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Live. Breaking news right now here on Real America's Voice Filtered. These people are domestic terrorists and unapologetic. We're here to take a stand for God and country. Does feel good. America's Voice Live starts now. And welcome to America's Voice Live. I'm Steve Guber. It is Wednesday, the 17th of December, in the year of our Lord 2025. Let's give the day's top stories. As always, thank you for spending time with me right here on Real America's Voice. I appreciate it. President Trump dramatically escalating pressure on Venezuela's socialist regime, ordering a full blockade of oil tankers entering or leaving the country. I bring on a national security analyst to give insight as to what that means for the future. Also, the national average for gas continues to fall. It's well below $3 a gallon, the lowest level in more than four years, and if it's adjusted for inflation, some of the cheapest ever. Many states under $3 a gallon now, the drop is no doubt under $2 a gallon. I should say. The drop is no doubt fueled by President Trump's push for energy dominance. More on that coming up. Then later. President Trump moving to put America first in the global race for artificial intelligence. And with China aggressively pushing to dominate the AI industry, many argue that the US can't afford to fall behind, not even a little bit. All of that. But first, I want to start with the Democrats and their push to defend narco terrorists. It is a remarkable thing that I find disheartening. The Department of War strikes against narco terrorists targeting drug boats running at sea continues to dominate headlines and online debate. President Trump recently designated fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. He did that this week, and for good reason. Fentanyl has claimed the lives of many Americans, including innocent children. Democrats and the mainstream media are furious. Not because criminals are attempting to smuggle deadly drugs into the country, but devastate American families, but because the president is taking action to stop them. Instead of supporting efforts to protect the homeland, they're attacking the commander in chief for putting American lives first. That's truly outrageous. As they rush to defend the drug traffickers and their poison. Not only that, our sources tell us that House Democrats have introduced a resolution to force the US Military to stand down against designated terrorist organizations. The barely two page resolution goes as follows, resolved by the House of Representatives, a Senate concurring that pursuant to section 5C of the War Powers Resolution, Congress directs the President to remove United States Armed forces from five hostilities with any presidentially designated terrorist organization in the Western Hemisphere unless authorized by a declaration of war or specific Congressional authorization for the use of military force against such potentially designated terrorist organization. Once again, Democrats treating criminals with more concern than law abiding citizens. Joining me to discuss this, Congresswoman Mary Miller of Illinois 15. Congresswoman, nice to see you again. Again, I am shocked to sit here and watch Democrats defend the drug runners in these boats that are being blown out of the water, saying the United States has no right to interdict and stop these ghost ships delivering oil that pays for the illegal activity of these narco terrorists. And so much more. It's outrageous. Your thoughts?
Congresswoman Mary Miller
What is, and every day out here is something shocking is going on with the Democrats. So this Gregory Meeks from New York, I have no idea who he is, but I could say that he's an enemy of the American people as well as anybody that would vote for this. Trying to force our military to stand down against designated terrorist groups. President Trump is doing what he promised, what 80 million people went to the polls and voted for. And that is to restore law and order and safety and security in our country. And he's taking bold action against it. Weakness invites aggression. And President Trump is showing himself strong against these people. But the Democrats are in lockstep. They are against what is good for the American people.
Steve Guber
Yeah, you know, it's interesting because I've gone back and done my homework on this. The Maritime Drug Law enforcement Act of 1986 was authored by a member of Congress from New York by the name of Chuck Schumer. That Maritime Drug Law enforcement Act of 1986 gave the authority to the United States government to destroy drug running boats and kill the people on board. It was common in the 80s and 90s. What changed? We're in favor of drugs now, Congresswoman. The Democrats think, oh well, if Donald Trump's killing him, it must be wrong. This is obscene. They're putting their priorities with the drug runners and not the families burying their brothers, sisters, mothers and cousins. It is absolutely obscene. Your thoughts?
Congresswoman Mary Miller
What's changed is the Democrat Party is kowtowing to the far left fringe Marxists, the anti American people that truly want a revolution. They're channeling back to Barack Obama's dream which was to fundamentally transform our country. But no, the American people have spoken. We elected President President Trump, he's a strong leader under Joe Biden. We had more overdose deaths under Joe Biden in four years than the number of Americans that died in the entire Vietnam War. And President Trump is calling it out. It is basically a terrorist attack on our young people, on our country. And for these Democrats and sanctuary state governors and mayors to side, they side with criminals and they're siding with drug cartels and with terrorist organizations. Unbelievable.
Steve Guber
Yeah. The number of people that died on 9, 11 is matched every 10 days in this country or less. Every 10 days, the number of people died on 911 died from fentanyl and other drugs. And to hear Democrats say, well, it's just cocaine. People have heard me say this. A friend of mine's 19 year old son attending college last year in this country went out on a weekend and took some hits off a joint like a lot of college kids. It was laced with fentanyl. He paid with his life, he died. And I bring that up because a lot of good people are dying in this country. They're not just junkies and homeless people. And maybe some people think that's not of value. Every human life has value. And when good Americans are dying from drugs that can be stopped and they say, well, it's just cocaine, it's just marijuana. It's just, look, fentanyl takes very little. You sprinkle it across the cocaine, the marijuana, you put it in the fake pharmaceuticals. It happens every day. And right now, before this day's over, a couple dozen more Americans will be dead. They won't see the new year, Mary, because of the performance and policies of Democrats. Go ahead.
Congresswoman Mary Miller
I've talked to victims families and not one time has a Democrat politician reached out to them. They don't care. They didn't care about Lake and Riley. And I don't want to scare people, but these drug cartels, these terrorists have brought in so much fentanyl that they could kill every American multiple times over. This is a serious concern and President Trump understands it. It's why the first order of the day for him was to secure the border. He's done that for seven straight months. There have been no illegals released into our country. Border crossing is at the lowest level since 1970. We've got, well, continuing the deportations, 2.5 million deportations, people sent out of the country or self deported in the last couple months. President Trump's getting it done for the people we've Got to tell people you've got to go out and vote in the midterms. I'm super concerned that people are going to be laxadaisical. But if Democrats can do it again, they will open the borders again.
Steve Guber
Yeah, of course they will. Look, you've got the Democrats also saying, well, you can't seize that boat. The skipper was seized, it had 1.8 million barrels of oil on it worth maybe as much as $100 million. It was destined for Iran or China or Russia. It doesn't matter because they're buying at a cut rate from Venezuela and these ghost ships. Democrats also say that's not appropriate. You know, we began seizing other countries ships at least during the Jefferson administration. I mean, I found evidence of that during the Jefferson administration. Thomas Jefferson is folks who keeping score at home. We have the legal authority to stop boats that are delivering product that has been mandated to be stopped. We have the legal authority, the right of the high seas to stop this illegal trafficking of oil. And for them, again, they take the wrong side of everything here, Mary. It to me it's unconscionable. It's a mental illness.
Congresswoman Mary Miller
They do and President Trump has, they have a lot of intel. They are doing this lawfully and they know for certain that these are drug runners. So there's nothing haphazard about this. And it's all to protect the American people. We want to restore law and order and safety and security. And 100%. It's all, all the Democrats that are dragging President Trump's agenda to get this done for the American people.
Steve Guber
Yeah. What do you expect to hear from the President tonight? He has a primetime address to the nation. Nine o' clock tonight. I think he's gonna talk about the secure border. He's gonna talk about gas prices going down. He's gonna talk about the war on drugs. He's also gonna lay out his vision for 2026. I believe Donald Trump's gonna take his show on the road this year. He's gonna run like it is 2024. He's gonna get out there and support the candidates because you're right, he has to have the House, he has to have the Senate, otherwise it's all for naught.
Congresswoman Mary Miller
Right. And he's, he loves our country. He's proven it. And he's got common sense ideas that will restore our country back to a nation of freedom and opportunity. And that's his vision and he's getting it done.
Steve Guber
Yeah. Well, I hope that he plays rolls out a plan that we can all get behind because 2026, as you pointed out, are critical. Look, in my state of Michigan, a million people that voted for Donald Trump in 2020 did not turn out for the midterms in 2022. You cannot be an only Trump voter. You cannot show up to the ballot box only if Donald Trump is on the ballot. Because without the House, without the Senate, we're gonna be without a rudder. Because as you point out, these bad Democrat policies will come back and then they're just gonna play impeachment games. And they are just games.
Rebecca Grant
Right?
Congresswoman Mary Miller
I try urge people to get to the polls, get their neighbors and their families to get to the polls and that they need to draw a contrast between the Democrats and the Republican under Joe Biden. He destroyed safety and security, opened the border. That in itself was treasonous, shut down our energy, the cost of everything goes back to energy, and spent wildly. He stuffed billions of dollars out the door on ridiculous things after the election, before President Trump was inaugurated and took office. So we've got to get people to the polls and stop the Democrats from stopping his agenda.
Steve Guber
Amen. Congresswoman Mary Miller, nice to see you. If I don't see you again, Merry Christmas.
Congresswoman Mary Miller
You too.
Steve Guber
There you have it from Illinois 15. All right, after the break. As tensions continue to rise between the United States and Venezuela, President Trump recently made the decision to issue a complete blockade of oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. As we just talked about cutting off not just the oil, but it's the flow of money that supports terrorism, human trafficking and worse. Details coming up on america's Voice Line.
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Well, President Trump is dramatically escalating pressure on Venezuela's socialist regime, ordering a full blockade of oil tankers entering or leaving the country. These are called ghost ships. The administration has formally designated Nicolas Maduro's government as a foreign terrorist organization as well, accusing it of using stolen US Assets to bankroll terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime. This week, U.S. authorities seized an oil tanker known as the skipper on Venezuela's coast. It held up to $100 million worth of oil, about 1.8 million barrels. It was probably tied to Venezuela, Iran, Russia and elsewhere. Officials described the Skipper as part of that massive ghost Fleet of ships that hide their origins by changing names, changing flags and ownership, shutting off tracking systems to evade sanctions. Now the move comes as US Forces continue striking those narco trafficking boats near Venezuela, reinforcing President Trump's crackdown and criminal networks threatening American security. Joining me to discuss this is national security analyst and Vice President of the Lexington Institute, Rebecca Grant. Rebecca, nice to see you today. I see that the US Senate here just in the last few minutes, has voted to release those videos of that September 2nd attack on a narco terrorist boat. I don't think it makes a lot of difference to the American people. In the polling I see 65 to 70% of Americans think this is the right thing to do, to destroy these boats before they deliver poison to our shores and kill people here. Every 10 days, more people die in America from drug overdoses, from illegal drugs than died on 9, 11. People are tired of it. We all know somebody. If it's not directly in our family, friends, neighbors that have lost people to this terrible poison, the Senate can force it to show the videos. I don't think it's gonna change perception. I think America supports this. What is your take?
Rebecca Grant
I agree. Americans are ready to fight back against these drug cartels. You know, all for years, we've heard about the war on drugs, and yet Maduro's regime has spiraled further down into criminality. We know that Maduro and the Venezuelan military work with remnants of Colombian guerrillas and others to run a major drug trafficking ring. So President Trump, as we know, has declared these cartels to be enemy combatants and an imminent threat to the U.S. i think that just that resonates with the American people. We all know people who've been affected by drug deaths in our communities.
Steve Guber
Let's see, what is the date today? About the 16th. Right. So before we get to the new year, 5,000 people. I'm just gonna ballpark it. 5,000 people that are alive today will be dead. They'll never see the New Year because of the scourge of drugs. And yet somehow the Democrats don't talk about that. They worry about the guy that's the drug runner running that boat or the drug dealers. They claim that it's a war crime. And yet the ability to do this came from the Maritime Drug Law enforcement Act of 1986, authored by a congressman from New York, his name, Chuck Schumer. Chuck Schumer wrote the authorization and co sponsored it. It passed almost unanimously, and that's what triggered attacking drug boats in the 1980s and the 1990s. It was the right thing to do then. It's the right thing to do now. Deliveries are down, cash flow is crunched. It is putting a pinch on Maduro and all these cartels. It's working. Why are they opposed to.
Rebecca Grant
Is working? And of course, the centerpiece of this is something we haven't seen before. The deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, the Iwo Jima amphibious ready group that carries special operations capable marines, et cetera, to really push down on this. I don't understand. I think part of this, of course, is political. An attack on Trump himself trying to at Secretary Hegseth and so many others because the administration is clearly within its constitutional bounds. They have laid out their case. State and treasury have given us the details. As we know, Maduro was indicted by the Southern District of New York years ago. He's got a $50 million bounty on his head from the State Department. I don't see what the objection is here. It's are we striking the right boats? Yes, we've got great surveillance. Do we have the right to strike those boats? Yes, says the administration's carefully laid out case and that classified Office of Legal Counsel opinion that all the congressmen and senators were briefed on a long time ago.
Steve Guber
We have the right to strike those boats because of the 1986 law authored by Chuck Schumer and when he was in Congress. We have the right under American law, it's right here in my hand. To go after those boats and go after those votes. We have done for decades. That hasn't changed. We also have the right to blockade Venezuela. We have the right to board and take ships that are ghost ships because what they do is they'll leave port with a couple million barrels of oil, then they go out to sea and offload a couple hundred thousand barrels here, a couple hundred thousand barrels there. Then they'll change the flag in the boat. That's all illegal under international maritime law. So what we're doing is well within our responsibility and we should continue to do it. Yes or no? Yes.
Rebecca Grant
And crazy that these mariners don't realize we are onto them. We chase Russia's ghost fleet, which is also quite big in oil smuggling in the Baltic. We have such good maritime surveillance that we know what they're up to. Turning off their transponder isn't going to do it anymore. And so there's a long list of sanctioned vessels. A lot of them are oil tankers, some of them are tugs, offshore drilling rigs, et cetera. A lot of those sanctions date back Quite a few years at this point. And so this is just the next layer of policy pressure on Maduro. And I think it's showing us now clearly that Trump does have multiple objectives here. Number one is stopping the drug and migrant trade and the damage these cartels do. But there's also a desire to pressure Maduro, because wouldn't it be nice if he were gone? And then, of course, big picture, to take care of the Western Hemisphere and push back on the influence of Russia and China in our neighborhood.
Steve Guber
And again, here's the question I keep asking, because I cannot come up with a reasonable answer. Why is it the Democrats are more worried about the people driving that boat than the people that are going to spend the next few days planning a funeral or those that are going to go ahead and have a funeral for their son, their daughter, their husband, their neighbor, whatever it may be. Real Americans are dying in big cities and small towns all across this country. It's happening every day. There will be several dead, more before midnight. And yet the Democrats don't seem to have any interest in that at all. Rebecca, that's reprehensible.
Rebecca Grant
I agree. There seems to be no answer. But I think real Americans have made the connection between these narco terrorists. And remember, every target that's attacked is looked at very carefully as to what boat it is and who is on that. They have made that connection between this longtime illicit trade, a half million migrants also from Venezuela coming across the border. And they've made that connection and know that what you've got to do is get after the Maduro regime and these boats and their tentacles are everywhere through a lot of the United States, of course, down in south and Central America. We've got to make that connection. I think the Trump administration has pointed the way.
Steve Guber
And just a short while ago today, Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio, the Secretary of War and the Secretary of State, held a classified intelligence briefing for members of the United States Senate. Half came out and said they laid it out for us. We have full authority. We know exactly who these people are. We know exactly what's contained on those boats. And the Democrats, Democrats come out and say the exact opposite. It's like they live in an alternate universe. They want the drug runners to run free. Why in the world would you like that? I don't get it. The Republicans, like John Kennedy and others came out. Look, we saw the evidence. We know who we're hitting. Of course we do. We've got great satellites, great intelligence, great machinery like the Gerald R4 that you mentioned. I expect Donald Trump to talk about this during his primetime address to the Nation tonight at 9. Among other things, I'll give you the last word.
Rebecca Grant
We've got to get after these drug cartels. It is time to defend the Western Hemisphere and President Trump. Secretary Rubio, they're pointing the way.
Steve Guber
They certainly are. Rebecca Grant, greatly appreciate you being here. President of the Lexington Institute. We'll talk again soon. Rebecca, thank you.
Rebecca Grant
Thank you.
Steve Guber
All right. After the break. President Trump continues his efforts to unleash American energy while driving down the cost at the same time. If you haven't seen it, I have. I paid 275 a gallon yesterday to fill the Suburban. I appreciated that. Details up next on ablaze. Right. As I mentioned, I filled the suburban yesterday for 275. Trust me, when gas was five bucks a gallon, it was just about debilitating. Now President Trump is delivering real relief for American families by driving energy costs down. That is good news. The national average gas price dropped well below $3 a gallon, the lowest level in more than four years. Many states now paying under $2 a gallon. Places like Texas and Oklahoma seeing a lot of stations at a buck 99. Lower fuel costs, reduced transportation and production expenses, which is expected to ease grocery and household prices in 2026. The problem is once inflation goes up, it's hard to bring prices back down. Now the drop is fueled by President Trump's push for energy dominance, expanding drilling, cutting taxes on production and rolling back Biden era green mandates and roadblocks. Republicans say permitting reform is the next step to unlock even more affordable energy and finally end this crisis of paying the bills. Join me to discuss this. The senior director of government affairs at the National Taxpayers Union, Tommy Aiello. Tommy, nice to see you again.
Tommy Aiello
Good afternoon. Thanks for having me.
Steve Guber
I think Chris Wright is doing a marvelous job as the secretary of energy. Let me just say that to start, I think he's doing a remarkable job. We're seeing great expansion of energy production in places like Alaska where they're going to put in an LNG pipeline. Coming south, liquefied natural gas can power power plants. The price of gasoline, like I said, the average now in Oklahoma is 229. That's the average in the state of Oklahoma. That's just one example of how great things are. Not true in all states. California, let's see, they're still paying 434 on average. That's because of taxes. By the way, Tommy, if they would lower taxes in California, the people there would appreciate it. But energy policy is the foundation for a solid economy in America. It always has been, because this country runs on vast quantities of cheap energy. Donald Trump is on the right trail, isn't he?
Tommy Aiello
He is. The United States is blessed with abundant natural resources that can power our economy independently. Right. Unfortunately, the last administration, they wanted to shackle our oil and gas producers, and it had a real impact. We all remember that $5 a gallon gasoline and the hundreds of dollars it would cost to fill up our tank every month. You know, thanks to President Trump unleashing American energy dominance, gas prices are well below $3. And Americans are saving a collective $400 million a week compared to last year when gas prices were much higher under President Biden.
Steve Guber
There's still more work to do, but.
Tommy Aiello
I really do think, you know, this needs to be a core part of the President's affordability messaging.
Steve Guber
Well, and I hope it's a core part of his address to the Nation tonight at 9 o'. Clock. By the way, we will have complete coverage here on Real America's Voice Beginning at 7:00 clock tonight during Grant Stinchfield's hour here on the network. Getting energy prices down is pivotal to America. It is, and he's on the right track. But there's more work to be done. A lot of these roadblocks for permitting and green New Deal nonsense still have to be cleared out of the way, correct?
Tommy Aiello
That's exactly right. And let's just take a look at the difference between Joe Biden and President Trump. Right under the one big beautiful bill, we cut taxes on energy producers every time they drill. We opened up more oil and gas drilling on federal lands. That's great news for more energy production. And we have more certainty for fossil fuel energy projects. Add it all up, that's the certainty and the lower cost drillers need to produce more oil and gas here in the United States. So we should be thanking every Republican that voted for it.
Steve Guber
You just mentioned that right now, the way gas prices are, Americans are saying 400 million a week. It could be 500 million a week. If this trend continues, and I see no reason for it to stop, that's half a billion dollars a week. That money then goes somewhere else into the economy, doesn't it? Generally speaking, that money will be spent on other things stimulating the economy because Americans have a chance for more disposable income, correct?
Tommy Aiello
That's exactly right. There's more money in Americans pockets. That's money they could spend on Christmas gifts. That's money they could put away for their Savings or more money just to go out and go to a nice dinner. All of those things is more money in people's pockets. They're able to spend it how they want to. That's a lot of money. And I really do think this trend is going to continue to decline. There'll be more savings on Christmas day and into the new year. And we should be celebrating what President Trump and Congressional Republicans have done to get us to this point. It didn't just happen by accident.
Steve Guber
I think I'll mention that to my wife. Hey honey, gas prices are down. You can buy me something nicer for Christmas. I think it's a good play, Tommy. I like that.
Tommy Aiello
Hey Tommy, upgrade advice this time of year.
Steve Guber
Yeah, you can upgrade my present, hun, but that's good news. Look, the expectation is Americans were gonna spend a trillion dollars on Christmas anyway. But this stimulates the economy. Vast quantities of cheap energy run this country. Always have, always will when energy is expensive. America kind of slows down when it's cheap like this. And your point is well taken. We produce more energy now than any nation on earth. We need to expand that greatly and continue to become a net exporter of energy in a bigger way every single year. I'll give you the last word.
Tommy Aiello
You just have to see this in places like Texas and Louisiana where they've had this burst of production and natural gas, they're exporting it across the world. America is a much wealthier place because of President Trump unleashing American energy dominance.
Steve Guber
Yeah. And oil now $56 for West Texas Intermediate Brent crude, the benchmark $60.14. The oil prices continue to go down. That's always good news. Tommy, always good to see you. Thank you. And if I don't see you again, Merry Christmas.
Tommy Aiello
Thank you. Same to you and to your viewers.
Steve Guber
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Emily Sturge
All right, well, it's great to be with you, Steve. And no, I don't have my Play doh. Or My Care Bears. But students on America's university campuses do because it's exam season and colleges are choosing to coddle students and offer playful distractions instead of helping prepare them for their exams, for the workforce, or for life itself. As you mentioned, Indiana University is giving students Care Bears. And get this, engineering students at the University of Chicago, Illinois, well, they're playing with slime this week and they're making friendship bracelets. None of these activities are preparing college students for real life.
Steve Guber
Yeah, you know, I just read a report. I don't have it right in front of me, but here's what it said. 25% of the kids that have perfect 4.0s coming out of high school can't do basic math. You know when they find out when they take their ACT and SAT exams. So we are screwing up generations of people by giving them great inflation. Play doh. Lego Goat. Who wants to goat smell? I mean, just to be honest, goats have a bad odor. Who's cuddling with a goat? All right, I'm just not me. All right, but the fact of the matter is we're not preparing kids in high school. This is embarrassing. Indiana University ought to be ashamed of itself, and so should all the rest. But look, we need to teach kids about the rigor of the real world. Do you think your boss. Oh, sorry, Johnny. I know you had a tough week. Here's some Play doh. Maybe next week will be better. Oh, here's your paycheck. Come on. It's not how the world works, is it?
Emily Sturge
It's not. And colleges say that they're providing these activities to help students cope with exam stress. But you and I both know that the real stress is going to come after graduation when these students can't find jobs. And that's a very harsh reality that many Gen zers are facing. Right now. At the Leadership Institutes campus or forum, we are reporting that it's only 12% of college graduates who are able to secure a job before graduation. While it's not shocking when you hear this story, when we've got Care Bears and Legos in the classroom, those activities aren't preparing students for the workforce. And then they go and interview for jobs, and what do they have to offer? Hiring managers are saying that Gen Z is just not prepared. And when you look at this story, it's not a shock.
Steve Guber
You know what, Emily? This brings me back to something that I have suggested on this program for a number of years, and it reminds me of it. I think these colleges, Indiana University, will use those folks as an example. If you're going to give a kid a degree and some play doh to play with and they get out of the real world and five years down the line, the degree you sold them with their $100,000 student debt doesn't get them a real job. You, the university are the co signer on that loan. I bet things would change quick if the universities that have these giant endowments, they were on the hook to make sure the kids that got their degrees actually were successful in the world. Things might change around here. Last word to you.
Emily Sturge
I think you're right. I think we do need to shift some blame to the universities and not necessarily blame Generation Z entirely for this. And I want to remind you we're talking about the generation that is leading the military recruitment boom. We've got 18 year olds lining up to serve in our military for the first time in many years. All of our military branches hit their recruiting goals. And this is also the generation that voted to elect President Donald Trump back to the Oval Office. This is not a generation of snowflakes. We need to be calling out the universities for infantilizing college students and putting these activities in place. But I've got faith in Gen Z.
Steve Guber
I do as well. They're the most conservative generation in quite a while. I give you this, the military is not going to give them play DOH to play with, I'll tell you that. They'll give them C4 to play with. It kind of feels the same but has a different result. Emily Sturge, thank you so much for being here as always. And if I don't see you again, merry Christmas.
Emily Sturge
Merry Christmas, Steve. Thank you for having me.
Steve Guber
Of course. I'm not cuddling a goat. Goat's good. Pepper fried a little spicy, a little rice, but other than that. All right. Coming up after the break, President Trump is moving to put America first in the global race for artificial intelligence. With China aggressively pushing to dominate the AI industry, many argue that the US Cannot afford to fall behind. Well, more on that coming up on Ablaze.
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They were persecuted, hunted, seditious conspiracy. But behind prison walls, something unexpected happened. They found their voice again.
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Steve Guber
All right. Welcome back to America's Voice Live. Last week, the president signed an executive order aimed at streamlining AI regulations and cutting through Burdic bureaucratic red tape that can stifle innovation. The goal of this executive order is to keep American companies competitive while at the same time protecting national security and individual freedom. What a concept. And with China aggressively pushing to dominate the AI industry, the White House argues the US Cannot afford to fall behind, not even a little. It goes without saying that smart limited regulation will help ensure Americans continue to lead the next generation of technological advancement on our terms, not somebody else's. Join me now to discuss this, the director of policy at NetChoice, Patrick Hedger. Patrick, nice to have you back on the program. Let me ask you, good thing that got signed. Bad thing. What is your take on it?
Patrick Hedger
No, I think this is great. And it's much needed action from the Trump administration following up on their AI action plan from the summer, which said they were going to go after states that put forward regulations that are overly burdensome. But what Trump is really targeting here with this executive order are rules and regulations that would give progressive state officials inordinate power to be able to essentially control the flow of information through AI systems and also delay the development of AI systems. We can't have that. This is fundamentally an interstate service, and that is the domain of the federal government. So President Trump is well within his rights to step in here, as he should be.
Steve Guber
So you want less roadblocks, but guardrails are important, aren't they? We want to make sure that we're protecting people. Look, privacy has become a quaint idea. I mean, this phone of mine, spies on me, this computer that monitor this television over here, it all spies on me. And that bothers me. And I think as AI continues to advance, my privacy becomes less and less, whatever's left of it. Now, what Concerns should people have when it comes to AI, when it comes to protecting themselves, whether it's privacy or any other concern?
Patrick Hedger
Yeah. And so privacy is something where the federal government has dropped the ball. We should have a national privacy standard as well. And we're hoping to see that with AI too, because it's strong. Clear rules at the federal level, instead of 50 conflicting rules at the state level would actually be better for innovation. Right. You create regulatory certainty. People know what they're. They're supposed to build to what the parameters are. But we should really be focused on outcomes. Right. Instead of trying to predict the future, instead of trying to micromanage the development and design of these systems, we should be focused on policing misuse and making sure that law enforcement and other consumer protection resources are adequate to address misuse of technology. Right. AI, like any other technology, can be misused. An automobile can be misused. A hammer can be misused. Right. We don't try to regulate the design of the hammer. What we do is go after bad action with it. And that's what needs to happen with AI as well. And that's the right balance to preserve innovation.
Steve Guber
So what are some of the things you'd like to see in such legislation? Patrick, you and I talk about this a lot. Give me a couple of things that you think are imperative that we don't have today, that you think is important as we go. Look, the world's gonna change more in the 10 years in front of us than the 10,000 behind us because of AI and all the things that applies to. I really believe that we're gonna see massive change in everything that we do and how things function and how our homes function, our vehicles and our lives. Give me a couple of things you think are imperative. Yeah.
Patrick Hedger
Something I think is really imperative is that the. In the previous generation of technology, we're talking about social media and other online platforms, the federal government really dropped the ball in allocating resources to law enforcement to adapt to these technologies, work with the companies to address bad actors. I would like to see that commitment made to in the AI transition so that we're having agencies, whether they're consumer regulatory agencies or law enforcement agencies, that are AI literate and are actually using AI to help achieve their mission and help protect Americans and protect American consumers. That is so adoption of AI broadly as well as resources for these agencies is something that I think would be really great to have in a federal AI framework package, and that's something that I think would go a long way in terms of protecting consumers. Instead of all these other things, like trying to deputize the trial bar, for example, to just go after and sue all of America's innovators, what about putting.
Steve Guber
A shock collar on the government to make sure they don't overreach with AI? What about just controlling the government and all they're doing? I'll give you the last, last word.
Patrick Hedger
No, I think that's exactly right. As well. Within, we need transparency in terms of government requests to social media companies, AI companies, in terms of the demands they are making in terms of trying to control the flows of information on those services. And again, that's really the big concern with AI laws that we've seen in California and Colorado, the two big ones that have passed so far is they create that opportunity for progressive attorneys general or progressive governors in those states to put their thumbs on the scale in terms of what AI outputs are producing.
Steve Guber
Yeah. Patrick, thank you for being here as always, always very informative. Thank you, sir.
Patrick Hedger
Thank you.
Steve Guber
All right, after the break, we'll have a story that reminds us of just how wonderful America is. Plus your answers to our America's Voice. Question of the day. What would you like to see? President Trump announced Tonight it is 9pm address your answers America when we come back. Well, what makes America wonderful? We do it every day with the hope of putting a smile on your face like this one. Today's story comes to us from Yukon, Oklahoma, where our daycare staff heroically sprang into action after a car crashed through the wall of the building. The five staff members at Le Petit Academy that night recount hearing an ear shattering bang followed by the lights going out. Furthermore, the smell of smoke caught their smell and along with that, the bright orange glow of fire urging them to quickly evacuate the 33 kids within the building. Whether it was the adrenaline or the various repetitions of standard evacuation protocols, the staff promptly carried up to three children at a time through the fire, through the wreckage. Ultimately, they got them all out. All the little ones are just fine. Fire officials arrived shortly on the scene to put out the firing. Well, they commended the efforts of the staff there. Man, they did it right. Parents out there can relate to always wanting their safety of their children put first, especially when they aren't at home. And the valiant and selfless actions displayed by the five staff members at Le Petit Academy serve to remind us of what makes America wonderful. Acting quickly under pressure. All right, question of the day, what do you want to see Trump say tonight during that 9 o' clock address? Kate Zagat, he's going to ignore the judges from now on and reclaim his role as president. Okay, Mark Horger, mass arrests. Easy, Mike. Kenneth Biotti. That the US Just bombed Venezuela for its possession of a weapon of mass destruction. They are knowingly continuing to attack our citizens in this manner. Douglas writes the deconstruction of the irs. Attaboy, Douglas. Nothing says Merry Christmas like no more taxes. I'll give you that garden mom. 42 more deportations, new insurance program. All right. And one more Sal Dur. No property tax for real Americans and seniors exempt from all taxation. Well, wouldn't that be something? All right, so just to make you clear, tonight our coverage starts during Stinchfield, 7 o'.
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We're gonna have a preview of Trump's primetime address. I'll be there with you because I don't work enough and I don't sleep nearly enough, that's for sure. But I'll be here with you. Along with Stitchfield, the entire real America's Voice crew will have a preview leading up to the president's comments at 9:00 clock Eastern. You don't want to miss it. And then a post game as well. This is America's Voice live. We will talk soon.
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In this episode of "America’s Voice Live," host Steve Guber provides a fast-paced, highly opinionated rundown of the latest in U.S. politics and current events. The episode’s primary themes center around U.S. border security and the war on drugs under President Trump, escalating tensions with Venezuela, falling gas prices attributed to “energy dominance,” the state of higher education and student “coddling,” and America’s challenge to China in the race for AI superiority. Guber is joined by guests Congresswoman Mary Miller, national security analyst Rebecca Grant, energy affairs expert Tommy Aiello, campus correspondent Emily Sturge, and tech policy director Patrick Hedger for in-depth analysis from a distinctly conservative, populist point of view.
[02:19–14:15]
Main Points:
Notable Quotes:
“Democrats treating criminals with more concern than law abiding citizens.”
— Steve Guber [05:33]
“President Trump is doing what he promised, what 80 million people went to the polls and voted for... restore law and order and safety and security in our country.”
— Rep. Mary Miller [06:06]
“We had more overdose deaths under Joe Biden in four years than the number of Americans that died in the entire Vietnam War.”
— Rep. Mary Miller [07:54]
Memorable Moments:
Timestamps:
[17:50–26:25]
Main Points:
Notable Quotes:
“Americans are ready to fight back against these drug cartels… Maduro's regime has spiraled further down into criminality.”
— Rebecca Grant [19:43]
“We have the right to strike those boats because of the 1986 law authored by Chuck Schumer.”
— Steve Guber [22:25]
“Trump does have multiple objectives here…the damage these cartels do, desire to pressure Maduro… push back on the influence of Russia and China in our neighborhood.”
— Rebecca Grant [23:06]
Memorable Moments:
Timestamps:
[26:27–32:39]
Main Points:
Notable Quotes:
“Thanks to President Trump unleashing American energy dominance, gas prices are well below $3.”
— Tommy Aiello [28:47]
“We produce more energy now than any nation on earth. We need to expand that greatly.”
— Steve Guber [31:35]
Memorable Moments:
Timestamps:
[35:53–39:39]
Main Points:
Notable Quotes:
“Colleges are choosing to coddle students and offer playful distractions instead of helping prepare them for their exams, for the workforce, or for life itself.”
— Emily Sturge [35:53]
“The real stress is going to come after graduation when these students can’t find jobs.”
— Emily Sturge [37:25]
“If you’re going to give a kid a degree and some play doh… and it doesn’t get them a real job, the university should be a co-signer on that loan.”
— Steve Guber [38:08]
Memorable Moments:
Timestamps:
[42:15–47:32]
Main Points:
Notable Quotes:
“President Trump is well within his rights to step in here, as he should be.”
— Patrick Hedger [43:05]
“AI, like any other technology, can be misused. An automobile can be misused. A hammer can be misused… What we do is go after bad action with it.”
— Patrick Hedger [44:15]
Memorable Moments:
Timestamps:
[47:32–49:52]
Main Point:
“President Trump is doing what he promised, what 80 million people went to the polls and voted for. And that is to restore law and order and safety and security in our country.”
— Congresswoman Mary Miller [06:06]
“The number of people who died on 9/11 is matched every 10 days in this country or less. Every 10 days, the number of people died on 9/11 died from fentanyl and other drugs.”
— Steve Guber [08:25]
“We have the legal authority, the right of the high seas to stop this illegal trafficking of oil.”
— Steve Guber [10:43]
“Americans are ready to fight back against these drug cartels… We all know people who’ve been affected by drug deaths in our communities.”
— Rebecca Grant [19:43]
“Thanks to President Trump unleashing American energy dominance, gas prices are well below $3. And Americans are saving a collective $400 million a week compared to last year.”
— Tommy Aiello [28:47]
“Colleges are choosing to coddle students and offer playful distractions instead of helping prepare them for their exams, for the workforce, or for life itself.”
— Emily Sturge [35:53]
“AI, like any other technology, can be misused. An automobile can be misused. A hammer can be misused…What we do is go after bad action with it. And that’s what needs to happen with AI as well.”
— Patrick Hedger [44:15]
The episode is marked by an urgent, combative tone consistent with conservative talk programming. Guber and his guests often use loaded language (e.g., "war on drugs," "coddling," "energy dominance," "Democrats defending criminals"), seeking to contrast Trump-era policies with Democratic alternatives by casting the latter as threats to American safety, prosperity, and values. Guest segments mix policy advocacy with personal anecdotes and rhetorical flourishes.
This episode of "America's Voice Live" exemplifies the show's populist, conservative framing of current events. It focuses on Trump's policies confronting drugs and cartels, sharply contrasts Democratic and Republican approaches to border security and military action, celebrates infrastructural and economic moves (like falling energy prices), and offers cultural critique of higher education trends. The episode ties these themes into broader narratives of American resilience and the need for strong leadership, ending with optimism about national progress and individual heroism.
Listeners will get the show’s signature blend of topical news, ideological analysis, and calls to action—particularly the importance of turnout in upcoming elections and continued vigilance against what Guber and guests describe as threats from internal and external adversaries.