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Mark Mitchell
This is America's Voice Live and welcome.
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Lieutenant Colonel Allen West
To America's Voice Live. I'm Steve Gu, the pulse of the people. We need somebody that's going to hear.
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Mark Mitchell
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Oscar Ramirez
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Mark Mitchell
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Lieutenant Colonel Allen West
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Colonel Derek Harvey
Does feel good.
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Oscar Ramirez
America's Voice Live starts now.
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Bo Davidson
Welcome to America's Voice Live. I'm Bo Davidson filling in for the great Steve Gruber. Today is Monday the 3rd of November in the year of our Lord 2025. Let's get into today's top stories. And as always, thank you so much for joining us on Real America's Voice. The government shutdown is on track to become the longest in US history as Democrats continuously refuse to run a clean CR or even negotiate with Republicans. As key federal services struggle to keep up, many Americans could soon feel the impact. We'll discuss more on that today. Also, an anti cartel mayor was shot in Mexico over the weekend after taking a tough stand against Mexico's violent drug gangs. What's more shocking is that he was also against Mexican President Sheinbaum's weak approach to crime. Now, is that a coincidence or is it a connection? More on that as well later. And then later in the show. Many Americans are just now learning of the blatant persecution of Nigerian Christians, which has led to many deaths in that region. President Trump has touted the idea of sending troops to Nigeria to combat this genocide. We'll have all the details and updates for you today. But first, first off, I want to start talking about elections and I'm joined by our co host Benny Ray Harmony, who joined me last Friday. We're just one day Away from several key elections in the United States of America, New York City is in the final countdown to its mayoral election. With polls closing in just over 48 hours, early voting has already set a record with more than 735,000 ballots cast, a dramatic increase over 2021, the first year the city offered early voting for mayor. As the race tightens up, new polls show Democratic front runner Zoran Mamdani holding a slim lead over independent candidate and former Governor Andrew Cuomo. And a recently released survey shows Mamdani's advantage has narrowed to just 6.6 points, the closest he's been to Cuomo since July. That's pretty tight. With the outcome is very much still up in the air, the final push at the polls could decide the future leadership of America's largest city, the Big Apple.
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And another critical election set for tomorrow is the governor race in Virginia. Now, this is between Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earl Sears and Democrat U.S. representative Abigail Spanberger. Now, this election will decide the first female governor to govern the state of Virginia, Beau. And then in New Jersey, we have the governor race. That is also between Democrat candidate Mikey Sherrill and Republican Jack Citarelli, which we've heard a this race. Citarelli was endorsed by President Trump and he still trails, though behind Sheryl, who insists that her state is in a Democrat stronghold. Former President Barack Obama has also said, I mean, we have his fingerprints are all over this in both of these elections, advocating for Sheryl and Spanberger And Beau, what do you think?
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I agree with that. He certainly has. He's been out on the campaign trail in a number of states. And, you know, on top of all of that, in California, the California voters are heading to the polls to vote on Proposition 50, which is a measure to override the Independent Redistricting Commission and allow Democratic lawmakers to redraw congressional districts for the 2026-2032 cycles. That could let the already blue state gain even more Democratic seats. Of the current 52 districts, only nine of them are red. Well, here with us to discuss it is head pollster at Rasmussen Reports, the great Mark Mitchell. Mark, welcome to the program. Thanks for being with us today.
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Mark Mitchell
Yeah, great to be back. Big day tomorrow.
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Bo Davidson
It is a big day tomorrow, Mark. And I know you've been following it all. So I want to start off with this mayoral race in New York. What are your polls telling you? Is it, is it tighter than it may seem at first blush?
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Mark Mitchell
You know, Atlas intel just dropped a Mamdani plus 5, which is the narrowest poll I've seen. I didn't poll the race specifically, but there hasn't been a single one that had Cuomo winning at all. And so maybe there will be a huge upset, but if you look at the cross tabs, this is what young Democrats want. They want a democratic socialist. This is the direction of American politics. And we're seeing it play out in New York City. And it was kind of gross to see the right say, oh, we should abandon our principles and not vote for Curtis Lewa and instead cast our vote for Andrew Cuomo, who's also a major leftist. But that's. I mean, it is what it is. This is what Democrats want. I guess we're going to see how it happens, how it plays out. And, and maybe that means that Trump's going to have to take a more hostile stance with New York City. But this is, this is really Gen Z speaking out about the direction of the country. Everybody says that Gen Z is more conservative than prior generations. They really aren't. They think the system is rigged against them and they voted more for Trump than they people expected them to. But it's because essentially they want the system burned down. And if they can't get it through the right, then they're going to go after Democratic socialists.
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Bo Davidson
All right, Mark, you bring up a really interesting point about Gen Z and them being kind of anti establishment. I mean, Mamdani sure seems like he's going to win. And one thing I think about him is that he comes across as authentic. So he's got that conviction factor similar to how I think Obama was. He offers these attractive promises, but is there nobody in Gen Z concerned or has the foresight to think of what those promises in policy may entail?
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Mark Mitchell
I think anything's on the table for them because again, they've been handed a society that's very different even than the one I grew up with. Everything is stacked against them. Wage stagnation, all of the legal immigration, the way that the Republican Party assisted the Democrats and literally offshoring everything and leaning totally into globalism. Their relationships are messed up, the Internet's messed up. A lot of them are on, you know, mental health, drugs. It's really a wreck. And so even the ones that voted in my polling that voted for Donald Trump overwhelmingly support socialistic policies because again, they think it's all a crisis. Almost three quarters of them say that the housing situation is a crisis. 62% say the economy is unfair to young people. And, and three quarters of even Trump under 40 voters support nationalizing major industries, almost 60% of them support excess wealth confiscation. And so the idea somehow that this is like some communistic road that we shouldn't traverse, they don't care because they haven't really seen capitalism work for them and they didn't get this civic upbringing that everybody else did. It's an entirely different social contract. And they want rapid change. And I don't think they're seeing it out of the Republicans.
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Bo Davidson
Mark, I think you have some really good points there, but I'd like to shift over to some of these other races. The governor races in both New Jersey and Virginia. And now in New Jersey we see Citarelli up against Cheryl. But how do you see this one turning out?
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Mark Mitchell
This is a big enigma. I pulled the race, I had Jack Cittarelli down six points, but I used a somewhat likely voter screen. So that means I included people who say they vote like half the time sometimes and also were very likely to vote. And now there's a couple of polls out there like Emerson that have the race at Ciarelli only down one point. And those are people that say they're going to be very likely to vote. So they're using a different likely voter screen that tells me that if the people who really want to vote turn out and then there's a, not a really big surge of low propensity voters or maybe a surge of Republican low propensity voters, Jack could pull this one off. Now people have said, oh, he's doing really great. He's, he's leading Trump. And so, you know, the Republicans are doing great here. But you have to look at the total number of votes. Jack Cittarelli got about 1.3 million votes in 2021. In 2024, Trump got 2 million votes. And so if Cittarelli loses, it's because he didn't convert enough Trump first time voters in New Jersey to come out for a Republican. And looking at the polling, it's still a democrat plus 10 state from a registration perspective. And a lot of the issue polling, I mean they care a lot about prices, but these are people necessarily invested in Republican governance. It is very, still much a blue state. And so again, I think it comes down to an anti establishment candidate because nationally 42% of Trump's 2024 support in my polling came from Democrats and independents. And the Republican Party I don't think is really converting those people.
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Bo Davidson
Yeah, and what about the race in Virginia between Earl Spears and Spanberger? I mean this, this race is going to determine who are first female Governor is in Virginia.
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Mark Mitchell
I don't think she's winning it. Real clear politics has it. It's Spamberger up 10. And now I hear just in the last couple of days, even Jay Jones is resurging again after that text message thing. And so again, this is it. You got to acknowledge where we're at right now. Trump's net approval rating is, is negative 8 right now. It's not horrible, but it's the lowest of his term. Government shut down for over a month now. The longest government shutdown in history in two or three days. And Trump's overseas, like doing foreign policy when he was voted in for a domestic policy agenda. And so just the optics are not really good. Even right direction polling is under 40% now for the first time in Trump's entire term. So I know that like in Virginia, you can't really control that if you're winsome Sears, but you have these headwinds and tailwinds at a national level. And that's, you know, when Democrats run ubiquitously on resisting Trump and winning at all costs, and when everything becomes about border invasions and about tariffs and about all of this national policy stuff, then the national politics dictates what's gonna happen in these local races. And I think that's really what's happening here, is that Republicans kind of unfortunately just aren't really doing that great. Now, Donald Trump, in my personal opinion, I think he's doing a lot of what he was elected to do. I don't think it's enough to fulfill this, like, alternative future where for some reason there was this preference cascade to Republican. There just hasn't been. And it's because we've, we still see the same entrenched interests and we still see outcomes that aren't going for the best interest of the American voter.
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Bo Davidson
And Mark, speaking of Democrats ubiquitously controlling things, that brings us over to California where Prop 50 is on the table for voters. How do you see that turning out? Do Democrats have enough of a stranglehold on their own constituents where they will vote for no more independent districting and only, you know, pro Democrat districting?
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Mark Mitchell
I mean, I think, yes, I think that principals doesn't really even enter into it. And I've never seen a poll that shows that Prop 50 is going to lose. And so the Democrats need this to win. This is the Democrat stronghold. I think it's very safe to assume that it is going to win. And I guess that's where we're at right now is a slugfest of gerrymandering. Between the Republican and Democrat Party when unfortunately, everybody thought we were going to see massive change in Washington D.C. that's something that everybody can get behind. Even Democrats think we need massive change in Washington D.C. they just disagree about how it should be carried out. I think everybody agrees that things need to get better for Americans, though. And I mean, I guess it's great that Republicans are playing smash mouth now and trying to like, redistrict all of their own states, but to me, it always sort of seemed like a cynical plan B when plan A should be like governance, like go in and actually pass like a single page law. That is something that Americans overwhelmingly agree with, like voter id. And the answer is, is like, no, Congress isn't in session. These people are mia like nothing's really being done. Trump's calling for the nuclear option. I've been calling for the nuclear option for like a year now, and it's not going to happen because Republicans don't even have the votes because their majority isn't big enough. Like, that's the wild thing. It's like we need 60 votes in the Senate not, not to pass laws just to get the nuclear option through. That's the wild situation.
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Bo Davidson
Yeah, that's true. Mark, before we let you go, I want to just ask, of all the polling you've been doing on any of these races tomorrow, or any ballot measure that you see that's going to be determined tomorrow, which one is the most surprising? Do you think tomorrow could be a big surprise?
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Mark Mitchell
I think everybody just needs to watch Jack Cittarelli's race because that's the only one, in my opinion, that's within striking distance. And all of these, I mean, remember the special elections earlier in the year? The Republicans massively underperformed Donald Trump. And it's weird that when Trump's on the ticket, Republicans get those votes, but when Trump's not on the ticket, they just absolutely don't. And I think this will be a message to the Republican Party again that America is on board with an America first domestic policy agenda, but they aren't necessarily on board with a Republican Party that governs like establishment Republicans. And the things that I've seen in the last week or so show me that just deep down, that's still the core root of the party. Just look at, like, what's happening to the guy at the head of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts guy came out, gave a pretty even handed response to the whole Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson thing. And like Republicans in Washington, D.C. are just screaming for him to be fired. And so I think that that's a pretty good example anecdotally of where the hearts and minds of Republican leaders are. They want to get away from America first. I think that that's what's happening because quite frankly, I think it still comes down to who the donor class is. And it's big business and foreign, foreign interests. And so when is there going to be a party that represents the American people?
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Bo Davidson
All right, Mark Mitchell from Rasmussen Reports, thank you so much for joining us today. Have a great rest of your day.
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Mark Mitchell
You too. Great to be here.
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Bo Davidson
Go ahead, Betty.
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And coming up after the break, the government shutdown is dragging on as Democrats continue to refuse to even negotiate with Republicans. And with many Americans about to feel the impact, the stakes are higher than ever. We have more details on that. Next.
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Bo Davidson
Welcome back to america's Voice live. The government shutdown is on track to become the longest in US History as the standoff between Democrats and Republicans stretches into another month. Key federal services are being squeezed and millions of Americans could soon feel the impact of from food assistance programs to health care subsidies. Federal workers, including air traffic controllers, are preparing to miss yet another paycheck. President Trump has said he will not be extorted into making concessions, arguing that Democrats are refusing to even come to the negotiating table. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats have repeatedly blocked measures to reopen the government without first securing leverage for more spending. The president has again urged Republicans to consider ending the Senate filibuster to break the gridlock, a move GOP leaders have resisted even as Democrats continue using the 60 vote threshold to stall progress. Now I'd like to bring back in Benny Harmony and also welcome former congressman and executive director at the American Constitutional Rights Union, Lieutenant Colonel Allen West. The great Colonel Allen West. Colonel, it's great to see you again. Sorry about those Vols last weekend, but I know you love them. We love them. But on to more serious topics, the shutdown still is on track. You know, we've got to consider the fact that it's going to be the longest in American. At least it's on track to be. Do you think Democrats are waiting to see how the elections are going to turn out tomorrow, do you think before they make a move on the shutdown, are they hoping for some leverage if they get some wins?
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Lieutenant Colonel Allen West
Well, I think that has to play into the case. And I believe that one of the most important things when you have the biggest pulpit in the world, President Trump has, that you should go on and give a direct message to the American people and talk about how the Democrats are leveraging pain against the American people to try to extend benefits to those that are here illegally and also to cover for something that we knew would be a failing health care system. That's Obamacare, when you continue to see these premium costs rising, which is the reason why they need to have more subsidies. So I think that those are two very critical points that the president can make. But yes, I think the Democrats are trying to hold off to say, hey, look, the American people are rejecting President Trump. Look at what just happened in New Jersey and Virginia and also New York. And they think that that can be potential win behind within their saf.
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Bo Davidson
Now, Colonel, speaking of the longest government shutdown in history, the previous record was actually set during President Trump's first term. Why do you think Democrats continue to have this go after Trump mentality?
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Lieutenant Colonel Allen West
Because that's all they have. And I think that's where, you know, President Trump and Republicans need to go on offense. I would say one of the things you should do if I was sitting up there as a Republican, I would say, look, the American people are suffering. No Republican member of Congress is going to accept a paycheck to include their staffs. And we ask the Democrats to do the same, especially since they're the ones voting on keeping the government shut down. Somehow you've got to put them on their heels and again, you have to put them on defense and make them come out and say why they want to continue to have a paycheck when air traffic controllers and others aren't having a paycheck. And I think that right now would be a great time for a lot of our nonprofits and church organizations to step up and say, hey, look, the government is failing you, but we are here. The body of Christ is here to help you and we'll do what is necessary to provide for you.
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Bo Davidson
That's a great point, Colonel. I didn't even thought about that. But you're so right. The body of Christ does need to step up at all times. Well, as I intimated earlier. Colonel, you know, we've heard through the grapevine that Democrats plan to reopen the government after these big elections tomorrow. So on that note, and we talked with Mark Mitchell in the last block about, you know, how things are looking. How do you think things will turn out in New Jersey and Virginia, where it's not looking so great for the lieutenant governor there and even New York City?
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Lieutenant Colonel Allen West
Well, I tell you what, it would be a shame. I personally know the lieutenant governor of Virginia, Winsome Earl Sears. And you think about someone who came here legally from Jamaica, served in our United States Marine Corps, served in the Virginia House of Delegates, and you're going to pick a Marxist leftist in the state that gave us George Washington. Well, practically our first, almost first three US Presidents from that state being Washington, Jefferson and Madison, then later to Monroe, four presidents. And I think that you would be better served by having someone like Winsome Earl Sears. And then you look at New Jersey also, if you see the direction that New York City is going to go in, you need to have a good, strong New Jersey. You need to have the right type of governance there. So you can never tell. I mean, it's all about the turnout, but hopefully people will think about their wallets, think about their safety and security and put a lot of these emotional, irrational, ideological agendas aside.
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Bo Davidson
Now, Colonel, what do you think? Do you believe that this was a stunt, mainly by Chuck Schumer, to try and gain some more support? I mean, we've heard a lot considering AOC is supposedly going to run for Senate against him. What is your opinion on this?
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Lieutenant Colonel Allen West
Yeah, I think that Chuck Schumer got back to a very bad corner. He's in an untenable position. And let's be very honest, the progressive socialist left controls the quote, unquote, Democrat Party right now. And I think that he has the hot potato. He does not know what to do with it. He's doing his best that he can. Hakeem Jeffries continues to make himself look quite the imbecile and the useful idiot, as Vladimir Lenin would call him, by going out and speaking to this issue. They cannot win on this issue, but they have always believed that Republicans would cave, and that's why it's so important to get the message directly to the American people and explain to them that Obamacare is failing, the premiums are rising, that's why they need more subsidies, and that this is really about funding the insurance agencies and companies, which, you know, I thought the Democrat Party was against, and then also more spending for illegal immigrants. To include criminal illegal immigrants so that they can get taxpayer funded benefits.
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Bo Davidson
Colonel west, you know, you and I have a common love and bond in Tennessee. I know you're from east Tennessee and I'm from west, you know, in my hometown of Memphis, feds made 1700 arrests in Memphis and rescued 80 children as well, which I think to be commended. Do you think that the National Guard's involvement has been, has been positive in cities like Memphis?
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Lieutenant Colonel Allen West
I think it's important that we have the National Guard there not to get involved in domestic safety and security issues because that's a little stretch when it comes to posse comitatus, but definitely to back up and support our federal law enforcement and protect those facilities that are there. And what a great story to tell. And your previous guest did say something that I think President Trump should pay attention to. Focus more on the things that are happening here domestically. I know that, you know, it may seem cool to go out and have a summit with Xi Jinping, but the American people need to see their president right here and right now fighting for them.
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Bo Davidson
Lt. Col. Allen west, thank you so much for joining us today and giving us this better perspective. We appreciate it.
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Lieutenant Colonel Allen West
Always a pleasure. Thank you guys. God bless.
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Bo Davidson
God bless you.
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Coming up after the break, anti cartel Mayor Carlos Manso was shot dead over the weekend in Ura Island. Known for taking a tough stand against Mexico's violent gangs, he had openly criticized President Sheinbaum's weak approach to crime. We have more on this next hardline. Anti cartel Mexican Mayor Carlos Manzo was shot seven times during a Day of the Dead celebration over the weekend and he later died from his injuries. Manzo is known for his tough stance against drug gangs. He had been openly critical of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her failure to really combat this cartel violence effectively. As mayor of Ura Pon in the violence plagued state of Michoacan, Manzo took an aggressive approach to the cartel and a hand pick and actually handpicked his security detail which included 14 National Guard. Now Mexican authorities have launched an investigation into this murder. For more on this horrific killing, our border correspondent in Tijuana, Mexico, Oscar Ramirez has the latest. Oscar, what are your thoughts on this? Do you think it was politically motivated?
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Oscar Ramirez
You know what, this is a problem that has been growing in Mexico and it's just another number of more politicians that they have been assassinated because they go against the narrative of the cartel and the organized crime. Carlos Mansell was always fighting against the narrative of the organized crime and the cartel always trying to protect the Citizens. And even in a video, he said that Donald Trump is right, that we need help to combat the organized crime in the cartel. He also asked days before for more protection for the president of Mexico. The president of Mexico neglected the protection, and this is what happened. On the day of the death. He was assassinated, brutally assassinated. Just to comment to everybody after these events, on the next day, the governor of Michoacan tried to go to the funeral. He was booted out. He was almost ushered out because all of the people were extremely upset. And on the same day, the citizens of Ruapan went all the way to the governmental palace of Michoacan and rushed to enter to just protest, riot. The people are really upset of what is happening over here.
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Bo Davidson
I mean, it's just truly horrific. What are you hearing on the ground of people in Mexico? What are they saying about this?
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Oscar Ramirez
Well, you know, the quite disappointing thing is what we were expecting from the Mexican president, Claude Schimbau today. They asked her about this horrific murder of this, you know, mayor, that he was potentially going to be a presidential candidate on the next elections and he was independent. That was one of the reasons why they never put attention to his claims of protection. But they asked her about this and she said, we're not going to militarize Michoacan. We're not going to send our military. We're going to just send the authorities as normal and try to find out what happened. This basically tells you a lot that the Mexican president, it is in cahoots with the organized crime of the cartel, that the speculations that she is being paid off, that she is being bought off by these criminal organizations, it is becoming more of a reality. There is a massive protest that is going to happen on the 15th of November in the city of Mexico. Thousands of people are waiting to go to this, to the main governmental plaza in the city of Mexico to protest against the president and her lack of acting against the cartel.
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Bo Davidson
It's interesting because we're seeing this rise in violence in not just America, but even places like Mexico and overseas. And how do you see this investigation playing out and what do you hope to see?
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Oscar Ramirez
Well, you know, sadly it is. They're going to create a biggest smokescreen for this to just be washed off. But the citizens of Mexico, you're sick and tired. There's no other solution for this. And I believe strongly that there is gonna be a rising, there's gonna be manifestations, protests, a lot of them. They're gonna be peaceful because it has what Donald Trump has done to Mexico, it is basically send the message that you guys have a problem and we can fix it. And ultimately the Mexican president does not want that to be fixed. Now, the conservative party and some congressmen and some senators from the right wing and also conservative senators and congressmen have been speaking up more. This is the actual problem that they don't want, they don't want people to be speaking up against the organized crime in the cartel. And it is actually happening. And what Donald Trump has done is give courage to, to politicians in Mexico to speak up against these evildoers in our government.
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Bo Davidson
Absolutely. Well, Oscar, thank you so much for joining us today. Please stay safe out there. We are all praying for you and your safety.
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Oscar Ramirez
Thank you so much for the invitation as always.
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Bo Davidson
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Colonel Derek Harvey
Well, the important thing here is we have a long history of assisting the Nigerian government. Going back to when I was in the service fighting against Boko Haram, there was provisions of security assistance, intelligence, and even logistics that helped the Nigerian military. And the problem has always been that the Nigerian military and its government has shown a great deal of indifference, no real appetite for taking on Boko Haram and the other Islamist groups. And keep in mind, Boko Haram has a long history going back to even getting guidance and support from Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda. So I think this is going to be an attention grabber for the Nigerian leadership because the president has a number of items that can address with carrots and sticks, maybe sanctions of some sort or actual deploying US Military forces, which I think is the least likely item unless it's for training and other military assistance.
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Bo Davidson
Well, Colonel, you know, we all remember when President Trump hosted the president of Nigeria in the White House. And while there seemed to be an indication of change, the situation largely remains the same. Now with this latest, you know, post by Trump, it looks like he's putting him on notice in the end. You mentioned you think military option is maybe the least likely to happen. What's the most likely to happen? Would it be sanctions? What are things in carrots and sticks that Trump can utilize at his disposal right now that will actually reinforce some change in that country?
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Colonel Derek Harvey
Economic and trade sanctions that could target certain sectors of the economy as well as those persons in the military and intelligence services in Nigeria, that we have good intelligence that associates them with supporting or not actually conducting themselves in ways that can address this internal threat that is targeting the Christian community. This indifference by the military leadership, which is predominantly Muslim, is a major problem.
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Bo Davidson
And so we. Colonel, we were just at a CPAC event a few days ago talking about this Christian persecution. And so we saw facts and statistics. Yet Nigerian officials keep denying President Trump's claims. Why do you think that is?
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Colonel Derek Harvey
Well, they do suppress the free media. They do not want any negative reporting coming out. They pay media and Influencers to create a disinformation umbrella over the country so that the reality of what' happening there will be, you know, camouflaged or obfuscated. What we do need is attention. And that's one thing that the President is focusing in on this. The Department of War and the State Department can bring more attention, not just bilaterally, but through multilateral organizations. And importantly, we need both the Protestant and Catholic religious communities, the Pope and others to speak out on this because frankly, they've been far, far too silent.
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Bo Davidson
Colonel, let's shift gears for just a moment. Let's talk about the continued ceasefire between Israel and Hamas where three more bodies of Israeli hostages have been given back to the families. Is Hamas playing nice or are we just on a day by day basis with them?
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Colonel Derek Harvey
Well, the three bodies were found by the IDF and Shin Bet Israeli intelligence service. So Hamas really did not help with that. And you know, Hamas, you know, has really no incentive to move forward in this arena. So I think they're slow rolling it. And I think the evidence is by, you know, not just their statements, but their actions on the ground. They're going to wait for, you know, Egyptian and other outside organizations to do the hard work of finding where these bodies are. And fortunately, you know, the IDF does have some good intelligence that indicates to them that there are primary, there are some primary areas for them to be examining. I think that's important. But keep in mind, at the end of the day, Hamas still has the guns. They still have machine guns, crew served weapons, mortars, rockets, RPGs. And so until Hamas is disarmed, it's going to be very difficult for, you know, other activities, relief efforts, reconstruction, restabilizing to take place.
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Bo Davidson
And Colonel, that leads us to our next question of your opinion on the first phase of the ceasefire. Do you think this has held up well in your estimation?
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Colonel Derek Harvey
There's been tremendous patience, I think, by, you know, the President and his team and the Prime Minister and his team, you know, they do operate in a band around Gaza. You know, the IDF does and the US has postured and the international community has postured to start the movement of relief and aid. And, you know, preliminary analysis for what types of reconstruction. The Qataris and the Turks, the Jordanians and the Egyptians have been trying to coax Hamas forward. But until you can resolve the issue of completing this first phase, dealing with all the bodies being returned and the exchange of prisoners, mainly the release of Palestinian prisoners that are held by Israel, and you address the disarmament of Hamas, which is going to take some enforcement by an Arab military, and they don't want to do it. They're reluctant to get into a position of having to enforce something against, you know, a Palestinian entity. And so there's still going to be some major issues moving forward here to just get through this first phase.
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Bo Davidson
Colonel, I also want to turn your attention to another theater, the one lurking in Russia and of course Ukraine. This is the one, if we want to call it unresolved war, that has not been we've not found finality to. President Trump has obviously courted both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in different ways and perhaps the timing has been wrong each time. It seems that his posturing has been more adversarial towards Putin lately. What are tools at his disposal now and where this stands in the global theater? What can President Trump actually do?
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Colonel Derek Harvey
Well, he still has not imposed secondary sanctions on the purchase of oil and gas coming from Russia that China and India primarily purchase. And that would be a very important thing that would hit the Putin regime significantly because they need those that cash flow to sustain not just their economy, but this war effort. So that's a major card that the Trump administration has dangled out there that has and they have not executed it yet. They've just decided to release some, you know, other long range strike capabilities. I think that has not actually received the president's approval yet, but it's been recommended by the War Department. And I think that's something that, you know, the president is considering. I think the president, by being engaged and trying to move this along back and forth between Zelensky and Putin, I think it's an effort that is worth the time and the diplomatic energy of the United States government because resolving this conflict is essential to stability in the region and to resetting the region so we can move forward more progressively economically and with integration in that part of the world. It's incredibly important. And the president is a risk taker. He's not afraid to use his political capital and diplomatic energy to try and move things forward. I applaud him for that. Even though at this point in time we do not have a major breakthrough.
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Bo Davidson
That's true, Colonel. I think it sounds like it's going to take time and patience, which is going to be tough for us. But I think you're right. It's worth the effort and worth the sustaining this effort to try to make that area a safer place. So, Colonel Derek Harvey, thank you so much for joining us today. And don't go anywhere America's voice Live will continue after a brief commercial break where I'll discuss the importance of protecting yourself from the irs. Don't go away. Welcome back to avl. You know, everyone is concerned with the upcoming holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. And while those are valid things to think about, another thought to get a head start on has to do with the upcoming tax season. And some more than others, especially if their books are, let's be honest, a little bit messy. Well, luckily, the folks at Tax Network USA are willing to help. Whether that's just filing or resolving back tax issues, customers can rest assured that the team knows what they're doing. Joining us today is Tax Network USA spokesperson Cameron Kinsey. Cameron, it's great to see you again.
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Cameron Kinsey
Good to see you guys. Thanks for having me.
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Bo Davidson
Absolutely. Well, let us know why it's important to use a professional tax service like Tax Network usa. Why is that important?
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Cameron Kinsey
Yeah, that's a good question. It's just because the IRS has unlimited resources, Bo. Their job is to collect. It's not to be fair. And to be honest, most Americans don't know their rights. They don't know how to properly push back against the irs. But having a professional team in your corner like Tax Network USA gives you that advantage. We have a team of CPAs, we have licensed attorneys, people just who know the tax code inside and out. The average American normally doesn't. Right. They know how to help you. And we negotiate directly, directly with the irs so you don't have to deal with them yourself. And we understand how to protect people just from this aggressive enforcement that we've seen in the past.
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Bo Davidson
And Cameron, what kind of clients do you guys typically work with for people listening and watching?
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Cameron Kinsey
Yeah, we work with a wide range of clients. We work with W2 employees, retirees, entrepreneurs, self employed, contractors, even business owners, corporations, even dealing with payroll issues. So if you're in a bind with the irs, you know, odds are we've probably handled a case just like yours. And even if you're behind on filings or facing aggressive collections, it's not too late. The sooner you call, the more room that we have to negotiate with these people and protect really what matters most to you at the end of the day.
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Bo Davidson
So, Cameron, it sounds to me like what you're saying is you need to be proactive. I mean, a lot of people just put this off, put this off. Stall, stall, stall. People procrastinate. So if you want them to act now, how do people get started with Tax Network usa?
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Cameron Kinsey
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Bo Davidson
Cameron Kinsey, thank you so much for joining us today and helping just inform us about some of these tax issues. We will see you again very, very soon. And make sure if you are watching, call 1-800-905-8000 or visit tnusa.com RAF to connect with a tax professional today. And after the break, I will have a story for you that reminds all of us just how wonderful America is. Plus your answers to our America's Voice Question of the day, how do you think the government shutdown will end? After the break. Welcome back to avl. It is time for what Makes America Wonderful. We do this every day with a hope of putting a smile on someone's face. And today's story comes from us, comes to us from my neck of the woods. The Midwest, Gladstone, Missouri. There was a car dealership owner who ensured to follow the mantra of the customer is always right. Now this story is adorable. In a TikTok video, JP Nuts, the owner of North Town Auto Group, he recounted a story in which he sold a family a car, okay, and it had 87,000 miles on it and they were getting this car for their college aged son to use as just a daily driver to get to class. Now however, after 2,000 miles, the motor on the car completely went out. And what's more is that the warranty on the purchase was no longer valid. We've all been in that situation at some point. But JP however, he decided to show nobility by actually offering the family a lifeline in which they could trade in the dead car for a new one of comparable value. This was a proposition that most other dealerships wouldn't even consider. And so when reflecting on the situation, JP said the following. He said we could have been jerk like every dealership in the United States and said, well, too bad you own it. Nope, not at Northtown. He said, not with J.P. i take care of my people. 32 years in the business, it's just what we do now. Helping those in need, even when not required, is a very admirable trait. And JP Knudsen's noble heart is indicative of the people who make America wonderful. And now we are taking over to our question of the day. Okay. Today's question was how do you think the government shutdown will end? Now let's take a look at some of your responses to this question. First, we have not yours.
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Cameron Kinsey
Okay.
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Bo Davidson
They said it is after 60 days. Trump can permanently start slashing government departments employees. I hope so. Time for consequences is what they said. Then we have another person. They said it'll end tomorrow after election. Now I think I agree with this person. They said there's no reason to keep it closed now that Snap is being funded. Democrats, well guess what, they lose their leverage that they so bragged about for the past weeks. And then another person said not anytime soon. I think it's Covid shut down Part Dua to hurt the economy for 2026 election. They said this has worked before. And then a couple more we have be sore Todd, who we actually they commented on our Friday one and this one, they said when Dems actually become human be sore. I agree with you. I do. And then John Hogan, he swears, he says Friday, it will end Friday. I'm going to keep going a couple more because these are just, these are too good. Elizabeth said I want the deranged Democrats to just vote to open. All we need is five of them. I can't believe there aren't a few more who actually care about the U.S. citizens, you know, the ones they collect their pay from. I mean, she's not wrong. And one more, what can, what they, what they say. What I can say is Republicans better not back down. Okay? We don't. We often get weak towards the end. I pray the Senate Republicans have a backbone. And now it is time to bring in our very own Eric Bolling for a handoff to the next show. But not before we ask him. We put, we're going to put him on the spot for a few questions. First up, Eric, when and how do you think this government shutdown is going to end?
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Eric Bolling
I think it's going to happen fairly quickly now, as one of your astute viewers pointed out that now that Trump took the took the leverage away from Democrats, they have nothing left. So it's Trump literally said the shutdown ends when the Democrats come to the table and sign it and negotiate and sign it. So he's putting in their court as he should. I predicted right around this time a couple of weeks ago that soon as SNAP benefits ran out, literally, I looked at it the other way. I thought it would be so many of the Democrat constituents who are on snap benefits would be pushing their lawmakers to reopen the government. Now that that hasn't happened, maybe it's a few more days. It doesn't seem to want to go a lot longer. There's no more game here. There's no. No more game to play. I tell the game that's being played by, but against us all by both sides is that they've just elevated the size of government. They've made government bigger. They've, you know, pushed them into another trillion, trillion dollar spending package that just brings it higher instead of like really negotiating to bring spending down. So we're the fools here, and we're just trying to get government reopened. I'm on the side that says keep it closed until you can get some legitimate spending cuts, but that doesn't seem to be the way that works in. In D.C. i will say no later than Veterans Day, 1111. How's that?
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Bo Davidson
Okay, I think that's fair. But, you know, while we're talking about this government shutdown, we got to talk a little bit real quick before. Before we have to hand off about these elections that are happening tomorrow. Do you think this is going to sway the government shutdown at all? Do you think we'll see Jefferies say or do anything? I'm curious. Your input?
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Eric Bolling
No. My feeling is that New York is headed for the first socialist, true socialist mayor in America. It's. What a shame. The financial center of America now has a social. Well, we'll soon have a socialist mayor. I think it's gonna be a layup for him. The betting sites have it like a 20 to 1 odds that he's going to win, which means I won't get into how that. How that bet works.
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Bo Davidson
It's gonna get bad.
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Eric Bolling
You're gonna get a socialist mayor there, Benny. You're gonna get Spanberger as a governor in Virginia very near where you are right now. Another one who refused to play down the lieutenant governor who was running, Jay Jones, who's running, who said he wanted to kill his opponents. Didn't matter to the voters. It doesn't look like it's going to matter to the voters of Virginia and then California very quickly. Besides the other nonsense that's going on, their proposition 50, which is going to pass resoundingly, says that they're going to redistrict the state of California illegally and basically illegally redistricting the state of California to preserve some House seats. It's insane what's going on in California. 48% of the voters are not Democrats, 43 to 48% are not Democrats. Yet there's only, I believe, seven or eight out of 53 districts that are Republican, I mean, are Democrats. So it was like seven or eight that are Republican out of 53. That's insanity. Unfair. But they're going to even make it worse going forward. The country is going to be taken over by liberal Democrats. It's scary.
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Bo Davidson
No, it is. And I'm almost out of time here. But, you know, we had someone on the show, it was just talking about Republicans have to step up. You know, just because Trump won't, our fight isn't over. We have to continue fighting. So we appreciate you.
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Colonel Derek Harvey
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