American Sunrise - December 8th, 2025

Summary

---

Podcast Summary: American Sunrise – December 8, 2025

Podcast: Real America’s Voice
Host: iHeartPodcasts (Dr. Gina Louden, David Brody, Terrence Bates)
Episode: American Sunrise – December 8, 2025
Date: December 8, 2025

---

Episode Overview

This episode of American Sunrise delivers a fast-paced review of recent political, cultural, and economic developments in the United States, framed from a distinctly conservative and pro-Trump viewpoint. The hosts discuss President Trump's appearances and influence, key cultural events such as the Kennedy Center Honors, internal Republican Party dynamics, major policy debates (including the future of Obamacare), immigration enforcement, prominent mergers in the media and tech industries, and uplifting personal stories that tie into broader American values. The show features insightful interviews with lawmakers, commentators, and experts, blending political reporting, cultural commentary, and moments of personal faith and patriotism.

---

Key Segments and Insights

1. The Kennedy Center Honors and President Trump’s Influence

• [05:37–09:07]
  • Dr. Gina describes attending the Kennedy Center Honors, where the likes of Kiss, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor, and Sylvester Stallone were celebrated.
  • President Trump made history as the first sitting president to host the Honors ceremony on camera from the Oval Office, signaling a new era of presidential engagement with the arts.
  • Notable detail: The event raised a record $23 million, compared to $12 million under the previous administration.
  • Memorable Quote:
    “The American dream is still alive.” – Dr. Gina Louden [04:53]
  • Trump’s Response to Youth Engagement:
    “The young generation... is going to grow up strong. We have a very different country than we had a year ago... I won the young vote. The Republicans never win the young vote. I won it easily. And I want to thank Charlie and I want to thank TikTok.” – Donald Trump [06:19]

2. Republican Internal Dynamics: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Support for Trump

• [09:38–11:17]
  • Discussion focuses on Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s revelations about how Republicans discuss Trump differently in private versus public, exposing internal party pressure and fear.
  • Memorable Exchange:
    • Dr. Gina Louden: “Is there in that support fear? Does the support come about because they're... afraid that they'll get death threats?” [09:44]
    • MTG: “I think they're terrified to step out of line and get a nasty Truth Social post on them.” [09:53]
    • “Many of my colleagues... went from making fun of him... to... kissing his a-- and put on a MAGA hat.” [10:14]

3. GOP Health Care Policy: The Future of Obamacare

• [11:17–13:00 and 79:03–85:47]
  • Congressman Mark Harris discusses diverging views on Obamacare, emphasizing Republican reluctance to continue COVID-era subsidies and growing consensus that government support should end.
  • Later, Congressman Eric Burleson details his “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) plan—a market-driven alternative to Obamacare proposing supercharged tax-free health savings accounts for individuals, with coverage extending to healthy foods and gym memberships.
  • Quote:
    “If you give people a better alternative than the Obamacare plans, Obamacare will wither on the vine.” – Rep. Eric Burleson [82:08]
  • Debate centers on whether a full repeal is necessary or if competitive alternatives will naturally outmode Obamacare.

4. Immigration Enforcement and Border Security

• [23:44–30:42]
  • Immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis and Charlotte discussed, with emphasis on recent ICE operations and local crimes linked to illegal immigrants.
  • Border security experts Tom Holman and Art Del Cueto warn of underestimated 'gotaways'—individuals crossing the southern border undetected—and stress the challenge of tracking them.
  • Art Del Cueto:
    “The fact that there are probably very nefarious people here who are posing not just public threats, but a threat to national security. And we have no idea who they are or where they are.” [29:56]

5. Cabinet Rumors: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

• [16:34–18:32]
  • Reports swirl about President Trump possibly replacing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, but insiders and hosts dismiss these as unfounded rumors, attributing the story to partisan media attempts to create division within the administration.

6. Global Affairs Update

• [16:34, 55:24]
  • The show briefly covers renewed tensions and airstrikes between Thailand and Cambodia, referencing Trump’s earlier mediation in the region.
  • Updates on U.S. deportations to Iran and judicial cases about the scope of presidential authority over federal agencies.

7. Weather & Health

• [20:45–22:11, 31:46–36:06]
  • Meteorologist Tracy Anthony provides a national weather snapshot, highlighting winter storms and the “Pineapple Express” atmospheric river.
  • Dr. Gina gives health tips about the dangers of shoveling snow, especially for those over 65 or with heart conditions. Emphasis is placed on community, safety, and hiring youth for physical tasks.

8. Media and Tech Business News

• [36:06–41:02, 68:26–73:39]
  • Nvidia’s $60 billion cash surplus and investments in client companies as a strategy to avert obsolescence—the “Kodak lesson.”
  • The looming $72 billion Warner Bros.-Netflix merger is discussed as a potential antitrust issue. Hosts highlight the prevalence of monopolies in tech/media and the role of politics in merger approvals.
  • Quote:
    “Amazon is a freaking monopoly. Microsoft is a monopoly... Netflix and Warner Brothers combining would be small potatoes in my opinion.” – Jake Novak [39:20]

9. Faith and Patriotism

• [45:50–50:21]
  • Rabbi Jason Sobel, live from Jerusalem, guides listeners through his new book “Transformed by the Messiah,” exploring connections between Old and New Testaments and offering hope for the present through biblical prophecy.
  • Quote:
    “Our hope is the belief that our future is going to be better than our past.” – Rabbi Jason Sobel [50:10]

10. Marjorie Taylor Greene Resignation Controversy

• [59:09–64:10]
  • Reaction to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 60 Minutes appearance and resignation: Steve Gruber critiques her leaving Congress early and questions the impact on GOP congressional margins and local taxpayer cost.
  • Quote:
    "You campaign for the job... and then you quit. I don't like that." – Steve Gruber [60:25]

11. Community, Values, and Uplifting Stories

• [91:00–99:07]
  • A “Sunny Side Up” segment recounts the rescue of Dennis, a disabled terrier pup abandoned in a dumpster, turning into a heartwarming, values-laden story as Dennis finds a new home just before Christmas.
  • Dr. Gina shares an emotional moment: “My husband always thanks everyone for their service, but that was really special. He said, ‘You’re worth it.’” [98:56]

---

Notable Quotes and Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Republican Youth Outreach
  “I won the young vote. The Republicans never win the young vote... There’s never been a Republican who won the young vote, and I won the very young vote.”
  —Donald Trump [06:19]

• On Internal GOP Trump Support
  “Many of my colleagues... went from making fun of him... to... kissing his a-- and put on a MAGA hat.”
  —Marjorie Taylor Greene [10:14]

• On Immigration Enforcement
  “There are probably very nefarious people here who are posing not just public threats, but a threat to national security. And we have no idea who they are or where they are.”
  —Art Del Cueto [29:56]

• On Health Care Reform
  “If you give people a better alternative than the Obamacare plans, Obamacare will wither on the vine.”
  —Rep. Eric Burleson [82:08]

• On Cultural Faith at the Kennedy Center
  “There was a faith thread throughout the entire night which I thought was really beautiful. So different than what the Kennedy Center Honors has ever been before.”
  —Dr. Gina Louden [55:01]

• On Service and Patriotism
  “My husband always thanks everyone for their service, but that was really special. He said, ‘You’re worth it.’”
  —Dr. Gina Louden [98:56]

---

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 05:37–09:07 — Kennedy Center Honors and President Trump
• 09:38–11:17 — Marjorie Taylor Greene on GOP Trump Support
• 16:34–18:32 — DHS/Noem Rumors
• 23:44–30:42 — Immigration and Minneapolis ICE Operations
• 31:46–36:06 — Health segment: Dangers of shoveling snow
• 36:06–41:02 — Nvidia and Tech/Media Merger News
• 45:50–50:21 — Rabbi Jason Sobel: Faith Segment
• 59:09–64:10 — MTG Resignation Controversy and GOP Prospects
• 79:03–85:47 — Congressman Eric Burleson on MAHA Health Plan
• 91:00–99:07 — Faith in Service & Rescued Terrier Story

---

Closing Thoughts

This episode of American Sunrise distills current events through a lens of American patriotism, cultural pride, conservative activism, and personal faith. The hosts skillfully blend reporting, analysis, and storytelling to foster a sense of community among like-minded listeners, championing traditional values and celebrating both policy victories and meaningful moments of kindness and service.

---

Transcript

[Dr. Gina Louden]

This is an iHeart podcast.

[David Brody]

Guaranteed Human Tired of juggling sales tools or spending hours on prospecting just to book a few meetings? Meet Apollo, the go to market platform for finding leads, connecting with buyers and closing deals all in one place. Apollo gives you access to over 210 million contacts and AI that handles all your busywork, finding leads, drafting emails, and even prioritizing your day. So stop paying for five different sales tools when one does it all. Visit Apollo I.O. and sign up free today.

Believe me, the family that takes the Internet on vacation.

Is the family that finds a better beach.

In peak crab mating season.

Be prepared for anything with an ESIM from a lower An ESIM is a digital SIM card built into your phone. Download the Airalo app, activate your ESIM and get online in minutes, anytime, anywhere. No more surprising roaming fees, weird public Wi fi or fiddly plastic. Just super connectivity at your fingertips. That's Airalo Airalo, the world's most powerful esim provider loved by 20 million savvy vacationers. It's as essential as packing your bathing suit for the beach. Don't get caught in a pinch. Pack the Internet. Download Airalo today. That's a I R, a L O Airalo and use code CRAB for 15% off your first ESIM terms apply. Does your child dread going to school every day? It's time to try Oregon Charter Academy. Our online school offers interactive learning in a safe environment with a dynamic and responsive curriculum. Providing your student with support to Thrive will bring you relief knowing you found.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Just what your child needs. Don't wait.

[David Brody]

Enroll [e-mail] and see the difference it.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Makes for your child.

[David Brody]

Oregon Charter Academy what learning should be.

Tired of juggling sales tools or spending hours on prospecting just to book a few meetings? Meet Apollo, the go to market platform for finding leads, connecting with buyers and closing deals all in one place. Apollo gives you access to over 210 million contacts and AI that handles all your busywork, finding leads, drafting emails and even prioritizing your day. So stop paying for five different sales tools when one does it all. Visit Apollo I.O. and sign up free today. If you're the purchasing manager at a manufacturing plant, you know having a trusted partner makes all the difference. That's why, hands down, you count on Grainger for auto reordering. With on time restocks, your team will have the cut resistant gloves they need at the start of their shift and you can end your day knowing they've got safety well in hand. Call 1-800-GRAINGER Click grainger.com or just stop by Grainger for the ones who get it done.

This episode was brought to you by Allianz Travel Insurance.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Your European bike tour is planned to perfection.

[David Brody]

Then your bag with all your bike.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Shorts take takes a detour.

[David Brody]

Baggage delay coverage can help when travel hassles try to take the air out of your tires. Learn more at allianztravelinsurance.com.

Ahead on American Sunrise, President Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene, the outgoing congresswoman from Georgia making headlines this morning after appearing on 60 Minutes. She dishes on how Republicans view President Trump behind closed doors as opposed to in front of the camera. MTG shares her thoughts on that and the toxic political times that we're in. All of that is ahead. Plus, the fate of your health care. What exactly are Republicans planning? Will they reform or get rid of Obamacare? North Carolina Congressman Mark Harris joins us with insight on the latest plan. And then later, the Kennedy Center Honors. How is the left reacting after the rock band Kiss, actor Sylvester Stallone and others get honored by President Trump on its hallowed stage? Has anyone actually done a health check on George Clooney and his band of liberals? Dr. Gina was at the big event. And we, of course, have inside Scoop. Those stories and so much more right now on American Sunrise.

Good morning, America.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Welcome to American Sunrise. Whether it's culture, we have breaking news to share with you.

[David Brody]

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.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

The American dream is still alive.

[David Brody]

I'm David Brody. I'm terrence.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

And I'm Dr. Gina.

Hey, everybody.

[David Brody]

Good morning.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I'm Dr. G. We are live with you from our Washington, D.C. bureau with our own David Brody in studio with me. Fun to be here with you.

[David Brody]

Hello, Gina.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

And we also have Brian Glenn running around backstage somewhere backstage, offset, what's the word? Off camera. Yeah, he's around here somewhere. By the way, this studio is so, so cool. It's new. I haven't been here yet. And so fun to be here. Anyway. Terrence Bates is in our Denver newsroom catching all the snow for us. Good morning to both you guys.

[David Brody]

Morning. Good morning. Good morning. Dr. Gina and David. You guys look so good together. Dr. Gina, as you said, I just want to get right to it because I have to admit, I'm a little jealous you're there in D.C. but you were there for the Kennedy Honors, which was last night. The band Kiss, of course, was honored. Just George Strait, I suspect one of your Favorites, since you like country music. Also honored. But the highlight for me, Dr. Gina, is looking at my text overnight and seeing that you got a question into President Trump. Here's that question.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

You've done so much for American greatness. Talk to the next generation about how important the values are that you're celebrating tonight are to American greatness. Things like self discipline, creativity, talent. Those things.

[David Brody]

Well, the young generation, I think, is going to grow up strong. We have a very different country than we had a year ago. A year ago, we had a country that was in big trouble. Now we have a country that's the talk of the world, and everybody's respecting us again, and young people are respecting us again, too. I won the young vote. The Republicans never win the young vote. I won it easily. And I want to thank Charlie and I want to thank TikTok, and there are a lot of reasons for it, but there's never been a Republican who won the young vote, and I won the very young vote. So that's a good sign.

Great conversation there.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

You see the little point?

[David Brody]

Yes, I can see that. Impressive. I like it.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Trump is so Trump. Isn't he, Terrence?

[David Brody]

No, absolutely. And I have to admit, I enjoyed the question and answer. But, David, am I the only one wondering, okay, what kind of gown did Dr. Gina pull out? I know you had, like, the fashionista gown that you wore to that event. Where's the visual? Where's the visual? We didn't see that.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Listen, lots of pictures on Instagram going up today, guys. We were just trying to keep up, but, no, it was really beautiful. We also did the White House Christmas party yesterday, my husband and me. Absolutely beautiful. My favorite thing, which I hadn't caught in the media, was Melania's be best room. She actually decorated the. I believe it was the green room. David, you're gonna correct me because you know the capital or the White House better than I do, but I believe it was the green room she decorated as the family game room. Because, you know, the theme was coming home or family home or something like that was beautiful. And she put little blue butterflies all over this tree and in the room. Oh, no, that was the Lego room. Never mind. That's a different room. They're next to each other. But there was one whole room that was done. Like the wreaths were Legos. Like there was a portrait of President Trump all in Legos. I just wanted to sit down and play dominoes or something. Really, really fun theme this year at the White House party. It's a great vibe in D.C. so different from the last few times I was here.

[David Brody]

Well, and what's also neat, T. Bates and Gina at the Kennedy center. They, they raised a lot of money. Yeah, it was like $23 million. And that is compared to in under Biden last year when it was like 12 million. So.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yeah, it's just I had a good chance to talk to Rick Grinnell about that and, and he was telling me how. How amazing it has been, but he's exhausted. He can't imagine so hard. But it was a beautiful night kiss, as you said. George Strait, so many real luminaries. Gloria Gaynor, I will survive. Beautiful. All of that airs later in the month, but it was a really beautiful event.

[David Brody]

Kiss with no makeup.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Jean Simmons. Well, actually, three of them were there, all except for Ace. I knew my rock and rollers in our control room would have been loving every moment. Yes, that's right.

[David Brody]

All right. Time for Bible verse, is it not?

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Oh, yes. Yeah. We have a show to do.

[David Brody]

Let's do the show.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I keep forgetting. I think I'm just sitting in a restaurant, a cafe here with David Brody. Philippians 4:19. And my God shall supply all your need, according to his riches in glory by Jesus Christ. And that is a good one. From the good book to the halls of Congress where outgoing Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said President Trump is treated differently in public and in private with Republicans. Take a look.

[David Brody]

I'm going to ask you about this almost solid support he has among Republicans in Congress.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Is there in that support fear? Does the support come about because they're.

[David Brody]

Afraid that they'll get death threats?

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I think they're terrified to step out.

[David Brody]

Of line and get a nasty truth social post on them.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yes. And they're watching what happened to you? Yes.

[David Brody]

Behind the scenes, do they talk differently?

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yes. How? Oh, it's. It would shock people. Well, let's shock people.

[David Brody]

Okay.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I watched many of my colleagues go from making fun of him, making fun of how he talks, making fun of me constantly for supporting him, to when he won the primary in 2024. They all started.

Excuse my language, Leslie.

[David Brody]

Kissing his A and decided to put.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

On a MAGA hat for the first time.

For more, let's bring in North Carolina Congressman and Pastor Mark Harris. Congressman, is what the congresswoman said true?

[David Brody]

Well, I've not been in any of those situations that she described. Now, again, I'm a freshman congressman. I've been there pretty much most of this year. I've not seen a lot of those types of things that were described. What I see is a unified conference that recognizes that the America first agenda is what we were sent there to do. And we're working to continue to move that agenda forward. And so that's, that's pretty much what I've seen in my time there so far.

Well, Congressman, speaking of the agenda, let's go to this headline here to show what's really happening or what we think is happening. We don't know what's happening in Washington. That's the truth of the matter. Republicans divided over whether to salvage Obamacare or replace it ahead of the subsidy deadline. So Obama, what's your take here? Because some say the law is not going to go away anytime soon. Are Republicans divided on health care and what's the road forward? Well, I would say we're divided on health care. I would say that there's a lot of different ideas that are out there floating. Last week the speaker indicated that early this week we're going to see something that we're going to be able to really get the conversation going in a strong way. I think when you think about the subsidies, you've got to remember those subsidies were a Covid era. They were pandemic subsidies. No Republican has ever voted for us to continue or think about those subsidies. In fact, when you think about the American people, they recognize the pandemic is over. And the last poll I saw showed that 60.5% of the American people felt like those subsidies of the COVID era policy needed to end. So I think there's going to be a lot of conversation, a lot of ideas this week that are going to be talked about, such as how we're going to improve upon and make changes to Obamacare because it's obviously failed. We knew it was something that has to be propped up by government money over and over and over again. You've got something that is is not going to work. It's going to cost the American people $400 billion over the next 10 years if we were to vote to continue these subsidies. So I think that people recognize it. I think we're coming to the end of the year and we're going to be looking at these ideas like putting the power in the hands of the people. The president already spoke about it. We've got to quit sending the money to the insurance companies who are continuing to get wealthy. All of these Covid era policies. Congressman, that's the Charlotte skyline behind you, if I'm not mistaken. So let's just have a conversation about that. You took to X the other day Writing meet the illegal alien charged with stabbing someone on a Charlotte light rail last night. The guy we're looking at here, this is Oscar Solazano. He's previously deported and then returned to the country illegally. He, of course, is now charged with attempted murder. Is it about time to bring the National Guard to Charlotte, to the Queen City? Well, Terrence, thank you so much for the question. Of course, we made that request some time ago of the governor that he bring the National Guard in so that it would help deal with the fact that we were 273 or 75 policemen short of being able to adequately police the city. The National Guard would be able to provide that support so that the police can do the things that they need to do. All of the public is crying out that something's got to happen with our light rail. As far as security is concerned, this is now the second stabbing. This one, fortunately, was an attempted murder rather than an actual murder when we lost Irina Zarutska just a few months ago. But thank God there was a good Samaritan that stepped in. While this man was screaming at an elderly man, as I understand, and really almost like a strong armed robbery, this good Samaritan stepped in. Unfortunately, he got stabbed. But look at this illegal alien not having deported once, but deported twice and came back in and I think was under a got away category. And then when our elected leaders here in Washington over in Charlotte were concerned about the presence of the Border Patrol and ICE and the work that they're doing, that's absolutely ludicrous. It's people like this guy that they were looking for, and, and I wish they would have been able to get him before this went down. So we've got to continue as elected leaders to talk positively about law enforcement and the job that they're doing. And even about as we were talking about Operation Charlotte's Web, that was a critical operation. And I only wish they would have been able to get this guy before this went down on the train.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Congressman Harris, thank you so much for being with us today.

[David Brody]

Thank you so much for having me, Congressman. Thank you.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

All right, coming up, you guys, could President Trump be weighing a change at dhs? A new report says it could happen. We're going to talk more about that also later. DHS says border crossings are remaining at very low points. Just how far down are they going? We have some shocking data that's just ahead for you here on American Center.

[David Brody]

News BREAK is brought to you by amac, association of Mature American Citizens.

Welcome back to American Sunrise, everyone. I'm Terrence Bates, we're working several stories for you, but specifically keeping an eye on the White House, which is likely keeping an eye on the situation between Thailand and Cambodia. You may remember that situation is one that President Trump thought he had settled with a peace accord. But just this morning, there are airstrikes happening between Thailand and Cambodia. We're continuing to monitor that ongoing situation and we'll continue to update you. First, though, David Brody standing by in Washington, D.C. with our next guest. And it is all sponsored by amac. The association of Mature American Citizens is the conservative voice for Americans 50 and older. AMAC is fighting for the values that you hold dear. Join today. Together we can write the course of America. All right. Well, President Trump reportedly weighing whether to move on from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Say what? There are reports out this morning saying that top White House officials are growing frustrated with her. One report notes that the president could be looking at possibly the term limited Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to replace her. Meantime, Secretary Noem is also the subject of a contempt of court inquiry for continuing deportations to El Salvador, despite a federal judge's order to basically turn that around. For more, let's bring in a guy I know well. I mean, I so well. Brian Glenn. Hello, Brian. You know, good morning, David. A lot of people don't know at home that we do mic checks. I'm usually at the White House and I'll say give me a David Bode mic check. But this morning I get to do it live here in the studio. So it's good to be here. Thank you for doing that, by the way. Yeah. You realize I can't ask you any other question other than just looking at you and thinking snow angels. That's it. That's all. Was that not a classic moment? Oh, it's phenomenal. It was phenomenal. And I want to thank Terrance for daring me to do that. I did legitimately look around to see if there's any Secret Service that might say something. The coast was clear, so the angel was on go.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Right.

[David Brody]

So you're not, you have not been arrested at this point, and I'm not sure I'll get pardoned if I do. Right. Well, that's a whole nother issue. Okay. Kristy Noem. Well, this came kind of out of the blue. I didn't, I'm not tracking at all on that. I thought she was doing a good job. So I don't know where this report. Well, she's done an amazing job. We can all agree that the Homeland Security job has been one of probably the toughest jobs that someone can take on right now with closing the border. Now, Karen Levitt said just this past week that this report was basically trash. It was not true. Krissy Noem has said it's not true. And then of course, there's other angles of this story saying that Corey Lewandowski was involved with her and some type of, you know, micromanaging what she's doing. Look, at the end of the day, both Corey Lewandowski and Kristi Noem are doing a phenomenal job with our border, cleaning up our streets and getting the troublemakers off of our communities out of here. I think this is all trash. I think this is driven from perhaps the far left media trying to once again break up the Trump administration, make sure there's a fallout of some sort. So I don't think there's any merit to these reports. What are you watching for this week? The White House. Anything big going on? No, there's never anything big going on at the White House. There's nothing. Everything big, actually. You know, when you look at like the economy, I know that President Trump tomorrow, and I'll be traveling with President Trump tomorrow to Pennsylvania. Talk about the economy. Yes, sir. And so I think his message on affordability and make sure, you know, he can kind of stay in touch with the people that are struggling. He's getting the messaging on that. And so I'm happy to be with him tomorrow. So I think a big focus on the end of year holiday affordability and, and going into next year, what these tariffs will do to our economy. Brian. Glenn, great to see you in person. Great to see you. I knew you existed, but now I have confirmation. And you don't wear any makeup. I've always been told in the air that you wear a ton of makeup. I don't see any on this. No. Well, take a look at the neck. Yeah, I need some Botox before him. Other than that, I'm makeup free as well. Okay, great. You and I are a pair, aren't we? All right. We've got a lot more coming up first. What am I even doing, Brian? I have no idea. Let's go to Tracy Anthony. That's a good idea. She's got the 4 forecast. Weather Nation. Weather Nation. Hi, Tracy. I don't know what I'm doing, but I know you do. Good morning. Yeah, you're doing great.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Good morning. You know, across the nation, we've got a few trouble spots, and the mid Atlantic is one of those areas where they're dealing with a little bit of snow. We've got winter weather advisories, but from Richmond back towards Lexington, that's where we're going to have a couple inches of snow stacking up to start off the day. Now, the north side Central Plains, they are going to be dealing with several clipper systems that are going to push across the area. So those are fast moving, low pressure centers that often bring just a quick dusting of snow, but also very powerful winds and it reinforces those chilly temperatures. So brace for that. That's why we have some winter weather advisories. And then out across the Pacific Northwest, it's another atmospheric river that's setting up, and this one we call the Pineapple Express because the moisture that's going to be moving onshore across the Pacific Northwest comes from areas around Hawaii. So that's that stream of moisture. But they're going to have the threat for flooding all week. So a lot of activity from coast to coast. Mainly wintery weather, though.

[David Brody]

Hey, Tracy, good to know. I've heard the Polar Express. I've never heard of the Pineapple Express. Thank you so much. You're the best. Hey, it's great to meet you finally on television. Terrence always hogs these, you know, Gosh, we gotta figure that out. Thank you.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I know it's fun to see you.

[David Brody]

Guys all in the studio together. I know. I mean, it's just. I mean, we gotta do it more often. Thanks again. Appreciate it.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Thank you.

[David Brody]

All right, up next, ICE is conducting operations in Minneapolis. Good. As part of enforcement. How many arrests have been made and how is the legacy media portraying their efforts? We're gonna find out about all of that on American Sunrise. First, though, a quick look at this day in history.

December 7, 1941.

A date which will live in infamy. The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. It was on this date in 1941 that President Franklin Roosevelt addressed an anxious nation after the heinous surprise, heinous surprise attack by Japan on the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl harbor, of course, killing 2,400 troops. FDR declared to America and to the world that we were a country at once. War. December 7th has remained a day that will always live new and to me. We're back after the break.

Welcome back to American Sunrise. We appreciate you starting your week with us here. Here. Federal immigration authorities say they have arrested 12 people in Minneapolis as part of a new enforcement operation. ICE officials say six of those arrested are Mexican nationals. Five are Somali, and one is from El Salvador. The operation targeted individuals living in the United States without legal status, not entire communities. Here's what borders are Tom Holman had to say about the operation. I've talked to several state and local.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Officials who've said that the number of.

[David Brody]

Somali immigrants who are living in the US Illegally there is very, very small, and that this is about scaring people more than it is about arresting criminals. So what have you actually accomplished with this operation so far in Minnesota?

Well, we're just starting. And I disagree the fact that people, you know, even we don't know how many illegal Somalis they are, because remember, on the last four years in Joe Biden, there's over 2 million got away, known gotaways, people caught on video, drone traffic or censor traffic that crossed the border illegally and weren't apprehended, weren't vetted. And so, you know, what President Trump is doing is fixing the last four years of the open border, where millions of people are released in this country. Many we don't know who they are. So we're going to do the same thing in the Twin Cities we've done across the nation. We're going to focus on those illegal alien public safety threats in these cities. And, you know, if they weren't a sanctuary cities, I mean, many of these people would be apprehended in the safety and security of the county jail. But because you're a sanctuary city, we got to send more resources there to flood the zone, because it takes a whole team to find somebody in a community where it would take one agent arrest one bad guy in a county jail. So this is exactly what President Trump promised the American people going to do. And that's what we're doing.

For more, let's bring in the border security advisor for the Federation of American Immigration Reform, Art Del Cueto. Art, welcome to the show. Good to see you. Thank you. I appreciate you having me. Absolutely. So it seems to me that fundamentally here, what we just heard from Tom Holman is a great perspective in that he doesn't really know how many people here illegally, which seems to give life to this idea that we need to be in these communities. We need to, first of all, be arresting those who are here illegally and who are posing a public threat, but also to assess how much of a threat there is in terms of these communities. So one of the big points that he made that I'm so happy he made it, because I've been screaming about gotaways for such a long time. Okay. And just to give you an example, first and foremost, there was a hundred and there was people from 168 different countries that entered the country during the Biden administration. And yeah, he's saying over 2 million gotaways. And he's right. We don't know how many gotaways actually came through under the Biden administration. I'm going to tell you why. There was groups that if they got away, you would register them as 20. That's all that would be registered because you would call in the radio and say 20 plus, but all that would register would be 20. Now, I went after one of these 20 plus groups when I was out there in the field and when I caught up to it miles later, it was a group of 60. Now if I would not have caught those 60 individuals, what would have gone down on paper is 20 got aways. So that ought to give you some kind of idea. When you're hearing 2 million got aways under the Biden administration, I honestly don't think that's even a number that's close to what really got away under those four years.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Art an illegal alien was charged with attempted first degree murder and several other offenses. Actually in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials said 33 year old Oscar Solorzano stabbed a man on the light rail train. The victim is now in stable condition. Thank goodness. Salazano was twice removed from our country and is a native of Honduras. And this comes just months after 23 Ukrainian refugee we all remember was murdered on the Blue line in Charlotte. Should the National Guard be sent into North Carolina? Are we really at a place where the south is in this sort of consistent peril?

[David Brody]

Absolutely. I've driven and I've gone to North Carolina many times. It's a place that I really enjoy going out there many times during the summertime, during the wintertime. I have connections to North Carolina and I have seen how bad it has gotten in North Carolina. I have good contact with a lot of the sheriff departments out there. I've spoken to them directly. They have a big problem with fentanyl and with heroin that has entered into their state. And a lot of it is drugs that have come in through our southern border. The more the merrier. Look, we need to make sure that we have as many law enforcement in a lot of these areas to secure our country as we possibly can. And one thing that I love to add is the border is more secure. Everyone talks about it. Well, if the border is secure, why do we need this? The border is more secure than it ever has been. Despite all the obstacles that have been thrown in front of this administration, but there's still more work to be done because the last administration really, truly made a mess out of the border. Hey, Art, how do you get the gotaways? How does that work exactly? And a lot of these folks that are here illegally, the majority of them overstay their visa, actually, so. So how do you go about tracking that down and making sure you get to the bottom of it? Look, unfortunately, finding these gotaways has just turned into. You're got to be lucky in the right place. So when you start going into the communities where you are aware that they've been more vocal or they've allowed more individuals with, without legal status in the US that's how you start finding some of these gotaways. But, you know, look, that question that you just asked is to me, the million dollar question. That is what makes this so, so much more difficult. How do you find the gotaways? It's the luck of the draw. It's. That's why it's ridiculous when I hear protesters or congress people or different individuals that go and try to attack law enforcement and they tell them to stop. How do you know what criminal record those individuals that are being detained have, not just in the United States, but what criminal record did they have in their own country?

And beyond that, I think, to your point, Art, it also highlights the fact that there are probably very nefarious people here who are posing not just public threats, but a threat to national security. And we have no idea who they are or where they are. I spoke to many agents, including ICE agents. I still have very good connections with them. When you would. When they would arrest individuals and they'd say it was a group of 50 and one popped up with a red flag because he had ties to some kind of terrorist organization. He was detained for further questioning. FBI handled it. You'd have to ask the FBI what they did with that individual. But the other individuals in the group, even though they traveled together, they came from the same town, city or village, they were treated just like any other asylum seeker. And that is dangerous.

Art Del Cueta. We'll have to leave the conversation there. Unfortunately, the issue remains. Thanks so much for joining us. Thank you guys so much. Have a good week. You as well. Coming up. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. At least if it's not in my neighborhood, of course, that means it is time to shovel, which I hate. I think that's well documented. Winter storms are bringing back breaking work, back breaking work. Excuse me for shoveling, but at what age should you hand the shovel over to someone that's much younger, like your kids? We'll talk about it next here on American Sunrise.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

All right. Welcome back to American sunrise. I'm Dr. Gina joining David Brody here in studio in our Washington, D.C. bureau. Thank you for joining us. It is time now for today's health news, sponsored by the Wellness Company. And under the microscope today, is it possible to be too old to shovel snow? We've all read the headlines. We've all heard of our friends or a teacher of mine I remember passed away. You hear shoveling snow. So with winter storms arriving across much of the United States, health experts are warning that shoveling snow can be risky. The combination somehow of the cold temperatures and heavy snow removal, this can drive the heart rate sky high as intense, maybe treadmill usage or something like that. But in these colors, cold temperatures can have special effects on your body. Shoveling has been linked to a higher risk of heart attacks, muscle strains and falls and other injuries. Experts say, though, that people over 65, or in my case, 5, anyone with heart disease or other health risks should consider getting help with snow removal. Listen, this is what the neighborhood kids are for, right? I mean, you hire the kid down the street to do this for you. You don't try to do it yourself. Healthy individuals can reduce the risk by doing a little warm up first. You know, just like before you work out, you do a warmup, do a warm up, shoveling small amounts at a time, not exerting yourself too much, using a lightweight shovel, that's important because that'll keep the energy expenditure down. Pushing rather than lifting whenever possible. And taking frequent breaks. Also, I would say staying hydrated. I know it sounds common sense, like you never want to talk about common sense because most of us know it. But remembering to have some good hydration before you go out in the snow, even taking some of those hydration enhancers, maybe before you go out in the snow so that your electrolytes are up there. And then just being sure if you're going to shovel snow that you're already in good shape. And if you're not, find someone who is before you go out there and shovel that snow. All right. You know that stubborn ache that never quite goes away, the one that ice heat pain pills barely touch? What if you could target it all at the cellular level instead of just numbing it? This is after you've shoveled the snow. This is exactly what TheraBlue was designed to do. Therablue is a next generation pain relieving peptide gel that works deep into your skin surface. It is powered by AQA aquamolecular technology. It delivers peptides and botanicals directly into the muscle for legit lasting relief. It's hero ingredient called copper peptide. It promotes collagen synthesis, reduces inflammation, helps accelerate, accelerate repair NAD plus, which you're reading about all the time now. That is in it. It restores cellular energy. It aids in recovery. While methylene blue protects your mitochondria and supports endurance. Natural extracts like msm, turmeric, white willow bark, arnica and ginger soothe inflammation while menthol, camphor and eucalyptus oil. I love eucalyptus oil so much. Deliver instant cooling relief. It absorbs fast. It leaves your skin refreshed, not greasy. That's important. Doesn't get on your clothes. Apply a thin layer, massage until it's absorbed. Let your body experience lasting recovery. All right, you guys, right now you can get 10% off by visiting TWC Health/Rav. Use the promo code RAV. Move freely again and smell good all day. It's such a nice smell too. It's not like that old stuff that used to used to put on for muscle stuff. Anyway, click TWC Health Rap Peptide your pain away with Thera Blue pain relieving gel from the wellness company. Use code RAP. Save 10%. David Brady. 10% on every order.

[David Brody]

Thank you for saying that.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

You are 10%.

[David Brody]

I was waiting for it.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yeah, I know.

[David Brody]

You know I was waiting for it.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I knew, I knew.

[David Brody]

Yeah. By the way, can I just say I'm shoveling. So I get in there and so.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Like you do shovel your own driveway. You have kids for that? David Brody, I.

[David Brody]

Well, but they're gone.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Oh, that's true.

[David Brody]

They're gone. So I need to get these neighborhood kids. Like you said. It's a good idea.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

No, it is. They love the 10. It was five bucks back in the day, but it's probably 50 now.

[David Brody]

Right. By the way, I got. I do a couple hours of that and I get my good exercise and I'm exhausted. And then I want to go to Carabas, you know.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Is that a restaurant?

[David Brody]

Yeah. Hello.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Okay.

[David Brody]

I like bread and pasta.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Okay.

[David Brody]

All right. Yeah. Now over to Nvidia. The computer chip making company now has an interesting predicament on its hands. It has too much cash. Boy, that's tough. CNBC notes that the company had more than $60 billion. That's with a B in cash at the end of October. That's up from 13.3 billion in early 2023. Nvidia has already pledged. How much does that say? 18 billion. My goodness. $18 billion in stakes in companies like Nokia, intel and others. So what will they do with the rest of that money? That's a big question. Question. Let's turn now to the host of American Sunrise, Early Edition. Also the guy behind Jake's take substacks. That would be Jake Novak coming to us from West Palm Beach. Gina, he's in your chair. I know what's going on. Jake Novak in the middle of a West Palm beach coup. Clearly. So, Jake, listen, I wish I had lots of cash just laying around. So. So what's the play here by Nvidia? Good morning to you in sunny West Palm. I'm assuming it's sunny. It is. Well, first of all, if they don't know what to do with the cash, my address is. No, just kidding. Really.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Exactly.

[David Brody]

But in all seriousness, David and Gina, I think it's really a business school study worthy discussion about what Nvidia is doing with some of its money. It's looking at a lot of other companies, especially tech companies that were top of the heap in the past, looked at why they are no longer at the top of the heap and, and trying to use that cash to stave that off. So one of the things they're doing is they're buying stakes in a lot of their customers companies so their customers won't go to another company to get their supplies. It's not a bad idea right now. It may not completely keep them from more competition, but it might actually help them live a lot longer. So that's one of the things they're looking at. They're looking at everyone who's buying their chips right now. You know, they don't want to put money in a loser company, but if their company is viable, they're thinking maybe we should take a stake in it and see how that goes. Now for those of you who are looking at that and saying, well, isn't that an antitrust monopoly thing? Yeah, it might be. But believe me, they have smart lawyers and they know just how much to invest where before you get to that percentage where there might be an antitrust investigation. But I think this is interesting because they're trying to not go the way of Kodak. For example, what if Kodak had bought some of the movie studios or some of the places that used to use their film before digital started to come in? Maybe we'd have a different America right now. It's just a little bit of a study. I'D like to see done right now. And Nvidia is doing it for us in real time.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Jake, I also want to talk to you about the merger between Warner Brothers and Netflix. I'm hearing a lot of scuttlebutt about this around Washington, D.C. this is quite the topic. People were just in small conversation. Antitrust concerns coming up regarding that deal. The $72 billion deal, Jake, would give Netflix control of HBO, Max, the DC Comics universe, and more. Actually, there's a lot more involved in this. Reports that the Trump administration is viewing this deal. There's some heavy skepticism, notably. So, Jake, how do you see this going forward? What's gonna happen here? There's a lot of real sort of concern about this.

[David Brody]

Yeah. Well, for those Americans who are looking at this and worried about Monopoly stuff, I got something to say from the Die Hard movie, which is a Christmas movie. Welcome to the party, pal. There are so many egregious monopolies in America today that I can't for the life of me, and I don't care how libertarian you are. Amazon is a freaking monopoly. Microsoft is a monopoly. I can go on. Google is one of the worst monopolies in the world, and this would be another one. So, yeah, I think that it's worth scrutiny. But I'll tell you something, Gina. I think that if you corner me, I say 60, 40. The administration will allow this. I'm a little bit on the fence. You know, again, I don't know if I would allow it, but it's not up to me, because there was that.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Whole kiddie porn thing.

[David Brody]

Yeah. And you got it right at D.C. and all. And the thing is that also, there's also some political. There's also some political aspects of this. I don't think Warner Brothers wanted to sell itself to anyone who wasn't left of center because they want to kill cnn. Let's be honest. This is a lot. I saw CNN talking about the story this morning, and Brian Stelter looked like he was on the electric chair. And, I mean, he knows what's gonna happen to cnn. And you give it over to Reed Hastings, who's the CEO of Netflix, who was a big Democrat donor. Not just a Democrat. He puts his money where his mouth is. Who's gonna say it's a conservative conspiracy to get rid of cnn? I think that had a big reason. I think that was a big reason why they chose Netflix. Also, Netflix got a lot more cash in their pocket than they had when this first deal was sort of trotted out in April. When they were first talking about maybe Warner Brothers selling itself. Since then, Netflix stock is, you know, they gained between April and June 60% on their stock. So they had a lot more cash lying around to make a buy like this as well. So money talks.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Well, Jake Novak, it'll be interesting. We'll be following it with you. Thanks for being here.

All right. Coming up, President Trump hosted the Kennedy center honors last night. I was there. I have my full breakdown next here on American Sunrise.

Welcome back to American Sunrise. Coffee pods are easy, but most of them are just caffeine and nothing else. Rejuvenate pods are built differently. They're clean pods infused with caakg, a compound linked to longevity, metabolism and deep cellular energy. It's the easiest way to get better focus, smoother energy and long term benefits without changing your routine. I choose them because they match the lifestyle that I want. More energy, more clarity and more intention in how I start my day. If you're going to drink coffee anyway, make it one that actually supports the life that you're building. Head to1775coffee.com rav and try rejuvenate pods today. Don't just drink coffee, rejuvenate. All right. Now that we are caffeinated, it's time to stay awake, not woke. And today we are discussing the Kennedy Center. Fox News reports the center just achieved a record breaking $23 million in fundraising for its 48th annual honors, nearly doubling last year's 12.7 million under the former administration. This year marks the first time a president has hosted the honors ceremony on camera in the Oval Office. Officials say this unprecedented donor enthusiasm signals intense interest and momentum for future programs and renovations. Rav's very own Bo Davidson was also at the event and he asked President Trump a question. Take a look at this.

[David Brody]

Most of these honorees are on your personal playlist. I'm just curious to know how they have impacted your own personal enjoyment of art. Well, are you talking about the five honorees? Is there five? Good. The group and the five honorees, they are outstanding people. I had to approve them all and every one of them very different. I said last night, totally different. Totally different audience. But when you add them up, they're 100% of our country and a big percentage of the world. So we have great honorees. It's going to be a lot of fun. You're going to have a good time tonight.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Let's bring in Dr. Gina. Gina, you were there. Tell us what your experience was like, what happened last night? Yeah, amazing. Michael Crawford, the first phantom was honored. Gloria Gaynor, I will survive. Sylvester Stallone, of course, Rocky fame, Kiss was there. Everybody except Ace from the band there. Amazing to just hang out with them. George Strait, kelsey grimmer, Neil McDonough, you'll know him. He plays the bad guy with the steely blue eyes in like a million movies. Really an amazing guy. But the really cool thing, there's a couple cool things about the Kennedy honors that I didn't realize. My good friend Lisa Dale and my good friend Rick Grenell are the ones who are sort of running it for President Trump now. The really cool thing is that you get to watch each of the honorees as people perform their actual art on stage, which is really fun. And they would move them over by Donald Trump and Melania, President Trump and Melania.

To watch the performances on stage. Emily. Of their work. It was like remembering their life live while they're standing next to President. So you're getting to watch their reaction to their own work. It is really a different experience. It doesn't air yet. Everything is embargoed until the date when it does actually air. But what an amazing evening to get to spend on the red carpet with people like that. Just incredible that you were able to be a part of all of that. Gina, I have to ask you, did you recognize Kiss without all of their makeup on? I did, only because I've met them other times at different media events and whatever, and I see them around Palm Beach a little bit and things like that. At least Gene Simmons for sure. But just really. And the one thread that went through this whole thing, Emily, a little unexpected for me was faith. Gene Simmons talked to me about his faith. Kelsey Grammer, obviously, George Strait, you know, Michael Crawford, Gloria Gater, just did a gospel album. I mean, just, you know, there was a faith thread throughout the entire night which I thought was really beautiful. That is extraordinarily beautiful. Gina, thank you so much for sharing more about your experience there. What a cool, cool night. Thanks for being with us. All right, coming up, live from the Holy Land, a new book takes us deep into the world of the Messiah. And we are headed there next as American Sunrise continues.

[David Brody]

God bless the usa.

In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.

Welcome back to American Sunrise. It is now time for our moment of faith, which is brought to us by Lee Greenwood and the God Bless the USA Bible. In focus today, a powerful new look at scripture and the Messiah's mission. This new book here on your screen, transformed by the Messiah, takes readers deeper into God's word and connects the Old and New Testaments, revealing why every detail of Jesus birth, his life, his death, and the resurrection was part of God's perfect plan. It shows how believers can move from a natural mindset to a supernatural walk of faith. Faith. And how God's story from Genesis to Revelation is still unfolding in our lives today. Joining me now to discuss is Rabbi Jason Sobel. He is the author of Transformed by the Messiah, and he is joining us from Israel. Rabbi, good to see you. Welcome to the show. Shalom from Jerusalem. It's great to be with you. Shalom. So I wanted to start with where you are today, because you're in a place that is, you know, I mean, it is hallowed ground. It is holy ground. So in light of where you are, what kind of inspired this book? Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I'm here in the old city of Jerusalem, was in Bethlehem this weekend, and really, there's so much we miss. But when we see how the old and the new come together, it really helps us see the Bible in high definition and. And it gives us hope because we realize that all of these details come together in a very intentional way.

So talk about connecting the Old and the new, because most people know the Torah tends to be the Old Testament, and the New Testament is something that. That Christians tend to lay our footing in. How are you able to connect the two and connect the two not only from a spiritual perspective, but also from an academic perspective, if you will? Yeah, absolutely. I mean, really, at the heart of the promise of the Old Testament was the coming of the Messiah. Think about it. From the very beginning, sin entered the world when we took from a crop from the tree. One of the reasons why God put Jesus back on the tree was to undo the sin of the first men and women. Our hands stole from the tree. His hands were pierced. The beginning and the end, it's all connected.

And how do we see some of the promises of the Bible and of.

Scripture in general playing out today? Oftentimes and I ask this question, I guess I should probably give context. I asked this question because many people read the Bible, and yes, it's the word of God, but it's the Word from back then. It's not necessarily perceived as being living today.

Yeah, absolutely. I think on so many different levels. I mean, one of the things the Bible talks about, Jesus himself talks about on the Olivet discourse course, which happened not far from here on the Mount of Olives. He talks about how all the nations of the world would come against Israel in the end of days. That's exactly what we see going on in this world. This hatred towards Israel, this hatred towards Christian faith. These are things predicted of and spoken in the Bible so that we wouldn't go to a place of fear, but go from, live from a place of faith. God spoke it all from the beginning so we could understand the end. If there's one nugget in this book that is some real bread of life, what would it be? Yeah, I mean, think about it for a moment. We're coming into the Christmas season and Jesus wasn't born in a barn. He wasn't placed in a wooden manger. What really happens is he's placed in a cave. Why? Because it's so significant. He was placed. He was born in the cave, the same cave the Passover lambs were born. Why? Because the cave points to the cross. His birthplace points to his burial. He's wrapped in swaddling cloth. Why? His birth cloth points to his burial cloth. His beginning is connected to the end. These weren't ordinary shepherds. They were Levitical shepherds. And they recognize Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world and as the good shepherd. And this should give us hope because our hope is the belief that our future is going to be better than our past.

Rabbi, we'll have to leave the conversation there. So good to spend some time with you this morning. We appreciate you being here with us. Thank you so much. Absolutely. And once again, folks, you see the book there at the bottom of your screen. Also a QR code. Go ahead and scan that QR code right now to get all the information you possibly need and go ahead and pick up your copy. We're back with the second hour of American Sunrise after this.

Coming up on the second hour of American Sunrise, Marjorie Taylor Greene in the spotlight after her stunning resignation from Congress on 60 Minutes. Last night, MTG sparred with CBS's Leslie Stahl over a pointed question on toxic politics and a climate on Capitol Hill that many claim she helped fester. Well, in moments, her response to that accusation plus the end of Obamacare question mark. Republican lawmakers are rallying behind a free market alternative to the Affordable Care act as subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year. And that deadline is rapidly approaching. We're going to have insight that you will definitely want to hear. And later, gearing up for phase two, the Israeli prime minister says he will be meeting with President Trump at the end of the month as the second phase of Trump's Gaza Plan is set to go into effect soon. We're going to have analysis in just a moment. So much more as the second hour of American Sunrise starts right now.

Good morning, America.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Welcome to American Sunrise. Whether it's culture, we have breaking news to share with you.

[David Brody]

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.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

The American dream is still alive.

[David Brody]

I'm David Brody. I'm terrence.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

And I'm Dr. Gina.

[David Brody]

And welcome back to the second hour of American Sunrise. I'm David Brody with Dr. Gina. You are here in the swamp.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I love being here, though. It's fun. There's a different vibe here now. President Trump has cleaned it up, and Rob Zig has done his part, too.

[David Brody]

Oh, my gosh.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Studio.

[David Brody]

Wow. Fabulous. Can I say fabulous? That sounds a little weird.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yeah, a little. A little weird. Our Palm beach studio is beautiful, too. And Terrance Bates in our Denver newsroom. The OG Newsroom.

[David Brody]

That's right. Who is also fabulous. Hello to this.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

He is fabulous.

I bet you like Corey Gaynor. I will survive. Do you sing that song Sometimes, Terrence. Just when you're running around having a bad day?

[David Brody]

Only in private, Dr. Gina. Only in private. And I'll only admit it to you because we're friends. I'm not so sure I would say that publicly otherwise.

Well, first of all, I guess we should really talk about last night. You were obviously there in D.C. for the Kennedy Center Honors. I really want to see the pictures of your gown because I suspect it was exquisite. But in general, talk about the evening.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yeah. Well, I did get pictures made up as Kiss. I sent them to Colin. I don't know. We might see them sometime this week, because I think we're talking about this stuff because this is embargoed, as you know, until it is televised later in the month. And so, really, we only get to show what happened outside of the actual honors. So that would be like the red carpet where Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, Sylvester Stallone, the entire band of Kiss, of course, with the exception of Ace and George Strait, all came down. It was so fascinating. Terrence, who introduced them, the little inside stories, watching them stand with the president, watching their body of work being presented on the stage. Really beautiful music like I don't think I'll ever hear again in my lifetime. Really amazing.

[David Brody]

I love it. I'm glad you had that opportunity. Go ahead, David. I'm sorry I interrupted you. No, I just was mesmerized. By all of the people there. Gina, Seriously, Gloria Gaynor. I will survive. I may have sung that. You know, you know I'm going to sing that song.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Go ahead, David.

[David Brody]

No, I'm going to sing it here. I'm just saying that I can pray. Sing it, David. Go ahead. Sing that song.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yeah, I know you will sing that song.

[David Brody]

Come on, David, do it. All your friends, all your friends. Friends are doing it, David. Go ahead. Do it. I understand.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I've got one. I've got one. You want to rock and roll all night?

[David Brody]

Oh, yeah.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Now that's party every day.

[David Brody]

And then you just, you got to do some of this, too.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yeah, some of that. And the tongue thing, which we won't be doing. No, but, no, but the faith, the faith thread, Terrence, was so beautiful that everyone talked about their faith. And it's not even like I was necessarily asking them all about their faith. That's just the, that was the common thread last night. It was, it was amazing. So different than what the Kennedy center honors has ever been before. Thank you, President.

[David Brody]

Absolutely. And we're looking forward to that whole thing airing. We, of course, will all be watching for that. In the meantime, President Trump likely keeping an eye on the situation between Thailand and Cambodia as the two sides are accusing each other of breaching a Trump brokered cease fire. Thailand admits to launching airstrikes into Cambodia after fighting broke out in multiple areas along the border between the two countries. President Trump, of course, was on hand for the Kuala Lumpur peace accord signing between those two countries just a couple of months ago. The Trump administration is continuing its mass deportations with dozens of Iranians who were in the US now headed home. Iran's Miran News Agency says the country's Foreign Ministry is acknowledging the 55 Iranians are being flown home from the United States on what is now the second major deportation flight to that embattled country. The deportations come amid heightened tension between the US And Iran following the bombings of nuclear sites in that country and the 12 Day War with Israel back in June happening today. The U.S. supreme Court set to set to weigh in. Excuse me, on the legality of President Trump firing a member of the Federal Trade Commission. The bigger implication of this case will be the determination of presidential powers to fire members of independent government agencies. A precedent has been in effect since 1935, shielding the heads of independent government agencies from being fired by giving them tenure and protected terms so as to keep the officers free of political influence by presidents. We'll continue to move, monitor that as well now let's get a quick check of your forecast. Weather Nation meteorologist Tracy Anthony joining us from West Palm with the very latest. We're also going to put up the QR code for you to join Weather Nation here and get all the information and have Weather Nation information at your fingertips. There it is right there. Tracy, good morning. I know you've got some hometown forecasts for us.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yeah. And you guys are keeping me on my toes this morning. Just chatting with everybody, Binghamton, New York. This is sent in from G man with the plan on getter. So these are the platforms that we stream live. We want you to join the conversation. So for his hometown forecast, you're very chilly this morning. It's going to be another cold overnight with wind chill values sub zero. But look at this. It is going to be a cool and snowy week ahead. So even some lake effect snow in the forecast. By next weekend, you can see three, four days of snow. So bundle up in New Year York. Now we've got one more. This is Apple Valley, Minnesota. These are my old stomping grounds around the Twin Cities. We will have kind of a rain snow mix with a clipper system that rolls through on Tuesday. And then look at this. Our temperatures are going to plummet. So by this weekend, we're talking overnight temperatures 11 below and that wind chill is going to be even colder. So we're talking wind chill values close.

[David Brody]

To 20, 25 below.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

So definitely a little too chilly for me. That's why I moved down to Florida. But we have widespread winter storm watches that are in place and high wind advisories. So these clipper systems, they move through very quickly across the northern tier of the country and they continue to move quick, bring a little bit of snow, but kind of reinforce the cold temperatures that are in place. So.

[David Brody]

So, Terrence, it looks like old man.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Winter is here to stick around for most of us across the central and.

[David Brody]

The eastern U.S. all right, Tracy, thanks so much. We'll check in with you tomorrow.

All right, folks, let's get you over to David Brody now. David and Dr. Gina hanging out in D.C. good morning, you two just hanging out. That's all we're doing. Just hanging out in the cold. That's right.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Chilling.

[David Brody]

We're literally chilling. Okay. Outgoing Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was on 60 Minutes last night. Did I just actually read that? I'll prompt her. 60 minutes. Oh, my God. And her response to Leslie Stahl's question about toxicity in politics is getting quite the reaction today. Take a look at this.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

It's the most toxic political culture, and.

[David Brody]

It'S not helping the American people.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

But you contributed to that. You, you, you were out there pounding, insulting people.

[David Brody]

Leslie, you've contributed to it as well with your own. Yes, you're accusatory, just like you did just then.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I know you're accusing me, but I'm smiling. You're accusing me.

[David Brody]

I am accusing you. But we don't have to accuse one another.

And it went on from there. Joining us with reactions, the host of America's Voice Live and the Steve Gruber Show. That would be who, Gina? It would be Steve Gruber.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

We're feeling groovy this morning, Steve.

[David Brody]

You are feeling groovy, Steve, did you feel groovy after watching some of Those clips on 60 Minutes that was kind of like, yikes, she's on with Leslie Stahl. What universe am I living in right about now?

Who would do 60 Minutes these days? I mean, that's the real question. Who would do it? I mean, they're not to be trusted. This is not the 60 minutes of your mom and dad, that's for sure, anyhow. But why did she do it? Why did you do it? You know, look, she was asked, you know, it's a big platform, tried to explain herself. Look, when you quit Congress, a lot of questions about it. Politics is an ugly business. That's not a headline. Politics gets personal. That's not a headline. I might agree with a lot of what she says. And I do. I like Marjorie. I do. I think she's done a lot of good for this country. And when I watched her 10 minute video, I agreed with a lot of what she said. The political industrial complex is real. It is a toxic environment. I get all that. But you don't quit. You campaign for the job. You campaign for the job and told the people you're going to go there and do a job for them and then you quit. I don't like that. I don't like when Mark Green quit in Tennessee here recently. We just had a special election last week to fill that seat. And my understanding is, and I'd have to do a little bit of research here, but if she moved her resignation back by about 30 days into February or early March, it would save the state of Georgia millions of dollars, I'm told, because the way the special election laws work in that state, why wouldn't you do that? If you care about financial responsibility and taking care of your constituents, why wouldn't you save them the money? That's a question. It's outstanding. I don't know the answer to that. But look, I don't like the, I like what she says. I like a lot of what she said in the video. I don't like the walking away part. That doesn't sit well with me. And I've told people that. And I'll tell you that I don't like that at all. Are you at all concerned about the balance of power in the House, specifically the Republican majority moving forward towards the midterms with the Marjorie Taylor Greene's leaving and there very well may be other resignations or Republicans who decide not to run? Sure, that's, I mean, that's a big concern. That's why, that's why the Democrats poured millions of dollars into a race there in Tennessee that they could not possibly win. The Republican, I think his name's Van Epps, he won by nine or 10 points. It was a 20 point district for Donald Trump. But I will also caution people this, none of these midterm off year elections, special elections mean much. They're unique. They're unicorns. They're odd little races. Strange things can happen. But does it reflect on what's gonna Happen November of 2026? Not at all. I mean, the Democrats right now think that they're gonna win the mayor's job in Miami. I mean, Dr. Gina could speak to this. They think they can win the job in Miami for the first time in 30 years. I don't know if that can happen or not, but that doesn't mean anything either. November of 26th will stand on its own. What happened with the race to fill green seat will not have any impact. The race to fill Marjorie Taylor green seat will have no impact. What will have an impact is the fact that gas prices today are below $3 a gallon for two thirds of the country. Inflation is below 3%. The stock market is setting records all the time. Look, the economy is in better shape and we could see a Fed rate cut in the next few days here, which would further help people buy homes and use cars and pay off their credit cards. All of these things are positive. It does come down to the economy. And look, I've listened to Scott Bessant, I've listened to the folks that are out there, Kevin Hassett and others, the economic adviser to the president. All the indicators are green right now. It could be a big year in 26. And if people think that they have a chance again and they believe they can pay their bills and they can have their kids go to college or they can take care of their families, that's what's gonna swing the election. None of this stuff means much. I don't think this far out. It's interesting, it's nice theater. But other than that doesn't mean anything for the midterms. And yeah, the razor thin margins will be that until we get to January of 27. January 27. I can't believe we're even thinking about January of 2027 already.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

It's a good day. It's my birthday.

[David Brody]

We're trying to submit that.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

It's interesting, Steve Cooper, because I just want to add we have to close the segment, but I just want to add that I met a guy last night. I was thinking about the moral victories of a Trump presidency. I met a guy last night. It's his job to go around to all of our taxpayer funded national parks and get all the little pieces of wokeness out of the video you see before you go to whatever national park, all that, that's his job. And I thought, you know, if I could go back to a national monument or whatever and not have to hear that liberal gobbledygook that is going to change the way I feel about America. Those victories need to be counted, too.

[David Brody]

And that's. Yeah. Smokey Bear is nonpartisan. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you, Steve. I agree with you, by the way you said. Yeah. By the way you said gobbledygook today.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

And scuttlebutt I did is rubbing off.

[David Brody]

David, I want to apologize for that. Thanks, guys.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Steve.

[David Brody]

All right. Thanks, Steve. Coming up, I don't know what's coming. No, I know what's coming up. A Somali illegal immigrant with a history of fraud now arrested after being photographed getting cozy with top Minnesota Democrats. Hats. We're going to have the dirty details and they are dirty. Next on AMERICAN center.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Welcome back to AMERICAN Sunrise. I'm Emily Finn. It's great to have you with us this morning. Time now to drain the swamp. And this morning we are flushing out Minnesota Democrats. A Somali illegal immigrant and convicted fraudster seen posing with some of Minnesota's most prominent Democrats has finally been arrested. Federal authorities say fraudster Abdul Dahir Ibrahim somehow found his way into social media photos with Governor Tim Walz, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and other Minnesota Democrats. DHS says that Ibrahim was ordered to be removed from the US as far back as 2004, but the system failed and now he's been picked up by ICE amid a broader crackdown on Somali migrants accused of massive welfare fraud in the state. We want to know what you, our viewers, think of all of this, let us know on Rumble or Getr. Hop on and let your voice be heard. Coming up on American Sunrise. We're headed down to Wall street for the opening bell and insight into how to hold on to your hard earned dollars with some common sense. We'll be back with more American Sunrise in just two minutes. Stick around.

[David Brody]

At Real America's Voice. We know that you want to be a part of something bigger. That's why we've teamed up with amac, the association of Mature American Citizens to build a real community of folks who care about fate and our country's future.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

There is no force on earth that can stop us from saving our country.

[David Brody]

Want to be a part of this movement? It's easy. Just scan the QR code on your screen right now. That's right. Grab your phone and scan the QR Code to join the AMAC and Real America's Voice family today. By scanning the QR Code, you'll unlock exclusive content, connect with like minded Americans and be first in line for events that celebrate our shared values. So don't wait. Scan the QR Code, join us today and become part of a community that stands for faith, family and freedom.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Real rights.

[David Brody]

They come from God with AMAC and Real America's black boys. Go ahead, scan the QR code now.

Welcome back. We're getting you ready for the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. It's set to ring here in about six minutes. Yeah, about eight minutes actually from right now. As you can see, pre market trading looking pretty good on the major indices. The Dow, S P 500 and the NASDAQ are all in the green. The lower half of our board though, not looking so good. It is in the red. We'll continue to monitor all of this for you and again we'll get you to New York for the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange here in just a little bit. Now though, let's get you over to the nation's capital, Washington D.C. and David Brody. Good morning, good morning debates. All right, time now for our daily dose of dollars and common cents. And that means we have American Sunrise Early Edition host. And the guy behind Jake takes substack. I can't even say it five times fast. I'll try. That would be Jake Novak. Jake, good to see you. You are live by the way, this morning in our Real America's Voice West Palm beach studio. So that's a good thing I guess, right? Yeah, yeah. You enjoying it down there by the way? I really am. It's lovely here and it's great to see the team in person. I was not a man meant to work at home and work alone. I need human contact. Please help me. You're a man of the people. Yes, I am. All right. Really a rare moment in history. We're just two days away from a Fed decision on interest rates. And which way it's going to go is really a mystery. This time normally we kind of know where it's going, what's going on. Yeah, this happens about as often as a full solar eclipse. This is really weird. Usually we know pretty much for sure what the Fed's going to do before they come out. With the Fed rate decision, we really don't know. There's really only one possibility that we can eliminate. We know they're not going to raise rates, but we really, there's a really, it's a 5050 argument right now about whether we're going to see the rates stay the same or whether they're going to cut them. We know what President Trump wants, we know what Wall street wants. But the Fed, I tell you something, you corner me right now and I have to say I think they're going to leave them alone, which means we might have two or three days of selling off on the market after that decision not to move rates comes down. If that's what happens. If they do decide to cut them, then look, my prediction is wrong. But this is rare. You just, I want everyone, all the viewers to understand that it's usually very well telegraphed with the, the Fed's going to do one way or the other. That's not the case this time. And so it's a little bit of excitement in financial news. It happens once in a while, the wingtip woo, I'll call it. But that's basically all ever going to get. It's rare. So we'll see what happens on Wednesday. Yeah, exciting financial news. Can't wait. It's like a reality show. All right. Jake, Michael, Adele, his wife as well, Susan making that amazing $6.25 billion donation to the so called Trump accounts for kids has now opened the floodgates for other billionaires. So why do you think that's happening? This is really interesting to me. Yeah, it is very interesting to me as well because if you understand the history of billionaires in this country, starting with John D. Rockefeller's, this is very well detailed in the book Titan by Ron Chernow, which I can't recommend enough. John D. Rockefeller at the end of his life became obsessed and actually very sad about the Fact that he couldn't give away as much of his money to charity as he wanted to. He couldn't get it into the hands of people. There was just too much money. There wasn't a huge engine to do that for them. Well, these Trump accounts actually solve this age old problem, more than a 100 year old problem, because it uses the power of the federal government and a federal government policy to basically give 401ks, something like that to children the moment they're born, all the way up to eight, you know, you can open one all the way up to their 18, and then of course, they can have it for life. Michael Dell and Susan Dell are helping to put more money into this because this is a way to make sure that it gets into the hands of the people that they want to get it to and it grows tax free. You can't get that kind of a program out of a private charity. So this is a wonderful thing. And Ken Hassett, who could become the next Fed chairman, is saying that billionaires are ringing the phone off the hook at the White House hoping to make donations like Michael and Susan Dell. So this is a wonderful thing, a great solution to an age old problem. Is it more than just the kindness of their hearts, so to speak? What's, what's kind of at play here other than the tax write off? It's a little bit. You know what, it has a lot to do with guilt. These people realize, my God, I'm sitting on a pile of money that no human could ever and even his own family could ever run through. Although some of the children of billionaires do their best to try to burn that money, you know what I'm talking about. But it has a lot to do with guilt. And they feel like they can absolve themselves of some of that guilt if they can give away more of that money. And honestly, you could drop the money out of an airplane, it still wouldn't get into the hands of the people the way they want to. This is a much more efficient way to do that. But you're right, I don't know if it's all out of the goodness of the. I think a lot of people. It is. I do think it is honest charity from some people, but it's also guilt playing a big role here. All right, so let's talk to go to the White House now. This is the White House reportedly not going to just allow Netflix to buy Warner Brothers. Not a slam dunk here. Warner, what's the deal? Or should we say no deal here? What are the percentages? We talked about this earlier. And what are the factors at play here? Yeah, I'm not going to be a coward and change my prediction. I still think 6040, the White House will allow this deal to go through. They might ask for a few concessions here, here and there, but yeah, look, we have a lot of ridiculous monopolies in this country that need to be broken up. I'll start with Amazon, Google, which is the de facto owner, only English language publisher in the world. If you don't, if your work doesn't show up in a Google search, it may as well not exist. So Netflix and Warner Brothers combining would be small potatoes in my opinion, of the kinds of monopolies that should be broken up. That said, if they own too much of the streaming content, then we need to watch for that. If Netflix is going to do something with movies, basically become the biggest movie studio all of a sudden, because Netflix already is a big movie studio. That's something we need to, to take a look at. But I actually think politics played a big role in this. Reed Hastings is the CEO of Netflix. He's a big Democrat donor. And that's probably why Warner Brothers like the idea of handing some of the political problems they have at Warner Brothers over to him. And maybe they'll be able to work something out. Wouldn't it be funny, though, if Reed Hastings ends up donating to the Republicans over this to try to get this thing to go through? That would be funny. Yeah. Help me out a little bit. Can you explain a little bit of the machinations behind why the White White House has to give its tacit approval on this? Like, what does. People probably want to understand how the White House would have to give some sort of. Oh, well, the Justice Department can look at any merger and say, we're going to look at this for antitrust and monopoly issues and we can tie up in court for a long time, which would increase the expense of the merger. So if Netflix is spending 72 billion to buy Warner Brothers, but they get slapped with a major antitrust investigation into, into the merger, into the possible merger, that's another 10 billion down the drain. And they may pull out, they may pull out of the deal. So that's really where you're coming from here. And the government has the opportunity to put that kind of scrutiny on any monopoly. Again, I'd like to see them use their efforts to break up some of the existing oppressive monopolies in America before they do that, but this is their right to do so. And There are some questions about Netflix and Warner's and some antitrust issues there. So it's certainly not out of left field. Got it. Jake Novak, Enjoy the sun. I know you are going to enjoy the sun. And I also know you're not going to enjoy watching the jets or you didn't enjoy watching the jets this past weekend. No, no. But I watched the Bills, Bengals, and that was a fun game to watch. So I did that. That was a fun game in the snow for sure. All right, thanks. Thanks, Jay. Thank you. Time to go to Denver. The opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, sponsored by amac, the association of Mature American Citizens, is the concern voice for Americans 50 and older. AMAC is fighting for the values that you hold dear. Join today. Together we can write the course of America. It's almost 9:30am on the east coast, which means the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange is set to ring here in short order. You hear the applause. John Deere is at the podium, which means that the bell is going to ring here in short order. And then we'll go get an idea of how the markets are looking on this first day of trading of the week on this Monday. Well, there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. The markets are now officially open. And here's a quick look at our board as the bell rings. As you can see, the top is green. We've got a couple of blemishes. One of our viewers doesn't necessarily like it when I use that term. But at the bottom of our screen, as you can see, there are. There's some red right there. So not such a good sign of trading there at the bottom. But the top, as you can see, the dow s P500 and the NASDAQ, the major indices, are all up right now. And in the green, well, there are a lot of politicians out there that should be getting coal in their stockings for Christmas. But the Birch Gold Group thinks that as a smart planner, you deserve silver. And that's why for every $5,000 you purchase between now and December 22, the Birch Gold Group will send you an ounce of of silver, which is up over 60% this year. Smart people diversify and have a hedge. And that's why we encourage you to buy gold from the Birch Gold Group. With the rate cuts from the Fed in 2026, the dollar is going to be worth less. And what happens if the AI bubble bursts? Well, you may want to consider diversifying in order to hedge against all of those things I just mentioned. Allow the Birch Gold group to help you convert an existing IRA or a 401k into a tax sheltered IRA. And physical gold. For every $5,000 you buy, you'll get an ounce of silver for your stocking or for your kids. What a great way to teach them about saving in a smart way. Again, in order to qualify, simply text the word America to the number 9,898.98 and claim your eligibility for this offer. Text America to the number 9898. 98 today because the birch Gold Group's free silver with qualifying purchases promotion ends on December 22nd. Again, to get more information, text America to the number 989-898 or 989-898. We're going to take a quick break. When we come back here on American Sunrise, a new Republican health care push could shake up the system. Missouri Congressman Eric Burleson says that his Make America America Healthy Again plan would give you full control and leave Obamacare in the dust. What we'll discuss next here on American Sunrise.

All right.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Welcome back to American Sunrise.

[David Brody]

Thank you.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yeah, we're on. Thanks for having me. Yeah.

[David Brody]

Yeah. Hello. Sorry.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Thanks for being a guest on the show today. I'm Dr. Gina. Thank you for joining us this morning. We invite you to hop in our conversation on Getter and Rumble. It is time now to take the political pulse of America. The beat today goes like this. A bold new health care plan from Missouri Congressman Eric Burleson is making waves on Capitol Hill. His Make America Healthy Again proposal, the MAHA plan promises to outperform Obamacare by giving Americans supercharged tax free health savings accounts that they control. I hear a little echo. Burleson says it's a true free market alternative letting people pick their own. That wasn't real control room. I'm talking about an echo legislatively, not not in the control room. They're like, what? What? What's going on? This lets them pick their own doctors, their own insurance, even use their accounts for healthy food. Imagine that. It all starts with food, you guys. I say it all the time. And with support from big GOP names like Josh Hawley, Rick Scott, Chip Roy, the push to reinvent American health care is picking up steam. So what would making America Healthy Again really look like? And can it outlast the Democrats plan to extend Obamacare subsidies? Well, here to explain more with the plan is the congressman himself. Well, it's welcome to Missouri. Let's welcome to Missouri.

[David Brody]

Let's go to Missouri.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I'm a little sleep deprived. David Brody, and you're biased last night. And I'd love to talk about Missouri Congressman Eric Burleson. Congressman, I have to tell you, my husband gets very frustrated when we listen to Congress talk about how they hate Obamacare. But he rewrote the health care plan in Missouri, fixed it a long time ago. He says, just use my blueprint. This isn't complicated. And Eric Burleson, that's exactly what you've done here. Tell us about this Maha healthcare plan.

[David Brody]

Yeah, Gina. So John was, he was right then and he's right now. And it's not just John. There's a lot of conservative thinkers that are kind of coming to the same conclusion, which is that we can make this so much more simple and give choice back to consumers or patients. And really, we'll drive down costs, increase competition, and also make the cost transparent. And it's simply what Trump has been truthing about, which is let's give the money to the people and let them pick the insurance plan that they want that meets their needs. Today, some of the many complaints that people have about healthcare really stem from the fact that you're not making the decisions. You're not the one picking your insurance network. You're not picking your doctors, what's in your network. You're not, you're not picking what your pharmacy benefit plan is going to be. It's all taken away from you and it causes conflict. And so this is a solution I think will not only drive down costs, but give choice back to patients.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Congressman, do we need a full repeal, though, to do this? Because I keep hearing everyone say a full repeal is not possible.

[David Brody]

I don't think you have to repeal it. I think if you give people a better alternative than the Obamacare plans, Obamacare will wither on the vine. And truly, we could make the promise that the Democrats wanted to make, which is if you like your crappy Obamacare plan, you can keep it. But we're going to give you a better plan, and we're going to give you something that does much more than a health savings account. So as you mentioned in the intro, why not let people use a purse or a small amount of supercharged health Savings account to purchase groceries that are healthy, like unprocessed protein and produce vitamins, maybe a gym membership. So at the end of the day, we want people to get healthy, not just insured, and then let them make the decisions of which doctors they want to go to, which hospital networks they want to be in, what insurance policy they want to purchase, and suddenly you really got something.

That'S a really good point. You don't actually have to do a full repeal of Obamacare. They can naturally deport, if you will, kind of like immigration. Just leave. Congressman, help me out a little bit as it relates to where this plan kind of is getting support. How much support does it have? Does the White House know about it? There's other plans out there. There seems to be a lot of different ways to skin this cat, if you will. Sorry, Gina, did I say skin this cat? But you know what I meant. You know what I mean.

Yeah. There's a lot of ideas that are converging on this one. And my plan that's unique is we're adding the healthy food option. And then in addition, I think what we need to do is take advantage of the real benefit that we just witnessed happen with the new Trump accounts, where you have donors and their ability to donate directly to the people that need it and receive the tax benefits. Imagine if a donor could say, I want to donate $1,000 to every woman in America that has breast cancer, then they can write that check. And so that's the kind of real charitable benefit that we want to provide in these new accounts.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

When we talk about privatizing, Congressman, people get skittish because that's what Barack Obama used to pass Obamacare. He said people are getting canceled because they have cancer from their insurance. And I know that's a major concern of our viewers in our chat. Can you speak to that? How does your plan make it so that people who have major conditions are not going to end up canceled?

[David Brody]

Yeah. So at the end of the day, by providing people the options to go out and pick whatever insurance plan that that you want to purchase, there's going to be options available. In addition, people who are unhealthy, there's a way in which we can fund a reinsurance program.

So that those carriers or those insurance companies know that when they write the life of someone who maybe they turn out to be a hemophiliac. And instead of exploding their costs, they know that they got fixed exposure, and that will bring down the pricing for everybody, including those people that may not be normally rideable. And so that's the way of addressing the sicker portion of our population.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I love this, Congressman. And I love that my husband got to serve with you. We got to be friends back then. And you are continuing an incredible conservative legacy from our state. Thank you so much for what you're doing and for being here with us today.

[David Brody]

Thank you. Merry Christmas.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Merry Christmas, my friend. All right. We're going to head on over to Sacred Human Health speaking of health.

And discover the incredible benefits of their grass fed beef liver capsules. Grass fed beef liver is one of the greatest concentrations of nutrients you can add to your diet. It plays a vital role in supporting your heart, brain, immune system while boosting energy and improving overall health. And Sacred humans beef liver capsules are a natural alternative to synthetic multivitamins that we read so much about criticizing them today. Because the ones at Sacred Human Health provide nutrients in a form your body actually knows how to use efficiently. Many customers are thrilled with the noticeable boosts in energy and vitality that they've experienced already. Visit sacredhumanhealth.com today. Use the Code Sunrise. It's a good one for 10% off. Explore their full range of all natural supplements such as sleep, collagen immunity and magnesium with vitamin D, which are all designed to work together to help you on your path to optimal health. At sacred human health.com promo code sunrise for 10% off. And for more, let's welcome the CEO of Sacred Human, Trevor Comstock. Trevor, good morning.

[David Brody]

Good morning, Dr. Gina. How are you doing?

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I'm good, how are you?

It really is important, Trevor. I think the thing that we're finding out as the research is unfolding that is not obviously funded by big pharma anymore and big hospitals and big cancer and all the rest of them who've been putting so much money behind the so called research we've had before. Now we're learning that it really matters that our body knows how to use the ingredients we are supplementing. That's exactly the inspiration behind sacred human.

[David Brody]

Yeah, 100%. And going off what you had just mentioned too. I know I don't talk about it super often, but at least for today, I just wanted to highlight our flagship product which goes hand in hand with actual ingredients that your body can absorb and utilize. But that's our 100 grass fed beef liver. And again, for those who don't know, what's amazing about the specific product is that it's one of the most nutrient dense sources on the planet and packed with vitamins and minerals. So for example, it's an incredible source of vitamin A which is crucial for, you know, skin health, vision as well as immune function. And then it's packed with B vitamins which boo do things like boost energy as well as brain function. And then on top of that, liver is also rich in iron which just makes it a great choice for doing things like preventing anemia. And then also it provides Important trace minerals that, like zinc and copper, for example, that support your overall metabolism. So in short, you know, consuming beef liver, especially if you're doing it on a regular basis, can do things like help improve energy levels, enhance detoxification and just promote overall vitality. So it's a pretty powerful product. And then also, like you had mentioned, what's amazing about this specific product is that beef liver is one of the most bioavailable sources of essential nutrients because it just contains vitamins, vitamins and minerals that the body can easily absorb and utilize much more. So if you're trying to take like a synthetic multivitamin or as any synthetic multivitamin or vitamin for that matter, oftentimes you'll find it on like Amazon or Walgreens or just your common store shelves. Not only do they contain a ton of synthetic vitamins, but a lot of these products contain additional additives, preservatives and artificial ingredients that can be pretty detrimental to your health. So for the beef liver, again, we're just giving you the raw nutrients and ingredients. We don't have any other fillers or additives within it. It's all natural, produced in the usa. And what's really powerful about the beef liver, and I think what people tend to love most about it is that because your body is able to retain these nutrients, it gives you a great natural energy boost. And, you know, not so much like if you're taking caffeine or other stimulants, just gives you a nice, calm, vibrant energy throughout the day, which people love and rave about. So I can't recommend that product enough. Also, I have you. I did want to mention too that our new towel moisturizer, which I talk about quite a bit, did sell out late last week, but we are back in stock. That product is always selling super fast. It's now our number two favorite products. And again, it's just great for daily skin hydration. People love it just because it again has the actual ingredients and no preservatives in it. So it's packed with vitamins like vitamin A, D, E as well as K and has great anti, anti inflammatory properties to help bring down seborrhea, redness and other skin inflammation. So those two products have been extremely hot lately. And like I said, I just wanted to mention that or at least touch on those two for, for the time I had today.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yeah, Trevor. Well, here in Washington D.C. where it's much drier than it is back in my home state of Florida. Now, I can tell you that that Tallow Moisturizer is coming in very handy. So thanks for sending it and it's good to have you as always.

[David Brody]

Of course. Thank you so much.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Absolutely. All right, coming up, the left is up in arms over President Trump's leadership at the Kennedy center this weekend. We're going to have details from last night's event when American Sunrise returns. Stay with us.

[David Brody]

What if watching real American America's voice was just the beginning? Introducing RAB Ambassadors, the new grassroots platform that turns viewers into leaders, connecting directly with hosts like Steve Bannon, Dr. Gina and more. Together, we're turning belief into action. Inside the RAB Ambassadors hub, you'll get exclusive updates, challenges and behind the scenes missions straight from the people shaping the fight for faith and freedom. Every action you take, every every share, post and mission earns you points. Badges and ranks compete with patriots nationwide. Unlock rewards, exclusive gear, even chances to appear on air or attend live RAV events. But this isn't just about watching. It's about doing. Joining campaigns, volunteering locally, standing for truth together. We're not just a network, we're a movement. One voice at a time. Scan the QR code or go to rav ambassadors.com to join now because America's voice.

Let's spill some tea.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

All right, let's spill some tea. Fueled by Artillery T Co, the only America first veteran owned tea brand. Their mission, maximize flavor with whole leaf blends and chemical free tea bags. Which is really important, you guys, as you can drink microplastics and bleach and everything else in your tea bags if you're not careful. This is just real tea. And here's the tactical advantage. Every single bag brews two times. I love that. I always want to go two and two. Anyway, just go to artilleryteco.com use the code RAV. That'll give you 10% off your first order. That's artillerytco.com premium tea, mission driven, brewed for you the brave. All right, time to spill some tea and in the cup. Today, a historic night at the Kennedy Center. President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center Awards on Sunday night, becoming the first president to host the star studded event. While there, I had the chance to ask the President a question and catch up with a few others. Let's take a look. You've done so much for American greatness. Talk to the next generation about how important the values are that you're celebrating tonight are to American greatness. Things like self, discipline, creativity, talent, those things.

[David Brody]

Well, the young generation I think is going to grow up strong. We have a very different country than we had a year ago. A year ago, we had a country that was in big trouble. Now we have a country that's the talk of the world, and everybody's respecting us again, and young people are respecting us again, too. I won the young vote. The Republicans never win the young vote. I want it easily. And I want to thank Charlie and I want to thank TikTok, and there are a lot of reasons for it, but there's never been a Republican who won the young vote, and I won the very young vote. So that's a good sign, right?

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Are the reforms happening fast enough for you? I'm sorry, the what? The reforms happening fast enough for you? Well, of course not. Nothing is happening fast enough for us. We're running on fast forward as it is, and we're working as hard as.

[David Brody]

We can, as fast as we can.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

But we also, you know. No, things take time, but we're working at record speed, warp speed, and we've been sued 574 times, and we're on top of that. But we're also on the offense, if you'll.

[David Brody]

As you'll see.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

How does culture and what we're doing tonight impact what you're doing? Well, culture is everything for our country.

[David Brody]

You know the Kennedy exhibit back here.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I'm not sure if you've seen it.

[David Brody]

It's.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

It's beautiful about President Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy and the arts and the history and what he's done for our country. And now with President Trump at the helm, he's raised a record amount of.

[David Brody]

Money with Rip Brunel to do everything.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

To make this as spectacular as it can be. Dr. Oz. Gina Louden. How are you? Good to see you. Are reforms happening fast enough for you?

[David Brody]

You. It's never fast enough because the clock's ticking and you're only in the administration for four years, which is what the President asked me to commit to, which. Which I will happily do because I love this job best I've ever had. But some of the things that we're tackling, like corruption, especially in Medicaid, we got to move quicker on, because every time we let a dollar get stolen from an impoverished child or an older individual with no other resources or folks who are disabled, then we. We're hurting them. And so getting serious about fraud, waste, and abuse, which could be $100 billion of savings for the system, will save a lot of lives.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

All right, guys, we want to know what you think. Let us know on get or rumble. Hop on. Or YouTube. Hop on over there. Let Your voice be heard. Still to come on American Sunrise, a dumpster, a disabled puppy, and a Christmas miracle. How a half blind Duff T. Terrier overcame unthinkable odds and found a forever home. Just in time for the holidays. A heartwarming rescue story you won't want to miss. Up next.

All right, welcome back to American sunrise. I'm Dr. Chee. We thank you for joining us today. It is time now for our sunny side up in the pan. Today, a tiny disabled terrier pup was left to die in a dumpster, but is now on the road to a beautiful new life. Just in time for Christmas. This six week old pup named Dennis was found abandoned and badly injured in South Oxfordshire. I can't say that word. He was deaf. He was half blind. He was weighing under 4 pounds. After emergency care at the Blue Cross rescue center, staff worked tirelessly to help him overcome his fears, his injuries, and his disabilities. From learning special cues to navigate his world to thriving in foster care, Dennis made a remarkable recovery. His name is Dennis. That's adorable. And has now been adopted into. I love when people name their dogs, like, human names. I think it's hilarious. He's been adopted into a loving home in Derbyshire just in time for his first Christmas. This is what I like to see during the holidays. David Brody, I know this is what you wanted to see during the holidays, too.

[David Brody]

Yes. A puppy in a dumpster.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

No.

[David Brody]

Oh, I'm sorry. What are you saying?

[Dr. Gina Louden]

No. Look how cute he is.

[David Brody]

Look. That's beautiful. Can I just say, this is tailor made for you, Gina. Puppy in a dumpster.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yeah. Thank you to our producers.

[David Brody]

Overcoming the odds. A Christmas miracle. Gina, this is your story.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Yeah.

[David Brody]

Anyhow, it's beautiful.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Terrence, you love it.

[David Brody]

I do. It's a cute story, and I'm just glad it has a happy ending. It started pretty negatively. I was like, okay, I'm hoping the Sunnyside gets here pretty quickly. But it does have a happy ending, particularly in time for the holiday season. You know, what an uplifting story.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Can I tell you something cool that happened yesterday at the White House, too, that this reminded me of it for some reason. We're walking out. You know how the Secret Service is all there. I love all the military guards and all the thing I just get. I just want to sing the Star Spangled Banner as I'm walking across the White House line. So it's a good thing I'm not Brian Glenn, because that would be really embarrassing.

[David Brody]

Yeah.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

But so. And I saw a black squirrel, by the way, which you only see, in D.C. at least I do. And it reminded me of the Fox that ran across on our shot on Friday that was so beautiful with Brian Glenn. But my husband said, thank you so much for your service to one of them. And you know what he said back? He said, you're worth it. And I. We both started to cry. I'm sorry. I'm totally, totally, totally spilling you out here, John Louden. But, yeah, we both started to cry. We're like, that is the nicest thing that he said. You're worth it. Because my husband always thanks everyone for their service. But that was really special. And you know the other beautiful thing? Thank you, President Trump. Every single person walking in and out of there. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. I'm talking about the staff and the military.

[David Brody]

None of this happy Holidays.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

None of this happy holidays baloney. Yeah. It was all Merry Christmas. And this story, being such a Christmas story, reminded me of that.

[David Brody]

You're worth it. Boy, I tell you what, you're worth it.

That really packs a punch. It's got a lot of meaning in there because it's not just about you, the individual, but our country and the freedom and just, you know, all of this is worth it. You're worth it.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I'm crying again, thinking about it.

[David Brody]

Oh, God.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

Don't cry. John Louden's over there crying about it, too. It was.

[David Brody]

If I cry, my makeup will run.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

I know. David Brody, Terrence carries.

[David Brody]

Don't say it.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

A whole neverfull Louis Vuitton bag of makeup. It's this big. It's this big. My makeup bag is like this. David Brody's makeup bag. Terrence, I don't know. How big is your makeup bag?

[David Brody]

Yes, Terrence, it's literally a brush and some powder. That's all I've got. By the way, David, I still have your powder that you left at CPAC, like, three years ago. I still have it in my book.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

He wants it.

[David Brody]

FedEx that thing.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

He wants it. Overnight it, Terrence, please.

[David Brody]

Overnight that.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

All right, you guys, war room is up next. You guys hug your children, love God, go boldly now and have a merry Christmas season.

[David Brody]

Not a happy holiday.

[Dr. Gina Louden]

No.

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.