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So glad to have you with us today. We've got a lot going on here, and I want to jump in. And try to help us understand what's going on with this J-6 committee, the hearings, the ramifications, if any, the implications of the reports that came out yesterday. Because my email was exploding, my text messages yesterday exploding from conservatives who were very alarmed. And they felt like the reports coming out of Capitol Hill were bad news for President Trump.

Now, I. I don't necessarily think that is the case. And you need, let's just step back for a moment. And it's important for us to understand something very, very important about the J6 committee. This is a one-sided committee.

You are only hearing and you are only meant to hear one side of the report.

So this is not a matter of, okay, the prosecution gets to have its say and then the defense attorneys come up and have their say. That's not how this works. And that's why we've been calling it a kangaroo court. This is not a fair trial. And you say, well, of course not, Todd.

It's not a trial. It's a committee hearing. No, it's a trial. We all know what it's meant to be. But in reality, this is about one group of people.

And you will hear terms, well, it's a bipartisan committee.

Well, the bipartisan is Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. They're not bipartisan. They hate Donald Trump. It's not dislike. They hate this man.

And Liz Cheney, who quite frankly could have one day been a female, the first female President of the United States, has decided to implode her entire political career to destroy Donald Trump.

So she is throwing herself on the grenade. This is what we're dealing with, so it's not bipartisan. And you're only hearing bits and pieces, you're hearing comments and videos out of context.

So, yeah, at face value, it looks horrible. Donald Trump. Yeah. But when you step back and you understand that you're only hearing bits and pieces, and those bits and pieces are meant to make you think a certain way, to fit their narrative. It's sort of like when you're putting together a puzzle and the pieces don't fit, and you sort of bite off one end of the puzzle piece and you put it together.

Yeah, it sort of fits, but it doesn't make any sense. And that's where we are right now with this J6 committee.

So there's been a lot of controversy surrounding Cassidy Hutchinson. She is the 23-year-old who, if we are to believe the J6 committee, was pretty much telling Donald Trump what to do. Does anybody really even believe this? She is everything she has said to the committee is being taken at face value. They are not.

Going back and calling out her clear falsehoods, and that's all we know them to be right now, are falsehoods. About what did and what did not happen. She has no first-hand knowledge of anything that happened.

So, what they did, the J-SICS committee pulled this 23-year-old, who, by the way, we now know is in dire financial straits. They bring her before the committee. And my question now is: did they coach her? Did they tell her what to say? What promises were made?

What promises were given? Were any financial arrangements agreed to before she testified? Yeah. Because as she testified, Ms. Hutchinson said at the moment she was horrified.

She didn't know what to do. On January the 6th, she was telling people in the White House that we had to distance themselves from all of these people, and on and on and on and on. That's how she testified, that she was horrified by President Trump. Yeah. And now we know, thanks to the Daily Caller, they have an exclusive report out, that the January 6th Committee's key witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, was in such dire financial straits.

She had no attorney, she had no legal representation. Yeah. that she reached out To the Trump campaign. She sent emails to Trump officials begging for help. She said that she was primarily seeking financial assistance.

She was in a bind financially. She said, I've had difficulty securing a legal team, was hoping you may be able to put me in contact with any fundraising organizations and attorneys that are involved in the process. And again, I don't know how the Daily Caller got these emails, but they've got the exclusive. She goes on to say, My aunt and uncle applied to refinance their house to loosen up some money since I don't have much immediate family, but they were not approved. Multiple senior Trump officials and a person with first-hand knowledge told the Daily Caller that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows would not answer Hutchinson's calls after she was subpoenaed.

And why is that, ladies and gentlemen? Because they're making a big deal of that. They're making it sound like up on Capitol Hill that she was completely ostracized and isolated.

Well, yes, there's a reason because she was subpoenaed. Can you imagine what would have happened had Mark Meadows actually returned her calls? There would have been accusations that he was trying to influence a witness. There would have been accusations that they were trying to silence Cassidy Hutchinson.

So of course Mark Meadows as a matter of fact, the more I read the reports about what was going down in the White House, the better Mark Meadows looks. Every single day. A Meadows spokesperson, going back to the Daily Caller story here, a Meadows spokesperson confirmed those claims to the Daily Caller, saying Meadows did not return the calls to avoid the appearance of improperly influencing any testimony. Quote, Cassidy Hutchinson reached out to various people in Trump World asking for financial help and a lawyer. She told us she was in financial distress, had no family that could help and could not even afford food.

Yeah. She was a mess. She also told us Mark Meadows would not return her calls. To our knowledge, she spoke with multiple lawyers and stove and chose Stefan Passattino to represent her. And again, this is according to people with first hand knowledge.

So this testimony is already more authentic and verifiable than the testimony that she delivered to the JSICS committee. The person with first-hand knowledge also said Trump officials were sympathetic because of her age and lack of employment. And said, at her request, Trump's PAC agreed to help her financially and suggested attorneys she could interview. The person also said Hutchinson at the time made derogatory comments about the JSIC committee to multiple people in Trump World. Yeah.

A former senior Trump official also mentioned Meadows not returning her calls and said she also reached out to Trump's circle asking for help. She reached out to Trump World and was like, Hey, the committee reached out to me. I really need help. She didn't have a job, didn't have money to pay a lawyer. Trump had been trying to be really helpful, especially with young people who were not like bad actors on J6.

Like, you get a lawyer, you pay for it. Meadows was not returning her calls and, like her circle of people, were not helpful, a former senior Trump official told the Daily Caller. By the way, she was ecstatic about being offered a job at Mar-a-Lago, but that job offer, according to the Daily Caller, was rescinded. And the reason why is because she was accused of being a leaker among her peers.

So the other 20-something-year-olds in the White House knew who she was. Quote, she was in horrible shape financially. Are you seeing this narrative that's our that we're beginning to understand what may have motivated Hutchinson to do what she did? She was in horrible shape financially. She had no employment prospects because, oh, you know what this is, Grace Baker?

I was trying to figure this out. Whoever the people are that they're giving the daily caller the intel, they're all 20-somethings because every other word is like, you know, like, you know. She was in like horrible shape, you know, financially, you know? That's a very hard for me to read this verbatim, but anyway, like you know.

So, anyway, she says she had no employment prospects because, like you know, coming out of the Trump White House election was not exactly, you know, a great line on the resume. And she was desperate. It's fair. I get that. Yeah.

By the way, she says that she had all these conversations with Kevin McCarthy and Pat Suppollone, the Trump's former attorney. And now everybody is saying behind the scenes those conversations never happened, that she lied. Yeah. Another former senior Trump official told the caller that Hutchinson was supposed to go to work for Trump in Palm Beach after leaving the White House. Quote, she made it sound like all these people.

I mean, I was in that West Wing, that these people were basically reporting to her, and she was giving Meadows advice.

So she was elevating before the committee. She was inflating her expertise and her abilities and her authority in the White House. They say she was thrilled to go down to Bar-a-Lago, and the person says, thrilled, thrilled. And this was after January the twentieth, by the way.

So January sixth, you've got the riot at the Capitol. January the twentieth, she is thrilled to know she's going to go work at Mar a Lago, and then it all unraveled. Yeah. This is the reason why. The source tells the Daily Caller: I was in D.C.

and I met her, and she was distraught because she was told she could not go to Palm Beach anymore. She was told that because they heard she could not be trusted, and she's a leaker and not honest, and all of these things. And I will tell you that was coming from all her contemporaries.

So, in other words, all the other 23-year-olds that were at the White House were telling Trump and his team, you better watch out for this one because she is a leaker. A leaker. Hutchinson then tried to get in touch with Donald Trump personally because she didn't want people to think that she was a leaker.

So you'd say, Todd, why are we going through this? Why are we rehab? What's going on here? Uh It's important for you to understand that Cassidy Hutchinson had an axe to grind. She was broke.

No money, no job. She feels jilted by Donald Trump because she was offered a job at Mar-a-Lago. That turned out not to happen. And now she's turning on all the people. All the people.

That she embraced. Yeah. And if I was Liz Cheney, if I was Adam Kinziger, and I was a. If I was truly wanting to be impartial here, I would have used the platform of the J6 committee to call this young woman out on all of these things and to explain herself. But they didn't want to do that.

And you know why? Because they want to destroy Donald Trump. And if that means a 23, 24-year-old young lady sits before Congress and lies her butt off. Then guess what? They're going to let her do it.

It's pitiful. Yeah. It's pitiful, ladies and gentlemen.

So, all that to say, it's going to get ugly, and it's going to get uglier as we move closer to 2024. There will be efforts. By establishment Republicans, primarily. And I want you to hear me. And I predicted this back in 2016, and I'm not sure that a lot of folks understood what I was saying.

But back in 2016, I told people, I said, Look, when it comes to Donald Trump, the biggest problem, the biggest threat is not coming from the Democrats, it's coming from the Republican Party, the establishment wing. And the reason why is very simple: there are a lot of nasty creatures and critters that live in the DC swamp, and many of them have an R after their name. Yeah. And they knew that Trump was coming after all of them, because Trump knows how the game was played. As a businessman, he knew how those politicians behaved, and he knew that the establishment Republicans were just as corrupt, if not more corrupt, than some of the Democrats up on Capitol Hill.

Yeah. So I say again, this is going to get ugly. And Donald Trump is going to face his biggest threat. From the establishment Republicans. And it's not going to be Liz Cheney.

She's just completely discombobulated herself. And I hate to say this about Liz Cheney, but she means nothing anymore. Nothing at all. You're going to have Mitch McConnell and his gang of thugs going after Trump, and that may have some sort of an impact. I don't know.

But that it could be. But at the end of the day, Liz Cheney She's marginalized herself. There's a new survey out. For the New York Times, half of Republican voters are ready to leave Trump behind. Hmm.

And we'll get more into this polling data. Yeah. A clear majority of primary voters under the age of 35, 64%, and college and those with a college degree, 65%, say they would vote against Donald Trump in a presidential primary.

Now, I would love to hear from our younger listeners here, but also our older listeners, and we're going to get into this polling data as well. Do you agree? That It's time to move on. 844-747-8868. That's 844-747-8868.

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So, look, all that to say. Don't worry, folks. I'll let you know when you got to worry. But I have yet to see anything coming out of that committee that says Donald Trump needs to be charged with any sort of a crime. There's been nothing at all to suggest that anything criminal happened.

Now, it may be immoral. It may be inappropriate. It may be unprecedented. It may be unseemly, but it's not illegal. And you need to understand that.

All right.

So if and when that happens, I'll be the first to say it because we're fair and balanced on this radio program. All right, let's get to the phones here: 844-747-8868. Statesville, North Carolina, Kyle on the line, WSIC. Kyle, what's going on? Oh, not too much.

How about you? I'm doing well. Thank you. What's on your mind? You wanted to talk to people that are under 35 that think Trump should run again?

Yes. Is that you, Kyle? Yes, because I think Ron DeSantis is a little bit more calculated and he has a little bit less baggage that. ammunition that they can go after. Kyle, how old are you?

I am 33 years old. All right.

So when you so let me ask you this: if Donald Trump is, in fact, the nominee, does he get your vote? Yeah, he absolutely would, but I do think it wouldn't be the best play for the Republican Party. Going forward. When you look at DeSantis, what is it about him that appeals to you as a younger voter? It just seems like he is more calculated with the tweeting and stuff like that.

And um he does attack people, but it doesn't it doesn't come off as abrasive. And I think that's a lot of ammunition they've used against Trump when he ran. Or when he was president.

So I just think that um That's his way of um I think he would be a better contender. Kyle, when I see President Trump going after all these folks, and no doubt they deserve to be gone after, the problem is President Trump holds a grudge and he cannot let it go. And I'm afraid that we're going to be running the 2024 presidential campaign could very well be all about what happened in 2020. And I think that's going to be a big mistake if that happens. Agreed.

I agree with you completely. All right.

That's all I have to say. Thank you. Kyle, God bless, and a great call. We love hearing from our younger callers and listeners, 844-747-8868. And that's what I've been hearing from a lot of people.

They love Trump. They think that he needs to call it a day. But if he's the nominee, they're going to vote for the guy. Because, again, I think we all love Donald Trump. The issue here is he's got to start thinking forward.

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May I just point out an inconvenient truth here? Yes, we saw what happened on January the 6th. We saw the damage at the U.S. Capitol. Can I make this point here, ladies and gentlemen?

There has actually been more damage to church houses and crisis pregnancy centers than there was done to the Capitol on January the 6th. Just want to point that out. And yet, there's been zero national news coverage of all of the churches that have been destroyed by the pro-abortion terrorists. I'll throw something else out at you. Whenever a black church burns in America, It is wall-to-wall national news coverage, as well as it should be.

That is a heinous evil. Sinful from the pit of hell crime. But whenever any other kind of a church burns, nobody cares in the national media. Why is that? Why is that, ladies and gentlemen?

All right, let's get to the phones here: 844-747-8868. Let's go to David, North Carolina, the talk station. All right, David, what say you? And I just want to let you know I'm fifty four years old. And I've always thought Trump should have been a one and done president.

I supported him from the very beginning. He was the type of President we needed for that time. But I think we would have done better with a different candidate. And 2020. David, I'm curious to I'm 54 as well, and I'm curious why you think Trump should have been a one and done guy.

Okay. Because he just didn't get a fair shake from the media. And when you get that constant negative exposure. There's not a lot of Yeah, yeah. people that are as tuned in as they should be.

And they believe things that they hear and read rather than get to the truth.

So he was never going to get a fair shake especially in a second term. And it just would have been better If a different candidate had run. Trust me, I love Trump. I love what he did for the country. But like I said, he would have probably been better and more effective If you just want it done and then just Road off into the sunset.

Look, I understand exactly where you're coming from, David, and I've heard that argument before. I wonder, though, if this is what the mainstream media strategy is, to basically wear everybody out, just with the constant barrage of negative stories, flat-out lies about Donald Trump, and they want to wear everybody down. I agree. It's their strategy, but unfortunately, it works on ninety percent of the people that Don't tune in. And I'm aware enough to know that It affects them.

I hear it from people at work. I hear them say things that are ridiculous, that Trump did. And that he said that I know her flat out lies. But in their heart they honestly believe it. Oh, no, they do.

And I hear from conservatives again, last night got all these text messages from people freaking out. There was a report from Axios about ten Republican lawmakers who met with the President December 21st, and the whole point was to pressure Pence to overturn the election. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it. There's nothing criminal about that, but they're making it out as if this was some sort of a vast conspiracy. It's not.

But the average American, David, has got so much going on that they're not paying attention to all of the details. They're getting the headlines, and it's not from CNN, MSDNC. They're getting them from ABC, CBS, and NBC. That's where they're getting all of this Trump hatred, and they just buy into it, hook, line, and sinker. Agreed.

All right, David, appreciate the call. God bless you. Let's go to Maine, W-L-O-B. Steve on the line. All right, Steve, what say you?

So honored to talk to you, mister Starnes. Thank you. Um Todd. been a Trump supporter since day one. voted for him twice.

But here's the problem I have now. He he reminds me Um Of an active alcoholic who just can't. How He just has to drink. And Um Donald Trump just cannot let go of the last election. He's always talking about it I live in a fifty five plus building.

And everyone hates Obviously, there's a lot of old people there, and everyone hates Joe Biden. They the inflation, the whole thing. but they will vote for anyone else. Other than Donald Trump. And I get that a lot wherever I go.

And uh I just don't I just don't think he's going to do it for us. I don't think. I if we want a Republican in the White House, I don't think it's going to be Donald Trump. It's still early, and I understand where people stand right now. I mean, even within this poll that came out from the New York Times, 49% of Republicans say they would support Trump in a primary battle, but still that's 50-51 percent who say they want somebody else.

And you have to factor in age. And President Trump is in great condition. He's in great shape. He's got all of his mental faculties about him. Will that be the case by the time he ramps up his term when he will be well into his 80s?

That's something that we're dealing with right now with a guy in his 70s who has the brain with the consistency of cottage cheese.

So it's tough. Steve, appreciate the call. What say you, ladies and gentlemen? 844-747-8868, David in Georgia. WDUN, our great affiliate there.

Hey, David. Hey, Todd, how are you? I'm good, thank you. Oh, yeah. Remember President Obama, when he started siding with the rioters and looters and against the police, which is still going on today.

defunding the police The rioting really picked up. Um people started taking cities hostages, burning down buildings. I mean, it it went crazy. And I wish the Democrats were as concerned about that as they are for one day arriving at the Capitol. Uh I don't And we were talking about President Trump.

Should he run again? Let me just say this, then I'll hush. Um I don't think so because This country needs A president that both sides can respect and get behind. I wish. I pray.

that this country When you're asked, are you left or right, Democrat or Republican? They say, no, I'm an American. That's what we need. We need a President that can get both sides together, and that's why I don't think Donald Trump should run again.

Well, I'm not sure. And keep this in mind here, David. I don't care who the Republican nominee is going to be, they're going to get the same treatment Trump got. That's just going to happen. I know wishful thinking about a president that both sides can respect.

That'll never happen. Yeah, that'll never happen with the media we have nowadays in this country. It's just not.

So, knowing that. I think we would be better off with Donald Trump because he knows how to fight these people and he's not afraid of backing down. I'm not sure, aside from Ron DeSantis, I'm not sure other Republicans would have the courage or the fortitude to do what Donald Trump has been doing to the mainstream media. All right, David. You may be right.

Thank you. David, great call, and thank you for that. And look, David's right, folks. I mean, can't we just come to a point in America where we will be able to respect whoever's in the White House? I think those days are long gone.

And a lot of that has to do with the mainstream media. Yeah. 844-747-8868. That's our toll-free telephone number. That's 844-747-8868.

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He's standing behind her, and he's like, leans in and he starts sniffing her hair. And you can hear people, somebody was just randomly filming it, and you could hear people saying, This woman, oh my God, he's sniffing the girl's hair. What's going on? Is that normal? For people suffering dementia and st is that normal behavior, or is that just like a purvo, creepy kind of a thing for a guy to do, especially an old man?

To a little girl, 844-747-8868. That is our telephone number. Let's go to Statesville, North Carolina, Robert with us on WSIC. Robert, who do you like in 2024? Hey, Doc.

me, I would vote for Trump over any Democrat, but I would like to suggest Mike Pompeo would be awesome. He's brilliant. He's uh Very Knowledgeable on a lot of things concerning the government. He was a major role player in the Abraham Accords. And there's just I I think he would be perfect.

You know, Robert, I'm with you. I like Pompeo. Everything you said is spot on accurate. And he's also a military veteran, West Point grad, and he was in the CIA.

So he's got a lot of great credentials.

Well, I'm a seventy two year old retired vet myself. And uh everything I've seen in him I would be more than happy to vote for him. Robert, we got you down. Mike Pompeo, let's go to Martha on listening to us on WHKP in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Hey, Martha, what say you?

Hey, Ton. What I say is I love Donald Trump. I love what he did for this country. I think he loves America. But I think he needs to love America enough to put his ego aside and put his substantial weight.

behind somebody else. And we need a republic in there before the country is completely and totally ruined. But I don't think he would be the best thing for the country. You're talking about somebody we could. We could respect in the White House when he's dropping F bombs.

in public. It I it it's not good. And I really love him, and I love what he did, but it's time for him to realize the best thing he can do. for the country is to step aside and let somebody else Put his The support behind somebody else that can win for sure. Like DeSantis.

Well, I really like him. 9.1% the inflation rate, the highest in forty years, Martha. Forty years. It's horrible. People, these rich people, like these rich Democrats, are like, oh, I'm very happy.

It's like, well, you're rich. What about the poor people? What about the poor people that can't groceries. That can't fill their car up. It's heartbreaking.

I can't stand it. And there's a lot worse things than that, like China. And stuff like that.

So, you know, something's got to give. And I think a lot of people feel like I do, and like you do, and like your listeners do. But I don't think Donald Trump is the way to go this time around. Martha, appreciate the call. And I'm hearing that from a lot of folks who are very conflicted.

And here's where I'm going at with this, folks. If all of these Trump supporters feel this way, the diehard Trump supporters, what does that really say about the mood right now in In the nation. And is it possible that the rallies, as great as they are, maybe, just maybe, the president needed to take more time off the national scene, regroup, refresh, renew, energize, and then come back with a blast? Because we've been in basically a continuous election cycle since 2016. Let's go to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Caesar, on our brand new affiliate, WSJS.

What's on your mind? Hey. I would just like to say that Trump served his purpose. Oh.

Now, America is more awake than it's ever been. On both sides. I know a lot of my friends that switched their affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Because uh the Democrats have gone too far left, but I think if he was Ever appointed president again? America would be more divided.

And it would be uh war. like a war.

So I think he served his time. Jaffend to step back and That's somebody more polished. with America at heart. On all sides, not just one side. That's all sad.

that we could be America again. Black men can be proud, white men can be proud to be Americans. 'Cause I came through the seventies and I'm proud to be an American. Caesar, I am too. And I will say this real quick here.

If nothing else, President Trump showed the nation that you know what, the message for Republicans, it's not just a white person's message, it is for every American, no matter the color of their skin, and I think the party's stronger because of that. Yes, I agree with you. My son is home now because of some bills that he signed. even though my son made mistakes to get him out of federal prison. I'll pay cars today.

Is that right? That's great to hear. Caesar, we got to run for the news break. God bless you. Thank you for listening to WSJS.

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We're going to be getting to your calls throughout the day. Write down our number if you do want to try to get in: 844-747-8868. I want to go to the Patriot Mobile newsmaker line. We've got a great guest with us. His name is Jason Yates.

He is with an incredible organization called My Faith Votes. Jason, good to have you back with us. Oh, Todd, I'm sitting here with my hand, my head in my hand, just listening to those comments you just played. You know, this would be probably the big story of the day had it not been for the fact that inflation hit 9.1%, a 40-year high. People can't even afford to buy eggs at the grocery store anymore.

It's just crazy out there. A lot of things going on that we need to be in prayer for.

Well, yes, and one of those, Jason, and we're going to get to the overarching point of what My Faith Votes does in just a minute, but you guys are boots on the ground, and you are really supportive of this Value Them Both amendment in the state of Kansas. And I want you to tell our listeners what Value Them Both is all about.

So with rho we know that uh the the battle Is not over. The battle goes. into fifty different places, fifty different state capitals um around the issue of life. And cantas is Dead center, the first major battle that's taking place, where they're actually putting a vote. to the electorate, to the people of Kansas.

And same. Is life something we value. Or are we willing to resurrect a row in the state of Kansas that?

somehow gives a false premise of a right to abortion. And so, this amendment that's happening on August 2nd, and in fact, voting, early voting in Kansas. starts today. And but the vote will be August 2nd, and it is to put an amendment on the Constitution of the state of Kansas to say there is no right to abortion. And I'll tell you what, Todd, this if this passes, what it's really going to do is to s Gop.

um extreme abortion procedures because we know that that's fringe. That is not what Everyday people want. And it's going to stop that and stop Kansas from becoming New York or California. And this is the first state in the nation to vote and to give people the right to vote on this issue after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

So this is a big deal. And I know that, among others, not just yourself, but Mike Huckabee is endorsing a yes vote on this Kansas amendment. And we have a lot of listeners across the state of Kansas, and this is a big, big deal. Yeah, we're so pleased to have Mike Huckabee as our honorary national chairman for MyFaith Votes. And um, you know, I I couldn't be more proud to elevate his voice in this as well and let people know that, yes, Kansas Kansas should vote yes on this amendment because yes is a pro-like vote.

I'll tell you what though. in the past midterm elections in the last primary You know there was a twenty-seven percent turnout Um For the vote.

So As we know, primaries don't get a huge turnout, so every vote counts in that state. Leading up to August 2nd.

So if you live there, please go, please vote. Yes, it is a pro-life vote. If only people of faith across the nation got out to actually vote and engage the political process, we'd change the face and the direction of this nation in at least one election cycle. Yeah, and that's what MyFaith Votes is all about. We got started because we want to encourage and motivate people to vote.

And we're sending letters into Kansas from other people in Kansas and from other places. And we know that this works, where they just put a handwritten note of encouragement to other Christians saying, please vote. And we've seen big increases in turnout from that. And we're doing digital ads there as well. That's what we hope.

We're using proven processes, and people can join with us and do it as well at myfaithboats. org. I love it. Again, myfaithvotes.org. And folks, we have a direct link to that great organization on our website.

And it's important to point out: you guys are a nonpartisan movement. This is all about getting people of faith, Christians in America, to vote in every single election. And, Jason, again, Roe v. Wade, it's just the start.

So now the issue goes right back to the states. And that's why, as you point out, every vote matters. Yes, every vote does matter. And we can talk about what happened with the Supreme Court, and we should celebrate what happened. But at the end of the day, what happened was a stand for the Constitution, right?

Not a Not a stand in in one Direction for a specific religious beliefs or what have you. But instead, it was recognizing the way our country was established. That these types of things don't belong with the federal government. It belongs with the state, but it also, as you know, Todd. Puts the responsibility on individuals in every single state to show up.

and to bring the values. We bought into a lie Of this separation of church and state, where people are believing that because they have a certain belief or certain set of values, they shouldn't. Show up and be involved in politics. And we're saying, no, in America, it's we, the people. We are meant to show up, all of us.

Bring our different values and opinions, but that's why we need people of faith so badly to do just that. And Jason, you and I have met a number of times, and folks, I can, this is his passion and his heart. And this is a very effective organization. My faith votes. Jason, you're doing a heck of a great job out there, and let's just keep mobilizing folks.

And let's do it. I we need as many people to get involved with us. We Have a great program called Action Partners that are just activating people who are raising their hands, saying, What can I do? And we're resourcing people with specific tools, resources, and opportunities to make a difference. Our letter writing campaign is one of them, but there are so many other opportunities.

We need each of your listeners sign up at myfaithvotes.org. Love it. All right, we're going to do that, Jason, and appreciate you coming on the program. We're going to get you back on between now and Election Day as well. Would love it.

Thanks, Todd. Love everything you do. Thank you, Jason. Jason Yates, everybody, he is Chief Executive Officer of My Faith Votes. If you're looking for a way to get plugged in, encourage people within your realm to get involved, whether it be your local church or your Sunday school class or your synagogue, we want people to get out there and engage the political process.

That's what it's really all about. 844-747-8868. We've got a lot of folks wanting to weigh in on this survey that came out from the New York Times. Half of Republican voters say they believe it's time for Trump to step aside, that the president has done a great job. He has just revolutionized Washington, D.C., but it's time for fresh blood within the Republican Party.

I want to go to Pastor Bob, who's listening to us on the talk station. And, Pastor Bob, that must encourage you to hear people like Jason Yates. Saying we've got to encourage Christians to get out and vote. You know, I've often said That if the church would ever get together, we could control this whole nation. But I don't know.

They still don't. My opinion about Trump is I think he should run again And the day he announces he's going to run again, He should say he's taken DeSantis as his Vice President and campaign from there. And then Train him. And help him to grow, and we'd have him in the next eight years after that, or if Trump decided to retire in the middle. He did some of that too.

So you like a truck to Santa's ticket, Pastor Bob? Oh, for sure. Uh I think that would just clean house. And Trump deserves the right to get back in there and fix some of the things that this administration has messed up.

Well, and there are a lot of people who feel the exact same way you do, Pastor Bob, and I appreciate your call. Let's go to Jesse. Jesse, what say you? I'm a Trump man, have been since 2015 when he went up against 17 other Republican rhinos and beat them then. The uh I think mister Trump is the deal maker.

He started this fight, and he has brought this country to the the best that it's been in forty, fifty years. And And not to give up the fight. In twenty twenty, we all of us Americans got smacked in the face. Spit in the face, stab in the back. And he he's gonna come out and uh improve improve all that uh Corrupt.

And I'm in the fight to the end. I'm standing firm, I own my own business. And I'm a Trump man, will be to the end. I'm about the last caller's idea about having DeSantis as the vice president.

Well, yeah, I think that would be a strong ticket. I also like Tim Scott out of South Carolina. I think he would be a terrific pick as well, just a rock-solid conservative. The good news is, Jesse, that the Republicans do have a bench.

So it's not like you're going to be. I mean, when you look back at 2020, the best the Democrats could come up with was Joe Biden. I mean, that was it. And they're scrambling now. They don't know what they're going to do.

Now that's it's the people are sick and tired of the way that the country's been going for the past forty, fifty years. That man put up a lot. to stand up for this country and uh To show the people where we're at today and woke up a lot of people. And Yeah, but yeah. And I feel like he's still wanting to fight, and he's got it in him.

I'm going to be a bit. Rough man to the end. Good stuff, Jesse. Appreciate you listening, sir. They're on WSIC.

You know, this inflation thing, it's off the charts and people are really, really feeling the pinch here and the hit in the wallet. What I find fascinating is that now the mainstream media, they're all over this, and there's no way they can't be, because a lot of those individuals are feeling the same heat we are, and we've put together a compilation of what people are saying on the T V. Take a listen. When we look at guys where we're seeing the largest increases, It's broad base. Gasoline, shelter, food being the largest contributors, certainly a confirmation of what a lot of us consumers know is that inflation is rampant.

It is pretty much everywhere these days. And this report suggests that. And I think the reason is because when I look at this report, I don't see any relief anywhere. Even before we got to this 9.1%, there had been some sectors that were behaving a little bit better. I look at rents going up.

I didn't see any relief in apparel. There was some hope, folks, that maybe with the inventory that Courtney Reagan's been talking about at some of the department stores that you might see some relief in apparel. Deagan is a lot worse than we thought. Let's give Stephanie Pomboy credit for that because she's been talking about that all year, about the pressure being put on the consumer. The one thing I would note, and by the way, we also know people are pulling back because the economy is expected to contract in the second quarter.

Even the GDP now out of the Atlanta Fed is at negative 1.2 percent. One really interesting thing is if you look at the core CPI, year over year, it Or month over month, it was expected to rise six-tenths of 1% for the third straight month. It came in hotter than that.

So, if you look at the monthly trajectory, core prices are getting hotter, not cooler. That's one of the biggest things. The core year over year, I'm seeing this right now. That's the hottest number since February of 81. Folks, it's bad out there, and it's only going to get worse.

So, now the issue is: okay, who do we have out there that can fix this? And look, folks, I'm telling you, Donald Trump is still the guy, in my estimation. Donald Trump is still the guy. All right, we've got to take a break here. When we come back, I've got to weigh in on this Uvalde video.

Have you seen this one? They're getting the hand sanitizer with the police officers. They're standing out when you had dozens of police officers standing in the hallway while the kids were getting shot down, and you've got one of the cops squirting the hand sanitizer and another guy on the cell phone. What food? Really?

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Lots of North Carolina callers today. Hey, Michael, what's going on? Great, Todd. We love you here in North Carolina, man. Thank you.

I'll tell you. You the only ones getting it right.

Well, you're kind to say that. We try every day, Michael.

Well, I tell you, everybody that voted for Trump the first time. Hang in there and vote for the man again. He deserves that much. Trump all the way. He's all the way.

He's all the way. He's. He's the only one that can draw uh draw a crowd like that. And uh He kinda like a a bear when you got encountered. They're going to attack.

He's going to come out. He's going to come out with. All paws are swinging. And heads are going to roll. No doubt about it.

No doubt about it. Go ahead, Michael. Oh, I'm sorry, Doc. Go ahead. You were saying something.

No, go right ahead. You got about 20 seconds before they cut us off.

Well well, I I was just gonna say that everybody just hold the line. Keep the fight. And look up. It's fixing to break loose, Todd. I love it.

Michael, what a great word as we head to the break. Michael says, hold the line and look up because it's about to break. That ought to be like on a coffee mug or something. All right.

When we come back, time for a radio rumble. Also, I want to weigh in on this Uvalde situation with the police down there. What a mess. What a mess that is. Also, your calls, so hang tight.

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So good to have you with us. This is the Todd Stearns Radio Show, exciting news, Youngstown, Ohio. We're going to be coming on board there in a couple of weeks. Grace, have they told us when they're? No, they just say we're coming on board.

All right, noon to three live in Youngstown, Ohio. That's going to be a lot of fun. Hang tight, and we will send you the details of that. I want to go to the Patriot Mobile Newsmaker lines. First, one of the kindest and greatest radio morning hosts in all of America.

He is the mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, or at least he ought to be. The host of WPG Hurley in the Mornings, Harry Hurley. Harry, how's it going? It is going great. Honor to be on the Todd Starn Show.

Well, you're the only person on it with a street named after him.

So that's. And you had a butler in Atlantic City. That is true. I'll never let that down. Oh, I love it.

I'll never let that story down. And from WRVA, my great affiliate in Richmond, Virginia, the one, the only Jeff Katz. Jeff, hope you're doing good. I am doing well. I'm working on getting that street named after me, though.

Harry, Harry, I got to tell you something. You did not know. Maybe you did know this. I didn't know this about Jeff Katz, but not only does he host a great afternoon drive show, but he also hosts an auto show, an auto mechanic show on the weekends. I learned about that on social media.

I was very impressed. Yeah, so I was trying to in the break, I was trying to see if he could fix the Cadillac. It's got a little bit of a rumble in it.

So. Yeah. Just hold the phone up near the sound. We'll diagnose it that way. Harry, can we call you back later?

They take care of priorities. I understand that.

Well, it was great to catch up with both of you guys during the Talkers Convention, which Harry Hurley, you were really the star of the show. And then Jeff Kantz with that incredible humanitarian award. Just so you folks know, these are two giants in the talk radio industry, and we always love having you guys on the show. Oh, thank you, Todd.

Well, guys, let's jump into all of this. We were talking earlier in the show about this new video that came out from Uvalde, Texas, where the police officers were just standing around in the hallway. One of them had the hand sanitizer, the other was on the cell phone, and people have just really gotten upset about all of this. Harry, we're going to start with you.

Well, you're visiting with a former police officer, the great Jeff Katz. You're speaking to the identical twin brother of a career retired police officer. The more you learn about this, The more upsetting it gets. I've interviewed countless police officers, and just like Jeff, just like you, Todd, and I hold the same position, we support. paramilitary, every every chance we can.

I don't know any police officers. that could have just twiddled their thumbs for seventy minutes. Wow. babies, little kids are being bludgeoned. I I can't I can't believe this happened with police right there.

Jeff. Yes, let me jump in. As a former comp, I can tell you that I'm appalled and I'm disgusted. I don't understand how anybody who has raised their hand, taken the oath, uh sworn to uh protect and defend stood and and just stood and stood and stood and stood. Um it it is inexcusable.

Now I will tell you that prior to Columbine, and that's a long time ago, prior to Columbine, the thought process was: well, if something like this happens, you show up and you call in specialty teams and you get primed over here and you get prepped over there. But since Columbine, Everyone everywhere in the law enforcement community says you go in. And you get the shooter. That's it. You're not waiting for anybody else.

You're not preparing this. You're not talking about what's for lunch. You go in and you save the kids, for God's sake. Yeah, I just don't get it, guys. You would think that at least one person, one person would have said, you know what to heck with this.

I'm going in. I don't care what happens to me. I'm going in and I'm going to try to save those kids. But nobody did anything, not a single person.

Now usually what would happen At some point, and it wouldn't take long, if you were getting a direct order from a superior, some crazy, who knows, woke, broke, joke, politically correct order, you would just pretend that the radio is messed up. You said to go in, we're going in. We're going in. They would do it. Jeff, you know that.

Who would stand by? No. You're absolutely right, Harry. I mean, there would have been one of two options. If the guy is standing there directly in front of you giving you this order, I got news for you.

I can't repeat what the response would have been from the vast majority of cops I know, but it would have been colloquially, stand aside. We got to go save the kids. And if it was given over that radio, I'm with you. Boy, I guess I didn't understand. I thought you said to charge it and get it.

Yeah, you said that, exactly. That's right. How about they did the wrong thing all the way around, but also they lied about it, spectacularly lied about it. They tried to blame some woman for leaving a door open. I mean, they just lied every step of the way, in addition to not doing what they should have done.

You know, it's interesting. You know, looking at this whole thing, the one group that actually did the right thing here is the mainstream media. They exposed all of this. Yes. And the city council last night, and we've got some audio.

We're not going to play it now, but we've got the audio of them basically attacking the report. For broadcasting that video footage that we're talking about. And they actually said this wasn't supposed to be released.

So, again, the cover-up was actually the video and audio had been released. How about that super mom? Don't get in the way of a mom, I'll tell you that, that went in there and got her children out of there when the police officers who were trained. They could have taken him down very quickly. Don't you agree, Jeff?

I think they absolutely could have addressed that issue very quickly. And to the point of the reporters here, most of us will hold the reporters accountable when they do something wrong. I'm with you, Todd. They did everything right in getting this information out. Guys, can we talk about tacos for a moment?

Yesterday on this program, we celebrated Taco Tuesday, as we should every Tuesday. I'm curious to know your response from the mainstream media. If Melania Trump had gotten up and was giving a speech and talking about the diversity of the NAACP and comparing that to a bucket of fried chicken, do you think the mainstream media would have acted differently?

Well, you remember when she had the the the um fashion garment on and they took up ridge with what the message said on it. I love what the um Hispanic journalists Said, and it's the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, they said, using breakfast tacos to try to demonstrate the uniqueness of Latinos in San Antonio demonstrates a lack of cultural knowledge and sensitivity to the diversity of Latinos in the region. We are not tacos. And if you think about it, Todd and Jeff, The Biden family. Joe especially, but now we see it here.

They have a lifetime record of this kind of unacceptable talk. Yeah, Joe Biden is a lot of things. Nice, polite, dignified, he's not. And it would appear as if Dr. Joe Biden is cut from the same cloth.

And you're absolutely right, Todd. If anyone else would have made any sort of comment, even remotely similar to this, They would have been the top story for hours and hours and hours on end. It would have been inexcusable. Dr. Biden does it and well, all is forgiven.

Everything happens. You know, let's move on, shall we? There are more important issues. And I'll grant you, there are some more important issues, such as inflation that's raging at almost 10%. That's pretty bad.

But yeah, they got, once again, they've got a D next to their name. They get a free pass, just the way it is.

Well, Latinos are migrating to the Republicans, and this doesn't help the Democrats. This really. That's right. They know that she said it, even if the media tries to hide it. I want to play some audio.

I thought this was the best take of all. This lady running for Congress, she is an Hispanic American. I will not try to pronounce her name, but she compared President Biden to actually a taco shell. Let's take a listen. Hi, it's Irina Mendadez-Jackson, and here in Texas 16 is Taco Tuesday.

And I have a message for Jill Biden. You may think Hispanics are unique as a taco, but I actually found the perfect taco for Joe Biden. See, it's just a shell. It's just an empty cell. By the way, real quick here, guys, Biden landed in Israel, and it took him all of three seconds to start with the gaffes.

First, he didn't know where he was going when he got off the plane. Then we're going to play in rapid succession here. I want to play cut number two and then cut number four. I will once more return to the hollow ground of Yad Shev Veshem. to honour six million.

Jewish lives. We're stolen in the genocide. And continue, which we must do every, every day, continue to bear witness. To keep alive the truth and honor of the Holocaust, horror of the Holocaust. Honor those we lost.

And then, guys, we've got this one where he. Doesn't understand hell to the cheap. Oh folks, uh You know, you don't have to stand every time I hear hail to the chief wonder, where the hell is he? Yeah. Took me a long while to think I'm joking.

I'm not. Turn around and where's the president? Jeff Kantz, we'll start with you. Does this sound like a healthy president? Todd and Harry, I got to tell you, though, it's the first time I've ever agreed with Joe Biden because I hear that, I look at him, and I think the same thing.

We're the president. No. Look, this is a guy who is just not up to this job. I don't know that he's up to any job. And if this were my uncle, my dad, my grandpa, you know, you'd have a family meeting and say, look, Uncle Joe just, you know, he's not getting it all done the way he did.

We've got to take care of him. We've got to look out for this. I think this again goes back to Dr. Jill Biden and Hunter Biden. I think they love the fact he's president because they seem to be safe.

She wanted to live in the White House. There's a part of me, if this guy weren't breaking my country the way that he is, I'd probably feel sorry for him. Yeah, the family intervention would be taking the car keys away. The driver's license would be turned in. And let's not forget, just a couple of days ago, he said Highland Park mass shooting took place in nineteen eighteen.

There is a serious problem here. He did. Check it out. He did. It's really bad.

I mean, he did the rom burgundy. He read repeat the line. He read the teleprompter. He did it.

So everything that people said he was capable of doing. And as Jeff said a little while ago, let's not forget 9.1% inflation, highest in forty-one years. Inflation is widely outpacing paychecks. Ah, it's money. When he took office, we had 1.4 percent inflation January of 2021.

It's now 9.1 percent less than a year and a half later. This is serious. And guys, final point here. We were talking earlier in the show about this New York Times report. 49 percent of Republicans say they don't think Trump should run again.

They think they love the president, but they want somebody younger on the ticket. 96 percent of young Democrats, young Democrats, 96 percent say Biden should not be on the ticket in 2024. What do you think about that, guys? Do you think it's time for fresh blood in both parties?

Well, I would look at this. I happen to have tremendous admiration for President Trump. I've never seen somebody at his age who is as energetic and vigorous as he is. I don't have the concerns about him age-wise that I have about Joe Biden, but frankly, I had the concerns about Joe Biden's ability. 30 years ago.

So I think there are plenty of great candidates on the Republican side, and I think they're almost all inspired by the success. of Donald Trump.

So I think it's his choice. I think it's up to him if he chooses to run, if he chooses not to run. Look, he's going all over the country, these amazing rallies. He's headed out to Arizona. On Saturday, there'll be 20,000, 30,000 people there.

I think there's a lot of excitement about President Trump still. Harry Hurt. I totally agree. There's biological and chronological age. It's not that Joe Biden is 79.

It's how poorly he is doing.

So it's not the age. And I agree with the vitality. comment that that Jeff made. If President Trump runs He wins. He is the nominee, and he'll win the presidency, and he'll be the second president to serve two nonconsecutive terms.

If he doesn't run, then I totally submit to what Jeff said. The Republicans have tremendous bench strength. The Democrats are dusting off Hillary Clinton right now. Woo! Guys, my lawyer you know she's getting ready to do something.

That's right. So no wieners in that world. That's correct. Oh, my word.

Well, and by the way, guys, my long shot here is Michelle Obama, and she is out there just lurking. And, you know, again, that's how desperate they may be. If she ran, she she would probably win the nomination. Hollywood would go cuckoo, goo goo. It would be yeah, she would have a good shot.

She I think she'd be a terrible general election candidate, but she could win the nomination. All right.

Jeff, do you do oil changes too? While you wait, Todd. While you wait, my friend. I've been distracted the entire conversation. All right.

Our good buddies Harry Hurley from WPG, Jeff Katz from WRVA. Guys, always good hanging out with you. I see you job. You beer book, Rich. Great guys there.

So, all right. Hey, look, we got to take a quick break here: 844-747-8868. That's 844-747-8868. You know, we've been talking about President Trump.

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I feel that way. No, I don't want you to be honest. I want you to lie. Yes, go. I'm saying that, yes, I feel that way almost every day preparing for your show.

I feel like I've forgotten something. I don't know what it is. I'm still remembering on the weekend. I'm going to be in the middle of walking at Shelby Farms and I'm going to get a message. We're waiting for you to speak.

And I'm like, wait, what? That's not good. You know what? I think maybe it's just, I'm looking forward so much to next week in Salem, Oregon. Probably.

At KYK. And you think it's this week instead of next week? Yeah. All I can tell you is it's like barbecue. And cheesecake.

Obviously. And now they're saying a wine testing, a Todd Stearns wine tasting. And I'm like, wait, what? I'm a Baptist Martini guy. That's going to be interesting.

All right.

It is going to be fun. I'm excited about it. All right.

Hang tight. We've got folks on the line here, and we're going to go to Pharaoh, but I want to hang tight because I want to have a few moments, and we're coming up on the top of the hour. Can I ask you a question about your local shopping malls? Do you guys still go to these things? Because in Memphis, Tennessee, all of our malls, like the traditional big gallerias, have been overrun by thugs and thuggetts.

And I'm just wondering if this is something that's just a Memphis problem or if this is something that is much broader. Because I think these shopping malls, they would rather shut down than deal with the problem of violence.

So I'm just kind of curious. We're going to get into that in the next hour. 844-747-8868. That is our telephone number. If you're on hold, hang tight.

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Todd Starns. Oh my goodness. We did it again, everybody.

So far, we haven't been kicked off the air by the FCC, but who knows? Yeah, it's the day is young. Welcome to hour three of the big show. You know, Grace, I want to go back to something one of the callers said. I believe it was Michael from North Carolina.

He says: you know, you just say what everybody else is thinking. And we're happy to do that. Right. That's the point is that a lot of people, maybe because of their jobs or their position, they can't really say what's on their mind. True.

So we can say it for them. We'll get in trouble for them. And we're happy to take the arrows. Not so much the bullets, but we'll take the arrows. Are they plastic arrows?

No, I don't think they are. Dang it. We'll take the nerf guns. Yeah, nerf guns are water balloons. Oh my god.

Yeah, we won't do the paint gun. Have you been paintballing before? I will not do that. One time I did it at a church camp. Fun story.

Did it at a church camp, 100 degrees outside. I hid behind a tree the entire time, and the stupid mask they make you put on, you can't even see because it was fogging up. Can I just say? I hate it. I just want to throw this out there.

If a Christian group invites you to go paintballing, just run the other way. I hid the entire time. I've never seen such ruthless behavior than at the first Baptist Church paintball competition. They hurt. Yeah, it's worse than a softball game.

Yeah, that's why I hid, and I didn't get hit. With softball, you got a baseball bat, so good lord. At least you can defend yourself. And then they shoot you with those paint anyway. It's terrible.

It's awful. I am curious about shopping balls, and I don't know why. I saw this story last night, and it triggered something in me. When I moved back to Memphis, now when I left Memphis, um. The Wolf Chase Galleria was like the premier shopping destiny.

I mean, people would drive hours to go and shop at the Wolf Chase Galleria. Wow, Todd, that was a long time ago. You must be really old.

So I would. You're fired, Grace. Ghost.

Okay, Cal, you're taking it. That's it. You're done. Did we cut off my mic? Producer, Kyle, just cut off my mic.

Good for you, Kyle. Kyle gets a raise. All right, turn the mic back on. Wow. Get a little bit.

That escalated quickly in the control room. All right, so let's talk about this, Grace.

So I go back to Wolf Chase Gallery. I was being gone for years, and the place is like a ghost town. Yep. There's all the big fancy stores are pretty much empty. Then there are a couple of other malls.

There was the Mall of Memphis, which has been torn down. That's been long gone. They called it the Mall of Murder. Yeah. They got Oak Court Mall, which was the preeminent, it's in a very, very wealthy part of town.

It's very nice to see it. Surrounded by all these high-dollar businesses, and yet the mall itself has been turned into, it looks like a ghetto. I mean, it is awful. The crime and the violence.

So, anyway, they still have a Macy's. And yesterday, last night, a bunch of guys, like eight people, stormed the Macy's and they stole all the jewelry. Yes. Yeah. And I'm just curious.

Are people like abandoning the shopping malls? A trend I've noticed is they're now moving to outdoors because we have one in the suburbs that's outdoor only. And those are great. And one in South Haven, Mississippi, great. Outlet mall.

Outdoor and everything's fine, but something about when they bring it indoors, because I won't go to the Wolf Chase Gallery by myself. I genuinely won't. I haven't for years. I always have to take somebody with me. And that used to be, I mean, and I'm wondering if this is the way it is at other places, but you know, you've got all these, and I think the problem is you've got all the unsupervised kids.

Yeah, people just drop their kids off at the mall and say, go at it. And you're like, what are you doing? And people don't, look, people don't raise their kids anymore. I mean, they're raising little animals. I mean, that's sad to say, but they're not teaching the kids right from wrong.

So you let them loose in the mall, and it's all you know what breaks loose. Yeah, it's not great. That's interesting.

So, anyway, the problem is that the malls really won't address the violence because they can't. Because when they have addressed the violence, they get accused of. Racism. Of course. And so they would rather shut down and go out of business and go into bankruptcy than be accused of being racist.

When in fact they're not being racist, I don't care if your kid's white, black, Hispanic, Asian American, I don't care. Just don't act like a fool in public. Yeah. Just behave, people. That's right.

That's right. When I was a kid, and I don't know what this is like, and maybe this is, you know, people may feel weird about this, but when I was a kid, my mom or dad would say the following phrase, and it would cause me to straighten up and go down the straight and narrow path. Don't make me pull out my belt. Yeah. It worked.

Yeah. Okay. Or just wait till your dad gets home. Oh, yeah. Just don't wait till your dad gets home.

So made me pull off that belt. I'm like, whoop, whoop, whoop. I'm good.

So and we didn't act like a fool in public. Because we knew there was a price to pay. Anyway, I'm curious. 844-747-8868, that's our telephone number. That's 844-747-8868.

Grace Baker. I am, we have, we are blessed with the best interns. This is our first year of having full-blown interns on the Todd Stearns Radio program. And we don't just send him out and ha say, Hey, get us some coffee. Either.

They get real life experience. We don't do that? The next thing you're going to tell me is we actually pay the interns.

Well, I'm not in charge of that, but. Did we pay the interns? You should know, Todd. We pay the interns. What is this?

Spoiled around here. Tell you what.

So, Alan Morrow is one of our star interns here on the Todd Sterns Radio Program, and he's from Liberty University, student at Liberty University, came all the way out to Memphis, Tennessee, and joins us in studio. Alan, good to have you with us. Thank you so much for having me on, Todd.

So, I want you to give our listeners a little background because you've been doing a lot of writing for the website. They see your name, your byline. Tell us a little bit about yourself.

Well, like he said, I'm Alan. I am from a small town in Ohio. I am about to be a senior at Liberty University studying political science and journalism. And I'm here in Memphis for the summer, and I'm having a blast and learning a lot.

So Memphis, Tennessee, a lot of people always ask me why Memphis. What do you think about the city? I am a fan of Memphis. I think I was talking about it with someone the other day. The food in Memphis.

Is so good. And I've just had a blast getting to explore the city. There's a lot of history, and it's been a lot of fun. That's good. And Grace Baker, she's good to work with.

Oh, yeah, Grace is great. Although I will say, I picked up her lunch today, and she was saying we don't just send the interns to pick up coffee. What? Hey, Claire, we don't just send you out. I said, just.

Does it mean not in addition to? Hey, lunch is a lot bigger responsibility than a couple of coffee.

Okay, why didn't the host get invited or at least asked if the host wanted lunch? Listen, Todd, let me tell you: it was buy one, get one-free pizzas, and we only had two people on board, so you would have been the odd man out.

Sorry. The odd man out. All right, Alan, we will discuss this after the show. I was just listening to Grace's orders. That's all.

Oh, no, no, no. Baker, you're on thin ice today. That ice. All right.

So, Alamoro, you have been working on a story, and I'm very intrigued because my arch nemesis in life is NPR, National Public Welfare Radio. And you've got a crazy story up on the website. I want you to tell our listeners what NPR is doing. All right, everybody.

So, NPR, National Public Radio, and the segment that aired on July 4th, so America's birthday. They've aired a segment. Downplaying the threat of STDs. To children. Specifically, they said, quote, queer children.

So we're talking about sexually transmitted diseases, and this segment was actually geared for LGBTQ children or people who might identify as LGBTQ. Yes, they were having a conversation about how sex education should be discussed in public schools, and it was part of a series called LifeKit, which they call service journalism.

So NPR is trying to help us all understand these topics and enlighten us with all of their wisdom.

So what was the context of all of this? Did they just throw this out there on July 4th, or was there something else going on?

Well, they began talking about the conservative states that have been passing legislation about what teachers can talk about with kids in schools. They specifically cited and criticized Florida's parental rights and education law, which the left is deceivingly calling the don't say gay law. But really, it just tells them not to talk about these topics with kids like under third grade.

Now, you're a young guy. How old are you? I'm 21.

So, 21 years old. I'm curious within your circle of friends and circle of influence. I mean, it seems to me this would be a common sense approach. You don't want to be talking to young kids about these kinds of topics. Incredibly common sense.

This seems like a no-brainer to me. And I was actually shocked at all of the outrage that this law received from people on the left. Just shocked. All right.

Alan Morrow, who is one of our writers on ToddStarnes.com, has a terrific piece up, and you need to check this out on the website about NPR. You know, this is another thing, Alan. National Public Radio, they actually get tax money from you and me. And it's just outrageous as a radio station owner that my money, tax money, is going to fund my competition. And this is the kind of stuff that your competition is talking about on the air and encouraging educators and families to discuss with kids.

Oh my god, it's just insane. And again, aside from a couple of other publications, I don't think people are talking about this.

So well done here on exposing what NPR is doing.

Well, thank you, Todd. I'm really enjoying getting to talk about these stories and shed some light on these things. Alan, so what's life looking like your senior year? What do you want to do after you get out of Liberty?

Well, I have just fallen in love with journalism. I love writing. I really love talking about these topics. And one of the reasons I really love what we're doing here is I feel like there's such a divide between everyday American people and the mainstream media elites. And I think we have different values than them, and I think we care about different stories.

So one of the fun things about being here is that I see a story that I care about, and your audience cares about it too, and I get to help share it with them. And it's been such a blessing.

So I really love to write. I love to talk about these issues. I'm interested in politics.

So I definitely want to keep doing stuff like this. All right.

And you got to give your parents a shout out. I know they're listening today. Oh, yeah, they are. I love you guys, and I miss you, but I'll be home in a couple weeks. All right.

So you just. Yet. You're going to get like an extra special treat when you do. Oh, yeah. That little shout-out.

An extra scoop of ice cream or something.

Sounds good to me. All right.

Alan Morrow, ladies and gentlemen. We're going to get Alan on a time or two before the end of your internship, and we enjoy seeing your byline. You're doing a great job, and I know our readers are really appreciating the great work you're doing.

Well, thank you, Todd. I look forward to coming back, and I'm having a blast. All right.

There you go, folks. Alan Morrow, one of our great interns here on the Todd Stearns Radio program, Liberty University, folks. They're turning out some great, great journalists and political scientists and all-around great American patriots. Liberty.edu is the website. All right, we're going to take a break.

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The year. Alan, do you have the MyPillow slippers? I don't have the slippers, but I do have a MyPillow because one of my first convocations at Liberty University, we have guests come in, speakers from all over the country. Mike Lindell spoke, and when we got to convocation, there was a my pillow on every chair in the auditorium, and I still have it to this day. Is that right?

Yeah, you see, that's tough. It's hard to beat out the my pillow when you're a convocation speaker. It was a great introduction to convocation at Liberty. I loved it. It was such an exciting day.

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We're not asking them to go out and get coffee and take out the trash. We have staff for that. No, I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. We actually, the student workers, they're coming here.

They're working on the radio program. They're taking part in sketches and writing the parodies. They're writing news stories for the website. And we want to help do our part to train up that next generation of American journalists. And that's what we're trying to do here.

And we're very excited. We have students from Union University and Liberty University. And we'll have interns throughout the year working here at our Memphis, Tennessee headquarters. All right, let's get to the phones here. Farah from North Carolina has been holding on for a while.

Farah, how are you today? Hey, Todd. I love Liberty University, but I am a graduate from Bob Jones University. Another fine school, Farah, down near. Hold on, Greenville, South Carolina.

Amen, brother. Mm-hmm. I know a thing or two about Bob Jones.

So when so what did you study at at BJU? Uh how to get a man. Ah! Ha ha ha. I love it.

Did it work? Did you get a degree? Yes, sir. Good for you. If we were sophomores, all the boys would say, oh, you're starting to get your MR degree.

And yes, sir, we did. Got to get that MRS degree. I love it. I love it. Well, Farah, what's on your mind?

All right, Todd. Oh my gosh, we're under a tornado warning, but here I go. To all those who cannot decide. in 2024 who you vote for. And I I realized President Trump He's not a politician.

But he was a successful businessman who was determined to make this country productive and successful, and he did. And he put Read the People first. Trying to build the wall. Yeah. I I truly believe them and I have loved his own people.

That's the mark of a true leader. to put the people first. And Todd when Trump was in charge, Our enemies were intimidated. and they stayed in the background.

Now they might have been stewing in their fury, but they behave.

Now that Biden is in the White House, our enemies across the ways are blatantly Yeah. Much like Try now. Bullying Taiwan. Look at Kim Jong-un. Firing his rockets into the North Sea and of course Putin.

Devastating the Ukraine. Yeah, it's a great point you're raising, and I see that.

So, again, I think that the Trump team is going to need to have a strategy going into 2024. Let's get past the midterm elections. And I think that's what Trump is doing. And there are reasons financially and otherwise why he hasn't already thrown his hat into the ring. There will literally be a time when he will do that.

And it's probably going to be after the midterm elections, as our friend Dick Morris is suggesting.

So, Farah, let's see how things go here. I'm with you. And look, if Trump, and we had our two radio hosts on for the Rumble, look, if Trump runs, then it's his. And I think that's just the way it's going to be. If nothing else, it's the only fair thing to do.

Farah, we got to run. Appreciate the call and be safe out there in be safe out there in North Carolina. What is that? Tornado warnings. And instead of going you know, going into the basement, she calls it what a great faithful listener.

Thank you for that, Pharaoh. All right.

Hang tight, folks. We're going to be getting to your calls also.

Some bizarre testimony up on Capitol Hill. If nothing else, we are starting to see who the left really is. I mean, from Josh Hawley yesterday, and we're going to play some audio from that crazy, crazy testimony where Josh Hawley, because he believes only women can get pregnant. Is now transphobic. Unbelievable.

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So so I've got to play this audio This just happened up on Capitol Hill.

So, yesterday you had Josh Hawley going at it. First of all, we'll play the Josh Hawley first. This is Josh Hawley going at it with a professor from Berkeley University. Let's take a listen. Before I want to visit with you, Ms.

Masky, but before I do, I just want to clear one thing up. Professor Bridges, you said several times you've used a phrase I want to make sure I understand what you mean by it. You've referred to people with a capacity for pregnancy. It would that be women? Many women, cis women, have the capacity for pregnancy.

Many cis women do not have the capacity for pregnancy. There are also trans men who are capable of pregnancy as well as non-binary people who are capable of pregnancy.

So, this isn't really a women's rights issue. We can recognize that this impacts women while also recognizing that it impacts other groups. Those things are not mutually exclusive, Senator Hawley.

So, your view is that the core of this right then is about what?

So, I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic and it opens up trans people to violence by not recognizing that. Wow, you're saying that I'm opening up people to violence by asking whether or not women are the folks who can have pregnancies?

So, I want to note that one out of five transgender persons have attempted suicide.

So, I think it's important to have a lot of people. Because of my line of questioning? Because we can't talk about it? Because denying that trans people exist and pretending not to know that they exist. I'm denying that trans people exist by asking you if you're talking about women having pregnancies.

Do you believe that men can get pregnant? No, I don't think so. You are denying that trans people like this thing. And that leads to violence? Is this how you run your classroom?

Are students allowed to question you or are they also treated like this? Or are you told that they're opening up people to violence? We have a good time in my class. You should join. My bad.

You might learn a lot. Wow, I would learn a lot. I've learned a lot, absolutely. Extraordinary. All right, I want to go to the Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line.

Good friend of this program. He is a Fox News contributor, a New York Times best-selling author. He lives right down the river from us here in Memphis, Tennessee, down in New Orleans. Our good buddy Raymond Arrollo. Raymond, how's it going today?

How are you, Todd? Great to be with you on this insane day. Is it not insane, Raymond?

Well, I mean, listening to that poor lady, what is she, a Berkeley professor? Is that what they said? I mean, she's talking about phobias. She is fact phobic. I mean, when you can't, you know, figure out that.

Men do not get pregnant. Only women can get pregnant. And, you know, these are, we have to have some. stable uh of reality points for which to in which to live, Todd. And I I really worry when people start Mucking around with language this way.

everything starts to slip. Reality slips. And it's imperative, I think, for all of us just to properly identify basic things like male Female, pregnant, women. These are simple concepts that are built into nature. We only have to recognize them.

And look, If you want to say, you know, I know there are people who wish to be identified and identify themselves as, you know, the opposite sex after taking. you know, gender suppressing hormones and and uh and you know, we're relating resorting to all sorts of surgeries. Yeah. The reality is they are biologically and by nature a male or a female. And that is why they can either become pregnant or never become pregnant.

So that has to be established. And it's disturbing, frankly, to hear this and so confusing to the next generation. It all begins to unravel when you're having debates now on Capitol Hill about not whether or not a man can have a baby, but the idea that if you don't believe a man can have a baby, that makes you an evil person, a hateful person. I mean, this is the culture becoming unraveled. And Raymond, I want to play some new audio for you.

This happened just this morning on Capitol Hill. This is testimony from a young woman. What these restrictions are intended to do is try and make people try and stop people from having abortions, but abortion is health care. My abortion was the best decision I ever made. It was an act of self-love, and I'm here today to make sure that everybody who currently needs an abortion, who has had an abortion or will need an abortion, is not alone, no matter what the state tries to force upon us.

An act of self-love, Raymond Arroyo. Yes, that's a heartbreaker. Look, people can people do have vastly different and deeply held views on abortion. We all understand that. But I don't think anyone, certainly no one who is in their right mind.

can say that this is an act of any kind of love. There are always two victims in an abortion. The mother, And obviously, the child whose life is taken.

So to say that this is an act of self-love, I do believe at times it can be an act of selfishness. A way of getting rid of what some perceive as a problem, but to call it an act of self-love and Further, to suggest that the Supreme Court in any way stopped abortions in the country. That is not what happened, Todd. I mean, what they did was return the abortions to the state. to decide and determine whether they should be restricted or outlawed or allowed.

Some states are going to have them, others won't.

Now we can all disagree about the direction that that should proceed, but to lie and say that the Supreme Court somehow took away abortions You know, there are people who've been praying and laboring for 50 years for abortions to go away. They're not gone yet. news flash. That's true. And the fight really is just getting started.

And that was the whole point. Again, it's really disingenuous for the media, for lawmakers to say that's what Roe v. Wade did when, in fact, that corrected a very serious political constitutional flaw, sending the issue back to the States. Raymond Arroyo, everybody on our Patriot Mobile Newsmaker line, has another great book. And if you are a grandma, a grandpa, mom, dad, you need to make sure that you have these books in your child's library.

The Wise Men Who Found Christmas. Raymond's books are just incredible. It's coming out, what, October 25th, Raymond? Is that right? Yes, it's later.

Yeah, we haven't even released the cover yet, but I'm going to come back and tell you all about it. It's fascinating. Talk about, I mean, we're talking about life. And the wonder of life and protecting life. Here are men who may or may not have been what we assume them to be, who, you know, and chances are all the stories you've heard about the wise men are wrong.

The new historical evidence that I've uncovered and created this picture book around is just fascinating. It's biblical, it's archaeologically based.

So I can't wait to share that with you. But this is about chasing after the wonder of life. And people, common people, and highborn and low, recognizing that something. amazing happened.

Something God divinely touched happened. Happened in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago and continues today.

So we'll talk about it as it moves forward.

Well, first of all, I'm glad that I was concerned about the cover art because it was just kind of like a blurry blob and a question mark, and I thought, Okay. All right.

That's not it. Thank you, Raymond, for clearing that up. No, your books are just, first of all, they're beautifully written and they're beautifully illustrated. And I'm excited for this new project coming out in October. But you can go and pre-order it now.

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So you'll be able to get it on day one, The Wise Men Who Found Christmas. Raymond, I want to have you address these crazy gaps. You know, President Biden steps off the plane, Air Force One, in Israel, and starts talking about the honor of the Holocaust. You got Joe Biden on taco, you know, talking about tacos and Hispanic people. Are they in a freefall here?

Well, look, here's the mit the we've been talking about this, Todd, since what, since Joe Biden resurfaced and said he was going to run for the Democratic Party ticket. And all along, we were saying, wait a minute, history tells us it's always the more vibrant. The more peppy, the more aspirational candidate who usually wins the day. Kill Biden defied all of those historic precedents, and we could cite letter and verse from Reagan to Barack Obama. But He defied all of those things.

And from his basement, because of the pandemic, he basically campaigned from home. and now subjected to the rigors of office, to the stress of office, And the the the weight of old age. and a collapsing mind, we're seeing the tragic outcomes here. I mean, when the man gets off the plane in Israel and announces that, first of all, before he said he was there to tribute the honor of the Holocaust, When he stepped off the plane, he looked to the people around him, utterly dazed, and said, What should I do now? Where do I go?

I mean To not know, you walk to the podium and you say your statement, and then you're going to get in the car and go to your first appointment. He must know the sequence of events for his day. But um watching this freefall is sad. It diminishes America's standing in the world. And I have talked to people who work for I'll just say other heads of state in other countries, and they are.

terrified By what they have witnessed up close at the G twenty, at the G seven. And behind closed doors, they say we can't rely on anything he tells us.

So they're defaulting to his subordinates, who also don't always know which end is up because they're not sure which path Biden's going to take tomorrow.

So this has really thrown America at a very tense moment in world history. Into a tempest. And I don't know where this ends, Todd. And remember, we have two and a half more years of this.

So whatever decline we've witnessed so far, imagine it in another year or two. And we're yeah, and we're measuring this not just in months, but not even in weeks, but daily. I mean, it's just unbelievable and very sad. And Raymond, we're going to have to leave it there. Always enjoy having you on the program, and we got to get you up to Memphis, Tennessee, one of these days.

Look, that, in fact, we're going. I better not broadcast this, but I'll just say I'm visiting Tennessee soon, so maybe we can make that happen when I'm in the neighborhood. I'll let you know. We're just right downriver, my friend, so we'll send a steamboat down for you. Hey, I'd take you up on that.

As long as you get me one of those jazz cruises, I'm looking forward. Oh, we'll work on that. All right, Raymond Arroyo, everybody. All right.

God bless you. God bless you. Also, the best-selling author of the Will Wilder series.

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All right, let's go to the phones here. Gene in Iowa. Gene, what's on your mind? Oh Too many things now since I've heard. for much of this uh show, but Originally it was Trump is not somebody I would seek out to go out and spend the afternoon with drinking a beer or whatever.

But that being said, I don't think there's anybody else that can fix this country. You know, Gene, you're absolutely right about that. If you were to ask me who do you trust to get us out of this very bad 9.1 percent inflation mess we're in, he's the only guy that I can think of that can do that. I'll bet you hear the strategy right now. Right now, he has a strategy ready to implement.

Yeah, Gene, I'm with you on that. I think you're right. And by the way, I don't know why people think this, but a lot of people think Trump is a drinker. You know, he's a teetotaler. He doesn't drink a drop of alcohol.

Did you know that?

So maybe we should say if he wants to have a diet Coca-Cola in the backyard, but the guy's a teetotaler. A lot of people are surprised by that.

Well, I guess I'm not surprised by that because he's very sharp. Oh, he is. And also, he had a brother. It's an amazing story. And, you know, Trump has this.

Great family story, and there's a lot of depth there. But looking at a brother that really struggled with the drink, and he saw that and said, you know what, that's not for me. And I respect him for that. But he does like the McDonald's and the KFC. I'll tell you that punch, Gene.

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You know, if you probably stay away from red beans and rice. Quit rumbling so much. Gene, I'm hanging up on you now. Thank you for that. That's true.

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Oh, you're fancy. I'm at the 11.

So this thing overheats, I mean, on a daily basis and just shuts off. Really? Anyone has any suggestions on how to fix that?

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That's weird. I was talking with one of our staff members, and they've got the same problem. They did the upgrade, got the new phone, and the thing is just very sensitive to heat. That's weird. It is.

I don't understand that. All right.

Let's go to Jeff in Gainesville, Georgia, WDU. And Jeff, welcome to the show. Got about 30 seconds here, sir.

Okay, I too would love to see a Donald Trump back in, but I would love to see people being look at the urgency of the situation of. Of what your caller was talking about, another year or two of the Biden administration. I mean, look at all that they've destroyed so far. And they've just begun to destroy it, and I believe that they have systematically destroyed it on purpose. These people are very dangerous, so I'd like to see everybody that can that can vote.

and everybody that can do whatever they can possibly do. You know, even for the Lord, to get out there and do it now because these people are really beyond anything we've ever seen before. Jeff, something big globally is going on, and we're going to talk about this on tomorrow's show. You've got the protest in Sri Lanka, other nations, the Netherlands. We are setting ourselves up for what could be a world war.

Ukraine, Russia could be the that could be the powder keg. But then you've got the videos telling people in New York. They're putting out these videos now telling New Yorkers what to do if there's a nuclear attack. There's something much bigger going on here. The entire world is being destabilized.

And we're going to get into that. Listen to tomorrow's program. Hey, guys, got a run. It has been a great show. Great calls.

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