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David Brody
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Dr. Gina
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Terrence Bates
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David Brody
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David Brody
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Terrence Bates
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Dr. Gina
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David Brody
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Terrence Bates
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Dr. Gina
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Terrence Bates
We begin this Wednesday morning with breaking news. As President Trump says, today is a big day for world peace. All of this comes as Iran has agreed to a two week ceasefire in return for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. A briefing is set to get underway at the Pentagon any minute now. You can see a live look at it. We of course, will take you here live the moment the particulars take the podium. In the meantime, I'm Terrence Bates. Dr. G. David Brody joining me as well. David, want to start the conversation with one of President Trump's latest posts from Truth Social. Within the last hour or so he writes, there will be no enrichment of uranium and the United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried B2 bombers nuclear dust. The uranium enrichment part of this post, I think, is what's most significant.
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David Brody
Yeah. First of all, the deeply buried B2 bomber nuclear dust is referring to Operation Midnight Hammer. That happened in July when those B2s went in there. And we'll get more clarification here at the press conference this morning with Pete Hegseth and General Kaine. As for the no uranium enrichment, we'll see. I don't know about that. I mean, has anybody told the Iranians about it? I'm being sarcastic. They've got some issues there. So, once again, Gina, the way I see this though, there's a suspension. I'm not convinced the suspension will necessarily hold. That means we have to think that Iran is a good faith negotiator. And we know this just in that Iran is not a good faith negotiator.
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Dr. Gina
Yeah. I will say on the way into work, I had my radio on talk and there was a lot of talk about how all of this is coming from the Trump administration. We're not really hearing a lot of echo from the Iranian powers that be right. And in fact, some of them are blatantly contradicting what the Trump administration obviously believes has been negotiated. So you wonder who's feeding who what information and how many chains of telephone communication is it having to go through before it's getting to, I mean, you're not dealing with, you're dealing with something so rogue and so fractured and so varied that I don't know how you even know who to believe when a commitment has been made. I think, I think that's really where we are in this because the things I'm hearing back that are breaking are frankly, not very encouraging.
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Terrence Bates
Well, the Iranians have reportedly agreed to meet with the US Delegation in Pakistan on Friday. So we, of course, will be looking forward to that as the negotiations are ongoing. Here's President Trump's true social on the cease fire, he writes, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran, Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double sided cease fire. The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all military objectives and are very far along with the definitive agreement concerning long term peace with Iran. Now, David, one of the caveats to all of this is that there's reporting out this morning that Israel is continuing its bombing, it's continuing its attacks on, on Iran despite this ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Well, and so that's also an angle to all of this.
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David Brody
Okay, hold on for a second. That's part of the angle. The other part of the angle is which is the more important angle is Iran is right now breaking the ceasefire. You mentioned Israel. Hold on for a second. Iran is attacking I mean, the folks in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, my friends over there that I know well, were up in bomb shelters all night because Iran was attacking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem with drones. So what's. So we hear about a ceasefire. Really? Has anybody told the Iranians there's ceasefire? So anyhow, we gotta go, David.
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Terrence Bates
That's my point. Great, great point. So let's listen in right now. You can see the Secretary of War and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff taking the podium. So let's listen into their thoughts and
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
the free world for 47 years. Chance of death to America targeting our people, killing Americans, lying and blackmailing their way toward a nuclear weapon. So they thought, no longer, not on our watch. Other presidents marked time and kicked the can down the road. President Trump made history. From the strike that took out Qasem Soleimani to tearing up the disastrous Obama Iran deal, to the precision campaign that obliterated Iran's nuclear sites in Operation Midnight Hammer, to the decisive military victory we just achieved in Operation Epic Fury. No other president has shown the courage and resolve of this Commander in Chief. President Trump forged this moment. Iran begged for this ceasefire and we all know it as the President Truth. This morning, a big day for world peace. Iran wants it to happen. They've had enough. Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield. A capital V military victory by any measure. Epic Fury decimated Iran's military and rendered it combat ineffective for years to come. You see, in less than 40 days, one of our combatant commands, Central Command, CENTCOM, using less than 10% of America's total combat power, dismantled one of the world's largest militaries. The world's leading state sponsor of terrorism proved utterly incapable of defending itself, its people or its territory. We untied just a fraction of our strength and Iran suffered a devastating military defeat. Together with our Israeli partners, America's military achieved every single objective on plan, on schedule, exactly as laid out from day one. Iran's navy is at the bottom of the sea, whether it's the Soleimani class, their frigate class, their prized drone aircraft carriers, submarines mine layers sunk. Iran's air force has been wiped out. Iran no longer has an air defense, any sort of a comprehensive air defense system. We own their skies, their missile program is functionally destroyed. Launchers, production facilities and existing stockpiles depleted and decimated and almost completely ineffective. Iran shot hundreds and hundreds of missiles and attacks one way. Attack drones at our aircraft carrier. They were obsessed with it and they never got even close. Every single one of Those shots easily shot down miles and miles away from the Abe Lincoln. They were blowing ammo into fantasyland. Contrast that with, most significantly, in last night's wave of more than 800 strikes. We finished completely destroying Iran's Defense Industrial Base, a core pillar of our mission objective. What little they have left buried in bunkers is all they will have. They can still shoot. We know that. Their command and control is so decimated, they can't really talk and coordinate. So they still may shoot here and there, but that would be very, very unwise. But they can no longer build missiles, build rockets, build launchers or build UAVs. Their factories have been razed to the ground, set back in historic fashion. You see, had Iran refused our terms, the next targets would have been their power plants, their bridges, and oil and energy infrastructure. Targets they could not defend and could not realistically rebuild. It would have taken them decades. And we were locked and loaded. They couldn't defend against it. President Trump had the power to cripple Iran's entire economy in minutes. But he chose mercy. He spared those targets because Iran accepted the ceasefire under overwhelming pressure. The new Iranian regime understood that a deal was far better than the fate that awaited them. This new regime just happened to look at what happened to their predecessors. Their top leadership was systematically eliminated. The previous Iranian Supreme Leader, dead. The Supreme National Security Council Secretary, dead. The Supreme Leader Office Advisor, dead. The Supreme Leader Military Office Chief, dead. The Defense Minister, no longer with us. The IRGC commander, dead. The Armed Forces General Staff Commander, dead. The Intelligence Minister, dead. The IRGC Navy Commander, no longer here. The IRGC Intel Chief, dead. I skipped over a bunch and I could go on and on and on to include the new so called new Supreme Leader. Wounded and disfigured, this new regime was out of options and out of time. So they cut a deal. They know this agreement means that they will never ever possess a nuclear weapon. Under the terms, any nuclear material they should have will be removed. Any material. Excuse me, they should not have, will be removed. Right now, their dust is deeply buried and watched 247 overhead. The President has been clear from the beginning. There will be no Iranian nuclear weapons.
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General Kaine
Period.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Full stop. Other Presidents said it. President Trump did it. Operation Epic Fury. Less than six weeks Clear mission. Decisive action. Overwhelming firepower. America first. A historic battlefield victory. For decades, Iran killed Americans with roadside bombs in Iraq, using cowardly proxies to do their dirty work. While they hid safely in Tehran, they struck our embassies with car bombs and attacked from the shadows, never daring to face Us toe to toe. They thought they could bleed America with impunity. Well, they just learned the hard way what happens when you try to fight us directly. And even when they got lucky one time in 40 days and down two of our pilots, they couldn't hold them. In a daring 14 hour rescue operation, seven hours in daylight and seven hours of night, both pilots were recovered safely not once, but twice. A daylight thunder run right up the middle of their country. Boots on the ground. A midnight raid right up the middle of their country. Boots on the ground. Zero American casualties. The Iranians humiliated and demoralized. We control their fate, not the other way around. That's why they came to the table. Iran's defeat is America's retribution for every American lost to Iranian terror. Especially those brave troops killed by Iranian made roadside bombs in Iraq that my generation knows so well. And for the suffering their regime has inflicted around the world. Now we have a chance at real peace and a real deal. The War Department, for now, for now, has done its part. We stand ready in the background to ensure Iran upholds every reasonable term. And as everyone knows, nobody makes a better deal than President Trump. To the warriors of Epic Fury, I say well done. You're the backbone of our country. Your skill, your bravery and sheer guts and grit showed the world what America is all about. I'm proud of you. We're proud of you. President is proud of you. Job well done. But stay vigilant and stay ready. To the families of our fallen, your sacrifice was in service of a historic cause. And we will always remember your heroes. Our heroes, we will continue to honor them. And to our Israeli allies, thank you for being a brave, capable and willing ally on this battlefield. The rest of the world and the rest of our so called allies saw what real capabilities look like. They should take some notes. Our troops, our American warriors, deserve the credit for this day. But God deserves all the glory. Tens of thousands of sorties, refuelings and strikes carried out under the protection of divine providence. A massive effort with miraculous protection. Dude, 44 Bravo spoke for all of us. God is good. The Chairman will now provide an even deeper military detail on the historic success of operation epic fury. Mr. Chairman.
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General Kaine
Thank you, Mr. Secretary. And good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here. I want to start this morning by honoring the 13 members of our American Joint Force who were killed in action thus far during this operation. Their sacrifice and that of their families is deeply important to us and we are grateful. We are grateful for each of them and will continue to mourn their loss. Their Names and their bravery will never be forgotten. On February 28, the President of the United States ordered the Joint Force to execute Operation Epic Fury with the direction to accomplish three distinct military destroy Iran's ballistic missile and drone capabilities, destroy the Iranian Navy and destroy their defense industrial base to ensure that Iran cannot reconstitute the ability to project power outside their borders. Over the course of 38 days of major combat operation, the Joint Force achieved the military objectives as defined by the President. We welcome the ongoing cease fire and as the Secretary said, we hope that Iran chooses a lasting peace. But as Secretary Hegseth said, let us be clear, a cease fire is a pause and the Joint Force remains ready, if ordered or called upon, to resume combat operations with the same speed and precision as we've demonstrated over the last 38 days. And we hope that that is not the case. I want to congratulate and thank the leadership today at U.S. central Command, including the Commander, Admiral Brad Cooper, the Deputy Commander, Lieutenant General Kevin Leahy, the senior enlisted leader, Fleet Master Chief Compton, and every one of the component commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and especially the staff down at U.S. central Command who does not get called out for any of the credit, but grinds 247 to help offer the options that we bring to the Secretary and the President. I also want to highlight the forces in United States European Command under the command of Alexis Grinkowicz, who protected the western flank in support of centcom. And I want to thank our partners across the intelligence community. Our ability to see and understand what an adversary is doing help us to be as decisive as we must be on the battlefield. And that includes diagnosis, nsa, nga, the CIA and the National Reconnaissance Office and others. I want to thank the other combatant commands who have thus far contributed along the way to U.S. central Command. This includes Transcom, Stratcom, Spacecom, SOCOM and Cybercom, all of whom poured all in in support of centcom's efforts. And I want to thank, as the Secretary did, our Gulf partners who fought alongside each and every one of us, every from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the uae, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, all who joined us together to defend and protect our people and our assets and who, if required, stand ready to do so again. And I want to thank my team at the Joint Staff who work literally around the clock in order to help me offer the options that I must with the associated risks to the Secretary and to the President. They are the hardest working people that I know and I am deeply grateful for their service. Most importantly today, I want to thank America's members of the Joint Force who've poured everything that they can into Operation Epic Fury and their families, who've worked 24 hours a day for 38 days. The secretary and I could not be more proud of each and every one of you. And we deeply appreciate the support of the American people who we know always have us in our thoughts and prayers. And we can feel this literally every single day. As the Secretary said, the United States has devastated the regime's ability to harm Americans and our interests for years to come. Since the beginning of major combat operations, the United States Joint Forces struck more than 13,000 targets, including in that 13,000, more than 4,000 dynamic targets that popped up on the battlefield and were immediately addressed. Thanks to the exceptional command and control system and intelligence acumen and agility of our Joint Force, CENTCOM forces destroyed approximately 80% of Iran's air defense systems, striking more than 1500 air defense targets, more than 450 ballistic missile storage facilities, 800 one way attack drones storage facilities. All of these systems are gone. We've devastated Iran's command and control and logistical networks, destroying more than 2,000 command and control nodes and degrading their ability to target U.S. and friendly forces. It is, and we know this incredibly frustrating right now to be a lower level Iranian commander trying to fight your fight. As the Secretary said, the Iranian navy now lies mostly at the bottom of the Arabian Gulf. And we assess that we've sunk more than 90% of their regular fleet, including all of the major surface combatants. As The Secretary said, 150 ships are at the bottom of the ocean and half of the IRGC Navy's small attack boats, joint fires projected from the land, sea and air, executed more than 700 strikes against Naval mine targets. And we assessed that we destroyed more than 95% of their naval mines. And perhaps most importantly, we've destroyed Iran's defense industrial base. Their ability to reconstitute those capabilities for years to come. We attacked, along with our partners, approximately 90% of their weapons factories. Every factory that produced Shahid One way attack drones was struck. Every factory that that produces the guidance systems that go into those drones was struck. Their missile defense industrial base is shattered. With more than 80% of their missile facilities gone, as well as their solid rocket motor production capability, it will take years for Iran to rebuild any major surface combatants as more than 20 naval production and fabrication facilities have been damaged or destroyed. And nearly 80% of Iran's nuclear industrial base was hit, further degrading their attempts to attain a nuclear weapon. Throughout Operation Epic Fury, our Joint force struck at the heart of Iran's ability to project power and threaten the United States in the region. And in order to do this, it required the service and sacrifice of more than 50,000American war fighters deployed across CENTCOM, EUCOM and stateside. The joint force flew more than 10,000 missions, including 62 bomber missions, 18 of which flew round trip from the United States to deliver military bombs on military targets. Each of these missions was more than 30 hours in duration and we did that 18 times. No other military in the world can do that. And it's a testament to the logistical force that quietly serves behind them. I cannot thank TRANSCOM and the Air Force tanker and Mobility Force more. Combined with army and Navy joint fires, we stuck more than 13,000 targets. And along with our Gulf partners, we've thus far intercepted 1700 ballistic missiles and one way attack drones defending our forces and our partners in the civilian population. And we remain ready to do so should the need arise. Along the way, we consume more than 6 million meals and by my estimate, more than 950,000 gallons of coffee, 2 million energy drinks and a lot of nicotine. But I am not saying that we have a problem. I've laid out the statistics, but it does not truly capture the nature of combat. This is gritty and unforgiving business. It's chaotic, it's hot, it's dark, it's unpredictable, and there's always unknowns. And our people proudly walked into those unknowns and continue forward. And through it all, the Joint Force has demonstrated the unwavering resolve that the nation demands of us. We are a mission focused force and our objectives always is to create the conditions for peace. And today we have while be ready should that peace break, which we hope it is not, and we remain ready. Before I turn it back to the Secretary, I also want to quickly revisit the rescue of the Air Force fighter crew over the weekend. To give you an update we've had. The Secretary and I have had the profound honor of speaking directly with many of the war fighters on that mission from the downed crew that were picked up to those forces that went and got them. Hearing these stories firsthand has only deepened our appreciation for their tenacity, creativity, courage and grit of the American Joint Force. This is a story that gets to the very heart and soul of who we are as a Joint force, who we are as Americans. Selfless sacrifice in service of others. From the backseater dude 44 Bravo, whose pure and unadulterated joy at seeing those helicopters come into the valley to get his front seater in daylight because he knew the front seater did not have a jacket and was so filled with heart leaping joy at his front seater getting picked up to the nighttime folks that went in and then got him to the tanker forces that did the things that they had to do to give their own gas away to the support packages, to those that went into the desert landing site not once, not twice, but three times as we fought through multiple contingencies. This was and is a joint force that has the guts to try, that does not quit, and who each and every day does the things that we must to dare to win. No lives were lost. We succeeded because the Joint force is always at the ready. They trust each other, they trust their leaders and they trust their training. And they remember first, foremost and always that we do these things so that others may live and we will never leave anyone behind. The success of Operation Fury thus far, and we hope it remains, culminates with this incredible rescue over the weekend. A direct example of the professionalism and courage of the United States military and our Joint force. It's the service members on the front lines, our partners in the region, our teammates in the intelligence community, our civilian leaders in the OSW side of the house, the American workers who build the tools and weapons that we use, and the American people who back us up that help us to go do these things. We stand here, I stand here humbled today, but frankly not surprised by what the Joint Force has been able to do. Their performance is fueled by a deep commitment to each other, their mission, and to our country. It is an incredible deep honor for me to be a part of this joint force. And I'm humbled by the service and sacrifice each and every day that I am lucky enough to see. And finally, as I always do, I ask that we never forget our fallen and their families, especially those 13 fallen from operation Epic Fury. May we always be worthy of their sacrifice and honor their legacy. And with that, sir, I'll turn it back over to you.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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General Kaine
Sir, I'll turn it back over to you.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We'll take a few questions.
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Dr. Gina
Alexander Ingersoll, One America News. First of all, thank you to our troops. What role is our military playing in escorting vessels through the Strait of Hormuz at this point? And the President said on Truth Social that the US Will be hanging around to make sure everything goes well. Obviously, Mr. Secretary, you just mentioned, you know, we know the scars from hanging around in Iraq for decades, but what does that entail in terms of our military presence at this juncture.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Yeah, we'll be hanging around. We're not going anywhere. We're going to make sure Iran complies with this cease fire and then ultimately comes to the table and makes a deal. So we'll, we'll stay put, stay ready, stay vigilant. As the chairman laid out, our troops are prepared to defend, prepared to go on offense, prepared to restart at a moment's notice with whatever target package would be needed in order to ensure that Iran complies. As far as the strait, you saw the initial agreement that was struck, which is Iran's letting ships go through. So they'll be, that, that will be happening. They will be sailing. And ultimately, as the President, we've done an incredible job militarily inside this raid of Hormuz. What? Admiral Cooper. I failed to mention Admiral Cooper's name. He's done a phenomenal job, along with everybody at Afcent and Absent and Arcent and all the components down there laying the groundwork for Iran. Iran doesn't have the same ability to defend it the way they did before. And so, as the President has pointed out to the rest of the world, we barely get any of our energy out of the straits, just a tiny fraction. It's time for the rest of the world to step up and ensure that that stays open. After President Trump and the War Department brought Iran to the place where they are voluntarily opening it right now, as was announced last night. Yes, Jerry.
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David Brody
Thank you, Mr. Secretary, and thank you both for the update. President Trump posted on Truth Social this morning that there has been a very productive regime change in Iran and that there will be no enrichment of uranium and the US Will work with Iran to dig up and remove the deeply buried nuclear dust. So I just have two questions here. So both you, Mr. Secretary, and the President have referred to a new regime in Iran. So is this not the regime that was at war with us for 47 years? And what do we think of when we're saying that this is a new regime? What are we thinking and what are we saying there? And then my second question is, with any future deal with Iran, is their
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General Kaine
handing over of all of their enriched
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David Brody
uranium and they're promising not to enrich
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General Kaine
any future uranium, a non negotiable for
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
the US it's always been non negotiable that they won't have nuclear capabilities. And so right now it's buried and we're watching it. We know exactly what they have and they know that. And they will either give it to us, which the President has laid out. They'll give it to us voluntarily. We'll get it, we'll take it, we'll take it out. Or if we have to do something else ourselves like we did in Midnight Hammer or something like that, we reserve that opportunity. But what's clear, what the Iranian, the new Iranian regime knows is they'll never have a nuclear weapon or the capability to get a path to one. As far as the new regime, you heard the list that I read. It's a new group of people who've seen the full capability of the United States military and has a new calculus about what it means to negotiate with us. Hence why they came to the table wanting a ceasefire and the shooting to stop. So this new regime, which the regime has been changed, has a different interaction with the U.S. right here, Mr. Secretary. Thank you.
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General Kaine
Of course.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
I was going in front. Right here.
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Dr. Gina
Thank you, Mr. Secretary.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
And General Kaine.
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Dr. Gina
Mary Margaret with the Daily Wire.
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David Brody
Two questions.
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Dr. Gina
Iran has said that safe passage through
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
the Strait of Hormuz will be possible
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Meteorologist Tracy Anthony
in coordination with Iran's armed forces and technical limitations. What do you believe that means?
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Dr. Gina
And then we've also heard reports that
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Meteorologist Tracy Anthony
Iran has continued striking targets well into this morning. At what point are we beyond a grace period? Are we giving them grace period?
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Dr. Gina
Is there a miscommunication there?
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Meteorologist Tracy Anthony
What's going on with that?
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
What we know is that Iran is going to say a lot of things. A lot of people are going to say a lot of things, claim a lot of things. What has been agreed to, what's been stated is the strait is open, our military is watching. Sure, their military is watching, but commerce will flow. And that's what you saw the markets react to. Is that reality as far as shooting that? We were monitoring it last night in real time. Of course we are. Iran would be wise to find a way to get the carrier pigeon to their troops out in remote locations to know not to shoot, not to shoot any longer. One way attacks are missiles because this is takes time sometimes for ceasefires to take hold. We're watching it. We're prepared if necessary, but we hope and believe that it'll hold. Yes.
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Dr. Gina
Thank you, Secretary.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Sorry.
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David Zia
Thank you.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Excuse me. Why are you so rude? Just wait. I'm calling on people.
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Dr. Gina
Thank you. Secretary Hudson, yesterday in the President's Truth Social, he threatened to wipe out a civilization. That statement elicited a huge response in America if Iran did not come to the table and make a deal yesterday by the deadline.
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General Kaine
Was the President really prepared to wipe out Iran entirely.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Like I said, we had a target set locked and loaded of infrastructure, bridges, power plants. Remember, this is a terror regime. The military regime used all of these things for dual use to fund their military, to fund their terror campaigns. We had a lot of legitimate targets. They knew exactly the scope of what we were capable of. We hit some military targets on Kharg, which is a bit of a signal they can't defend it. And so Iran ultimately understood their ability, their future to produce, to generate power to fuel their terrorist regime was in our hands, was in President Trump's hands. That's why they came to the table. He ultimately said, we can take it all from you. Your ability to export energy will be taken away. And the United States military has the ability to strike those things with impunity. That type of threat is what brought them to the place where they effectively said, hey, okay, we want to cut this deal. Yes, right here.
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David Zia
Morning, Mr. Secretary. Mr. Chairman. David Zia, real America's voice during the ceasefire. What do we do when we see Iran rearming, regrouping, repositioning weapons systems and air defenses? And also have we confirmed the specific model, type of air Defense or MANPADS that took down our F15 and is it still a threat for our patrols?
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General Kaine
We're still working through the specific details around that particular shootdown and the crews, when they normally return, go through a debriefing process along with the other members of that flight that were out there and they'll go back as they always do and forensically look at what are the tactical lessons learned? Did we censor see something? Could we have done something different? We do that, as I mentioned in a prior press conference, every single time we take any loss like that so that we become a quick learning organization. On the other part of your question, around the movement of Iranian military forces, US CENTCOM will continue to monitor that situation. They will continue to have a series of response options and if need be, will come to the Secretary and to the President for guidance and be prepared to, to do the things that they're ordered to do so against valid military targets in accordance with the normal procedures that we have.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
I would just note it's a good question. The more Iran moves, the more Iran moves forces, the more they emplace forces, the more easily targetable they are for us right now. Remember, we're able to look, we're able to see, we're able to sense, we know where they. So if they try to pre position their just creating riper military targets for us to strike, should they make the wrong decision at the table right here.
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Bobby Charles
Mr. Secretary, Louis Martinez with ABC News.
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Dr. Gina
First, a question to General Kane.
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Bobby Charles
Sir, in your personal opinion, were the risks of the Strait of Four moves being closed because of the conflict, were
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
they mitigated early enough in part of the decision making process to lead up to the decision to take action against Iran?
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Dr. Gina
And in your opinion, is Iran in
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
control of the Strait of Reform? As we just heard the secretary say that Iran is letting them ships through,
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Bobby Charles
which would imply that potentially it's not just.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
The secretary also said that the US that the strait is open.
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Bobby Charles
He did say that, sir.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
But in your opinion, sir, how can the US ensure safe passage?
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Dr. Gina
And Mr. Secretary,
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
can you say today
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Bobby Charles
that the United States achieved, the administration achieved, the military goals that you were, you've constantly delineated.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
But strategically, is that a victory because of that? And also you said earlier that the President chose mercy, but you yourself had said three weeks ago that we will
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Bobby Charles
give no quarter, no quarter to Iranian troops.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
How do you, how do you correlate those two? And do you think that your comments
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Bobby Charles
may have put American troops at risk?
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
No, I try to be nice up here, but you did listen to what I said, right? I laid out the objectives. We believe we've accomplished them, and it's a historic military victory. And President Trump has the option as the commander in chief to compel an adversary to the table, which is precisely what he did. And at the end, he chose to say, you know what? I'd rather talk to you at the table than obliterate your capability to export oil and fund your terror regime. So he did make that choice. That was his choice. He was a president of peace, and he's been willing to make those really tough calls that the American people elected him to do. Nothing we've done. Not a single thing we've done. This is a typical. Of course it's abc. Not a single thing we've done has put an American troop in more of a harm's way. We've only set our troops up to harm Iranian military capabilities, which they've done to devastating fashion and to great success. Mr. Chairman, you had a.
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General Kaine
There's a lot in that question. I'd love to take that offline and answer it, but it was. I. I'm struggling to find exactly what your question was, and that's probably me, not you.
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David Brody
Okay.
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General Kaine
All right.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Sorry, Mr. Chairman, it's.
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David Zia
Sorry.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
It was an indictment framed as a question, so you're forgiven for understanding. Go ahead, please. No, you've had your chance.
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Dr. Gina
Open right now.
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David Brody
Thank you very much.
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General Kaine
I believe so. Based on the diplomatic negotiation. I believe so. I believe so. Sorry. Mr. Kurt or Rahim Rashidi from Kurdistan. I'm representative Kurdistan TV and Kurdistan 24. Today I have two questions, Mr. Secretary. Will your forces stay in the region
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David Zia
and continue to defend and protect your allies and take the responsibility for their security?
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General Kaine
Second question is, as you mentioned many
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Terrence Bates
times, that you have full control of Iran airspace.
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General Kaine
Do you still have the control or not?
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Well, thank you for the question. The Chairman mentioned the UAE and Bahrain and Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, who have, who have fought shoulder to shoulder with us, especially in defense of our facilities, of our people, of their facilities. And we appreciate that. So that coordination, of course, will continue. And then when it comes to the skies over Iran, I would just, again, I would point to exhibit A and Exhibit B. Seven hours in the day, seven hours at night. If any foreign adversary attempted to do the same over our soil, they would have no ability to do so. Will they have a system here or there? Maybe. Do they have a network, a system that's capable of defending their skies? No, they don't. As the chairman laid out, that's been dismantled, degraded and destroyed. So it's a slight distinction, but an important one. Yes, right here.
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Dr. Gina
Go ahead, George. In the middle of a war.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Excuse me, you got a question? Go ahead. Yes, two questions actually, for you.
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Dr. Gina
So during this time, is the President still. Are you still encouraging civilians to rise
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David Brody
up against the regime or are they
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
satisfied with this new regime change?
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Dr. Gina
Or is this two week period to
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Meteorologist Tracy Anthony
kind of see where that leads?
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Also talked about the enriched uranium going in there.
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David Brody
Would that require, would that require special
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Meteorologist Tracy Anthony
forces or other military, our service members
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
who would be basically going in there and trusted to going in there to
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David Brody
get that uranium out.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Again, on the uranium, we're watching it. We know what they have and they will give it up and we'll get it and we'll take it if we have to. We can do it in any means necessary. So that's something the President is going to solve for. We already have Midnight Hammer with the place we put them in. And the reason it's in the situation where it is, the second one was about the people. Listen, I would love to see the Iranian people take advantage of this opportunity. They have been oppressed by the previous regime and they'll have a new opportunity with this regime. That remains to be seen. That was not our objective in this effort. But they're brave people. Horrible things have been done to them by the previous regime. Tens of thousands targeted and killed and assassinated in a way that government never should. And we wish them the best. Absolutely. Thank you all very much. Appreciate it.
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Terrence Bates
You've just been listening to the Secretary of War, Pete Hagseth, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General, General Kaine, talking about the latest ceasefire. It's a two week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The two sides are set to negotiate even more on Friday. That meeting happening in Pakistan, a lot to unpack here. One of the things that I've written down Here, David, and Dr. Gina, is that Pete Hegseth really seemed to be talking like this ceasefire means the war is over. But there was a big but forces will stay in place just in case Iran doesn't adhere to the terms of the ceasefire. Dr. Dean, I want to start with you. Is this situation done? It seemed to me that this news conference was a victory lap. But is the job done?
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Dr. Gina
Well, right when he said that, I started immediately googling news to see what foreign newspapers were saying that perhaps are in a little bit closer touch with the Iranian people than some American newspapers, et cetera, et cetera. The Times of India said the war is not done. And they were quoting directly some Iranian leadership that they had spoken with. So there were several articles along those lines, I hope the war is done. And look, just, I just, I can't let this conversation happen without again thanking God for our amazing military that have done such a phenomenal job on this. And yes, certainly, as they mentioned in the conference, living every day like it. Like we owe it to those 13 who died in the original, the original attack. And I think as we move forward, I think the part that I wanted to hear addressed, I thought they addressed a lot of things very well. I really enjoyed. It's not the right word. I really appreciated hearing Hegseth, Secretary Hegseth say this person's dead. This person's dead. Because I hadn't heard it put quite like that. But that was, I thought, a dramatic moment that was very effective. What I wanted to hear, that I didn't hear. And I guess just as a critic, I'm always looking for what I didn't hear. What I didn't hear was the psychology on the part of the Iranian leadership. At this point. I wanted to hear them say, this is what we think they're thinking now, perhaps for strategic reasons, they didn't do that. And I can totally appreciate and respect that as well. But I'm still saying I wanted to hear that, David.
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David Brody
Yeah, look, the military objectives have been achieved but that doesn't mean the war has been won. As a matter of fact, the war has definitely not been won. No doubt about it. I have a list of reasons why, and I can go through them real quick, but go ahead. Terrance, were you gonna say something?
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Terrence Bates
No, I was just. I'm listening. I'm hearing you completely. But the narrative that we just heard. And here, let me just go through. Basically that was the sentiment from both General Kaine and from Pete Hegseth that this war has been. Has been won. Iran will give us their uranium. Again, the objective, we're not going anywhere today. We have peace, but we will be ready should the peace break. To me, the narrative is that this war has been run one. And I got the sense, and maybe I just was off or misheard, but I got the sense that they think this thing is generally over, but they're staying in place just in case. Did you hear differently?
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David Brody
So a couple of things. First of all, we're talking about semantics here. When we say the war is won, what does that really mean? Okay, so we can all. Let's all agree with this baseline. The objectives regarding Operation Epic Fury, they have been achieved. And so, yes, as a matter of fact, the quote was Epic Fury was. He didn't say is. Was a huge victory. That's what he said. So. So the missile, or excuse me, the mission objectives have been achieved, but that regime is still in place. Now, let's talk about that regime. President Trump keeps saying there's a new regime in place. And Hegseth addressed that today. And he said this. He says there's a new group of people that have a new calculus. Well, that's not a new regime. That's basically a regime that's been scared straight. They have the same mentality. This is not Reza Pahlavi. Excuse me. I mean, it's not a democratic Iran, obviously. It's not anything close to that. These are the same people. So basically, this is a really important point, and this is why I want to stick with this. And this is why the war is not won. This is the same regime, okay? This idea that it's a new regime, it's a different mentality that the regime may have now, a different tactic. In other words, crap, we just got, you know, what bombed in terms of our country and what happened to Iran. So therefore, they're saying, boy, we gotta do things a bit differently. That's why he said the new calculus. But they're the same people. They still believe death to America. So until those folks are gone, this war will not be won. It's just that simple. So there has to be regime change. And I know the United States doesn't wanna do regime change. I get it. But the people of Iran apparently do. So I think that's important to understand. And look, so they're gonna continue to say, death to America. The difference in the calculus is they might not say it so loudly now. They'll just say. They'll whisper it, but they believe it. And so, you know, as you go down this line, you go down what he said. Listen to this, guys. 80% of air defense systems destroyed. 80% of the missile factories, gone. 80% of their nuclear base, gone. 90% of their factories, gone. And they said they're finished for years to come. So if you consider the war to be won, 80%, then the war is won because it's years to come. What does that mean? Five years down the road? 10? 20? Okay, so, sure. But if you're talking about actual finality of the war and this regime being gone, that's the big enchilada in the room, and that has not been one at all. And by the way, this all could be moot in two weeks anyhow, when Iran doesn't agree to any of this.
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Dr. Gina
I think markers, you know, are definitely different from person to person. You can understand perhaps why those two leaders on the American stage just now would have said the war is done because military objectives have been so well accomplished. And no one wants to take that away from our amazing military. Agree, certainly. But I think for the American people, we will believe that victory happens when the Iranian people are freely celebrating in the streets. That's my mark.
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David Brody
That's right.
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Dr. Gina
That's when all knows I would agree. All right, Ravcor's.
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David Brody
Gina, that's a great point. Go ahead, please. Go ahead, Gina.
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Dr. Gina
Yeah, let's go ahead and bring in David Zier, if you don't mind, Debro, because he had a really strong question there. I want you all to hear it.
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David Zia
Good morning, Mr. Secretary, Mr. Chairman. David Zia, real America's voice during the ceasefire. What do we do when we see Iran rearming, regrouping, repositioning weapons systems and air defenses? And also, have we confirmed the specific model, type of air defense, or MANPADS, that took down our F15, and is it still a threat for our patrols?
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General Kaine
We're still working through the specific details around that particular shootdown. And the crews, when they normally return, go through a debriefing process along with the other members of that flight that were out there and they'll go back as they always do and forensically look at what are the tactical lessons learned. Did we sense or see something? Could we have done something different? We do that as I mentioned in a prior practice press conference, every single time we take any loss like that so that we become a quick learning organization. On the other part of your question around the movement of Iranian military forces, US CENTCOM will continue to monitor that situation. They will continue to have a series of response options and if need be, will come to the secretariat of the President President for guidance and be prepared to do the things that they're ordered to do so against valid military targets in accordance with the normal procedures that we have.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
I would just note it's a good question. The more Iran moves, the more Iran moves forces, the more they emplace forces, the more easily targetable they are for us right now. Remember, we're able to look, we're able to see, we're able to sense, we know that. So if they try to pre position, they're just creating riper military targets for us to strike should they make the wrong decision at the table.
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Dr. Gina
David Zier, looks like the Secretary appreciated your question a lot more than the one from the ABC reporter. But was their answer satisfactory for you? What was eye opening to you in their answer to your question?
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David Zia
With respect to the question and good morning guys. I would say that, you know, these manpads, these portable air defense systems probably remain as a threat. You know, they're not like the Russian S400s or the Chinese systems or the Iranian Badar systems that were in place or some may still be in place because they can launch these things from anywhere. You could pop out of a cave and shoot one. So I was you know, concerned about that. But I was also concerned about during the cease fire, you know, if we see significant regrouping and stuff goes into position and we can't fire on them to preempt it, you know, does that pose a threat? It's a challenge for them for sure. I was impressed when Hegseth talked about that we only use 10% of our military might in this conflict so far because you know, I'm. We're all concerned, concerned about overextending ourselves. And also listen, Iran fired hundreds of missiles at our USS Abraham Lincoln. And on like December where the Harry S. Truman had a Houthi rocket, an Iranian proxy rocket come within half a mile of it and our ciws close in weapons system took it down that he said that they haven't even come within miles of our strike groups. So it remains to be seen, you know, as the Strait of Hormuz opens up where we're heading.
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Terrence Bates
Yeah, David, one of the conversations we've been having here is kind of the finality of this conflict. And, you know, we've been kind of going over what we just heard, and in terms of the military objectives, it's pretty clear that those have been a conflict accomplished. But is this truly over, or is this ceasefire simply just that, a pause in the fighting?
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David Zia
It is a pause in the fighting, Terrence. And, you know, there's no guarantees that it won't reignite. We'll see if these missile attacks die down over the next two weeks. It's a complicated situation and, you know, when they talk about regime change, I don't see Pahlavi supporters on the ground coming out. Maybe because there's no Internet, maybe because they're still afraid to come out. But I don't see that grassroots movement. I don't see it for the NCRI or the People's Mujahideen or the mek, there's really not much fermenting on the ground. Even though we saw some coordinated protests across the country. I did see on X this morning what appeared to be a couple of thousand women in the streets saying, you know, basically saying that Iran had the victory with the cease fire over the United States. So I think there's a lot more support against the United States than people think in Iran. I don't know if that goes away. Listen, you've had. You've had decades and decades and decades of a hatred in America. Generations brought up with this, with the mullahs. The President doesn't have much power over there. He's second in command. The Mullers are, you know, still have had this reign of influence. So I don't know if it's possible for a revolution to happen there. I don't know if they're ready to do that. It doesn't appear that that's the case. Unless something gels, maybe during the ceasefire, it gels and more people will come out and not afraid to be gunned down. But I think there'll be a threat for some time, but, you know, to contain them and have it under control. And if we buy a couple of years, that's something interesting. And one thing I wanted to point out. Yesterday in the UN Security Council, of course, Russia and China voted against UN support to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. So we still have Russia and China looking like they're on the side. Of Iran.
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David Brody
You know, I don't understand why. The question no one really seemed to ask Hegseth today, which is Iran is violating the ceasefire right now. I mean, they've been firing drones on UAE and Bahrain and Kuwait. And I'm trying Tel Aviv was. There was a barrage on Tel Aviv just few hours after the ceasefire agreement. So I don't really understand that. And the second part of my question has to do with what Gina said earlier, which I thought was such a brilliant point, which is I think, visually and otherwise, that Americans will feel the war's wonderful when there's a new regime in town in terms of people in the streets making sure that they have their voices heard and that regime is sent packing for good and there's new leadership in town. I think that's when people really feel the war is won, because, David, quite frankly, otherwise. Is the immediate threat gone here? Absolutely. Did the US do their job? Absolutely. But the word immediate's been removed. But there's still a threat. There's still a threat, and no one should think otherwise, because the truth of the matter is, if you're Iran, you're waiting 5, 10, 15, 20 years and you can build back up and then get Neville Chamberlain as an American president in and say, okay, we're back to doing what we like to do.
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David Zia
Yeah, maybe the next president sends a few billion on a pallet again and helps him rebuild. Exactly. I think it's somewhere in the middle. I think it's somewhere in the middle, Dave. I think that people have to have a pragmatic approach to this, that the nuclear threat has been disabled, maybe it's for a number of years, and that's the primary thing. Their long term is that missile capability has been neutered for some time. I don't think that Trump ever promised that forever. You know, Iran can pose a threat to us at any level. I think that, you know, we. This is going to be years and years of operations off the coast, monitoring U.S. base command, you know, reconnaissance assets on the ground. But I do think that there will be some cooperation with the new Iranian leadership, maybe with some factions and elements, and we don't know what's going on behind the scenes. Maybe there are some discussions of that behind the scenes as far as who's going to be included in this next government, because we certainly probably won't settle for another radical Shiite Islamic regime that's going to slaughter the people. That's probably going to be somewhat unacceptable. Let's see. I can't answer that for sure.
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Dr. Gina
David Zier, thank you so much.
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Terrence Bates
Thanks, David.
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David Zia
Thank you guys. Appreciate it. Good morning.
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Dr. Gina
We'll be back with the second hour of American Sunrise in two minutes. Don't go away. It's like a bullet in a gun on suicide mission.
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David Brody
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David Brody
US and Israel have agreed to suspend planned airstrikes on Iran as negotiations with the Islamist regime resume. Secretary of War Pete Hexa just gave an update moments ago. We're gonna have the latest on the conflict straight ahead. Plus, the Department of Justice looking into New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani's recent racial equity plan, saying it could cross serious legal lines. We're gonna have those details. And later, Republican Clay Fuller winning the special election down in Georgia to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. We're going to talk about what this tells us about President Trump's influence going into the midterms. Those stories and so much more as the second hour of American Sunrise starts right now. Good morning America.
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Dr. Gina
Welcome to American Sunrise. Whether it's culture, we have breaking news to share with you.
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Terrence Bates
Politics.
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David Brody
President Trump is joining us live now from Florida.
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Terrence Bates
We've got you covered.
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David Brody
This is what it looks like to be a patriot.
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Terrence Bates
We have to protect the American family.
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Dr. Gina
The American dream is still alive.
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David Brody
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Terrence Bates
I'm terrence.
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Dr. Gina
And I'm Dr. Gina.
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David Brody
Welcome back, everybody. To the second hour of American Sunrise. I'm David Brody coming to you from D.C. let's bring in Dr. G and Wes Palm and T. Bates in our Denver newsroom. Good morning, guys. You know, there were a lot of stats that Pete Hegseth rolled off his lips there at the press conference. One of the ones that stood out to me is 2 million energy drinks. That's a lot of soldier fuel, Dr. G. Yeah.
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Dr. Gina
Yeah. Well, personally, I like the go pills. Our sponsor. Those are really good. They've got, like. I don't know. I don't know what they have in them.
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David Brody
Oh, look at that.
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David Zia
We could go.
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Dr. Gina
I really do like those. I use one every single morning. I don't drink coffee anymore. Coffee's so filling and, you know, I don't know. But anyway, you know, I thought the part that was. At least that struck me the most was where Hegseth went through the leaders that have been surgically eliminated. I just. I can't get over the awesomeness of our military. I think for. For so many years, you guys, we've been told by these former American regimes, as I refer to them, that our military was just meh. It was just meh. And then even honestly, I think when Hegseth first got there, he's like, holy cow, we have a lot of beta boys going on here. We gotta really spiff this thing up. And I think they have, because what they've done, regardless of what you think of the war, regardless of what you think of Israel or Iran or the Trump administration, our military. My confidence is restored. Terrence?
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Terrence Bates
Yeah. I'm just going to add this number. 24 hours for 30. 24 hours a day for 38 days. That's the number that General Kaine quoted. That's how this war has been fought from American war fighters. And so kudos to them, kudos to their family. I. I think we can't ever understate the sacrifice that these soldiers are making. Yes, they know what they signed up for, but still, the fact that they're doing it. Kudos to them and kudos to their families who are back home praying, probably on a daily basis that their loved one comes home safely. And so, again, there's a lot to talk about. And over this next hour, we'll talk about whether the war, in fact, is complete. But we do know, at least for the next two weeks, there should be a ceasefire. And again on Friday, there will be no more negotiations between Iran and the United States with the hope of an ultimate peace becoming in place. So we'll be talking about that all throughout the next couple of throughout the next hour for sure. Really quickly though, let's get a quick check of your forecast with Weather Nation meteorologist Tracy Anthony. She's standing by. Tracy, our next guest is in Maine. He was just telling us in the break that it is is snowing in Maine or it snowed overnight. So what's the weather looking like for the rest of the country?
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Meteorologist Tracy Anthony
Yeah, you know, the Great Lakes Northeast going to get some snow. But for the Southeast, it's flooding potential. So Florida under that excessive rainfall outlook and fire potential for Georgia all the way up through North Carolina. Now we're kicking it off today with midweek severe weather. This is going to be a multi day severe weather event. And then out west we're tracking some moisture. This is much needed for the western parts of the country. Want to give you daytime highs. A lot of us trending above average. Look at we're in the 40s, 50s and 60s all the way across the northern tier of the country. The Northeast, though, this is where we're trending a little below average. Hence those are the areas where they picked up some snow. But the forecast will kind of focus in on Kansas for that severe weather with large hail being the biggest concern. This is going to be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. So that leads me to one hometown forecast. Going to take you out to Kansas City, Missouri. This from Elizabeth MN on Getter. She said she was a little confused about their forecast. Well, the next three days you could have a chance for some thunderstorm activity and the potential for severe. Now today it's going to be pretty hit and miss, but we're in for several rounds come Thursday and Friday. Those temperatures cool down but then we are back at 81 by next Monday. So a lot of activity. And Terrence, we're actually already tracking a severe weather threat as we get into the weekend and even early next week. So very important to have the Weather Nation app so you can stay updated.
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Terrence Bates
Absolutely. Tracy, appreciate it. We'll talk to you tomorrow. All right, let's get back over to David as well. As we are continuing to cover the press conference we just wrapped up at the Pentagon. David, General Kaine said, and I just want to quote this, today we have peace, but we'll be ready should that peace break. And I think that's one of the big takeaways from what we just heard.
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David Brody
No doubt. We wait two weeks and see what Iran does. Remember, nothing's been agreed to. It's just a temporary ceasefire. This idea that there's been this 15 point, 10 point, whatever they want to call it, plan. That doesn't mean anything's been agreed to. That's just talking points at this point. So we wait and see. You're right. All right, so we just heard from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth T. Bates, as you were saying in our first hour, and the briefing, of course, comes the morning after we learned that President Trump has agreed to suspend airstrikes in Iran to negotiate potential into the war. So here he was laying out the devastation brought upon the Iranian regime. Take a look at this.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Their top leadership was systematically eliminated. The previous Iranian supreme leader, dead. The supreme National Security Council secretary dead. The supreme leader office advisor dead. The supreme leader military office chief dead. The defense minister no longer with us. The IRGC commander dead. The Armed Forces general staff commander dead. The intelligence minister dead. The IRGC Navy commander no longer here. The IRGC intel chief dead. I skipped over a bunch and I could go on and on and on.
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David Brody
I think the most compelling part of that was the words on and on and on. Joining us now with analysis is of course, one of the former Assistant Secretary of State's and Maine gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles with us. Bobby, your reaction to the news that there is a temporary ceasefire, with emphasis on the temporary?
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Bobby Charles
I guess I'd say three things. First, and I watched that whole press conference, people need to remember this was a truly evil, evil place. I mean, this is a place that within weeks prior to this event, this epic Fury mowed down 37,000 of its own people on their own streets, never mind projected terror was behind. The October 7 event in Israel was all behind Hezbollah and Hamas and other terror groups, by the way, that we don't often name. And those groups, by the way, have cells all over this or had them all over this hemisphere. So I just to note, number one, this is a truly evil empire that was just taken down. The second thing is we have extraordinary military fighting men and women up and down the chain of command. And having spent time as an intelligence officer in the Navy, I'll just tell you I was never prouder and I'm never prouder than thinking about what they did here. What happened here is that the political leadership, President Trump in particular, used tools that we do not usually use, not just against this regime, but in general. And I think they were highly effective. And the last thing I'll say is just that caution point, that comma that we put at the end of every declaration of an outcome, and that is that I think Winston Churchill said something like Victory is never final. Defeat is never fatal. It is at the end of the day, it's what happens next that we have to watch. And that list of 10 things, it's essentially a wish list by Iran. They want to keep the ability to enrich uranium. They want to keep a number of things. And I think we are going to have some hard diplomacy that has to happen ahead here. But that's the way this works when we do things right. We have a very strong military, morally grounded, we have a very strong diplomatic effort, morally grounded, and we get to a good outcome. Morally grounded.
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Terrence Bates
To your point of what happens next is what we need to be watching, I would just add the question, and who are we negotiating with next? Seems to be a lingering question. I'm looking at a letter basically accepting the cease fire, and it's signed by the foreign Minister of Iran, it appears. Maybe that's who we're negotiating with. But I would imagine even if he's less radical than who we've been negotiating with, some of the similar ideology remains.
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Bobby Charles
Yeah, there's no question. I mean, people need to remember, and you're right, Terence, that we're dealing with a regime that literally had people go die in a terror event, had terrorists go die and calls them martyrs. And that's why that nuclear and ballistic missile threat had to be eliminated. I mean, they. This is a wacky evil. I mean, I lose words because we've used so many of them, but this is a regimental that was formulated around an evil premise that radical Islamic terrorism is a good thing. And therefore, even though you have new people and yeah, they went down there, it looks like they went down their masthead to finally find somebody that was still alive to sign that document. But, you know, even so, we are dealing with a group that, that subscribes to an evil ideology that has at its heart the idea that they want to destroy the west and they would destroy all things that we think of as good. So I think you have to stop for a minute and realize that again, this war is over to an extent, but it is not fully over until that ideology ultimately is replaced by the will of the people in Iran, which frankly, is not at all like that. Many of them are very pro Western.
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Dr. Gina
Is the strait open?
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Bobby Charles
As I understand it, listening to that press conference, the strait is open. The question that sort of they hedged a little on is who controls its openness? Is it us patrolling? Are we doing what we've done in the past, which is to. Yeah, and that's the reality. And so the Question then becomes, how do you assure, for purposes of markets and for regional safety. Never mind. I mean, we don't pull much oil out of there. We pull like 0.05% of our oil out of there. But the Europeans pull out. A lot of the Chinese oil comes through that street. We have to make sure, and this is a true unresolved issue, we have to make sure that we are, or there is an assurance that someone is in charge of keeping it open without interruption and that it doesn't get mined, which is one of the things the Iranians have done before.
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Dr. Gina
Well, it's interesting because foreign reports. Foreign reports are definitely reporting exactly the contrary. So it's really hard to figure out who are they reporting?
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David Brody
Yeah, what are they reporting?
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
The words that I heard out of
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Bobby Charles
both the chairman and the secretary were that it is open and oil is flowing. The tricky part is dots on a line are dots on a line. Is it a line or is it a dot on the line? And I think we have to make sure that that remains open, that there is a continuity of operations, as we like to say, without interruption. And the only way we're going to do that, I guess, is this negotiation with Iran. I mean, ultimately I was thinking about the kinetic targets that remain. And there are some. But, you know, it doesn't take more than one missile to mess up your day. And so you gotta, you know, we've gotta be able to take everything out, I guess at the end of the day if we're going to control the strait. I think the goal is to get Iran to behave like a nation that is civilized and allow ships to go through there without harming them.
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David Brody
Bobby. Charles, great to have you today. I would love to get to the main gubernatorial race. We're gonna have to do it another day. Iran's taken up to time, but where's the website where people can go?
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Bobby Charles
Please go to bobbyformaine.com we are up by double digits. No one in 60 years has been in this position. We are going to win this governor's race and pull our House and Senate with us. Turn Maine red.
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David Brody
Yeah, for sure, Bobby.
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Terrence Bates
You are.
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David Brody
What you're doing up there is a major national story and it's just going to gain steam. Thanks again. Appreciate you.
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Bobby Charles
Thank you.
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Terrence Bates
Thanks, Bobby.
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David Brody
All right, coming up, New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani, or as Gino says, Kami Mamdani, is facing federal scrutiny for a new plan he says will make the Big Apple. Excuse me, more affordable. But what's really going on? The facts after the break.
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David Brody
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Dr. Gina
Doesn't it feel like New York took so many steps so far backward?
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David Brody
Yes.
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Dr. Gina
I mean, doesn't it feel like they are back to. And this is why I know I hammer on the show all the time, but this is why teaching of history is so important. Because you have to be an idiot to vote for Kami Mamdani or any of the rest of the array of fools out there. And if you are that stupid, how did you get that stupid? And what can we as Americans do to make it so people aren't so lacking in the most basic information? Mamdani has been a worse nightmare than I think that most of us even expected he would be. I thought he'd ride his little glory cloud for a minute. But instead he has been an absolute militant, you know, and shown his little white underbelly of communism on full display from the moment that he got there, Terrence. And I don't expect it to relent at all. I think he is not a politician. I think he is a militant aggressor.
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Terrence Bates
Yeah. When people tell you and show you who they are, believe them. And it's not like this is new information. Mondami told you who he was, he told you what he was going to do. And I guess voters in New York just didn't believe him. And so here we are. I'm interested to see what this investigation ultimately does turn out and I'll be watching to see what it does show and what we find. And if in fact it that's beyond fishy and rises to criminal. We shall see.
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David Brody
Yeah, we shall. All right. Coming up here on American Sunrise. A longevity nutrient in dairy has been linked to strong anti aging effects that could boost your immunity and a whole lot more. The details after the break.
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Terrence Bates
We're getting ready for the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. It's set to ring here in just a few minutes. The future market's looking pretty good at the moment. Here's a quick look at our board. As you can see, it's green pretty much from top to bottom. Crude oil is the only downspot which is actually good for most of us because hopefully it will mean that gas prices will go down just a hair again. We'll take you live to New York for the opening bell at the stock exchange here in just a minute. But first let's get you over to Dr. Gina. And Dr. Gina, I'm going to continue my random thoughts because as I thought of New York, I was just thinking Dr. Gina had a beautiful Louis Vuitton purse. When I last saw you, it was black with the brown. I'd never seen that one. Typically they're brown. You had a black Louis purse, correct?
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Dr. Gina
Yeah, yeah, I like a little bit different. Also, I'm, I'm a messy Marvin. I'm like a three year old. I Can't keep anything clean. I tell my husband, don't buy me nice things because I like when you all see me wear a white suit here, you'll notice I might only wear it one time because I invariably ask the guys, they have to clean up this white couch after I leave. I'm a slob. That's the facts.
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Terrence Bates
Yeah, I get it. And again, just a random thought. And I was thinking of that because we were talking about New York and I was like, okay, the next time Tamara and I go to New York, we're going to Canal Street. I'm gonna look for a bag like Dr. Gina's. Yours is real. I'm getting her a fake one. I probably shouldn't tell anybody else that, but. But I keep it real.
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Dr. Gina
Love how you keep it real, my friend. All right, you guys, listen. A new health supplement is gaining attention, claiming to support long term wellness at the cellular level. It's built around what's known as C15. It's an essential fatty acid that researchers say may play a key role in supporting cell health. Say that three times fast cell health. That is not easy to say. Metabolism and even healthy aging experts say this nutrient, once common in certain diets, is largely missing from modern nutrition. And reintroducing it could help improve overall health markers. Joining me now to discuss Mooirs, the co founder and co CEO for Fatty 15, Dr. Stephanie Van Watson. Good morning, Doctor. Longevity has been a hot topic these days. I'll tell you, I developed some weird new little condition. I don't even know what I did. And I immediately went and started trying to find the right peptide for it. And then I went and saw my regular doctor, amazing woman, Dr. Anna Abel here in town. I love her. And she's an allopathic doctor. And I realized, you know, it's ridiculous that there's one answer for this bizarre condition I have and it's a peptide that I can't even buy and have covered by insurance. And this is really how things are. In your best selling Simon and Schuster book, the longevity nutrient you share, how many Navy dolphins helped unlock a secret to longevity and healthy aging? But why isn't this stuff in the mainstream, doctor? And why can't we get it covered by our insurer, by our family doctors? That's the part that drives me crazy here.
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Meteorologist Tracy Anthony
Yeah, Dr. Gina, you're making a great point. I mean, we're learning a lot about what natural molecules and natural nutrients can help help improve our health. And so we're helping to educate more people about that. We can use a natural way to help basically refix things that have been broken. You made the point with regard to our C15 levels. This new healthy aging molecule that's been discovered, it's in dairy fat. And what have we taken down in our fats in our diet since 1977 is we were told to stop eating all types of saturated fats. That's specifically through decreasing our intake of whole fat, dairy and butter. And what's happened in the meantime? We've seen an increase in chronic diseases, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, whole new disease called fatty liver disease. What's emerging now is this discovery we made in dolphins is that we need to get this healthy fatty acid back into our diet. That the food pyramid was just turned upside down and where dairy fat was put at the top in part to get these healthy nutrients from dairy fat back into to our diets and our bodies.
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Dr. Gina
Okay, we only have two minutes left. So I've got to ask you two questions that are burning. And this is so up my alley. I love this topic because I'm buying all raw milk, all raw kefir, raw sour cream, raw cottage cheese, raw cheese, everything from my local farmer because of all the horrible ingredients. So all dairy is not the same. I want you to address that, number one. But number two, are there other ways to get this that we don't know about? What exactly is happening here metabolically?
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Meteorologist Tracy Anthony
Right, so whole dairy fat is, you know, our primary source of C15. When cows eat grass. Dr. Gina. They have 50% more C15 than when they eat corn. So we are finding that not all dairy fat's the same. And whole dairy fat is the best, has the most C15, C15. Its main role is it stabilizes our cell membranes against age related breakdown. It is such a simple thing that evolution has enabled is our ability to just strengthen ourselves against age related breakdown. And a study just came out, Schaefer et al, just this year showing that for every 0.1% increase in C15 reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by a whopping 32% association. But there are now over 100 peer reviewed studies since this initial discovery we made from dolphins. It's all in the longevity nutrient, but really it's about how do we get back into our lives. Navy funded us to develop fatty 15, a pure C15 supplement so that we can get this into our bodies reliably and not have to depend necessarily on the quality of milk, which quality of milk that we're drinking.
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Dr. Gina
I want everybody to note the code. It's Sunrise for I believe it says 15% off your first purchase. It's hard for me to read those small letters anymore. I need a miracle cure for that too. Dr. Stephanie Ven Watson, thank you so much for the work you're doing. I'm very interested in. Please contact me back channel. And I really would love to read a copy of your book. Remember to go to fatty15.com and use this code, Sunrise for 15% off of your first order. And thanks so much for the research you're doing. I think this is critical and not just for people, for our furry friends as well. I was always taught don't feed your animals dairy. All my dogs eat dairy every single day. And my cats by the way. And do tremendously well with it when it's natural and doesn't have all the glyphosates in it and everything. Thank you so much. Great.
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Meteorologist Tracy Anthony
Thanks. Dr. Gina Terrence.
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Dr. Gina
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Terrence Bates
All right, we're getting you ready for the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. I'm curious to see how the stock markets respond to President Trump's cease fire agreement with Iran. The bell just rang. Coca Cola shout out to you. I'm probably going to get my fill here after the show. Yes, I am a sugary drinks person. I shouldn't be, but I love Coca Cola and all other sugary drinks. Anyway, here's a quick look at how the stock markets are responding so far this morning. As you you can see, the dow S&P 500 and the NASDAQ are in the green. So when it comes to the major indices, they're all looking good. A couple of red, red spots or a couple of down parts on our board right now. But in general, the major indices are looking good. We'll of course continue to monitor it for you throughout the day. Still to come here on American Sunrise, voters in Georgia have made their voices heard in the runoff election to send a new member to Congress. We'll break down who won and all the election results. That's next.
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Dr. Gina
So bring it.
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David Brody
Knock me, tear me, rock me, mow
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Dr. Gina
All right, welcome back to American sunrise. I'm Dr. G. We are so happy that you joined us this morning. We invite you to hop in our conversation on Getter and Rumble. We love you all, even the trolls. It is time now to take the political pulse of America. Here's the beat today. Republican Clay Fuller, backed by President Trump, has won the runoff election in Georgia to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, defeating Democrat Sean Harris in a race that drew national attention as a test of Trump's influence. Fuller's victory keeps the seat in Republican hands and adds the GOP House majority, but margin was narrower than past results in this deep red district with Harris putting up a stronger than expected showing. Don't forget to the race that just happened in Florida where the Trump endorsed candidate did not win. The race was seen as an early indicator heading into the midterms, highlighting both Republican strength and conservative strongholds and signs of Democrat momentum in areas where they have traditionally struggled. Let's discuss more with David Brody and Terrence Bates. David Brody, what is going to come of the Trump Endorsement as we go into midterms. I mean, I personally cannot ever see Donald Trump being what they call what they label a lame duck after midterms. But that's the tradition. That's the tradition that the president, in his second term, after the midterms, becomes a quote, unquote, lame duck and is no longer effective. There's no doubt there will be some of that effect here. But I just don't see President Trump ever being a lame duck in the traditional sense that so many other presidents have been, where they kind of just retreat right, from doing presidential things. Donald Trump is never going to retreat from doing presidential things. And I think even beyond his death, this man will somehow be doing presidential things. But there will be. There will be an impact.
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David Brody
No, no, you're right. So the answer is yes to your no. I mean, no. I know what you're saying. I'm just confused. Anyhow, here's the answer is yes. His endorsement is gold. Ask Ken Paxton and John Cornyn as they salivate as we speak, waiting for that endorsement to take place. But, you know, overall, typically, Trump's endorsements do very, very well. I say typically. It's more than typical. It's like 90% plus. But it is also situational. In this case in the Georgia 14th district, I mean, he could have endorsed a cow. It wouldn't have mattered at that point because, like, it's so Republican down there. So Clay Fuller was going to win. But what's interesting to me here is that Sean Harris. Let's do apples to apples here. Sean Harris is the Democrat. He got 44% of the vote against Clay Fuller this time around when he ran against Marjorie Taylor Greene, because he was the candidate against Marjorie Taylor Greene two years ago in 2024, when he did that, he only got 35% of the vote. So this time he's up 9%. Part of that could be the fact that he's been around for a while. People know him. But a Democrat getting 44% as opposed to 35%.
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Dr. Gina
Yeah.
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David Brody
A little bit of a warning signal here for Republicans. Definitely. Democrats going, oh, interesting. We're up nine points in a very Republican district. That's a tea leave. That is not good for Republicans.
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Dr. Gina
And, Terrence, I want to let you go, but I want to add to your thought of whatever you're going to say. Let's not forget the incredible candidate, John Maples, an amazing black conservative, and I hate using that, but I'm just saying he was very marketable in many ways to. Let's just Say independents. Right. More moderate voters. And he was Trump endorsed and he lost here in Florida. Now he's demanding, I believe, a recount and some other things, but very upsetting to those like me who think this is, this is Trump's home district, this is where I live and this is where President Trump's house is. His home is very upsetting to me that we lost this race. We really thought we had it won. Terry.
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Terrence Bates
Okay. And as it relates to Georgia 14, Sean Harris simply was able to mobilize more Democrat voters. That's all. That's the only reason his numbers are up a little bit, because more Democrats showed up to the polls to vote. In this particular case, I think it was a largely foregone conclusion that the Republican candidate was going to win. He still pulled in 57.5% of the vote, which is still significant. But. But if there is something in the tea leaves, it's that Democrats are voting in higher numbers. And so Republicans are going to have to also continue to come out and vote in higher numbers. But that particular district, GA 14, I just don't see there's any way it's going to flip.
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Dr. Gina
Yeah, and let me ask this question too. Just food for thought. I'd love to get your take. So I think a lot of us thought that the Trump touches the Midas touch, as one of you already alluded to, and that because he was Trump endorsed, I'm just going to say this, and I don't mean to indict anyone in this audience, but I'm just saying this is a personal confession. I may or may not have worked as hard, cuz I really thought Maples was going to win this because he had the Trump endorsement. You know what I'm saying? Is there a psychological impact to, oh, they have the Trump endorsement. I don't need to go hit 200 doors like I did in the last race.
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David Brody
That is such a great point. And now we have to move on.
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Dr. Gina
We do. All right, thanks, producers.
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David Brody
But I just wanted to at least say that was a good point. All right, let's change gears now. President Trump announced a two week ceasefire with Iran. Have you heard? Oh, yeah. Okay. We've been on the air for the last almost two hours talking about it. Trump posted on Truth Social that this is a double sided cease fire. Leave it to Trump to say double sided ceasefire and there will be negotiations over the next 14 days. Iran also reportedly sent a 10 point proposal and Trump said it's a good working basis for talks. What we also heard, by the way, from the Secretary of War, Pete Hegsett this morning who detailed the damage done to Iran's military capabilities. Have a look.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Iran's Navy is at the bottom of the sea. Whether it's the Soleimani class, their frigate class, their prized drone aircraft carriers, submarines, mine layers sunk. Iran's air force has been wiped out. Iran no longer has an air defense, any sort of a comprehensive air defense system. We own their skies, their missile program is functionally destroyed. Launchers, production facilities and existing stockpiles depleted and decimated.
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David Brody
All right, let's bring now in Marine Corps veteran Chris Burnett with us. Chris, thank you for being here. Thanks for your service. We appreciate you immensely. So what do you think? 80%. 80%. 80% gone, gone, gone. Not 100%. What's the future hold here, Sir?
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Chris Burnett
Well, good morning and thanks for having me on today. I thought they did a very effective job in that press conference of focusing on the military objectives. And what that means is there's a tendency to conflate tactical, operational and strategic objectives. And what they focused on today was that 80% number essentially makes them combat ineffective, which makes the region much more stable and much more safe. We now have the follow on work of following through on a ceasefire and ensuring that they're not able to reconstitute and that there's no ability for them to affect any of their neighbors or any of the commercial shipping going through the straight of Hormuz.
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Terrence Bates
Does that amount to a victory though, from, from your standpoint, and I'm asking you, given that you've got the military chops, we're civilians here and we're looking at it one way you're able to look at it, I think from a broader picture, from a more informed position maybe.
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Chris Burnett
Yeah, No, I see this as an unequivocal victory. So when you're talking about military objectives, you're looking at quite literally, have we eliminated their ability to conduct military operations? Can they impose any actual force on anyone else in the region? And what we're seeing right now is what is left of a decentralized structure of individual missile launchers or individual units that are responding that may not even know of the ceasefire. We've essentially eliminated their command and control. We've destroyed their navy, and we've destroyed most of their missile and drone capability. There will always be one offs, but when you're measuring military effectiveness, you're looking at what was there before, what is there now, and what will they be able to do in the future. And I think Pete Heggs has said this properly. This is an unequivocal victory for the U.S. military.
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Terrence Bates
Hmm.
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Dr. Gina
I hear you and I want to believe everything you're saying, but I guess the part for me, just as a civilian watching this, they're still firing, they're still dropping bombs. So militarily castrated. That's not the words you use, but that's what occurred to my brain.
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Terrence Bates
All the guys here are wincing right now. Dr. Gina.
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Dr. Gina
Yeah, sorry. It's the only word I couldn't imagine. I couldn't remember exactly how he put it. But can you address that part of my question? Do you understand what I'm saying?
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Chris Burnett
Yes. And you're not wrong in that there's not going to be 100% destruction. What you have is an inability for them to effectuate any real command in control. So there might be a one off missile attack, a one off drone attack. Now what will happen is that anytime they do anything, we're able to zero in on where it was launched from and usually we're able to destroy that site immediately. So now that they're running this sort of decentralized asymmetric response, it's in their best interest to control what remains of their combat power and ensure that it's not going to be targeted and ensure that this ceasefire remains in effect. So anytime that you have combat operations, there's always going to be this handful of capability that you cannot get after during the, the majority of hostilities that have occurred. But I think we've reached that next phase where we've had overwhelming effects and whatever remains is just what cannot be controlled or cannot be targeted right now. But I do not see any real impact of what they're doing.
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David Brody
All right, so Chris, let me ask you then, the follow up. So let's say two weeks go by, there is a deal in place, it holds. So what happens there? Everybody goes home. That's the end of it. Just, I mean, like if military objectives have been accomplished, there's still the fallout as to what happens next, whether it be there on the ground or potential regime change with Iranians going to the streets. I mean, what happens, we're going to send our carriers and everybody home at that point?
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Chris Burnett
Well, that will be a decision that we've made at the end of the two weeks. But I do think what you're seeing is that we were running up against the war powers resolution 60 day window. At the end of the 60 days, you would have to address whether or not there was military necessity that remained as to what triggered the military response in the first place, as we remember, President Trump acted unilaterally. He did not consult Congress, he didn't need to. He acted decisively in what he thought was an imminent threat in anticipatory self defense and also in response to a multitude of attacks over years. So now what you have is at the 60 day mark, Congress would have the ability to invoke the War Powers Resolution and either withhold funding or demand an explanation as to why combat operations needed to continue. So there is the potential that at the end of these two weeks, if there has not been a break of the ceasefire and that there are no more immediate military objectives, that you would see a significant withdrawal of US forces. What I have said all along, this needs to be a regional solution and there needs to be an international support. And that is the folks that are benefiting from the Strait of Hormuz the most need to include some level of naval assets to ensure safe passage and that whatever were to occur after the two week ceasefire, there needs to be an international level of support to ensure that an international strait remains open. This is not the sole responsibility of the United States.
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David Brody
Got it. Chris Burnett, great insight. Wow, great stuff. Thank you so much for being here.
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Dr. Gina
Appreciate it.
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Terrence Bates
Thanks, Chris.
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David Brody
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Terrence Bates
Welcome back to American Sunrise. It's time now for our moment of faith and it's brought to us by Lee Greenwood and the God Bless the USA Bible in focus. Today, faith can become a powerful source of strength during times of war, giving people hope, comfort and the courage to endure. For many, prayer and belief offer peace in the midst of chaos while also reminding communities to hold on to compassion, unity and the hope of peace. Let's bring in the founder and president of ATP Ministries. He's also a Colorado gubernatorial candidate, Victor Marks. Victor, good to see you. Good to talk to you, particularly in these days of strife in the Middle East. You're in an area, the Colorado Springs area, that's home to several military installations. And so this message I think would really resonate with you because there are so many families who have loved ones who are deployed and really the only way they find sanity is through their faith.
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General Kaine
Absolutely. You know, I want people to know a few things first, war is a result of a broken world. Right? It's, I wish we didn't have to use it, but there are times we must. I believe in defending the innocent and confronting real evil, but only when it's
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necessary but not reckless.
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General Kaine
And again, I'm coming from a position of being a marine and a high risk missionary, seeing what happens when you bomb in the aftermath. Even in conflict, we don't want to lose our humanity because there are souls on both sides. Look, I love Iran, I love the people of Iran. And it's the administration that is doing wickedness and evil. So I think people need to understand there's a place for controlled violence and aggression to stop wickedness from complete evil. And look, there's a lot of argument on both sides, and I'd say this, that I believe in peace, but it's
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got to be through strength because that's
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General Kaine
what matters when real stuff has to happen.
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Terrence Bates
Victor, the idea of compassion though, I would imagine also comes into mind and I think you have a unique perspective. Again having served as a Marine, I guess once a Marine, always a marine. But you see some of the wickedness that happens, you see the impacts of war, and as a true believer, then compassion also comes into the equation.
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General Kaine
It does. Look, when I served this last decade as a high risk missionary and humanitarian in Iraq and Syria and these places where ISIS was rampant, you know, decisions
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had to be made.
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General Kaine
Here's an ISIS fighter who was just
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trying to kill us.
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General Kaine
So are there consequences for him? And then other times where you would pray for someone. I did. I, I prayed for ISIS fighters knowing
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that they still had to face consequences
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General Kaine
for what they've done. So, yeah, it's judgment with mercy, I believe is a good way to approach any type of situation.
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Terrence Bates
Wow. Yeah. Hey, Victor, we could talk more on this. I'm fascinated about your thoughts, but unfortunately we're out of time. We will definitely continue the conversation at some other time. Victor Marks, we appreciate you being here with us.
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General Kaine
You bet.
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Terrence Bates
All right, folks, we're going to take a quick break. When we come back, we'll have some of the stories that everyone here is keeping their eye on.
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Meteorologist Tracy Anthony
All right.
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Dr. Gina
Welcome back to American sunrise. I'm Dr. G. Thanks for being with us this morning. This rainy morning here in Palm beach, it is time now for the One to Watch. David Brody, what is your eye on today?
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David Brody
You know, we call it the One to Watch. How about the one to read this morning? Take a look at this headline. And I would suggest everybody read this story. And I can't believe I'm actually saying go read a New York Times article. But it's true. How Trump Took the US To War with Iran. Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Full disclosure, I've known them Both for about 15 years. I consider them friends. I know. I just can't believe I just said I'm friends with two New York Times reporters.
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Dr. Gina
Wow.
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David Brody
Look, whatever. I don't care. Here's the thing. Let me just say a couple this article is phenomenal. Phenomenal. Please, everybody in our audience, please go read this article.
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Dr. Gina
Okay. But Cliff Notes, Brody.
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David Brody
Sure. I'm gonna tell you right now, here are the Cliff Notes. Cliff notes. That's so 1987. I love it. Cliff Notes. I'm sorry. Here's the Cliff Notes version. They take you inside the Situation Room as to how President Trump decided on how to go to war with Iran. And it gives you insight and actual some verbatim quotes. Someone was leaking. Clearly. But the point is, is that you hear from Rubio and Vance and Susie Wiles and General Kaine and just everybody under the sun inside THE Situation room. But it's more than that. The reason I'm recommending this article is because they had so much information that they could have easily done a liberal smorgasbord of just, you know, sensationalism and just blown these quotes out of proportion for a headline. And they didn't they didn't. You know, sometimes a blind squirrel even finds an acorn, if you will. You know, it happens, and it happened here. So I am just really happy that they did an article like this because it really is excellent. It gives you a lot of perspective on where Vance was coming from, where Rubio. It really takes you inside the room. And this is not made up. This is all. This is very, very good. It's sourced very, very well. They actually have people inside that room. But even if there were agendas involved, Haberman and Jonathan Swan did not put any agenda into it. They just let them kind of speak, if you will, and surmise it a certain way. I loved it. Sorry, I'm done. There's your Cliff notes. 1987.
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Terrence Bates
Cliff Clifford.
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David Brody
It was excellent.
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Dr. Gina
Yeah, excellent. And I have seen this audience make such a difference in situations like this. David, maybe this is worth some letters to the editor telling him how much we appreciate an unbiased story. But secondly, I know Terrence still wants us to pay his bills, and he's buying fake Louis. So I'm thinking you. You better screenshot this for us, because I have an idea. It's behind a paywall, like a lot of things you send me. And so screenshot it. Send it to T and me, and we'll read it. Right, T. Yes.
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Terrence Bates
And next time, I hope you don't disavow me as a friend as well, when you tell people, oh, yeah, I work with this guy, and he's a friend.
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Dr. Gina
Oh, right.
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David Brody
Sorry.
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General Kaine
Delayed reaction.
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Dr. Gina
You guys, war room is up next. We'll see you tomorrow. Go boldly live the truth.