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So we're taking a look and uh It looks like it's about 3.1 billion. It went up a little bit. We're alive. Uh so the 2.7 is now 3.1. I'm not aware of that.
Yeah, I I don't know. I haven't heard that from anybody, the Fed. Yeah, just camera. I don't know who does that. You're including the Martin renovation.
You just added in a third building is what that is. That's a third building. For him, between the problems they had with the flooding, I guess the water line, between problems they had with. I guess some of the schemes and whether it was marble or windows, the building of the new Fed building is way overcost. It's over $2 billion.
And President Trump is, in my view, using that as an opportunity to highlight how irresponsible the Fed's been run.
So he grabbed a hard hat, didn't have one for Tim Scott. Not sure why. Him and Jay Fowl walked the building. Tommy Larin is here, host of Outkicks. Tommy Laron is Fearless Fox News contributor, about to go on outnumbered.
But, Tommy, the reason why I wanted to play that is just so people fully understand. There's not a boring moment in the Trump administration. Every moment is on camera. And to see Jay Powell shaking his head, that's not true. And then to see Trump goes, It is true.
I got a paper here and Tim Scott in the middle of it. It makes everything interesting and exciting. Better than really any late night show. Also, just to tie in the news of the week. I mean, you just watch Trump, you listen to him talk, and you're going to get better entertainment.
And he doesn't have to have a team of writers do it for him. He can just do it and create great moments. And it's authentic. And, you know, sometimes people don't like it. People don't like to see officials going back and forth and they kind of grasp their pearls when they see it.
But I think it's great. I think it's happening. It's more transparent. As in dealing with the Biden administration, they can't even decide if he was awake or not. They're fighting back and forth.
At least with Trump, it's like, love it or hate it, but it's in front of your face. He feels like we're losing billions of dollars paying interest. He looks at our budget as if it's his bank account. Right. And he says, all this money's going to interest.
Why is this interest so high? Why is the rest of the world so high? And let the economists out there debate what Tommy and I are talking about. But all I can tell you is he puts together a really solid argument and then he goes and takes it to the guy who's got to make a decision in a few weeks to lower or keep the race. As they are.
That's pressure, Van, right? It's pressure. And we haven't seen this kind of spotlight either. We've never seen this in my lifetime, certainly. The direct pressure, and love it or hate it, but he's making a statement and he's making his feelings known.
And I think he also probably takes it a little personally. Like, hey, you're kind of willing to help out some of the other guys, but you're not willing to help me out. Look at all I'm doing for the economy. Like, help me out, buddy. Yeah.
And he's not feeling that.
So he takes it personally. Yeah. And by the way, here is the president. Just when asked directly, he got helped by a reporter with this, cut to. As a real estate developer, what would you do with a project manager who would be over budget?
Generally speaking, what would I do? I'd fire them. Mm-hmm. That's the project manager right next to you. But it would crash the markets.
Kevin Walsh could be the next Fed chair. And I think after his interview yesterday with Brett Baer, it would be.
So he's asked this question: cut eight. Kevin Wash is a very qualified guy. He's been in government, now outside government. Cut eight.
So the big question: if you were in the role of Fed chair at the next highly anticipated Gelad meeting. Would you cut rates?
So if the meeting is next week, I'd be voting for a rate cut. That's not news. That's been my view for quite some time. I think part of the reason why interest rates are as high as they are, why first-time homebuyers are struggling to get a new mortgage, because the Fed's fighting the last war. They have lost credibility because they let inflation get out of control in 21, 22 and beyond, and now they're keeping rates higher than they need.
And he said as much when he said, Well, I got to find out what's happening with the tariffs first. Tariff uncertainty, which to me is political.
So, how'd you feel in this 34-second audition? Yeah, well, also, I would say that the whole tariff apocalypse was overhyped from the get-go, and I think it still is. And I don't think people are buying that narrative anymore. But the guy sounds reasonable. He sounds like somebody that can connect with the issues, but also he can explain it to the American people in not economic jargon, but just, hey, this is time to do it.
And I think a lot of people would rejoice if he was in that spot and he did it, especially homeowners, home buyers. You know, they did a study and they asked people, How concerned are you and how much do you want to get to the bottom of Joe Biden's auto pen problem? People want to see what happened during the last four years, last two years. Before I play it, Some of the people responses. Why do you think Ron Klain, in your opinion, why do you think Ron Klain choose to speak and, for the most part, speak?
Relatively candidly, behind closed doors. Yeah, he's not going to go down without sinking ship. I think that's the easiest way to put it. He's like, listen, I'm not going to fall on the sword for this guy. I was around for debate prep, but I wasn't really there when a lot of this decline was happening.
And so I think he's going to be honest about what he saw, trying to preserve his legacy. Maybe he wants to work in the space again. I don't know why anybody. This is self-preservation. I think it has to be.
Who would hire anybody in the Biden verse to do anything, even for a Democrat, in the future, with what they did with Joe Biden? I think it's so tainted. They said it was that of the people around Trump because of January 6th. I think this is far worse. This is at least four years of cover-up.
The ones that are smart are running off the sinking ship.
So here's what Andy Biggs said. He was asked afterwards about what he heard, Cut 17. Yeah, when I say credible, I think he is telling. What he knows accurately. I mean he's trying to be that accurate, okay?
Okay, so that's what I'd say. I just find it fascinating. Near attendant, probably didn't give up much, but she spoke. But I think, Tommy, it makes everybody who took the fifth. look even worse today and pressures on everybody to follow, including Jeff Zeitz, his chief of staff replacement, pressure on them to speak.
Why wouldn't you? Excuse me. He was there. They've been friends for decades, right? He was there for two and a half years.
If he can speak, Why can't you speak? I think also it calls into question what I said this morning with Maria. Are you oblivious? That's not good. Or were you lying?
There's really only two options here because you either are just so numb and you work with the guy and you couldn't see it, or you just flat out lied about it and you refuse to say anything because maybe you're preserving your job, maybe you're preserving the Democrat Party, the Biden administration. I don't know. But those are the options there. There is no gray area between the two. I hear ya.
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The other big story this week, did you cover the Hunter Biden podcast? When he described crack, it was pretty noteworthy, Cut 19. The only difference between crack cocaine and cocaine is sodium biblical and water and heat, literally. That's it. That's it.
And those things are pretty much free if you go to like a science store.
So it's free. You can go to a your neighborhood convenience store and just get. Anyway, I don't want to tell people how to make how to make crack cocaine, but it literally is a managed jar of cocaine and baking soda. Crack cocaine, in terms of your physical health, is not as dangerous as the situation that you put yourself in to be able to obtain it. By the way, did you put that music in, Eric?
No, they didn't.
So that's the Callahan podcast. Are you amazed by this? You know, I'm not amazed by it. I find it fascinating. I'm not surprised, I guess I would say.
But I would also say this: for as rank as that was with the crack cocaine and the F-bombs, every other word, I just have to say, being honest, he seems at least more authentic and more transparent than pretty much anybody else that's orbiting that Democrat sphere right now. Like listening to him talk about crack cocaine, I mean, I kind of gasp because this is a former first son talking about it. But if you listen to him talk, you at least get a shred of authenticity rather than listening to Hakeem Jeffries, Gavin Newsome, name anyone that's trying to, you know, fight for leadership right now. They all sound so phony. Maybe they could take a page out of Hunter's book.
I don't know. Just be authentic a little bit more.
Well, I say he's authentic, but sad for him, he's being authentic. I mean, his beliefs, his statements, his cursing, the way he could be totally different five days. Prior, and I just don't just want your opinion on this. Do you believe the family is okay with it? Him doing the podcast, number one, and number two, saying what he said because he blew up everybody.
Yeah, no, I think they're happy because he is the attack dog. I think that the whole family is thinking all of these things. I mean, there is no secret here that the Biden family is not happy with the Democrat Party, the leadership, and I think they're happy to have Hunter go out there. I mean, what does Hunter have to lose at this point, right?
So, the influence peddling alleged is probably over for them. And, you know, at this point, he's already been disgraced.
So, why wouldn't he be the one to go out and say these things? Tommy Lahren is going to be outnumbered in a matter of 15 minutes. Tommy, thanks so much for giving us quality time first. And according to reports, you're going to be on One Nation Sunday at 10 o'clock. I will be there.
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