one of the worst things I've ever seen.

01:52:20.000 I was there, rising 26 feet in the matter of minutes, tragically claiming many, many lives.

01:52:27.000 You all remember that one?

01:52:29.000 As the waters threatened to sweep her away, 11-year-old Millie Kate McClaymond closed her eyes and prayed to God.

01:52:38.000 She thought she was going to die.

01:52:40.000 Those prayers were answered when Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskin descended from a helicopter above.

01:52:48.000 Nobody knew where he came from.

01:52:50.000 It was Scott's first ever rescue mission, young guy, but very brave, very, very top, always topping his last.

01:52:59.000 and he lifted not just Millie Kate, but 164 others to safety.

01:53:12.000 I'm not really understanding the structure.

01:53:15.000 Did we like skip the head in the speech?

01:53:17.000 It went from like hockey to like, here's this World War II veteran, and remember those floods?

01:53:26.000 I'm not, what's the theme?

01:53:27.000 I'm not really following.

01:53:35.000 It seems like they're going for more of a vibe.

01:53:38.000 People watched Scott from a distance, and they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

01:53:42.000 The winds were blowing, the rain was pouring, everything was going in that rapid water.

01:53:47.000 Nobody's ever seen anything like it.

01:53:48.000 They said, wow, that's something.

01:53:51.000 Tonight, Scott and Millie Kate are here together, reunited for the very first time.

01:53:57.000 Thank you, Scott, Willie Cate.

01:54:04.000 Thank you.

01:54:22.000 And Petty Officer Ruskin, I'm pleased to inform you that I am now awarding you the Legion of Merit for extraordinary heroism, which is what it was, extraordinary heroism.

01:54:37.000 Thank you.

01:54:50.000 And I'd like to have the military aide to please come down and take care of the service.

01:54:57.000 Military aide.

01:54:58.000 Thank you very much.

01:54:59.000 Take care of that very important service.

01:55:03.000 Thank you very much.

01:55:06.000 From 1776 to today, every generation of Americans has stepped forward to defend life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

01:55:17.000 And they're really doing it for the next generation.

01:55:21.000 But now it's our turn.

01:55:22.000 Together, we're building a nation where every child has the chance to reach higher and go further, where government answers to the people, not the powerful, and where the interests of hardworking American citizens are always our first and ultimate concern.

01:55:39.000 That is the debt we owe to the heroes who came before us, and that is the promise we must keep to America for our 250th year.

01:55:50.000 Last year, I urged this Congress to begin the mission by passing the largest tax cuts in American history, and our Republican majorities delivered so beautifully.

01:56:01.000 Thank you, Republicans.

01:56:18.000 All Democrats, every single one of them, voted against these really important and very necessary massive tax cuts.

01:56:27.000 Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

01:56:34.000 They wanted large-scale tax increases to hurt the people instead.

01:56:42.000 But we held strong, and with the great, big, beautiful bill, we gave you no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security for our great city.

01:56:58.000 That's kind of funny.

01:56:59.000 I do just like the direct call-out.

01:57:03.000 They didn't vote for the tax cuts that were necessary.

01:57:08.000 That's kind of Interest on auto loans tax deductible the first time, but only if the car is made in America.

01:57:28.000 Recently in Pennsylvania, I met Megan Hemhauser, a devoted mom whose homeschools her children, beautiful, two children, during the day while waiting tables at night as her husband works overtime operating very heavy equipment. 0.89

01:57:47.000 Megan is here this evening and she's happy to tell you that she is so, so much richer because with no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and her expanded child tax credit done again by Republicans, Megan and her husband will take home more than $5,000 extra just for the year, cutting her tax bill in more than half.

01:58:19.000 Megan, please stand up. 0.89

01:58:21.000 We're fighting for you, Megan.

01:58:26.000 What are we making?

01:58:29.000 What is that?

01:58:30.000 Dude, thank you.

01:58:32.000 What is that?

01:58:33.000 We're fighting for you, Megan.

01:58:34.000 What actually is that?

01:58:36.000 Parents like Megan can also activate their children's brand new Trump accounts.

01:58:41.000 So tax.

01:58:42.000 I didn't name it.

01:58:43.000 Is that not so?

01:58:44.000 Look at her face.

01:58:45.000 I did not name that.

01:58:48.000 Look at how she's looking at Megan. 0.95

01:58:51.000 Nobody believes me, but I did not name it.

01:58:53.000 It was named by a very tall man standing right there in the third row.

01:58:58.000 Nice man, a good man.

01:59:00.000 Tax-free investment accounts for every American child.

01:59:04.000 This is something that's so special and has taken off and gone through the roof.

01:59:08.000 Millions will be pre-funded courtesy of the U.S. Treasury and private individuals like Michael and Susan Dell, who have donated $6,250,000,000 to fund the Trump accounts for 25 million American children.

01:59:28.000 They're great people.

01:59:42.000 When I asked Michael Dell, how do you make all that money?

01:59:44.000 He said, well, I just sat on my dorm in school, and I made computers, and I'd sell them to people.

01:59:52.000 And I just kept selling and selling and selling.

01:59:55.000 Pretty amazing story.

01:59:56.000 That's called the American Dream.

01:59:58.000 He sold a lot of computers, a lot of those laptops.

02:00:00.000 So I congratulate him on that.

02:00:02.000 But I really thank him and Susan, as well as others like Brad Gerstner.

02:00:07.000 Come on.

02:00:08.000 He was behind it right from the beginning.

02:00:08.000 Tremendous guy.

02:00:10.000 Brad Gerstner.

02:00:11.000 Thank you, Brad.

02:00:24.000 So with modest additional contributions, young people's accounts could grow to over $100,000 or more by the time they turn 18.

02:00:35.000 Think of it.

02:00:36.000 How much money is that for somebody that started with nothing?

02:00:40.000 Over $100,000?

02:00:41.000 It could be much more than that.

02:00:43.000 To make this investment in our children's future, go to trumpeaccounts.gov, trumpaccounts.gov.

02:00:50.000 And a lot of people are doing it.

02:00:51.000 It's setting every record in the book.

02:00:53.000 It's popular.

02:00:54.000 They knew what it was going to take.

02:00:57.000 I'm so proud of them.

02:00:58.000 I'm so proud of the people that got it started.

02:01:01.000 And now it's just taken off.

02:01:02.000 One of the primary reasons for our country's stunning economic turnaround.

02:01:07.000 The biggest in history where the Dow Jones broke 50,000 four years ahead of schedule and the S ⁇ P hit 7,000 where it wasn't supposed to do it for many years were tariffs.

02:01:22.000 I used these tariffs, took in hundreds of billions of dollars to make great deals for our country, both economically and on a national security basis.

02:01:32.000 Everything was working well.

02:01:34.000 Countries that were ripping us off for decades are now paying us hundreds of billions of dollars.

02:01:40.000 They were ripping us so badly.

02:01:42.000 You all know that.

02:01:43.000 Everybody knows it.

02:01:44.000 Even the Democrats know it.

02:01:45.000 They just don't want to say it.

02:01:47.000 And yet these countries are now happy, and so are we.

02:01:52.000 We made deals.

02:01:52.000 The deals are all done.

02:01:54.000 And they're happy.

02:01:55.000 They're not making money like they used to, but we're making a lot of money.

02:01:59.000 There was no inflation, tremendous growth.

02:02:02.000 And the big story was how Donald Trump called the economy correctly.

02:02:06.000 And 22 Nobel Prize winners in economics didn't.

02:02:10.000 They got it totally wrong.

02:02:12.000 They got it really wrong.

02:02:14.000 And then just four days ago, an unfortunate ruling from the United States Supreme Court.

02:02:19.000 It just came down.

02:02:20.000 It came down.

02:02:21.000 Very unfortunate ruling.

02:02:26.000 But the good news is that almost all countries and corporations want to keep the deal that they already made, right, Scott?

02:02:35.000 Knowing that the legal power that I, as president, have to make a new deal could be far worse for them, and therefore they will continue to work along the same successful path that we had negotiated before the Supreme Court's unfortunate involvement.

02:02:54.000 So despite the disappointing ruling, these powerful countries saving, it's saving our country, the kind of money we're taking in.

02:03:04.000 Peace protecting many of the wars I settled was because of the threat of tariffs.

02:03:09.000 I wouldn't have been able to settle them without.

02:03:11.000 We'll remain in place under fully approved and tested alternative legal statutes.

02:03:17.000 And they have been tested for a long time.

02:03:19.000 They're a little more complex, but they're actually probably better, leading to a solution that will be even stronger than before.

02:03:29.000 Congressional action will not be necessary.

02:03:31.000 It's already time-tested and approved.

02:03:34.000 And as time goes by, I believe the tariffs paid for by foreign countries will, like in the past, substantially replace the modern-day system of income tax, taking a great financial burden off the people that I love.

02:03:52.000 That was crazy how he got there.

02:03:55.000 that was all over the place this guy just can't give a speech anymore moving forward factories jobs investment and trillions and trillions of dollars will continue pouring into the united states of america because we finally have a president who puts america first I put America first.

02:04:16.000 I love America.

02:04:29.000 For decades before I came along, we had the exact opposite.

02:04:35.000 From trade to health care, from energy to immigration, everything was stolen and rigged in order to drain the wealth out of the productive, hardworking people who make our country great, who make our country run.

02:04:48.000 Under Biden and his corrupt partners in Congress and beyond, it reached a breaking point with the Green News scam, opened borders for everyone. 0.97

02:04:58.000 They poured in by the millions and millions from prisons, from mental institutions.

02:05:04.000 There were murderers, 11,888 murders.

02:05:07.000 They came into our country. 1.00

02:05:09.000 You allowed that to happen.

02:05:11.000 And record-setting inflation that cost the typical family $34,000 in just a speck of time.

02:05:19.000 Now, the same people in this chamber who voted for those disasters suddenly used the word affordability a word.

02:05:27.000 They just used it.

02:05:29.000 Somebody gave it to them, knowing full well that they caused and created the increased prices that all of our citizens had to endure.

02:05:39.000 You caused that problem.

02:05:42.000 You caused that problem.

02:05:48.000 This is crazy.

02:05:51.000 This whole thing is a mess.

02:05:59.000 They knew their statements were a lie.

02:06:01.000 They knew it.

02:06:02.000 They knew their statements were a dirty, rotten lie.

02:06:06.000 Their policies created the high prices.

02:06:09.000 Our policies are rapidly ending them.

02:06:12.000 We are doing really well.

02:06:14.000 Those prices are plummeting downward.

02:06:19.000 I'm so aggressive, and it's getting more aggressive as the speech goes on.

02:06:25.000 The price of eggs is down 60%.

02:06:29.000 It's kind of funny.

02:06:30.000 Madam Secretary, thank you.

02:06:32.000 The cost of chicken, butter, fruit, hotels, automobiles, rent is lower today than when I took office by a lot.

02:06:40.000 And even beef, which was very high, is starting to come down significantly.

02:06:45.000 Just hold on a little while.

02:06:46.000 We're getting it down.

02:06:47.000 And soon you will see numbers that few people would think were possible to achieve just a short time ago.

02:06:56.000 Nobody can believe when they see the kind of numbers, and especially energy, when they see energy going down to numbers like that, they cannot believe it.

02:07:04.000 It's like another big tax cut.

02:07:07.000 I'm also confronting one of the biggest rip-offs of our times: the crushing costs of health care caused by you.

02:07:17.000 Since the passage of the Unaffordable Care Act, sometimes referred to as Obamacare, big insurance companies have gotten rich.

02:07:25.000 It was meant for the insurance companies, not for the people.

02:07:28.000 With our government giving them hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars a year.

02:07:33.000 How's this going to end?

02:07:34.000 Their stock prices soared 1,1200, 1,400, and even 1,700 percent, like nothing else.

02:07:43.000 That's why I introduced the great health care plan.

02:07:47.000 I want to stop all payments to big insurance companies and instead give that money directly to the people so they can buy their own health care, which will be better health care at a much lower cost.

02:08:11.000 This is just wild.

02:08:14.000 In addition, my plan requires maximum price transparency.

02:08:19.000 That's a big deal.

02:08:22.000 Sounds so simple, so big.

02:08:26.000 And I did that in my first term, and the Democrats immediately terminated it with full knowledge that they were doing a very bad thing for the people.

02:08:34.000 Costs were going to go way up, and that's what happened.

02:08:36.000 And now I'm bringing them way down on health care and everything else.

02:08:40.000 I'm also ending the wildly inflated cost of prescription drugs like has never happened before.

02:08:56.000 Other presidents tried to do it, but they never could.

02:09:00.000 They tried.

02:09:02.000 Most didn't try, actually.

02:09:04.000 But they tried.

02:09:05.000 They said they tried.

02:09:06.000 They couldn't do it.

02:09:07.000 They didn't even come close.

02:09:08.000 They were all talk and no action.

02:09:11.000 But I got it done.

02:09:12.000 Under my just enacted most favored nation agreements, Americans, who have for decades paid by far the highest prices of any nation anywhere in the world for prescription drugs will now pay the lowest price anywhere in the world for drugs, Anywhere the lowest price

02:09:41.000 so in my first year of the second term Should be my third term, but strange things happen I took prescription drugs, a very big part of health care, from the highest price in the entire world to the lowest.

02:10:01.000 That's a big achievement.

02:10:02.000 The result is price differences of 300, 400, 500, 600 percent, and more, all available right now at a new website called trumprx.gov.

02:10:14.000 And I didn't name that one either, by the way.

02:10:24.000 And here tonight is the very first customer ever to get that big discount.

02:10:29.000 And it is big.

02:10:30.000 Catherine Rayner.

02:10:32.000 For five years, she and her husband have struggled with infertility, and they turned to IVF.

02:10:39.000 One drug has been costing Catherine $4,000 to purchase.

02:10:44.000 But a few weeks ago, she logged onto the TrumpRX website and got that same drug that cost $4,000, got it for under $500, a reduction of much more, actually, than $3,500.

02:10:59.000 Catherine, we are all praying for you and you're going to be a great mom.

02:11:23.000 So now I'm calling on Congress to codify my most favored nation program into law.

02:11:30.000 Now, the one thing I'm not sure it matters because it's going to be very hard for somebody that comes along after me to say, let's raise drug prices by 700 or 800 percent.

02:11:42.000 But John and Mike, if you don't mind, codify it anyway.

02:11:45.000 They may do it.

02:11:46.000 Codify it anyway.

02:11:48.000 Thank you.

02:11:49.000 Many Americans are also concerned that energy demand from AI data centers could unfairly drive up their electric utility bills.

02:11:58.000 Tonight I'm pleased to announce that I have negotiated the new rate payer protection pledge.

02:12:04.000 You know what that is?

02:12:06.000 We're telling the major tech companies that they have the obligation to provide for their own power needs.

02:12:11.000 They can build their own power plants as part of their factory so that no one's prices will go up.

02:12:17.000 And in many cases, prices of electricity will go down for the community and very substantially down.

02:12:24.000 This is a unique strategy never used in this country before.

02:12:28.000 We have an old grid.

02:12:29.000 It could never handle the kind of numbers, the amount of electricity that's needed.

02:12:33.000 So I'm telling them they can build their own plant.

02:12:36.000 They're going to produce their own electricity.

02:12:38.000 It will ensure the company's ability to get electricity while at the same time lowering prices of electricity for you and could be very substantial for all of you cities and towns.

02:12:49.000 You're going to see some good things happen over the next number of years.

02:12:53.000 Another pillar of the American dream that has been under attack is homeownership.

02:12:58.000 Yep.

02:12:59.000 With us tonight is Race O'Wiggins, a mom of two from Houston. 1.00

02:13:03.000 She placed bids on 20 homes and lost all of those bids to gigantic investment firms that bypassed inspection, paid all cash, and turned those houses into rentals, stealing away her American dreams. 0.88

02:13:16.000 She was devastated.

02:13:18.000 Stories like this are why last month I signed executive order to ban large Wall Street investment firms from buying up in the thousands single-family homes.

02:13:36.000 I feel like some of this is good stuff, but just the way he's delivering it is not good.

02:13:41.000 And now I'm asking Congress to make that ban permanent because homes for people, really, that's what we want.

02:13:49.000 We want homes for people, not for corporations.

02:13:52.000 Corporations are doing just fine.

02:13:53.000 Rayselle, thank you very much.

02:13:55.000 Good luck with your home.

02:13:56.000 You'll get one soon.

02:14:05.000 We're also working to make it easier for Americans to save for retirement.

02:14:11.000 And under this administration, we will always protect Social Security and Medicare.

02:14:16.000 They are not protecting it for our seniors.

02:14:19.000 will always protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.

02:14:29.000 Since I took office, the typical 401k balance is up by at least $30,000.

02:14:38.000 That's a lot of money.

02:14:40.000 We have millions and millions of people because the stock market has done so well, setting all those records.

02:14:46.000 Your 401ks are way up.

02:14:48.000 Yet half of all of working Americans still do not have access to a retirement plan with matching contributions from an employer.

02:14:56.000 To remedy this gross disparity, I'm announcing that next year my administration will give these oft-forgotten American workers, great people, the people that built our country, access to the same type of retirement plan offered to every federal worker.

02:15:11.000 We will match your contribution with up to $1,000 each year.

02:15:16.000 As we ensure that all Americans can profit from a rising stock market, let's also ensure that members of Congress cannot corruptly profit from using insider information.

02:15:49.000 They stood up for that I can't believe.

02:15:55.000 I can't believe it.

02:15:57.000 Did Nancy Pelosi stand up if she's here?

02:16:01.000 That sounds crazy.

02:16:03.000 Pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay.

02:16:14.000 That's funny.

02:16:20.000 See the look on his face.

02:16:21.000 I wasn't sure if anybody would have been going to applaud for that.

02:16:24.000 I was very impressed.

02:16:26.000 Thank you.

02:16:26.000 I'm very impressed.

02:16:28.000 But when it comes to the corruption that is really, it's plundering America.

02:16:34.000 There's been no more stunning example than Minnesota, where members of the Somali pillaged an estimated $19 billion from the American taxpayer. 1.00

02:16:48.000 Oh, we have all the information.

02:16:50.000 And in actuality, the number is much higher than that.

02:16:53.000 And California, Massachusetts, Maine, and many other states are even worse.

02:16:59.000 This is the kind of corruption that shreds the fabric of a nation, and we are working on it like you wouldn't believe.

02:17:06.000 So, tonight, although started four months ago, I am officially announcing the war on fraud to be led by our great Vice President, JD Vance.

02:17:34.000 I wonder whose idea that was.

02:17:38.000 And if we're able to find enough of that fraud, we will actually have a balanced budget overnight.

02:17:45.000 It'll go very quickly.

02:17:47.000 That's the kind of money you're talking about.

02:17:49.000 We'll balance our budget.

02:17:51.000 The Somali pirates who ransacked Minnesota remind us that there are large parts of the world where bribery, corruption, and not the exception. 0.69

02:18:03.000 Importing these cultures through unrestricted immigration and open borders brings those problems right here to the USA. 0.98

02:18:11.000 And it is the American people who pay the price in higher medical bills, car insurance rates, rent, taxes, and most importantly, crime.

02:18:21.000 We will take care of this problem.

02:18:22.000 We're going to take care of this problem.

02:18:24.000 We are not playing games.

02:18:26.000 Delilah.

02:18:27.000 Look at this disgusting tag.

02:18:29.000 A particular thing, vulgar.

02:18:40.000 Vulgar of third world traffic.

02:18:42.000 Delilah Colton was only five years old in June 2024 when a 18-wheel tractor trailer plowed into her stopped car, traveling at 60 miles an hour or more.

02:18:56.000 The driver was an illegal alien, led in by Joe Biden and given a commercial driver's license by open borders politicians in California.

02:19:06.000 Doctors said Delilah would never be able to walk or talk, have a good life. 0.99

02:19:12.000 She wouldn't even be able to eat again.

02:19:15.000 But against all odds, she is now in the first grade learning to walk.

02:19:20.000 And she's here this evening with her dad, Marcus, a fantastic man.

02:19:24.000 Delilah, please, you are a great inspiration.

02:19:27.000 Please stand up.

02:19:30.000 Thank you.

02:19:58.000 Thank you, Delilah.

02:20:00.000 Many, if not most illegal aliens, do not speak English and cannot read even the most basic road signs as to direction, speed, danger, or location.

02:20:10.000 That's why tonight I'm calling on Congress to pass what we will call the Delilah law barring any state from granting commercial driver's licenses to illegal aliens. 0.66

02:20:22.000 The way that he said that, he goes, many illegals can't even speak English or read even the most basic science. 0.97

02:20:32.000 Oh, man.

02:20:35.000 And yesterday, as you probably saw at the White House, I hosted a ceremony with Americans who lost their treasured loved ones to the scourge of illegal immigration.

02:20:48.000 People came into our country, how we allowed this to happen with our open borders. 1.00

02:20:52.000 These are the angel moms and families that for decades our government betrayed and our media totally ignored.

02:21:00.000 Totally, it was terrible.

02:21:02.000 Hard to believe, actually.

02:21:03.000 In 2023, a 16-year-old high school cheerleader named Lisbeth Medina was supposed to perform in her town's Christmas parade, but she never arrived.

02:21:15.000 Her mother, Jacqueline, went home to look for her and she found her lying dead in a bathtub, bleeding profusely after being stabbed 25 times.

02:21:26.000 Lisbeth's killer was a previously arrested illegal alien who had broken in and just brutally extinguished the brightest light in her family's life violently and viciously.

02:21:42.000 Her heartbroken mother is in the gallery to remind everyone in this chamber exactly why we are deporting illegal alien criminals for our country at record numbers, and we're getting them the hell out of here fast. 1.00

02:21:56.000 We don't want to.

02:22:19.000 Thank you very much, Jacqueline.

02:22:22.000 Thank you.

02:22:23.000 We can never forget that many in this room not only allowed the border invasion to happen before I got involved, but indeed they would do it all over again if they ever had the chance.

02:22:38.000 If they ever got elected, they would open up those borders to some of the worst criminals anywhere in the world.

02:22:44.000 The only thing standing between Americans and a wide open border right now is President Donald J. Trump and our great Republican patriots in Congress.

02:22:54.000 As we speak, Democrats in this chamber have cut off all funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

02:22:54.000 Thank you.

02:23:13.000 It's all cut off.

02:23:15.000 It's all cut off.

02:23:17.000 They have instituted another Democrat shutdown, the first one costing us two points on GDP.

02:23:24.000 Two points we lost on GDP, which probably made them quite happy, actually.

02:23:29.000 Now they have closed the agency responsible for protecting Americans from terrorists and murderers.

02:23:36.000 Tonight I'm demanding the full and immediate restoration of all funding for the border security, homeland security of the United States, and also for helping people clean up their snow.

02:23:50.000 We have no money because of the Democrats, and it would be nice.

02:23:54.000 We'd love to give you a hand at cleaning it up, but you gave no money.

02:23:58.000 Nobody's getting paid.

02:23:59.000 It's a shame.

02:24:00.000 So you have to think about it.

02:24:01.000 We have, in case you didn't know, pretty large snowstorm out there.

02:24:05.000 One of the great things about the state of the union is how it gives Americans the chance to see clearly what their representatives really believe.

02:24:15.000 So tonight I'm inviting every legislature to join with my administration in reaffirming a fundamental principle.

02:24:23.000 If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support.

02:24:28.000 The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. 0.61

02:24:43.000 Yeah, that'll show them.

02:25:06.000 Kind of a cheap trick.

02:26:12.000 It's good, but then follow through on deportations.

02:26:18.000 You know, you get on this, but wipe a lot of Minneapolis then.

02:26:26.000 Isn't that a shame?

02:26:27.000 You should be ashamed of yourself not standing up.

02:26:31.000 You should be ashamed of yourself.

02:26:33.000 That is why I'm also asking you to end deadly sanctuary cities that protect the criminals and enact serious penalties for public officials who block the removal of criminal aliens.

02:26:47.000 In many cases, drug lords, murderers all over our country.

02:26:51.000 They are blocking the removal of these people out of our country.

02:26:56.000 And you should be ashamed of yourself.

02:27:00.000 Okay, that was kind of awesome.

02:27:02.000 The back and forth makes it awesome.

02:27:15.000 That's a little horrifying.

02:27:25.000 And perhaps most importantly, I'm asking you to approve the Save America Act to stop illegal aliens and others who are unpermitted persons from voting in our sacred American elections. 0.77

02:27:50.000 That cheating is rampant in our elections.

02:27:52.000 It's rampant.

02:27:55.000 It's very simple.

02:27:56.000 All voters must show voter ID.

02:28:03.000 It's not going to happen, though.

02:28:04.000 The Democrats will never go for it.

02:28:06.000 So if you're not going to get rid of the filibuster, then what's even the point?

02:28:15.000 All voters must show proof of citizenship in order to vote.

02:28:27.000 And no more crooked mail-in ballots except for illness, disability, military, or travel.

02:28:36.000 None.

02:28:40.000 And this should be an easy one.

02:28:42.000 And by the way, it's polling at 89%, including Democrats.

02:28:46.000 89%.

02:28:51.000 Dude, they're so mad.

02:28:56.000 And even the new communist mayor of New York City, I think he's a nice guy, actually.

02:29:01.000 I speak to him a lot.

02:29:03.000 Bad policy, but nice guy.

02:29:04.000 Just said they want people to shovel snow.

02:29:09.000 They got hit hard.

02:29:10.000 Wants them to shovel snow, but if you apply for that job, you need to show two original forms of ID and a Social Security card.

02:29:20.000 Yet they don't want identification for the greatest privilege of them all, voting in America.

02:29:25.000 No, it's no good.

02:29:27.000 No good.

02:29:28.000 Both Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly agree on the policy that we just enunciated.

02:29:37.000 And Congress should unite and enact this common sense, country-saving legislation right now, and it should be before anything else happens.

02:29:57.000 That's who's jamming us up, man.

02:30:03.000 It's that face.

02:30:08.000 And the reason they don't want to do it, why would anybody not want voter ID? 0.66

02:30:12.000 One reason, because they want to cheat.

02:30:14.000 There's only one reason.

02:30:17.000 They make up all excuses.

02:30:19.000 They say it's racist.

02:30:20.000 They come up with things, you almost say, what imagination they have.

02:30:24.000 They want to cheat.

02:30:25.000 They have cheated.

02:30:27.000 And their policy is so bad that the only way they can get elected is to cheat.

02:30:31.000 And we're going to stop it.

02:30:33.000 We have to stop it, John.

02:30:37.000 He's just going beast mode.

02:30:38.000 He's really going for it.

02:30:40.000 I love the yelling.

02:30:42.000 It's so combative.

02:30:43.000 I love it.

02:30:46.000 So antagonist.

02:30:47.000 One more opportunity to show common sense in government.

02:30:52.000 In the gallery tonight are Sage Blair and her mother, Michelle.

02:30:57.000 In 2021, Sage was 14 when school officials in Virginia sought to socially transition her to a new gender, treating her as a boy and hiding it from her parents.

02:31:11.000 It's like, oh, no.

02:31:13.000 It's like, oh, no.

02:31:15.000 Sage ran away from home after she was found in a horrific situation in Maryland.

02:31:22.000 A left-wing judge refused to return Sage to her parents because they did not immediately state that their daughter was their son.

02:31:33.000 Sage was thrown into an all-boys state home and suffered terribly for a long time. 1.00

02:31:39.000 But today, all of that is behind them because Sage is a proud and wonderful young woman with a full ride scholarship to Liberty University.

02:31:50.000 Sage and Rochelle, please stand up.

02:31:58.000 Let's go!

02:31:59.000 Clockets.

02:32:00.000 It's so true. 0.84

02:32:02.000 So true.

02:32:03.000 clock it.

02:32:11.000 Yo, why is she kind of bad, though? 0.99

02:32:14.000 What a travesty if they transition.

02:32:16.000 Who can believe that we're even speaking about things like this?

02:32:19.000 15 years ago, if somebody was up here and said that, they'd say, what's wrong with him?

02:32:26.000 But now we have to say it because it's going on all over numerous states without even telling the parents.

02:32:33.000 But surely we can all agree no state can be allowed to rip children from their parents' arms and transition them to a new gender against the parents' will.

02:32:42.000 Who would believe that we've been talking about that?

02:32:44.000 So true.

02:32:45.000 We must stand and we must ban it immediately.

02:32:59.000 Look, nobody stands up.

02:33:01.000 These people are crazy.

02:33:03.000 I'm telling you.

02:33:05.000 Yes.

02:33:05.000 Dude, yes.

02:33:08.000 Fuck yeah, dude.

02:33:09.000 Yes.

02:33:11.000 That's awesome.

02:33:13.000 Perfect.

02:33:15.000 Amazing.

02:33:18.000 Boy, oh boy.

02:33:19.000 We're lucky we have a country.

02:33:21.000 With people like this, Democrats are destroying our country, but we've stopped it just in the nick of time, didn't we?

02:33:28.000 That's awesome.

02:33:31.000 These people are crazy.

02:33:34.000 Okay.

02:33:37.000 Gross at the Army.

02:33:39.000 No one cares more about protecting America's youth than our wonderful First Lady, now a movie star. 0.96

02:33:46.000 She's a movie star. 1.00

02:33:47.000 Can you believe it?

02:33:49.000 Who would have believed that?

02:33:51.000 This year, she has had an incredible impact.

02:33:56.000 Legislation, advancing a landmark executive order on foster care, and helping secure $30 million to launch the Melania Trump Force and Youth Independence Initiative.

02:34:08.000 It's a tremendous, really a tremendous thing that happened and had a lot of bipartisan support.

02:34:15.000 She gets much better bipartisan support than I do.

02:34:18.000 I get none.

02:34:19.000 She gets a lot.

02:34:21.000 Someday you're going to have to tell me how you did that.

02:34:24.000 The goat.

02:34:25.000 And students and educators in every state have joined the First Lady's efforts in the presidential AI challenge, keeping America's next generation positioned to succeed and strongly succeed in the future.

02:34:40.000 Tonight we welcome two young people whose lives reflect the First Lady's impact: Sierra Burns and Everest Nevermont.

02:34:49.000 Thank you both, and Melania, thank you.

02:34:51.000 I know how hard you worked on her.

02:34:53.000 Thank you, don't you?

02:34:56.000 Let's see who this is going to be based on those names.

02:35:03.000 Okay.

02:35:07.000 Don't love the nose ring.

02:35:11.000 I love the Septon Pearson.

02:35:18.000 I'm very proud to say that during my time in office, both the first four years and in particular this last year, there has been a tremendous renewal in religion, faith, Christianity, and belief in God.

02:35:47.000 This is especially true among young people.

02:35:50.000 And a big part of that had to do with my great friend, Charlie Kirk, a great guy.

02:36:07.000 So last year, Charlie was violently murdered by an assassin and martyred, really, martyred for his beliefs.

02:36:16.000 His wonderful wife, Erica, is with us tonight.

02:36:19.000 Erika, please stand.

02:36:41.000 Thank you, Erika.

02:36:43.000 Been through a lot.

02:36:45.000 In Charlie's memory, we must all come together to reaffirm that America is one nation under God, and we must totally reject political violence of any kind.

02:37:08.000 We love religion and we love bringing it back and it's coming back at levels that nobody actually thought possible It's really a beautiful thing to see.

02:37:18.000 Bringing it back.

02:37:19.000 Above all, at least America's promise requires keeping our communities safe.

02:37:23.000 We have made incredible strides, yet dangerous repeat offenders continue to be released by pro-crime Democrat politicians again and again.

02:37:33.000 We are honored to be joined tonight by a woman who's been through hell, Anya Zaretzka.

02:37:41.000 In 2022, she and her beautiful daughter, so beautiful, what a beautiful young woman.

02:37:47.000 Irina fled war-turn, war-torn Ukraine to live with relatives near Charlotte, North Carolina.

02:37:56.000 And by the way, what's going on with Charlotte?

02:37:59.000 Last summer, 23-year-old Irena was riding home on the train when a deranged monster who had been arrested over a dozen times and was released through no cash bail stood up and viciously slashed a knife through her neck and body.

02:38:17.000 No one will ever forget there were people on that train.

02:38:22.000 No one will ever forget the expression of terror on Irena's face as she looked up at her attacker in the last seconds of her life.

02:38:30.000 She died instantly.

02:38:32.000 She had escaped a brutal war only to be slain by a hardened criminal, set free to kill in America, came in through open borders.

02:38:42.000 Mrs. Zaretska, tonight, I promise you, we will ensure justice for your magnificent daughter, Irina.

02:39:12.000 How do you not stand?

02:39:14.000 How do you not stand?

02:39:15.000 I'm asking this Congress to pass tough legislation to ensure that violent and dangerous repeat offenders are put behind bars and importantly, that they stay there.

02:39:30.000 I'm kind of loving it.

02:39:32.000 I'm not going to lie.

02:39:33.000 It's pretty good.

02:39:35.000 Pretty epic.

02:39:39.000 Starting last summer, I deployed our National Guard and federal law enforcement to restore law and order to our most dangerous cities, including Memphis, Tennessee, big success.

02:39:53.000 New Orleans, Louisiana, big success.

02:39:57.000 And our nation's capital itself, Washington, D.C., where we have almost no crime anymore in Washington, D.C. How did that happen?

02:40:16.000 In fact, crime in Washington is now at the lowest level ever recorded.

02:40:21.000 And murders in D.C. this January were down close to 100 percent from a year ago.

02:40:37.000 Okay.

02:40:41.000 They don't like to hear that.

02:40:43.000 One of the sick people, one of the brave service members who helped achieve this stunning turnaround was 20-year-old West Virginia Army National Guard specialist Sarah Beckstrom.

02:40:56.000 After a four-month deployment, she voluntarily extended her service and her rank was going to be lifted.

02:41:04.000 She was doing so well.

02:41:06.000 They were so proud of her.

02:41:08.000 But the very next day, she was on patrol near the White House when she was ambushed and shot in the head by a terrorist monster from Afghanistan. 0.97

02:41:18.000 Shouldn't have been in our country.

02:41:21.000 And all because she wore the uniform of our nation, she was shot.

02:41:25.000 He traveled here because he didn't like people wearing our uniform.

02:41:29.000 He was sick and deranged.

02:41:31.000 Shouldn't have been in our country.

02:41:33.000 Sarah Beckstrom died in order to defend our capital, and we are honored to be joined by her wonderful parents, Gary and Evilie.

02:41:44.000 Your daughter was a true American patriot, and she will be greatly missed.

02:41:48.000 She was a great person.

02:41:49.000 I saw reports on her.

02:41:50.000 They've never seen anything like it.

02:42:16.000 So sorry.

02:42:17.000 Thank you very much.

02:42:19.000 A great young lady.

02:42:21.000 I saw reports that were like, perfect.

02:42:23.000 She was perfect.

02:42:25.000 Serving alongside Sarah that day was Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolf.

02:42:30.000 The terrorist shot Andrew in the head, and no one thought he could possibly make it.

02:42:36.000 The two of them, Sarah and Andrew, both shot violently in the head.

02:42:42.000 Neither was expected to make it.

02:42:44.000 They weren't even given a chance, except his wonderful mother named Melody, who I spoke to the same night, and she was so positive.

02:42:55.000 The doctors thought that Andrew was gone, but his mother said, no, no, Mr. President, Andrew will be fine.

02:43:02.000 He's going to make it.

02:43:03.000 I've never seen anything like it.

02:43:04.000 I mean, he was given almost no chance.

02:43:08.000 She said, I have no doubt, sir, he's going to be okay.

02:43:12.000 This was a conversation that I had with her that night with her son laying helplessly in bed, blood all over.

02:43:21.000 Everybody is praying, she said, sir, he will be okay.

02:43:25.000 The doctors didn't understand what she was saying.

02:43:29.000 And after looking at the results of the damage done, neither did I.

02:43:33.000 She was so strong and conclusive that even Andrew's great father felt she didn't really understand the gravity of the situation.

02:43:43.000 But she turned out to be right, right, Melody?

02:43:45.000 turned out to be right.

02:43:58.000 That's sweet.

02:44:01.000 cute.

02:44:15.000 I thought that was Shane Gillis when he first came out at the beginning.

02:44:26.000 Amazing, actually.

02:44:29.000 I said, where does this woman come from? 1.00

02:44:31.000 She's the most positive person I've ever met.

02:44:34.000 With God's help, Andrew has battled back from the edge of death, and we're talking about the edge of death.

02:44:41.000 On his way to a miraculous recovery, he's got a little work to do, but he's doing great.

02:44:49.000 He's a good-looking guy.

02:44:49.000 Nice to see you.

02:44:51.000 Nice to see you.

02:44:52.000 Thanks, Andrew.

02:44:53.000 Thank you very much.

02:45:14.000 So, Andrew, while you're up, now I'm going to ask a highly respected General James Seward to present Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe and the great family of Sarah Beckstrom with the award created by our late, great President George Washington himself.

02:45:33.000 It's called the Purple Heart.

02:45:40.000 That's nice.

02:46:25.000 We love you all.

02:46:26.000 Love you.

02:46:28.000 We're proudly restoring safety for Americans at home, and we are also restoring security for Americans abroad.

02:46:37.000 Our country has never been stronger.

02:46:38.000 My first 10 months, I ended eight wars, including Cambodia. 0.96

02:46:44.000 Isn't it funny?

02:46:47.000 Sick people.

02:46:48.000 Cambodia and Thailand.

02:46:51.000 Pakistan and India.

02:46:52.000 Would have been a nuclear war. 0.72

02:46:54.000 35 million people said the Prime Minister of Pakistan would have died if it were not for my involvement.

02:47:00.000 Kosovo and Serbia, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Congo and Rwanda, and of course the war in Gaza, which proceeds at a very low level.

02:47:17.000 It's just about there.

02:47:18.000 And I want to thank Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for your help.

02:47:23.000 Thank you, Steve.

02:47:24.000 Thank you, Jay.

02:47:28.000 There he is.

02:47:29.000 And there he is, just like always.

02:47:35.000 Dude, look at the girl. 1.00

02:47:37.000 Is that Lara Trump, or she's one of the Trumps.

02:47:42.000 And I also want to thank the Manday Report too.

02:47:45.000 Head of the RNC, right?

02:47:46.000 Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

02:47:49.000 Thank you, Marco.

02:48:02.000 Little Marco.

02:48:08.000 People don't like you.

02:48:10.000 You know, Marco got 100% of the votes when he was in confirmation.

02:48:15.000 I think our next one was about 54%.

02:48:19.000 And some of the Democrats are now saying, I can't believe we approved that guy.

02:48:25.000 And he said it's an honor that they feel that way, right, Marco?

02:48:28.000 You have done a great job, great Secretary of State.

02:48:31.000 I think he'll go down as the best ever.

02:48:45.000 Under the ceasefire, I negotiated every single hostage, both living and dead, has been returned home.

02:48:52.000 Can you believe that?

02:48:56.000 The hostages.

02:48:58.000 All six million of them are back home.

02:49:06.000 Nobody thought it was possible.

02:49:08.000 Look at the Democrats clap for that.

02:49:10.000 That one was possible.

02:49:11.000 They didn't clap for ending all the wars.

02:49:13.000 One of those parents?

02:49:13.000 The hostages, yeah.

02:49:15.000 Who had a dead son, their boy.

02:49:16.000 They'd always tell me their boy.

02:49:18.000 They wanted him as much as though he were living.

02:49:21.000 It was an amazing period of time.

02:49:23.000 And they came back, and when we got all of the living hostages back, and many, many before then, but I always said those last 20 are going to be very tough.

02:49:31.000 But we got many, many more, hundreds.

02:49:34.000 But I said those last 20 are going to be tough.

02:49:37.000 We got them back.

02:49:38.000 But we only got back 14 or 15 of the dead of the 28.

02:49:44.000 And believe it or not, Hamas worked along with Israel, and they dug and they dug and they dug. 0.80

02:49:52.000 It's a tough thing to do, going through bodies all over, passing up 100 bodies sometimes for each one that they found.

02:50:04.000 Tough job.

02:50:05.000 And they finally got it back to 27.

02:50:09.000 And then Steve and Jared, they got it back to 28.

02:50:12.000 They found all 28.

02:50:13.000 Nobody thought that was possible, but we did it.

02:50:15.000 And I remember the family of the 28th, they were so grieved, but they were so happy, as happy as it's possible to be.

02:50:28.000 They had their boy back.

02:50:29.000 The mother said, sir, we have our boy back.

02:50:32.000 What a period of time that was, but we got them all back.

02:50:35.000 So thank you both very much.

02:50:50.000 And we're working very hard to end the ninth war, the killing and slaughter between Russia and Ukraine, where 25,000 soldiers are dying each and every month.

02:51:01.000 Think of that, 25,000 soldiers are dying a month.

02:51:07.000 A war which would have never happened if I were president.

02:51:10.000 It would have never happened.

02:51:12.000 As president, I will make peace wherever I can, but I will never hesitate to confront threats to America.

02:51:19.000 I will.

02:51:20.000 Little aside.

02:51:20.000 We must.

02:51:21.000 That's why in a brave collaboration last June, the United States military obliterated Iran's nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian soil known as Operation Midnight Hammer. 0.65

02:51:35.000 Let's see if the Democrats clap for that.

02:51:41.000 We're working into the Iran development.

02:51:44.000 I wonder if they'll say anything about it.

02:51:48.000 For decades, it had been the policy of the United States never to allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.

02:51:55.000 Many decades.

02:51:57.000 Since they seized control of that proud nation 47 years ago, the regime and its murderous proxies have spread nothing but terrorism and death and hate.

02:52:08.000 They've killed and maimed thousands of American service members and hundreds of thousands and even millions of people with what's called roadside bombs.

02:52:18.000 They were the kings of the roadside bomb. 1.00

02:52:23.000 And we took out Salimani. 0.99

02:52:25.000 I did that during my first term.

02:52:26.000 Had a huge impact.

02:52:28.000 He was the father of the roadside road.

02:52:41.000 And just over the last couple of months with the protests, they've killed at least, it looks like, 32,000 protests.

02:52:49.000 32,000 protesters in their own country.

02:52:53.000 They shot them and hung them.

02:52:56.000 We stopped them from hanging a lot of them with the threat of serious violence.

02:53:02.000 But this is some terrible people.

02:53:06.000 They've already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they're working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America.

02:53:17.000 After Midnight Hammer, they were warned to make no future attempts to rebuild their weapons program, in particular nuclear weapons.

02:53:28.000 Yet they continue to start it all over.

02:53:31.000 We wiped it out and they want to start all over again and are at this moment again pursuing their sinister ambitions.

02:53:39.000 We are in negotiations with them.

02:53:41.000 They want to make a deal, but we haven't heard those secret words.

02:53:45.000 We will never have a nuclear weapon.

02:53:49.000 My preference.

02:53:57.000 Look at this.

02:53:59.000 The Democrats stand for that.

02:54:04.000 Some of them.

02:54:06.000 My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy.

02:54:11.000 But one thing is certain.

02:54:12.000 I will never allow the world's number one sponsor of terror, which they are by far, to have a nuclear weapon.

02:54:18.000 can't let that happen.

02:54:34.000 And no nation should ever doubt America's result.

02:54:38.000 We have the most powerful military on earth.

02:54:41.000 I rebuilt the military on the market.

02:54:44.000 We're going to continue to do so.

02:54:47.000 Also, we just approved a trillion-dollar budget.

02:54:49.000 We have no choice.

02:54:50.000 We have to be strong.

02:54:51.000 So no announcement on Iran.

02:54:53.000 Because hopefully we will seldom have to use this great power that we built together.

02:54:59.000 It's really called peace through strength, and it's been very, very effective.

02:55:16.000 So thanks to Republicans in Congress, we're investing that record number of dollars, have no choice, in the United States Armed Forces.

02:55:27.000 Also creating a lot of jobs, but we're not even doing it for that reason.

02:55:31.000 Because as I said, we have more jobs, more people working today than ever before in the history of our country.

02:55:37.000 And NATO countries, our friends and allies, they are.

02:55:40.000 They're our friends and they're our allies have just agreed at my very strong request to pay 5% of GDP for military defense rather than the 2% which they weren't paying.

02:55:53.000 We were paying for almost all of them.

02:55:55.000 Yeah, nothing on a rock, I guess.

02:55:57.000 Didn't even touch it.

02:56:07.000 And getting that 5% was something which everyone said would never be done, could not happen.

02:56:12.000 We got it really easily with one meeting.

02:56:15.000 And big difference between 2% that's not paid.

02:56:18.000 We were paying the freight of many of them.

02:56:21.000 Very few were paid up.

02:56:23.000 Now 5%, then they're paid.

02:56:25.000 And everything we send over to Ukraine is sent through NATO, and they pay us in full.

02:56:31.000 They pay us totally in full.

02:56:34.000 Every branch of our armed forces is setting records for recruitment.

02:56:39.000 is so exciting.

02:56:40.000 And every service member recently.

02:56:45.000 Yeah, Zog's army. 1.00

02:56:54.000 And every service member recently received a warrior dividend of $1,776.

02:57:06.000 The warrior dividends.

02:57:08.000 Almost forgot about that.

02:57:13.000 You know, they put it on my desk.

02:57:14.000 We got the money from tariffs and other things.

02:57:16.000 A lot of money we have.

02:57:17.000 We have much more money than people understand.

02:57:19.000 Have to rebuild that program a little bit, but it won't take long.

02:57:23.000 But we got the money, and it was $1,775, and they wanted my approval.

02:57:29.000 And I said, what's the number?

02:57:30.000 $1,775.

02:57:34.000 I said, wait a minute.

02:57:35.000 For one more dollar, we can have $1,776.

02:57:39.000 I said, we're going to figure that.

02:57:40.000 I never asked anybody if we could afford it.

02:57:42.000 One more dollar.

02:57:43.000 I said $1,776.

02:57:45.000 And I said, that's good.

02:57:46.000 And I'll tell you what, our military, that was four months ago, our military, I never see a person in the military that doesn't thank me for it, so we're honored to do it.

02:57:55.000 They deserve it.

02:57:56.000 And we call it 1776.

02:57:59.000 It was great.

02:58:00.000 And we love our military.

02:58:01.000 We love our law enforcement.

02:58:03.000 We love our firemen.

02:58:04.000 You know, the firemen don't get mentioned enough.

02:58:06.000 We love our firemen.

02:58:08.000 We're also restoring American security and dominance in the Western Hemisphere, acting to secure our national interests and defend our country from violence, drugs, terrorism, and foreign interference.

02:58:37.000 For years, large swaths of territory in our region, including large parts of Mexico, really large parts of Mexico, have been controlled by murderous drug cartels.

02:58:50.000 That's why I designated these cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, and I declared illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

02:59:11.000 And with our new military campaign, we have stopped record amounts of drugs coming into our country and virtually stopped it completely coming in by water or sea.

02:59:20.000 You probably noticed that.

02:59:25.000 We very seriously damaged their fishing industry also.

02:59:29.000 Nobody wants to go fishing anymore.

02:59:32.000 We've also taken down one of the most sinister cartel kingpins of all.

02:59:36.000 You saw that yesterday.

02:59:39.000 In January, in January, elite American warriors carried out one of the most complex, spectacular feats of military competence and power in world history.

03:00:03.000 No one's seen anything like it.

03:00:05.000 Foreign leaders, I won't tell you who called me and they said, very impressive.

03:00:11.000 They couldn't believe, they all watched.

03:00:13.000 They saw what happened.

03:00:15.000 This is a different fighting force than we had years ago when we fought to tie.

03:00:21.000 You know, it's a great fighting force.

03:00:23.000 I'm so proud of it.

03:00:25.000 Look at Space Force, Space Force is my baby, because we did that.

03:00:30.000 My baby is becoming so important.

03:00:50.000 And America's armed forces overwhelmed.

03:00:53.000 All defenses are not only defeated, enemy, good fighters, to end the reign of outlawed dictator Nicolas Maduro and bring him to face American justice.

03:01:14.000 And this was an absolutely colossal victory for the security of the United States, and it also opens up a bright new beginning for the people of Venezuela.

03:01:25.000 We're working closely with the new president of Venezuela, Del Codriguez, to unleash extraordinary economic gains for both of our countries and to bring new hope to those who have suffered so terribly.

03:01:38.000 They really did suffer.

03:01:39.000 With us tonight is Alejandro Gonzalez.

03:01:43.000 She grew up in a tight-knit Venezuelan family and was especially close to her beloved uncle Enrique.

03:01:51.000 But after Enrique ran for office and opposed Maduro, he was kidnapped by Maduro security forces and thrown into the regime's really infamous prison in Caracas.

03:02:03.000 Alejandro feared she would never see her uncle again.

03:02:06.000 She feared for her own life also.

03:02:09.000 But since the raid, we have worked with the new leadership and they have ordered the closure of that vile prison and released hundreds of political prisoners already.

03:02:19.000 With more to come, Alejandro, I'm pleased to inform you that not only has your uncle been released, but he is here tonight.

03:02:29.000 We brought him over to celebrate his freedom with you in person.

03:02:33.000 Enrique, please come down.

03:02:39.000 We need to see the live reaction.

03:02:45.000 There we go.

03:02:50.000 Thank you.

03:03:16.000 Thank you, Enrique.

03:03:18.000 Have a good time.

03:03:19.000 Nice to have you back, Enrique.

03:03:23.000 There were many heroes on that January raid to capture Maduro, really great heroes.

03:03:30.000 It was very dangerous.

03:03:31.000 They knew we were coming.

03:03:32.000 They were all set.

03:03:34.000 But the deeds of one warrior that night will live forever in the eternal chronicles of military valor.

03:03:42.000 Chief Warrant Officer 5, Eric Slover, planned the mission and was the flight lead in the cockpit of the first helicopter, a big, beautiful, powerful helicopter.

03:03:58.000 It was a massive Chinook carrying, as you can imagine, many, many American warfighters.

03:04:07.000 Wearing the dog tags his wife Amy had blessed with holy water before he left.

03:04:12.000 She knew it was going to be a rough one.

03:04:15.000 Eric steered the Chinook under the cover of night and descended swiftly upon Maduro's heavily protected military fortress.

03:04:22.000 This was a major military installation protected by thousands of soldiers and guarded by Russian and Chinese military technology.

03:04:33.000 How did that work out?

03:04:34.000 Not too good.

03:04:38.000 While preparing to land, enemy machine guns fired from every angle, and Eric was hit very badly in the leg and hip, one bullet after another.

03:04:48.000 He absorbed four agonizing shots, shredding his leg into numerous pieces.

03:04:55.000 And yet, despite the fact that the use of his legs was vital to successful helicopter flight, legs are the most important part of flying a helicopter.

03:05:06.000 To deliver the many commandos who would capture and detain Maduro was the only thing Eric was thinking about.

03:05:06.000 Is that true?

03:05:15.000 Then even as he was gushing blood, which was flowing back down the aisle, helicopter lands at a steep angle.

03:05:22.000 The machine guns stood right in front of him.

03:05:24.000 They were right in front of him, two machine gunners who escaped the wrath of the previous planes.

03:05:31.000 Eric maneuvered his helicopter with all of those lives and souls to face the enemy and let his gunners eliminate the threat.

03:05:39.000 Turn the helicopter around so the gunners could take care of business, saving the lives of his fellow warriors from what could have been a catastrophic crash deep in enemy territory.

03:05:52.000 Only after safely landing the helicopter with all the warriors aboard in the exact right spot, which was vital to the mission, probably would have had to maybe cancel the mission if that didn't happen.

03:06:06.000 Eric told his co-pilot, also wounded, but not as gravely, to take over.

03:06:14.000 I'm about ready to pass out.

03:06:17.000 The success of the entire mission and the lives of his fellow warriors hinge on Eric's ability to take searing pain.

03:06:26.000 It was unbelievable what's happened to his legs of the bullets and keep on flying and landing.

03:06:35.000 People knew what was happening.

03:06:37.000 Everybody in the back of the helicopter knew because they saw the blood pouring down the aisle.

03:06:43.000 Chief Warrant Officer Slover is still recovering from his serious wounds, but I'm thrilled to say that he is here tonight with his wife Amy, Eric, and Amy, come on in.

03:07:00.000 was a long story.

03:07:46.000 So we have a surprise, Farrakh and Amy.

03:07:51.000 In recognition of Eric's actions above and beyond the call of duty, I would now like to ask General Jonathan Braga to present Chief Warrant Officer Slover with our nation's highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor.

03:09:24.000 Well, thank you very much, Eric and Amy.

03:09:28.000 Great to get to know you.

03:09:29.000 I met with them and with a lot of their fellow warriors at Fort Bragg recently.

03:09:34.000 You notice the name Fort Bragg?

03:09:36.000 We have it back.

03:09:37.000 We brought it back.

03:09:38.000 We won the First World War with it, the Second World War with it, and then they decided to change the name.

03:09:43.000 So we changed it back.

03:09:46.000 Everybody wanted to change back, too.

03:09:49.000 And ten of Eric's fellow warriors from that incredible night of victory will also be receiving medals at a private ceremony that will soon be held at the White House.

03:09:59.000 And Eric will do that.

03:10:25.000 Thank you, Eric.

03:10:26.000 That's a big one.

03:10:29.000 Tonight we've celebrated many truly extraordinary American patriots, but there is one last living legend to honor before we go.

03:10:37.000 He is one more heroic American aviator, Navy fighter pilot.

03:10:44.000 Royce Williams served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, flying more than 220 missions.

03:10:52.000 In disguise over Korea in 1952, Royce was in the dogfight of a lifetime.

03:10:59.000 Legendary dogfight.

03:11:01.000 Flying through blizzard conditions, his squadron was ambushed by seven Soviet fighter planes.

03:11:08.000 It was his first aerial combat of the war, and despite being massively outnumbered and outgunned, Royce led the takedown of four enemy jets and almost destroyed the others, vanquishing his adversaries while taking 263 bullets to his own plane and being seriously hurt.

03:11:28.000 His story was secret for over 50 years.

03:11:30.000 He didn't even want to tell his wife, but the legend grew and grew.

03:11:35.000 But tonight, at 100 years old, this brave Navy captain is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

03:11:44.000 He was a legend long before this evening.

03:11:47.000 Royce, please stand up, and I will ask the First Lady of the United States to present Captain Royce Williams with his Congressional Medal of Honor.

03:12:00.000 Very nice.

03:12:01.000 Thank you,

03:14:07.000 Royston.

03:14:08.000 Thank you, Eric.

03:14:09.000 I've always wanted the Congressional Medal of Honor, but I was informed I'm not allowed to give it to myself, and I wouldn't know why I'd be taking it, but if they ever open up that law, I will be there with you someday.

03:14:23.000 But you know, that's our highest honor, Congressional Medal of Honor, and that's a big thing.

03:14:26.000 And it's an honor to be in the same room with you.

03:14:29.000 Thank you both very much, Eric.

03:14:49.000 Thank you.

03:14:52.000 250 years is a long time in the life of a nation, but in another sense, it's really a mere moment in the eye of history.

03:15:02.000 Two of the gentlemen we met in the gallery this evening took their first breaths one century ago, 100 years before that on July 4th, 1826, the author of the Declaration of Independence, brilliant, Thomas Jefferson, drew his last breath.

03:15:22.000 Just a single long human lifespan separates the giants who declared and won our independence from the heroes who stand among us tonight.

03:15:32.000 Everything our nation has done, everything we have achieved, has been the work of those few great lifetimes.

03:15:39.000 In those brief chapters, Americans built this nation from 13 humble colonies into the pinnacle of human civilization and human freedom, the strongest, wealthiest, most powerful, most successful nation in all of history.

03:15:55.000 Americans ventured out across the daunting and dangerous continent. 0.92

03:16:00.000 We carved paths through an unforgiving wilderness, settled a boundless frontier, and tamed the beautiful but very, very dangerous wild west.

03:16:13.000 From empty marshes and wide open plains, we raised up the world's greatest cities.

03:16:19.000 Together, we mastered the world's mightiest industries and shattered histories, monstrous tyrannies.

03:16:27.000 And we liberated millions from the chains of fascism, communism, oppression, and terror.

03:16:33.000 Americans lifted humanity into the skies on the wings of aluminum and steel.

03:16:39.000 And then we launched mankind into the stars on rockets powered by sheer American will and unyielding American pride.

03:16:48.000 We wired the globe with our ingenuity.

03:16:52.000 We captivated the planet with American culture.

03:16:56.000 And now we are pioneering the next great American breakthroughs that will change the entire world.

03:17:03.000 All of this and so much more is the enduring legacy, unmatched glory of the hardworking patriots who built and defended this country and who still carry the hopes and freedoms on all of humanity's backs.

03:17:20.000 For years they were forgotten, betrayed, and cast aside, but that great betrayal is over and they will never be forgotten again.

03:17:29.000 Because when the world needs courage, daring, vision, and inspiration, it is still turning to America.

03:17:37.000 And when God needs a nation to work his miracles, he knows exactly who to ask.

03:17:44.000 There is no challenge Americans cannot overcome, no frontier too vast for us to conquer, no dream too bold for us to chase, no horizon too distant for us to claim.

03:17:58.000 For our destiny is written by the hand of Providence, and these first 250 years were just the beginning.

03:18:08.000 From the rugged border towns of Texas to the heartland villages of Michigan, from the sun-kissed shores of Florida to the endless fields of the Dakotas, and from the historic streets of Philadelphia to right here in our nation's capital, Washington, D.C., the golden age of America is upon us.

03:18:30.000 The revolution that began in 1776 has not ended.

03:18:35.000 It still continues because the flame of liberty and independence still burns in the heart of every American patriot.

03:18:44.000 And our future will be bigger, better, brighter, bolder, and more glorious than ever before.

03:18:51.000 Thank you.

03:18:52.000 God bless you and God bless America.

03:18:56.000 Okay, so they're all out.

03:19:06.000 The Democrats.

03:19:11.000 Well, there you have it.

03:19:15.000 State of the Union 2026.

03:19:22.000 What did we think?

03:19:28.000 So it looks like just under two hours.

03:19:30.000 I think he got started a little bit after 8 o'clock.

03:19:34.000 So about hour, 45 minutes, hour and a half, something like that.

03:19:41.000 Yeah, it's hard to say how that will be received.

03:19:45.000 I think that got off to a rough start.

03:19:49.000 That's for sure.

03:19:51.000 I think the organization of the speech, especially the beginning, was just off.

03:19:56.000 I can see what he was trying to go for.

03:19:58.000 He's going for the 250-year anniversary thing.

03:20:03.000 But the preamble was not good.

03:20:05.000 That was not clear in the introduction.

03:20:08.000 There was some good stuff.

03:20:09.000 There were some bright spots in there.

03:20:11.000 I think overall, though, whoa, that's a big woman. 1.00

03:20:15.000 The way that it will be received is that it's extremely combative.

03:20:20.000 They will say, I think the word of the day, people will call it divisive.

03:20:24.000 That is what you're going to hear in the Washington Post and the New York Times.

03:20:28.000 It's a divisive, combative speech, long speech.

03:20:35.000 But from the standpoint of the actual substance of it, it wasn't terrible.

03:20:40.000 Championed his major accomplishments really only in the first 10 minutes.

03:20:44.000 I don't think that he spent a ton of time, actually.

03:20:48.000 It was really front-loaded.

03:20:51.000 Didn't talk too much about the economy.

03:20:53.000 I mean, because here's the thing, it's a work in progress.

03:20:56.000 They're a year in.

03:20:57.000 The numbers aren't terrific.

03:21:00.000 They got a lot of that out in the first 10, 15 minutes of the speech.

03:21:03.000 And a lot of it was dedicated to the legislative agenda, the SAVE Act.

03:21:08.000 I know that the administration does want to get this bill passed that targets insider trading in Congress.

03:21:15.000 They think that's a winner.

03:21:18.000 The problem, though, is that these things will not happen.

03:21:21.000 The SAVE Act, I don't see Democrats voting for that because what he said is true.

03:21:26.000 They want to cheat.

03:21:27.000 They need to cheat.

03:21:28.000 They're going to cheat.

03:21:29.000 They're not going to vote for the SAVE Act.

03:21:31.000 And I don't know that they'll even pass the insider trading.

03:21:34.000 I mean, maybe they will.

03:21:36.000 I don't know that they want to give him that layup.

03:21:38.000 I don't know that they want to give him the victory.

03:21:41.000 There were some good moments.

03:21:42.000 I thought it was very compelling when he brought out Irina Zarutska's parents.

03:21:49.000 I thought it was powerful when he had Congress stand up if you believe you should put citizens over illegal immigrants. 0.97

03:21:55.000 There was some good stuff in there.

03:21:57.000 And Trump in the State of the Union, if you've been with us for years and years, you know he loves the veterans, loves, and especially for the state of the union, he looks at it as a TV spot.

03:22:11.000 So in his mind, this is a variety show.

03:22:14.000 And so there's drama and there's tension, and he likes telling these stories and bringing out the guests, and he likes the medal ceremony.

03:22:24.000 He loves to load it up with stuff like that.

03:22:27.000 And he did it again.

03:22:28.000 Loves to load it up with those types of things.

03:22:31.000 In his mind, like I said, this is a variety show.

03:22:34.000 So he wants tears.

03:22:36.000 He wants anger.

03:22:37.000 He wants to play on the emotions.

03:22:39.000 He wants the drama, the reunion with the Venezuelan dissident, the Medal of Honor recognition, all that sort of stuff.

03:22:47.000 And of course, every state of the union, they'll bring out the guests, but he really likes to load it up.

03:22:53.000 And he loves those little dramatic moments.

03:22:55.000 And then, of course, he loves the American history stuff.

03:22:59.000 All of his rallies, all the speeches, they always end in the same way, which is to tell the story of America, all that kind of stuff, which honestly, for me, at this point, it's take it or leave it.

03:23:11.000 It's not particularly profound, well-written, well-executed.

03:23:15.000 In my view, it's just fluff.

03:23:17.000 So I don't know that this speech really moves the needle.

03:23:20.000 I think that people are going to see in it what they want.

03:23:24.000 Liberals are going to hate it.

03:23:25.000 Conservatives are going to love it.

03:23:26.000 They're going to love the combativeness.

03:23:28.000 I think overall, though, the antagonistic nature of it, I think that turns people off.

03:23:34.000 I obviously love it.

03:23:36.000 When he says the transgenders are crazy, that's going to go viral.

03:23:39.000 That'll be the clip, I think.

03:23:42.000 The illegal immigration thing, the transgender thing, those will be the viral moments. 1.00

03:23:48.000 And I think Fox News and the usual suspects are going to push that out and say, wow, just wow.

03:23:53.000 Democrats wouldn't stand up for the citizens.

03:23:56.000 So it'll do what it's intended to do.

03:23:59.000 But if the significance of the speech is to reset ahead of 26, it doesn't do that.

03:24:05.000 I don't think it was focused enough.

03:24:08.000 It was not about unity.

03:24:11.000 Not that I'm opposed to that.

03:24:13.000 I like the antagonistic nature of it.

03:24:16.000 I don't think there's a very strong call to action.

03:24:20.000 I think it was a very average speech.

03:24:22.000 I would give it a B.

03:24:23.000 I would give it a B, maybe a C. Exceedingly average.

03:24:27.000 Some fun moments, don't get me wrong.

03:24:29.000 I mean, to me, I look at that as self-indulgent and fun.

03:24:33.000 I like, that's, I think, what everyone will talk about this week.

03:24:38.000 He kept directly and aggressively attacking the Democrats, just throwing it at them.

03:24:44.000 And they were seething and he was reveling in that.

03:24:47.000 And I don't blame him.

03:24:48.000 I mean, okay.

03:24:50.000 Okay.

03:24:52.000 We need to like get this off the screen.

03:24:54.000 I don't know.

03:24:55.000 So the Democrat response, we're going to stick around for that.

03:24:57.000 That's in three minutes.

03:24:59.000 These are the two ugliest girls I've ever seen in my life. 1.00

03:25:02.000 I don't know.

03:25:02.000 It's honestly hurting.

03:25:04.000 I don't even want to look at it.

03:25:05.000 Like, I don't think you should be looking at that.

03:25:07.000 Okay.

03:25:09.000 So I think that's what everyone, that's just rough.

03:25:13.000 Everyone will be talking about that aspect of it.

03:25:16.000 And from my point of view, I like it because I'm a far-right extremist.

03:25:22.000 So I think the Democrats are the problem.

03:25:24.000 The left are the problem.

03:25:26.000 However, I think most people, especially older people and middle-of-the-road people, I think they're going to look at it as maybe too antagonistic, maybe too provocative, unsettling.

03:25:39.000 So I don't know how much play you're going to get with that.

03:25:43.000 I don't know if that's going to be well received.

03:25:46.000 And so if the pitch is this is supposed to be some kind of midterm reset, this is supposed to get everybody back on track.

03:25:53.000 I don't see it.

03:25:55.000 I think if anything, this is just the same old Trump, same old Trump, holding on to grudges, kind of delusional assessment of where the country is, these totally impotent calls to action.

03:26:07.000 Everybody needs to pass the SAVE Act.

03:26:10.000 Okay, well, you know, good luck with that.

03:26:13.000 It's classic Trump.

03:26:13.000 It's Trump.

03:26:17.000 It's everything that you expect turned up to the next level.

03:26:21.000 So that's my review of the speech.

03:26:23.000 Like I said at the beginning of the show, I think it's about what we expected.

03:26:27.000 He hit on border security, talked a little bit about some of these other victories.

03:26:33.000 Some of the numbers with the economy are okay.

03:26:37.000 I don't know.

03:26:38.000 Take it or leave it.

03:26:39.000 The big surprise is no announcement on the situation with Iran.

03:26:43.000 People were expecting and people said that maybe there'd be a declaration of war or maybe there'd be some new development there, but we really just got the drive-by on Iran, really didn't talk much about it.

03:26:55.000 Nothing about Epstein was not mentioned at all.

03:26:58.000 I thought I heard that Epstein victims were guests.

03:27:01.000 They must have been guests of other people because obviously he didn't even mention, he didn't even name Epstein.

03:27:07.000 Didn't talk about the DOJ really at all.

03:27:11.000 And talked about the National Guard deployments, but only the ones to Memphis and New Orleans because the other ones were a flop.

03:27:17.000 Chicago, Minneapolis, LA were a total joke.

03:27:20.000 So we only brought out, and the reason being is because Memphis and New Orleans are in Republican states where the Republican governor requested the guard.

03:27:29.000 In the blue states, Trump had to activate the guard against the wishes of the governor and ultimately pulled them out.

03:27:37.000 So it wasn't successful.

03:27:40.000 You're going to see what you're going to see.

03:27:42.000 I mean, for me, like I said, as a hard right guy, as a far-right guy, it's a pep rally.

03:27:48.000 And you like to see that combativeness.

03:27:50.000 You like to see the Democrats get shit on.

03:27:53.000 I like the seething.

03:27:55.000 And I thought it was a high-energy speech.

03:27:57.000 It was a little meandering at times.

03:27:59.000 Obviously, he's 100 years old, so he's losing it a little bit.

03:28:02.000 And so it definitely drags at times.

03:28:05.000 And sometimes you don't even know what he's saying.

03:28:07.000 For the most part, though, it was a long speech.

03:28:10.000 It was pretty high energy.

03:28:12.000 Not, I don't think, particularly well written, not particularly compelling.

03:28:17.000 Aside from some of those guests, it's not a very rhetorically lofty or powerful speech.

03:28:25.000 Okay, here we go.

03:28:26.000 This is a Democrat response from the governor of Virginia.

03:28:29.000 Welcome to Historic Williamsburg.

03:28:31.000 We are gathered here in the chambers of the House of Burgesses.

03:28:35.000 In 1705, the people of the Virginia colony gathered here to take on the extraordinary task of governing themselves.

03:28:43.000 Before there was a Declaration of Independence, a Constitution, or a Bill of Rights, there were people in this room.

03:28:51.000 The people who served here ultimately dreamed of what a new nation, unlike anything the world had ever seen, could be.

03:29:00.000 The United States was founded on the idea that ordinary people could reject the unacceptable excesses of poor leadership, band together to demand better of their government, and create a nation that would be an example for the world.

03:29:21.000 And this year, as we celebrate 250 years since America declared our independence from tyranny, I can think of no better place to speak to you as we reflect on the current state of our union.

03:29:37.000 Tonight, as we watched our nation's lawmakers gather for a joint session of Congress, we did not hear the truth from our president.

03:29:47.000 So let's speak plainly and honestly.

03:29:50.000 And let me ask you, the American people watching at home, three questions.

03:29:55.000 Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family?

03:30:01.000 Is the president working to keep Americans safe both at home and abroad?

03:30:07.000 Is the president working for you?

03:30:10.000 As I campaigned for governor last year, I traveled to every corner of Virginia and I heard the same pressing concern everywhere.

03:30:19.000 Costs are too high in housing, health care, energy, and child care.

03:30:25.000 And I know these same conversations are being had all across this country.

03:30:32.000 Because since this president took office last year, his reckless trade policies have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs.

03:30:44.000 Small businesses have suffered, farmers have suffered, some losing entire markets.

03:30:49.000 Every day, Americans are paying the price.

03:30:53.000 And even though the Supreme Court struck these tariffs down four days ago, the damage to us, the American people, has already been done.

03:31:03.000 Meanwhile, the president is planning for new tariffs, another massive tax hike on you and your family.

03:31:11.000 And Republicans in Congress, they remain unwilling to assert their constitutional authority to stop him.

03:31:18.000 They're making your life harder.

03:31:21.000 They're making your life more expensive.

03:31:23.000 They're even making it more difficult to see a doctor.

03:31:27.000 Rural health clinics in Virginia and across the country are already closing their doors thanks to the so-called One Big Beautiful bill, championed by the President and Republicans in Congress.

03:31:40.000 And tonight, the President celebrated this law, the one threatening rural hospitals, stripping health care for millions of Americans and driving up costs in energy and housing, all while cutting food programs for hungry kids.

03:31:55.000 But here in Virginia, I am working with our state legislature to lower costs and make the Commonwealth more affordable.

03:32:07.000 And it's not just me.

03:32:09.000 Democrats across the country are laser focused on affordability in our nation's capital and in state capitals and communities across America.

03:32:18.000 In the most innovative and exceptional nation in the history of the world, Americans deserve to know that their leaders are focused on addressing the problems that keep them up at night.

03:32:30.000 Problems that dictate where you live, whether you can afford to start a business, or whether you have to skip a prescription in order to buy groceries.

03:32:40.000 So I'll ask again, is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family?

03:32:48.000 We all know the answer is no.

03:32:52.000 I grew up in a house of service.

03:32:54.000 My mother was a nurse and my father was a career law enforcement officer.

03:32:58.000 I began my career by following in my father's footsteps as a federal agent working money laundering and narcotics cases.

03:33:06.000 I work side by side with local and state police to keep our community safe and to uphold and enforce the law.

03:33:14.000 Law enforcement officers across the country know that it is a unique responsibility to do the serious work of investigating crimes, comforting victims, and making arrests.

03:33:26.000 It's about building trust, and that requires an abiding sense of duty and commitment to community.

03:33:34.000 And yet, our president has sent poorly trained federal agents into our cities, where they have arrested and detained American citizens and people who aspire to be Americans.

03:33:47.000 And they have done it without a warrant.

03:33:49.000 They have ripped nursing mothers away from their babies.

03:33:53.000 They have sent children, a little boy in a blue bunny hat, children to far-off detention centers.

03:34:01.000 And they have killed American citizens in our streets. 0.98

03:34:05.000 And they have done it all with their faces masked from accountability.

03:34:11.000 Every minute spent sowing fear is a minute not spent investigating murders, crimes against children, or the criminals defrauding seniors of their life savings.

03:34:21.000 Our president told us tonight that we are safer.

03:34:25.000 Because these agents arrest mothers and detain children?

03:34:28.000 Yeah.

03:34:29.000 Get them the fuck out.

03:34:29.000 Think about that.

03:34:30.000 Our broken immigration system is something to be fixed, not an excuse for unaccountable agents to terrorize our communities.

03:34:45.000 After working in law enforcement, I continued my career of service as a CIA officer, working undercover to protect the United States and our allies from global threats, terrorism, nuclear weapons.

03:34:57.000 and the aggression of adversarial nations around the globe.

03:35:02.000 But as the President spoke of his perceived successes tonight, he continues to cede economic power and technological strength to Russia, bow down to China, bow down to a Russian dictator, and make plans for war with Iran.

03:35:19.000 Here's the truth.

03:35:20.000 Over the last year, through doge, mass firings, and the appointment of deeply unserious people to our nation's most serious positions, our president has endangered the long and storied history of the United States of America being a force for good.

03:35:39.000 So I'll ask again, is the president working to keep Americans safe, both at home and abroad?

03:35:46.000 We all know the answer is no.

03:35:49.000 In his speech tonight, the president did what he always does.

03:35:54.000 He lied, he scapegoated, and he distracted.

03:35:57.000 And he offered no real solutions to our nation's pressing challenges, so many of which he is actively making worse.

03:36:06.000 He tries to divide us.

03:36:08.000 He tries to enrage us, to pit us against one another, neighbor against neighbor.

03:36:14.000 And sometimes he succeeds.

03:36:16.000 And so you have to ask, who benefits from his rhetoric, his policies, his actions, the short list of laws he's pushed through this Republican Congress.

03:36:26.000 Somebody must be benefiting.

03:36:29.000 He's enriching himself, his family, his friends.

03:36:33.000 The scale of the corruption is unprecedented.

03:36:37.000 There's the cover-up of the Epstein files, the crypto scams, posing up to foreign princes for airplanes and billionaires for ballrooms, putting his name and face on buildings all over our nation's capital.

03:36:51.000 This is not what our founders envisioned, not by a long shot.

03:36:58.000 Okay, go on.

03:37:01.000 So I'll ask again, is the president working for you?

03:37:05.000 We all know the answer is no.

03:37:09.000 But here's the special thing about America.

03:37:13.000 On our 250th anniversary, we know better than any nation what is possible when ordinary citizens like those who once dreamed right here in this room reject the unacceptable and demand more of their government.

03:37:30.000 We see it in the determination of students organizing school walkouts all across the country, whose voices are becoming so powerful that the governor of Texas seeks to silence them.

03:37:44.000 We see it in the bravery of Americans in Minnesota standing up for their communities, from peacefully protesting in sub-zero temperatures to carpooling children to school so that their immigrant parents are not ripped away from them in the parking lot.

03:38:01.000 As a mother of three school-aged daughters, I am inspired by their bravery.

03:38:07.000 But I am sickened that it is necessary.

03:38:10.000 And Americans across the country are taking action.

03:38:14.000 They are going to the ballot box to reject this chaos.

03:38:18.000 With their votes, they are writing a new story, a more hopeful story.

03:38:24.000 In November, I won my election by 15 points.

03:38:32.000 And we won 13 new seats in our state legislature because voters decided they wanted something different.

03:38:44.000 Our campaign earned votes from Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and everyone in between because they knew as citizens they could demand more, that they could vote for what they believe matters, and that they didn't need to be constrained by a party or political affiliation.

03:39:02.000 This is happening across the country.

03:39:05.000 New Jersey elected Mikey Sherrill as governor in a double-digit victory.

03:39:14.000 Democrats flip state legislative seats in places like Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, and Texas.

03:39:20.000 The list goes on and on.

03:39:23.000 Ordinary Americans are stepping up to run in the spirit of our forefathers.

03:39:28.000 They are running to demand more and to do more for their neighbors and communities.

03:39:34.000 I know this story well.

03:39:36.000 I first ran for office in 2018 alongside dozens of other Democrats who did the seemingly impossible, flipping 41 seats in Congress.

03:39:48.000 In my case, I was the first Democrat elected in 50 years, swinging our district 17 points.

03:39:55.000 Those who are stepping up now to run will win in November because Americans, you at home, know you can demand more and that we are working to lower costs.

03:40:08.000 We are working to keep our communities and our country safe, and we are working for you.

03:40:19.000 In his farewell address, George Washington warned us about the possibility of, quote, cunning, ambitious and unprincipled men rising to power.

03:40:30.000 But he also encouraged us, all Americans, to unite in a common cause, to move this nation forward.

03:40:39.000 That is our charge once more, and that is what we are seeing across the country.

03:40:45.000 It is deeply American and patriotic to do so, and it is how we ensure that the state of our union remains strong, not just this year, but for the next 250 years as well, because we, the people, have the power to make change, the power to stand up for what is right, the power to demand more of our nation.

03:41:10.000 All right.

03:41:13.000 May God bless the Commonwealth of Virginia, and may God bless the United States of America.

03:41:23.000 I love when they turn to the side, don't you?

03:41:26.000 I love when they turn to the side.

03:41:28.000 And that was Democratic government.

03:41:30.000 Hit them with a little nose check.

03:41:36.000 Hit him with a little early life check.

03:41:41.000 Okay, well, here's your Democrat response.

03:41:45.000 We'll talk a little bit more about the state of the union.

03:41:48.000 Then I'm going to read these super chats.

03:41:49.000 Then I have to go to the bathroom.

03:41:55.000 I have to go to, I just drank this huge glass of water, so I'm going to read these, but I'll hold it.

03:42:02.000 I'll hold it in.

03:42:04.000 It's not a problem.

03:42:05.000 I'm a professional.

03:42:07.000 All right.

03:42:08.000 Well, let's talk a little bit more about this.

03:42:10.000 Then we will get through the super chats.

03:42:12.000 Then that's it.

03:42:14.000 It's already, I've been streaming for three hours.

03:42:16.000 So it's been a long stream.

03:42:19.000 Well, there you have it.

03:42:20.000 You know, it's a little bit clarifying once you see the Democrat response because they actually have a message.

03:42:27.000 And you can tell from that whole, I don't know what that was, maybe five, 10 minutes.

03:42:32.000 From the Democrat response, they are running on the affordability issue.

03:42:36.000 And that's the same thing they used to hammer Republicans last year.

03:42:40.000 And for those that don't know, she is this, well, she's considered a center-left Democrat.

03:42:47.000 She won in Virginia, flipped it from red to blue, carried all those delegates in the state legislature in a major upset. 1.00

03:42:56.000 Like she said, she carried the state by 15 points. 0.96

03:42:58.000 It was at one time considered a purple state, and they did have a Republican governor there before, Greg Youngkin or Glenn Youngkin.

03:43:07.000 And so this is seen as a sign of things to come, that Virginia is a blue state, and the center-left Democrats talking about affordability are going to be very competitive.

03:43:18.000 This was in November of 2025, so just a few months ago.

03:43:23.000 And the story of that election was the same, which is that it's the economy.

03:43:27.000 The economy is not doing as well as it should be.

03:43:31.000 And at the minimum, perceptions of the economy are still not good.

03:43:35.000 The public's perception of prices and the long-term economic outlook is not good.

03:43:43.000 And so whether that's real or not, it's really immaterial.

03:43:46.000 That's the perception.

03:43:48.000 And as long as Democrats run on that, they're going to be successful.

03:43:52.000 And to me, there's just a gulf between the Republican messaging and the Democrat messaging.

03:43:56.000 What would you say the Republican messaging was from that state of the union?

03:44:02.000 It's really slop.

03:44:03.000 It's slopulism.

03:44:05.000 It's the hockey team.

03:44:06.000 It's this golden age stuff, the America 250 anniversary, the veterans, and you love the veterans, but this is just patriot slop.

03:44:18.000 It's right-wing populism slop, and they're running on that.

03:44:22.000 And what was interesting in the state of the union on affordability, Trump talked about housing prices and getting mortgage rates down.

03:44:31.000 He talked about health care and drug prices.

03:44:33.000 So he talked about the issue.

03:44:37.000 But maybe the most memorable thing he said about it is that he basically hand-waved away and dismissed the idea that affordability is a real concern.

03:44:46.000 So he talked about some of the main issues concerning affordability, like the no tax on tips and mortgage rates and housing prices.

03:44:56.000 And so he actually did weigh in on a few of those things for a little bit of time.

03:45:01.000 But to me, the memorable part is when he said, oh, the Democrats are running on affordability.

03:45:05.000 Well, I don't know where they got that idea from.

03:45:09.000 And I think that comes across as so out of touch, especially considering the political defeat that Republicans were dealt in November, because it was all about affordability.

03:45:19.000 That was Momdani.

03:45:20.000 That was New Jersey.

03:45:22.000 That was Virginia.

03:45:23.000 And Trump, I think, is just delusional on this issue from an electoral point of view.

03:45:29.000 And he said this at rallies.

03:45:31.000 He said, oh, I won affordability.

03:45:33.000 I won on that issue.

03:45:34.000 And it's like, no, you didn't.

03:45:36.000 You're not winning on that one.

03:45:39.000 You're not winning.

03:45:40.000 Republicans aren't winning.

03:45:40.000 You didn't win.

03:45:42.000 And it's a big problem.

03:45:43.000 The perception is that the economy is not doing well for one reason or another.

03:45:48.000 And there are signs, there are indicators that it's doing well.

03:45:51.000 Like you mentioned, the stock prices and housing prices, assets are appreciating.

03:45:57.000 But in other ways, people feel like they're being stretched.

03:46:00.000 People feel like they're being squeezed.

03:46:01.000 There's a lot of anecdotal evidence of this.

03:46:04.000 Like I said, there are some other indicators, some delinquencies on car loans, on mortgages.

03:46:11.000 People feel like the economy is not doing well.

03:46:14.000 And historically, that is the big indicator.

03:46:17.000 Is the economy doing well?

03:46:18.000 Do people feel like the economy is doing well?

03:46:21.000 If they don't, you lose the election.

03:46:24.000 And so what I see in the Democrat response is they are taking that to the bank.

03:46:29.000 That's their playbook.

03:46:30.000 That's what they ran on in November of 25.

03:46:33.000 That's what they're running on now.

03:46:35.000 And as long as they stay away from the thornier stuff, like, look, I think they realize the transgender issue is an albatross. 1.00

03:46:44.000 Maybe even abortion.

03:46:45.000 didn't pay the dividends they thought it would in 2024.

03:46:49.000 Now they know the playbook, which is they steer clear of the more divisive stuff.

03:46:54.000 They present as normal, centrist, moderate, and they're playing up a few things.

03:46:59.000 It's affordability is the big one.

03:47:02.000 Lately, they're also playing up, though, the anti-corruption angle.

03:47:06.000 And that's a powerful argument because these things are actually also related.

03:47:11.000 Hitting affordability while also hitting on the so-called oligarchy, the billionaires, the Epstein class, that whole thing, it's a class warfare playbook.

03:47:22.000 And so it's, hey, we are the working class.

03:47:25.000 We are the forgotten middle.

03:47:27.000 We're the middle class.

03:47:29.000 And we are raising a challenge as people that are frustrated about the economy against the fat cats.

03:47:36.000 And it's not a golden age, but a gilded age.

03:47:38.000 And obviously, what's deeply related to this is corruption.

03:47:43.000 The rich and powerful are scamming us.

03:47:46.000 The Trump government's a scam.

03:47:48.000 And while they get rich, we suffer.

03:47:51.000 That's clearly the playbook.

03:47:53.000 And that's what you hear in Texas.

03:47:54.000 And that's what you hear in Maine.

03:47:56.000 And that's what you heard from Spanberger and Momdani.

03:47:59.000 And that's going to be the playbook in 26.

03:48:01.000 And it's like I said, if you're a Trump supporter, you love the state of the union because you're there for the slop.

03:48:08.000 You're there for the theatrics.

03:48:10.000 You're there for the pep rally.

03:48:12.000 You're there for the soaring, half-baked patriot rhetoric.

03:48:18.000 You're there for that kind of stuff.

03:48:20.000 And you're on the team already.

03:48:22.000 But for everybody else, look, if you're one of the average people tuning in and you're not aligned or not affiliated and you think the economy's not doing well, what do you get from that state of the union versus what you get from the Democrat response?

03:48:37.000 And the same even goes for ICE.

03:48:39.000 Trump had some powerful moments related to law and order about Irina Zarutska and the illegal aliens and all that kind of stuff.

03:48:48.000 But the public sentiment has turned against ICE.

03:48:51.000 And the public supports the border enforcement, but support for interior removals is slipping.

03:48:57.000 Support for ICE is slipping.

03:48:59.000 So playing up this angle about the Fourth Amendment and they don't have a warrant and this kind of stuff, you can see how, you know, maybe that's not, I don't know that people are so ideologically into that, but it's, it gets the job done pushing back against Trump on illegal aliens.

03:49:21.000 So, you know, I don't think this was a really successful state of the union.

03:49:25.000 I don't know how many people that's really winning over.

03:49:27.000 And here's the thing.

03:49:28.000 You have to think about it in terms of what the goal is here.

03:49:31.000 Republicans need to be playing on offense because they're down. 0.98

03:49:35.000 You know, they're way behind.

03:49:37.000 Everyone knows that.

03:49:38.000 With the midterms coming up, the betting markets show the Democrats are favored to win.

03:49:43.000 The polling is very bad for Trump.

03:49:46.000 Approval rating is lower than Trump's first term at this point in time, lower than Biden at this point in his administration.

03:49:53.000 So if you're the Republicans, you're behind.

03:49:56.000 And you have a huge gap to make up in terms of public support and perception.

03:50:02.000 So you need to really bring it.

03:50:04.000 And you need every trick that you have.

03:50:07.000 I don't think they really attacked the affordability issue effectively.

03:50:12.000 I don't even know that there was a coherent vision there.

03:50:15.000 And I don't even think it was very likable.

03:50:17.000 This culture war stuff, I think, is wearing thin on a lot of people.

03:50:20.000 The partisan political stuff, it seems that as time goes on, whoever plays more into that, maybe it's more of a weakness now than it was a few years ago.

03:50:30.000 So, I don't know.

03:50:31.000 I don't think it was very successful, but I guess we'll see what happens tomorrow.

03:50:35.000 We'll have to see what the response is.

03:50:37.000 I haven't even gotten a chance to see what Twitter has to say about it.

03:50:40.000 I'm sort of curious.

03:50:43.000 Maybe we'll check out the timeline a little bit.

03:50:45.000 Let me pull up Twitter and we'll just see if we have any live takes here.

03:50:56.000 It's always hard, though, because this is just from the general audience.

03:51:02.000 You get people like this, Reverend Jordan Wells.

03:51:04.000 The Democrats are scheming.

03:51:08.000 The black people are not apes.

03:51:09.000 That was a funny moment.

03:51:11.000 I totally forgot about that.

03:51:15.000 Yeah, see, this is what I'm talking about.

03:51:17.000 I don't think this is going to play well.

03:51:18.000 And to me, that is, I think the Democrats are going to take that and turn that into a layup, you know?

03:51:27.000 But maybe I'm being overly critical.

03:51:30.000 All right.

03:51:31.000 Well, we're going to get into the super chats.

03:51:33.000 Then we'll wrap this up.

03:51:33.000 It's been a long night.

03:51:35.000 We'll take a look.

03:51:36.000 We'll see what we got here.

03:51:39.000 I don't think we have too many.

03:51:40.000 Usually when I do a stream like this, it's not, it's not a ton of super chats.

03:51:44.000 So it should be over quickly, thankfully.

03:51:49.000 All right, let's take a look.

03:51:50.000 Figureman one cent $20.

03:51:51.000 Nick, if you marry a black girl, you could have a Mike Tyson as your son. 0.96

03:51:54.000 Wouldn't that be awesome?

03:51:55.000 Okay, I think actually that was from last night.

03:51:57.000 Boski on $8920.

03:51:59.000 What's up, my fellow bureau?

03:52:00.000 I find it hilarious people hate on people for not being white enough like you.

03:52:02.000 Meanwhile, you've done more for the movement and white people than any of your detractors ever could dream of doing.

03:52:05.000 You've pushed the conversation to the forefront.

03:52:07.000 Fuck those ankle biters. 1.00

03:52:08.000 Keep up the good work, brother.

03:52:09.000 Well, you know, whether I'm white or not white, I'm here to support white people. 0.74

03:52:13.000 That's the thing.

03:52:14.000 They're all like, you're not white. 0.99

03:52:16.000 It's like, I don't care.

03:52:17.000 I'm pro-white. 0.95

03:52:19.000 One has nothing to do with the other.

03:52:21.000 People are like, well, but you're, don't you know you're Mexican?

03:52:24.000 Do you think I'm supposed to say, oh, wait a second, you're right.

03:52:27.000 Okay, now I want America to be a brown shithole. 0.97

03:52:30.000 Like, I'm pro-white. 0.97

03:52:32.000 You know, you can think of me as white.

03:52:35.000 You can think of me as your favorite Mexican.

03:52:38.000 It honestly is immaterial.

03:52:40.000 I think I'm white.

03:52:42.000 I think I look white.

03:52:43.000 I have green eyes, white skin, you know, brown hair.

03:52:46.000 But honestly, it doesn't matter.

03:52:48.000 I'm pro-white. 0.95

03:52:49.000 This is a white country. 0.86

03:52:51.000 People say, but you're Mexican.

03:52:53.000 It's like, okay, but this is a white country founded by whites, built by whites, and mostly whites. 0.83

03:53:02.000 And I'm here to support that vision because it's just what is proper.

03:53:09.000 I mean, it's just what is appropriate.

03:53:11.000 It's apropos.

03:53:12.000 So I don't, you know, the idea that if I was identifying as mixed or as Mexican, I mean, I don't even think that makes sense.

03:53:18.000 But even if I was, I wouldn't be like, you know what?

03:53:22.000 America should be more like Mexico. 1.00

03:53:24.000 No, no.

03:53:26.000 No, America should be more white. 0.95

03:53:30.000 So I know that's the part I never really got.

03:53:33.000 But it's always the people that are the least confident that they're white that care the most. 0.88

03:53:38.000 You ever notice that?

03:53:39.000 People say, you're not white.

03:53:40.000 I'm like, whatever.

03:53:42.000 I'm Mexican.

03:53:42.000 Yeah, fuck it.

03:53:44.000 Then you get these like the Albanians. 1.00

03:53:47.000 Holy cortisol spike.

03:53:49.000 You just joke around a little.

03:53:50.000 You're like, they look like monkeys and they descend from Turks. 1.00

03:53:54.000 And they go, what the fuck?

03:53:55.000 We're white.

03:53:56.000 We're whiter than anybody.

03:53:57.000 And it's like, whoa.

03:54:00.000 I don't know.

03:54:01.000 You seem really bothered.

03:54:02.000 Maybe you are not so confident in this assertion.

03:54:09.000 That has been crazy.

03:54:10.000 I said it as a joke.

03:54:12.000 I'm on Sneeko's stream.

03:54:14.000 We're playing Fortnite.

03:54:15.000 And he says, what do you think of the ASU frame monger?

03:54:18.000 And I'm riffing.

03:54:19.000 We're playing Fortnite.

03:54:21.000 In the same stream, I said, Sneeko, how about Obama?

03:54:23.000 He's your boy, huh?

03:54:24.000 He's going to implement Sharia law and take all our guns. 0.94

03:54:29.000 Like, I'm, it's extreme.

03:54:31.000 We're playing Fortnite.

03:54:32.000 It's a joke.

03:54:33.000 So he says, what do you think about the frame monger?

03:54:35.000 I go, I don't know.

03:54:36.000 Those Slavic people and Muslims, they're not really white.

03:54:41.000 And these people have lost their minds.

03:54:43.000 They took it so personally.

03:54:46.000 And their effort posting on Twitter.

03:54:49.000 Well, according to the genetic testing, blah, blah, blah.

03:54:51.000 It's like, I don't know.

03:54:53.000 You know, if you're white, you don't need to beat your chest about it.

03:54:57.000 No one is even saying that Germans aren't white. 1.00

03:55:00.000 And if you did, they just laugh at you.

03:55:02.000 You say that these Muslim Albanians are not white and they chimp out. 1.00

03:55:07.000 Kind of a self-report.

03:55:07.000 I don't know.

03:55:09.000 I'm just saying.

03:55:11.000 You say Slavic people and Albanians aren't white, they chimp out. 1.00

03:55:16.000 That's why I said the other night, get these niggas a banana or something. 1.00

03:55:21.000 Get these niggas a banana the way they're chimping out. 1.00

03:55:23.000 The way the Slav monkeys are chimping out. 1.00

03:55:26.000 You're molding into your role as beautifully.

03:55:27.000 Thank you.

03:55:28.000 And then Groyb sent $30.

03:55:29.000 Ned and Yahoo, and especially Hitler, are Hall of Fame moments in Ye's career. 0.96

03:55:31.000 I actually didn't know much about you until that day.

03:55:33.000 Been a follower ever since.

03:55:34.000 Another reason why Ye is the Go Emoji.

03:55:35.000 If you needed another reason, did that day change the trajectory of your career or was it just another viral moment?

03:55:40.000 Definitely changed the trajectory, I think.

03:55:41.000 Nick Carlson sent $20.

03:55:43.000 Nick is the green ninja and Cucker is the brown ninja. 0.97

03:55:44.000 D. What's the green ninja?

03:55:47.000 I don't know what that is.

03:55:48.000 Daisy Lila sent $20.

03:55:49.000 Hey, hey, what's up?

03:55:51.000 Salu sale, 69 cent $20.

03:55:52.000 Good evening, Nick.

03:55:53.000 What are your thoughts on the turning theory?

03:55:54.000 E. We're supposedly in the fourth turning.

03:55:56.000 I think it's all circumstance.

03:55:57.000 Stay dangerous and beyond bless.

03:55:58.000 I think that's all bullshit.

03:56:00.000 I don't put too much stock in the middle of the money.

03:56:01.000 Israel sent $30.

03:56:02.000 One of your loyal soldiers.

03:56:03.000 We will die for you.

03:56:04.000 Masquerading.

03:56:05.000 Our future fewer.

03:56:05.000 Man raising hand emoji.

03:56:06.000 Fucks Nico-Muslim heretic. 1.00

03:56:09.000 Are you really loyal?

03:56:10.000 You know, so many people say they're loyal and they're not.

03:56:14.000 So many people out there, they claim to be supporters of mine.

03:56:17.000 They claim to be loyal.

03:56:18.000 They claim to be my brother.

03:56:20.000 And they're really not loyal at all.

03:56:23.000 At all.

03:56:24.000 They're not loyal to the vision.

03:56:26.000 They're not loyal to the ideology.

03:56:28.000 They're not loyal to me.

03:56:30.000 So that's why I really have tried to shake off a lot of these people this year.

03:56:35.000 We need to know who's loyal.

03:56:37.000 We need to know who really has my back.

03:56:40.000 Because that word gets thrown around a lot.

03:56:42.000 And it's easy to be loyal, as always, when it's a generational run.

03:56:47.000 And, you know, everything's changing for the better.

03:56:50.000 But we need to test.

03:56:52.000 We need to test people.

03:56:53.000 Bigger Joe 101 sent $50.

03:56:55.000 I like Hasmone Gold too, but the Tucker Expose is an SDR limit nest for other assets.

03:56:57.000 Whenever I find a new creator, I watch how they covered it.

03:56:59.000 Ours is a small, small world, but he'll stop.

03:57:01.000 It's all love.

03:57:02.000 Yeah, well, fortunately, it's not up to you.

03:57:05.000 Digital Joe 101 sent $20.

03:57:06.000 Also, my breaking bad reference was a comparison to Lex Wexner being threatened by his attorney.

03:57:09.000 It was, in fact, related to Lex.

03:57:11.000 Again, all love, man.

03:57:12.000 Okay, I don't even remember.

03:57:13.000 Randall from Resess sent $20.

03:57:14.000 Why didn't Huckabe bring out a Jew expert during the interview to confirm BB's identity?

03:57:17.000 That fat historian from Pawn Stars comes walking in to tell Tucker about Ashkenazi history.

03:57:20.000 Also, the Russian operative Jackson Hinkle wants to fight you in Mexico.

03:57:22.000 Maybe because that's where the ACP was founded.

03:57:24.000 Yeah, that was hilarious.

03:57:26.000 Well, he doesn't want to do a debate.

03:57:27.000 He challenged me to a debate.

03:57:29.000 I accepted.

03:57:30.000 And then he said, no, no, debate Haas because he knows he's an idiot.

03:57:35.000 That's honestly the most humiliating thing of all.

03:57:38.000 Not only is he stupid, he knows he's stupid.

03:57:41.000 That's why he won't debate.

03:57:43.000 Just look, you ask him, define communism.

03:57:46.000 He can't even define it.

03:57:47.000 He knows nothing about it.

03:57:48.000 I met him in person.

03:57:50.000 I have just some random friend.

03:57:52.000 He schooled Jackson Hinkle on communism.

03:57:55.000 Guy has no idea what he's doing.

03:57:57.000 Also, he's not even allowed in the country.

03:58:01.000 He's not even allowed in the.

03:58:02.000 So of course he wants to fight.

03:58:04.000 He wants to fight in Burkina Faso.

03:58:06.000 He wants to fight in Yemen with his brown-oid friends. 1.00

03:58:10.000 He wants to go fight in the Middle East with all the fucking towelheads and third worlders to cheer him on because he's not even allowed in the country because he's a fucking traitor. 1.00

03:58:18.000 So he can choke.

03:58:19.000 He's a fucking traitor to our country.

03:58:22.000 And he got raped by Shabbos Kestenbaum of all people.

03:58:25.000 Totally mobbed by the Jew that's suing Harvard. 1.00

03:58:28.000 It was insane.

03:58:31.000 So anyway, I'll do the debate.

03:58:34.000 But why am I going to travel outside of America because you're a traitor, scum piece of shit?

03:58:41.000 And what?

03:58:43.000 You want to bring in all the brown communists to cheer you on? 1.00

03:58:45.000 I don't think so.

03:58:46.000 We'll do a debate for sure.

03:58:47.000 FX $42,720.

03:58:49.000 Let's debate communism.

03:58:50.000 Robot $09,1cent $20.

03:58:52.000 And it's collective IQ.

03:58:52.000 Double your audience.

03:58:53.000 Speak out and organize against weather modification.

03:58:55.000 You don't see them spraying us?

03:58:56.000 It's public knowledge.

03:58:57.000 If they can do that to us, then all is lost.

03:58:59.000 Yeah.

03:59:00.000 General Ding has sent $25.

03:59:01.000 You spoke on the idea that Jews are the only ones to be unsold.

03:59:03.000 This idea comes from plagiarism.

03:59:04.000 The bastardization of Plato's system was implemented to save their race from hellenization, which was popular amongst the Jewish youth at the time.

03:59:08.000 They changed from polytheist to monotheist and aimed to become the guardian clause.

03:59:11.000 Oh, interesting.

03:59:12.000 X02 cent $20.

03:59:13.000 Didn't hear anyone shout out the USA hockey team last night.

03:59:15.000 What an amazing win by our boys.

03:59:16.000 God bless, Nick.

03:59:19.000 Last night?

03:59:21.000 Yeah.

03:59:21.000 Oh, yeah.

03:59:22.000 I don't know.

03:59:22.000 I don't really care about the Olympics.

03:59:24.000 So I don't know.

03:59:27.000 Is that like a big deal for some people?

03:59:29.000 I mean, I'm happy about it, but like you got to recognize that is the definition of bread and circuses.

03:59:36.000 Seriously.

03:59:37.000 No tax on tips.

03:59:39.000 Hey, our hockey team won the game.

03:59:41.000 It's like, okay, we're in a war with Iran, okay? 0.90

03:59:44.000 We're in a war with Iran.

03:59:45.000 Minneapolis just ejected ICE.

03:59:48.000 I don't really care about the Winter Olympics, actually.

03:59:51.000 You know, Robot 091 cent $20.

03:59:52.000 The cartels are burning places with biometric data gathering cameras and technology.

03:59:55.000 They are burning countries airplanes.

03:59:56.000 God save the Mexican people in their fight against the global elite.

03:59:58.000 Oh, bro.

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04:00:00.000 You should learn about the Albanian Highlander tribes who remain Catholic and about Jared Castro with the Pope called the athlete of Christ instead of calling us non-white and mislabeling us Slavs.

04:00:08.000 Yeah, I don't care, dude.

04:00:09.000 Go home.

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04:00:11.000 More like State of the Jewy and Amirite guys. 0.99

04:00:11.000 State of the Union? 0.99

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04:00:15.000 Hey, go on a random Pritzker, please, and who should I do more research on?

04:00:17.000 Who do you like for this primary?

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04:00:19.000 Lately, I felt it's important to explain to other Christians that 50% of worldwide Christians are Catholic.

04:00:23.000 It's important to have a strong Pope and Vatican for all Christians, not corrupted.

04:00:27.000 Yeah.

04:00:28.000 Thanks for the show.

04:00:29.000 Thank you for the big super chat.

04:00:31.000 I appreciate it.

04:00:32.000 Hey, Nick, how do I red pill my traditional German family on the lies of our history? 0.95

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04:00:39.000 When are we getting a state of the Groyper Union? 0.65

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04:00:42.000 The Epstein Zip is a nice addition to the store.

04:00:44.000 Will we get the rid rape level also? 0.99

04:00:45.000 And how do I become a leader?

04:00:46.000 I also want Justly 17 cent $100.

04:00:49.000 Is it bad that the only thing I get excited for about the state of the Union address is the meeting?

04:00:51.000 Never mind our country.

04:00:52.000 Just give me the memes, Lol.

04:00:53.000 Yep.

04:00:53.000 Thank you for the big super chat.

04:00:55.000 Very fault for the memes.

04:00:57.000 Yeah, right.

04:00:58.000 One's perspective on Epstein changes when they find out Virginia Jufri, Haley Robson, and other self-anointed victims did what they accused Gaylene Maxwell of doing.

04:01:04.000 That's a good point.

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04:01:07.000 Thanks for keeping it real.

04:01:08.000 Glad to hear it.

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04:01:13.000 Never donated to a stream, but wanted to say this.

04:01:14.000 Thank you for being the only in good faith.

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04:01:17.000 Hey, thanks a lot, man.

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04:01:18.000 Good luck.

04:01:20.000 My professor of military history said that it is likely that military actions in Iran will lead to retaliation.

04:01:23.000 What are the odds of attacks on civilians compared to an attack on military assets?

04:01:27.000 Oh, is this the same guy from yesterday that thought he was asking a good question?

04:01:31.000 My professor said that if we attack Iran, they will retaliate.

04:01:35.000 What else did your professor say?

04:01:38.000 What else did he say?

04:01:40.000 That we're going to drop bombs on them?

04:01:42.000 Tell us more.

04:01:44.000 He said that if we attack, they'll retaliate.

04:01:46.000 Wow.

04:01:47.000 Sounds like a genius.

04:01:49.000 Who is this person?

04:01:50.000 How does he know that?

04:01:52.000 Yeah, they're not going to hit civilians.

04:01:56.000 They will likely hit military targets, but it all depends on what kind of attack it is, if they're even capable of retaliating.

04:02:04.000 And if they are, then they will bomb American military sites and they will bomb military and government sites in Israel. 0.70

04:02:12.000 I don't think that they will, you know, they'll target the population centers, but I don't think they're going necessarily for civilian casualties.

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04:02:20.000 Clapping emoji, clapping emoji.

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04:02:23.000 Basically the only one I watch here, and they never suggest you or put you in my feed FFS.

04:02:25.000 You're doing bigger numbers than both soda shows.

04:02:27.000 They suggested to me, and I'm not following either of those.

04:02:28.000 Yeah, isn't it not on the front page?

04:02:31.000 No front page, nowhere to be seen.

04:02:33.000 70,000 live viewers, no front page.

04:02:36.000 It's the second biggest live stream.

04:02:38.000 Crowder's at 100K.

04:02:39.000 He's an investor in the platform.

04:02:41.000 I'm at 70K, not on the front page.

04:02:43.000 Yevin 410 cent.

04:02:43.000 Crazy.

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04:02:46.000 Just enjoying the show.

04:02:47.000 Hey, thank you for the big super chat.

04:02:49.000 Somebody already said $50.

04:02:50.000 I'm only watching the Sot U because I get to hear Nick's commentary.

04:02:51.000 Starstruct emoji.

04:02:53.000 Yeah.

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04:02:55.000 Why is Benz so fucking fat?

04:02:56.000 I don't know.

04:02:57.000 I thought he lost weight, but like, that's just the way that he carries it.

04:03:01.000 The way that he wears it, it's just like he really, whenever you get that angle right in front of him, he just looks rough, man.

04:03:09.000 Even with the beard.

04:03:12.000 Even with the beard, it's no good.

04:03:13.000 Julius Joseph sent $20.

04:03:14.000 Got muted in the Rumble chat for pointing out that Grow Hipers used to hold you to a standard of made in America merch.

04:03:18.000 Since you've ascended, this standard was dropped, and the new Grow Hyper seem no better than mug clubbers. 0.99

04:03:21.000 I thank you for doing it right for so long.

04:03:23.000 You and the OG Grow Epers deserve much respect for it.

04:03:26.000 Yeah, that's just a stupid thing to care about, in my opinion.

04:03:29.000 Like, when we talk about reindustrializing, we're not really talking about textiles.

04:03:34.000 We're not talking about, do we want to have sweatshops and garment factories?

04:03:39.000 I mean, maybe.

04:03:41.000 But if you're going to do that, it's going to cost more money.

04:03:43.000 When I say we want to bring back American manufacturing, I mean we should make steel and we should make ships and we should make auto parts and we should have workshops and factories.

04:03:57.000 I don't necessarily mean we'd need to make every t-shirt, every graphic t-shirt.

04:04:03.000 Because the whole idea of industrial policy is that some industries are better to have than others.

04:04:11.000 And it's obvious which ones are better.

04:04:12.000 If you make missiles, well, that's a good industry to have.

04:04:16.000 If you make cars, that's a good industry to have.

04:04:19.000 Semiconductors, chips, these are good industries to have.

04:04:22.000 These are important industries and they are superior to other industries.

04:04:27.000 Textiles are pretty low on that list.

04:04:30.000 You know, so that was always the most annoying thing.

04:04:35.000 It's not made in America. 0.78

04:04:36.000 Most of it, I believe we almost did all made in America for many years, but then people complain about the cost and it's like, okay, well, you can't have it always.

04:04:46.000 So.

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04:04:48.000 Did you see a mug that black Turkish tower had on the chat scan leaderboards? 1.00

04:04:51.000 I didn't know.

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04:04:53.000 Hyena's cheering on a Delirious Lion.

04:04:55.000 I don't know what that is, but thank you for the big super chat.

04:04:58.000 I appreciate it.

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04:04:59.000 You should be in 100K Levisi if you started at 8 p.m. ESD nightly.

04:05:01.000 Would be an oral loss, though, to be honest.

04:05:02.000 Okay.

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04:05:04.000 I wonder what Baron thinks of that Indian behind him, Lol. 1.00

04:05:07.000 Yeah, that's crazy.

04:05:08.000 Thank you for the big super chat.

04:05:11.000 I started watching with an open mind.

04:05:12.000 By the end, I had an open mouth with a gun in it.

04:05:14.000 JK, thanks for the commentary.

04:05:15.000 God bless.

04:05:16.000 Grow hyper $23, $24, $40.

04:05:18.000 Trump's energy now reminds me of Johnny Cash in the 90s, just letting his manager sell his sulfur-used car lie ads.

04:05:21.000 He's just jumping through flaming hoops for his master at this point.

04:05:23.000 Three more years is wild.

04:05:25.000 That's not really an accurate comparison.

04:05:27.000 Kildos are sent $20.

04:05:28.000 Ads of dumbass little eyelid tag after every fucking promoter line. 1.00

04:05:30.000 STF, you clown.

04:05:31.000 You're not extemporaneous.

04:05:32.000 You are retarded. 1.00

04:05:33.000 Who Trump?

04:05:36.000 I don't know who that's directed at.

04:05:41.000 Is President Donald J. Trump wears our wall asshole?

04:05:43.000 Means Toan N sent $50.

04:05:43.000 Yeah, right?

04:05:44.000 Seeth, Negress. 1.00

04:05:45.000 Yeah.

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04:05:47.000 All the hecklers were women low. 1.00

04:05:48.000 Yep.

04:05:49.000 Thank you for the big super chat.

04:05:50.000 Very far.

04:05:50.000 Let him be sent $20.

04:05:51.000 I wish Trump was the hero people thought he was once upon a time.

04:05:53.000 The man has aura.

04:05:55.000 Yeah, I know.

04:05:55.000 Ohio Bloomer Goy sent $20.

04:05:57.000 When are you going back to Little St. James?

04:05:58.000 Heard you were one of the survivors born there.

04:06:02.000 Dresden Burns sent $150.

04:06:02.000 Yeah.

04:06:03.000 Hey, buddy, long time no chat.

04:06:05.000 Thanks to you.

04:06:05.000 I got Christ pilled back in 2023 and went MIA on a very strange but epic spiritual journey through Dandy's Inferno.

04:06:10.000 Now I'm in purgatory, still working my way towards paradise.

04:06:12.000 Cheers to your success.

04:06:13.000 Okay, thank you for the big super chat.

04:06:15.000 I appreciate it.

04:06:15.000 247 sent $25.

04:06:17.000 The problem with Trump is that he's been so disappointing, but he produces good at moments like Donite Soda where he gives you just a little bit of hope.

04:06:21.000 Cheers to being left out again.

04:06:22.000 God bless.

04:06:23.000 And take a look at the break.

04:06:23.000 Stay safe.

04:06:24.000 If that gave you hope, that should not give you hope.

04:06:26.000 It's cheap.

04:06:28.000 That's his fucking speech.

04:06:30.000 This is why I have so little optimism about anything.

04:06:34.000 It is a speech.

04:06:37.000 It does not matter.

04:06:38.000 He is the president.

04:06:40.000 So he actually has executive power.

04:06:42.000 He needs to do things, not give speeches.

04:06:45.000 And you do the state of the union.

04:06:47.000 But when people say, oh, I like that speech, I'm really optimistic now.

04:06:52.000 It is a speech.

04:06:54.000 That is not any indication of where things are going.

04:06:57.000 The indicator is who is hired and how effective they are.

04:07:02.000 That is what matters.

04:07:04.000 Who are the people that are in charge?

04:07:06.000 They can say whatever they want.

04:07:08.000 So don't give me this, oh, yeah, I'm kind of back on board.

04:07:12.000 No, no, this changes nothing.

04:07:15.000 Okay.

04:07:16.000 And honestly, if anything, if you read between the lines, you realize this is just more of the same.

04:07:21.000 This is just another stump speech.

04:07:24.000 This might as well have just been taking the truth social posts and running them through chat GPT.

04:07:29.000 It's just all the same stuff.

04:07:31.000 It's all the same complaints.

04:07:33.000 It's all the same statistics.

04:07:35.000 It's all the same stuff.

04:07:37.000 So, we're going to get let down.

04:07:41.000 Let down.

04:07:42.000 You would have to be up here to be let down.

04:07:44.000 I mean, okay, he gave a funny speech.

04:07:46.000 It's funny.

04:07:47.000 It's funny.

04:07:47.000 Okay.

04:07:48.000 It's self-indulgent.

04:07:49.000 It's cheap.

04:07:50.000 It's entertainment.

04:07:51.000 But nobody should be getting their hopes up because he was comical in a speech.

04:07:57.000 $12,347.

04:07:58.000 Would be dope if Trump just pulled a Saddam Hussein on all the Democrats in the audience. 0.94

04:08:01.000 Pilgrim Trump said $50.

04:08:03.000 Thank you for doing what you do.

04:08:04.000 Yep, thank you.

04:08:05.000 Nickabirk sent $25.

04:08:06.000 Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in.

04:08:08.000 Niggas had me dead when they panned over to Elon Omar after bringing up the Somalia pirates. 1.00

04:08:11.000 Democrats are worthless faggots who hate America and that tell Monkey Elon Omar can go fuck her cousin. 1.00

04:08:14.000 You're all being deported under the Flintas regime. 0.99

04:08:16.000 Okay, yeah.

04:08:16.000 See, this is what I'm talking about.

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04:08:19.000 W Hockey.

04:08:20.000 Hey, Sneeko, what up? 0.95

04:08:22.000 My man.

04:08:24.000 W Hockey.

04:08:26.000 Yes, we love our sports, don't we?

04:08:28.000 We love our goy ball.

04:08:31.000 At least that one has white people. 0.97

04:08:32.000 Am I right?

04:08:33.000 At least that one's for the whites. 1.00

04:08:35.000 That one's for us.

04:08:36.000 W hockey.

04:08:37.000 Yeah.

04:08:38.000 Yes, the state of the hockey is strong.

04:08:40.000 $124 cent $100.

04:08:41.000 Trump sold tickets to the Trump train again tonight.

04:08:43.000 Who bought?

04:08:44.000 Hopefully nobody, but I appreciate the big super chat.

04:08:46.000 Shave reset $20.

04:08:47.000 This bitch literally raised electricity in VA, raised personal property taxes in VA, invented new laws to tax Virginians more. 1.00

04:08:51.000 She's a total fucking clown and the actual taxpayers here will leave. 1.00

04:08:54.000 Yeah.

04:08:54.000 Just as zero MS Base Cowboy sent $20 talking about the cost of living is rich coming from the spook bitch who put a tax on all forms of delivery, raised the capital gains tax, and added around 15 other state taxes.

04:09:02.000 So I hear Captain Needrink sent $20.

04:09:03.000 This Abigail Skeleberg is a tryhard running for class president whose boarding ass speech makes you vote for the barely verbal chad. 1.00

04:09:07.000 One hoop one cent $20.

04:09:09.000 The man, you think it would be hard to concentrate on giving a speech with JD Vance sitting behind you?

04:09:12.000 Zachary's $9.99 cent $20.

04:09:13.000 What's the transgender bad yet? 1.00

04:09:15.000 Well, she wanted to be.

04:09:16.000 That was crazy.

04:09:18.000 That was so close.

04:09:20.000 Because I was like, why she kind of, and then Trump is like, she was transgender.

04:09:25.000 I was like, oh no.

04:09:28.000 Never beating the allegations.

04:09:30.000 And that's another clip I'll never recover from.

04:09:32.000 I was like, damn it.

04:09:34.000 But then he said she wanted to be a boy.

04:09:35.000 I was like, okay.

04:09:37.000 So she's a biological woman. 1.00

04:09:38.000 Surgeon General Groyper sent $25.

04:09:38.000 Thank you.

04:09:40.000 I was reading a book about Frederick the Great, Seven Years' War, and I thought about your previous show.

04:09:43.000 During this time of great morals and honor, 1700s, what was the age of consent?

04:09:46.000 Grock says the age of consent was 12 to 14.

04:09:48.000 Puberty, but with 100% parental permission required.

04:09:50.000 Age 25, you could marry who you wanted.

04:09:53.000 That's an interesting heuristic.

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04:09:55.000 First time watching Live, glad I was able to.

04:09:57.000 Keep up the good work.

04:09:58.000 USA emojis.

04:09:59.000 Thank you.

04:10:00.000 I appreciate it.

04:10:01.000 Said we are the richest, most powerful empire in human history, and you were shaking your noggin in agreement.

04:10:04.000 We achieved that only because of liberalism.

04:10:04.000 Guess why?

04:10:06.000 See, Roy Purstpool sent $20.

04:10:08.000 We achieved that because of white people. 1.00

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04:10:12.000 Nikai used to be a Protestant.

04:10:13.000 But after studying the early church, the Catholic Church history and Catholic teachings, I've decided to convert to Orthodoxy.

04:10:17.000 We got the keys to boy.

04:10:19.000 Christ is king.

04:10:20.000 Hey, well, it's your funeral.

04:10:22.000 You're the one going to L. PRGRRS sent $20.

04:10:24.000 Hey, Nick, did you see that Candice is doing a new series about Erica Kirk?

04:10:26.000 Are you still planning on doing the stream exposing Candace?

04:10:28.000 Someone needs to shut that stupid bitch up. 1.00

04:10:30.000 Um, no, I don't think it's even necessary at this point.

04:10:34.000 I was gonna go all in a year ago.

04:10:36.000 Are you still planning on it?

04:10:38.000 I don't know that I was ever really planning on it.

04:10:40.000 We were gonna do a part three in like August, but um, I don't know.

04:10:44.000 At this point, I think she's kind of just doing her own thing.

04:10:46.000 Islamo sent $20.

04:10:47.000 What is the only current national flag that doesn't include the colors red, white, and blue?

04:10:50.000 We did this.

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04:10:52.000 Took the towel off my head and put on one of your hats.

04:10:53.000 Much better.

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04:10:55.000 Culvers has nothing on Spelunkers, Tavern Burgers, and Frozen Custard Front, Royal Virginia 2263.

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04:11:00.000 The Democrat response to the Sota last year was Elissa Slotkin, another Jewish female first-year politician from a purple state who worked in the CIA. 1.00

04:11:05.000 I thought it was the same person at first.

04:11:06.000 Wow, it's crazy.

04:11:07.000 Josh Gonzalez sent $20.

04:11:08.000 I imagine my grandpa loving your ticks with me.

04:11:10.000 He put a swastika on my mom's dollhouse, and my dad hated it because he hates he's Italian.

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04:11:14.000 Albanians are the most pro-American peoples in the world.

04:11:16.000 Instead of alienating Eastern Europeans, it would be best we all stick together and remember who the real enemy is. 0.98

04:11:20.000 You guys should just stop being fucking babies.

04:11:22.000 Chris Little sent $20.

04:11:23.000 Change your fucking diaper, pussy. 1.00

04:11:24.000 Like, what is this, man?

04:11:25.000 Chris Little sent $20.

04:11:26.000 Fuck Israel and fuck going these super chats make me realize how subhuman most of us are. 0.91

04:11:29.000 Here's 20 bucks, Nick.

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04:11:32.000 I'm surprised Muslims are freaking out about how many pigs were in the TV tonight. 1.00

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04:11:36.000 Always America first.

04:11:38.000 Thank you for the big super chat.

04:11:39.000 Yeah, yeah.

04:11:40.000 Commonwealth Grow Epicent $30.

04:11:41.000 Elyssa Lotkin was the Democrat response to the Sota last year.

04:11:43.000 She is another first-year Jewish female.

04:11:45.000 Going up sent $20.

04:11:46.000 Would you rather have Easter European immigrants to assimilate and become fully Americanized law-abiding citizens, ultimately increasing the white population? 0.96

04:11:51.000 Or would you rather have Pajits invade America and shit everywhere? 0.99

04:11:53.000 Think about it.

04:11:54.000 See, this is one of those moments when it's like you're a monkey and you don't even realize it.

04:11:58.000 Like, why are we crying about who gives a shit?

04:12:01.000 You know, why are you saying we're not white? 0.52

04:12:05.000 People say that to me all the time.

04:12:07.000 Who gives a fuck?

04:12:08.000 Like, people are just can't.

04:12:10.000 You know what it is?

04:12:11.000 White people are honestly a little bit fragile. 0.99

04:12:13.000 Let's just be honest.

04:12:15.000 And let me tell you why.

04:12:17.000 We say the craziest shit about Jews and Muslims and blacks and Hispanics and everybody. 1.00

04:12:25.000 But then you make the littlest joke.

04:12:27.000 Oh, Serbians aren't white. 0.65

04:12:29.000 Albanians are Muslim.

04:12:31.000 And holy crash out. 0.99

04:12:33.000 It's like, whoa.

04:12:34.000 I mean, you know, I'm Christian.

04:12:37.000 I love everybody.

04:12:38.000 And, you know, I maintained we want white solidarity, but you can't make jokes.

04:12:43.000 You can't say anything.

04:12:44.000 You know, that's honestly the tragedy of being popular enough.

04:12:47.000 You just can't say anything without offending somebody.

04:12:50.000 And then people go crazy.

04:12:52.000 We say, I literally say nigger every night. 1.00

04:12:55.000 And I have black fans that tune in and go, ah, that's my nigga.

04:12:59.000 That guy's all right.

04:13:00.000 I say one little thing.

04:13:01.000 Oh, Slavic people are fucking monkeys. 1.00

04:13:04.000 And they go, well, yeah, we're not white.

04:13:06.000 And this is, we used to be whatever and blah, blah.

04:13:09.000 And it's like, wait, you're carrying on.

04:13:11.000 Relax.

04:13:13.000 I don't even know any Slavic people.

04:13:15.000 It's jokes.

04:13:18.000 But nobody can take a joke anymore.

04:13:20.000 Our side is the most easily rage-baited side ever about fucking everything, about the Super Bowl, about Epstein, about it's just not even fun anymore.

04:13:29.000 It's that people just want to hear abuse directed in one place and they don't want to hear anything even that's funny.

04:13:35.000 They just want to hear the same thing, which is kind of irritating.

04:13:39.000 Since Nuss sent $20, an upset in the VA governor race, what do you expect when the GOP runs an incompetent black woman, Winston Earl Sears? 1.00

04:13:45.000 What were they thinking?

04:13:45.000 Yeah, it's crazy.

04:13:46.000 Okay, all right.

04:13:47.000 That's our last super chat.

04:13:49.000 That's going to do it for me.

04:13:50.000 As always, remember to smash the like button, leave a comment, subscribe to the channel.

04:13:55.000 I'm on the air Monday through Friday.

04:13:57.000 Big thank you to our super chatters tonight.

04:13:59.000 Means to an end.

04:14:00.000 Dresden Burns, Canuck, Average John, Sailing Boy, Crypt, Brent Peterson, Davey Joe, Kill Dozer.

04:14:07.000 Thanks to them.

04:14:07.000 Thanks to all our super chatters, everybody that watches the show.

04:14:10.000 We love you.

04:14:11.000 I'll see you tomorrow at our normal time.

04:14:14.000 Until then, have a great rest of your evening.

04:14:17.000 Americanism, not globalism, will be our Twitter.

04:14:23.000 It's going to be only America first. 0.99

04:14:28.000 America first.

04:14:36.000 Once again From this day forward, it's going to be only America first. 0.98

04:15:02.000 America first.

America First - Nicholas J. Fuentes - February 25, 2026

State of the Union Address | America First Ep. 1646

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