Winning: Trump gets concessions from Canada & Mexico - China next

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I've nicknamed Brian as America's Historian because a lot if if history is not recorded properly, Then look out because then we get something that isn't and never was, as opposed to getting, and they always say that history takes. two decades or more for it to shake out. Finally, forty years later, you have a feel for the Reagan presidency, for example, because these things do take time to shake out. But if you have the wrong people that are making the history, uh it can be recorded in a way that um We wouldn't want because you want things to be done in a way that future generations will know what really happened. Because if they record things improperly, think about how you could twist the Reagan presidency into only, you know, the one area of scandal, if you will.

And certainly it happened. But that was not. the the real thrust of the Reagan presidency, which was restoring the military, which had been incredibly weakened, restoring America's reputation. Very similar. They're not the same.

Not even close. But President Reagan taking over For President Carter. And what President Trump. Inherited The degradation of the military and all kinds of things, the economy and energy policy, and everything else. Policy-wise.

President Trump is very Reagan-esque. in terms of free markets, in terms of pro-energy, And what I was thinking about In terms of opening thoughts. When have you witnessed in your lifetime More action in two weeks. This presidency is the second term. President Trump We're two weeks in.

And you have Mexico. Panama Columbia Venezuela, Canada, Japanese China, mass deportations, hostages are coming. back. DEI programs are being eliminated. And in fact, the FBI eliminated their own DEI programs on their own.

Just the fact that Trump was coming back, they did it ahead of time. You've got Elon Musk If you, how could you, you know, you could think maybe of Bobby Kennedy, and I don't mean RFK Jr., as Attorney General under his brother. But in terms of unelected, Citizen and power. Who who's had more power than Elon Musk? I mean, look what he's doing.

It's extraordinary and the pushback. From people that want to keep things the way that they are. is extraordinary. President Trump, and I've long predicted this, it's not a bold prediction, it's just a promise, it's a guarantee. They will be in more court rooms, and there will be more judge shopping done.

That in All of history combined, probably. Because every single move, whether President Trump wants to cut spending, they go and they find a judge to say you can't cut spending. Because what they're trying to do They're treating this like a two-year deal. And then that in two years they will convince the American people that you made a mistake for the second time and you shouldn't have done it.

So you have to at least give us. The House of Representatives. That's the game. And even if they don't win the house, In two years. anything they can stop.

And try to run out the clock. and keep things the way that they are. That's what's going to happen. This US AID, and you hear some people say US aid. What a great idea In 1961, President John F.

Kennedy signed an executive order. Creating this entity. But the idea was The United States taxpayers would fund it. Remember, don't get caught up in the government. The government has no money.

Geramani. The taxpayer money would fund an entity. that would do good around the world. JFK was a good man. I'm not talking about personal behavior or any of that, but He always had He was an America first president, who, by the way, could not win a Democrat primary today.

No way, no how. Can you imagine a Democrat? Giving a speech, ask not what you can do. What your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. Could you imagine a Democrat saying that today?

You would be laughed out. You'd go out in the primary like. Kamala Harris did. That's how it would be. Done.

No chance. RFK Jr. Tulsi Gabbard. There's no home. in the Democrat Party for Democrats like that.

That's why they're fighting so hard. To knock out Tulsi Gabbard. Who got a big boost? with Susan Collins. Announcing that she'll be voting her out of committee, and that means she'll be supporting her.

Because She could have lost in committee. And if you don't come out of committee. And get to the full Senate. I mean, it's just not happening. And if you come out with an adverse.

or no recommendation. That's that's not gonna not gonna get you where you wanna be. And for Tulsi Gabbard. And although I will say there is a chance Maybe a John Fetterman. There may be a s smattering of Democrats that might give RFK Junior Affair Hearing.

and a vote. But I would say that In my opinion. The Democrats They don't want President Trump, and Matt Gaetz was not enough. That's forgotten. You may have forgotten that.

Oh, that's right, he didn't make it. They want to get one or both of these. And we'll see if they succeed in doing that. But in terms of uh unelected power. And Elon Musk just He's He's at the Treasury and he's got Grievances being filed there because how is he allowed to go see all this stuff?

Who is he and all of this? This US AID is worth a minute though. of our time. Because it started out Very virtuous. It was a great idea.

And the potential was there. For us through this entity to do great work around the world. But of course And not propaganda, but but of course. It would be supporting. The policies of America.

It it wouldn't be doing things that are adverse. to our interests. And that's what this turned into.

So they clamped it down. President Trump put Secretary of State Marco Rubio on it. He has designated someone who's actually there to be able to now run things. And of course, that's going to be. A very litigious situation as well.

But keep in mind: the reason I bring up that it was formulated in the first place. By an executive order. Is that a future president? An executive order. dies with the president who signed it.

when they leave unless the incoming President Reauthorizes it. For example, I don't remember exactly what the executive order is, but there is still an executive order. that every president since Jimmy Carter has reauthorized. including Trump. And that still exists.

But what can be started by executive order? Can be ended by executive order. And yet President Trump will have to litigate that. And don't be surprised if they find a Democrat in a robe, an activist Democrat judge. Who will say, no, no, pause, just like they're doing in the other matters that I mentioned where President Trump is trying to stop spending, and a judge said, no, you can't do it.

They don't have any rationale. There's no there's no Proper motive behind that. Oh, this is just, you know, someone's irreparably harmed. They just can do it. Because they judge shop.

and they get the result that they want. And then Trump has to spend A lot of time. Appealing And then maybe it goes to the higher courts. It doesn't go right to the Supreme Court often.

So you go to the 11th Circus Court, notice Circus, not Circuit Court of Appeals, and they almost always. Will rule in favor of Democrats. Even if you get lucky on a three-member panel, then it will go to the full court and then they'll knock you down. And then you ultimately you have to hope that the Supreme Court We'll take the case. And that you can win it there.

But think about. how much unless you get very fortunate on a major issue. And you can skip steps and get something right for immediate type action. That happens, but it doesn't happen often. You're talking about a year, two years, sometimes even more.

And that's what the Democrats want to do. They want to slow the game. That's why they're taking the 30 hours with every nominee. Because that will then take months. To put everybody that needs advice and consent in, but yet, even with all of that.

Think about how much has been done. The quick little run-through that I went. Through. And then, for example, getting Pete Hegseth. confirmed as Secretary of Defense with a Mantra of America first.

lethality, Uh merit system that is fair to all Not being intimidated? Here's an example. Uh Pete Hexeth. On using military planes. for deportations if and when necessary.

Erica III. Let's talk about the flights because they're going to be using your planes, your resources as Secretary of Defense. Is that unusual or is there historical precedent for it? No, it's there's no historical precedent for it. This is a first.

The scale of the invasion that came in under Joe Biden necessitates a big response back.

So when CBP, well, frankly, this all comes from President Trump. He said, get it done. And when he said, get it done, CBP and DHS looked around and said, who's got the biggest, best planes? The military does. And so not only are we doing it, we're proud to do it.

We believe it's a core function of national security. And that's Pete Hagseth with Lawrence Jones from Fox and Friends, and Lawrence is on the southern border this morning.

So. You have that. And you also have Pete Hegseth saying we will not be intimidated by the cartels. And the Trump administration proved that in 1.0, and now Trump 2.0. There is no question about that.

And especially with the leadership of Pete Hegseth, who is off to a great start. Eric, cut one. The most powerful military in the world will not be intimidated by anybody, let alone cartels. These cartels feel threatened. They're going to look for other routes.

There's going to be turf wars between them. Then eventually that's going to come north. And if that does come north against border patrol or against soldiers, first of all, we're going to respond. And second of all, they will pay for that if they attempt to shoot at. Take shots at, aggressively approach troops or border patrol agents.

We're not going to stand for it ever. And believe me. The world is taking notice. Our enemies are taking notice that America is back. We will be right back, for this is.

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Brian will be back tomorrow, and this is the Brian Kilmead Show. I want to talk about for a moment. Caroline Levitt. I've been a fan. since the campaign.

And I'll tell you why. Because it's always easier. To be either the Democrat nominees. campaign spokesperson or a Democrat president's Press secretary. than it is to be and look It sounds political, but it's not.

It's just fact. The Democrat legacy media, the way they treat you you look at the way they have treated Republican press secretaries versus how they treat Democrat press secretaries, it's ridiculous. The disparity is so wide. Caroline Levitt goes up to the podium on day one. I think she had like two pieces of paper.

Maybe. Think about that book. Think about the largest binder ever seen with nothing in it. That Corrine Jean-Pierre brought. The thing was bigger than she was.

It was ridiculous with post-a-notes hanging out. I mean, it was crazy. but she never said anything. Here's Caroline Levitt, just to give you an idea. This is an interview with Sean Hannity, just to give you a little flavor for how she can handle herself.

Yeah. because she has the knowledge. And that takes a lot of work. To be that prepared, and she's 27 years young, the youngest press secretary in American history. Caroline Levitt with Sean Hannity, Eric Cutseven.

We have been viewed, rightfully so, as the best, proudest country in the world. And President Trump is not afraid to say that or to use that for the American people's benefit. And that's why you have seen so many countries around the world, in just the matter of two weeks, cave to President Trump's demands. He is standing up for the American people. Too many lives have been lost at the hands of illegal migrants and Chinese fentanyl flowing through our nation's borders.

And he got Canada and Mexico to step up to the plate to surge resources and personnel to our territorial borders. And America and the American people will be safer because of it. See? Just sharp. Content specific.

She's on point. She's strong. She speaks very well for President Trump. I'm very impressed. And she's beyond her years.

Very, very impressive. And I'll tell you another very impressive individual: Lieutenant Colonel Alan West, a great friend of the Brian Kilmead Show, coming up in just a few minutes. Don't go away. He is next, and we're going to go through the first two weeks and a whole lot with Colonel West. This is the Brian Kilmead Show.

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The Brian Kilmead Show. On the Brian Kilmead Show Newsmaker Hotline is a great friend of Brian's, a great friend of the Brian Kilmead Show. Lieutenant Colonel Allen West, the Dallas County Republican Party Chairman, American Constitutional Rights Union Executive Director, former Congressman, the distinguished gentleman from the 22nd Congressional District in the House of Representatives. And you can follow all things, Colonel West at Alan A L L E N West at Allen West. Colonel, welcome to Brian's program.

Harry is great to be with you. It's great to hear your voice. It is great to hear you, sir. Love your work. And let's get right into it.

I'm going to stipulate, we'll take a little listen, and then you will break this down like John Madden with the telestrator that you're so capable of doing. My homage to Super Bowl 59, bring out John Madden. This is a case study in what the Democrat resistance is going to look like. And this is a great montage that Pete has put together, Eric has put together, rather. And it tells the story of what the resistance is going to look like.

Eric, cut 20. In the last 10 days, Donald Trump has done more to destabilize. things across the planet. Than perhaps any other president in recent memory. It's not only a gift to our adversaries, but trying to shut down the Agency for International Development.

By executive order. Is plain illegal. We don't have a fourth branch of government called Elon Musk, and that's going to become real clear. This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is.

We talked about Trump wanting to be a dictator on day one, and here we are. This is what the beginning of dictatorship looks like.

So what we have is we have Senator Brian Schatz who wants to die on this hill for some reason. Then you have Senator Chris Van Hollen who says it's illegal to end the U.S. AID, some call it U.S. aid, because it's illegal to do it by executive order. But of course, it was created by executive order.

So, of course, it can be ended by President Trump's executive order. Then there's always the incredible Jamie Raskin, Senator Chris Murphy, and the always unlikable Ilon Omar as our closer there.

So there you have it. The dictatorship has begun, Colonel. Break it down. Yeah, it's very interesting to me how the left does not understand that when you are forcing people to purchase certain vehicles, electric vehicles, when you are forcing people to have certain things shot into their body, when you are telling people that they don't have their freedom of speech, freedom of expression, that you're going to censor them, that's really what fascism is. That's really what the dictatorship is.

And they were very silent about this during the four years of the Biden administration.

Now, all of a sudden, it seems that the left has gotten this new religion called constitutionality, which they don't have it. It's very simple. When you go to Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, it lists 18 things. They are the 18 enumerated powers, duties, responsibilities, and purviews of the federal government. And I think what Donald Trump is doing is something that Republicans should have been doing quite some time ago: once again, realigning the federal government with its constitutional duties and responsibilities.

Show me where it says anything about granting debt relief to college students. Show me where this thing about USAID is aligned with any of those 18 enumerated duties and responsibilities. These are American taxpayer dollars. And what the American taxpayers expect are things that protect their three things: life, liberty, and property, natural rights, John Locke. And that's what Thomas Jefferson read, and that's what Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence.

So you're going to hear a lot of kicking and screaming because their God, their little G God, is government. And they are seeing the temple of their government being torn down by Donald Trump, and it is causing them a lot of apoplectic meltdown. You are listening to the great Lieutenant Colonel Alan West on the Brian Kilmeat Show. And here's something that you know all too well as a member of Congress in the leadership roles that you serve today, and you live in a border state, you know it, you know how bad this has been over four years. How does it feel after two weeks to see border crossings down 93 percent?

You know, it's great. As a matter of fact, I have a very close and dear friend. I've been deputized down in Kinney County, which is Brackettville, Texas. We're right in between Eagle Pass and Del Rio, and they were just being overrun. People weren't allowing their kids to go out at night because of all the high-speed chases going U.S.

Highway 90. And I had a little text message exchange with Sheriff Bradco, who has been a frequent guest on Fox News programs. And he just says it's like night and day. And he is just so happy that the cavalry showed up. And that's the important thing.

And again, coming back to constitutionality, the federal government is supposed to protect every state from invasion. That's part of the guaranteed clause of Article 4, Section 4 of the Constitution. The Biden Harris administration did not do that. And then truthfully, they should have been impeached for what they did by purposefully implementing executive orders that undermined our sovereignty.

Now, in just two weeks, Look at the drop-off in the numbers. Look at what is happening with the arrest of these criminal illegal immigrants. And it is just absolutely astounding to me that you have people, to include here in Dallas, Texas, over the last two weekends, protesting against deportations of criminal illegal immigrants, murderers, rapists, I mean, people that assault folks and have committed crimes here in the United States of America, but also have committed crimes in their home countries.

So, yes, this is an incredible turnaround in just two weeks and more to come. Colonel West, what is it about this issue? There has to be something either that we don't know about, or I just can't understand, other than this was about bringing tens of millions of illegals who the Democrats here look upon as. Future Democrat voters, if not even present. I mean, it can't be anything else.

Because how could anybody defend what you just said is not hyperbole? I mean, that's the truth. And as you know, and President Trump took a lot of grief for it when he said they're emptying their prisons, their mental institutions, they were sending us their worst. Yeah, who who who sits on a subway and lights a woman on fire? There you go.

Other than a criminal, illegal immigrant? And how can you say that Selena Gome is out shedding tears? Really?

So again, go back to 2008. Remember when then Senator Barack Obama said that we're five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States? That's right. This is what they were talking about. And that's why it's so important to pay attention to the words that they use.

And so two things. First and foremost, they wanted to create a new voting base. And if you go back and look at the 2024 election cycle, Kamala Harris won all the states that did not have voter ID. I think it was like 12 or 13 states. That tells you a lot.

The other thing is that they did not want to be blocked from using illegal immigrants as part of being counted in the census. Why? Because every 10 years that reshapes the electoral representation here in the United States of America.

So that's another part of the fundamental transformation.

So now they're seeing this electoral base just all of a sudden be taken away from them. And again, that's causing them to go into an incredible rage. When you look at it from your wide spectrum of observation, Colonel West, and it's Lieutenant Colonel Alan West on the Brian Kilmeat Show, Newsmaker Hotline. How difficult, I mean In the beginning, you know where certain bad guys are, and you go and you get the bad guys. How challenging?

Will it be To round up What has come into this country over the past four years? I mean, impossible to get them all, right? I mean, how challenging is this? You know, I don't think it's going to be that challenging because what you have just seen in these first couple of weeks, now what you see the left doing is they're actually changing names of individuals that they have had in prison and releasing them. There are records.

You know, these nongovernmental organizations like Catholic Charities, they kept records of these people that they allowed into the country. The jails, they have records. And these people that are trying to obstruct The implementation of justice, they should be held accountable. But you're right, there's 600,000 criminal, illegal immigrants, criminal, illegal immigrants. That's kind of a double entendre because entering the country, there's a crime, it's a felony crime.

Then, on top of that, they're committing crimes. But we have to focus on those. And then let's think about the 1.5 to 2 million guideaways, the people that have come into this country, that it's going to be a little bit more difficult to find them. And those are terrorists, and those are single military-aged males to include Chinese single-military-aged males.

So that's going to take a little bit of a harder lift. But as far as these criminals that have records, I think that we'll be able to track them down. And I think that some of these countries, like Venezuela, like Colombia, they're going to help us in letting us know who came out of their countries. What do you think would need to be done? Because there are examples now, and there will continue to be examples of, and they're Democrats, let's just be honest about it.

I mean, there's no sugarcoating this. Democrat cities, Democrat counties, Democrat states, you name it. And they're going to be violating federal law by protecting illegals that are here illegally. What needs to be done with anyone in any position? That is doing that kind of thing.

They arrested. It's a felony offense. They are aiding and abetting human trafficking. They are violating United States law by harboring people that are here illegally. And again, I think that people like Governor Pritzker in Illinois, they need to read the Supremacy Clause, which is Article 6, I think, Section 1 of the Constitution, because when the federal government is doing things in accordance with, in conjunction with, along with the rule of law, our Constitution I just talked about, Article 4, Section 4, then they are the law of the land.

They are the supreme law. And this whole thing about sanctuary cities and sanctuary states. There's no such thing. And I think that the Trump administration and Tom Holman and Christy Noam are going to make sure that these folks understand that. And you may see some judges and mayors getting carted off away in handcuffs and charged with a felony offense because you cannot obstruct federal law.

Colonel West, the the President Trump that I know Uses tariffs mostly as a negotiating tactic, with the exception of China, where in his first term he did slap tariffs on China. And then they promised they would invest 300 billion. Then COVID happened and the promise wasn't kept. But China seems to be the one that President Trump will reserve raising tariffs on. The other ones, if you w want to call them our friends, It's a negotiating tactic.

He gets them to the twelfth hour, and then he said, Look, I've been just trying to get you to work with me on this fentanyl stuff.

So, you know, help me secure the border. Help me get this drug trade handled. And so there's a 30-day pause with some of our friends, Canada and Mexico. Are you in line with my theory there? No, absolutely so.

It is a tactic that you can use. The military teaches you that there are four elements of national power, and they are called the dime theory: diplomatic, informational, military, and economic. What President Trump is doing right now is using diplomatic and economic means, and we have the high ground. We have the largest economy in the world as a matter of adjusting attitudes. And so, you've seen that happen with Mexico.

You've seen that happen with Canada now.

Now, I think also you have to use it as a very effective strategic tool against your number one geopolitical foe, which is China. And without a doubt, we have got to bring more of our manufacturing back here to the United States of America. Definitely take our supply chains when you come to pharmaceuticals and drugs and things of this nature out of China. And we've got to isolate them economically. We made a huge mistake in allowing China, a communist country, to come into the world economic system, and they never gave up anything.

And so, they have used capitalism as a means. Means by which they have bolstered themselves. And what a great thing to see the president of Panama saying, I'm backing out of this belt and road strategy of China. That's what we have to start doing, shrinking their influence. You went right where I wanted to go.

And I'm going to put two things on the table in the final two minutes that we have with Colonel West on the Brian Kilmeet Show. Number one, I think, and you can speak about this a lot better than I with your military experience, I believe that we should take Bagram Air Force Base back. It's strategic. It's fortified. We get whatever they haven't sold or used, we get our stuff back.

I think we should take that. And then President Trump got us thinking about Panama. Then we find out that 70% of all the signage there is Chinese.

So we've got to change all that.

So tackle that, both of them. Without a doubt, the Panama Canal was built for national security, a strategic national security purpose, which we ended up using in World War two after the Japanese attacked the Pearl Harbor fleet, the Pacific Fleet. We're supposed to be able to transition our respective Atlantic or Pacific fleets into either theater, and that's what we need it for, as well as the trade and the shipping.

So we don't need to have Chinese contractors, again, running the Panama Canal, which we shed our blood and treasure for. And the other thing about Bagram Air Base, now that's a tough lift because now you're talking about a dedicated combat operation to go in and do an airfield takedown mission, which we have forces that are specialize in that. The Rangers are specialized in that and other airborne forces like the eighty second. But again, that's a big lift. And sadly, we're in that position because of the Biden administration and the weakness they showed.

But there are means by which we can put pressure on the Taliban, who is still a terrorist organization. and maybe we get them to capitulate in some way, shape form or fashion. Colonel West, it is always great to participate with you. Good to be with you. Thank you so much, Harry.

God bless and have a great day. You do the same. That is Lieutenant Colonel Alan West, and this is the Brian Killmead Show. Giving you everything you need to know. You're with Brian Kilmead.

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Brett Baer was masterful last night on special report. He was interviewing Bob Ray. Bob Ray is the Canadian ambassador to the UN. It it it was a gotcha moment because Bob Ray Just didn't see it coming. This guy, Bob Ray, if you've never heard of him.

He's about as anti-Trump as you will find anywhere. Before he was back involved with the Canadian government, he said such things as, and I'm paraphrasing, but it's very accurate, that President Trump should not be permitted in Canada. I mean, as crazy Never Trumper. Trump derangement syndrome. Terminal case.

Uh and it just Oozed through his pores during this interview. You can take a listen. Eric, cut eight. I don't see the number as being a deficit because when you look at the overall services sector of the economy, when you look at the overall investment relationships between the two countries, this is not a lose relationship for the United States. And I think it's really important for people to hear us out on this and for there to be a discussion.

We are willing and want to have a serious discussion about the renewal of the current trade agreement that was negotiated with President Trump before, which is due to come in 2026. But I think to keep on threatening the tariffs at this point is a terrible idea because, as I say, it makes your country poorer. And it gets even more snarky. Cut nine. And that's why we're trying to have a reasonable and sensible discussion, and that's the kind of discussion we'd like to have, and one that's respectful.

And by the way, we're not the fifty first state. We're a sovereign, independent country. Our leader deserves to be treated with respect. And we deserve to be treated with respect, and that's the way we want to proceed. Unnecessary, unhelpful.

He has a weak prime minister in outgoing Trudeau. To say something like that is extremely. Unsmart. And It's just something you don't do. when America provides so much to Canada.

And they've admitted they can't make it without us. From the Fox News Radio Studios in Midtown Manhattan, it's the fastest-growing radio talk show. Brian Kilmead. Welcome to the Brian Kilmead Show with Allison, Pete, and Eric. My name is Harry Hurley, filling in today for the great Brian Kilmead, who returns tomorrow.

And on the Brian Kilmead show, Show newsmaker hotline is Brooke Goldstein. From the Lawfair Project, the founder of the Lawfair Project, and you can follow Brooke at Goldstein. As it sounds, G-O-L-D-S-T-E-I-N. Goldstein, Brooke, B-R-O-O-K-E. At Goldstein Brook.

Brooke, welcome to the Brian Kilmey Show. Thank you so much for having me. I'm happy to be here. And it's great to have you here because your timing is perfect with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in America, with working meetings with some of the team, and then, of course, a meeting with President Trump, and not lost on me. And I know, Brooke, not lost on you, President Trump specifically.

chose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the first Leader that he would meet with. I think it sends a message to the world that America is back. America has Israel's back. Your thoughts? Absolutely.

I think the visit of the Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House comes obviously at a very important moment for U.S. foreign policy, Israel and the whole Middle East. The fact that he's the first foreign leader to meet with the President says that peace in the Middle East, stability in the Middle East, support of Israel and its defeat of terrorism is a top priority for President Trump. There's always been speculations about a risk between the two leaders, but really the truth is there is no daylight between them. And even if there was, even if there was some disagreement about policy, it certainly wouldn't be the policy of the United States to project any daylight between us and our greatest ally.

And I think Trump is organized. He's efficient. He's clearly eager to reverse course from the Biden era and solve the problems. And the way you solve the problem is you recognize what the root cause of it. And the root cause is hate, education, and radicalization.

This whole notion that we have to create the first ever democratic Arab state in history, in Gaza. I think it is a ruse. It's a decoy. The real problem is Iran. It's China.

It's Russia. It's these terror states that are fundering, sorry, funding and sponsoring their terror proxy armies. And the more we focus on the so-called Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the more we lose focus on really how to solve the problem. And we're already starting to see some results. Obviously, we have the hostages that were released immediately as Trump took office after 15 months.

Of a brutal war and a lot of unproductive tension coming from the prior Biden-Harris administration towards Israel. And also, we saw also the tension during the Obama-Biden year.

So that is over. And we are looking forward to stability and peace through strength. And the President has an excellent track record here when it comes to the Middle East. There's no question about it. I mean, every president since at least Kennedy, probably before even, all promised that Jerusalem would be the capital.

And then they win, and none of them do it. Who did it, Brooke? President Trump. President Trump. So, yeah, he Abraham Peace Accords.

You're going to see an expansion, I think, of these peace accords.

So, there's a lot to be hopeful for. No question about it. We are visiting with the Lawfare Project founder, Brooke Goldstein, on the Brian Kilmead Show. And here's something we should talk about because the President Trump has been extremely candid, and he's been pressed about this by the legacy media here in America about the ceasefire holding. And I love his answer because, like, Hamas, you can never take their word for anything.

They're getting hundreds of people back and. Israel gets back three at a time.

So it's like front end loaded for Hamas to get back everything they want. And then maybe who knows what they do because they never keep their word. Here's what President Trump said about that. Eric cut 24. I have no assurances that it'll hold.

I mean, I've seen people brutalized. I've never, nobody's ever seen anything like it. No, I have no guarantees that the peace is going to hold. Brooke, that's a good answer because he knows who he's dealing with here. I mean, I just love it, I have to say, it is so refreshing to hear President Trump comment on politics.

He just says it like it is. This is a brutal terrorist group. Of course, they've already broke at the ceasefire. They've already broken the conditions in terms of the hostage release. This is more of a pause.

Look, we've got to put this into context, okay? After 9-11, The US war on terrorism took many years. Arguably, we're still in it. Bush dealt with al-Qaeda. Obama had to deal with a huge problem with ISIS a decade ago.

And Israel has made great progress with Hamas, with Hezbollah. But it's not something that gets resolved quickly. Quickly, this is an ideology. It is a radical jihadi ideology that is suicidal. That goal is to prolong conflict, to use civilians as human shields, the complete disregard of human life, not just of the Israelis, but also of the Muslims themselves who have been brutalized by these regimes and by the terrorist groups.

And I really expect Trump and Netanyahu are going to be discussing how to achieve Israel's goals, which are important to the United States and the whole of the free world, frankly. Number one, the annihilation of Hamas. Number two, the return of the hostages, and three, the handling of the Iranian threat. Brooke, does this two-state solution that so many, and typically Democrats leaders in America float, how is that ever credible? How is that ever possible when the one side wants the absolute annihilation of Israel off the face of the earth?

How do you have peace and harmony and a two-state solution when that's the prescription from the other side? Look, the language that we use is so important, okay? There is no such thing as a two state solution. Creating another Islamist totalitarian dictatorship terrorist state is not a solution to anything. That has never been about building a Palestinian state.

This has nothing to do with a democratic civil rights movement of a so-called Palestinian people. Israel occupies like 0.1 percent of the entire Middle East. Expanding the Muslim colonial project to annihilate and destroy the Jewish state is what feeds terrorism. The opposite. We have to look at the states that already exist.

We have to help Saudi Arabia de-radicalize. We have to encourage the Arab states to turn their backs on terror, to modernize, to secularize. Let's focus on the states that already exist. And I am so confident that President Trump is definitely going to be able to expand the historic Abraham peace accords because that's what this is about. It's about economic cooperation and it's about military coordination and cooperation between states that have the same goal and the same enemy.

And that is what is going to guarantee stability in the Middle East. And we need to stop using these ridiculous terms. We have to stop calling Jews that live in Judea and Samaria. It's not the West Bank, it's Judea and Samaria. We need to stop calling them settlers.

They are Jewish homes. They're Jewish people. They have every right to live. Wherever they want, even the terminology Israel-Palestinian conflict, there's conflict between the people of Israel and the Arab people who live in the West Bank or Gaza. There is a proxy war funded by Iran and Qatar to sow conflict.

That is the root cause of it. And finally, we need to talk about the hate education. We need to talk about the fact that four, five, six, seven-year-olds are being taught throughout the Muslim world under the Palestinian Authority, obviously in Gaza, to seek death, to love death, and to hate life. And if you want to look what the future looks like, look at what they're teaching their five-year-olds in school. The hate education must stop.

That is not only the root cause of terrorism, but it's a human rights violation. The greatest crime against humanity is to ruin the future of a society, to teach children to become suicide homicide bombers, to use children as human shields, to use child soldiers is a violation of those children's basic human rights. To an education free of media and incitement. And that is what the human rights community needs to be focusing on. You are listening to Brooke Goldstein, the Lawfare Project founder on the Brian Kilmead Show.

How important, Brooke? I think it's very important. How important is the optic of President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu together at the White House, likely in the Oval Office together? That optic, I think, that they talk about a photograph, what speaks a thousand words, that is a big deal, isn't it? Of course it is, especially given that the prior administration, their policy, as was admitted by then Secretary of State Blinken, was to publicly project daylight between the two countries.

And we know what that has done, that has fueled and encouraged hatred and incitement and terrorism. And that terrorism and that ideology, the radicalism has been exported from the Middle East into the United States onto our campuses. And as important as it is for us to reverse course on national security issues and foreign policy and foreign relations, So too is it important now to turn and look inside the country and see what is going on here. Why is Iran funding pro terror protests on our streets and on our campuses? Why is Qatar spending over one billion dollars a year funding our educational system?

And what are the effects of that? And let me put a real fine point on this for you to take it away, Brooke. And that is, and it's happening now, but there's just so much that's going on that it's not really hitting the news cycle like it should. Fox News is doing a good job with it. In fact, in the past hour, I caught out of the corner of my eye a piece on it, and that is the anti-Semitism right here in the United States, which really is mind-blowing.

And at the different universities where it was happening, and still I understand it is happening. What is that all about, Brooke?

So again, I'm really happy that you've mentioned it, and I'm also very proud to be representing many of the Jewish students and professors on campuses throughout the country who have been targeted and discriminated against unlawfully. We have a civil rights lawsuit against Carnegie Mellon University, which so happens also to be the number three largest recipient of funds from Qatar. We have a lawsuit against Columbia University, against Cooper Union University, all who have allowed their campuses and systems to be hostile. They've tolerated hostile environments for the Jewish students. They've allowed sometimes some campuses, there's physical assaults against Jewish students.

We represent the two students at DePaul in Chicago at DePaul University who were beaten so brutally on the campus while the security guard just stood there and watched. And the students chanted that they should go back to the Middle East. I mean, this is a systemic issue. We have been turning a blind eye, and apparently, the media still is turning a blind eye, to what's been going on on our campuses over the past 15 to 20 years. This is how you destroy a society from within.

I argue it's the greatest subversive influence campaign this world has ever seen is the targeting of our educational system. And it's K through 12. It's not just colleges and universities. That's right. K through 12.

And it's not just anti-Israel, anti-American, pro-Islamist ideology, pro-Marxist ideology. It comes from the so-called DEI, the diversity, equity, inclusion ideology, the critical race theory. And this is exactly the platform that President Trump has been elected on to reverse course on the ideologies that do not serve America as a democratic society. Where is our pride, right? Where is the price?

Our national identity? Why are our children so confused? Why are they chanting pro-Hamas slogans? Why do they think terrorism is resistance? Why do they think rape is justified?

These are perverted, perverted ideologies that are being taught and indoctrinated to our students in our country. And we have to reverse this, whether it's Through civil rights lawsuits, which we do at the Lawfare Project, which hold schools accountable and hold the perpetrators of violent assaults accountable.

So there is deterrent. There are consequences for Jew hatred and lawful Jew hatred and a deterrent effect. But there's a huge role for elected. I mean, there's only so much we can do as a civil society. We need our members of Congress to really examine.

They need to continue the House Education Committee examinations and testimonies and hearings. And then, from the information that they gather, what is the plan to stop this? Are we going to stop Title VI funding? Are we going to universities that are abusing the money and teaching these radical ideologies or allowing them to be taught at the school? Are we going to have a hearing on foreign funding?

Are we going to close the loopholes in the law that allows all of this undocumented funding to come into this country? And obviously, the first step is the one that President Trump has already been taking with his executive order to combat anti-Semitism, particularly on the college campuses. It requires federal agencies to report on campus anti-Semitism and colleges, yes, about the visa revocation, grounds for foreign students supporting terrorism. Those visa revocations are extremely important. Brooke Goldstein, thank you for telling it like it is on the Brian Kilmey Show.

Good to visit with you. Thank you for having me. A pleasure. We will be back. This is the Brian Kilmead Show.

Learning something new every day on the Brian Kilmead Show. The more you listen, the more you'll know. It's Brian Kilmead. Today we're going to make a judgment. about the future of science in this country.

We're going to make decisions that are going to impact the health and well-being of Americans for years to come. Do senators want their legacy? to include disregarding basic health science. And instead elevate conspiracy theorists. Making Robert Kennedy Secretary of Health and Human Services, in my view, colleagues, would be a grave threat.

the health of the American people. And I urge my colleagues this morning to vote no. I'm sure you do, Senator Ron Wyden. It's so crazy, it's so partisan. And what you have to hope, though, and I know hope is not a strategy.

You have to hope. that the Republicans will hold strong. The Senate Finance Committee They're meeting right now. The senators are speaking. They alternate.

Republican, Democrat, Republican, Democrat.

So RFK Jr., his nomination is at hand, and you want to get out of the committee with a favorable vote. And it will be on party, split party lines for sure. Probably not a single Democrat will vote for him, even though he was a lifelong Democrat. This is politics at its worst.

So the committee, the senators, the committee members are speaking, and then they will vote on the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination. In fact, they just voted him out of committee. Eric, what was the vote?

Party line as predicted.

So that's excellent. But remember, now they're playing these games where they're allowed 30 hours of discussion.

So it's usually a couple of days after you're voted out of committee, at least a day, but usually a couple of days before you would get the vote before the entire United States Senate. And keep in mind, even though he's out of committee, He's not in the clear yet. There are a handful of Republicans that have not yet confirmed if they will vote for him. Pambondi, she cleared her Senate hurdle as well, and it's likely that she will have A vote for From the entire Senate, which would then be the advice and consent that you need to take the position. That likely will come tomorrow.

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A lot of you are at 866-408-7669. 866-408-7669. That is the call-in number for the Brian Kilmeat Show. And we're going to go to Austin, Texas, and say hello to Michael. Michael, welcome to the Brian Kilmeat Show.

Here is You've got some big broadcasters. Shoes to fill, buddy, but you're doing a great job. Keep it up. Yep. Can't fill the shoes, but just don't want to wreck the Brian Killmeat show.

So that's the goal.

So far, we haven't broken anything. But I do like, I know a bit about what you want to talk about. And I would add: not only is this illegal migrant situation about impacting The census, because that has been long, it's being challenged by this administration, I believe, already, that because it's always been interpreted that just being here in the country. Means that you are included persons in the census. And obviously, that controls how many members are and how they're apportioned, how many in this state, how many in that state.

So you couldn't be more right about that. But I will add to that, though, Michael, that also it's about. The migrants becoming voters, not just helping in the census, but voting Democrat. Oh, yeah, absolutely. Yeah, I think they're playing the long game.

So, you know, they may be down right now, but they're looking at 2030 and all the new. Democrat members of Congress. Yeah. they stand again if all these illegals get counted. These days, since Trump and Congress, everything seems to be on the table with them.

So I'm hoping they're looking at that. And come up with some legislation to change that. What do you think?

Well, you would have, and it would be challenged, of course. I will tell you, Michael, this ends at the United States Supreme Court because it has always been interpreted that a person being in this country qualifies. For being included in the census. It's always been that way. That would have to be one at the Supreme Court level.

Even if you did legislation to say that that is not the case, and I don't think it should be the case. If you're here illegally, why should you what other country would allow people that aren't even lawfully in their country to affect the way that the country is positioned in terms of assignment of members of the legislature? It's insanity. But ultimately, even if a law was passed, if an executive order was signed, the Democrats would immediately challenge it, and it would have to be the Supreme Court ultimately that would decide. Lower courts would probably stay with the Democrats, and possibly the Supreme Court would look at it differently.

But anymore, with John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett, don't be surprised if we couldn't even win after actually fixing it, it would be overturned potentially. I I think the argument could be made that The past four years has seen an unprecedented Uh influx of uh illegal legals that the framers never anticipated you know, then to the country little people just to walk across the borders.

So I think a pretty strong argument could be made. uh uh extraordinary thing happened so we need to control who we define as American citizens. I think that's a pretty strong one. Argument. It is a very strong argument, but remember, decisions are made sometimes outside the boundaries of common sense or what should be done, and they're made for ideological reasons, the composition of either a lower court or the Supreme Court.

Michael, great to take your call. I'm with you. But it's a heavy lift because it's always been interpreted differently. Keith is in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Keith, welcome to the Brian Kilmey Show.

All right, good show today. I just wanted to say that Musk and Trump so far are just scratching the surface of these massive grant problems that we are handing out. It's unreal. Department of Transportation, but mostly USDA, Fish and Wildlife, NRCS and U. S.

Forest Service are handing out billions and billions of dollars to these so-called nonprofit conservancies, land trusts and foundations to go out in the private sector real estate market, buy out private property, all at taxpayer expense. They're building massive land empires, the Nature Conservancy, all of them, at taxpayer expense. And they pay no income tax. A lot of times they'll flip land to governments. If you want a new tractor, New machinery, there's a grant for it.

160 grant programs just under the NRCS alone. Free money flowing like Santa Claus and creams up the peace. The marketplace. Not to mention. That money, taxpayer money, that gets spent on things that are against our own vital interests.

I mean, we're spending money on crazy stuff, whether you're talking about this USAID or any of these other things that you're mentioning. Keith, thank you for calling in. Thank you for listening to the Brian Killmeat Show. This is going to be very interesting because we are going to go next door. To a great neighborhood.

To Canada, to Montreal, Canada, to be specific, and visit with Tony. Tony, thanks for checking in with the Brian Kilmeat show. Hello there. Yes, hi. Hello, thank you for taking my call and wishing well to all my American friends because the Canadian lunch bucket people like myself that work for a living and the American lunch bucket people that work for a living, we're all in the same boat.

And I'm going to tell you guys down there that our Prime Minister does not speak for the general population that are hardworking. And I'll tell you why. He's a hypocrite because he is projecting Canadian problems on the American government. And we have no 50-year plan for immigration, nor do we have a 50-year plan for energy or resource development. And I'm going to say this.

We reacted yesterday to Trump. on this immediate threat.

Okay, because we have no plan. And had we had a plan, when I say 50 years, it could be a long intergenerational program, one that's based on economics and development. You, like us, we are two young countries compared to the rest of the world. We are amongst the strongest economically and political countries in the entire planet. And we only did this in less than 300 years.

Canada is somewhere around 200 years old. The United States, somewhere around 300. We are a country of the same stock of people with the same problems. And I never took this issue of 25% tariffs as anything but a sort of a management issue between our two countries or something to develop a future relation. I'll say this: why?

Also, Tony, also a negotiation tactic to get the attention of the very unpopular Prime Minister Trudeau and to get him on board. With taking the issue of border security and some of the other matters seriously. And you saw how fast, you know, Trudeau, as you know, and he's very unpopular in your country, he talks a big game, but he backs down to President Trump every time because he really has no choice and he's leaving.

Well, he'll be out of there sometime in March, correct? Correct. And I'm going to just say this: you're not only right, but we thank President Trump for that because a hypocrite is always a hypocrite. And he does not represent me. I have never voted for him.

I objected to voting for him. And many people of my generation do not vote for him. What's more important that Americans don't know is this guy, Trudeau, has an interstate. Tariff between provinces. In other words, Quebec cannot transfer its beer down to the Maritimes because there's a tariff, and it's a heavy duty tariff.

So imagine Indiana cannot sell to California or to New York. It's crazy. Tony, Tony, we have to move quick, but I want to ask you a quick question, but an important question. In your opinion, and I realize it's your opinion, but it may be based on a wide spectrum of observation, of listening and talking to a lot of different people. Given the opportunity, would Canada prefer to stay a sovereign nation or would Canada like to be part of the United States of America?

So the answer is CJD did a review or a recall on the Turner debate when he was running for Prime Minister against our then Prime Minister. And the issue was that if we give up our economic levers, we give up political power. What I will say is the Canadian nation will never give up its political autonomy. But you have to understand one thing. Our political autonomy is your only friendship in the world that you have that you can rely on.

We have been to every war with the United States, from the Boer War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korea, Canada has stood shoulder to shoulder, Afghanistan, Iran. Why? We have dropped one out of every three bombs in the World War II. We produced them in Verdun, Quebec. We produced one of three tractors and tanks that went into World War II.

And they were produced in Windsor, Ontario. We have an integrated economy. We want to be your cousins, but we don't. Don't need to be in your family. We can be independent and be your best friends because governments go, but people.

People stay. And the people, Tony, I'm going to jump, but I want to say I knew you had that answer in you. Terrific, in-depth. Answer that you just provided. Thank you for calling into the Brian Kilmeat Show from Montreal, Canada.

We come back to America to Staten Island, New York, and we say hello to Ann, and welcome to the Brian Kilmeat Show. Oh my God, I'm going to say it's so morning. Listen, I'm kind of like all over the place because when I called in, I had something to say, but now I have more to say. I know. I have a lot to say.

First of all, what I don't understand with the Democrat Party, Whether you're a libertarian, whether you're a Democrat, whether you're a rhino-Republican. Donald Trump ran on these policies. He was going to close the border. He was going to. Go after Maduro, go after Mexico, go after Canada.

He was going to get rid of the Green New Deal.

So I don't understand why these Democrats are acting like it was something new. Like this is something new that Donald Trump, excuse me, President Trump is doing. He got the mandate because we, the people, spoke. Donald Trump is a man's man, a woman's man, everybody's man. He's got your back.

He's got our back. He's got the back of the United States of America.

So, what the Democrat doesn't want to deal with is the elephant in the room. And the elephant in the room is how the Democrat Party pulled the wool over their own. constituents' eyes by letting us know that Joe Biden was fit and sound to be the President of the United States of America. He threw us under the bus with China. He threw us under the bus with Mexico.

Mexico is making a ton of money off of the United States of America. There's no question. And thank you for the passion. Thank you for listening. Thank you for calling in to the Brian Kilmeat Show to Lakewood, New Jersey.

Rabbi, welcome to the Brian Kilmeat Show. How are you? Yep. Thank you for taking my call. It was very gratifying to hear Brooke Olfstein swinging like that.

The fact of the matter is, the Palestinians have zero legitimate grievances, no matter what the liberals tell you. They have no legitimate grievances. They've been given way, way, way more than they ever deserved. And it's not about. Their autonomy or anything like that.

It's only about anti-Semitism. They have a terrible addiction to anti-Semitism. It's on par with Nazi Germany in the nineteen thirties and forties. And uh they're just out to hurt the Jews and whatever grievances they claim to have. Listen, Hitler also claimed to have grievances against the Jews.

The Nazis also claim to have grievances against the Jews. Their Strimmer all had all kinds of grievances against the Jews. It's all It's all baloney. It's just that they want to hurt the Jewish people and the Arab support that they get throughout the Middle East Various countries have gone to war against Israel. It's not about helping the Palestinians.

And Rabbi, as you know all too well, they never keep their word. Ever. Hamas, never. You cannot. I understand hostages have to be freed.

I mean, it's well into the second year. It's disgraceful. The treatment of them is disgraceful. How about this, Rabbi? How about when they had the audacity to give parting gift bags and graduation certificates?

How about that? Mm-hmm. The Palestinians have done a lot of very bad things, and they celebrate. Uh the murder of Jews They celebrate the kidnapping of Jews. And they taunted the passages.

It was done by everyone throughout Gaza. uh the regular rank and file, young and old. uh tormented the hostages, uh tortured the hostages, participated in in in in uh hiding the hostages And the United Nations schools over there were full uh full of anti Semitism. The Obashians was preaching anti Semitism. And they even in Palestinian Authority also, they they award uh terrorists and their families.

for uh the evil that they do. Rabbi, honor to present you, sir. Thank you for your service. Good to talk to you. We're going to be right back, and we'll take more of your phone calls on the other side of this brief time out.

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This is the Brian Kill Me Show. Welcome back to the Brian Kilmead Show with Allison Pete and Eric. I am Harry Hurley filling in just for today. Brian will be back tomorrow, and it's been a busy Newsday. Two quick updates, and then right back to your calls.

Senator Collins will be voting to confirm Tulsi Gabbard. That is a crucial Republican swing vote. I don't know that she would have gotten out of committee without that.

So that's huge. And also, just in is Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who has, he's had, he's been impressed with RFK Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services, but he's also been torn because he's been concerned about what he says is RFK Jr.'s position on vaccines, his anti-vaccine position, which, in fairness, the man is vaccinated. He took COVID-19 vaccine. He gave it to his kids.

His kids are fully vaccinated. He's not anti-vaccine, but look, Cassidy's a doctor, and that's his interpretation of it. And you need his vote so you don't fight. But this is great news. Senator Cassidy voting for RFK Jr.

Eric, share what he had to say about this. How is RFK Jr. faring among Democrats on your committee? I haven't spoken to him about it. I just don't know.

I will meet with him this coming week. I look forward to the interview. I agree with him on some things and disagree on others. The food safety, I think the ultra-processed food is a problem. Vaccinations, he's wrong on.

And so I just look forward to having a good dialogue with him on that. And that was a few weeks back, and he's come you know, he's reconciled it all, and he'll be voting for RFK Junior. That's big news. Sean is in Pearl River, New York. Hi there, Sean.

Welcome to the Brian Kilmeat Show. Thank you for that warm welcome. You know what we're seeing what we're seeing now, Harry, with some crazy things like last year, cargo ships smashed into a bridge, an interstate bridge, we had a helicopter fly directly into a jet plane. We're seeing the normalization of stupidity in America, where people just accept anything. No, helicopters should not be flying where jets are coming in for landing or taking off.

That's just common sense. And people are debating this and trying to explain it. That's insanity. It's total insanity. But the thing is, by the way, could I add one other thing, Sean?

A very good friend of mine with knowledge on this topic told me that I haven't heard this reported much at all, but it appears to be a fact, so I'll say it. That You're not permitted at Reagan National Airport, flights don't come in after 10 o'clock.

So they could do all that training after 10 o'clock, even. It would still be night training.

So look, you know that they've stopped it for now. They'll probably do something to change now that a tragedy like this has happened. And I hear your point, and I think that you speak for a majority of people that just believe that it's just bringing too many things too close to one another. And there have been many near misses that we're starting to hear about as well, including one just from a day or two before the tragedy. Very, very nice to speak with you, Sean.

And thanks for your participation on the Brian Kilmead Show. We're going to be back in just a little bit. It's a very busy news day. A lot more important content straight ahead with Allison, Pete, and Eric. A phenomenal team, the Brian Kilmead Show team.

We continue right after this. stay with us. From high atop, five. Fox News headquarters in New York City. Always seeking solutions, never sowing division.

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The Brian Kilmeich Show and right to the Brian Kilmeat Show Newsmaker Hotline We go. It is my pleasure to welcome Michael Sobelik. who is Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and author of Countering China's great game, a strategy for American dominance. Eric and I and Pete, we were talking about this is so important that America keeps its eye on China because China is building its navy. They have the largest navy in the world now.

They're getting bigger. You can tell that they are gearing up. They want to be the world's only superpower. And, Michael, this is no joke, is it? It is no joke.

And listen, thanks for having me on the show. This is the generational challenge that Americans are facing right now with national security. And everything you said couldn't be more accurate. We have this political adversary, the Chinese Communist Party, that hates everything that America stands for. And listen, like a few days ago, the Financial Times came out with this report that.

China is building this new military bunker in Beijing that's massively bigger than the Pentagon and could potentially withstand and survive in a nuclear war. These guys are preparing to fight and win a war with the United States. And listen, we've got to be ready to make sure that doesn't happen and we've got to be strong. Is there entree? I mean, there's two ways you do it.

They decide that they're going to poke the bear and they come at us, or they come like through the side door and do something very provocative with Taiwan. And we have this sort of, you know, almost NATO-like one-for-all, all-for-one. We've agreed that we will defend Taiwan. Does China get us into a military conflict of some kind by trying to take Taiwan? Is that in the next couple of years?

Is that their game? I think it is a real danger. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as much during his confirmation hearing in the Senate just a couple of weeks ago. He said in no uncertain terms, That we could, in very real possibility, be at a war with China in the next few years. And I don't think he's wrong.

And it's not because the United States wants a war, it's because the Chinese Communist Party is a belligerent political entity that's trying to upend the peaceful structure of power that America has supported for decades and decades and decades. The best thing that we can do. Is make sure that Xi Jinping and the CCP never wake up and think today is a good day to test the United States. We need to project strength. We need to demonstrate to them that we have the ability and the capacity to win, and that's the best way to deter war from happening.

And I do believe we're very fortunate to have President Trump in office at this time because he's not afraid. He doesn't. Typically, he wants to start wars. He likes to end them, but he's not afraid to do what needs to be done. We are visiting with Michael Sobolik on the Brian Kilmeat show.

In terms of Tariffs and China. I know you're going to be able to speak well about this. I want to go back in time. For those who think that this is just this term, President Trump slapped tariffs on China in the first term. And China actually capitulated and agreed to make something like $300 and some billion dollars worth of additional purchases of American goods and things like that.

COVID, obviously, COVID-19 got in the way. They never honored it, never happened. But President Trump, I think the tariffs on China are utterly different than what he has done with Canada, with Mexico, with Colombia. Those, I believe, were negotiating tactics to get exactly what he got: 10,000 troops at the border and likely more concessions in the next 30 days. Canada getting serious about border security and some of the drug issues and such.

And Colombia, I mean, they folded so quick, it was, you know, you couldn't blink your eyes, it was over. But China is different. He has put tariffs on China in the past. Yes, he absolutely did. And this element that you're keying into is still relevant because, yes, Beijing made a lot of promises with the Phase I trade agreement that Trump negotiated in his first term.

And then exactly like you said, they didn't keep those promises.

So now that President Trump is back in office, I think he's already telegraphed he's going to revisit that phase one trade agreement. And I think President Trump has an instinct to be strong on these things, which is going to be really important because the Chinese Communist Party has a history of playing American presidents for fools. They did this with Barack Obama. They did this with Joe Biden. They made promises and then they break them.

Like, we've got to stay on these guys' cases. And just one quick note about the tariffs on Mexico and Canada. The problem that the president is trying to solve is the fentanyl crisis in our country, and it transits through our neighbors in North America, but those precursors come from China. We have dead Americans in this awful opioid crisis. And in large part, the Chinese Communist Party is responsible for it.

So I think President Trump is right to focus on it. Our guest on the Brian Kilmeat Show Newsmaker Hotline is Michael Sobelik, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and author of Countering China's Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance. You know, we all heard it was leaked, and we all heard it's scary stuff, but we're going to talk about it because I believe you are correct. It's a very real threat that in our lifetime, you know, this is and maybe. Not too far in the future in our lifetime, that this is something we may be confronted with.

They Assessments and the simulations that have been done. Show that China is a very worthy adversary who sometimes in the simulation. if not often Defeats us.

So if we went to war anytime soon, Would the outcome be in doubt? The outcome for many, many years was never in doubt. Correct. For decades, we took it for granted that we were stronger than the People's Liberation Army from the 70s all the way through the 90s and into the 2000s. But that is changing.

And by the way, Michael, would you agree? They knew they couldn't take us either. Absolutely. But now we are at a critical tipping point where I believe they think they can take America. And if they don't fully believe that they can, they believe in a short while that they will be able to.

I think that is exactly right. And this is why we cannot afford to invest less in our military right now. Like listen, I'm all in favor of making sure we slashed waste, fraud, abuse in our entire foreign policy and defense apparatus. There's a lot of stuff that we can cut without harming our readiness and our strength. But listen, this is a time to invest more in military power, not less, because everything you're saying is right.

They are getting closer and closer to when they think they have a shot at winning at an acceptable cost. We've got to make sure that never actually transpires. How far out do you think, and maybe it's a number we've already visited, but just as a point of emphasis, how far out do you think it is before China makes a move on Taiwan? That seems to almost be like the truth self-evident stage. We just fill in the date.

We don't know the date. You're right. We don't know the date, but the date that we do know is 2017. And 2017 is the year that Xi Jinping has identified that he wants his military to be ready if he gives the go order. That's going to be a good idea.

Michael, you said 2017. What year do you think?

Sorry, 2027. Thank you. I just wanted to get it 2027. I just want to prove I listen close. Thank you.

Yes, it's okay.

So it's not that that means that China is going to invade and attack Taiwan necessarily in twenty twenty seven, but it does mean that Xi Jinping expects the People's Liberation Army to be ready to go if he gives the go order.

So like we need to live under the assumption That we could be at war with China in the next few years. That's not an unreasonable position, and we need to make sure that deterrence holds and that that does not happen. I want to preface this by my position, it is very similar, it's identical to Brian's on Ukraine. Ukraine must win, Russia winning the war in Ukraine is unacceptable. We cannot allow it, so we have to help Ukraine win.

And I believe that President Trump will work that out and whatever it turns out to be. They keep the boundary lines they had. I just don't see Russia leaving and saying, oh, by the way, we're going to leave, you know, and we annexed Crimea, but oops, we're going to take that again. And so it's going to be tricky, but I think it gets worked out.

However, we have expended a lot to defend Ukraine. Are we in a position right now where we, number one, I know we need to ramp up our navy. Because China has big time, and we've actually gone to show you how ridiculous it is, and it started with Obama, Biden, continued with Biden. While China is building the largest Navy in the world, Michael, we're Scaling our Navy back and getting smaller, that's insanity. It is.

It's total insanity because a conflict in the Pacific is going to be fought not exclusively, but the air domain and the sea domain are going to be huge. And beyond that, cyber. Like, this is going to be the future of warfare in the 21st century. And we have no business cutting the fighting force that we need to win. And beyond that, it's not just the ships we need.

Like, we need to be investing in ammunition because, in a lot of these war games, we run out of ammo in a Taiwan scenario in like a week. And we've got to be, and Michael, we've got to be low based on how much that we've been shipping out. Yes, and the regulations that make it difficult to rebuild and reconstitute that stockpile quickly, like we don't have time for red tape. Like we have multiple crises in the world, in Eastern Europe with Ukraine, in the Middle East with Israel. This is like the world is just getting more destabilized.

You know what I think about when we have this conversation, Michael? We have had, and on one side of the political aisle, I mean, they're busy on pronouns and on just silly, ridiculous stuff, while an adversary is marching towards Trying to become superior. And like you have written about, and you eloquently talk about, we have to be ready in every way. And look, we got rid of all kinds of military people that were in perfect health and decided they didn't want to take a vaccine. That was crazy, not meeting our quotas in terms of enlistment and things.

I mean, this is go time, isn't it? This is go time. And you know what? Here's a good example of it. In his first administration and again now in his second, in his opening days, President Trump withdrew from the Paris Climate Accords.

Correct. Now, of course, he got a lot of flack from progressives for doing so. But listen, like, China makes climate promises all the time. Yeah, well, they're building coal factories every week. Yes.

Like, if we delude ourselves to thinking that Beijing actually means what it says when they make these diplomatic promises, we're fooling ourselves. We have no one to blame but ourselves for doing that.

So I think President Trump understands that you can't trust the Chinese Communist Party, and these negotiations that he's going to enter into whatever kind of deal he wants to strike with Xi Jinping, it's got to be premised on that assumption. These people are not our friends. They are our biggest enemies. No, we need to take them seriously. I couldn't agree more.

Michael Sobelik on the Brian Kilmeat Show Newsmaker hotline. In 90 seconds, that's all we have. Give us your best 90 seconds on what America needs to do that would answer what you've written about countering China's great game, a strategy for American dominance. What do we need to do starting right now?

So it's more than just building up our military, which is essential. And if we don't do that, we're toast. But beyond that, we need to think differently about how we compete We need to ask ourselves: where is the Chinese Communist Party weak and vulnerable? What are the parts of their strategy? That are weak points that we can target and exploit.

We need to essentially compete creatively and figure out ways that we can attack their theory of victory. That's what I write about in my book, Kovin China's Great Game, is the blueprint to go on the offensive and not just react to the bad things the CCP is doing. Washington is doing a lot of reacting. We need to be proactive and create problems for Beijing. That's how we win.

Michael, great to visit with you. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. You're welcome. Have a good day.

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Now, Rebecca in Austin, Texas has a great question. Why is the Senate holding up voting on Trump nominees that pass committee? Rebecca, great question. I will try to give you a good answer. Are you ready?

I'm ready because I really am worrying about this. They're going to be okay. There might get one. Most all, if not all, will go through.

Some good things happening now with Tulsi Gabbard and with RFK Junior. Here's your answer. Because they're in the minority everywhere. All they can do is gum up the works, slow things up, take President Trump to court every chance they get, take the full 30 hours of debate time on every nominee, because they know in the end that only Republicans can stop any of these nominees.

So they have very little power right now.

So they're playing the slowball and doing the only thing that they can do, and that is obstruct. That's that's the answer. I appreciate that, and I know that's what they're doing because they have nothing else. I'm just curious as to why the Republicans are letting them stall on finally voting on Pam Bondi, because they need an attorney general. It's true, and the reason that happens, even though that's outside the 30 hours, is because they can really.

slow things down if they want to start doing filibusters and do other things.

So the Republicans are sort of dancing on the head of a pin because it looks like Pam Bondi will get a vote tomorrow.

So it's it's longer than it should have been, but it's not an extraordinary delay. And they they fear having a Trump attorney general. because they all know what they did. And they know what's coming.

So they're keeping her out as long as they can, but she should go through tomorrow.

Well, I appreciate your answering that. I've already left voicemails to Senator John Thune and my senator, Senator John Cornyn, because There really is concern out here in the real world about Rebecca. I was worried about Thune. I would have preferred Rick Scott. Who I know a little bit, and it's not just because I know him a little bit.

I would have preferred him. He was much more loyal and supportive of President Trump. But Thune has done a good job. He's gotten these nominees in. Don't think that some of them getting fifty votes You'd like to get 51, but 50 is good enough.

And as with Secretary of Defense Pete Hagseth. JD Vance is happy to come in and close the deal. But Thune has done a credible job. Of whipping the support and getting these nominees across the finish line because the Democrats want to do everything that they can to either stop them if they can. or injure mark them up as much as they can.

More of your phone calls coming up right after the break. This is the Brian Kilmead Show. The fastest three hours in radio. You're with Brian Kilmead. Welcome back to the Brian Kilmead Show with Allison Pete and Eric.

Harry Hurley filling in today for Brian, who returns tomorrow. Looking forward to all the calls we're going to take, starting with Susan in upstate New York, who wants to chat about RFK Jr. and his nomination. Susan, welcome to the Brian Kilmead Show. Oh, great.

Right. You're feeling big shoes very well today. Great show. Yes. Well, I.

Um I'm very much in favor of Robert Kennedy Jr. He just got voted out of committee, so hopefully he's going to get through because we do need drastic measures. uh regarding chronic illnesses and and especially the state of health of our of our children, the next generation. Susan, let me give you just Susan, one quick example and then back to you. Just the notion That Robert F.

Kennedy Jr. may be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. The FDA ended. Red die number three. Red die number three.

And if you've ever had like those cherry red licorice candies, I think they were called like red hot dollars and things like that. All these different candies and such and lollipops and things that had the red dye number three. But other parts of the world would have nothing to do with red dye number three for a myriad of serious reasons. Just the fact that. Kennedy might become.

It was just like the FBI ending DEI before President Trump even took office. They were never going to end that had he not won.

So he made a difference, Susan, before he even started. Completely. And that's just one of thousands of toxins. You know, I'm they have an integrative medicine and health background and the great doctor Mark Hyman, he taught us there's junk And there's food. There you go.

And the thousands of ingredients that are pouring into and especially to for children where there's billions of dollars of advertising directed at children in our country, which is not across the world, this is not accepted, where children get indoctrinized through this advertising. And then the parents also seem to be getting brainwashed. But that's just one example.

Now, also in Big Pharma, do you know that little children can get statin drugs?

So we have this obesity problem across the board, chronic illness, which is really taking up ninety percent of our health care probably.

So the The the it's it's This is Yeah. Instead of you change getting the junk out and putting the goods stuff in and getting them just to run around like they're designed to do, and also the Health and Human Services Secretary has a role at the World Health Organization, and JFK Jr. knows about the CCP is in control of that organization, and President Trump, under no circumstances, should put Us back in there for even if it was free. But he actually, if we wanted to try to reform it, which I don't even think it's worth it because it's all controlled by Tedros, which is a puppet of GJ Pain. Susan, thank you so much for calling in and for listening to the Brian Killmeat show.

I've been looking forward to what I believe is going to be a split decision, but that's fine. Cynthia has a different take on supporting Ukraine than I do. Cynthia, I want to give you my quick take because I didn't really have a chance with Michael Sobelik during the last segment on this topic that I hope inspired your call. Here's why I'm saying Ukraine has to win. because and I understand, we can't invest everything and there has to be there has to be limits, but we have to see Ukraine through because Russia winning Ukraine They don't stop there.

And then their next stop is a NATO country. And then, Cynthia, the next stop after that, because we're all for one, one for all, we signed on to that. And we're not like China. We actually keep our word. China signs all these things for the climate and everything else, and they just build coal factories two a week.

So Ukraine has to win. to keep Russia out. To keep us out of World War III. I think that's the simplest way I can explain, but now it's your turn. Go.

You're horrifically naive.

Well, thanks. You aren't explaining to your audience at all. And I got a feeling they're probably more educated on the issue than you are, so they probably won't be surprised by the fact that there is a reason Democrats and Bidens were so vociferously for Ukraine because of all the trafficking that goes there and all the biolabs that they have invested in over there. Cynthia, Cynthia, we're going to go. Cynthia in Florida, who I showed nothing but respect to, insulted me at least three times.

I'm okay with that. But then going wild, and that's not, that doesn't happen on the Brian Kilmeat show. This show is above that nonsense. Ted is in Yuma, Arizona. You know, you're always going to get one.

Hey, Ted, welcome to the Brian Kilmeat Show. Good morning, sir. How are you doing? I am well. Thank you.

China. We, during the Reagan administration, bankrupted the Soviet Union through. and operative offshore. It was masterful what Reagan did. Very.

and all that money is still sitting offshore in banks. That never came back to the United States because some political hacks on Capitol Hill. wanted to get hold of that money. Ted, let me go beyond that though, because I'm not sure about that. But I am sure about this.

When America has the right president, Like Reagan doctrine, peace through strength. And has the right people, and Reagan had a great team. Trump is assembling a great team. They're not the same. Reagan, the great communicator.

Trump is an excellent communicator in a different way, probably easily a better business person.

So there's a lot of strengths back and forth. But Trump is Reagan-esque in this way. Our adversaries Don't know what he's going to do. He keeps them off guard. That's very important.

And they know he's not a paper tiger like Joe Biden was.

So the the strength of Trump keeping China and you said di you know, in your um Opening about disrupt their gamesmanship. Uh Trump can do that. Trump can do that. By the doctrine that he always employs, he doesn't want war. But he's not afraid of it, but he doesn't want it.

He likes to end wars, actually. Everything he was billed, you know, oh my God, we can't have Trump. This is back in the beginning. First, you know, Trump 1.0. Can't have Trump.

He's going to start wars. Reagan, you can't have him. He's a cowboy. He's going to start wars. But they ended wars.

It's the other team that typically gets us into wars. And then they project their nonsense onto the other side that actually saves the day each and every time. But this issue of China. Is It used to be At one point in time, Russia was our biggest geopolitical threat. China is our biggest threat at this time.

Exactly. Uh one of the biggest Deterrence during the Second World War were the guns of Trot Brook when they went in there. You could either, they weren't all part of this, there was no CIA, but that. That subversive effect destroys. destroyed the largest guns that were protecting North Africa.

From our incursion into that part of the country. Why aren't we? since we fund the CIA, why are they not doing the same subversive acts against China? I don't like to see war, but subversive acts could be many things. whether it due to their missile programs, The the math the the Military is just Blowing us away, unfortunately.

Well, especially the Navy. They know that the Navy is very important. People thought that that was something you didn't have to. Plan for any longer. They were so incorrect.

Ted, there's so much we could keep talking about, but I got to move on. Great to talk to you, Ted, in Yuma, Arizona. We head to Sunshine State, Florida, and say hello to Chris. Chris, welcome to the Brian Kilmeat Show. How are you doing?

Doing well. Thanks for asking.

So I know you want to talk about China, and you think they're going to go after Russia, not America. I believe right now, obviously Russia and China, they're I call them the Batman villains. They're all together. But you you I think have a good point. That at any time.

They might not be, but I don't see China. going after Russia. Before they would go after America, and I'd like you to explain what you think about that. Why would that be the order?

Well China has a wall around it because they never wanted any friends in the first place. They take care of themselves. China needs land, that's why they're building all them islands. Russia is weak right now and made a mistake. By going after Ukraine.

and depleting all their resources. And them trying to. And let me jump in real quick, Chris. That is a good point. Russia did another thing.

I use the example of Saddam Hussein. The world once thought that Saddam Hussein. was the leader of a mighty army. And a mighty military, and they were a joke. They were, we just annihilated them.

There was no there there. Russia. I don't know if you were surprised by it. I was. Russia.

Was so much weaker militarily than I thought they were.

Now, of course, they have nukes. But that's obviously an option we never want to contemplate. But they were so much weaker. Their equipment was bad. Remember, they came out with flat tires.

I mean, they were a mess, a hot mess. Joe Biden was offering Zelensky a plane and money for the rest of his life. He said, I don't need a plane. I need bullets. And Biden thought this was going to be over in one or two days.

And we're in year three.

So. Russia I don't see how when this is over, I don't see how Putin can. Can stay in power. Because the weakness that they have projected in this Has been Crippling, I believe, for their brand, not to mention the hundreds of thousands that are dead. And what Ukraine, nobody talks about it, but Ukraine is decimated.

They're they're they're they're bridges and and Other ships and sank them and everything.

So, Chris, you raise a good point. I disagree. Uh Their eye is on America, not on Russia. And let's hope we never have to even prove which one of us is right. But thank you so much for checking in on the Brian Kilmead Show.

Sandra is in New Jersey. Welcome, Sandra, to the Brian Kilmeat Show. Oh, thank you for taking my call. You're doing such a great job. I have to say, I'm in line with you and Susan regarding RFK Jr.

I never cared more for someone to get nominated.

Well, I cared of many, like for Trump, many people. But I'm saying this particular nomination is very important to me because I believe that he's going to really motivate us all to get healthy. First of all, people don't realize he spent so many years just in the environment dealing with pesticides and all the bad things in our Yeah. Sandra, I've got to run, and I would love the opportunity to speak to you again another day because I so enjoyed your call. I wish it could have been longer.

But I want to get one more call in. John has a perspective of a family that's lived through communism and communist regimes. And John is in Texas. John, welcome to the Brian Kilmeat Show. We definitely wanted to hear from you.

Share your thoughts, please. Thank you. Two two thoughts. Number one, we cannot play Obama ball, draw red lines and move them back and send My f I was born in Slovakia. Fortunately, I got to the U.

S. My mom was a citizen. My family lived through the communist regime. It is unreal. People do not understand And you are so right.

Putin will not stop.

Okay, we drew a piece. Right. Rest a year and take another piece. Yeah, it's Poland after Ukraine. You know it.

Okay. But you have to know it. You either have to accept it, or you, in your case, you have to know it through experience. And there's no way that Putin would end with Ukraine. Mm-hmm.

Now I have one more thought on another issue. The Department of Government Efficiency. First next step. Make every government employee pay his delinquent taxes within a year, or they are terminated. It's interesting.

I don't know what that might be more of a symbolism over substance because I don't know what that number would be. But certainly, to be eligible, you should have to be current. And, John, thank you, and thank you for the perspective that you brought to the Brian Kilmeat show today. When we come back, this is going to be an absolute delight for me because I get to work on air with the team, Pete Eric, and yours truly, the filling guy. We will talk about Super Bowl 59, my beloved Philadelphia Eagles versus, I'm taking ownership, versus, although I do own a piece of the Green Bay Packers.

I don't have time to tell that story. I've never told Pete or Eric. Or Allison or Brian, but I am an NFL team owner, a part owner of the Green Bay Packers. I have one share. It's a true story, but when we come back.

Our analysis of Super Bowl 59, the Philadelphia Eagles versus the Kansas City Chiefs, right here. on the Brian Killmeat show. Both sides, all opinions. It's Brian Killmead. The talk show that's getting you talking.

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All is as it should be. Brian will be back tomorrow. Quick little preamble, and then I'm bringing Pete into the conversation. I am an Eagles fan, unapologetic. I believe the Eagles will win Super Bowl 59.

You can catch all the action on Fox Sports. It begins at one o'clock.

Some amazing coverage all day. Brett Baer is interviewing President Trump at 3 p.m. And then you're going to have wonderful coverage leading up to the six thirty p.m. kickoff. Eagles are the home team.

So the Chiefs will Be able to call the coin toss. I predict they're going to call heads, and I predict that it's going to land tails. The Eagles will defer. And they will take the ball in the third quarter. That's just a it's not a prop bet.

I don't gamble, but I'm just throwing it out there. And I believe the Eagles will win because two years ago these two teams played. The Eagles are infinitely better. They've upgraded. Jalen Hurts is the same quarterback, but they've upgraded everywhere.

everywhere. Defensive line, offensive line, corners, especially. Everywhere you can get better. They've gotten better. Except Jake Elliott is not the Jake Elliott that he's always been.

I think he needs a sports psychologist because I don't think it's physical. I think it's something else.

So he is not reliable, has not kicked a 50-yard field goal the whole year. That's crazy. Pete, so I'm saying Eagles, and they're going to win by double digits between 10 and 14 points. I turn it over to you for the final minute of the show. I can see that happening, but to piggyback off of what you said, I.

Not just the offensive line, but Barkley being Who he should be the MVP? They should hopefully break this thing against having a non-quarterback winning the MVP. Barkley gave credit to the offensive line for helping him have a tremendous season that he did have. And as a Giants fan, it's tough for me to root for the Eagles, so I can't, but I still love Barkley, and I will always root for him. You don't have to root for the Eagles, but do you think the Eagles will win?

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