One Year Of Trump

Summary

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Podcast Summary: The Five – "One Year Of Trump"

Date: January 20, 2026
Hosts: Greg Gutfeld, Kayleigh McEnany, Harold Ford Jr., Jesse Waters, Dana Perino, Megan Alexander

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Overview

This episode marks the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, with the panel diving into the political, cultural, and media dynamics of the past year. Central topics include President Trump’s self-congratulatory White House press briefing, his ambitions regarding Greenland, the immigration debate, recent celebrity critiques of immigration enforcement, the political left’s perceived shifts, vetting drama in the Democratic Party, and cultural observations including a viral “steak cake.”

Hosted in The Five’s trademark energetic, combative, and satirical style, the group blends news analysis with pointed jokes, keeping discussion sharp and irreverent.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. President Trump’s Anniversary Performance and Accomplishments

[00:36–01:48]

• Trump celebrated by holding a near two-hour White House briefing, reciting his administration’s accomplishments.
• The hosts lampooned the length and self-aggrandizement of Trump’s "giant book of accomplishments".

Notable Quote:
“Year of President Trump driving the libs absolutely loco. And to celebrate, he annexed the White House briefing room for nearly two hours, holding reporters hostage while he read straight from a giant book of his own accomplishments.”
— Greg Gutfeld [00:36]

[01:48–03:22]

• Media coverage is discussed; claims that MSM ignores many of Trump’s policy moves.
• Comparison of Trump’s strategy to historic US territorial expansions.

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2. Trump’s Greenland Plan and Geopolitical Debate

[01:59–06:37]

• Trump heads to Davos, possibly to “browbeat” globalists and negotiate for Greenland.
• The panel debates the seriousness and rationale of acquiring Greenland: geopolitical strategy, defense, economic interests, and “protecting supply lines.”
• Satirical speculation about buying Denmark included.

Notable Quotes:
"Donald Trump, he's a T. Rex."
— Harold Ford Jr. [02:49]

"Knee pads for all the world leaders."
— Dana Perino [02:45]
"You mate with him or he devours you."
— Dana Perino [02:51]

• Panelists argue the acquisition is logical given historical US purchases (Louisiana, Alaska).
• Kayleigh McEnany cautions against statehood for Greenland, warning of Democratic Senate gains:
  “Greenland is deeply, deeply leftist... That’s a political nightmare for Republicans.” [06:51]

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3. Voter Priorities and Presidential Focus

[08:35–10:20]

• Dana Perino critiques Trump for focusing on issues the public may not prioritize (e.g., Greenland) and emphasizes the importance of connecting with voter concerns.
• The panel discusses political polling and messaging.

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4. Immigration, Minneapolis, and ICE Policy

[13:19–17:26]

• Segment opens with details on criminal migrant arrests in Minneapolis: 10,000 total, 3,000 so-called “bad hombres.”
• The conversation criticizes open border policies and defends tough ICE enforcement.
• Greg Gutfeld rails against media “performative ignorance” regarding enforcement actions, explaining the need for aggressive ICE action due to lack of local cooperation.

Notable Quote:
“No entity in government has that batting average, unless you're measuring corruption. But it's irrelevant because they go after the viral videos instead.”
— Greg Gutfeld [15:00]

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5. Church Protests and Selective Outrage

[17:26–25:32]

• Recent disruption of a Minneapolis church service by protestors is decried by Gutfeld and others as “cowardice,” with anger at celebrity activists’ selectivity.
• Comparisons are drawn to government crackdowns on pro-life protests under identical laws (FACE Act).

Notable Quotes:
“Could you imagine you’re in there in the roughest part of your life, and some douchebag is in there calling you names…”
— Greg Gutfeld [17:26]

“They prayed for the protestors who were yelling at them. That is Christianity, Don Lemon, and I hope you learn from it.”
— Kayleigh McEnany [22:51]

• Dana Perino and Megan Alexander call for fair application of laws and consistent outrage regardless of which “side” is involved.

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6. Democratic Party Vetting Scandals

[26:35–32:01]

• Kamala Harris’s vetting of running mates is scrutinized, including reported questions to PA Gov. Josh Shapiro and MN Gov. Tim Walz about foreign allegiances.
• The segment highlights the tension and identity politics in Democratic selection processes.

Notable Quotes:
“These vetting processes for a VP, they’re supposed to be awkward. How do you think Kamala’s was with Biden, Doug, and the nanny? I’m sure that came up—and it should have.”
— Harold Ford Jr. [28:54]

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7. Party Identity and “Wokeness”

[32:12–36:29]

• Bill Maher’s interview with Dana Carvey is spotlighted; Carvey laments being labeled “a Nazi” by the current left for holding Bill Clinton-era liberal views.
• Panelists reminisce about how the Democratic Party has shifted far left, making traditional moderates seem right-wing.

Notable Quotes:
“Well, I’m a Bill Clinton liberal, which is from the 90s, which is now called, me too, a Nazi bar.”
— Dana Carvey, via clip [32:53]
“I’m a Bill Clinton Democrat. ... The last time we passed serious welfare reform that prized and rewarded work, it was under his watch.”
— Dana Perino [34:11]

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8. Cultural Sidebar: RFK Jr.'s Steak Cake & Panel Banter

[36:49–38:02]

• The panel reacts to RFK Jr.’s birthday cake made of steak, with playful jabs about food politics.
• Kayleigh McEnany: “A steak cake. Undoubtedly healthier than an actual cake.” [37:41]

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9. Panel Banter, Light Moments, and Closing

[38:22–41:00]

• Updates on JD Vance’s expected fourth child, innovations in French fry packaging, animal trivia games, and viral videos round out the show.
• The rapport remains cheeky and irreverent throughout.

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Memorable Moments & Notable Quotes

• “Year of President Trump driving the libs absolutely loco.” — Greg Gutfeld [00:36]
• “Donald Trump, he's a T. Rex. You mate with him or he devours you.” — Harold Ford Jr. and Dana Perino [02:49–02:51]
• “Greenland is deeply, deeply leftist... That’s a political nightmare for Republicans.” — Kayleigh McEnany [06:51]
• “No entity in government has that batting average, unless you're measuring corruption.” — Greg Gutfeld [15:00]
• “They prayed for the protestors who were yelling at them. That is Christianity, Don Lemon, and I hope you learn from it.” — Kayleigh McEnany [22:51]
• “Well, I’m a Bill Clinton liberal, which is from the 90s, which is now called, me too, a Nazi bar.” — Dana Carvey, via panel [32:53]
• “A steak cake. Undoubtedly healthier than an actual cake.” — Kayleigh McEnany [37:41]

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Important Timestamps

• [00:36] Trump’s White House performance and “giant book of accomplishments”
• [01:59] Preview of Trump’s Greenland gambit at Davos
• [03:22] Panel debates historical US territorial acquisitions and their relevance
• [06:51] McEnany on Greenland’s political implications
• [13:19] Minneapolis ICE arrests
• [17:26] Gutfeld’s tirade about church protest, media cynicism
• [22:51] McEnany praises congregants’ forgiveness, defines “real Christianity”
• [26:35] Democratic vetting scandals (Kamala Harris running mate saga)
• [32:12] Dana Carvey and the “soft-canceled” Democratic moderate
• [36:49] RFK Jr.’s steak cake and panel banter

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Tone and Style

Throughout, The Five’s panel is brash, satirical, and adversarial – sometimes breaking news with humor, other times relishing in partisan shots (“libs absolutely loco,” “performative ignorance”). Even sensitive topics are approached with irreverence, balancing real policy concerns with punchlines.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Episode

This episode captures the high-energy, often sardonic analysis that defines The Five. If you’re seeking measured, detailed scrutiny of President Trump’s political strategy, border security, the rift among Democrats, and pop culture crossfire—intertwined with raucous banter and memorable one-liners—this episode is quintessential Fox News Panel TV.

Transcript

[Greg Gutfeld]

Five years ago, the US brought leaders from Israel, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain together to sign the Abraham Accords. I'm Megan Alexander and this is Middle east tomorrow go to partners.foxnews.com met. Hi, I'm Greg Gutfeld along with Kayleigh McEnany, Harold Ford Jr. Jesse Waters and she once ran a ski lodge in a snow globe. Dana Perino.

[Jesse Waters]

The five.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Foreign.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Year of President Trump driving the libs absolutely loco. And to celebrate, he annexed the White House briefing room for nearly two hours, holding reporters hostage while he read straight from a giant book of his own accomplishments.

[Jesse Waters]

Here's the book on accomplishments. And this is something. I'm glad my finger wasn't in that sucker. That could have done some damage. But you know what? I wouldn't have shown the pain. Look at this. These are all. Each line is something that we did. Nobody did that before. And it's big stuff too. Look, we have the hottest country in the world. I said why? Why is it the Gulf of Mexico? It should be the Gulf of America. I was going to call it the Gulf of Trump, but I thought that I would be killed if I did that. D.C. is now. You can walk right from here to a restaurant right through the center of town. You can be with your child, with your loved one, with your lover. Deranged Jack six Smith. He's a sick son of a. They gave me the worst of the worst and here I am. I've never seen this room like this. Is this a celebration of the first year?

[Greg Gutfeld]

You know what? We don't deserve him. Now President Trump jets off to Davos where he's expected to browbeat the bug eating globalists over Greenland. But how far will he go?

[Harold Ford Jr.]

How far are you willing to go to acquire Greenland?

[Jesse Waters]

You'll find out. I think that we will work something out where NATO is going to be very happy and where we're going to be very happy. But we need it for security purposes. We need it for national security and even world security. It's very important.

[Greg Gutfeld]

But Democrats say the Greenland gambit proves Trump has completely lost it. He is a madman.

[Dana Perino]

He is insane.

[Greg Gutfeld]

He's only thinking about himself.

[Dana Perino]

Everything you're hearing.

[Greg Gutfeld]

What'S yes, he's going.

[Megan Alexander]

To probably use military action and when he does, Americans are going to die in battle.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

It's time to stand tall and firm, have a backbone. I can't take this complicity. People rolling over.

[Dana Perino]

I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Donald Trump, he's a T. Rex.

[Dana Perino]

You mate with him or he devours you.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Wow. Knee pads. All right, Jesse. Welcome back.

[Jesse Waters]

Thank you.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah, you can barely see the staples.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

I took off MLK Day, Greg.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yes, that's right. That's right. And it's. We all know why.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

They're my people.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yes. They are your people. So he went through his giant book of accomplishments, and that's only one year, but he has to do it because the media has ignored half of this stuff.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Right. And I saw MSNBC cut away when he started showing the mug shots of the bad hombres we're picking up in Minneapolis. We have to secure Greenland. It will happen. Dana is right. She's never been wrong in any of her predictions. The United States always secures our interests, economically, militarily, either by force or purchase Louisiana Purchase, Alaska, the Philippines. We even got the Marshall Islands after World War II. You don't even know where they are, Greg. Yeah, we got the moon. I think we own it.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

And.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

I know. I know we own it. And when the world changes, we change. So globalism's dead. We have to protect our own supply lines. We have to protect ourselves from missiles coming in from China. And we're going to do it whether they like it or not. Denmark should take the offer.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yes.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Denmark cannot defend or develop the island. And they're in violation of their NATO obligations because they are sworn to defend all of their territory and they cannot defend it. They live under our security umbrella. It is a big, beautiful umbrella, Greg. Do they want to live under it or not? We're offering them $700 billion.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yes. A billion per person.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

A billion per person. The royal family in Denmark is dying to sell Denmark. Every European that we're going to grease with the 700 billion is dying to do this deal. It's like when you find out your great grandmother has this amazing piece of real estate right on the coast, and some big fat developer comes over and makes an amazing offer, and you don't even go to the property. You've never even seen the estate. And you don't have enough money to even build on it. So someone comes here, slaps a check down, and you're going to say no. Once Besant and Lutnick and Rubio get into a room with all these guys and knock their heads together. We're getting Greenland.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah. You know, Dana, I mean. And we're taking Denmark as is. Like, there's not even any staging at all. We're not asking for any improvements. We're just saying we'll take it off your hands.

[Megan Alexander]

We'll do the work a step further. We're taking Denmark. We don't need Denmark.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I'm sorry, Greenland. Same thing, right? Okay, that's a good question that just came to me. Why does Denmark have dibs over Greenland? It's not even in their hemisphere. It's in ours. That Frisbee is on our roof.

[Megan Alexander]

Well, I actually did a little research on this. You can go back to, like, I think it was in 1916 that the United States said, okay, we recognize Greenland belongs to Denmark.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah.

[Megan Alexander]

Okay. So you. Now, you could say that those things don't matter, but territorially, I think that they have laid claim to it. But I also think President Trump could claim the win here already, and he probably is planning to do that. So, like, when McCaskill is there saying he's definitely going to use military power from the comfort of your kitchen, that's not happening. I do believe that when they all get there today, that tomorrow he'll get in a room and he'll be like, you guys. You guys ready to deal? And they'll be ready to deal. We already know this is going to happen. They're not going to try to stand on their own, but they've already offered everything that he's basically wanted. The only thing is the issue of ownership. And how can he define ownership in a way that is when I feel like President Trump has already won the issue and he just needs to package it in a way that says, I'll take the win, thanks.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah, like a leasehold or freehold. I don't know what that's called. Kelly. You know, the thing is, what did you think of Trump's performance? There's a lot of great lines in there with the little clip thing. He said he wouldn't show the pain. I thought that was nice. What did you make of it?

[Kayleigh McEnany]

I think he's his own best messenger. On Minnesota, for instance, he gave acknowledgement to there being both sides that need to be looked at, considered. He, of course, supports ice, but he. He has given a voice to that woman, which I think is very good. Not only that, on immigration, he said, I've looked at my team, and I said, look, we got to get this under control. There are good people who are here. They came illegally, they're working on farms. They're a value to our society, and let's go after the criminals. So President Trump has a good gauge and a good steer, and I think we saw that today on Greenland, though I'm very skeptical that the ultimate goal to that point is to have A military takeover of Greenland and incorporate Greenland into the United States. Why Greenland became a state, they get two Senate seats. Greenland is deeply, deeply leftist, really socialist. So two socialist senators, you could add them to the United States Senate. At least one House seat, according to the Heritage Foundation. So you got another House socialist Member James Carville has told me they want to get rid of the filibuster, make D.C. a state. So add another two Democratic senators, add another two Democratic House seats. That's a political nightmare for Republicans.

[Megan Alexander]

And Puerto Rico would be like, excuse.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Me, Puerto Rico would be like, let us in, too. So I think President Trump's end goal is something short of that. Maybe a freely associated state like the Marshall Islands, maybe a territory like Guam, less likely to happen. But I think he's got them in a position to deal. But I don't think the deal is going to be, let's add socialist senators to the United States Senate and lose it forevermore.

[Greg Gutfeld]

So, Harold, you know, I was. You could talk about Greenland, but I was kind of impressed with Newsom's description of Trump as a T Rex. That's really actually a good. That's a compliment. You know, you either play along or you get eaten. I mean, that's pretty. That's the smartest thing Newsom's ever said.

[Dana Perino]

Let's see how President Trump thinks about that. Good to be. Good to be with everybody again. I listened to the president today and I was reminded, Kayleigh, that he gave a speech, a nationally televised address, I think, a few months ago, where he was able to have 15 minutes to list off some of the. Some of the accomplishments. I had a slightly different take on his speech today. I think if I, if I were him, I would have done this today. If I were around him, I would have advised him to do this, because he is seeing the snapshot of kind of where the country is thinking we are and how voters, particularly voters who put him over the top in 2016 and obviously in 2024, not necessarily believing that their priorities are his priorities. We can talk about polls, but I think polls are only accurate for that very moment, and you should use them as an instruction manual. The thing I would take away if I were him from our polling and all the other polling that's out there, is that he is focused on things that people aren't necessarily focused on in their own lives. That doesn't mean what he's focused on is unimportant, but it's not important to voters. And I think he is. He did today a good job of trying to persuade the American people and even himself that what he's focused on is what's most important for the country and what is going to advance the country in the long term. Two, I think on the immigration thing, I think Karl Rove said it best in our network maybe a few days ago, and he's talking about Texas. I don't think Texas goes Democrat, but he said that Texas is certainly you're seeing Hispanic voters move a little bit away from some of the Republicans because he thinks that this is Carl's words. He thinks that a lot of Texas Republicans that matter, Americans who are Republicans are more forgiving or have some grace for immigrants whom are here illegally, who are not violent, who paid their taxes, who are raising families and raising good families, even families who gave voice to that today.

[Jesse Waters]

Right.

[Dana Perino]

But I think that's where he, on the immigration thing, he's not, he's not faring as much as he wants. And finally on Greenland, he could do everything he wants. Dana's right. He can do everything he wants economically and militarily there because of a 1951 treaty that Harry Truman negotiated, said, look, we'll partner with you to do whatever you want to make not only the island safe, but to make our hemisphere safe and for that matter, NATO safe. And two, you can have access to all the natural resources. I think for the president, he wants to own it. He wants to be a landlord and not a tenant. And I'm just not convinced that people in Greenland are going to give up in spite of, notwithstanding the political dynamics that may happen if they become a state. Two Democrats or Democrats or whatever. I think the people in Greenland, they kind of like being what they are, who they are and just stripping them of their self determination when they want to give us everything practically that we want, I think would be a mistake. And if you don't believe me, I think all you got to do is listen to what I think the president's going to face when he goes to Davos. I wish him the best, but based on what you're hearing already there, there's going to be some fireworks when he gets there.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Well, you know, the question is, did Truman want a country that expands or shrinks? I don't know, Alaska.

[Megan Alexander]

Very good. Can I add one other thing?

[Dana Perino]

Sure.

[Megan Alexander]

Instance, Truman.

[Greg Gutfeld]

What?

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Global warming.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yes.

[Megan Alexander]

That is also one of the reasons that this issue has accelerated because if you care about the Arctic Circle and the blah, blah, blah, you know, the thing around the map.

[Jesse Waters]

Yes.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Already lost interest.

[Dana Perino]

Can I say one. Okay.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah, go ahead, Harold.

[Dana Perino]

President, the President Trump. I just want everybody's reaction just to think about President Trump on truth Social today said that China and Russia are the boogeymen when the real threat to the US Is the UN NATO and Islam. Now, I'm not, I don't agree with that. And if you going into Europe in the most, the conference I think is too much of an elitist conference. But if you're going to go there to speak to the leaders there, it's going to be curious to see how they, how they digest that.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

He has an end game. That's why I published their text. They're on notice.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

They'll fall in line.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Harold who's your bogeyman? Casey oh, Jesse.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Jesse.

[Greg Gutfeld]

All right. Coming up next, the slow cooked ham from New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen. Slammin ice. Hi, I'm Megan Alexander and this is Middle East Tomorrow.

[Megan Alexander]

Five years ago, the US Brought leaders.

[Greg Gutfeld]

From Israel, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain together to sign the Abraham Accords.

[Megan Alexander]

That historic day ignited a cross border.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Movement of change makers who are joining.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Forces to reshape the region.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Join me as I uncover the stories of the people transforming the Middle east today and tomorrow. Go to partners.foxnews.com met.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

More proof that the Minnesota maniacs are fighting for predators, rapists and hardened criminals. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announcing 10,000 criminal migrant arrests in Minneapolis, including 3,000 bad hombres. They just got off the streets in the last six weeks. President Trump doing a little show and tell of his handiwork. Watch.

[Jesse Waters]

I can show you some of the people vicious, many of them murderous. These are all out of Minnesota. Just Minnesota. You know, if you didn't have open border policies of Biden, none of this, all of the things that we, all of the time that we spend talking about Minnesota and everything else, most of them are coming from out of the country and it's been caused by a previous administrator. These are just in Minnesota. California, it's worse. In other states it's worse.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

And now celebrities are getting in on the anti ice bandwagon. Check out what Bruce Springsteen and Ellen are saying.

[Jesse Waters]

If you believe you don't deserve to.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Be murdered for exercising your American right to protest.

[Jesse Waters]

And send a message to this president.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

And as the mayor of Bet city has said, I should get the out of here. And I'm proud of everyone who's protesting.

[Megan Alexander]

Peacefully and I am sorry for anyone.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Who has been hurt.

[Megan Alexander]

Just for protesting.

[Greg Gutfeld]

For doing what you should be doing.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

How brave.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Greg? Yes. Who is that guy? Well, I talk about a virtue Signal from afar how desperate she has to be for friendship. Nobody likes her here, nobody likes her there. It's why she's moving back. It's a shame Donald Trump has to do this show and tell. But this is due to performative ignorance, which is done by anchors on other networks, activists, politicians who deliberately misunderstand an issue. So you are forced to do the heavy lifting of explaining it. We know this feeling. Then there's this real ignorance, which is Springsteen, which he said, it's not about the. You know, it's about the right to protest. No, it's not. It's about the city's corruption. You know, ICE detained roughly 400,000 people. The percentage of properly detained actual illegals is between 99.8 and 99.95%. No entity in government has that batting average, unless you're measuring corruption. But it's irrelevant because they go after the viral videos instead. Then you start thinking about, like, well, how did this happen? What is he talking about? Well, you have these riskier arrests because there is no shared info between the local law enforcement and federal law enforcement. So the apprehensions are. You have to look for them. You have to ask for the papers, as the Democrats like to say. You were asking people for the papers. That's because your guys were. Won't give us the papers. So you have to do. You have to, like, explain to people like, yeah, ICE did break down a door, you're right. But behind that door were two convicted sex offenders. You always have to do these steps, and it's exhausting. And I do. And I think the reason why they do this is because they assume that in an environment where they can pretend they're stupid, you don't have time to explain to them, like, why communism is bad. Well, there's ussr, there's China. Or you could say, like, they go like, you know, trans rights is human rights. And then you go like, okay, do I have to explain to them that the chromosomes, they can't flip, you know, X, Y, xx. It doesn't happen, but I really don't feel like it. So they're always trying to rely on your reluctance to school them on issues that they probably already know. They do this with trans. They do this with ice, do it with no cash bail. They do it with corruption. You start explaining oversight, and they act like you're speaking a foreign language. Last thing I want to say. And it's just about the church thing, which is a perfect example.

[Megan Alexander]

Here.

[Greg Gutfeld]

You had people just basically invade a church and what bugged me Most about it is you don't know why. Like, I guess what gets me mad is what Don Lemon said, that these are white nationalists. They picked a white church so they could say that. Does Don Lemon. He's an asshole. Let's be honest. Does he ever think about why people are in church? They go like, oh, it's because they're, you know, engaging in a religious service. That's not the reason for a lot of them. A lot of them are praying because they have a sick relative. Somebody is dealing with a recent tragedy. Could you imagine you're in there in the roughest part of your life, and some douchebag is in there calling you names, and you have that big, imposing, bearded guy. He would never do that in a biker bar. He comes in, and it goes back to the deliberate ignorance. He goes up to people who aren't prepared to argue. They're en masse and intimidates them and screams at them and terrifies kids. These are absolute cowards. That bearded bonehead would never walk into a firehouse or a. Or a biker bar and do what he did because he knows he'd get his ass kicked from here to Cleveland.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

And, Dana, all of those Christians in that church forgave this disruption.

[Megan Alexander]

Of course they did. But that doesn't mean that there shouldn't be consequences for it. And the Justice Department is taking it very seriously, much more seriously than the governor or the mayor's office. And also, you have to. One of the big problems in the city, and we've seen it in other cities, is where is the local police department in order to help.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yes.

[Megan Alexander]

They don't necessarily want this to happen to their neighbors. These are their neighbors, their friends. And the fact that they're terrorizing children. And it's not like we haven't seen terrible things happen in churches in the recent past where, you know, you've had actual shootings and things like, thankfully that. I guess you could say this was peaceful. But when you're screaming at children, it's another thing. I would love for the celebrities to react to that. Like, are they ever going to react to something that actually happened in real time? Like, as Greg says, you don't have time to go through, like, here's all the reasons that this isn't true. They also never said anything when the border was open.

[Dana Perino]

Right.

[Megan Alexander]

And so it's just hard to take a lot of it seriously. But we do need everybody to get on the same page here and say, what is the problem? We're trying to solve problems. We're trying to solve is there are criminal illegal migrants in the city. This is the list. As Harold was saying, here's the list of who we're trying to find. Can you help us do that? I just. It's weird to me that they're not weird. It's kind of disgusting to me that they're not willing to at least do.

[Greg Gutfeld]

That and then they're not trying to solve it. This is not about solving a problem. It's about recognition. It's about disruption. They don't give two shits about these people. I'm so mad about this because I don't think people understand how outrageous this really is. And these people, like, I just wish it's so unfair that we can't go to where they are. Like, where do they congregate? Where can we go and interrupt when they're feeling bad? We don't have that, nor would we want that. It's just.

[Megan Alexander]

I just want to add one other thing is that the Attorney General of Minnesota, Keith Ellison, two weeks ago, he was everywhere. Finally, because he is on audio tape taking, making a situation, basically saying, I'll help the fraudsters. Don't worry, I'll tell the investigators to back off. They give him a donation. Four days later, he says, don't worry, I will tell them that you don't need to be investigated anymore. He only gives the money back when those people are convicted. And then he's on yesterday talking about this church situation, but saying that it violates the FACE Act. And this is the former attorney General, I'm sorry, former congressman, now attorney General, who doesn't even understand what the actual act is, which includes religious worshiping places like this church.

[Jesse Waters]

Yeah.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

You've added having a bunch of guys in MAGA hats go into a mosque, Caylee, and call these people a bunch of cowards and fanatics. And the attorney general would say it's fine.

[Dana Perino]

Yeah.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

And we actually have data points on this. Right. Because there were peaceful pro lifers who went to pray with people outside of clinics. And what happened to them? Joe Biden used the FACE act, ironically, the same act at issue here and the KKK Act, Conspiracy against rights to go after peaceful pro life protesters. So he set a precedent for going after these individuals, these deranged individuals who you are looking at, who I have zero tolerance for. Because put your head in the mind of someone in Minneapolis. I mean, I remember over the summer, the shooting in a Minneapolis church. Two students died. This is the very same city. You know, as a Christian going to church, I Feel on edge. Anytime I hear something, I'm always looking back at the door. And to have these people come in, the children were terrified. And when the children showed terror on their faces, which I know we have images of, we've had them up on this network. What did the protesters do? According to one reporter, they yelled at the kids. They yelled at the children. These people, apparently. Don Lemon says this is his version of Christianity, by the way, and you're right. He said they're all white supremacists in there. This is not Christianity. What Christianity is is the peaceful people in this church. What they did when this was happening, they read their Bibles, they bowed their heads, they prayed. And a pastor I interviewed last night said, then after that, we all recongregated and we did our worship service. They prayed for the protesters who were yelling at them. That is Christianity, Don Lemon, and I hope you learn from it.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Harold Ford, Jr.

[Dana Perino]

Earlier today, the three of us were texting, and part of what we read today was about the Sabbath being made for mankind. And what those people did in that church was wrong. They should be. I agree with you. Anyone that tramples into a place of faith, whether they enact an actual act of violence or implement one or they implement something that people are threatened by, if the Minnesota Attorney General said that, then I didn't say that. I trust you that he did say it. He was wrong. They should be able to go after these people.

[Megan Alexander]

He just doesn't even understand the law.

[Dana Perino]

Whether he understood or just applied or not, he's just wrong. The conversation. Look, Bruce Springsteen and Ellen DeGeneres, whether you agree with them or not, they have the right to say it. I do. Ask the question, where are they? On other things, perhaps we didn't hear their voices, but they should speak up on this matter here. And even to your point, Jesse, what they thought about the president closing off the border, which I think is probably the biggest and most obvious success for the president. But our conversation around this has gotten really coarse and really shrill. And whether, Greg, I hear you, whether it's 99.8 or 99.99%, that they arrest the right people or people. When I say right people, people who actually are not citizens, I do think I can understand if you are a person of Hispanic descent living in Minneapolis or living anywhere in the country, and you have kids and they're in public school and you're looking at your kids to school and you're hearing, whether it's the state of Tennessee or anywhere that you could be arrested or Your kids could be arrested. I think the fear, I'm not saying that you can't understand it because of what you look like. I'm only saying.

[Greg Gutfeld]

But I would say, who's creating that fear? It's not ice, but whomever might be creating.

[Dana Perino]

So, no, Greg, you're likely right. My only point is ICE is a part of that narrative. Whether they are the actual and only instigator of it, they're part of it. Which leads us back to where we were in the first segment about how do we bring to Dana's point, a point I've been trying to make. And you actually started this point many, many weeks ago, Greg, why don't the leaders, the president said to these governors and mayors come, let's figure this out. Here's a guy. Here are the hundred. When I say guys, men and women, it's mostly guys. Here are the hundred I want. Here are the 200 I want. Help us get them and then we can figure out the next steps because otherwise we're just going to continue to be blaming this group or that group. We don't retreat necessarily instinctually to our partisan corners, but. But a lot of Americans do. And unfortunately a lot of people are being encouraged to. And that's not going to get us. That's not going to get us to a constructive answer and certainly not going to get us to something like this. Not having to cover stories like this because thank God no one was killed in that church.

[Greg Gutfeld]

You know what I really hate about this, Harold, is that this is really, I guess, discouraging Jesse, from going to mass. You've been very. It has, yeah.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

I mean, so I've been praying alone, mostly praying for you. Oh, because you're lost and you'll come back to Jesus, Craig.

[Dana Perino]

And dp. Those people forgave the church. Forgave the. Those people, those protestors.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Wow.

[Dana Perino]

Yes, that's the way.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

All right, Harold, good to have you back around the table.

[Dana Perino]

Thank you so much.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Up next, secret Agent Tampon. What did Kamala know about Tim Walls and China?

[Kayleigh McEnany]

This is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for the 52 episode podcast series the Life of Jesus.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

A listening experience that will provide hope.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Comfort and understanding of the greatest story ever told. Listen and follow [e-mail] or wherever you listen to podcasts.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Explosive new details on Kamala's running mate vetting process. Campaign aides reportedly grilled Tim Walls on whether he was secretly working for the Chinese Communist Party before signing him on as her running Mate. After it was revealed he took multiple trips to China. That's when the questioning came. And that comes as Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says in his new memoir that Kamala's team straight up asked him if he had ever been an Israeli agent. Meanwhile, Politico is exploring Kamala's time in LA LA Land, her political exile in Los Angeles, and sudden return to the spotlight. Which could be bad news for Democrats hoping to move on and not relive this mess.

[Megan Alexander]

They may want us to be afraid, to be divided, to be silent, but we won't give them their satisfaction. We will continue the fight with determination, with resilience, and, dare I say, with joy. So in the spirit of Chicago, it is time to bear down.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Yeah, she's running. She's not going anywhere. Dana, I was on with you and Bill yesterday when we were talking about this. Josh Shapiro being asked if he was an Israeli double agent. And then it is convenient that, like, by the end of the day, the waltz team said, I was also asked if I was a Chinese spy.

[Megan Alexander]

We are thinking the same.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Yes.

[Megan Alexander]

I thought it was a bit of strategic leaking that all of a sudden. Because Walz is toast. Okay, so nobody really cares. The revelations in Josh Shapiro's book is just a reminder to everyone that Kamala Harris did not choose Josh Shapiro because he's Jewish. Her first big decision for a would be president. I want to be president. Was to choose Governor Walz, Tim Walz from Minnesota, who oversaw $9 billion worth of fraud. And apparently that didn't raise to the level of a question in the vetting.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Yeah, that's exactly right. And I mean, Jesse, they missed the fraud. They missed all of his lies. Remember, he lied about his dui. He misled about having a weapon of war. There's like a whole litany that the vetting process missed.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Yeah, they missed everything. But I don't see anything wrong with asking these questions. I mean, the Chinese and the Israelis have an amazing spy network all over the world. I'm not saying Shapiro and Walls are agents of a foreign power, but these are obvious questions you ask anyone who's going to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Especially when Walls is going to China 20 times and is infatuated with the Chinese system. Or Shapiro, I think, volunteered to do work at an Israeli army base. Now, that's not disqualifying, but these are simple questions you ask anyone. Imagine if Barack Obama were Biden's vp. Can you imagine the questions? Your dad's Muslim. Anything you wanna say? You grew up in Indonesia. You wanna tell us about that? Here's a picture of you in Farrakhan. You wanna talk to a lawyer? I mean, the guy would have never gotten through. And that' These vetting processes for a vp, they're supposed to be awkward. How do you think Kamala's was with Biden, Doug and the nanny? I'm sure that came up and it should have.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Yeah. I do think there was a little more going on with Shapiro though. I agree with you. Those questions should be asked. But with Shapiro, Harris asked him if he'd be willing to apologize for his statements he made about Upenn. Those statements he made about anti Semitism. So she wanted him to walk back his pro Israel support, essentially. That's what that tells me.

[Dana Perino]

She may have. But I agree 100% with Jesse. I would have asked, I hope she asked those questions. I hope anybody running would ask even probing questions, even the ones that you're asking there. She obviously wasn't satisfied with what Governor Shapiro had to say about those things. And somehow another got satisfied and comfortable with Governor Wallace. But I hesitate to say this publicly, but I agree with Jesse 100%.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Greg.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah. So it's amazing Kamala didn't pick Pete cuz he was gay. And she even admits that it's the first time anybody's ever publicly said, hey, I didn't hire the guy because he's gay and she didn't get cancer.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

If I say that, she's like bigot than I am.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I mean, I can't, I can't believe no one said that before. She's like, you mean I'm the first person to ever say that? Holy crap. And then of course she didn't pick Shapiro cuz he controls the weather and you know, runs Hollywood.

[Dana Perino]

So.

[Greg Gutfeld]

And then you got, and then you got Walls who's a Chinese spy, which means he probably banged E. Swalwell. So now we gotta backfill this whole story. But really it's about.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Well then she can't pick Swalwell either.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yes, exactly. But it's like these candidates were, were chosen because of their cowardice. They, they, they, you know, they weren't gonna upset the woke apple cart. They can't even answer questions on basic biology. I mean, these are, these people were designed to be controlled, you know, and I think that's why you have. Oh, by the way, we wouldn't know about this stuff if we had lost. We're getting, we're, you know, tip the world. We're. What do you got lifting up the rocks and seeing all the stuff underneath. Because Trump won. Trump never won. We wouldn't know any of this stuff.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

And I love this stuff underneath. So keep it coming. Josh Pirro and others. All right, up next, comedian Dana Carvey explains why being a Bill Clinton liberal will get you called a Nazi in today's Democratic Party.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Ain't nowhere I'd rather be than in.

[Dana Perino]

A four by four by you, babe.

[Megan Alexander]

And this is not your father's Democratic Party. Legendary SNL comedian Dana Carvey telling Bill Maher how the modern day left views his Bill Clinton liberalism as no different than being a Nazi.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

I used to get nominated for everything and then.

[Greg Gutfeld]

And then the wokeness came in and.

[Dana Perino]

Then I was considered conservative.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Are you bad? Ridiculous. So they. I was so what I call soft canceled.

[Dana Perino]

Yeah.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Where you know, you don't, you know.

[Dana Perino]

Well, I'm a Bill Clinton liberal, which.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Is from the 90s, which is now called me too. A Nazi bar.

[Megan Alexander]

Exactly. Right here.

[Greg Gutfeld]

A white supremacist.

[Megan Alexander]

Harold. This reminds me of way back. I'm going to date myself a little bit. In 19, I was working for a congressman from Colorado. Had been conservative his entire life. All of a sudden in Roll Call the newspaper it says the moderate Dan Schaefer. And he was like, wait, Dana, I was press secretary. When did I become a moderate? And I was like, sir, I think it moved when the class of 94 got elected. These things do change a little bit. You consider yourself a Bill Clinton Democrat?

[Dana Perino]

Totally. I mean, I.

[Megan Alexander]

Okay. Are you also a Nazi?

[Dana Perino]

No. I mean, I think they were joking. But look, I'm a Bill Clinton Democrat. I don't think he was, I think about the Nazi thing. He was definitely. He's basically trying to say they're so far outside the mainstream. It's like when President Trump last week said he was going to jokingly sheep as he said we'll cancel the midterm elections. Democrats got all excited like, I'm a Bill Clinton Democrat because I voted in 1998 for the last balanced budget the country's ever passed. I'm a Bill Clinton Democrat because the last time we passed serious welfare reform that prized and rewarded work, it was under his watch. The last time we had a national crime bill, it was Bill Clinton that did it. I'm proud to be that kind of a Democrat. Dana Carvey's joking. We're not Nazis. We're Americans and want to try to get the government working for every American. So that's what I'm proud of.

[Megan Alexander]

What do you think, Greg?

[Greg Gutfeld]

I think he read that I Think he got. He wasn't calling. He said he's considered a Nazi. Because as it stands right now, according to the left, he is a Nazi. Because as it stands, a Bill Clinton Democrat is maga. If you look at crime, like the crime bill, if you look at immigration, it's almost interchangeable. I would throw in trans, but trans wasn't an issue in the 90s. Except for that time Bill Clinton went home with a ladyboy. And, boy, he was so pissed off at Roger. He was like, roger, you're supposed to stop me. I'm sure when the modern party hears these guys, they're just gonna say, oh, it's three old white males fretting over their normative irrelevance in the age of diverse collective equity. And they're racist, misogynistic, and transphob. Which means, guys, you shouldn't stay where you aren't wanted. And come on to my show.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

If you guys were excited.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Come on my show.

[Dana Perino]

I.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Bill's done it. Now it's time for carvey and spade.

[Megan Alexander]

I would love that.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I'll give you a complimentary audience.

[Megan Alexander]

I'd love to be there. Oh, wow, that's a great offer. Kaylee, do you think that. I mean, does Greg have a point about the party moving so far left that these guys are outside the tent?

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Of course. I'll be quick. Just two sentences that were uttered every day. Illegal aliens show up in court who are charged whether they are innocent or guilty of crimes. They are charged in court. They are still here illegally and should be sent out of the country. That is not Donald Trump. That is Bill Clinton. 1995. Donald Trump's rhetoric was softer today, and yet Trump was the extremist, and Bill Clinton was just fine.

[Megan Alexander]

What do you think? Trump was softer than Bill Clinton today, Jesse?

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Softer than Bill.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I don't know.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

A lot of us. Yeah, no, you're right. Like crime, immigration, anti gay marriage. Yeah, they were pretty, pretty hardcore. And then what happened? The women thing. Barack gets in charge and accuses all Republicans of hating women, and then he accuses of hating blacks. And then you guys got on the Internet and you started going crazy. All right, we never changed. You guys change. It's time for you guys to come back and come back on Greg's show. So you get a nice deep tissue massage.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Oh, gosh.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Oh, you're gonna love every minute of it. And I'll wax. I'll throw in the wax for free.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Wax. Gross.

[Megan Alexander]

If I keep this, if I stall, you might get more of a deal. The fastest is up next.

[Dana Perino]

Welcome back, RFK Jr. Celebrating 72 years on this planet. Happy birthday. By blowing out the birthday candles on a literal steak cake. But where in the world did he get this idea from? Yes, look at that.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Look how unhealthy I looked. You didn't know, but you left out the other thing. You know that for his birthday he had a pinata, but it was a real donkey. Yeah, they just eat it to death. I don't think that was very festive. Harold.

[Dana Perino]

Greg, Jesse, you have thoughts on this?

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Yeah, they're stealing my stuff. I had mug shot Monday. And now Trump's doing the mugshot thing and he's stealing steak day from you. I don't. Steak cakes. I mean, they are ripping us off. I don't mind. I'm not gonna sue the administration or anything. I would never do that. We get sued, we don't sue other people.

[Dana Perino]

Haley, on that positive note, you think about the steak cake.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Yeah, I mean, look, this is so triggering to leftists. I didn't realize this food pyramid was so controversial. People are like, how dare you say we should consume more protein than carbs? But I think he's just triggering the liberals with this. A steak cake. Undoubtedly healthier than an actual cake.

[Dana Perino]

I'm not a liberal. I'm a Democrat. I probably eat steak five times a week, so I'm glad he did. DP your thoughts?

[Megan Alexander]

Anything to help the ranchers.

[Dana Perino]

Absolutely. Well, anything else? No, we're good.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

That's it.

[Dana Perino]

One more thing.

[Greg Gutfeld]

OMT, Jesse.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

The Vance family is expanding.

[Dana Perino]

J.D.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Vance put out this statement. We're very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy. Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July. Congratulations, guys. Now let's go to a feeding frenzy, which Usha will be doing a lot.

[Jesse Waters]

Of.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Heinz reinventing the French fry box. Look at this, guys. The Heinz Dipper. It's got a little fry box with the built in ketchup compartment so you don't have to tear open the ketchup packets and squeeze it and get it all over the place. No need of that anymore. You can just dip the fries right in the packet. Tonight, Jesse Waters primetime, we have Bobby Kennedy Jr. We'll be talking about the steak cake.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Awesome. All right, that's very interesting. All right, so tonight we have Emily Compagno, Steve Cortez, Brianna Lyman, and Tyrus. Hey, let's play a new game. Greg's what's under the Blanket? Don't look under the blanket. All right, let's roll the tape and stop it. All right, there's the blanket. Kaylee, what's under that blanket?

[Kayleigh McEnany]

I have a mouthful of fries. Prepair.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

That's a good guess.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah. Don't show it.

[Dana Perino]

Gus.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Gus? Gus is my dog.

[Dana Perino]

Oh, that's a Phoenix zoo. No, it can't be. Gus. It's a Phoenix zoo.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Oh, it's a Phoenix zoo. I'm gonna go with parakeet.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Parakeet.

[Megan Alexander]

Parakeet.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I would just say one keat.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Raccoon.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Raccoon. Let's show everyone.

[Dana Perino]

Who's that Ardvore?

[Greg Gutfeld]

Ernie the anteater. You know that anteaters have very low body type, so they like to be wrapped in blankets to stay warm. And they often use their bushy tails as a blanket or sunshade, much like I do when I'm.

[Dana Perino]

You know.

[Megan Alexander]

Maybe we can get you a blanket for tomorrow.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I would love that because it's so cold in here. Dana.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

Okay.

[Megan Alexander]

I want to show you this video of an Australian woman. She thought she was doing the right thing. She was trying to help these little ducklings. But the mom was like, oh, no, you don't like. No good deed goes unpunished. Even down under.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Whoa. Looks like she got stuck with the bill. Bernie's up with the weather after this. Harold.

[Dana Perino]

Congrats to the Indiana Hoosiers. Went 16. 0. They beat my Canes last night. My wife's canes. Indiana entered the season as the losingest football program in all. Division one football. And his coach, Signetti, took him. Congratulates to those guys.

[Greg Gutfeld]

No time for you, Kaylee.

[Kayleigh McEnany]

There was a hockey game. That's all I'll say.

[Megan Alexander]

Who cares?

[Greg Gutfeld]

That's it for us. Have a great night. Listen to the 5ad free on Amazon Music with your prime membership or subscribe wherever you get your podcast.