Alligator Alcatraz Inmates Want “Toasted Ham Sandwiches"

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And we begin with some pretty sad news. Many of you who are professional wrestling fans will recognize that intro music, Hulk Hogan. has passed away. This according to TMZ, That he suffered some sort of a major cardiac event at his home earlier today, this morning in Clearwater, Florida, and he has passed away. Of course, Hulk Hogan was, what, 71 years old?

You never think about Hulk Hogan being 71 years old. And I don't, Fox News reporting this as well now, and I was just over on Hulk Hogan's Wikipedia page, and they've already posted his death there as well. But really, I think this one man really revolutionized what became known as modern professional wrestling in America. He was, by the way, originally from Augusta, Georgia. That's where he was born, and started his career back in the late 1970s.

And many of you will remember this. And especially those of you who live in Memphis, because Memphis was really a major wrestling town. And up until. I don't know how long ago it was, Dylan, but we had on Saturday mornings, it was all about professional wrestling.

So, you would sit down with your bowl of fruit loops or Cheerios and you would watch wrestling. I think it was on Channel 5 in Memphis. You had Jerry the King Lawler and all those characters. And I grew up loving watching wrestling, and Jerry the King Lawler was one of the announcers at the time. And I didn't realize he was like Memphis and like Memphis was this huge wrestling thing.

And then I realized like it still goes on today in Memphis.

So it's a huge part. Oh, yeah. And of course, Hulk Hogan. Yeah. I mean, when I came in and I told you guys, I mean, there was a visceral reaction.

Yeah, that's it's really sad. And I loved Hulk Hogan too. He was a little bit before my time, but he was still one of the biggest names in wrestling, even when I was growing up watching it. Wow. It's uh, and of course, he was a huge, huge fan of President Trump.

And we'll pull some, we'll pull some audio of when Hulk Hogan spoke at the RNC. That was a weird moment. It was so cool, though. And Hulk Hogan loved America. He was an authentic American patriot.

That was what you saw there with his love for America was like the real deal. And he was something else, just really something else. And what a great showman as well. And he was still in the business. I mean, he had just, gosh, there was a story a couple of Days ago about Hulk Hogan.

Getting TV rights for a new wrestling league that he was starting with Eric Bischoff.

So they were going to, I don't know what, it was going to air on Fox as well, I believe.

So anyway, just really tragic news. We don't have many other details other than TMZ is reporting that Hulk Hogan died, passed away early this morning at his home in Clearwater, Florida.

So we'll keep you updated. I know there's going to be a big, there'll have to be a press conference about this. And if that happens during the show, we'll bring that to you. But certainly some sad news for the world of professional wrestling. You know, on a side note, you mentioned Jerry the King Lawler, Dylan.

You know, he had your job at one time at K-Wham in Memphis, our flagship station, and the station I own. Jerry the King Lawler used to be a DJ back in the day. That's crazy to even think about. He got fired there. Oh, he got fired.

He got fired too. Yeah. He was on to better things.

So when he showed him to visit one day, just out of the blue, I'm like, uh-oh, did we not give Jerry his paycheck back in the day? It's. That was a long before I think it was in the nineteen seventies.

So anyway, um a great just a just a great man. Uh he was an incredible performer, and I think a lot of people are going to miss Jerry Jerry, I'm sorry, um uh uh Hulk Hogan.

So, Jerry the King Lawler is still with us.

So, we're good. We're good. All right. 901-260-5926. Just wanted to share that breaking news that was happening right as we were coming on the air.

Again, our telephone number is 901-260-5926, and we'll take your calls about Hulk Hogan. I mean, he was really one of these quintessentials, he was like a real guy, but he was like a caricature, and then he was like a cartoon, a real-life cartoon character in that ring. But man, was he really just an incredible, an incredible athlete? And I'm sure there are going to be a lot of great stories. About Hulk Hogan and his early years going all the way back to 1977.

But I remember that like it's yesterday, sitting down on the shag carpet. My mom had that olive green shag carpet, and we sat there like nose to nose in front of the TV and watched all those guys. I mean, that was that's how you lived life back in the 1970s and 80s.

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President of the United States. Enough was enough. And I said, let Trumpomania run wild, brother. Let Trumpomania rule again. Let Trumpomania make America great again.

Wow. That That was probably one of the finest moments in American politics I've ever seen. That was Hulk Hogan at the RNC last year. And, of course, TMZ now reporting that Hulk Hogan has passed away at the age of 71. One of the kindest people, kindest celebrities.

He was known for just helping folks, and especially homeless folks that were down on their luck. He'd give them money. He'd help them along. And a lot of stories, kind of like Donald Trump. Trump is kind of built from the same cloth.

And Trump does a lot of stuff that he doesn't want any attention for. He doesn't want any credit for. He just wants to help people. And God love him.

So anyway, we'll keep you updated. Again, TMZ reporting Hulk Hogan has passed away. Fox News now reporting that, as well as the New York Post. All right, there is. Big Trouble at Alligator Alcatraz.

And people are apparently very upset over this. You know, they're calling Alligator Alcatraz like a concentration camp. They actually want you to believe that Alligator Alcatraz has like, I don't know, gas chambers, and they're gassing the illegals, they're slaughtering the illegals, and we haven't been able to verify any of that in front of them. I mean, it's just simply not true. But the media is out there and they're all over this stuff.

So, anyway.

Now they're telling us that the conditions at Alligator Alcatraz Are beyond horrendous. Here is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Cut seven.

So they're making these claims and they're saying, oh, they're not fed well.

Well, first of all, they're fed the same that the staff is fed. You know, you go to like a, and it's not a prison, it's a deportation processing center, so it is different. But like in Florida prisons, do you think the prisoners get the same meals as the guards? No, of course not. It's different.

This is everyone's the same there, and they were mad. That the ham sandwiches weren't toasted. Excuse me? I mean, give me a break. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the illegals, the criminals, and these are very dangerous illegals, by the way, they're upset because of the cuisine at Alligator Alcatraz, and it just doesn't meet their expectations.

So these illegals were expecting the American taxpayers to provide them with toasted ham sandwiches. First of all, who eats a toasted ham sandwich? It's called a Monte Crisco at that point, right? You got the ham and then the cheese and you put butter on the bread and then you toast it. But that's That's fine if you're going down to, I don't know, Wolfgang Puck's restaurant.

But if you're housed in Alligator Alcatraz, my question is: why are we feeding them ham sandwiches? By the way, we're also getting reports that the alligators are unhappy as well. Their illegal alien sandwiches are not coming on toasted bread.

So you've got that issue going on. You just can't please anybody. No, Dylan, no, Dylan, no, they do not have little chocolate mints on the bed pillows. We're not going to pay for that nonsense. The next, you know, if we did, let's just say.

That we placed a lovely little mint, a chocolate mint, on the pillows at bedtime. I guarantee you, somebody over NPR or PBS would be out there complaining because we just gave the illegals a cavity or diabetes. Mark my words on this.

So, anyway, we decided how bad is it? I mean, by the way, Alligator Alcatraz is where we're housing all of these illegals just temporarily. It's sort of a high-end tent city. And then we send them back to wherever they came from. And I think they're going to be able to house up to what, 5,000 illegals there.

So anyway, we decided to dig into this, and we've discovered that contrary to the reporting of all the major networks, that Alligator Alcatraz is actually a lovely locale. I mean, it's not like the Motel Six. Maybe a smidge better than Ecano Lodge. But it's not like some sort of a third world hellhole.

Now, Dylan, we normally reserve our music for the letters to the editor session, but I feel like we need a little bit of music here. To set the mood as we go through some of the Google reviews for Alligator Alcatraz. And here is the first one, by the way, these shared by President Trump himself. Nestled in a quiet sanctuary, this charming inn perfectly captures the quaint and cozy vibe you're seeking in a resort brimming with wildlife and natural beauty.

However, some guests have mentioned minor setbacks, such as slightly dated decor and limited travel accommodations. But these are often overshadowed by the inn's charm and isolated location. Best resort in the area, your ICE agent will make your reservation for you, so you don't have to worry about calling ahead. You know, that's always a problem, Dylan. You show up at the Ritz Carlton and you don't have a reservation, they can't get a room.

ICE will also provide free transportation to the resort as well as a one-way flight out of the United States. Another review. This location provides convenient and easy access to the airstrip. You know, that is another big problem. It's like you, I'll tell you: Dallas-Fort Worth, the airport's in the middle of nowhere.

It takes a good half an hour, 45 minutes to get to downtown at the fairmount.

So I can understand. I'm sorry, where was I? Oh yes, a free betting experience with three squares and a wonderfully attentive staff, beautiful close-up views of nature while on your way home. And yet another. Beautiful sanctuary filled with many chances for up-close wildlife encounters.

Very welcoming with a homey feel. I think there are a lot of homies down there.

Sorry, I apologize. Yeah. Very welcoming with a homey feel, even if you come from a very dry country. Anybody been to uh Somalia lately? Immediately swamped with attention from a very friendly local government.

If you require assistance, returning to the country of origin, would give it 10 stars if I could. Wow, these are um These are great reviews. I don't understand why the illegals are all upset. And more importantly, why in the world are we feeding these people ham? That's what I want to know.

Forget the. Forget, forget the toast. Anyway, Amber Duke writing, this was all detailed in the Washington Post. The detainees were complaining about the inhumane conditions at Alligator Alcatraz, and that the detainees were forced to eat. Cold ham sandwiches.

I want to actually read this. This is verbatim. From the Washington Post. Conditions have also been grim for some detainees, according to guards, detainees, and their relatives who talked to them by phone and described water pooling on the floors, meals of cold ham sandwiches, and lack of hygiene basics such as deodorant toothbrushes and toothpaste. The air conditioning stops working sometimes in the middle of the day, and the portable communal toilets in the caged cells have been backed up on occasion, causing an unbearable stench.

Well, yes, it's called a prison. What else do you expect? Do we want to send FEMA down there with a couple of cases of Febrez? Is that what they recommend? And by the way, if all they're eating is cold ham sandwiches, I mean.

Is the stench that unbearable? I mean, it's not like they're eating cans of hormel chili, right? Or teas. Taco Bell.

Now that I could understand. I wouldn't wish that even on the illegals. I'm I'm just asking questions here. That's all. By the way, do we provide deodorant for the for like regular American born prisoners?

It if we don't, then why should we provide that for the illegals? That's all I'm asking here. But again, if the illegals want a toasted hot ham sandwich, they can make one in their home country. Yeah. Aside from the illegals that um come from, I don't know, Iran and Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

All right, got to take a break here, folks. What are your I mean do you do you believe that we need to up our game when it comes to caring for the Illegals that are being housed at Alligator Alcatraz. 901-260-5926, our number. That's 901-260-5926. We'll be taking your calls on that.

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That's 800-839-8506. Use promo code STARNS. Um All right, someone just sent me some video. I didn't realize Hulk Hogan had recently. Converted to Christianity and was baptized and surrendered his life to Christ.

And of course, he is now. With the Lord and up in heaven, 71 years old, and the WWE releasing a statement as well. We've posted all of this. Over on our website. ToddSterns.com.

So I would encourage you to go and check that out. Also, getting some new intel from North Carolina, and this is going to interest. Not just our North Carolina, Listeners, but really, folks listening around the country, Laura Trump has just announced that she will not be running for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina. She says that she's deeply grateful for the encouragement and support she got from her home state.

She says that her passion is to make America great again, and she looks forward to the future wherever that leads. But we're also hearing word, rumblings, that President Trump may end up endorsing the RNC chair, Michael Watley, for the Senate seat there. Watley, you might recall, was in charge of the Republican Party in North Carolina before he co-chaired the RNC with Laura Trump.

So, anyway, curious to hear your thoughts on this as well. Laura Trump will not be running for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina. 901-260-5926, our telephone number, that's 901-260-5926. You know, before we get into the politics, I want to play something for you.

This is John Harbaugh, and he's going to be talking about his brother Jim. And they had just met President Trump, and a reporter. basically took him to task. For meeting With President Trump, as if there was, I don't know, something wrong with that. Of course.

Harbaugh, the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. Is he still the head coach still? And there's room being, there's rumblings. He may not be. Yeah, he's still the head coach.

All right, good. Anyway, he delivered really what I thought was the perfect answer to these left-wing, this left-wing sports journalist. Take a listen. Past Donald Trump has said, you know, denigrating things top Baltimore, including people who want to live there. You know, as a prominent representative of Columbia.

Well, how do you frame that question? I would frame the question like: you got a chance to go visit with the president, man. What was that experience like? It was amazing. It was awesome.

And I promise you, I root for our president. You know, I want our president to be successful, just like I want my quarterback to be successful, and I want my team to be successful. And it was an amazing experience. You know, it's not often you get invited and you get a chance to do something like that as a family. You know, we were there, my daughter was there, Jim's daughters were there, my mom and dad were there.

My mom and President Trump, you know, it was just seeing how he treated her was really meaningful, you know, and that's the fourth president.

Now, Jim met seven. Jim has met seven presidents, so he's got the lead on me. I think he pointed it out. Did you guys notice that? Right, he's got seven, I got four.

So, I had a chance to meet President Obama twice. Incredible experience. Had a chance to meet President Biden when he was vice president in Iraq. And spent a lot of time with him in Iraq, which was amazing. And then, you know, 24, 25 years old, Jim got invited also to the White House to meet President Reagan because he was a Heisman Trophy.

Candidate, and we got to go as a family.

So, I met President Reagan, have a picture in my office of that.

So, those are moments that I definitely cherish, and it means a lot. Yeah, look, I thought that was the perfect answer. The guy said, look, I got a chance to meet. President Obama got a chance to meet Biden. And, you know, as an American citizen, and it ought to be exciting to go to the White House and to stand there, the People's House, and to meet the person that was elected to be the leader of the free world.

You may not be of the same political party. But again, when the elections are over, we go back to being Americans, right? We're all rooting for the president. I mean, even Donald Trump was rooting for the president. for Joe Biden to succeed.

We don't want the President to fail. But now you've got these left wingers and they want the whole country to just implode. And it's driving them nuts because it's not.

So I appreciate it I appreciate what John Harbaugh said there. And I'm telling you right now, I don't love this guy's politics. I haven't done a deep dive, and it doesn't really matter. The question is: can he coach a football team? Can he take them to the Super Bowl?

Those are the only things that matters. But what he said was not something a Republican would say or a Democrat would say. It's what a patriot would say.

Okay. No, not the New England Patriots. I'm talking about the American American Patriots. You know what I'm talking about. But what is going on with sports journalism in this country?

How in the world Did how in the world did it turn so? limberl. There is a um There's a great essay written by a guy by the name of Brian Curtis, and he said sports writing has become a liberal profession. Here's how it happened. Donald Trump's election was merely an accelerant for a change that was already sweeping across sports journalism.

And he points out that back in the 1930s, you could walk into a press box and find not just a social justice warrior, but an actual communist, a guy by the name of Lester Rodney. He wrote Sports for the Daily Worker, which was the communist newsrag. Writers at respectable outlets like the New York Times would hardly speak to the guy. but his moral clarity was keener than just about anybody's. The guy says I can do things a lot of you can't.

Yeah. I can belt big advertisers, automobile manufacturers, tobacco companies. You can't write about anything like that.

So anyway, this guy goes says, look, there have always been liberals in sports journalism. But really, when you look at what's happening at ESPN and the others, and you have to unfortunately throw Fox sports into the mix, I mean, it's pretty clear that the far leftist have taken over the sports world. And that's unfortunate. Because I remember growing up, first of all, I don't believe. I don't believe there was any politics in the sports section of the newspaper.

And I miss those days. I remember when I was a kid, my freshman year in college, one of the things I loved to you know, this was my splurge. I was a news geek when I was in college. This was in the 1980s. And I would go, and Dylan, they had these things called, they had newspaper stands.

or news boxes, and you would put in these things called quarters. And then it would allow you to open up the little, open up the drawer, and you could pull out a newspaper. And the whole key to that was making sure you didn't get the newsprint on your crisp white shirt. That was a big problem back in the day. But I'll never, I would always read there was the Atlanta Journal, and then that was the afternoon paper, and the Atlanta Constitution was the morning paper.

We used to call them the urinal constipation. And then you had USA Today. And you had the Washington Post and you had the New York Times. Read those newspapers like crazy. But like, I don't know, the Atlanta papers are like twenty five cents or something.

And then the I mean, the New York Times, that was like a dollar. I mean, that's a lot of money for a newspaper. But even back in the 80s, the reporting was really good. The writing was great. I mean, the opinion pages sucked.

But at least you had good writing.

Now you don't even have that. I don't even know. The problem is in journalism, and this is tough because there just aren't that many good journalism programs out there, even in some conservative leaning universities. There are just not that many. And as a result of that, you get this infestation in newsrooms around the country.

And that is incredibly, incredibly sad. 901-260-5926, our telephone number. That's 901-260-5926. This story just. Uh coming out this a little while ago, actually.

We don't even have this up on our website yet. But there are five Universities That are now under federal investigation, civil rights investigation. over scholarships that were provided to illegals. And this is a not a shocking story. But what I'm impressed with is that the administration is going after these schools.

So one of them is uh the University of Louisville. And I'll get to the others here momentarily, but the University of Louisville. is under investigation by the Department of Education. They said that the university gave taxpayer-funded scholarships to illegals. And these scholarships were not made available to American-born children.

The Office of Civil Rights is investigating whether or not there were civil rights violations. They say, and I want to go through this. There were multiple scholarships. That were available to the illegals, but The university discriminated against American-born students. And that can't be tolerated, but they have one, two, three.

Three, yeah, three scholarships. The other schools involved: the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the University of Miami, the University of Michigan and Western Michigan. University.

So here's my take on this, and it's a pretty simple one. Until the universities are fully investigated, we need to say yank all their funding. Just put it in escrow. But they don't get a single penny until the investigations are complete, and if they are found guilty, they lose all federal funding for five years. All federal funding is suspended for five years.

If that means the universities go belly up, they go belly up. But I think we've really got to start playing hardball with these people. You know the President has executive orders out there. We have laws of the land now. And if we're not going to follow them, what's the point of it all?

So I say let's play hardball with these people. Threatened to send him to, I don't know, Alligator Alcatraz. I don't know who the president of the University of Louisville is, but let's call that guy into the FBI headquarters or wherever. and say, Sir, Is it true that you love a delicious toasted ham sandwich?

Well, yes, sir, I do. I love toasted ham sandwiches. I do. It's very tasty. Just hits the spot after a hard day at the university.

Well, sir, If you do not stop discriminating against American-born children, you will no longer have access to a delicious toasted sandwich. We're going to give you a cold ham sandwich in Alligator Alcatraz. That's all you have to do. Right? It's pretty simple of you asking me.

All right, got to take a break here at 901-260-5926. That's 901-260-5926. Coming up, we've got more intel from Tulsi Gambard. We'll tell you all about that next. Hey, it's Ryan Seacrest.

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Mark, what's going on? Hey, Todd.

Well, you know, it's been a rough week for me with my mother passing a couple of weeks ago.

Now my brother's got stage four cancer. And um I knew Hulk Hogan. Me and my girlfriend at the time, we uh Um, we he had a gym up in Clearwater and up in a strip mall up top. And we were out there drinking a beer, and I walked by and I said, That's Hulk Hogan's place. We went, we saw him.

We waited for him to come out. We got our pictures with him, and we just had a good time. He had broken or hurt his ankle at the time, so we just had a good time with him. He's a really good guy. In Florida, you got to see a lot of them, especially in clearwater.

So that was my experiences with them. But we do have pictures with them, and we had a good time with them. You know, isn't that interesting about Hulk? Because you're right. We see the same thing with like Jerry the King Lawler, you know, here in Memphis.

He's just, you know, a regular guy, and you could run into him at a restaurant. He was real pop. What was the O'Houston's back in the day? It was a great restaurant, and he used to hold court over there. Yeah, and it's funny, we lost Ozzie.

you know, he's a good guy. He's a little out there, but he was he had a he was a good musician. And then to lose Hulk, that was just a a double win.

So it's been a really rough week on everybody, you know, even the country. But to lose Hulk, I mean, he was He was if you ever got to really meet him in person, he was just a lot of fun to be with down to earth. We just had a good time with him, and I'm just glad we got to spend some time with him and got our pictures with him, just me and her. And it was just really special.

So he he was a good guy.

Well, Mark, I'm glad to hear that, and I'm glad you're hanging in there, my friend. I know these are tough times, but you be strong. Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. All right.

That's Mark from the Villages. What was it? They always what we were talking about this yesterday on the show. They always come in threes. You had Ozzie Osborne, you got Hulk Hogan, and you had John MacArthur, the famous preacher.

So it's kind of strange how that happens. But anyway, certainly our thoughts and prayers are with Hulk Hogan, and of course, just recently got baptized. And there was a big deal about that. They had the video and all that kind of stuff. We have full coverage over on our website, ToddSterns.com.

And we also posted that amazing RC speech that he delivered. That was pretty remarkable. We've got that over on our Facebook feed, so be sure to check that out as well. All right, we have a little bit of news here involving the squawking magpies over on the View.

So it turns out they may be going the way of Stephen Colbert. Take a listen. And before we go on hiatus, we only have one more show after this. I'm allowed to say that, right? Too late now.

So it doesn't really matter. Before we go, I wanted to tell people that the tide is turning. The tide is turning. And things are changing. I mean, the ultimate irony would be that Rupert Murdoch will take him down.

Fox News, who created the monster, will take him down.

So there you go. Joy Behar breaking the news that she wasn't supposed to break, apparently, is that the view is going on hiatus. You know, President Trump has been calling for that show to be canceled. And by the way, They are They are costing They are costing That network A whole lot of money because every time they some say something about President Trump that turns out to be false, President Trump files a lawsuit. And I say good for you, Mr.

President.

So, anyway, I don't know what this means. We don't know if this is just a temporary thing or. If in fact um Something else may be going on here. But I don't watch that show, never have. There's too much testosterone in that bunch.

There's just, yeah, I just don't get it. I don't get the show. Just a bunch of squawking magpies. Just a bunch of squawkin' magpies. By the way, um Big trouble in Milwaukee.

In Milwaukee, they're having a problem keeping businesses afloat. And primarily, it's because of crime. And so Kroger came in and had to shut down one of their stores in one of these areas because of all the shoplifting. And they just can't afford it.

So now you've got protesters and they're accusing Kroger of being racist to cut number five, please. $9 billion increase over the previous year? and they can't keep a a few stores open in in the the neighborhoods that need them the most You know, if this were a real system that served the actual interests of people, there would be an exit tax on Kroger for pulling out like this. But instead, they can give 18 days' notice and say, ah yeah, we're going to be out of here. Everybody that works here out of a job.

Everybody that depends on the grocery store for their food, for their medication, for their supplies. It's too bad. Food is a right. It is not a privilege. Everybody needs it.

Is that true? Is food a right? Are ho hoes a right? Do you have a right to eat ho hoes? Under the US Constitution, am I required to fund your ho hoes?

I'm just asking. Because that's what that guy just said. Here's a thought. Maybe, just maybe, instead of holding these protest rallies to protest Kroger, maybe they ought to be protesting all these idiots in the neighborhood that are going in there and stealing the ho hoes. What right do they have to steal ho-hos?

Anyway, good luck to you, but I'm telling you, Kroger, yeah, they're out of there. And we are too. Got to take a quick break here, folks. 901-260-5926. This is the Todd Stern Show.

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That's it! That's right, I love this American. Todd. You gotta give credit where credit is due, and how about the New York Times? They They treated Hulk Hogan's passing with With respect and thank you for that, New York Times.

This is the headline: Hulk Hogan. Shirt shredding superstar of pro wrestling dies at 71. The charismatic wrestler helped build an entertainment on the margins into a cultural behemoth, and he certainly did. By the way, CBS News has this information. We have a statement now from the Clearwater Fire Department and Police Department.

They say they responded to a medical call at Hulk Hogan's home at 9:51 Eastern Time this morning. That was in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The nature of the call was for cardiac arrest. He was taken to the hospital. And he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

So, Hulk Hogan, dead at the age of 71. They are going to be holding a press conference sometime this hour, and we'll let you know if there are any other updates to the story. All right. Welcome to the Todd Stearns Radio Show, Hour Two, underway. Great to have you with us.

We are watching, quite frankly, a lot of big, big congressional races that will unfold in the coming weeks and months as we head to the midterms. One of those, in fact, is right here in the state of Tennessee. Congressman Mark Green has officially resigned his seat in Congress, and it is our majority is precarious right now.

Well, our next guest wants to be the next Congressman from the 7th Congressional District. Right now, he is a state representative in Tennessee, Jody Barrett. Jody, good to have you with us today. Good afternoon, Mr. Starnes.

Good to be with you. You know, it's really interesting when you look at what's happening in Congress right now and the margins, and then you have even some Republicans who are voting or siding with the Democrats. How important is it for Republicans to maintain that congressional seat there in District 7?

Well, it's absolutely vital that we do so and make sure that not only that we win this special election, but whoever we put forward is somebody that's also going to be able to defend the seat next year in the midterm elections as well. Yeah, let's talk about some of the big issues. I know that you have been pretty outspoken over DEI policies lately. That's been a big issue across the state of Tennessee, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to some of the private schools like Vanderbilt, Belmont, and there was another college out there as well. They seem to be in defiance of the law.

Yes, sir. And the people have made it very clear in Tennessee that we're not going to put up with this. They're good institutions. They're vital to the state. But we've got some people, I think, that are probably at lower-level positions that just can't accept the fact that Republicans are in control of the state and that we're bringing traditional conservative values back and making sure that our universities are also complying with those laws.

My hope is that the the higher ups are going to have some accountability and make sure that folks are Obeying the law and doing what we have asked them to do here in Tennessee. And if not, then I think it will be appropriate for the state to step in and see what we need to do to fix that.

So, October 7th is the special election. That's just what, 75 days away. And you are calling yourself the America First MAGA candidate. What does that mean? What's your definition of that?

Well, I'm running on my record, having served in three years now in the state legislature and having been the first state legislator in state history to receive a perfect score. From the Tennessee legislative report card, I think the voters can look at not only my voting record, but also the bills that I have run, the type of things that I have put forward, and they can rely on that to know exactly how I'm going to legislate. They don't have to guess or worry that I might get up there and do something different or become something else. Yes, because we've got a lot of those kinds of Republicans right now. And it's it really aggravates, I think, the base of the party when people campaign one way and then when they get elected, they govern a a completely different way.

Very much so. And look, it's very different in DC than it is in Nashville with the supermajority that we have here with seventy five members in the House being Republican and only needing fifty votes to pass things. It's sometimes easier for the conservative wing of our party to get pushed aside a little bit and maybe ignored. But that's not the case in DC. As you said, they need every vote.

And that's certainly attractive to me as someone that does hang out in that right end of the spectrum to be able to get up there and have my vote actually mean something. You know, I'm curious, you know, and again, you're not elected yet, so a lot of this is just hypotheticals. But you've got Speaker Johnson sending everybody home early. He doesn't want to vote on the Epstein files. You've got the Senate.

They haven't been able to confirm but maybe a couple of hundred of President Trump's nominees. And that's a big issue. What do you see as the biggest challenges facing Congress if you were to win and to go up to Washington?

Well, I think the biggest thing that the entire country faces is dealing with the debt that we've built over the last two decades or three decades and making hard decisions on what needs to be done in order to get this aircraft carrier turned around and moving in the other direction. Certainly, we've done a little bit of that with the big beautiful bill. Uh it it was very important to get the Yeah. deductions in place, make those permanent. But we're going to have to start reigning in spending.

So, some of these recision things that we're seeing come through, these bills that we're now starting to see codified with the President's executive orders, those are important. And the more work we can do, the more votes we can get done, the better, because we are on a time window here with the midterm elections coming up. And, of course, President Trump only having a few years to get everything done that he needs to get done for the country. I mean, I would say he's probably got until January or February, Jody, because, again, folks are going to be focused on those midterm elections. Nobody's cutting anything by the time it gets to March or April.

Sure. And as you said, people start acting weird and voting in different ways. Certainly, the closer they get to election time is they start worrying about what effect those votes are going to have on their reelection bid.

So and your pals with our good buddy Tim Burgant out in East Tennessee. Yes, sir. Big fan of Tim and what he's been doing up there.

Well, I think you guys, you know, if you win, you guys need to start the Dad Gummit caucus. That's what we need, a Dad Gummit caucus.

Well, look, as a rural Republican that represents a largely rural district in the state house and the seventh congressional district consisting of 20%. 12 out of the 14 counties being what I would consider rural. I think Tim and I have a lot of sympathico with how we approach things, the people, the type of people that we represent. And even how we just treat people. I spent a few minutes with probably about 45 minutes with Tim on Tuesday in the Capitol walking through and just watching him interact with.

security guards and regular staff members. And it's kind of the same way I try to approach folks in the Cordell Hole Building in Nashville.

So I think he and I can do a lot of work together. All right. Well, we're going to, by the way, Jody, where can people go? If they want to get information on your platform, where can they do that? Sure, I've got a website, JodyBarrett.com.

Of course, I'm all on the social media: Jodi Barrett4TN or Jodi Barrett 4Tennesee. uh Instagram, Facebook. Exercise. Twix, whatever you want to call that thing. All right, good stuff.

Well, Jody, good luck to you. I know we'll get you back on between now and Election Day. But again, that special election for all of our Tennessee listeners is October 7th, so the clock is a ticking there. Jody, best of luck to you. Thank you, Todd, very much.

Always looking forward to talking to you. All right. Jody Barrett, everybody, state representative from the District 7. That's Nashville, Dixon, Ashland City area.

So he's got a pretty good size. That's a pretty good size district out there in the middle part of Tennessee. All right, we've got to take a quick break here. 901-260-5926. Our telephone number, that's 901-260-5926.

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Posting a statement. I'm absolutely shocked to hear about the passing of my close friend Hulk Hogan. Hulk has been by my side since we started in the wrestling business, an incredible athlete, talent, friend, and father. Our friendship has meant the world to me. He was always there for me, even when I didn't ask for him to be.

He was one of the first to visit me when I was in the hospital with a 2% chance of living, and he prayed by my bedside. Hulk also lent me money. When Reed was sick, Hulkster, no one will ever compare to you. Rest in peace. My friend.

Also, the Vice President, J.D. Vance, weighing in as well and posting a message. Hulk Hogan was a great American icon, one of the first people I ever truly admired as a kid. The last time I saw him We promised we'd get beers together next time we saw each other, but The next time I'll have to be on the other side, my friend. Rest in peace.

So, oh, there you go. Very sad news coming out of Florida today. Just really sad news. 901-260-5926 is our telephone number. That's 901-260-5926.

So, Candace Owens. Has poured gasoline on this big fight between herself and the French president. Emmanuel McCrawn and his wife Brigitte.

So yesterday they filed a lawsuit against Candace Owens. Candace Owens is out there suggesting that Macron's wife, Brigitte, is actually a man. And I don't know why Candace Owens is so hung up on all of this, but.

Now we're being told that um Candace Owens is doubling down. Cut number six. You were born a man, and you will die a man. That's the point I'm making.

So give us a sample. I'll send my doctors to take your blood. Figure it out real quick, however, you want to go about this. Hey, how about just giving us some pictures again of you growing up? Raising your children.

That would be fine. For whatever reason, to phone, by the way. Like I said, we'll get to the bottom of it, right? That is what discovery is for. We're going to ask a lot of questions.

You're probably hoping, oh, you know, which this will go away, and at least we'll say we sued her, will say we went after her. Yeah, she'll probably file for this to get dismissed. I'd like to make it to Discovery. I think that we owe that to the world. Anyways, you guys, we are revolting against this.

We're revolting against the perverts that run the world. And I want to be very clear here: I count you among them. I think you're sick, I think you're disgusting, and I am fully prepared to take on this battle on behalf of the entire world.

Okay. That's what I'm going to say. On behalf of the entire world, I will see you in court. On behalf of the entire court, well, thank you, but I don't believe I asked for anybody to represent me in court. Why do I care?

Why do we care if Emmanuel Macron is married to a man when, in fact, I mean. The I don't know. I'm not sure why Candace Owens is so caught up on all of this. And by the way, what's happened to Candace Owens? I mean, she has really transformed her career, her politics ever since breaking up with Ben Shapiro.

No, a lot of people are calling her anti Semite. I don't know her heart, so I can't answer that question. She says she is not an anti Semite, that she doesn't have a problem with the Jewish people. And so there you go. But she got a problem with Macrone's wife, I'll tell you that much.

Ha ha ha ha ha. There is a new biography of the French president. And this book, and this to me. And I look, I mean. The woman's old.

I'm talking about his wife. Very old. And I think the bigger story is one that has been very well documented. The new biography revealed that the parents of Emmanuel McCron were shocked when they discovered their sixteen year old son was having an affair with his married school teacher. Brigitte, by the way, is twenty-four years his senior.

She met him when he was fifteen years old. He was a schoolboy, and she was a teacher at La Providence. a private school in northern France. Writer Anna Foldup, I'm reading from The Independent here. Write her Anna.

Or Ann Folds up. Wrote the book Emmanuel Macron, a perfect young man, son. Spoke to his parents about the scandalous affair that began while Brigitte was a 39-year-old married mother of three. The schoolboy's parents had believed their son was dating his teacher's daughter until the truth came out through a family friend. Shocked at the illicit affair, the Macrones removed their intellectually gifted teenager from the school.

His mother, Françoise. told Miss Fulda, We couldn't believe it. What is clear is that when Emmanuel met Brigitte we couldn't just say, Oh, that's great, honey. Great. You're you're dating your teacher.

Yes.

Now that's pedophilia right there. Pardon me while we continue. But the woman mattered But the woman added, What mattered to me was not the fact he was having a relationship with Brigitte, but that he was alive and there weren't any problems. Weren't any problems Lady, your fifteen year old is dating a thirty nine year old woman who was married with three kids Who now may be a man? We don't know.

Oh my word, these people. Anyway, Emmanuel Macron's father. According to the book, revealed that he almost fell off his chair when he learned about his son's lover. When Emmanuel met Brigitte, we certainly did not say how wonderful. The shaken parents met with her and asked her not to see their son again until he reached adulthood, but she defiantly told them she could not promise anything.

The future President of France's maternal grandmother. was surprisingly understanding. Francois recalled the conversation My mother, who would never have tolerated such a situation with her for her own children, showed herself to be much more open and tolerant with regard to her grandchildren's love affairs. Oh, wait a second, there's more than one affair? What the heck's going on in that family?

Sounds like the the French have a Biden problem. Both parents deny any suggestion they would have threatened to kick the schoolboy out of the house and insist he was due to go to the prestigious Lyce Henry the Fourth school in Paris for his final years of study.

Well, there you go. Um apparently All of this happened because she was in charge of the theater group. She was a practicing thespian. Oh, well, maybe Candace may have a point there. I don't know.

Emmanuel was. in the play, and that's when they became increasingly Close. The new First Lady of France at the time confirmed a Paris match magazine. that Macrone had vowed to marry her when he was just seventeen. promising to come back and find her after he was sent to the capital.

You can't get rid of me. I will come back and marry you. That's what he allegedly said. His parents took it badly when they discovered the affair. Mr.

Macrone said, I had to fight in order to live both my private and professional life as I wish. I mean, the argument could be made that Emmanuel Macrone is the victim of a sex crime, I guess, if you want to make that argument. But anyway, the weird part about all of this is apparently Macron was dating a man, according to. Candace Owens. But again, I'm just not understanding why this is Candace Owens' business.

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So, Some new developments surrounding the Russia Gate story. And it looks as though James Clapper is probably going to be one of the most likely people to end up. Going to jail.

Now, what did we tell you a couple of days ago? I mean, as soon as this happened, as soon as this happened, I immediately went to Twitter. This was on Sunday. And I said that one of the first things they ought to do is start confiscating people's passports. Because I wouldn't be surprised if Obama and all these other folks just.

hopped onto a jet and fled the country. Anyway, this morning Steve Bannon cut number ten. The first one was McCabe. Yes, we're very worried if Trump wins because of what Trump is saying about investigations and about this treasonous conspiracy. Folks, that was 8 June of 2024.

And what did he talk about? We're already in discussions about leaving the country if Trump wins.

Okay. The second one, Clapper, was wait for it last night.

Well he says, Hey, I've lowered up. These brothers know we're coming. This is why I'm banging behind the scenes. I'm saying go grab their passports now. The FBI should go to Obama, Hillary Clinton, all of them.

Take their passports. You're going to see these rats heading down a rat line. You heard McCabe, that is from a year over a year ago. When President Trump was just talking about it in interviews or going buck wild at these rallies and people digging it, saying we got to do this, well, now we're doing it. And John Solomon said yesterday, hey, if this thing's real, the next phase you'll see in the development is a federal strike force to bring together the best of the best to actually hone this down and get real about what crimes are really committed, what's the information we've got, and how people are going to be charged.

And last night it was announced. It sure was. Bill O'Reilly's out there, and he's saying, Hey, look, you've got former CIA Director John Brennan. Who is more than likely going to be indicted? And the question is: what charge could President Obama face, if any.

Obama could could end up claiming presidential immunity here. And getting off, but a lot of people are still. Targets here and could end up going to jail over this. Cut number two, please.

So the Tulsi Gabber drop of. Classified information that's now declassified. The headline in there is that John Brennan, former director of the CIA, is in trouble. and I believe he will be indicted. And the telling part of this is that, and this is I'm quoting from the report from the Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Select Committee, is that Brennan knowingly, all right, Published three reports containing information that was, quote, unclear, of uncertain origin, potentially biased, or implausible.

If that's true, and we need to give Mr. Brennan due process. He's going to be charged.

Well, you also need to present.

So they'll present the evidence in front of a grand jury.

Now the others, Comey and it's not quite as clear.

So Brennan has the big exposure here. He certainly does, as do others. But there are a lot of people that are not going to be satisfied unless Barack Hussein Obama goes to prison. He may be able to get away scot free on this. Hillary Clinton could be in trouble here.

She really could, based on the information that was released yesterday. But we all know that. Everybody here is guilty. The question is: who is going to be able to legitimately go to jail? over all of this.

And at that point, I think you're going to have to s you're going to see the networks actually have to pay attention to all of this. There was a big dust up last night on CNN with Caitlin Collins, and let's take a listen to that, cut number three. Director Govard, you referenced the past intelligence reports and assessments on this, including that 2017 one that was signed off, as Ed noted, by every Republican on the Senate intelligence community, including the acting chair of the time, now Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who said in a statement that they did not find any evidence of Russian collusion, that they did find, however, is very troubling and they found irrefutable evidence of Russian meddling. One, are you saying that he's wrong in that statement that he made then? And secondly, what would you say to people who believe that you're only releasing these documents now to improve your standing with the president after he said that your intelligence assessments were wrong?

Well, first, I want to correct something that you stated, which was citing the Senate Intelligence Committee's report as being one and the same. I think you said the intelligence community. The Senate Intelligence Committee has a very different function than the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. the evidence and the intelligence that has been declassified and released. Is irrefutable.

I'm going to let Caroline speak to Secretary Rubio. I'll speak to both questions. First, on Secretary Rubio, he put out a statement in 2020 following that Senate Intelligence Committee report, and he said what they found is troubling. We found irrefutable evidence of Russia meddling, which the Director of National Intelligence just confirmed for all of you that Russia was trying to sow distrust and chaos. But what's the outrage in this that Secretary Rubio did not say at the time, the Democrats were saying at the time, is the fact that the intelligence community was concocting this narrative that the president colluded with the Russians, that the president's son was holding secret meetings with the Russians.

All of these lies that were never true. And he also said at that time, we discovered deeply troubling actions taken by the FBI under Comey, particularly their acceptance and willingness to rely on the steel dossier without verifying its methodology or sourcing. The steel dossier that many outlets in this room ran as the gospel truth, and it was cooked up and paid for by the Clinton campaign. As for your second Question, Caitlin. I think, who is saying that, that she would release this to try to boost her standing with the president?

Who has said that?

Well, the president has publicly undermined her when it came to Iran. He said she was wrong. He told me that she didn't know what she was talking about. That was on Air Force One on camera. The only people who are suggesting that the Director of National Intelligence would release evidence to try to boost her standing with the president are the people in this room who constantly try to sow distrust and chaos amongst the president's cabinet.

And it is not working. I will just answer your question directly. I am with the president of the United States every day. He has the utmost confidence in Director Gabbard. He always has.

He continues to. And that is true of his entire cabinet, who is all working as one team to deliver on the promises this president made. All right. Again, that was Caroline Levitt and Tulsi Gabbard going at it with CNN's Caitlin Collins in the White House press briefing room. And it's going to get a little murky and a little clouded, but you just need to understand we've got the goods on these people.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be bringing it forward. The question now is: what is the Justice Department doing about all of this? We haven't heard from them, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it's unusual because Pam Bondi has never met a TV camera that she doesn't love.

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Well, the lead story up on Fox News right now: wrestling icon Hulk Hogan passes away after a medical emergency. The tributes are pouring in from people who just loved Hulk Hogan back in the day, and they love him today. But he is going to be really missed by a lot of folks. And he certainly loved our president, and I think that's really what endeared him to a lot of younger people. Who may not have grown up with Hulk Hogan like so many of us did on the weekends, watching the original WrestleManias and all those kinds of things?

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Is back at it again. You gotta love Jasmine Crockett. Cut number nine, please. They're talking about they're starting to cheat. They've been cheating.

Right now, we should be in power. We should be the ones that are controlling the house. The only thing that they know how to do is be crooked, draw crooked lines, and tell crooked lies.

So I am here to tell you that if you think that you can just roll over the Democrats, it is a new day. And I am looking forward to making sure that we can respond in kind if they want to play because we already know that our lines are already jacked up. I already gave you the numbers. You can play with them more if you want to, but just know I'm going to spend every waking day until now, between now and November, to make sure that not only these new seats that you try to draw, if that's what you try to do, that we win those seats. But maybe it's time for us to take some other seats that are sitting up here right now, because they're not doing their jobs anyway.

All right. That's Jasmine Crockett. She's very upset that Republicans are going to be reworking some of those congressional districts out there, and it could be really bad, especially for New York State and California. California, you folks are probably going to be losing as many as five seats. That's in the redistricting.

It's a beautiful thing. But this is what happens when you have far-left policies. People pack up and they move. It's really that simple. And my, look, Candace Owens, you keep.

You keep talking, honey. Just keep on keeping on. That's all I can tell you to do. Because the longer Jasmine Crockett, opens her mouth, The more people are going to be voting Republican. It really is that simple.

All right, coming up at the next hour, we have Luke Symbol, our friend, a Republican strategist, is going to drop by. We'll also have a conversation with Senator James Langford as well out of Oklahoma. This story, by the way, from The Washington Stand, Joshua Arnold is the writer. The Army has officially issued an apology. Get this.

For a training video that portrayed pro-life organizations as terrorist groups. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll issuing a full apology. Those training sessions were held during the Biden years. and were publicized on social media back in twenty twenty four. The Secretary says, while I cannot undo the harm this training caused, I want to offer my sincerest apology to Operation Rescue, National Right to Life and all ProLife groups negatively impacted by the false characterization of all prolife organizations made by this training.

So all of this started last July. When Army personnel at Fort Liberty received a counterterrorism briefing. that listed mainstream pro-life groups like the National Right to Life, Alongside violent organizations like the Islamic State and the KKK. By the way, I was just speaking at the National Right to Life Convention. Very good people, very kind-hearted people.

Now the Biden administration quickly retreated once the slide was made public. But they never apologized. And here's my thing: I appreciate the apology, I really do. But what Secretary Hagseth needs to do is deprogram all of these folks. We don't know how many soldiers We're actually trained and brainwashed to think that National Right to Life is somehow a terrorist organization.

Yeah. And I think that we owe it to all the pro-life organizations to make sure all of these soldiers are deprogrammed. On July 12, 2024, 87 members of Congress wrote to then Secretary of the Army Christine Warmuth demanding answers. Smearing pro-life Americans is despicable and emblematic of the ongoing politici politization of the military under the Biden-Harris administration. By the way, a huge shout out to the American Center for Law and Justice.

They're the ones who really pushed this through. They're the ones that wrote the letter to Secretary Hagseth and the Army Secretary. And good on Hagseth and good on the Army Secretary because they responded almost immediately, and I'm very glad they did. But this is the kind of thing that happens when you put Democrats in charge, ladies and gentlemen, and this is why we just can't have that anymore. We cannot Let the Democrats anywhere near the Pentagon or the Oval Office anymore.

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Shut up. That's right. I love this American ride. Well, hello, everybody. Welcome to the Todd Stearns Radio Show.

Great to have you with us today. And it's uh certainly a a sad day as uh we learned at the passing earlier today of Paul Cogan, he passed away at the age of 71. And he truly was a patriot until the very end. Hulk Hogan having some sort of a current. Cardiac event at his home in Clearwater, Florida, early this morning and passed away at a hospital a short time later.

So the Hulkster now at the Pearly Gates. You know, just very recently, Hulk Hogan was baptized and turned his life over to Christ. And he was a follower of the Lord. He was also a patriot. He loved America and he loved our president.

And he delivered this really, truly incredible speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention just last year. I believe we actually have the audio of that speech, at least a little clip of it. Here is Hulk Hogan at the RNC. All right, we don't have that audio, so we'll try to get to it sometime. 901-260-5926 is our telephone number.

In the meantime, last night we had Senator James Langford on Newsmax, and here's a bit of that conversation.

Well in other news one hundred and thirty six.

Well, in other news, 136 of President Trump's nominees still waiting to be confirmed by the Senate. Majority Leader Jon Thune is blaming the Democrats. President Trump will be the first president in history. In history, Not to have a single one of his nominees confirmed either by voice vote or unanimous consent, which is typically what happens around here, particularly with Nominees that have pretty broad bipartisan support, which a lot of these nominees that we're trying to advance do.

So, this is clearly an attempt to block and delay and obstruct. It is an example of Trump derangement syndrome on steroids. All right, well, let's bring in our good friend from the great state of Oklahoma, the reddest state in the union, Senator James Langford. Senator, good to have you with us. And again, we're waiting for President Trump, so my apologies if we have to cut out of the conversation here.

Yeah, what is it going to take to get these nominees across the finish line here?

So what we have already done, we just chip away, chip away, and just keep pressing on this. We've actually confirmed more nominees now than what we did during President Trump's first term. In fact, we've done twice as many as what had been done during his first term at this same point.

So that means we've worked weekends, that means we've worked late nights, we've got more late night votes tonight. Democrats continue to stall. We continue to be able to press and say, we're just going to keep you in the chamber. That's what we've done for six months. We've actually taken more votes in the Senate in this six-month time period than any Senate in the last 35 years.

So what we've done is we've just stayed at the wheel and continue to be able to work it and grind it through. Senator, I know a lot of the senators want to get over to Dollywood or Branson for summer vacay, but the president is suggesting that August recess be canceled. Here's what he wrote on True Social. Hopefully, the very talented Jon Thune, fresh off many victories over the past two weeks, will cancel August recess and long weekends in order to get my incredible nominees confirmed. We need them badly.

Is that going to happen? Any intel on that, Senator? We're going to continue to be able to stay at it. We're also looking to make deals with the Democrats on this. Here's our challenge: we have 22 Republicans that are up for election next year.

We also need them back home campaigning. If President Trump wants a majority in the Senate and we want a Republican majority in the Senate on a year and a half from now, we better also get some folks home to get their campaigning done as well.

So it's an interesting mix on this. There's only one month a year that we are not in session. We're in session 11 months a year. The only month that we're not in session is August, and that's a month a lot of folks get back home that are in cycle to make sure that they're campaigning, and all of us travel around our state to be able to connect with home. The last thing we want is everyone thinking like Washington and everybody thinking like home.

Saying that, we're all very focused on getting as many nominees as we can possibly get done. We understand full well the importance of this. That's why we work so many nights, so many weekends already. Senator, you've been posting a really clever series of video messages from Oklahomans and getting their take on how the big, beautiful bill is impacting their lives. I want us to watch this together.

My name is Rayanna Dew. I have been in the service industry for a little over 11 years now. Tips play a huge role in my take-home pay. Being able to take home more of my hard-earned tips means that I will be able to support my family a lot better. And not only is it just about the money, but I believe that it's about stability and the ability to be able to go home after a long hard shift and be able to breathe a little bit lighter.

You know, Senator, I'm curious, have you been surprised by the reaction from your constituents to the BBB? Yeah, what's interesting is right now, people, the more they find out about it, the more they like it.

So, the messaging that came out from the Democrats was: this is all about billionaires and it's all about losing health care. Neither of those are true.

So, we've been getting the facts out there, and the more people find out about it, the more they like it. This is about people in the service industry not having to pay taxes on tips, people that are law enforcement, first responders that work a lot of overtime, not paying taxes on their overtime. The greatest amount of support that's in this bill goes directly towards those at the lowest income brackets. We extend the child tax credit, we renew again the tax deduction for giving money to your church or to your nonprofit. That goes back and again for all Americans.

That used to be just the top givers on that.

Now, it's all Americans for what they give.

So, there's a lot of things that people are finding out about, going, Oh, I didn't know that was in there. We're going to keep telling the story. The longer this bill sits out there, the more people like it. Senator, before we let you go, certainly some shocking allegations coming out from Tulsi Gabbard, and wanted to get your take on what we're hearing. What concerns you about these allegations surrounding the 2016 presidential election?

Yeah, the first thing is obviously who knew it, when did they know it, just the most basic thing on any question like this. And the focus is: if the Obama administration behind the scenes was aware that the documents that were coming out from RussiaGate were fake, they were created by the Clinton administration, they were trying to be able to push them out as real Russian documents, then they were literally collaborating with Hillary Clinton from the White House using official means to be able to do that, to be able to undercut an election. That's a very serious charge, and we want to be able to make sure that we're getting all facts, all information out there on the table. All right, well, Senator, we're going to leave it there. I know you're a busy man, and we certainly appreciate you coming on Newsmax tonight.

Thank you. Always good to see you again. All right, welcome back, everybody. Good to have you with us.

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All right, 901-260-5926, our telephone number. That's 901-260-5926. You know, a lot of people are shocked at Fox News. And rightfully so. Many loyal viewers and readers were just stunned to discover the network had published a pretty scathing editorial that completely debunked Tulsi Gabbard's.

declassify documents. Tulsi, of course, is the Director of National Intelligence.

So the editorial was written by Ned Price.

Now you say, where do I know that name?

So Ned Price is a former spokesman for President Biden. Before that, he worked for the CIA. This guy is was literally the spokesman for the Deep State, and Fox News decided to give him a platform on their editorial page. And he was the guy that questioned the authenticity of all of this intel that shows Obama was ultimately the guy responsible for Russia gay. And I I have some suspicions why Fox would do this.

I it's just puzzling to me because they're under so much fire right now, especially with the Wall Street Journal. And of course, Donald Trump is suing them for millions of dollars over this crazy story that he drew a sexually suggestive cartoon for Jeffrey Epstein's birthday. And Trump says he doesn't doodle. Not him. Fake news.

And Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch, who is the foreigner who owns the Wall Street Journal, and he also owns a Fox News channel.

So a lot of folks are wondering, okay, is Rupert Murdoch flexing his muscle? Is he trying to influence the editorial pages over at Fox? Or is somebody in char whoever is in charge of the editorial pages at Fox Are they trying to curry favor with Rupert Murdoch? It's very odd. Very odd.

Anyway, I I wish I could tell you that I'm surprised here, but I'm really not because Fox has abandoned their whole idea of being fair and balanced, and they're embracing, at least on their digital platform, this anti Trump propaganda. And I don't think that's a great business model, but you know what? I say keep on keeping on because it just means more people are now watching Newsmax and going to Newsmax.com for all of their news and all of their information. I mean, it really is that it's that simple. Unbelievable.

In the meantime, there's an interesting piece, a guest essay in the New York Times. From Barry Levine. He's the author of The Spider Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghillain Maxwell. And he's got some questions. And he says there are nine questions that actually need to be answered.

You know, Mike Johnson. Has has decided to send Congress home early. Because they don't want to deal with The Epstein Files. And Mike Johnson is hoping people are going to forget about it over the break. But anyway, Levine in his New York Times article says these are the questions that need to be.

Discussed. How did Mr. Epstein make his money? How did he finance his sex trafficking over two decades? Fair question.

Number two, did Mr. Epstein have any ties to the spy agencies? Again, I think this is a terrific question. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.

We're talking about Alexander Acosta. Mr. Acosta agreed to a lenient and heavily criticized plea deal that ended a federal investigation into Epstein. This was back in 2008. When asked about it in 2016, Mr.

Acosta reportedly said, I was told Mr. Epstein belonged to intelligence. and to leave it alone. Pam Bondi, the Attorney General, says that she has no knowledge of him being an agent. What does that mean, by the way?

She's the attorney general. She should be able to say yes or no to that question. Does Epstein have any ties to the spy agency? I mean, that's a very simple question. Number three, are there references to Mr.

Trump in the files that add to our knowledge of his relationship with Mr. Epstein?

Now there's speculation. that Trump's name was added after the fact. By Rogue Democrats. And that could be. Number four, what about Bill Clinton?

In a contact book, Mr. Epstein listed 21 phone numbers for Bill Clinton. That's a little weird. After he left office in two thousand one, mister Clinton flew on Epstein's private jets for twenty six flights from two thousand two until two thousand three. Ah, that's a little uh suspect.

Number five, who were the clients implicated in Mr. Epstein's sex trafficking operation? Again, none of these questions have been addressed, none. Number six. Who helped mister Epstein overseas?

Another great question. Number seven, what did investigators find in Mr. Epstein's safe, his computers and other property? There were forty computer and electronic devices they recovered, the FBI. 26 storage drives, more than 70 C Ds, 6 recording devices, 60 pieces of physical evidence.

So, why hold all this material back? If it's been properly redacted, why are they holding it back? What is it that they don't want us to know? Question number eight, what do the videos show? Victims have said Mr.

Epstein had cameras in his homes. They have more than 10,000 downloaded videos and images of all sorts of horrible things.

So, what is it that the FBI files have that they're not telling us? And number nine, what is in mister Epstein's autopsy report? The autopsy was performed by Kristen Roman, a forensic pathologist. Doctor Sampson? Barbara Sampson, the New York medical examiner, determined that Epstein died by suicide.

Many are skeptical. Were a DNA test performed on the bed sheets that mister Epstein was said to have used? If so, was any foreign DNA detected? Did investigators question inmates in nearby cells about what they saw or heard? These are all very fair questions, and I'm impressed that the New York Times.

actually allowed something like this to be published in their pages. But yeah, I mean, we need to get to the bottom of this. We also need to find out if any of our highest elected leaders are somehow being blackmailed by other countries. based on what may or may not be in the Epstein files, which may or may not exist. If you believe that.

901-260-5926. Our number, that's 901-260-5926. We'll be right back. All right, President Trump weighing in on the death of Hulk Hogan. Want to share this with you?

The president writing on True Social, we lost a great friend today, the Hulkster. Hulk Hogan was MAGA all the way, strong, tough, smart, but with the biggest heart. He gave an absolutely electric speech at the Republican National Convention. That was one of the highlights of the entire week. He entertained fans from all over the world, and the cultural impact he had was massive.

To his wife, Skye, and family, we give our warmest, best wishes, and love. Hulk Hogan will be greatly missed.

Well, he certainly will be. And later this evening, we anticipate President Trump mentioning Hulk Hogan during a speech. We're going to carry that live on Newsmax tonight, starting at 5 o'clock Eastern. By the way, folks, I've got to tell you about our friends at AMAC, the Association of Mature Americans. Man, they do some great, great work over at AMAC.

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So you're going to want to join. It is a great, great organization, and we're excited to be partnering with them, the Association of Mature American Citizens. All right. Our good friend Luke Simblers, what were you laughing at?

Well, the name was somewhat funny. And then I was thinking about when you walk into the studio here, and I'm lucky to be able to come into your studio. You have this beautiful Cadillac out front. And I noticed today you must have just gotten a detail that the tires were shiny. You have some beautiful Michelins on it.

I mean, it's a catty-daddy Todd. I mean, it's pretty impressive. No, no, no, no, no.

So I had, yeah, that's thanks to AutoZone.

So I'm, yeah, it's.

So they've got the great I don't know what it is, but you spray it on your tires and it makes them look like they're brand new. It looks beautiful. I noticed it walking in. And then I thought about it for a minute and I'm like, do I really want the carjackers to pay attention? To my tires.

Yeah, when you're pumping gas and they drive by and see this beautiful, nicely polished Cadillac, and they may want it, Todd.

Well, I've got a Trump. Yeah, I've got a Trump flag. I may have to start putting that back on the Cadillac. Then they know you're packing and they'll leave you alone.

So, look, I was reading a couple of big stories breaking, and we were talking about this day before yesterday on this program that Glorilla. Who's a rap or hip-hop star? And she was recently given the key to the city. The mayor of Memphis loves him some Glorilla. And then you've got the school system here, and they're holding a big raffle because they want to send children, like little first graders, to the Glorilla concert coming up tomorrow at the FedEx Forum in downtown Memphis.

And Luke, now we have learned. That Glorilla has been arrested on felony drug charges. And I don't think this is her first arrest. I think she's been arrested for a DUI. Look, her lyrics would make the most raunchy of comedian blush.

I mean, her lyrics are disgusting, nasty, swear words throughout, totally inappropriate for children to be listening to. And Memphis Shelby County Schools here, you know, here in Tennessee has a 29% reading proficiency for grades three through five, which is the most important grades to learn to read. 29%. And meanwhile, the school board and the superintendent is focusing on giving away tickets to Glorilla. Which is just, it's astonishing, and it just shows how far the culture has fallen, particularly here in Memphis.

You know, we're on the news all the time for the murders and the carjackings and the general crime levels and our poor education. And now our school is giving tickets away to the most raunchy of rappers who's just been arrested for felony. We tried to read through some of the lyrics and just can't do it. It's just too much bleeping. It is so, yeah.

There are more bleeps than actual words, probably. She's not the brightest bulb. I'm just going to tell you, because I want to explain how all this went. I thought maybe she was pulled over. And you know, there was a car stop, and maybe she ran a red light or something.

That's not what happened. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Department, this is in Georgia. And I'm assuming, does she live in Georgia now? Is that maybe because she was arrested last year for a DUI in Georgia? Her real name, by the way, is Gloria Hallelujah Woods.

So, how do you get Glorilla out of that? She's not giving enough hallelujahs to the Savior. She's. Wrapping those lyrics. She be smoking, and it's not the Holy Ghost.

Um.

So according to WSB-TV. Sh they she called the cops. this is terrible. Apparently her home was burglarized, and so she called the cops. And I don't I guess it didn't seem to, you know, cross anybody's mind they probably oughta flush all the drugs.

So they found, and I'm just going to quote the story here. The deputies, when they walked into the house, they smelled drugs and found a significant amount of marijuana in the master bedroom closet. Ooh. Woods was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance. She turned herself in.

To the jail on Tuesday on a $22,000 bond. The sheriff said the homeowner is a victim of a serious crime, and we are committed to bringing the suspects to justice. At the same time, we must continue to uphold and enforce the law in all aspects of this case.

So, not only is she a victim of crime, she's also a perpetrator of crime. She's a perp. Oh, my gosh. And here, our local school district with a 29% reading proficiency, 29% reading proficiency level for grades three through five, are giving away tickets to the students to attend her concerts.

Well, the pro tip here is when the cops are knocking, you better be flushing. Is that the tip? You know, I wouldn't know, but that's good. Thank you. Thank you, Todd.

We do what we can here on this program. Luke Simple, Republican strategist, with us here in the studio today, ladies and gentlemen. Luke, the other big story is NPR and the defunding of all of these far-left propaganda radio stations. And now all the local folks are starting to get riled up. And in Memphis, I didn't realize this, but over 21% of their budget came from the taxpayers.

You know, Todd, I was thinking about that. You own a local news station here in Memphis that does really important work. It's one of the only stations in town, maybe the only station in town that actually holds our mayor accountable, reports on crimes, doesn't just run cover. It does really important work. And people here locally, folks, they follow the local station to get the news because nobody else is reporting it.

Wouldn't you like to have a few extra, you know, maybe $50,000 so that you can hire another reporter? It's just, it's totally unfair. And you, as an owner of a local media station, you don't get tax dollars right at your disposal. It's just, it's so unfair. And, you know, I get sometimes the voices on NPR are kind of soothing.

You know, this is NPR. You know, if you want a nice, soothing background noise, the voices are pleasant, but my tax dollar shouldn't be going to funding that. No, not at all. And look, I. I mean, and their argument is: well, it's not as liberal on the local level.

I would completely disagree with that. Oh, no, I tuned in one day, and there was some show talking about trans rights and a six-year-old who, you know, a six-year-old boy who knew that he was a girl and how unfair it was that Tennessee no longer allowed for the gender, you know, the mutilation of these of these children who think that they're a different gender at the ages of 5, 10, 13. They just, I mean, it was like pedal to the metal denouncing mean Republicans in Tennessee.

So you can't tell me that they're not any less liberal. In Alabama, the public TV executives there say they actually warned leadership that NPR and PBS have bias problems. And again, go back to the whistleblower who said there were zero, zero registered Republicans in the newsroom in Washington, D.C. at NPR headquarters. And just look at the.

The CEO's tweets over the years about how she was ashamed of her race. You know, she's a white woman, ashamed of her race, and denouncing President Trump. It's totally inappropriate. And our tax dollars should not be going to funding organizations that are directly competing with private businesses like yours stationed here locally in Memphis. It's not fair.

I don't want my tax dollars going to funding that. And I've been finally, Republicans are starting to deliver, and I want them to keep on going.

Well, this is why, again, I'm calling for little dojas in every city in America because it's not just NPR and PBS here in Memphis. And we may just be weird like this. But we actually fund, our taxpayers fund a TV station and radio station run by our liberal school district. And they employ 19 adults.

So this is not like the kids learning how to be a reporter. This is getting their propaganda out there. We're paying for that. Memphis City Hall, they've got their own TV station and radio station as well. It's insane.

Don't forget about Midnight Basketball Courts, Todd. Oh, yeah. Didn't they set one of those on fire? I believe so. And K-WAM, your local station here, K-WAM, was the only one talking about it while all the other news stations, including the taxpayer-funded NPR, completely ignored it.

Well, let me explain how all this happens. I don't mind spilling the beans on this, but the reality is the reason why a lot of the local TV stations across America won't talk about the bad stuff happening at City Hall or they turn a blind eye to it. And they did this during COVID as well. I know we have, there's another talk radio station. Station in Memphis.

They claimed to be conservative, but they all bowed down to Dr. Fauci. They all got the clot shot. They were running around wearing face masks. I think I was the only radio station owner.

Nobody here had to wear a mask, and everybody turned out just fine. But the point of that was, and I was trying to get to my point, I lost my train of thought there. But the reality is that at the end of the day, the The reason why they don't cover the bad things happening at City Hall or the Health Department or the school district is because they get advertising dollars from all of these public entities, and it's big money. Do you know that we haven't gotten a penny, not a penny, because they won't advertise with us? Because I'm not going to be blackmailed.

Right. That's because you speak the truth. The local station here that you own speaks the truth, and they know that they can't buy it. And that's why, you know, they. It really is a scandal, I think.

And I would be very curious to know how many dollars from our local tax base, from our national tax base, are going to these organizations that are running cover for the government. It's supposed to be the opposite. Yes.

And by the way, the Republicans do the exact same thing. The governor of Tennessee hates my guts because he's a squish and I call him out. And we haven't gotten a single state contract since that guy's been in office. I'm just saying. He is a squish.

You can ask anybody. Just look at Memphis crime. You cannot be a successful governor in the state of Tennessee if you haven't solved the Memphis crime problem. It's a fair point. All right.

Luke Sembel, you're going to hang around for a little while. All right. We got to take a break. 901-260-5926, our telephone number. We are going to the phones next.

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Be sure to watch us. Let's go to the phone lines real quick. Richard in Ocala, Florida. Hi, Richard. What's going on today?

Or I would just listen to you talk about that Epstein thing Uh just my opinion. If there's been crimes committed, even if it's higher up, I think it needs brought to light. And then I remember, I think it was on the Rush Limbaugh show years ago. The Israelis offered evidence to America, our government. Don't remember what president was in, it's been a few years ago.

But they said they had Bill Clinton on tape. Hey, on camera. Raping a fourteen-year-old. And they offered it to our government, but they didn't want to do nothing with it. I think you're going to find there's not just from America, but there's a lot of higher-ups, important, powerful men.

that was in on that and uh I don't know what's holding Trump and them guys back from revealing it, but you know the truth will set us free. whether it's an individual or whether it's a country. A lot of times we have to confess things and get it out in the open to get it repented of and get it behind us. It kind of worries me that they don't bring that out.

Well, because, well, yeah, I haven't seen any credible evidence of that, not any credible reporting either, even from some conservative media circles, Richard. And again, if there is evidence and it comes out, then it comes out. But I think one of the things you have to look at with Bill Clinton is the fact that I think he preferred at the time younger women who were a little on the chunkier side for whatever reason. And yeah, that was, I think there are enough crimes. I think he committed enough crimes with adult women.

So again, I haven't heard those reports, and that was well before my time, Richard. But we'll see. We'll see how this shakes out. And again, if they did have that, if they had that kind of evidence on Bill Clinton, I think that would have already come out and they would have used that information. Richard, thank you for the call.

901-260-5926. What are you laughing at? It's not chunky these days, Days Todd. It's curvy. Curvy, my apology.

It embraces the curves. Yes, it's curves. My apologies. Chunky. I was thinking about the soup.

Well, you're not wrong. I was thinking about the soup.

I was in New York City this past week, Todd, for the past several days, and I noticed. There are some chunky people. It used to be you went to New York and everybody was so thin and fit, and there were a lot of chunky women. Yeah, I don't know what the deal is. In New York, I don't know.

I was just shocked. One of the reasons why I suspect one of the reasons why is that people are not going out. They're not walking as much as they used to because they're afraid of getting mugged. Yeah, that's a good point. They're not walking to the subway.

They're just hopping in the taxi or the Uber and going to their destination. Maybe that's it. But I did know, I was just shocked. I've not been in a while. It's yes.

So it's curvy. That's the language now. Lots of curvy women walking down the sidewalks. Full-figured. Yeah, that works.

Inappropriate. I don't know what it is. Embrace the curves. That's what they say. Embrace the curves.

All right. Well, he embraced a lot more than that. Bill Clinton did. And so, yeah, so all that to say, look. If it's going to come out eventually, it will.

I just don't know why the Republicans are playing this game. Release what they've got and let the chips fall where they may. Let it all happen. Hang out, let it all come out. And, you know, take a page out of Tulsi Gabbard's book.

She released these reports about the Obama administration, right, being involved in this Russian hoax. Just release it, and then the media can go after it. Wall Street Journal is reporting on it. New York Times is reporting on it. Conservative media is reporting.

Conservative media has reported on this forever. But just release it all. That Tulsi Gabbard, maybe Tulsi should go over to Pam Bondi and help her. Yeah, nobody's heard from her. And I'm getting a little worried because normally she's on Fox News channel four or five times a day, and we haven't seen her since Sunday when all this came in.

And by the way, who drops a bombshell like this on a Sunday? That was just sort of odd. You want to do something like that on a Monday to get into the news cycle.

So, yeah, I don't know what's going on. All right. Luke Symbol, always good having you on the show. Where can people go if they want to get more intel? Get more intel, uh, they can go to at LukeSymbol.

I have a great Twitter account. Look, if the country voted based on my Twitter account, we'd be in a lot better place. That's what I like to say. I love it. I love it.

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