Episode 4916: Bringing Help To NC 

Summary

Bannon's War Room: Episode 4916 – Bringing Help To NC

Release Date: January 15, 2025

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Introduction

In Episode 4916 of Bannon's War Room, host Stephen K. Bannon delves into pressing political discussions surrounding national security, the Department of Justice's independence, and the inadequate federal response to recent natural disasters affecting North Carolina and Tennessee. The episode seamlessly interweaves high-stakes Senate confirmation hearings with firsthand accounts from affected communities, offering a comprehensive overview of the intersection between politics and grassroots disaster relief.

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NATO and Defense Spending

The episode opens with Senator Marco Rubio addressing the Senate committee on NATO and U.S. defense commitments. Rubio emphasizes the importance of strong, capable allies within the NATO alliance to prevent aggression and ensure regional stability.

• Rubio (00:00):
  “...without the NATO alliance, it's quite possible that much of what today we know as Europe would have fallen victim to aggression...”

Rubio questions whether the United States should maintain its role as the primary defender within NATO or encourage allied nations to assume more responsibility by increasing their defense contributions. He underscores the necessity for NATO partners to allocate a higher percentage of their GDP to defense, a demand he asserts has been reiterated across multiple administrations.

• Rubio (01:45):
  “We have domestic needs, too. These advanced rich countries in Western Europe have enormous safety nets programs that they fund...”

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Department of Justice and Attorney General Nomination

The focus shifts to the confirmation hearing of Pam Bondi, the nominee for Attorney General. Senator Amy Klobuchar leads the questioning, probing Bondi on her commitment to uphold the rule of law and ensure the Justice Department remains free from partisan influence.

• Klobuchar (04:25):
  “Will you commit to defending the law against the lawsuits from big Pharma?”

• Bondi (05:23):
  “I was involved in big pharma cases when I was Attorney General of the State of Florida, and I will commit to protect the laws of the United States of America.”

Klobuchar raises concerns about potential political interference within the FBI, specifically referencing Kash Patel, the FBI nominee. Bondi firmly states her dedication to following the law and ensuring that the Justice Department operates independently of political pressures.

• Bondi (16:35):
  “Every case will be prosecuted based on the facts and the law that is applied in...”

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Ukraine Conflict and U.S. Foreign Policy

Returning to Senator Rubio, the discussion shifts to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Rubio critiques both Russian aggression and the Biden administration's policies, advocating for increased support to Ukraine to ensure a durable resolution and future self-sufficiency.

• Rubio (06:56):
  “This conflict needs to end.”

He highlights the importance of providing Ukraine with the necessary military and economic support to defend itself and negotiate from a position of strength, emphasizing that unresolved conflicts could undermine U.S. commitments to allies like Taiwan.

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Disaster Response in North Carolina and Tennessee

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to the harrowing accounts from communities devastated by recent floods in North Carolina and Tennessee. Despite being strongholds of the MAGA movement, these areas have been largely neglected by federal and state agencies, prompting local communities to organize their own relief efforts.

Tyler Burleson – Appalachian United Initiative (27:46)

Tyler Burleson discusses how his business, once a showroom for high-end vehicles, has been repurposed to provide essential supplies such as diapers, toiletries, and clothing to those affected by the floods.

• Burleson (27:51):
  “We've got people living in tents and makeshift shelters. It's been four months, and we're still serving 60 to 120 people a day.”

Jason Seidel – Valley Strong Disaster Relief (49:37)

Jason Seidel details the dire conditions in Swannanoa, North Carolina, where federal agencies like FEMA have failed to deliver adequate assistance.

• Seidel (50:33):
  “We have people needing aid and care, but our government hasn't stepped in. It's left up to us to fend for ourselves.”

The lack of federal response has forced numerous local organizations and individuals to step up, providing food, shelter, and rebuilding efforts without governmental support.

• Seidel (51:01):
  “Go to valleystrongdisasterrelief.org to volunteer or get assistance.”

Mighty Fortress Ministries – Haven on the Hill (48:27)

Misty and James from Mighty Fortress Ministries recount their efforts to support flood victims through their organization, Haven on the Hill.

• Misty (48:14):
  “We have replacement housing needs and shelters for families. Our phones are always ringing, and we do our best to respond.”

Despite multiple appeals for help, including the need for FEMA campers and more substantial rebuilding support, local and federal officials remain unresponsive, leaving communities to rely entirely on grassroots initiatives.

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Political Critique and Call to Action

Throughout the episode, Bannon and his guests critique the Biden administration for its perceived failures in disaster response, national security, and economic policies. They argue that political bias has hindered effective governance, particularly in regions that should be top priority areas for federal assistance.

• Bannon (32:06):
  “The federal government has abandoned us. It's unacceptable that even local officials aren't stepping up to help.”

The episode concludes with a passionate appeal to listeners to support local relief efforts and advocate for governmental accountability. Bannon underscores the importance of community resilience in the face of governmental neglect, urging patriotic Americans to take action in supporting those in dire need.

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Notable Quotes

• Rubio (00:00):
  “Without the NATO alliance, there is no end to the Cold War.”

• Bondi (05:23):
  “I will commit to protect the laws of the United States of America.”

• Seidel (49:37):
  “Everything we do is done by the people.”

• Bannon (32:06):
  “The federal government has abandoned us. It's unacceptable.”

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Conclusion

Episode 4916 of Bannon's War Room presents a critical examination of U.S. foreign policy, the integrity of the Department of Justice, and the stark realities faced by disaster-stricken communities in North Carolina and Tennessee. Through earnest dialogue and firsthand testimonies, the episode highlights the urgent need for effective governance and community-driven relief efforts, encapsulating the show's commitment to delivering unfiltered, on-the-ground perspectives on national issues.

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Note: This summary omits advertisements, intros, outros, and non-content segments to focus solely on the substantive discussions and interviews presented in the episode.

Transcript

[Marco Rubio]

Well, first, let me say that President Trump has appointed an ambassador nominee for NATO, which clearly indicates his role to engage in that. Second is the law is what it is. Obviously, as you've mentioned, I was a co sponsor of the law. And so it's tough to say I'm not in support of a law that I hope to pass and that I think it's an important role for Congress to play because frankly, it's not just about the withdrawal piece of it. It's the contributions we make towards the power of the purse still resides with the Congress now maybe as if confirmed, moving towards the executive branch. I'll forget that lesson a little bit. I hope not. But ultimately, I still recognize and understand that the power of the purse is with Congress and it's an incredibly important power. Let me point on NATO, one thing. I think there's a misunderstanding about it. The NATO alliance is a very important alliance. I believe that. I believe alliances can be, and it's been very useful. Without the NATO alliance, there is no end to the Cold War. In fact, without the NATO alliance, it's quite possible that much of what today, at the time today we know as Europe would have fallen victim to aggression. But what's important for the United States is not just to have defense allies, it's to have capable defense allies, allies who are capable of defending their region. And I think there is a question to be asked. I'm not stating a public policy position, I'm stating a question to be asked. And that is, should, should the role of the United States and NATO in the 21st century be the primary defense role or as a backstop to aggression with countries in the region assuming more of that responsibility by contributing more? Now, look, in fairness, and I think the further east you move in Europe, the more money you see spent on the military as a percentage of gdp. But I think there's been broad acknowledgement across Europe and across multiple administrations, both Republican and Democrat, that our NATO partners, these are rich, advanced economies, need to contribute more to their own defense and ultimately to the NATO partnership as well. And that's a demand that's been made by multiple presidents across the years. And the fact that that is true has been revealed by what's happened with Ukraine. Look at the ramp up in defense spending and the industrial capacity of multiple countries in Europe as a result of an armed conflict. Imagine if that capacity had been there before. It quite possibly might have had a deterrent effect as well. So I think it's important that we have alliances, but we have to have Alliances with strong and capable partners and not those who sort of have viewed the US and the NATO defense agreement as an excuse to spend less on defense and more on some domestic needs. We have domestic needs, too. These advanced rich countries in Western Europe have enormous safety nets programs that they fund. We have domestic needs as well. But they've been able to divert or grow those programs because they don't have to spend as much on defense as we do as a percentage of our overall economy. And that dynamic needs to change. And I expect that President Trump will continue to forcefully make that point.

[Pam Bondi]

And as you know, this committee and.

[Amy Klobuchar]

The Senate NATO Observer Group, which I.

[Pam Bondi]

Co chair, has made that point repeatedly.

[Amy Klobuchar]

And we are now up to 23.

[Pam Bondi]

Of the 32 NATO nations who are meeting their 2% of GDP. And we have a number of them.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Who are going beyond that.

[Pam Bondi]

And it's appropriate.

[Amy Klobuchar]

We're going to shoot the Senate. We're going to shift back to justice and Pam Bondi, Amy Klobuchar's question, let's.

[Pam Bondi]

Go to it will be my job, if confirmed as Attorney General, to make those decisions. Politics will not play a part. I've demonstrated that my entire career as a prosecutor, as Attorney General, and I will continue to do that if you confirm me as the 87th Attorney General of the United States of America. America.

[Amy Klobuchar]

In an earlier question, some of my colleagues talked about China and the risk. Yet you have a nominee from this incoming administration, Kash Patel, the pick to head the FBI, have serious concerns about him. Has referred to the FBI's Intel Division, which is responsible for protecting us from foreign adversaries like China, as, quote, the biggest problem the FBI has had. And he said that he wants to, quote, break that component out of the FBI. Do you agree?

[Pam Bondi]

I have not seen those comments from Mr. Patel. I would review them, but we have to do everything we can to protect our country. Again, Mr. Patel would fall under me and the Department of Justice, and I will ensure that all laws are followed and so will he.

[Marco Rubio]

Okay.

[Amy Klobuchar]

There are many decisions made by the FBI director, having seen a number of them do their work, that that can be made. While I agree you would be the boss of Kash Patel, I'm not sure that you would be able to intervene with every decision or position that he had or know what he's doing. So let's continue. Do you agree it is the duty of the Justice Department to defend the laws Congress passes? And will you commit to do even when the president may disagree with an.

[Marco Rubio]

Act, campaigned against its passage or called.

[Amy Klobuchar]

For its Repeal President Reagan's AG William French Smith said the department policy was the Department has the duty to defend an act of Congress whenever a reasonable argument can be made in its support. So I am specifically referring to the 2022 law that I long led that.

[Marco Rubio]

We pass to empower Medicare to negotiate.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Drug prices, major savings for seniors. Will you commit to defend the law against the lawsuits from big Pharma?

[Pam Bondi]

Senator, I was involved in big pharma cases when I was Attorney General of the State of Florida, and I will commit to protect the laws of the United States of America.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Okay, thank you. That would also. Same question with the Supreme Court is going to be hearing a challenge to.

[Marco Rubio]

The Affordable Care Act's coverage of preventative services.

[Amy Klobuchar]

And despite the fact that you twice joined suits to have the entire Affordable Care act invalidated, will you commit to defending this law? Yes. Yeah.

[Pam Bondi]

I believe this is very different. It's a very isolated. It's different. It's not the entire Affordable Care act, but I will. It's pending litigation, of course, within the department.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Since the 1990s, the freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances act has protected patients, providers, and facilities that provide reproductive health services. Will you commit to continuing to enforce the FACE act to address violence and.

[Marco Rubio]

Threats against those providing reproductive health care services?

[Pam Bondi]

Senator, the FACE act not only protects abortion clinics, but it also protects pregnancy centers and people going for counseling. The law should be applied evenhandedly. Yes, Senator.

[Amy Klobuchar]

So you'll uphold the enforcement of that law?

[Pam Bondi]

I'll uphold the enforcement of the law, Senator.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Okay. And I will ask my antitrust questions in the next round. We had a good discussion. We're going to go back to Rubio talking about Ukraine. Let's hit it.

[Marco Rubio]

Unless both sides have leverage, Putin's goal now is to have maximum leverage so that he can basically impose neutrality on Ukraine retrofit and come back and do this again in four or five years. And that's not an outcome I think any of us would favor. By the same token, I think it's important that the Ukrainians have leverage, but they also will have to make concessions to reach this agreement. It's going to be very difficult. This will not be easy. Conflicts of this nature that have historical underpinnings to it are going to require a lot of hard diplomacy and tough work. But that's something that needs to happen. This conflict needs to end.

[Pam Bondi]

Well, I'm out of time, but I.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Appreciate your last comment about the importance of leverage. And it's important for the United States.

[Pam Bondi]

To do what we can to help.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Provide that leverage to Ukraine so that.

[Pam Bondi]

They can be in the best negotiating position possible with Russia.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Thank you very much. Thank you, Senator Shaheen, Senator ricketts. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Well, Senator Rubio, congratulations on your nomination to this very, very difficult job. I want to thank you for your previous service in the U.S. senate and your willingness to take on this job should you be confirmed. And I also want to thank your family as well for their support for you to be able to be a US Senator and to apply for this job as Secretary of State. And I want also to express my gratitude to all the members of the State Department. We have a lot of people who choose to serve our country overseas, spend time away from their friends and family, and I can't think of a more normal calling. You're taking over a department that's very, very important to us. On Sunday, Jake Sullivan, President Biden's National Security Advisor, said, quote, the. The American people are safer and the country is better off than we were four years ago. Let me repeat. The American people are safer and the country is better off than four years ago. I don't know who believes that. I don't believe that. I think the election results demonstrate the vast majority of Americans don't believe that. We don't believe it at home. Inflation has hurt average Americans pocketbooks, open border policies have put Americans at risk. And I don't believe we see it overseas. In fact, Senator Rubio, should you be confirmed, you're being handed a job at a time when this country is in the most danger we've been in since World War II. It's a very dangerous time in the world. And your opening remarks demonstrate that you know that we're not better off and we're not safer. President Biden started this with his disaster withdrawal from Afghanistan that projected weakness and an incomprehension of what it means to have a policy of deterrence. Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine and started the largest war in Europe since World War II. After that withdrawal, I believe it was because he saw weakness in this Biden administration. It's been the president's fear of helping Ukraine that has contributed to putting them in the tenable position they are today by slow rolling the weapons that Ukraine needs to be able to defend themselves. His incomprehensible and incoherent policy has caused him to handcuff American liquid natural gas exports while delaying tough sanctions on the Russian oil and gas industry, which, as you know, is the lifeblood of the Russian war machine. The Middle east is equally disastrous. Instead of enforcing sanctions On Iran, Biden naively tried to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal, enabling the regime to generate $100 billion in oil revenue. And I want to point out that during the Trump administration, because of sanctions, Iran's foreign reserves fell from $122 billion to less than $14 billion. That hampered their ability to be able to fund terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah and the Houthis. What the Biden administration has done is allowed the Iranian regime to enrich enough weapons grade uranium to be a week or two away from having a nuclear weapon. And since October 7th, President Biden has not supported Israel in the way he's needed. And because of the previous mentioned money that he's allowed the Iranians to have that has funded the terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. Our allies like Israel have been attacked and we've been attacked directly. Thankfully, Israel's had the courage to stand up to these terrorists and take matters into its own hand. And it's led to the decimation of Hamas and Hezbollah. Okay, here we go. That was interesting speech by Pete Rickards. Rickets don't know exactly what supposed to ask questions. We want to hear from Rubio, Senator, Whatever. We're going to go to Pam Bondi. We also have, I am going to cut into this. We have the situation down in western North Carolina and Tennessee and I'm going to cut away in a moment and go to, and go to Ben Berkwan. But let's go back to Pam Bondi. Can we go to Pam Bondi? I'd like to get a question out of Rubio. But hey, if Pete Ricks is going to give a speech, if he's going to filibuster, we'll go to Pambondi. That have been intercepted and stored through incidental collection and have been searched without those safeguards being met, including instances where people just wanted to check on, to cite one example, whether his father was cheating on his mother or in other instances doing background checks on someone looking to lease an apartment that he owned and was looking to rent out. This is unacceptable and we've got to fix it. Speaking of unacceptable, we have seen over the last few years the weaponization of government, specifically within the Department of Justice, against law abiding Americans. Law abiding Americans whose offense was something.

[Marco Rubio]

Along the lines of, you know, them.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Exercising their constitutional rights, ranging from Catholics attempting to practice their faith to parents showing up to school board meetings to people showing up to engage in peaceful protesting outside of abortion clinics. As Attorney General, how will you prevent the weaponization of the Department of Justice against Americans.

[Pam Bondi]

And Senator, you just gave the classic example of what's been happening regarding the weaponization. Going after parents at a school board meeting has got to stop. For practicing your religion, sending informants into Catholic churches. Must stop.

[Amy Klobuchar]

What about branding parents as domestic terrorists or trying to incarcerate one's political opponent as a sitting President of the United States?

[Pam Bondi]

Will stop. Must stop.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Your Senator, it is exactly the sort of answer I was hoping and expecting to receive from you. And I look forward to doing everything I can to help get you confirmed. I've been pleased with your answers thus far. I've enjoyed knowing you, considering you a friend for many years, and look forward to the great things you will do as Attorney General of the United States. You have my emphatic support and my vote.

[Pam Bondi]

Thank you, Senator.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Senator coons. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome, Attorney General Bondi. And to your family and supporters, thank you for your service and I look forward to our conversation. Today, I have a simple three factor test. When considering the executive branch nominees before us, do you have the qualifications and experience to do the job? Policy views. To do the job in the best interest of the American people and the character and integrity to conduct your job, and yours in particular, with the independence that the role requires, you demonstrably have the relevant experience. I understand we will not see eye to eye on some or even many policies. But we had a constructive conversation last week about our shared interest in fighting the opioid epidemic, countering human trafficking, criminal justice reform, and supporting law enforcement. But I need to know that you share a core value. Ensuring the Department of Justice remains free from partisan or political influence, in particular by the White House. So I look forward to our discussion about that today. As Attorney General, if confirmed, who would be your client?

[Pam Bondi]

My oath would be to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. The people of America would be my client. That is also my job. To advise the President. My client are the people of America.

[Amy Klobuchar]

A simple question of constitutional interpretation. Is President Elect Trump eligible to run for another term as president in 2028?

[Pam Bondi]

No, senator. Not unless they change the Constitution.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Thank you. One of the concerns I've raised with you is safeguarding the Department of Justice's independence in the face of some promises on the campaign trail by then candidate Trump that he would use the department to target his political adversaries or that he might interfere with prosecution. What would you do if your career DOJ prosecutors came to you with a case to prosecute grounded in the facts and law. But The White House directs you to drop the case.

[Pam Bondi]

Senator, if I thought that would happen, I would not be sitting here today. That will not happen. Will not happen. Every case will be prosecuted based on the facts and the law that is applied in.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Okay, let's go back to Marco Rubio.

[Marco Rubio]

Against Uyghur Muslims is an example. One of the most horrifying things happening on the planet. And for years no one talked about it. Which, by the way, not just has a human rights component to it, it allows them to use slave labor to produce goods at the expense of the rest of the world. Talk about not just a horrific humanitarian crisis, but an unfair trade practice as well. We've allowed them to get away with things. And frankly, the Chinese did what any country in the world would do given these opportunities. They took advantage of it. And so I think now we're dealing with the ramifications of it. I agree 100% what you said. But I remind you, and I remind everyone, I guess I want to make this point that much of what we need to do to confront China is here at home. It's not just abroad, it's also here at home. We have to rebuild our domestic industrial capacity and. And we have to make sure that the United States is not reliant on any single other nation for any of our critical supply chains.

[Amy Klobuchar]

And with four seconds left, how are you going to explain that to your average American? That we need this all society approach? And your point exactly? That it needs to begin here at home so that people from my state and Nebraska will understand and get on board.

[Marco Rubio]

If we stay on the road we're on right now, in less than 10 years, virtually everything that matters to us in life will depend on whether China will allow us to have it or not. Everything from the blood pressure medicine we take to what movies we get to watch and everything in between, we will depend on China for it. They have come to dominate the critical mineral industry supplies throughout the world. Everywhere in the world, they've now established critical mineral rights, even those who want to see more electric cars. No matter where you make them, those batteries are almost entirely dependent on the ability of the Chinese to. And the willingness of the Chinese Communist Party to produce it and export it to you. So if we don't change course, we are going to live in a world where much of what matters to us on a daily basis, from our security to our health, will be dependent on whether the Chinese allow us to have it or not. That's an unacceptable outcome.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Thank you, Senator Rubio. Next is Senator Merkel. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you, Senator Rubio. And I've enjoyed working with you on the Congressional Executive Commission on China, which engages in many issues related to their treatment of folks from the Tibetans to the Uyghurs to their position regarding Hong Kong and Taiwan. But let's talk about Taiwan. I had the chance to go to Taiwan in 20, well, the year 2000. It was the second presidential election there and it was the first one where people were becoming convinced that they actually might be able to hold a democracy. I believe they've earned the right to have a voice in international affairs. And I also believe that they are at great risk right now with mainland China Xi's plan to be aggressive militarily towards them, as my colleague Senator Ricketts just noted. Will you support your role as Secretary of State, Taiwan's right to have a voice in international affairs, participate in international forums, and will you support the porcupine strategy provided providing that we will supply them with defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self defense capability? By the way, that phrase is from the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act. It's in our current law.

[Marco Rubio]

Yeah. Let me just point out that on the Taiwan Relation act, and I believe in the year 2016, I was the lead Republican sponsor in reauthorizing and reinvigorating it. I think that the multiple consecutive presidential administrations of both parties have made clear that the policy of the United States versus Taiwan is encapsulated not just in the Taiwan Relations act, but in the six assurances that multiple administrations, including the Trump administration and now the Biden administration have made clear are our policies. With regards to your second point about international forums, ASEAN is a great example of one in which that's being tested. Last year at their conference, the Chinese were able to prevent participation by the Taiwan any mention of Taiwan in the memorandum. And then this year they're working very hard to make sure that no one associated with Taiwan was anywhere near it. So this is one more example of how they're being excluded. I would also point to the Western Hemisphere. I know that sounds like half a world away, but you understand this issue. The majority of nations on earth that continue to recognize and have relations with Taiwan, the vast bulk of them or the plurality are within the Western Hemisphere. They have undertaken a very aggressive action in just the last seven, eight years to get these countries to flip. They got Panama to flip. Then they got Panama to convince the Dominican Republic to flip. They've targeted multiple other nations and Nicaragua most recently, to flip. So I think that's an important thing for us to keep in mind and make a priority. And I also think it's important to recognize allies in the region like Paraguay, that have not flipped and others who have stayed strong in that regard. On the porcupine strategy, because I know it may sound weird to people or if anyone's watching this, I know what the ratings are, but hopefully not high. But let me just say that on the porcupine strategy, what it really means is you want to make the cost of invading Taiwan higher than the benefit. We want to discourage that by the Chinese believing that, yes, could they ultimately win an invasion of Taiwan, but the price would be too high to pay. It's basically deterrence. And I think that's critical not just to defending Taiwan, to preventing a cataclysmic military intervention in the Indo Pacific. And that's what it would be. And I would make one more point, and again, I don't mean to want to be alarmist about it, but if you listen to Xi Jinping and it's important when you listen to him, and I say listen, read, don't read the English translation that they put out because the English translation is never right, you have to read the, the real translation on what they actually said in their native tongue. What they're basically saying is that this is a foundational and definitional issue for Xi Jinping personally. And as a result, I think we need to wrap our head around the fact that unless something dramatic changes, like an equilibrium where they conclude that the cost of intervening in Taiwan are too high, we're going to have to deal with this before the end of this decade.

[Amy Klobuchar]

And so strongly support for the porcupine strategy. Thank you. And I know people in Taiwan, I.

[Marco Rubio]

Just don't like saying porcupine.

[Amy Klobuchar]

But yes, you know, when I went to Taiwan in November and met with the president and other leaders, they are extremely nervous right now. And part of the reason they're nervous is they're concerned about how things play out in Ukraine as possibly creating an incentive for China. And, and I take your point about the current stalemate and the fact that there is a range of objectives that are out of reach for other side. But I do feel like our partnership with NATO and our continued supply of war materiel that enable Ukrainians to keep fighting until that resolution is done is extremely important because if Ukraine collapses, it will say a lot to China about whether we will stay the course in assisting Taiwan, not to mention it will be a Catastrophe for democracy and a catastrophe for the Ukrainians. I don't know if you share that view.

[Marco Rubio]

Well, I think first of all, our goal, as President Trump has stated, is he wants the dying to stop. He wants the killing to stop. So it's very difficult to reach an accord or an agreement that begins with a ceasefire and ends with a peace agreement unless both sides have some leverage. Now, there is some leverage that exists beyond military capabilities as well. We have a significant number of sanctions on the Russian Federation and they continue to grow and expand and other nations do as well. And that will have to be part of this conversation in terms of bringing about a peaceful resolution. And then there's the question of the long term security and stability of Ukraine beyond the even if the conflict were to end, there needs to be the capability of Ukraine to defend itself. And it's a point that I made back as far as 2014 when the United States under the Obama administration chose not to provide weapon capabilities. And I think we lost deterrent. Thank you.

[Amy Klobuchar]

I want to keep, I'm going to keep rolling here for a few other questions. One of the things China is doing is deeply engaged in transnational repression, which means threatening people here in the United States that they will disappear or kill or harm their family members back in China if they exercise their free rights here in our country. And also they're seeking to repatriate Uighurs who have escaped China. And right now there are 48 Uighurs that are in Thailand, and Thailand is on the verge of repatriating them back to China. Will you lobby for Thailand to not send these Uyghurs back to the horror they will face if they're returned?

[Marco Rubio]

Yes. And the good news is that Thailand is actually a very strong US Partner, strong historical ally as well. And so we that is an area where I think diplomacy could really achieve results because of how important that relationship and how close it is. I think it's also one more opportunity for us to remind the world of what exactly we're talking about here. This is not some obscure issue. These are people who are basically being rounded up because of their ethnicity and religion. And they are being put into camps. They're being put into what they call reeducation centers. They're being stripped of their identity. Their children's names are being changed. It's one of the most horrifying things that's ever happened. And they're being put into forced labor, literally slave labor.

[Amy Klobuchar]

And I will say our work together on the Forced Labor Prevention act, we were Forced labor was tremendous. Thank you for championing that. We have a. We have a situation in, you know, people talking about Los Angeles and in the debacle out there with the criminal negligence of the government officials. We have a very serious problem in western North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Ben Berkwam. But breaking into this coverage. Ben Berkwam, tell me what you got. Sir, it was quite disturbing last night. Members of the audience were very upset about how people in Appalachia, in these states, the backbone of the MAGA movement, have been forgotten. What do you got, sir? Yeah, Steve, so we're coming to you. We've got four different groups that are impacted by this. The geographic area of this disaster that happened almost four months ago is really hard to quantify. It's really hard to really wrap your brain around until you get down here. And I'm telling you, Steve, it is shocking. We were driving. I was just down here. I'm here with Tyler Burleson. He runs M Imports. He's a small business owner down here and who's created this. He's basically, for the last four months, has turned his business into helping the.

[Pam Bondi]

People of his community here in Irwin, Tennessee. Now we've got Irwin, Tennessee.

[Amy Klobuchar]

We've got where we were at last.

[Pam Bondi]

Night in Waynesville, North Carolina.

[Amy Klobuchar]

We've got a couple other groups. There are groups like this, hubs like this all over down here that have been completely abandoned by Joe Biden, by fema, by this administration. I just want to hand it over to Tyler and then the others. Steve, I'll let you take it with the other. We got Mandy and Jason's out there, Tyler.

[Jason Seidel]

So like he said, four months into this, it still looks like the flood happened yesterday. You know, we don't have any assistance from any federal government, any entity at all. And it's just kind of left up to us to fend for ourselves and help our communities. You know, we're doing everything that we can, from toiletries to food and trying to put people in campers and get their houses repaired and every other thing that you can think of with cars. And it's. It's left up to us. No, no administration has helped us. No government, local government has helped. It's just. They're just fending for ourselves. So that's. It's.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Hang on, Ben. Hang on a second. Hang on one second. Here's what I don't understand. I think the audience is confused, too. We can understand or we can't understand, but it's reprehensible that the Biden regime hasn't done what they should do. The basic stuff with fema, that's unforgivable. But what's confusing is that the parts of Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee are MAGA strongholds. And we would assume that local officials, county officials, state officials would be all over this. Why is. Why is even at the local level? Because President Trump will take care of the federal, and he's going to, I believe, move very quickly. But what about the rest of the chain of command? Why has there been no movement there when there's obviously these massive problems?

[Jason Seidel]

Your guess is as good as mine. I mean, we're the only place in Irwin right now that's still open for distribution for families to come in and get what they need. You know, there's not any other organization down here doing what we're doing. So your guess is as good as mine. I don't know why the local government's not helping. They're not doing more than what they should. I mean, there were places right down the road where they came in, you know, two, three weeks later and said, we're not doing any more airdrops if you want to get out, you know, because their roads were cut off. They couldn't get, you know, they couldn't access the rest of the world. They were just isolated. So they said, drops anymore, we're not going to drop any more food. We're not going to pick you up. If you want to get out, get out now. This is your last chance. You're kind of left up the creek without a paddle. It's going to be two years before you get water. It's going to be two years before you get a road. You know, it's. I can't tell you why they're not helping. We are. We're not a Democratic state, we're a Republican state. But we really don't know why they're not helping, why they're not sticking their neck out for us. And it's people like us that are sticking our necks out and trying to help as many people as we can.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Can you just describe for the audience? Because this, we have a. Both obviously nationwide and a global audience. Just give us exactly what happened and what's the current status of your.

[Jason Seidel]

Current status. It still looks like it and feels like it happened yesterday. I mean, nothing's really changed since it happened.

[Pam Bondi]

Other than just individuals coming in to help assist clear debris, other than individual churches, smaller organizations coming in to help, you know, the families clear their properties so that they can possibly get their Permits for their septic permits and their septic letters that they have to have before they can even do any rebuilding. You know, if the water came in and even touched an electrical outlet, they've got to have an inspection completed before they can move forward. And there's been individuals on the ground doing that. It's not been large organizations.

[Amy Klobuchar]

And Steve, by the way, just so you know, we're standing, this was, this was a showroom for, for high end vehicles. I just want to show you what this is, this one, one company here, Tyler and his team. This was a showroom with Ferraris and Lambos and high end vehicles that now.

[Pam Bondi]

Has diapers and toiletries and clothing because.

[Amy Klobuchar]

The federal government wouldn't do its job. And just like here, we've got Mandy down there with Haven on the Hill and we've got Jason Ward and we've got Jason Seidel and we've got all these groups like this that have come together, American citizens, because the federal government will not do their job. Well, it doesn't seem like the federal government, I mean, FEMA should be taking the lead here, but it seems like any local. I mean, what's shocking is that in these, in these Republican states, you don't have the governor all over it. The state, they have state disaster coordinators, it seems, but this is. Why do you think they've abandoned you? I mean, it has to be. There has to be some reason. There's not enough economic growth there. They've just forgotten about you guys. There has to be some reason that even the local officials are not down there.

[Jason Seidel]

Well, FEMA came in and they said they didn't have any money to give us. They had. We can offer you 750 bucks. You know, they didn't. That's all they offered. So they spent all their money elsewhere. Illegal immigrants or whatever you want, whatever they spent their money on, who knows, because we haven't audited them yet. So, you know, who knows where that money went? And they sent National Guard down here to help out. They rescued some people during the flood, but they didn't really do anything else. You know, they had equipment down here, but they just kind of sat idle. You know, people would. The soldiers were sitting in the machines just, you know, idling fuel away and not doing anything, not getting any work done because they were waiting on orders from their higher ups, you know, to tell them what to do when they know what to do. You can kind of look around and it's the National Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers, you know, we've got bridges down, we've got debris everywhere. It's kind of common sense that you, when you're trained to do things like this, you should know what to do when you come in. You shouldn't have to wait on higher ups to come in and say, hey, this is what you've got to do. You know, start cleaning up. So they've just kind of. They act like they don't know what they're doing. So.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Any other reason, you think, why the.

[Pam Bondi]

Even the locals wouldn't.

[Amy Klobuchar]

I mean, I know there's. You were saying that idle minds give you lots of thoughts. Any, any reason why you guys think even the locals that should be on.

[Pam Bondi]

Your side aren't doing it? Well, I want to say something on the FEMA thing. Like we have had. We had a meeting last week with FEMA here locally, and I sat down and was like, what is your process? You know, if somebody wants to get rental assist or they want to get, you know, displacement coverage or what are the steps? And the first thing they said was they had to submit an application and then they had to have an inspector come out and actually inspect their property. And then within seven to 10 days, they should have their benefits. We have people hand over fist that have done all the steps that they've asked them to do and they've never heard back from anybody. We have a gentleman that came in here earlier that has done everything he could possibly do. He's been to the FEMA office multiple times and he has a legitimate. A tree fell in the middle of his house, split his house in two. He's done all the steps, he's sent all the pictures. He's done everything he's supposed to do. The inspector came out and inspected and then he's heard nothing. Nothing from them after that. We have FEMA trailers on the Bristol highway over here sitting at a car lot, not being placed on people's properties. We have people down in Bumpus Cove right now that were eligible for the, for the longer term FEMA housing and haven't gotten it. And so I can't really answer why they're not helping. Every single thing that's been done on the Tennessee side I can speak for. And that has been from churches, from organizations from all over the country that have came. It's been from mom and Pops, it's been from neighbors helping neighbors, neighbors rolling up their sleeve and saying, okay, we're going to clear my house today, we're going to clear your house tomorrow. That is what's made the biggest difference for as far as the debris, even down in Bumpus Cove, the debris that was cleared out there, the county gave them a certain amount of time to get that debris cleared or they were going to start charging them. So when you take away somebody's home, you take away their income, you take away their vehicle, you take away the ability to help themselves. They have to run the equipment, they have to have fuel, they have to have money to run that equipment. They don't have anything. And then you've got county officials saying, we're going to clear the debris now, but we don't know how long we can clear it for you for free. I mean, I don't know how to respond to that. I don't know why that is the way that it is. What I was saying before is like, you know, we have, for example, the California fires right now and we have people that are desperately needing aid and needing care and we're seeing that on the news every single day. And those people need that help and our prayers go out to them. But we needed that same recognition here in Tennessee, here in North Carolina, here in the flood area. We needed that same media coverage so that we could get the support that we needed here. And I don't know why our government hasn't stepped into our area. But I will tell you that there's some ulterior motives that we think are happening behind the scenes. We have land that's valuable, we have uranium, we have all kinds of mineral lithium sources here. And even if that's not the case, because we've had no response and no help and no answers to the questions that we've asked, we want to know why they're not helping. But because they've not answered those questions, it leaves a lot open for interpretation. It leaves a lot for your imagination to run with a story and say, well, maybe they are trying to land grab, maybe they are trying to take advantage of our situation because we are a lower income community or lower income area. We don't know. We really don't.

[Amy Klobuchar]

I tell you, Ben, hang on for one second. What we're going to do is go to commercial break and then I'm come back and we'll come back to you and also we'll go to the North Carolina haven on the Hill and the others that we have. I mean, that's the reality. You see the, you see the hearings and you see people getting, getting confirmed and you see the Imperial, the imperial capital. Then you see the reality in this California situation. You know, Newsom's got Money set aside for illegal aliens. He's got a big fund he set aside to fight the sanctuary cities. Hey, not just strings attached. There's got to be. We got to sort. We got to get things right there about what the. What this deal is going to be going forward before they should get a penny of federal funds. You see those people in North Carolina, in Georgia, in Tennessee. That's what they think of maga. You're deplorables. You're just garbage. You're just trash can be just thrown out, cast aside. That's not the case. You're the biggest political power in this nation right now. Not the tech bros. You short commercial break Back in a moment. Big victory on the 5th of November. Now the work can finally start on the big issues facing the country. One of the biggest is the national debt and the deficits that drive it. Hey, you think the country's broke? The country is broke. We're just printing money to keep this house of cards going. The strategy remains the same for you. You got to diversify, diversify your savings. That's why buy gold from Birch Gold. So many things are out of your control, out of the President's control. It's important to have a safe haven for your savings. Birch Gold Group, my gold company will help you convert an IRA or 401k into an IRA into physical gold. Let me repeat that. Convert your IRA or 401k into an IRA in physical gold. And the best news, it doesn't cost you a penny. Text banded to 989-898, get your free info kit. Plus right now through Black Friday, you receive a free 1 ounce Silver Eagle for every $5,000 you purchase. Let me repeat that. A free 1 ounce Silver Eagle, for every $5,000 purchase. Protect your savings with Birch Gold, text Bannon 10989898 and claim your eligibility for your free silver today. It's obvious the unthinkable continues. Most Americans know something is very very wrong. The people in charge keep telling you that everything's fine and to stop noticing. But you know better. That's why self reliant folks are investing in emergency food storage. And you should too. My Patriots Supply, the nation's largest emergency preparedness company are the ones you can trust. Go to mypagesupply.com and secure their best selling 3 month emergency food kits. Each contains tasty breakfasts, lunches and dinners averaging over 2000 calories per day. My Patriot Supply also sells solar generators, gravity powered water filters, off grid room heaters for when the Power goes out. They also sell heirloom seeds and survival gear. Order by 3pm and your items shipped that same day and arrive quickly on your doorstep in unmarked boxes. Go to my patronsupply.com today. Hope is not a plan. My Patriot Supply is a plan. Time is running out to prepare for what's coming. My patriotsupply.com go there today. Action. Action. Action. Here's your host, Stephen K. Banner. We're interrupting our live continuous coverage of the confirmation here because there's a situation down in God's country that is just not right. It's got to be sorted out. We'll go back to Ben Berkholm. We got Tyler Burleson and Misty. Tyler, Misty, just give us a punch list right now. If you had President Trump and you were talking to him, what in kind of rank order needs to be done immediately?

[Jason Seidel]

We need help to rebuild houses and put people back in their homes. We still have people living in tents and makeshift shelters. It's going to be six degrees this weekend down here. It's been below 20 for the past seven or eight days. We've had, you know, not in this past, but we've had kids die and you know, people are freezing to death because it's cold. They don't have anywhere to go. They don't have the FEMA campers that were supposed to be giving out. We need FEMA campers down here. We need shelters for people. We need a way to keep people warm and keep people fed. You know, we need fuel for generators because you can only run a generator for so long with, with, on a gallon of gasoline. We need kerosene for heaters. We need literally everything that we needed. When it first happened. I mean it's, it hasn't gotten any better since it, since it started. We thought it was going to slow down. We thought it was going to, you know, taper off a little bit. Four months into it, we're still serving 60 to 120 people a day. And that's just this center. That's just our organization that's helping that many people. There's hundreds of thousands of more people out there that need it. I mean, we've lost between 140 to 180,000 houses between North Carolina and Tennessee. So we need rebuilding efforts. We need money to rebuild houses. You know, if you apply for FEMA and you even get money, you're getting $40,000. They have a cap of 43,000. 43,000 is a slap in the face for a total loss house. That was, you Know that would cost you 250+,000 to rebuild it. So those are the type of things that we need.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Misty, if you, if President Trump was watching this, what would you. What's priority 1, 2, 3?

[Pam Bondi]

Priority 1, 2, 3 is vehicles replacing vehicles so people can stand on their own two feet and get, get transportation to work. Priority number two is housing. We have 418 people right now just on our list on the Tennessee side alone that need some sort of repair, some sort of rebuild. Maybe we have 125 that are just complete rebuilds that are completely demolished and cannot repair. And then probably long term care for finances to be able to get on their feet. When you lose everything, it's more than just like a shot in the arm for an injection. You need support for 90 days. You need support to be able to get back on your feet. You know, helping with utilities, money for, you know, groceries, things like that. People don't take into consideration what it costs to live. If you have to start from scratch and when you take away somebody's employment, you take away their vehicle, you take away their house and already you're in a lower income area. People can't pull their bootstraps up from that. They have to have additional assistance. And most of these people, because we're going into our four month, even the people that had complete devastation that took the buyout for the 40,000, they've had to live on that money for the last, you know, going into our fourth month now they're not going to have enough money to put a deposit down on another house to buy a house. There's, we have a lack of houses to buy in our area to begin with. And when you have a Housing lose 300 jobs in an area. We have over a thousand homes just on the Tennessee side I think that were damaged or lost. And so there's. You've got to have something more than just putting a band aid on something. You've got to have some care come in and you've got to have people that are skilled to do this. We were not meant to be long term care. We were meant to be help a hand up and an injection into the community to help the larger organizations to pick up where they should have picked up at and we should have left off at. We've got to get your help. We've got to get people in here.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Misty, where do people go for you and Tyler? Where do they go to find out more about the efforts that you guys are doing? They want to find out, get more.

[Jason Seidel]

Information, you can go to theau.org Our address is 901 North Main Avenue, Irwin, Tennessee 37650. You can come by and see us directly. You can reach out to us on Facebook, Appalachian United Initiative. Like I said, go to the aui.org that's our website. A few different avenues of getting in touch with us. Instagram, TikTok, you know every social media platform out there. You can reach us.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Appalachian. Appalachian what? United. What is it?

[Jason Seidel]

Appalachian Weapon United Initiative. Appalachian United Initiative.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Hang on for one second. Perfect. Hang on. Grace, let's get that in the chat. Let's go to is it Mandy and James are not up there. Mandy and James, Haven, the Hill. We saw you last night, the dark of night. Give us an update. Tell us exactly what the problem is down there and how, how can this audience help and how could President Trump help where you helped last night? I got rich out to this morning by a lady that's going to donate some property to put some more people on in Buncombe County. So yeah, you already started to help as far as the other. I'm looking forward to Monday. Yeah. So what, what Mandy and James tell, tell us the punch list for President Trump. What is President Trump's team, his new FEMA team? What do they need to, what do they need to focus on with you guys? Replace them?

[Pam Bondi]

We need replacement homes. The campers are wonderful. We can kind of move back and let y'all see. There's over 50 campers up here and over 100 people.

[Amy Klobuchar]

And I've linked you with multiple hubs.

[Pam Bondi]

And camps that are very much similar. But ultimately it's replacement housing.

[Amy Klobuchar]

We talked about, you know, a 12.

[Pam Bondi]

By 16 structure that when you get.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Up in the middle of the night to use the restroom and you open the door and all the heat escapes.

[Marco Rubio]

And you have to start all over.

[Pam Bondi]

Again with your wood stove or whatever your heating source is before you can even go back to bed. If you have children in the home.

[Marco Rubio]

And you have to use the facilities.

[Pam Bondi]

Let'S say for something a little more.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Serious, you know, one, two and are.

[Pam Bondi]

You doing that in a bucket in front of your family in a shed?

[Amy Klobuchar]

I mean, we need replacement housing that.

[Pam Bondi]

Is sufficient for families to live in, not one room sheds. This is difficult.

[Amy Klobuchar]

This is just very difficult.

[Pam Bondi]

And the campers again are great. But in James's situation up here at Haven on the Hill, you know, they're boondocking. I took a video this morning.

[Amy Klobuchar]

You got two gentlemen at 55 gallon.

[Pam Bondi]

Drums hand pumping fuel into gas cans to go Put in their neighbor's camper.

[Amy Klobuchar]

So that they can start the generator to start their coffee. That's how they start their day. Where did people go to? We had good luck last night with some folks. We got a huge national audience this morning. Where do people go for Haven on the Hill? How they reach out to you guys. How they make contact.

[Pam Bondi]

Patricia, you want to tell them that?

[Amy Klobuchar]

So I have Mighty Fortress Ministries, which is a 501C3 up here. You can go to my phone. I put mine out there for Everybody, which is 865-296-8805.

[Jason Seidel]

I answer every phone call.

[Amy Klobuchar]

We have a website as well. Mighty Fortress Ministries is our website. Or we have a Facebook Haven on the Hill.

[Jason Seidel]

We answer every message, every phone call.

[Amy Klobuchar]

It might take a little while, it.

[Pam Bondi]

May take us a little while because.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Our phones are always ringing.

[Jason Seidel]

But they reach out and we do.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Whatever we can to help them and.

[Jason Seidel]

We answer every phone call.

[Amy Klobuchar]

It may take us the end of.

[Pam Bondi]

The day to get back to them.

[Amy Klobuchar]

But we make sure that every need is met. Is that on Facebook, you said you go to Haven on the Hill on Facebook or is it a website? Yes, sir.

[Pam Bondi]

Yes, sir.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Yes, on Facebook. Okay, can we have the phone number one more time, slowly this time, so people can jot it down? 865-296-8805. Okay, folks, thank you very much. We'll make sure something. Something happens. Can we go to Jason Ward at Swannanoa? That's near Asheville. Is Jason there? Jason, hey, can you tell us your situation in Suwannanoa? We right now are currently running a hub out of Swannanoa, North Carolina.

[Jason Seidel]

Black Mountain at Silverado's.

[Amy Klobuchar]

It's valley strong disaster relief.

[Jason Seidel]

We started our 501C directly after this happened. We were in one of the hardest hit areas. But whenever you say hardest hit, you.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Look around, somebody's hit worse. But we have been running a hub out of there valley strong disaster relief for the last 111 days now, I think. And the need has been so great. We have people in campers, we have people that are being supplied by the people. It's every day. The debris is everywhere. There's been no pickup hardly other than just by independent sources. You pretty much name it. It's a nightmare situation here, Jason. Why is no one. I mean, this is one of the most beautiful parts of the country, you know, Black Mountain. Why, why, why have no federal officials or no state officials been all over this, sir? Well, that's, that's kind of in the question.

[Jason Seidel]

I mean, you know, you can answer.

[Amy Klobuchar]

That as well as us. Everywhere that, that we go, it's done by the people.

[Jason Seidel]

Everything we do is done by the people.

[Amy Klobuchar]

And thank God for the people or we would be way worse than what we are right now. And that's a pretty bad situation to be in, Jason. No, it's untenable. It's not. It's inexcusable. Where do people go to find out more about your hub and to find out more about how they can assist you?

[Jason Seidel]

We are at valleystrongdisasterrelief.org you can go.

[Amy Klobuchar]

There to our website.

[Jason Seidel]

You can come volunteer.

[Amy Klobuchar]

We are open. Our hub is open five days a week. Right now we have volunteers from 9am to 11 and we're just supplying food, propane, our 11 to 6. I'm sorry, we provide propane, all kinds of the needs that the people, people are looking for, man. No excuse for this. But this will change next Monday. But between now and then, one more time, Jason, where do they go? To find out more about your situation, valley strong disaster relief.org Jason Ward in Swannanoa. Thank you very much, sir. Thank you. I realize everything falls back on this audience, but this is just not acceptable. I mean, and you see Los Angeles and the thing in Los Angeles is horrific, but the thing in Los Angeles is not just simply a natural disaster. The situation in Los Angeles is criminal negligence by government officials. I mean, the coastal from all over. You had Josh Pettiton the other day talking about that, this interlinking environmental groups and commissions that have locked things in. You've got a governor that should be recalled immediately and replaced. You got a mayor that just ought to be fired. And you know, the Justice Department, there shouldn't be a penny that goes out there in disaster relief until we get some things right and find out, you know, particularly the arrogance of California officials about sanctuary cities and being a sanctuary state. Got to get right with that. Not one penny can go into California. If they're diverting money for sanctuary cities and they're diverting money, I think they got a $50 million fund to resist President Trump. Sorry, sorry, not sorry, can't happen. Let's go to Jason Seidel. I think, Jason, are you on the Virginia, are you on the Virginia side of North Carolina and Tennessee, sir? We're actually, we have folks that are working up in that area. We're covering all of western North Carolina, but we're headquartered out of McDowell county or Marion, North Carolina. And tell us what the situation is down there. Well, so the situation just like everybody else described. It's bad, right? We're not getting what we need. It's all it's a matter of, you know, neighbors helping neighbors. Right? The only thing we get is what we can provide for ourselves, what people are willing to bring us from other parts of the country, whether it be canned goods, whether it be campers, whatever it is, that's the only way that we're surviving down here. Now, I'm going to ask you why, why this is what's so shocking. You know, these three, four states are the heart of MAGA country. FORGET I mean, FEMA's terrible. That's Biden. And I'm sure that's payback from the Biden folks. But what about local officials? What about local, what about the state governments? Well, you know, unfortunately, I believe there's a lot of people that are still playing politics and they're not prioritizing their own people. But I think it's coming down to the fact that, you know, from the scarcity that we've witnessed, they're just not doing what's right. They're doing what's right for them. Jason, where, where do people go to find out more about you, your efforts, your organization and about your specific needs now? Yeah, go to projectyourhome.com or you can go to Project your Home on any of the social media platforms. And we even have an app, Project yout Home App, where you can apply for housing and get other resources. The apps being updated almost daily with additional resources for everybody that's been affected by the hurricane. Project yout Home. Jason Siedel, thank you very much. Honor to have you guys on here. Short commercial break Back to wrap it up in the Worm in the morning edition next, are you tired of progressive corporations that continue to further alienate conservative Americans, all the while eroding the future of the American dream? 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[Pam Bondi]

Four separate times and two assassination attempts.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Senator, I have to say Javert from Les Mis would be chagrined at the efforts of Democrats to do anything possible to take him down. And I believe the real target in this was not President Trump, but it was the American people. That these prosecutions were brought because partisan prosecutors were terrified that the American people would do exactly what they did in November of 2024 and vote to reelect.

[Pam Bondi]

Donald J. Trump by 77.3% million Americans. 77.3 million Americans.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Will you commit every day as attorney general to follow the law, to follow the Constitution, to uphold the rule of law without favor and without regard to the partisan position of any criminal defendant?

[Pam Bondi]

Yes, Senator.

[Amy Klobuchar]

That's what we should all expect from an attorney general. Thank you. We'll now recess for 30 minute lunch break. That means we'll be back at 12:25. Let me have it. When we resume. We're going to go back. As soon as you tell me about Rubio, we'll go back to him. Okay. We're going to conclude our coverage here in about five or six minutes. We're going to pass right over to the Charlie Kirk Show. There's not going to be any break. Real America's voice. Parker and Rob Sig have worked this out. Charlie be covering a lot of this this afternoon. And then, then, and then Jack Posobec. Somebody's giving me a signal right here. Can we go to Rubio real quickly? Let's go to Rubio. 13 years to Turkmenistan or Tajikistan. Very important strategically.

[Marco Rubio]

One of the first goals, the caucus.

[Amy Klobuchar]

That Senator Gary Peters and I created, Central Asia, is to repeal the Jackson Vanik label on the region and extend permanent normal trade relations with Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan. I realize you have a lot of priorities on your plate when you will be confirmed as our secretary. But I would say rescinding it would be a good faith indication the Jackson Van requirements that Central Asia needs right now to grow. My question is, would you work with me and Senator Peters to have your team work with us to remove this designation?

[Pam Bondi]

Yeah.

[Marco Rubio]

And I believe the permanent removal requires legislative action. I think Senator Murphy has a bill on that as well. Yours is three countries. Look, I think this is a relic of an era that's. There are some that argue that we should use it as leverage for human rights concessions or leverage to get them to go stronger in our way as opposed to Russia and the like. But I think in some cases it's an absurd relic of the past. I think it's Kazakhstan, who the Department of Commerce has already said is a market economy. In fact, I think they hosted the WTO ministerial just a couple years ago. So they've met the conditions.

[Amy Klobuchar]

Yeah, it's something we can.

[Marco Rubio]

So we will work with you on this because I think it's important.

[Amy Klobuchar]

I think it's a neglected part of the world and look forward to working with Senator Murphy on this. You know that C5 plus 1, which is central Asian countries plus the United States. Hope we can work with President Trump actually to think about maybe hosting some kind of a summit there. Very strategic. After the deals with us, you see the tragedy. You know, it's Rubio doing fine. Pambani's holding her own. Ratcliffe's holding their own. Numbers 202-224-3121. Make sure your voice is still needed. Let's get these over the top, get him confirmed. Democrats trying to take shots, cheap shots, but I can tell you all three are, are hanging in there. This is not a Pete Hexith. You don't see the. What they're trying to do is chop Pam up on reporting to the president. She's trying, they're trying to chop her up on the 2020 election. They're trying to chop her up on J6 and particularly the pardons, trying to chop her up on Cash Patel, but she's, she's holding her own. Marco Rubio doing a solid job. Great, great introduction. He's handling. See right there. He's handling these questions like a pro. And he's put out a very America first policy. They're going to try to get him on NATO and other things. But I'm sure Senator Rubio holds on Ratcliffe hanging in there also. But the CIA needs almost as big a reorganization in deconstruction as the FBI. So I hope these. I know what it takes to get confirmed, but I hope these people are still focused on mission. You see the situation where the deplorables are, where MAGA is in Georgia, in North Carolina, that part of Virginia, Appalachian, part of Virginia and also Tennessee. Not acceptable. So we're going to get with Ben after the show, figure out what we can do. And look, this should be. The federal and state government. People rely upon you guys. And the charity you give is unbelievable. But this is what's carried these people so far is individual charity. Right when government should have stepped in. This is why you pay taxes. This is why you have these emergency measures. Mike Lindell. I want to go to you, Mike. They're coming at. And listen, they're coming after Lindell. They got these audits going on. They're trying to chop him up every way possible. Now they're getting on him, folks. Guess why? Because he's selling these crosses that are selling out nonstop. So they're all over him on that. Tell me about that, Mike, and then tell me what else you got for the audience today. Yeah, I just. I'm reading an article here. Cash strap mega pillow entrepreneur Mike Lindell is now selling my cross necklaces. It goes on. And this is the only place. Remember, this has been a war room exclusive, everybody. And then it goes on to say, you know, that I'm a conspiracy theorist and, you know, and bash me through the article. But it's not a bad article. It's getting good. Good advertisement for our crosses that I put on sale for the war room posse. You guys are 30% off. 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Get what you can get. Now do all your shop in there and call my operators. 800-873-1062. They're downstairs. Tell me you want one of the great crosses. And Steve, I can't believe the media. I mean, if they picked a. You know, I think they've crossed a line here. I really do. But they don't care. The independent was the first one that called me this morning to attack. I wondered how they were going to independent from the United Kingdom. Every time I come on the War Room show, they attack me. What's up with that? Hopefully. Hopefully it shows about our reach. But I know they posse and the cadres. Everything. Love, love the cross. One more time. How do you get. How do you get the crosses? I know people are very appreciative of you doing it. Where they go? Yeah, you guys go to mypillow.com scroll down until you see Steve. And click on Steve. There's all your war room promo code. War room only. Only promo code. War room's gonna get you 30% off on these crosses, men's and women's. They're beautiful crosses. I wear my cross every single day. And then you have the flannel sheets still on sale. Everybody for it right now. We didn't get them taken down as low as 4,498. All the colors inside. This is it. The last few hours of that. King 69.98. Queen 5998. We're making. We're gonna be coming out with the new commercials for the crosses, but they're gonna be a lot higher. This is a war room exclusive. Yeah. Thank you, Mike. Appreciate you. Thanks. You See you this afternoon. Very sobering down there in the heart of MAGA country. We're gonna get to the bottom of all that. This FEMA situation, you know, the quote unquote running out of cash. Tomorrow you're gonna have Scott Besant up on his. On his confirmation hearing. This is why I go to Birchgold now to get the birchgold.com Bannon to get the end of the dollar empire. You're seeing the constraints the US government. Everybody's crying. You're going to quarter of a trillion dollars, $250 billion out in California. Got to think this through. And you get first you got to get off. This radical theory of modern monetary theory got us into this place because the lords of easy money, the oligarchs in Silicon Valley, the political class in D.C. wanted it. They wanted it. It's on your shoulders to get us out of here, folks. Hate to put another burden on you, but that's just reality. And you know why? Because you've got the right stuff going. To end with a beautiful theme song from Conte won the Academy Award. The film is a magnificent masterpiece based on a book that's a masterpiece by Tom Wolf, filmed by Philip Kaufman. Charlie Kirk's gonna pick it up. We'll be back. 5:00 this afternoon, Eastern standard time. See you. I want to warn you of a huge change that could be coming to our money in our bank accounts. First, think back to 9, 11, shortly after the government pushed through the Patriot Act. 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