The StoneZONE with Roger Stone - October 08, 2026


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00:01:43.660 This is the Stone Zone with Roger Stone.
00:01:47.480 People love him and respect him. Roger Stone.
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00:02:02.420 Well, my sartorial instincts are a little off.
00:02:06.020 President Donald Trump, speaking at a rally, held open his suit coat to reveal a label from Joseph A. Banks.
00:02:14.360 Joseph A. Banks is a downscale purveyor of men's clothes, famous for giving away two suits when you get free, when you buy one.
00:02:24.260 Not exactly where I would expect the president of the United States to get his clothing.
00:02:29.220 Also, not sure where the Joseph A. Banks line is made.
00:02:34.240 I always knew President Trump to be a Brioni man.
00:02:37.760 Brioni, being the high-end Italian tailor, used to have a space in the Trump Tower complex.
00:02:45.200 I think it may have been part of their lease deal, but they made custom suits for President Donald Trump for many years.
00:02:53.300 Now, they were not producing their signature Italian silhouette as kind of a more tapered waist, a higher armhole, better for thinner, taller men.
00:03:06.740 Trump's certainly taller, but obviously, like Reagan, extremely barrel-chested.
00:03:12.360 And ultimately, Trump began having his suits made by Martin Greenfield.
00:03:18.260 Martin Greenfield is a tailor based in Brooklyn.
00:03:22.120 And folks don't know this, but if you go to the Ralph Lauren Polo store or the Tom Ford store
00:03:28.260 or any of the Brooks Brothers or any of the upscale men's clothiers,
00:03:34.560 Those suits are actually being made by Martin Greenfield.
00:03:38.440 Martin Greenfield himself wrote a great book, Made to Measure.
00:03:42.640 He was an Auschwitz survivor.
00:03:44.520 He's moved on ahead to the Lord, but his company still survives and makes some of the finest high-end men's suits in the country.
00:03:54.000 Martin Greenfield is not the provider for, nor the tailor for, Roger Stone's custom menswear line.
00:04:02.120 You can get that by going to RogerStoneSuits.com.
00:04:05.900 It's a totally different thing.
00:04:07.860 But the President of the United States is dressing out of Joseph A. Banks.
00:04:12.000 A little surprising to me.
00:04:13.300 On the other hand, you've got to give Donald Trump some credit.
00:04:15.740 He is the man who invented the red power tie.
00:04:19.000 If you go to my book, Stone's Rules, one of the rules I give men sartorially is
00:04:24.240 pick one particular outfit that you look good in, that you feel comfortable in,
00:04:29.540 becomes your signature look.
00:04:31.840 For Donald Trump, that is a solid navy blue suit, a white shirt, and the classic red power tie.
00:04:40.160 The president always looks good in that outfit.
00:04:42.680 Thanks for joining us today in the Stone Zone.
00:04:45.600 Here's an interesting report.
00:04:47.460 The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found and seized more than 260 pounds of cocaine on the San Isro port of entry in Southern California.
00:04:59.200 officers found the illicit drugs during a secondary inspection of a commercial passenger bus as the
00:05:05.060 driver attempted to enter the United States from Mexico. On September 22nd, the border patrol
00:05:12.260 officers assigned to that port of entry observed a 2004 MCI Dina commercial bus approaching for
00:05:20.420 inspection and entry into the U.S. According to a statement obtained exclusively by my friends over
00:05:25.820 at Breitbart, officers referred the bus to a secondary inspection station where a non-intrusive
00:05:32.520 inspection detected anomalies in the fuel tank. Subsequently, a Border Patrol canine, that's a dog,
00:05:40.160 alerted to the fuel tank during a walk-around sniff examination of the bus. Officers utilized
00:05:45.400 other physical tools to examine the fuel tank and found signs of tampering, including the placement
00:05:51.000 of a non-factory compartment. Officers then opened the compartment and found 110 packages
00:05:57.320 concealed by drug cartel smugglers in the fuel tank. Officers reported that the packages weighed
00:06:03.160 more than 262 pounds and had an estimated street value of approximately five million dollars. The
00:06:10.960 officers arrested the driver, a Mexican national, and of course they canceled his visa making future
00:06:16.020 re-entry into the United States illegal. He'll be processed and turned over to California law
00:06:21.780 enforcement officers for prosecution on state charges related to the importation of narcotics
00:06:28.340 into California. This seizure demonstrates the exceptional work being done by our border patrol
00:06:33.640 officers at this particular port of entry on the Southern California border and the director of
00:06:39.860 that port marisa marin she is to be commended she said and i quote our officers understand the
00:06:46.740 importance of every inspection and the responsibility comes in protecting our nation's
00:06:51.560 borders through their experience the effective use of non-intrusive technology and the support
00:06:57.240 of our canine teams more than 262 pounds of cocaine were intercepted marin continued this
00:07:04.120 is the level of vigilance and teamwork that makes a difference in keeping dangerous narcotics off
00:07:09.560 of our streets. The Border Patrol officials added, under the leadership of President Donald Trump
00:07:14.340 and the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen, the dedicated men and women of
00:07:19.380 U.S. Customs and Borders Protection, alongside our law enforcement partners, have arrested and removed
00:07:25.020 thousands of criminal aliens from the country, including gang members, rapists, kidnappers,
00:07:31.720 and drug traffickers to make our communities safer. This is yet another example to me of the 1.00
00:07:38.300 work President Donald Trump's border policies are doing to protect the American people. Had Joe Biden
00:07:43.300 been president when the shipment of narcotics was headed over the border, I can almost assure you
00:07:47.580 it would have made it into our communities, our children, our neighborhood, and continue to poison
00:07:52.720 the soul of our country. Over 10.8 million illegal immigrants surged over the southern border during 0.99
00:07:58.940 Joe Biden's presidency, many of them criminals, rapists, drug traffickers, some from insane asylums,
00:08:04.760 as the president often likes to say, as well as the highest security prisons in Latin America.
00:08:10.020 These lawbreakers brought with them crime, abuses of our welfare system, overcrowding that generated
00:08:15.540 such controversies as the homeless list and disabled veterans being forced out of their 0.99
00:08:20.280 hotel rooms in New York City in order to house income migrants. It's outrageous that any veteran 1.00
00:08:26.900 who served his country be forced out of their housing to make way for an illegal. The Roosevelt 0.97
00:08:32.220 Hotel, a national landmark over by Grand Central Station in New York City, a place I used to stay
00:08:39.020 when I visited New York. Now, a homeless shelter where the city government is paying the state
00:08:46.380 government millions of dollars to house illegals. Joe Biden and Barack Obama's government then work
00:08:52.120 to hand these illegals access to taxpayer-funded health care, taxpayer-funded debt cards, clothes,
00:08:58.620 jewelry, cell phone, and food. That gravy train is over. While the Obama-Biden government raised 0.90
00:09:06.360 taxes, increased regulation, took more from those contributing to our society, it also worked to
00:09:12.320 hand the proceeds to all of that, taking people who had no right to be in the country at all.
00:09:17.560 Department of Homeland Security reported 2,307, 565 Southwest Border Patrol apprehensions for
00:09:26.660 fiscal year 2025, the lowest fiscal year total since 1970, and about 87% below the average of
00:09:34.680 the Biden years. That was about 1.86 million. That means illegal immigrants under Trump's watch have
00:09:40.940 stopped flooding our southern border. In fact, under President Trump's leadership, more than a
00:09:46.260 thousand new 287G agreements with local police departments have been signed after late 225,
00:09:53.200 expanding local cooperation with ICE, meaning that criminals are rooted out of our communities
00:09:58.540 at a local level. Deportations are also up sharply under Trump, who has campaigned on
00:10:04.340 cracking down on illegal immigration since he announced his first running presidential campaign
00:10:09.100 way back in 2015. President Trump brilliantly identified from the beginning how important an
00:10:15.680 issue illegal immigration is to the American people. It's ironic because the polls were not
00:10:21.020 yet showing that in 2015 the president intuitively made this part of his announcement speech the
00:10:29.360 media immediately said when he criticized the fact that illegals were coming over our mexican border
00:10:34.660 including rapists and violent criminals they predicted that donald trump's presidential
00:10:40.920 candidacy would would crash and burn based on his comments when in fact his candidacy took off
00:10:48.500 He figured out this issue before the pollsters.
00:10:51.520 He understands how difficult it can be to juggle the rules and regulations of our government and business,
00:10:56.240 having been a tremendously successful world-class real estate developer
00:11:00.180 in the top world markets around the country and the world for decades prior to his running for president.
00:11:06.900 See, that's why Donald Trump uniquely understands how unfair and wrong it is
00:11:11.080 for our government to give a taxpayer-funded helping hand to people who broke laws
00:11:16.020 to enter the country in the first place.
00:11:17.880 Even now, with the border more secure than ever in our nation's history, 67% of Republicans still rate large-scale migration as a critical threat.
00:11:28.600 That was revealed in a recent Chicago Council poll.
00:11:32.520 A more recent Rasmussen poll showed that 81% of voters will consider immigration when casting their congressional vote in 2026,
00:11:40.600 showing how important this issue still remains to voters of all kind.
00:11:44.360 Republicans secured the borders
00:11:46.500 Democrats left it open 1.00
00:11:48.080 Allowed for millions of undocumented criminals 1.00
00:11:50.660 To stream into the country uncontested 0.98
00:11:52.980 Before President Donald Trump
00:11:54.780 Republicans were terrified
00:11:56.100 Of addressing this very issue
00:11:58.060 Of illegal immigration
00:11:59.360 Now it remains a top issue for voters 1.00
00:12:02.200 Nationwide and a pillar
00:12:04.360 Of Trump's policy
00:12:05.800 Despite what you read in the fake news media
00:12:08.880 All polling overwhelmingly shows
00:12:11.640 The American people approve 1.00
00:12:13.420 of the deportation of violent, illegal immigrant criminals. 1.00
00:12:18.600 I'm Roger Stone. You're listening to The Stone Zone. 0.92
00:12:22.040 Thanks for joining us today.
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00:12:53.700 The Democrat nominee in the 7th District of New York
00:12:59.120 says she has pitched her trans bill of rights
00:13:03.020 to the Democrat minority leader and would-be speaker
00:13:07.300 should Democrats win the 2026 election,
00:13:10.080 Hakeem Jeffries. Socialist Claire Valdez affirmed that her trans bill of rights is among the top
00:13:19.100 issues that she wants Democrats to deliver on if they take back control of the U.S. House.
00:13:24.820 During an appearance on the Hellgate podcast, Valdez, who is the Democrat candidate running
00:13:31.520 for a seat in New York's 7th Congressional District, asked what more members of Congress
00:13:36.820 should be doing to end the war in Iran and to block the sale of arms to Israel.
00:13:42.220 Daria Liza Avila-Shawaye, the Democrat candidate running New York's 13 congressional district,
00:13:50.240 also appeared on the podcast alongside Valdez.
00:13:54.520 Valdez and Shawaye also asked if they had spoken to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
00:14:01.120 about issues like whether to end the war with Iran
00:14:04.300 as a condition for supporting him as Speaker
00:14:07.340 if Democrats take control of the House.
00:14:10.800 Quote, we saw you reporting that Hakeem Jeffries
00:14:13.200 reached out to you guys and you're talking to him,
00:14:15.900 said the co-host, Holly Pretzky.
00:14:18.480 Is this something you talked about as a condition
00:14:21.960 for maybe supporting him for Speaker
00:14:23.940 should they take the House back?
00:14:26.460 She responded, we haven't talked about it.
00:14:29.200 We haven't had that kind of conversation.
00:14:31.120 But I, you know, in my conversation recently, I want to emphasize how important certain issues were in my district and that they were defining parts of my race.
00:14:40.740 And that includes, of course, the war, Valdez responded, includes the genocide.
00:14:46.220 There is no genocide. Medicare for all. A trans bill of rights.
00:14:51.200 Like those are a lot of things that I ran on that I want to deliver on for my district.
00:14:55.960 I think it's our responsibility to do exactly that.
00:14:59.440 When asked by the co-host, one Katie Way, how Jeffreys took it,
00:15:03.920 Valdez admitted it was a very cordial conversation.
00:15:07.820 So you see what's going to happen here.
00:15:09.160 The radical socialist wing of the Democrat Party, should they get control of the House,
00:15:14.640 they're going to bargain with Hakeem Jeffreys, who's a moderate liberal, kind of more of a centrist Democrat,
00:15:20.980 at least that's what he'd like to be known at, as a condition of voting for him to be Speaker.
00:15:25.720 is blackmail. And I'm sorry, but I really doubt that the average voter in this woman's
00:15:31.620 congressional district has trans rights at the top of their issue agenda. I'm Roger Stone.
00:15:37.940 You're listening to Stone Zone. Whatever you do, don't go away because we'll be right back.
00:15:43.240 The Stone Zone, entertaining and informative on the Red Apple Podcast Network.
00:15:55.720 this is the stone zone with roger stone roger stone who's a very very one of the smartest
00:16:04.980 political minds roger stone was persecuted people forget he's actually a brilliant brilliant
00:16:09.760 political analyst now get in the zone it's the stone zone here's roger stone welcome back into
00:16:17.880 the stone zone well new york state will not increase its minimum wage in january of 2027
00:16:24.380 making it the first time the state has frozen wages since a 2023 law tied future annual adjustments to the rate inflation and job losses.
00:16:34.920 Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul, who's running for re-election in November, is seeking approval for the change from the Democrat-led legislature,
00:16:43.200 according to a report in the Albany Times Union last week.
00:16:46.660 New York officials say the state has lost thousands of private sector jobs this year, which triggered the law, forcing the minimum wage freeze.
00:16:55.140 Consumer costs have also increased, while confidence has floundered.
00:16:58.920 Hochul will blame the state's woes on the misguided policies of President Donald Trump, citing his tariff actions and the Iran war.
00:17:07.060 Obviously, Governor Hochul is unaware of the fact that New Yorkers pay the highest taxes in the country.
00:17:12.880 This change is good for workers and businesses, as it will ensure those who are hardest hit by Trump's affordability crisis keep pace with the cost of living, maintaining our purchasing power, contribute to the state economy, and support our small business community, the governor said in a statement.
00:17:29.760 The governor seems oblivious to the out-of-control spending and taxation of New Yorkers.
00:17:35.140 This news comes as another blue state are set to hike their minimum wages for $27,
00:17:40.420 including neighboring New Jersey, California, Connecticut, Michigan, and Washington state
00:17:45.860 will also be raising minimum wages beginning January 1st,
00:17:49.820 according to a Fox News report that I read this morning.
00:17:52.260 Washington will have the highest wage at $17.73 an hour,
00:17:57.140 up 60 cents from the current $17.13. Connecticut's minimum wage will rise from $16.94 to $17.48
00:18:07.780 per hour, while Californians will climb from $16.90 to $17.40. New Jersey will increase
00:18:15.200 minimum wages by $0.56 to $16.48 an hour for most of its workers, while Michigan's rate will climb
00:18:24.860 from $13.73 to a full $15 an hour. California was recently cited in a report by CNN about how
00:18:34.560 high labor costs were causing businesses to close and hurting the local economy. CNN senior
00:18:40.300 correspondent Kaylin La interviewed Los Angeles business owner Tom Sopit, whose restaurant
00:18:46.940 survived the COVID lockdowns but is now closing down due to regulations, taxes, and high labor
00:18:53.260 costs. Governor Kathy Hochul pay attention. The cost of goods, the cost of labor is much higher
00:18:59.040 than anywhere else in the country, he noted. I think you can't just keep paying taxing people
00:19:04.920 and businesses. How are we going to keep paying more taxes, but somehow the state just keeps going
00:19:09.520 downhill? Doesn't really make sense, said the restaurant owner. Law was later interviewed by
00:19:14.400 CNN's Dana Bach about her in her sit down with Soapit and said this type of government is going
00:19:20.140 to chase governor newsom as he seeks higher office uh i often wonder about gavin newsom's
00:19:26.200 potential candidacy for president i remember the slogan they used about michael dukakis the
00:19:31.740 governor of massachusetts will he do for america what he's done for massachusetts if voters are
00:19:36.800 asked will he do for america what he's done for california gas of gavin newsom is toast
00:19:43.180 thanks for joining us in stone zone don't go away because we'll be right back
00:19:50.140 The Stone Zone, entertaining and informative
00:19:56.060 on the Red Apple Podcast Network.
00:20:08.600 This is The Stone Zone with Roger Stone.
00:20:12.240 Roger Stone, who's a very, very, one of the smartest political minds.
00:20:16.200 Roger Stone was persecuted.
00:20:17.220 People forget he's actually a brilliant, brilliant political analyst.
00:20:20.480 Now, get in the zone.
00:20:22.320 It's the Stone Zone.
00:20:24.320 Here's Roger Stone.
00:20:26.360 I'm Roger Stone, and we're back in the Stone Zone.
00:20:30.180 A senior CIA official pled guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to charge that he abused his position
00:20:36.920 in government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate,
00:20:42.060 as well as hundreds of gold bars worth over more than $40 million.
00:20:47.220 According to court records I read this morning, David Rush fabricated a highly classified government program to justify acquisition of luxury property in South Florida.
00:20:57.840 They intended to resell for personal profit, according to the court filing that I read.
00:21:03.660 Rush separately concocted a bogus, sensitive government activity to obtain the gold bars, according to that same filing.
00:21:12.500 Rush's fraudulent conduct cost the federal government $194 million in total losses, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
00:21:22.120 The losses included over $1.8 million in privately chartered flights that Rush authorized for personal use at taxpayer expense.
00:21:31.020 Under questioning from investigators, Rush admitted that he had provided a foreign government official with information about the identity of a secret source of the U.S. government.
00:21:40.960 That was also in a new court filing. The filing doesn't specify which country the foreign official represented.
00:21:48.280 Prosecutors are also accusing Rush of lying to colleagues and government contractors about his military and academic credentials and about the fake program that he invented, falsely claiming it was authorized by high-ranking U.S. officials.
00:22:03.600 Rush used his legitimate government authority and his manufactured personal bona fides to create confidence in his direction, according to the court filing.
00:22:14.740 Rush, who's 49 years old, a resident of Ashburn, Virginia, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years, according to the court records.
00:22:25.740 District Judge Michael Nachmanoff is scheduled to sentence Rush on January 28th in Alexandria, Virginia.
00:22:34.080 Seems to me allowing him to plead to one count of wire fraud is a slap on the wrist,
00:22:38.960 considering that he cost American taxpayers more than $184 million.
00:22:44.200 Several months ago, Rush tried to fraudulently authorize the release of $100 million from a government contract,
00:22:50.640 according to Tuesday's filing. He directed somebody else to transfer approximately $145 million
00:22:56.020 to a holding company formed in his direction, then used those funds to acquire four luxury
00:23:03.020 properties in Palm Beach and Hobe Sound, Florida, according to the filing. In previous court filings,
00:23:09.740 prosecutors said Rush stashed roughly $46 million worth of gold bars from the federal government in
00:23:15.860 his Virginia home. They also accused him of fraudulently claiming tens of thousands of dollars
00:23:21.160 in compensation for military leave after he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy
00:23:26.700 back in 2015. Federal employees are entrusted with serving the American people, not themselves,
00:23:33.640 Attorney General Todd Blunt said in a statement. CIA Director John Radcliffe said the agency
00:23:38.880 immediately referred the matter to the FBI after an internal investigation turned up evidence of
00:23:45.080 Rush's crimes. David Rush abused his position, betrayed the public trust, and should be held
00:23:51.020 fully accountable for his actions, according to the CIA Director John Radcliffe in a prepared
00:23:57.400 statement. Rush was arrested after investigators searched his home and seized approximately 300
00:24:03.860 gold bars, roughly $2 million in U.S. currency, and 35 luxury watches, according to the FBI
00:24:11.980 agent's affidavit, which I read. A judge ordered Rush to be held without bond after his initial
00:24:17.900 court appearance earlier this year. During a hearing in June, defense attorney Jessica Carmichael
00:24:24.120 said Rush wasn't charged initially with any crimes related to the discovery of the gold bars,
00:24:28.920 which referred to as basically a non-issue, and nothing more than a sensational tidbit,
00:24:35.640 I'd say. She said her client properly retained the gold bars and kept them locked in a safe
00:24:40.400 in his basement. Mr. Rush never claimed they were his, his lawyer Carmichael said. Carmichael,
00:24:47.440 however, declined to comment on Rush's guilty plea after Tuesday's hearing. This is certainly
00:24:52.520 an epic CIA scandal and will keep you updated on what happens next in this incredible case.
00:25:00.240 Meanwhile, President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he had approved $17.9 million
00:25:04.900 in tornado relief for Wisconsin and appeared to link that grant to Representative Tom Tiffany,
00:25:11.660 Republican of Wisconsin, who's running for governor. I just spoke with Tom Tiffany,
00:25:16.400 who has my complete and total endorsement to be the next governor of the great state of Wisconsin,
00:25:21.260 Trump said on a Truth Social post. I told Tom that I'll be approving $17.9 million for the
00:25:28.440 severe storms and tornadoes that Wisconsin has experienced. The people are tough and smart and
00:25:34.180 come back stronger than ever.
00:25:36.120 $18 million from our administration
00:25:38.200 should help a lot.
00:25:40.120 See you soon in Wisconsin.
00:25:41.900 I love you all, said the president. 0.88
00:25:44.940 Tiffany is locked in a close battle 0.98
00:25:46.800 for the governor's mansion in Wisconsin
00:25:48.420 against Democrat candidate David Crowley.
00:25:52.020 This is November.
00:25:52.960 The state is typically regarded as a battleground
00:25:54.980 and Governor Tony Evers,
00:25:57.120 the current Democrat, is term limited.
00:26:00.380 Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 and 2024.
00:26:03.220 the state did at least theoretically flip back to Democrats in 2020. Always shocked me though in
00:26:10.540 2024 that Trump won Wisconsin fairly comfortably while the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate
00:26:17.040 lost narrowly. There are a lot of anomalies and abnormalities in that election. Meanwhile Israel
00:26:25.140 marked three years since October 7th 2023 in that attack with a moment of national silence at 6 29
00:26:32.200 a.m. this morning was a minute of reflection at noon and memorials at more than 400 sites including
00:26:39.300 the nova festival where 44 lives were prematurely taken by the hamas butchers more than 1200 jews
00:26:48.240 were killed that day official state memorials were held on monday at mount hertzel a special
00:26:54.660 separate separate ceremony ran in tel aviv former prime minister naftali bennett said that terrorists
00:27:01.580 murdered his sons and daughters on that ground, a disaster that should not have happened in the
00:27:07.840 state of Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the hours of the Simchar Torah attack remain
00:27:14.540 seared in the minds of Israelis and that the response has been warranted considering the
00:27:19.880 stakes facing the Jewish people. In the years since the attacks, much of the public has been
00:27:25.120 turned against the state of Israel. Exaggerated atrocities committed by the Israelis have been
00:27:30.460 highlighted through various social media posts, but the public's not getting the full story.
00:27:36.500 The fake news regularly portrays Palestinians as innocent victims and Israel as the aggressors.
00:27:42.780 I disagree with this narrative. On this three-year anniversary, let us not forget who started the
00:27:48.340 hostilities. It was the cowardly attack by Hamas that initiated this war. Now, Israel intent is 0.97
00:27:55.760 upon finishing it. It's the same thing we did after World War II, after Pearl Harbor in World 0.98
00:28:01.160 War II, and after September 11th. We cannot and should not fault our Israeli friends for doing
00:28:06.740 what they would have done. That's what we would have done. We must stand with them against the
00:28:11.160 enemies of civilization during these trying times. Democrats are once again taking President Trump
00:28:17.740 out of context, saying he invited Iran to attack Los Angeles and San Diego. The line they used came
00:28:24.100 from a Nebraska rally where President Trump said they can take out a city, let them take out Los
00:28:30.180 Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay. He was referring of course
00:28:35.940 to the attacks on Iran and the fact that they have driven gas prices higher. Even CNN's Daniel Dale
00:28:44.120 said that was not a direct quote in the sense that the critics meant and not a correct paraphrase.
00:28:49.140 President Trump was argued that the cost of the war, including higher gas prices, are a small price to pay next to an unchecked and nuclear weaponized Iran.
00:29:00.420 CNN's Aaron Blake read the small price as those costs were not actually encouraging nuclear strikes in the two cities.
00:29:08.200 Sarah Matthews, a former Trump aide turned frequent critic, said she did not think the president was offering up blue cities for the Iranians to attack.
00:29:16.560 Of course, the Atlantic's Michael Shearer said the point was that without the war, San Diego and Los Angeles would be at risk. 0.85
00:29:25.080 So once again, the gotcha designed to make President Trump look silly or irresponsible was based on a deception.
00:29:32.820 It's kind of like Charlottesville and the some good people, that controversy.
00:29:37.400 In this case, the deception was so obvious that the biased fake news refused to go along with it.
00:29:43.080 Democrats don't want to defend the notion of a nuclear Iran.
00:29:46.680 Polls have frequently shown the American people do not support the rogue terrorist state of Iran to be able to have a bomb.
00:29:53.880 Instead of being intellectually honest with the American people,
00:29:56.320 Democrats would rather paint President Trump as a crazed warmonger by deliberately misinterpreting his statements.
00:30:03.740 It's because Democrats know national security is a losing issue for them.
00:30:07.700 And in a fair debate, the public sides with the president every time.
00:30:12.580 Meanwhile, President told Republicans over the weekend to vote early, vote by mail, or vote in person on November 3rd, and he repeated the instruction on Tuesday.
00:30:23.300 The line is a change in campaign messaging for the president, not a withdrawal of his criticism of mail-in ballot rules.
00:30:30.540 The administration has kept trying to tighten those procedures, and rightly so.
00:30:34.700 I remember when former Attorney General Bill Barr, in an interview with Wolf Blitzer of CNN, admitted that mail-in ballots were an open invitation for voter fraud.
00:30:47.100 Everybody seemed to have forgotten that as Bill Barr turned against the president.
00:30:51.060 In September, the Supreme Court refused to let new Postal Service requirements take effect before the midterms.
00:30:57.720 Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed that imposing them this close to the election would be arbitrary
00:31:02.180 because state and local officials had not had time to prepare
00:31:06.260 and left over the possibility that similar rules could be lawful in the future.
00:31:11.840 This was, in my opinion, an unfortunate decision,
00:31:15.160 but the implications are that mail ballots will still be in play.
00:31:18.680 And if Republicans do not chase those ballots,
00:31:22.180 there will be a distinct disadvantage in the midterm elections.
00:31:25.340 my home state of florida republicans have been particularly adept at chasing mail-in votes and
00:31:31.660 we're doing that right now in preparation for what some think will be a closer than expected
00:31:36.740 gubernatorial election but i'm actually to the point where i'm prepared to predict that byron
00:31:42.080 donald's republican candidate will win more comfortably than the current polls show david
00:31:48.300 jolly former republican congressman now a democrat working as a lobbyist by the way
00:31:54.180 The Democrat nominee seems to be running one of the worst campaigns I've ever seen.
00:31:59.620 So despite the fact that there is a national challenge to Republicans, I'm growingly confident that Byron Donalds will win.
00:32:07.080 Operatives have warned for years that a Republican refusal to touch mail-in ballots becomes a turnout tax heaviest on rural voters who live far from a precinct and on older voters who already used absentee ballots.
00:32:19.940 Democrats banked those ballots in October.
00:32:22.260 A party that waits for a single Tuesday hands them the calendar.
00:32:26.900 When Republicans use one day to vote and Democrats have the voting season, it gives them a distinct and undeniable advantage.
00:32:34.380 Republicans must, however, use every legal method, then keep the fight over the rules that the courts blocked for this cycle.
00:32:42.200 The ballot that is not cast will not get rescued by a lawsuit in December.
00:32:46.420 So whether it is early or by mail or November 3rd, let's make sure that every single possible person of common sense votes.
00:32:56.620 Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said Tuesday in the Oval Office that every eligible child in the country had been automatically enrolled in a Trump account.
00:33:05.960 That's a tax-free investment account the Treasury will cede with $1,000.
00:33:10.660 Since the program launched in July, nearly 8 million accounts have been opened in just three months.
00:33:18.280 The New Step enrolls the rest of the children without a form.
00:33:22.040 President Trump said every child deserves to have a piece of the American dream.
00:33:26.280 When kids hit 18, many of them will be quite rich.
00:33:30.080 The Trump accounts give the young people of America an incentive to be invested in America's success.
00:33:36.120 Up to 70 million enrollments is a big deal.
00:33:39.580 President Trump has gotten private investment on board with the idea,
00:33:43.240 bringing on patriotic capitalists to help sustain the program.
00:33:46.940 A parent who can see the account is a parent who can add to it, building the momentum.
00:33:52.440 This is how intergenerational dependency on government can be limited.
00:33:56.500 How do we reduce the entitlement state?
00:33:58.500 I think Trump accounts are the answer.
00:34:01.400 Trump accounts could be the most important policy initiative,
00:34:04.020 spearheaded by the president to ensure MAGA persists for generations to come.
00:34:09.740 Trump accounts could be for Trump what Social Security was for Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
00:34:15.460 his single greatest economic and societal accomplishments.
00:34:20.600 Of course, the media gives him very little credit for the success of the Trump accounts.
00:34:27.400 Meanwhile, Republican national committees and outside groups have put up $1 billion
00:34:31.400 on the table for the midterms, most of it from Trump-aligned MAGA Inc., but nearly $416 million
00:34:38.820 in cash at the end of August and started spending in earnest here in September. In the past month,
00:34:45.160 MAGA has put more than $22 million into Texas for Attorney General Ken Paxton's Senate race.
00:34:51.360 A Texas PAC aligned with the Senate Majority Leader John Thune spent another $83 million
00:34:57.140 and advertising to hold the seat.
00:35:00.640 The buys are running streaming on roughly $900
00:35:03.140 and airing and the broadcast
00:35:05.340 one Austin football window cost
00:35:07.460 Thune's pack $450,000.
00:35:11.200 Folks who are worried about Texas
00:35:13.160 should stop worrying.
00:35:14.460 In the end, I predict Ken Paxson will win.
00:35:17.700 I'm Roger Stone.
00:35:19.260 This is the Stone Zone.
00:35:20.300 Thanks for listening.
00:35:27.140 This is The Stone Zone with Roger Stone.
00:35:41.940 Roger Stone, who's a very, very, one of the smartest political minds.
00:35:45.900 Roger Stone was persecuted.
00:35:47.120 People forget he's actually a brilliant, brilliant political analyst.
00:35:50.180 Now, get in the zone.
00:35:52.000 It's The Stone Zone.
00:35:54.020 Here's Roger Stone.
00:35:55.580 Welcome back into the Stone Zone. The Justice Department filed denaturalization actions against 40 naturalized citizens between August 21st and October 7th, constituting the single largest period filing of this administration.
00:36:12.060 Federal law lets a court revoke naturalization when it was illegally procured or obtained by concealment of a material fact or a willful misrepresentation, and the government has to prove that in a court of law.
00:36:24.680 The department says the allegations run from acting as an agent of a foreign government to manslaughter and other serious sexual offenses.
00:36:32.740 One named defendant is a former Navy sailor, Jin Chao Wei, already convicted of espionage-related offenses.
00:36:39.840 Prosecutors say conduct relevant to his ineligibility was concealed when he was naturalized, but that's how Democrats work and how their affiliates have designed the system to work.
00:36:50.340 citizenship obtained by a lie about a crime or a foreign intelligence cannot be overlooked
00:36:55.840 released to the question of when will ilhan omar who lied definitely marry your brother in order
00:37:01.860 to get entrance into the united states be deported this just does not contribute to america's
00:37:07.320 demographic collapse it's also a national security issue 46 cases in six weeks is a docket that shows
00:37:13.140 how dedicated the trump administration is to this matter we's case is the cleanest example of abuse
00:37:19.480 A sailor convicted of espionage charges who left the relevant conduct off his naturalization forms is a fact pattern the statute was exactly written for, but all the others must go as well.
00:37:31.820 The message must be sent to foreigners that living in America is a privilege, and if they take it for granted, or they lie in order to get into the country, they will be deported. 0.87
00:37:41.660 Meanwhile, Matthew Ingalls, one of the seven men named in the dubious Cornell 7 sexual assault lawsuit filed by one Jane Doe, told the university's own investigation that he was too intoxicated to consent on the night of this debaucherous incident back in October of 2024. 0.57
00:38:00.800 he has not been charged on a recorded call he told Jane Doe she had been sober and had not been
00:38:08.580 anywhere else she answered that she would never have said that her sworn statement given weeks
00:38:14.220 after the party said she walked to the house rated herself five out of ten in terms of
00:38:19.140 intoxication agreed initially to a threesome let a third in man because it was his room
00:38:24.300 refused to force him and told the last two men she was tired at 554 after which the whole thing
00:38:30.280 stopped. The complaint says she was incapacitated and the acts were forced, yet the Tompkins County
00:38:36.480 District Attorney determined that her actions were consensual, that she was not compelled to
00:38:42.400 take drugs, she did so voluntarily, and that there was no crime here. The complaint says she was
00:38:48.680 incapacitated and the acts were forced. That does not appear to be true based on her own statement
00:38:53.780 to the District Attorney at the time. Governor Kathy Hochul named Attorney General Letitia James
00:38:59.400 to investigate as the circus continues to worsen amidst a flood of insipid brain rotting content 1.00
00:39:05.620 warping young female minds on tiktok but letitia james has a problem she already opined on her
00:39:12.140 newsmax page that the seven men at cornell were guilty so how can she determine now in an
00:39:18.780 investigation whether they're guilty or innocent having already opined given her opinion that they
00:39:24.540 were guilty. Asked about whether the comments by the Attorney General were problematic,
00:39:32.320 Governor Kathy Hochul said, I don't comment on Facebook posts. Pathetic. System that treats 0.98
00:39:38.840 this woman's intoxication as proof she could not consent and treats her intoxication claim as
00:39:43.940 irrelevant flies in the face of the whole notion of gender equality. This case needs to be examined
00:39:51.520 very closely. Reminds me very much of the Duke La Crosse case, where there was an enormous rush
00:39:57.860 to judgment until we found out that the woman in that case lied and the men were innocent.
00:40:05.260 Ultimately, the prosecutor in that case was forced to resign and he was disbarred. In this particular
00:40:11.360 case, Letitia James is the last person in the world who should be given control over this 1.00
00:40:17.220 controversial things. I'm Roger Stone.
00:40:19.540 Thanks for joining us today in the Stone Zone.
00:40:21.580 Until tomorrow, God bless you
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