Bill Pulte has been appointed as the new Director of National Intelligence by President Donald J. Trump. I discuss his appointment and why I think he is a good choice for the position. I also discuss the CIA cover-up in the case of Tulsi Gabbard, who was spied on by the Central Intelligence Agency.
00:07:43.440Bill Pote and Senator Cotton should both take an IQ test.
00:07:47.100I know who would come out much, much higher. Tom Cotton actually thinks we should do away
00:07:52.480entirely with the Office of Defense Intelligence or National Intelligence, and that we should
00:07:58.560shift all of the declassification authority over to the CIA, which means you would never learn
00:08:04.460anything. Again, the same people who covered up the murder of John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and
00:08:09.800Martin Luther King, the same people who died about the Tonkin Bay attack to start the war
00:08:16.140in Vietnam, the same people who have lied to us about UFOs for some long period of time. They0.56
00:08:22.600wanted a stooge in there. They wanted a yes man. They wanted someone who would cover up for the
00:08:27.240deep state. They particularly didn't want anyone who would expose anything about the three attempted
00:08:32.880assassinations on the life of Donald Trump. Instead, they got an excellent appointment,
00:08:37.840someone tough, someone capable, someone untied to the mistakes of the past, and someone who's
00:08:45.180loyal to the president of the United States. So when you're watching TV tonight or tomorrow
00:08:50.100morning, when you see all these career politicians attacking Bill Pulte's appointment, saying that
00:08:56.840he's unqualified, take a good look at them. Most of them are unqualified to be in public office,
00:09:02.420in my opinion. Interestingly enough, being the ultimate political junkie, I've been watching
00:09:08.240the early primary results, which suggests that a Trump-backed Republican, Steve Hilton,
00:09:13.720is in a strong position to advance to November's runoff for governor. Now here, however, don't get
00:09:19.940your hopes too high. They have in California what's called the jungle primary system. That's0.93
00:09:24.840in which they no longer have party primaries to choose their candidates, but every candidate of
00:09:30.160every party or no party at all runs in one major first round election. That election has one real
00:09:37.440Republican, Steve Hilton. I think there's a minor county sheriff who's a Republican, but he's not
00:09:43.360much of a candidate. There are, however, multiple big-name Democrats in that race, and therefore
00:09:50.220the top two vote-getters, probably likely to be Hilton on the basis of he's getting the Republican
00:09:56.080base, and one of the Democrats will then move to round two. The problem is that in round two,
00:10:03.780all of those Democrats are likely to coalesce along the Democrat candidate, and sadly, Democrats
00:10:09.480continue to be extraordinarily outnumbered in the golden state. Hilton, a former Fox News host,
00:10:18.500campaigned on cutting regulations, lowering gas prices, fixing schools, cracking down on crime,
00:10:24.220and fighting fraud. His showing is notable in a state where Democrats have dominated
00:10:29.400statewide politics for years. He's doing extraordinarily well, well enough, I think,
00:10:33.700to make the runoff. The problem will come after the runoff when the Democrats presumably
00:10:38.880unite. The results also signal frustration with California's status quo. After years of high
00:10:45.000costs, of homelessness, drug addiction, crime concerns, wildfire failures, and one-party
00:10:53.040Democrat rule, I can't think of any other state other than perhaps New York that is ready to move
00:10:58.740away from one-party control. In the city of Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass, by the way, she says
00:11:04.900public leader, two political heroes are Mao Zedong and Fidel Castro, seems to be headed to a runoff
00:11:12.480after falling short of the 50% majority. You see, that works in the first election. If anyone gets
00:11:19.20050%, they are elected. If not, the two top vote-getters, regardless of party, run. Now,
00:11:26.680in this particular case, I believe the governorship is not nonpartisan. Early results
00:11:33.340showed Bass, an incumbent, with just 34.8 percent, with outsider Republican Spencer Pratt at 30.4
00:11:42.740percent. When you consider that the Republican registration in the city of Los Angeles is only
00:11:50.260about 18 percent, you see that Spencer Pratt is getting almost twice as many voters as there are
00:11:57.740registered Republicans. There's a third candidate in the race, Councilwoman Nithya Rahman, and she
00:12:05.160is a candidate of the left. So the odds seem to be pretty good that those votes would shift to bass
00:12:12.800in the runoff. But I will say this, that Spencer Pratt has put on an extraordinarily clever and
00:12:20.020spirited campaign. You see, he's just an average guy whose home was destroyed in the Palisade
00:12:25.800fire. He has run a law and order campaign using really clever and entertaining AI viral ads and
00:12:35.200attacks on City Hall's failures to do anything after the fire. He outraised Bass and posed the
00:12:41.820first serious challenge against far-left rule from Los Angeles in generations. The takeaways
00:12:48.200from these initial results is clear. Even in deep blue California, Trump-style outslaughter campaigns
00:12:54.940are breaking through. This shows why we must be competitive and run serious candidates everywhere.
00:13:00.140We cannot give up the battlefield anyplace. Candidates of common sense, whether you're a
00:13:04.760Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent, need to get into this fight. Our country is too important
00:13:11.580to surrender. Well, famous CBS News correspondent has been fired after a long, long tenure,
00:13:22.06060 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley after an explosive confrontation with the program's
00:13:28.880new leadership. Pelley was terminated Tuesday after clashing with the new executive producer
00:13:34.000Nick Bilton. According to a memo reported by Puck, Bilton said Pelley's antipathy to the future of
00:13:41.580the show was clear and that CBS was ending his employment for cause. The fire reported following
00:13:47.640an all-staff meeting in which Pelley attacked Bilton's qualifications, attacked the boss,
00:13:53.660that's always smart, and accused CBS News Editor-in-Chief Barry Weiss of murdering the
00:13:59.620program. CBS leadership has reportedly wanted Pelley to stay, but later accused him of rejecting
00:14:04.820any collaboration and creating a hostile work environment. Scott Pelley fired back,
00:14:10.400claiming new management was destroying 60 Minutes to curry favor with the Trump administration.
00:14:14.980Now, there's a joke. Scott Pelley, by the way, is not a journalist. He's a propagandist. He only produces those quote unquote facts that fit his narrative. The shakeup follows other departures from 60 Minutes, including Sharon Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega, Tanya Simmon, and of course, Anderson Cooper himself.
00:14:34.980Now, my old friend, my good friend over there at ABC, Sean Hannity, put it best, journalism is dead in America.
00:14:45.040While liberals may be shedding crocodile tears over the loss of these establishment media liars, the rest of the public is pretty much applauded.
00:14:53.740Legacy outlets like 60 Minutes have jettisoned all credibility throughout the years by pushing their virulent anti-Trump narratives and selective outrage powered by elite groupthink.
00:15:05.540Now, as executives attempt to overhaul a failing culture, the same insiders cast censorship and blame President Trump.
00:15:13.240Pelley built a long career inside one of the most powerful media institutions in America.
00:15:17.860It's clear that he very thoughtfully thinks openly of himself and not the accuracy of his reporting.
00:15:25.140I'm Roger Stone, you're listening to Stone Zone, and we'll be right back.
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00:16:11.860behind bars and it means there's no need to worry when i play at the park we're making
00:17:31.200and the use of taxpayer identification numbers without verified legal presence.
00:17:36.260President Trump said access to his financial system should be limited to those legally present and engaged in lawful commerce.
00:17:45.880He warned that accounts used to enable illegal immigration or to store welfare benefits received by illegal aliens could be shut down with funds subject to impoundment or seizure and return to the taxpayers.
00:18:00.480The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is also directed to consider whether lenders may account for deportation risk and lost wages when evaluating credit applications from non-work authorized borrowers.
00:18:16.260This is a major step towards enforcing immigration law where it matters, the money trail.
00:18:21.400Illegal immigration doesn't just happen in a vacuum. It's a financed, thorough, through bank access, labor exploitation, remittances, fraud, and cartel networks.
00:18:34.940The federal government has turned a blind eye to this pipeline for far too long, too afraid to disrupt a system that works for the corporate elite who employs many of these illegals at lower wages.
00:18:47.080Trump administration is sending a clear message that those days are over.0.85
00:18:52.180Donald Trump, once again, keeping his promises, cracking down on illegals,
00:18:56.620and in this case, cracking down on their illicit use of the American banking system.0.85
00:19:01.980I'm Roger Stone. You're listening to The Stone Zone, and we'll be right back.
00:19:09.980The Stone Zone, entertaining and informative.
00:19:17.080And you're diving headlong back into the deep end of the stone zone.
00:19:22.060Well, leftist terrorists have been sabotaging equipment tied to President Donald Trump's Freedom 250 celebration,
00:19:30.180which is supposed to take place on the National Mall on July 4th in an attempt to prevent historic commemoration of America's semi-quincentennial.
00:19:40.960According to Freedom 50 spokeswoman Rochelle Reisner, a fuel line connected to a generator for temporary lighting was cut during preparations for a May 17th event.
00:19:54.720Fuel then seeped into underground cisterns that collect rainwater beneath the mall.
00:20:00.400Officials said the incident did not affect drinking water and the site was quickly cleaned up in coordination with the National Park Service.
00:20:08.920Riesner said Freedom 20 equipment has been repeatedly targeted by leftist terrorists
00:20:14.160and that the recent leak was the direct result of tampering.
00:20:18.480She said organizers take stewardship of the National Mall seriously
00:21:13.580This is exactly what patriotic Americans are up against today.
00:21:18.400Even a peaceful celebration of Americans' founding, faith, and national heritage
00:21:25.780is a target for violence and extremism.
00:21:29.320The Interior Department called the sabotage unhinged behavior
00:21:33.880and said it will not stop the administration's work to beautify and restore the nation's capital.
00:21:40.580We must continue undeterred while realizing that extremist left is the existential threat to our freedom
00:21:48.000and must be fully dispatched for our republic to thrive.
00:21:52.480Meanwhile, American businesses added more jobs than expected in May,
00:21:56.900more evidence that the big, beautiful bill is doing exactly what it was designed to do,
00:22:01.760Another sign that the labor market is gaining strength under President Donald Trump's America First economic policies.
00:22:10.220The ADP research reported that private sector payrolls rose by 122,000 jobs, the biggest increase since January of 2025.
00:22:23.300Economists had expected an increase of about 120,000.
00:22:27.880The report follows fresh labor data showing more job openings than expected and a lower level of layoffs, suggesting employers still have strong demand for workers despite high gas prices and uncertainty tied to the Iran war.
00:22:47.540Hiring was broad-based across the country, with trade, transportation, and utilities adding about 36,000 jobs.
00:22:55.860Education and health services led the way with 57,000 new jobs.
00:23:02.260Construction added 8,000, while manufacturing added another 3,000.
00:23:07.740Professional and business services, finance and leisure also posted substantial gains.
00:23:15.900ADP chief economist Nella Richardson said hiring was more broad-based in May than in recent years
00:23:23.000and that the labor market continues to show momentum heading into the summer.
00:23:29.340The numbers point to an economy that is still moving despite the challenges facing us.
00:23:34.700Things are far from perfect, but as President Trump said recently,
00:23:37.960we need to just relax and trust the process.
00:24:02.680Lower taxes, pro-growth policy, energy independence and strength,
00:24:07.560and confidence in American business remain the path to future prosperity.
00:24:12.780Meanwhile, the Trump administration is moving to rebuild America's tariff wall
00:24:17.840with a new round of duties aimed at countries that fail to block goods made with forced labor.
00:24:24.640The U.S. trade representative has proposed tariffs of at least 10% on imports from 60 trading partners,
00:24:32.300including Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
00:24:37.200Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom would face 10% tariffs,
00:24:44.160while China, India, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, and Switzerland would face a higher 12.5% rate.
00:24:54.640U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer, an enormously capable individual,
00:24:59.840said it is unacceptable for major trading partners to allow forced labor goods into global markets,
00:25:06.780forcing American workers to compete on an unfair and unlevel playing field.
00:25:13.060He said every trading partner must do more to ensure trade does not encourage or entrench forced labor around the world.
00:25:22.780The proposed follows a Supreme Court ruling that struck down earlier tariffs imposed under emergency powers, forcing the administration to use other legal terms.
00:25:33.140By the way, the idea that a federal judge can rule that the President of the United States doesn't have the authority to negotiate tariff agreements with other countries is patently absurd.
00:25:45.820Section 301 requires investigations into unfair trade practices and is viewed as a stronger long-term pathway to getting more quickly to tariffs.
00:25:57.120The public comments are due July 6th, with hearings beginning on July 7th.
00:26:03.140This is exactly the fight America should be having.
00:26:06.680Free trade does not mean slave labor trade.
00:26:10.280Slave labor is not only morally abhorrent,
00:26:12.720but it undercuts American workers in our countries
00:26:16.440so massive globalist corporations can profit.
00:26:20.580These are policies that gutted our manufacturing sector
00:26:23.780when they were embraced under the false premise
00:26:26.320of a broad prosperity that never amounted to a hill of beans.
00:26:31.420American workers should never be undercut by countries that look the other way while the abusive supply chains produce cheap goods.
00:26:40.460President Trump is once again using tariffs to defend America, rebuild industry, and put America first.
00:26:47.180This is exactly what I voted for. This is exactly why he was put into office, and we should steadfastly support the president's moves towards economic patriotism.
00:26:57.540Meanwhile, a California tech executive had been arrested by federal prosecutors after they accused him of illegally supplying computer software and hardware to Iran for use in military and nuclear programs.
00:27:13.820Jamshid Jami, a 63-year-old dual Uranian U.S. citizen from Newport Gulf, was taken from his Newport Beach mansion in handcuffs Wednesday early in the morning.
00:27:34.620The Justice Department says he's charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
00:27:42.140Prosecutors allege that Nomi spent more than a decade selling networking security and encryption equipment to Iran, including to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and Iran's Ministry of Defense.
00:27:58.920Authorities say he used intermediaries in the United Arab Emirates and routed hundreds of purchases through eBay and PayPal accounts for his illicit dealings.
00:28:13.640The DOJ also alleges more than 250 metric tons of network equipment were smuggled into Iran through Dubai between 2014 and 2018.
00:28:26.340Nomi's company allegedly served as the vehicle for this operation, with annual sales actually topping $10 million, showing just how lucrative his scheme was.
00:28:40.360Federal authorities say Nomi moved roughly $15 million from Iran into U.S. accounts through shell companies and falsely claimed it was inheritance money.
00:28:51.820Prosecutors also say he reported very little income while claiming low-income tax credits while building a $35 million mansion.
00:29:04.540The case is exactly why sanctioned enforcements really matter.
00:29:08.580The case has to be taken seriously.0.88
00:29:11.540Iran's military and nuclear machine depends on network of smugglers, profiteers, and others willing to betray America's security for cash.0.54
00:29:24.540The Trump Justice Department is right to seize assets and charge those who are allegedly responsible.0.88
00:29:30.780He's making up for lost time caused by other Democratic administrations that appeased the Iranian threat rather than confronting it head on.0.71
00:29:43.380Meanwhile, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, announced that TrumpRx is very quickly expanding, adding 160 more drugs to the prescription price comparison and discount prescriptions available through TrumpRx.com.
00:30:06.780That's TrumpRx.com, comparing them to more than 750 drugs born through drugstores.
00:30:15.660The site allows Americans to compare prices, claim coupons, and search for lower-cost medications before they buy,
00:30:24.120adding price transparency into a system that is notoriously Byzantine.
00:30:29.800Oz said that Trump Rx now covers roughly 80% of the prescriptions Americans regularly pick up at drugstores.
00:30:38.500Oz reiterated the economic truth that when consumers can see real prices, they tend to make better decisions and force more lost, more cost-efficient competition.
00:30:50.680This is a truth that has long been lost as our system has become over-regulated and dominated by big pharma capture.
00:31:00.160The announcement comes just weeks after Trump Rx began offering about 600 generic drugs.
00:31:07.100Dr. Oz says the site has been drawing roughly $12 million unique visitors a day,
00:31:14.760with estimated savings of around $500 million so far and growing.
00:31:21.340The program is tied to President Trump's most favored nation's drug pricing deals
00:31:26.560with major pharmaceutical companies aimed at lowering costs for Americans
00:31:32.280who have long paid more than patients in other countries.
00:31:37.140Oz also announced that Medicaid beneficiaries will be able to obtain GLP-1,
00:31:43.680the weight loss drug, for $50 per month starting July 1st. Normally this goes for around $300 and
00:31:52.940$320. This is exactly the right approach that is needed for health care reform, in my opinion.
00:31:59.940The Trump administration is bringing transparency, bureaucracy, and lower drug prices. President
00:32:06.980Trump is taking on big pharma by giving Americans the information and purchasing power they really
00:32:13.240need. Lower prices, more choice, and less Washington red tape is all involved. This is exactly what
00:32:21.100conservatives and folks of common sense have been demanding for generations, and the Trump
00:32:25.580administration is delivering on this common sense reform. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio
00:32:33.300forcefully rejected Democrat claims that President Donald Trump considered personal financial interests
00:32:39.960while making decisions about the recent conflict in Iran.
00:32:45.140During a House Affairs Committee hearing,
00:32:48.000Democrat Congressman Gregory Meeks of New York
00:32:50.380questioned whether Trump's personal stock holdings
00:32:53.160created a possible conflict of interest.
00:32:56.380Rubio, who's a fighter, pushed back hard,
00:32:59.180saying the allegation was completely false.
00:33:02.100He said he attended nearly all of Trump's foreign policy meetings
00:33:05.860and has never once heard the president discuss his personal finances in connection with the war, foreign policy, or any public decision.
00:33:16.060Meeks did not cite any specific stock purchase tied to the Iranian operation,
00:33:21.700demonstrating once again that his questions were nothing but hot air.
00:33:25.640The hearings quickly turned combative as Democrats pressed Rubio on Trump's finance, decision-makings, and even his cognitive fitness.
00:33:35.860These are the same people who had no question whatsoever about Joe Biden.
00:33:41.680Let's face it, through most of his presidency, was a vegetable in diapers and often heavily sedated and locked in the basement.
00:33:51.180Far-left Congressman Ted Lieu raised questions about President Trump falling asleep in meetings.
00:33:56.940Funny, Ted, you never asked any questions about Joe Biden who did that repeatedly.
00:34:02.140Rubio responded that he's never seen that happen and said that President Trump is indefatigable,
00:34:07.840working long hours, day and night, to save his country.
00:34:11.540Rubio eventually asked whether the hearing was a Foreign Affairs Committee proceeding
00:34:15.640or whether it was a circus, complaining that lawmakers were making accusations
00:34:20.820without ever giving him the time to respond.
00:34:24.540Rubio exposed the Democrats' strategy perfectly, refused to budge to their biased hysterics.
00:34:30.520When Democrats cannot win the foreign policy argument, they smear President Trump with insinuations of corruption.
00:34:40.120The president confronted Iran with a position of strength.
00:34:43.540Democrats responded with gossip, theatrics, and conspiracy theories,
00:34:48.320not even carrying one iota if it hurts national security objectives or puts our troops in danger.
00:34:55.100Rubio's stunning display showed that the Trump administration is dedicated to keeping America safe while Democrats focus on partisan theatrics.
00:35:05.020Meanwhile, Stanford University has reported that a whistleblower provided definitive proof in the form of non-public records showing millions of dollars flowing to Stanford from Chinese state-linked companies, political elites, and entities connected directly to Beijing.
00:35:24.400Wonder who's paying for the Ivy League colleges of today?
00:35:28.540Look to the Chinese Communist Party.0.54
00:35:31.280I'm Roger Stone. You're listening to The Stone Zone, and we'll be right back.0.84
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00:35:47.720Well, California Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gonzalez has advanced to California's November general election despite an ongoing House Ethics Committee investigation tied to allegations of personal misconduct.
00:36:01.400Gomez, who represents California's heavily Democratic 34th District in Los Angeles,
00:36:07.580secured a place on the ballot despite the fact that there are ongoing reports that he had an
00:36:12.920extramarital affair involving a congressional aide, a violation of House rules. Now, this is
00:36:19.020nothing compared to the allegations against Florida Congressman Corey Mills. Corey Mills
00:36:23.920lied about having a Bronze Star, lied about saving three of his comrades in combat during
00:36:30.760the Iraq War, lied about the financing of his initial campaign for Congress, lied about beating
00:36:37.820up at least two women. One woman called the police. By the time they got there, he had pressured her
00:36:44.520into changing her stories, but the bruises all over her body told the story. And then, more
00:36:50.820recently, lied to the President of the United States because he had to get a federal restraining,
00:36:57.640pardon me, a restraining order issued by a Florida judge to stay away from his second
00:37:03.340girlfriend. He lied about his wife being a Muslim. He lied about his being converted to
00:37:10.340Muslimism. He lied about his private business in which he claimed that he helped get those
00:37:17.920in danger out of Afghanistan. Corey Mills is a disgrace. The upcoming ethics committee report0.99
00:37:26.660on him guarantees that if he is the Republican nominee for Congress, he will not win the seat.
00:37:33.680Republicans cannot report before to lose this seat. Corey Mills is one shady character. He lied
00:37:41.740to the president, told the president that there was no restraining order against him. I posted
00:37:47.020it online. I wouldn't be shocked to see the president withdraw his endorsement. Corey Mills
00:37:52.200has $150,000 cash on hand, and God knows where he got that. More recently, he played a guy who
00:37:59.120I happen to know to be a crackhead to attack me on social media because I've been raising all
00:38:04.780these legitimate public questions. If they think I'm going to stop, they're wrong. People in public
00:38:10.740office, like Corey Mills, who are corrupt, should not be in Congress. But the way to beat him is in
00:38:16.800the upcoming Florida Democrat primary, because if he's allowed to be the Republican nominee,