In seconds, what began as a glittering dinner became in seconds the third major assassination attempt, or near-assassination attempt, involving President Donald Trump in under two years. The ballroom that expected laughter instead received terror.
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00:00:37.840this is the stone zone with roger stone people love him and respect him roger
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00:01:04.860zone you know i spent 40 years in the corroded rectum of the two-party system and i lived
00:01:10.760for many years in the swamp there are evenings when the pageantry of official washington reveals
00:01:17.440itself as nothing more than silk draped over steel nerves. Last night at the Washington Hilton,
00:01:24.740amid tuxedos, gowns, champagne, camera flashes, and the annual self-congratulation of the White
00:01:31.580House Press Corps, the illusion was shattered in an eruption of gunfire, screams, and yes,
00:01:38.040panic. What began as a glittering dinner became in seconds the third major assassination attempt,
00:01:44.480or near-assassination attempt involving President Donald Trump in under two years.
00:01:49.900The ballroom that expected laughter instead received terror.
00:01:54.580The setting itself kind of carries dark historical resonance.
00:01:57.600The Washington-Hilton is, however, forever linked with the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
00:02:06.120that a second modern presidential bloodletting nearly unfolded in the same complex is a fact
00:02:12.860too astonishing to really ignore. Critics had long questioned why a commercial hotel with such
00:02:19.100history remained the venue for high-level presidential appearances. Last night, those
00:02:24.720concerns were answered in the most violent manner possible. If ever there was an argument for the
00:02:30.400building of the president's ballroom within the presidential complex, well, last night was it.
00:02:35.480The White House Correspondents Dinner was already underway. President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, cabin officials, lawmakers, journalists, celebrities, and invited guests had entered the ballroom only moments earlier.
00:02:50.700Dinner service had just begun. Waiters moved through the aisles. Glass were clinked. The official hum of elite conversation floated throughout the room.
00:02:59.620Then, approximately between 8.34 and 8.40 p.m. Eastern, the sound came.
00:03:06.100At first, many attendees mistook it for balloons popping or audio equipment malfunctioning.
00:03:12.940That is how insulated privilege often hears danger.
00:03:16.500But the confusion lasted only a heartbeat.
00:03:26.320Shots had been fired just outside the secure ballroom perimeter.
00:03:31.460Authorities say the gunman, identified as Cole Allen, a school teacher from California, charged the main magnometer screening area outside the ballroom.
00:03:40.740Reports indicate that he passed at least one checkpoint and may have breached two separate security layers before he was stopped.
00:03:48.640Surveillance footage reportedly showed him sprinting through a corridor towards a protected event area.
00:03:54.320He didn't reach the ballroom himself, but he got close enough to trigger one of the most alarming presidential security breaches in modern history.
00:04:03.740He was indeed heavily armed. Metropolitan Police said Allen possessed a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives.
00:04:11.560Investigators believe the combination reflected preparation for several forms of violence.
00:04:16.900a shotgun for mass casualties in a crowd, a handgun for movement through the hallways and
00:04:22.920tighter spaces, and knives for close quarters brutality or as backup weapons if the firearms
00:04:29.440failed. Investigators are now examining whether any of those weapons were loaded or assembled
00:04:34.960inside the hotel itself. The shooting reportedly lasted 20 to 25 seconds. That span is brief and
00:04:43.220a clock and eternal in a crisis. In those seconds, one Secret Service agent was struck in the chest
00:04:50.020area. Corrective army, thank goodness, prevented that he was not fatally wounded. President Trump
00:04:55.900later remarked, the vest did the job. Officials later said the wounded agent, thank God, is
00:05:02.180expected to recover. Inside the ballroom, chaos spread with primitive speed. Roughly 2,600 attendees
00:05:09.480were inside or connected to the event. Guests in formal wear dove beneath tables. Chairs toppled,
00:05:16.060phones flew, handbags were snatched from seats. Witnesses described repeated screams of,
00:05:21.200get down, get down. Armed agents rushed in with rifles drawn, while senior officials were
00:05:27.180reportedly pushed to the floor and physically shielded by their protective details. And because
00:05:32.720satire writes itself in Washington, D.C., some members of the well-heeled White House press
00:05:38.740Corps, while scrambling for safety, reportedly did not neglect to seize expensive bottles of wine
00:05:44.680or liquor from dinner tables on their way out. Even in a moment of mortal danger,
00:05:50.500the instinct for complementary privilege remained intact. President Trump was moved immediately,
00:05:56.620so was Melania Trump, Vice President Vance, cabinet officials including Secretary of State
00:06:01.960Marco Rubio and other protectees. By all accounts, the extraction was swift, disciplined, and
00:06:09.120professional. Whatever failures occurred in the outer screening layers, the inner protective
00:06:14.560responses appeared to have function with precision once the threat actually materialized. The gunman
00:06:20.420was subdued live. Officers and agents converged rapidly and tackled him before he could penetrate
00:06:26.280further into the security event zone. He was not shot dead at the scene, although there were online
00:06:32.300reports to the contrary. And this itself is a fact of immense investigative value. You see,
00:06:37.440a living suspect leaves behind motives, communications, travel history, finances,
00:06:43.900writings, electronics, and the possibility of discovery whether he acted alone or when the
00:06:49.280assistance authorities say he initially has refused to cooperate. Public reporting suggests
00:06:55.080that Allen, as 31 years old and a resident of Torrance, California, is a public school teacher,
00:07:01.060reports further state that he was a registered guest at the hotel. That detail may prove central
00:07:07.260to the entire case. Hotel guest status could have allowed freer movement inside the portions of the
00:07:14.740complex and reduced suspicion from staff or security observers. Investigators believe he
00:07:20.440traveled by train from Southern California, reportedly rooting through Chicago before
00:07:25.440arriving in Washington, D.C. That has raised obvious questions about whether rail travel
00:07:30.800was selected to avoid airport screening procedures. Reports also describe Allen as highly educated,
00:07:37.360with a background linked to the California Institute of Technology and experience as a tutor,
00:07:43.060programmer, or independent video game developer. Such details only deepen the public fascination
00:07:49.280with this case. America has seen this before, that technical competence and physiological
00:07:54.400instability can coexist in catastrophic form. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the
00:08:01.240investigators believe the subject targeted administration officials and those that likely
00:08:06.060included President Donald Trump among those attended targets. Blanche further stated that
00:08:11.260Allen was not cooperating. Metropolitan Police Interim Chief Jeffrey Carroll said that at this
00:08:17.280stage, it appears that suspect was a lone actor. That's what they told us about Lee Harvey Oswald
00:08:23.300and that's what they told us about Thomas Matthew Crooks. Candidly, I doubt it. Secret Service
00:08:29.380spokesman Antley Guglielmi said the president and the first lady were safe, one individual was in
00:08:35.280custody, and the situation remained under active law enforcement assessment. Potential charges are
00:08:41.340going to be severe. Officials say they include assault on a federal officer attempting to kill
00:08:46.820a federal officer, firearms offenses tied to violent crime, and discharging a firearm during
00:08:52.500a crime of violence. Additional counts could include attempted assassination, terrorism-related
00:08:59.240charges, or conspiracy if evidence emerges that Cole Allen had accomplices. The agencies involved
00:09:07.120the United States Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Metropolitan Police
00:09:12.600Department of Washington, D.C., and of course, the Department of Justice, and federal prosecutors
00:09:17.280in the District of Columbia as well. Other federal agencies may also be assisting with forensic and
00:09:23.200intelligence support. President Trump said later they believed that he was likely the target.
00:09:29.380He praised the agents and officers who responded. He also displayed that mordant humor that he has
00:09:35.020often marked his reactions under fire, joking afterwards. Nobody told me that this was such
00:09:40.500a dangerous profession. He reportedly criticized the hotel as an imperfect secure venue and yet
00:09:47.120again renewed calls for a permanent White House ballroom capable of hosting large events under
00:09:53.300hardened security conditions. That argument for a presidential ballroom within the presidential
00:09:58.540complex will now gain force. How did a heavily armed suspect get this close to the president
00:10:04.280after Butler and after the attack on Trump in the West Palm Beach Trump International Golf Course,
00:10:11.260as well as the guy who breached the Mar-a-Lago perimeter only weeks ago. How did hotel guests
00:10:17.720status permit internal movement? Were their signs missed? Did anyone help him? Why was a commercial
00:10:24.300venue again entrusted with an event involving the president of the United States? Those questions
00:10:29.740now dominate the aftermath. The dinner itself was halted. Portions were canceled or suspended.
00:10:36.060What had been planned as an evening of vanity and ceremony ended instead in a national security
00:10:41.480crisis. Crystal stemware, linen napkins, and media smugness proved no match for the crack of gunfire.
00:10:49.520Three major attacks or close calls in under two years against the President of the United States
00:10:53.800is not normal. It is not random background noise. It is a warning. Last night, under the chandeliers
00:11:01.040of the Washington Hilton, America heard that warning loud and clear. Meanwhile, in Florida,
00:11:07.320Governor Ron DeSantis has unveiled the congressional redistricting plan for the Sunshine State.
00:11:14.120The governor would essentially create a net increase of four districts to benefit Republicans.
00:11:21.640Now, I don't think Governor DeSantis would have done this, but for the raw, open steel in Virginia, where a very confusing ballot initiative proposed to change that congressional delegation from six to five to, I think it was, 10 and one, leaving one Republican congressman.
00:11:42.960The stakes here are high because whether or not President Trump is impeached by a new Congress could hang in the balance.
00:11:50.560And now, in a major win for election integrity and states' rights, the Supreme Court of the United States has overturned a lower court ruling that blocked Texas from implementing its newly drawn congressional map, clearing the way for a plan that could add up to five Republican seats in the U.S. House.
00:12:09.600In a brief order, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that it was reversing the district court's judgment with liberal justices dissenting.
00:12:18.480The decision reinforces a key constitutional principle.
00:12:22.280Elected state legislators, not unelected judges, have primary authority over congressional redistricting.
00:12:29.360The court had already signaled its position earlier this year when it allowed Texas to proceed with the map while legal challenges played out.
00:12:37.000In making their ruling, justices pointed to pressure, or I should say, to presume lawmakers acted in good faith and an over-reliance on speculative claims of misconduct.
00:12:49.060Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led the charge in defending the map, arguing that the lower court ignored political realities and unfairly accused lawmakers of racial bias without any credible evidence to support that argument.
00:13:03.180His office maintained that the map reflects legitimate political priorities in a closely divided Congress.
00:13:10.240The ruling also comes after dramatic efforts by Texas Democrats to block the process,
00:13:15.580actually fleeing the state capitol in order to deny a quorum and halt the vote on redistricting.
00:13:21.840Despite those tactics, Republicans ultimately passed their redistricting plan.
00:13:26.080And now, with the Supreme Court's backing, Texas moves forward,
00:13:29.820delivering a clear message that partisan lawfare and judicial overreach will not stand in the way
00:13:35.680of lawful congressional redistricting. You're listening to the hottest political talk show
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00:15:02.880In a tense interview on 60 Minutes, President Donald Trump addressed the recent shooting tied to the White House Correspondents' Dinner
00:15:11.000while challenging the biased coverage in favor of the left by the fake news media outlet.
00:15:16.660Speaking with Nora O'Donnell, President Trump criticized activist movements like No Kings, suggesting that they contribute to political unrest.
00:15:25.800Notably, President Trump called for greater scrutiny of the Southern Poverty Law Center
00:15:30.280following reports that that organization has been indicted by a grand jury on fraud-related charges.
00:15:36.400According to the allegations, the SPLC funneled donor funds to extremist groups and is publicly condemned.
00:15:43.180They were effectively creating the white supremacist terror threat they claimed to be opposing
00:15:48.240and then raked in tens of millions of dollars in donations in the aftermath,
00:15:52.340a cruel hoax that riffed off America apart from profits.
00:15:57.320FBI agents once told me that if you went to a Ku Klux Klan meeting,
00:16:02.700The problem was nine of them would be FBI informants
00:16:05.560and only one of them would be an actual Klansman.
00:16:08.640President Trump argued that such actions reflect a pattern
00:16:11.600in which left-lending institutions manufacture threats
00:16:15.320to justify their own existing and their fundraising capability.
00:16:18.900The Jussie Smollett affair was far from an isolated incident.
00:16:22.740It was, in actuality, the modus operandi of the entire left.
00:16:27.220President Trump tied this to longstanding grievances over media coverage of events like the 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right rally,
00:16:35.540noting that his remarks at the time were deliberately misrepresented and distorted in order to try to damage his presidency.
00:16:42.000While the Southern Poverty Law Center has not been convicted and denies raw dealing, the case raises serious questions about accountability among left-wing advocacy organizations.0.67
00:16:54.220President Trump urged journalists to do their damn jobs and investigate further.
00:16:59.040It was well known on the right that the SPLC was a harmful scam, demonizing pro-life Christians and putting literally targets on their backs.0.98
00:17:07.640But the fake news media looked the other way because, well, they're all in it together.
00:17:13.800They all are enemy combatants when it comes to war against the Constitution.
00:17:18.280Of course, the president also took the opportunity once again after the attempted assassination of himself and other officials of administration to call for a secure White House ballroom, arguing that the incident proves exactly why it's needed.
00:17:32.760In a post on True Social, Trump said presidents and security officials have demanded such a facility for over a century.
00:17:39.980He emphasized that a ballroom built within the secure perimeter of the White House would have eliminated vulnerabilities seen at offsite venues like the Washington Hilton.
00:17:49.200Indeed, the Washington Hilton, where there was an assassination attempt on my mentor, President Ronald Reagan.
00:17:55.580This is one where the suspect was able to bypass outer security levels that were woefully inadequate for such an event.
00:18:02.760President Trump described the proposed $400 million project funded entirely privately and without taxpayer dollars as a top level security upgrade already underway, although slowed by legal challenges.
00:18:16.100The president blasted what he called the ridiculous lawsuit, attempting to block construction, arguing that national security should take precedence.
00:18:24.680Supporters say the shooting demonstrates the risks of hosting high level government officials in less secure locations.
00:18:31.100locations. And once again, the president is right. What many people don't know is there's also a
00:18:36.260national security component that is to be built beneath the ballroom. Once again, Donald Trump is
00:18:43.580right. We need the ballroom. And a federal judge should not be allowed under the separation of
00:18:48.200powers portion of the U.S. Constitution to block that construction. We'll be right back.
00:18:54.000This is the Stone Zone. Now, get him a zone. It's the Stone Zone.
00:19:00.580A man who's gone through hell, but he's kept going and he's smart and he's strong and people love him.
00:19:07.640Not everybody, but people love him and respect him. Roger Stone. Where's Roger Stone?
00:19:15.580And you're jumping headfirst back into the Stone Zone. I'm your host, Roger Stone.
00:19:21.380Former President Barack Hussein Obama is drawing sharp criticism after claiming that the motive behind Saturday night's attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner remains, quote unquote, unclear, despite authorities already releasing a manifesto spelling out the suspect's actual intent.
00:19:41.540In a public statement, Barry H. Obama urged Americans to reject political violence, but said details about the motive were still unknown.
00:19:51.380That assertion quickly sparked backlash from conservatives and law enforcement voices who made it clear that the facts are already on the table.
00:19:59.060Officials identified the suspect as one Cole Allen, a far-left California public educator, that's a public school teacher, who allegedly authored a manifesto targeting President Donald Trump and members of his administration.
00:20:13.320The document reported the outline plans to assassinate Trump officials from highest to lowest, while attacking the president's immigration policies and Christian belief, clear signs of a radicalized, politically motivated attack by Allen.
00:20:29.340Prominent Republicans didn't hold back, and Obama's shameful silver-tongued spin-doctoring,
00:20:35.460President Mike Lee, pardon, that's Senator Mark Lee of Utah, called the motive obvious,
00:20:41.600while administration officials like Lee Zeldin of New York blasted what they see as a willful blindness
00:20:47.800from Obama and the other political leaders, unwilling to confront left-wing extremism and hate-mongering.
00:20:54.860The incident unfolded, of course, at the Washington Hilton, where the annual dinner was underway, ironically the exact same hotel while President Ronald Reagan was attacked.
00:21:06.160Authorities say that Cole Allen, the man accused, was staying at the hotel.
00:21:10.760He bypassed outer security, approached a Secret Service checkpoint, and fired, striking an agent's bulletproof vest before being subdued.
00:21:19.140President Trump praised the swift response of law enforcement and renewed calls for stronger security measures.
00:21:26.880But unfortunately, the Trump derangement syndrome has taken hold in this country thanks to the efforts of the Democrats and their allies in the fake news media,
00:21:36.400working hand in glove to produce baseless anti-Trump propaganda now for over a decade.
00:21:42.740We have to remain on high alert for the results.
00:21:46.300Meanwhile, Melania Trump, the gorgeous and cultured First Lady of the United States,1.00
00:21:51.460but the only one who's never appeared on the cover of Vogue,
00:21:55.380is calling out another example of toxic rhetoric from a late-night television host, Jimmy Kimmel,
00:22:01.440after he made a disgustingly tasteless joke that Melania had the glow of an expectant widow on her face
00:22:08.460while mocking her marriage to President Donald Trump during a parody of the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
00:22:15.660The first lady fired back, calling the remarks hateful and violent and accusing ABC of enabling behavior that she says deepens division in the country.
00:22:25.800Just days after Kimmel's comments, the actual correspondence dinner was subject to this attempted attack from a radicalized leftist.
00:22:34.300The suspect now faces serious federal charges.
00:22:38.340The issue goes beyond one tasteless joke here.
00:22:41.340Kimmel has a long history of anti-Trump rhetoric, frequently using his platform to ridicule the president and his supporters.
00:22:50.180Kimmel's disgusting remarks follow the Charlie Kirk assassination that got him removed from the air for a period amidst massive public outrage.
00:23:00.200Melania Trump is now demanding accountability, urging ABC to take his stand against Kimmel.
00:23:05.660It would be one thing if this were a good faith attempt at humor, but Kimmel no longer does comedy.
00:23:11.920He does vile anti-America propaganda and hate.
00:23:15.980He's a talking head who is part of the far left Democrat machine that ratifies his Americans against MAGA and tacitly enables extremists who commit acts of violence against President Trump and his supporters.
00:23:31.660This is what he has been doing for many years now.
00:23:33.860ABC must no longer platform this agent of evil. Send Kimmel to the unemployment line now with his cohort Stephen Colbert, who was recently canceled after years of low ratings by CBS.
00:23:48.340Yes. Here's some good news. A key hurdle was cleared for Kevin Warsh in his nomination to lead the Federal Reserve Board.
00:23:56.100It's gaining momentum in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Senator from North Carolina, Tom Tillis, announced Sunday that he now will support moving Warsh's confirmation forward.
00:24:05.960After previously holding out over concerns over a Department of Justice investigation into current Fed chair Jerome Powell over his extravagant multibillion dollar Federal Reserve Board renovation boondoggle, Tillis had refused to advance any nominee until the DOJ dropped its probe, showing his true rhino colors in the process.
00:24:29.200In all honesty, Tillis is a stain on the U.S. Senate, and he's not running for re-election because he would have been summarily defeated.
00:24:37.460That concern appears to have been resolved after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who used to appear here as one of my colleagues, confirmed the investigation would be dropped.
00:24:47.640Tillis said he received assurances the matter is completely and fully ended and not being used as leverage against the Federal Reserve Board.
00:24:55.560The senator emphasized that protecting the independence of the Federal Reserve is critical.
00:25:00.840Independence, of course, being a code word for complete and total lack of accountability by the American people.
00:25:07.160The Federal Reserve, under Jerome Powell, cut taxes to try to benefit, cut interest rates, pardon me, to try to benefit the re-election of Joe Biden,
00:25:16.480despite the fact that the unemployment rate and the inflation rate were lower than or higher than than they are now.
00:25:23.620Yet Jerome, too late, Powell has refused the deep interest rate cut that all the economic indicators would say would be merit.
00:25:33.420Warsh, a former Fed governor with private sector experience, is widely viewed by conservatives as a steady, reform-minded choice who would bring accountability and discipline back to the central bank.
00:25:46.400Warsh is not expected to manipulate interest rates to fuel his own partisan political aims like Powell did.
00:25:52.740With Powell's terms set to expire on May 15th, Tillis' support should prove decisive in pushing Kevin Walsh's nomination through committee and onto the Senate floor, where it is expected to pass with no problems.
00:26:06.680Tillis' objections show the need for MAGA patriots to get involved in the primary process and remove some of these entrenched rhinos with America First patriots as much as possible.
00:26:20.880Then the DOJ will not be held hostage to their establishment-oriented demands like unfortunately we're seeing right now.
00:26:28.920Meanwhile, a major tax battle is brewing in California as union-backed activists have put an important question on the ballot.
00:26:38.160supporters of this new proposal led by the far-left Service Employees International Union
00:26:43.960claim they've gathered over 1.5 million signatures to place a billionaire tax on the November ballot.
00:26:51.600The measure would impose a one-time 5% tax on individuals with assets exceeding $1.1 billion,
00:26:59.880with revenues largely earmarked for health care programs,
00:27:03.440the same type of programs that are getting built nationwide by scammers.
00:27:07.460We've seen this in Minnesota, millions and millions of tax dollars being stolen right from under the nose of their governor, or perhaps the governor was in on it. We don't know. Proponents of this tax in California argue that it's needed to offset federal spending cuts, which is just another excuse to enact more runaway tax and spend policies targeting wealth creators.
00:27:33.580Business leaders and economists caution that the proposal could devastate California's economy,
00:27:39.540costing an estimated 100,000 plus good paying jobs and driving billions in lost revenue
00:27:45.960as entrepreneurs and investors flee the golden state.
00:27:49.640Even some Democrats, including Governor Gavin Newsom, have voiced concerns about the long term damage.
00:27:56.180economists note the tax could backfire badly trading a short-term cash grab for lasting
00:28:03.520economic decline but by that time socialists will already have found a new scapegoat and
00:28:09.520will proceed with even more big government power grabs previous studies suggest that
00:28:14.680high net worth individuals may simply leave california shrinking the tax base and forcing
00:28:20.540cuts to essential services like education and health care. Meanwhile, alternative ballot measures
00:28:26.820backed by the tech leaders aim to block or weaken the proposal, setting up a high-stakes political
00:28:32.540showdown with the future of California on the line. There's already been a major exodus from
00:28:38.240California of wealthy business creators, and the billionaire tax would accelerate the process of
00:28:43.980capital bolting that state. It will result in squalor and misery, but the socialists really
00:28:50.040don't care. They'll continue onward regardless because it's not about helping people. It's about
00:28:55.520ruthlessly amassing government power. Meanwhile, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's husband has turned out
00:29:03.200to have very shady foreign deals. House Oversight Committee James Comer of Kentucky is intensifying
00:29:10.380his investigation into the financial dealings surrounding Representative Ilhan Omar and her
00:29:16.060husband, Tim Maynett. At the center of the probe is a series of international business ventures
00:29:21.880linked to Maynett, spanning Kenya, Somalia, and Dubai. Comer has demanded full documentation of
00:29:29.140travel, financial transactions, and business solicitations, but a February deadline passed
00:29:34.820with no clear public compliance by Omar or her husband.
00:29:39.000The situation took a dramatic turn when Omar quietly amended
00:29:43.100her 2024 financial disclosure forms with the U.S. House.
00:29:47.980What was previously reported as a combined $30 million valuation for two companies,
00:29:53.500Rose Lake Capital and S2 Crew LLC, was suddenly revised down to almost zero.
00:30:00.560Just days later, records show that the winery tied to those valuations had dissolved entirely.
00:30:07.740Critics say the timing raises red flags of a cover-up.
00:30:11.300Forensic accountants have appointed to major inconsistencies,
00:30:15.160while past vendors turned to Minette, the husband of Ilhan Omar,
00:30:19.660have faced lawsuits and investor complaints.
00:30:22.800Meanwhile, Rose Lake Capital once claimed massive global reach and billions under management.
00:30:28.860Figures that appear wildly out of step with early disclosures showing that they had minimal assets.
00:30:35.860Congressman Comer warns that the lack of clarity opens the door to foreign influence, particularly given Omar's role in the Congress.
00:30:44.480The investigation also comes amid broader concerns about fraud scandals in Minnesota, her home district.
00:30:51.040Omar's office has dismissed the probe as political,
00:30:54.460but with unanswered questions piling up and financial records shifting dramatically,
00:31:00.160pressure is mounting against the Somali lawmaker.0.98
00:31:03.220Turns out that she may be as crooked as many of her fellow migrants in Minnesota.1.00
00:31:07.720We were told that diversity is our strength,1.00
00:31:09.960but in this case, it seems like this group of people came over to this country to bleed us dry.0.97
00:31:16.320Prosecuting Omar for financial fraud, kicking her out of Congress,0.93
00:31:20.040and putting her and her crooked husband behind bars would send a message to the migrant community0.95
00:31:25.480that's coming to America is a privilege and we will not look the other way out of fears of being
00:31:30.940called racists or bigots if you commit criminal acts in this country. You'll be locked up and
00:31:36.800you'll be sent back. Meanwhile, the tech overlords are facing off in a court of law and high stakes
00:31:43.060courtroom battles underway in California as tech giants Elon Musk and Sam Altman face off over
00:31:50.040the future of artificial intelligence. At the center of this case is OpenAI, originally founded
00:31:56.840in 2015 as a non-profit with a mission to develop artificial intelligence responsibility. Musk,
00:32:04.560who was an earlier backer, now alleges that Altman and his company betrayed that vision,
00:32:09.920quietly transforming OpenAI into a profit-driven powerhouse aligned with big tech interests.
00:32:16.540The lawsuit claims that Altman abandoned the organization's founding principles in pursuit of massive financial gain, turning what was meant to be a public good with a corporate juggernaut now valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
00:32:31.620OpenAI denies the accusations, dismissing the case as a personal grievance tied to Musk's competing venture.
00:33:09.000As testimony unfolds, a trial could expose
00:33:12.220how Silicon Valley operates behind closed doors and whether the promises made to the public
00:33:18.200about ethical innovation were never actually real. I think it's safe to assume that they were not.
00:33:24.860Most of the tech elite in Silicon Valley sees themselves as gods among men and want to manipulate
00:33:30.760technology in order to merge themselves with computers. This is part of their transhumanist
00:33:36.840plot to live forever and lord over the rest of us even if they decide to let us live musk has shown0.89
00:33:44.000with the acquisition of twitter and the immense support for president donald trump in 2024 that
00:33:49.280he has a soul even though elon musk may have some off-the-wall beliefs and stick his foot in his
00:33:55.220mouth from time to time he's demonstrated that he's on team humanity hopefully must lawsuit
00:34:01.380is successful bringing rogue AI to heel and holding Altman accountable for his corporate
00:34:07.300treachery. I'm Roger Stone. You're listening to the Stone Zone. We've got more on the other side.
00:34:12.260So whatever you do, don't go away. This is the Stone Zone with Roger Stone.
00:34:17.700And he's a great, great person. Roger Stone. The Stone Zone.
00:34:31.380this is the stone zone now get him his own it's the stone zone a man who's gone through hell
00:34:41.540but he's kept going and he's smart and he's strong and people love him not everybody but
00:34:47.880people love him and respect him roger stone where's roger stone here's roger stone
00:34:53.440and we're back in the stone zone you know back in 1988 when i first suggested that
00:35:00.560Donald Trump run for president, we made a trip to the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce
00:35:06.640where he was the luncheon speaker. And he spoke openly about the fact that our NATO allies were
00:35:12.720not paying their fair share for their defense. Now, a new global defense report is confirming
00:35:18.240what many conservatives have argued for years. President Donald Trump's tough America first
00:35:23.300policies have finally forced Europe to step up and pay its fair share for their own security.
00:35:28.860According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, worldwide military spending hit $2.8 trillion in 2025, marking over a decade of steady increases.
00:35:42.800But the real story is in Europe, where the defense spending surged by an eye-popping 14%, far outpacing the rest of the world.
00:35:52.240Meanwhile, the United States' spending to subsidize the defenses of Europe and all the European nations actually declined by 7.5%,
00:36:01.280reflecting Trump's push to rein in foreign entanglements and stop footing the bill for endless overseas conflicts.
00:36:08.640In his first term, President Donald Trump collected over $650 million in past due dues to NATO from the European nations.
00:36:18.600For years, Trump has warned that NATO allies could no longer rely on American taxpayers while neglecting to fund their own defenses.
00:36:27.220And now the numbers show that that message is finally getting through, particularly as the Iran conflict is broken out, where NATO countries have left America high and dry.
00:36:37.660In some cases, our NATO allies would not even allow us to use our own bases in their countries.
00:36:43.320European nations collectively spent $864 billion on defense this year, with major investments in modern equipment, much of it purchased from American companies, delivering a boost to U.S. industry and our economy.
00:36:57.520Countries like Poland and Germany are rapidly expanding their military capabilities, reversing decades of underinvestment following the Cold War.
00:37:06.720Even nations who claim they're acting independently are, in reality, moving exactly in the direction Trump has demanded.
00:37:14.400Towards a stronger, more self-reliant Europe that shares the burden of global security.
00:37:20.340After years of imbalance, NATO is shifting towards fairness.
00:37:24.260It's a long overdue change, and it will endure even after President Trump leaves office.
00:37:29.540I'm glad there was no tragedy at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
00:37:33.560You know, the only real tragedy, other than the federal agent who was attacked and wounded but will survive, was the fact that President Trump had a terrific comedy routine worked out, as is traditional.
00:37:46.340He'd actually tried out some of his jokes on me in the Oval Office the previous Wednesday.
00:37:52.920In a way, I hope they do reschedule this because, well, Donald Trump is naturally funny and I think he would have won the night with some self-deprecating humor, but also jabbing the far left fake news media.
00:38:07.180In the meantime, I thank God that he is safe.
00:38:09.980But I also point out this is not third, but actually the fourth attempt on his life.
00:38:14.000Remember the man who stormed the gate at Mar-a-Lago happened to be on a weekend that the president was not there, but a man breached the perimeter with a loaded shotgun only to be shot and killed by Secret Service agents.
00:38:26.880All of this violence against the president of the United States and his supporters is ginned up by the torrent of hate put forward by people like Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer, AOC, Bernie Sanders and the rest of the left wing cabal.0.97
00:38:43.340They blame us, but the blame is very clear on their overheated rhetoric and their constant attacks on Donald Trump as a fascist, Hitler, a white supremacist and a hater.0.98
00:38:55.200They are precisely that. They are the radicals and their rhetoric is responsible for this outrageous spasm of violence.0.96
00:39:03.180I'm Roger Stone. Thanks for joining us today in the Stone Zone until tomorrow.