Special Assistant to the President Harrison Fields - Live From the White House

Summary

Podcast Summary: Human Events Daily with Jack Posobiec Episode: Special Assistant to the President Harrison Fields - Live From the White House
Release Date: March 27, 2025

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Introduction

In this special episode of Human Events Daily, host Jack Posobiec welcomes Harrison Fields, Special Assistant to President Trump and Deputy Press Secretary. The discussion delves into the Trump administration's strategies, particularly in media engagement, law enforcement, and policy initiatives aimed at reshaping America’s socio-political landscape.

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Media Strategy and New Media Engagement

Adapting to Modern Communication: Harrison Fields emphasizes the administration's shift from traditional media to leveraging new media platforms. Fields notes, “We are no longer in that generation where you flip through the paper every morning. We're listening to you, we're listening to different podcasts, listening. We're consuming media in a totally different way than we did even five years ago” (01:18).

Real-Time News Cycle Control: Fields highlights the effectiveness of using platforms like X (formerly Twitter) for immediate news dissemination. He recounts an incident where an MS-13 raid was trending on X, allowing the administration to control the narrative swiftly: “I wake up this morning and got a, you know, a little earlier than usual to get here on time. And little did I know there's an MS.13 raid that's been going on like down the street practically, you know, right here in the national capital region” (01:48).

Team Commitment and Speed: Fields credits the administration’s ability to move at “President Trump speed” due to a cohesive and committed team. He states, “We have such a team. Stephen Miller, Suzy Wiles, Caroline Levitt. I mean, we've got such a team” (13:39).

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Crime and Law Enforcement: MS-13 and Urban Safety

Addressing Gang Activity: The conversation centers around the administration's proactive measures against gang activities, particularly MS-13. Fields shares a personal anecdote about discovering the proximity of gang members: “I live in Northern Virginia, had no idea this guy existed. Knowing that he lives so close, probably 15 minutes from where I live, I've got a 6 month old at home” (03:04).

Governor Collaboration: Fields attributes successful law enforcement actions to cooperation from Republican governors. He mentions Governor Glenn Youngkin’s collaboration as pivotal in combating gang presence: “Luckily we have a governor in Glen Youngkin that cooperated with our administration” (04:12).

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Critique of Democratic Policies and Urban Decline

Resistance to Federal Enforcement: Fields criticizes Democratic governors and mayors for their reluctance to cooperate with federal agencies like ICE, leading to uncontrolled immigration and increased crime: “The governor of Illinois, Pritzker, and the mayor of Chicago has already said proudly that they will not cooperate with ICE” (04:25).

Urban Decay and Public Safety: Drawing from personal experiences, Fields laments the decline in safety and infrastructure in cities like Philadelphia and Baltimore. He reminisces about safer times and contrasts them with the current state: “When I hear the left talk about this, particularly cities, it's you... I can't take my kid there” (06:01).

Democratic Party's Focus: Fields accuses the Democratic Party of prioritizing political gains over public safety, suggesting that their policies favor illegal immigrants over American citizens: “They somehow prioritize the criminal. It's absolutely bonkers” (08:35).

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Policy Initiatives and Shifts in Public Sentiment

Economic and Regulatory Reforms: Fields discusses forthcoming policy measures, including a reconciliation bill aimed at historic tax cuts and deregulation. He highlights a proposed tax deduction for American-made cars: “President Trump wants to have a tax deduction that if you have your car made in the USA, guess what, you can deduct 10% of your payments” (14:30).

Public Support and Election Gains: Acknowledging the administration's electoral successes, Fields points to significant shifts in traditionally Democratic strongholds, attributing them to a national change in public sentiment: “President Trump has had an advantage right now that everything that he's doing that the American people voted for him to do is, is kind of like that dopamine hit to the brain of like, yeah, this makes sense” (11:22).

Reconciliation with Congress: Fields is optimistic about passing key legislation, citing positive talks with Congressional leaders: “Things are looking really, really good. One big, beautiful bill. Potentially. You're looking at historic tax cuts” (13:56).

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Electric Vehicles and Environmental Policy

Critique of EV Advocacy: Fields critiques the Democratic push for electric vehicles (EVs), arguing that it’s more about political symbolism than practical benefits. He sarcastically remarks on the left’s fluctuating stance on EVs: “They used to be against... Now they're blowing them up” (15:46).

Economic Implications: He underscores the economic aspect, referencing the high costs and unethical sourcing of materials like cobalt for EV batteries: “The cobalt that goes into the battery was made from slave hands” (16:44).

Public Perception and Policy Clarity: Fields asserts that the left's inconsistent policies on EVs reveal their lack of genuine commitment, leading to public confusion and backlash: “They don't actually believe in this stuff. They just want to tear down everything in this country” (16:44).

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Conclusion

Harrison Fields concludes by encapsulating the stark contrast between the administration's reality-based approach and the Democratic Party's perceived detachment from everyday American concerns. He asserts, “One side found themselves living in a fantasy land and one side actually lives in reality” (17:17). Fields reinforces the administration's commitment to transparency and proactive policy-making, positioning the Trump administration as responsive to the American populace's evolving needs.

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Follow Harrison Fields

Listeners can follow Harrison Fields on X (formerly Twitter) at HarrisonFields47 for his latest posts and insights.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Harrison Fields (01:18):
  “We are no longer in that generation where you flip through the paper every morning. We're listening to you, we're listening to different podcasts, listening. We're consuming media in a totally different way than we did even five years ago.”

• Harrison Fields (03:04):
  “I live in Northern Virginia, had no idea this guy existed. Knowing that he lives so close, probably 15 minutes from where I live, I've got a 6 month old at home.”

• Harrison Fields (06:01):
  “When I hear the left talk about this, particularly cities, it's you... I can't take my kid there.”

• Harrison Fields (16:44):
  “They don't actually believe in this stuff. They just want to tear down everything in this country.”

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This episode provides an in-depth look into the Trump administration's media strategies, law enforcement initiatives, and policy directions, as articulated by Harrison Fields. It underscores a narrative of reclaiming American values, enhancing public safety, and fostering economic growth through targeted legislative actions.

Transcript

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[Harrison Fields]

This is what happens when the Fourth Turning meets fifth generation warfare. A commentator, international social media sensation and former Navy intelligence veteran.

[Unknown Host]

This is Human Events with your host, Jack Posobic.

[Harrison Fields]

Christ is king. All right, we are here with Harrison Fields. I want to make sure I get this right. Special assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary, Secretary for the White House. What's going on, man? Good.

[Unknown Guest]

Good to see you. It's always a pleasure.

[Harrison Fields]

I just have to say I really appreciate you guys doing this podcast, Ro, the way that you're reaching out to new media, engaging new voices. And again, it's not about us. It's about all the people who follow us, who retweet us that are out there in the mix. It really feels like this time around the admin just. Just gets it when it comes to comps.

[Unknown Guest]

Yeah, definitely. I mean, we are no longer in that generation where you flip through the paper every morning. We're listening to you, we're listening to different podcasts, listening. We're consuming media in a totally different way than we did even five years ago. So we're adjusting to the times like we're doing really throughout the entire administration. I mean, Doge is an old idea that we're making fetch right now in 2025, and we're just trying to make it more efficient. So we're just trying to bring our country into 2025. And we're doing that with media, too. It's really great. Hopefully we get to see you in the new media seat in the briefing room.

[Harrison Fields]

Caroline keeps asking me, you got to come. I'm going to come. I'm going to come. We'll do it. We'll do something. But you know, when. And it's. It's amazing too, because you're even breaking stories yourselves, for example. Because I keep seeing this. I tell people all the time and it seems like this admin is the first one that, that actually has embraced it is the power of someone just filming something, a selfie Video or turning the camera on themselves, just on an iPhone. And to be able to get something up on X is faster. So I wake up this morning and got a, you know, a little earlier than usual to get here on time. And little did I know there's an MS.13 raid that's been going on like down the street practically, you know, right here in the national capital region. And, oh, look, how do I know about it? Because it's already trending on X, because the administration's put it out because members, I think Attorney General Bondi had posted it, she had some videos there. And so it's already up. And that's a way to drive the news cycle in addition to not only getting the, getting the massive W out there, but it drives the news cycle in a way that I don't think the traditional comms people even quite understand.

[Unknown Guest]

Yeah, it's a strategy I try to embrace. When I worked for Byron Donald's, I was just like, sir, instead of just facing the camera, turn the camera on you and talk. He's one of the most authentic people out there and one of the few.

[Harrison Fields]

That can actually do it.

[Unknown Guest]

Yeah, yeah. So he's a rock star in it. So we started doing that. Content blew up. This is exactly what the American people want. It brings a human side to them. President Trump understands media. He's built an incredible digital team, a videographer team, photography team that gets this stuff. All the content we do is sick. I mean, you have at 4 or 5 in the morning, members of our cabinet in Northern Virginia taking down one of the leaders of Ms. 13, a guy that was really sleeping in your backyard. I live in Northern Virginia, had no idea this guy existed. Knowing that he lives so close, probably 15 minutes from where I live, I've got a 6 month old at home, 6 month old girl. To know that ms.13 was that close to my house in high tax Fairfax County. They're taxing everything. And then we got MS.13 sleeping on our streets. The crazy thing about it is that luckily we have a governor in Glen Youngkin that cooperated with our administration. Had we not had a Republican governor in that position, they would have given safe harbor to someone like an Ms. 1313 gang member, which is another reason why we got to make sure we have more Republican governors.

[Harrison Fields]

So is that something that's, that's been going on? Has there been, have there been times that, you know, if you can. Don't have to say where exactly, but where, where ICE or the FBI has wanted to go in somewhere and a governor has been trying to block it.

[Unknown Guest]

Governors and mayors, I mean, the governor of Illinois, Pritzker, and the mayor of Chicago has already said proudly that they will not cooperate with ice. They will not cooperate with the federal government. But compare that to a mayor like Eric Adams of New York City, the largest city in the world. He's cooperating because he understands there's a problem when you have black people in the south side of Chicago going to city councils and demanding that they, as Americans, are prioritized over the rights of these illegal immigrants that are tearing apart especially minority urban neighborhoods. You know, you've got a problem, but you still have a Democratic Party that's so resistant, because at the end of the day, they do want to make them voters. So it's a devastating reality that they face. But they're on the wrong side of this issue. I mean, this is slowly becoming like an 80, 20 issue in the president's favor. No one wants criminal aliens on our streets. He's taking care of it.

[Harrison Fields]

We're from the Philadelphia area originally, and I remember when Congressman Donalds would come down and, you know, he came to find that, hey, guess what? It's the same issue in all of these cities. And what they do, they've done to Kensington beach and some of those areas of Philadelphia, which, by the way, that was an area when I was a kid. You could go shopping there on a Sunday with, like, your family. You go to church, then you. You'd ride the train down, ride the L Mark Frankfurt. You get off, you do a little shopping, whatever. Get some. Get like a. You know, get like some water ice and, yeah, do whatever, and then you go. That's what we call waters, but I don't know why. We just do. And. But now I look at that, that's my saying. I can't take my kid there. Yeah, I got. I got two little boys. I can't take them anywhere.

[Unknown Guest]

No, you.

[Harrison Fields]

You go to these places. Say, wait a minute. And. And. And so much of this is a choice. So much of these things were choices. And I. I refuse to believe that when I hear. When I hear the left talk about this, particularly cities, it's you. You just get this gobbledygook of, well, it's socioeconomic factors and this and the migration, and you're just like. You're getting, like, a PhD dissertation. I'm like, are you talking about just clean it up? Yeah, just go clean it up.

[Unknown Guest]

The Democrats mantra last campaign cycle was, we're not turning. We're turning the page. We're not going back. Was there a thing they hit on all the time? And a lot of us were saying, we actually want to go back. We want to go back to a time when there was sanity, a time where you remember, you were able to go to these areas of Philadelphia and feel safe. So many Americans are saying, this is.

[Harrison Fields]

So funny because this came up the other day. I don't know why I don't talk about publicly. In the 90s, my grandmother lived in Center City Baltimore.

[Unknown Guest]

Wow.

[Harrison Fields]

Center city Baltimore. And we were totally fine with that.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Harrison Fields]

And there was no. You know, we knew because back then it was like, okay, there's certain areas you don't want to go to. Right. You don't. You don't want to go to Westboro, you're gonna go to Eastbourne. But right downtown, it was fine. You go down, you go to Inner harbor, you know, it's totally fine.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah.

[Harrison Fields]

National Aquarium's right there. It's great. As a kid, it was awesome. Now the whole thing. It's the whole thing.

[Unknown Guest]

Well, because part of this whole dissertation theology of the Democratic Party is that they're testing out this whole, well, let's not prioritize the victims, let's somehow prioritize the criminal. It's absolutely bonkers. My mom served in the NYPD for over 20 years. She worked every single day to make sure that she protected victims and took care of criminals. Now this same nypd, they're the ones in cuffs. They're. They're not able to do their job because of this liberal mentality in which you cannot prosecute crime. It's absolutely backwards. You look at what happened to San Francisco. Tucker Carlson talks about all the time. He called it the best city in the world. And look at San Francisco.

[Harrison Fields]

There's some old. There's some. That. That old movie Vertigo.

[Unknown Guest]

Yeah.

[Harrison Fields]

With. Oh, Jimmy Stewart. Yeah. When you go watch that. As great of a movie as it is, I found myself watching it, you know, like a year ago, sitting down, and I said, wait a minute. This was San Francisco. This is what it was. It was. It's gorgeous. It literally is a. A shining city on the hill. Like, that was the city.

[Unknown Guest]

Yeah.

[Harrison Fields]

And. And, you know, actually, in. In Chinese, they call it Jojan. So it's. They call. It's the old Golden Mountain.

[Unknown Guest]

Wow.

[Harrison Fields]

So they literally refer to it as, like, the city on the Golden Mountain. Golden Gate Bridge. That's where it all kind came from. And so it's. That's. I'm an east coast guy. I have no affinity for California Something. But it's like, wait a minute. This wasn't that long ago when all of these cities were amazing. Sure, they had issues, but it wasn't like it is now. And yet, for some reason, we in this country have decided to prioritize things that are, you know, thousands of miles away and halfway around the world versus, hey, guess what? The people who live there, those are American citizens.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah.

[Harrison Fields]

And we're American citizens. And why do we allow conditions like this.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah.

[Harrison Fields]

Ever. In our society? And I really do agree with you. I think it's a choice.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah.

[Unknown Guest]

My oldest brother, he lives in Queens. Born and raised in Queens. Apolitical guy. Really doesn't care about politics, but one thing he always says is that our backyard is hurting, our kids are hurting, our schools suck, our potholes aren't filled, the crime hasn't stopped. But yet we're shelling billions of dollars overseas. We're over here funding trans theater in South America. Like, what are we doing as a country? And this is why the President won, because he was just bringing back to common sense and bringing it back to things that the American people can actually hold onto. They want a secure border. They want lower taxes. They want to be able to thrive in their communities. And the Democrats are running on some crazy nonsense that they don't understand themselves. But you're right, it is a choice. And President Trump is making what really is easy decisions, but tough decisions in a world that seems so backwards right now. Like, it's not controversial to deport members of tda, and yet you have a judge that is trampling on the President's Article 2 powers to get rid of these people. And yet you have liberal judges in Seattle, of all places, that are saying, yeah, you can't do that. We actually want you here.

[Harrison Fields]

I mean, I always say, put this into another country. Right. So imagine there's a transnational gang that had invaded China.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah.

[Harrison Fields]

Do you think. You think China would sit there and say, oh, well, you know, Judge Boasberg or whatever it is, you know, he has a ruling and we have to. This get him out.

[Unknown Guest]

It's ridiculous.

[Harrison Fields]

Any. No serious country would. Or my wife comes from Eastern Europe and she looks at it from a complete. Why do you allow this?

[Unknown Host]

Yeah.

[Harrison Fields]

Why does America allow these things to happen? No. And she also says, well, I would say up until last year, but she would say. She would say, why haven't you thrown your President out of office if he. If he is allowing these things to go on? He was kind of thrown out.

[Unknown Guest]

Yeah.

[Harrison Fields]

Luckily, we did through an election through election, but you know what I mean, the American people finally said, you know, enough is enough.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah.

[Harrison Fields]

And I think that's where it's going. So the question is, I guess then, from your standpoint, do you think four years is enough to turn it around? Do you think it's, it's enough to change the mindset and get things moving in the direction? How does the administration think about that?

[Unknown Guest]

Well, it's a really good question, and I would say I think the last four years under Joe Biden did us a favor in that a lot of the American people were saying, do we want to live like this? So I actually think you're seeing it was a wake up call. The psyche of our country has slowly been shifting. So I think President Trump has had an advantage right now that everything that he's doing that the American people voted for him to do is, is kind of like that dopamine hit to the brain of like, yeah, this makes sense. This is what we want. So he has this mandate to push forward because the last four years has been a disaster. So I think the American psyche has totally did a 180. We're moving away from the policies of the left. And I think you're seeing that across the country. If you look at the election results in places like the Bronx, you had 15% swings for president Trump. Look at Chicago, I mean, when you talk about New Jersey being won by President Trump in single digits, you know, the country is shifting in a way that is great for us and great for the constitutional republic.

[Harrison Fields]

By the way, in Pennsylvania, which was one of the, the swingiest of the swing states, we had $500 million poured in just in one state. Those swings in Philadelphia helped us to win the entire state.

[Unknown Guest]

It's generational and it's absolutely generous. You're seeing members of my generation, generics and Gen Z, they're all shifting. There's a shift happening not just in our country. If you look at other countries, there's a shift happening as well. Even the left doesn't like living in the shit that they create. Pardon the French.

[Harrison Fields]

No.

[Unknown Guest]

Look at what they did to Chesa Boudin in San Francisco. Even the left voted that person out.

[Harrison Fields]

Oh, talk about generational. And Chesa Buddine.

[Unknown Guest]

Yeah, yeah. So there is a shift happening. And I think the good thing about it is President Trump had the four years. He understands how the works. That's why a lot of the left is like, dang, we really don't know what to do because he gets it. He has an amazing team. Stephen Miller, Suzy Wiles, Caroline Levitt. I mean, we've got such a team. And then talk about the Cabinet. This is a Cabinet that is in lockstep with the President of the United States. We don't have a John Bolton problem anymore. We don't. So everyone's so committed, thank God. Right? Everyone is so committed to the agenda that there's a reason why we've been able to move at Trump's speed. And the American people are really like, wow, he came here with a mandate and he's delivering now.

[Harrison Fields]

First hundred days is coming up. Obviously, people understand that this Trump speed, warp speed is all going on right now. Do you think things will slow down as we move into the first 200 days, the next hundred days, or does this pace seem to be really set by the President? Does he show any signs that he wants to slow it down?

[Unknown Guest]

Yeah, this was a day one commitment when I was a day one hire here January 20th. And I knew this was going to be the speed of all four years. We have nothing to lose right now. We. We have to move full speed ahead. Four years goes by like this. So we need to make sure every single hour of every single day is being used to our good. And that's what we're doing. The next step now is the connection with Congress. How do we get this reconciliation bill passed? I was talking to alleged guy this morning on the way into work. Things are looking really, really good. One big, beautiful bill. Potentially. You're looking at historic tax cut cuts. You're looking at deregulation.

[Harrison Fields]

You.

[Unknown Guest]

President Trump wants to have a tax deduction that if you have your car made in the USA, guess what, you can deduct 10% of your payments. That's incredible. That was an idea that they used to have in the 80s. My mom would tell me that you would be able to have a tax deduction on your. On your vehicle back in the 80s. He's bringing that back now. It makes sense, especially if your car is being social.

[Harrison Fields]

Household is all you American. All in all, we started that when Ford didn't take the bailout. Just. We stuck. We stuck like that ever since.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah.

[Unknown Guest]

And then. You mean. Talk about all the people. The left is making us all into EV drivers. I mean, you're talking about what they're doing to Tesla.

[Harrison Fields]

We love Elon, but come on, never be an ev. No, it's. Yeah, I'm not there yet.

[Unknown Guest]

Yeah, yeah, I. I hear you.

[Harrison Fields]

My.

[Unknown Guest]

I'm all. I'm all in.

[Harrison Fields]

It's fun. I'VE been in them. I've done the. I've done the cyber truck. I was. Tucker actually had me in. In when they did the cyber truck. And I, I hear the, I hear the, the wayos are coming to D.C. now, the driverless taxis. So they'll be coming around now. But I just, I can't. I just don't know if I can do it yet.

[Unknown Guest]

Hey, you know, I think the one thing, if people had the money and luckily under the Trump economy, they will just as a sign of like the left has gone so crazy and just buy themselves a car, particularly the one that we have. I can't endorse the car, so I'm not going to go there. But I think the left is just. They're in shambles. They don't know what they're doing. They used to be four EVs. Now they're blowing them up. They used to be against.

[Harrison Fields]

Literally we were talking about that recently and it shows how the left truly is programmable by TV or whatever they're reading online. Because I can't go to somebody on the right and say, you must hate Donald Trump.

[Unknown Guest]

Of course it's not going to work.

[Harrison Fields]

But you go to them and say Tesla was. It was the flagship of the left. This was the. The apotheosis of the green movement, of the climate change agenda, was the electric car. The first electric car. And to see them in, in an instant, turn it into a symbol of derision, of hate and destruction, to be a target for open terrorism. It, on one hand, I would say it blows my mind, but it's actually revealing. It gives me clarity. It gives me so much clarity. They don't actually believe in this stuff. They just want to tear down everything in this country and this civilization that's ever.

[Unknown Guest]

Well, the support of EVs was already kind of like a head scratcher, because if you look at the components of what it. What it cost, the materials of the cobalt, these people are like the biggest white privileged people out there just walking around, like, feel so bad that they're white, let alone the Tesla or the other cars that they were driving. The cobalt that goes into the battery was made from slave hands.

[Harrison Fields]

Yes. But that's from.

[Unknown Guest]

And guess what? They had no problem with that. They just ignored that. So I was like, listen, stop your virtue signaling. Stop it. All you guys are. You don't have a single bone of principle.

[Harrison Fields]

I think, what if I could sum up. And I want to be respectful of your time. I know you got to run. If I had to sum up, I guess I would say it's one side found themselves living in a fantasy land and one side actually lives in reality. And I think if that keeps going, I think you're going to see more and more successes from this ministry.

[Unknown Guest]

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[Harrison Fields]

Where can people follow you?

[Unknown Guest]

Harrison W. Fields or Harrison Fields 47. My official account on X. That's where I do all my posts.

[Harrison Fields]

Appreciate it.

[Unknown Guest]

Good to see you.

[Harrison Fields]

Thanks again for having me.

[Unknown Guest]

Of course. Thank you for having me.

[Harrison Fields]

Want to say thank you, of course, to the White House, to the press team, for bringing us in today, for arranging these interviews, giving us a behind the scenes inside look to what's going on inside the White House. This is a testament to how the Trump administration is now reaching out to new media, to new audiences. And it's not about just us here, about human events daily, but everyone that we go out and touch as we share this information and tell the truth about what's going on behind the scenes of the White House. Here for you in the confines of the incredible People's House, of the White House, really making it the people's house once more. Ladies and gentlemen, as always, you have my permission to lay ashore.