Ben Ferguson (4:07)

So if you want to know if the administration is working hard to get these deals done, the answer is yes. And are there people that are coming to the table? The answer is yes. And are there a few? No. Are there some? Are there a lot? Maybe you could go even beyond that, as I quote the administration. So right now there are 130 countries, 130 countries have responded and we're negotiating with them and they've got their rate down to 10%. So really it's almost a two world system. There's a process, they said, about countries that are not willing to come to the table. Places like China and those are going to be tough. But everyone else, they seem to be wanting the best deal they can get with the American government. And that means it's an amazing deal for the American people. So don't buy into the fear mongering, look at the actual results and it's clear that there's 130 countries that are dying to get a deal done with the Trump administration who is putting American workers and businesses first instead of last.

Ben Ferguson (5:12)

Next story number two.

Ben Ferguson (5:14)

One thing that Donald Trump promised was he was going to give the power back to the people. Well, DOGE is leading that effort and the president is now saying it is a top priority to make sure that you can go to your government when there is a problem. Americans, apparently that are witnessing crippling federal regulations are now going to be allowed to go directly to DOGE to report the red tape issues. The Department of Government Efficiency launching a new website where you or people you know can directly report and suggest how to deregulate and the policies within the federal government that are holding Americans back. Quote, your voice in federal decision making is important, impacted by an existing rule or regulation. Well, then share your ideas for deregulation by completing this new DOGE form now. This website is now live and I want you to know about it and I want you to share it wherever you can on social media. The website is regulations with an S.gege worked with the Government Services Administration. That is an independent agency tasked with helping support the functioning of other federal agencies, as well as the Office of Management and Budget, which is the federal office frequently charged with overseeing deregulation efforts to launch the website. And again, that website is regulations.gov'Doge is combining the administration's goals of adding transparency and slashing waste, fraud and abuse by offering the American people the unique opportunity to recommend more deregulatory actions. This DOGE led effort highlighting President Trump's top priority to put the people first and the government bureaucrats last. That is what the White House spokesman said over the weekend. The website's main page will direct users to a form where you can report deregulatory suggestions, which provides users with more than a dozen prompts regarding their issue. The prompts include describing which federal agency has promoted a regulation at issue if the regulation is finalized or in the midst of the rulemaking process and justification for the deregulation, the history of how the regulation operates and the title and name of the agency's leader, as well as other detailed information on the regulation. The form prompts users also to provide their name, but the box is not mandatory to complete before submission, meaning that if you're in essence, a whistleblower, they'll happily take your suggestion. The person who submits a deregulatory suggestion could see the Trump administration name the recession of the rule after the individual so if you would love to have your name official. Well, the Trump administration, if they take your advice, is going to give you credit for it. Quote, only answer if you would like the recession to be named after you or your organization. Providing your name does not guarantee that it will appear on any final agency action. And we reserve the right to refrain from using names that are inappropriate or offensive. This again, going back to what Donald Trump said. I'm putting Americans first and the bureaucrats last in my administration. And it's another win for the American people.

Ben Ferguson (8:48)

And here is story number three, a.

Ben Ferguson (8:50)

Major victory this week for the Trump administration who said they were going to hold student protesters accountable if they were standing up for terrorists, especially if they are here from another country. Now, you may remember that the Senate Democrats came out and said, we stand with the pro terrorist, pro Hamas Columbia graduate, a guy by the name of Mahmoud Khalil. Why do they do it? Because, well, the Democratic Party has no problem standing with people that are advocating and supporting for the destruction of Israel and those that advocate for actual terrorist organizations. This is not all. We also found out that the Senate Judiciary Democrats went all in in supporting him as a political decision. This is the latest of six separate posts that they put out on social media promoting his cause, declaring free Muhammad Khalil. Well, he was arrested. He was a leader of last spring's pro Hamas protests. And just last week he participated in the Bernard protest in which activists were handing out Hamas propaganda booklets justifying the October 7 attacks. This again was during the week when Democrats supported him. Now, it's fair to debate where the line is between free speech and due process. And there's no doubt that that is an important conversation to have. But let's be clear, Democrats have no problem looking the other way when it comes to immigration laws. They look the other way when it comes to protecting Jewish students on campus as well. Which brings us to the victory that all of us should be excited about. An immigration judge has now ruled that Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the US Due to his involvement in leading last year's pro Palestinian protests at Columbia University. The judge coming out. And this news breaking on fox where Democrats lost their minds yet again. The decision that we have been waiting for. A judge has just ruled that the Trump administration's effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil can move forward. Correspondent Brooke Taylor live right near that courthouse in Gina, Louisiana. Tell us what the judge is saying in there.

Doug Schumer (11:08)

Brooke.

Martha MacCallum (11:09)

Hi, Martha. Yeah, this has been long anticipated and some major news. Just to first give you some perspective. We're down the street from that ICE detention center. The courtroom is inside of there. They didn't allow any phones or cameras. So we're finding out this information from our reporter who's over there down the street. She tells us, as you just mentioned, the immigration judge has found Mahmoud Khalil removable. Khalil's attorneys have until April 23rd to file relief applications. I asked that reporter what the immigration judge was able to say. She cited those DHS papers and said that the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio was able to meet that burden. And again, they have decided that Mahmoud Khalil is removable. The next question, Martha, of course his attorneys are going to fight this, but how long that process is going to take right now for him to be deported? We'll send it back.

Ben Ferguson (12:02)

You hear that report? Democrats are angry because they wanted to make sure that they could have as many of these activists that have come into the United States of America stand up for terrorists and advocate for death and destruction of the Jews all over the world. This judge ruling on Friday that this 30 year old again can be deported, saying the US government met its burden of proof to remove him. Quote, I would like to quote what you said last time, that there's nothing that's more important to this court than due process rights and fundamental fairness. That is what Mahmoud told the court saying, quote, clearly what we witnessed today, neither of these principles were presented today or in the whole process. Quote, this is exactly why the Trump administration sent me to this court a thousand miles away from my family. I just hope that the urgency that you deemed fit for me are afforded to the hundreds of others who have been here without hearings for months. Now his attorneys again have until April 23rd to file relief applications. During the hearing, the Department of Homeland Security attorneys also spoke about how this individual misrepresented himself on his green card application lying to get into the U. S. The Department of Homeland Security attorneys said that the man was not upfront about some of the organizations that he was involved with. Mahmoud, they said, willfully failed to disclose his employment with a Syrian office in the British Embassy in Beirut when he applied for permanent U. S. Residency. Federal officials alleged that Mahmoud was inadmissible at the time of his adjustment because of fraud or willful misrepresentation of material facts in his status application. In other words, this guy's a pathological liar to get into the US Is what they're accusing him of. The agency also accused him of failing to disclose his work for the United Nations. Relief and Work Agency specifically for Palestine refugees, and membership in Columbia University's Apartheid divest. Now, this is another example of the Trump administration saying, we're willing to dig, we're willing to look, and we're willing to make sure that people that come to this country are not wishing harm on anyone and aren't advocating for terrorist organizations. This ruling, no doubt, will have major precedent in allowing the administration to continue to go after those that were violent or advocating for violence on college campuses, coast to coast.

Ben Ferguson (14:39)

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