The Great America Show - April 25, 2025


Friday Update： April 25, 2025


Episode Stats


Length

5 minutes

Words per minute

165.00575

Word count

861

Sentence count

56

Harmful content

Misogyny

1

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Summary

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Trump and First Lady Melania Trump head to Italy for the funeral of Pope Francis. Former Congressman Marjorie Taylor Greene considers a run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Brian Kemp. Letitia James hires a lawyer to fight fraud charges against her, former Congressman George Santos is sentenced to 7 years in prison.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Hello everybody, I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show midday update for Friday, April 25th.
00:00:04.820 Happy Friday, folks.
00:00:06.300 President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are on their way to Italy,
00:00:10.980 where they will attend Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday morning.
00:00:14.800 The President and First Lady departed aboard Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews mid-morning,
00:00:19.860 just before boarding Marine One, which took the Trumps to Joint Base Andrews.
00:00:23.460 The President spoke to reporters about the trip,
00:00:25.660 noting he would meet with many world leaders while he was there.
00:00:30.000 President Trump this week sitting down for an interview with Time magazine for his first 100 days,
00:00:35.280 published today, actually this Friday.
00:00:37.720 Donald Trump told the Times in an interview that the genocidal dictator of China, Xi Jinping,
00:00:44.040 has called him to discuss trade negotiations a day after the Chinese foreign minister claimed
00:00:49.600 any report of such negotiations were, quote, fake news.
00:00:53.900 China and America, of course, are embroiled in an ongoing trade conflict
00:00:57.400 that began when President Trump announced an overhaul to America's trade relations
00:01:02.180 with all economic partners, not just China, nothing personal.
00:01:06.620 Funny to see, though, that the Chinese foreign minister lying that Trump hasn't spoke to anybody.
00:01:12.080 Well, he spoke to the president and dictator of China himself.
00:01:16.780 Secretary of State Marco Rubio seems has had enough with NATO.
00:01:21.400 In a sharp criticism of NATO's European members that has become increasingly common in the Trump administration,
00:01:27.300 Marco Rubio has issued a stark warning urging the alliance member states to dramatically increase their defense budget
00:01:34.720 or risk undermining the credibility of the entire organization.
00:01:39.200 Rubio telling the free press in an interview,
00:01:40.960 NATO is only as strong as the commitments of its members.
00:01:45.380 If the U.S. is carrying the lion's share with the European nations as mere junior partners,
00:01:50.300 that's not a true alliance, it's dependency.
00:01:53.700 Rubio's comments come amid rising frustrations within Washington over NATO's continued reliance on American military and financial support.
00:02:01.780 Now, despite a 2014 agreement among NATO members to allocate 2% of GDP to the defense,
00:02:08.880 many European countries still fail to meet that target,
00:02:12.200 leaving the U.S. to bear the brunt of NATO's cost.
00:02:15.360 Quote, the U.S. is pulling more than its fair weight, says Rubio.
00:02:18.420 For NATO to remain credible, its members must fulfill their responsibilities.
00:02:23.000 If this is a real alliance, it must be a mutual commitment,
00:02:25.940 not just one where the U.S. covers the bill.
00:02:28.080 Well, President Trump has expressed maybe pulling us out of NATO.
00:02:33.020 It might end up that America is better off not getting pulled into foreign wars anymore.
00:02:39.940 Congressman Marjorie Taylor Greene is reportedly considering a run for the Senate in 2026,
00:02:45.140 but only if Governor Brian Kemp does not enter the race.
00:02:49.100 Democrat Senator John Ossoff currently holds a seat that Greene is said to be eyeing.
00:02:53.840 We will keep you up to date here on The Great America Show
00:02:55.980 if she ultimately does decide to run for that seat.
00:02:59.260 And rogue judges have been running wild since November 5th and since mid-January.
00:03:04.620 Well, the FBI has arrested another left-wing Wisconsin judge
00:03:09.220 for allegedly helping an illegal migrant escape arrest.
00:03:13.040 Just now, the FBI has arrested Judge Hannah Dugan of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
00:03:17.860 on charges of obstruction,
00:03:19.120 after evidence that Judge Dugan obstructed an immigration arrest operation last week.
00:03:25.420 This according to a tweet from FBI Director Cash Patel.
00:03:29.600 Letitia James, the embattled Attorney General of New York,
00:03:34.500 has lawyered up.
00:03:36.100 Now, when you hear this name, you might be a little bit surprised.
00:03:39.500 Letitia James has hired Democrat defense attorney Abby Lowell 1.00
00:03:43.020 in a last-ditch effort to spin away serious fraud allegations
00:03:46.660 tied to her real estate dealings.
00:03:49.080 Lowell, who's a partner at Winston-Strawn,
00:03:51.220 is known as a high-profile attorney for embattled political figures,
00:03:55.680 having represented Democrats such as Hunter Biden,
00:03:59.240 John Edwards, and even Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial.
00:04:03.220 He was reportedly hired by the Office of New York State Attorney General,
00:04:06.440 Letitia James,
00:04:07.500 not personally by Letitia,
00:04:09.040 but just days after Trump-appointed officials
00:04:12.000 had filed formal criminal referrals to the DOJ.
00:04:16.080 Now, the referral, spearheaded by the U.S. Federal Housing District William Plute,
00:04:20.000 accuses James of participating in suspicious real estate and mortgage transactions
00:04:24.100 stretching back decades.
00:04:26.900 See how that doesn't really work out, right?
00:04:29.100 Teach James, you went after Donald Trump for the things that you were doing.
00:04:32.340 Former New York Congressman George Santos
00:04:34.480 sentenced today to more than seven years in federal prison
00:04:38.360 after two years of supervised release on Friday.
00:04:42.040 Santos, who's 36 years old,
00:04:43.740 has pled guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
00:04:47.420 Last year, the prosecution was granted the 87 months that they had requested.
00:04:52.820 That's nice and all that they got Santos,
00:04:55.320 but now let's start looking at Nancy Pelosi
00:04:57.680 and the rest of the corrupt politicians.
00:05:00.300 If you want to get one, that's fine.
00:05:02.100 I'm all on board.
00:05:03.520 But you got to go get them all.
00:05:05.180 Folks, please be sure to join us today
00:05:06.560 and each and every day for The Great America Show
00:05:08.180 and The Great America Show midday updates.
00:05:10.140 I'm Jon Fossett with this midday update.
00:05:12.280 Happy Friday, everybody.