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How many deals can get done and what do they mean for the US Standing on the world stage? We have analysis throughout the show, plus a bombshell. House Oversight Committee report deemed some of Joe Biden's auto pen orders were invalid and called on the Justice Department to investigate. Will there be any accountability? We do have the latest. And later, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson refuses to use the term illegal aliens. How is this going over? We have that story and so much more as American Sunrise starts right now. Good morning America. Welcome to American Sunrise. Whether it's culture, we have breaking news to share with you. Politics President Trump is joining us live now from Florida. We've got you covered. This is what it looks like to be a patriot. We have to protect the American family. The American dream is still alive. I'm David Brody. I'm terrence. And I'm Dr. Gina Day. Morning to you. And thanks so much for being here with us for American Sunrise. I'm Terrence Bates in our Denver newsroom. Let's bring in David Brody. He's in Washington, D.C. emily Finn, she is in our West Palm studios in for Dr. Gina. Lady and gentleman, good morning to both of you. Can we just get straight to it because there is so much to talk about. While you two were sleeping, I was wide awake. I don't know if you guys were actually sleeping or not, but I was wide awake early this morning watching some of President Trump's speech to troops over in Japan. He, of course, touted peace through strength, also talked about his use of tariffs and trade. Here's just part of that speech for those of you who missed it. We stopped a lot of those wars based on trade and tariffs and penalties. And you know they're going to get, they're getting all ready to fight. And then we tell them no more trading with the United States. We're putting tariffs on your nation, et cetera, et cetera. It's called national security for us, but it's really national security for the whole world. World. And everywhere we go, America is actually making peace. And it's peace through strength. When they look at this, when they look at you people, they say we're not going to mess around with them. So it's very important. I'm not going to lie. David and Emily, I was hoping that he would just go into and you get a tariff and you get a tariff. And you over there, you get a tariff as well. It is good policy, though. Well, look, it's a counterbalance is what he's doing here, not just with the tariffs. I'm talking about why he's over in Asia to begin with. You know, he, he reached that rare earths mineral deal with Japan. And this is all about a counterbalance to China's military aggressiveness, especially in the East China Sea. So, so this is all strategic and well it should be. And we need Japan as a key ally. There's no doubt about it. Definitely strategic need to have allies in that region. Terrence, I will say I woke up this morning, was doing my hair and makeup and I usually don't see President Trump that early in the morning. So I was pleasantly Surprised to see that speech as well. Peace through strength has been something that he has been saying the entire time. So just continuing on with his agenda on the world stage and, and not just one ally, but a key ally, the big ally. I mean, the big enchilada in the region, if you will. No, absolutely. Guys, another big story that we're monitoring. Just the news is out with this headline which reads, house Oversight Committee deems some of Biden's auto pin orders invalid. Asked the DOJ to investigate. Of course, there are calls on the DOJ to investigate. And James Comer, the chairman of that committee, says that evidence could be used to overturn some of the auto pin actions and executive orders that would have been signed by auto pen from President Biden. Emily, this is huge news, and obviously it's still developing, but this could be very big. Certainly, Terrence. You know, I think it's just so sad that so many people let this happen over the four years of Biden's administration. It feels like a massive cover up. And so I'm happy that the investigation still continues on. Evidence is still coming out about the use of this auto pen. It should have never happened as the President of the United States, David. Yeah. And the House Oversight Committee is basically saying, prove it to us. Biden administration. You've got the evidence that he was involved in this. Go ahead and prove it to us. What do you got? And if they don't, they don't have the goods, Literally. The House Oversight Committee in this report called Biden's actions, certain actions, illegitimate. That was the word they used. Well, if they're illegitimate, well, that raises a whole host of constitutional issues as to what was approved in terms of going forward and what could be rescinded going forward as well. So fascinating stuff. I know it's time for the Bible verse, but we had a lot to vamp about this morning, Emily. Certainly a lot to talk about. All right, let's check out that Bible verse. It comes from Ephesians 1:7:8. And it says, in him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace, which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence. All right, President Trump continues his marathon trip across Asia, and he met with Japan's first female prime minister. Here's part of that meeting. Take a look. I have always had a great love of Japan and a great respect of Japan, and I will say that this will be a relationship that will be stronger than ever before. And I look forward to working with you. And on behalf of our country, I want to just let you know, anytime you have any question, any doubt or anything you want, any favors you need, anything I can do to help Japan, we will be there. We are an ally at the strongest level. And it's a great honor to be with you, especially so early in what will be, I think, one of the greatest prime ministers. I think you will be one of the great. Everything I know from Shinzo and others, you will be one of the great prime ministers. I'd also like to congratulate you on being the first woman prime minister. That's a big deal. That's a big deal. And I want to congratulate you on that. I think that has to be called out and you're going to do a fantastic job and we're going to have a fantastic relationship. Thank you very much. Let's bring in Rav chief White House correspondent Brian Glenn. Brian, you know President Trump signed a critical minerals deal with Japan. Added this will intensify cooperation, cooperative efforts between the two countries. What more can you tell us, Brian? It sure will. And you know what? Good morning, everybody. I love the morning of this entire trip. Everything from the red carpet dance we saw in Malaysia to these trade deals and these mineral agreements that we have in Japan, even what looked like this morning, a Trump rally there in Tokyo. President Trump taking aboard the USS George Washington as well. But this is a great deal. President Trump praising leaders in Japan, business leaders in Japan, for all the investments they have proposed to come into the U.S. this was a great visit. Great stop. I think President Trump has a lot of respect for the people of Japan and their new prime minister. Also, President Trump agreeing to provide missiles to Japan's F35 jets. They have so a little bit of a military agreement as well. But what a great, effective and achievable meeting there in Japan. Yeah, and let's remember he's been dealing with the Japanese culture, the business culture for over 50 years. I mean, he knows exactly how these folks over there work and what he can do to kind of maneuver around the art of the deal. Hey, Brian, we talked about this at the top, but this House Oversight Committee report, I mean, this is a big deal. I mean, they're essentially questioning all of the auto pen signatures. I shouldn't say all. Well, yeah, all of the ones. But we're not quite sure which one specifically that Biden did during his administration. So they've called on the DOJ to open this investigation. Look, bottom line is that they say there wasn't any record at all that Biden approved certain executive actions. So they're concluding that, look, if the Biden administration can't prove the President approved any of that, then those actions would be illegitimate. I mean, this isn't going away. This is gaining steam and I'm glad to see it. Yeah, James Comer really there in the House oversight, stepping on the gas on this whole thing. And President Trump has talked about it many times. You know, we, we know there was a few that he's actually signed and was behind. But there are maybe thousands of things, even one have to do with oil and gas leases that even Speaker Johnson challenged Joe Biden on at, at one time. And Joe Biden had no recognition of even signing these things. And by the way, that auto pin does not reside in the White House. A lot of people don't realize this. It is across the street in the Eisenhower Building. That's where the actual auto pen is located. And some would say that's where the actual over office was located under Joe Biden. But this is going to get looked into from six ways to Sunday and it should be. And those held accountable if they in fact misused the auto pin and made policies that were damaging to this country being looked into and actually overturning some of the actions. Two very different things. And I think the latter, Brian, is really the key. Overturning some of those actions. I know it's still early and we're still investigating, but how possible is that, that some of the, the actions that would have been signed by Alderpin would be overturned? Like what's the, what's the over under on that right now? Yeah. Well, not to build ups you, but you get my point. I, I do. Well, I don't. That's pretty good. I like that. I should have left that alone. No, it's perfect timing for that. I don't know, to be completely honest with you. And you look at all of the things that even Pam Bondi has on her plate. I don't know how much more we can add, but I do think there should be accountability. That's what all. That's what MAGA wants. We've always wanted accountability. And I can tell you one thing, and I'll break a little bit of news to you. If this does in fact go down and we start to hold people accountable, you can add Anthony Fauci to this list of being pardoned and stay tuned because he could get someone looking into all the, I guess the weaponization that he had in terms of absolutely causing world chaos and some of the misuse in his power. So I don't know, let's hope that accountability does come though. You know, Brian, before we let you go here, we did want to get your reaction to this New York Post headline as well. Kind of switching gears here to New York City House Republicans want to strip Zoran Mamdani of citizenship, possibly deport the New York City mayoral frontrunner over form omissions. Brian, your reaction to this? Is this really a possibility that he could be deported? You know. Well, once again, going back to Terrence question, I don't think that's going to happen. But I do like the fact that we're having this dialogue right now. And let's be honest, if he lied on his application at the time for being a naturalized citizen, saying that he was not a part of the Democrat Socialist association, whatever that organization is, he wouldn't have become a naturalized citizen. That would never happened. But I do think we need to look into this because this is a serious thing. If people come to this country, they run for office in the best interest of another country or in something that quite, in fact goes against our constitution of what our founding fathers laid out. I don't think they should be allowed to A, run for office or b, even be a US Citizen if you cannot adapt to the way our government is run and upheld the Constitution. So look, New Yorkers, they're going to have they may touch the hot stove on Tuesday. I hope that is not the case. It certainly looks like it is when you look at the polling. But this is obviously something that should be looked into as well. All right, Brian Gren, thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Thanks, Brian. Coming up, we check out the hottest headlines from the RAV newsroom with T. Bates. And later, President Trump says he is confident the US Will get a trade deal done with China. What will this mean for security? We have expert analysis soon on American Sunrise. Stay with us. Let's be real. Life happens. Kids spill, pets shed and accidents are inevitable. Find a sofa that can keep up@washablesofas.com Starting at just $699, our sofas are fully machine washable inside and out, so you can say goodbye to stains and hello to worry free living. Made with liquid and stain resistant fabrics, they're kid proof, pet friendly and built for everyday life. Plus, changeable fabric covers let you refresh your sofa whenever you want. Neat flexibility. Our modular design lets you rearrange your sofa anytime to fit your space, whether it's a growing family room or a cozy apartment. 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Listen to Fiasco Benghazi on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. News BREAK is brought to you by amac, association of Mature American Citizens. That's the United States Capitol. Let me give you an update on the shutdown. There it is, ladies and gentlemen. Silence. Nothing's going on. I do my cricket invitation, but that would be really super weird. Oh, there it is. Thank you, Colin. 27 days, eight hours, which means it's in the 28th day and time is a ticking. All right, welcome back, everybody, to American Sunrise. I'm David Brody. Coming up, speaking about time ticking, how about Maduro in Venezuela? His time may be running out as bazoom boomba. These boats are going up in flames, literally in flames, because Maduro is in big trouble. We got a CIA covert operation, possibly to take out Maduro in some form or fashion. We'll talk about it in a moment. First, though, T. Bates standing by with the latest headlines from the Real America's Voice newsroom. 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. America. President Trump is visiting US Troops and sailors based in Japan this morning. His new Japanese counterpart, Sanay Takeachi, joined him for at least one of his stops. As you can see here, the commander in chief using the photo op to praise. Take action. Going to go down as one of the great prime ministers you watch. Thank you. Also on 47's agenda this morning, meeting with business leaders on the island. Monday's bilateral meeting between the US And Japanese delegations also marked the first face to face meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Takeaci. She, by the way, is Japan's first ever woman pm. I will say that this will be a relationship that will be stronger than ever before. And I look forward to working with you. And on behalf of our country, I want to just let you know anytime you have any question, any doubt, anything you want, any favors you need, anything I can do to help Japan, we will be there. We are an ally at the strongest level. The cooperation President Trump just alluded to includes the signing of a rare earth deal between the two countries. After leaving Japan, President Trump will head to South Korea for what will argue beyond arguably be the most watched part of his Asian tour. On Thursday, he is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Work is being done behind the scenes in advance of that meeting to broker a trade deal between the US And China. As President Trump describes the current tariff situation unsustainable for China. China and the United States are the world's two largest economies. At stake is the US Semiconductor industry, which is hoping that US Firms will be able to sell artificial intelligence chips to China. American energy companies are also hoping the upcoming Trump Xi meeting will see and will see an easing, excuse me, of Chinese tariffs on U.S. energy. After China slapped America with a 15% tariff on energy exports, much of the flow of U.S. energy to China has frozen. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino has a date with the judge today to answer questions about immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles and Chicago. The recent enforcement operation in the Chicago area has produced more than 1800 arrests. However, it's been marred by complaints of excessive force that led one judge to order uniformed immigration agents to wear body cameras. Initially, Bovino was set to face two hours of questioning, but the hearing has since been extended to five hours. The judge reportedly wants to hear about agents recent use of force in a couple of Chicago area communities where at least eight people, including four American citizens, were detained during protests. But Vino is accused of violating the judge's order by allegedly throwing tear gas into a crowd of protesters without justification. We, of course, will be covering this story throughout the day and keep you updated. It's now time for your coast to coast forecast with Weather Nation meteorologist Tracy Anthony. By the way, there at the bottom of your screen, you see that QR code. Please scan it and join our Weather Nation team. You can get the hookup from Tracy. Tracy, good morning to you. So I know this isn't going to affect us at this point, but I'm with you now. I'm watching that hurricane that's really ravaging and just tearing up parts of Jamaica. I have a buddy in Jamaica and he was saying I'm okay for now. And so, you know, because of him, I'm kind of watching that situation and just hoping that it doesn't get too much worse there. Yeah, you know, this is going to be a historic storm for sure. Now as a powerful Category 5, Terrence wanted to show you and our viewers this incredible video though of the eye of this storm. So this is from the hurricane hunters as they fly through the calm part of the center of that storm. But this storm is just massive. And weather conditions will continue to deteriorate across parts of Jamaica as this storm system makes its approach. Expecting landfall here sometime this afternoon. But winds 175 miles per hour. So as this system lifts to the north, it's going to impact areas of south Cuba and then eventually into the Bahamas and even Bermuda. Bermuda can't rule out some type of interaction from this storm system. So this will be catastrophic. We've just had all the right conditions in the Caribbean Sea. So back across the lower 48, we have a offshore low that's kicking up some rain out across the mid Atlantic. We do have some rain across the central parts of the country. That's a cold front swinging through and we're in for a big cool down. And we're bracing for some more moisture out across the Pacific Northwest. So now a lot of the questions are what does it look like for Halloween? So a few spots may have some rain. Terrence, I don't know if you have anything exciting going on, are going to be outside for Halloween. I am not going to be outside. And I'm not going to lie, Tracy, and I'm so ashamed to say this, but I've considered turning off my front door porch light and not giving out candy. I've considered it. Oh, I'm so ashamed. The truth, you hear the truth right here this morning. Yeah. I don't know. I think I, you know, I'm a softy for kids. I love kids. So I'm probably gonna go ahead and do it. But the cheap part of me, the fiscal conservative in me says, yeah, maybe not. So we'll, we'll see. We'll see. Well, we'll have to check back in after Halloween. Yeah. All right, Tracy. And we'll check in with you next time hour. By the way, folks, head on over to Real America's Voice. The chats there on Getter Rumble, YouTube let us know where you are because in our next hour, as I just alluded to with Tracy, you may be one of our lucky viewers who gets a hometown forecast from Tracy. And it'll happen live right here on American Sunrise. I really am ashamed that I've considered it. I'm probably gonna, gonna go ahead and get out candy, but I've considered not doing so anyway. Up next, more on President Trump's meeting with Japan's prime minister. We'll take a look at how the latest iteration of the relationship between the two countries looks particularly in the face of the ever present threats that are China and North Korea. First though, a quick look at this day in history. It was on this date in 1965 that the St. Louis Gateway Arch was completed. 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When I told people I was making a podcast about Benghazi, nine times out of ten, they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked why Benghazi? The truth became a web of lies. It's almost a dirty word, one that connotes conspiracy theory. Will we ever get the truth about the Benghazi massacre? Bad faith, political warfare, and frankly, bullshit. We kill the ambassador just to cover something up. You put two and two together. Was it an overblown distraction or a sinister conspiracy? Benghazi is a Rosetta Stone for everything that's been going on for the last 20 years. I'm Leon Naifak from Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries. This is Fiasco Benghazi. What difference at this point does it make? Yes, that's right. Lock her up. Listen to Fiasco Benghazi on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Kingston, Jamaica. Yaman. Not, not, not a good situation down there in Jamaica. I mean, they got a Cat 5 that they've been dealing with. We're gonna have to assess all of the damage as we move forward here. Welcome back to American Sunrise, everybody. All right. President Trump continues his marathon trip across the Asia. And he spoke to the troops in Japan, and he praised the Navy. Take a look. From the thunderous roar of the guided missile destroyers. Never saw anything like it. To the spectacular sight of nuclear submarines all over the place. To the unstoppable force of another great American aircraft carrier, one thing was clear, that no enemy will ever even dream of threatening America's Navy. There's no Navy even close to. Not even close. You hear about some of them doing ships, but nobody can do what we do. Nobody has what we have. And we also have the best equipment that rides along in those ships. You see that? Nobody makes equipment like we do. Nobody makes the ammunition, the weapons, the missiles, the planes. None of it. And if they do, the American sailor stands ready to crush them and sink them and wreck them and blast them into oblivion. Right? I believe the outcue on that sound bite was blast them into oblivion. If I'm not mistaken for more, let's bring in the chairman of the American Defense International. That would be Van Hipp. Van, thanks for being here this morning. So we're hearing so much about how this relationship between the United States and Japan is the, quote, greatest alliance in the world. So, so tell us what President Trump is trying to do here, why this relationship with Japan is so crucial. Good morning to you. Good morning. I think a couple things. Number one, I think he's trying to get more investment in the United States. And you're going to see a big announcement by the prime minister exactly along those lines. And he's also sending a strong message to China. All these things he's doing are China's backyard. Before he goes to see Xi, look what he did at the Aussie conference with the deals he put together there. And he's always trying to get the best deal for the American people. And in Japan, the prime minister is also going to announce a major increase in defense spending. So he's doing all of this. And I do think he caught the Chinese off guard with the critical minerals deal that he did with Malaysia and Thailand. They expected some of these deals, but I don't think they expected that. And it was only after that occurred that China said, guess what? We have now reached a preliminary framework for an agreement with the United States. The thing about Communist China, they will only do a deal with you when you're holding the cards. And they have been out foxed. And I think that's exactly what has occurred right here. Well, with your card analogy, President Trump has a full house right now, it seems like, and he's preparing to go into that meeting on Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He's also got a royal flush when it comes to the situation over in Venezuela. Check out this Fox News headline which says US Navy destroyer arrives in Trinidad and Tobago as Trump turns the screws on Venezuela. Venezuela, of course, as one would imagine, condemning the move. But the U.S. we know, has conducted several strikes on suspected drug boats in the region. And again, this is another way to kind of turn the screws and to create a posture of strength even in that region. Yeah, Maduro is feeling the heat right now. And let me, let me, I think this is a key point. Trinidad and Tobago is only six nautical miles from the coast of Venezuela. And I remember when Ronald Reagan was president, there was another drug kingpin and a dictator actually in Central America. His name was Manuel Noriega. And he was also indicted by US Authorities just like Maduro. It didn't turn out well for Manuel Noriega. And I don't think it's going to turn out well for Maduro. All of this points to the fact that this president understands that his chief responsibility as commander in chief is providing for the common defense and keeping the American people safe. And that's what he's doing. Absolutely. You know, Terrence brought this up, but President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are slated to meet on Thursday. Both sides are close to a trade deal, they're saying. Trump said that he expects to come away with the deal with Xi and added that he had a lot of respect for him. What do you think that this would mean for the global community if they are able to reach a deal here? Well, I think it's vital and we're looking at right now that what we're hearing is that China would buy more agricultural products from the United States. Secretary Besson has also said that they've agreed to reduce and stop the flow of the precursor chemicals for fentanyl. But you got to understand that in the South China Sea, basically one third of all the cargo in the world for free trade, 5 trillion tons a year goes, I'm sorry, $5 trillion a year goes through the South China Sea. So that part of the world is vital to the economy of the free world. And China's always engaged in various shenanigans, as we know. So I think the way the president has handled this there at the ASEAN conference and also he's got a great relationship with the Philippines. Much hasn't been said on this trip, but he had a great meeting with President Marcos a few months ago at the White House. So I think the president, he has set himself up for success with this meeting with President Xi. No doubt about that. Van Hipp, thanks for joining us here on a Tuesday morning. We really appreciate your time. Thank you. Great to be with you. Thanks, Van. 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Benghazi is a Rosetta Stone for everything that's been going on for the last 20 years. I'm Leon Neyfak from Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries. This is Fiasco Benghazi. What difference at this point, does it make? Yeah, that's right. Lock her up. Listen to Fiasco Benghazi on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to American Sunrise. Thank you so much for joining us. It is time now for today's health news, sponsored by the wellness company under the Microscope. Today, the signs of low testosterone. The main signs of low testosterone include decreased sex drive, increased body fat, depressed mood, fatigue and several others. And treatment is not always the first option recommended. Sometimes doctors will tell patients to look at lifestyle first, such as diet and exercise, and see if that remedies the issue. Then treatments can come in form such as gels, injections and other options as well. For more on this topic, we want to bring in the director of epigenetics for The Wellness Company, Dr. Ben Tapper. Thank you so much for being with us this morning. Low testosterone is an issue that we're hearing about more and more in the news on social media as well. How big of an issue is this for men in America today? How common is low testosterone? Low testosterone? Well, it's really a silent epidemic now. I mean, more men are suffering with low testosterone than ever before. You have to wonder why that is. I mean, just in the last few decades, we've, we've seen testosterone levels drop more than 50% in men. I really think there is a war on masculinity and more on manhood. Really. I mean, the, the data shows, you know, such a huge reduction. And again, it's, it's an epidemic. And so some of the common signs. Right, we went over some of them. A decreased sex drive, maybe gaining weight. How do you know if is low testosterone or it's not something else? Well, really, the number one sign in testosterone in men is really fatigue, you know, low sex drive, like you said, but also a decrease in muscle mass, depression, head, brain fog, all those things, irritability, are correlated to a low level of testosterone. And so how many men right now are struggling with fatigue or low muscle mass or just irritability? I mean, it's really more now than ever before. And, you know, and I see it, I see it in the clinics. I see it just around. And how many men are just jumping to go, go get, you know, testosterone injections? And that's not really something I'd recommend either. So it's, it's, it's, it's, it's a real problem. So what would you recommend? Are there any natural options? There's a ton of things you can do first of all, we need good sleep, we need good rest. There's things that we can do in the weight room. We need to hit, hit the weights again. I mean, I believe that we need to take care of the body. We need to eat well, move well, think well, pray well when we can be well. And that will help, help elevate testosterone, work the big muscle groups in the body. You know, good supplementation, you know, vitamin D is important. That's. Vitamin D is a hormone. It's not really a vitamin. There's supplements you can take. Like there's the tongue Cot Alley, which is a very, very powerful supplement. You know, the wellness company has one of the best supplements you can take is called Mars. It actually is naturally designed to produce testosterone in the body. It has boron, zinc and has shung Kat Ali or I'm sorry, the Hornigort weed and shilajit powder. But it's very, very powerful in raising testosterone levels in the body. Highly recommend getting on that. Yeah, great. There's a ton of options to be able to try and see what works best for you. You know, I do want to get your take on this as well. President Trump's push to get pharmaceutical manufacturers to move back to the United States. It's been a high profile issue over the last few months. Are we right to understand that the vast majority of drugs like Ivermectin that is sold is actually manufactured in China? Most of all, Ivermectin is produced and manufactured in China, which is a scary slippery slope if you ask me, because it just goes to show you our dependency on China's manufacturing these drugs. What happens if we go into a war with China? What happens to these drugs coming overseas? So there's a real issue here with the supply. And so I think that we need to break that dependency, you know, and get away from, you know, supporting the manufacturing of China, these for these drugs. So it is a real, real issue and a real concern. But majority of drugs are manufactured in China. Yes, that is a correct statement. So if people want to get American made Ivermectin, where can they go? Well, I say go right to the source. You know, TWC has, you know, American made Ivermectin, it's manufactured right here by trusted manufacturers here in the States. So I highly recommend going right to the source. This is a trusted source for Ivermectin and this is the only source that I would trust. You know, RFK Jr. I do want to get your take on him as well. With him, you know, kind of coming into the Trump administration, there's been a lot of change in the way that we talk about health, the way that we talk about medicine in this country. What would you give him as a report card? Does he get an A plus or what would you rate him for the job that he's doing for health in America? You have to look at what he's up against. He's up against a massive Goliath right now in our government. Okay. So I believe he's doing a great job. The one thing that does concern me is that we have deals going on with Pfizer and we have more ammonite technology and CRISPR Cas9 technology coming down the pipeline, which, to me, I think we need to be exposing a lot of this MRNA technology and the harmful effects. But again, Bobby Kennedy, I think, is doing a great job. He is bringing a topic that was, you know, had such a negative connotation, nobody wanted to talk about it. The vaccine issue, he's bringing that to the forefront. He's bringing the whistleblower cdc, William Thompson to the forefront into the table and having conversations. He was a whistleblower back, you know, back in the day, talking about how the CDC is doctoring and tailoring studies to so to show desired outcomes. So I think Bobby Kennedy is doing a great job. I think we need to support him. He's up against the Goliath and a lot of evils and corruption in the world and ahead of the cartel, which is big pharma. So he is trying to, you know, shine the light on this corruption and. Which is long overdue. Long overdue, absolutely. I think it's great that we're finally just having these conversations. You know, before in the past especially, I think the pandemic really magnified this. It was that you couldn't even have conversations about stuff in the medical communities. You know, cold and flu season is coming up. I'm wondering, you know, as we're continuing these conversations, do you have any advice for how to keep yourself healthy? Yeah, well, the biggest thing is we need to manage stress levels. You know, I was taught that during the flu in school, there's only four seasons, not a fifth season. But we call it the flu season. But really I call it a vitamin D deficiency season. You know, we enter the holidays, we have more sugar, we have more stress than ever before. So we need a good. We need good sleep. We need to supplement, move away from that toxicity and deficiency into purity, insufficiency, efficiency. And we do that with good food choices and good supplementation. Excuse me. And so I think vitamin D is vitally important. Get good probiotics, zinc, all those different things. You know, the wellness company has some of the best supplements on the market to, to, to, to really get sufficient in that area. But really we need to manage stress levels. Stress is really the biggest cause of, you know, of illness in today's world and more people are stressed now than ever before. We need that good rest. If we don't have, you know, at least that seven, eight hours of sleep. The immune system is operating at 50%. So I think that good rest is really one of the most powerful and underutilized ways to help build that immune system and help really combat illness and sickness during the cold and flu season. So really, and watch the sugar. The sugar content is really hinders that immune system. It really affects the immune system. So we need to really be cautious that heading into the holidays, we are looking forward to a stress free cold and flu season. Thank you so much for all of your advice this morning. Dr. Ben Tapper. Yep, thank you. God bless. All right, coming up, a new administration in Washington D.C. has brought a lot of positive changes when it comes to fixing our broken health care system. The reality is however, that there's only so much the government can do and that if we really want to make America Healthy again, that starts at home with each and every one of us. That's where the Wellness Is company comes in. You see and hear from TWC doctors all the time on this network and you know that their products are the gold standard for keeping you and your family safe and healthy. The Wellness Company gives you the opportunity to make sure that you are prepared for whatever happens with their series of prescription medical kits. 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Just call 844-844-iheart and get radio working for you. When I told people I was making a podcast about Benghazi, nine times out of ten they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked why Benghazi? The truth became a web of lies. It's almost a dirty word, one that connotes conspiracy theory. Will we ever get the truth about the Benghazi massacre? Bad faith, political warfare and frankly, bullshit. We kill the ambassador just to cover something up. You put two and two together Was it an overblown distraction or a sinister conspiracy? Benghazi is a Rosetta Stone for everything that's been going on for the last 20 years. I'm Leon Neyfak from Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries. This is Fiasco Benghazi. What difference at this point does it make? Yes, that's right. Lock her up. Listen to Fiasco Benghazi on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And welcome back, everybody, to American Sunrise. Time to stay awake, not woke. And who is woke today? Here's a shocking development. It's the Chicago mayor, Brandon Johnson. There he is. Hello, Brandon. Instead of answering a basic question about illegal immigrant spending, he blew up on a reporter for using the term illegal alien. Johnson called it racist nasty and then compared it to slavery. We don't have illegal aliens. I don't know if that's from some sort of sci fi message that you wish you've had. Well, listen, the legal term for my people were slaves. You want me to use that term, too? So, look, let's just get the language right. We're talking about undocumented individuals that are human beings. The last thing that I'm going to do is accept the type of racist, nasty language to describe human beings. Woke mayor is melting down over words while the city buckles under the costs. Let's bring in T. Bates and Emily for more. T. Bates, what is your take on this? It's called deflection. I guess I have to. I have to cue my inner Dr. Gina since, excuse me, psychology is really her thing. But that's deflecting. He knows what the real issue is, and so he's simply trying to deflect from the real issue by taking issue with the words that people are using to describe illegal aliens. And yes, I'm going to say it. And it is also a government term. So I just think it's deflection. Let's move on. That's just my take, Emily. I'm sorry, I wish I could give you more insight, but it's deflection. I would have to agree with you there, Terrence. It's just gotta be so frustrating. I lived in Chicago for about three years before I came down here to West Palm beach. And it's got to be so frustrating. Frustrating for my friends, for the people that are still left in this city to listen to this mayor focus on just the wrong thing. Chicago has a massive crime problem. They have so many issues that they have to address, and he gets upset about words it was almost embarrassing to watch him have that meltdown there, saying that. Illegal alien. Is that a sci fi term? My God, please, Chicago, vote this guy out and get someone in there that is actually going to address the problems in your city. David, that's my take. Yeah. Listen, let me, Let me have. I have a message for Brandon Johnson, and that is this. Illegal alien. Illegal alien, Illegal alien, Illegal alien, and illegal alien all day long. And you know why I said it? Not to be provocative, not to be in your face about it, and definitely not to be cruel. It's because it's in the United states code, section 8. It is there. T. Bates, as you said, it is a government. It's in the United States code, for goodness sake. Now, Biden tried to get rid of it in 2021. He directed departments like DHS and others say, hey, stop saying that. Okay, but here's the thing. Couple of things. One, it was a suggestion. And even if it wasn't a suggestion, if he actually told dhs, which he basically said DHS stopped doing that, they never took it out of the United States Code. It was never out of the United States Code. It's in section eight all day long. It's been used in judicial opinions, it's been used in congressional legislation, both Republican and Democrat. So I say illegal alien. And I have nothing against. Against illegal aliens per se. In other words, I want them to live their best life, if you will, but I'd like you to do it, I don't know, wait for it legally instead of illegally. And I'm sorry, the fact that he won't say the word illegal says everything you need to know, because the act itself is illegal. And that's why you hear so many of the mainstream media going, well, what have they done exactly? You know, talking about people that have lived here 15, 20, 25 years, they haven't done anything wrong. They haven't committed any crimes. They broke the law. They broke the law. Exactly. Now, once again, yeah, yeah, I think there's a. There's a path here in terms of, you know, I mean, we can get into all of that, you know, for people that have been here 20 years or so. And if you haven't committed a crime, you got. I think you got to pay back taxes, you got to do a lot of stuff. Look, I don't think you literally kick people out of the country that have been here 20, 25 years. It's not. I mean, they did something illegally, but Congress has been irresponsible in this. And the White House has been irresponsible and so many other politicians have been irresponsible. So if you're going to kick anybody out, kick them out for not doing their job. Sorry, I went off on a diatribe there. But please, anybody else? No, I agree with you. It's a much more nuanced conversation than just the term. There's a lot that goes into this broader conversation about illegal immigration. But again, I see it when I hear the Brandon Johnson's of the world simply focus on the term illegal, illegal alien. You know, it reeks of deflection. You're not trying to address the real issue. Forget a word. And quite honestly, I wanted to say something a little bit more powerful. But I'll say forget a word. You know, it's about the issue. There's a lot to be addressed. And why don't you take steps even within your city? Obviously this is a federal issue, but within your city there are certain things that Brandon Johnson and other lawmakers in Chicago could be doing in order to try to help, if you will, those who are in this country illegally go back home or to try to at least begin the process of legalizing their current illegal status. There you go. All right, T. Bates with the last word and it's a great one. Coming up, term how great that was at the end there of the segment. All right, coming up, when trust fades, faith grows. The Bible is back in focus. 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Shop now@washablesofas.com Offers are subject to change and certain restrictions may apply. The U.S. electric grid is approaching a breaking point as demand soars from data centers and home energy use. Our aging infrastructure can't keep up. And the Department of Energy warns that without action, blackouts could surge 100 fold by 2030. The good news? One solution is already here. Propane. It's American made, stored on site and always ready. Powering homes and businesses with cleaner, reliable energy that doesn't depend on the grid or the weather. Learn more@probane.com run a business and not thinking about podcasting? Think again. More Americans listen to podcasts than ads supported streaming music from Spotify and Pandora. And as the number one podcaster, iHeart's twice as large as the next two combined. So whatever your customers are into true crime, science, sports, comedy, culture, they'll hear your message. Plus, only iHeart can extend your message to audiences across broadcast radio. And all this reach means everything. Just think about the universal marketing formula. The number of consumers who hear your message times the response rate equals the results. Now let's get those results growing for you. Think podcasting can help your business? Think iHeart. Streaming radio and podcasting. Let us show you@iheartadvertising.com that's iheartadvertising.com or call 844-844-iHeart. One more time, call 844-844-IHEART and get podcasting working for you. When I told people I was making a podcast about Benghazi, nine times out of ten, they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked, why Benghazi? The truth became a web of lies. It's almost a dirty word, one that connotes conspiracy theory. Will we ever get the truth about the Benghazi massacre? Bad faith, political warfare, and frankly, bullshit. We kill the ambassador just to cover something up. You put two and two together. Was it an overblown distraction or a sinister conspiracy? Benghazi is a Rosetta Stone for everything that's been going on for the last 20 years. I'm Leon Naifak from Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries. This is Fiasco Benghazi. What difference at this point does it make? Yeah, that's right. Lock her up. Listen to Fiasco Benghazi on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. God bless the usa. In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. Welcome back to American Sunrise. It is time now for our moment of faith, brought to us by Lee Greenwood and the God Bless the USA Bible in focus today, Faith on the rise. A new report from the American Bible Society finds that as trust in media and Government hits record lows. More Americans are turning to scripture, especially younger generations. Millennial Bible engagement is up 290% in the last year. Wow, that's a big number. For more, let's bring in Billie Hollowell, digital host and journalist with CBN News. Billy, this is just fantastic to see, especially, you know, I'm Gen Z, I'm not a millennial. But we're seeing that among all of the young generations. Just people really coming back to their faith. Yeah, you know, we're seeing it with Gen Z in particular and millennials, as you said. And when you have record lows of trust in government, in media, you're talking single digit percentages. You know, you still have 36% of Americans who believe that the Bible is totally accurate. You know, that's almost 4 in 10Americans and 39% will say that it is not fully accurate. But that doesn't mean there's not a massive respect for it. We're seeing this really expedite, particularly, as you said, among young people. We've seen many scenes on college campuses of young people flocking to accept Christ. Really powerful images, getting baptized immediately. And we're seeing this all over the country. Something is shifting. There's a turn back towards sanity and morality and in particular, biblical truth. Absolutely. You know, I think particularly with young people, Turning Point USA has just done incredible work all throughout this country. And what happened to Charlie Kirk earlier this year was such a moment that I think shook a lot of people to their core and inspired especially young people to really get back to faith and read the Bible again. I'm wondering what you attribute to this massive surge in people wanting to connect with Jesus again. You know, I think there's so many things. There's been record lostness, hopelessness, anxiety, depression. We've seen that again and again and again in our culture since COVID especially. And it's only grown. And then you have really the lack of truth. Right. We have all sorts of issues where we've been peddling lies to people. And I think we've raised a generation, particularly Gen Z, that was the first generation after millennials that grew up without a real biblical mandate, with sort of a relativism. And what we've seen is that that is fruitless. At the end of the day, these young people were told, you can make up your own morality, come up with your own ideas, and, you know, it all makes sense. Well, they're realizing it doesn't make sense and they're really sort of on their own and they're Looking for truth and in comes truth. The Bible, which is timeless and real, and the gospel message. And so I think that is why that is permeating. People are looking for that truth and they're finding it in the only place it exists. Wow, I think that is so spot on. You know, I actually will say that I think social media has been a method to be able to push all of those untruthful messages onto young people, making them question their morality. And I think it's great that we're seeing, you know, so many people on social media gaining a lot of traction for being open about their faith, for talking about faith. We see some of the number one podcasts out there right now are about scripture, are about the Bible. What do you have to say about social media and how should we as Christians use that in a way to further Jesus teachings throughout the world? Yeah, I think we have to watch ourselves on social media. It's so easy to use it the wrong way. But to your point, what we're seeing, our podcasts erupt, the truth is getting through. I think a lot of people have said, well, we should avoid social media. We should avoid these things because it's so toxic and negative. But the reality is if you do that, you're not reaching people. That is where the people are right now. And so we're seeing Christianity and faith really, you know, explode in those areas because people are showing up boldly to share. And so we should be on those platforms sharing the gospel, telling people the truth, and, you know, not fighting with people, but bringing the light to them. And, you know, look, there's a lot of darkness there. We are the ones called to bring light in all the spaces, including social media. Be bold and bring lights. I love that. Billie Hollowell, thank you so much for your time this morning. Thank you. We'll be back with the second hour of American Sunrise in just two minutes. Stick around. Tired of spills and stains on your sofa? WashablesOfAs.com has your back. Featuring the Annabe collection. The only designer sofa that's machine washable inside and out. Where designer quality meets budget friendly prices. That's right, sofas start at just $699. Enjoy a no risk experience with pet friendly stain resistant and changeable slipcovers made with performance fabrics. Experience cloud like comfort with high resilience foam that's hypoallergenic and never needs fluffing. 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More Americans listen to podcasts than ad supported streaming music from Spotify and Pandora. And as the number one podcaster, iHeart's twice as large as the next two combined. So whatever your customers are into true crime, sports, comedy, culture, they'll Hear your message. Message. Plus, only iHeart can extend your message to audiences across broadcast radio. And all this reach means everything. Just think about the universal marketing formula. The number of consumers who hear your message times the response rate equals the results. Now let's get those results growing for you. Think podcasting can help your business? Think iHeart. Streaming radio and podcasting. Let us show you at iHeartAdvertising.com that's iHeartAdvertising.com or call 844-844 iHeart. One more time, call 844-844-IHeart and get podcasting working for you. When I told people I was making a podcast about Benghazi, nine times out of ten they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked why Benghazi? The truth became a web of lies. It's almost a dirty word, one that connotes conspiracy theory. Will we ever get the truth about the Benghazi massacre? Bad faith, political warfare and frankly, bullshit. We kill the ambassador just to cover something up. You put two and two together. Was it an overblown distraction or a sinister conspiracy? Benghazi is a Rosetta Stone for everything that's been going on for the last 20 years. I'm Leon Naifak from Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries. This is Fiasco Benghazi. What difference at this point does it make? Yeah, that's right, lock her up. Listen to Fiasco Benghazi on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. Coming up on the second hour of American Sunrise, President Trump meets with the new prime minister of Japan. The president received a very warm welcome in the country. Before meeting with him, the two sign substantial new ingredients on trade. We'll get you those latest details straight ahead. Plus, still no end in sight for the ongoing government shutdown. Many now expect it to be the longest shutdown in American history. Now the USDA is warning it won't be able to impact issue food benefits next month as funds dry up. We'll follow the latest developments as they come in. And later, the GOP is eyeing a major upset in the upcoming governor's race in New Jersey, a state once considered a stronghold for Democrats. Republican candidate Jack Cicciarelli now enjoys the support of the state's Orthodox Jewish community. Those stories and more as the second hour of American Sunrise starts right now. Good morning, America. Welcome to American Sunrise. Whether it's culture, we have breaking news to share with you. Politics. President Trump is joining us live now from Florida. We've got you covered. This is what it looks like to be a patriot. We have to protect the American family. The American dream is still alive. I'm David Brody. I'm terrence. And I'm Dr. Gina. Welcome back, everybody, to the second hour of American Sunrise. I'm David Brody coming to you from D.C. let's bring in Emily Finn. She's in West Palm filling in for Dr. G.T. bates in our Denver newsroom. Good morning to both of you. Well, it looks like we have President Trump in Japan as kind of a tee up for the big meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday. That's what this seems all about, Emily. Absolutely, it does. Yeah. This is going to be a very big meeting on Thursday between the US And China. Obviously, one of our, I don't want to say biggest, I will say biggest threats throughout the world. You know, this is someone that we definitely need to make sure that we are keeping the peace with. And so it's great that President Trump is going to be going to be meeting with them later this week. Terrence? Yeah. You know, the words posturing and leverage come to mind in terms of what President Trump, Trump is doing in Japan right now. He's making sure that the alliance is strong, that the work he's going to be doing with Japan's prime minister is strong, and also showing that strength to Korea, to North Korea specifically, excuse me, and to China. Let's not underestimate how a lot of what we're seeing right now is just to keep both North Korea and China on notice that we still have a strong presence in the region. And if you get out of line, we've got other allies that we're working with who are willing to put you back in line. And it seems to me that's a big part of what we're seeing here, David. Yeah, I mean, and we're going to see more of it. I mean, he's got a couple more days that he's going to be visiting other countries, obviously before, before the big, the big enchilada, if you will, in China. In China, I mean, South Korea. In South Korea with China. I'm with you. I'm with you. It's all going to China over there. You know, speaking of kind of a show of strength, President TRUMP Visiting U.S. troops and sailors who were based in Japan this morning. His new Japanese counterpart, Sanay Takayachi joined him for at least one of his stops this morning. As you can see here, the commander in chief also using the photo op in order to praise. Take action. Going to go down as one of the great prime ministers. You watch. Thank you. Also on 47's agenda today, meeting with business leaders on the island. Monday's bilateral meeting between the US And Japanese delegations also marked the first phase. Excuse me. That's good television. It also marked the first face to face meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Takeaci. She, of course, is Japan's first ever woman prime minister. I will say that this will be a relationship that will be stronger than ever before. And I look forward to working with you and on behalf of our country. I want to just let you know anytime you have any question, any doubt, anything you want, any favors you need, anything I can do to help Japan, we will be there. We are an ally at the strongest level. And the cooperation President Trump describing there includes the signing of a rare earth deal between the two countries. After leaving Japan, President Trump will head to South Korea, as we've been mentioning, for what will arguably be the most watched part of his Asian tour. On Thursday, he is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Work is being done behind the scenes in advance of that meeting to broker a trade deal between the United States and China. As President Trump describes the current tariff situation unsustainable for China. China and the United States are the world's two largest economies. At stake is the US Semiconductor industry, which is hoping that US Firms will be able to sell artificial intelligence chips to China. American energy companies are also hoping the upcoming Trump Xi meeting will see an easing of Chinese tariffs on U.S. energy. After China slapped America with a 15% tariff on energy exports, much of the flow of U.S. energy to China froze. Border Patrol Chief Greg Bevino has a date with the judge today to answer questions about immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles and Chicago. The recent enforcement operation in the Chicago area has produced more than 1800 arrests. However, it's been marred by complaints of excessive force that led one judge to order uniformed immigration agents to wear body cameras. Initially, Bovino was set to face two hours of questioning, but that hearing has since been extended to five hours. The judge reportedly wants to hear about agents use of force in a couple of Chicago area communities where at least eight people, including four American citizens, were detained during protests. But Vino is accused of violating the judge's order by allegedly throwing tear gas into a crowd of protesters without justification. That's a quick check of your headlines. Now let's get a quick check of your forecast. Meteorologist Tracy Anthony standing by with your local forecast and a forecast just for some lucky viewers. Tracy, good morning. Hey, good morning. We've got three forecasts for some of the viewers that have been interacting with us on social media and live streams. San Angelo, Texas is from Nene7 on Gitter. Texas is in for a big shakeup. We've got a cold front swinging on through. It's going to dial back your temperatures. And across the state we have tornado potential. We have fire danger and even freeze concerns. So we're really getting a grab bag of weather across the state. Islip, New York. This is from Colin Craig Christy, our very own. We've got some rain showers coming through on Wednesday and Thursday clearing out for Friday. But it's going to be a little on the cooler side for Halloween. And hey, Terrence, this one's for you. Denver. We also had another viewer that was interested in a Denver forecast. And you know what, tomorrow morning going to be on the chilly side. So you're going to want to bundle up with those temperatures dropping down into the 20s throughout the the overnight. Now, the other big story is Melissa. So, Terrence, I know you said you had a friend in Jamaica. You got to keep us posted, you know, when you hear from him. Yeah, he's in Mo Bay. He's in Montego Bay. And he posted on Facebook yesterday saying, you know, thanks for all the calls and checking on us. You know, at that point he was saying it's going to get worse, but they were still doing okay. So, yeah, yeah, I will Definitely keep you updated. And can we please redo the Denver forecast like 2020s? I'm not for that. I don't. I don't like that. I'm sorry, Tracy. Yeah. Oh, she's not hearing me right now. You cut out a little bit of my ear. All right, I got you. Thank you so much, Tracy. Appreciate it. And for all of those of you who are watching right now, go to the bottom of your screen. You see that QR code, Scan it. Join our Weather Nation team. We, of course, would love to have you on the team. And you can maybe even get yourself your own personalized forecast from Chase. All right, let's get you over to David Brody now. David, so much to talk about. It is a full news day. It sure is. And topping the news is President Trump in Japan. And of course, he's got this wider trip throughout Asia. And while there, T. Bates, as you know, you've been reporting on it and we've been talking about it. He met with the new prime minister over there. The president praised her plans for a military buildup and the two signed agreements on trade and rare earth minerals. Here was the president speaking about America's relationship with Japan yesterday. Have a look. I have always had a great love of Japan and a great respect of Japan, and I will say that this will be a relationship that will be stronger than ever before. And I look forward to working with you and on behalf of our country. I want to just let you know any time you have any question, any doubt, anything you want, any favors you need, anything I can do to help Japan, we will be there. We are an ally at the strongest level. All right. Joining us now with an analysis is the editor in chief for just the news, that would be John Solomon. John, good morning to you. I had no idea that the new prime minister of Japan was a heavy metal drummer. I had no idea until now. So there you go. Trump. Trump's got to like that. Emily clearly likes that. Of course. For sure. Yeah. No, I thought. Emily. Right away, John. But we think about you right away when you. When it comes to analyzing this Asia trip, give us more about what we're seeing here. Sir, there's no chance. I gotta play the drums. I've got no beat, so I gotta stick with news. Let me tell you what we got. What you're seeing in front of us. What you're seeing in front of us is the beginning of a pedo, a NATO for the Asia Pacific for America to counter China's growing influence. The way NATO allowed us to combat The Soviet Union during the Cold War. That alliance is military, alliance is economic. And now in one of the areas where Joe Biden particularly left us vulnerable at the end of his presidency, it also involves rounding up enough rare earth metals that we can drive the AI revolution and potentially beat China in that AI revolution. And so the agreements in Southeast Asia, in Japan, in Australia at the start of this trip are designed to give America the resources it needs to stay in the forefront of computing AI. And that is something that when Donald Trump came in 10 months ago, we were way behind. China had cornered the market in a major way. Donald Trump has eaten into that monopoly in a big way. And at the same time he's doing that. And we'll have Lee Zeldin on the show tonight. You're seeing America start to ramp up its own rare earth capability, something that Democrats have been unwilling to do for more than a decade. So you're going to have mining in our ground eventually that will get us a lot of our own rare earths. But in the meantime, the Japans, the Australia's and the Southeast Asian countries are all contributing into this. And so you really have the beginning of one of the most significant Pacific military and economic alliances ever built in world history. John, I'm glad you brought up artificial intelligence because it seems to me that that is really kind of at the heart or if you will, kind of leading this trade war between the United States and China. Specifically in terms of US Semiconductor manufacturing. Of course, US Semiconductor companies are hoping they can get more sales of semiconductors into China. That I think is probably an underreported part of this whole trade war. It was the first strike against China in the trade wars. Back in April, remember, Taiwan Semiconductor, which has made all of its semiconductors in Taiwan on its own island, announced a major massive investment to build a factory here in Texas. That was the shot heard around the world. Then the rare earth deals have followed that up. Meanwhile, energy dominance is another important thing. One of the things that gets under report is that the President now has created an energy dominance council which is on par with the National Economic Council and the National Security Council. Why? Because you can't win the AI war unless you have energy. And so he's taking care of semiconductors, he's taking care of rare earths and he's taking care of energy load. He is intent on winning this war with China. And for the first time, China's a little nervous. I think that's why they began acting out. Over the last few months. They're starting to see that the Trump effect on this AI war has helped the United States catch up in a big way quickly. John Solomon, appreciate your time. Running a little short on time, but thank you as always. We appreciate you. Yeah, good to be with you. Coming Coming up, Marco Rubio says the State Department is scrapping one of the last remnants, remnants, excuse me, of the Biden era censorship. The so called Global Engagement center now officially shut down. Those details when we come back. There's nothing like sinking into luxury. @washablesofas.com you'll find the Annabe sofa which combines ultimate comfort and design at an affordable price. And get this, it's the only sofa that's fully machine washable from top to bottom. Starting at only $699, the stain resistant performance fabric slipcovers and cloud like frame duvet can go straight into your wash. Perfect for anyone with kids, pets or anyone who loves an easy to clean spotless sofa. 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It's almost a dirty word, one that connotes conspiracy theory. Will we ever get the truth about the Benghazi massacre? Bad faith, political warfare, and frankly, bullshit. We kill the ambassador just to cover something up. You put two and two together. Was it an overblown distraction or a sinister conspiracy? Benghazi is a Rosetta Stone for everything that's been going on for the last 20 years. I'm Leon Naifak from Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries. This is Fiasco Benghazi. What difference at this point does it make? Yeah, that's right. Lock her up. Listen to Fiasco Benghazi on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to American Sunrise. I'm American Sunrise contributor 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 the Global Engagement Center. The State Department has officially shut it down, a move Secretary of State Marco Rubio says fulfills President Trump's promise to dismantle the censorship industrial complex. The center was accused of targeting Trump supporters and funneling taxpayer cash to groups pushing speech controls under the banner of disinformation. For more, let's bring in David Brody and Terrence Bates. You know, David, I gotta go to you on this one. I know that you're there in D.C. i gotta be honest, I had never heard of this Global Engagement center before. I don't think anyone is gonna miss it. Yeah, it's one of these deep state not secrets, but it's one of those deep state entrenched bureaucracies within the bureaucracy. But I'm glad they did it, obviously, because what happened there is that the intentions of it originally, back in the day, were actually relatively good when it came to kind of dealing with counterterrorism, not enforcement, but, you know, kind of monitoring, if you will. But then it just took on a life of its own, and it just got out of control. And so I'm glad Rubio did it. But it kind of goes T. Bates to show you that these type of global engagement centers. They're called different names and different agencies around Washington, but they're all kind of lurking, they're there behind the scenes. And this is part of that kind of rooting out the deep state tentacles that may start, in essence, with a good noble mission, but then get quickly corrupted. And this is what we saw here. Yeah, and I get the sense that the administration. Well, I don't get the sense it is true. The administration is changing the paradigm, particularly when it comes to things that could be construed as globalist. The focus is obviously on America first, obviously on ensuring that this country is streamlined and doing things from its own perspective and from its own best interest. And so I think what we're seeing throughout the administration, not just at the State Department, is doing away, doing away with agencies, doing away with efforts that don't focus strictly on what's in the best interest and are squarely focused on the best interest of the United States. And the first thing that of course comes to mind was usaid. There was so much money that was being sent abroad and so much of the effort was being placed abroad. And I think the Trump administration is now trying to bring those funds and those efforts and the focus back to America. Yeah, absolutely. Terrence. You know, I think, I think at the beginning of this administration with Elon Musk and Doge, we were hearing so much about cutting wasteful spending, cutting these kinds of organizations that weren't really doing things that had a whole lot of value. So it's great to see because I just feel like we haven't really been talking about that as much. But the administration is continuing on with that, with that promise. David? Well, yeah, and what they're doing specifically is getting into the minutia of it. Not the Steve minutiae, but the minutiae of it because, you know. Thank you. I mean, I was waiting, listen, I was waiting for that for like, I don't know, 75 minutes or so. I mean, I had that in the hip pocket. No, but I mean, so the point is, is that it's not just they're going for the low hanging fruit, right? They're going for like the deep of the deep state. And that's what Elon Musk was tasked with doing, or like really getting in there and getting the nerds out and the calculators and all of that and the pencils in the pocket. And they did it, you know, they really tried to do it and look how much consternation they were not only under, but some of the. So much criticism because they were actually, wait for it, doing their job and actually trying to hold people accountable. And so this is really great that we did this or they did this. I didn't do a thing. You know, as I said, I see it as a paradigm shift, but I'm hoping that, that there are mechanisms being put in place that make this a long term paradigm shift, that it's not just an administration paradigm shift, but that there are mechanisms being put in place that not only do away with some of these efforts, but also put, if you will, safeguards in place to where even if there's another administration that comes that might be a leftist administration, they can't so quickly reverse some of the changes that's being made. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's, let's open this up to our viewers. We want to know what you think. Let us know on Rumble or Getter. Hop on and let your voice be heard. Coming up, 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. 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The number of consumers who hear your message times the response rate equals the results. Now let's get those results growing for you. Think podcasting can help your business? Think iHeart streaming radio and podcasting. Let us show you at iHeartadvertising.com that's iHeartadvertising.com or call 844-844 iHeart. One more time, call 844-844-IHeart and get podcasting working for you. When I told people I was making a podcast about Benghazi, nine times out of ten they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked, why Benghazi? The truth became a web of lies. It's almost a dirty word, one that connotes conspiracy theory. Will we ever get the truth about the Benghazi massacre? Bad faith, political warfare, and frankly, bullshit. We kill the ambassador just to cover something up. You put two and two together. Was it an overblown distraction or a sinister conspiracy? Benghazi is a Rosetta Stone for everything that's been going on for the last 20 years. I'm Leon Neyfak from Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries. This is Fiasco Benghazi. What difference at this point does it make? Yeah, that's right, lock her up. Listen to Fiasco Bengal ghazi on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Oh, yeah, come on now, drop the beat. Okay, I'm not gonna rap that it didn't really go so well last time. We are going to be taking you to New York and the opening bell of New York Stock Exchange, it's set to ring here in about seven minutes or so. I can tell you that pre market trading is looking pretty good on the major indices. The Dow, S P500, the Nasdaq are all up and in the green right now. The rest of our board, the bottom half, not looking so hot at the moment. But again, we'll take it to New York and the New York Stock Exchange for the opening battle here in just a little bit and hopefully it will be A solid day of trading. For those of you who are going to be putting your money into the stock markets now though, let's put our money on the David Brody. David, I'm putting all in on you, my friend. Don't. Don't do that. Okay, well, in that. In that case, then give me my money back. I give you a money back guarantee. By the way, T babes, let me just say I believe this is your theme music now that, hey, whatever, whatever they're playing there, you're coming in. There it is. You're coming in hot. You're coming in hot to the second. I'm coming in one way or another. You know, I. I was trying to just rhyme off the top of my head, David, but I couldn't think of anything. Like my brain, there was brain fog and I just couldn't think of anything, so. Well, we need to have us. We need to have a separate segment, the T. Bates freestyle segment, where you're just. You're just doing your thing or. Okay, thank you. I guess we should really move on at this point. Time now for our daily dose of dollars and common sense with American seminars, Early edition host, freestyle expert. Also, the guy behind Jake's take substack, that would be Jake Novak. Jake, you clearly wrap in your free time. I just want to confirm that here on American Sunrise this morning. Is that correct? Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. Well, that was a bump shot of the Empire State Building. So Terence could have said here are looking at the Empire State. Get your money ready because the bell is going to ring. Because I got the whole thing ready to go, so. Well, thank you. That was a little bit more than I needed this morning, but thank you. That's right. I appreciate that. Well, I can't like, can't get that pass out of my memory. All right, the big. The big two day Fed meeting begins today. You know what? Just do it in a day. But anyhow, that's a separate issue. Jay Powell and company don't have a key tool that they need, I guess, to make their interest rate decision. Or do they? Please, Inquiring minds want to know. What are you doing there, Jake? What's going on? Oh, no. Oh, no, David. They don't have the jobs report. The phony baloney jobs reports that are always phony baloney politics or not. How are they gonna decide what to do with interest rates without those phony numbers? Oh, yeah, they don't really watch those numbers anyway. They just do what they want to do. Hey, you wanna know something? What's going on in the job market or the economy. Let's see what the real companies who, by the way, if they lie about their numbers ever since, you know, that whole Enron thing, you can go to jail if you're a CEO if you put out a phony earnings report. So UPS coming out this morning with strong numbers that you can't have a strong UPS profit month or quarter without a stronger economy, things like that. But honestly, I'm so tired of this. The Fed's going to do what it wants to do. Jay Powell, who a guy had a lot of respect for until this time last year when he suddenly cut rates with no data to back him up. It's clear he does what he wants to do regardless of the data. And this meeting is hilarious. They're gonna have this meeting without any jobs reports for the last couple of times because of this government shutdown. And they're still gonna make a decision which just goes to show how valuable that information is. I feel like I've been very much justified and proven right about all that just by the fact that they're having the meeting. And they're gonna move rates one way or the other. No doubt. By the way, moving rates one way or the other. What do you think? What do you think? Quarter rate decrease or nothing? No, you say yes? Yeah. Yeah, I think they're going to cut. That's going to take it under 6%. That'll take it under 6%. Yeah, I think that'll do that. And, and that'll be a good thing. Obviously not the best timing for. It should have been done before all that kind of stuff. But again, just for those of you who think like, well, this is a. This is. They follow this rule and they look at this number. They just don't. And I hope everyone will stop with this. And the first thing he said was the best. What do they need two days of the meeting for? They know what they're going to do. I mean, they must. It's just costing the tax. I'm going to save the taxpayers 50% of our bill on these meetings by having ending all the two day meetings. Some of them are one day, some of them are two. No more two day meetings. That's my first policy. Do it as a 30 minute Zoom call. Okay. And just move on. Yeah. Please. Yeah. All right. Elon Musk asking for, I guess a little raise. What? He wants a raise like a trillion dollars. But you're not exactly laughing, are you, Mr. Novak? Yeah, look, I mean, it sounds crazy. Oh my God. This guy wants A trillion dollar pay package. And right now, the chairman of the Tesla board, she's telling the shareholders, Elon might leave the darn company if you don't give him this trillion dollars. And so now I could just, you know, queue up Elizabeth Warren and all the other people about the greedy CEOs. Elizabeth Warren is probably one of the many shareholders of Tesla who have made a lot more than Tesla a trillion dollars over the years collectively from that company. So really, it's just a case of basically profit sharing. You create the profits, you get the money. It's as simple as that. You know, people want that for college football players. How about the CEO of a company that's made trillions of dollars for investors over the years? This is not an endorsement or a takedown of Elon Musk here. Don't, don't get me wrong, this is just a simple numbers thing. If you have a stock or a company that's made that kind of money for its investors, then you get the right to demand a certain percentage of that take. And the shareholders can decide one way or the other. That's all. That's what's going on. It sounds like a pretty fair process to me. Less than 30 seconds. But this axe is coming out at Amazon. Historic layoffs expected. What are you thinking? How many cuts are expected over there? Well, they're announcing about 14,000 now, but I think it's going to get to 30,000. This has a lot to do with AI AI replacing jobs as we know it. They'll be creating other jobs in other places. But, you know, this is yet another example of why Amazon shouldn't be the massive monopoly it is. If there were more competitors out there, there'd be places for some of these workers to go. We've got to break up Amazon. It's going to start hurting the job market. It already has. I don't love this very much, but hey, Amazon, their shares are higher. Wall street loves when you make layoffs and you still make profits. They love that. Business expert and freestyle rapper Jake Novak. Jake, thanks for being here. I appreciate that. Good stuff. All right, we're coming in hot to T. Bates again in Denver for the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Yo. Sponsored by amass, 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 right the course of America. We're getting ready for the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. You hear the applause? Now you see the applause 1929 it looks like, like that's what it says there at the podium as the bell is going to ring here in short order. And we'll get an idea of how the markets respond once the markets are officially open for the day. It's always fun to kind of watch the trading floor as the bell rings and the runners start to go, take their ticker tapes and their buys and sells to the various vendors. There you have it ladies and gentlemen. 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Listen to Fiasco Bengal on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to American Sunrise. I'm Emily Finn. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. We invite you to join the conversation on Getter and Rumble. It is time now to take the political pulse of America and the beat. Today, in a first for New Jersey, Orthodox Jewish leaders are uniting behind Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Cittarelli. The endorsement, announced jointly by councils in Lakewood, Jackson, Toms River, Howell and Manchester, marks an unprecedented show of unity from a community that's become a decisive force in New Jersey elections. The Lakewood vad, a longtime community council, presented a single united endorsement urging massive turnout this election season and calling for unity. The group praised Cittarelli's positions on education, taxes and religious freedom and thanked former President Donald Trump for his support of Israel and the Jewish community. Joining us now to analyze this and more is the host of AVL Live and the host of the Steve Gruber show, the one and only Steve Gruber. Good morning, Steve. This is a major. Hello, everybody. Good morning. This is a major endorsement. So do you see New Jersey, a longtime blue state, flipping red in the governor's race? Well, it's going to be very close and it's going to get right down to the wire. I think Jack Cittarelli has all the momentum right now. Clearly, for all things going on in New Jersey, a lot of things need to be fixed there. You know, the incoming Democrat, if she were to win, she says she will freeze electric rates. Gee, that's what happens when you have terrible energy policies and you bulldoze plants that produce electricity. Just bad ideas. Look, there are a variety of things going on here, but about the Jewish vote, Look, I've got some friends, some Jewish friends of mine who had never voted Republican in their lives, ever. They all voted for Donald Trump in 2024, all of them because they had seen a departure from the historical support of Israel. They'd seen some anti Semitic comments from Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib. You go on down the list, you can find them all over the place. And nobody pushes back on that. And so therefore the, the Jewish voters, I believe, are in a mass exodus from the Democrat Party. Now look, this is a concentrated vote in places like New York City in New Jersey. It's less dense in other parts of the country, but they are. The Jewish vote in a number of districts across this country could determine who controls Congress. That's a fact, because the Jewish voters are leaving en masse because they feel betrayed and abandoned by the Democratic Party. I think that shows in the polling, it shows in the evidence and the anecdotal evidence as well. I think you make a great point there, Steve. And the reality is that Republicans posture towards Israel and support of Israel is going to be critical. And it very well could turn some elections that people were expecting Democrats to win simply based on that one issue. Absolutely. I mean, you look at those, I'll call them protests, but more like insurrections on college campuses, I think is a better word, where Jewish students were blocked from going to class for being what, for being Jewish? For worshiping differently than the folks there protesting or rioting or insurrecting against them. Fact of the matter is people around this country that are Jewish or Jewish sympathizers, look at that and go, wait a second, this is not who the Democrat Party is supposed to be. This is not who I support. I don't endorse students being blocked or barricaded or hiding. You saw the videos last year. Students hiding inside of libraries because they were rioting people outside, threatening them with bodily harm. There's no way to run a railroad, no way to run a university. Jewish people are angry and rightfully so. They've been treated quite poorly. And then you look at Donald Trump bringing peace to as best he can to Gaza, to supporting Israel, to moving, go back to moving the embassy to Jerusalem, something that many presidents promised to do. But Donald Trump delivered on this swings voters. And in places like New York and New Jersey and Connecticut, this can make a difference. In places where you have a concentration of Jewish voters, it can make a real difference. And I think it will this time, Rada. I think it's almost inevitable. Hey, Steve, while we're talking about off year elections, let me ask you about Virginia and Spanberger down there. You know, boy, what in the world? I mean, you know, they got the J. Jones scandal and she seems to have potentially survived that. There's been other things. She's, I don't think she's a good candidate at all. And yet Winsome Earl Sears. Can't, Can't. I don't know. I mean, she can't budge her from that seven to 10 point lead down in Virginia. Curious what you make of that. And also the Prop 50 in California, whether or not it's going to pass. It looks like it very well could in terms of the redistricting out there in California. Well, let's start with Virginia, David. All right, fair enough. Let's start with there winsome Earl Sears, legal immigrant from the nation of Haiti, a military veteran, the current lieutenant governor of the state of Virginia. And yet Barack Obama, who chided black men for not voting for a Black woman in 2024, has endorsed the liberal white candidate, the NAACP, an organization based on black Christian men, primarily when it was started, now endorsing the liberal white candidate. It's bizarre. The NAACP and Barack Obama both lining up behind this liberal far left white woman and not the legitimate black woman who's a military veteran. The lieutenant governor, a person who's incredibly bright, if you ever hear her speak, she's incredibly smart and tough. And they're lining up behind the liberal white Democrat. Tells you something about this whole thing with Kamala Harris last year, doesn't it? It was all bogus. It has nothing to do with whether she was a black woman. It's just throwing the race card whenever it's convenient for your political cause. It's been shown for what it is. It's a fraud. It's a fraud. The naacp, they're not what they used to be. They're of little value to a lot of black people in this country. Barack Obama, instigator in chief, he's not there to create unity. He's there to create division. And he always, always sides with a radical leftist candidate. Those are the facts. Now, Prop 50, it could pass. Don't think it matters. Here's why. I think that Supreme Court case involving Louisiana, speaking of race, is the single most important case in front of the Supreme Court this time around. For this reason, Louisiana challenged racial decisions for congressional districts. If that happens, and the Supreme Court sides with the state of Louisiana, which I believe they will, because you cannot draw districts based on race. It's unconstitutional. So therefore, that goes 6, 3 in favor of Louisiana. That's 12 seats of the Republicans in places like Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana, of course, plus some other states possibly. You cannot draw districts based on race because if you did, we're the primary, the primary, Hispanic districts, more Hispanics in this country than black voters. And so why don't they get their own district? You see, this just doesn't work. You can't make Decisions on college applications and entrance, you know, exams based on race. You can't do it for congressional districts. I think the Supreme Court has a very clear decision to make here. I think they do. And I think it swings the race. Now, having said all that, Prop 50 will be a watch with Texas. You got Virginia doing it now, Indiana doing it now, North, North Carolina, Missouri. I think the Republicans come out ahead, net 12 to 15 seats on the whole redistricting process when it's over. You know, Steve. I do. President Trump's trip to Asia has been dominating the headlines this morning. So I definitely want to get your take on all of this as well. He is in Japan now, had a very productive meeting with the prime minister. Let's take a quick look and get your reaction. This woman is a winner. So, you know, we've become very close friends all of a sudden because their stock market today and our stock market today hit an all time high. That means we're doing something right. But the cherished alliance between the United States and Japan is one of the most remarkable relationships in the entire world. You know, Steve, usually in the mornings when I'm doing my hair and makeup, I watch you on Real America's Voice. But President Trump, I appreciate that he was the one live this morning. What did you think of that meeting? He was live on the program this morning. I appreciate that. Let me jump to something that the Democrats have been saying falsely for the last few weeks. And it's important because the deal with Japan offsets this. They talk about farmers and soybeans not being sold to China, which is true. China hasn't bought a bean since May. And so the Democrats are like, well, Trump's tariffs are destroying the soybean market. Not true. In fact, the Fed 52 week low for soybeans for farming in America was December of 2024. I think that Joe Biden was still president then, if memory serves. Mine does. His doesn't. The fact of the matter is Japan's now picking up $550 billion in beans. Biodiesel is being explored heavily and the price of beans today is 6% higher than it was December of 2024. Donald Trump is going to get around China. And every farmer that I talk to, I know a number of soybean farmers, they want to be away from China. They don't want to be, you know, beholden to the whims of the Chinese Communist Party. Whether China buys or doesn't buy, they want to get rid of that. They want to cut the cord. They want Japan to buy. They want Vietnam to buy and Korea and biodiesel and all these things. And Donald Trump just got part of a deal, $550 billion in bean sales to Japan. It's all important. He's resetting the financial systems of the world. And yes, we set all time records on the Dow, the Nasdaq and the S and P yesterday. Same thing in Japan. Gold is coming back down below $4,000. There is a realignment, if you will. And Donald Trump is leading that. And so other big deals that came out, Westinghouse, $100 billion in investment for nuclear power in America. That was one of the announcements he made this morning. So it's one after another after another. They want to talk about a ballroom. I want to talk about America going forward. That's where we are. All right, Steve, in terms of getting America to go forward, we need to get the government back open. The ongoing shutdown, it's getting on my nerves. I'm tired of talking about it, but it is a reality. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson, I'm sorry to editorialize there, but I'm sorry. I could just help myself. Go ahead. You were going to say nobody likes it when Terrence is upset. Nobody likes it when Terrence is upset. All right, I'm just going to put it out there. We don't want you upset over the shutdown. Here's the thing, Terrence, think about this. Who would have thought a couple years ago that the voice of reason for the Democrat Party would be John Federer? But here we are. Here we are John Fetterman saying we have got to stop this. This is wrong. And look, Obamacare is a failure. It was always going to be a failure. The Affordable Care act was never about affordability or care. It was an insurance scheme designed to do one thing, get us to a single payer health care system. It failed because it was supposed to fail. And now the Democrats are doing exactly what you'd expect them to do, Blame Republicans for their failed policies and try to make Americans scared so they fear monger of the failure of their own policy and blame Donald Trump. That's the game being played. I think most Americans can figure it out. Yeah. You know, here's the thing. You know, the status of the Democrat Party when John Fetterman is the voice of reason. I mean, that says everything you need to know about the Democrats. Hey, Steve, before we let you go, President Trump recently shot down these rumors that he's planning to run as a vice presidential candidate in 2028. You know, basically a backhanded way to secure a third term in office. Here he is addressing that. Take a at. Look, look. One theory on how you might try to serve a third term is that you could run as the Vice President. Yeah, I'd be allowed to do that. Is it the White House or the White House Council or your legal position? No, you'd be allowed to do that. But I wouldn't, I wouldn't do that. I think it's, it's too cute. Yeah, I would rule that out because it's too cute. I think the people wouldn't like that. It's too cute. It's not, it wouldn't be right. Let me be on record to say, love President Trump to death. Third term. Absolutely not. I think that's gonna, that's a, that's a long term gamble. Gosh, please, let's not let that happen just for the sake of the United States Constitution. That's what I'm talking about. Love President President Trump, but not this, guys. Not this. Well, the fact of the matter is, he pointed out in that conversation, he's got two really great people with him that can both be his heir. Be a JD Vance who is leading in the polling. But Marco Rubio showing himself to be a very effective Secretary of State, really done the heavy lifting of getting peace deals all over the world in coordination with President Trump and Steve Witkoff. So this is all, this is all just a bunch of noise and nonsense. Donald Trump is not running for another term. He'd be 82 years old. He's not going to be vice president. Can you imagine him being vice president? He can't imagine it either. Come on. Being second in charge. No, that's not Donald Trump's deal. He is a starting quarterback, not a backup. That's a fact. And with JD And Marco in the wing, the Republicans got a pretty good bench. They're all right. Steve Gruber, always a pleasure to see you in the mornings. Thank you so much for joining us. Thanks, Steve. I watch you too when I do my hair and makeup. FYI, Steve, just so you know, I will tell you what I'm doing when I watch you. Everyone loves watching Steve in the morning. All right, coming up, California Democrat Eric Swalwell is fuming over President Trump's White House ballroom project. Now he wants to all future Democrats running for office to pledge to demolish it. That's next. When American Sunrise returns. Time for a sofa upgrade. Visit washablesofas.com and discover Annabe where designer style meets budget friendly prices with sofas starting at $699, Anabe brings you the ultimate in furniture innovation with a modular design that allows you to rearrange your space effortlessly. Perfect for both small and large spaces, Anibe is the only machine washable sofa inside and out. Say goodbye to stains and messes with liquid and stain resistant fabrics that make cleaning easy. Liquid simply slides right off. Designed for custom comfort, our high resilience foam lets you choose between a sink in feel or a supportive memory foam blend. Plus our pet friendly stain resistant fabrics ensure your sofa stays beautiful for years. 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And only iHeart broadcast radio connects with more Americans than TV, digital, social, any other media, even twice as many teens than TikTok. And that reach means every Just think about the universal marketing formula. The number of consumers who hear your message times the response rate equals the results. Now let's get those results growing for your business. Radio's here now more than ever. And iheart's leading the way. Think radio can help your business? Think iHeart streaming, podcasting and radio where the reach is real. Let us show you@iheartadvertising.com that's iheartadvertising.com or call 844-844 iheart one more time. Just call 844-844, iheart and get radio working for you. When I told people I was making a podcast about Benghazi, nine times out of ten they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked why Benghazi? The truth became a web of lies. It's almost a dirty word, one that connotes conspiracy theory. Will we ever get the truth about the Benghazi massacre, bad faith, political warfare, and frankly, bullshit. We kill the ambassador just to cover something up. You put two and two together. Was it an overblown distraction or a sinister conspiracy? Benghazi is a Rosetta Stone for everything that's been going on for the last 20 years. I'm Leon Naifak from Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries. This is Fiasco Benghazi. What difference at this point does it make? Yeah, that's right. Lock her up. Listen to Fiasco Benghazi on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Let's spill some tea. Let's Spill Some Tea is fueled by Artillery Tea Company. It's the only America first veteran owned tea brand out there. Their mission is to maximize flavor with whole leaf blends in chemical free tea bags. There's no junk, just real tea here. The tactical advantage is that each bag brews not just once but twice. 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Emily, of the two of you, I suspect that you probably are the one that is well trained in ballroom dancing. So what do you make of Eric Smallwell's comments? The ballroom is absolutely beautiful. I know in the past on this program I had talked about the Rose Garden renovations and I was bummed. And I was like, oh, I don't like what he's doing here, but I think this is fantastic. I mean, it looks amazing. It can be used to host world leaders, can be used for all kinds of things at the White House. And I must admit, I can't believe that no one has thought to do this before. I mean, I really think that it adds a whole lot, a whole lot to The White House, it looks awesome. Yeah, I agree. I mean, it's ridiculous that they would want to even think about tearing it down if that ever potentially happened, which hopefully it will never happen, by the way. If they tear it down, guess what? It'll be on taxpayer with taxpayer dollars. So private dollars to build it and taxpayer dollars to take it down. Boy, that sounds like the Democrats, doesn't it? Pretty much taking and wasting your money. And by the way, who cares about Eric Swalwell? And I'm not talking about Republicans, I'm talking about Democrats. I mean, do you think Democrats are listening to Eric Swalwell going, oh, Eric Swalwell has spoken. Please. He's like, E.F. hutton, please listen. When Eric Swalwell talks, people listen. I'm sorry. I dated myself with an E.F. hutton commercial in the 1970s. But the point is, is that no one's listening to Eric Swalwell, including his party. So good night, Eric. Enjoy China. Yeah, go have a fang fang and shut up. I knew you were gonna do that. I knew it. I'm sorry. It's unpredictable. I don't feel well today. It's been a long day. You guys will just have to. It's been a long day. Throwing the picture up, that is so embarrassing. It should be embarrassing to him. And the reality is it happened like that was his choice and he that it happened. So it's not like we're making stuff up here. But the reality is President Trump is funding this ballroom with private donations and it's something that will be added to the White House and something that will benefit administrations even beyond his. And so the idea of tearing it down is just an irresponsible idea. And we'll leave it there. All right, guys. Still to come here on American Sunrise before I get us in even more trouble. A steel town struggled and now it's fighting back. A small town comeback story is just ahead. Life's messy. We're talking spills, stains, pets and kids. But with Annabe, you never have to stress about messes again. @washablesofas.com Discover Annabe sofas, the only fully machine washable sofas inside and out. Starting at just $699. Made with liquid and stain resistant fabrics. That means means fewer stains and more peace of mind. 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When I told people I was making a podcast about Benghazi, nine times out of ten they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked why Benghazi? The truth became a web of lies. It's almost a dirty word, one that connotes conspiracy theory. Will we ever get the truth about the Benghazi massacre? Bad faith, political warfare, and frankly, bullshit. We kill the ambassador just to cover something up. You put two and two together. Was it an overblown distraction or a sinister conspiracy? Benghazi is a Rosetta Stone for everything that's been going on for the last 20 years. I'm Leon Naifak from Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries. This is Fiasco Benghazi. What difference at this point does it make? Yeah, that's right. Lock her up. Listen to Fiasco Benghazi on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. All Right. Welcome back, everybody, to American Sunrise. I'm David Brody. Thanks for being here today. Time now for the Sunny side up, guys. In the pan today, a small town on the brink of collapse is now rising from the ashes. This is a cool story. Once a thriving steel town, Venice, Illinois, which is, by the way, is just outside St. Louis. It was left devastated after factories closed and jobs disappeared. Now, though, one man is putting millions of his own dollars on the line to help bring it back. This is a former NCAA referee and a school superintendent. His name is Ed Hightower. He's investing three and a half million dollars of his own savings to build a new grocery store, the first in years. It's aimed at reviving the struggling community. He calls it the Venice Market. I love that. A project that's bringing fresh food, jobs and hope back to town. State funding and local partners also joining in to help rebuild a community that once felt left behind. By the way, here is what Ed had to say when asked about his motivation on all this. Giving something back. This country kid who never thought, first of all, I'd get an education to go as high as a doctorate in education. But my mom always taught us, you don't get there by yourself. Love that, Emily. I love it, too. You know, this is really kind of close to where I grew up in Michigan. And this is just such a Midwest story. I mean, people giving back, people helping people. I love to see it. It makes me think of my home. Yeah. Just awesome to see, you know, and that's a story that I think so many communities are dealing with. You know, industries have left. Communities have really kind of regressed. And so those community members coming back and investing in their own community and doing something for those communities, particularly when it comes to something basic like grocery stores. There are a lot of communities, particularly in urban centers, that have what are called food deserts, which means the communities don't have any grocery stores, don't have access to. To fresh fruits and vegetables and those sorts of things. And that's just the basic thing that one would expect. Any place here in the United States would have that. At very least, you have access to good food. And for many, excuse me, communities, that's the reality. They don't have that sort of access. And so kind of rebuilding a community starts there. And it seems like Mr. Hightower is starting that process in Venice. Yeah. I'm reminded of what Dr. G says often on this show about community. You know, people taking care of people within their local communities, and that we don't need the federal Government for everything. As a matter of fact, we need them for very little except, you know, what's outlined in the Constitution. And it also reminds me of something I've said quite often on the show, but I'll just say it again, that Alexis de Tocqueville, right, the French explorer who came over here in the 1800s and saw America, and what he loved about America was what he called little platoons. And he was talking about the communities of America, you know, literally banding together and helping one another. And he said that was the beauty of America. So. So, Emily, to me, that's what this story's all about. This is America, what we're seeing right here. It really is. You know, that's why I said I brought up my home and brought up the Midwest. I mean, this is what America is. This is, like I said, people helping people, communities coming together. And like you said, David, you don't need the federal government. You don't need someone interfering in your life. You just need to be a good neighbor to each other. And David, on a lighter note, I thought that you were going to say one of the things that you always said is, let me reapply my makeup. That's right. I do that in my watching community. That. That's right. That's a. It's a time honored tradition that I do there. All right, we're see, we're out of here. We want you to go boldly. We want you to watch War Room. And I'm going to take off the makeup. We'll see you all tomorrow. See everybody, this is Jim. Hello. Jim started advertising with iHeartRadio way back in April, and now I have customers out the door. And this is Sarah. Hi. She started putting a portion of her marketing dollars in podcasting back in June. Business is booming. That's why I'm working on a Saturday. Want to be like Jim and Sarah? It's easy. All you have to do is own or manage a business and reach out to iHeartra. 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