Tragedy In Texas

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Five – "Tragedy In Texas"
Release Date: July 7, 2025
Host: FOX News Radio
Description: The hot topics that have everyone talking from the five voices that will have everyone listening. Don't miss 'The Five' as they discuss, debate and at times debunk the hot news stories, controversies and issues of the day.

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1. Devastating Flash Floods in Texas

The episode opens with an update on the catastrophic flash floods that struck Central Texas, resulting in significant loss of life and numerous missing persons.

• Host Dana Perino announced, “The death toll from Friday's flash floods in Central Texas has soared to 91 and that includes 27 children. At least 40 people are still missing, among them 10 girls from Camp Mystic” (00:31).

• Mike Tobin, reporting from the ground, provided a detailed account of the rescue efforts: “You've got some 400 searchers on foot, but you also have the National Guard helicopters... We saw one Black Hawk helicopter come to our vantage point, get interested in something on the ground” (01:10).

• Jesse Watters expressed hope for survivors despite the grim circumstances: “This will be a rough week. Primary search continues and we remain hopeful” (02:20).

• Rescue Efforts Highlighted: Over 850 rescues have been executed, with Petty Officer Scott Ruskin of the Coast Guard credited with saving 165 people by utilizing rescue cables for helicopter lifts (02:34).

2. Political Reactions and Blame Game

The panel delves into the political fallout following the tragedy, with differing viewpoints on responsibility and preparedness.

• Greg Gutfeld criticized the Democrats and former President Trump’s administration for alleged cuts to early warning systems: “Some Democrats, celebrities and folks in the media wasted no time to blame President Trump's administration... these are the results that we're going to start to see on a daily basis” (03:14).

• Dana Perino added context regarding staffing shortfalls in the National Weather Services: “We're also learning that there were significant staffing shortfalls. The National Weather Services offices in the region” (03:37).

• Greg Gutfeld countered claims against the Trump administration by asserting that the National Weather Service provided timely alerts and was well-staffed: “...the National Weather Service provided early and consistent warnings. They gave out timely flash flood alerts. There were record breaking lead times in the lead up to this catastrophe” (03:50).

• Jesse Watters criticized the politicization of disaster response, emphasizing preparedness over blame: “I don't think it's helpful to have missing key personnel from the National Weather Service not in place to help prevent these tragedies” (03:50).

• Dana Perino and Greg Gutfeld continued discussing the misallocation of funds towards climate agendas versus direct disaster relief, highlighting skepticism towards climate change narratives as a justification for the tragedy.

3. Controversy Surrounding NY City Mayoral Hopeful Zohran Mamdani

A significant portion of the discussion focused on Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic mayoral candidate in New York City, and allegations regarding his racial identity.

• Kellyanne Conway accused Mamdani of falsifying his racial background: “New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani... he checked both black or African American and Asian on his Columbia University application” (15:39).

• Jesse Watters criticized identity politics: “...he adorned himself with a different race, which exposes the lie of identity politics. If it is so unfair to be black in America, why are you pretending to be one?” (16:08).

• Jessica Tarloff defended the complexity of identity boxes on applications but acknowledged the issue: “When Mamdani applied to Colombia, there was no Indian or South Asian box on the application...” (20:37).

• Greg Gutfeld highlighted inconsistencies in political responses: “...the New York Times got crushed by the left for telling the truth... if this had been a Republican candidate, they would have been cheering on and criticizing the New York Times for not running in” (19:22).

• Dana Perino and Jesse Watters continued to challenge Mamdani’s legitimacy and the broader implications of identity manipulation in politics.

4. Elon Musk's Attempt to Launch a Third Party

The panel discussed Elon Musk's initiative to establish a third political party, analyzing its viability and potential impact on the existing two-party system.

• Jesse Watters mocked the seriousness of the endeavor: “But I think it's ridiculous. Kellyanne, is Elon Musk serious about the third party?” (33:22).

• Kellyanne Conway argued that third parties dilute the political landscape and often act as spoilers: “They end up being a spoiler... You have 50 different rules, 50 different thresholds to get on the ballot in 50 states” (32:13).

• Greg Gutfeld expressed skepticism about the success of such a venture: “...it won't be successful. The other thing I would say is that you could try to Ross Parrot it. But what ends up happening... it's more about applying pressure” (33:48).

• Dana Perino and Jessica Tarloff added perspectives on the practicality and historical challenges faced by third parties in the U.S. political system.

5. "Woke" Superman and Cultural Commentary

The discussion shifted to cultural representations, specifically critiquing the modern depiction of Superman as "woke."

• James Gunn, director of the latest Superman reboot, described the character as “the story of America, an immigrant that came from other places and populated the country” (36:03).

• Dana Perino criticized the analogy and revealed issues Gunn faced: “He nearly lost his job, career. He was fired after they unearthed tweets containing pedophile jokes” (36:03).

• Greg Gutfeld and Jessica Tarloff debated the effectiveness and reception of the new Superman narrative, with emphasis on diverging from traditional portrayals to align with contemporary social issues.

6. Additional Highlights

• Rescue Hero Spotlight: Recognition of Petty Officer Scott Ruskin for his heroic efforts in saving 165 lives (02:34).

• Call to Action: Listeners were encouraged to support Texas flood relief via a dedicated Fox platform: “gofox/txFloodRelief” (14:37).

• Light-hearted Segments: Brief mentions of cultural events and humorous takes on current happenings, including a satirical take on movie theaters and sports events.

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Notable Quotes:

• "Some Democrats, celebrities and folks in the media wasted no time to blame President Trump's administration for this." – Greg Gutfeld (03:14)

• "I don't think it's helpful to have missing key personnel from the National Weather Service not in place to help prevent these tragedies." – Jesse Watters (03:50)

• "If it is so unfair to be black in America, why are you pretending to be one?" – Jesse Watters (16:08)

• "They end up being a spoiler... You have 50 different rules, 50 different thresholds to get on the ballot in 50 states." – Kellyanne Conway (32:13)

• "He nearly lost his job, career. He was fired after they unearthed tweets containing pedophile jokes." – Dana Perino (36:03)

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Conclusion

In this episode of "The Five," the panel navigates through the immediate tragic events in Texas, intertwining political discourse with cultural critiques. The discussions highlight the intersection of disaster response, political accountability, identity politics, and cultural representation, providing listeners with a blend of news analysis and opinion-based commentary.

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Note: This summary focuses on the core discussions and key points presented in the episode, omitting advertisements, introductions, and non-content segments to provide a comprehensive overview for those who have not listened to the full podcast.

Transcript

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[Greg Gutfeld]

Hello everyone. I'm Dana Farino along with Kellyanne Conway, Jessica Tarloff, Jesse Waters and Greg Gutfeld. It's five o' clock in New York City and this is THE five. We'll update you now on the devastating tragedy in Texas. The death toll from Friday's flash floods in Central Texas has soared to 91 and that includes 27 children. At least 40 people are still missing, among them 10 girls from camp Mystic. That's the summer retreat now at the center of this heartbreaking disaster. We're going to get a quick hit from Mike Tobin. He is on the ground in Texas with an update.

[Mike Tobin]

Hi Mike and Dana. We started the day with 24 unidentified adults and children. So know that throughout the day families have been getting the news that their worst possible fears have been realized and their loved ones indeed have been lost. You've got some 400 searchers on foot, but you also have the National Guard helicopters. We have watched them going up and down the river throughout the day. We saw one Black Hawk helicopter come to our vantage point, get interested in something on the ground. They landed, the crew got out, inspected the ground. They determined it wasn't a victim. They climbed in and got back on board. But as far as the searches on the ground, we've got people from 20 different agencies who are just doing it old fashioned. They're walking through the debris. In some cases we see them get on their hands and knees in the mud going underneath these downed trees, hoping to find a victim and hoping against odds to find a survivor. Anticipate that the death toll will climb because of today's efforts. We knew we went into the day with 40 people who are still missing and they're covering some 60 miles of rough terrain with a lot of debris.

[Jesse Watters]

This will be a rough week. Primary search continues and we remain hopeful.

[Dana Perino]

Every foot, every mile, every bend of the river.

[Jesse Watters]

Our work continues.

[Mike Tobin]

850. There have been more than 850 rescues executed today. A Coast Guard swimmer, Petty Officer Scott Ruskin, is credited with saving 165 people. Part of what he did is hook people into that cable that allows them to be hoisted to the Coast Guard Dolphin helicopters. A lot of the rescues involve something more simple like National Guard trucks driving over washed out roads and driving people to safety. And to end things on a high note, the Houston Astros have just pledged a million dollars to flood relief. Over the weekend, we saw both Texas NFL teams, the Cowboys and the Houston Texas, along with the NFL foundation, pledge $1.5 million. Dana.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Alright, Mike Tobin, thank you so much. Well, some Democrats, celebrities and folks in the media wasted no time to blame President Trump's administration for this. When the President guts all of the early warning systems and the weathering forecast abilities of the government, these are the results that we're going to start to see on a daily basis.

[Dana Perino]

The incident comes as the Trump administration is making deep cuts to weather forecasting services. We're also learning that there were significant staffing shortfalls. The National Weather Services offices in the region.

[Jesse Watters]

I don't think it's helpful to have missing key personnel from the National Weather Service not in place to help prevent these tragedies.

[Greg Gutfeld]

But the White House correcting the record. The National Weather Service provided early and consistent warnings. They gave out timely flash flood alerts. There were record breaking lead times in the lead up to this catastrophe. There is ongoing flood monitoring and these offices were well staffed. In fact, one of the offices was actually overstaffed. So just take it from me, politicizing weather events is not good and it shouldn't happen. But this happened, Jesse, and great to have you back. Around 4am when everyone was asleep, the river was rising, there was a torrential downpour. So the conditions were absolutely horrendous.

[Jesse Watters]

Yeah, Dana, we're praying for the families and hope they do find some survivors. There's a school of thought in the left that says the more people you have, the better results you get. I don't know about that because imagine this show was called the 10 and they blew up the table and everybody talked. You'd never have time for Animals are Great and they'd have to pay these people twice as much.

[Dana Perino]

That CNN they call the boxes.

[Jesse Watters]

Yes, exactly. Or look at the, I think they call it the golden age of Hollywood. Jessica, pay attention to this one. Back in the day, they had one studio head, okay? And he was the risk taker, made all the decisions and he had an army of writers, producers and directors. So he'd approve a script, they'd get it up, and all of a sudden, box office hit. Today there's, I don't know, an army of executives. They have so many people making decisions that no decision ever gets done. So they just have to reboot old hits like that's why you have Jurassic Park 17. Stephanopoulos should lose his job. This guy's already cost Disney $20 million. He's making about 20 million. And he's got to go because he says that they're understaffed. Now with the resources that ABC has, they could make one phone call and find out they had plenty of people. But Politico, with a fraction of the staff gets the right answer. So this guy is going to get iced out for the next four years. No one's going to touch him, and he's just dead man walking. These people have emotional problems and bad religion. Let me give you an example, Jessica. And it's good to be back around the table. This climate change thing is a religion to these people because they believe that weather is punishing us for being a rich and successful and prosperous nation. And all they need to do is to appease the rain gods is to have everybody use their sacred things like solar panels and stupid cars and windmills, and that's what's gonna save lives.

[Dana Perino]

All right?

[Jesse Watters]

And then you have people that blame everything on Donald Trump. So if they get fired, if they stub their toe, if there's a virus, it's his fault. And so you're walking around and dealing with people that are like suspicious pagans. All right? Everything they see, they see is a conspiracy. They're superstitious. But we're not in this anymore. We used to have to battle these people. We are in an age of common sense.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Jessica, I will go to you next. You don't have to. You can choose to comment on whatever you want. But it is good to have Jesse back around the table. I do think it's a little wild. And when it comes to certain news stories, it's, let's wait, let's get all the facts, let's see. But if it's a blame Trump, that's like all systems go.

[Jessica Tarloff]

Well, you could actually do that for Republicans, too. Yeah.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Writ large. Take it from me.

[Jessica Tarloff]

Listen, this is one of the more devastating stories that I think we've had to cover. As a mother of two daughters that are going to go to camp at some point. I cannot even imagine what that feels like. I've been reading the testimonials, especially about the fathers and grandfathers that are walking around that camp looking for a thermos with their kids name on it or some sign that they were there. Maybe they find a body of another camper. Maybe they find their own child or grandchild unimaginable. I'm so sorry for them. And I'm sorry for any hurt that any comments about this tragedy has caused these families. I don't think that talking about preparedness or what might have helped qualifies as impugning the memory of those that have been lost or detracting from the thoughtful conversation that needs to take place because this river has been flooding for a very long time. There are a number of instances in this. And we were here around the table when Hurricane Helene struck. And I did not hear Jesse Waters, who I'm thrilled is back around the table saying that Donald Trump should stop spreading lies about the Biden administration and the FEMA funds. Trump came out and he said they're giving your FEMA dollars to illegals. They're housing them with your FEMA dollars. Then he said you're only going to get $750 from FEMA, which was a complete lie. And there are Republican officials who have testified to the fact that people did not get their FEMA assistance because of what Trump and other Republicans were saying. You also don't need to trust or go to Democrats to politicize it. You can look at this GOP state Rep. Wes Verdell, who said that he would have voted differently on a bill that was before the House last year, I think was house bill number 13 that was going to add more money for disaster response and better alert systems, radio towers, etc. There are over $54 billion in identified needs in terms of disaster resistance when it comes to these kinds of flash floods that state officials are asking for. And the GOP legislature has rejected them. That is something that they can work on to move forward and hopefully avoid a tragedy like this again.

[Greg Gutfeld]

And well, Kellyanna, I think one thing that we always are constantly reminded of, especially even with Hurricane Helene, is that state and local governments are the ones that are on the front lines of defense and the federal government can help, but they're not necessarily the ones to blame.

[Kellyanne Conway]

That's right. They're on the first level of defense, but they're also the ones who tend to issue the warnings and then go out to rescue and recover. I mean, the left is very culpable on this one. Jessica, respectfully, they have this playbook now. Number one, blame Trump. Number two, lie in the service of blaming Trump. Refer to number one. And number three, give us your thoughts. Never even your prayers. Why aren't they out there helping with rescue and recovery? Why aren't they looking for the thermoses? Why aren't they crediting lifting up this hero who saved the lives of 168. Why isn't he a household name? Trump, Trump, Trump and everything. And it turns out all of it's just a lie. Dana Bash, George Stephanopoulos, Al Sharpton and other Democrats, media and other Democrats everywhere. Lying. Climate change. People are talking about climate change from the comfy cockpits of their fossil fuel guzzling private aircraft, telling the rest of us what just went wrong, who's to blame while people are still looking for loved ones. We didn't have this when I was growing up. Everybody got together. I think the modern Democratic Party, its hysteria over compassion. It is Trump derangement syndrome definitely. And it's confrontation over collaboration. And they let that go Here, last point. Trump's the one he got in late September, early October. He went down to North Carolina after that tragedy. He and Melania went out to the fires right after he was sworn in. He goes where the crisis and the pain exist. And he tries to go when they won't be in the way of rescue and recovery. He goes to to share people's pain and try to add some compassion, some federal resources. The Democratic Party is so hollowed out in their anger and their misery and their bitterness towards one man who's on a two week hot streak that they can't even express enough compassion to the loss of life. Which includes kids our own ages.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah, the young ones all the way up to the counselors. And also interesting, the rescuer, Scott Ruskin is his name. He rescued 165 people. He's like, I'm 26 years old. I remember being a kid in this area. And he was like, I just tried to do the best I can. He is an absolute hero.

[Dana Perino]

Yeah, definitely. You know, I was thinking about why there isn't enough disaster relief and you look at the LA fires and you realize that billions upon billions went to the climate agenda, not severe weather.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah.

[Dana Perino]

And if you think that Biden scandal is bad, you wait until you find out about the climate models being fudged to get a trillion dollars to make elites rich off a existentialist fantasy. Think about the opportunity cost of that and all the resources that weren't realized because of that. I stay off social media after horrible tragedies because that's when the ghouls come out weird shut ins like Rosie o'. Donnell. They pop up from the ground, they mutter things and they go back down. You don't want that in your head. It's gross. But it shouldn't be political leaders or pediatricians that are doing it. And there were and there are I mean, they're supposed to be the adults in the room, too busy dealing with reality to waste time, get thirsty for likes on X. You know, what's a pediatrician doing on X? Flaming Donald Trump. She's already on leave now, but she's almost probably destroyed the reputation of the office that she worked for. But we're seeing once respectable members of society picking up the attention seeking habits of, of cretins on social media. And here's a rule of thumb that I go by. Tragedy doesn't matter to people who use tragedy to advance political ideas. Probably cuts across everything, but it doesn't matter to Rosie o'. Donnell. It doesn't matter to Al Sharpton. What matters is using it. Another rule of thumb, if you can answer every problem with the same thing, whether it's climate, whether it's racism or Trump, then it's not real. It's a replacement for thought. And in this case, they managed to combine, I believe they combined climate, Trump and a little bit of racism in there. But it's all to keep them from having to think about is there a solution? No. You just rest in this kind of weird world. And I get it if you hate Trump and you don't have any good news lately. And it's even worse if you see good news about America as bad because it aligns with Trump. So when you see really, really bad news, awful, sad, horrible news, it becomes an opportunity for a kind of political relief through an attack on Trump. So while Americans grieve, you grin. You have to stay away from those people.

[Greg Gutfeld]

You do want to get you this information so you can help affect those people affected in Texas by the floods. If you go to this place, you go to go Fox backslash txfloodrelief so you could scan the QR code. I'll give you a second to do that if you want, but it's go box txfloodrelief. You can learn more there and donate if you wish. Coming up, the socialist candidate in New York City, Zoran Mamdani, once claimed he was black.

[Jesse Watters]

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[Dana Perino]

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[Jesse Watters]

Hot Child in the city. Hot child in the city.

[Kellyanne Conway]

The Democrats latest socialist darling, New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mandami, just got busted Pulling a Liz Warren. Yep. According to the New York Times, back in 2009, he checked both black or African American and Asian on his Columbia University application. Hakeem Jeffries, struggling to answer a question about his fellow socialist.

[Dana Perino]

Ma', am, Danny has checked multiple boxes trying to capture what he calls the fullness of his background. I mean, is this a real issue to you?

[Jesse Watters]

I think to me. You know, the issue that we have to deal with in New York City.

[Dana Perino]

Which our Democratic nominee did talk about.

[Jesse Watters]

Extensively during the primary campaign, is affordability.

[Kellyanne Conway]

Greg, he didn't get into Columbia University, even though he checked all the operative boxes in 2009. His dad was on the faculty, apparently still couldn't get in. That may be the big story here.

[Dana Perino]

Yeah, I want to know how stupid he really is. I mean, his SAT scores must be lower than Jesse's.

[Jesse Watters]

Impossible.

[Dana Perino]

But what I love about him, he's not even Ugandan. You know, by definition, you have to have parents or grandparents who are Ugandan. He was born in Uganda. Both of his parents are Indian, which might be the reason why they left. But what's interesting is he didn't say he was Indian because he knew they have the highest median household income in the United States. And he knew that wouldn't help him in the oppression Olympics. He was smart enough to see what could get him preferential treatment, so he adorned himself with a different race, which exposes the lie of identity politics. If it is so unfair to be black in America, why are you pretending to be one? You know, I doubt you can find a single person in America pretending to be white to get ahead. You know, no one wants to be Jesse. They don't. You know, and so this lie of race, it only goes in one direction because it gets you to the front of the line faster. Because of corporations, human resources, colleges. If they treat you better, then they get treated better. It's a little virtue signal for them that gets them a lot of popularity at cocktail parties. It is amazing that this kid has had all the breaks. You cannot get more elite than this guy. And he goes all in on victimhood. He's the poster boy for this progressive woke. Shyster? Can I say shyster?

[Jesse Watters]

I think so.

[Dana Perino]

Okay, but don't ask me. Yeah, he pretend. He pretends to be oppressed in order to oppress. Because he knows once you get into power, you're exempt from the very rules you enforce on others.

[Kellyanne Conway]

So, Dana, I'm thinking he would have been more truthful if there were boxes to check. Socialist, obviously. Nepo baby Entitled. Anti Semite would have been a box.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Well, Charles Cook of National Review had a really interesting piece right after he won, because the more Charles thought about it, he thought, wait, so Charles is British, and he wanted to become an American very much. And when you get your American citizenship, you have to declare, like, 20 times that you're not a communist. It's like, how did this happen in 2018 with this guy? Right? So not only are we checking boxes that you're not on, but you're not admitting what you are on. A government test. Also, one of Zoran's top defenders in all this has been Elizabeth Warren. And that is absolutely beautiful. But one of my favorite stories of the week is something I sent to you, like, wow, the New York Times got crushed by the left for telling the truth, for having the audacity to tell this story when you know that if this had been a Republican candidate, they would have been cheering on and criticizing the New York Times for not running in if they hadn't.

[Kellyanne Conway]

But they're not Republican candidates, are they, Jessica? They're Democratic office holders. What is it with the Democrats? This guy's got a lie about his race. And Elizabeth Warren spent, gosh, decades lying that she was a Native American. Said that she checked the box because her grandfather had high cheekbones. Harvard law school from 86 to 95, claimed her as a diversity higher minority law professor. Isn't this a disqualifier? I mean, do you want a bunch of people lying about their race and ethnicity like Elizabeth Warren and Zohra Mondame to represent your party?

[Jessica Tarloff]

I'm a bit Pocahontas out and have been for several years. When Mamdani applied to Colombia, there was no Indian or South Asian box on the application, which I think does not reflect well on Colombia. And that's certainly a big enough set of demographics that you should have that optionality, as Greg said. He did write in Uganda. He said, I wanted it to, you know, explain the totality of my experience. But I think he could safely assume that if his father is an employee of the administration, they would know where he came from and what he looks like. And obviously his. His mother isn't someone who we haven't seen a picture of. And he didn't. He's never identified as black as far as the reporting has gone. You know, he hasn't gone to a rally and been like, as a black man, you know, I just like to.

[Dana Perino]

Say he just did.

[Jessica Tarloff]

It mattered. Okay, well, we would not.

[Kellyanne Conway]

It. This was.

[Jessica Tarloff]

I think. Listen, I think it matters that the the true boxes were not available. But I do want to say the most important thing that's happening as we get these trickles of information, and you see people are unearthing old tweets that he hasn't even tried to hide, is that the Cuomo campaign did no opposition search. They absolutely took a flyer on this one and thought it would be a cakewalk. I don't know. This stuff is just sitting there.

[Dana Perino]

Are you okay with these boxes, though, in general?

[Greg Gutfeld]

Just like.

[Dana Perino]

Just like.

[Jessica Tarloff]

Well, that's what we're moving on to.

[Dana Perino]

Yeah. No, no, no. You're saying, you know, it was such a bummer that Columbia didn't have the right box. Well, that's your fault. You guys instituted the idea of identity boxes. Now you're gonna be in that box whether you screw it up or not.

[Kellyanne Conway]

Well, Jesse, Jesse, I'm pro boxers.

[Jesse Watters]

I mean, if I show up freshman year and, like, the entire class is Asian, I mean, what happened there? You got to know who's coming in. I mean, these things can happen, Greg. You got to be a little more precise. It's not about ethnicity in the totality. It's about something you need to know about the student. Not everything, just something. This guy, two Indian parents born in Africa. That's like two Mexicans having a baby in Africa. The kid's not black, okay? The kid is Spanish. Colombia. All right? If the guy is a professor there, he should be able to get his own son in. If the guy has any status or connection, he should be able to juice his son.

[Dana Perino]

He should have said he was Colombian. My dad's in Columbia.

[Jesse Watters]

That's a great idea. They're always looking for South American applicants.

[Greg Gutfeld]

But he probably doesn't know he's actually Mexican.

[Kellyanne Conway]

Okay, so Elizabeth Warren was 1 100.

[Dana Perino]

Wait, wait, wait.

[Kellyanne Conway]

1 1024th?

[Greg Gutfeld]

You said the parents.

[Jesse Watters]

No, that's a nationality. That's a nationality, Dana. It's different than an ethnicity bloodline.

[Dana Perino]

This is your fault, Jessica.

[Jesse Watters]

And I do know his SAT scores. Rufo got him 21.

[Dana Perino]

Really?

[Jesse Watters]

They're subpar for Columbia, for Columbia, but they're good.

[Dana Perino]

What were they?

[Jessica Tarloff]

2100 out of 25.

[Dana Perino]

I don't know what.

[Jesse Watters]

2100.

[Kellyanne Conway]

That's a Gussin one. Up next, a government opening fire on Border Patrol agents as Democrats crank up the hysteria that put those ICE agents in danger. An accused rapist murder.

[Dana Perino]

This is Jimmy Fallah inviting you to join me for Fox Across America, where we'll discuss every single one of the Democrats. Dumb ideas. Just kidding. It's Only a three hour show. Listen live at noon Eastern or get the [e-mail] Dan is fanning the flames of anti ice hate as lunatics turn rhetoric into reality. A man in tactical gear, assault rifle in hand, opening fire on border patrol agents in McAllen, Texas, until local police pumped him full of lead, killing him. This as AOC warns her followers of an ICE explosion in deportations. And Debbie pumps up fears about Trump bleaching America with mass deportations.

[Greg Gutfeld]

More Trump lies, more people being thrown into a dire situation where many of them will ultimately die when they're deported back to countries like Venezuela and Haiti. This is a situation in which they want to bleach America. You heard what Miller said. He is a vile human being.

[Dana Perino]

This from one of Marge Simpson's sisters. If this is Kellyanne, if this is about the bleaching of America, explain why Hispanics support Trump's immigration policy. Isn't bleaching kind of racist?

[Jessica Tarloff]

Yes, it is.

[Kellyanne Conway]

And she should look into.

[Dana Perino]

Didn't Democrats used to say how great it would be to brown America?

[Kellyanne Conway]

Yes, they did. Yes, they did. And brown and black America went in high numbers for President Trump knowing that he was going to do exactly what he's doing. Greg, with respect to deportations and the border, if you look at, I think the greatest statistic of the last couple months is just seeing the number of foreign born workers down and the number of American born workers up. It tells you beyond deportations, that when you have a surround sound policy that people support, this is what happens. And everybody's polling, cnn, abc, all these media polls, academic polls, they all say the same majorities of Americans, including Hispanics, support deporting people who are here illegally. And we just did a poll in New Jersey and the number one reason in New Jersey that the voters say illegal immigration is a problem is because of the depression on resources. They know that it's strapping our law enforcement, our schools, our hospitals, our infrastructure. And people are rising up and saying that. I think this rhetoric is really dangerous because it should not be an occupational hazard for an ICE agent or Border Patrol agent to put their life on the line because crazy people in the Congress who live in hermetically sealed packages inflame the passions of folks who think they're going to make a name for themselves. The funding in the big beautiful bill for ice is incredible and it's going to give us 10,000 new agents. Tom Homan says we've never had anything even close to that. And now that we have zero border Crossings. I think you're going to see a lot of good work done, Dana.

[Dana Perino]

Of course, this violence that we just saw attacking the purely coincidental. Just like the Trump's near assassinations were coincidental. After calling him Hitler, they should definitely take off their masks.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Exactly. You mean the ICE agents.

[Dana Perino]

Yes.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Right, right. So Democrats keep saying that ICE is illegal secret police and that they're disappearing our children and their families. Then you're going to end up with violence like this. But here's another reason. This is from Axios. The headline is Democrats told to get shot for the anti Trump resistance. With this reported, some of them have suggested what we really need to do is be willing to get shot when visiting ICE facilities or federal facilities so that they can get attention. Another lawmaker said, our own base is telling us that we're not doing good enough. There needs to be blood to grab the attention of the press and the public. A fourth House Democrats and constituents have told them civility isn't working and to prepare for violence, to fight for protect our democracy. I'm quoting Democrats who are saying this. So you would expect violence if this is where they're going? There is another way. I've mentioned it a few times. I mean, President Trump, he will meet with anyone if they're willing to meet on in good faith. And let's say that they went in and said, can we have a meeting with you and talk about this? And here's our proposal, can we work on this. He would take the meeting, but they don't. Instead, they want to go to ICE.

[Dana Perino]

Facilities and get shot because they don't want a solution. Jessica, when you see, when, when you hear what Dana was saying about this, about what these Democrats are saying, can Democrats ever return to mainstream political thinking? There's nobody who agrees with what they're selling here.

[Jessica Tarloff]

Not in those quotes, certainly. And I think that the vast majority of Democrats that you meet on the street and who are in elected office would not be talking like that and wouldn't be setting Teslas on fire or anything. But Dana's right about if people came into Trump's office, the Oval, as they call it, and they said, I want to do a deal on dreamers. But what you can account for is the impact of Stephen Miller, who will not allow such a thing to happen because we saw this. Donald Trump said, I've been hearing from, you know, my friends who work in farming, who work in hotels, leisure, et cetera, and there are a lot of really good people that work for them. And Donald Trump would Know that because he had undocumented people working for him in some of his hotels. And then Stephen Miller got involved, and he said, actually, no, we can't have any exemptions for anyone. This is mass deportation, no matter what. And a lot of these people, black and brown Americans, on the immigration issue certainly supported Donald Trump. But his approval rating on those issues has been going down steadily since they've seen what this is. Quinnipiac, 41% approval, 57% disapproval. Only 39% approval on deportations. And what they're hearing is that stories of how people are being picked up from things like immigration court, Home Depots. There was a story about a San Antonio area ICE detention center. A huge spike in 911 calls from people who have been detained there, reporting increased suicide attempts and sexual abuse. What is going on with this immigration policy is not what people showed up on November 5th for. I know there are some folks out there. There are pictures of those grannies that had those signs that says mass deportation.

[Dana Perino]

Now, what about you? Bring up something as charged as sexual abuse.

[Jessica Tarloff]

Ye.

[Dana Perino]

Who is causing the sexual abuse? Is it the people that run the. So the people running the detention center are raping the detainees.

[Jessica Tarloff]

You've never heard of that happening, or they're. So that.

[Dana Perino]

I want to be clear that you're. That's what you're alluding to.

[Jessica Tarloff]

What the report.

[Dana Perino]

So people that are running the detainee center are sexually abused.

[Jessica Tarloff]

I don't have video of what was happening. I just know that they are seeing an increased amount of 911 calls saying.

[Jesse Watters]

That Biden ran the largest sex trafficking operation in world history when he started. 12 million people pour in and then lost hundreds of thousands of pizza kids. Okay? And all the polls you're setting were dead wrong on the election. That poll had Kamala beating Trump. Donald Trump was shot in the head. You guys firebomb cars. You riot. Now you're shooting at Border Patrol agents. And Dan is exactly right. This is the strategy. The base wants blood. And after January 6th, you guys hailed these people protecting the Capitol borders as heroes. But now the people protecting our borders are somehow Nazis. You call them Gestapo, Jessica. And then people take shots at him. And you act like it's happening in a vacuum. Half of the ICE agents and Border Patrol people are Hispanic. You're basically calling Hispanic lawmen bad hombres and saying they're cowards for wearing masks. They're wearing masks because people are shooting at them.

[Dana Perino]

All right, I'm gonna look into that stuff that you mentioned, because I didn't hear that. That they were. Now we're talking about our own agents apparently sexually abusing people in custody. The heck Trump dumps on Elon's third party plan.

[Jesse Watters]

It's our long standing tradition.

[Kellyanne Conway]

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[Jessica Tarloff]

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[Dana Perino]

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[Jesse Watters]

This planet was small. We used to live in the same building on the same floor. Big beautiful beef is back. Elon Musk wants to launch a third party called the America Party. President Trump says he's saddened to watch his former first buddy go completely off the rails and essentially becoming a train wreck.

[Mike Tobin]

I think it's ridiculous to start a third party.

[Jesse Watters]

We have a tremendous success with the Republican Party.

[Mike Tobin]

The Democrats have lost their way, but it's always been a two party system.

[Dana Perino]

And I think starting a third party.

[Mike Tobin]

Just adds to confusion. It really seems to have been developed for two parties. Third parties have never worked. So he can have fun with it.

[Jesse Watters]

But I think it's ridiculous. Kellyanne, is Elon Musk serious about the third party?

[Kellyanne Conway]

I hope these two reconcile at some point, but these third parties don't do well in this country. And in fact, Trump himself has transformed the Republican Party into the party, the worker. He's diversified his coalition. I think his campaign promises have been a blueprint for governing. He's on a hot two week streak in counting. But Musk has to realize that you need a lot more than money to start and be successful. The third party, you end up being a spoiler, by the way, because you're against something. And we've had, I think it forced Herschel Walker into a runoff in Georgia. He eventually lost that woman. Marcy Kapner in Ohio, barely won her congressional seat because there was a third party libertarian in there that helped her. And he has to realize 50 different rules, 50 different thresholds to get on the ballot in 50 states, 15% to qualify you to be on the debate stage and president. So it sounds all fun and games, but I actually think. And by the way, which consultants are going to go work for Elon Musk? A lot of money, but against President Trump as he really transforming.

[Jesse Watters]

Do they want to Ross Perot, the Republican Party?

[Greg Gutfeld]

Well, I have two things on that. One is I think that whoever is telling Elon Musk that this is a good idea is probably the consultant that wants to make a lot of money and it won't be successful. The other thing I would say is that you could try to Ross Peru it. Right. But what ends up happening, I'm hoping someone will convey to him that the people who would benefit most from this are the ones who want to investigate him and jail him and firebomb the Teslas and harass people who bought some of his products, because that's what would benefit in the long run.

[Jesse Watters]

How are you trying to have these two men make up, Greg?

[Dana Perino]

Well, it's very interesting you put it that way. This is a passionate couple. You know them. You. Everybody knows this passionate couple. They love each other, but they quarrel publicly. And we always predict the outcomes. They'll be yelling and screaming at the restaurant table, and there's going to be. Then 20 minutes later, there's awkwardness as they just kiss and make up. And it's usually in the bathroom where everybody can hear it. This is what it is. I like like, I like the way Trump deals with Musk. He knows he's a prickly genius, but it's almost a fatherly kind of thing. You don't see that very often from Trump. Also, I think a lot of people. I don't know anything about this, but I'm going to say it anyway. I think people are misreading this. I don't think this is a third party, as in the Libertarian Party or the Reform Party or the Bull Moose Party, if you will. I think it's more like a Tea Party thing. You know, a group created to apply pressure in certain places, maybe to get rid of some people you don't like, but bring in somebody who is singularly about the debt. So it's not about running a presidential candidate. If it exists, it will always throw behind somebody like Trump. It's more about applying pressure. What do you say to that?

[Jesse Watters]

I say we kind of treat you the way Trump treats Musk, like a prickly genius.

[Dana Perino]

Well, you're good on the first syllable, Jessica.

[Jessica Tarloff]

It obviously it doesn't work with our system. Like Kellyanne was saying, I think it'd be great if we had proportional representation. There are a lot of people who don't feel represented by the two major parties and are looking for something that's closer to the way that they see the world or to have representatives that they feel are more responsive to the things that actually matter to them. But it's not gonna happen. It's winner take all, and he'll just be a little bit of a prickly menace.

[Jesse Watters]

Pop quiz. What was the Bull Moose party platform? Quick. 5, 4, 3, I don't know either. Up next, he fights for truth, justice, and your preferred pronouns. The new Superman is going woke, Cadillac.

[Dana Perino]

Me Space to roam where we let her foe she don't know we in.

[Jesse Watters]

A city where the pro shake valley roll.

[Dana Perino]

I'm a goddamn.

[Greg Gutfeld]

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[Jessica Tarloff]

Is Superman super woke? James Gunn, the director of the latest reboot movie, said, quote, superman is the story of America, an immigrant that came from other places and populated the country. But for me, it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost. Craig, do you think that's what Superman is all about?

[Dana Perino]

Well, for one thing, it's a terrible analogy. I mean, with Superman, they are sending your best. You know, that's not. That's not escalator material. He nearly, James Gunn, nearly lost his job, career. He was fired after they unearthed tweets containing pedophile jokes. So he was like banished, canceled. This is his way back. He's creating a moat of woke enlightened opinion around him. A lot of MeToo suspects do that. James Franco did it. Harvey Weinstein donated a lot to Democrats because he was running around sexually assaulting people. So this is what you do.

[Greg Gutfeld]

It's got a woke shield.

[Dana Perino]

He's got a woke shield.

[Jessica Tarloff]

A woke moat.

[Dana Perino]

Yeah.

[Jessica Tarloff]

Dana.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Well, I think that I'm at no risk of hurting my 22 year streak of not going to the movie theater.

[Jessica Tarloff]

Damn, 22 years.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Well, that's when I said it the other day on the show. Greg calculated correctly it had been 22 years.

[Dana Perino]

22 years. Yeah.

[Jessica Tarloff]

It's a long time.

[Dana Perino]

What was the last movie you saw?

[Greg Gutfeld]

Peter remembers the name of it. I don't.

[Dana Perino]

Thank you.

[Jesse Watters]

It was a porn.

[Jessica Tarloff]

Jazzy.

[Dana Perino]

Guys never forget movie theater.

[Jesse Watters]

Oh, that kind of thing. I don't know. I gotta look at the script. And he's from Uganda and there's a love scene with Batman and Robin.

[Dana Perino]

Wow.

[Jesse Watters]

For real. The guy I know in Hollywood gave it to me. Big movie producer.

[Kellyanne Conway]

I think the big tell is the actual actor. His name is David Corn Sweat. And he said, guess he didn't change it to a better stage name. He found himself unable to say Superman's slogan quote, truth. Fighting for truth, justice and the American way. He said truth, justice and all those good things refused to say the American way. And he's playing Superman. I went to the Yankees at Mets game yesterday at Citi Field. Go Yanks. And you should see the people sitting for the national anthem for God bless America. It's really just. I can't believe that we've come down to that. And I don't know, we don't go to the movie theater to be lectured to and to have somebody throw their ideology onto us. I wonder if it'll be successful.

[Jesse Watters]

You know what it says on his cape? Ms. 13.

[Kellyanne Conway]

Mmm.

[Dana Perino]

Wow.

[Jessica Tarloff]

Is it superimposed or it actually says that it is super on the knuckles. One more thing is up next.

[Jesse Watters]

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[Greg Gutfeld]

It's time for one more thing, right?

[Dana Perino]

Oh, we got a great Monday. The legendary Charles Payne. The delightful Michelle Tapoya. The disgusting Michael Loftus and Cat Tenf. Hey, let's do this. God, I can't wait. Sexy Warthog news. There's nothing like rolling in the mud. Take it away. You know a lot of people, they underrate the value of mud. This is a warthog at the Maryland Zoo. Cools you down wallowing in the mud, Jesse. It also offers other benefits. Creates a natural sunscreen. It's also a bug spray. And it even acts as camouflage.

[Jesse Watters]

You are one prickly genius.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Thank you, Jesse.

[Jesse Watters]

Running of the sexy bulls. Let's see it in Spain. A bunch of daredevils making the mad dash the annual running of the bills. What's so terrible about it, Dana?

[Greg Gutfeld]

Well, I think it's mean for the.

[Jesse Watters]

Animals, not for the humans. They get gored and slashed. Dismembered. Well, sometimes you gotta take life by the horns. Isn't that what they say?

[Greg Gutfeld]

I use a different phrase.

[Jesse Watters]

I don't know what that would be. Jesse Waters Primetime Johnny did his annual July 4th quiz. Watch Girl.

[Dana Perino]

Next year, America is having a huge birthday. So what age did it turn this year?

[Greg Gutfeld]

50.

[Dana Perino]

America turned 50.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah.

[Jesse Watters]

America is 50 years old. Let's celebrate tomorrow.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Never looked better. I want to show you this. During a match this weekend, American teen tennis prodigy Amanda Anisimova was interrupted in the most Wimbledon way possible. Watch.

[Dana Perino]

Ladies and gentlemen, if you could avoid opening bottles of champagne when the.

[Jesse Watters]

Players are about to serve.

[Greg Gutfeld]

And that is the most Wimbledon thing ever. All right, Jessica.

[Jessica Tarloff]

Okay. The All American Rejects put on a surprise performance for a sold out crowd of baseball fans this weekend. Hit in the stands at Fenway during a Savannah Bananas game before making their way to the field play a medley of their famous hits like gives you hell and dirty little secrets.

[Dana Perino]

Nobody knew who they were.

[Jessica Tarloff]

Well, I just told them.

[Greg Gutfeld]

This is the thing. Lauren Nielsen told me. This is the new big thing in America, these little baseball things.

[Dana Perino]

Right?

[Greg Gutfeld]

You hear me, Kellyanna?

[Dana Perino]

It's will taint country. Watch it live at noon Eastern Monday through Thursday@fox news.com or on the Fox News YouTube channel. And don't miss the show. Listen and follow the podcast five days a week at Fox newspodcasts.com or wherever you download your favorite podcast. Listen to the 5ad free on Amazon Music with your prime membership or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.