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Steve Gruber
This is America's Voice live. And welcome to America's Voice Live. I'm Steve Guru. The pulse of the people. We need somebody that's going to hear the people's voice, the truth the mainstream won't touch. This guy is by definition a globalist. And the stories that matter, Rav's own Ben Berklam.
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Right up over this hill. Yellow Cartel. I see him. I see him. I see him.
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Steve Gruber
Live. Breaking news right now here on Real America's Voice. Unfiltered. 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. Welcome to America's Voice Live. I'm Steve Garret. Is Monday 27th October in the year of our Lord 2025. Listen to today's top stories. As always, thank you for joining me here on rap. President Trump returns to the world stage this week, launching a major tour across Asia to restore America's trade deals and strengthen our influence in the region. Efforts many say were in neglected under the Biden administration because they were. We'll discuss that Also, New Yorkers are voting now. The polls have already opened for early voting. They'll decide who the mayor is next week. And with the mayoral race heating up, questions arise again and again about socialist Zurman, Dami's funding and so much more support from George Soros and other groups will have that coming up. And then later, a Chicago teacher sparks outrage after a viral video shows her making a gun gesture in her own neck in a tasteless, a horrible reference to Charlie Kirk's assassination. Social media calls for her firing, but she remains on the job. Details and all that. But first, I want to take you inside a conversation I had with a friend over the last couple of days, or possibly a former friend, maybe, I don't know, because I think it's perfectly representative of the arguments I'm seeing made on the Internet every day. When people look beyond the truth, not at the whole picture, and think we should be ashamed of who we voted for. Let me be clear. I am not my friend who shall remain. Anonymous called me deaf and blind for not throwing Donald Trump and the administration under the bus over tariffs that affect farmers snap, families losing out on benefits during the government shutdown, changes to the Affordable Care act and President Trump's decision to build a new ballroom at the White House. I'm not deaf or blind. Actually, it feels like I'm the only one seeing the big picture. Most of the time. Let's start with the assertion he made about farmers getting screwed by Trump's bad tariffs affecting agriculture and specifically soybeans that China is not buying. Soybean prices are actually higher today than they were last fall. Not by much, but by a little. Seems my friend missed the memo or doesn't pay attention. In fact, the 52 week low on prices for soybeans came in December of 2024. Now remind me who was president then? Oh yeah, Joe Biden was still in the White House. Here are the numbers. Soybean futures closed around $10.42 a bushel Oct. 24, up about 3% from the month before and roughly 5 to 6% higher than October 2024 levels, when prices hovered around $9.85 a bushel amid harvest pressure and lower global demand. As part of my daily programs, I hear the Ag Report every morning here. I keep up on what's happening with farmers and ranchers quite closely. And based on what I'm doing, hearing from my friend doesn't seem like he does, which sadly, is not unique. Many of the loudest critics, the loudest critics don't seem to read or pay attention to much at all, to important things they claim to know about but don't. And I'm not sure how many soybean farmers you know personally, but I know several. This past week alone. I spoke to those farming in Michigan and Arkansas, for example, and they both told me the same thing. All right, we're going to stop right here for a moment. We've got a Charlie Kirk hearing happening right now. We're going to dive into that right now.
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Courtroom or Hearing Announcer
Hearings conducted via WebEx. It must file a separate motion. The court will not rely on prior briefing. The standard timelines for response and reply apply, and the parties must file a request to submit and request a hearing if desired. If the parties seek to limit or restrict electronic media coverage, they may file a joint motion. Again, the court will not rely on prior briefing. That motion must address the factors set forth in Rule 4.401.01, Sub 2 of the Utah Rules of Judicial Administration. Standard response and reply times apply and parties must file a request to submit once the matter is ripe for decision. The court undertook advisement took under advisement two issues, the motion to strike and the motion to appear in civilian clothing and without restraints. Court now issues its ruling in regards to the motion to strike. The Sheriff's Response the prosecution and the Sheriff's department filed a joint opposition to the defendant's motion to appear in civilian clothing and without restraints. Mr. Robinson moved to strike the sheriff's portion of that filing, arguing it was procedurally improper because the sheriff is not a party. At the hearing, all agreed that the Sheriff's department is not a party in this case. The state and the sheriff's office nevertheless argued that the sheriff may file memoranda as a non party. Mr. Robinson disagreed but did not object to the court considering the sheriff's position on security. The court finds that the sheriff's department is not a party to this case and therefore its joint filing with the prosecution was procedurally improper. Accordingly, defendant's motion to strike the sheriff's response is granted. However, under Rule 3, 414 of the Utah Rules of Judicial Administration, the court is required to coordinate courtroom security with the sheriff's department. Consistent with that rule and with the defendant's agreement, the court has considered the substance of the state's opposition and the memorandum prepared by the court security director that was attached to it. Going forward, if either party has a security concern specific to this case, they may present evidence from the Sheriff's department by affidavit, declaration, exhibit, or testimony. This order does not limit the sheriff's department's ability to coordinate with the court or otherwise act as authorized by law. Turning to the motion to appear in civilian clothing and without physical restraints, the parties agree that during trial a defendant has a right to appear in civilian clothing and that any restraints must be concealed from the jury. Mr. Robinson now seeks to extend those rights to all pretrial proceedings. The court considered each request separately. In relation to request to appear in civilian clothing, Mr. Robinson asks to appear in civilian clothing at all pretrial hearings. He argues that the extensive media coverage of this case creates a real risk of prejudice if the public and potential jurors repeatedly see him in jail attire. The state, the sheriff's department, and the court security director opposed the request, arguing that jail clothing assists with safety and identification. The court has balanced these competing concerns. The case has attracted extraordinary public and media attention. Images of Mr. Robinson in jail clothing are likely to circulate widely and influence prospective jurors. Given the scale of that publicity, the risk of prejudice is significant. However, Mr. Robinson's let me see here. As previously stated, Mr. Robinson sits before this court presumed innocent, and that presumption remains unless and until each element of every offense charged against him is proved beyond a reasonable doubt. To date, this has not occurred and the presumption of innocence remains. Balancing these factors, the Court finds that Mr. Robinson's right to the presumption of innocence outweighs the minimal inconvenience of permitting civilian attire, and Mr. Robinson shall be dressed as one who is presumed innocent. Accordingly, the defendant's request to appear in civilian clothing for all pretrial proceedings is granted. Defense counsel is directed to coordinate with the jail to ensure that this order is implemented, and the court further orders that if the clothing be provided 72 hours prior to any hearing, to the second request. Request to appear without physical restraints Mr. Robinson also requests to appear unrestrained during pretrial proceedings. He argues that visible restraints would prejudice potential jurors, undermine his dignity, and interfere with his ability to communicate with counsel. Rule 3, 414-sub-9C of the Utah Rules of Judicial Administration requires that all in custody defendants be restrained unless otherwise ordered by the court. The Court recognizes that Mr. Robinson has no criminal history and no record of misconduct while in custody. However, the charges he faces are extraordinarily serious, carrying potential penalties of life imprisonment or death. The safety of Mr. Robinson, the attorneys, court staff, and the public must remain the court's highest priority. The emotional nature of these proceedings also raise the risk of disruption given these factors. The defendant's request to appear without restraint is denied. The court directs the sheriff's department to conduct an individualized assessment and use the least restrictive restraints necessary to maintain safety. If those restraints impede the defendant's ability to communicate with counsel or take notes, counsel may renew the motion. I wish now to also address the decorum and media restrictions. To mitigate any potential prejudice, the court will amend its standing decorum order. The media will be prohibited from photographing or visually recording Mr. Robinson's restraints and from photographing or recording him while entering, exiting, or standing in the courtroom. In making this amendment, the court has considered the Factors in Rule 4.401.01 sub 2. This is a high profile case with strong public interest. Restricting the recording of restraint strikes the proper balance between Mr. Robinson's right to a fair proceeding and the public's right to access and transparency. In conclusion, the court orders as follows. Defendant's motion to strike the sheriff's response is granted. Defendant's motion to appear in civilian clothing is granted. Defendant's motion to appear without restraints is denied. The standing decorum order will be amended to prohibit any visual recording or photography of the defendant's restraints or of the defendant entering or exiting the courtroom. This constitutes the order of the court, and a written order and ruling will be published shortly. Both defense and prosecution have stipulated to vacate the October 30 hearing. Additional time is needed to complete discovery and to file motions addressing whether non evidentiary hearings should be conducted, virtually whether to impose any blanket restrictions on cameras in the courtroom and any other motions that may arise. This matter is set to return before the court on January 16, 2026 at 1pm and again on January 30, 2026 at 1pm Both hearings will be heard and held in person with Mr. Robinson present to address these issues. And that concludes the order of this court Council. Thank you for being here. Mr. Robinson will see you on January 16th and January 30th at 1pm Court is now in recess.
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Steve Gruber
And there you have some breaking action in the courts in Utah with Tyler Robinson, the 22 year old defendant accused of murdering Charlie Kirk. Back on 10 September, a series of motions there, the defense team won a motion against the county sheriff to intervene. They won a second motion to appear without handcuffs and appear in court without restraints, but that was denied for pretrial appearances. But he did prohibit the media from taking video or still pictures of Robinson with handcuffs or restraints either coming into court or leaving court. That seems like an unusual step. We'll keep an eye on that. He will be back in court on January 16 and January 30 in person. But apparently the media is not allowed to take pictures of him coming in with handcuffs or ankle restraints or leaving in the same fashion. Of course, we'll keep you up to speed on all of that here in Real America's Vice. We'll take a quick break and rebuy. Be right back. This is America's Voice Live.
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Steve Gruber
All right, so President Trump back on the world stage this week, as you know, kicking off a high stakes tour across Asia aimed at strengthening America's position in the region and rebuilding trade relationships that many say were neglected under the Biden administration. The President landed in Tokyo early Monday, today meeting with Japan's emperor and the new prime minister, Sanay Takeichi. The White House says talks centered on boosting US Investment, expanding defense cooperation, and countering China's influence in the Pacific. President Trump also announced a series of major trade deals, including a $550 billion investment pledge from Japan to buy soybeans. Not only that, but earlier in the trip, he helped broker a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, another diplomatic win that few saw coming. And it ends the shooting. His trip is expected to conclude in a summit with Chinese brother Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday. This week, where the world's two largest economies will seek to avert an escalation of the ongoing trade war. Or maybe they won't. We'll see what happens. Here with me to discuss this further as retired United States Marine Corps is top gun, fighter pilot and author of the book God Talks, Ed Rush. Ed, nice to see you back on the program.
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Ed Rush
Yeah, Steve, good to be back on again. I, I watched the, the prior footage with the lawyers on Zoom. I couldn't help but think for that cat. Remember that lawyer that turned himself into a cat? That's what I always think of when I see lawyers on Zoom.
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Steve Gruber
That's awesome. You know what I'm thinking about there is how can you prevent the media from taking photographs and video in an open courtroom? He's going to have a challenge there, I think, in the First Amendment. That's what I was considering in the break. I mean, how do you do that?
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Ed Rush
Or getting an impartial jury? I mean, this, this kind of thing, I mean, only happens probably once every 10 or 20 years where, I mean, it's impossible to find an American who can come into that jury impartially. I mean, like, everyone in the United States is partial, sadly, one way or another. But it'll be interesting to see what pans out. I'm sure justice will be served in the end.
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Steve Gruber
Yeah, you know, we jumped off. I was discussing soybeans. I had a friend write me a letter about how he hates Donald Trump because of all the terrible things he's done to farmers, for example. And I want to jump into this because of the deal that we just heard about from Japan, $550 billion. Part of that, or a large part of that is buying soybeans. The 20, excuse me, the 52 week low happened December of 2024. Soybeans are actually worth about 6% more today than they were in December of 2024. Now, farmers aren't getting rich, but this idea that the tariffs with China are bankrupting soybean farmers is hogwash. I know because I talk to soybean farmers, I talk to ranchers, I have a good connection with the agric. Apparently those that bump their gums, they talk about things they don't know what they're talking about. The fact of the matter is this deal with Japan is big because the farmers I talk to, Ed, and you probably have heard the same thing, they do not want to be beholden to the whims of the Chinese Communist Party when it comes to anything agricultural product of any sort. Your thoughts?
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Ed Rush
Yeah, I mean, our most important trade partners are obviously north and south of us, but next to that, really close, by the way, is China, frankly, in Japan. And the President, you know, it's one of the things I love about our President. You know, I was a, I was in the military, but then I became a business guy. Business largely centers around discussions that turn economic, which are negotiations. And the President's only been doing this for, you know, the last 50 years. So when it comes to actually negotiating things and getting the job done, he's excellent. I mean, I don't think there's anyone better on the world stage right now. And he really knows how to set the expectation for the discussion, which clearly he did with tariffs. I think what you saw today between Thailand and Cambodia was a big step forward. What you're seeing him do in Japan is a big step forward. And certainly the meeting he's going to have with the Chinese leader, I think it's today or tomorrow is absolutely huge. I think that's when it really, the rubber hits the road. The President said, you know, he has a lot of respect for the President. Like that means they're going to come together and talk about something. It'll be interesting to see what they come up with.
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Steve Gruber
Yeah, you know, here's some, here's a couple of things that people probably haven't heard much about. Yesterday there were elections in Argentina and the lower house in Argentina gave a remarkable win to Javier Milei. They turned out in great numbers, giving him more power to continue with his reversal of socialist policies. The new Prime Minister of Japan, hardcore conservative, who's going to crack down on all immigration to her country. You see, there's a correction going on. It's not just in the United States. It is in Argentina, it is in Japan, it is in Italy. It is a global phenomenon because people are sick and tired of being pushed around by these bully leftists and they are bullies. You open your borders, you demand. We demand that you give us this and give us this and. No, stop. We like our heritage, we like our culture, we like our language, we like our countries. And we intend to defend them, don't we?
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Ed Rush
Yeah. I mean, basically you have two options when a government gets out of, out of hand. You have reform or revolution. Ideally, reform is the, the most, most peaceful choice. The lodestar for this, by the way, was El Salvador. You know, seven years ago that completely flipped that country from the top murder country in the world to one of the lowest, actually, I think lower than, than our murder rate. And then you see this populace spread literally across the world and you see where there's pockets of tension, like for example, in the UK with the government completely gone. Arai. That either needs to reform itself, frankly, or face the legitimate revolution from inside of their country. Wouldn't be the first time. And so, yeah, this movement is very positive. It's a, it's, it's a rising up of the populace against tyrannical government. And frankly, I think it's about time.
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Steve Gruber
I agree. Let me give you one more thing that's been hot. I'm hearing Democrats say that taking speedboats. By the way, I've not seen a fishing boat yet that has four, 400 horse engines strapped across the back doing about 100 miles across the open ocean. You're kind of an expert in things that go fast, right? Top gun pilot. I don't see fishing boats going 100 miles an hour. I mean, that's trolling pretty fast from what I remember. It's nonsense. And so Donald Trump is taking the fight right to the drug cartels and their delivery systems. And the Democrats would have you believe that somehow this is the wrong action. Look, 100,000Americans die in this country every year from the poison that gets shipped in from these places. Mexico, Colombia. You pick your place. What do you make about it? I'll give you the last word.
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Ed Rush
Yeah, I mean, Steve, I've had not one, but two of my siblings die from fentanyl overdoses. So this issue hits home for me. As a military veteran, I can tell you we don't, we do not shoot on things unless our intelligence is really, really good. I can't go through the entire ROE but you basically need three things. One, clear field of fire. Number two, presence of enemy or presence hostile. And absence of friendly. That's number three. We don't squeeze the trigger until we've got all three of those. So the rules of engagement are very clear on something like this. I trust that if the Department of Defense or our drug and addiction agencies had all those things settled when they fired. These are real, these are real drug agents that are coming across, by the way.
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Steve Gruber
They absolutely are drug running boats. There's no question about that. These people are saying, oh, they're fishermen. I think these people have been getting too much of that Mexican weed, honestly. I mean, what are you smoking? These are, these are high speed cigarette boats or whatever you want to call them. These are high performance. Some of these boats are a million dollars. They go that fast. Right? They are. You know that your wise is insanity Anyhow. Real quick last word.
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Peter Gillooli
Yeah.
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Ed Rush
And striking terror into the heart of any other drug lord that wants to come across the border. I think that's the point. Not just killing a few drug guys but. But putting fear into the heart of our enemy across the border.
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Steve Gruber
Amen to that. I think that kind of comes back to your book. You're the author of the book. God talks. He sure does. Sometimes with full prejudice. Ed, thank you for being here.
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Ed Rush
Thanks Steve.
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Steve Gruber
Really appreciate it. All right, coming up after the break, New York City voters head to the polls in a week to vote on the city's next mayor. Questions loom over this socialist candidate, 34 year old Zoran Mandami. His campaign funding from foreign donors like George Soros and others. More details straight ahead.
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Steve Gruber
So in New York City there's a mayoral candidate, you know him, Zoran Mamdani. He's a socialist Democrat, which really means he is a Marxist. 34 years old, never had a job, never run anything, never done anything important except move here from another country. Became a citizen about eight years ago. He's had a meteoric rise, heavily funded by 110 organizations that identify as Muslim or socialist. 76 Democrat Party affiliates and unions. Yeah, these organizations have funded this campaign generously, along with $2.5 million given by the George Soros Open Society, including to Palestinian American activist Linda Sar, Sewers Empire organization and a closely involved group Emerge. They're all in the same little group together. Mamdani's campaign also took 170 contributions, raising nearly $13,000 in foreign cash, including from his mother in law in Dubai last week. By the way, that's illegal. The Big Apple is a week away from the selection. Now here to discuss this, RAV correspondent David Zierhu hangs his hat in New York. David, nice to see you. You're there, you've been there your whole life. You've been building and creating and this guy hasn't created anything ever.
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Peter Gillooli
Ever.
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Steve Gruber
David, he's done nothing of significance.
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No.
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Steve Gruber
What's the budget? What's the budget in New York? $117 billion, I think I read today.
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The size of Florida. And it's. Yeah, it's a size of Florida. The budget for New York City and it's one third of the population of Florida. So give you an idea the scope of what's going on here. And he won't be able to implement a lot of his policies. But I'm almost more worried about the New York City Council, which only a 6 out of 51 or so, you know, council seats are Republican and there to the left of Mamdani in a lot of cases. And Madani had this huge rally at Forest Hill Stadium with a capacity of 13,000. I don't know how many showed up, but you know, it was aoc, it was Bernie Sanders, it was Kathy Hochul, and he's got 80,000 volunteers on the ground, 6 million followers on Insta and TikTok and the like. So he's very popular, he's relatable, but he can't achieve.
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Steve Gruber
What has he ever done? Popular for doing what? David, help us out here in the hinterlands. We feel a little obtuse, we're a little slow out here in the farm country. What is the man ever done to earn a single vote from anybody ever?
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Well, he was in the assembly, and he did nothing. He didn't sponsor. I think he sponsored one piece of legislation. He was like Obama was, you know, like the ghost professor at Northwestern University, you know. But what's going on here is that he's got a lot of support, but a lot of billionaires are coming out for Cuomo last minute here, and some big names are coming out for Cuomo here. And they're lining up Joe Gabbia from Airbnb, you know, Ron and William William Lauda, Steve Wynn through the Fix the City Pack and others. And he's raised about 10 million from vehicles like that Cuomo. But Cuomo didn't really campaign. He's not a grassroots campaigner. Slee was the one who's been doing that in all 350 neighborhoods. Mamdani's been out there with a creative TikTok insta every day. But the big question is, if he wins, if Mamdani wins, is Wall street going to turn off the credit Spigot, the banks, are they going to turn off the credit, you know, to businesses in New York City? I've already had an exodus. We've already had an existence in the past six years.
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Steve Gruber
Look, he wants to raise a 2% tax on anyone making a million dollars or more. That's pass through businesses. That's small companies, even in New York City. All right, that's 2% and 4 and a half percent on businesses. Dude, if I'm in the U haul business, I'm happy if this guy gets elected because I'm not making a fortune of people fleeing New York City. But here's the question. Ranked choice voting doesn't play a part here.
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You know, it's so confusing. I think people are really confused by the role the, the, the rules of ranked choice voting. But I will tell you that Cuomo has tightened the race up to within 10 points. I think, in the Suffolk University poll. He's down 16 in the aggregate of all five of the latest polls here. He does not really have a path to victory in one or two polls. He's within the margin of error, though. It could happen. But a lot of New Yorkers can't get over 15,000 people being killed in our nursing homes because of Cuomo's policy. And they can't get over the bail reform, which 5,000 New Yorkers have been hurt or murdered. And, you know, the crime rate in New York city is still 60,000. Felony assaults this year, misdemeanor assaults. And Mamdani doesn't believe in calling the police. If you're mugged on the subway, he says throw your soda at them or distract them. So it's a disaster.
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Steve Gruber
Free bus rides, you know, free grocery stores and free bus rides. Cuomo's is no choice at all, but it's better than that guy. I mean, that's just from what I said. David, I gotta go. We'll see what happens. Ranked choice voting. We'll see what happens. But right now it looks like they're gonna have a 34 year old guy who's never done anything in his life of significance. Anything except come here and stir the pot. David Zier from New York, thank you.
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Thanks, Steve.
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Steve Gruber
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Steve Gruber
You know, the no Kings protests brought out your standard issue set of characters who were all there to essentially protest all Republican policies, including Donald Trump. No matter what they are. It doesn't matter if they're working or not working. They don't care. What was unprecedented, however, has to do with a semi viral video which depicts an individual making a gun gesture with her hand and putting it to her throat and shouting bang Bang. Tasteless to say the least. A reference to the unfortunate, horrible assassination of Charlie Kirk. The individual within the video was revealed to be a K through 8 teacher named Lucy Martinez in the city of Chicago, and quickly after her stunt, social media erupted and called for her termination. And even Andrew Kolvad, the executive producer of the Charlie Kirk show, expressed the same sentiment in a lengthy X post where he revealed that this individual remains employed. He ended by saying she's failed life's pop quiz and has no business being around children. I'd have to agree with that. Join me to discuss this is the Director of Faith for TP usa, Lucas Miles. Lucas, nice to see you again.
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Lucas Miles
Hey, good to be with you, Steve.
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Steve Gruber
A grotesque gesture. I don't know how, you know, there are a lot of different adjectives I could use. I think grotesque might cover it. This woman's horrible. She's teaching children. Teaching them what? To hate people that have a different opinion. To be in line with somebody that would assassinate a guy for sharing his opinion that was different than hers. Your thoughts?
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Lucas Miles
Yeah, you know, look, it's Chicago. It is, you know, a no Kings protest. I'm not shocked by this. As you know, we've become acquainted to these things, but on a human level, it's disgusting. It is abhorrent to think that there are people in this world that actually celebrate the death of others. Especially somebody as a teacher should be way above this. And unfortunately, what we're seeing is that many of those who have been caught in these sort of moments have been educators who have been these, you know, what what seems like socialist, you know, provoceurs that have slipped their way into, you know, K through 12 education. And look, there's been an agenda that for a long time, it is, it is despicable. And I'm glad these individuals are kind of being brought into the light here. Yeah.
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Steve Gruber
I mean, look, as grotesque as it is and as little business as she has to be around children, I still defend the fundamental principle of free speech. But, you know, at some point you cross a line. And if you work for a company, you can be fired. If you work for a school district, the parents can say, no, we don't want that person around our kids. There is a line. When it comes to your private employment, you can say whatever you want on the street corner. You can say it with a megaphone like they did during the no kings. Protestant. Not much of a king, by the way, because you have these protests that was not shut down by the king. And the minority party in Congress has shut the government down for what, 27 days now. So not much of a king, is he?
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Lucas Miles
Yeah, look, it's, it's, it's interesting to watch this play out. I mean, obviously there's a difference between, you know, freedom and liberty. And yes, somebody has the right to go out and say whatever they want to say, but if we're talking about is their speech for the betterment of society, of course not. You know, this is, this is producing, you know, more division and hate. And of course, I mean, I think Charlie would, would support somebody's right to free speech. But what we're seeing right now is really a rebellion. I mean, this is a, this is, you know, this is something that becomes highly just, you know, the conflict that they're driving up and pushing and getting behind, it's very, very discouraging. And so I think as, as individuals, like looking as somebody who is a friend of Charlie, who worked for Charlie for the last 18 months, this is so frustrating. You know, it's, it's, it's just, it's hard to not be affected by this. But at the same time, like, we have to keep moving forward. We have to do the work that I think is. Is most important and that is promoting, you know, conservative values and faith and family and just the, you know, these, these positive things that are going to help better society. We can get caught in the news cycle and chasing these individuals. Hopefully their employers see this, deal with it appropriately.
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Steve Gruber
Yeah. All right. Shifting gears a little bit at the top of the program, we cut out to go to a hearing involving the suspect, Tyler Robinson, 22 years old, accused of murdering Charlie Kirk on September 10th. One of the things the judge ruled on was telling the media, you cannot take pictures of the suspect going in and out of court in restraints. You can't have pictures of him in handcuffs or ankle bracelets. Seems odd. I don't know that that will be able to pass muster on the First Amendment. The First Amendment. This is an open courtroom. What is the judge going to do, issue misdemeanor charges against the media for contempt if people take pictures of this guy in handcuffs? I find that hard to believe, but it's what he said today. Your thoughts?
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Lucas Miles
Yeah. Obviously, as somebody who's also employed by TPA and TPC Faith, we want absolute justice to come, you know, from this case. And, And I think it's. It's easy to probably mistake, you know, silence at times over these things for. For indifference. And we want to. We want to see this thing play out appropriately. We want to make sure that. That, you know, the jury pool is not tainted, that there's no opportunity for, you know, all of just the insanity around this case to just corrupt, you know, the. The ultimate objective, and that is to, you know, bring to those to justice who had anything to do, you know, with this just vile act. And so, you know, I'm sitting here, you know, just really cheering on our court system right now and the justice, you know, of. Of this nation to do hopefully what it does best and to prove itself that it's still in existence here in this case. And so, you know, that's my position at this point.
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Steve Gruber
All right, so here's the point. There are people out there screaming to see all the evidence. This is a death penalty case in Utah. In order to get the death penalty, all 12 jurors, without variation, have to say yes to the death penalty. There's a reason they're keeping the evidence very close, because any problem with the jury, and you won't get the death penalty they're currently seeking. I don't think podcasters are entitled to have everything they demand. I'll give you the last word on that, because it seems just completely absurd, but they think they're podcasters, they talk on social media somewhere, so therefore they have the right to see everything. No, you don't. Your thoughts?
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Lucas Miles
You know, look, I've been watching just all of the conspiracy theories and all the chaos, and it's difficult because, you know, these are people that I know, that they're friends, you know, of mine, they're coworkers of mine. They're people who love Charlie and who Charlie love that obviously, you know, people's names have been smeared, you know, through all these viral videos and AI Facebook posts and things that have gone out there. As well as podcasters, you know, we're really staying the course. We're focusing on what we do best here at Turning Point and that is reaching this next generation. You know, the aftermath, the groundswell of support from, you know, the assassination of my friend and boss Charlie Kirk has been overwhelming. And we're just trying to be good stewards with the revival that's before us right now. I'm gonna let the courts handle the other aspect of this, but obviously we're praying that justice takes place.
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Steve Gruber
All right, we got about 20 seconds here. What can you tell about the TPUSA halftime show that's planned to give something different than whatever the filth is over on the National Football League? Your thoughts real quick?
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Lucas Miles
Quick, yeah. More to come on that. Steve, you're asking me all the tough questions today that I probably don't have as many answers people would like, but definitely more to come. And we'll have some news on that here shortly. But excited to bring some alternative programming to the nation.
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Steve Gruber
Very exciting. You won't be singing though, right? I'll just get that right out of the way.
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Lucas Miles
All right, Luke, you know what? I'm still in negotiation. I'm still in negotiation.
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Steve Gruber
Fair enough. Lucas, it's been a tough 50 days as you point out, but the work is being done and we're moving forward. Thank you for being here. Thank you. Greatly appreciate it. Don't go anywhere. Erica's voice live will continue in a moment.
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Steve Gruber
Look, there's a lot of things to concern yourself with, ailments affecting Americans today, today. And one of those conditions you've probably heard about, particularly for men, low testosterone, it can have negative effects. If caution is thrown to the wind, you should pay attention to this. Luckily, the team at the Wellness Company can offer products to help with the symptoms associated with this condition. Joining me to discuss this is the CEO for the Wellness Company, Peter Gillooli. Peter, thank you for being here.
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Peter Gillooli
Thanks for having me back, Steve.
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Steve Gruber
I read somewhere that that a young man in his 20s today has half the testosterone of the same 20 something guy in 2000, 25 years. Half the testosterone has gone away. I don't know why and I don't know if it matters why. We need to do something about it, don't we?
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Peter Gillooli
The attack on masculinity is real, Steve, and we're not just talking about male cheerleaders in the NFL. We have seen that testosterone levels have plummeted about 1% on average per year over the last 25 years. And that's how you can get that precipitous drop that you just mentioned. And it didn't just start in 2020. This goes back all the way to the 1950s. The causes are varied, but they're things you might imagine. Obesity, sedentary lifestyles, terrible diets, chemical exposure. Right. Everything that they put in our foods. Lack of, frankly, sexual intercourse, which has also been dropping. All these things contribute and they add up over time to this epidemic we've seen in low testosterone in men.
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Steve Gruber
Right. So when it comes to that, give me some of the symptoms. You know, because you get into your 30s, 40s, 50s, it's a natural process. Your testosterone decreases as you get older. What are some of the things that you could look for that would be a red flag?
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Peter Gillooli
Yeah, the symptoms are pretty varied. So one thing that you can look for is sudden weight gain, unexpected weight gain. Another thing that you can expect is low libido. I mean, we see things like erectile dysfunction skyrocket in association with low testosterone. The other things are low energy, fatigue and depression. All these things are regulated by testosterone levels in males. And if you have low testosterone, your whole balance is going to be thrown out of whack.
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Steve Gruber
All right, and we're gonna talk about that more in just a second. But first, I wanna get one more thing in here. President Trump is moving to get pharmaceutical manufacturers back to America it's really important. And he got Trump Rx out there. So much so that Mark Cuban, an open Trump hater, said, boy, that's a really great plan. I'm jumping on board to help out. So the president is moving the needle to lower the price of pharmaceuticals, but to bring them here. And for the first time in a long time, the Wellness Company is making a popular drug, Ivermectin, available to people. And I'm of the understanding it's made in America. Is that correct?
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Peter Gillooli
Yeah, that's absolutely correct. We're big supporters of Trump Rx, but that really helps Americans that are on chronic medications, big brand name drugs, most of the generic medications and really the life saving medications that we count on, like antibiotics, there's no plan in sight to get those reassured. It's really a national security threat if you think about it, Steve, not having access domestically to production of these drugs. We at the Wellness Company recently bought a pharmacy. So we thought it was important enough that our customers had access to drugs right here in America where we could perform our own quality control tests and compound drugs per our own specifications. So we opened that up right up the street here in West Palm beach near where your head office is.
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Steve Gruber
Yeah, good stuff. All right, so if you want a boost for testosterone, if you want American made ivermectin, if you want a host of the best kits, you can see them right there on your screen. These are emergency kits that you will never get caught in a pinch. They have antibiotics, antivirals, anti parasitics, all sorts of things in a book in there to explain how to use these in case of emergency. These are all items available today at the Wellness Company, aren't they?
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Peter Gillooli
Yeah, absolutely. Both our compounds and ivermectin, which is the best value per capsule that you'll find anywhere on the market. It's high strength and we give you a 90 count per order as well as Mars, which is our popular all natural testosterone boosting product. I've been on it myself. I can report that it works. It's a great product.
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Steve Gruber
There you go. All right, if you want to find out more, go to TWC Health Voice today and you can order any of these products and find out all sorts of great products there. That's TWC Health Voice. Use the promo code VOICE to save 10%. Peter Gillooly, always a pleasure, my friend. Thank you.
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Peter Gillooli
Thanks, Steve.
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Steve Gruber
All right, now after the break, we'll have a story that reminds us of how wonderful America is. Plus answers to the America's Voice question of the day. What is it? What do you expect will come out of President Trump's meeting with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping? Your answers and more coming up.
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Steve Gruber
All right, what makes America wonderful? Look, I try to do this every day because I want to smile on your face before you go on with the rest of your day. People really like this segment. I think it's great. Maybe it should be a whole show someday. Today's story comes to us from Fort Worth, Texas, where officers and bystanders lifted an overturned car to save a baby that was trapped inside. That's right, officer got reports of a harrowing accident along i30, where a collision forced a Hyundai velocitor to fly off the road and into a field, which that's bad enough. What's more, the vehicle ended up upside down, making the already dramatic affairs much more dire. When officers got to the scene, they saw that there were bystanders around the car searching the wreckage to find survivors. And while they were able to retrieve the driver, one of the officers saw a faint glimpse of another survivor in the form of a tiny hand, the tiny hand of an infant. Realizing the car had to be lifted, the Fort Worth officers and the bystanders, they got all down and they lifted the vehicle just enough for one of the officers to reach in and retrieve that child. Ultimately, the driver and the infant were picked up by paramedics who note that they are in stable condition, expected to make a full recovery. And that is great news. Now, while some things seem impossible, having a common goal makes anything achievable. And the teamwork from the Fort Worth officers and all those bystanders remind us of what makes America wonderful. Working together makes America wonderful. All right, let's go to the question of the day. And by the way, follow me on all the social media platforms, all the usual suspects, Getter, Truth, X, whatever. And you can be part of this. And you will see your name in lights if you're lucky. Here's the question. What do you expect will come out of President Trump's meeting with President Xi Jinping, or as I like to call him, the dictator Xi Jinping? John Hogan writes, the Chinese want to replace the US as the leader of the world, but they're dealing with Trump, so expect them to continue their normal rule for now. Robert Furcano writes chess match. Really? Who wins? Robert TJ Writes this. Hopefully more decoupling. We are way too reliant on Chinese goods, aren't we, though? I do see the tables turning slowly, but I would like to see them move quickly. I think a lot of people would. Gen X Republican writes this. Nothing permanent. They might reach a trade agreement, but the CCP will not follow through. Yeah, there's truth to that. They come through, they make promises. And what do they do? They break promises. This is what the Chinese do. They don't keep their word. Why? Because they're playing the long game. We're playing until the next election. Midterms in 26, presidential election in 28, midterms in 30, so on and so forth. The Chinese are looking at where they're going to be in five years, 50 years, 500 years. You know, they've got a saying in China, everything under heaven belongs to them. It's a tough place to be. And look, I'm hopeful that we can get something done. Now, Scott Bessant, the Secretary of the treasury, says there is a deal framework in place. And look, the market's already doing well. If we get a deal with China, congratulations to the retirees in this country who will be looking at their accounts going, hey, looks like we got a little extra money here, which is they could use it right now with this government shutdown. All right, so over the weekend, believe it or not, I was thinking about Eric bowling. I know it's what I do, but bowling. I was thinking about you over the weekend. And so here he is. Here's why I was thinking about you bowling. Watching the Michigan game, right? They're up 31, 13, 7 seconds to go. The Spartans score. Michigan still wins, but they didn't cover. Touchdown scored at seven seconds. And I'm thinking this is the kind of thing that makes bowling not sleep at night. Am I right?
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Eric Bowling
You are so right. You know, former baseball player, we're very superstitious. Tell you, the best bet I've made in the past probably month, I was having a dry streak, was I was walking over to get Starbucks. And in this sidewalk, I swear in my life, I'm walking in the sidewalk. The letters N and D were scraped into the sidewalk, into the concrete. I'm like, you know, I can't get any worse. And so I go, and I look, this is last week. I go, I look in this. Notre Dame's given 10 and a half to USC, the 17th ranked team in the country. I'm like, I'm gonna bet on a team giving 10 and a half points to the 17th ranked team in the country. This is the dumbest bet I've ever made. But, you know, I know, some superstition. I did it, Steve. There was one minute left. USC had the ball. They weren't going to win, but they were going to cover. They had a minute left on the Notre Dame five or so. I turned it off. I'm like, ah, another loss, and whatever, I have no idea. But we won the bet. So. You're right. I was watching that game. I had money on the Wolverines and they, they, they stuck another dagger in my heart yet again. So that's gambling. That's betting, though. So that's why we, that's why we play the game. If we won them all, it wouldn't be fun with it.
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Steve Gruber
Yeah. I also figured out, clearly you and I are in the wrong profession. And here's why I say that. Speaking of Notre dame and now LSU, Brian Kelly's out and he still gets a $50 million buyout. I mean, I'm watching football games for a fraction of the price.
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Eric Bowling
Failing up, as they say. You know, I was on Wall street before this, Steven. There was, there was a trader who worked first, worked for a company called Enron. They went belly up. I went bankrupt. And he got a better job with Amaranth, which is another natural gas company. He blew them up. They went belly up, too. And he, he kept failing up with more. It's insane. The bigger you get, the louder you are, the better gig you get. I, I guess. But you know, I did hear, though.
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Steve Gruber
Yeah.
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Eric Bowling
There's a little birdie my hair that says, today something happens. Today something happened. Oh, is it, is it Steve Gruber's birthday? Is that. Oh, look at what the boys put together for you, Steve. Happy birthday.
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Steve Gruber
Oh, you got me. Yeah.
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Eric Bowling
What you gonna do for your birthday?
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Steve Gruber
I found the hunting videos. Look at that. They. They went to. They went to the archive deep, didn't they?
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Eric Bowling
Yeah, they went back to high school.
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