Mid-Day Update： September 19, 2025
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Summary
Biden administration officials are starting to squeal like pigs. Former Biden aide Jeff Zietz drops bombshells on Joe Biden s cognitive decline and confesses Hunter Biden was directly involved in the pardon process. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appears to be poised to fulfill millions of Republicans' dreams as she considers a bid for the most powerful office in the world. The government is on the precipice of yet another shutdown, and a federal judge strikes down President Trump's libel complaint against the New York Times.
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Hello, everybody. I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show midday update for Friday, September 19th.
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Happy Friday, folks. I hope you are all ready for the weekend as much as I am.
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The Biden administration officials are starting to squeal like pigs.
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Former Biden aide Jeff Zietz dropping bombshells and explosive testimony on Joe Biden's cognitive decline
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and confesses Hunter Biden was directly involved in the pardon process.
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House Oversight Chairman James Comer opened an investigation into the auto pen scandal
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and subpoenaed several Biden aides for documents and testimony for their time in the White House.
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Ex-Biden aide Jeff Zietz dropped bombshells during his testimony just yesterday.
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Now, most of these Biden aides have been going in there and pleading the fifth,
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but it seems now some of them may start squealing like pigs to try to save their own bacon.
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Zietz told congressional investigators that Hunter Biden was, quote, directly involved in pardons.
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Towards the end of the Biden administration, Hunter Biden was involved with the pardon discussion.
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Zietz also told congressional investigators that while in office,
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Joe Biden's memory and decision-making capability deteriorated.
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In his testimony, he says that he told White House physician Kevin O'Connor
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that Joe Biden should have a, quote, full medical workup,
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including a cognitive exam after his disastrous June 2024 debate performance.
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And while we're on the topic of the Marxist Dems, we might as well fill you in on some political news.
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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or AOC, appears to be poised to fulfill millions of Republicans' dreams
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as she considers a bid for the most powerful office in the world.
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Axios dropping an exclusive report this afternoon that AOC has been seeking to expand her political operation
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across the country and her home state of New York.
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AOC has invested millions of dollars to expand her social media presence
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and is also obtaining a list of possible supporters and donors
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On the surface, it appears she wants to be the heir, apparently, to comrade Bernie Sanders,
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as AOC has apparently already hired some of Bernie Sanders' former advisors.
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Sanders' aide told Axios that at the height of arrogance to assume she couldn't win the 2028 nomination,
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she has a support base that, in many ways, has larger potential with then-Bernie Sanders,
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We're all cheering for you, and we hope you decide to do it,
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because 2028 will be a shoo-in for the Republicans.
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And yes, the government is on the precipice of yet another shutdown.
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This afternoon, the Senate rejected two measures to fund the government,
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The Senate rejected a Trump-backed stopgap bill, 44 to 48,
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The Trump-backed stopgap bill would have funded the government until November 21st.
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Democrat Schumer's version of the measure, to avert the shutdown,
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would have funded far-left NPR and other Marxist-run projects.
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Now, in a shocking twist, Democrat Senator John Fetterman voted with the Republicans,
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while Kentucky Senator Rand Paul voted with the Democrat to block the measures.
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This is what we're dealing with inside this Republican Party.
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And a new sweeping overhaul may be coming for the H-1B visa program.
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President Trump is preparing to sign a proclamation today
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that will impose a $100,000 fee on any H-1B visa applications.
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This would be the most sweeping overhaul we've ever seen to this program.
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This proclamation that President Trump is set to sign
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will restrict entry under any H-1B system unless an employer pays the new charge,
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with the administration arguing the visa has been exploited to push Americans out of jobs.
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The order will also direct the Labor Secretary to begin revising prevailing wage rules
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to make it harder for companies to use foreign workers to undercut American salaries.
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a federal judge this afternoon struck down President Trump's libel lawsuit against the New York Times.
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U.S. District Judge Stephen Meridae, a George H.W. Bush appointee,
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gave Trump's attorneys 28 days to write an amended complaint.
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President Trump's spokesman said the attorneys will amend the complaint and refile if they have to.
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President Trump on Monday, just this past Monday,
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filed that $15 billion libel lawsuit against the New York Times and several reporters.
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The lawsuit was filed in Tampa, Florida, the federal court there.
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President Trump, of course, accused the newspaper of being a virtual mouthpiece for the radical left Democratic Party.
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President Trump said they gave Kamala Harris the single largest illegal campaign contribution ever.
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I guess we would have expected a Marxist Dem judge to deny the lawsuit.
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Folks, please be sure to join us each and every day for The Great America Show, 6 p.m. Eastern Time.
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We'll see you tonight for The Great America Show.