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Jeff Cruer analyzes and debates the critical issues facing our nation in Ringside Politics. Jump in the ring with Jeff Cruer as he squares off against the liberal media in Ringside Politics. His blow by blow analysis will keep you up to speed with what's happening in our nation and around the world. This is politics with a punch. Ringside Politics with Jeff Cruer starts now.
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And good day, everyone. Great to be back with you. It's Ringside Politics. I'm Jeff Kier. Hello to our Real America's Voice audience. We got a great program lined up for you today. Some incredible guests, lots of topics. We prepared some interesting clips. You'll enjoy our memes and of course, all kind of other good stuff. So let's get started. Big welcome to our friends on Pluto TV, Channel 240, Dish Network, Channel 2019, the Roku Channel, Roku Vizio, Our friends on all the platforms associated with the Real America's Voice app, AmericasVoice News, Samsung TV Plus, Channel 1175, Freecast Channel 106, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and our friends online on Getter and True Social. We say hello to you. Welcome aboard. You know, when we had the election stolen from President Trump In 2020, we launched a group here that is still growing. It's called Project Keep the Republic. And it's all about what happened at the end of the Constitutional Convention when Benjamin Franklin was asked, what kind of government have you given us? He replied, madam, a republic if you can keep. And notice he didn't say democracy now. What does it take to keep a republic? It takes real tangible action, adopting the warrior ethos, placing the mission first, never accepting defeat. And folks were never quitting. We're organizing groups across the nation based on the days of the week. We have morning prayers Monday, release a Kraken Tuesday, Sheepdog Wednesday, Tech Triumph Thursday, and Fraud Busters Friday. So here's how you do it. Just start small with two or more people and gather your group from friends, family, neighbors, co workers or classmates. And as you get bigger, send me your photos and videos to jeffgso.com we'll share them with our friends, include a short description of your group, the action depicted. Now, do you want a copy of our slides for the plan or a detailed sheepdog organizational plan? You can just email me@jeffgso.com or another way, just go on our website and just download it from there it is crewair.net c r o u e r e.net also on our website, some other good stuff, folks, we've got our petition for the immediate resignation of Rhino Senator Bill Cassidy. I call him Hop along. Deeply unpopular here in the state of Louisiana for voting to convict President Trump. And the more we can get on this petition, the better. Also, a note from President Trump. Photos with President Trump you'll enjoy on the website my latest video. The Trump administration has secured the border and saved American lives. Check that out. Information about my book America's Last Chance. My new one will be ready before the midterms. Also on Crewair.net, we've got our midterm election countdown clock. So this is the most important midterm of all time. And if the Democrats win, they will impeach President Trump. There'll be hearings, investigations and chaos. We cannot let that happen. We've got to pull across the finish line. These Republicans subscribe to my new podcast on the Air with Jeff Cruier. Also, folks, we've got to sign up for my newsletter, which is great information all the time. It's free. And how about taking my new web poll? It's going to be up for a few more days. What will be the outcome of the war in Iran? What is going to happen there? What do you think's peer into your crystal ball? What's going to happen? Is it going to be broken up? Is it going to be radical mullahs, more moderates? Is it going to be a monarchy? What do you think? So we've got our web poll up on the website. We've also got a QR code and you can just click on that and go right to the poll and cast your votes about what you think the situation in Iran will be after the war. All right, contact me there on the site. You can also email me@jeffgso.com or on social media, gab getter, truesocial, xefcruer or Facebook @ringsidepolitics. Every time we gather, we share with you our favorite pro Trump image of the week. And this one was sent to a spy Jeff in Tennessee. And I love this. This one is very funny. So trumperation B with your suppositories for those who get upset with President Trump and afflicted with tds. Trumperation B. Thank you, Jeff. If you've got a Trump image you want to send to us, just email me@jeffgso.com we give a shout out to our Ringside politics champion of the week. We want to acknowled recognize the free speech champion of the Gulf south, the station standing for independence and the First Amendment. That is WGSO radio. Check us out at wgso.com you can check me out weekdays 7 to 9 and 6 to 7. And many of you do, and we appreciate that. So fighting the conglomerates, fighting those who want to squelch our free speech is our free speech champion. Wgso. You know, folks, with the economy the way it is, hey, we gotta do what we gotta do, and that is diversify. The strategy remains the same. That's why I recommend Birch Gold. So many things are out of our control now. We've got, of course, what's going on with gas prices. So it's important to have a safe haven for your savings. Birch Gold will help you convert an IRA or 401k into an IRA and physical gold. And here's the great news. It doesn't cost you a penny out of your pocket. So to get started, just text American at 989-898 to get a free info kit. And you know, right now with everything going on, best time ever to protect your savings with Birchgold. Just text America to 989-898 and claim your free info kit today. All right, let's check out some of the hot topics that we're following here on the program. Artemis 2 has done us all proud. The astronauts are safely home. The splashdown was perfect. It was an excellent voyage, I guess. First time in what, 53 years we had been to the moon. Amazing. And now we went around the moon. The largest, longest flight in NASA history. So they went where humans had never been before. Imagine this, 100 billion billion humans since the beginning of time. And those four went the furthest of any of them. So congrats to Artemis 2 and we look forward to Artemis 3. The Vice President JD Vance, leading our peace negotiations with the Iranians. Pakistan played a big role in this tenuous ceasefire continues, although attacks continue in Lebanon. President now moving toward opening the Strait of Hormuz. Listen, we can do it if we want to do it. President had been hoping for help from NATO, but that's not forthcoming. So we're going to have to do it on our own. And that's what the President indicated he would do. President unleashing on conservative podcasters, Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens also went after mtg and he believes that they're way off base. He called them low iq. They've been very critical of the war in Iran and there's been a big split within maga. I'm all about MAGA unity. I want to keep everyone together. Because, listen, the focus has got to be on the Democrats and making sure that we do not give up the control of Congress to the Democrats. People do not understand the horror of the Democrats taking control of Congress. So unify, get behind President Trump, pull across these lame Republican Party leaders who I think have been really disappointing, and let's see what we can to save this country and keep the Congress in control of the Republicans. Here's what the Democrats are doing. They're obsessed with removing President Trump from office by the 25th amendment. They are now pounding the drums for impeachment. There's no doubt, folks, if they take control of Congress, they're going to do it a third time. The man's impeached twice. They're going to do it a third time. And they might impeach other cabinet members as well. Who knows? They may impeach J.D. vance. I mean, that's all they've got. It's just Trump derangement syndrome. They've got nothing of any positive result for the American people. It's just hate. And that's all they provide. Hey, this week I want to give kudos to the first lady, Melania Trump, who provided a bold statement on Epstein saying, hey, the rumors about her being closely associated with him were false. She said that she would like to see the survivors given an opportunity to testify. So she's brought this to the front and center. She's, I think, made a bold statement as only the first lady can do. I think she's an incredibly courageous woman. So let's hope that we're going to see now from the survivors. James Comer said in the Oversight Committee chair that that would happen. Roger Stone has been busy. The former presidential advisor has been working hard to convince President Trump not to fire Tulsi Gabbard. Gabard. And I'm glad that looks like he succeeded. I think Tulsi Gabbard is a key member of the president's team. She's Director of National Intelligence. And Roger Stone laid out some reasons why she should be retained. I just think, should she be retained because she's very competent and I think she does a great job in her position, and I would hate to lose someone like her. Looks like, at least as of now, she is staying. Great news from the Customs and Border patrol. They're reporting 11 consecutive months of zero border releases. This compares to 20 million who flooded in here, 25 million during the Biden years. So we've now brought the border under control. Now we need to deport, deport the millions that are here. And that's a problem for Representative Salazar, who wants something called the GOP Dignity act. And she wants those who have already been deported to come back. So this is another amnesty bill that a Republican congresswoman is pushing. She's got 19 co sponsors. This is the exact opposite of what the American people voted for in November 2024. We voted for secure borders, which we have, and deportations, which we're fighting to do. And it doesn't help that Republican members of Congress are pushing amnesty. Our member of Congress in deep trouble is Eric Swalwell. He's now facing multiple allegations of sexual assault. Democrats are fleeing him like rats off a sinking ship. They're telling him to get out of the race, someone, even him, to resign from Congress. These are serious allegations, including rape. Multiple women have now come forward. We're going to be talking in our next segment to Shayan. He is a candidate for governor in the great state of California. So he'll update us on the race. But among the Democrats, boy, Eric Swalwell is probably going to be leaving this race very soon. And finally, speaking of races, Kamala Harris for a comedy, I threw this in here. She says she's thinking about running for president in 2028. So that is the Republicans best chance of victory. If she runs, she gets the Democrat nomination. That is going to give the Republicans a very good chance of winning again in 2028. So run, Kamala, run. All right. Dr. Shayan is going to be joining us next. He is a candidate for governor of California. He's going to be joining us from the Hope Fest. A massive gathering in Los Angeles is going on today. We'll get the latest that's next right here on Ringside. All right. Our first guest today is a senior pastor of the Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena he founded with his wife back in 1994. He's president of Harvest International, a global apostolic network in 70 nations. He's Chancellor of Wagner University. He's a prominent charismatic leader. He gained national attention for his legal challenge against COVID 19 church closures resulting in a great Supreme Court victory for religious liberty. And now he's running for governor of California. Dr. Shayan is with us. Pastor, how are you, sir? 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I'm doing great. Thank you. Jeff. What an honor to be with you and thank you for having me on.
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Well, congratulations on everything you've accomplished and I'm excited that you're in this race. It's a write in campaign, so that's going to be interesting. How is that going, Pastor?
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Well, I Think God's using it for the good? Because we, of course I've been rising the polls. I'm number three among the Republican candidates under Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco. But then what happened was, is that we had to get our tax returns in five years of tax returns on March 6, we were two hours late and they denied me to be on the ballot. And so we sued. We went to the Superior Court here in Los Angeles. Again, Newsom appointed Democratic appointed judge. And then we went to the appeals court and we lost. And each one gave us just a few minutes and they had already pre decided. Now, let me put it this way. If I was a black Democratic woman that was lesbian and I was two hours late, they would say, come on and no worries. But they know who I am because I sued Governor Newsom in 2020. I'm the only pastor with our network that sued Governor Newsom. And this is Lawfare. This is what we saw with President Trump when after January 6, they tried to keep him off all the ballots and all the lawsuits against him and the indictments against him. But mine on a smaller base. But nevertheless, this is how woke California. That's why I'm running, because the solution to California is not a political solution. It is a spiritual problem. And that's why I'm mobilizing a million prayer warriors to be a new wineskin, to be activists and prayer warriors to change the spiritual climate, but get new people to register and vote. Because we have 12 million evangelicals, 6 million are not even registered. And then the 6 million that are registered, 3 million won't vote for whatever reason, they just thrown in the towel.
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You're convinced that you'll be able to win with a write in campaign, which I think is amazing. Probably only someone of your stature could possibly do that. Now, the President did endorse Steve Hilton. Is that a challenge for you to overcome? What's your response to that?
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I think what happened, and I'm just going to just share my opinion, I love President Trump. I've supported him. I campaigned for him unofficially in 2020 and 2016. The turning point in our church is when I stood up and said 5 reasons why I'm voting for President Trump right before the 2017 election. And we had all these Democrats stand up, all of them women, by the way. So I knew they were voting for Hillary Clinton. And that was the beginning of us going through reformation as a local church. And so I've taken a very strong stand. But I think when he saw that my name was off the ballot because no one wins who's off the ballot. It's really, it was a long shot, first of all, for me beforehand, but especially with my name off the ballot. But, but I, I think he then came out right after that saying he's for Steve Hilton because I'm the most conservative. I'm true Republican, because if you look at the Republican Party platform in California, I'm pro life, I'm proud family, marriage between a man and a woman. I'm pro Israel. I'm the only one that signed the family first document. Here in California is a very prestigious organization called Salt and Light. And Steve Hilton won't sign it. Chad Bianco won't sign it, and rightly so, because you want to sign it with integrity. You want to say, this is what I stand for and I stand for these truths. So it is what it is. But you know what? I feel that people are really upset that my name's off the ballot. And so here I'm going to be speaking to 70,000 people that I'm the president of Hope LA and it's going to be.
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I do want to talk about HopeFest, but I want to ask about Eric Swalwell. With all these allegations now swirling around, there's a very good chance he could be getting out of the race. Democrats, is there a chance that two Republicans could make the runoff? Pastor in California?
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I think so for the first time because I think the people of California are disgusted with where California's at. Think about it. We're the fourth largest economy in the world. If we're a nation will be right behind United States, China, Germany will be California, and yet 22% are living in poverty. We pay the highest gas prices, the highest electricity bill. We pay the highest taxes overall in the whole union. Our school System was number one at one time. We're now 48 out of 50th, and everything is broken. I mean, we have this bullet train to nowhere. In 2008, we passed a $40 billion bill and the bill has gone up. We're spending more billions and we don't have one foot of trap to show for it. And so I think the Democrats even, they voted for this bill and they voted for all these 80% vote left and they're tired of the production and the lack of improvement in California.
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Well, and just think, I mean, this was a state that gave us Ronald Reagan. I mean, this was a state that used to be Republican. This was a state that used to be the inspiration of all of us here in the Country. We used to look to California as a model of what to do, and now it's a model of what not to do. And I'm excited about the potential for new leadership there. All right, we got about a minute. Pastor, tell us about HopeFest that you're going to be participating in today.
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Okay. Well, the Hope Fest is something that God spoke to me two years ago to have an event to reach Gen Z, to reach young people. So we have hip hop artists or Christian. We have an incredible concert before Nathan Morris, who's himself 45 years old, but he is a charismatic evangelist. He has a healing ministry, a miracle ministry. And so many people have been healed. And so what we need in Southern California is not evangelical business as usual. I'm an evangelical pastor. My dad was at Southern Baptist Pastor. I went to Fuller Seminary. What we need is revival with a capital R. And we are bringing in a revivalist. And I believe it's going to turn things around. And I believe he's going to turn things around with my campaign as well, because I'm the president and I'll be speaking prior to our evangelist speaking.
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Well, I'm excited. Listen, I'm going to be following closely. When is the election, Pastor?
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June 2nd. The primaries is June 2nd and then November 3rd. And, you know, my friend had a dream. He had a dream that things were going to be really rough in the beginning, but all of a sudden, everything's going to turn on a dime. And I have a feeling this stadium event, we planned this before I was called to run. We're going back to June 2024. And I felt the call. And so we are mobilizing a million prayer warriors. And people have been praying for this event. I believe we're going to see revival in California. It's going to shift to California, and then we can pass these common sense policies that, that I'll be able to do as governor.
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Well, I'm excited. Pastor, thank you so much. Best of luck to you.
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Thank you, Jeff. What's an honor?
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Absolute stellar event, and sounds like it's going to be very inspirational. All right, let's check out some of these clips that we've got for you. First, Alex Jones. This is why I think President Trump got upset with him. Let's check out clip number one.
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does babble and, you know, sound like the brain's not doing too hot. And so we just cut bait on Trump and we just Mobilize against the Democrats and we mobilize against neocons. We primary them and we just fight even harder. Because look at how we've turned the tide. Look at all the good we've done. There's a fourth turning populist nationalist. Conservatives are winning. Everywhere there's a Christian reawakening. And Trump is just a minor figure in all of that now. And we have to be appreciative of the old Trump that went through so much and got so much done. And that's the Trump we remember. And we're just sad because that happens. We need to be sad about Trump. This is not funny. This is not good. But he's gone and that's it.
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Yeah, that's not the approach. It's got to be unity. President Trump's the leader, okay? Whether you like it or not. How many other people have been elected president three times? And from the day he came down the escalator to today, he's still the leader of MAGA and we work with him. There may be some disagreements on some issues that's going to happen. Of course, keep the coalition together because it is essential that victory is achieved in November. That's got to be the focus. And of course it's doable. We're seven months away. Just heard from a pastor who's trying to win as a write in candidate. All right, Things can happen. Yes. And even Democrats can change. How about this guy, John Fetterman? Boy, he's come a long way. Let's check out clip number two.
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As you have, you've discussed and I agree, it's not finished yet, you know, but now where we are now, we are 38 days into it. I mean, the, the Ukrainian war is in over four years. You know, all these other kinds of conflicts are years. Years. We're not even in for 40 days yet. So where are we at right now? Yes, it's like if you make these kinds of, let's, let's go for the 25th Amendment and then, you know, then we have, we have a cease fire. Then it's like taco, taco, taco. I mean, I mean, you know, like you can't have it both ways. I mean, so where we are, it's like strange to be gleeful. Gleeful that, you know, that, that we still have to accomplish some things and make these kinds of statements. I mean, you know, I'm old enough to remember we used to root for, for our military and we would all agree that Iran is the world's leading terrorism underwriter I mean, they are the part of the evil empire. I mean, remember what Iran's done, all right?
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That man needs to be a Republican, okay? I mean, he doesn't have any support in that wacky party that he's a member of, all right? I mean, they are talking crazy stuff. So he needs to just bolt and to become a Republican. We could use him to counterbalance people like Mitch McConnell and Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins and our own Bill Hopalong Cassidy. All right, a lot more to get to as we roll on. Colonel Wes Martin is going to be joining us next. He's a retired army colonel and the co author of the book Earn it will get his expert view on what's going on with the negotiations. The straight and a whole lot more that's next right here on Ringside. All right. Our next guest retired from active duty in 2010. During his rise from private to colonel, he accumulated over 10 years of command time, including two battalions, one group and one base. He's the author of the book Earn it and co author of the book Earn It. And we're very pleased to welcome retired Colonel Wes Martin here, United States army, who is with us here on the Ringside Politics program. Colonel, how are you, sir? Welcome.
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Doing well and thank you, Jeff. Appreciate being here.
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Well, the world is fixated on what's going on with the war and these tenuous, I guess, peace that we have, the ceasefire that may or may not be sustained. We have negotiations that are occurring right now. So the president's talking about on our own opening up the Strait of Hormuz. We heard some reports that some US Ships did get through. So Colonel, if you could give us your sort of overview of how things stand now, 40 plus days into this war.
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Well, opening at the very beginning, I wish the administration had applied the doctrine established by Caspar Weinberger and later refined by Colin Powell. And that was to do a full assessment ahead of time, do a cost risk analysis. We did have the vital interest. Iran's always been a threat. They were very much a problem when I was a senior antiterrorism officer for all coalition forces in Iraq. And about eight years ago, the Pentagon did release a report that confirmed 608American deaths in Iraq were actually caused by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. So Iran has been a threat. It will continue to be a threat. These negotiations that's going on, whatever comes out of it, Iran is not going to abide by it. They never have. They never abided by the nuclear weapons deal, Joint Comprehensive Plan of action, which was a bad deal in the first place, whatever they do. And there's a feeling in the Middle east when I am in a position of weakness, how can I negotiate When I am in a position of strength, why should I? And right now Iran has an arrogance that is going to make negotiations very tough. Tough. And they're going to be resupplying. Opening up the straits is going to be problematic because even if you get the mines out of the straits,
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still have the drone problem. And those can be flown from a thousand miles away. So it's always going to be a problem. And I've been pushing hard. The solution is to activate the Iranian people, get the National Council of Resistance of Iran involved, get the other organizations involved, and let Iran collapse from within with our support from the outside. Go ahead, Jeff.
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Let me just ask you this. Why are they so arrogant? I mean, their navy's been decimated, their air force has been decimated. We've hit thousands of targets and we have lost a few aircraft. We were able to retrieve our pilot there in a stunning operation. They seem to have suffered tremendous, I mean, military losses. But as you say, they have this arrogance. Why do they feel so confident in spite of all the losses that they've suffered?
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It's the way the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is layered. Yes, the top leadership was taken out, Khamenei was taken out in a brilliant maneuver. But the way the organization is designed and they have their battle plans, I've not seen the battle plan they're operating now, but I have seen the top secret battle plan that they exercised in January on how to put down protests. And phase four was when they came out and they machine gunned down, by Iran's own estimate, 36,000 people. Amnesty International is putting it more like 80,000, which I believe is more correct. But they have their battle plans in place and they can operate in small cells reporting back to the center. And the fact is no ground troops have landed, which would be suicidal because of the drone problem. But again, activating the Belush in the southeast, the Arabs in the southwest, Kurds in the northwest, Azeris in the center, north center, and the Persian people. The resistance elements are there. We need to be activated.
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Do they need, can they be activated on their own or do they need outside help to be able to overthrow this regime? Because it seems like the Israelis had their goal from the beginning to be regime change. But it didn't seem like that was one of our goals from the beginning. In fact, there was some confusion among, I Guess some folks as to, you know, what the actual goals were of this war
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it needs in the military. The best way to take a bridge is both ends at the same time. You cross it, you cross downriver, and then you come up and both forces come together at the same time and they take the bridge. It's the same as taking Iran. It's got to be a strong outreach. And if the administration is willing, I'm willing to link them up with the National Council of Resistance of Iran. It's too easy. I can do it. I work with them continually and this all across the country. But the problem is when these big demonstrations have occurred, they've been separate from the military operations. And I recently wrote a major after action review for the resistance. And I said, you've got to come together at the same time, both ends of the bridge at the same time. It can fall from within. It has to fall from within now. That's the only way to stay.
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You know, the president had talked about sending arms to the Iranian people, and he said that the Kurds actually absconded with all of the arms. What did you make of that? He said he wasn't happy about that.
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I could have told them it was going to happen because we had the same problem in Iraq where we sent a bunch of weapons to the Kurds and they kept them and actually in some cases were selling them to the subordinates so they could actually fight. This happened about 10 years ago, but it is very much of a problem. You've got to work with the Belush, the Arabs, the Kurds. It's got to be across and it's got to be with organized resistance elements as well that can do the coordinations. It's there. But this administration, just like the Obama Biden administration, did not work with them. In all honesty, there's only been one president that really understood the Middle east, and that was George H.W. bush. All presidents since him do not have a good understanding of the Middle East.
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And it's a different mindset in our final minute or so. Colonel, where do things stand now, in your opinion? And how is this thing going to be resolved?
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It stands at a stalemate. And the negotiations, they're going to banter back and forth, and even if they come to agreements, they're not going to be followed. And I hate to say it, but it's not going to end well. It's going to end embarrassing unless President Trump can make delivery and finish the fight that was started over a month ago.
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And you're saying we should not introduce ground troops into Iran. That would be a bad move, in your opinion?
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Well, this would be worse. This would be worse than the battle of Anzio in Italy, where they got grounded because eventually there they broke out. But the drone problem would decimate those troops. And as the helicopters and the planes and the boats came in, they'd not only have the drone problems, but they'd have the surface to air missiles.
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All right, Colonel, thank you so much for joining us. Appreciate your perspective on what really the world is talking about here, what's going on in Iran. All right. We talked earlier about California, and the outgoing governor's got a lunatic for a wife. I mean, this woman is something else. I cannot imagine her as first lady. Let's check out clip number three.
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I've given our boys dolls. Even if they tear that off, I've given them dolls to learn that care and caregiving is not just an activity that's reserved for women, but that it's also an activity that is a responsibility of men. What I've done with both my daughters and my sons is if I'm reading a book and the protagonist is a male, I just change the he to a she. And it just normalizes. For my sons in particular, it's not even. I don't even just do it for my girls. I do it for my sons because I want them to see that women can be the center of a story, that women matter, that women are interesting. At the end of the day, we're all kind of like, in this place in history maybe, where we're recognizing what it is to ultimately deconstruct all these gender roles and ultimately be human. And that's exciting to me. So, you know, I'll just continue to kind of do my work and try and deconstruct all of these, like, limiting narratives about ultimately what it means to be human.
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Oh, my gosh. Good luck, Gavin. Okay. A guy who just received a second endorsement from President Trump is Lindsey Graham. Now, I can't tell you how much I despise this guy. I think he is a horrible neocon. He's someone that I think is not a true conservative. I can't imagine the people of South Carolina wanting him again. I've interviewed the gentleman who's running against him. President Trump coming back for Lindsey Graham. But let's remind everyone how the people of South Carolina really feel about Lindsey Graham. This is in picking South Carolina in 2024. This is how they greeted Lindsey Graham. Let's check out clip number four.
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Thank you. Welcome to Pickens. They love him. Oh, they love him. That's. Yeah, that's how they really feel about Lindsey Graham. Hey, let's go further north to the country. The President has talked about making the 51st state, and that is Canada. Some crazy folks up there. There's some good people, plenty of good people, but the leadership there is crazy. They've now updated their gay acronym, though, thankfully. Finally, let's check out clip number five. MMIWG2SLGBTQIA+.
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Ah, Canada. Known for so many things like syrup, Dudley Do Right, and being the second best in hockey in the world.
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The golden goal for the United States.
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But if there's one thing they shine above the rest at, it's their dedication to finding every letter they can to throw into the gay acronym.
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The two spirit flag showcases a rainbow with two eagle feathers to symbolize the balance of masculine and feminine spirits. They say the recognition is a reminder of indigenous representation in Canada. And so today's a practice of remembering who we are, being who we are, and understanding that it's beautiful to be queer, it's beautiful to be yourself, and it's beautiful in a country like Canada that protects those rights. What a freak show. And finally, this report from Peter Schweitzer concerning one Chinese communist leader. This is why we gotta get rid of this birth tourism. 26American children through surrogacy. Let's check out clip number six. He serves in the Chinese Communist Party. He had, according To California officials, 26 children born through surrogacy in the United States. All of them, of course, now US Citizens. He said in one interview his plans was for one of them to eventually become President of the United States. Yes. I mean, that's got to be stopped yesterday. All right, a lot more to get to a busy final segment coming your way. We're going to find out what's going on in Nigeria and a whole lot more right here. It's ringside politics on Real America's Voice. Jeff Carrera with you. We'll be right back. Ringside politics. Politics with the plot. Ringside politics now. Crystal clear. Ride politics with your host, Chef Crewair. All right, very pleased to bring on now a global strategist, a former mayor and author of Epicenter Nigeria, Radical Islam and the War for Global Order. Let's welcome Mike Arnold to the Ringside Politics program. Hey, Mike, how are you? Welcome.
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Doing great, thanks. Good to be here. How are you?
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Good. So Nigeria is the sixth largest nation on Earth. They have a trillion dollars in mineral wealth. They have 200 million people, but it's the bloodiest secret on the planet. Tell us more, Mike.
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Okay.
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Yeah, you're absolutely right. Most Americans can place Nigeria on a map, but it's not only the sixth largest nation on Earth because of the age of the people, by 2050, it'll be the third largest nation on earth. They're a top five member of OPEC. They produce more movies a year than Hollywood. It's a powerhouse, and it's going to be more so going down the road. And right now, there's a battle for the soul of that. Is this trajectory going to be good for the world or it'll be very dark. It's today the number one nation on Earth for Christian genocide. In a little over a decade, more than 125,000 Christians have been mercilessly slaughtered, and there's as many as 12 million displaced that can't go home, that the government denies existence. This is really a byproduct of an Islamic conquest that's been raging there for a long time. It's now, according to the head of africom, General Michael Langley, who testified before Congress last year, the epicenter of global terror. ISIS is headquartered there. Al Qaeda, a lot of these international Islamic groups are headquartered there and intend to use it as a platform for global jihad. The Old Dominion shooter the other day was radicalized in Nigeria. And that's the first drop through a pipeline that's going to dramatically affect the world if we don't intervene right now.
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So, Mike, the president had ordered some strikes, military strikes in Nigeria a few months back. Were those effective? Did those help at all? Do we need to do more? Is our involvement beneficial or not?
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Our involvement can be very beneficial. Historically, U.S. involvement, depending on the administration, has been the worst possible thing. Barack Obama actually set this genocide in motion. I can map it out for you. Trump's bombing of Sohkato, it's far north Nigeria, could have been symbolic. It could have been saber ratting. It could have been a warning to come of things to come, or it could have been very misguided and done. It didn't really accomplish anything. The killing has only stepped up since then. Of course, Trump has been focused on Iran. The hope is now there's a ceasefire, that he'll turn back to Nigeria. But if he doesn't, then that bombing in December was just a waste of time.
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So going forward, obviously, we need to keep an eye out. Do we need to be sending arms aid? I mean, what is your best recommendation for how we can help end this killing?
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Okay, so we as the United States, I believe first, I believe they know where all the terrorists are and they know where all the supporters of them are in the government that's been came out and said that the other day. So Trump really should wipe out these savage, bloodthirsty jihadists that are massacring Christians by the thousand. That needs to be done. But beyond that, he can flip this nation and make it an amazing place. Amazing place. Just by helping ensure free and Fair elections in 2027. The Nigerian people are, by and large very good people, industrious, educated, bright, entrepreneurial. They've just been strangled by the globalists for too long. If Trump can give them free and fair elections, I believe that we're going to see that nation flip and become an amazing economy, an amazing ally, and a great source for good in the world.
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Well, we want to thank you for joining us and again recommend to everyone your book Epicenter. And we're going to keep an eye out on what's going on in Nigeria. Look forward to having you back on. And we'll also be seeing what next step the President may take there in that very important nation, as you just highlighted. Thank you, Mike. All right, our final guest is a return visitor, and we needed some economic advice as to where the economy is going. We've got some new inflation numbers that are out. We certainly have sort of mixed signs on the economy. We have our friend who is a very good financial advisor and someone who does all kinds of interviews for all kinds of platforms. He's with investors Advantage Corporation. Let's welcome John Grace back to the program. Hey, John, how are you?
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Howdy, Jeff. Good to see you.
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Yes, sir. So where are we now? Is inflation going to be under control or is this just the first of many increases are going to be happening in the months ahead.
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Well, I think it's going to be like a review of COVID right where we were all hoping this would just blow over in two months. Everything would be back to the way it was, and that didn't happen. And now we are in uncharted territories everywhere you look. So we're Saying, you know, don't look for the good old days to appear real soon. Be ready for shock and awe. It's not about the prediction, it's about the preparation. And most of us, unfortunately, are ill prepared. And what we're really talking about is there's every minute there's more uncertainty right around the corner, okay? And Monday's not even here yet. So the question becomes, first of all, for investors, what kind of loss can you live with? And then can you design the portfolio so that your life savings performs within your parameters as opposed to going down to what may be another trip on the Titanic?
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Are we, is this another scenario similar to the stock market crash year of 1929? Because you had, you had alluded to that.
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I would not be surprised to see a replay of 1929. And by the way, you know, it was the President Hoover who could not get reelected, but he said something, I think profound in his 1952 memoir that I just read a year ago, where he said the depression was a natural occurrence. Thanks to, and this is a direct quote, the orgy of the stock market. I'm like, wow, how, how, how expressive is that? How can we actually understand what you're saying? And for me, it's like, okay, it's deja vu all over again. But it's not just the orgy of the stock market, it's the orgy of everything. So what I said in October on a program similar to this, don't be surprised if crypto is represented by bitcoin has peaked. That was October 2025 at about 126,000. Be not surprised that it's the first shoe to drop and kind of like Wiley E. Coyote and the Roadrunner, how low can we go? And I think so far we've seen a decline of about 50%. I further said, don't be surprised to see the rest of the crypto coins, gold, silver stocks and real estate, follow this high flyer to new lows. And let's just understand what often happens, Jeff, is whatever the vehicle was that went to the moon and came back, it goes through the floor to the bottom of the sea and other positions follow that high flyer. It's just a natural occurrence of things. And there's, I don't know that there's anything you can do about it, but you, you can limit your losses by making sure that you're using, in our opinion, two pieces to the puzzle. One is active management and the other is greater diversification. And active management simply means most of us have the majority of our life savings thanks to the securities industry. I've only been in it since 1979, where we tell you your mother and Everybody else is 60, 40. Well, the active manager. Well, I think many of us have and so many of us have suggested that that's the way to go. But I'm saying let's not go back to the past. Let's learn from the endowments where they limit their losses. They go to cash periodically as needed, and then back into risk assets.
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When we thank you so much. We're gonna have you back on soon. Appreciate you, sir, for that advice. Let's check out our memes of the week. We've got three from Susan in California. She had a real Pam Bondi effect here on her memes. That's Pam Bondi at McDonald's, it looks like now we got Pam Bondi as Barbie. This is from Susan. And the last one is a list of all the Republicans arrested under the Biden administration. Huge number. Zero Democrats arrested under Republicans. And if we have time, let's check out our one from Denver. Our great team. There we go. All right. Thanks to our crew in Denver for their great work and all of you for joining us. We'll see you next time for another edition of Rings. This is an I Heart podcast. Guaranteed human.