Triggered - Donald Trump Jr - South of Competent: Dems Flunk Foreign Policy, Live | Triggered Ep.317

00:05:22.000 Hey guys, welcome to another huge episode of Triggered.

00:05:27.000 Happy President's Day to all of you.

00:05:30.000 Hopefully having as good time as your favorite president.

00:05:33.000 And what a week it's been for said favorite president with more major wins on the economy, the border, and America's interests abroad.

00:05:45.000 Over in Munich, Secretary Mark Rubio delivered.

00:05:51.000 Sorry, guys, it's been a long day.

00:05:52.000 I've been traveling with the kids all day.

00:05:54.000 Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a masterful speech laying out the Trump doctrine while the Democrats decided to send, well, AOC.

00:06:05.000 Not exactly their best.

00:06:08.000 AOC, who should have brought along, I don't know, a map.

00:06:12.000 But don't worry about that.

00:06:14.000 We'll show you the tape.

00:06:16.000 And we've got so much to get into.

00:06:18.000 Maybe I'll even take a few questions if there's time.

00:06:21.000 Had a great weekend with the kids for President's Day weekend.

00:06:23.000 Got to go take them skiing.

00:06:26.000 A lot of work taking care of poor kids.

00:06:28.000 I couldn't take all five Kai with her wrist made a little bit hard. 1.00

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00:08:21.000 And now, let's get into all of the top headlines.

00:08:26.000 These ones kept me busy over the weekend.

00:08:28.000 I was with my kids.

00:08:28.000 And again, getting four kids ready to go skiing every day.

00:08:31.000 I promise you, it's much more work than actual work.

00:08:34.000 It was fun, but a lot of work.

00:08:36.000 So if I'm a little scatter-brained right now, I'm mentally recovering from some of the insanity.

00:08:42.000 But I want to start in Munich, Germany, at the annual Security Forum, because the contrast really could not have been more clear.

00:08:51.000 Secretary Rubio delivered one of the most powerful addresses by an American Secretary of State that I've seen since JD Vance.

00:09:02.000 And even JD, who delivered an epic speech last year, said it was a great speech and worth watching the whole thing.

00:09:02.000 Really?

00:09:10.000 It was a clear message of what the Trump doctrine really means and how we're not here just to oversee managed decline.

00:09:19.000 Check this out.

00:09:20.000 America have no interest in being polite and orderly caretakers of the West's managed decline. 0.72

00:09:29.000 We do not seek to separate, but to revitalize an old friendship and renew the greatest civilization in human history.

00:09:38.000 What we want is a reinvigorated alliance that recognizes that what has ailed our societies is not just a set of bad policies, but a malaise of hopelessness and complacency.

00:09:49.000 An alliance is what the alliance that we want is one that is not paralyzed into inaction by fear, fear of climate change, fear of war, fear of technology.

00:09:58.000 Instead, we want an alliance that boldly races into the future.

00:10:02.000 Rubio stood up in front of the entire European establishment and delivered a much-needed reality check about why the West matters and why we're not just going to sit back and let it all crumble.

00:10:15.000 He talked about how historically America and Europe share not just military and economic ties, but a spiritual and cultural connection rooted in Western civilization.

00:10:25.000 He called on European leaders to stop being complacent, to rebuild their militaries, to stop outsourcing their security, and to reject the managed decline of the West.

00:10:38.000 Because we don't want weak allies, guys.

00:10:40.000 We want allies who are proud of their culture and of their heritage, who understand that we are heirs to the same great civilization and we are willing to defend it.

00:10:51.000 Watch.

00:10:52.000 Part of one civilization, Western civilization.

00:10:57.000 We are bound to one another by the deepest bonds that nations could share, forged by centuries of shared history, Christian faith, culture, heritage, language, ancestry, and the sacrifices our forefathers made together for the common civilization to which we have fallen heir.

00:11:18.000 And so this is why we Americans may sometimes come off as a little direct and urgent in our council.

00:11:27.000 This is why President Trump demands seriousness and reciprocity from our friends here in Europe.

00:11:33.000 The reason why, my friends, is because we care deeply.

00:11:38.000 We care deeply about your future and ours.

00:11:42.000 And if at times we disagree, our disagreements come from our profound sense of concern about a Europe with which we are connected.

00:11:51.000 Not just economically, not just militarily.

00:11:55.000 We are connected spiritually and we are connected culturally.

00:11:59.000 We want Europe to be strong.

00:12:01.000 We believe that Europe must survive.

00:12:05.000 Because the two great wars of the last century serve for us as history's constant reminder that ultimately our destiny is and will always be intertwined with yours.

00:12:20.000 Rubio called for a reinvigorated alliance that boldly races into the future, not one paralyzed by the fear of climate change, fear of war and fear of technology.

00:12:30.000 We talked about this all the time on the show, guys.

00:12:34.000 Europe is going the way of open borders and censorship while lecturing us that climate change is the real threat and that the mindset will never lead to prosperity, okay?

00:12:46.000 It's just not going to happen if they think that way. 0.97

00:12:48.000 It's absolutely ridiculous.

00:12:51.000 It's just insane, but so is so much coming out of there. 0.87

00:12:55.000 And honestly, the fact that we listen to Europe about anything at this point is simply mind-boggling.

00:13:01.000 They are committing civilizational suicide through suicidal empathy, and it's not a recipe for success.

00:13:08.000 Just look at this story out of the Netherlands, where a criminal alien let into the country under their amnesty program literally butchered his girlfriend because he claimed she was paying too much attention to her newborn baby.

00:13:24.000 You know, all those things, paying too much attention to a newborn baby, and not enough to him.

00:13:30.000 So much so that he stabbed her nearly 300 times.

00:13:34.000 300, almost 300.

00:13:36.000 Think about that.

00:13:37.000 These are the people they want living in there.

00:13:40.000 And according to reports, the prosecutor somehow managed to ask for only 10 years.

00:13:47.000 I think the judge decided they should get even less.

00:13:50.000 Think about that.

00:13:51.000 How do you survive as a civilization if that's the mindset, if that's the mentality?

00:13:56.000 Now, this egregious lack of justice happened back in July of 2025, but some of the most terrifying details are just coming to light.

00:14:05.000 Because as I mentioned, it gets worse.

00:14:07.000 In citing the criminals', quote, limited cognitive capabilities, the judge reduced the sentence in half, a mere five years.

00:14:18.000 He stabbed and killed someone for spending a little too much time with their brand newborn baby, stabbed almost 300 times.

00:14:26.000 A 10-year sentence was far too harsh, obviously.

00:14:29.000 You know, they had limited cognitive capabilities.

00:14:32.000 Yeah, so why'd you let them in the country to begin with? 1.00

00:14:35.000 I'm sure they're going to add a lot of value.

00:14:37.000 And the judge added on mandatory psychiatric treatment.

00:14:42.000 Treatment?

00:14:44.000 I'm sorry.

00:14:45.000 But guys, treatment won't fix evil murderers like this.

00:14:50.000 There's only one thing that fixes this stuff, and you're not going to find it in Europe.

00:14:55.000 How exactly is this sentence anything other than evil and completely disgraceful? 0.93

00:15:00.000 And honestly, it's just another example of why the European apology tours we've seen from American leaders in the past were so pathetic. 0.99

00:15:11.000 How do you suck up to these guys? 0.96

00:15:13.000 How do you go kowtow to their needs and their whims when this is their mindset, when that's the way they think they should rule? 0.96

00:15:22.000 It's insane.

00:15:24.000 Again, it's suicidal empathy, civilizational decline.

00:15:29.000 Because American leadership under this administration is the complete opposite of the apology tours of the past.

00:15:36.000 Remember when Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and others would basically say, America should be more like Europe and apologize for offering or offending anyone and everyone.

00:15:49.000 But we're not apologizing anymore.

00:15:51.000 We're delivering results and we're seeing the results every single day.

00:15:57.000 I mean, just look at the border where it's as secure as ever, not because of a bunch of new laws or bureaucrats, but simply because of a new president, someone who's willing and able to enforce the existing laws on the books.

00:16:13.000 In fact, last week on Capitol Hill, this line of questioning from Senator Bernie Marino, a great friend of the show, made this as clear as ever, and it perfectly encapsulates what we've been saying for years.

00:16:26.000 Check it out.

00:16:28.000 Laws were changed in the last 12 months that made it so that we went from the most open border in American history, hundreds of thousands of people coming to this country illegally every month to virtually zero.

00:16:43.000 What laws did we pass?

00:16:45.000 I want you to give credit to Congress for acting to pass these incredible laws that resulted in this decrease.

00:16:52.000 No laws were passed, sir.

00:16:53.000 Nothing new.

00:16:55.000 Wait, what?

00:16:56.000 No laws were passed?

00:16:58.000 No new laws were passed.

00:17:00.000 So we're sitting here passing judgment on your team who actually enforced the laws of the United States of America to not allow people to enter our country legally to regain our sovereignty?

00:17:15.000 Do your agents find sometimes that they're living in an upside-down world?

00:17:20.000 I won't speak for the agents.

00:17:21.000 They're not here, but I do.

00:17:24.000 It's pretty outrageous, right?

00:17:25.000 Like you have a simple job.

00:17:26.000 Enforce the laws of the United States of America, correct?

00:17:29.000 And CBP's job, if you want to really simplify it, we're just supposed to know and then control who comes into this country and who stays in this country consistent with the laws Congress passes.

00:17:29.000 Correct.

00:17:39.000 That's all we're trying to do.

00:17:40.000 And we've spent a lot of time here talking about the deaths of two protesters.

00:17:45.000 And as my colleague from Florida pointed out, we haven't had a single hearing about the deaths of American citizens on the hands of criminal aliens.

00:17:56.000 Did you catch that?

00:17:58.000 An official congressional hearing just confirmed what every single person watching this show already knew.

00:18:05.000 No new comprehensive laws were passed or changed to go from the most open border in American history, hundreds of thousands of people pouring into this country illegally every single month to zero, to none.

00:18:21.000 No new laws.

00:18:22.000 The laws were already on the books.

00:18:24.000 They just weren't being enforced.

00:18:26.000 It's almost as if that was done on purpose.

00:18:30.000 And that exchange proves definitively and on the record and under oath that the Biden border crisis was a choice.

00:18:40.000 It was deliberate.

00:18:41.000 It was a deliberate policy decision by the Biden administration to not enforce existing immigration laws.

00:18:48.000 The laws were there the entire time.

00:18:51.000 The tools were there the entire time.

00:18:54.000 They just chose not to use them.

00:18:56.000 All the president had to do was say, enforce the law.

00:19:00.000 And the border went from being wide open to virtually shut.

00:19:05.000 So the next time some Democrat tells you we need comprehensive immigration reform before we can secure the border, that we need a new bill, that we need some sort of bipartisan deal, just play them this very clip.

00:19:18.000 The border was always securable.

00:19:21.000 They just chose not to secure it.

00:19:24.000 And speaking of doing things that Democrats and the media claimed could never be done, my father announced this weekend that member states of his Board of Peace have pledged more than $5 billion towards humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Gaza.

00:19:40.000 Again, Biden couldn't get a peace deal done.

00:19:43.000 Obama couldn't get a peace deal done.

00:19:46.000 The so-called international community spent years wringing their hands and passing meaningless resolutions.

00:19:53.000 And in the span of a few months, the president of the United States brokered a ceasefire, got hostages home, stood up an entirely new international body, and now has real commitments, real dollars headed towards rebuilding the region.

00:20:10.000 And by the way, you know who's not participating?

00:20:13.000 France, Germany, and the UK.

00:20:17.000 Most of the major European countries turn their noses up at this because apparently when an American president actually gets results, the European establishment cannot handle it.

00:20:28.000 They'd rather sit there in their little conferences and complain and talk about what should be done without any action, all words, no action, than actually do something.

00:20:38.000 Meanwhile, the president is out here getting it done.

00:20:42.000 Promises made, promises kept.

00:20:44.000 So what are Democrats doing during all of this success?

00:20:49.000 They're trying to distract, deflect, and obstruct as much as they possibly can.

00:20:56.000 They want DHS defunded.

00:20:59.000 They want ICE abolished.

00:21:01.000 They want the CBP paralyzed because Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats decided that protecting agitators who assault federal officers is far more important than funding the people who keep this country safe.

00:21:14.000 Let me be very clear about what's happening here.

00:21:17.000 The House passed a bipartisan full-year DHS funding bill, but Senate Democrats blocked it and blocked a short-term extension because they want to handcuff ICE agent.

00:21:28.000 They said they wanted body cameras, but when ICE agreed, Democrats changed their position.

00:21:34.000 Then they said, we can't let ICE agents to be able to cover their faces because they don't want ICE agents to be able to pick up violent criminals and actually do their jobs.

00:21:44.000 Now ICE is already fully funded in the one big beautiful bill.

00:21:49.000 So the folks actually affected by this political stunt are really just collateral damage in the complete circus that the Democrats have created.

00:21:59.000 This is all politics.

00:22:01.000 There is no serious policy issue here.

00:22:04.000 Here's Tom Homan on some of the latest developments in Minneapolis and beyond.

00:22:09.000 Depends on the situation.

00:22:11.000 I said from day one that, you know, we need to flood the zone and sanctuary cities with additional agents.

00:22:18.000 The number of agents depend on the situation on the ground, how many known criminal targets are out there, because we know we have a problem with sanctuary cities, because we know they're really some public safety threats in the public.

00:22:29.000 So rather than arresting that one criminal in jail, one agent arrests one criminal alien in the safety and security of a jail, which is safer for the agent, safer for the aliens, safer for the community, they release him in the street.

00:22:40.000 Now we've got to send a whole team or six or seven people.

00:22:43.000 That is the win we had in Minnesota, everybody, because now we have agreements and coordination with jails.

00:22:51.000 We can rest that public safety threat in the security jail, which means we don't have to send six or seven people out to look for them.

00:22:58.000 So I'm hoping other sanctuary cities look at what happened in Minnesota and how we got to the place red, which I think is a good place. 0.79

00:23:06.000 I hope more people pay attention to that.

00:23:07.000 And we work with these states to let our officers into jail.

00:23:11.000 You can't, a lot of politicians are out there on the left or the Democrats saying, okay, Ice, we agree.

00:23:19.000 You should be focusing on public safety threats.

00:23:21.000 You should be focusing on illegal aliens who have committed serious crimes in this country. 1.00

00:23:26.000 But they lock us out of the jail.

00:23:28.000 You can't square that.

00:23:29.000 If you really want us to focus on the criminals, then let us send the jail.

00:23:32.000 That's the safest, most secure place to and get this.

00:23:37.000 Back when the Democrats still at least pretended to have some common sense, Chucky Schumer had a much different view on immigration, citizenship, and things like voter idea.

00:23:50.000 Here's a quick trip down memory lane for all of you.

00:23:56.000 Everywhere people go, they're asked for a social security card.

00:24:00.000 In fact, one way to prove you're a bona fide person who can have a job is to ask for a driver's license and a social security card.

00:24:07.000 This is an anti-fraud amendment.

00:24:10.000 All over where we go, people say, well, why can't you stop illegal immigrants or others from coming here? 1.00

00:24:19.000 And the number one answer we give our constituents is when they come here, they can get jobs, get benefits against the law because of fraud.

00:24:28.000 And while we're on the subject of Democrats and their delusion, the communists now in charge of New York are embroiled in yet another scandal because a staffer at the New York City Health Department has resurfaced XPost, wishing that Israelis were, quote, wiped off the earth.

00:24:48.000 The post literally said, one Israeli left in this world would be one too many.

00:24:54.000 Let that sink in.

00:24:55.000 You don't have to agree with all things Israel, but understand the mindset.

00:24:59.000 This is someone working in the New York City government, appointed by the new comrade mayor.

00:25:07.000 And this is the same city government that lectures the rest of the country about tolerance and inclusion.

00:25:13.000 The same city that declared itself a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants.

00:25:17.000 The same city run by Democrats from top to bottom.

00:25:21.000 This is who's running your public health infrastructure in the largest city in America.

00:25:26.000 People who wish an entire nation of people didn't exist.

00:25:30.000 And remember the story we showed you out in Queens, where the lunatic charged after officers with a knife?

00:25:38.000 Remember that one?

00:25:40.000 Before being shot?

00:25:42.000 Well, Mayor Mamdani is now doubling down and says he deserves dignity.

00:25:47.000 And the authorities should take the cuffs off.

00:25:50.000 Don't believe me?

00:25:51.000 Listen for yourself.

00:25:54.000 Attorney is expected to bring charges against Javed.

00:25:56.000 I'm a good person later today.

00:25:58.000 I'm just wondering if you knew if you talked to the Queen District Attorney about that, if you talk to the family, curious what you would say about it.

00:26:04.000 So I can, I could, I think I caught the bulk of your question.

00:26:11.000 I have not directly spoken with the district attorney.

00:26:15.000 I will say, however, that no family should have to endure this kind of pain.

00:26:20.000 What they need right now is care, dignity, and support.

00:26:26.000 Javez should not be prosecuted by the Queens district attorney.

00:26:29.000 His handcuffs should be removed.

00:26:32.000 Excuse me?

00:26:33.000 Deserves dignity for charging at officers with a knife?

00:26:38.000 How can you be a police officer in this environment where the mayor defends the guy with the knife and then attacks the cops?

00:26:46.000 And of course, you already remember who Mandani's biggest backer was, AOC, which brings us back to Munich, on where the new thought leader of the Democrat Party decided to try out her skills on the world stage.

00:27:02.000 And guys, let's just say she did not take home the gold medal.

00:27:08.000 AOC sat down for a panel alongside Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

00:27:13.000 So I guess this is supposed to be the Democrats Party's like audition tape for 2028.

00:27:19.000 This is their bench, their future, their best and their brightest.

00:27:24.000 At one point, AOC was asked a question about China and Taiwan, and here's what happened next.

00:27:31.000 Should the U.S. actually commit U.S. troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move?

00:27:39.000 You know, I think that this is such a, you know, I think that this is a very long-standing policy of the United States.

00:27:59.000 And I think what we are hoping for is that we want to make sure that we never get to that point.

00:28:06.000 And we want to make sure that we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation and for that question to even arise.

00:28:19.000 Did you guys follow that?

00:28:20.000 I mean, Comfort and Joy, I think, nailed it.

00:28:21.000 It sounded almost like Kamala Harris, you know, the Kamala Harris word salad, because I didn't follow any of it.

00:28:27.000 And I'm sure that President Xi of China is right now shaking in his boots.

00:28:32.000 AOC is definitely on it.

00:28:34.000 And by the way, it didn't stop there.

00:28:37.000 She also confused the Trans-Pacific Partnership with the Trans-Atlantic Alliance, had to correct herself on social media later on.

00:28:45.000 And then she went on this whole tangent about a rules-based order that eliminates the hypocrisies around the world.

00:28:55.000 What exactly does that mean?

00:28:58.000 Listen to this.

00:28:59.000 And then if you're in the live chat, can someone, I don't know, maybe diagram this sentence for me?

00:29:06.000 Because I don't get it at all.

00:29:10.000 It's pretty wild.

00:29:12.000 What we identify is that in a rules-based order, hypocrisy is vulnerability.

00:29:19.000 And so I think what we are seeking is a return to a rules-based order that eliminates the hypocrisies around when too often in the West, we'd look the other way for inconvenient populations to act out these paradoxes.

00:29:39.000 Wow.

00:29:40.000 I too can throw a bunch of words together that don't belong and have no meaning.

00:29:44.000 But somehow, guys, it got even worse from there.

00:29:48.000 Because when asked about Venezuela, well, let's just say AOC was, I don't know, a little south of being accurate.

00:29:58.000 Check this out.

00:30:00.000 We look at what happened in Venezuela, for example.

00:30:03.000 It is not a remark on who Maduro was as a leader.

00:30:13.000 He canceled elections.

00:30:14.000 He was an anti-democratic leader.

00:30:16.000 That doesn't mean that we can kidnap a head of state and engage in acts of war just because the nation is below the equator.

00:30:25.000 And it's and by the Apparently, AOC is as bad at geography as she is at foreign policy, at governance, at pretty much everything else she does, because there's not a single portion of Venezuela that is below the equator.

00:30:49.000 And the people clapping at the Munich Security Conference clearly don't understand that either.

00:30:55.000 So I'm glad for Europe that these are the people that are making decisions for them and all of their citizens.

00:31:01.000 I'm sure that'll work out well. 0.99

00:31:03.000 And from there, this moron walked into yet another rake when she tried to mock Secretary Rubio for saying cowboys are rooted in Spain. 1.00

00:31:14.000 She thought she really had a gotcha moment here. 1.00

00:31:18.000 But little did she know that it was Spain that literally introduced horses to Mexico.

00:31:25.000 And the cowboys tradition actually traces all the way back to medieval times in Spain. 1.00

00:31:32.000 She literally is this arrogant and this dumb at the same time. 1.00

00:31:38.000 By the way, her last name is Cortez. 0.99

00:31:42.000 So maybe she should learn a little bit about Spanish conquistadors because, you know, yeah, maybe named after one.

00:31:51.000 So given all of that, and this perhaps is the best part, when Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, got asked about Ukraine, she actually deferred to AOC because she is more, and I quote, steeped in foreign policy than a governor.

00:32:10.000 You literally can't make it up.

00:32:13.000 And what does victory look like?

00:32:17.000 Ambassador.

00:32:18.000 No, please.

00:32:19.000 I'd love to hear your answer.

00:32:24.000 It is.

00:32:26.000 The two that I am on the panel with are much more steeped in foreign policy than a governor is.

00:32:32.000 But, you know, I do think that Ukraine's independence, keeping their land mass and having the support of all the allies, I think, is the goal from my vantage point.

00:32:47.000 Go ahead, Ambassador.

00:32:48.000 Do a better job.

00:32:51.000 So let's get this clear, guys.

00:32:53.000 The two women who are supposedly the future of the Democrat Party flew to Munich to show the world they're ready for prime time. 0.98

00:33:01.000 And one of them gave a, I don't know, Kamala Harris graduate level word salad.

00:33:08.000 And the other basically said, I'll pass and defer to word salad lady.

00:33:13.000 This is who the Democrats have waiting in the wings.

00:33:17.000 This is their talent pipeline.

00:33:19.000 A Democratic socialist congresswoman who can't answer a straightforward yes or no question on Taiwan, pushing a global wealth tax at a European conference, not even knowing where the equator is. 0.99

00:33:32.000 And this is the real intellectual arsenal of the left.

00:33:38.000 And by the way, these are some of the same people in an all-out panic about the SAVE Act, requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot, like, by the way, pretty much every country in the world requires.

00:33:55.000 And now we even have some Senate rhinos like Mitch McConnell trying to stand in the way. 1.00

00:34:01.000 Here's the latest from the bill's co-sponsor, Mike Lee.

00:34:06.000 Try to imagine for a second the kind of chaos that would ensue if you took the arguments in opposition to the Save America Act, the argument that almost always focuses on the supposed difficulty of procuring identification documents, whether documents to prove citizenship at the time of registration or a government-issued photo ID at the time of voting.

00:34:32.000 Imagine if you applied that to any of the other myriad contexts in which it's required to prove who you are, either when you fill out an I-9 form, when you start a new job, or every American, when starting a new job with a new employer, you have to fill out an I-9 form, which has very rigid documentation requirements to establish your U.S. citizenship.

00:34:54.000 Now, the Save America Act's documentation requirements for citizenship are infinitely more flexible, easier to comply with than those accompanying the I-9.

00:35:05.000 Imagine if the reaction there were just, okay, nobody has to prove that.

00:35:09.000 Imagine if nobody had to prove anything anytime.

00:35:14.000 When they boarded a plane, when they bought a hunting or a fishing license, when they picked up a payment, made withdrawals from a bank, when they did a background check when purchasing a firearm, any of those things.

00:35:32.000 You'd be laughed at if you said some people might find it difficult to comply.

00:35:37.000 Therefore, we're not going to require any identification or documentation at all.

00:35:41.000 This is nonsense.

00:35:42.000 It's doubly nonsense given that the Save America Act makes these things really, really easy to comply with.

00:35:49.000 It is not at all hard.

00:35:52.000 It's so much more flexible than the opponents of the Save America Act are suggesting.

00:36:00.000 So keep that in mind.

00:36:03.000 Well, opponents are trying to call it a threat to democracy, but you and I really both know the real threat to democracy is allowing elections where nobody has to prove who they actually are.

00:36:16.000 And speaking of elections, Hakeem Jeffries went on CNN's State of the Union yesterday and openly declared that Democrats will spend whatever it takes to redistrict Virginia and leave only one Republican seat.

00:36:31.000 Right now, Virginia has six Democrats and five Republicans.

00:36:35.000 Under their new map, it would be 10 to 1.

00:36:38.000 10 Democrats, one Republican, in a state that still has millions of conservative voters.

00:36:45.000 Check it out.

00:36:46.000 Are you guys willing to spend on Virginia?

00:36:48.000 Now this is going to go to a ballot referendum in April.

00:36:51.000 It could have a huge impact on the midterms.

00:36:53.000 How much money are you guys willing to put in to get this ballot initiative through?

00:36:57.000 Whatever it takes.

00:36:58.000 I mean, that sounds like a lot.

00:37:00.000 It could be several, maybe multi-million dollar campaigns.

00:37:03.000 We will spend tens of millions of dollars to make sure that the Republicans do not successfully manipulate voters in Virginia and that voters have all of the information necessary to make a decision around whether they want Donald Trump to rig the midterm elections and halt the ability for the American people to decide who's in the majority or whether the people of Virginia and the people of America should be the ones.

00:37:33.000 Let's get it clear, guys.

00:37:34.000 This is not about fair maps.

00:37:36.000 This is about power.

00:37:37.000 They're doing the same thing in Maryland, trying to eliminate the one remaining Republican seat.

00:37:43.000 California already approved a Democratic-backed redistricting measures, and Jeffrey is out there bragging about it.

00:37:51.000 They're spending tens of millions of dollars to gerrymander their way back into the House majority.

00:37:56.000 They can't win on ideas, so they're going to try to rig the maps.

00:38:00.000 Virginia has an April referendum on this, and every Republican in that state needs to understand exactly what's going on.

00:38:09.000 And finally, I want to talk about something that's been building this week at the Winter Olympics in Milan, because it ties into everything we've been discussing.

00:38:19.000 You've got a growing number of American athletes, people who are wearing the stars and stripes, competing on behalf of this country, going in front of cameras and trashing America on a world stage.

00:38:30.000 It started with Free Skylskier Hunter Hess, who told reporters, I want you to hear this in his exact words.

00:38:37.000 It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now.

00:38:41.000 Watch for yourself.

00:38:42.000 Emotions to represent the U.S. right now, I think.

00:38:45.000 It's a little hard.

00:38:47.000 There's obviously a lot going on that I'm not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren't.

00:38:52.000 If it aligns with my moral values, I feel like I'm representing it.

00:38:57.000 Just because I'm wearing the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the U.S.

00:39:02.000 So, yeah, I just kind of want to do it for my friends and my family and the people that support me getting here.

00:39:07.000 How does it feel to represent your country like this?

00:39:09.000 It feels amazing.

00:39:11.000 I love representing the U.S.

00:39:13.000 I freaking love living there.

00:39:15.000 I love it, and I'm so happy I get to represent U.S.

00:39:21.000 Now, there are athletes from all over the world who would give anything, I mean anything, to compete for the United States.

00:39:29.000 In fact, the Bethel athletes from countries across the globe actually use our Olympic training centers here in America.

00:39:35.000 Yet, some of our own American athletes can't muster up the basic sense of gratitude for the country that gave them the training facilities, the funding, the coaching, and the platform to compete on the biggest stage in the world.

00:39:50.000 It's a disgrace.

00:39:51.000 When you put on that uniform and you wear that flag, you're not just representing yourself, you're representing the nation, and it's an honor that carries with it great responsibility.

00:40:03.000 And by the way, what are these mixed emotions exactly?

00:40:07.000 Because on every single front, foreign policy, national security, energy, elections, the economy, the border, this president is delivering.

00:40:17.000 Rubio gave that speech, and really the speech of a generation at Munich while Democrats sent AOC to mumble a word salad through a question about Taiwan that she had clearly no understanding of.

00:40:33.000 These are the people that are making life or death decisions, and they don't know what they're talking about.

00:40:39.000 This is the difference between a party that governs and a party that obstructs and grandstands.

00:40:44.000 Between leaders who deliver results and politicians who deliver word salads.

00:40:49.000 Between people who love this country and people who are embarrassed by it or embarrassed because they too are just listening to the narrative and don't actually have any real understanding about what's going on.

00:40:59.000 And the American people see it.

00:41:01.000 They see it every single day.

00:41:05.000 So with that, guys, maybe we'll go to the chat, take a couple questions, and see what's going on.

00:41:12.000 So if you've been chiming in, questions?

00:41:15.000 I don't need the statements.

00:41:17.000 If you put it up there once or 30 times and I don't get to it, it's probably because it's not worth answering.

00:41:22.000 So let's have at it, guys.

00:41:25.000 Have some fun.

00:41:26.000 Let's see.

00:41:29.000 Don Trump is great.

00:41:30.000 Thank you.

00:41:31.000 I really appreciate that, MAGA.

00:41:32.000 B-L-V-C-K-9.

00:41:34.000 I agree.

00:41:38.000 Let's see.

00:41:43.000 Okay, a lot of the same stuff.

00:41:46.000 Guys, I mean, we do need some original content in here sometimes.

00:41:49.000 I get it.

00:41:50.000 I understand you guys have some singular issues.

00:41:53.000 We don't need to go there on all of them.

00:41:55.000 I think you all know exactly where I stand.

00:41:57.000 So we don't have to go there.

00:42:00.000 Are you allowed to curse on here?

00:42:02.000 Yes, I try to keep it a family show, so I tell everyone to download the Rumble app on your smart TV so that you can watch with your family.

00:42:08.000 You can probably curse a little bit in the chat.

00:42:10.000 I try my best not to, although some of these things are so infuriating that I definitely break the general rule on occasion.

00:42:18.000 But generally, we try to keep it clean for the families and for the kids.

00:42:25.000 Hey, Don Jr., I'm from Virginia, and I pray to God that President Trump is keeping a close eye on us because we voted for him and in many different areas.

00:42:33.000 I'm in the two of the new gerrymander map districts, I guess.

00:42:40.000 That's no more cover-ups.

00:42:41.000 Yeah, I mean, listen, Virginia is definitely a Democrat state, but it's not that Democrat.

00:42:47.000 It's still, you know, 40-something percent Republican, and yet they want them to basically have no representation.

00:42:53.000 That's got to change, and that's got to be fixed, but that's not what Democrats want to do.

00:42:57.000 They want to say, hey, if we have, you know, 51% to 49, we're going to make sure that there's absolutely no Republican leadership.

00:43:05.000 When Republicans try to just get fair maps in states, they're told they're gerrymandering.

00:43:09.000 But if you look at all of these really left-leaning states, they've been doing this for years.

00:43:14.000 If you look at New York, if you look at Massachusetts, if you look at any of them, it's not even close to a semblance of representation.

00:43:22.000 Don Jr., are you a good skier?

00:43:25.000 I can hold my own.

00:43:26.000 Yeah, no, I'm pretty good.

00:43:28.000 Made it through without breaking anything, which is always nice at my age.

00:43:32.000 Definitely not like these Olympians.

00:43:33.000 But my mom was an Olympic skier. 1.00

00:43:36.000 She put us on skis, you know, probably before we were two.

00:43:40.000 And for a guy, I guess, now that only skis a couple of days a year, I'm still pretty good.

00:43:45.000 But we'll have to maybe do a video one day.

00:43:51.000 Let's see.

00:43:52.000 Vincent Gardlambardi.

00:43:55.000 Donnell, you have your wedding reception at the new White House ballroom.

00:43:59.000 Probably not at the new White House ballroom.

00:44:00.000 It could be cool to do it at the White House, but if we did that, it would be very small.

00:44:05.000 Whatever it is, I think the ballroom is still probably 18 months, two years out.

00:44:09.000 And I think Bettina, I don't think she's going to let me slide that long.

00:44:15.000 So I imagine it'll happen before the ballroom is finished, one way or the other, would be a great place to break it in.

00:44:21.000 But that's a big ballroom.

00:44:22.000 I mean, it's meant for a lot of people.

00:44:23.000 And I think if we did anything, especially if we did anything at the White House, it would be very small, you know, family, very close friends.

00:44:31.000 And then maybe we do like some sort of bigger party afterwards.

00:44:34.000 But it doesn't seem like the place you're going to bring thousands of people or even hundreds of people.

00:44:39.000 Want to keep it tight, small, intimate family stuff.

00:44:42.000 So we shall see.

00:44:43.000 But yeah, probably not in the ballroom.

00:44:45.000 I think if I tried to push it off that long, I'd get in trouble and we'd be doing a far more traditional courthouse wedding.

00:44:52.000 So let's see.

00:44:55.000 Comforted Joy, just post a photo of the wedding, Junior.

00:44:58.000 We're excited for you.

00:44:59.000 I'm excited as well.

00:45:01.000 It will be awesome.

00:45:03.000 We got to get there first, but hopefully we'll do that.

00:45:07.000 And I'm sure we can post a couple pictures for you guys.

00:45:10.000 So maybe that's the question.

00:45:11.000 Do you guys actually want to see that stuff?

00:45:13.000 Because I'm not as into it when I see the royal wedding in the UK and it's a big whole thing.

00:45:19.000 Obviously, when you're in the public eye a little bit, some of this stuff always gets out or someone's leaking selfie photos to whatever magazine it is and stuff like that.

00:45:28.000 But I don't know.

00:45:30.000 I sort of would rather keep it private, intimate.

00:45:35.000 I'm out there a lot on a lot of things, especially on things that matter politically to me or whatever it may be.

00:45:40.000 But generally, other than some snapshots here and there, generally kind of keep the intimate stuff out.

00:45:48.000 It's not that easy to do, actually, but you got to keep a little semblance of some privacy.

00:45:56.000 Again, almost impossible in this world, but maybe we'll give you something.

00:46:01.000 So, okay.

00:46:03.000 Sharnaf, at least one picture.

00:46:05.000 Okay, I think we can, you have a deal.

00:46:07.000 At least one picture.

00:46:08.000 Maybe two.

00:46:10.000 Okay.

00:46:10.000 Gen Joy83, we want to see your wedding.

00:46:12.000 Okay, well, you know, okay, maybe the tide is shifting.

00:46:15.000 Oh, when we win Trump, we'd love to see your wedding.

00:46:20.000 A little bit sticky.

00:46:21.000 Yeah, well, okay.

00:46:23.000 Yes.

00:46:23.000 So I assume that's yes for pictures.

00:46:25.000 So, okay, well, we'll see.

00:46:27.000 But again, I think we want to, oh, yes, yes, yes, just Peachy.

00:46:32.000 We have to see the bride's gown.

00:46:34.000 Okay, I'm sure we can do that.

00:46:35.000 I'm sure Bettina would want to do that also. 0.96

00:46:38.000 She does love her fashion.

00:46:39.000 I think she's got really great style.

00:46:42.000 Another one for the bride's gown. 0.63

00:46:43.000 So maybe she's probably going to like this line of questioning more than I will.

00:46:50.000 Try to do my best.

00:46:51.000 You know, again, I'm out there more than most in a lot of ways.

00:46:53.000 Try to keep some of the stuff sort of behind the scenes.

00:46:56.000 Obviously, share some family and kids stuff every once in a while.

00:46:59.000 But for the most of the time, just kind of keep my head down on that stuff.

00:47:05.000 She does have great style, Junior. 0.77

00:47:07.000 Thank you.

00:47:08.000 She does not just beautiful inside and out, but also does a great job with that. 0.95

00:47:14.000 So is she an agent?

00:47:18.000 Psychus, no, not an agent.

00:47:21.000 Third generation Palm Beach.

00:47:21.000 Nope.

00:47:23.000 So probably not.

00:47:24.000 I don't see don't see a lot of agents in that part of the world, probably.

00:47:29.000 So I think we're clear, guys.

00:47:31.000 We're probably good.

00:47:33.000 Lotus 8, have the wedding in Greenland.

00:47:38.000 That would be pretty funny, actually.

00:47:39.000 I mean, you basically probably have like a three-day window where it's warm enough to do a wedding because you'd want to probably be outside and enjoy some of that beauty.

00:47:46.000 But that would be funny.

00:47:50.000 But yeah, probably not.

00:47:52.000 Probably not going to happen that way.

00:47:55.000 Sunday Lady 444, love the kids fishing.

00:47:59.000 Yeah, like that's the kind of stuff I'll post.

00:48:02.000 That stuff.

00:48:03.000 But I try not to open the Komodo too much on that.

00:48:06.000 You need to be able to keep some of it.

00:48:08.000 You go too far and then it's sort of hard to come back.

00:48:11.000 And I try to keep that stuff.

00:48:13.000 I don't talk about much.

00:48:14.000 You'll see pictures of me when I'm outdoors doing the hunting or fishing thing.

00:48:18.000 But I try not to get into too much of the details.

00:48:20.000 Obviously, I have my outdoor brand Field Ethos, kind of high-end print magazine, multimedia, social media stuff, Field Ethos Journal.

00:48:28.000 We do some stuff with that and get a lot more behind the scenes with that.

00:48:33.000 But when I'm doing my own thing, sometimes you've got to be able to just reset and step away from all of this and see where it goes.

00:48:44.000 Will you have your sister-in-law, Laura Trump, officiate your wedding?

00:48:48.000 You never know.

00:48:49.000 I mean, I think Bettina has joked that she wants, I don't even know if she's joking.

00:48:54.000 She wants my dad to officiate it because she just wants to see the speech.

00:48:57.000 No prepared remarks.

00:48:58.000 Just let him go and we can hear about tariffs in China and the jokes about me definitely at my expense for a solid 45 minutes.

00:49:07.000 It could be one of the great rants of all time.

00:49:09.000 So, you know, maybe not, Laura.

00:49:11.000 It could be a possibility.

00:49:12.000 I think she'd do a great job with it. 0.98

00:49:13.000 But, you know, the DJT one could be really funny.

00:49:17.000 And, you know, maybe never been done before.

00:49:19.000 I'm not sure if a sitting president's ever officiated wedding.

00:49:21.000 So that could be kind of cool just from a historical standpoint.

00:49:27.000 But that would actually be fun.

00:49:30.000 Let's see.

00:49:33.000 Please know we just care about whatever you are comfortable with.

00:49:36.000 I appreciate that.

00:49:37.000 Most people are not.

00:49:39.000 But no, I appreciate that.

00:49:41.000 And again, I try to find a happy medium.

00:49:43.000 I do want to let people in.

00:49:44.000 I want them to see some of that stuff.

00:49:47.000 But I feel for your own humanity, you probably need sometimes a little time away and a little bit of backing up because, again, once you go all the way there, it's fine.

00:50:00.000 But honestly, I travel commercial.

00:50:03.000 Man, I travel commercial coach most of the time.

00:50:05.000 And when I dress down and just go totally casual, usually get left alone.

00:50:10.000 Or frankly, the people that notice are usually fans because they're perhaps used to seeing me out of a suit and tie.

00:50:17.000 And so it's usually pretty good.

00:50:21.000 You'd be surprised.

00:50:22.000 There's a lot more fans than haters.

00:50:24.000 You know, every once in a while you get to haters, but it's a good one.

00:50:27.000 I respect your face, your space, Jr.

00:50:30.000 I would want the same thing.

00:50:31.000 Yeah, it's a tough thing.

00:50:33.000 Obviously, with either a platform or some notoriety, it does open a lot of doors.

00:50:39.000 And so you have to, frankly, I think it'd be foolish to not take advantage of some of them.

00:50:46.000 But again, striking that happy medium where it's just not all out there.

00:50:50.000 Everyone's in every aspect of your life.

00:50:53.000 And, you know, so there's a happy medium.

00:50:57.000 I haven't seen a picture of her.

00:50:59.000 That would be nice.

00:51:01.000 I'm sure there's pictures on my Instagram or in my stories or her Instagram stories.

00:51:06.000 Her name's Bettina Anderson.

00:51:08.000 You can find it out there.

00:51:10.000 So she's a beautiful and incredible woman, just very smart, very funny. 0.64

00:51:16.000 And I'm sure you'll see some pictures of her and you'll probably agree and understand what I'm talking about when you see the style.

00:51:26.000 So I imagine whatever she decides to do for a wedding dress will pretty amazing.

00:51:31.000 But the other part of that is always a little hard.

00:51:37.000 You know, we're blessed to be able to do something and perhaps even do something extravagant.

00:51:37.000 Like, I get it.

00:51:42.000 I don't really want to do it just because you can.

00:51:44.000 You know, there's a lot of people that don't have that ability or the financial ability to do those kinds of things.

00:51:51.000 So I never, I don't put a lot of that stuff out there just because I don't want people to be like, oh, you know, it must be nice.

00:51:56.000 Like, it is if you can do it sometimes.

00:51:58.000 You know, not, I promise you, it also comes with, it also comes with some hardship.

00:52:04.000 I'm not saying it's worse and it's not a woe is me moment, but I promise you, you know, again, what you see on the gram, not just for me, but for most celebrities, you know, it's not always an accurate reflection of real life and what's really going on.

00:52:20.000 And I see so much of that stuff out there that I'm just like, you know, it's like trying to flex on people, which I never really want to do.

00:52:26.000 So I always try to step back and just, you know, be real where I can.

00:52:34.000 So, oh, this is an interesting ones.

00:52:35.000 Sean Lucas.

00:52:36.000 Who's a better golfer?

00:52:37.000 You, your dad, or Kai?

00:52:39.000 Well, definitely not me because I don't really even play golf.

00:52:42.000 I was good.

00:52:44.000 My dad always yells at me because he said, you could be a plus three if you played.

00:52:47.000 I guess I had a good swing and I hit the ball real far and had pretty decent control.

00:52:47.000 You'd be great.

00:52:52.000 But when I was out on the golf course, I'd see a pond and all I'd want to do is go fishing or I'd see the woods and I'd want to go hunting.

00:52:57.000 And so I just never had the passion for it.

00:53:00.000 So if you don't have the passion for it, you're probably not going to put in the time required to get great.

00:53:04.000 And if I'm not going to be great at it, probably don't have as much interest.

00:53:08.000 So that leaves my dad or Kai.

00:53:13.000 You know, he's a great golfer.

00:53:14.000 She's a great golfer. 1.00

00:53:16.000 Maybe we'll have to arrange that match for real.

00:53:20.000 And as I, as even my dad always jokes with guys, you know, even if I can get you now, I guess all you got to do is wait.

00:53:26.000 Just give it time.

00:53:28.000 He's going to be 80 in June.

00:53:29.000 So, you know, in time, she doesn't have to do that much.

00:53:32.000 She has to stay reasonably healthy and eventually she'll win. 0.87

00:53:36.000 Who's the best hunter in the family?

00:53:37.000 Obviously, me, but two of my boys are pretty into it and both incredible shots.

00:53:44.000 And, you know, I guess they have me as a mentor.

00:53:48.000 And, you know, I can do some of the stuff that I definitely could not have done when I was their age because I'm taking them there.

00:53:55.000 Obviously, I wasn't going to get my dad to take me to the Yukon or crazy places in the world.

00:54:00.000 So I had to sort of learn a little bit of the hard way doing all the cool stuff that you can do in your backyard.

00:54:06.000 And they did a lot of that too, but they also have the ability to go further and farther away early.

00:54:13.000 Is Eric a good hunter?

00:54:14.000 Yeah, he does some of it.

00:54:15.000 He's probably not as into it as me.

00:54:16.000 He does a couple trips a year.

00:54:18.000 Whereas, you know, I'm out there hunting or fishing something, you know, almost, you know, every chance I have some free time when I'm not with my kids.

00:54:27.000 Kai is a beautiful young lady. 0.97

00:54:28.000 Good job.

00:54:29.000 I appreciate that.

00:54:29.000 Thank you.

00:54:31.000 Is Eric a good shot?

00:54:32.000 Yeah, Eric's a really good shot.

00:54:33.000 He's a great machinist.

00:54:34.000 I mean, he builds his own rifles and stuff like that.

00:54:35.000 So he's definitely super into the shooting aspects of it.

00:54:40.000 Great shotgun shooter as well.

00:54:42.000 Whereas when he's building a rifle, I'll have someone else do that for me.

00:54:46.000 And I like to be out there shooting or get out there in the woods and hunt.

00:54:50.000 So very similar, but very different.

00:54:55.000 Should try hunting to eat.

00:54:56.000 I mean, I eat pretty much everything I kill.

00:54:56.000 I do.

00:55:00.000 Sometimes, you know, have a season, you go moose hunting, you had 2,000 pounds of meat.

00:55:03.000 That's probably more meat than I can eat in a year.

00:55:04.000 So I also donate a lot of that to some programs over the years, hunters feeding the homeless and these kinds of things.

00:55:12.000 Or, you know, oftentimes, if I draw multiple tags in multiple states, say elk or another big animal, I'll pay for the processing there and have them give it to some families who need it so they're getting free protein and meat.

00:55:25.000 Because while I love hunting and I love the meat, I love all of it, I also just love being out there.

00:55:31.000 And once I have enough for myself, that doesn't mean I'm necessarily going to stop hunting if I can also help out other people along the way.

00:55:39.000 You just read Eric's book.

00:55:39.000 Let's see.

00:55:40.000 You really enjoyed it.

00:55:41.000 Glad to hear that, Sue.

00:55:44.000 Let's see.

00:55:47.000 Trump Firearms Company in the works.

00:55:50.000 Probably not.

00:55:51.000 I mean, like I said, if you guys haven't checked it out already, go check out the Field Ethos Journal.

00:55:56.000 Check it out on Instagram.

00:55:57.000 Sign up for the emails.

00:55:58.000 Great writing, short stories, adventure lifestyle.

00:56:00.000 Not just hunting.

00:56:01.000 It's adventure lifestyle, kind of unapologetic, man stuff.

00:56:07.000 But we actually have a really strong female readership because I think that means females actually like real men.

00:56:12.000 That's sort of been frowned upon for the last few years for sure.

00:56:17.000 So we represent and talk about a lot of great stuff, but it's not a kind of thing where, hey, if you pay for an ad, we'll just put it in there.

00:56:24.000 We only sort of do the stuff that we'd actually use in the field.

00:56:28.000 Starting up a firearms company, honestly, while I'm fairly technical in that stuff, probably not the best use of my time when there's so much great stuff out there.

00:56:38.000 I'd rather just support some of the great gunsmiths and the guys doing cool stuff and help out a bunch of those than rather than really compete with them.

00:56:47.000 So you never know.

00:56:48.000 And I figure if my name's on a gun company, I'd probably just get every person in Congress suing me no matter what.

00:56:52.000 And so I think there's an element of liability that I probably not worth taking on that would be different than anyone else.

00:57:04.000 So, you know, appreciate that.

00:57:06.000 Don Jr., a great example of what a true Westman is.

00:57:08.000 Well, I appreciate that.

00:57:12.000 Let's see.

00:57:15.000 Women on average definitely read more than men.

00:57:18.000 Respectable thing to be winning at.

00:57:20.000 I think that's probably true, but I think it's less about, at least at the Field Ethos Journal, it's less about, I mean, it's more things that definitely gear towards men.

00:57:30.000 I mean, you got overlanding, you got off-road racing, you got spearfishing, hunting, fishing.

00:57:37.000 Definitely markets that are dominant by men, but I think there's a lot of women that actually like being with guys doing real man stuff.

00:57:44.000 And so our readership is actually, in terms of an outdoor magazine, very heavily skewed on the female side relative to everything else.

00:57:55.000 It's still more men than female, but I think they appreciate good writing and all of that.

00:58:00.000 What do you think of Jesse James guns?

00:58:02.000 They're actually awesome.

00:58:03.000 Jesse's a good friend of mine.

00:58:05.000 He was on The Apprentice back in the day.

00:58:07.000 We've stayed in touch.

00:58:08.000 He started Jesse James Firearms Company.

00:58:11.000 Just expensive one-off pieces.

00:58:13.000 Again, not going to be for everyone.

00:58:15.000 Not everyone can afford it, but You know, he made a great one for my father during his first term.

00:58:22.000 Just incredible sort of 1911-style pistol, all custom engraving.

00:58:28.000 You know, very cool stuff.

00:58:29.000 So, Jesse's a true artisan.

00:58:31.000 I mean, you saw what he was doing with motorcycles for decades, got into the firearms side, doing some cool stuff.

00:58:38.000 So, a very cool guy, an incredible craftsman and artisan, fun guy to hang out with as well.

00:58:45.000 So, he does some really cool stuff.

00:58:47.000 So, I really like him.

00:58:49.000 Let's see.

00:58:50.000 Jay-Z Dunn, I'm with you, Dunn Jr., different strokes for different folks.

00:58:53.000 My dad took me fishing as a boy, and I loved it, which is why I love it today.

00:58:57.000 But not big on baseball, which he was.

00:59:00.000 So, it's what calls out to you.

00:59:01.000 Yeah, you know, that's the thing.

00:59:02.000 I mean, just because you may not be as into something doesn't mean it's bad.

00:59:06.000 It's just not as much for you.

00:59:08.000 And, you know, it's funny, like, when you use the golf example or the analogy, I see people going out there playing golf and guy, I mean, passionate golf or whatever.

00:59:17.000 It loves it.

00:59:17.000 It reads about it, everything.

00:59:18.000 Oh, coaching and, you know, can't break 100.

00:59:21.000 I'm like, I just, I just don't get it.

00:59:24.000 You know, if I love something that I was never going to be good at it, I'd probably find something that I loved and was also good at.

00:59:29.000 And so maybe that's what it is.

00:59:31.000 So, yeah, 100%.

00:59:32.000 Different strokes for different folks.

00:59:34.000 Congrats on the wedding.

00:59:35.000 Best wishes to you.

00:59:38.000 Always love you.

00:59:38.000 Appreciate that.

00:59:40.000 Thank you very much, Maria Fari.

00:59:44.000 Hasn't happened yet, but I imagine soon enough.

00:59:49.000 Happy President's Day, Donald Day.

00:59:50.000 Trump.

00:59:51.000 He is my president.

00:59:52.000 Thank you for that.

00:59:54.000 So yeah, I hope you guys all had a good one.

00:59:56.000 Hopefully you got all of that and got to enjoy the day.

01:00:02.000 Aaron Howe, one of my favorites was a 1911 Seaman got stolen a handful of years back.

01:00:05.000 Crazy Thief took advantage of a passing train to cover sound when busting into my car window wide open. 0.98

01:00:11.000 Yeah, that sucks. 0.91

01:00:13.000 It definitely happens.

01:00:14.000 You got to try to secure the stuff, but it's not always possible, especially if they steal your car or break in and break into however you're securing it.

01:00:22.000 So you got to watch out for that.

01:00:24.000 But maybe, also, maybe don't leave your best stuff in the car.

01:00:30.000 Everyone has their truck guns and stuff like that.

01:00:32.000 And then there's the stuff that you kind of keep up on the wall and play with selectively.

01:00:37.000 And I think everything has to be used, even the super nice stuff or the collectible stuff.

01:00:42.000 But you just got to play with it a little differently.

01:00:48.000 What do you do when people involved in your favorite sport make you unwanted?

01:00:53.000 That's a good question.

01:00:54.000 You keep going.

01:00:56.000 You find groups that do.

01:00:57.000 I mean, listen, there's a lot of communities out there and you see it a lot in some of these things.

01:01:04.000 You have sort of the organizations that represent various sports and they sort of get a lot of the lib talking points and they need transgender athletes competing for against women and all of this nonsense. 0.97

01:01:15.000 And yet if you look at the actual groups and the actual people participating, it doesn't always seem like the governing bodies always represent those people well, if at all.

01:01:25.000 So if you have a favorite sport, take the time, get out there, find the people who are in your group, and don't give up on it.

01:01:34.000 Let's see.

01:01:38.000 Virginia doesn't want anyone to carry anymore. 1.00

01:01:41.000 Listen, if you live in some of those states, it's just frankly time to leave.

01:01:45.000 But that's a story for perhaps another podcast because, guys, I do have to get to a business dinner tonight, and then I got to get to bed after three, four days with the kids.

01:01:56.000 Definitely needed some rest.

01:01:57.000 So really appreciate you guys tuning in.

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