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00:00:42.940 This week, the Obama Presidential Center will celebrate its long-awaited grand opening in Chicago.

00:00:50.060 There will be speeches, celebrity appearances, glowing media coverage,

00:00:55.020 and carefully choreographed tributes to hope and change.

00:00:58.460 The official dedication is scheduled for June 18th, with public access beginning on Juneteenth.

00:01:05.620 But behind the polished granite, the soaring architecture, and the endless self-congratulations lies a much uglier story. 0.85

00:01:14.720 Multiple black-owned subcontractors that helped build the Obama Center are reportedly owed millions of dollars and are now fighting just to keep their businesses alive. 0.85

00:01:25.360 The very black entrepreneurs the project promised to uplift through its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives have instead become collateral damage in yet another elite progressive experiment. 0.59

00:01:39.320 Yes, it's a devastating irony. 0.95

00:01:41.520 The Obama Presidential Center was sold to the public as more than a museum.

00:01:47.120 It was marketed as an economic engine for Chicago's impoverished South Side

00:01:52.500 and a model for empowering minority-owned businesses.

00:01:56.960 The Obama Foundation and its partners repeatedly touted ambitious goals

00:02:01.740 for local hiring and minority participation,

00:02:05.900 portraying the project as a blueprint for equitable development.

00:02:10.480 Instead, according to various reports, several subcontractors are still waiting to be paid.

00:02:16.620 Some are owed seven-figure sums.

00:02:19.320 Others have reportedly indicated that they would accept pennies on the dollar simply to get paid and survive.

00:02:26.340 Omar Sharif, president of the African American Contractors Association,

00:02:32.200 has confirmed publicly that multiple black-owned subcontractors have sought the organization's assistance

00:02:37.880 as they struggle to recover the money they believe they are owed.

00:02:42.160 What was supposed to be a symbol of empowerment

00:02:44.560 is rapidly becoming a symbol of exploitation.

00:02:48.440 This controversy comes on top of an earlier federal lawsuit

00:02:51.900 filed by black-owned two-in-one concrete, a company,

00:02:56.740 against project partners alleging discriminatory treatment

00:03:00.600 and business practices that nearly destroyed that company.

00:03:04.040 So regardless of the eventual legal outcome, the pattern is difficult to ignore.

00:03:10.680 The biggest players walk away protected while smaller minority businesses are left carrying the financial burden.

00:03:17.360 That is the story the mainstream media will not tell us.

00:03:21.940 The Obama Center now carries a price tag of $850 million after years of delays, cost overruns, and construction challenges.

00:03:31.860 It was promoted as a privately funded civic landmark, yet it has benefited from hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer-supported infrastructure improvements and public resources.

00:03:44.640 At every stage, progressive politicians and activists celebrated the center as proof that government philanthropy and DEI-driven priorities could work hand-in-hand. 0.96

00:03:56.100 But when it came time to make sure that black contractors actually got paid, those lofty ideals suddenly seemed to, well, disappear. 0.82

00:04:04.400 This is not merely a construction dispute. 0.90

00:04:08.240 It's a window into the modern progressive movement itself.

00:04:11.900 You see, the left has been extraordinarily skilled at producing slogans, ribbon cuttings, and symbolic gestures.

00:04:18.020 But when ordinary working Americans, particularly small business owners, needed results instead of rhetoric, they too often found themselves abandoned.

00:04:28.100 The contrast with President Donald Trump's economic philosophy could not be clearer.

00:04:32.820 Trump built his political movement around the idea that American workers, builders, and entrepreneurs deserve a government that rewards production rather than performance art.

00:04:43.100 He's long argued that opportunity comes from growth, accountability, and keeping promises, not from endless lectures about equity while politically connected elites enrich themselves.

00:04:55.080 If the Obama presidential center truly wanted to leave a legacy of empowerment, it would begin with one simple principle, pay the people who built it.

00:05:05.960 Instead, as dignitaries gather to celebrate and television cameras capture the festivities, 0.78

00:05:12.380 a growing number of black-owned contractors are left wondering whether there were ever anything more than props in a carefully scripted political narrative. 0.86

00:05:21.300 The Obama Presidential Center was supposed to stand as a monument to hope, 0.96

00:05:26.120 but for too many hard-working black contractors in Chicago, it has become a monument to broken promises. 1.00

00:05:34.060 Meanwhile, for the better mark of four months, the world economy has been living under a dark cloud. 0.97

00:05:40.120 The closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatened to trigger the greatest energy shock since the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s.

00:05:47.560 Roughly one-fifth of the world's seaborne oil supply and a significant portion of global liquefied natural gas

00:05:55.620 transit through this narrow maritime corridor separating the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman.

00:06:02.240 When traffic through the straits slowed to a trickle, markets shuttered, energy prices surged, and economists began openly discussing the possibility of a global recession.

00:06:14.260 Today, however, there is a reason for cautious optimism.

00:06:17.820 President Donald Trump yesterday announced that oil tankers are once more moving through the strait of Hormuz and that ships carrying vital energy supplies are beginning to emerge from the Gulf.

00:06:28.600 Markets reacted immediately.

00:06:30.440 Oil prices fell sharply and investors welcomed what appears to be the first meaningful step towards restoring stability to one of the world's most important trade routes.

00:06:41.940 This development should not be underestimated by any means.

00:06:45.340 The average American may never, of course, see the Strait of Hormuz on a map, but every American feels its effect.

00:06:52.040 You see, the price of gasoline, diesel fuel, airline tickets, groceries, home heating, and manufactured goods are all influenced by the uninterrupted flow of energy through this strategic choke point.

00:07:05.900 When oil cannot move, economies slow.

00:07:08.660 When economies slow, well, families suffer.

00:07:11.960 The Strait of Hormuz has long been one of the most strategically significant waterways on Earth.

00:07:16.620 Barely 20 miles wide at its narrowest point,

00:07:19.500 It serves as the gateway through which Gulf oil reaches world markets.

00:07:24.220 So for decades, military planners, diplomats, and energy experts

00:07:28.740 have warned that any disruption there would have profound consequences

00:07:32.740 for the global economy.

00:07:35.120 Well, those warnings proved to be correct.

00:07:37.960 When conflict erupted earlier this year

00:07:39.920 and shipping through the strait became increasingly dangerous,

00:07:43.080 energy markets immediately responded.

00:07:45.360 Oil prices climbed, insurance costs skyrocketed,

00:07:49.500 Tankers were stranded. Supply chains were disrupted.

00:07:53.640 Governments around the world scrambled to secure alternative sources of fuel.

00:07:58.620 The effects rippled through continents.

00:08:02.280 Factories reduced production. Transportation costs rose.

00:08:06.020 Inflationary pressures immediately intensified.

00:08:08.300 Countries heavily dependent on imported energy found themselves confronting difficult economic choices.

00:08:15.000 What made the situation particularly dangerous was that it demonstrated how fragile modern globalization has actually become.

00:08:23.520 You see, an incident in a narrow stretch of water, thousands of miles away, can affect families filling their tanks in Florida,

00:08:32.220 or trucks delivering goods in Ohio, or manufacturers operating right outside of New York City.

00:08:38.580 The world's economy remains interconnected in ways that many Americans rarely actually consider.

00:08:44.040 That's why the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz matters.

00:08:47.540 It represents more than a movement of ships.

00:08:50.040 It represents the restoration of confidence.

00:08:53.360 Markets thrive on certainty, you see.

00:08:56.060 Businesses invest when they know what tomorrow will bring.

00:08:59.340 Consumers spend when they believe prices will remain stable.

00:09:02.800 Investors commit capital when geopolitical risks appear manageable.

00:09:06.820 The reopening of this critical maritime artery signals that the worst-case scenario

00:09:11.820 scenario may have been avoided. Credit should be given where credit is due. Throughout this crisis,

00:09:18.260 President Trump has consistently emphasized the importance of restoring freedom of navigation

00:09:23.180 and maintaining stability in global energy markets. His administration understood that

00:09:28.680 prolonged disruption would not only harm America's allies, but would also impose significant costs

00:09:35.240 on American families. Critics frequently mock the president's focus on energy prices,

00:09:41.900 but they shouldn't. Energy is the lifeblood of modern civilization. Every product that reaches

00:09:49.040 a store shelf, every airplane that leaves a runway, every tractor that harvests a field,

00:09:54.660 and every truck that delivers food to a supermarket depends on affordable and reliable

00:10:00.160 energy. When energy prices spike, the consequences are felt through the economy. When they decline,

00:10:06.520 working families benefit. To be clear, the situation remains far from normal. Shipping 1.00

00:10:11.780 companies remain cautious. Some vessels are still waiting for assurances regarding security.

00:10:18.120 Insurance rates remain elevated. Analysts warn that a complete return of pre-crisis conditions

00:10:23.480 could take months rather than weeks. Nevertheless, the trajectory under Donald Trump is encouraging.

00:10:30.160 The war is witnessing the first substantial signs that one of the most dangerous economic disruptions in recent memory may finally be easing.

00:10:39.660 There's another lesson here, the lesson that Washington should remember for years.

00:10:44.440 America was told that energy independence was outdated, unnecessary, or even environmentally irresponsible.

00:10:51.940 We were told that reliance on foreign energy sources posed no significant risk.

00:10:56.860 The events of the past several months have exposed that as a pure fantasy.

00:11:02.700 A nation that cannot produce sufficient energy is vulnerable.

00:11:06.520 A nation dependent upon unstable regions for critical resources sacrifices both economic security and strategic flexibility.

00:11:15.560 The United States possesses enormous energy resources.

00:11:18.580 We have the ability to produce oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear power at levels that would have astonished previous generations.

00:11:27.680 Energy abundance strengthens national security.

00:11:30.900 Energy abundance lowers costs.

00:11:33.200 Energy abundance protects American families from geopolitical turmoil occurring thousands of miles away.

00:11:41.200 As ships once again navigate the Strait of Hormuz,

00:11:44.440 Americans should be welcome to these new developments while remembering the lessons that we have learned.

00:11:50.200 The global economy remains vulnerable.

00:11:52.860 Strategic choke points still matter.

00:11:55.420 Strong leadership also still matters, as demonstrated by President Trump.

00:11:59.960 And energy security remains inseparable from national security.

00:12:04.460 The world may have avoided an economic catastrophe here.

00:12:07.760 That alone is cause for gratitude.

00:12:09.440 now comes the much harder task of ensuring that America never finds itself exposed

00:12:15.380 to the decisions of hostile regimes and distant conflicts yet again.

00:12:20.700 I'm Roger Stone. You're tuned in to The Stone Zone here on The Roger Stone Show.

00:12:25.320 And when we come back, we're going to talk about why the New World Order is dead

00:12:29.020 and exactly what's going on at the G7 Summit at Yvon-les-Bains, France.

00:12:35.500 So don't go away. We'll be right back.

00:12:37.880 This is The Stone Zone with Roger Stone.

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00:13:04.080 Well, ActBlue, the leading online fundraising platform for Democrat candidates and progressive causes, now faces intense scrutiny from House Republicans over allegations that it processed illegal foreign donations and contributions made with fake or stolen identities.

00:13:23.240 This latest wave of investigations builds directly on a prior April 20, 2025 House report that first exposed serious weaknesses in ActBlue's donor vetting and compliance systems.

00:13:38.140 Follow-up demands in April 2026 pressed ActBlue for full compliance with prior subpoenas, citing incomplete document production.

00:13:47.120 House Republicans, primarily through the House Administration, Judiciary and Oversight Committee, have investigated multiple allegations, including illicit foreign donations, reports of millions of dollars in contributions from foreign indicators such as overseas IP addresses, prepaid cards linked to sources including Russia, allegedly enabled by lax vetting despite federal prohibitions on same.

00:14:13.520 Then, of course, there are fake and stolen identities and fraud, widespread use of gift cards, prepaid methods, and fabricated identities.

00:14:22.660 This was highlighted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's recent lawsuit and documented again in cases where investigators successfully made fraudulent donations through the platforms as a test.

00:14:34.600 And, of course, there are internal issues in cover-up claims. A mass exodus of ActBlue's legal and compliance staff followed the 2024 election, along with internal memos from Covington & Burling, their law firm, warning the CEO, Regina Wallace-Jones, that her congressional testimony regarding multilayered vetting processes may have been misleading, potentially exposing the organization to knowful and willful violations,

00:15:03.880 including her own perjury.

00:15:06.320 Congregational investigators by the Committee on House Administration,

00:15:10.420 the Committee on Judiciary, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

00:15:13.620 produced reports detailing how ActBlue's systems allegedly enabled foreign nationals

00:15:19.480 to foreign money, funnel money into U.S. elections in violation of federal law,

00:15:24.620 which of course strictly prohibits such contributions.

00:15:28.300 These warnings triggered an internal crisis and a meltdown of the legal and compliance team

00:15:33.860 at ActBlue right after the 2024 election.

00:15:37.520 One interim general counsel resigned,

00:15:40.220 citing the company's leadership failure

00:15:41.960 to address past deficiencies in priority

00:15:44.560 and prior representations before the Congress.

00:15:47.780 And then whistleblowers stepped forward,

00:15:49.420 playing a significant role in exposing

00:15:51.240 ActBlue's alleged compliance failures.

00:15:55.160 Former ActBlue legal counsel, Zane Ahmed,

00:15:58.400 is the most prominent whistleblower.

00:16:00.540 He claims he faced retaliation

00:16:02.360 apprehension concerns about fraud prevention and donor vetting deficiencies. So ActBlue is

00:16:08.620 essentially a payment processing platform that is processing contributions from people that don't

00:16:15.160 exist with the money really coming from foreign countries. House committees released Ahmed's

00:16:21.680 deposition transcript detailing these very allegations. Investigations also examined

00:16:27.240 whistleblower complaints, retaliation against staff, and related resignation letters, including

00:16:32.840 from the Interim General Counsel, one Aaron Ting. The fraud on Act Blue Part 2 was the House report,

00:16:40.500 and congressional letters referenced documents on whistleblower retaliation as part of that

00:16:45.440 internal cover-up. The House report outlines a total breakdown of Act Blue's compliance team

00:16:51.320 linked to failures in blocking illicit foreign donations and an alleged internal cover-up.

00:16:57.240 After congressional depositions, five ActBlue employees immediately invoked the Fifth Amendment 146 times when asked substantive questions.

00:17:08.100 ActBlue is a Democrat Party scam. It's a fraud.

00:17:12.580 But will anybody be prosecuted? We shall see.

00:17:15.800 I'm Roger Stone. You're listening to Stone Zone. Don't go away because we'll be right back.

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00:18:30.680 This week, from June 15th to June 17th,

00:18:34.640 some of the most powerful leaders on Earth

00:18:36.740 have gathered in the picturesque lakeside town

00:18:40.280 of Avion-les-Bains, France,

00:18:43.100 for the annual Group of Seven,

00:18:45.340 better known as the G7 Summit.

00:18:47.800 The G7 is an informal organization composed of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan.

00:18:59.020 Together, these nations represent some of the world's largest economies and have long coordinated policy on matters involving global finance, trade, energy, security, and geopolitics.

00:19:11.180 The European yearn also participates in the proceedings, while host nations frequently invite additional countries to attend portions of the summit.

00:19:21.260 This year, France has extended invocations to leaders from India, Brazil, South Korea, Kenya, and several other nations from the Middle East.

00:19:30.840 See, the G7 was established in the 1970s during a period of economic turmoil and was originally intended to provide a forum where the leaders of the industrialized democracies could discuss major international challenges and coordinate their responses.

00:19:47.840 But over the decades, it has evolved into something much larger.

00:19:51.580 See, while the organization possesses no formal legislative authority, its meetings often shape the direction of global economies and foreign policy.

00:20:01.560 Decisions reached at these gatherings can influence everything from energy prices and trade agreements to military alliances and international sanctions.

00:20:11.720 This year's summit may prove to be one of the most consequential in recent memory.

00:20:16.380 The leaders' meetings in France are confronting a world that looks dramatically different from the one that existed just a decade ago.

00:20:25.760 The war in Ukraine continues.

00:20:28.400 The Middle East has been shaken by conflicts involving Iran and the recent eruption of shipping through the Strait War moves we spoke about earlier.

00:20:37.380 China continues to expand its economic and geopolitical influence around the globe.

00:20:43.300 Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming industries and labor markets.

00:20:48.540 Debt burdens throughout the developing world are reaching alarming levels.

00:20:52.220 At the same time, voters across much of the Western world are increasingly skeptical about the very institutions that once claimed to guide the international order.

00:21:04.540 See, in many ways, the summit is taking place at a historic inflection point.

00:21:08.680 The global system that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union was built on the assumption that Western democracies would dominate the international order indefinitely.

00:21:20.800 The United States stood as the world's lone superpower.

00:21:25.400 Globalization accelerated.

00:21:27.540 International institutions expanded their influence.

00:21:30.320 Political leaders spoke confidently about a future defined by ever-increasing economic integration and international cooperation

00:21:39.100 But many of those very assumptions are just no longer true

00:21:44.260 The rise of China has fundamentally altered the balance of global power

00:21:49.140 India is also emerging as an economic giant

00:21:52.260 Nations throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America are asserting greater independence and pursuing their interests rather than automatically aligning with Washington, Brussels, or other traditional centers of power.

00:22:07.920 The world is becoming increasingly multipolar.

00:22:12.240 That reality hangs over every conversation taking place in Evian Le Bon.

00:22:18.640 President Donald Trump arrives at the summit at perhaps the most consequential and controversial figure in attendance.

00:22:25.660 Whether one supports him or opposes him, there is no denying that Trump has challenged many of the assumptions that have governed Western policymaking for decades.

00:22:36.940 Long before it became fashionable, he questioned trade arrangements that disadvantaged American workers and American families.

00:22:44.760 He challenged the open border policies that undermined our national sovereignty.

00:22:50.420 He criticized international agreements that imposed obligations on the United States while allowing our competitors to gain huge advantages.

00:22:58.760 His critics called him disruptive.

00:23:01.220 Many American voters, however, called him right.

00:23:04.560 The debates Trump helped to ignite are now occurring across much of the Western world.

00:23:09.460 citizens increasingly demand governments that place their own national interests ahead of

00:23:15.820 international consensus. They expect leaders to protect their borders, to strengthen domestic

00:23:21.660 industries, to secure reliable energy supplies, and to prioritize the needs of their own people.

00:23:29.100 The old political orthodoxy is now under siege. One of the clearest examples I can think of is

00:23:36.260 energy policy. For years, many Western leaders pursued policies based on the assumption that

00:23:42.460 traditional energy sources could be rapidly phased out without significant consequences.

00:23:49.640 Recent events have proved the danger of that kind of thinking. The disruption of shipping

00:23:54.960 through the Strait of Hormuz remind the world that energy security remains inseparable from

00:24:00.600 national security. Nations that control their own energy resources enjoy a huge strategic advantage

00:24:07.400 that cannot be replicated through political rhetoric or bureaucratic planning. The economic

00:24:13.780 shocks caused by recent conflicts have reinforced another lesson. Supply chains matter. Manufacturing

00:24:20.880 matters. Domestic production matters. And of course, national resilience matters. The citizens

00:24:27.600 of many Western countries are rediscovering truths that previous generations understood

00:24:33.040 instinctively. A nation that cannot produce what it needs eventually becomes dependent on those

00:24:39.140 who can. A nation that abandons its industries weakens its own foundations. A nation that loses

00:24:45.660 control of its borders eventually loses control of its future. These concerns are not limited to

00:24:52.120 the United States, they're increasingly evident through Europe, Canada, and beyond. Perhaps the

00:24:57.840 most significant issue confronting the leaders gathered in France is the growing gap between

00:25:03.580 governing elites and ordinary citizens. Trust in major institutions has declined dramatically

00:25:10.720 throughout much of the Western world. Citizens question whether the experts, the bureaucrats,

00:25:16.340 and the international organizations that promised us prosperity and stability have delivered at

00:25:22.100 all on those promises. The rise of populist movements across multiple continents reflects

00:25:27.900 this growing skepticism. People want accountability. People, I think, want transparency.

00:25:34.520 They want governments that serve citizens rather than institutions. That demand for accountability

00:25:40.720 represents one of the defining political developments of our time. It is what explains

00:25:45.860 the rise of Donald J. Trump. As America approaches our 250th anniversary, this debate carries

00:25:53.340 significant special significance. The United States was founded upon the principle that government

00:25:59.660 derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed. That revolutionary idea remains just

00:26:07.060 as relevant today as it was in 1776. The future will not be determined solely by declarations

00:26:14.980 issued at international summits by multinational, international organizations and elites.

00:26:21.800 It will be determined on whether governments can regain the trust of their citizens.

00:26:27.160 The future belongs not to unelected bureaucrats, but to self-government,

00:26:31.400 not to global abstractions, but to sovereign nations,

00:26:35.660 not to fashionable theories, but to practical policies

00:26:39.140 that improve the lives of real, actual people and families.

00:26:42.880 So the leaders gathered in France may not fully realize it yet, but the world they inherited is quickly disappearing.

00:26:50.760 The post-Cold War order is fading, the era of unquestioned globalization is ending, and a new chapter is beginning.

00:26:58.740 The chapters that thrive in this new era will be those that remember a simple truth that history has repeatedly confirmed.

00:27:05.540 Government exists to serve their people, not the other way around.

00:27:10.260 That's the real story of what's unfolding at the G7 summit and is a story that will shape the future of America and the world to come.

00:27:18.680 More recently, on the south lawn of the White House this weekend, President Donald Trump kicked off America's 250th anniversary celebration in a way that only Donald Trump could.

00:27:29.500 It was his 80th birthday, and against the backdrop of the executive mansion beneath the flags of the United States and the branches of our armed forces, thousands gathered for UFC Freedom 250, the first professional sportings event ever held on the White House grounds.

00:27:46.540 The event featured championship fights, military flyovers by the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds, patriotic music and chants of USA, USA, echoing across the nation's capital.

00:27:59.800 To many Americans, it was more than a sporting event. It was a declaration that the celebration of America is back. After years of national self-doubt, historical revisionism, and cultural pessimism, President Trump has launched America's semi-quincentennial, not with an apology for America, but with an outright celebration of American greatness.

00:28:23.980 See, that may explain why the event infuriated so many liberals and members of the political and media establishment.

00:28:30.300 See, for years, America's cultural elites have seemed uncomfortable with the very idea of patriotism or American exceptionalism.

00:28:39.660 They spent decades teaching Americans to focus on every failure possible while minimizing our nation's greatest triumphs.

00:28:47.080 They have encouraged young people to view our history through the narrow prism of grievance rather than achievement.

00:28:53.720 They have attempted to transform pride in America into something that must be qualified, explained, or apologized for.

00:29:00.960 Well, the American people never accepted that narrative, the one that the elites tried to force on us.

00:29:06.580 As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary on July 4th, something extraordinary is happening in this country.

00:29:14.060 Patriotism is making a comeback.

00:29:17.080 The way I see it, across the country, Americans are rediscovering their history

00:29:20.800 and their heritage and their pride in the greatest nation ever created by man.

00:29:26.980 They're flying flags. They're attending historical reenactments.

00:29:30.760 They're visiting battlefields, monuments, and museums.

00:29:34.180 They're teaching their children about the founding fathers rather than apologizing for them.

00:29:39.460 More importantly, they're rejecting the false choice between acknowledging America's imperfections

00:29:44.960 and celebrating America's greatness.

00:29:48.460 The United States was founded upon one of the most revolutionary ideas in human history.

00:29:54.160 The Declaration of Independence proclaimed that our rights come not from kings

00:29:58.060 or governments or bureaucrats or political parties, but from God.

00:30:03.120 The Constitution created a system of limited government designed to protect individual liberty.

00:30:07.760 The Bill of Rights established protections for free speech, religion, due process,

00:30:12.700 private property, and self-government, unlike anything we've ever seen before.

00:30:18.060 Those ideas change human history. In fact, I would argue they still do. Yet for much of the

00:30:23.880 last two decades, powerful institutions have worked relentlessly to undermine confidence

00:30:29.040 in those American principles. Under President Barack Hussein Obama, America witnessed an

00:30:34.960 unprecedented effort to redefine how citizens viewed their own country. Obama famously stated

00:30:41.140 that he wanted to fundamentally transform the United States of America.

00:30:45.580 In many respects, he attempted to do precisely that.

00:30:49.760 His administration increasingly promoted the notion

00:30:52.140 that America's history was primarily a story of oppression

00:30:55.720 rather than opportunity.

00:30:57.960 Traditional civic education gave way to ideological activism.

00:31:02.000 Patriotism became suspect.

00:31:04.100 National borders became just an inconvenience.

00:31:07.060 Historical figures were judged not only

00:31:09.520 within the context of their own times,

00:31:11.940 but through the political standards of the present.

00:31:14.780 While the consequences have been profound,

00:31:17.740 an entire generation was taught to focus more on America's shortcoming

00:31:21.480 than its achievements.

00:31:22.940 Children learned more about what America did wrong than what America did right.

00:31:26.620 They learned about slavery, but not enough about the abolitionists who ended it.

00:31:30.240 They learned about segregation, but not enough about the sacrifices that dismantled it.

00:31:34.560 And now we learn that Barack Obama,

00:31:36.960 in the making of his multi-million dollar presidential library

00:31:40.840 is stiffing the black entrepreneurs and tradesmen who built that landmark.

00:31:46.960 That is the story of Barack Obama, but this is the story of the great American comeback. 0.75

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00:32:15.620 We're talking about the fact that the new world order is over

00:32:18.740 And American patriotism is back

00:32:21.680 Nowhere do I think the whole revisionist impulse

00:32:25.900 Where those wanting to focus on America's failures

00:32:30.560 Rather than its great achievements is evident

00:32:32.360 is more visible than the attack on America's historical figures.

00:32:38.020 To me, it's outrageous.

00:32:39.480 The idea that Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo's statue

00:32:43.220 that used to be outside City Hall in Philadelphia

00:32:46.680 is someplace in storage.

00:32:49.260 Statues have been torn down.

00:32:50.800 Monuments have been vandalized.

00:32:52.180 Christopher Columbus,

00:32:53.400 one of the most consequential explorers in human history,

00:32:56.280 became a target for activists determined to erase

00:32:59.100 his legacy from public life.

00:33:01.980 Columbus Day, which I wrote about extensively in 2025,

00:33:05.520 long recognized as a celebration of exploration, courage, and discovery,

00:33:09.880 was recast as something shameful.

00:33:12.880 This was never really about Columbus, of course.

00:33:15.020 It was about America.

00:33:16.260 You see, the goal was not simply to erase historical figures.

00:33:19.880 The goal was to weaken America's connection to our own history.

00:33:23.840 A nation disconnected from its past becomes easier to manipulate in the present.

00:33:28.900 Fortunately, the American people proved to be more resilient than the revisionists among us anticipated.

00:33:36.800 Ordinary Americans understand that history is complicated.

00:33:41.500 They understand that historical figures were human beings, not saints.

00:33:45.400 They also understand that judging every person who lived centuries ago, according to modern political fashions, is both intellectually dishonest and historically illiterate.

00:33:56.220 More importantly, Americans understand that our history is overwhelmingly a story of progress, achievement, innovation, yes indeed, and liberty.

00:34:07.440 Americans liberated Europe from Nazi tyranny.

00:34:11.020 America rebuilt most of the world after World War II.

00:34:14.060 America placed a man on the moon.

00:34:16.240 American scientists revolutionized medicine.

00:34:18.980 American entrepreneurs transformed technology.

00:34:22.400 American soldiers defended freedoms around the globe.

00:34:26.040 Millions continue to seek refuge and opportunity in the United States because, well, they understand something that many American elites seem to have forgotten.

00:34:34.760 America remains exceptional, not because Americans are genetically superior, not because we are flawless, that's for sure,

00:34:42.420 but because the principles upon which this nation was founded remain the greatest expression of individual liberty ever conceived by man.

00:34:51.020 President Trump's return to office has coincided with a renewed confidence in those very principles.

00:34:56.980 Rather than apologizing for America, he celebrates it.

00:35:00.880 Rather than diminishing our history, he embraces it.

00:35:04.100 Rather than viewing patriotism as some kind of relic from the past,

00:35:07.700 he understands that the love of country remains essential to national unity.

00:35:13.040 So the approaching 250th anniversary offers all Americans a unique opportunity.

00:35:17.620 We can continue down the path of historical revisionism and national self-loathing, or we can rediscover the truth about our own country. The truth in America is neither perfect nor evil. America is extraordinary.

00:35:32.460 The truth is that our history includes mistakes, but it also includes the fact that we corrected those mistakes, and we continue even today to do so.

00:35:41.920 Our achievements remain unmatched by any nation in human history.

00:35:46.540 We should not be ashamed to say it.

00:35:48.880 The truth is that generations of Americans built a constitutional republic that has provided more freedom, more prosperity, and more opportunity than any government the world has ever known.

00:36:00.240 So as fireworks illuminate the sky this 4th of July, and Americans celebrate two and a half centuries of independence, we won't be merely celebrating a date on a calendar.

00:36:12.060 We'll be celebrating an idea, the idea that free people can govern themselves, the idea that liberty comes from God, not from government, the idea that individuals should be free to pursue happiness, prosperity, and purpose without interference from an all-powerful state.

00:36:29.780 The fact that we should be free of government surveillance and spying, that Big Brother should mind its own business.

00:36:37.260 Those ideas remain worth defending, they remain worth teaching, and they certainly remain worth celebrating.

00:36:44.500 Patriotism is back because Americans are remembering who they are.

00:36:49.420 President Trump has helped usher in this new era of self-recognition, and he'll help lead this revival.

00:36:55.260 So as America enters its 250th year, the greatest chapter of America's story may still lie ahead.

00:37:03.000 For those who think America's greatest days are behind us, those people are called liberals. 0.99

00:37:08.380 And, well, liberalism is a mental disease. 0.96

00:37:11.840 Thanks for joining us today on The Stone Zone of The Roger Stone Show. 0.95

00:37:15.500 Until tomorrow, God bless you and Godspeed.

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