Biden Team Scrambles to Clean Up His Unscripted Screeds

From the Fox News Radio Studios in New York City, giving you opinions and facts with a positive approach. It's Brian Kilmead. Thanks so much for being here, everybody. It's the Brian Killmeat Joe, and thanks for being with us all week long. We're going to be joined by Benjamin Hull in just a moment.

He's traveling with Secretary Blinken, who is just wrapping up and in the middle, or in the middle of, I'll find out and shortly. of uh meetings with uh Foreign Minister Lavrov of Russia trying to avoid what everyone believes will be an imminent invasion. And David Maggras will join us at the bottom of the hour, the CEO of Meckham Auctions. We'll be talking about this new push through this pandemic. And the problem getting cars and the push to I guess mint out your vintage car.

So let's get to the big three.

Now with the stories you need to know, it's Brian's big three. Number three. Don't use the vaccines as a mechanism of social control. Don't use the vaccines with mandates to divide society and get people laid off work. Our political leaders, our epidemiological leaders have labored under this illusion they can stop the virus from spreading.

And that strategy has obviously and clearly failed. No kidding, COVID-19, let the restrictions go. Yes, Omicron is still here, plateauing and decreasing in numbers. And overall, the pandemic fatigue led me to believe we should build on the Boris Johnson Declaration in the UK and end all restrictions. We could take it from here.

Are you with me? Number two. Russian officials say that they have no intention of invading Ukraine. In fact, Minister Lavrov repeated that to me today. But again, we're looking at what is visible to all.

and it is deeds and actions. not words that make the difference. All eyes on Russia. An invasion looms, many think, and a nine-month war will happen. What's the role you think we should play in Ukraine's defense?

Regardless, time is running out to decide. Number one. I've been absolutely clear with President Putin. He has no misunderstanding. If any, any assembled Russian units move across the Ukrainian border, that is an invasion.

Let there be no doubt at all that if Putin makes this choice, Russia will pay a heavy price. Yeah, uh cleanup time. Present. Biden's unscripted screeds on Wednesday had his team scrambling to fix the domestic and international furore and confusion from trusting elections to green lighting a Russian invasion and a GOP accusation. We have it all.

So that's what Thursday was. I mean, Wednesday, hour, 53 minutes. I'm not complaining. And maybe Joe Biden is just telling the truth, which just shows a political ignorance, which he is not supposed to have. He was supposed to be the adult in the room, the adults in charge.

They had the experience. The businessman is gone, the man that took all interviews and would often make news and attack his critics and yell fake news.

Well, you have one year in, you have flat out chaos and inadequacy and I think ineptness on Joe Biden's staff and with President Biden himself. Look, he had some good moments. He obviously, for an hour and 53 minutes, liked to talk, but a lot of things he said. Uh we're counter Productive, especially when it comes to what's happening in the Ukraine. First off, what he said.

On that day. Basically, he came out and said this on Wednesday when asked about a Russia invasion and what we would do, cut to. And so I think what you're going to see. is that Russia will be held accountable. If it invades, and it depends on what it does.

It's one thing if it's a minor incursion, and then we end up having to fight about what to do and not do, et cetera.

So, when President Zelensky heard that, he said, I want to remind the great powers that there's no minor incursions. And no small nations, just as there are no minor casualties. and little grief from the loss of loved ones. Everybody else just looked at it as a stun. They tried to fix it yesterday.

Did it work? And what about the meeting today over in Geneva? Benjamin Hall is there. Fox News is State Department correspondent. Benjamin, thanks so much for joining us.

So how did it go today? Honestly, Brian, I could have written this script, I think, before we saw it. The bar was already set really low for this meeting, and they delivered on everything that they didn't promise. I mean, it was Secretary Blinken seemed to really reinforce his his the way he handles diplomacy, which is all carrot, no stick. And the only concession that I can see from today came from the US side, and it was an agreement by Secretary Blinken to give Russia the written responses to their concerns that they've been asking for for some weeks.

Now if you asked Lincoln just a week ago, and we did, whether he would give written responses, he said no, because their concerns are totally false. There's no reason for them. We will not be giving written responses And today, the only thing that came out of this meeting was Blinken did a U turn and said, you know what, we'll give you the written responses you've asked, kick the can down the road and we'll meet up again at some point in the future. And I asked him today directly in the press conference, I said, Well, you're kicking the can down the road and talking, You Russia continues to increase its troop numbers. They continue to Destabilize Ukraine from inside.

And I spoke to the Ukrainian Foreign Minister yesterday, who said our economy is in free fall because investors are leaving. We're really struggling as a result of what Russia have done already. Cracks are appearing in the NATO alliance because of what President Biden said the other day. And despite all of this, Uh very, very little action from the US. And Frankly, sitting in that meeting today and hearing President Secretary Blinken speak, it was.

It was frankly very disappointing. I know a lot of people in Ukraine will be incredibly disappointed with what they heard as well. Are they more ready to fight now? The word is over the last few years. They've taken some of the international armaments and they're more galvanized now than maybe 2015.

Yes. There's no doubt that they've been given a certain number of degree of weaponry. Over the last fiscal year, the US has given around five hundred million dollars to them. The UK sent some anti tank missiles last week, some javelins, and they've actually also sent a handful of training advisers. But again, the Ukrainians say directly This isn't enough.

You know, you can give us all the small arms and a few anti-tank missiles that you want, but we need anti-air defenses. We need some of the bigger stuff because Russian air superiority will just walk all over us if we can't protect against that.

So, as they say, we are very grateful for US support, and they're by no means suggesting it isn't sizable. But they're saying if it comes down to it, it's not going to be anywhere nearly enough to deter Russia. And NATO making it very clear that because Ukraine isn't in NATO, they will not come to their military help either. They will just keep threatening these financial sanctions, which, as we've seen in the past, tend not to work against Russia. And the longer Russia has to prepare for financial sanctions, the longer it can protect some of the industries that might be affected.

The thinking is that they might try and sanction some of the Russian banks. The longer you give them to prepare, the easier it is for them to shield themselves against it. And it appears that the nuclear option, which was to take them out of the Swift banking system, that's been shelved because it's almost impossible to do and NATO members don't want it. And there again we have a problem. As President Biden effectively shone a light on last week, there are huge cracks and divisions within NATO.

The Germans and the French, Brian, they don't want harsh the harsh response that some people are asking for because it'll affect their economies in turn.

So frankly, disarray, while Russia is single mindedly massing its troops and preparing for an invasion. And completing the Nordstrom 2 pipeline. The way I understand it, it is not done yet, correct? It's not done yet, but there's nothing stopping it being done. The sanctions have been lifted.

So at this point, it's only a matter of time. And there again, the big question is for the Germans. If Russia invades, I Will you refuse to take Russian gas through the Nord Stream two pipeline. There hadn't been a firm commitment for that yet. And the strange Uh line of the uh seems to be With the pipeline completed, we are in a better position because it gives us leverage.

Which no one's quite understood. Better just not to build it. The Ukrainians are furious because it means that no gas has to flow through Ukraine. They can totally bypass Ukraine. And there, you really struggle.

So, Nord Stream 2 is a disaster for the Ukrainians. It makes the Europeans more reliant on Russia for their energy needs. Um, it's a terrible pipeline. It's terrible for the West, and it's getting closer and closer every day to completion. Unbelievable.

Uh and the Joe Biden's like, what do you want? They're almost done. That's the most ridiculous excuse I've ever heard in my life. Here's what General Jack Keene told me on Fox and Friends today, cut twenty. There is not uniformity among the Europeans on what the specifics of the economic sanctions should be, even some of the tough ones, like taking them out of the international financial messaging system and also Nord Stream 2.

There's not unanimity on that, and the Russians know it.

So there's likely going to be no deterrence to Russia from attacking based on what we would do after, in my judgment.

So what could we do, Benjamin?

So to kind of reinforcing what you said and what he has heard.

So Benjamin, what could you do that would get their attention? Even though we don't want war with Russia, they don't want war with us. And there's talk about that we could move maybe an aircraft carrier offshore and let them know that, you know, it Let them know that our presence is going to be there. We obviously would have superior air power, combat aircraft and ships towards Europe. Would that send a message?

U.S. intelligence must also work with the Ukrainians to counter the Russian active measures. They're doing that on cyber, making that transparent, would that help? Yes, I mean all all of those would work. I think when it comes to moving US troops anywhere near the Yeah, the the area, I think that that's what they will avoid at all costs because they made it clear there's no military response to this.

But um look sanctions certainly. Um I know they haven't hurt Russia in the past. But preemptive sanctions would send a clear message that you're willing to do things. And frankly, if you sanction some of the oligarchs that prop up. you would really start to hurt them.

taking their summer vacations at their palaces in France would probably start to have an impact. You've got to hit those people where it hurts, and for them it's in the pocketbooks. The Russian system, of course, will trickle along, but those individuals could be sanctioned. And you need to give Ukraine the weaponry to defend themselves. Enough that the Russia knows it'll get a bloody nose if it invades.

There's no doubt that that hasn't quite been done yet and could be done.

So those two combined. And and then be on the same page, find a way of coming up with a unified response, not the bickering that we seem to be seeing right now. And I don't know if that's a lack of leadership that's led to that. But Russia must be loving it because all they're doing is being aggressive, and all they're watching are cracks starting to appear in the alliance. and very little action taken.

So there just needs to be a different direction and a real leadership role in this. But then again, the Biden administration has been very careful to say that it's not a leader, it's one of the team. And so they seem reluctant to really go out and say, right, this is what's going to happen, this is what we're going to do, and all get on side or else. They haven't wanted to do that. And so it's as if there's this big machine moving along without a leader, and they just can't settle on one path of action.

No kidding.

So the other thing we could do, I've heard discussed, is as if u if they move into the Ukraine, all the missile systems of the current NATO members will be moved up or expanded on all the other NATO nations. I mean, was there agreement on something like that? They have talked about that in the past. Nothing about that mentioned today. But yes, and the irony is, and actually, Segre Blinken was quite clear about this today, he said that.

Everything that you have mentioned is a concern. has only gotten worse when you've been aggressive.

So if you look at the percentage of Ukrainians, for example, who wanted to join NATO ten years ago, it was about twenty percent.

Well, because of Russian aggression and taking over the East Donbass and Donetsk, that number's about sixty five percent.

So I think what Blinkin is trying to do is persuade the Russians, say, look, Everything that you claim is a concern of yours is only going to become a greater concern if you go down this path of aggression. And they think that's a message that can really work. Um And yes, another one is that if they invaded, then you would expect, and we have heard, that more troops, missiles would be placed on the eastern border of NATO. Um again, something which The Kremlin have said is a great concern to them.

So, again, if you do this, that concern is only going to increase. That seems to be how the Secret Sec Blinken, Secretary Blinken thinks he can get through to the Russians, but it hasn't worked in the past.

So I don't know what makes him think that That persuasiveness will work this time.

So we knew about the German meeting, we knew about the Laver meeting. Is there another meeting planned? Because from the White House today, our reporters were saying that Putin's looking at a nine-month war and they're expecting an invasion soon. Yeah, I don't think anybody knows what's going to happen, to be honest. And all the intelligence suggests they are prepping for an invasion.

You've got those, not just the troops massing, but you've got the additional supply lines in place, the field hospitals. Those are the things you really need. if you're going to launch a war, and those things have been Set up slowly, really quite recently. But if you were Russia and you wanted to. Showed that a war was imminent just to use his leverage, you would do that.

So, still, we do not know. And there is no one out there but Putin who knows what Putin will do. He doesn't seem to be afraid of the threat. And as I said earlier, his actions alone, even though he hasn't crossed the border, although he has in the East in 2014, Uh His actions are having serious destabilizing effects. And many people are saying that is enough to warrant a response.

But the administration feels differently. I think they will wait right up until we see troops and tanks crossing the border before they really carry out anything. And by that point, the Ukrainians say it's too late. No kidding.

Benjamin Hall, I hear your frustration. I wish it was different. But that's what you expect with Anthony Blinken. He's a failure. He gave us Afghanistan.

He gave us lack of follow-up. He left our people behind. He was the one who helped us get out of Iraq prematurely. And now he seems to be screwing this up. Benjamin Hall, thanks so much.

Thanks, Brian. Appreciate it. All right, 1866-408-7669.

Now, I know a lot of you listening say, why do I care about the Ukraine? Do you want the reconstituted Soviet Union? Do you actually want to go through another 50-year Cold War where money is diverted for nuclear weaponry and counteracting through proxy wars all around the globe with now two separate nations? That's why you got to send a message to this gas station of a country with this. Um with this crazy leader.

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The President has been very clear, and we as the United States are very clear. If Putin takes aggressive action, We are prepared to levy serious and severe costs. It is less than clear because 30 minutes after the news conference, the White House press secretary had to actually clarify the president's remarks. Savannah, I'm being clear with you right now. Yes, okay.

And so if you're interested, I'll continue to be clear.

So evidently, she got a lot of blowback because people want to run to her defense. But I give her a lot of credit. I mean, she interrupted the president. People are upset by that. But I think she wants answers.

Plus, I think fun. I don't know a lot about her. I think I met her once in Savannah Guthrie of the Today show, by the way, whose show was hemorrhaging viewers. But she's a lawyer. She's like, I know when you're not answering any questions.

But I think there's a couple of things going on, but she does no foreign policy credibility, no experience. She went over to France and pretended to put on a French accent.

So she's done a terrible job at the border, and now they're desperate to try to make her look relevant and competent. And I don't think they can do it.

So the big thing on the walkback for the presser was: number one, clarify when it comes to the Ukraine. Number two, when it comes to voting, do you consider the voting in 2022 legitimate if you're voting nationalizing of the voting, which only can be done by blowing up the filibuster? Does that mean you have doubts? Does that mean you have doubts about the outcome of the election?

So that had to be clarified. And essentially, I don't think they clarified it. And then when he came out and said, the GOP, tell me what you're for, tell me what you're for, tell me what you're for, tell me what you're for. Do you realize there weren't enough microphones in Washington? Because Republicans say, great.

No one's asked me on the Democratic side. I cannot wait to tell you what they're for. Listen, what kind of thing is that to say? I keep thinking this. When President Biden talks for an hour and 53 minutes, when any human being does, they'll say things they probably will be misinterpreted or they want to walk back.

But when you do such obvious things that are a mistake, like serving up to the Republican Party, what are you for? That makes reporters ask them the question and they're more than happy to talk about their agenda. Listen, I'll be able to take some calls when we get back. You can also write me, BriankillMe.com. Just click on comments and I'll get to him because some of you guys and some of you ladies are at work now or at school and can pick up the phone.

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So ask yourself. You know, we know what we're for, but ask yourself the question. I was thinking about this the other day. What are Republicans for? What are they for?

It's no accident they didn't even bother to come up with a platform in 2020. They had no platform at their convention. Because they don't stand for anything. Except to stop us. I mean, think about that.

Is there a more idiotic statement? Even. The most even AOC will tell you exactly what Republicans are for because she's for the exact opposite. They're for strong military defense, therefore building up the border, cracking down on crime, being fiscally responsible, and moving past the mandates and the crackdowns, clampdowns, and keeping schools open. That's just off the top of my head.

I mean, let alone the proactive things that they have there. And I certainly don't want the voting reform. They certainly reform, I should say, the nationalizing of our elections. They certainly don't want to blow up the filibuster. They certainly would love to stop allowing the investment, private investments of stocks among House members that Nancy Pelosi just yesterday decided to sign on for the first time.

But for him to bring that up and say they just don't know what they're for, when he used to hang out, I mean, used to travel with John McCain, you know exactly what they're for. They're certainly not for nationalizing health care. I'll tell you that. That's pretty certain. GLP agenda.

You want to know what this for? Here is Mitch McConnell, cut 30. My good friend the president got it wrong once again. I helped him pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill. I support it in the Senate.

a bill to deal with China and the computer chip shortage. If the president starts acting like a moderate, like he campaigned. We can do business. The reason we've not been speaking recently this year is because he adopted the Bernie Sanders prescription for America. He did that even though he got no mandate for it, a 50-50 Senate and a couple of seat majority in the House.

And they they couldn't Get it through. And the reason they couldn't get it through, the American people are not for all of this. They thought they were electing. Uh a moderate If the president wants to reinvent himself and come back to the middle, we have things to talk about that we can work on together. And I'll give you an example.

They're not waiting for leadership. Yesterday, Senator Joe Manchin and Susan Collins, known as the moderates, one from Maine, one from West Virginia, kind of bucking their own. Remember, when Republicans are in power, they're upset with Susan Collins and Murkowski on a regular basis. They have trouble reigning, so-called reigning them in.

So Democrats aren't the only ones with senators who are outliers. And I respect that because Maine is not a deep red state. Manchin and Susan Collins on Thursday, with the press in tow, made a public effort to work together on reforming the Electoral College, an 1887 election law that they think they both can agree on, that we should get rid of this drama of the vice president coming down and doing in a ceremonial way, gaveling in the official electoral total. And what about these renegades' electorates? We saw this with Hillary Clinton.

Oh, Donald Trump didn't really win. The Russians made him win. And some of the Electoral College members, they're physically people, defected, despite the fact that the state voted a certain way. There's also thought that maybe it shouldn't be a winner-take-all, that if it's 51-49, the people of that state do want their voice heard. And I think both sides would be into that.

That would also spread out the campaigning. For example, if you could maximize what there is left of Republican enclaves in California, you might be able to see a Republican in person, and they might have a reason, a rational reason, to go there.

So here's what one of the quote was from one of the senators. It's encouraged by the fact that many of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle have indicated an interest in making sure that votes are properly counted and certified, and that means overhauling the 1887 Electoral College Account Act. It means looking at additional protections against violence and threats for poll workers and election officials. To me, it's pretty obvious. If he had run a company or done negotiations, I think that President Biden would know it too.

What do we agree on? Let's do it. Let's put that in writing. Why don't we? Let's do the bipartisan agreement.

Maybe we can get the same 15. It might have been more 19 senators that signed on for the infrastructure bill. Maybe they'll come down and meet us in this basement yesterday and do that thing that both sides agreed on, including Mitch McConnell, that there's ways to. to get together to reform the electoral process. And here's the quote from Susan Collins.

I'm very encouraged by the fact that many of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle have indicated an interest in making sure the votes are counted properly and to certify the election. And to stop violence against workers. That's pretty good. And I just think that Joe Manchin tweeted this out, too, about those athletes and legends like West Virginians. like uh Jerry West.

and the current coach of Alabama, Nick Sabin. Who came out and said, I'm for election reform, but I'm not for blowing up the filibuster.

So Joe Manchin said the glass is half full by tweeting this out. Coach Sabin is exactly right. You cannot throw the filibuster out and expect the legislative process to work. I wholeheartedly agree with the coach that our democracy is at its best when Americans are encouraged to work together.

So Donald Trump was on last night. And he was commenting on Joe Biden. One of the things he says is: he goes, I want Joe Biden to be successful. But he's not. And he talked about where the Republican Party is right now.

Which is very, I mean, I don't remember it ever in this much of a positive stead, maybe right after 9-11. Here's what he said: cut 32. If you look at the Republican Party, we're doing tremendously with Hispanics, and we're way up with African Americans, way up. look, it's a very different party. It's a bigger party.

It's a stronger party. I heard the numbers as you were talking to Kevin. Those are great poll numbers. We've never had numbers like that. The Republican Party is I think really doing well.

And It's becoming a very different party, but the inroads that we've made with Hispanics is just a beautiful thing. You know, they're very entrepreneurial people, they're very. strong, smart, entrepreneurial people. And, you know, I think it's pretty clear, I don't know anybody outside the fringe, that top secret left-wing society, that really want our borders open to allow all this fentanyl to pour in, all these illegals to come in, and certainly not the Hispanic community.

So, lastly, before I go to break and come back and talk about something that evolves the economy and the pandemic, I want to talk about the pandemic specifically. You know, the numbers, this is good news. On Omnicron, as expected, are beginning to wane in the places it began first in New York and Washington, D.C. They're beginning to, at the very least, plateau, and the hospitals are beginning to empty out to a degree.

Now, it's been explained to me, and I wouldn't know this, I don't work in a hospital, but Waiting rooms, emergency rooms, are usually 95% full. That's just the way it is. And so when people say they're overcapacity, it's really not that much of an increase. But while we sit there and try to open up our country, it's hard not to notice in Austria the parliament voted to make vaccines mandatory for all adults. Essentially, you could be arrested.

France, the same thing. Italy, the same thing. But I love what the UK did. Essentially, announced yesterday, enough with the mandates, enough with the masks, especially outside. As of yesterday, Thursday, it looks as though the UK is ready to go.

Jay Bacciara, who is at Stanford School of Medicine, was on Laura Ingram last night, cut thirty four. Don't use the vaccines as a mechanism of social control. Don't use the vaccines with mandates to divide society and get people laid off work. Our political leaders, our epidemiological leaders, have had labored under this illusion that can stop the virus from spreading. Through the whole pandemic, they've thought this.

And that strategy has obviously and clearly failed. The best we can do is protect the vulnerable. The pandemic ends. It's not actually a biological question. It's a political question.

When are we reached a point where we can say enough is enough? We no longer need all these restrictions. They're not accomplishing much and actually harming many people. Instead, let's just use the resources we have to protect the vulnerable. That's how we reduce the harm from this disease.

Right. Try to anticipate the next variant, rush therapeutics in in a hyper way, and then just say, live your life, we've got to get going economically and psychologically, and keeping schools open. There's about 6,000 schools that are closed right now. Why? You got to be kidding.

And I just love this: Starbucks. has decided To not require their employees to get vaccinated because they lost all these employees. If you've ever noticed at a Starbucks, you most likely will see a sign at the door limiting hours or days in which they're open. I told you, I went to do a book signing. The book signing started at 6 o'clock.

I thought, wow, man, it's been a long ride. Let me get a coffee. I could not get a coffee because every Starbucks closed at 3 when I asked, they had staff problems. One, put it on their door. We have staff problems.

On Saturday, 3 o'clock, Saturday, drive-through. I'm like, why am I able to drive through so quick? Because the place closed. They didn't have employees.

So, guess they're getting blowback because the conditioning has been so intense and people have been so scared. They're like Howard Stern and others, some major names, every late night host, it seems.

Now they're afraid of being in the same place with someone who's not vaccinated.

So now Starbucks is facing calls for a boycott after dropping the vaccine mandate. This, the following day, they say hashtag boycott Starbucks began to trend on Twitter. How pathetic! When we come back, we'll talk about something that's also taking root in the pandemic: refurbishing, reclaiming, and putting more money into your vintage cars. And also, Yeah, if you tried to get a core.

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Hey, welcome back. This is a special segment. We want to take a little break from the news and imminent invasion of the Ukraine. Why not do it with Dave Madgers? He's the CEO of Meccom Auctions.

Been doing that since 2013. Dave, welcome.

Well, thank you, Brian. Thanks for having me. We're still reeling a bit From what was a spectacular event in Kissemi, Florida that lasted for 11 days and ended last Sunday with a world record. Which is? What kind of record?

We set the record for the highest sales total of any collector car auction in history at two hundred seventeen million dollars total.

So d these are cars that people brought down of their own to sell? Yes, we're a consignment auction company.

So all of the cars that come to our auctions are consigned by individuals and big collectors. And for this particular auction, in Florida, which has long been the largest collector car auction in the world. We had 3,500 cars that crossed the block over 11 days.

So what has happened during the pandemic that's affected your business? You say people are diving into their cars, trying to get that wha whether it's the muscle car they wanted or reconditioning the one they have? Yeah, since we went back to auction in July of twenty twenty, what we noticed is. There's been a huge influx of new participants in the collector car hobby. And because of that, demand has increased substantially.

And supply is very slow in catching up to that demand as Collectors see prices starting to rise. They're bringing their cars to auction. Consequently, We've seen prices for old vintage cars up anywhere from at the bottom, twenty to thirty percent of what they might have been before, to at the top, sometimes three and four times what what cars were worth previously. And when you talk about cars that are wanted, what cars are we talking about? What models?

Well, we we typically deal in sixties and seventies American muscle cars. Hemicudas, Corvettes, Mustang Boss four twenty nines. But at an auction as big as this, we also had a great number of late model exotics. Lamborghinis, Ferraris, four GTs that did exceptionally well. And we had a a considerable number of pre-war cars.

And even several movie and TV cars that again brought top dollars.

Now, I imagine a couple of reasons why this matters so much now. Number one, people have more time to actually do it.

Some people have to work from home.

Some people lost their job.

Some people are, you know, their job was faded out, or they're not working as many hours. They don't have to commute. And number two is people are diving into themselves a little bit, trying to do something they enjoy. Yes, I think a couple of things have fueled the fire in the collector car hobby. Number one, people sat at home for a long time in twenty twenty and even twenty twenty one and watched television.

and all of our auctions are televised. And so we saw an influx of new customers that never knew about the collector car hobby before, never knew about Meekum auctions before come to the market. And then as we sat home and couldn't travel, couldn't go out to dinner, couldn't go to the movies, discretionary income built.

So we now had money to buy that collector car treasure we've wanted for quite some time. And then finally, I think it's just a recognition of our own mortality. That I was going to do that someday, and for a great number of things, someday has become today. I guess so. And when you talk about your last show, where you set an auction record of $176 million, give us an idea of the models that showed up that impress you.

Well, I think there were a lot of surprising cars that crossed the block. We had a world record Mustang that sold for three point seven five million dollars. That was the Ken Miles, a driven Mustang. Ken Miles, that name became very familiar from the Ford v. Ferrari movie.

I think the most surprising to me was a nineteen thirty six a Glacier National Park Tour bus. It was a beautiful vehicle. We had no idea what that kind of a vehicle might bring at the auction. We were thinking maybe a couple of hundred thousand dollars. It brought one million four hundred thirty thousand dollars.

So it's those kinds of surprises that we've been seeing really across the collector car market from pre war to exotics and everything in between. Who do these people do? Would I know any of these names that would buy it? Number one, I know a lot of money's going to Florida where you held it, so that explains one thing. Number two is: dude, where do these people get this money from?

Like, who are they?

Well, a lot of them are significant collectors. It's not unusual to run across a collector that might have 100 or 200. 200 cars in their collections, and they're always looking to add to the collections. I would say the vast majority of buyers that are Our auctions are just the a guy that has always wanted Uh, a 1970 Mustang, and you know, finally came to the auction. He has one car, he saved up a little money, and he bought the car that.

You know, maybe he had in high school, or maybe it's the car he wanted in high school. We all have some kind of an emotional attachment that draws us. to certain cars.

So you run the gambit from I just want to have that car in my garage because it I have some history with that kind of a car, all the way up to those that are collecting as investments.

So it's uh kind of interesting is that now when you buy a car, a used car, they say check the car facts. Do people really care about the history of the car, how many owners, how much body plastic is on it, how much is reconditioned, and how much is original? Yes, provenance is very important to a collector car. The ability to track the history. Most of these cars have been restored at some time.

in their lives, maybe more than once. There are quality restorers and there are restorers that don't do such a good job.

So who restored the car, how good a job they did, what's the history of the car, who's owned the car, how long did they own the car, all of that is relatively important. Probably the one thing that's most important when you're buying a used car That's not important in the collector car is how many miles does it have? These are 50, 60, 70, 80 year old cars and Miles doesn't really matter because, as I said, they've all been restored to begin with. All right, so if people want to catch up to you to your next show, how do they do it?

Well, you can go to Meekum.com, M E C U M dot com. Our next show actually starts next week. It is the world's largest collector motorcycle auction at South Point Casino in Las Vegas. And the next car show will be in mid-March in Glendale, Arizona at State Farm Stadium. How do people find you online to double-check this and see how to get there?

And at Mecum.com, we'll have a complete list of all of our auctions. Not only is it a list of all the auctions, but for each auction, it'll show beautiful pictures and descriptions of each vehicle that's going to be offered at that auction as well. Dave Magers, thanks so much, CEO of Mecom Auctions. Appreciate it. All right, thank you.

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It's Brian Kill Me, the Brian Kill Me Show, coming to you from New York City. heard around the country, heard around the world. We were quite hopeful that this new mayor will bring law and order to the streets.

So far the stats say no. And I'm really wondering, this guy's got about six months to prove himself. And if you could get a New York City safe, it'll shame the others to crack down on their cities. But so far, it's not happening. And I have anecdotal evidence, we have real-world evidence.

And I got to see more of an effort and less show. Congresswoman Elise Stephotic will be with us here. Yes, she's from New York, but she's also chairman of the House Republican Conference, member of the Armed Services Committee, Education and Intelligence. She just had a kid, and she's still trying to turn around the Republican Party. And so far, the numbers look pretty strong for her.

Before we get to Geralda Rivera, one of the newest cast members on the five, let's get to the big three.

Now, with the stories you need to know, it's Brian's big three. Number three. Don't use the vaccines as a mechanism of social control. Don't use the vaccines with mandates to divide society and get people laid off work. Our political leaders, our epidemiological leaders have labored under this illusion they can stop the virus from spreading.

And that strategy has obviously and clearly failed. That is Dr. Jay Bhattachara of Stanford. COVID-19, let the restrictions go. Yes, Omicron is still here, plateauing and decreasing numbers, though, in major cities like Washington and New York.

Pandemic fatigue is everywhere. Pull a Boris Johnson. in the UK and declare the end of all restrictions and mandates. Let's do it. Number two.

Russian officials say that they have no intention of invading Ukraine. In fact, Minister Labrov repeated that to me today. But again, we're looking at what is visible to all, and it is deeds and actions. Not words that make the difference. All eyes on Russia.

An invasion looms. What's the role you think we should play in Ukraine's defense? Regardless, time is running out to decide. Lobrov and Blinken just met. We'll bring you the latest.

Number one. I've been absolutely clear with President Putin. He has no misunderstanding. If any, any assembled Russian units move across the Ukrainian border, that is an invasion. Let there be no doubt at all that if Putin makes this choice, Russia will pay a heavy price.

There's a lot of doubt, and that's the problem. Cleanup time. President Biden's unscripted screeds on Wednesday has his team scrambling to fix the domestic and international furor and confusion. From trusting elections to greenlighting a Russian invasion and a GOP accusation, we'll look at it all.

So let's bring in Geralda Rivera. Heralda, welcome. And again, congratulations on being permanent member of the five. Oh, thank you, Brian. I I'm sorry, but uh my wife is singing meatloaf in the background here.

I'm on the air with uh Brian Live, Darling. But she said she says I. But she's singing along with the music because Meatloaf passed away at the age of 74, in case you do not. you know, I I n I knew him in a in a casual Hollywood kind of way. Uh we used to He was best friends with the Port Lee coffee shop owner that I went to.

A great guy, a Chris wonderful, wonderful. Uh self-effacing Uh Iconic class to had some really great songs. But I mean, we're on the verge of war in Europe. I mean, it's very, very distressing. I think that the problem with the what President Biden did during that press conference is You know, he he told the truth.

About what he was thinking about Russia and incursion, invasion.

Well, let's hear. Let's hear. Just to remind everybody: cut to.

Okay, sure. And so I think what you're going to see. is that it Russia will be held accountable. If it invades, and it depends on what it does. It's one thing if it's a minor incursion, and then we end up having to fight about what to do and not do, et cetera.

Well, and the thing is, and you know the foreign minister and the president said, Are you kidding me? There's no such thing and I'll just paraphrase, there's no such thing as a small invasion or incursion. You know, you got to be kidding. Ukraine and uh Yeah. Yeah.

It's like we gave them Maine. You take the state of Maine as it's an incursion. It's not that big a deal. I think it was awful. I think it was ill-advised.

I also think that. That was the US position until he made the blunder. And I think the United States now is changing its position to uh you know uh now he's saying, you know, any Russian uh uh you know, i in any Russian presence in Ukraine now would be considered an invasion. The question is what do we do then then? Yeah.

I think you and I will disagree on that.

So I just got to give you some relatively new news. Benjamin Hall was just on with us last hour. They just had wrapped up the Lavrov Blinken meeting. And I asked him how it went, obviously. And he said, Brian, this Blinken continues to be all carrot and all sick.

And one way they've already given in is said, you know, when the Russians gave their outrageous demands of, you know, we need all the NATO presence out of the former Warsaw Pact nations and we don't want any military presence there. He said we're not going to, they're so far-reaching these requests. We're not going to put it in writing. We're not going to answer them.

Now he's agreed to answer every one of the Russian demands in writing.

So we're already showing some give. And diplomatic, that's a big, big news. I don't feel secure anytime Anthony Blinken's in charge, especially after Afghanistan, what he told us, how he went to the Hamptons, and what happened. What do you think should happen next? And what is America's role?

Well I Okay. To be a student of history. And remember in 1938, Remember Czechoslovakia and Germany, it was a similar kind of situation. the Sudetenland, the western part of Czechoslovakia, many German speaking people, very much a relationship between those Czechs and the Germans. Hitler demanded Czechoslovakia give Germany Sudetenland, part of Czechoslovakia, and Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, negotiated in Munich and very famously cowardly gave into Hitler's demands and gave part of Czechoslovakia to Germany.

And Czechoslovakia as a nation then cease to exist virtually in the coming months. I think that it is very crucial right now that we stand firm.

Now do I believe that a red line should be drawn where the United States will be drawn into World War three? No, and I'm glad that Biden made that clear. We're talking about destroying Russia economically. Russia is a very vulnerable country. All they do is exist on selling oil to Germany and some of those other countries.

They have no other industries to Ukraine. If they get to Ukraine, it's a different story. I agree. I agree. And it it it would be And they they have a powerful historic case, as in Crimea, Ukraine used to be part of the Russian Empire, but it's not now.

It's an independent country, has an independent language now. The young people don't even speak Russian. bunch of them.

So I think that we've got to draw a line. But the line isn't the trigger of war. The line is that we will economically destroy Russia, that we will remove, for instance, No Russian transaction can be completed in any bank run chartered in the United States. If you want to bank, if you want to deal with the United States, you cannot deal with Russia. Russia is hereby.

foreclosed From the international banking system, You know, that will cause amazing disruption around the world.

Okay. Geraldo, I know that's your method, but let me just tell you, that's been taken off the table according to Benjamin Hall and others. We're no longer doing that. And here's the problem: Europe, the most vulnerable, and we're the most powerful, but they're the most vulnerable, is not on board with these strict sanctions because economically they're so intertwined or or they're just in the impeasement mode. I agree with everything you said, but let me ask you if you think We're right in saying that there's no way we will get militarily involved because the minute you took that off the table, that empowers Vladimir Putin.

As much as we don't want war with him, they don't want war with us. And when we said, don't worry about it, we won't go in militarily, that made him look at this differently. Was that a mistake? You know, I I just The war, the idea, the prospect of war in Europe. Is so Chilling.

I mean, we have not. I think that Biden is right when he says this is the most dangerous. uh you know, moment since World War two. If if Russia Crosses with that armor. into Ukraine.

what are we going to do? Put in the one hundred and first airborne, the eighty second airborne, the big red one. You're talking about something that would disrupt the entire planet If not, you know, uh cause Yeah. And death on an epic scaling, and we can't go down that road. We have to tell Putin, and Putin knows how he's a cowboy now, and he's showing off now.

He's got his shirt off, and I can relate to that, as you know. He ca he cannot move those tanks into Ukraine without some kind of response. I think that we could do something like this. For instance. Aside from all those that economic sanction, I know you're saying it's off the table, but if the United States unilaterally was to decide that we would stop doing business with anyone who does business with bright Yeah.

I I I we could We could alone, we could make that happen. We could destroy the Russian economy alone. but we also should do something more flamboyant like troops to Poland. Uh true. to the Baltic state.

Immediately. Immediately. Right. J you know, slap Germany around and say, Wake up, where the hell is your army? They've been sleeping, uh, you know, ever since you became good guys.

Get the French involved. Macron is very competent. I like Macron. And I think the French have real pride. And they have a relationship with Russia that's It goes back past Napoleon's day, but I think that uh we Europe is not defenseless.

They just gotta Remember their their their uh Get their mojo.

So it was pointed out to me you opened up this segment by talking about Sudetenland and just, you know, Hitler said, hey, we got German-speaking people here. Just let me have it, and then I'll calm down. And this guy's saying, Vladimir Putin's saying, yeah, I got Russian-speaking people there. They don't really like this new president, and I owe it to them. And I got Russians.

So he's going to use that same method. It was brought up today. Michael Vickers writes in the Washington Post in the editorial section. That President Biden's deterrence by denial of the taking the denial by declaring that the United States will not use direct military force to counter Russian invasion says that's the same green light. uh for the Russians that the North Koreans got to invade South Korea for Kim uh sung, the f the founder of that ridiculous country, to invade South Korea because we made a similar statement right after World War two and we ended up in the Korean War, as you know.

Yeah. Brian, but I I think that some things Are so deep that you can't go there. You can't. It's one thing. We have we've been spoiled.

You know, and I I've been a war correspondent for most of my fifty-year career. And you know, it's different when the war is being fought in Afghanistan. and the war is being fought in Iraq. or in Somalia. or in Central America, or in the bushes of the Philippines.

They have borrowed. away they don't what they uh What happens if the Russians blow up something in Cleveland. What you know, this is this is the state are so bone-chilling that A world where Ukraine is occupied by Russia and the world is still intact. Mm-hmm. Than a world that is destroyed.

Because we didn't want Russia to occupy Ukraine. That's true, but play it out. If they take the Ukraine. Then they'll go back and take the stands, and then they'll start reconstituting the Soviet Union, and then we're going to be in a 60 to 70-year Cold War. And with each acquisition, they become more and more powerful.

Right now, as powerful as they are, they are the least powerful they would be if we allow this aggression to continue.

So we could say for 2022 to 2025, the world was safe. But by allowing the world to be safe for those three years, you made it very, very dangerous for the next 50, for the next generation of diplomats and warfighters. Do you agree with that? I probably I agree more than I disagree. but I just go back to what I said.

I've been in the these conflicts from the ground up. I've watched them start I was in Tora Bora right in November two thousand one. I was in Iraq when that I was in Kuwait when we were getting ready and then crossed the border into Iraq. Uh it is It is such a m a monstrous Massive Job. To get You know, w we've watched this buildup on the uh in Ukraine, uh on the east.

We've seen the Russians build up. They've got one hundred fifty thousand, one hundred seventy five thousand troops. That's a massive logistical effort. And to think that we are now going to redeploy, that we're going to I hope that Putin understands that We can destroy Russia right now if we do these Sanctions like excluding Russia from the international banking system unilaterally. That Right.

to scare Macho Putin more than our Troops. And the build-up that would inevitably have to take place. There would be months. We've got nothing there now. You hope.

But let me just bring you to the Wall Street Journal today, real quick. I only have 30 seconds left. They said they did a psychological workup on Vladimir Putin, and his biggest risk, his biggest weakness, was he doesn't understand risk. His willingness to take risks without pre-thought. That was the Vladimir Putin CIA agent in East Germany as the Berlin Wall fell.

Having said that, I think there's very little chance he's not going in and that we're not going to be forced to do something because we're the mature people on the stage. 20 seconds? Everything in war is unknown. Every plan, every precise Plan. Every, we've got this, our experts say this is what's going to happen, and this is going to follow that, and we're going to do this, and this, and this.

everything falls apart. The first shot, everything is improv. When you have all these nuclear weapons involved there, Brian. What you're talking about now, I could cry. Because Once you go down that road.

It's a slippery slope, right? Right, but Geraldo, they're going down the road. We're not going down the road. We would just decide if we want to meet them on that road. That's what I think.

But to be continued.

Okay. Raldo, thanks so much. We'll look forward to seeing you on the five. Have a great weekend. And Eric has a show.

Thank you. Absolutely. And tell ya tell Erica she has a great voice. Yeah. Thank you.

Listen, when we come back, your calls, Brian, kill me, chill. Don't move. Both sides. Opinions. It's Brian Kelmead from the Fox News Podcasts Network.

In these ever-changing times, you can rely on Fox News for hourly updates for the very latest news and information on your time. Listen and download now at FoxNewsPodcast.com or wherever you get your favorite podcasts. If you're interested in it, Brian's talking about it. You're with Brian Kilmead. A friend of mine was with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis the other day and had a private conversation, but he said he didn't, it wasn't confidential.

And he asked if any of this, if there's, if there is any conflict or bickering between you and him, and he said, absolutely not. He said it's total BS. Is he right?

Well, he is right. I get along great with Ron. Ron was very good on the Mueller hoax. He was. He was right up front along with Jim Jordan and all of the rest of them.

They were fantastic. The Republicans really stuck together and it was a great thing. And Ron was one of them. And Ron wanted to run, and I endorsed him, and that helped him greatly. And he went on, and he's done a really terrific job in Florida.

And I think, you know, Ron has been very good. He's been a friend of mine for a long time. That really dispelled the biggest story on the Republican side. I made one of the biggest stories in politics. And Donald Trump has trouble not telling the truth when it comes to rivalries because he's always got a tactic.

I think he's as good as anybody at that, too. He'll see a rivalry and they'll point little things out about them. Yeah, he's got a problem. You know, such and such has got a problem. You know, he's got a popularity issue, or he's got an issue when it comes to the military.

And if there was an issue with Ron DeSantis, he would have been unable to hide it.

So I think that's important. That was a great question, Sean asked. When we come back. I'll be able to talk to Congresswoman Elise Stefanik about the direction of the party. Not the presidency, the party.

You listen to the Brian Killmeat show from New York. Don't move. Radio that makes you think. This is the Brian Kill Me Show. It is an honor to be with so many friends and supporters.

And to be here to mark the first year of the Biden-Harris administration. Uh it is Um that is defined, a time that is defined by uncertainty. Wow, how motivational is that? That's what Congresswoman Elise Stefatik is on, one of the leaders of the Democratic Party, as she tries to. Get her party out of the minority once and for all in 2022.

Congresswoman Stefanik, welcome back. Great to be back, Brian, but I'm one of the leaders in the Republican Party, not the Democratic Party. Right, but that was one of the leaders of the Democratic Party, the Kamala Harris, who says it is a this last year has been defined by uncertainty.

Well, it's been defined by a disaster, and it's been defined by crisis after crisis. Every American should ask themselves, are they better off or worse off than one year ago? And across the board, Republicans, Democrats, Independents, every American family is worse off because of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's failures in partnership with Speaker Pelosi and the Senate leader Chuck Schumer. On every issue that matters, on inflation, this is the highest rate of inflation. Since before I was born, Brian, since 1981, I was born in 1984.

Inflation has gone up almost every month of Joe Biden's presidency, and that hits people every day when they go to the grocery store, when they go to the gas pump. On top of that, we have the border crisis, the highest number of illegal immigrant apprehensions in my lifetime. And 2021, unfortunately, or 2022, it's likely not to slow down because there is no effort to secure the border.

So Kamala Harris is really out of touch, as is Joe Biden, as he showed at his disastrous press conference this week.

So you think it was a disaster? I know they're trying to walk back their comments on Ukraine. They're trying to walk back their doubts about election integrity. And also going after Republicans saying, what are you for? What are you for?

Let's listen. That there be such a stalwart effort. to make sure that the most important thing was that President Biden didn't get anything done. Think about this. What are Republicans for?

What are they for? They mean one thing they're for. Maybe you want to answer that question because it's not up to the press to outline the Republican agenda, so I don't know who he was talking to. I'm happy to answer that question. Republicans are for the Constitution.

We are for keeping kids in school. We are against unconstitutional mandates. We are for balanced budgets. We are for lower taxes. We are for border security.

We are for strong national security and peace through strength. All of those issues Joe Biden is against, and it's been a far left agenda out of touch with mainstream America. We are for safe communities. Let's talk about the crime crisis, which continues to skyrocket across the country in states like my home state in New York, states like California, but also parts of the Midwest. This is on Joe Biden's watch.

And what was interesting about his press conference, Brian, which was an absolute disaster, is. Joe Biden used to say the buck stops with him. blamed everybody else. That was a blame game, not taking any accountability press conference. And it was massive cleanup that his White House staff had to do in the hours and day after.

No question. And the other story that I can't get any traction on nationally is what's going on with crime, especially in New York. Are we at the point yet, Congresswoman Stefanik, where people are beginning, even Democrats beginning to push back against these permissive DAs who think criminal first? Alvin Bragg is the latest to win an election thanks to George Soros' million dollars that people just ignored this. And he came in, clarified in a memo that these prosecutors should stop prosecuting or acquit.

And then he tried to clarify yesterday. Tell me if this makes you feel any better. Cut 37. Bail reform, I'm sure that's going to be talked about a lot during the legislative session. One thing I would say is in a number of these cases and I won't talk about specific ones, but but bail is being talked about.

Particularly, I'll talk about it for the in the context of some of the gun cases, where nothing changed on the bail law with respect to guns.

So I'm kind of ha happy to sort of as the Session goes forward and people are having specific conversations to engage with those. But I do think it's important to sort of point out what changed and what didn't. And I've heard a lot. Of discussion about guns and the laws to get bail and guns didn't change.

So, what he basically has said is to stop prosecuting crime. And his own police commissioner said, I can't believe this. He says, if you're ordered to halt a prosecution on some level of crime, also vowed to downgrade charges in some cases of armed robbery and burglary. He tried to clarify about guns. It makes no sense.

He says he's basically said, lay off marijuana, misdemeanors, prostitution, resisting arrest, and fair dodging.

So do we have to lay back as Americans and just watch things go to hell? No, we shouldn't lay back. And voters need to understand that their votes have consequences. And I think people are realizing that. I think that's why you saw such strong performance among, frankly, Republicans statewide in New York in local elections against this really far left agenda.

I mean, you go to New York City, it is no longer the same New York City it was just three or four years ago. It is not safe. Look at the subway, the horrific, you know, that poor woman who's young, had so much of her future ahead. Pushed on the subway. You just had a young baby, and I'm a new mom.

My heart absolutely breaks. for that death, that killing of a stray bullet in the last 48 hours. This is unsustainable. And it's very sad in New York. It's why we're losing population who are moving elsewhere.

But you're right, Brian, to point out this has been an effort from George Soros and the far left for many, many years. And it's not just in blue states, but in DAs in key regions across America that side with the criminals rather than with the people they represent in law enforcement. And bail reform has been an absolute disaster in New York State. Look no further than the crime stats. Look at the skyrocketing homicide rates.

Look at the overall crimes in New York City. And again, it's not just in New York City. It's other parts of the state and other parts of the country as well. Um so You saw that press conference, and you saw where we stand right now with Ukraine, and Anthony Blinken seemed to have made no progress with Foreign Minister Lavrov in Russia. Congresswoman, I think the Republicans are pretty much split.

On how involved we should get. I personally think we should get very involved and avoid a second Cold War and send a message to Vladimir Putin. But people I really respect, like Tucker Carlson, my colleague here, is totally against we should not be involved at all. Where do you stand? My position is Ukraine is an important partner for us, and they are important geopolitically because of their geographic location and because it is really Putin's testing ground.

We have seen that Vladimir Putin previously, whether it's cyberincursions or the Crimea, he is making inroads. And this year, not only is the one-year anniversary of Joe Biden's presidency, but it's actually an anniversary for the Soviet Union as well. And Vladimir Putin wants to put together the former Soviet Union. I think it's important for us to stand with democracies. It's important for us to stand with our partners.

What's very frustrating that Joe Biden is doing is he basically, you know, you don't say, well, there'll be consequences after you attack. In order to deter attacks, which should be the goal, they should be tough on Russia right now. For example, sanctioning the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Again, you have Joe Biden giving giveaways to Vladimir Putin from the beginning of his presidency, and Putin senses weakness. In the first year of any presidency, Our adversaries test the commander-in-chief, and Joe Biden has failed those tests.

So, what have I supported in the past? As I said, I'm on the Armed Services Committee, I'm on the House Intelligence Committee, I've supported providing. Advanced weapons to Ukraine. I've supported training operations to ensure that our Ukrainian partners have access to the best training possible. I've actually been to Ukraine before on a delegation.

And again, if we want to make sure that Russia is not on the rise, it's important that Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and its geographic borders. What is Concerning and just outrageous. I never thought I would hear a President of the United States ever say a minor incursion as if it's okay, as if giving the green light to an adversary to commit a minor incursion. There's no such thing as a minor incursion. On our border, we have a major incursion, and we see the absolute crisis it is.

So it has been a real disappointment, and it's not the only foreign policy failure under Joe Biden. Elise Stevonikargas. Congresswoman, I just got to ask you, too, this China bill should have been a layup. The Senate gives it to the House, and Nancy Pelosi sat on it.

Now I understand they're beginning to make progress. And what it would do is provide $52 billion to start our own chip industry because we basically gave it up. Taiwan is the other place that makes chips for our cars. What could you tell us about the content of this bill and what the holdup has been in the House?

So I've been one of the lead voices for the CHIPS Act, and it is important when we think about future manufacturing, just the future of everything, future of technology, chips are going to be the driver. And we want to make sure that we are not dependent upon China, that we have those manufacturing capabilities in the United States. That investment is critical. It not only creates jobs, but it allows us to maintain the cutting edge on one of the most important technologies in this century.

So it's an important bill. I've been a leader on it. It has an actually it's tied to my district as well. We have a business nearby a manufacturer called Global Foundries, but it's important for national security. It's important for economic security.

And what we saw during the COVID pandemic is we can no longer rely on Asia, on China for manufacturing. We saw the outcomes when we've become so dependent when it comes to our supply chain, and we have to rebuild American manufacturing, particularly with technology such as chips. Lastly, Donald Trump was on with Sean Hennerty last night when asked about his prospects of running. Here's what he said, Cut 33. Are you running in 2024?

We have 15 seconds. Mm-hmm. Well, I think you'll be happy, but we'll let you know at a little bit later date. What do you hope he says and what do you think he means by that? I know he's been a supporter of yours and you've been a supporter of his.

Yes, I think people definitely have buyers' remorse. Those who voted for Joe Biden polling shows that, that many people regret that vote. And I think President Trump is very focused, and we've talked about this, on making sure we win back the midterms in the House. And that will be important leading into the 2024 presidential. I hope he runs, and I think that was the right answer.

He can take his time in making this decision, but he's really been a part of our team to make sure we can win and fire Nancy Pelosi once for all if Republicans win back the House. Congressman Lee Zeldon took a risk. He left a contentious district on Suffolk County, New York, and says, I'm going to run for governor. And many people say, wow, you can't win as a Republican. Did somebody did something show did something in the polls show someone like you, what happened on Long Island, what happens in upstate and possibly the city, that maybe this state might be giving a Republican a second look for the first time since George Bataki?

I think it is the best opportunity in a generation for Republicans to win the governor's race in New York. And I'm glad that there are strong candidates who are running. I think if you look at just the trends and the outcomes of the local elections last November, there were a lot of surprises. And not only did Republicans win numerous ballot measures and we had less funding behind them, but we won key races in what I consider the downstate region because I'm way up in the North Country. But I think voters are going to turn out big and they want to change in Albany.

Similar to what we've seen in Washington when it's unified government, we've seen that with supermajorities in Albany. And look at the results. I mean, we are losing population. The tax proposals continue to climb. The regulations continue to get worse.

The unconstitutional mandates that Kathy Hochl is putting into place, the gross mismanagement during COVID and the horrible, horrible fatalities of our seniors and nursing zone. I think it's a great opportunity for Republicans to put forth a message and win. And I'm going to be out there campaigning with the Republican nominee to give us the best shot.

So, yeah, and you don't care, so you're not going to weigh in whether Trabastorino, whether it's Andrew Giuliani, or Lise Eldon. You know, I will pro I'm friends with them all. I serve with Lee, and Lee has the endorsements of county chairs. There's a convention coming up. I'm going to let that play its course, and I'll probably weigh in before the primary.

But right now, it's important that Republicans are engaged. And I actually think having multiple candidates is a strength. When I first ran, I had a primary, and it helped me become the strongest candidate I could going into the general election. Yeah, how's your family doing? Oh, they're doing great.

Sam, my son, he's our first child, is almost five months. And that's when they're he's always had a little personality, but it's really coming out now with the smiles and the beginning to talk and starting a little bit of the eating.

So it's just joyful. And I should note today is March for Life in Washington, D.C. And I will tell you that as a new mom who was just so excited every step of the way as Sam grew when I was pregnant, there's nothing more important than protecting life. And it's just very, very special to be a new mom. And it's a challenge like lots of parents out there juggling everything, but it makes me even more passionate about the work that I'm doing to make sure that.

We have a positive future in this country that protects the American dream for my son and future generations. Gotcha. I don't know how you're doing it. Two separate cities working full-time, Washington and New York. At the same time, you're in leadership as well as representing your district.

But she does it all. Elise Stefanik, thanks so much, Congresswoman. Thanks, Brian. All right. Listen, when we come back, it's your turn.

1-866-408-7669. I see some calls from New York, Gainesville, Florida, and more. Brian, Kill Me Cho. Newsmakers and newsbreakers. Here at first, only on the Brian Kill Me Show.

Breaking news, unique opinions. Hear it all on the Brian Kill Me Joe. Even the leader of Ukraine and some of our European partners were upset or concerned about the president's language.

So, do you offer at least that he was being inarticulate when he made the comments he did?

Well Lester, what I offer is that he has made his views very clear to President Putin. He's made his views clear to the Allies. I think over the course of the press conference, his views were quite clear. And once again, he reiterated them again this morning. The President of Russia is on notice.

That is Ron Klain, chief of staff, not admitting. Maybe he can't. I would say it. He would want to sit back. He wants to clarify, but he decides not to.

Ron Klain also reportedly is running to the left again, talking to the squad and others about what is possible to pass instead of running to Mansion and Cinema, to the middle, and saying, what could we get done? They're holding all the cards. I have no idea what his ideology is, but he seems to be his instincts are letting him down and letting his boss down. Pete, listen on WABC. Hey, Pete, you're over in Connecticut.

Hey, Brian, how are you? Thank you for always telling how it is. Couple quick things. I disagree with Geraldo on this Ukraine invasion. He's talking about stuff 20 years ago.

Before there was the Internet, before there's social media, things move much faster now. The American people do not want to go to war. We have had enough war. We do not need this. Why are we meddling in everyone else's business?

And if we had strong leadership, this Wouldn't be happening. We obviously know there's something going on with our president, some cognitive thing or whatever. Ron Clain is a swamp creature that has been in Washington his whole life and has never been out in the real world. I own a business. I employ 15 people.

This inflation is killing us. I'm five generations in Connecticut. We're thinking about leaving. Connecticut and New York are secretly trying to pass mask laws and other laws into. Into legislation that our children will have to have masks on whenever they call it after COVID.

You know, I mean, I don't know what's going on, but this is like very terrifying for people that have young children. And I, you know, I just don't know. I can't believe that the mainstream media and our politicians are pushing these. But just saying, OP, I agree with you. Our weaknesses have led to vulnerability, especially out of Afghanistan.

The president says he has no regrets, which sickens me. And that leads to Putin's aggression. And to sit back and say, well, we don't want war, what you're doing is delaying it, you're not stopping it. And I think just going through history, and I agree with you in the internet age, that means there won't be a slow builder, be a massive buildup. But if you don't show deterrence, we'll bet steamroll.

Live from the Fox News Radio Studios in New York City, fresh off the set of Fox and Friends, it's America's receptive voice. Brian, thanks so much for listening, everybody. It's the Brian Kilmee Show. We come to you from New York City. We're heard around the country, heard around the world.

This hour going to be joined by Pete Hagseth. Pete is fresh off a great summit on the miseducation of America: how we got so far left in things that matter most, and that's the shaping of young American minds, how they become anti-American minds, and how you have to push back. Hopefully, we have a game plan going forward. He had a big summit yesterday. His series is now posted on Fox Nation.

And Shannon Bream is standing by. She had a big story this week, and we're still watching the movement on Russia. Evidently, people are preparing any minute for an invasion now that our Secretary of State and Foreign Minister have ended their talk. Let's get to the big three.

Now, with the stories you need to know, it's Brian's big three. Number three: Don't use the vaccines as a mechanism of social control. Don't use the vaccines with mandates to divide society and get people laid off work. Our political leaders are putting me. Leaders have had labored under this illusion they can stop the virus from spreading.

And that strategy has obviously and clearly failed. No kidding, $7 trillion later, COVID-19. Let the restrictions go. Yes, Omicron is still here. And yes, it's plateauing in major cities and decreasing in numbers gradually and will soon decrease rapidly.

Let's pull a Boris Johnson and kill all the restriction and mandates right away. Number two. Russian officials say that they have no intention of invading Ukraine. In fact, Minister Lavrov repeated that to me today. But again, we're looking at what is visible to all.

and it is deeds and actions. not words that make the difference. Yes, I would say that's right. All eyes on Russia, an invasion looms. What's the role you think we should play in Ukraine's defense?

Regardless, time is running out. Number I've been absolutely clear with President Putin. He has no misunderstanding. If any, any assembled Russian units move across the Ukrainian border, that is an invasion. Let there be no doubt at all that if Putin makes this choice, Russia will pay a heavy price.

Ugh, cleanup time. President Biden's unscripted screeds on Wednesday has his team scrambling to fix the domestic and international Fura and confusion. From trusting elections to greenlighting a Russian invasion and an accusation about the GOP. With me right now is Shannon Brief, Fox News Legal Analyst, host of Fox News at Night, and author of Women of the Bible Speak. Welcome, Shannon.

How are you? I'm good. How are you? Very good. Go ahead, eat Friday.

Yeah, you're pumped up. Dance party tonight at midnight. We know that. But the big story this week, I just want to, we have not touched on it a lot, but I was waiting for you. Is you found out, you want to get to the bottom of a story that said that Justice Gorsuch was being irresponsible, somewhere reporting, and showing up at work despite urgings from John Roberts, the Chief Justice, to wear a mask.

Around Sotomayor, especially because she has diabetes, and he doesn't do it. And this is a big story, and everyone's running with the story. In fact, I believe Uh PBS is staying with it. Uh you found out a different story. Yeah, NPR has stood by the story.

They said that there was a poor Verb choice, choice of verb. And listen, the core of the story was that the Chief Justice had asked other justices with Justice Sodomyer's concerns in mind to wear masks on the bench and that Justice Gorsuch had refused and so she was going to participate remotely for everything because of that.

So as soon as I read the story on Tuesday, I thought, well, it doesn't ring 100% true to me, but let me start trying to work my sources over at the court and see what I could find. And it didn't take me long to find that there was a lot of misinformation there, that the chief had not. Apparently, I gone around to the justices and asked them all to wear a mask, and then there had been a refusal by Justice Gorsuch. You know, the more the questions that I asked, the more clear it became to me that there was something inaccurate about the story. And so, you know, we went on the record Tuesday night with our sources.

Everybody's got their own sources.

Sometimes you get burned by a source who doesn't give you the full story or give you the full context. And so I don't know what happened here. I mean, Nina's obviously very well sourced. She's been covering the court for decades. But I was confident in what I'd found out from my sources as well.

So, I want you to hear how everything was covered, Cut 40. Anti-mask insanity has now reached the highest court in the land. Risking the life of your colleague because you just don't feel like putting a mask on, you, Neil Gorsuch, are both a rotten co-worker, dangerous to be near in a pandemic, and tonight's absolute worst. Can you put a mask on to be polite? What kind of workplace is this?

All of the other conservative members of the court are willing to go along with this. Why not him? Mm-hmm. They're ranting, and it's just not true, correct? And Media made you the winner of the day.

Yeah, I mean, I knew Tuesday night I was confident in what I had dug up.

So I thought, you know, the only thing that's really going to settle this is if the justices themselves spoke out in some way.

So boom, the next day, we get the joint statement from Justices Gorsuch. and so to my ora, and people who were still defending the NPR story said, well, that doesn't get to the core about whether the chief asked everybody to do this or not.

Well, then boom, we get a statement from the chief saying, I never asked Justice Gorsuch or any of the other justices to wear masks.

So I thought, okay, well then I'm obviously clearly comfortable. I was leading into this, but now more so than ever that my sources had this right. But NPR is still standing by the story and say that it's all in how you interpret and read the sentence.

So that's another big story. The other big story is Joe Biden trying to walk back his remarks about the Ukraine, saying an incursion, that's a little different than an invasion, cut to. And so I think what you're going to see is that it Russia will be held accountable. If it invades, and it depends on what it does. It's one thing if it's a minor incursion, and then we end up having to fight about what to do and not do, et cetera.

So that prompted this cut one. I've been absolutely clear with President Putin. He has no misunderstanding. If any, Any assembled Russian units move across the Ukrainian border, that is an invasion. But there is no doubt, let there be no doubt at all, that if Putin makes this choice, Russia will pay a heavy price.

But it didn't stop the Ukrainian president for coming out, the foreign minister for coming out, and basically being stock, shocked, and stunned that the president made his original remarks. What's the fallout here?

Well, you've got to think, Secretary Blinken, Secretary of State, has been over in that region all week trying to work on these things. He was in Kiev with Zelensky. And he was then in Berlin and now in Geneva. And he's had his chance to talk with Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. But you know, this puts him in the middle of everything literally.

He's over there trying to do diplomacy and calm things down. And I got to imagine when he saw those statements during the original presser with the president, his heart sank, like, oh no, I got to clean this thing up. I thought we were moving in the right direction. And that just opened a whole new issue for him.

So, you know, you heard him say this morning that Lavrov told him there's no intention of invading Ukraine.

Well, he Right. Having no intention, that's not to me a very comforting statement. And if I were the people of Ukraine, I would not be comforted by that. Not unequivocal. Right.

We had Benjamin Hall on earlier, and he said the Secretary of State is all carrot and no stick, has already agreed where he said he wouldn't, and he will now be answering all of Russia's demands in writing.

So already acquiescing, think they're giving him the wrong message. But don't worry, when in trouble, you turn to your vice president. Tell me where you stand on this, because Savannah Guthrie is getting pushback saying she disrespected the vice president. Listen, cut three. The president has been very clear, and we as the United States are very clear.

If Putin takes aggressive action, We are prepared to levy serious and severe costs. It is less than clear because 30 minutes after the news conference, the White House press secretary had to actually clarify the President's remarks. Savannah, I'm being clear with you right now. Yes, okay. And so if you're interested, I'll continue to be clear.

And then it got uglier from there. What are your thoughts about this? Because you've got to respect the title, but you also need answers. Yeah, that's always the fine line I think that we have when you have someone of power and a very respected position. You do owe some deference to that for sure.

But if your job is to get answers, you got to push some because we all know people come in with talking points. There are very few lawmakers ever that any of us interview who don't have their set topic and their points that they want to make. And pushing them off those points is really the best way to get to the heart of the information you're trying to get to.

So that, I think, is the tricky fine line for a journalist. And two, we all know that some press outlets, if you press the principle too far, you're going to lose access, at least for a little while.

So you got to think about the bigger picture, which you feel like you shouldn't, but you've got to calculate those things in because you want to keep channels of communication open and be able to ask those questions again.

So the President cast doubt. On Wednesday, about the outcome of the 2022 election, which is likely not going to be good for Democrats, but already saying if you don't pass his election, nationalizing election reform, the John Lewis bill, he's really got doubt about the 2022 election. And I was stunned by this, like many others, because he just watched Donald Trump be vilified because he cast doubt on the 2020 elections. Jen Saki tried to clarify cut eight. President Biden said the midterm elections, quote, easily could be illegitimate.

Is it part predetermining that the ele uh the November elections are going to be suspect?

Well, I talked to the President about this last night and this morning. He was not intending to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 election. He was actually attempting to make the opposite point, which is that in 2020, despite COVID, despite many attempts to suppress the vote, a record number of voters, Democrats and Republicans, Independents too, turned out in the face of a pandemic, and election officials made sure they could vote and have those votes counted. He was also explaining that the results would be illegitimate if states do what the former president asked them to do in more than a half a dozen states. And I'm not sure what that is.

Throw out she claimed throwout ballots.

So what about the walk back?

Well, it's interesting because you have seen a couple of Democrats, high profile folks, come out and say, listen, I wouldn't have chosen those words. I don't think it's a good idea to be casting doubt on the integrity of elections. But you have others doubling down, like the Vice President, like Congressman Clyburn. You got to think through where the Democrats are going with this long term. More importantly, you should ask them what's in the bill that's going to help people who are now being disenfranchised from being able to vote.

When you look at things like voter ID, I think the last AP polling on this, it was well into the 70s that people think it's a good idea. And when you break it down, because we're often told this is about trying to stop minorities from being able to vote, I think it was 69 percent of African American voters say that they favor voter ID. And when you look at nonwhite minorities, it was into the 80s.

So people are for things like voter ID.

So that's incongruent with the message of a lot of these folks on the Hill who want to push this election overhaul and say you're stopping people from voting. I mean, here in DC, where I live and work, you can't go to a restaurant now without ID and a vax card. But you can vote without your ID. And for a lot of people, that just doesn't line up. Right.

What's going to be fascinating and dumbfounding is that there are going to be places that say you cannot go indoors without a vaccine. And And one of those places indoors is voting.

So you'll show your ID to get in, but once you're in, you do not have to show ID to vote. And that's where we're at in this country. Lastly, I'm starting a one-man mission to pull a Boris Johnson and not have a bring your own party under the radar. That's a different story, which got him in trouble. But that would I'm allowed to have a beer party.

I've been told by management. Good. Good, yeah. And I think you could come. But, Shannon, how do you feel?

I'm underage, but that's true. But I would not ask for ID in this new lawless land that we live. I was wondering if you will support me in doing a UK, forget all mandates, forget all mask mandates. We're on our own. Would you support me in that?

Listen, I think Yeah.

Now that Omicron shows that it evades just about everything, and the CDC numbers that came out this week that showed people with prior infection did better than the vaccinated against Delta, which I'm stunned that they would say such a thing, I think you're going to have a lot of support for that, for people making their own responsible decisions, getting rid of the vaccs, passports, and the mandates. And all of my mom friends will say, hallelujah, on you getting rid of the masks for kids.

So I think you're going to have a lot of support. Maybe Kill Me 2024. Maybe. I already have a platform that is take it off. And congrats on your new show, my friend.

Oh, thanks. Right. Eight o'clock on Saturdays. We're working on a name. Should have it soon.

Fox News at night taken. Women of the Bible taken. Which, yes, I I feel like well, maybe you could go with men in the Bible, 8 p.m. Saturdays. Right.

Joining me now with Brian Kelmie. Are there men in the Bible? Heck yeah. Thank you. Shannon, is it true you're against me getting this show?

Against what? Is it true you're against me going? No, heck no, because I was like, the man is lazy. We need to give him something to do to earn that enormous paycheck that requires several wheelbarrows to pick up every weekend.

So I think the management team that they knew that you needed some punishment and that included additional weekend work. I have direct deposit. Thank you. Mm.

Well, that saves the wheelbearers. Right. Thank you very much, Shannon, for your lukewarm endorsement. No, can I say one more thing? Yes.

I'm going to be on Fox News Sunday, this Sunday. Are you hosting? I am hosting this Sunday, and so check your local listings. We've got Christy Noam locked in. Today is the March for Life, and she's proposing some very restrictive abortion laws in South Dakota.

Plenty of critics of that as we await the Supreme Court's big decision on that. We've got new polling for you, and we've got a Democratic senator who we will lock in shortly, and then I can name them as well. We'll see you. What if I name the senator? Will you tell me I'm getting close?

I cannot. I don't want to blow it. All right. Locking it in. It's going to happen.

But I'm going to watch. Fox News Sunday. All right. Go get him, Shannon. Congratulations on that.

Back in a moment with your calls. And then the bottom of the error, we turn over to Pete Hagseth and we move this story forward. You listen to the Brian Kilmey Show. Educating, entertaining, enlightening. You're with Brian Kilmead.

The fastest three hours in radio. You're with Brian Kilmead. He's already making excuses for why he's going to lose in November. And Pete, that's what this is all about. Democrats don't accept elections that they don't win.

I mean, it happened in 2000. It happened in 2004. It happened in 2016.

Now it's going to be 2022. I mean, if Joe Biden thought that his party was going to win these elections, then all would be fine. But he thinks, and because the polls suggest he's going to lose them, his party's going to lose them, the House and the Senate, and therefore they're illegitimate. I mean, it's dangerous. It's wrong.

It's ridiculous. And everybody knows it's ridiculous. And yet there he is out there saying it. It is, and it's hurting the process. And I feel the same way about President Trump.

I don't want to hear about the 2020 elections. It's done. But to think that we don't remember that Stacey Abrams never conceded and that Hillary Clinton spent four years saying the president was illegitimate, but to her credit, she responded to the request from Barack. Obama on election night and concede to the election. She lost.

And now we find out she basically funded the whole Russia head fake, which has not gotten back to her yet. Which now we understand, if you look at last week's reporting, that she might even be considering running. And I saw this poll. It's stunning. 28% of Democrats want Joe Biden to run again.

28. Leslie listening over in Virginia. Hey, Leslie. Hey, good afternoon. Listen, I I I actually had a few things I wanted to talk to you about, but it seems like you're talking now about voter suppression and that Freedom to Vote Act.

And I I wanted to say, you know, I think we've reached a point now in our country. We've got in the last few months, we've had thirty-four bills that have been passed in nineteen states. Since the 2020 election, that are all about restricting the vote, restricting access to the ballot.

Now, here's the thing: I think as a nation, our leaders need to make a choice. Either they're going to preserve our democracy and thereby protect our voting rights, or protect the voting rights.

Well, a couple of things. They're not restricting. What they're doing is going to life without the pandemic, no longer drive-through voting, drop boxes, but not everywhere because they need to secure them. And although 46 states have had, you have some states that have put in new rules, you have other states that have loosened up their rules. The talk show that's getting you talking.

You're with Brian Kilmead. Starting about five years ago, I announced on my radio show, and this is important, this came from North Carolina, that teachers were told in elementary school, do not refer to your students ever as boys and girls. only your students. Boys and girls implies that all of your students are either a boy or a girl. There may be those who identify with neither.

It's not even a transgender issue. It's a non-binary issue to use their terms.

Now, 20 years ago, if a teacher said to any students, men give birth, men menstruate, every student and parent would think this teacher is psychotic. You can indoctrinate anything. if you repeat it enough. And that's what the Miseducation in America is all about. That was part of a part five.

Of course, that's Dennis Prager. You recognize the voice. He's one of the smartest men in America, certainly one of the most well-read. But Pete Hegset's got this series, and he had a summit yesterday live, and it's now posted on Fox Nation. But he's got a series out called Miseducation in America.

And he joins us now as he gets set to host Fox and Friends weekend after hosting primetime all week. Pete, congratulations on this.

Well, thanks, brother. You've had so many great series on Fox Nation that draw on history. You do the history thing. better than anybody. And what we tried to do in this piece is Give some of the history and the context of how we got to the point where what Dennis Prager is talking about is happening in North Carolina, or parents in Loudoun County are having to protest about critical race theory the school is denying.

Those ideas didn't just pop up out of nowhere, out of a vacuum, suddenly, oh, let's be radical. They were seeds planted 100 years ago and slowly but surely implemented throughout the pipeline of the education. industrial complex. And so today, we're seeing it full force. And parents are wondering what can we do about it.

And that final episode that you're mentioned is meant to provide some solutions to parents.

So, what did you discover when you took on this project? It started a while ago. This was no overnight project. No, it wasn't. And it got delayed a couple of times because of COVID stuff and then timing things.

Been working on it for over a year, dozens of interviews crisscrossing the country, a lot of original research. I worked a lot with David Goodwin, who's the president of the Association of Classical Christian Schools, which is a model of education that's Completely opposite of the mainstream progressive model, which is in all of our public schools, most of our private schools, and even most of our Christian schools. And you had to answer the why question. I mean, the first time, the only way you can start to recover is by admitting you have a problem, and you have to understand the depth of the problem.

So, where did the idea of school come from? Where did the idea of mandatory school come from? Where did the idea of removing God from the schools come from? Where did the idea of the pledge come from? How did they get the progressive model of education going from Horace Mann to John Dewey?

What did they remove? What did they add? What was critical theory before it was critical race theory and critical gender theory? Where did it come from? Why did it land at Columbia University, which is the most significant teachers' college in America?

Where did the unions come from? They weren't always radical leftists. In fact, they used to be conservative teacher associations.

So when you start to break down the actual history behind education, you realize it's Far more insidious and far deeper, which means just protesting at a school board meeting is not going to get it done. It's like charging a fortified machine gun nest with Nerf guns. They're going to brush it aside and say we control all the commanding heights.

So a comeback for patriotic and Christian and conservative parents. Requires an even more radical reorientation of how we educate our kids.

So, and you have the summa as well as the series. And the thing is, it's personal for you because you got young kids. Yeah. Yeah. That's true.

They came out as wonderful human beings and Americans and citizens, but there are so many parents who see their kids graduate high school, or if I had a dollar for every parent that said I sent a conservative kid off to college and came back a Bernie Sanders supporter, I'd be a rich man. I mean, there are a lot of wonderful, well-intentioned parents who just don't realize how much indoctrination is happening, not just in college, but in high school and middle school. And so, yes, this was a personal project for me as a parent of seven school-age kids, not some of which I have in classical Christian schools, not all of them, but we want to get them all in. Just in the belief that I don't want to feel like as a parent, Brian, I'm sending my kids to Democrat camp eight hours a day, and then I have to deprogram them when they come home. Absolutely.

I want a school that reinforces our values. And when you talk about history, the number one book in the country right now, because the New York Times doesn't move it, is the 1619 Project. They released it a few years ago. It had all these problems.

Next thing you know, it's part of the curriculum.

So you can't really laugh off and say, well, very few people read the New York Times in this country that's going to get indoctrinated. It's part of a curriculum that weaves in with Black Lives Matter. Here's what Dennis Prager told you about 1619. Yes, it's a lie. The 1619 project is a lie.

It's not a matter of, well, we have a difference of view. I don't mind differences of view. This is not a different view. This is a lie. The American Revolution was not fought in order to sustain slavery.

That's just a lie. Your kids are being taught lies. They're indoctrinated, not educated. Right. And that's always concerned him.

He's got his Prager University there. And do you think that, Pete, that seeing Loudoun County and what happened in Virginia and seeing the election results, that things might have might be on the road to change? I hope so. I really do. Education education choice specifically, at the dollars following the parents.

Is something that Republicans have not seized on enough. I don't know for what reason. The teachers' unions are totally in bed, but the Democrats are coming after you either way.

Now is the moment where parents should be empowered to vote with their feet with their kids and have the dollars follow them, which means. Public institutions have to compete for those students as customers. Education choice, A number one. I mean, I also think a lot of parents are just reconsidering. It used to be 95% of Americans sent their kids to public or government schools.

Today that's 90%. I know that's only 5%, but that's over a million and a half kids who have been pulled out of the public system in the last couple of years during COVID-19 for reasons of masking and mandates, but also for reasons of radicalism in the 1619 project.

So there is a hope, and I hope our leaders draw on the inspiration of these parents and try to do something about giving parents choice. The other area, Pete, I know you're going to be talking about this this weekend and tonight is what's happening in Russia and the Ukraine. Reportedly, they are so convinced the invasion will happen, and I've heard this in December, that lawmakers are coming back saying their race for invasion of Ukraine. They think it's going to be a nine-month war. And right now, they even have armaments in Belarus because they used the Russian troops to put down those people that wanted their vote counted, and they left that brutal autocrat in power.

So the question is: what is this administration prepared to do? Here's what Jen Saki said about what is going on and what they expect at the administration, Cut 12. We've seen the President's statement, the tweets, and your statement last night. Has there been any communication directly to Ukrainian officials to address any of their concerns that they had after the press conference? We have been in touch at a high level with Ukrainian officials and leaders.

As you may know, Secretary of State has been in Europe. He was meeting with Ukrainian officials a couple of days ago, European leaders earlier today, and he's meeting with his Russian counterpart tomorrow.

So we have been in touch at a high level. They certainly understand from those conversations what the President meant.

So they've been in touch. We've given armaments. We give the Baltic states permission to share the weapons that they bought from us with them. How do you see this playing out? What do you think our role should be?

Bye. First of all, I think we're talking weak and we're going to be weak. If I'm that's the calculation that Vladimir Putin is making. And he also believes that NATO is effectively gonna bark but not bite. And so he thinks that he can endure the sanctions that are coming.

With this administration at the helm, don't expect much. And frankly, I'm a little offended by the assertion that we should spend half Of our press conference on Ukraine and talking about how maybe a minor incursion might be okay, which is a huge slip of the tongue for the President of the United States to say. Yet, what about the major invasion that's happening on our southern border of millions of people, and no one asked him about it, and he doesn't do anything about it?

So, I think there are a lot of people that feel like there's a major disconnect, and it sort of dampens down the interest in throwing down the gauntlet on a border in Ukraine when we can't even police our own border. But at the same, but I mean, Putin smells weakness and he's going to go for it. And Ukraine has some armaments and has one of the toughest militaries, certainly in Eastern Europe and throughout Europe, but it can't withstand a full-on onslaught from the Russians. And if they get to Ukraine, they are an economic power. And plus, they'll have all that coastline.

Don't have a Massive insurgency on their hand, though, too. I mean, Putin knows. There's a level at which attempting to occupy deeper into Ukraine creates probably more problems than it then it provides opportunities.

So I I don't think it'll be a full on Invasion and occupation of the entire Ukraine, but it will be, you know, he wants to grab land and energy, food, like you talked about, resources, and that's certainly what he's focused on. Right. He is not risk adverse. And my hope is he gets burned. Pete, thanks so much.

We'll watch you over the weekend. What do you have tonight? Uh tonight we are in It is, by the way, Brian, congratulations on the new show. Congratulations. Congratulations.

And you did a phenomenal job on Prime Time. I'm putting Fox News Primetime to bed tonight, Mr. Brian. last episode. We'll be talk we'll be we'll be previewing the fifth series of Miss Education of America, some big guests.

I'm sure we'll be talking about Russia and Ukraine. We'll be talking about education. And again, congratulations. Thank you very much. Eight o'clock on Saturdays.

Now, do you think we'll have a reunion every year in a Christmas party with all the past hosts from Tammy Bruce to me to you to Will Kane to Lawrence Jones? We thought about it. about having sort of like a dozen box tonight and just going around the horn with everybody. Your final thoughts, but we'll see.

Well, you did a great job. You did a great job, too. And I'm going to be downloading this series this weekend on Fox Nation. It is the miseducation in America. I just don't know anyone that is not in some way linked to this very topic, whether you're grandparents or you're a kid in school.

Pete Hag said, thanks so much. Thanks, Brian. All right, uh when we come back, I finish up to fish up with this statement. I need to know more. Giving you everything you need to know.

It's Brian Kilmead. He's so busy, he'll make your head spin. It's Brian Kilmead. How much do you value your football days and who you are today? Oh, the football day has made me who I am.

In what way? I'm very disciplined. Uh you'll never you've never seen me uh Have a picture in the paper of a DUI. You don't see me hanging out at clubs, you don't see me drinking, you don't. I'm very disciplined.

And that was Meatloaf in one of the many interviews I've had with him. He passed away at 74 last night. I think it's TMZ's reporting is from the COVID virus. That is what they are reporting. But he would have.

I mean, the numbers he's his name is real name was Marvin Lee Aday, born in 1947 in Texas. His bat out of hell. Album, I thought it was seventy six, actually nineteen seventy seven. I he sold forty three million copies when you actually bought albums, let alone all the downloads and money that came to him after. It was also said that he always felt when he was a singer, he was acting.

Well, a lot of people are singing and say that's the real them. He says, No. He goes, That was a performance. He said, I felt like I was the Robert De Niro of music. But just sad, just a very nice guy, approachable, didn't mind talking about his career and how it was so hard to replicate that 1970s success.

Let's find out if there's even more to know. More to know. Real quick, I didn't, you know, this happened during our show. Louis Anderson dies at 68 years old. The comedian said to have passed away in Las Vegas.

It happened today. He entered his hospital early this week for treatment for large B cell lymphoma, a form of cancer. That's according to his publicist. No indication yet as to when Anderson was diagnosed. But he was big for a while.

He was one of the top comedians. No, definitely. I mean, it's just a sad day overall for, you know. For comedians, singers. It's one of those days.

Let's have no one else. Too many people are dying that we know.

Next, Pete Davidson and Colin Jost bought old Staten Island ferry boat, the SNL Stars. Say that Pete Davison and Jose are behind the mysterious purchase of this auction of the John F. Kennedy decommissioned ferry boat. The pair, in a partnership with a real estate broker and comedy club owner, Paul Italia, spent $280,000 to purchase the boat. They spoke exclusively to the New York Post and said the trio had grand plans for the vessel.

The idea is to turn the space into a live entertainment event, space with comedy, music, etc. We're in the early stages, but everybody involved had the same ambition.

So we'll see how that goes. Right, I think it sounds like something different and could be innovative and fun. And, you know, you would also do like. The rotation, who's Pete Davidson's girlfriend this month and then maybe he'll have all of them on and is there enough room on the boat because he has a lot of girlfriends. That's a good question.

But the other thing is it's pandemic friendly.

So, oh, you don't want me in the comedy clubs? You don't want me on stage? I'm going to go out on my huge ferry and I'm going to bring 250 of my friends who happen to have tickets. And I mean, the upstairs, it's open air. You could probably open windows to have the air flow more, rent it out for private events.

Right, so you support this? I think it's very exciting. I like, I like it. Who Colin Joe's marry? I'm Scarlett Johansson.

Do you think Scarlett's on board with this or do you think this creates friction with their relationship? I'm sure she is on board. Eric, do you believe that Charlotte is on board? Oh Scarlet, yeah, is on board? Most likely on board.

Right. Get it on board. I understand.

Next. Peloton's having some problems. They delayed the opening of a $400 million factory as demand tanks. You know how high their stock was going, right? Peloton's delaying this opening.

Peloton's warehouse and delivery centers have had their hours cut to 20 hours per week. The news comes is Peloton plans to temporarily halt production of the bike. I feel bad. I was on it last night. It lives up to the hype.

The instructors are all great, but I guess.

Now that we have choices, a lot of people going back to gyms or just getting fat. Or the people that love spinning already have the bikes or the treadmills, and how many people are there to really purchase it? They maxed out. Could be. Right.

Next, ESPN announced it will not send reporters to the Beijing Olympics, so let's get this straight. No broadcasters from NBC, no journalists from ESPN. Quote: With the pandemic continuing to be a global threat and with the COVID-19 related on-site restrictions placed for the Olympics, the coverage will be too challenging. I mean, it's unbelievable what the restrictions are doing. If you test positive 21 days, if you are quarantined for 21 days, you can't compete.

I mean, I think it's very COVID's very convenient for China here, right? To sort of keep everyone out so that they're not going to report on anything. Yeah, if they don't let the Chinese citizens go. But they're gonna let outsiders go? I mean, I don't think they're they're not letting outsiders go.

No, I don't think so.

So it's like Japan two years ago. Yeah, basically.

Next. Nah, I don't like this story. I the whole transgender stuff. FBI director, the Texas synagogue hostage taking, is taking an act, the FBI director says the Texas synagogue hostage taking is an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community. This shouldn't have taken five days for him to say, but originally they said there's no proof that the role of Judaism played a role there.

Christopher Wray, who just tries to be politically correct, is a massive disappointment, said this was not a random occurrence. We know what happened. The gunmen came in, demand the release of an al-Qaeda, female Al-Qaeda operative in prison in Fort Worth. Ends up, they got out and he got killed. Please admit that this is terror-related.

Unbelievable. The fact I'm I agree. It's really pathetic. The fact it's even in a Morton Know, like, it should be headlines everywhere, but there's so many other things going on.

Next. Speaker Pelosi says she's now open. To stock training bans for Congress after she already made a zillion dollars. Quote, I do come down always in favor of trusting our members. If the impression that is given by some that someday is doing some insider training, that the Justice Department issue and that has no place in any of this, to give a blanket attitude of we can't do this or we can't do that, she says, I just don't buy into that.

But if members want to do that, I'm okay with it. She's made a million dollars.

Now, think about this: if you're a Speaker of the House, you know if you're cracking down on tech, you know if we're going to be coming down with sanctions on China. There's so many things that they legislate that have everything to do with stocks. My goodness, you get to see where the GDP is heading, what policy is going to be implicated, whether we're going to be able to get this passed. We're not going to be able to get this passed. I don't even, I can't even believe this was happening.

No, I totally agree with you. And then, not even just to do with stocks, but they're also getting lobbied all the time.

So they know what companies are truly financially. Vested, even if it's not as so obvious on the stock market. Right. Hey, thanks so much for listening. Go to BrianKillme.com, order any of my books.

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