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I hope you're having a fantastic weekend. It's going to get better. Look at the show we have for you. Senator Dave McCormick, a rich military background. He's got a rich treasury background.
And he wants to share with us his view on socialism in America. John Johnson, you're concerned about data centers? He builds them. He'll tell us the questions you should be asking before one pops up in your neighborhood. And finally, Don Garber.
The World Cup is over, but he's commissioner of Major League Soccer. He wants to build on the momentum. Is it possible? We're going to ask him. But first, the fastest, most impactful monologue in America.
We begin with the confidence gap. The number one issue in America that will decide the election in November is, drumroll please, the economy. And judging by the latest poll numbers, most Americans are not really that happy. In fact, 33% approve the Trump's team's performance on the economy right now. As you see, they want that a little bit higher.
It was much higher over in February. While only 24% think it's in excellent shape.
Now, if those numbers go up, the Republicans have a real shot at fucking history in November. If they don't, they could drown in a blue wave. But the administration remains supremely confident that the policies they've put in place are going to be a good story and set the foundation for a surprise success story when it comes to the economy come November. Our economy has now averaged over 100,000 good-paying private sector jobs. Let me repeat that.
private sector jobs, not government jobs, for the last four months. And real GDP has increased at a rate of 2.7% over the past four quarters. More Americans are working than any time in our nation's history. That might be true, and they are, but people are not feeling it yet, which leads me to the next big question. If Democrats gain power, what would they do to fix the economy in their point of view?
Suffice it to say, they would change absolutely everything. If socialists, who seem to be taking over the Democratic Party, have their way, it seems like they want to strip America down to the studs. I do support the abolition of the Senate, and this is not a new position within the Democratic Party. I just want to ask you again: do you want to abolish the United States Senate? Because you said you approve of Article I.
But then you said You didn't think the Senate works? We think that the Senate should be reformed, that we should have a more democratic government system.
Solidarity forever. Abolish ICE. We will not wait to abolish ICE! Do you think that billionaires have a right to exist? I don't think that we should have billionaires because, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequality.
You believe this guy? This is called a total revamp of American philosophies. This seems crazy to me, perhaps to you, but not to some. We've already put in at least five people in Congress who have won primaries and likely to go the distance. You got Dalleriza Avila Chevalier, who wants to abolish prisons, abolish the border, abolish police, and don't forget, wipe their hands with the American flag.
And more races are still to come. You know, some Democrats are actually rattled by this message, this agenda.
Some actually sound like Republicans. The talking point is that, well, it's not communism, it's socialism.
Okay, I've read the quotes. From the DSA platform, from their own mouths. Don't tell me I'm not seeing what I am seeing. I've been waiting my whole life to see a youth movement do what it's doing, but it's being hijacked by people who are putting in nutty ideas supporting terrorists. Nutty ideas saying that we don't need cops in prison.
Socialism is a failed economic theory. It's important to talk about the dangers of socialism, and that means whether it comes from Republicans or Democrats. And just as I'm proud to condemn it on the Democratic side, So, instead of taking on the GOP, the economy, They're turning to socialists who want to fundamentally change the country. They also want to, they actually want to defund the Pentagon too, I should add that. But if they think they have a, if you think they have a well-thought-out plan to bring us the rest of the way, Think again.
I think if you have to work to pay your bills. I think that that is one definition of being a part of the working class.
So, someone making $250,000 a year is working class. I mean, I I haven't sat at home and asked myself where it starts and stops. You should have. It's called a plan.
So, how can Republicans change the narrative heading into the midterms? And what is the other Democrat plan aside from the Socialist plan? Joining us now, a self-made success story. He rose all the way through business to be the CEO of one of the world's largest hedge funds, combat veteran, West Point grad, and now the senator, the senator from Pennsylvania, who also was working as an undersecretary at Treasury before a senator. What do you do when your opponent says things like that?
Well, nice to be with you, Brian. I think that what we've got to do is make sure these ideas, these radical ideas on the left, are clear to everybody. The Democratic Party is not just the extreme, it's the mainstream of the party. Is embracing a philosophy that is anti-military, anti-law enforcement, anti-business, anti-Semitic. and anti-American.
And these ideas Socialism, communism. When I was a soldier, we were fighting in the Cold War. And I never dreamed for a minute when the Cold War ended and these ideas of socialism and communism went into the dustbin of history. that they'd rise from the ashes. and be what the Democratic Party is running on.
Capitalism is the idea that has raised the most people out of poverty. It's created enormous opportunity and growth. It's made America the greatest economy in the world. And so we need to make sure the failure of these ideas is clear. At the same time, we got to tell the story.
Of the great pro-growth agenda that's underway in America. Under President Trump, we've seen 100,000 job growths. We see that in Pennsylvania. All sorts of new jobs are being created for welders and pipe fitters, electricians. The economy is growing.
We see that in wage growth. Listen, prices are still too high. Home ownership is still too distant for too many people, so there's still work to be done. But this economy is moving in the right direction, and we've got to make sure we make that case to voters as well. But it's not a matter of shit, they got to feel it.
And, Senator, you talk to more people than most politicians will. Why don't they feel it?
Well, there's a couple of things going on. I mean, we see lots of benefits that came through the Working Families Tax Cut Act as an example, where people got more money back in their taxes, their child care tax credit. We see the benefits happening in the economy. We see the job growth. But listen, prices are still persistently too high.
And gas prices in particular, people feel those every day. And so I just spent 11 days in Pennsylvania, 2,000 miles, 26 counties, and I heard about two things. I heard about the price of healthcare, particularly in rural areas, and I heard about gas prices. And at the moment, Gas prices are up, energy prices are up because of the conflict in the Middle East.
Something I support. I think President Trump is on the right path with Iran, but people feel that, and so they don't necessarily recognize all the benefits at the same time they're feeling that added pain at the pump. All right, so Senator Cormick, you had a great conference a couple of weeks ago, Defense and Innovation Conference over in Pennsylvania. It seems like everybody's frustrated with the pace in which we're making weapons. What can we do to pick up the pace?
Because even though we got almost a trillion dollars to spend, it doesn't seem like we're getting the weapons fast enough. What's the resolve here? Yeah, well this was it was a great two days at Carlisle, at the Army War College. And really, there's three things that are setting the stage here. Number one, the world's a dangerous place, more dangerous than ever.
Number two, the face of warfare is changing with drones and AI and autonomy. And third, our defense ecosystem has been lethargic. It's gotten behind, and so this summit. Was about two things. It was about changing the players at the table, bringing in all these new emergent technologies.
And second, changing the way we do business and streamlining procurement. We had the president there, his cabinet there, Secretary Hegsteth, Chairman Kane. We had every CEO from the major defense industries, we had all the investors. In these emergent technologies, we announced 5 billion. 5,000.
I know, Senator, but what have you done to pick up the pace? I know what you want to do.
Well, how are we picking up the pace? This is what it takes. You gotta get the right people in the room. You gotta lay out the mandate. You gotta have skilled labor at the table.
You gotta have the politicians at the table. You gotta have, and that's what was happening here. This is what it takes to win. To get the right folks, Pennsylvania should be the point of the spear here. We had all sorts of things happening at this summit, and the mandate's clear.
Listen, we are falling behind. Just to give you an example, Brian, you probably know this, but in Ukraine, They're producing 10,000 drones a day. $3.5 million a year. We don't have anywhere near that capacity here. We're going to accelerate that manufacturing capability in places like Pennsylvania.
And we've got to let South Korea build our ships. Japan does great manufacturing. We give them the licenses to do it. You're going to give them the licenses to build Patriots over in Ukraine. They're going to give us some of it back.
So until we get up, we should get up to par. We should let our allies do this stuff. I hope the president does that. Because the $1.5 trillion that you want. Go ahead.
Yeah, just in Pennsylvania, just as an example, I couldn't agree more. The Koreans, Han Wah, bought the Philadelphia shipyard. We were making one ship a year in the Philadelphia shipyard. We're on a path to 20 ships a year. In the Philadelphia shipyard, 5,000 new jobs because the President encouraged and Hanwha invested.
That is part of the key, is our closest allies building, particularly here in America.
Well, the last thing is Lindsey Graham, one of his goals was to put those crippling sanctions onto Russia. We're going to memorialize him this week as a tribute. Do you think we can get those strict sanctions and get that law passed, get it on the President's desk and get him to sign it? Absolutely. I made a speech on the floor of the Senate.
We need to pass the Graham sanctions legislation. There's also a second bill that I've introduced, the Drop Act. The idea is to absolutely squeeze out. Anybody in the economic system that is supporting Russia and buying Russian oil, supporting Russia as a trading partner, that's the way to give the president the leverage he needs. Russia is falling behind.
They are not keeping up. Ukraine has turned the tide of this war. They're not asking for troops on the ground. They're asking for our support to put additional pressure on Russia. And this would be the greatest tribute to Lindsay.
His voice is going to be missed. And word is you're going to get Iran in that sanction thing, too, which would be great. And on top of that, Ukraine is going to help us with some of the unmanned naval vehicles.
So it's get some drones in the water to help us in the strait. Senator, always great to talk to you. Thanks so much. Thank you. There's some things about AI that frankly worry me to death, but Data centers?
To me, it feels like the latest thing we're supposed to be scared of. And I just don't get it. There are five thousand data centers in the country right now. We've been living in a data center world for the last thirty years.
So last week, our conversation with Mike Rowe about artificial intelligence, data centers, and the future of American jobs struck a nerve. You're interested. We heard from viewers across the country, emails pouring in from people who praised the technology, questioned the rapid expansion, voiced concerns about what these massive facilities mean for their communities. Mary F. wrote me and says, whose son is building a data center in Arizona?
She says, they're clean, quiet, attractive, well-maintained, have a closed-loop water system, and don't bring traffic congestion to neighborhoods. But Lisa A., different experience in Michigan. She says, they are getting ready to build a data center near me. There's always a constant hum. It brings property values down.
I also don't know if data centers are toxic. Andrea P. from Granger, Indiana, wrote, Microsoft is building a data center less than 300 feet from my neighborhood. They're taking up farmland and putting these facilities way too close to residential areas. Obviously, that's negative.
And Frank C. told us: We're not fighting it because we oppose data centers or AI. We oppose having these massive megastructures shoved down our throats and our neighborhoods build them in desolate land instead. Tonight, we're going to continue the conversation. We're lucky enough to have John Johnson with us, the CEO of Patmos, an AI infrastructure company, a hosting company, and he does this for a living.
John, we had a great conversation on radio. I want to continue it now. You heard some of those concerns. Are the concerns legitimate for you for a guy in the business? A lot of the concerns are legitimate.
The real question is about scale. And great to be back, Brian. There's no doubt that AI infrastructure, data centers, technology campuses are a part of the fabric of our economy. That's here to stay. But I think data centers have been around as long as there have been computers, right?
And nobody's really noticed. Until mega corporations and technocrats started building at the gigawatt scale and above. And that's where it gets really dicey. You know, if you look at the project in Louisiana that Meta's doing, They're tearing down thousands of acres of farmland. Basically, spending $50 billion, the GDP of Cambodia, and in return, after the plumbers and pipe fitters and electricians finish the job, you're going to be left with about the amount of jobs that an average Walmart has.
On top of that, a ton of taxpayer subsidies. And I think there's a lot of wise, concerned citizens, municipalities, city councils who are saying, whoa, whoa, whoa, what are we really getting out of this? And there is a much better approach. There is a way to build at a right scale, at a right economic scale, where the financials really make sense. And these can be built sustainably.
And in those cases, communities are thrilled to have the economic engines of AI factories in their backyard, as long as they're not tearing down farmland, begging for subsidies, and really replacing with zero net new jobs. Yeah, I know that one of your philosophies is you build on existing structures, you have your own water system, and you don't ask for subsidies. The president says, I know people are concerned about power is an issue when they build these data centers. Here's what he said about it. Listen.
There's no way of producing that kind of electricity, the kind you need. And they want to do it themselves. And honestly, they're coming up with some plans. Bring your own power with the data center. Are you okay with that?
I love that. I think it's a step in the right direction. It's totally voluntary in this case, and there's probably not a lot of teeth in the deal. And so we'll see what happens, and I think a lot of that is going to be worked out at the municipal level. But the reality is, you still need an interconnect, even if you're bringing your own power, generating your own electricity.
You need backup power and you need to interconnect to the grid wherever possible. And our grid's just not ready for the amount of demand that AI presents to us right now.
So, you're building a new facility? Do you want to announce it? We are. Our next facility are actually in contract and underway on three new facilities across America's heartland. The next one is coming to Independence, Missouri.
So another adaptive reuse, multi-use technology campus. economic power of a data hall. with multiple clients, including nonprofits there in a mixed-use technology campus. But that scale is not tearing down any farmland. It's not breaking into the power grid in a way that's unsustainable for the community.
We're using a building that's already there. And it's less than 20 megawatts, so residents won't know it. And the ones who know what's going on, they're very excited about it. John, real quick, for people in their town that hear they're going to build a data center, you said go to the town hall, and some of the questions you should ask. You know, what are you asking in terms of subsidies?
What is your water system? Obviously, what is your power system? What else, if you were just a townsperson, you're in your city, you hear about someone coming down to build a data center, what other questions should we ask? What's getting bulldozed? What's got to go for this thing to be here?
What sort of power demand do you really have, and what condition is our grid in? Is it able to sustain it? And finally, who's the client, right? And I think that's what it really comes down to: is that the four or five companies building at a gigawatt scale are building in a way that is really scary to people and their endgame. You should listen to what they're saying.
Like, why are they building at the gigawatt scale? There's really no real economic value or purpose to anything above 100 megawatts. Every great AI application that is proven and profitable is happening in the 10 to 50, what, 100 megawatt zone.
So ask those questions about the end game of the clients really coming to your town. John Johnson, thanks so much. Best of luck with your company. Thanks for explaining this. It's the hottest issue in the country right now, and you know it inside and out.
Best of luck, John.
Meanwhile, still to come on this show, Elon Musk is questioned about his involvement in politics. His response goes viral. I'll share it. Plus, the Washington Post bringing more balance to its opinion pages. When did that happen?
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So One of the biggest changes in media for my money, raising perhaps the most eyebrows since President Trump's second term, is the balanced approach to a notorious target of President Trump's ire, and that's the Washington Post. Yes, Trump may still have problems with the reporting, he always will, but on some level he has to be pleased by the balanced editorial page. For example, check out some of these headlines of late. You wouldn't expect them in the Washington Post. 25 Reasons to Be Optimistic About America's Future.
Hey, good AI standards don't need a new government bureaucracy behind them. Really? How to avoid routine government shutdowns? Wouldn't that be great? And in this article, New York's teachers' unions are telling on themselves, you read it, well, the editorial board writing this, the best ways to improve a lagging institution's performance are.
Competition. Last year's federal tax bill tried to encourage competition in education. That's in the Washington Post. Joining us now to expand on the changes at the Washington Post is the opinion editor himself, Adam O'Neill. Adam, this is a big change.
How would you describe this balanced game plan? Thanks for having me on, Brian. And it is a massive change, but it's actually, when you boil it down, it's pretty simple. We have two core principles. They're the pillars of what we do.
It's free markets and personal liberties. We think these are core American values, and that's what we're advocating every day. We're not aligned with the party or any movement. We just have our principles, and we interpret the news through that and try to give our readers and our viewers, wherever they're finding us, a balanced interpretation of the news through what we think is important and how it affects them. What's the response been?
Because not many people expect to get that. You don't get that in the New York Times, and in the past, you haven't gotten it from the Washington Post. Look, I have a pretty large sample size. I've been on the job for a year now, and I'd say that initially a lot of people were really surprised. And some people were saying, oh, is this the right thing to be doing?
You know, it's kind of a huge change. But I'd say overwhelmingly, just when I hear from people privately, they're pleasantly surprised. And they didn't know what we were up to at first. And now we've got a body of work and we can really stand by it and we're proud of it. And I'd say internally and externally, it's an opinion section.
It's always going to be controversial. We want to be provocative. We want to start conversations.
So I won't pretend that everybody's always thrilled with us every time, but we wouldn't be an interesting opinion section if that were the case. I hear you. It used to be Mark Thiessen and everybody else. And even speaking to Mark, he's like, I have some company now. Is that the goal?
Yeah, we want a wide range because free markets and personal liberties, it's a big tent. There are people you might think of as on the left, people more on the right. If you're aligned with our values in a basic sense, we can have these debates within there. There's not an exact answer on every policy question, and we want people to get in the weeds and nuances and have that debate with us.
Well, I love seeing the balance. You want us to get all opinions.
Meanwhile, you have some people that say that you've lost subscriptions because of it. Have you lost subscriptions because of the balanced approach?
Well, I think that you need to look at the overall question, right? News the news business is tough, there are ups and downs. Maybe some people don't like having their views challenged, but whatever day-to-day loss or gain there is, there's a much wider sea of opportunity. And I think people who might not have thought about looking at the post who are now giving us a second look.
So fundamentally, we won't get distracted by any day-to-day issue, and we're just looking at the long term, and we see a huge audience out there. And the returns are in, and they're responding to it.
So, Adam, I loved your editorial this week because every Democrat that gets on the stump, I don't care if they're liberal or this new socialist trend, they say Medicare for all, Medicare for all.
Well, you did the math. And Medicare for all means taxes for all. You do the math. It's going to cost $8.2 trillion. People are going to lose all their private health insurance.
And there's a belief out there that billionaires will pay for it all. You have a different conclusion. Yeah, you know, look, I lived in Europe for a few years. I got to know it. Food's good, very beautiful buildings.
But one of the tough things about Europe is there's not dynamism. People aren't excited. And the reason that's the case is because they have a massive government. They have free health care that's paid for by massive taxes, not on just the rich, but on everybody. And so I think there's a tendency for politicians to pretend that we can have this massive European welfare state without the massive taxes that come with it.
And in the editorial, we just looked at the numbers. And it depends which actual Medicare for all program you're looking at, because not all of them are even able to calculate how much it would cost because it's so unprecedented, this expansion of government. Could be trillions, could be even more than that. It's crazy. It sounds good.
Let's listen to Democrats telling everyone what's coming their way. People who have health care on the Medicare floor will have no premiums. No deductibles, no co-payments, no out-of-pocket expenses. Yes, they will pay more in taxes, but less in health care for what they get. It covers everyone.
It's fully paid for. and independent economists have verified. It's doable. There's actually a lot of different ways that you can pay for this. Imagine right next to that card, there is a Medicare card, it says Medicare on it.
You get it the day you're born. It doesn't expire until the day you expire. You don't have to pay a dime for it. You don't have to worry about deductible. You don't have to worry about a copay.
And it's good everywhere. There's no network. You you cited his his philosophy makes absolutely no sense And what they're asking for has never been done. That's the fantasy, right? Even if you look at Europe where they have some version of what they would call universal health care, what you just heard from that politician, that doesn't exist anywhere.
They ration care, they limit the kind of care that you can get. You don't necessarily get the best technology because there are limits to the supply of health care, and they can't just provide everything. Yeah, one of the excerpts says: U.S. billionaires have $8.2 trillion in wealth this year, according to one estimate. Even assuming that taxing it would be constitutional, which it isn't, and that the government would liquidate it all without destroying the economy, which it can't, $8.2 trillion would cover a little over 13 months of federal spending at this year's level.
So when you're watching the debate stage, and everyone says that, keep in mind the editorial page in the Washington Post. Adam, I think you guys are doing a great job. Truly appreciate you coming on and explaining the philosophy with us. Thanks, Brian. Great to talk to you.
Coming up next, only on One Nation, Abby Hornisek is here with the immediate moments that matter most to her, and hopefully you. Also, a quick note: check out my YouTube channel. Everybody's talking about it. YouTube.com/slash at the Brian Killmeat Show, and that's me. What's our weakness?
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Now, back to programming already in progress. Media moments that matter.
Now, for everyone's favorite segment. I mean, everyone.
So, this week I gave my only VCR, my TV guide subscription, all my cords and my tape stock to Fox Nation host Abby Hornisek because she gives it back. And that's why you're invited back.
Sometimes I don't want to. Right. And you always rewind. And I appreciate that.
Now, this week I asked you to come up with three different examples of media moments that matter. Did you do any of it? I did because you told me to, and it was such an honor to get your VCR.
So we'll start with the first topic that you might have missed. It's going to take us to CNN. There was this big clash over the fact that about 6,600 non-citizens were registered to vote in New Jersey. That is a lot, right?
Well, on CNN, they had a little bit of a fight about it. Take a look. But I mean you just said it's widespread.
So where's the proof that it's widespread? 6,600 non-citizens voted on the voter roll. That is 0.006% of registered voters in the state. Widespread? Yeah, 6,600 non-citizens made it onto the voter rolls.
That's pretty bad, I think. Hold on. Widespread. Also, dispute the idea that there's any proof that this is widespread. I think there are thousands of non-citizens on the voter rolls in New Jersey, and I'm pretty concerned about that.
I would call it a widespread problem. I think the bigger problem here is that. What's your definition of widespread, by the way? Is it 1%? Is it 2%?
I don't know, more than 100%. Is it widespread? Absolutely. Over 6,000 people. What is your bar for you?
My bar is: I want no tolerance. Do you believe this? Have you ever heard the word widespread so many times? It's unbelievable because they don't want to prove President Trump right. He's really concerned about illegals voting.
And they won't expose their voter rolls just to clean them up. Did people die? Did people move? They don't want to let anyone know. Why wouldn't they want the right person to win?
And 6,600 blaming the data company. The data company goes, no, no, no. Don't blame us. We have our own program. We gave it to a motor vehicle.
That was their decision.
So now they're blaming the previous governor. Yeah, and also, don't you think that just one person who's not supposed to vote, who is registered to vote, that's a big deal? It doesn't matter if it's widespread. That's a huge deal. All right, let's talk about the most controversial, most interesting man in the world.
Yes, Elon Musk.
So, speaking of clash, he sat down with the editor-in-chief of The Economist, and she said, People really loathe you. Listen here. Do you see why this makes people think? That this man who has all this power, he's the world's richest man, he thinks he has a right to influence our politics. It's why people loathe you.
I mean, some people do lose you. But do you understand why? As you pointed out, A quarter billion people follow me is that I think a lot more people actually like me than don't. And I think a lot more people hate you and the media. uh more than you realize.
Wow. Listen, can you blame him? You don't want to get in a verbal sparring session with the smartest man in the world. That's what I usually back out on that. He's like, check out my stats.
It's like $241 million. Is that hate better? Do you do a lot of hate following? That's a lot of hate following. That is so much hate.
You know what I love, though? I can come on this show and I can say, everyone loves you, Brian. I would never say people loathe you. You know, Matt, here's the problem. She's way too nice to me.
That's not what you should be going. And this is a different smart guy, Stephen A. Smith. Yes, that's right.
So Stephen A. sat down with his daughter and you think it's going to be a sweet little exchange, but his daughter kind of laid into him and said, I think I'm going to put you in a nursing home. Take a look. When I'm older and I have nothing and I need you to take care of me. Nursing home.
You can't do that. Nursing home. You're not going to do that. Two words, Dad. Nursing home.
So you'd put your dad in a nursing home? Nursing home. What else would I do? Take care of you myself? How about that?
or put me in your home and have 24 hour nursing assistant. In my house? With my kids? And my car? And my husband and my pool?
In my guest room? I'm just your dad. The one that made it all possible. I would love you from a distance. Ouch!
I don't know how much, I think they're putting us on a little bit, but she has her dad's pause. You know, when dad Stephen A says something, he'd wait. Yeah. You think, oh, did I lose audio? Did I lose reception?
And they'll continue? She's got her dad's pause. You're right. She is. I feel like she's trying to be controversial here.
Because what kid would not allow their parent to stay with them when they're older? I have a question for you. Yeah. Your dad is older, theoretically, and he comes up to you and says, Can I live with you? Can I live with you 20 years from now?
Can I live with you, Abby, or should I go to a nursing home? What will you say? I will never, oh, that's a nice picture. I will never put my parents in a nursing home. Mom and dad, I would never do that to you.
And they are going to stay with me forever, so whoever I marry, better be down with that. They should pay a little rent. I think it's a good listen. What goes, they've blessed me my whole life, so I think I can handle it. Feride.
Okay, Abby, thanks so much. Always great to see you. By the way, I'm really pumped up. We have an all-new season, season nine of Parked, America's favorite series that everybody wants to host, but only you get to do it, only on Fox Nation.
Now it's time for your sneak peek of the week. Funeral services for the late Senator Lindsey Graham is going to be taking place in Washington. And then on Wednesday, they're going to have ceremonies in South Carolina. The president is supposed to speak in D.C. Also, President Trump, speaking of him, he's going to have a huge week.
He's going to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu as well as Vladimir Zelensky separately. He's trying to land that plane, finish off Iran, at the same time, finish off Ukraine. You know why I think they're going to get peace? Because Ukraine is actually winning.
Meanwhile, the president also said to go to a rally in Michigan as early in-person voting begins in that battleground state. They have a big primary on the Democratic side. It's Mike Rogers on the Republican side already for that empty Senate seat. And there's a powerful meeting, Powering Artificial Intelligence, going to take place on Thursday. Yeah, we all want to use it.
We're all a little worried about it. We also want to get some data centers built responsibly.
So that's an important, important week.
Meanwhile, next on this important show, the World Cup, shattering attendance records and revenue records.
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So, Major League Soccer is back, ready to finish strong for the second half of the year.
Now, MLS. Looking to turn the biggest event in the sport into long-term momentum. It happened here in America, and the numbers suggest it's already happening prior to the World Cup. Viewership before the games was up an incredible 62 percent. You had nearly 8 million people watching live matches each week, and almost 5 million fans have packed stadiums throughout the first three months of the season.
Yep, attendance is averaging about 22,000 fans, the second-highest start in league history. And keep in mind, The stadiums are about 25,000.
So, the question is: how does Major League Soccer build off the World Cup and grow the game even further in America? Is this now? It is now the third biggest sport in the country. I talked to the FIFA president after the game. He says it'll beat the NFL.
Does Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber agree? Don, welcome. Congratulations. It's great to be here. It was great seeing you at the games.
I saw you at the week one. What was it like for you watching this happen? You know, it's a fulfillment of a dream. And I have to say, you and I know each other a really long time, and you've been around. the sport at its earliest days, and now to see Thirty teams, twenty-six stadiums, the entire world came here.
They came here for the World Cup and they left us with this almost like a love letter, Brian, like we're here to see what soccer can be in this country that we worked so hard to build a soccer nation. And we saw them rowing, we saw them cheering, they drank all the beer in Boston, and we had the most successful World Cup of all time. But I also think the takeaway was the US team. and packed stadiums, sing-alongs at the end, the whole country non-soccer fans or non-soccer players poeing for these guys. The top celebrities in the world watching these guys.
They did. And listen, this is a group of guys that represented our country so well, represented our league so well, and they lit up the entire culture in the United States, and I think, Brian, even around the world. Not the best and final outcome, but that's soccer. You have set backs and you have comebacks, and so many of those guys will be part of the future of the U.S. national team for years to come.
So we look at the leagues and you compare the MLS. Like the biggest leagues in the world are soccer leagues, the Premier League on average. They earn about 3.8 million euros per salary. The MLS averages about 688,000. Syria, the Italian League, 1.8,000.
You have the Bundesliga 1.9 million. Do you think in order for MLS to compete with the biggest leagues like the Premier League, you have to match them in salaries? You know, match is not really the objective, it's being able to have an economic model that can attract the best players in the world, Brian, and every country is different. We didn't have to pay Leo Messi here in Miami what the Saudis were going to pay him.
So we can take advantage of living in our great country and having cities that can support them and their families. But clearly, we need to have a market that can deliver more value for our players, for our fans. We're investing billions in stadiums. I do think the time will come when MLS will be able to compete with the rest of the football leagues around the world on and off the field, both what they're going to make and then, more importantly, having it be a league of choice where they could further their careers and feel like if I play in New York, if I play in Cincinnati, if I play in Columbus or I play in LA, that's going to enhance my reputation, allow me to be a better national team player, more marketing money, and ultimately be very competitive. I think it would look great that Messi came in his late 30s and everyone goes, well, he's just going to watch his game go down and he'll never be a factor in the World Cup.
And he had an unbelievable World Cup. I think it makes the MLS look great. Forty players playing in these games that qualify for various different teams.
So And This way, thirty teams. What's your vision? How big should this league get? How many more franchises are you looking to add?
Well, n now we're by far the largest soccer league in the world. The other major leagues, Brian, I know some of them are going to go to 32. Most of them are either at 30 or 32 for a lot of different reasons, schedule makeup and the like. I don't see us going beyond 32, and I'm not sure 32 is coming anytime soon. It is about making what we have.
Bigger, better, stronger, capturing this cultural moment. And all those people who believed in soccer looked at America as a soccer nation, and now we're saying to them, Brian, like, you loved it, and now we'll take it, we'll take it from here. will convert you even more into an MLS fan. Last night, we had 15 games. Our attendance is up 20% just in our first comeback from the World Cup break.
I think that's going to continue the momentum. But now the real work starts. How do we ensure that we're building our youth market? How do we get all those celebrities that came to the Sea of the Americans team play to come support a local MLS team? You know, we have Matthew McConney as an owner, we have Magic as an owner, Kevin Durant as an owner.
David Beckham as an owner.
So now it's getting all of them to help build the cultural excitement and this just shouting to the world that be an MLS fan is no different than supporting Norway rowing their boat up and down Times Square.
So do you look to get more Messi-like players? There's only one Messi I got it. Ronaldo is in his 40s and probably done. But are there other players that have approached your league, because you're a single entity league, and said, I'll come. Robert Lewandowski, one of the leading scorers in Europe last year, was on the field yesterday in Miami.
And I do think the question, Brian, is: we'll always attract the top names in the sport, and whether that's Ronaldo tomorrow, Messi today, Lewandowski today, Anton Grizeman, so great French player, scored a goal last night for Orlando. It's about how do you get those guys in their 20s? How do you get the best American players, the best South American and European players to be the core of our rosters? And I think we've got a better chance of doing that now. Last question.
New York is going to get their first, NYFC is going to get their first stadium just right next to Citi Field. A lot of people are saying Christian Pulissic will join the New York team. When they change stadium, when they get their own stadium and leave AC Milan. Can you confirm that?
Well, I gotta bring it real for you and I. You grew up in the area, a little bit further east than I did. I grew up in the shadow of City Field, what was Shea Stadium back in the day. We worked for 10 years to build a stadium that I think will be Among the best in the world. And I hope that they could sign a Christian Pulisic.
I believe he would be great in our league, and I believe our league would be great for him. Give him an opportunity to do what Landon Donovan did: come to Major League Soccer, spread your wings, be a star. Be just up the road from your family in Pennsylvania. I hope they get it done.
Well, Commissioner, you went from 10 to 30 teams, and the franchises were worth over a billion dollars. They were worth about 40 million when you took over. You've had an incredible track record. I'm so happy you're at this place in your career in broad soccer where it is. Thanks so much for joining us.
Thanks, Brian. I really appreciate it. Appreciate it.
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