Triggered - Donald Trump Jr - Dems’ SOTU Response? A Freakish “Frog Brigade” Plus, Byron Donalds Interview! | Triggered Ep.320

00:06:22.000 Hey guys, welcome to another huge episode of Triggered.

00:06:26.000 Big episode today.

00:06:27.000 We'll be joined by a Florida gubernatorial candidate and obvious friend of the show, Byron Donalds.

00:06:33.000 We'll get into all of the top issues facing Florida voters, talk to Byron about why he's running in this race, and much, much more.

00:06:42.000 Also, Democrats are melting down as usual after my father's State of the Union, even dressing up as frogs. 0.62

00:06:50.000 I crap you not. 0.96

00:06:53.000 We'll show you the tape. 0.99

00:06:54.000 You can't make it up.

00:06:56.000 And yet another massive spying scandal tied to the Biden-Ray FBI.

00:07:03.000 So we'll get into all of that shortly.

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00:08:31.000 And now, guys, let's get into all of the top headlines.

00:08:35.000 So, let's start with Tuesday night, where my father delivered the State of the Union.

00:08:42.000 And it was the longest State of the Union in American history, and every minute of it was earned.

00:08:49.000 He walked America through the winds, the economy, the manufacturing comeback, the border deporting criminal, illegal alien murderers, the raid that took down Maduro in Venezuela, USA hockey gold, and so much more.

00:09:06.000 Check out the highlights.

00:09:08.000 Closed her eyes and prayed to God.

00:09:12.000 She thought she was going to die.

00:09:14.000 Those prayers were answered when Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskin descended from a helicopter above.

00:09:22.000 I am now awarding you the Legion of Merit for extraordinary heroism, which is what it was.

00:09:29.000 Extraordinary heroism.

00:09:32.000 Thank you.

00:09:35.000 The terrorists shot Andrew in the head, and no one thought he could possibly make it.

00:09:40.000 With God's help, Andrew has battled back from the edge of death.

00:09:44.000 Now I'm going to ask a highly respected General James Seward to present Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolf and the great family of Sarah Bextrom with the award created by our late great President George Washington himself.

00:10:00.000 It's called the Purple Heart.

00:10:06.000 There were many heroes on that January raid to capture Maduro.

00:10:10.000 While preparing to land, enemy machine guns fired from every angle, and Eric was hit very badly.

00:10:17.000 Eric maneuvered his helicopter with all of those lives and souls to face the enemy and let his gunners eliminate the threat.

00:10:25.000 I would now like to ask General Jonathan Braga to present Chief Warrant Officer Slover with our nation's highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor.

00:10:44.000 Navy fighter pilot Royce Williams served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, flying more than 220 missions.

00:10:53.000 At 100 years old, this brave Navy captain is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

00:11:16.000 I will ask the First Lady of the United States to present Captain Royce Williams with his Congressional Medal of Honor.

00:11:32.000 Think about what you just saw.

00:11:34.000 That is what American leadership looks like.

00:11:37.000 That is what strength and optimism and pride in your country looks and feels like.

00:11:43.000 But Democrats, no.

00:11:46.000 They couldn't even bring themselves to stand or clap for any of it, even when it came to protecting Americans from illegal immigrant criminals. 0.98

00:11:56.000 Check this out.

00:11:58.000 So tonight I'm inviting every legislature to join with my administration in reaffirming a fundamental principle.

00:12:05.000 If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support.

00:12:11.000 The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. 0.61

00:13:17.000 Now, while all of that was happening inside the Capitol, the Democrats decided that the best use of their time was to hold not one, not two, but five separate counter events.

00:13:34.000 And guys, the crown jewel, a rally at the National Press Club, of course, organized by a group called Defiance.org, featuring the Portland Frog Brigade.

00:13:48.000 I can't make it up. 0.99

00:13:52.000 These people truly are clowns. 0.99

00:13:55.000 These far-left freaks stood on a stage with people in giant inflatable frog costumes. 0.99

00:14:02.000 They want you to take them seriously, but this is how they respond.

00:14:06.000 Oregon Congresswoman Maxine Dexter got up there and said, tonight I defy Trump and his authoritarian project by standing in joyful, radical, peaceful resistance with the Portland Frog Brigade.

00:14:20.000 I mean, I'm not making it up.

00:14:22.000 I literally, I saw that.

00:14:24.000 I wasn't watching.

00:14:25.000 I ended up going back to the White House with my father and the family.

00:14:27.000 We had dinner till like 2.30 in the morning.

00:14:29.000 It was crazy, but it was a really good time.

00:14:31.000 So I didn't have time to watch the charades.

00:14:34.000 And when I saw it, when I saw it, I actually sent it to my team and I was like, this has to be AI, right?

00:14:41.000 Like they can't be serious. 0.99

00:14:43.000 Like, I know they're clowns, but this level of buffoonery is actually shocking even for the Democrats. 0.99

00:14:49.000 So I'm not making this up. 0.98

00:14:52.000 What you are about to see is not AI.

00:14:56.000 I'm a mother.

00:14:57.000 I am a physician.

00:14:58.000 And I have a flag.

00:15:02.000 And I am the proud representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district.

00:15:07.000 Yes, thank you.

00:15:08.000 Thank you.

00:15:11.000 And tonight, I defy Trump and his authoritarian project by standing in joyful, radical, peaceful resistance with the Portland Frog Brigade.

00:15:29.000 Guys, that's a sitting member of Congress at an event headlined by Robert De Niro, Eric Swalwell, Mark Ruffalo, Jim Acosta, surrounded by people in inflatable frog costumes.

00:15:44.000 while the President of the United States is honoring military heroes and Olympic gold medalists.

00:15:50.000 Think of that juxtaposition.

00:15:53.000 And here's the kicker.

00:15:54.000 The founder of this peaceful frog brigade, a guy named Seth Todd, who repeatedly and reportedly describes himself as a proud anti-Fa terrorist.

00:16:04.000 I mean, you know, seems normal to want to pal up with a proud anti-FA terrorist and has called for the Trump administration to be bombed.

00:16:12.000 That's the guys that Democrats are cozying up to.

00:16:16.000 Think about that.

00:16:17.000 That's their coalition.

00:16:19.000 This is the modern Democrat Party.

00:16:22.000 The president is awarding medals of honor, and they're playing dress up with anti-Fi-linked frog people.

00:16:28.000 And they're proud of it.

00:16:30.000 These are the same people that want to tell you, you're an extremist for wanting secure borders, for not wanting trans insanity, and for wanting to root out fraud. 0.90

00:16:42.000 And speaking of which, it's a day that ends in Y.

00:16:46.000 So sadly, we have yet another example of trans violence. 1.00

00:16:53.000 Because over the weekend, a 26-year-old named Blue Zeke Daly, a trans identifier registered Democrat from Manchester, New Hampshire, was stopped by Border Patrol agent near the Canadian border.

00:17:07.000 When the agent asked Daly whether he went by any other names, Daly fled before confronting other agents and opened fire.

00:17:16.000 We were first to break this story late on Sunday night, and it's been tough to get information.

00:17:20.000 It's really been piecemeal.

00:17:22.000 But now we know that this suspect is from Manchester.

00:17:25.000 A 26-year-old from Manchester is in the hospital tonight after allegedly exchanging fire with Border Patrol in Pittsburgh early Sunday morning.

00:17:33.000 According to an affidavit filed this afternoon, Blue Zeke Daly, who is also known as Cullen Zeke Daly, fired shots at an agent who then returned fire and shot Daly.

00:17:43.000 The FBI says that Daly had been stopped in Stewartstown by the agent who asked whether Daly used other names.

00:17:50.000 Daly then immediately drove away.

00:17:52.000 Investigators say that officer followed Daly and when Daly approached the U.S.-Canada border, Daly tried to drive off and started shooting.

00:17:59.000 The officer then returned fire, according to the affidavit, before Daly lost control and ended up in a snowbank.

00:18:06.000 Officers found a handgun and ammunition and is facing several charges, including attempted murder of a federal officer.

00:18:12.000 The FBI is now leading this investigation alongside the U.S. attorney in New Hampshire.

00:18:17.000 Now, both of these charges carry up to 20 years in prison, respectively, and fines of up to $250,000.

00:18:24.000 In Manchester, Ariel Metropolis, WMUR, Nees9.

00:18:28.000 Authorities recovered a handgun, ammunition from his vehicle.

00:18:32.000 The trans lunatic is now facing attempted murder of a federal officer and assault of a federal officer with a deadly weapon. 1.00

00:18:40.000 The radicalization of the left is real. 0.98

00:18:43.000 The rhetoric is real.

00:18:45.000 The violence is very real.

00:18:48.000 And yet another example of trans violence and how the Democrats continue to coddle criminals and tell them that they are victims. 0.60

00:18:57.000 And it's happening from coast to coast because out in California, we're seeing more of the sick consequences of coddling criminals.

00:19:05.000 A convicted kidnapper and child molester in California was sentenced to three consecutive life terms back in 1999.

00:19:13.000 He was supposed to die in prison, three consecutive life terms.

00:19:16.000 But guess what?

00:19:18.000 The California Parole Board just granted him parole under the state's elderly parole program.

00:19:33.000 And who signed this insane law?

00:19:36.000 Gavin Newsom.

00:19:37.000 He signed Assembly Bill 3234 in September of 2020, lowering the eligibility age to 50.

00:19:44.000 Okay, not exactly elderly.

00:19:45.000 Okay, I mean, 50, you know, I'm 48, right?

00:19:49.000 50 ain't exactly elderly. 1.00

00:19:50.000 Okay, you can still get out and, you know, you're a rapist, pedophile, all these things. 0.99

00:19:54.000 Like, you know, you can still probably do a lot of that. 0.99

00:19:56.000 Doesn't matter for Gavin Newsom.

00:19:58.000 Doesn't matter for California.

00:19:59.000 Clearly doesn't matter for Democrats. 0.83

00:20:02.000 Okay. 0.98

00:20:02.000 And it applied retroactively, meaning that monsters like this, criminals this sick, suddenly became eligible. 0.98

00:20:10.000 Now, Newsom's office says he doesn't agree with the outcome.

00:20:14.000 Oh, really?

00:20:15.000 You don't agree with the outcome?

00:20:15.000 Really?

00:20:16.000 You signed the bill into law.

00:20:19.000 You made it possible.

00:20:20.000 You had the power to stop it.

00:20:23.000 You could have done that, but you didn't.

00:20:26.000 And here we are.

00:20:28.000 And by the way, the governor of California can reverse a parole board decision.

00:20:33.000 Did you do that, Gavin?

00:20:35.000 Of course you didn't.

00:20:38.000 Guys, he didn't.

00:20:39.000 He punted it back to the board, and the board reaffirmed their release on February 18th.

00:20:46.000 Here's the Sacramento Sheriff Office blasting Newsom's decision.

00:20:52.000 What are we coming to as a society here in California that is okay with this to let him out?

00:20:59.000 You think about some of the offenders that do the child abuse cases, child molest cases.

00:21:04.000 Typically, they're older males.

00:21:05.000 Now we're seeing a lot of folks in their 20s and 30s.

00:21:07.000 So under the law, and we got folks in their 20s that have pending cases right now, they can be up by the time they're 50, having done 20 years.

00:21:18.000 It doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

00:21:20.000 Someone has to speak up about it, and we've got to change this.

00:21:25.000 So he lured these kids, kidnapped the kids, kidnapped two sisters.

00:21:33.000 He was convicted of 16 counts of kidnapping, child molestation, with multiple young children.

00:21:39.000 Remember, the youngest victim, three years of age.

00:21:43.000 Since over 20 years in prison, as well as three additional consecutive sentences, consecutive, not concurrent, is that they follow each other.

00:21:52.000 A judge in Sacramento described him, and I'll say this, as the monster parents fear most.

00:21:57.000 Yet today, the parole board decided he is suitable for release.

00:22:02.000 We can't have this.

00:22:03.000 It's got to change.

00:22:04.000 And in California, it's battle after battle when it comes to our children.

00:22:09.000 This is the pro-crime party.

00:22:12.000 This is what they do.

00:22:14.000 They fight harder for the rights of child predators than they do for the children who are victims.

00:22:20.000 And while we're on Gavin Newsome, let's talk about his failed book tour that seems to be getting worse.

00:22:26.000 Now Newsom recently told his audience that he can't read.

00:22:30.000 We remember that one, right?

00:22:31.000 He can't read.

00:22:32.000 He's got low SAT scores like you, the people he was talking to, in a comment widely mocked as racist, because of course it was, and pandering to the audience and the person interviewing him.

00:22:46.000 But it gets even better because just months earlier, videos surfaced of Newsom bragging that he had read over 260 pages in about an hour and a half.

00:22:58.000 Speed reading champion Gavin Newsom.

00:23:00.000 So which one is it?

00:23:01.000 If you talk to smart people, you're a speed reader.

00:23:03.000 If you talk to African Americans like he was, he can't read just like them, in his words, not mine. 1.00

00:23:09.000 But when he's in front of a different audience, again, in Georgia, suddenly he can't read.

00:23:15.000 How do you have it both ways?

00:23:16.000 I don't understand.

00:23:18.000 This is the soft bigotry of low expectations on full display.

00:23:23.000 And this is the man who wants to be the next Democrat nominee for president.

00:23:28.000 And before we get to Byron, we have yet another example.

00:23:32.000 of weaponized law enforcement and spying against political opponents.

00:23:36.000 Reuters reported yesterday that the FBI under the Biden administration, under Jack Smith's direction, secretly subpoenaed the phone records of Kash Patel and now White House chief of staff, then campaign manager Susie Wiles.

00:23:50.000 Both were private citizens at the time.

00:23:54.000 And it gets worse.

00:23:55.000 In 2023, the FBI recorded a phone call between Susie Wiles and her attorney.

00:24:02.000 Her attorney reportedly consented to the recording.

00:24:06.000 Susie did not.

00:24:08.000 Think about that.

00:24:09.000 They secretly recorded a private citizen's call with her own lawyer.

00:24:15.000 And then, to cover their tracks, they buried these records in files categorized as prohibited within the FBI system.

00:24:24.000 And this wasn't just another record-keeping system.

00:24:27.000 It was a system completely hidden from the Bureau itself and visible only to those who were part of this dragnet scheme.

00:24:36.000 They didn't just spy.

00:24:38.000 They hid the evidence of the spying.

00:24:41.000 Add that to what we already know, guys.

00:24:44.000 They went after senators' phone records.

00:24:46.000 They went after Republican officials.

00:24:49.000 They went after my family, our businesses, all of it.

00:24:54.000 They weaponized the most powerful law enforcement agency on earth against their political opponents, and they thought they'd never get caught.

00:25:02.000 They did their best to hide everything, even from other people within the Bureau.

00:25:06.000 At least 10 FBI employees are connected to this latest revelation, and they've been fired.

00:25:13.000 And I have a feeling there's much more to come.

00:25:16.000 So while your favorite president is delivering a historic State of the Union, honoring our military heroes, celebrating America's Olympic champions, the left is dressing up as frogs with anti-phylinked agitators. 0.86

00:25:30.000 While our Border Patrol agents risk their lives securing this country, radicalized left-wing lunatics are literally shooting at them.

00:25:38.000 While the FBI was supposed to be protecting Americans, Biden's DOJ was secretly spying on the very people who are now top government officials and hiding the evidence.

00:25:49.000 And Gavin Newsom, who signed the law that frees child predators, can't even keep his story straight about whether he can read or not.

00:25:58.000 That's the modern Democrat Party.

00:26:01.000 Unserious, unsafe, unfit to lead.

00:26:05.000 And we're going to continue to expose all of it.

00:26:07.000 And we'll get into even more of this and all the other things to talk about with Byron Donalds in just a few moments.

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00:27:16.000 Joining me now, Florida Congressman and gubernatorial candidate, Byron Donald.

00:27:21.000 So Byron, great to have you back, man.

00:27:23.000 How you doing?

00:27:24.000 It's good to be back with you, man.

00:27:26.000 We were just off camera talking about the state of the union.

00:27:29.000 Man, you guys had obviously prime seating.

00:27:32.000 I don't know.

00:27:32.000 I think that's the cheap seats.

00:27:33.000 We're up on the rafters, like the nosebleed section. 0.78

00:27:35.000 You guys get the good stuff, but you have to deal with a lot more crap than I do having to be there.

00:27:40.000 So it's all good.

00:27:42.000 No, it's good, man.

00:27:43.000 My only question for you, you know, you and your brothers were, how are your knees?

00:27:47.000 Because it's most people don't know when you're tall, that first gallery seat, it's like right up against the edge.

00:27:52.000 And, you know, it's really steep and really tight.

00:27:55.000 So it's one of the, it's an interesting thing.

00:27:56.000 So, but, you know, Bettina, my fiancé's behind me, she's 5'11. 0.96

00:27:59.000 So she stands up. 0.76

00:28:00.000 I look like a midget. 0.96

00:28:01.000 You don't realize how steep the angle is. 0.98

00:28:05.000 And then every time I sit down, I'm whacking my knees into the front.

00:28:07.000 Her knees are kicking the back of my chair. 1.00

00:28:10.000 It was pretty interesting.

00:28:11.000 Dude, it's like those upper deck seats at Old Yankee Stadium.

00:28:14.000 That thing is tight.

00:28:16.000 And then you're looking right in.

00:28:18.000 You need like repelling gear to get down there, down in there.

00:28:18.000 You're looking right.

00:28:21.000 But no, it was a good time.

00:28:24.000 So I appreciate you being here, man.

00:28:27.000 You've got my father's endorsement in Florida.

00:28:30.000 Obviously, you've got momentum.

00:28:32.000 You've got a lot of people excited.

00:28:35.000 Why are you running for governor?

00:28:36.000 Is it just to get the hell out of D.C.?

00:28:38.000 No, not at all.

00:28:40.000 Look, the thing about it is, is that our state's the best, man.

00:28:43.000 Everybody's choosing Florida.

00:28:45.000 We're the best state in the country, very well-run state.

00:28:48.000 And so it's really an opportunity to keep us on the same trajectory that we're on right now.

00:28:53.000 We're going to continue to be the free state of Florida.

00:28:55.000 It is keeping us on that path.

00:28:57.000 But then also looking at the things that we're going to have to do next.

00:28:59.000 Like, what are we going to do about the future of our economy?

00:29:02.000 Got a lot of young kids in our colleges all through the university system.

00:29:06.000 We want them to have great paying jobs.

00:29:07.000 We want our kids who are in middle school and high school right now to be able to be economically successful and on that pathway to having real success.

00:29:16.000 It's about building the housing we need, the roads that we need, and making sure Florida remains the best state in the country because so many people have come to Florida.

00:29:24.000 We don't want them to have to look around and be like, oh, man, now Florida is not getting it done.

00:29:28.000 No, that's not what I want.

00:29:29.000 I want a Florida that's going to continue to be number one.

00:29:32.000 And Don, I'm 47.

00:29:34.000 So when I'm 77, 30 years in the future, I want Florida to still be the best state in America.

00:29:38.000 Well, as a political refugee formerly of the People's Republic of New York down to Florida, this one matters.

00:29:44.000 We've seen throughout the years, especially the last 10 years, how much the governor's races matter, how much a good governor matters, probably even more so than the people representing you in Congress and the Senate and otherwise in terms of people's day-to-day feelings.

00:29:59.000 So why do you think this race matters more now than perhaps any race in Florida's history?

00:30:06.000 Well, look, let's take a look at it.

00:30:08.000 When I first got into politics, Rick Scott was governor.

00:30:11.000 I remember I got into politics like around 2010 in the Tea Party movement.

00:30:14.000 Rick Scott was running for governor then.

00:30:16.000 At that time, the economy financial collapse was a real mess.

00:30:19.000 And what Rick did is he worked incredibly hard recruiting companies to Florida to rebuild the job market.

00:30:25.000 You know, at the time, I think Florida's unemployment rate was 11%.

00:30:29.000 And by the time Rick left office, it was about 3.5, 3.4, 3.5.

00:30:34.000 And then Governor DeSantis came into office.

00:30:36.000 And when Governor DeSantis came in, that was the time where the radical left was truly insane.

00:30:43.000 Everybody was battling DEI and CRT and getting woke indoctrination out of our schools.

00:30:49.000 And Governor DeSantis was the governor who was the tip of the spear of that fight in Florida and also fighting back all the crazy COVID madness that the public health establishment and the radical left wanted to bring to Florida.

00:31:01.000 And Governor DeSantis stood in that gap and said, absolutely not.

00:31:04.000 And people recognized all that leadership.

00:31:07.000 And so the reason why this governor's race is so consequential, we've had two great men lead our state.

00:31:12.000 Both of them have enjoyed the support of President Trump.

00:31:15.000 And now it's about making sure that we solidify all those wins, all those successes, and then build the state into the future.

00:31:23.000 Because, you know, look, right now in Florida, people are concerned.

00:31:25.000 They're saying, man, it's getting full.

00:31:27.000 So many people are here.

00:31:29.000 What are we going to do?

00:31:30.000 You know, can we build a wall?

00:31:31.000 Can we stop people from coming?

00:31:33.000 And the truth is, you're not going to be able to build a wall between states.

00:31:36.000 But what we can do is have the game plan in place where we can think about housing, think about jobs, think about a future for our young kids.

00:31:44.000 But then two other key questions: water and what are we going to do about fresh drinking water around our state to prepare us for the next wave of growth and power.

00:31:52.000 We've got to be able to generate power in our state, keep those electricity bills low.

00:31:56.000 And these are all the things that governors do in their states.

00:32:00.000 And that's what I'm committed to doing.

00:32:01.000 Yeah.

00:32:02.000 And I mean, continuing that kind of leadership is a really big deal.

00:32:04.000 I mean, I know when I came down here, again, as a political refugee, Florida, great state, it's been a free state for a really long time that believe in all those things.

00:32:12.000 But I was really concerned that so many other people that are getting literally chased out of the Northeast with Mandani and all these crazy things going on in New York, it's going to continue.

00:32:21.000 And yet, from when I came down here, five, six years ago now, it's actually gotten more read.

00:32:29.000 People, even the ones fleeing those states, perhaps are the ones that are fleeing essentially the same sort of political persecution.

00:32:35.000 Or even if they're on the other side, they're realizing that these right-wing policies, conservative policies are actually working.

00:32:44.000 And they haven't really brought that voting record and garbage that they're running from with them, which is sort of surprising.

00:32:50.000 You figured, you know, they move and they're like, well, we didn't love all of that, but we're still going to vote for 90% of it.

00:32:54.000 So here's a radical Democrat that we're going to put in there.

00:32:57.000 Talk about that a little bit because it is interesting.

00:32:59.000 It's one of the few places that hasn't, that's gotten more red despite sort of an influx from a lot of the blue states.

00:33:05.000 Look, I think what's really happened is, and Milton Friedman said it best.

00:33:09.000 He said, the number one thing you know when you're judging public policy is the movement of feet.

00:33:15.000 People will move to an area that is free, that's based on common sense, where the law is just and fair, where people are safe.

00:33:22.000 That's why law and order is so critical in our state.

00:33:24.000 That's what people want.

00:33:25.000 They're going to desire it.

00:33:26.000 And people will move to that.

00:33:28.000 And I think, especially with COVID, I think a lot of people were able to see in real time just how radical the Democrats were.

00:33:35.000 And they basically said, we want no parts of that.

00:33:38.000 So it wasn't just relocating to Florida.

00:33:41.000 It was saying, I want to make sure the place I'm going does not end up looking like the place I came from.

00:33:46.000 And that's why you see Republican advantages have grown so much in our state.

00:33:51.000 And I think even now, look at what's happening.

00:33:52.000 California instituted this billionaires tax.

00:33:56.000 So what's happening?

00:33:56.000 The billionaires are like, yeah, I'm out.

00:33:58.000 I'm leaving.

00:33:59.000 I don't want any parts of this.

00:34:00.000 Mamdani in New York wants to raise property taxes while in Florida, Governor DeSantis is trying to eliminate them.

00:34:06.000 So what are people saying?

00:34:07.000 I can't deal with this anymore.

00:34:08.000 I'm leaving.

00:34:09.000 I got to go somewhere else, somewhere that's free.

00:34:12.000 Basically, where I'm going to be left alone.

00:34:14.000 And that's what people are looking for.

00:34:15.000 And I think when they make that decision, not just relocating for a job or not just relocating because they're ready to retire and they want to enjoy good weather.

00:34:24.000 When they're saying that the place they live, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, when they look at it and say these places are nuts and they're out of it, they change their habit.

00:34:35.000 They change their voting habits or even they examine politics a different way.

00:34:39.000 They want common sense to reign.

00:34:41.000 And that's what they look for.

00:34:42.000 And they found that in Florida.

00:34:43.000 And that's why Republican advantages continue to increase.

00:34:47.000 And my job is to make sure that those standards that people have chosen Florida to be a part of and they've chosen Florida, that those standards remain. 0.98

00:34:56.000 Yeah, you're talking about the, these people are nuts. 0.96

00:34:58.000 I mean, I thought that was one of the great lines of my father's State of the Union address, which is like, you people are crazy talking to the Democrats. 0.88

00:35:05.000 I mean, stand up if you believe that protecting American citizens is the number one thing that you should be doing if you're representing them in Congress.

00:35:12.000 It's like, seems like a no-brainer.

00:35:15.000 I mean, they wouldn't stand up for that.

00:35:16.000 They wouldn't stand up for Medal of Honor recipients.

00:35:18.000 They wouldn't stand up for a child hit by a truck driver that's illegal, that couldn't read, that had no business being behind a truck.

00:35:24.000 I mean, you were on the floor there.

00:35:26.000 I was watching from above.

00:35:28.000 Talk about the insanity that you felt down there on that floor because that was, I mean, it's great.

00:35:34.000 I mean, the ads right themselves.

00:35:35.000 I mean, this is truly what they think of America.

00:35:37.000 They're more concerned, again, about we've been saying it on the show and others like me have been saying it for a while.

00:35:41.000 But I think the American people finally got a taste.

00:35:44.000 Like, we're not joking.

00:35:45.000 This is not hyperbole.

00:35:47.000 Like, they really could care less about Americans and putting America first.

00:35:53.000 I thought it was crazy, too.

00:35:55.000 So when the president said it, you know, just, you know, he just ad-libbed it and said it.

00:35:59.000 It was like, man, that's what everybody in the country is thinking right now if they're watching this.

00:36:03.000 The Democrats, two things have happened in my opinion.

00:36:06.000 One, the Trump derangement syndrome is just off the charts.

00:36:09.000 Like they can't even stand and applaud good things.

00:36:12.000 Like that's just crazy to me.

00:36:13.000 And then the second piece of it is the Democrats, socialists of America have taken over that party.

00:36:19.000 This isn't the Bill Clinton Democrats.

00:36:21.000 This definitely not the John F. Kennedy Democrats.

00:36:23.000 These are radical left-wing Democrat socialists who truly believe in communist policies, who truly want to open up our border to anybody from around the world with no vetting, no checks.

00:36:35.000 They want to take advantage of the American citizen for their own social engineering. 0.80

00:36:40.000 I mean, they want kids to be taken from their parents to be transgendered. 1.00

00:36:45.000 Like this is like insane stuff.

00:36:48.000 And so to watch it.

00:36:49.000 Without parental consent, I mean, it's their hill to die on.

00:36:53.000 I'm like, you know, I don't know, man.

00:36:56.000 You got to be pretty radical.

00:36:58.000 I'll tell you, to watch it in real time and to see like the anger on their face when these questions were being raised and these moments were happening, it demonstrated that they have no business running a government.

00:37:08.000 They shouldn't be in power.

00:37:10.000 You just can't be in power because if you're going to embrace parents watching their kids being taken away by another state to change their gender, then you lack all common sense and credibility to even deserve any power at all. 0.77

00:37:23.000 And I think the American people saw that loud and clear.

00:37:25.000 And I know that Republicans, we're going to make sure that they see it loud and clear going through this November and in the years to come.

00:37:31.000 Yeah.

00:37:31.000 Byron, you know, you've been in the trenches in Washington, you know, budget fights, oversight hearings, you know, fighting for your constituents.

00:37:38.000 You know, what specifically have you accomplished and learned in Congress that's preparing you for this next role as governor of Florida?

00:37:46.000 Well, first thing, man, passing bills in Congress, probably the hardest thing ever.

00:37:49.000 We were able to get one piece of legislation through.

00:37:52.000 It is called the Fishes Act.

00:37:53.000 And what it did was just common sense.

00:37:55.000 It allowed for governmental agencies to do all their approvals at the same time as opposed to doing one after the other after the other and just wasting a bunch of time.

00:38:05.000 The biggest thing I've learned in Congress is just how much the federal government is underwater, the amount of money that we spend, the lack of checks on the money that goes out the door.

00:38:16.000 What it demonstrates to me is that you need strong governors who are going to be able to do a couple of things.

00:38:22.000 Number one, you got to be efficient with people's time and people's money.

00:38:26.000 You can't just let bureaucrats run the show. 0.88

00:38:29.000 Obviously, there are certain things that have to be checked off, but it's got to be efficient.

00:38:33.000 If you are going to waste people's time, then that means you don't care about the money that you take from them.

00:38:38.000 You don't care about the delays.

00:38:40.000 And all those delays that government brings, all it does is add to the costs that people have to reach into their pocket to pay for.

00:38:46.000 Like, you know, I talk about housing, but let's examine it.

00:38:49.000 30% of the cost of building a home in America right now is government costs, government permitting, 30%.

00:38:56.000 So if it's 30% of the cost for government to do its thing and it does it slow and it's not responsive to the market, then we have to be efficient, squeeze that timetable down so you're not passing those costs onto young kids trying to get their first home, on the seniors on fixed income trying to downsize or get into a condo or whatever they're trying to do in their personal lives.

00:39:16.000 Like that's the stuff that we got to be focused on.

00:39:18.000 Another big one's healthcare, man.

00:39:20.000 Like the federal government's not going to be able to finance healthcare into the future like it has in the past.

00:39:25.000 So at the state level, we have to drive efficiencies.

00:39:29.000 We have to drive a new way of delivering healthcare.

00:39:32.000 And that's something that we're really excited at looking into, finding paths and real plans to get that stuff accomplished so that the people of Florida can get services, people who are poor in our state, they can get the help that they need while knowing that the federal budget is not going to be able to provide that funding into the future.

00:39:49.000 I think we have to be leaning into that.

00:39:52.000 The third thing is politics is a contact sport.

00:39:55.000 You got to be able to work with people in order to get stuff done.

00:39:58.000 And because I've had an opportunity to work with my colleagues on Capitol Hill, both House and Senate, when we were moving through the president's agenda last year, we spent about three months in conference rooms going over every detail of that plan, making sure that we can get something meaningful through for the American people and actually get it out of Congress.

00:40:18.000 And having been through that, now going to the state level, you know, prospectively, hoping the people vote for me, I need your vote.

00:40:25.000 But going to the state level, now it's about working with House and Senate, getting our work done early, being efficient, and then making sure we're making all the adjustments for the future of Florida.

00:40:35.000 Yeah, I think that's a big deal.

00:40:36.000 I mean, I think bringing some of that Washington experience, right?

00:40:39.000 The reality is the states, you know, they function on their own in a certain way, but they still have a lot of dependency on Washington, D.C.

00:40:45.000 I mean, you sort of have the best of all those worlds.

00:40:48.000 What would be those biggest lessons or even the relationships that you can bring from Congress from Washington, D.C. that are going to directly translate into results for Floridians?

00:40:59.000 Oh, man, I'll give you a couple.

00:41:01.000 Being able to talk to Pete Heckseth directly to talk about Kennedy Space Center and what the future is there, what help we need in dealing with some of the different approvals if you're going to open up new launch pads.

00:41:12.000 And by the way, commercial space in Florida, we're going to be a leader.

00:41:16.000 It's going to be phenomenal for the state's economy going forward.

00:41:19.000 It's going to continue to expand Florida in all kinds of great ways.

00:41:23.000 Number two, dealing with the Everglades, you know, being able to pick up a phone and talk to any one of the cabinet secretaries about the Army Corps of Engineers to get work permitted through very quickly.

00:41:33.000 Number three, honestly, being able to call the president when we have major disasters.

00:41:38.000 Governor DeSantis just requested assistance for the crop loss in Florida from the freeze that just happened a couple of weeks ago here in Florida.

00:41:46.000 We've lost a lot of crops in our state.

00:41:48.000 Being able to pick up that phone very quickly, go to the president and say, we need your assistance here, here, and here.

00:41:54.000 Let me give you in real time what's going on.

00:41:56.000 That matters so much.

00:41:57.000 Those relationships are critical.

00:41:59.000 Or even if there's legislation that will benefit Florida, being able to call Mike Johnson or John Dune and just say, hey, Mike, hey, John, it's Byron.

00:42:08.000 Not, oh, sir, the governor of Florida is looking for you.

00:42:11.000 It's Byron, it's Mike, it's John.

00:42:13.000 And being able to get that stuff done very, very quickly.

00:42:15.000 That's where the relationship side does come in.

00:42:18.000 And it really does matter when time's of the essence, people want to see results and you got to deliver.

00:42:23.000 I think that's a really big deal.

00:42:26.000 Like, you know, obviously here, insurance is a really big issue in this state, along with immigration and housing costs.

00:42:34.000 When you're governor, what are some of the day one actions you want to champion on issues like affordability, insurance, and taxes?

00:42:41.000 Because, you know, again, I think Florida may be a victim of its own success, right?

00:42:45.000 It's been so good in so many ways that it's attracting so many, but that's not always easy to cover.

00:42:51.000 I mean, the growth is really incredible, but also probably puts some strains on there.

00:42:57.000 What do you deal with, you know, the affordability side of things, especially for people who are already here, insurance-wise and taxes?

00:43:04.000 So let's talk insurance.

00:43:05.000 With insurance, what the governor and the legislature did a couple of years ago was long overdue, needed tort reform.

00:43:12.000 They got that done a couple of years ago.

00:43:14.000 We're going to keep that in place.

00:43:15.000 And the reason you keep that in place is because you need the law structure in insurance to come down.

00:43:22.000 So everything can't be fought out in a court of law.

00:43:25.000 Sometimes you got to go to court and that's fine.

00:43:26.000 We understand that.

00:43:28.000 But you got to get that cost structure down.

00:43:30.000 Last year, really, yeah, last year, when the insurance companies were going in for their rate, their rate reviews, they did not request increased premium rates in Florida.

00:43:41.000 That's great news.

00:43:43.000 Next year, because we didn't have a storm last year, really later this year, we anticipate those rates to come down.

00:43:49.000 So you want to keep the tort system as it is with the tort reform that was done a couple of years ago.

00:43:55.000 So that way you can further push those rates down.

00:43:58.000 That's going to equate to lower premiums for Floridians, really helping the affordability.

00:44:04.000 The second thing is at the state level, we might need to start looking at our catastrophe fund and some of the regulatory structures in Florida.

00:44:12.000 When I was in the state house, I chaired the insurance and banking subcommittee, had a deep dive into all of these subject matters, coupling that with my career.

00:44:20.000 You know, I spent 17 years in the financial world.

00:44:22.000 We're going to examine every aspect of Florida's insurance regulatory environment to find ways to further push down insurance costs.

00:44:30.000 On taxes, I hope the governor is successful with the legislature of getting a repeal of homestead property taxes to the ballot.

00:44:36.000 That'll be a major savings for the people of Florida.

00:44:39.000 If they're not able to get something accomplished, we're going to pick the ball up and we're going to make sure we deliver meaningful reforms and meaningful relief for Florida's taxpayers.

00:44:49.000 And the third one, and I don't want to beat a dead horse, but if you can drive down what it takes, the costs, the governmental costs, driving that down to deliver housing, now you're helping people afford homes by getting a cheaper home that can be delivered.

00:45:03.000 You're lowering insurance premiums in our state, making it easier for them to stay in their homes. 1.00

00:45:08.000 And if you can eliminate homestead or even provide real relief, you're helping those young kids who are getting started in their lives and in their careers.

00:45:15.000 You're helping them get in the game.

00:45:16.000 And I think those are the three major ways that we deal with affordability in Florida.

00:45:21.000 So, you know, since you mentioned space, because that's obviously a big one, Florida, you got Cape Canaveral, you have all that stuff going on.

00:45:28.000 Can you talk more about that?

00:45:30.000 What is it about the state of our space industry in Florida?

00:45:34.000 And what more can we do?

00:45:36.000 Obviously, that's going to be a big aspect of the tech sector, especially as you talk about data centers in space and the solar power because you got solar 24-7 up there.

00:45:47.000 I know we already have the Kennedy Space Center, Homestead Air Force Base, and I think now it's designated as a space port.

00:45:56.000 Is this a federal issue, a state issue?

00:45:58.000 Is it both?

00:45:59.000 Can you blend those things to bring that kind of tech and that kind of engineering to Florida?

00:46:04.000 Oh, it's definitely both.

00:46:05.000 And let me give you some stuff.

00:46:08.000 Kennedy Space Center in Florida is uniquely positioned compared to everywhere else in the country.

00:46:14.000 No other launch site can access the North Pole and the South Pole of Earth when you're talking about being in space, being in orbit.

00:46:23.000 We can do that in Florida.

00:46:24.000 So we have a major geographic advantage.

00:46:27.000 This is why SpaceX, Blue Origin, L3, and so many others are trying to get launch pads at Kennedy Space Center so they can launch and do more stuff in commercial space.

00:46:37.000 I think commercial space is going to be a big economic driver into the future.

00:46:41.000 And now, what that means for Floridians is not just the launches at KSC, and they look cool, especially at night, especially when you get Elon's rocket booster coming back down to Earth.

00:46:52.000 At night, it looks amazing.

00:46:54.000 But it's also about the economic growth tied to commercial space.

00:46:58.000 It's the manufacturing of so much of the space mission.

00:47:02.000 It's about the engineering jobs that come to our state.

00:47:04.000 We got a bunch of kids in our universities who are engineers.

00:47:07.000 They get to be a part of that aerospace engineering work here in Florida.

00:47:11.000 It's about building out some of the manufacturing infrastructure in North Florida.

00:47:18.000 When people think about Florida, they typically are thinking Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Southwest Florida, maybe Jacksonville.

00:47:24.000 But we have rural counties all through North Florida where you can do a lot of that manufacturing work.

00:47:29.000 And now you're talking about real jobs coming back to a lot of those areas that have been economically depressed because the mills were closed 30, 40 years ago.

00:47:38.000 And now that stuff is coming back to those areas.

00:47:41.000 It's really something where it's not just the launches itself, it's also the ancillary businesses around the launches. 0.80

00:47:48.000 And I think when it comes to tech and aerospace, look, we've let California lead in this for so long, but their government and their politics just suck. 1.00

00:47:55.000 I mean, they're stupid. 1.00

00:47:56.000 They don't know what they're doing out there. 1.00

00:47:58.000 Florida should lead when it comes to space and tech and let our value system, our common sense work with business so you have great economic output for the people of Florida and the people of our country, while also maintaining common sense conservative principles that actually can help drive industry into the future.

00:48:16.000 Yeah, I remember, you know, even during the campaign, I was on a plane with Elon and we were talking space.

00:48:20.000 And I think we were actually coming back from one of his launches in Texas.

00:48:24.000 And he was talking about how difficult it was to do anything in California where they started.

00:48:29.000 I mean, he said it literally took him longer to get a permit to launch a rocket in California than it did to literally imagine, design, build.

00:48:40.000 I think it was the Falcon Heavy or whatever I was at the time.

00:48:42.000 It was like, wait, you built a rocket that's designed to land on its own back in the, like you did that faster than you could get a permit in California to do such things.

00:48:52.000 Like, of course that makes sense.

00:48:54.000 So I imagine the values of Florida are going to be a little different than that.

00:48:57.000 And if these guys are going to be doing some really novel things and testing, you know, the limits of science, we're going to make that easier for them to do, not harder.

00:49:06.000 Yeah, no, that's absolutely correct.

00:49:08.000 And I would add it in government, though, it's even past rockets.

00:49:11.000 I was talking to a road builder.

00:49:13.000 He wanted to build a new interchange off of Florida's turnpike.

00:49:17.000 The design work by government estimated to take anywhere from two and a half to three years.

00:49:24.000 The time to actually build the road, about a year to a year and a half.

00:49:28.000 So you're talking about five years of time when two-thirds of it is just in governmental design and engineering.

00:49:34.000 We got to speed all that stuff up because everybody's frustrated in our state with traffic.

00:49:39.000 We took in a lot of people after COVID, more than we expected.

00:49:43.000 So one of the things that we're really going to have to look at is truncating those timelines so we can build out the roads so people aren't stuck in traffic forever, getting more frustrated, taking them longer to get from point A to point B.

00:49:54.000 And that's the stuff that we're going to be doing as Florida's next governor.

00:49:57.000 Yeah, by the way, if you could add a couple lanes to the turnpike, that would be a really big deal because down by us, it's like two lanes.

00:50:02.000 I'm like, how do you have the turnpike is a two-lane road?

00:50:06.000 It can get kind of rough.

00:50:07.000 I know, you know, if I run down to Miami and stuff like that, I know it was supposed to go later on even today for a thing.

00:50:13.000 And I'm looking at it and just ran it through ways that it's like, it was three hours.

00:50:18.000 And I'm like, wait, this could be an hour and 20 minute ride.

00:50:20.000 It's three hours during that time because it is that much.

00:50:23.000 So the infrastructure component's really important to be able to build that out as well.

00:50:26.000 Yep, it's going to be critical for our state.

00:50:29.000 I mean, look, Don, the way I look at it is we're going to have to manage our growth, no doubt about that.

00:50:34.000 We have to protect our rural areas because Florida has great beauty, man.

00:50:38.000 I know you, you like to hunt and fish.

00:50:41.000 You get out in some of the parts of Florida.

00:50:42.000 It's gorgeous and people want to protect that.

00:50:45.000 I want to protect that.

00:50:46.000 We have ag lands in our state critical to our economy.

00:50:49.000 I want those protected.

00:50:51.000 We want to make sure that we're still growing food in Florida because I don't want to have to rely on Mexico or some other country to get food into the United States.

00:50:59.000 We need to make sure that we have the ability to do that in Florida.

00:51:02.000 But you can also do that while putting in the infrastructure improvements that you need, building the housing that you need.

00:51:09.000 I think that Florida has to start managing its growth on a regional basis.

00:51:13.000 And what I mean by that is, you know, South Florida, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, that's very different than the Panhandle, 30A, Santa Rosa County, Escambia County, or Southwest Florida, or the I-4 corridor around, you know, a Seminole County, Orange County, Jacksonville, you got that up there, Duval in those areas.

00:51:31.000 And then you have obviously Tampa Bay.

00:51:33.000 So each region of the state needs to have its own growth management plan so you can protect what we love about the regions of Florida while also preparing for what is going to happen.

00:51:44.000 We're going to get some more growth.

00:51:45.000 Gonna happen.

00:51:46.000 We're gonna get more businesses and more companies.

00:51:48.000 Gonna happen.

00:51:49.000 Let's have a concrete plan of how we keep the Florida we love while preparing for Florida's future.

00:51:55.000 Yeah, that's a really big deal.

00:51:56.000 You mentioned the Everglades earlier and just even protecting that.

00:51:58.000 You know, you have obviously the environmental side of that, then you have the ag side of that.

00:52:02.000 Then you have the population side of that and some of the red tide stuff.

00:52:05.000 I know my father and his first administration did a lot in terms of Lake Okeechobee and just really trying to save that filtration system to for guys like me who are fishermen and I love the inshore stuff and just really making sure that's there.

00:52:16.000 So it's a complex solution, but it feels like one of those things it can be done if everyone just focused on all of the things and not just sort of focusing on one industry versus and while totally neglecting the other.

00:52:26.000 It seems like a fairly happy medium to be able to mix.

00:52:29.000 Yeah, you're great.

00:52:29.000 And look, real quick on that, I try to keep things simple.

00:52:32.000 Like, look, I spent 17 years in the finance world.

00:52:35.000 One of the things I learned is if it don't make dollars, it don't make sense.

00:52:38.000 If you can't make the money work, then your idea just isn't, it just, it might sound good, but it's not reality.

00:52:44.000 The second big thing is I've never seen a company or an organization get better by not having a plan for how you're going to grow.

00:52:52.000 Anybody who, anybody watching, if they remember Blockbuster Video, Blockbuster was the king when it came to watching movies at home and they just never modernized.

00:53:02.000 They never thought about the future.

00:53:03.000 They never thought about the future ways to deliver content and media.

00:53:07.000 And I think there's one Blockbuster video still open in the country and that's kind of nostalgia more than any other.

00:53:11.000 By the way, it's totally nostalgic.

00:53:13.000 That was like my Friday night, like going to figure out what movie we were going to rent.

00:53:15.000 Like it was like a rite of passage of my childhood.

00:53:18.000 I remember it so vividly.

00:53:19.000 And I think they could have bought like Netflix for like a couple million bucks and were like, nope, we're sticking with this.

00:53:24.000 And I was like, that was a bad move.

00:53:26.000 No, I think one of the old, I think one of the old stories, one of the old Wall Street stories is that Netflix actually went to Blockbuster and said, hey, this is what we do.

00:53:35.000 And Blockthruster was like, yeah, yeah, see you, kid.

00:53:38.000 We don't need you.

00:53:39.000 And now look what's happened.

00:53:41.000 So you got to always be pushing the envelope, thinking about how you're going to grow, how you're going to manage it, what that means, what it looks like, understanding your threats and your opportunities.

00:53:51.000 But you really want to do what's in the best interest of the people that you serve.

00:53:54.000 And I think having a plan for the next step of Florida is going to be critical to us continuing to be that shining city on a hill in America.

00:54:02.000 So, Baron, we've got Democrats in Orlando actively fighting to block an ICE detention facility that they're building there, essentially telling the federal government, you can't enforce immigration laws.

00:54:13.000 As governor, how do you handle local officials who are trying to turn parts of Florida into sanctuary jurisdictions like the rest of the insane left?

00:54:22.000 Let me just be very clear on this one.

00:54:24.000 Any local official who thinks they're going to set up a sanctuary jurisdiction in Florida is going to be removed from office.

00:54:30.000 We're going to just remove you because you're not running for office telling the people in our state that's what you're going to do.

00:54:35.000 You're not doing that.

00:54:36.000 You're not running TV ads to that effect.

00:54:38.000 Furthermore, you're in violation of the United States Constitution because you don't get to set up a separate jurisdiction that goes outside the lines of what the federal government's role is in immigration and naturalization and deportation.

00:54:52.000 When the Constitution was ratified, those powers were given to the federal government in the Constitution.

00:54:59.000 And you're not going to be some new elected official in a city thinking that you're going to override or nullify, nullify the United States Constitution.

00:55:07.000 So I'm very clear on this one.

00:55:09.000 If you think you're going to basically go against the federal laws around deportations and immigration, you're going to create a sanctuary jurisdiction.

00:55:18.000 You're not going to be an elected official in Florida.

00:55:20.000 We will remove you from office.

00:55:22.000 So you represent Southwest Florida.

00:55:23.000 You also know the South Florida, Cuban, and Venezuelan communities intimately in places like Miami, Dade County, and elsewhere.

00:55:31.000 I mean, these are people who fled cartels, narco-states, communist regimes.

00:55:37.000 How does your relationship with those communities shape how you'd go after cartel activity, narco-trafficking, and cross-border crime as governor and really help support the federal efforts at a state level as well?

00:55:48.000 Well, one, I think those relationships are really going to guide my thinking.

00:55:52.000 First and foremost, it's going to be zero tolerance, zero tolerance for that mess.

00:55:57.000 You know, under the Biden administration, fentanyl was the number one killer in America of people between the ages of 18 and 45.

00:56:04.000 Number one, not heart attacks, not car accidents, fentanyl overdoses.

00:56:08.000 I mean, that's sick.

00:56:09.000 And so this is where, you know, the standards that Governor DeSantis has put in place, we're going to maintain those standards.

00:56:15.000 There's going to be zero tolerance when it comes to that kind of stuff.

00:56:17.000 We are going to prosecute you.

00:56:19.000 We are going to put you in jail.

00:56:20.000 You're not going to harm our people.

00:56:22.000 Period.

00:56:23.000 Full stop.

00:56:23.000 And when it comes to working with the federal government, we're going to work with the federal government.

00:56:27.000 We're going to be behind that 100%.

00:56:29.000 Whatever help they need from Florida, they're going to receive because states have to have a very muscular position when it comes to not just helping the federal government on border issues and immigration issues, but also making sure you're working with them to protect your people from narco-terrorism and other things like that.

00:56:46.000 So, Congressman, I've got to ask you also next week, Tim Walsh is sitting in front of your House committee on this massive fraud probe out of Minnesota.

00:56:54.000 You know, without giving away your whole playbook, what's the big question you want answered about what's going on there?

00:57:01.000 And what do you think the American people deserve to know?

00:57:05.000 The number one thing I probably would say is, why'd you let it happen?

00:57:08.000 Because Tim Walz was told what was going on.

00:57:11.000 Why'd you let it happen?

00:57:12.000 And I think the thing I fear the most is you have radical Democrat politics that allowed for the money of the American people to be stolen and not just stolen from planes and yachts and all that kind of houses.

00:57:25.000 A lot of this money was being sent back to Somalia to the, it's a Hanwhal network and it's basically a bunch of in-person money changers. 1.00

00:57:33.000 And this Hanwhal network, there is beyond a shadow of a doubt that al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda affiliate, has their hands in that network. 1.00

00:57:41.000 So in part, you have taxpayer money flowing through the state of Minnesota, ending up in the hands of Al-Qaeda.

00:57:47.000 This is craziness. 1.00

00:57:49.000 Again, the Democrats are crazy. 1.00

00:57:50.000 We talked about that earlier. 0.98

00:57:51.000 But I think it's understanding from him, how'd you let this happen?

00:57:55.000 Why'd you let this happen?

00:57:56.000 Why didn't you stop it?

00:57:57.000 You know, you ran a couple, a year and a half ago talking about you were going to be a great vice president.

00:58:01.000 No, you weren't.

00:58:02.000 No, you weren't.

00:58:03.000 I mean, they got bullet we dodged on that one, right?

00:58:05.000 Oh, my gosh.

00:58:06.000 Could you imagine him being an air?

00:58:09.000 By the way, either of them, it's like that was it.

00:58:12.000 That's the end of the republic.

00:58:13.000 But no, it's it's wild.

00:58:15.000 So I look forward to that one.

00:58:16.000 I'm sure there'll be some fireworks.

00:58:18.000 You know, I know there's a lot of Floridians who fought really hard to keep this state free during COVID.

00:58:23.000 You know, people want to see the Trump agenda continue on the right track.

00:58:27.000 People want strong borders and safe communities.

00:58:30.000 You know, why Byron Donald's?

00:58:32.000 Why now?

00:58:33.000 And where can voters go to learn more, to get involved, etc.?

00:58:36.000 When's your primary?

00:58:37.000 Can you give us all the full lowdown?

00:58:39.000 Absolutely.

00:58:40.000 Two quick things.

00:58:41.000 When I was a freshman in the Florida House of Representatives, there was a bill after the Marjorie Stolman Douglas shooting that came on the House floor.

00:58:50.000 Everybody was supporting it.

00:58:51.000 That bill took away Second Amendment rights for 19-year-olds, 20-year-olds, and 21-year-olds in our state.

00:58:57.000 It said that you couldn't buy a rifle if you were under the age of 21.

00:59:01.000 Everybody was asking me to support it.

00:59:03.000 I voted no because I told the people of Southwest Florida, back when I was a freshman in the state house, nobody knew me.

00:59:09.000 There were no followers.

00:59:10.000 There was no Fox News.

00:59:11.000 But I told my people I would always protect their Second Amendment rights.

00:59:14.000 So I went against my party.

00:59:16.000 I voted no.

00:59:16.000 I take that vote every single day because it's the right thing to do and it's to protect the Constitution and it's to protect your individual rights.

00:59:23.000 I'm on the record having done that.

00:59:26.000 Number two, when I was running for Congress, again, I was running for it, not today, back then, six years ago.

00:59:32.000 This is when we had local government officials who thought they could institute mask mandates in Southwest Florida. 0.75

00:59:38.000 I went to every local government meeting and I told them without any hesitation that Governor DeSantis has issued an order that you're not allowed to issue mask mandates.

00:59:48.000 And I went on the record reminding all of them they did not have the legal authority to usurp the governor of our state.

00:59:54.000 So when I tell people I'm going to stand for your rights and I'm going to protect your rights, I'm not just talking about it.

00:59:59.000 I've done it and I've done it at a time where nobody knew me.

01:00:02.000 There were no followers.

01:00:03.000 There was no political advantage.

01:00:05.000 I did it because it was the right thing to do.

01:00:07.000 I think Florida is the best state.

01:00:08.000 We're going to keep it that way.

01:00:10.000 I'm asking for your vote.

01:00:11.000 I'm asking for your support.

01:00:12.000 Go to ByronDonald's.com.

01:00:14.000 Follow me at Byron Donald's.

01:00:16.000 The Republican primary is August 18th.

01:00:18.000 Make sure you get out and vote.

01:00:20.000 We have the best state in the country.

01:00:22.000 We are not going to let that go.

01:00:23.000 We're not going to let that slide.

01:00:25.000 We're going to continue to be the free state of Florida and the best state in America.

01:00:29.000 I love it, buddy.

01:00:30.000 Byron Donalds, thank you so much for being here.

01:00:32.000 Great seeing you as always.

01:00:33.000 And I'm sure I'll run into you in the not too distant future, whether it's in Florida, D.C., Swamp, whatever it is.

01:00:38.000 But good luck with everything, guys.

01:00:40.000 Make sure to check it out.

01:00:42.000 Your governors matter.

01:00:43.000 Take this one seriously.

01:00:44.000 It's really important.

01:00:46.000 Thanks, man.

01:00:46.000 Appreciate you.

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Triggered - Donald Trump Jr - February 26, 2026

Dems’ SOTU Response? A Freakish “Frog Brigade” Plus, Byron Donalds Interview! | Triggered Ep.320

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