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From me, Emily Maitlis and me, John Sopel with Global's award winning podcast the News Agents Dropping Daily covering everything you need to know about politics and current affairs and The News Agents USA listening to the News Agents on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Open your free iHeart app and search the News agents to start listening. And Mr. President, the first step will be a modest withdrawal, followed by the release of all our hostages within 72 hours. The next step will be the establishment of an international body charged with fully disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza. I appreciate your willingness to lead the body, Mr. President. I really appreciate it because you have a lot of things to do, and this is important, and it reflects the confidence that this will give everyone, that things will be followed up on, all the commitments made. The fact that you are taking this on, I think, helps a lot to make sure that everything flows in the direction that we want now. If this international body succeeds, we will have permanently ended the war. Israel will conduct further withdrawals linked to the extent of disarmament and demilitarization, but will remain in the security perimeter for the foreseeable future. I think we should understand that we're giving everybody a chance to have this done peacefully, something that will achieve all our war objectives without any further bloodshed. But if Hamas rejects your plan, Mr. President, or if they supposedly accept it and then basically do everything to counter it, then Israel will finish the job by itself. This can be done the easy way, or it can be done the hard way, but it will be done. We prefer the easy way, but it has to be done. All these goals must be achieved because we didn't fight this horrible fight, sacrificed the finest of our young men to have Hamas stay in Gaza and threaten us again and again and again with these horrific massacres. Mr. President, I was encouraged by your clear statement at the UN against the recognition of a Palestinian state. That would be an outcome that after October 7th, would reward terrorism, undermine security, and endanger Israel's very existence. As for the Palestinian Authority, I appreciate your firm position that the PA could have no role whatsoever in Gaza without undergoing a radical and genuine transformation. In your 2020 peace plan, which you mentioned just now, you made clear what that transformation requires. It's not lip service, it's not checking a box. It's a fundamental, genuine and enduring transformation. And that means ending pay to slay, changing the poisonous textbooks that teach hatred to Jews, to Palestinian children, stopping incitement in the media, ending lawfare against Israel at the icc, the icj, recognizing the Jewish state and many, many other reforms. It won't come as a surprise to you that the vast majority of Israelis have no faith that the PA Leopard will change its spots. But rather than wait for this miraculous transformation, your plan provides a practical and realistic path forward for Gaza in the coming years, in which Gaza will be administered neither by Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority, but by those committed to a genuine peace with Israel. I think this can be not only a new beginning for Gaza, I think it can be a new beginning for the entire region under Your leadership, we can re energize. I've got to contribute my own. We can re energize the Avraham Accords. That's what it's called in the original Hebrew, avraham. Abraham is fine. Abraham, however you want to call it. Under your leadership, Mr. President, we can re energize the Abraham Accords that we forged five years ago. We can expand them to many more Arab and Muslim nations that choose moderation over extremism. I think there's an opportunity here. It's not going to be easy. It's tough going. But I think if we succeed, you're absolutely right. We're going to open possibilities that nobody even dreamed of. But I think we dream of them. As you've told me, Mr. President, and you've told the world many, many times, you said, remember October 7th. Remember October 7th. And we do. We will never forget the horrors of October 7th. And we will do whatever is necessary to make sure they don't happen again. Since October 7, Israel's enemies have learned a hard truth. Those who attack us pay a heavy price. But those who partner with us advance progress and security for their peoples. President Trump just said it. It's also in the Bible. It says, those who will bless you will be blessed, and those who will curse you will be cursed. And that's actually what is happening. We want the blessings. I think we've done a lot in the past two years to end the curse. We're not finished, but we've done a lot, and we've done a lot together to end the curse. I want to thank your entire team for their efforts to get to this point. I especially want to thank Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for their indefatigable work to bring Israel and Arab states and the region closer together. I am deeply grateful to both of them for their work. We had a phone call today just to make it clear. I said to the, sorry, the prime Minister of Qatar, Israel was targeting terrorists, wasn't targeting Qatar. And of course, we regretted the loss of the Qatari citizen wasn't our target. And I very much appreciate President Trump's proposal to have a trilateral body, the United States, Israel and Qatar, to work out respective grievances. There are quite a few, but if we could try to mitigate them or put it on a different footing, I think that will be good for everyone. Above all, all the people, the fine team, many helpers who have done this. I want to thank you, Mr. President. History has already shown that under your leadership, Israel and America can change the face of the Middle East. And today I'm hopeful that your plan to end the war in Gaza will do so again and do so soon. It will free our hostages, end Hamas tyranny in Gaza, and enable a more secure and prosperous future for the peoples of our region. Thank you, Mr. President. May God bless America. May God bless Israel. May God bless the indispensable alliance between our countries. And may I add in Hebrew, may we all be inscribed in the book of life. Thank you. Thank you very much, Bibi. So I think while we wait for these documents to be signed and get everybody in line, I think it maybe is not really appropriate to take questions. I'm meeting with, as you know, a couple of Democrats in a little while about the country, about keeping our country open. They're going to have to do some things because their ideas are not very good ones. They're very bad for our country. So we'll see how that works out. But this is something that was really historic today. This was something that was amazing. I think, Bibi, I mean, depending on you, I think while we're waiting for signatures and waiting for approvals from a lot of different countries that are involved in this, we probably shouldn't take questions. Or would you like to take a question or two from perhaps a friendly Israeli reporter, if there's such a thing? That's a very, very tough proposition. But I would think, Mr. President, that I would go by your instinct that this is we'll have enough time for questions. Let's settle the issue first, I think. Thank you very much. Thank. Well, let's move into America's Voice live now. You've seen President Donald Trump with Bibi Netanyahu there, taking to the podium to make several comments about the future of Gaza and a plan going forward. Qatar has been brought into the conversation, as have other countries. What happens next, they say kind of depends on how things line out. So they didn't even take questions, which is not I wouldn't say that that's particularly normal to discuss this. Former congressman, executive director of the American Constitutional Right Union, Lieutenant Colonel Allen west is here with me. Lieutenant Colonel, nice to see you, sir. Thanks for having me. Steve, I know you had a chance to listen to some of the comments there. Look, this has been going on for a While now, since October 7, 2023. Do you feel like we're finally making progress here, getting some traction and moving forward? What are your thoughts? Well, I think the most important thing is we have to have our Arab partners come to the realization that Hamas cannot continue to exist. Hamas cannot continue to be the governing authority in Gaza. And it's very disconcerting and quite disturbing. I'm sitting here right now in Montreal, Canada, that you had the. The Prime Minister, Prime Minister Carney, you have the UK Prime Minister Starmer, the French President Macron, and also the Prime Minister of Australia come out and support a, quote, unquote, Palestinian state. But they really don't understand the conditions by which that needs to be done. And they are really supporting a terrorist state, an establishment of a terrorist state. So I think that not just the partners there in the Middle east, but also some of the people in Western civilization, we need to make sure we clean out the Hamas problem first and foremost. You know, if we get rid of Hamas, though, people are going to say, I'm going to look at this and say, look, I've watched this my entire life. Colonel, you have as well. If not Hamas, then isis, then the Taliban, the Muslim Brotherhood. It always seems somebody shows up in that vacuum to pick up the mantle of terrorism, to continue attacking, to continue the bloodshed. How do we keep that from occurring over and over again? Now? You're absolutely right. We've been playing whack a mole for quite some time, ever since September 11th, and we continue to see these new organizations creep up. You know, I remember when I was a member of Congress and we were over there in Israel sitting in the cabinet room with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and he said very succinctly, if you leave no force presence in Iraq, something is going to fill that void, something's going to fill that back. And that's a basic law of physics, that if you create a void, something's going to fill it. So I think it's very important that we put the pressure, pressure on these state sponsors of Islamic terrorism. We put the pressure on these countries that are harboring these Islamic terrorists. And I think it has to be a constant pressure, not just ramping up for an event and then going back down, because that's when they re emerge. And we are already seeing ISIS and Al Qaeda and even the Taliban. They're starting to reemerge and exert more power. And look at what's happening in Syria with the destruction of the Christian communities and villages there. Yeah, absolutely true. And the concern is that every time you eradicate one of these things, whack a mole, the way you put it, another one rears its ugly head. And on we go with Hezbollah and ISIS and all the rest. We need to find A way forward that doesn't include all this. And I agree with you. The United States is going to stand strong against this idea that there's a state of Palestine. Not that I'm aware of, not in my lifetime. And I think that the vision has to remain clear. I'll give you the last word on this, then we're going to hold you through the break for some other conversations we'd like to have. Sir, Bring the Israel conversation to a close. Well, I think it's so important right now we have a unified front because what you have seen is that we have really never defined this Islamic terrorist enemy. You know, we talk about a war on terror, but understand terror is a tactic. You don't as a nation declare war on. A tactic. That'd be just like saying In World War II we were fighting against the blitzkrieg or the kamikaze. So we really have to define who this enemy is. And look at what is happening right there in your home state, in Michigan, in Dearborn, Michigan, where we have that Muslim mayor that is there not, you know, decrying him for being a Muslim, but telling the Christian minister he's not welcome in the city because they want to name a street in Dearborn, Michigan after someone who supports Islamic terrorism. No, they have an issue right here in our own home. Yeah, they did it. You're exactly right. So hold that thought right there. I want to talk about political violence and so much more with Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Allen West. We're going to take a break here in America's Voice Live. We'll continue with the Colonel after this. Stop settling for weak sound. It's time to level up your game and bring the boom. Hit the town with the ultra durable LG X Boom portable speaker and enjoy vibrant sound wherever you go. Elevate your listening experience to new heights because, let's be real, your music deserves it. 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From me, Emily Maitlis and me, Jon Sopel with Global's award winning podcast the News Agents Dropping daily covering everything you need to know about politics and current affairs and the newsagents USA listening to the news agents on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Open your free iHeart app and search the newsagents to start listening. Let me begin by saying it is a tragedy what happened at that Morbin Church in Michigan yesterday. Not too far from where I am at the moment actually. A man attacked the church, opened fire, set the place on fire as you know, and the shooting left at least four people dead, several injured. The assailant, the killer, a 40 year old former US Marine it appears, who was killed when police were spotted. And let me just be clear about this, claims that he's part of the MAGA movement or a conservative. I can assure you as soon as he attacked, if that is even true, he was no longer part of the conservative movement. It's not how conservatives conduct themselves. Colonel west, back to it with you. You can claim anything you want, but once you did that, you're no longer part of my team at all. You're out. You're not a conservative, you're not a Christian, you're not even an American. As far as I'm concerned. Your thoughts visual made a horrific decision. And you know, just because he was a veteran does not mean that he owns up to the oath that we all take to support and defend the Constitution and respect and understand individual Rights, freedoms and liberties. And the very first one is the freedom of religion and the free exercise thereof. So when you look at this horrific attack, I don't know if he was suffering from some type of PTSD or some type of traumatic brain injury. It'd be interesting to see what type of medications maybe he was on and how that could force some type of psychotropic reaction because that's a big problem in the veteran community with the over medication of our veterans. But without a doubt, nothing excuses the abhorrent behavior and the action that he took against a church of individuals worshiping their Lord. That's exactly right. It was called a targeted attack by the FBI. So it's clearly an attack on religion, on this church, on this Mormon church in Michigan. A targeted attack on people of faith. Right. And so there it is again. There's some storylines that say he had lived a time in Utah, was hateful of the Mormon Church, of his time spent there. So it's a targeted attack on religion. This has to stop. We have to call it out for what it is. And if he was at some point on the right, well, so it is. I condemn it. I condemn it fully. Full throated condemnation. That's what we do here on the right. We called for what it is. And if it's wrong, it's wrong. And there's just no two ways about it, is there? No, I echo your sentiments exactly. This has to be condemned. But there is a consistent issue of violence against people of faith and especially the Christian faith. We saw that happen in Nashville, Tennessee. We saw it happen in Minneapolis. You've already had a church shooting incident in Michigan, I believe within the last two or three months. And now you have this one. So I think it's so important that we have to make sure that we are protecting and providing security for our churches and for our faith based related schools to protect the children there. Because we cannot continue to have instances of this happening. We certainly cannot. So where do we go from here? Look, we've seen the targeted violence against Charlie Kirk. It's been almost three weeks. Hard to believe it's been that long. But we've seen violent attacks against ICE facilities in Dallas, Texas. We've now seen this church attack in Michigan not long ago, the church attack against young children in Minnesota. So these attacks, these violent attacks that seem either rooted in politics or anti religious sentiments. We've got to get past this, Colonel. We do. Because what concerns me is that soon you're going to see people wearing red hats, random folks just being Shot. And I wonder about this church in Michigan being random, because from what I can tell and the investigation, the information I have thus far, this killer had no connection whatsoever to that parish, except that he had lived in Utah and had become hateful of Mormons. Random citizens are now becoming targets of violence, and that is just a frightening place to be. Yes, sir. Because what you end up happening, this is the nature of terror. Terror means that you live in fear and constant coercion, intimidation. You live in terror for, you know, once again, enjoying your First Amendment rights, the freedom of religion, the freedom of speech, the freedom of expression, the right to peaceably assemble, the right to petition your government for redress or grievances. I think the big thing, Steve, that has to happen in the United States of America, you know, we've got to start valuing life again. And I think that we have really struggled with this issue, and I'm talking about unborn and born life, because right now we are just making it seem as that if you don't like someone, if you don't like what they're saying, if you don't like who they're worshiping, just go out there and murder them. And that is not how we have a free society. It's so important to realize that all the rights and freedoms that we have in America come with a huge individual responsibility. Yeah, absolutely true. Speaking of one other thing here, and I don't know, there's been a big resurgence. You probably saw this in some of the recent polling numbers in support for the death penalty in this country in the wake of Charlie Kirk's public murder. I mean, he was murdered in front of 3,000 people. And then, of course, all the videos went viral. Around the world, people, millions and millions of people, saw those videos. Tyler Robinson appearing for a hearing today from the jail. His attorneys were in court. Some people calling for the execution, and not just the execution, but for it to be live. It's an extreme step. Is that where we are, People calling for public executions now, Colonel? Well, I think that what people are looking at is how do you create a deterrent to this? Because if the execution of the killings or the assassinations that we saw of Charlie Kirk and also Irina Zaruska there in Charlotte, North Carolina, on the light train. But I don't want to see us go to that point where we have people come out in the middle of the town square and we have public execution saying, that's what they do. In some Middle Eastern countries, especially those. That's right. We don't want to go to that point, but I think that there has to be a deterrent against criminal behavior. We are in an unusual place, to say the least in America today. Colonel, I appreciate you being here. We'll talk again soon. Always a pleasure. God be with you. God be with you, my friend, and with this country. We'll take a break on America's Voice Live and I'll be right back. Stop settling for weak sound. It's time to level up your game and bring the boom. Hit the town with the ultra durable LG X Boom portable speaker and enjoy vibrant sound wherever you go. Elevate your listening experience to new heights because let's be real, your music deserves it. 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Open your free iHeart app and search the newsagents to start listening. Well, as you know, President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu just spent some time there at the White House talking to the folks there during a speech at the United nations here on Friday. 100 countries gotten walked out, give or take, on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he took the podium at the UN it was a coordinated protest, of course. Those countries have now endorsed Palestinian statehood with over 140 countries around the world recognizing Palestine as a state. To which Netanyahu sharply condemned those countries, calling it a message that murdering Jews pays off. Where nearly 90% of the Palestinian population praised the horrors committed by Hamas on October 7th. Been nearly two years now. Here to discuss this, EJ Kimball, Director of Policy and Strategic Operations for US Israel Education association in D.C. eJ, thank you for being here. All right, let's start with the comments you just heard there with the president and Bibi Netanyahu. What are your thoughts? Well, thanks for having me on. So, I mean, the press conference, they've hammered out a 20 point plan to solve the issue with Gaza, but not just Gaza, but moving on beyond that. There was not a ton of details that I think could be shared in how it would happen. But I think the most pressing part was the fact that it is all still based on Hamas accepting the plan. And I am not holding my breath that Hamas is going to agree to demilitarize, leave Gaza and allow an international force to come in there and govern and Hamas to have no future in Gaza. So, you know, I think there's still work to be done. Hopefully Hamas can come to their senses. But again, I'm not holding my breath there because even if they were to accept this deal, how can you trust them? Every time there was a hostage deal, they would say yes. Then things would be delayed, they would start making more demands because the bottom line is Hamas will continue to exist so long as they have leverage. And right now, the only leverage that Hamas has, their biggest leverage, are the hostages, both the living and the deceased. And the fact is they will not give them all up willingly. So let me ask you about this. You got 140 countries there recognizing Palestine, a country that has never existed in my lifetime. What kind of pressure does that put on Bibi Netanyahu? What kind of pressure on the Israelis? I mean, if you don't acquiesce to that, if 140 countries around the world say that we just won't do business with you, we'll ban you, we'll do all of these things that have been threatened against you previously, but we'll just have an outright ban on Israel. How do you function in that, in that environment? Well, first, they haven't gone that far to say that they would ban Israel. And the truth be told, but it's the next. But, EJ it's the next natural step if you recognize Palestine and Israel refuses to move. The next natural step is economic sanctions. Well, these countries haven't actually recognized any territory for Palestine. They're recognizing this idea of a Palestinian state. And actually what some of them have said, including Prime Minister Starmer in the UK they're basically doing this because Israel isn't agreeing to end the war in Gaza and allow Hamas to continue to exist there. It's not about them caring about Palestinians. It's one, Israel not doing what they want, and two, because of their domestic issues right now that they don't want to deal with and stand up and be leaders on. If they were to go so far as to threaten Israel and cut off all relations, yeah, it would be devastating for Israel. It would also be devastating for these countries because it is Israeli technology that allows these countries to survive militarily, to have the tools and equipment to defend themselves. If, say, Russia were to attack in NATO countries and you had no Israeli technology and equipment and weapons, these countries also would be a big problem. The other thing is the United States bans it. If countries start boycotting Israel, then the United States would be punishing those countries by law. So there is still a lot to be done there. But I think this is more posturing and placating to their domestic issues than actually dealing with what's happening in the region, which is the Gulf countries understand that the Palestinians can't have a state right now. The Saudis aren't even calling for them to have a state now they're calling for discussions about a pathway to a state that is a lot different than saying there should be a state established today. And here are the boundaries. This is in my mind, dangerous but still political posturing to try to gain relevance and to try to quiet opposition back at home. I'm going to compare this to a comment I made a number of times about being a parent because what parents tolerate thinking, well, you know, it'll be okay. Children often embrace. I think we've gone very wrong with that in this country. And that's what's happened. What we will tolerate the next generation will embrace. That's why I think this is a dangerous place for Israel, because if we tolerate it from Canada, the uk, France, whomever, the next generation of people on this planet may embrace that idea and take it to the next natural step and try to eradicate Israel altogether. I'll give you the last word. Yeah, well, I agree with you 100%. And Israel's response to this type of actions should be strength and asserting its own sovereignty in areas under its control. And only by showing that strength and determination to act in their own best interests will other countries come to respect them. It's not about countries liking you and it's about countries coming to respect you. And since October 7, as Israel has taken out many of its enemies, countries around the world are respecting them. They may not like them, some are feeling threatened by them, but they have the respect. Because when they say they're going to go after someone now against a threat, they're following through with it. And in this case, Israel needs to act in its own best interest, just like the United States needs to act in its best interest. And by doing that, it will counter some of this pressure that's being put upon them. Ej, thank you for being here. You make some valid points. We'll see where this leads and we'll see what is said after the President and Netanyahu come out from these closed meetings. Sir, thank you. Thank you. Now, when inflation jumps, when you hear the national debt is over $37 trillion, you think, well, maybe now would be a good time to buy some gold. 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Yeah, they held a press conference where they took no questions, talked about the war in Gaza as well as US And Israeli relations. Joining me to discuss this from the North Lawn is real America's Voice chief White House correspondent Brian Glenn right there at the White House. Brian, nice to see you today. 20 point plan put on the table today. Go ahead. You've had a chance to review some of it now and look it over. What sticks out to you? Well, one of the big things is it is calling for a complete release of the hostages dead and alive. I think that's very important. It would happen immediately. They would have 7, 72 hours after the agreement is signed to do that. And from that point on, then you go to more of kind of handing over your guns, if you will, and laying down your arms and letting this new body, this new organization to come in and now govern a new country, if you will, or a new organization of government. You know, they didn't take any questions and I think President Trump asked Benjamin Netanyahu what his thoughts on for not taking questions and didn't want to get ahead of themselves because they still do not have a signed agreement by Hamas leaders or any other the other countries that are involved in this didn't want to get ahead of that. So they chose to come out, speak for about almost an hour on this subject and then simply shake hands, take some pictures and walk away. But we'll see exactly what the reaction is from Hamas leaders as soon as we get, I guess the paperwork is out is to quote the president. So we'll wait till that comes back, see if they signed it and we'll get this undergo. But if you kind of look at this, it's a trans temporary trans initial transitional government that would be created on that President Trump also, Steve saying that he would be on the board of the Board of Peace. He would be the director of this new board. He was asked by other leaders to head this board in order to drive this new governance, this transitional governance of body. So absolutely insane media presence as you can imagine behind me. They're actually waiting for the prime minister to step out and make his departure from the West Wing. But just a big day here at the White House. Steve. So, so they didn't answer any questions and they took no questions. What's the timetable here then do you think, before we can get some more information? Because let's be honest, Brian, you're around the president a lot. I've been running a fair amount. It's hard for him not to take questions. It's hard for him not to weigh in because he's got plenty to say about just about any topic, including this one. And I could just tell he, he was itching a little bit, but he let it go. He was, he was itching to take a little bit of questions, but felt that and I think it is the right call, Steve, because you know how the media will critique something six ways to Sunday on something and it might just get sideways, therefore it might hinder any future agreement with these other parties. So I think it was a good move. Now here's what's really interesting here and I got to check the time here because I know that they're behind schedule. It's 3:39 here locally. At 3:00 clock they were supposed to meet in the Oval Office with Schumer, with Jeffries, with Johnson Democrat leaders and obviously President Trump and talk about this CR talk about this, this plan and how to prevent a government shutdown that was supposed to take place at 3 o'. Clock. Now I would imagine that's still going to happen eventually, but I don't think now that that will open up the press because you know how the press is, Steve. They're going to ask them questions about everything else but what we're focusing on right here. So we could see that close to the media as well to prevent any further questioning on the 20 point plan to end the conflict in Gaza. But we'll, we'll see. Yeah, they might call press lid for the day and just say, you know what, we're not taking any questions. We're going to do this. The Democrats, we're going to move on. Brian, if something happens, of course I've got the red phone here if you, if you have to call me. Yeah, I will. Thanks Steve. Thank you, Brian. Glenn. And the red phone is here. A new administration in Washington D.C. has brought a lot of positive changes when it comes to fixing our broken health care system. The reality is, however, that there's only so much the government can actually do. And if we really want to make ourselves healthy, make America healthy again, well, that starts with, with you at home. In fact, it starts with all of us. 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Coming up after the break, I will discuss the deadline to avoid that government shutdown that meeting supposed to happen as Brian just told us what speaker of the House Mike Johnson said regarding his Democrat colleagues on the matter. More on that after the break. Stop settling for weak sound. It's time to level up your game and bring the boom. Hit the town with The Ultra Durable LG XBoom Portable speaker and enjoy vibrant sound wherever you go. Elevate your listening experience to new heights because let's be real, your music deserves it. The future of sound is now with LG XBoom and for a limited time save 25% at LG.com with code fall25 bring the boom XBoom. There's a lot going on in Hollywood. How are you supposed to stay on top of it all? Variety has the solution. Take 20 minutes out of your day and listen to the new daily Variety podcast for breaking entertainment news and expert perspectives. Where do you see the business actually heading? 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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson made an appearance on Sunday Morning Futures and pointed to a dispute over the Obamacare funds as speculation to why Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer want to throw all caution to the wind and reminding Americans that those benefits would end at the end of the year, leaving more than enough time to hash things out. Johnson then went on to say that people like Jeffries and Schumer are trying to show fight and that a government shutdown would mean the pause to military pay and WIC benefits of a continued resolution cannot be agreed upon. Here with me to discuss this, real America's voice correspondent Britt McHenry. Britt, nice to see you here today. Nice to see you too. The government shutdown, look, it's gonna happen. I don't think they're going to avoid it. And here's the thing. Most people, if I might be so bold, don't care. Yeah. Unless you work for the government. It doesn't affect your job. It doesn't affect you. Unless you're going to a national park this weekend. Most people, for the most part, don't care. But they sit there and they drag it around and make this big production out of it. Both sides are guilty of this from time to time. What are your thoughts? Yes, just what you said. It's a lot of blame shifting right now. It's interesting to note the Democrats, particularly Chuck Schumer And I believe you and I talked about this on your show a week ago, are trying to point this at President Donald Trump. They're trying to say this would be the third. There's been three presidential shut or three congressional shutdowns while he's been president. The longest one from 2018 to 2019 lasting 35 days, that was a significant one. Now, for everyone around the country, it may not directly affect them, but it is your tax dollars for any of these representatives. And you have to question is it effectively going to use. Now, we know Speaker Mike Johnson did come up with a 91 page resolution to just continue things, a continuing resolution until November 20th for seven weeks. That was voted against by the Democrats and the White House just today tweeted Chuck Schumer's own words. Right. It's always this war words whenever one particular party is in the majority. But Chuck Schumer saying that it is the reflection of, you know, the party if this happens. And so everything is a blame game right now. I do agree with you. I think it's imminent. A lot of people within D.C. several people I know, good friends who work for the federal government in pretty prominent positions are worried because they have to still go to work without any pay compensation. Eventually that happens. But right now, everyone's on pins and needles. And a lot of it has to do because the Democrats took this stand on the Affordable Care act. But that's jamming in a lot of pork before it needs to be done. And December 31st, that is the actual deadline, even if things are more complicated. And that's what Republicans have said all along. You are just trying to railroad things and there's still time to come up with better nuance and better agreements on the Affordable Care act and premiums. And so I think Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are a little nervous, though, to cap this off for you and this answer with their bold stand. Now, reportedly they're seeking out another meeting with President Trump. We know he doesn't respond well to vitriol in all of his relations. And so now they want that meeting in the 11th hour because he threatened mass layoffs or budget cuts through the Office of Personnel. And that could happen. And he does have authority over the executive branch. So I think this is a stalemate right now that the Democrats played wrong and the Republicans at least at this point, wanted a continuing resolution. Yeah, you know, just want to get these things tidied up. And it's, it's interesting. You know, you go back and forth, you go Back not too far into the vault. Take a walk down memory lane. You'll find the Democrats, these very Democrats saying, no government shut down. This is bad. This is terrible. Here they are like, oh, this is fine. Oh, and the other thing is, what about all these benefits for illegal aliens? I mean, that's one of the demands, apparently, right? Health care for illegal aliens. And the Republicans are like, no. Right. That's part of what we're talking about. You're not gonna put this in and. Exactly. It's all been like, bit by bit. I think most Americans would agree. Anyone who has health insurance coverage, who wants it, okay, let's not have the premiums go up for the middle class. Let's try to avoid some shortfalls here for open registration. But then, oh, no, wait, to your point. Now, it's for illegal aliens. It's for undocumented immigrants. No, that is not happening. And Mike Johnson isn't budging. He really is standing strong. And so that's the stalemate that we have right now. But it's never good to threaten this particular president because he has that pen. And this is an administration, even with appointees, they've been very judicious about who they appoint. They don't want to waste federal taxpayer money. And we're seeing a big waste of that right now on Capitol Hill. And real quickly, before I run, I've only got about 30 seconds here, Britt, but Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin appeared remotely for a court appearance today. Looks like the next court appearance won't be until the very end of October because they say they have a tremendous amount of discovery materials, a lot of it. And apparently the defense and the prosecution have a lot to go through before they can even get to their case. Your thoughts on that? In Utah, you have to have that preliminary hearing right before you can submit a plea deal. The prosecution says that's voluminous, that they have a lot of material. We know he was detained after a 33 hour manhunt. Justice needs to be served in this case. And I will be live for our morning show tomorrow going over all the details as they continue to emerge. But I think everybody wants to see this play out in the right way and that will happen very shortly. Yeah, I think that a lot of us would like to see a trial because we don't want some backroom deal. We don't know what the details are. We'd like to see it in public. Britney, always appreciate it. Thank you. Yeah, exactly. Thank you. All right, coming up after the break, we'll have a story that reminds us of how wonderful America is. Don't miss it. Straight ahead. Stop settling for weak sound. It's time to level up your game and bring the boom. Hit the town with the ultra durable LG X Boom portable speaker and enjoy vibrant sound wherever you go. 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From me, Emily Maitlis and me, John Sopel with Global's award winning podcast the News Agents Dropping daily covering everything you need to know about politics and current affairs and the newsagents USA listening to the newsagents on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Open your free iHeart app and search the newsagents to start listening. Feel America's Voice real minute. Your quick look at the powerful stories of faith and freedom inspiring audiences across the nation. Angel Studios presents. I'm Bo Davidson with this real America's voice. Real minute. What happens when imagination becomes reality? That is the theme of Angel Studios new release. Sketch. Amber, you're incredibly creative. Here's the thing. Life is all about balancing the good and the bad. If you don't carry the good with you too, then it's just gonna make the bad stronger. Balancing the good with the bad. It's something we all have to do. The star of sketch actor Tony Hale, known for his roles in Veep and Arrested Development, plays a father who realizes his daughter likes to draw. But young Amber draws some imaginative yet rather dark sketches. You know, feelings aren't bad when you get angry, sad, or scared. Put it in here where it can't hurt anyone. Yeah. We describe it like Jurassic park meets Inside Out. And just the simple story is not simple, but the story is. My wife passes away, obviously, my daughter's mother. And my daughter is dealing with grief, and she's drawing these just atrocious pictures. And Seth can explain a little bit of how that kind of idea came about, but. And then they come to life, and it's just really. It's a really fine line. What Seth does so beautifully is obviously the stakes could not be higher with loss, but just the way the comedy is woven throughout and how the tension is kind of balanced and you take air out of the balloon in the little humorous ways. And it's just a really beautiful orchestration that he has done. When Amber and her brother go into the woods, they drop her sketchbook in a pond, and it seems that some of those drawings come to life. The life lesson of this film is, rather than running from pain, young Amber felt it and channeled it. Through her sketches, you can release your inner monsters in sketch packed with energy, mystery, and movie magic. It's age appropriate for teenagers and their families and anyone who enjoys the thrill of a ride. Now, the best way to enjoy this movie is to join the Angel Guild, which is comprised of over a million members who get to review and vote on the content that angel releases. So it's a great way to have influence on the quality of film and TV that gets created. Head on over to Angel.com Rav to join the guild today. All right. Well, there you have it. Pretty remarkable, huh? Pretty remarkable. I think we can get this in. An Idaho boy will tell us what makes America wonderful today. Leave a smile on your face. I hope this story comes to us from Coeur d', Alene, where a young boy extended his birthday celebration to include those who deserved a bit more love. Grant Mullen regularly joins his father and volunteer efforts at a recreation center named snr, where the attendees are all special needs children or young adults with developmental issues. So when Grant's birthday came along, he said, what can I do for his specialty? And instead of making it all about himself, he asked that all of the kids at the recreation center be invited to attend his birthday party. And when asked why, he said, because they don't get invited to birthdays. Sometimes people don't get as much. Love, compassion, it's a noble trait to have. And Grant's expression of it, especially at such a young age, reminds me, and hopefully you, what makes America wonderful. Don't forget to follow me on all the social media platforms, because normally we have a question of the day. A question of the day, right? And we'll get to all that tomorrow. But for now, we're gonna say, hey, Eric Bolling's coming up next, looking fine in that bright shirt of his, ready to bring you all the news and the action from. From right there. Bowling. How are you? I'm good, Steve. How you? How's your weekend, my friend? Everyone good? It was good. The weather's been good. The Lions won. You know, I mean, it's not so bad. You know, then this. But I gotta say this. They covered and they had a good game. There you go. But then, what is this guy's name? Bad Bunny. So he's a rapper. He doesn't even sing English. Right. Well, he's, he's, he's from Puerto Rico. And, you know, the NFL, look, to their credit, they, they've got a, they've got a stronghold on content. You know, 17, 20 million people watching at a time, depending on the game. And they, they spread out to women. Now they're going after Hispanic community and European communities are playing games in, in wherever we play Ireland this weekend, I think, or Scotland somewhere. There's the morning, sunny morning game there. So they're really making this. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The Steelers quarterback got smacked around by a thief there. And in Dublin. Yeah, he got. I don't know if you saw that or something. He got. Yeah, he got robbed or something at gunpoint the night before. Hey, stop. You're going there to play football. Yes, sir. Go ahead. Well, yeah, so let me. So you think the Bad Bunny is a public relations move? Because, you know, on social media, it's all these people are just, this is terrible. You should never do this. You have a different take on it, which I respect. Look, it's the NFL it's their highlight. It's their showcase. I mean, I've loved some of them. I've hated them back in the day. Tom Petty was amazing. The Rolling Stones have played. I love those. I'm classic roc guy. But JLo playing thank God it's not Taylor Swift. That's all I have to say is thank Praise baby Jesus. It's not Taylor Swift. That's all I can say. I can live with. Yeah, Travis and, and the Kelsey deal. Yeah. So. All right, what do you got coming up on the program today? Well, we have, this is very interesting. Our own Oscar El Blue Ramirez who's been really threatened aggressively. He and his family have been threatened by, by the cartels in, in Mexico. He's got a Mexican senator, senator on with him. He's going to bring her on and she's been pro Trump and trying to push back against the cartels. She's reading, meeting a lot of resistance with Sheinbaum and the president of Mexico right now. And we're worried about Oscar's well being. I had Trish McLaughlin on Friday, the deputy secretary of DHS. Stop settling for weak sound. It's time to level up your game and bring the boom. Hit the town with The Ultra Durable LG XBoom Portable speaker and enjoy vibrant sound wherever you go. 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