Best of the Program | Guest: Sen. Rand Paul | 5/14/25

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The Glenn Beck Program: Best of the Program | Guest: Sen. Rand Paul | Released May 14, 2025

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Description: Storytelling, insight, and compelling perspectives on American culture and politics. Glenn Beck's quick wit, candid opinions, and engaging personality make this one of America's most popular radio programs. Available Monday through Friday, 9 AM - 12 PM ET on BlazeTV.

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Introduction and Overview

In this "Best of the Program" episode, Glenn Beck delves deep into current political controversies, foreign policy insights with Senator Rand Paul, and pressing technological advancements in artificial intelligence. The episode is a curated selection highlighting Glenn's most impactful discussions, featuring notable segments on Jake Tapper's book revelations, Rand Paul's perspectives on Middle Eastern policies, and alarming developments in AI and surveillance technology.

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Jake Tapper's Book and Joe Biden's Cognitive Decline

Timestamp: 00:00 - 15:00

Glenn Beck opens the episode by addressing Jake Tapper's newly released book, which alleges significant cover-ups surrounding President Joe Biden's cognitive health. The conversation centers on startling claims that Biden failed to recognize his longtime friend, actor George Clooney, during a high-profile event.

• Glenn Beck [03:35]:
  "And now we find out in the book that George Clooney was horrified and so were the people around George Clooney when... he said Joe Biden had no idea who he was, and they had met, you know, multiple times."

• Stu Burguiere [03:58]:
  "He describes them as friends. They were good friends over a long period of time, and Joe Biden didn't recognize him. Now, take out the fact that he's one of the most famous people in the world."

The discussion critiques Tapper's portrayal of Biden, suggesting that such lapses in recognition point to deeper issues of cognitive decline that could have constitutional implications. The hosts express frustration over Tapper's approach, particularly his reliance on past clips that may undercut his current arguments.

• Glenn Beck [05:57]:
  "If they did something against the Constitution, they should go to jail... There's a real problem. You can't keep that information from the people who need to know that."

A montage featuring Jake Tapper's critical remarks about Biden's mental fitness is analyzed, highlighting the perceived failure of mainstream media to hold powerful figures accountable consistently.

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Senator Rand Paul on Middle Eastern Policy and Boeing's Struggles

Timestamp: 15:00 - 26:58

Senator Rand Paul joins the program to discuss transformative changes in the Middle East, emphasizing that these developments are primarily driven by regional populations rather than Western intervention.

• Rand Paul [16:47]:
  "Instead, the birth of a modern Middle East has been brought by the people of the region themselves... Peace, prosperity and progress ultimately came not from a radical rejection of your heritage, but rather from embracing your national traditions and embracing that same heritage that you love so dearly."

Rand lauds President Trump’s foreign policy, contrasting it with previous administrations' interventionist approaches. He criticizes the ongoing arms trade with nations like Qatar and Saudi Arabia, expressing concerns over ethical implications and potential conflicts of interest.

• Rand Paul [19:50]:
  "There is this little sticking point. You know, the Constitution says you can't take emoluments or gifts unless they're approved by Congress... it's going to set up the appearance of impropriety."

The discussion shifts to Boeing’s prolonged development of a new presidential aircraft, highlighting inefficiencies and comparing American manufacturing delays unfavorably with China's rapid construction capabilities.

• Senator Rand Paul [23:07]:
  "China can erect a 30-story building in a matter of two or three months... Boeing can't make a plane in four years."

Rand proposes eliminating trade barriers to foster competitive markets, urging policies that incentivize innovation and efficiency within American industries.

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The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Threats

Timestamp: 26:58 - 34:05

Glenn Beck transitions to a critical discussion on artificial intelligence advancements, focusing on a new tool developed by scientists at Mass General in Boston called Face Age. This AI can determine an individual's biological age and health status from a simple photograph, with potential applications in predicting and managing cancer treatments.

• Glenn Beck [26:58]:
  "They believe now with the eyeball test... artificial intelligence will be able to not only spot that you have cancer, but also if you are being treated for cancer that's not working."

Stu Burguiere muses on the ethical implications of knowing one's limited lifespan through such technologies, pondering the psychological impact and the desire to arrange personal affairs upon receiving dire predictions.

Further into the segment, Glenn shares a cryptic and alarming message purportedly from an AI entity or individual, raising concerns about China's advancements in AI surpassing Western developments. The message describes a revolutionary AI named Deep Seq R2, which purportedly employs "recursive cognition" and develops novel mathematical frameworks independently.

• Glenn Beck [30:17]:
  "This isn't even the most advanced system. They're the ones showing it publicly. America is still treating this like normal technology race while China understands it's an existential extinction level transformation of civilization."

Stu expresses skepticism about the authenticity of the message, suggesting it might be a disinformation campaign or a bot attempting to sow fear.

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Surveillance Technology and the Erosion of Privacy

Timestamp: 34:05 - 43:46

The conversation shifts to the pervasive nature of surveillance technology, highlighting devices that continuously record and analyze personal data. Barn Wall Street Journal author Joanna Stern’s experiment with a recording bracelet exemplifies the potential for constant monitoring.

• Stu Burguiere [39:00]:
  "I've been wearing a wire everywhere since February... I willingly wore a $50 bracelet that records everything I say and uses AI to summarize my life and send me helpful reminders."

Glenn Beck decries this trend as the modern Panopticon, a system where individuals are perpetually observed, undermining the concept of private conversations.

• Glenn Beck [39:40]:
  "Why would you do that? That's called a Panopticon."

The hosts discuss the implications of such technologies, emphasizing the loss of privacy and the potential for misuse by both corporations and governments. They reflect on personal experiences, such as wearing fitness rings that monitor health metrics, drawing parallels to more invasive surveillance tools.

• Stu Burguiere [41:09]:
  "But they say that even the recording device places say everything's encrypted... How do you have a private conversation in this world?"

Glenn shares a personal anecdote about his wife refusing to lend him her health-monitoring ring, underscoring the discomfort and distrust surrounding wearable surveillance technology.

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Conclusion and Reflections

Timestamp: 43:46 - End

As the episode wraps up, Glenn Beck and Stu Burguiere reflect on the rapid technological advancements and their societal impacts. They express deep concern over the unchecked progression of AI and surveillance technologies, urging listeners to remain vigilant and proactive in protecting personal freedoms and privacy.

• Glenn Beck [43:38]:
  "But if they're doing this and actually seeing these advances, we would, we wouldn't do. No, you wouldn't be in human trials yet for any of this stuff."

The episode concludes with a stark reminder of the ethical and existential challenges posed by modern technology, reinforcing the show's commitment to uncovering and discussing the unfiltered truth.

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Notable Quotes

• Glenn Beck [03:35]:
  "Joe Biden had no idea who he [George Clooney] was... He didn't recognize him. That's a real problem."

• Rand Paul [16:47]:
  "The interventionalists were intervening in complex societies that they did not even understand themselves."

• Rand Paul [19:50]:
  "If he really wants his plane and it's a great plane, the Qataris could either sell it or give it back to Boeing..."

• Glenn Beck [26:58]:
  "How terrifying is that? I mean, how great is that?"

• Glenn Beck [39:40]:
  "That's called a Panopticon."

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Final Thoughts

This episode of The Glenn Beck Program offers a comprehensive exploration of significant political and technological issues shaping contemporary America. From scrutinizing political figures and foreign policies to grappling with the ethical dilemmas posed by AI and surveillance, Glenn Beck provides listeners with in-depth analysis and thought-provoking discussions. Whether you're a long-time follower or new to the program, this episode serves as a compelling snapshot of the critical conversations defining our times.

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Transcript

[Glenn Beck]

Hey, Jake Tapper is promoting his new book with Biden staff hiding his true state. But Jake, did you help carry the water or. Or should we leave Jake Tapper alone? Because at least he's saying it now. Also, great conversation with Rand Paul about what happened in Saudi Arabia and what's happening with Fauci. I mean we cover a lot of ground with Rand Paul today. You're going to want to hear that. And would you want this AI innovation to always be listening and serve as a personal assistant wa until you hear the latest on AI all on today's podcast. Let me tell you about Jace Medical. If you couldn't get to a pharmacy for a week or a month or longer, what would you do? It's not a crazy question. Supply chains are fragile, the world is absolutely unstable and we're easily one disaster away from medications being out of reach. That's why I'm a fan of Jace Medical and they've just launched a new expanded version of their Jace case now with 10 prescription medications instead of five. And you can also check with them and say, hey, can you get this first prescription? Etc Etc. You get antibiotic, antibiotics, you get antivirals, critical prescriptions that could save a life in a crisis. These are the meds you just can't wait to see, you know. Oh, well, wait for another month, maybe it'll come back. No, everything is prescribed by a board certified physician. They shipped directly to you. There's no run around, no guesswork, just peace of mind just in case it's a Jace case. Jace J A S E.com Enter the promo code Beck at checkout. Get a discount on your order. Promo code [e-mail] hello America. You know we've been fighting every single day. We push back against the lies, the censorship, the nonsense of the mainstream media that they're trying to feed you. We work tirelessly to bring you the unfiltered truth because you deserve it. But to keep this fight going, we need you right now. Would you take a moment and rate and review the Glenn Beck podcast? Give us five stars and leave a comment. Because every single review helps us break through Big Tech's algorithm to reach more more Americans who need to hear the truth. This isn't a podcast. This is a movement. And you're part of it. A big part of it. So if you believe in what we're doing, you want more people to wake up, help us push this podcast to the top rate review. Share Together we'll make a difference. And thanks for standing with us. Now let's get to work. You're listening to the best of the Glenn Beck Program. Welcome to the Glenn Beck program. So this Jake Tapper book that is out, everybody's giving Jake Tapper a hard line. And believe me, no tears are being shed here for Jake Tapper, at least from me, you know, but. But he came out with the book along with the guy from AP or Politico, I can't remember.

[Stu Burguiere]

Alex Thompson.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. And so they put the book out and they're talking about, for instance, the latest is that, you know, George Clooney didn't have. It was so shocked and members of the audience were so shocked that Joe Biden was just not even there. And remember, it was the administration who then said that those were deep fakes. That was just deep fake. You know, that's not. Or. Or they said, well, he was just standing on the stage, you know, he wasn't lost. He was just admiring the crowd and soaking in their applause. Really?

[Stu Burguiere]

I believe the term they used was cheap fakes.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah, cheap fakes.

[Stu Burguiere]

Cheap fakes.

[Glenn Beck]

And now we find out in the book that George Clooney was horrified and so were the people around George Clooney when. I mean, he was throwing that benefit. And when he came, he said Joe Biden had no idea who he was, and they had met, you know, multiple times.

[Stu Burguiere]

You know, describes them as friends. Not. Not as they'd met multiple times. He describes them as friends. They were good friends over a long period of time, and Joe Biden didn't recognize him. Now, take out the fact that he's one of the most famous people in the world.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah, I know.

[Stu Burguiere]

Right? Like, even if you've never met him, like, if we were, we went into 711 and George Clooney walked in, we'd all be like, that's George Clooney.

[Glenn Beck]

Right.

[Stu Burguiere]

Like, this is not a borderline thing.

[Glenn Beck]

Right. He didn't recognize him. That's a real problem. So here's Jake Tapper now talking about how the White House covered up Biden's deterioration.

[Jake Tapper]

Listen, the bottom line is the White House was lying not only to the press, not only to the public, but they were lying to members of their own Cabinet, they were lying to White House staffers, they were lying to Democratic members of Congress, to donors about how bad things had gotten. And in fact, Alex and I started writing this book after the election of 2024, and we spoke with more than 200 people, most of whom, almost all of whom were Democrats and almost all of whom wouldn't be honest with us. Or wouldn't be candid with us until after the election. And then after the election, we found out all of these things, that when you looked at what was going on with President Biden at the time, it probably doesn't surprise you the extent to which he was deteriorating. But now we have anecdotes and facts about what was really going on behind the scenes, with details that Democrats wouldn't share with us until after Election Day.

[Stu Burguiere]

That was kind of his excuse, basically, as to why it wasn't talked about before. Right. Because they wouldn't talk until the election was over.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. Well, what about them going to jail? If they did something against the Constitution, they should go to jail. Not being that afraid of this president being completely checked out and you're not telling the Cabinet there's a problem. There's a real problem. You can't keep that information from the people who need to know that.

[Stu Burguiere]

I 100% agree with that.

[Glenn Beck]

And they should all go to jail.

[Stu Burguiere]

Yeah, whatever. If there are crimes committed here, and I think there may have been, we should definitely have an investigation that looks at all the messages.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. This isn't about a book and it's certainly not about Jake Tapper.

[Stu Burguiere]

No, I will say with. With the Tapper. Excuse me, the Tapper. I have ran.

[Glenn Beck]

Paul, I was gonna say, did you.

[Stu Burguiere]

Feel both me and ran. Both can't talk today. The excuse here is a bit frustrating, to be frank, from Jake Tapper, because I think what he's saying is actually true. Right. They really weren't talking about this to the media. They weren't leaking to the media. They had a relatively buttoned up operation when it comes to protecting Joe Biden, including, according to the book, protecting Joe Biden. Shielding him is the term they used to. From his own staffers. I can't even describe how insane that is. But, like, sure, they weren't telling you. Sure they were lying to you. But you know what? Let's step back for a second. The media does not have a good relationship with the Trump administration, do they? No, Very bad one. Right. When they go to Stephen Miller and they ask him a question about, hey, what about this thing, Stephen Miller? They might think Stephen Miller's telling them lies. What do they do after that? What if they get something from the press secretary and they don't think it's true? What do they do? Just report it mindlessly? Do they say what she's saying is true? Because of course she said it. No, they dig and they dig and they dig and they dig and they find Somebody, some intern of an intern who will say the opposite.

[Glenn Beck]

You can't tell me that Jake Tapper doesn't have George Clooney's phone number. Number and can call it us. He probably does. And or at least know somebody who has it and can get into and call him and go, dude, look, this is what I'm hearing and I don't want our side to lose either, you know, but this is very dangerous. Is this true? So I think somebody would have spoken. Somebody would have.

[Stu Burguiere]

And by the way, I. At least according to this book, and I'm sure Clooney was a source of the book, so you can take this for what it's worth, but according to the book, I mean, Clooney deserves some credit here in that when he saw Biden in this state, he decided he wanted to do something and was told by Barack Obama not to and changed.

[Glenn Beck]

And did come out and did it anyway. What was it? Two weeks after the debacle of the debate?

[Stu Burguiere]

Yeah, right. It was about a little bit. Now, he didn't do it right away.

[Glenn Beck]

No, but he did.

[Stu Burguiere]

But he did.

[Glenn Beck]

The rest of them didn't do it until the election was over.

[Stu Burguiere]

Right. And I will say we should have less criticism, not none, but less criticism for people who do come out and do it eventually. I think that's at least my belief. I played a clip yesterday on my show, Studios America, available on Blaze TV, by the way, of Joe Scarborough in March of 2024 saying he's the sharpest he's ever been. This version of Joe Biden is the best version that has ever existed of Joe Biden. This is just, I mean, you. Weeks before, I guess months before this election, but not many months before the debate, four months before the debate, that. And he has not come out. He didn't write a book. He just said this thing that should have discredited him to every audience member until the end of time and has not come out and said, by the way, until. Until it was politically feasible to do so. Didn't write a book, didn't do deep reporting, didn't go and get all of his sources. He was just carrying the water of what he wanted to happen that entire time. Pathetic. And every person who's ever tuned into that show, the four people who have, should never do it again. I mean, how do you have any credibility after saying something like that when you obviously know it's not true?

[Glenn Beck]

So let me play this because if you. Look, it is hard to find Jake Tapper defending, but there is a Montage going out. That does have, well, a minute and two seconds of him defending. Listen, how do you think it makes.

[Jake Tapper]

Little kids with stutters feel when they see you make a comment like that?

[Unknown]

It's very clearly a cognitive decline. That's what I'm referring to. It makes me uncomfortable.

[Jake Tapper]

You are. No, I can't. It's so amazing. It's so amazing to me that.

[Unknown]

Try and figure out an answer.

[Jake Tapper]

A cognitive decline. Biden embraces his stutter, talking about it, while Trump mocks it, exaggerates it, belittles it.

[Glenn Beck]

He's sharp physically.

[Jake Tapper]

I mean, mentally.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Jake Tapper]

I think the question is physically. Right, Right. Or so.

[Glenn Beck]

Right. Right.

[Jake Tapper]

And the guy who is his chief opponent is only three or four years younger than him. I mean, you have questioned President Biden's age, mental fitness, ability to lead. Of those supporting Biden, you said, quote, shame on all of you, pretending everything is okay. You're leading us and him into a disaster. Do you worry that you damaged him at all? I don't doubt that you got hugs and handshakes behind closed doors today, and maybe even publicly, some of them, because they personally. But I've heard a lot of really nasty stuff about you from your Democratic colleagues. I mean, just like, what is he thinking? Exercising narcissism again?

[Stu Burguiere]

What is it? That's four clips, four interviews. One of them is talking to Dean Phillips, who was the guy who was saying this early and didn't get any credit for it on the Democratic side, who deserves the credit for it. And then the first One is from 2020, the year 2020, which is, you know, and then there's two other clips. They're short. And I've seen five versions of this montage, and every one of them has the same four clips in it. Yes. So, like, I'm not. It's not that Tapper deserves no criticism for those clips. He does deserve it. If he comes, I think we should get him on the air, ask him about it. I think.

[Glenn Beck]

I don't think he's coming on the air.

[Stu Burguiere]

Maybe he will, but if he does, it would be fair to ask him about those clips. I agree, and he should be asked. But like, the level between him and Joe Scarborough, there's a galaxy between them.

[Glenn Beck]

Oh, yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

Yeah. And so the fact that he's coming out now and writing a book with it with another journalist who did ask these questions throughout the entire process, Alex Thompson, I think is more of a positive than a negative.

[Glenn Beck]

The only problem with those clips that I have is the first one. Play this again.

[Jake Tapper]

The bottom line is the White House was lying not only to the press, not only to the public, but they were lying to members of their own cabinet. They're relying White House.

[Stu Burguiere]

You mean the one for the montage? Play the montage again.

[Jake Tapper]

How do you think it makes little kids with stutters feel when they see you make a comment like that Is.

[Unknown]

Very clearly a cognitive decline. That's what I'm referring to. It makes me uncomfortable.

[Jake Tapper]

It's so amazing to me that.

[Unknown]

Try and figure out an answer.

[Jake Tapper]

A cognitive decline of Biden.

[Stu Burguiere]

That's part of the worst one.

[Glenn Beck]

But the problem with that one is he is not engaging as a journalist. No. Okay, that's not a journalist. How do you think it makes little kids feel? That's the question. She can say I whatever she wants to say. Okay, I don't think you answered the question or whatever the follow up is. But he became the defender of Biden in that. That's the problem with that one.

[Stu Burguiere]

I totally agree. I think that's a bad clip. It was again from 2020 by the way. I think it was still clear he was in cognitive decline then.

[Glenn Beck]

Yes.

[Stu Burguiere]

So I don't, I don't give him a huge excuse though.

[Glenn Beck]

Remember this is the time when they kept him in the basement.

[Stu Burguiere]

Right. So I'm totally with you. I thought it was obvious then.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

So that clip I think is bad though. We could make a four hour montage of Joe Scarborough and the View clips.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

That were much, much worse.

[Glenn Beck]

Here. Here's Scarborough.

[Joe Scarborough]

But comparing that guy's mental state. I've said it for years now. He's cogent. But I undersold him when I said.

[Stu Burguiere]

He was undersold it.

[Joe Scarborough]

He's far beyond cogent. In fact, I think he's better than he's ever been. Better intellectually. Intellectually, Analytically.

[Glenn Beck]

Analytically.

[Joe Scarborough]

Because he's been around for 50 years and you know, I don't know if people know this or not. Biden used to be a hothead. Sometimes that Irishman would get in front of the reasoning. Sometimes he would say things he didn't want to say.

[Stu Burguiere]

What this is.

[Joe Scarborough]

And I don't really. You know what, I don't really. Start your tape right now because I'm.

[Stu Burguiere]

About to tell you, betting his career.

[Joe Scarborough]

Here and f you if you can't handle the truth. This version of Biden intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever. Not a close second. And I've known him for years. The Brzezinski's have known him.

[Stu Burguiere]

How does that not end your career.

[Glenn Beck]

How does I think that's actually right?

[Stu Burguiere]

How could that possibly be right?

[Glenn Beck]

Because when he was so cognitively just in disrepair, he didn't do any of the things. He wasn't responsible for any of those things. Somebody else was doing it. He was like, what should we do today? That's the best Joe Biden I've ever seen. Let me paint a picture for you. It's 10:32pm Some loser in a hoodie picks your house for a late night side hustle. He creeps up to the driveway thinking he's the main character in this story. Spoiler alert. He's not. Because suddenly you step out, not with a baseball bat, not with a gun, but with a burner launcher. It's a non lethal defensive tool that fires high power kinetic or pepper rounds or tear gas at 300ft per second. Guy freezes. The launcher hits suddenly. Tear gas. Coughing, confusion, crying tears. Lots of tears. Humiliated person on your front lawn rethinking the life choices. It's called deterrence and it works. The burner launcher easy to use legal in all 50 states without a permit. And the new compact launcher is tremendous. It's perfect for fitting in purses or concealed carry spots. This is what happens when the good guys decide to stop being easy targets. And for the record, that guy won't be back. Go to burnaby. R n a.com Glenn use their retail store locator to find the nearest location offering live demonstrations including Sportsman's warehouse stores. It's Byrna retail stores and authorized Premier dealers. That's Byrna. B Y R N A.com Glenn Berna.com Glenn now back to the podcast. This is the best of the Glenn Beck program. We welcome to the program Rand Paul, senator from the great state of Kentucky. Rand, I want to play something for you in yesterday's speech which I think should have been like a libertarian's dream. It was mine. Listen to this.

[Rand Paul]

And it's crucial for the wider world to note this great transformation has not come from Western intervention, no less, or flying people in beautiful planes giving you lectures on how to live and how to govern your own affairs. No, the gleaming marvels of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were not created by the so called nation builders, neocons or liberal nonprofits like those who spent trillions and trillions of dollars failing to develop cabal Baghdad, so many other cities. Instead, the birth of a modern Middle east has been brought by the people of the region themselves. The people that are right here, the people that have lived here all their lives. Developing your own sovereign countries, pursuing your own unique visions and charting your own destinies in your own way. It's really incredible what you've done. In the end, the so called nation builders wrecked far more nations than they built. And the interventionalists were intervening in complex societies that they did not even understand themselves. They told you how to do it, but they had no idea how to do it themselves. Peace, prosperity and progress ultimately came not from a radical rejection of your heritage, but rather from embracing your national traditions and embracing that same heritage that you love so dearly.

[Glenn Beck]

Rand Paul, what'd you think of that?

[Unknown]

Pretty amazing. You know, there have been so many times when I've heard President Trump speak or seen his actions on foreign policy that have been, oh my goodness, is the best president we have had in my lifetime.

[Glenn Beck]

He sounded almost like Washington at that point. Just like, do it yourself. We're not here to tell you what to do. I haven't heard that ever from any president.

[Unknown]

And this is why the Bush wing hates Donald Trump so much establishment, because these are the people who wanted to spend freedom at the point of a gun everywhere. They thought we were going to shape the world for democracy, which is sort of a leftover Woodrow Wilson idea. But no, this is the part of Donald Trump I completely embrace, encourage and will defend and defend on a day.

[Glenn Beck]

So I said earlier today that I thought that part of that speech was as significant as the Gorbachev tear down this wall speech. Agree or disagree?

[Unknown]

I agree. It's incredibly significant to say we developed these relationships not by Bostoning around the world, not by intervening, but by basically trading. And he didn't use the word trade we could have, but basically having trade and good relations with these countries, they've developed themselves.

[Glenn Beck]

So while we're there, why don't we talk about, why don't we talk about, I don't know, trading Nothing for a $400 million airplane. Where do you stand on this gift from Qatar?

[Unknown]

Well, there is this little sticking point. You know, the Constitution says you can't take emoluments or gifts unless they're approved by Congress. I think Jefferson was offered something and Congress actually voted against Thomas Jefferson being allowed to keep it. And, but you can't do. I mean, it's just, and it's going to set up the appearance of impropriety. Whether Congress will protect him and not vote on it. Possibly. But the other thing is, is we're the world's largest arms merchant. We sell arms by the billions everywhere throughout the Middle East. We populate both sides of every war on the planet. And so Qatar is a big recipient of arms from us. And so we make these decisions and the President pretty much makes them on his own. Congress has the chance to object, and I have objected in the past to both Qatar and Saudi Arabia receiving arms. When I felt like, particularly when the journalist Khashoggi was killed by the Saudis, I thought we should have laid off arms for a while and somebody should have had to pay some penance over that. And so I tried to block different arms sales before. But you know, there's a potential that the administration's objectiveness will be clouded by a $400 million plane. There are some practical concerns as well. One of them is where are we on the one that they've ordered? If it's already made and they're upgrading it, you know, putting the electronics and defensive weapons on Air Force One and they're within six months of being completed. The Qatari plane would have to be completely outfitted. You know, it has to be stripped down on the inside, completely reconfigured, has to have the special stuff that is.

[Glenn Beck]

Classified two to five years just to finish it.

[Unknown]

Yeah. So it may be that the other plane is actually closer to being finished than this one. It is disappointing, and Boeing's disappointing on so many fronts. That they haven't had this plane since I think it was commissioned by the first President Trump and four years later still isn't ready, is really a disappointment. But we'd have to know more about it. The thing is, if he really wants his plane and it's a great plane, the Qataris could either sell it or give it back to Boeing and Boeing to us and we could pay a price and then we alleviate all of this if he takes it. Every family transaction that they have had in the Middle east for the last 10 years or next 10 years is going to be doubly scrutinized. And I think it doesn't come to any good.

[Glenn Beck]

So what do you think about the possibility? And this may be giving him too much benefit. Doubt, but the guy is playing, you know, 15 dimensional chess, it seems so many ways. He, I spoke to him about the, the Boeing plane few weeks ago and he was smoked. And you know, we, we began our participation in and ended World War II in a quicker time than we have ordered that plane in 2018 to today. So it's, I mean, what is Boeing doing? And he's saying, and others are saying that it, it may be five years from now, maybe even 10 what about the idea that he is just trying to push the pressure on Boeing and like get it done.

[Unknown]

Boeing has become an extension of the government. They're a government bureaucracy and they behave like it. You know, look, I think the Empire State Building was built in a year. China right now can erect a 30.

[Glenn Beck]

What'S that, 10 months?

[Unknown]

Yeah, China can erect a 30 story building in a matter of two or three months. I mean, it's amazing how fast things can be done. And Boeing can't make a plane in four years. And then sometimes their planes don't fly. And so that is a problem if you're a plane manufacturer and they don't fly. But it's because Boeing is such a slow, ponderous corporation that's been, you know, had monopoly all on sort of government planes for so long that they're being out competed internationally and they're just slow, you know. And so I see them more as an extension of government bureaucracy than I do as real capitalism. But no company could get away with being this poor and this slow moving if there was a real marketplace.

[Glenn Beck]

So what do you do to solve that? Because I think that, I mean that is the real solution. I feel like the, the former Soviet Union, when they would, you know, when Gorbachev or anybody else would get into a zill, you're like, ooh, that's nice, that'll break, that'll break down halfway to the airport. You know, what do we do? Boeing? You can't sue Boeing. The President can't sue Boeing. The country can't. How do you fix this?

[Unknown]

Here's the interesting thing, Glenn. And this intersects with the discussion over trade. Some would say we need to protect them. And that's what we do. We protect Boeing, we protect them from international trade. What if we did this? What if we got rid of the trade barriers and we let all the international companies compete with Boeing? Boeing would have to get better or go bankrupt. So they're inefficient because they are protected. Some would say the Same happened to U.S. steel over many generations. It wasn't that we didn't protect U.S. steel. We've had steel import quotas for generations. We've tried to do whatever we can to block international steel from coming here. And yet all it did is it led to a large behemoth, US Steel that was about like Boeing wasn't able to react to the marketplace.

[Glenn Beck]

But let me talk to you about government aircraft, military aircraft. We have to have an aircraft company.

[Unknown]

I agree.

[Glenn Beck]

What can we do? What if the cause honestly the Right thing for the President to do is sue Boeing. Look, you violated our entire contract. It means nothing. I'm going elsewhere. But he can't sue Boeing because it's, you know, that would be very bad. And the second thing is he has no choice but to buy Americans. So how do we solve them? The.

[Unknown]

The other thing I guess you could do is you could reduce what they're paid. So, for example, if we. If the government said we were giving them a billion, we give them 500 billion, whatever it is, that should be in every contract, too. And, you know, I think Elon Musk was a big promoter of this when he started building rockets to take satellites into space, right? He said, the problem you guys have is it's cost plus. So everybody just keeps inflating their cost because they always get the same profit or bigger profit if they have cost overruns, make it competitive bidding and put penalties into your contracts. So Boeing should have penalties in the contract. If you want another airline or another company to make planes in the US I'm perfectly happy to vote for no corporate taxes on somebody who will make planes in competition with Boeing. Just no Corporate taxes, period. 10 years, 20 years. It would take a lot for the incentive because it takes a lot of money to get started in that field. Look, Elon Musk started From scratch maybe 10 years ago building rockets. So you think somebody couldn't like Elon Musk start building planes? In fact, I guarantee you, if Elon weren't so tied up with other things, if you said, elon, why don't you start a plane company to compete with Boeing? I'll bet you have it started in a year.

[Stu Burguiere]

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[Glenn Beck]

All right, welcome to the program. I want to talk to you a little bit about AI. Apparently, there is a new AI. The scientists at Mass General in Boston have developed a new AI tool called Face Age. And it can tell your biological age by a picture of you. And apparently not just. Not just your biological age, but how healthy you are. In fact, they are, they believe now with the eyeball test. Research in the Lancet Digital Health indicates. You ready for this? That artificial intelligence will be able to not only spot that you have cancer, but also if you are being treated for cancer that's not working. They have this much time to live. How terrifying is that? I mean, how great is that? How terrifying is that? You would you have if you could have it and it would Tell you, wow, you're looking pretty old and beat up. You don't have much longer to live. Would. Would you go into the face tool and say, how long do I live? How long are you? I don't think I would do that. I wouldn't want that.

[Stu Burguiere]

I would want to know if I could do something about it. I suppose, I mean, I guess being able to. If you knew. And again, this is somewhat speculative here, but if you knew you were going to die in two months, I guess I. The idea of wanting to know would be intimidating. But I also think, like, I'd like to probably have moments with my family and my kids and say the things I want to say and like. Like get my affairs aligned and such. Start some new affairs.

[Glenn Beck]

New affairs.

[Stu Burguiere]

Just kidding, honey, but you know what I mean. Like, I'd like to get my. Do you want to get your affairs arranged? You want to make sure you're not leaving your family with a burden? You want to make sure that you say to your kids the things you want to say? Maybe you want to write something.

[Glenn Beck]

What if you put your face in, okay, and you're like, okay, take the picture. How much you know? What do I have left? And it just comes back. What time is it now?

[Stu Burguiere]

I don't know. If the stupid device can't tell time, I probably. It's like a V is a VC. I don't know.

[Glenn Beck]

20 minutes? What do you got, 20 minutes? Maybe. Maybe. I don't know. You're not doing well. Look a little peaked. Some of the things that are coming with AI are remarkable. Go ahead.

[Stu Burguiere]

Life changing too, I would say. Society changing probably so.

[Glenn Beck]

Can I just read something to you that is part of it is beyond my understanding and will be beyond some. But I just want you to hear this now. This is I rule the world mo. This is at I rule the mo. Rule the world mo. Nobody really knows who this is. They think that this might be a. An insider and one of the big AI research firms.

[Stu Burguiere]

Okay.

[Glenn Beck]

But they also think it might be a bottle by one of these AI research terms to throw the other research terms off. Okay? They have no idea who this is.

[Stu Burguiere]

Okay.

[Glenn Beck]

Okay, so. But just listen to what I. I'm hoping it's a bot that's trying to throw people off. Listen to this. Just got off a four hour phone call with sources inside Chinese deep sea collabs and holy cow, they're using other language. We are so effing behind, it's not even funny anymore. Deep seq R2 isn't an incremental improvement. It is a completely different species of intelligence operating on principles nobody in the west has even theorized yet. They've abandoned transformer architectures entirely for something they're calling recursive cognition. Lattices. The scale and dimension of our math doesn't even have a good notation for this. The compute efficiency gains that violate what we thought were fundamental limits. Like 400 times improvement in reasoning per teraflop. Not 4, not 40. 400 times. Our benchmarks now are literally meaningless. The scariest part isn't the raw capability, but how it's developing novel mathematical frameworks on the fly to solve problems. Research gives it questions and it events entirely new branches of mathematics to answer them. One physicist showed it a problem he'd been stuck on for 15 years. It solved it in seconds with notations nobody recognized. It took three days for them to translate its solution back into standard mathematics. We saw demo videos that can't possibly be real except multiple independent sources confirm R2 designed and simulated room temperature superconductor from first principles in under an hour. Complete with fabrication methods using existing technology. They've already produced the samples in the Beijing labs. Blah blah blah blah blah. Their integration, their integrate Intricate. I can't say it now.

[Stu Burguiere]

Interrogation.

[Glenn Beck]

No no no. The. The merging with man and machine with biological systems is the integration. Integration. Thank you. With biological systems is the real nightmare fuel. Two way neural interfaces that make neuralink look like a child's toy. Direct cognitive enhancement already in human trials. This isn't even the most advanced system. They're the ones showing it publicly. America is still treating this like normal technology race while China understands it's an exist extinction level transformation of civilization. It's like watching a nuclear power race where one side is debating the ethics of gunpowder. Wow.

[Stu Burguiere]

Because my recollection of the Deep Seek story when that came out a few months ago was experts landed on the idea that there is absolutely. They basically were using our technology and it wasn't as impressive as initially thought. So this person or bot is saying that it is Now I will say if you are a person trying to hide your identity saying that you just had a four hour conversation with a specific company. I mean how many four hour conversations happened that day? It'd be a weird way to hide your identity unless you're lying about it. So who knows? Maybe it's just all blown.

[Glenn Beck]

Hopefully it's all blown out. I mean you read the. I mean Sam Altman follows. I mean others so follow. I mean it's not just right, it's Seen inside the circles and they don't know who it is or what it is. A post like that makes me think it's a Chinese bottle.

[Stu Burguiere]

Yeah. Because it seems like it's a promoting deep seat. Right as this Amazing.

[Glenn Beck]

But he's not always promoting deep seek or it isn't promoting. This is the craziest part. You don't know. Now it doesn't have to be a person, it could be an algorithm.

[Stu Burguiere]

Now of course there is this thing, you know, there's no. What is it? There's no, there's no limit to the levels humans can achieve when you don't care about pain and suffering. Yes, I think I'm paraphrasing Louis CK with that one. But it's like, you know, Chinese can just kind of throw bodies at this. If they're doing live human trials on this stuff, as we've seen maybe with Wuhan in the past, they're kind of willing to do anything.

[Glenn Beck]

Right.

[Stu Burguiere]

And if they're doing this and actually seeing these advances, we would, we wouldn't do. No, you wouldn't be in human trials yet for any of this stuff. Although, you know, a very long ramp up for Elon Musk's company is. We've seen some of that I guess. But. But they're just, they'll just. Those throw people at it.

[Glenn Beck]

You know what's crazy is we are dealing with technology that we have absolutely no idea what it's going to be like, what it can do. What? Nothing. Nothing. And, and I've read several of this, this bot or this person's posts and they're talking about how just everything that you, everything, the way you work, the way you think everything is just about ready to be just completely disrupted. Yeah. And. And we're, we're just. The world is just kind of going along with it and we're like, oh, I don't know. I don't know. It could be. Maybe we should pass something about it. We're just going along with it and you know, science. There's a, there's a watch. I think it was Omega. I can't remember. There was a watch that was made in the 1950s and 60s and it's sweep handed second hand. It had like a lollipop and it was, you know, on it. So it was the stick of the hand and then it had like this little circle on it it and it was sweeping around and the reason why they put the lollipop on it is it was a signal to the buyer and the wearer that that Watch didn't have radiation in it. And it's not like, oh, you were working at a lab. It was that they were, you know, we had put. To make things glow at night. That was radiation. Okay. To get the luminosity on watches. At first we were like, why? We just use some of this? And. And that went on for like a couple of decades.

[Stu Burguiere]

Yeah.

[Glenn Beck]

You know, and we were like, hey, how come his arm keeps losing all his hair in the first week wearing that watch? And so they, and so they put like this little lollipop on it going, yep, no radiation in this one. Dude, that's crazy that we could make. We could do that kind of stuff for that long. And we kind of forget about it. And now why are we working with this is going to make nuclear stuff look like nothing. Like nothing.

[Stu Burguiere]

We're so close to it as well.

[Glenn Beck]

I read another, I read another post where they were saying that, that it is getting so fast in. In for defense. That. And I said this, I know I said this five years ago, that you won't even know that you've lost the war because for you, the war hasn't even started yet. But you will start and lose the war in a flash in as time as it takes you to go, wait a minute, there's a war going on? What? You've already lost, it happened, and you've lost. Because AI is going to get so good. It will predict absolutely every move that everybody's going to make. And it will just go, well, here's a counter move. Boom. And put it in. You're like, okay, well, that's over.

[Stu Burguiere]

It's like when you, and you're not a big video game guy, but when you start playing a game and you're going, you just decide to go on like the toughest level of the opposing AI and they just can't do anything. You just automatically. Your base is destroyed in seconds. That's a very low level version of this.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

Can I give you one other thing on AI I think this is fascinating. This was in the Wall Street Journal two weeks ago and I haven't heard anybody talking about it. We've talked about for a long time the surveillance state. I remember with you taking calls from people going, I will not get an easy pass because that means they can track me when I go through the tolls. Right.

[Glenn Beck]

Like, remember when we were in Tampa, this is the year 2000. They put, they put cameras up in the streets of Ybor City. Ybor City. And everybody's like, I'm gonna put up with a camera nut. No, I don't. America, all day right now. Nobody was willing to give their fingerprints. Nobody wanted to give their face. Yep. None of it.

[Stu Burguiere]

Now, we all carry a phone, which is, of course, gps. Everywhere we go.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

We click yes, agree, agree, agree to everything.

[Glenn Beck]

We open the phone with our face.

[Stu Burguiere]

Listen to this. This is amazing. This is from an author. Joanna Stern, Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal. I've been wearing a wire everywhere since February. How the article starts. I've got all the transcripts. Important meetings, arguments with my kids, chats with disgruntled employees, late night bathroom routines. There's plenty more that I can't. I can't share if I want to. And my bosses and my family as well, to keep liking me. No, I'm not an FBI informant. I willingly wore a $50 bracelet that records everything I say and uses AI to summarize my life and send me helpful reminders.

[Glenn Beck]

Why would you do that? That's called a Panopticon.

[Stu Burguiere]

I think we're basically, how do you have a private conversation in this world? She tested two other devices as well that are on the market now for 1:59, $199. They recall every single thing. They transcribe every single thing. They have recordings of every single thing that was said by her.

[Glenn Beck]

Let's try this for a rounder.

[Stu Burguiere]

No way.

[Glenn Beck]

Let's try it for a week.

[Stu Burguiere]

Crazy. That's crazy.

[Glenn Beck]

Crazy, crazy. No, it's crazy not to try it to show everybody how bad it is, but it would be crazy to do it and be like, I think that's gonna be a great addition to my life.

[Stu Burguiere]

She says. Within hours of wearing this bracelet, I was blown away at how quickly it turned ramblings and random chatter into useful, actionable information. Yet allow me to quote myself from February 24th at 5:15pm this bracelet is really effing creepy. Apparently. Said that out loud. But, I mean, you can see again. I can. I can see a world where that would probably be beneficial. You have a conversation with someone about something. God, what do they say you'd have it when you were saying, hey, we should get together next Thursday. It puts something in your calendar that says, hey, call this person about that Thursday meeting you discussed. Of course that would be beneficial in some way. It's like having an assistant. If you're an executive, you might have an assistant.

[Glenn Beck]

Those bots are already coming. By the end of the year, those will be strong everywhere. You'll have that assistant doing that in your phone and everything else. It'll already do that.

[Stu Burguiere]

You there. This is the death of private conversations, though. It is. They're over.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

You never. Every single time you have a conversation, you should act like you're on television having it.

[Glenn Beck]

Yes, well, we've lived that way for a long time.

[Stu Burguiere]

That's what made me so interested.

[Glenn Beck]

We said back in 2008, we go to Fox, remember? I'm the most admired man in the world. I'm number three in some poll in the ap. Every year they do that, that poll. And I'm tied for. With the poll, Nelson Mandela. Okay. For number three. That's how screwed up our values were back then. But anyway, so I go from that on to Fox, and all of a sudden it is like hatred, Hatred everywhere. And everything we say, because we're in New York City, we have to be careful. Is somebody listening to us? Is anything around? So everything we say in private, unless you were in our own house until some security guy came and said no. But anything that we were saying in our own house, you know, might be fine. Everything else and everything, I remember saying, every text you write, I don't care who it's to. I don't care what it's about. Imagine it on the front page of the New York Times. You have to write everything as if it's on the front page of the New York Times. So it is. It's. I mean, it can be done, but it's really awful.

[Stu Burguiere]

But even then, as you point out the house, there are moments where you think you'd have a private conversation with someone. Someone when they're wearing a recordable, which is. They're tiny. They're little bracelets. I don't even notice.

[Glenn Beck]

Here's the thing. My wife wears one of these rings.

[Stu Burguiere]

The aura ring.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. To talk about her steps and her heart.

[Stu Burguiere]

My wife does that, too.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. So. And I'm watching this, and she. She got up in the morning and she's checking her sleep and stuff. And I'm like, can I borrow that ring? And she's like, no, I. No, get your own. And I'm like, I really don't want it. But.

[Stu Burguiere]

But it's pretty cool.

[Glenn Beck]

It's pretty cool. It tells you everything you need to. I mean, it monitors your body, and it's great if it's contained there. And you can go delete. You know what I mean?

[Stu Burguiere]

I mean. And they, of course, say that even the recording device places say everything's encrypted. It's on. Of course. Right. I will say that the one thing maybe legally you could do on this stuff is there's only 12 states that are two party consent states for recordings. That strikes me as wrong. Like it's probably should be a lot higher. Like I don't know.

[Glenn Beck]

But if you're recording yourself.

[Stu Burguiere]

Yeah, but if you're having a conversation with someone, it's a one party consent. So you're the party. You can say you consent to the recording.

[Glenn Beck]

I care what they do. Do what you want with them, just leave me alone.