The Great America Show - April 21, 2025


Monday Update： April 21, 2025

Topics
Pope Francis death and succession process
Hosted by
John Fawcett Lou Dobbs
Mentioned
Trump Pope Francis Kristi Noem Benjamin Netanyahu Cardinal Giovanni Battistri Jorge Bergoglio Kevin Farrell Kathy Hochul Sean Duffy Biden
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Length

5 minutes

Words per minute

173.14

Word count

934

Sentence count

46

Harmful content

Hate speech

1

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Summary

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The death of Pope Francis has begun the process of choosing a new pontiff. Israel is willing to ignore President Trump and proceed with a largely targeted strike on Iran s nuclear facilities, and a woman is robbed in Washington, D.C.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Hello, everybody. I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show midday update for Monday, April 21st.
00:00:04.900 Happy Monday, folks. I hope you all had a great weekend, a great Easter weekend, and your weeks are off to a great start.
00:00:10.580 Billions around the world this morning, mourning the loss of Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, December 1936,
00:00:18.840 passed away this morning at the age of 88.
00:00:21.720 Pope Francis having numerous medical conditions over the last year or so, succumbing to those injuries earlier this morning.
00:00:30.900 Pope Francis served for just over 12 years as the Pope of the Catholic Church.
00:00:37.060 The process now begins to find his successor.
00:00:40.960 Now, the death of the Pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by cardinals electing a successor,
00:00:47.120 the piercing of the ballots with a needle and a thread after they're counted,
00:00:51.560 and then burning them to produce either white or black smoke to signal
00:00:55.480 if the new leader for the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has been chosen.
00:01:01.260 The election itself is shrouded in secrecy with cardinals forbidden from communicating with the outside world
00:01:06.320 with what happened voting in conclave behind the frescoed walls of the Sistine Chapel.
00:01:11.800 Now, I must say, as a product of Catholic schools and the Catholic Church myself,
00:01:14.980 it is a truly fascinating process, regardless if you're Catholic or Jewish or Muslim or Christian,
00:01:21.120 to watch this all play out.
00:01:23.160 So now you folks are probably wondering, who's in charge?
00:01:26.040 Well, after the Pope has died, the Camerolingo or the Chamberlain must certify the death and seal the papal apartment. 0.90
00:01:31.840 He runs the administrative and financial duties of the Holy See until the new Pope takes over.
00:01:37.000 The larger ceremonial job of the Camerolingo is currently led and held by Cardinal Kevin Farrell,
00:01:42.040 the Irish-born American head of the Vatican latency office, who has announced the death on Monday morning.
00:01:48.440 Nearly all the perfects of the Vatican office lose their jobs when the Pope dies,
00:01:52.960 but a few stay on, including the foreign minister and the master of ceremonies,
00:01:57.600 who plays a key role in assembling the conclave.
00:02:00.440 The dean of the College of Cardinals summon the cardinals for the funeral,
00:02:04.020 residing at the mass before the conclave begins.
00:02:06.560 That position is currently held by Cardinal Giovanni Battistri, the retired head of the Vatican office for bishops.
00:02:14.000 We'll keep you up to date here, folks, on The Great America Show as the process plays out
00:02:17.480 and as we get any updates as to what's going on.
00:02:20.880 Now let's turn to some news of the day.
00:02:23.280 Israel is willing to ignore President Trump and proceed with a largely targeted strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
00:02:29.760 According to sources from Reuters, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is willing to disregard Trump's preference not to strike Iran
00:02:36.580 and instead focus on diplomatic routes for blocking Iran's nuclear program.
00:02:41.660 Over the past few months, Israel has proposed to the Trump administration a series of options
00:02:45.620 to attack Iran's facilities, including some in the late summer and spring of this year.
00:02:51.120 These plans include a mix of airstrikes and commando operations of varying severity
00:02:55.620 and could set back Tehran's ability to weaponize its nuclear program by just months or even a year, the sources say.
00:03:02.600 New York Times reporting this week that Trump told Netanyahu in a White House meeting earlier this month
00:03:07.140 that Washington wanted to prioritize diplomatic talks with Tehran
00:03:10.660 and that he was unwilling to support a strike on the country's nuclear facilities in the short term.
00:03:17.440 But Israeli officials now believe that their military could instead launch a limited strike on Iran
00:03:23.160 that would require less U.S. support.
00:03:26.360 Such an attack would be significantly smaller than those that Israel had originally proposed.
00:03:32.820 DHS Chief Kristi Noem in the news today.
00:03:36.360 Kristi Noem was apparently robbed by a masked man in Washington, D.C.
00:03:40.800 Kristi Noem has Secret Service protection,
00:03:42.720 but a masked man was somehow able to snatch her purse while she dined at a restaurant on Sunday night.
00:03:48.840 Now, the thief made off with her purse, which included $3,000 in cash,
00:03:52.600 her passport, her DHS bag, and other vulnerables.
00:03:55.980 The Secret Service says they're investigating the incident.
00:03:59.320 Folks, we won't even get into how a man was able to get so close to the DHS chief.
00:04:05.460 Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is threatening to cut off approval and funding for construction projects in New York City.
00:04:13.680 The state's congestion pricing program continues after President Trump's administration deadline for it to end passed this Sunday.
00:04:21.680 Duffy sending a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul that marks a stem,
00:04:25.840 a warning of serious consequences if the program continues despite Trump's administration
00:04:30.320 having revoked the federal funding approval for it in February.
00:04:34.360 Now, he directed the New York State Department of Transportation to explain by May 21st
00:04:40.360 why the Federal Highway Administration, the FWHA, shouldn't take action to force compliance.
00:04:46.920 The program, which the Biden administration initially granted approval for in November,
00:04:50.700 implemented a $9 toll on cars entering Manhattan to reduce congestion on highways and, of course, air pollution.
00:04:57.960 Hochul originally planned a $15 toll before lowering it.
00:05:01.060 Folks, the war on the middle class, the war on the working class American in New York is alive and well.
00:05:07.760 Thanks to the Trump administration for standing up against these tyrants.
00:05:12.280 Folks, please be sure to join us today and each and every day for The Great America Show
00:05:15.540 and The Great America Show Midday Updates.
00:05:17.760 I'm John Fossett with this Midday Update.
00:05:19.880 Happy Monday, folks.
00:05:20.740 I hope your weeks all, all are amazing.