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Plus, an ultimatum for Venezuela as President Trump has reportedly pressured the leader there to give up power or face the wrath of justice. We're going to have the details for you just ahead. Also later, All Access, our special coverage at the Pentagon continues. Our RAV reporters standing by as we take you there live. These stories, so much more. American Sunrise starts right now. Good morning, America. Welcome to American Sunrise. Whether it's culture, we have breaking news to share with you. Politics. President Trump is joining us live now from Florida. We've got you covered. This is what it looks like to be a patriot. We have to protect the American family. The American dream is still alive. I'm David Brody. I'm terrence. And I'm Dr. Gina. Good morning, Everybody. I am Dr. Gina. We are live with you from the Palm Beaches. Let's bring in David brody in Washington, D.C. and Terrence Bates in our Denver newsroom. Good morning, gentlemen. Good morning, Dr. G. I'm here. Dr. Gina and David, good morning to both of you. There you are. All right, I'm here, I'm here. Barely, but I'm here. I made it, guys. I made it. Hey, look, we've got some big stories. And Dr. Gina, you teased one of the bigger ones coming up here in just a little bit. The failing New York Times eating crow this morning after coming in second on a huge story over the weekend. The Old Gray lady, that, of course, is what the paper is known as, was once the paper of record for much of the world. Well, now it ran a massive piece on how Minnesota Governor Tim Walz enabled the Somali community in his state to defraud the government of billions of dollars. Here's the rub, though. Just the News had that story first. Yeah, that's right. It took John Solomon and his team working on the Just the News website, TV show and podcast, months of work to highlight this fraud. President Trump and federal prosecutors are even citing some of Solomon's work. Just the News began their work during 2024 election and continued it really throughout this year. John Solomon is going to be here with us with that story in just a little bit coming up here. But Dr. G and David, what a huge story. And it really goes to show that this hasn't been covered by really anybody but the New York Times and of course, first John Solomon and just the news until now. And I suspect we're going to see an avalanche of stories now that it's out there from the New York Times. Dr. Gina yeah, I never knew that about the New York Times having that moniker. I've been great, lady. Yep. Yeah. You know, are you really surprised? I mean, is anyone really surprised? I mean, you just knew that guy was smarmy. You could smell it across the airwaves when he was on tv. This is no big surprise for me. David. I doubt this is much of a big surprise for no, and as a matter of fact, the red flags have been there for six years. And what I mean by red flags is specifically the Minnesota government. Tim Walls and everybody there had wind of this. State officials had wind of what was going on back during COVID in 2020. And now here we are about to turn the clock to 2026. It's been six years that this has been going on. The word enabling tbates that you used to is spot on. This has been enabling the Somalia immigrant community there to do what they've been doing now for six years. And we're going to get a lot more details with President Trump today. I know he has that cabinet meeting. I like to call it a reality series called the Cabinet. This is season two, episode nine today, which is his ninth cabinet meeting. So I'm looking forward to hearing more about that, among many other things. See, and guys, if I can just add one of the themes throughout the show, today is probably going to end up being kind of the media relationship with the administration. And I think these sorts of situations once again lead to this adversarial relationship between the media and government officials. Like you said, David, this has been going on five to six years, and it took John Solomon and his crew to finally unearth it. Where was the media in Minnesota? It's right in their backyard. Where was the other mainstream media covering this story? I think that really is indicative and really a great reference for why there is this sort of adversarial relationship between the administration and between the mainstream media, because they are really failing on their jobs. That's just my two cents. We'll talk more about that, Dr. Gina, throughout the show, but would you please give us our Bible verse first? All right, so today's Bible verse is from Psalm 25, verse 4. Show me your ways, oh Lord, teach me your paths. And turning from the good Book to Capitol Hill, this headline Trump Sounds off again on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. He says she should be thrown the hell out of our country. Those are his words, not ours. Omar is Somalian, a country that is currently in his crosshairs. Just over a week ago, Trump announced he was terminating the temporary protected status designation for the country following a report of alleged and confirmed fraud. At this point by perpetrated. It has been perpetrated by numerous members of the Somali community in Minnesota. The group was allegedly stealing taxpayer funds, as mentioned, funneling them to Al Shabaab terrorists. It was John Solomon, as we told you and our team there from just the news, who broke the story. And it was the New York Times that picked it up after. Here's what the President had to say. Hundreds of thousands of Somalians are ripping off our country and ripping apart that once great state. All right, so how is this playing in Congress? Joining us now with his view from Capitol Hill, Congressman Mark Alford from the great state of Missouri. Welcome, Congressman. You shared the chamber with Congresswoman squad member Omar. Thanks for reminding me. Yeah, I was going to say that's got to be a joy ride, but I mean, a guy from Missouri having to deal with that kind of drudgery, what say you? Well, look, every district deserves representation. And her district is largely Muslim, largely Somalian, and that's why she's in Congress. I do think that someone needs to look at how she got here. There's a lot of allegations going around that she married her brother to get status here in the United States. Whatever the case may be, you know, radical Islam is incompatible with Western values. I don't know what happened to assimilation in America. The melting pot that we all grew up learning about, people coming here from different countries and contributing to the fabric of this nation. We, we have radical Islamic entities all over the United States right now preaching hate, preaching killing of Jews. We, we have one imam in the Kansas City area who's done just that. And we've written the Justice Department, the FBI to investigate that, that type of hate speech. This is even more troubling, though, when you consider that $1 billion of taxpayer money may have been funneled to Al Shabaab because of the goodness of our hearts trying to help people during the COVID era. That they've taken this money and turned it on Americans. I think it's reprehensible. It deserves an investigation. It deserves prosecution, and in some cases, deportation. Congressman, I know you've traded your journalist hat for the hat of a congressman, but I'd like you to return your journalist Hat to your head for just a couple of minutes, if you don't mind. And I'd like to get your perspective on the state of the media right now, the mainstream media in general. And I ask that in the context of the liberal media having this sort of meltdown, if you will, over the Pentagon, granting access to new media outlets, many of whom of course are right of center. They're actually, to some degree, I think it would be fair to say, boycotting the Pentagon in lieu of these new rules that are set into place. Where are we? Can you give us an assessment, as a former journalist, or once a journalist, always a journalist, on where we are in this relationship between the government and the media, which should be a watch. Watchdog, but now seems to be more of a lapdog. Hey, that's good. That was good. That was good. I may steal that. Look, the media by most standards is liberal. Okay, we get that. We know what we're dealing with. I had to deal with it when I was in the media, local media in Kansas City. But we also have to remember that they have a job to do and this is a symbiotic relationship. There are a lot of people up here in Congress who don't want to talk to the media, who think that they're out to get them at every move. Very cautious of the media. I know how the game is played, but the knives are out for Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon. Number one, the knives are out for the President when it comes to the media. We saw the same type of squawking when Caroline Levitt let the new media into the White House briefing room. The old media didn't want them there because they were going to get asked different questions and come up with different reportage than the legacy media has done for so long. We need these new voices. The Republican Study Committee today, in fact, just down the hall from me here at the Cannon Office Building is holding another new media forum. We're inviting the members of the new media, podcasters, some radio shows, and others who don't necessarily see things the way that the old standard liberal woke media sees things. And we're going to get our message out. And that's what's happening at the Pentagon. The, the reporters there did not like the new rules that you can't go roaming around the halls of the Pentagon just willy nilly. I've been over the Pentagon two times. I'm a sitting member of Congress. Even with this pin on, I cannot go wander the halls of the Pentagon. Tough luck that you can't go wandering the halls. Do your job, report the facts and stay neutral. Congressman, you mentioned the Pentagon. You mentioned the knives are out for Pete Hegseth. That leads me to Venezuela. What's your take about what's going on down there? On a couple of fronts. One, do you think Trump is going to pull the trigger and whatever that trigger looks like in terms of Maduro and getting rid of him, I'm curious about that. And then of course the controversy, the so called controversy over Pete Hegseth and his alleged comments that he denies saying to kill them all on that second boat strike that where there were some survivors from the first boat strike back in September. What are your takes on both of those, sir? Look, I was on the Armed Services Committee last term. I think Mike Rogers, the chair is pretty intent on having a hearing on this either behind closed doors or out in public. I think we need to find the truth out on this. I think the truth will lead to this that Pete Hegseth did not order a second strike on these drugs cartel members who were running drugs to kill Americans. I know the sympathies lie with most Americans think well they should. What does it matter if you, if you shoot them once or twice? What in the hell does it matter? Sorry for the, the cursing here, but the, the idea is that there are rules of engagement. If those were violated, we need to find that out. But, but once again, these stories that are being leaked and these attributions being made to the secretary of war that may or not be true, we need to see some substantiation. People who have those quotes need to come forward and let's get to the bottom of it. Congressman Mark Alford, we always appreciate you, my Missouri friend. Thank you. All right, thank you. Coming up, we check out the hottest headlines from the RAP newsroom with T. Bates. There's so much more ahead as American Sunrise continues. Right back, I'm here with spinquest where you can play and win from the comfort of your own home with hundreds of slot games and all of the table games you love with real cash prizes. Right now, thirty dollar coin packs are on sale for ten dollars for new users. It's all at Spinquest. That's S P I N Q U E-T.com Spinquest is a free to play social casino void where prohibited. Visit spendquest.com for more details. 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Today's meeting, however, comes on the heels of an Oval Office get together with various cabinet members and other national security leaders on Monday night to discuss future actions related to Venezuela. For more, let's bring in RAV's chief White House correspondent, Brian Glenn. He is live at the White House with the very latest. Brian, it seems to me that the White House is to some degree circling its wagons right now, trying to figure out what to do next with Venezuela. In fact, Brian, it just pops to mind. Yesterday Caroline Levitt spoke about that second boat strike that's related to Venezuela. That's also had a lot of people talking. Let's listen to what she had to say, then we'll talk on the other side. Let's start there. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. Admiral Bradley worked well within his authority and the law directing the engagement to ensure the boat was destroyed and the threat to the United States of America was eliminated. All right, Brian, I wanted to play that because as I said, it seems to me the White House is circling the wagons. That statement said to me very clearly, okay, we want to make sure everybody's on the same page. Yeah. Good morning, Terrence. That's exactly what that is. And coming up at 11 o', clock, President Trump will have his latest cabinet meeting, his last cabinet meeting, I should say, of this year. It's interesting just how many he's had so far opened up to the American media and the foreign press as well. I think it's important to point out. But this will be a hot topic in discussion today. Now, you know, it's interesting that their previous segment talked about perhaps having some closed door discussions, some maybe some open door discussions on what went down and who authorized what. And I just counter with this. I don't think any narco terrorists have any second thoughts on killing millions of Americans with their drugs. So why should we have second thoughts on taking out these narco terrorists any way possible? I think it's really a waste of time for us to have these internal discussions on fighting terrorism, especially that have been killing millions of Americans. But nevertheless, that is what is also on the table today. Ukraine, Russia, relations, the end of that war. So much on discussion on this last cabinet meeting of 2025. So are you expecting that this cabinet meeting, like past cabinet meetings, will be an opportunity for the media also ask various cabinet members questions? And I asked that question, Brian, because obviously Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will be there. The term war crimes has been tossed around quite a lot. And so I imagine if this meeting opens up to the media, if reporters are allowed to ask questions, he is going to be the focus of so many of those questions. You're right. And as of right now, that is open to the White House press poll that is credentialed to cover today. So that's an open press event as well as the 2pm announcement that President Trump has scheduled in the Oval Office. So to your question, they will ask him that question. I would imagine a lot of the attention will be shifted over to Pete Hesitth. And of course, he is very versed. He's very trained with the media, coming from the media. I think he'll handle himself quite well in this Cabinet meeting. But you're absolutely right. A lot of the attention of this cabinet meeting will be about Venezuela and about who authorized what and if there's any crimes that have been committed. President Trump, Pete Hefsev standing side by side on this issue. And I don't see them wavering at all. Oh, absolutely. Before I let you go, Brian, any information on this big announcement that's expected this afternoon from the president? There's a little bit of speculation. I know USA Today had a kind of an exclusive on this. It has to do with the Trump accounts. Now, if you remember months ago, maybe in the early spring, President Trump announced that he was going to have like a savings account for every baby born in this administration starting on a particular day. I think that particular date is coming up in 2026. So I know that the Dell, Michael Dell has pledged $6 billion just kick off this, this savings account for Americans and he's President Trump is encouraging other corporations to donate as well, with the federal government matching it, I think at an amount of $1,000. So if you're expecting parent right now, tune in at 2 o' clock because you might have a really good idea of kicking off the, I guess, generational wealth presented by the Trump administration with these Trump baby accounts. All right. Brian Glenn reporting for us from the White House. Always good to see you, my friend. Get back inside and get warm. Yeah. Thank you. All right. All right, folks, let's get a quick check of your forecast. Weather Nation's meteorologist Tracy Anthony joining us live now. By the way, we're going to put up a QR code at the bottom of your screen. Go ahead and scan that and join our friends over at Weather Nation. Tracy, good morning to you. So look the weather story from what I hear is Midwest and the Northeast. We're talking about major snow there. And you know I do not like snow, so I'm going to stay away from both of those regions for the next couple of months. I know and I heard Denver got their first snow over the weekend. So we had a lot of big winter milestones here over the last couple of days. But yes, this low pressure center we're going to continue to watch. Notice most of the snow is now into the Northeast and this is going to be the first widespread plowable snow for the Northeast. So we're bracing for up to about 6 inches in some spots. Notice the higher elevations. That's where we could get some heftier snowfall totals. But this nor' easter will lift up the coast. Coastal areas are gonna stay on the more mild side with this system, so it is going to be just rain for them. But once you get inland, that's where the impressive snow will be. Now we do have another plunge of arctic air that's gonna surge across the nation as we get into Thursday and Friday breaking some record cold temperatures. And then the king tides and the supermoon also return this week. So definitely lots of active weather from coast to coast. Terrence oh Tracy, you're such a meteorologist and you'll see the impressive snow. Ain't nothing impressive about snow, sister girl. Nothing. Anyway, Tracy, thanks so much. 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But look, the reality is simple, everybody. I mean, he should never have been here in the first place. Joining us is Wisconsin Congressman Derek Van Orden. Congressman, thanks for being here on a Tuesday morning. Look, there are now multiple articles out now dealing with how this guy just couldn't assimilate into America. He couldn't hold a job. There was the language barrier. That was a problem. There were a whole host of other problems. I'm curious to get your thoughts about how the media is kind of spinning this this morning as to a guy that had a lot of problems and that was the reason he decided, allegedly, to murder two people. Well, I have multiple tours in Afghanistan. I know exactly where that guy was trained and who he worked with. And you know, warfare is a brutal thing. And we, we've got to Understand that sometimes you do carry baggage with you, but that doesn't mean that you get to carry your baggage back to the United States. And this person never should have been here. He should have been fed. It should have a very thorough psychological screening before he was allowed into this country. And we have to remember that the Afghans were not fighting for us. They were fighting for their own country. And I do appreciate their efforts. I certainly do. But we also need to understand that we have to protect our own citizenry. And having this guy come to the United States and fail in assimilating and then murdering a National Guard person is the classic example of what we should not be doing as a country. And that's completely logical, Congressman. But talk to us about a media that would take the side of the attacker instead of the victims. Talk to us about what has happened in our media that now every single time. First of all, show me a murderer who doesn't have a bad past like you. Just, you don't have a lot of murderers going around out there who have this perfect childhood. And you don't have even a lot of people out there, by the way, who have a perfect childhood. But, you know, this whole. Well, let's go right into sympathy for the attacker. That's a new low, isn't it, for media? Well, I disagree, because they're never high enough to go lower. I mean, the media is the propaganda wing for the Democrat Party, and they will do or say anything to make sure that they can try to undermine President Trump. It's just that simple. If President Trump said that oxygen was good, there'd be 500,000Americans in a half an hour walking around with plastic bags over their head. And that's because they've been indoctrinated by the media. So the media has no shame. They haven't for a very, very long period of time. And we simply have to stop being surprised by how despicable these people are. He did do a good job getting him to all wear those disgusting masks and I guess. Yeah. And then you got these pregnant women that took Tylenol because President Trump's team said it could be dangerous. So you just. Yeah, Terrence, I don't know. Yeah. And by the way, T. Bates, I know you got a question, but let me just button this up and just simply say, I mean, how transparent is the media here, FYI, in terms of changing the subject? They don't want to talk about Biden's Afghan policy of what happened. So they've got to do these type of stories and blame it on everything else on this side. Go ahead, T. Bates. Yeah. Yeah. Congressman, so I'm looking at some of your colleagues who sit on the House Armed Services Committee, and on Thursday, they're going to get a briefing relative to that boat strike back in September that's now questionable. And I'm asking you this question because of your military chops, because of your military experience, what are you hearing or do you have concerns about the way that situation reportedly was carried out? And I say reportedly because we, of course, weren't there. We aren't privy to all of the information. So everything that we're going on here in the public is basically through reports and sourcing. What are your thoughts initially based on the information that you've been privy to? When the New York Times calls out the Washington Post for being full of, that should say something to you. Now, let me put this in a way that people can readily frame better. If you're on the battlefield and you see a tank and you shoot a Javelin missile at that tank and it doesn't destroy the tank completely, regardless if there's members of the crew of the tank hanging off the tank, you'll launch another missile, period. That's what you do. Warfare is brutal. And if there was a. If there was a seat cushion from that boat still floating, they should have launched another vessel and then another and another and another. These people are responsible for killing more American citizens than all of the combined casualties of every war we have ever fought since the Revolutionary War. So these are designated terrorists and they are legitimate military targets. And if there's any bit of floating detritus from a boat, it is still a military target, period. Incredible perspective. So what are you expecting to hear Thursday? I'm sorry, guys, I just want to follow up because you also sit on this committee. What are you expecting to hear from this admiral on Thursday? And is there anything that you could hear that potentially would change your perspective on all of this? Or is this a pretty clear and cut from your perspective? Hey, listen, dude, I spent my entire adult life at war training for war or training other people for war. And war is brutal. And these narco terrorists, again, have killed more American citizens than all of the casualties we sustained in every war since this country has been in existence. And they deserve no mercy. And that's just where it is. We're going to get an update on Thursday. And if something jumps out, obviously I'd react to that. But I have the utmost confidence in President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Through executing their duties as outlined in the Constitution of the United States. And again, you know, war is not for everybody and it's brutal. But these people think about all of the mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers and cousins and, you know, uncles and aunts who have gone to funerals because of these narco terrorists. Yeah, that's right. Where's their due process? Exactly. Absolutely. I get it. Congressman, you're speaking with moral clarity and credibility this morning. We appreciate you and your service to our country. My goodness. Thank you so much. You are welcome. God bless you and your viewers. Thank you. God bless you. All right, thanks. Appreciate it. Great stuff and so true. 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So this has been brewing for some time now. I mean, you had the Muslim mayor call a Christian pastor an Islamophobe at a city council meeting. And he also said that the Christian pastor was not welcome in his own city. And we know that Dearborn does the Muslim call to prayer over loudspeakers coming from at least some mosques in the city, and that's done multiple times daily. So what's going on there exactly? Good morning. Well, this is a failure of the Democrats and the Biden and Whitmer administration and what they've done in terms of their open border process and letting anybody in and even folks that don't like our country. At the end of the day, President Trump and the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security are fortunately teaming up together to make sure that we're keeping people safe here in Michigan and here in America. That if we're going to make it here in Michigan, if our family's going to make it in Michigan, if our family's going to make it in the United States of America, we got to make sure that we have full vetting going on. You saw that with the National Guardsman that was killed last week in Washington, D.C. and the tragic incident, you saw that a few weeks ago, where you had a group of men that were picked up from the FBI and they rated that they were going to actually do killings over Halloween weekend. And the end of the day, this is about protecting America's homeland and making sure that people, our families, our small business owners and our kids are safe and secure to be able to make it here in Michigan. Eric, what can specifically be done in Dearborn, whether it be state and local authorities, also the Trump administration as it relates to going into Dearborn and trying to figure out who's illegal there, who's up to mischief in those mosques? I mean, I know that's controversial to kind of go into the mosques, if you will, but there's gotta be a way to surveil some of what is nefarious activity in Dearborn. Well, you already see that from Department of Homeland Security. You see that with ice, you see that with the FBI that they're looking at, who is actually undermining the safety and the security of the American people, as we know if we're gonna be safe in Dearborn specifically. Oh, you're seeing that around Dearborn. You're seeing that in Dearborn. You're seeing that around Detroit? Absolutely. You're seeing that with ICE and DHS and the FBI. Okay. All right. What would be plans for you as governor to kind of combat what we're seeing? And I know the minute you mention Muslims, all of a sudden you're called this Islamophobe. Give me a break. I mean, we're talking about. I don't care if you're Muslim or you're any other faith, bottom line is let's keep our streets safe and let's make sure illegals are not up to nefarious activity. What's your plan, sir? Well, you need to have a governor that actually joins with President Trump, joins with Kash Patel, joins with the Department of Justice and Kristi Noma, the Department of Homeland Security, to make sure we're protecting our homeland, making sure we're protecting our families, making sure that we're protecting those that are trying to make it here in Michigan. And instead of turning, we got to turn the chapter from what we've seen the last few years under the Biden Whitmer administration that has had an open border policy, and instead of having a governor that's giving away money to illegal immigrants that's paying for their legal expenses, that's paying for their housing, that's paying for their food, you got to have a governor that actually joins with President Trump to say we're going to export every criminal illegal alien that's in this state, that's in this nation to making sure that we're protecting our homeland, that we're protecting our families, that. That folks are able to make it actually here in Michigan. There's a lot of good people, a lot of good legal immigrants coming over here in Michigan. The end of the day is that these. The open border process that's happened under the Biden Harris administration that Governor Whitmer's joined with over the last few years, it needs to end, unfortunately. We have folks like Kristi Noem, we have folks like Cash Patel that are taking the lead to making sure that there are no criminal, illegal aliens left in the United States of America. 30 seconds. Does a closer look need to be taken at these. Look at these mosques specifically. There's a lot of nefarious activity there that's been documented. Yeah. End of the day, this is about protecting our homeland and protecting American people. And this is why I have good faith in ice, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI and what we've seen in terms of just raids and taking out these criminal illegal aliens needs to happen, and it needs to continue to happen, is we work to protect our families and the homeland here in the United States of America and especially here in Michigan. So families. And that includes mosque, and that includes mosques is what you're saying. Oh, it includes everything. We gotta make sure. Okay. We gotta make sure that we're protecting our families. Very nice. Eric Nesbitt, thanks for being here. Good luck in your run for governor. Appreciate it. Thank you. God bless. God bless you. All right. Up next, former CNN anchor and Trump antagonist Jim Acosta. Oy Gevolt. He's at it again, begging the liberal media to do something that literally just ridiculous. Find out what that is in two minutes. Back in a moment, everybody. America's Christian Credit Union stands firm in faith, serves the community and delivers top financial services with elite checking. Earn up to 4% APY on balances under $15,000. Get paid early, enjoy loan discounts and more, because at Accuf your money should reflect your mission. Visit AmericasChristianCu.com Elite to learn more. Early pay depends on when your employer sends your paycheck. We can't guarantee early direct deposit. APY equals annual percentage yield. America's Christian Credit Union is federally insured by the ncua. 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In a recent article, digital host and journalist for CBN News, Billy Halloway Hallowell, excuse me, reminded viewers that Lincoln's call for gratitude to faith remains deeply relevant for our country, even Today, Billy joins me now to talk a bit more about that. Billy, welcome. As I read your article and as I've really kind of thought about your thoughts, it seems to me that everything you've laid out really speaks to the tenets of a relationship with God. But beyond that, adhering to those tenets is a testimony to one's own faith. Yeah, especially, I mean, you think about 1863 in the middle of this horrific war that is threatening to divide the nation permanently. You know, you're not even 100 years out from this new country, and there's so much horrific, horrible things unfolding, and yet Lincoln is turning to God, turning to blessings. And I think about our country today. You know, obviously we have different issues today. We're fighting over different things. We're dealing with with totally different monsters that are unfolding in different, you know, facets of our culture and our society. And yet the same principles are there. God never changes. And so we can look back at this proclamation and this call for a Thanksgiving, and we can look at the finer points of it, and we can say, wow, these are lessons we can take away and we can actually apply to where we are now. I mean, I think the first thing, looking at the acknowledgement of the source of our blessings, a lot of us are very focused, and I struggle with this too, sometimes on the things that we don't have or the things that we want or the prayers that aren't being answered. But what Lincoln was doing, again, in the midst of the most difficult presidency this nation has ever seen, he was reminding Americans that every good thing, even in a season of war, comes from God. And that gratitude has got to be central no matter what is happening. We're called to pray in every circumstance. We're called to have gratitude, really, in every circumstance. And so that. That, to me, is just the first, most powerful reminder that we see there. Billy, I want to ask you, I guess a bit of a theoretical question, but the principles you've just stated, they seem to me, from the outside looking in, to be. To. To span religious divides, to. To span kind of spiritual divides. Is there a possibility that all of us adhering to these principles, to these ideas, could be a way to unite us? Yeah, I mean, look, at the end of the day, we're all going to have the camps that we're in. I'm a Christian. Other people aren't. But when you talk about things like gratitude, you know, things like recognizing God's sovereignty, it's. It's interesting. I've seen atheists you know, SE cup, who is, you know, used to be a conservative commentator. She's an atheist. She had said, look, I wouldn't vote for somebody who's. Who's an atheist. I want somebody who's afraid or who has reverence for somebody above them, for a God above them. And so that's interesting to me, but I think not everybody's gonna get on board, obviously, with God's sovereignty, but I think that's an important one. But to your more general point, yeah, I think gratitude, kindness, treating others the way you want to be treated, these things at the baseline understanding, by the way, that. That we're going to pay a price for the way we behave. You know, the way Lincoln talked about it was God rebuking America but also showing his mercy. Right. There are elements of that that I do think span different religions and faiths and that can unite us around common ground. Everybody wants the same thing for America. Right. How do we get there and how do we treat one another? In difficulty, indifference, in a way that is respectful. Yeah. You know, policy, in my mind, should be rooted in human decency. And it seems to me that everything you've described fundamentally comes down to that. It's about human decency. It's about morals. Yeah, well, and also. Yeah, absolutely. And it's about consequence for activity. I mean, America was dealing with a horrific sin of slavery, and it was dealing with the abuse and misuse of people. Right. And then trying to correct that and having a war to try to correct that. And really, obviously that that ended the way that it was supposed to, that war. But. But God still extends his mercy. Right. Even in the midst of that. And so to me, there's a message there, regardless of what people believe, about pushing forward for what is right and true and good and loving others. Right. You know, Christians are called to love God, love others. Well, the loving others part of that is incredibly important. And if we were to do that, that our culture, our society would be so much better, regardless of what people believe theologically. Billy, that's a conversation in my spirit needed this morning. Good to talk to you, my friend. Always a pleasure. Thank you. Thank you. We're back with the second hour of American Sunrise, right after this. America's Christian Credit union stands firm in faith, serves the community, and delivers top financial services with elite checking. Earn up to 4% APY on balances under $15,000, get paid early, enjoy loan discounts and more. Because at Accu, your money should reflect your mission. Visit AmericasChristiancu.com Elite to learn more early pay depends on when your employer sends your paycheck. We can't guarantee early direct deposit. APY equals annual percentage yield. America's Christian Credit Union is federally insured by the ncua. Making the holidays magical for everyone on your list. It's no small feat, but with TJ Maxx, your magic multiplies with quality finds. Arriving daily through Christmas Eve, you'll save on luxe cashmere, the latest tech toys and more. 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Let us show you@iheartadvertising.com that's iheartadvertising.com or call 844-844. Iheart one more time. Just call 844-844-Iheart and get radio working for you. Coming up on the second hour of American Sunrise, massive fraud in Minnesota. The New York Times forced to report on billions of dollars worth of fraud involving the Somali community in the state under the watch of Governor Tim Walls. We're going to check in with John Solomon, who completely broke this story, originally reported on the issue. While all the other legacy media, not other, all the legacy media copies him. He is the og. Plus, an ultimatum for Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. President Trump has reportedly pressured the Venezuelan leader to give up power in the country as tensions continue to escalate there. We'll have analysis on the developing situation. Also later, our special coverage at the Pentagon continues. We're going to check in with RAV reporters on the ground a little later in the hour. Those stories and more is the second hour of American Sunrise starts right now. Good morning America. Welcome to American Sunrise. Whether it's culture, we have breaking news to share with you. Politics. President Trump is joining us live now from Florida. We've got you covered. This is what it looks like to be a patriot. We have to protect the American family. The American dream is still alive. I'm David Brody. I'm terrence. And I'm Dr. Tina. Welcome back, everybody, to the second hour of American Sunrise. I'm David Brody coming to you from the deep state. Let's bring in Dr. G. She's in West Palm Beach. T. Bates is in our Denver newsroom. Good morning to both of you. Normally I say something pithy here to get us going. I have nothing, Gina. I have nothing pithy at all. Would you like to say anything? I do. We have somebody, one of our favorites in our chat, who has both a birthday and an anniversary. This is, that is Jingis Khan and his beautiful wife. I call her Mrs. Jing. So happy anniversary and happy birthday to them. And he would like us to know here in Palm beach that it is not cold when it is 73 degrees because his car is covered in snow. Okay, there's your weather. There's your weather on the twos for you. Weather on the fly by Gina. That's all I've got. Look at Gina and Genghis. They're scooping me. I thought I was gonna be the only person with a weather toss today. Dr. Gina is scooping me. All right, There you go. I like it. I'm not mad at it at all, actually. Well, guys, look. The Trump administration facing another legal setback of sorts this morning as a federal appeals court has ruled that Trump appointed acting U.S. attorney for the State of New Jersey Alina Haba has illegal or was illegally given that job. As a result, Haba is disqualified from supervising cases. She served as President Trump's personal lawyer leading up to his reelection. There's still no comment from the White House or the Justice Department on Monday's ruling, though the family of West Virginia National Guardsman Andrew Wolf is breathing a bit of a sigh of relief this morning. The 24 year old was shot in the nation's capital last week and has been upgraded from critical to serious condition while doctors say he is still fighting for his life. They also say he gave the hospital staff treating him a thumbs up on Monday and even wiggled his toes. Meantime, we are still working to get Funeral details for 20 year old specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who was killed in that attack. And new charges could be filed against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James as soon as this week. That's what's being attributed to sources in the Justice Department. You may remember the cases against the duo fell apart last week after a federal judge dismissed the charges, saying the Trump Justice Department violated the Constitution and federal law by appointing Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney. Halligan ultimately brought the charges against Comey and James, which were eventually dismissed. That's a quick check of your headlines. We'll, of course, have more headlines coming your way shortly. But now let's get a quick check of your forecast. We're also going to put up a QR code here at the bottom of your screen if you want to join our friends over at Weather Nation. There you have it. Let's get over to Tracey Anthony. Tracy, good morning to you. Any hometown forecasts for us this morning? We do. We've got a handful of hometown forecasts. And I'm going to try to say this properly on air. You know, Terrence, with these hometown forecasts, I'm learning stuff every day as well. But this town, Okonomawock, Wisconsin, I know if I'm homeowned with Oconomowoc. Yeah, right. We're gonna go with it. We do have the chance for for some snow on Wednesday. But look at this sub zero overnight temperatures here as we get into Wednesday and Thursday. This is the cold air that's really going to be felt from the Dakotas all the way through the Great Lakes and even into the Northeast. So this cold front is going to bring the coldest air so far this season. We're talking about wind chill values down around 20, 30 below even Sault Ste. Marie, this from Tex Echo, 626. This was his hometown or where they were born. And they're going to be dealing with a lot of lake effect snow with this brutal cold air coming in from the Arctic. So, Terrence, we've been talking a lot about first snows. I know you've had to deal with it. Denver has more snow in the forecast, but a lot of people are going to be bracing for sub zero temperatures and sub zero wind chills by midweek. No, say it ain't so. More snow in our forecast. That's really Tracy. All right. So I'm just gonna go on and let you guys know when it snows. If I don't show up to work, it's because of the snow. I'm just telling you right now, because the snow. And don't blame the messenger. There you go. And I won't blame the messenger. All right. Thanks so much, Tracy. Appreciate it. And once again, folks, there at the bottom of your screen, you see that QR code, go ahead and scan it and join our Weather Nation family. All right, let's get you back over to David for a report. Out of Mogadishu. I'm sorry, out of Minneapolis. Good morning, David. Same thing? No, thank you, teammates. I'm sorry. That was terrible. Or was it? All right. A massive fraud scandal in Minnesota finally getting mainstream attention from none other than the New York Times. But hang on for a second. It was John Solomon and his team over at Just the News who broke the story. Well before the Times reported on it, dozens of people have been charged with felonies for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from a government program meant to keep children fed during the COVID 19 pandemic, all under the oblivious watch of Governor Tim Walz. And we're also learning that Minnesota's attorney General Keith Ellison has allegedly been caught on tape accepting multiple bribes from suspects in the case. Now the Treasury Department says it's investigating that incident, too. Joining us now is the editor in chief for JustTheNews.com, that would be John Solomon, has been reporting on this since 2024 and had some great reporting just a week or so ago. John, you obviously know a lot more about this than anyone at the family New York Times. Boy, I tell you what, it's a great scoop. And tell us more here. John, good morning. Well, listen, this is what the Democratic blue states have been doing. They unleash illegal aliens and immigrants across the border. Then they find ways to alert them to their state with generous benefits and then they look the other way while those immigrants begin to defraud the program. That is the story of Minnesota. Now what is the incentive for a state like Minnesota to do that? It is to rig apportionment. If you have more residents in your state, even if they're illegal, they got counted by the census and you get more federal funds and eventually you might get more representation in Congress. So this has been a way for blue states to counter the growing red map in America and in Somalia. According to the prosecutors we've talked to and members of Congress who looked into it, it now looks like about $2 billion of your and Rs hard working money was a taxpayer. Money was stolen in a series of schemes. One of the schemes defrauded a Covid era food program that was supposed to help people who had no food on the table during COVID But those are vulnerable victims and the Somali immigrants who ran this scam defrauded them as well as the taxpayer. Another program involved autism and money that would go to families that had autistic children. There is a Somali doctor charged with giving false diagnoses to families so that they can get those benefits that were meant for families with autistic children. So a widespread systemic scandal. 77 Somali immigrants have already been indicted. That's just in the food scandal. There's two or three other cases now. And it looks to be one of the largest frauds in recent American history. And the reason it all happens, according to our original reporting back in August of 2024, is that the Waltz administration loosened their oversight of this money. The money comes from the federal government, goes to states. States and local cities, run the programs. And the Legislative Auto Bureau and many others who looked at this, members of, of the state legislature believe that Tim Waltz owns this entire scandal because he simply turned a blind eye to what was very rampant and obvious fraud. It didn't take long for Donald Trump's Justice Department to figure out this fraud once they got on the case back in February. John, if I could just. But in here, I just want to ask really quickly, do you have similar investigations going with other governors in other blue states? We are. We're looking at California. We're looking at New York. We're looking at a couple of other places. There's a situation with some New York hospitals and Medicaid that we wrote about last year that it appears the FBI and other. And Congress is now looking at Eric Burleson on the Ways and Means Committee. So, yeah, we're looking at this. It makes sense when you look at it. Look, when we look at the election map, we have all this red, and then we get the blue cities and the way that the Democratic Party's been keeping those cities super blue to keep their money, to keep their apportionment, to keep their representation is to allow illegals in and then lure them to their sanctuary cities. We think, you know, the Democrats portray this as an act of compassion, but in fact, it's an act of politics. It's an act of politics. It's an act of politics that seems to, at least from the outside looking in, extend into illegalities, even on the parts of lawmakers. Do these investigations, or do you suspect that some of these investigations will actually lead to charges against some of these lawmakers in Minneapolis, in Minnesota, excuse me, specifically Tim Walls, the lieutenant governor there, and others. Well, the first thing that's going to happen is that Tim Waltz is going to start to lose federal funding, and that will be an extraordinary penalty to the people of Minnesota who elected him but it's because that's the way the government can quickly punish a governor. So you've seen everybody from the Transportation Department to the Treasury Department put the State on notice that they've so mismanaged this money, they may lose their funds. If there's any evidence that these acts were willful or part of a conspiracy to make sure that it was easy for Somali immigrants to take this money, that will be one potential act. You could have a negligence act. You can have a civil act brought against you. So a negligent crime, a crime of negligence, or a civil act brought against the governor or the attorney general if they turned a blind eye. The other thing is that we're looking at two other actions. One is there is a money, clear evidence now that some of the money may have made its way all the way to Al Shabaab in Northern Africa and al Qaeda terrorist group that is actively under investigation by the Treasury Department. And then we had Joe Edlow, the U.S. citizenship and Naturalization director, on our show recently. And he said, listen, if you're a Somali and you're in the country and you're either naturalized or you're a green card and you knowingly and willfully engage in this and you began this fraud before you got your citizenship or while you were a lawful green card resident, we're going to revoke your status and kick you out of the country. And so I would look for the Citizenship office to begin revoking green cards first and maybe some citizenships. You saw the president get asked a naturalization question the other day. We'll see. We'll see if that happens. But that's one of the other enforcement actions that are underway right now. John, are there, are there other groups? We just have about 20 seconds, but are there other groups of immigrants who are perhaps conducting similar frauds, or is this really limited to Somalis? We're looking at many other places. There's questions about Afghan groups that have helped Afghans resettle in the country. We know that there's also a lot of nonprofits that just move these illegal aliens to these sanctuary cities. And there's an IRS and Treasury Department investigation looking at some of those groups to whether to revoke their status or not tax exempt status. So I think we're at the tip of a very large iceberg. It's why we reported on this last year. Much more to come, I think, in the next few weeks, quite frankly. John Solomon, the New York Times, worst nightmare. Thank you for being here. Thanks, John. Thanks, guys. Good to talk to you. We appreciate you. All right, coming up, a new study has identified the most sinful cities in the country. 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That's according to Wallet Hub's latest study measuring vices like crime, gambling, excessive drinking, and adult entertainment. The ranking is based on 37 metrics spanning seven categories, including violent crime, excesses and vices, greed, lust, jealousy, vanity, and laziness. A WalletHub analyst cautioned that being on the list doesn't necessarily mean a city is irreverent or unreligious, but it rather indicates where vices and illegal or morally questionable behaviors are more widespread. Let's bring in the group for a quick discussion. David, I Wonder if Washington D.C. should have been on that list. What say you? How could Washington D.C. not be on this list? Someone explain the metrics. 37. I think they needed 137 because I don't think 37 is enough. So obviously watch. Where's New York City? Hello. Where's New York City? Oh, my gosh. And you know, I have nothing else really to say other than the fact that I don't. I don't understand the metrics on any of this laziness. Okay, how do you quantify that? Is that a sin? Yeah, I don't know if that's a sin, then, you know what? Then I don't know. Okay, yeah, I was with you, like, on some of those metrics. I'm like, how do you actually quantify that? How do you assess that? Maybe just people. I'm just gonna add this, I'm gonna add one, one city to this that I'm surprised wasn't there. And I say this because I live there and I work there, and I know it very well. Memphis, Tennessee. Of course, there's the current crackdown in Memphis, but Memphis, Tennessee, I'm surprised that it's not higher on that list in top five. And I say this because my wife always used to say, how can you have a strip club right across the street from a megachurch? And that was pretty common in that city. Like, there would be a megachurch and literally across the street you'd have a strip club and we would be like, I don't get this. How can you be in the Bible Belt, the so called Bible Belt? And this is a commonplace thing. So I'm putting Memphis on my list. Sorry, Memphians, but I'm putting you on my list. Go ahead, Doctor. I would suggest that a strip strip club next to a church is probably a pretty good thing. Actually. That's exactly where a church needs to be and a strip club needs to be. But go ahead, Gina. This conversation is so interesting. You know, it's funny because my husband, when he was in the Senate, fought gambling in Missouri. And a lot of the storyline from the Ozark series was actually based on the legislation that he fought to pass. And my kids absolutely make fun of him for this. They're like, you know, what's the problem with gambling? We don't understand because now all the sports betting and all that has become so popular and so monetized. You know, obviously now things like marijuana are, you know, monetized in many, many states and therefore legalized. And so we really have. We've degraded ourselves to a whole new level. I'm just going to say it. I mean, I'm not. I'm not trying to be Pollyannish about this, but I am saying that things that your typical churchgoing Christian used to think were sinful, even 10 or 20 years ago now are widely accepted because they've been monetized. I think it's time to take a step back, look at data, look at research, and ask ourselves, just because we've monetized it, does it really mean that it is no longer sinful? I think it's a good question to ask, and I think this study illuminates some of that. I like to call that. Yeah, Em, if I could just have the last word here. I think West Palm also needs to be on that list because it's sinful. That it's 73 degrees in December, that's sinful. It should not be 73 degrees around Christmas time. Okay, that's all I place for shady people. Oh, that was good, Gina. That was good. I don't know. I think it's only sinful when the iguanas are falling out of the trees. It should not be that cold in West Palm. All right, great discussion as always, you guys. 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Well, excuse me for a second. Terrence, hold on for a quick second. I'd like to preempt Jake's segment today and talk about your Waffle House experience early in life. So please take the next 20 minutes. No, okay. We got to delve into that at some point. They're good stor, but yeah, they're probably not right for tv. Gotcha. That'll be the after hours version of American Sunrise, everybody. You can tune in after midnight. Okay, Gotcha. All right. Time now for our daily dose of dollars and common sense. It is time for Jake Novak. He is the American Sunrise early edition host, the guy behind Jake's take substack. And he brings with him his crystal ball that he looked into yesterday. There it is, the imaginary crystal ball. That's very impressive. You look, look very Houdini. Ish. Because you made a prediction about gas, I will let you go. I mean gasoline, excuse me, not gas, but you know what I'm trying to say. And you predicted something that came true. I'll let you take the victory lap, sir. Go ahead. I know. I wish I had predicted a Jets super bowl victory somewhat. Maybe that'll happen. But yes, I predicted on this program yesterday that gasoline, the average national average price for a gallon of regular would go below $3 today. And it has this morning. I kept updating the AAA website and it did. It did indeed do that. I know a lot of you paying a lot more in some places a lot less than others, but this is good news. We haven't seen sub$3 national average since a lot since the first Trump administration. So this is a great thing. All right. And by the way, every time I think of gas, I think of the time when I went to Lake Tahoe and it was, I told you this, it was $6.85 a gallon. I'm like, yeah, you unbelievable. All right, Jake, let's talk about bitcoin. That has really been beaten down in the last week or so. Where is it now and what's going on with this downturn here with bitcoin? Yeah, well, it's the hottest trade right now. I mean, whether you're up or down, I mean, you can make money on the movement, but we're up to about $88,000 on Bitcoin right now. Just yesterday was down to like 81,000. So it's coming back. Long way to go though. It's more than 30% down from that all time high of $125,000. And my explanation for this is very simple. I think that when you take a look at something, there's a lot of people who are investors in bitcoin who aren't, like, investing it for their 401k or their IRAs, where it just keeps rolling over. These are people who are doing it speculatively, which is, by the way, you need that in a market. I'm not. I love that, by the way. There's nothing wrong with that. But when they see how much money they made since compared to the beginning of last year, a lot of them are thinking like, okay, this is a good time to take some profits, buy some Christmas gifts, bank some of this stuff, and then we'll buy it back. I think that that's a big reason why this is happening right now. And it's not necessarily because someone woke up this one morning and said, oh, I don't think bitcoin is as valuable. That's not what's happening. I think you have people. This isn't. Again, this is not institutional investing. There's more institutional investing in bitcoin than there used to be. But I still think the bulk of bitcoin investors are people who are doing it almost like day trading. And that means that when you have a huge rise like that, eventually some people are going to take profits. That's how it works. Do you still have your crystal ball with you? What do you think about bitcoin in the future? What's your sense? Oh, mighty Jake, oh, mighty Jake, what do you think? I wouldn't be surprised if it falls a little bit further in the coming months, But I do think we're going to test those highs sometime next year. We'll be back over that $125,000 high. I don't think that that's much of a. Of a courageous prediction. There's probably a lot of people laughing at me for making that, but that's what I feel. I think we're going to hit that high again sometime next. Next year. Sure. All right, fair enough. All right, Jake. It looks like we have a clear front runner to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair. So who is it and what would it mean exactly? Well, it's Ken Hassett. And one of the things that I think about Hassett as a Fed chair, that's really different. There's all these people talking about, like, oh, well, he'll be closer to the president than anyone else has been before. We don't know that. We didn't have. We don't know that about some of the past Fed chairman, especially the ones back in the 20s and the 30s, we don't know that. There's a lot of different aspects of it. But for you and me and for everyone watching, this is probably the most personal, the biggest personality we would ever have as a Fed chairman. People like Paul Volcker were interesting and funny, but in a dry, quieter way. Hassett is a real talker. You know, he's a media darling. They trot him out in front of the cameras all the time. I've never experienced a Fed chairman whose voice didn't put me to sleep within five seconds. So that to me will be the biggest change. And actually, the markets might move more on things he says than the ones in the past because. Just because of that. So that's something to look out for. All right, and so Scott Besant, not happening there. You don't think Bessant's happening at all, right? No, I don't think he wants it. You know, it's for some of the reasons that I just said. It's kind of a boring job. It actually, it's very important, but it's actually a boring job. Why so many people want it, I'll never know. It is a really boring, boring job. All right, Jake Novak, great to have you on the show. And where do you get your crystal ball, by the way? Is that. And how much did it cost? I'm curious. We got five seconds. 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The event is being described as the beginning of a new era of the Pentagon's relationship with the media, one that gives access to independent organizations. Joining me now to discuss this and so much more is chief White House correspondent Brian Glenn. And also we've got Benny Ray, Harmony, our congressional correspondent. Benny Ray, of course, is at Congress. Brian is at the White House. Brian, I want to start with you, because you are one of the newly credentialed Pentagon reporters, talk about these new rules that you've signed and agreed to and how different, if you will, is the the atmosphere at the Pentagon now in this new era, if you will. Well, good morning. It was certainly less people there yesterday than as normal as those new rules kicked in October of this year, and many reporters, many networks choosing to kind of dip out of that. Now, as far as the biggest changes is that before you publish or push out an article, it must go through, I guess, a review system and have the administration approve of what you're going to push out. And a lot of critics, and I think wisely so, say that that does violate their First Amendment right in order to report stuff. But that's certainly one of the biggest changes. And we saw, you know, Fox, CNN and other media outlets simply not agreeing to that and walking out. And certainly they, I think, think they have every right to question those new rules put in place. But yesterday was able to go through the credentialing process, get everything cleared there. I had a transition back over here to the White House. I was not able to stay all day. I know Steve Gruber was there in that main briefing room doing his show. So it looks like, you know, great coverage from a television aspect. We've never been there before. And I will add this. You know, I'm in the briefing room right now. A little bit of changes they implemented here. Right behind me is the door that goes to what they describe as lower Press and also goes up to Upper press. Now, upper press is where you have Carolyn Levitt's office, Stephen Chung's office. Now, before the changes, you could simply go through the doors and maybe dip in their office for a quick impromptu chat. Now you have to have an appointment to go up to Upper Press. That's one of the changes they've made here. And that's to try to eliminate, I guess, a lot of reporters just kind of wandering around the halls up there. But nevertheless, changes there at the Pentagon, changes here at the White House. Benny Ray, let's talk about Congress. What's happening there today. And really over the next couple of weeks before members of Congress leave for Christmas vacation, obviously the budget is has got to be front and center, but you don't hear a lot of people talking about the budget right now. Venezuela seems seems to kind of be having captured the imagination of most people who are watching what's happening there at Congress. Exactly. Terrence. Yeah. So we are here today at the new media row here in The Cannon office building. And this, this room is full of your independent journalists, your journalists that really get the attention. You know, we are in a time where maybe mainstream and legacy media, they are dead. And people get their news from independent sources like the people in this room. We have Salem, we have Lindell tv, we have Oann and so many other incredible organizations here. And yes, like you said, you know, this budget thing is coming up very, very fast. We are approaching another potential government shutdown at the end of January. And so it seems, though, that that is not the biggest topic of conversation that we're seeing. It goes back to Venezuela and especially ever since the Hegseth news just yesterday, some of the legacy media was going crazy about, you know, him killing and bombing some of these narco terrorist boats that we are seeing off our coast. And so Venezuela is a massive topic right now. But, Terrence, it's. There's a reason it's a major topic because it truly does threaten our national, national security. And it's one of the biggest topics with ICE and with what we are doing with immigration in our country. The country Venezuela is just huge because of the narco terrorists in that country and because of Maduro in what's happening. And truly, if we want to look at it from an outside view, if we want to talk about spending, we need to make sure that our homeland is safe and we need to make sure that we are not under threat. And so I think right now that potential threat, threat abroad is what is really, really putting people on their toes. And they feel like that is what they need to focus on right now. Benny Ray, you touched on that September 7th, second, excuse me, boat bombing in which there were basically two bombings of an attack. The words war crimes have been used. Democrats for the most part are using them. But there is going to be a briefing on Thursday there on Capitol Hill for both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. What's the buzz relative to that briefing and relative to what may come out of that? Listen, Terrence, I think members on both sides, I think they agree on the fact that we have to protect America. And Pete Hegseth, he did what the defense did what they felt was necessary. And Caroline Levitt yesterday in her press briefing, Brian Glenn and I were in there, she point blank said that Hegseth did nothing wrong and that there it is their job to kill these individuals and it is their job to take them out if they feel they are going to put America in danger. And you know, at the end of the day, America is the topic Right. America is what both sides want. They just have their own viewpoints on that. But I think that with this press conference and with this stuff coming up, we are, are going to see members from both sides come together to protect this nation. You know, we may not agree on everything, but we all want America and we all want an America that we can live in. And yeah, so I truthfully don't think he did anything wrong. It was, it was in their, their arsenal to protect America. And that's exactly what they did. And the White House stands behind them on that. President Trump also released a statement, I believe was it a couple of days ago, where he said he has full faith in Hegseth and he believes in Hegseth and believes that he did not commit any crime in his actions. Brian, there at the White House, is this boat story seen as somewhat of a distraction from all the other work that needs to happen? And I asked that question in light of President Trump coming out pretty forcefully and saying that Nicolas Maduro, the head of Venezuela, probably needs to be leaving here. In short, I guess if you really want to be honest about it, we're talking a regime change changed. Yeah, I think it is somewhat of a regime change. And of course, that will dominate the topic here at about 11 o' clock with that cabinet meeting, President Trump's last Cabinet meeting of this year. I expect that topic to be on the table multiple times, asked from different, different angles on that. But that has been, I think, what some would describe as a distraction for all the other things that are happening, happening in the US In a good, positive way. President Trump often claiming things that distract the American people from all the good that's happening in the economy and things like that, which, by the way, the Black Friday sales were up 9.1% over last year. So online spending was huge. That was one of the topics I was going to ask Karen Levitt in the press conference yesterday. But, yeah, I do expect that that meeting does take place at 11 o' clock in the cabinet Room. We'll have full coverage right here on Real America's Voice. Terence, I'm glad you brought up that Cabinet meeting, because if I remember correctly, the last Cabinet meeting President Trump held was somewhat of a victory lap. Each of the secretaries talked about the successes that they've achieved over this last nine, ten months or so. I guess this. So we're really coming up on, I guess, 11 months or so. Are you expecting much of the same today? Is this going to be a victory lap? Particularly since it's the last Cabinet meeting of the year. Will this be an opportunity to really tout all of what this administration has been able to accomplish? Yeah. I was talking to some of my colleagues here in the room about that Cabinet meeting. Will it go three hours? I know I wasn't in there that particular day, went three hours. But this could be some sort of a wrap up for each department's agriculture, what they've done with the price of food. You can have transportation, all the challenges they had, especially during the shutdown. So I do see this running a little bit longer than normal as they all want to have their 5 to 10 minute platform there in front of the world to tell the president and everyone else exactly what their Cabinet has done for the American people. So, you know, might want to grab the popcorn and grab a couple extra Diet Cokes because this one might take a little bit. But we'll be in there starting at 11 o' clock here eastern. Brian, I need all the sugar. No Diet Cokes for me. I'm going with the straight hard stuff there, but that's a whole nother story. Benny Ray, before we let you go after that. Okay, I get it, I get it. I probably should be healthier, but I'm not. Benny Ray, before we let you go, run through what the next couple of weeks is going to look like there on Capitol Hill. As we kind of said, there's a lot of work that still needs to be done, done. And we're just not hearing at least maybe I'm just not privy to it. I don't feel like we're hearing much about all of the work that's on the table. No, Terrence, and I am the congressional reporter and I have yet to hear about a lot of this stuff. I think the major focus right now is some of this new media stuff that is happening. And so once we get through today, we will have a better outlook as to what to expect these next couple of weeks. But like you said, said, expect foreign affairs, expect the arms committees to be meeting to talk about defense, to talk about, you know, the actions made by the Trump administration and the pros and cons, expect very heavy foreign affairs and also spending. But we did mention before we went on holiday last week, Terrence, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton were subpoenaed to to come to Congress on December 18, 17, 17 and 18th, I believe, leave. And so there's going to be a mixture of a lot of different topics we're talking about because of how long that shutdown was. Everyone is playing catch up. So I will have a better in depth knowledge of some of these bills that will be coming to the floor once we wrap up today. But like I said, expect that foreign affairs and spending to be top priority. Brb, Benny, Ray and Brian, we appreciate both of you. Thanks so much for joining us this morning. Thank you. Thanks Terrence. Thanks, Terrence. Of course I like that brb. And we will BRB. Coming up though, it is not just men who have to worry about losing their hair. Of course they would put this story on me now. New scientific breakthroughs are helping women across the country fight back against losing their precious locks as well. 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You know, I love, love what you're doing. This new medicine, it makes. I look at boxes and shelves full of lotions and potions and creams that I have that are just. They've become irrelevant to me because now that I have discovered what you have done, this is next generation. This mixes really nutraceuticals with medicines, with skin care and with hair care. Let's start with the foundationals. Doctor, what is the difference between exosomes and peptides? So peptides are amino acids that give a precise signal to help building blocks. They're large, so they don't go deep. They work at the surface and they work very quickly, but it's short acting exosomes, on the other hand, are these cargo of goodies that have all kinds of ingredients and instructions and they're like a multi functional toolkit. They support regeneration, they kickstart the repair and the remodeling process of our skin and our hair growth cycles. And they really are small, so they go deep and work at the cellular level, giving you a more lasting results. So do you use both in the same product? Sometimes, yeah. It's really exciting. So we have a couple of products that use both the exosomes so you get that longer term repair as well as short acting peptides. And so we have a hair product called Exo Fortify, which is amazing. It has exosomes and peptides that regenerate, strengthen, hydrate, detoxify and fortify our hair. And by doing all this with the phytochemicals and the phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals, you really regenerate and awaken those hair follicles and the scalp environment so that you can promote healthy hair growth in the normal cycle as well as densification of the hair strands, increasing the appearance of that thicker hair. I know we talked about postmenopausal hair loss in women. Of course, men, you know, have sort of almost a menopausal phase where their hair begins to thin as testosterone begins to deplete. But you know, when I experienced hair thinning, it was after my pregnancies. And I just want to know, do that, do the hair products work also for post pregnancy, postpartum hair thinning? Absolutely. It's a great question. Any of those shifts in hormones can, can affect our hair and, and anything that we can do to help stimulate that growth is key. It can be pregnancy, it can be things like surgery, anesthesia, changes in diet. There's a whole host of things that affect our hair loss, even stress. Yeah. Well, I will tell you that I started using these products, what, a couple of months ago. I get questions everywhere I go. My hair is literally out of control. It is growing so much from your product that I. It's almost too thick, if there's such a thing. I literally, I'm not sure how to style it anymore because I just have so much hair. Not a problem I'm gonna complain about though, doctor and that everywhere I go people say, did you get work done? No, I didn't. I started using these products. What's your favorite product though, Dr. So my favorite is one we just launched. It's called xoi. And this is a, it's a revitalizing eye bomb that has exosomes as well as peptides and other ingredients that not only help stimulate the coll and the elastin and that firmness of the skin, but it reduces the appearance of pros feet, fine lines, wrinkles, and that eye puffiness and that fluid retention that we get. And it immediately helps rebalance that dark area of the eye. It has nad in it. So it's also a powerhouse of energy that helps repair. And so, you know, our eyes are an area where it's hard to hide our age. The skin is thin. We lose our elasticity from the elastin. And so we're really excited about that product. I can't wait for you to use it and try. Well, and let me tell you, as someone who gets up for a morning show, that is exactly what I need. But you know, my other favorite thing, and I have to let you go. But I just want to compliment the night products, the lip product, the vitamin C. I use all that before bed and my skin just feels so good when I wake up in the morning. Dr. Robin Smith, you have revolutionized medicine and skincare in this country. I personally am. So thank you. Thankful for your products and thanks for being with us again and telling us more about it. Of course. And we have a 25% discount for you guys so your listeners and viewers can give it a try. Yes, please do. And there's the QR code right there. Get your own exoceuticals. I'm telling you what, guys, life changing for you as the New Year's approaches. Yes. All right. Thank you so much, Dr. Smith. 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And my son Sam, who shares that same big, beautiful heart. Lily, you wrote the book when you were 10 years old. This means so much to us. We sat down one day at the dinner table, like we will often, and talked about how maybe the rest of the world would like to see a little bit about your experience being the adoptive sister of Samuel. Tell us. Well, from my understanding as a kid, you know, there was a lot of of just like we're not. Everybody knows about kids with down syndrome. And I kind of fell into that a little bit too. And I just didn't, didn't really know, you know, I thought people think it's kind of a bad thing, maybe like a hushed topic or something. And I wanted people once I was raised like we were raising Sammy and I saw what a joy he was to the world and how special he was. I was like, people need to know this. And I think Sammy needs to know this, this in our family. And I just wanted to highlight that when I wrote it. 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