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Glenn Beck
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Glenn Beck
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Stu Burguiere
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Glenn Beck
Dark on every side. Stand your ground when times get dark. Gotta face the dog and embrace the fire. The fusion of entertainment and enlightenment. This is the Glenn Beck program. Hello America. Welcome to the Glenn Beck program. We are in a tough, tough battle. We have a tough negotiator and just like if you've ever been in the room when somebody's really negotiating hard and you're like God, I don't know if I would have said at that you trust the lead negotiator to know what he's doing. So we're going to talk about the economy, the tariffs and by the way, Elon Musk came out over the weekend and said we're cutting $4 billion a day every day in the next year. We've already. Joe's has already reduced the deficit by $1 trillion. One trillion has been cut we're what? Keep going, Elon Musk, and I'll explain why in just a second. First, let me tell you about rough greens. Watching your dog to start to slow down as he or she gets older is really rough. I hate watching Uno. 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You don't have to change your dog's food to improve your dog's health. Just add a scoop of rough greens. All right, talk. The clock is ticking now, and I think everybody's very well aware of that ticking clock. And it's happening faster than people realize. There is a freight train that is barreling down the tracks, and we are standing right in its path. And we're debating whether the track should be made of steel or recycled materials. I don't think that's what we should be talking about. The train doesn't care. It's coming either way. You, however, because you are paying attention, you can get off the tracks and warn others as well. To the game that's being played now at a global level. We have to move, but we must not blink. Let's start with tariffs here. I'm gonna cover a lot of things this hour, but tariffs, they're really big deal. But Canada, this isn't about you, okay? It's not about Mexico. It's not about Panama. It's about security. It's about drug runners. It's about our borders. It's about making America strong again. It's honestly about the US and the end of the structure that was set up post World War II. That's what it is now. The left and economic experts will now tell you you can't do that. But that's what they've been doing. They've been dismantling the economic structure of post World War II. Right. I mean, they say, can't continue like this. It's going to collapse. That's why we need a great reset. Except they want the great reset to go to a bigger global system. Donald Trump says no, it needs to be America first, just as Canada, the eu, Mexico and the rest should do the same for their countries. The United States, and quite honestly, the entire Western world, and I think the Eastern world as well, is at the precipice of an economic, political and societal reckoning unlike anything the world has faced since maybe the Great Depression. And in some ways, it's worse, because this time, it's not just about economics. It's about trust. It's about trust in our institutions, trust in our leaders, and even trust in one another. And that's what makes this moment so dangerous. President Trump is walking into a storm, perhaps running head, headfirst right into it, with a task that borders on the impossible. Think of this. He's got to be right. Not most of the time, not right. On balance, he has to be right almost every time. Every policy, every decision, every negotiation, he's got to be right. It has to be in the right order, the right timing and the right execution. And we must not blink as he negotiates, because here's the. Here's the truth. We are out of margin for error. Its pilots would say, we're out of Runway. We have no more Runway. It's either get this plane up or crash. Now, imagine trying to defuse a bomb with shaky hands after somebody else set the timer and booby trapped all of the wiring. That's exactly what we're dealing with. However, for anyone who's beginning to shrink because of the shrieks of Justin Trudeau and make you question what Trump is doing with tariffs. Look who came to the negotiating table this weekend. Panama. What? I thought they were going to fight to the bitter end. No, they're returning the control of the Panama Canal to us. We don't own it, but they're kicking China out. That's what he wanted. So, for the first time, America, you need to understand, first time since Ronald Reagan, at least, that we've had a president who knows what the truth is and knows how to get it justice. Reagan said that's an evil empire of communism. Our number one enemy. Trump is declaring globalism our number one enemy and returning jobs in manufacturing back to America. That's what's happening. That's what he's doing. You see, we have to grow our way out of this debt. It's not enough just to cut, we also have to grow. Our Debt is over $34 trillion and climbing. Our annual deficit is over 1.7 trillion. The interest on our debt alone is $1 trillion a year. Just the interest. That's more than we spend on national defense. It's going to surpass what we spend on Social Security. And once that happens, the math doesn't work and it collapses under its own weight. And that will happen because almost all of the debt accrued under Biden were written as short term loans. A lot of it comes back up to be reloaned and remortgaged this next 18 months. Now, because Biden was such a good negotiator, we're going to have to negotiate under higher interest rates. Oh, this is why we don't have a choice. Just this one fact, if not dealt with quickly, will kill us. The Federal Reserve, our so called economic firefighter, is out of water. In fact, I think they've been an arsonist for a long time. Interest rates are already high, inflation is sticky. Quantitative easing them, magic trick that they told us would work for over a decade is no longer even an option. The Fed printed $8 trillion in the last 15 years. And what did we get? What did we get? Did we get new companies, new manufacturing, new jobs everywhere? No, we got asset bubbles, distorted markets and the illusion of prosperity for us as the uber rich and large corporations along with the banks, just got much, much, much richer. The illusion is finally fading. Reality is setting in. There's going to be a great reset. Most likely it'll be on Wall Street. And just when we thought it couldn't get more complicated, here comes artificial intelligence and artificial super intelligence reshaping the entire world. What will feel like overnight? Millions of jobs are going to be obsolete now. Will there be new ones? Probably. They usually come. Are they going to come fast enough? No, there's going to be pain. We've talked about that for 15 years. See, everything that we've ever talked about that ended with somebody, usually a president, saying, and at that point there will be no good options. We're here, that's where we are. And the economy isn't. It's not a machine you can just reboot. It's more like an ecosystem. And we've been poisoning it now for decades. So how do you fix this? How do you pull a nation back from the brink? When it's addicted to easy money and cheap credit and government handouts. Well, you start by telling the truth. And that's what Donald Trump has been saying. We screwed ourselves and we've been screwed by every other nation and including ourselves, mainly ourselves. Look, we're broke. Yes, if the world were a neighborhood, we'd be the one that had the biggest house, the nicest cars. We might even have a fleet of jets. But what the neighbors now know is that everything in our house, including our house, was purchased on loan and our income can no longer service the just the interest on the loan. Everybody knows ex, it seems, except perhaps the family inside of the house with the fancy gates. That would be us. This is why the $1 trillion cuts, $4 billion a day that Elon Musk announced over the weekend is a really big deal. But it cannot be the end. It has to be the beginning. Because we can't afford to be the world's babysitter or policeman anymore. We can't keep writing blank checks to fore while our own people are in real danger. It's really easy. We as a nation, as a nation need to downsize. That's it. We need to look at our government and say it's far too big. We need cuts. And the most important thing is a new mindset. The post World War II order is over. That system where America props up the global economy, defends half the planet, underwrites everybody else's welfare state. It's over. It's dead. Why? Why are we still living under trade laws that were written right after World War II to help rebuild the European and German car companies? I think Mercedes is okay. I think they'll make it without us. It's been dead for this. This thing has been. This thing has been on life support for decades and it's been dead for at least two decades, maybe three. We just haven't had the funeral yet and we need to. Countries like Panama are already beginning at the negotiating table. Why? Why? Donald Trump is playing a serious game. He is a serious negotiator. We still hold sway in that neighborhood even though everybody knows we're broke. It's our security team that protects the entire neighborhood. If we stop, they'll need to spend money, money they don't have or at least haven't been willing to spend. So, yeah, you like our jets? You like our protection? You like the world order? Yeah, you're going to have to pay for some of it because we're done. And the world is feeling the shift. And the ones who are really against it were the ones that were designing a new global community, not a local community. The tariffs, the economic pressure, it's not just about money. It's about leverage. For the first time in generations, we're forcing other nations to stand on their own two feet. We're telling them, look, we have standards. We have a border. And you cannot allow China to come in, make all that fentanyl right under your nose, and then ship it across our border with drug cartels. And if you can't control them, we're gonna push you first 25% tariff. And if you can't control them, then we're gonna take care of those drug cartels ourself because they're killing people here in America and Canada. I'm sorry. It's not about you. We're good friends. We are. But you have problems as well. You need to look at Canada first. We've all built our economies on the illusion that we could have it all without paying the price. BRICS is building an alternative to the US dollar as a global reserve currency. Which is not a conspiracy theory. It's happening. China, Russia, India, Brazil, South Africa. They're betting against us. And Canada is beginning to say they'll join Panama and others to stand against us, too. Fine. Bet on America's best days are behind us. But no, they're not. They're hedging their future against the collapse of the dollar. That's fine if they're right. If the dollar loses its status as the world reserve currency, then our standard of living will collapse almost overnight. But it's going to anyway if we don't act boldly. Now, here's the thing. It's not just about economics. It's also about character. We've been living in a fantasy too long, believing economic magic tricks can print wealth out of thin air. Or we could borrow it forever without any consequence. That's not how reality works. Reality has rules. And if you break them, you pay the price. And we're not the only ones that broke all those rules. Every country in the west did. We're just the first now under Donald Trump to say, okay, we're out of that game. Cuts are coming. Deep cuts. Cuts that will make people scream. Cuts to programs that you think are sacred. Cuts to programs that I think are sacred. Because if everything is sacred, then nothing is sacred. We've treated government spending like an all you can eat buffet. But the bill is now due. And guess what? There's no such thing as a free lunch. And in fact, every item we Ate had a very high price. It's easy to say cut the waste, but the truth is, the waste isn't enough. Even if you eliminated every dollar of fraud, waste and abuse, it wouldn't fix the problem. Because the problem is us. It's our expectations, our unwillingness to make sacrifices, our unwillingness to do it ourselves and force others to do it themselves. Every generation before us has faced hard times. Wars, depression, pandemics. They rose to the occasion. The history books are just wondering, which direction am I going to write this in? Will we stand up? Because a lot of tough things are coming. A lot of tough things. But here's the hope. We still choose how this story ends. We face the truth now while we still have some options. We can tighten our belts, make the cuts, rebuild our economy on solid ground. It's going to be painful. Painful here and painful for other countries. But pain's not the enemy. Complacency is more in just a second. First, let me tell you about Jace Medical. It's an unpredictable world out there. I'm sure you've noticed that if you've been around much at all. And sickness. Yeah. It doesn't care if you're on vacation. That's why you need Jace Go for all of your travels. It's from the makers of the Jace case. It's compact, it's reliable. It's a case filled with emergency travel medications designed to keep you on track. No matter what you're traveling, you get food poisoning. Why not have everything you need already and not have to search around for a doctor in a place you don't know well, or kind of question some of the doctors? These kinds of things happen to the best of us. And you might as well be prepared. It's not about just convenience. It's about peace of mind. Whether the issue is distance or availability, Whether you're traveling in this country or a foreign one. The Jace case. Jace Go will ensure that you're covered. Please. This year, why not travel smarter and stay prepared? Go to jace.com. enter the promo code BECK to make sure you have the right meds on hand the moment you need them. That's Jace. J-A S E.com promo code. Code back 10 seconds. Station ID you know, I worry about these tariffs as well, but Donald Trump is not a lawyer. I mean, all of our presidents usually come from law. He's not a lawyer. He's not a politician. He's a businessman. So he knows how the economy works. He's the best negotiator I've ever seen. And over the last eight years, he has earned at least my trust and respect. I don't follow him blindly, nor should you. I worry about the effects of tariffs. But I think I see what he's doing and why he's doing it. And it may be the last chance we have if we do not let others see us blink. This isn't about politics. This is about survival. The world as we known it since World War II is over. And that's not a bad thing. It's an opportunity. It's an opportunity to rebuild something better, stronger, something real. The question is, are we brave enough to face it or will we believe the truth when we hear it? Hello, Stu, how are you?
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Stu Burguiere
Good, Glenn, how are you?
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Glenn Beck
Oh my goodness.
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Stu Burguiere
Exciting times.
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Glenn Beck
It is exciting times. I've got, I've got a lot to say about USAID next hour. That is a fascinating thing, isn't it?
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah. The dosh stuff is really encouraging, I think. I don't know that everyone in America loves it as much as I do.
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Glenn Beck
And you do, but love it. Especially with usaid. Have you followed this?
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Stu Burguiere
Yes. I mean, okay, some level. I can't wait to hear what you.
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Glenn Beck
Have to say about it. Oh, you're going to like it. Yeah. Yeah. You're finally.
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Stu Burguiere
It's interesting. It feels like I was talking to a friend this weekend and he said that this is the first time in a while that it seems like the conservative movement actually cares about shrinking government.
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Glenn Beck
Uh huh.
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Stu Burguiere
Like we went through a period there where like we didn't even talk about it anymore.
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Glenn Beck
Yeah.
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Stu Burguiere
And does seem like this is a real effort, maybe the most real effort we've seen for a very long time.
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Glenn Beck
Right. And it's not, not, it's not Reagan, where Reagan was still a guy. I mean, he didn't believe in big government, but the government did grow defense.
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Stu Burguiere
And that was a big part of it.
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Glenn Beck
But it, I think they're actually serious about cutting it and cutting the regulations, spending and everything else. That's good news.
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah.
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Glenn Beck
This is Glenn Beck. Okay. Um, listen, I don't know everything. I know, I know that's hard to believe, but I do know a thing or two about building a financial hedge against insanity. Why? Because I live in a country that had Democrats run the place almost my entire life. And I've seen several times what they do when they have power. Now, thank God at the moment they don't. But that doesn't mean, you know, we should be lying down on the job of protecting what, what I've built. What you've built. You need to make sure that you have a hedge against any storm that could come. And storms are coming. We're going to weather it, but storms are coming. I want you to know why. Gold could be your best performing asset in this next year, maybe 18 months. Lear Capital, if you call them right now at 800-957-Gold. 800-957-Gold, you'll get a free $4200 gold report. See why Gold could be headed for record highs this year. And when you call 800-957-Gold, also ask them how you can receive up to 15 grand in free gold or silver with a qualifying purchase. 800, 957 gold. 800, 957-gold.
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Stu Burguiere
We've got a reverse tariff on BlazeTV subscriptions right now. Blazetv.com glenn use the code glenn47 and save. Save 47 bucks.
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Glenn Beck
All right. Welcome to the program. Donald Trump just got off the phone with Justin Trudeau. Apparently, they're gonna Talk again at 3 this afternoon. But he's not, he's not going. He's not going light on good, Justin, which I'm very happy about. Canada. I mean, you're. I'm sorry. When we're there, too. I don't want to feel like we're pointing out Canada going, you guys suck. We sucked too. We just woke up and changed leadership. And we're, we are going in a different direction because we've learned the same things, you know. Okay. You know, it. This can't continue this way, right?
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah, the one. The one. I mean, there's. I have several issues with some of these policies, but one that I do really is a little bothersome to me is Trudeau was so unpopular in Canada and so on the way out and now, like, there's this like, nationalist Canadian thing going on where they're booing the national.
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Glenn Beck
Wait a minute. He's. Trudeau's becoming a nationalist.
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Stu Burguiere
Hilarious. But, like, he's now getting the benefit, the benefits of the support of people who are just rallying around him mindlessly whether the policy is right or not. That I just don't like good things happening to Justin Trudeau. So that is. I don't know if that was part.
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Glenn Beck
But again, that is an unforeseen consequence.
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Stu Burguiere
Yes. I don't like that. But we will see. Obviously, where this thing lands economically is much more important than that.
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Glenn Beck
Here's the good thing. We have a president that's not actually trying to destroy us.
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah, that's true. I mean, whether you like this policy or not when it comes to tariffs. You know that the motivation behind it is to make the country better.
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Glenn Beck
Correct.
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Stu Burguiere
And I know that that's always the motivation behind these policies. When we've seen previous presidents go after them. Obviously a lot of Democrats have gone after similar policies, and I think a lot of times their motivations have been much, much worse. So at least we've got good motivations behind this. I mean, I think Trump is looking at this and saying he thinks it's gonna work long term. He thinks he's. I think most clearly you pointed this out, Glenn, with Panama, with Colombia. Most clearly he believes they're going to back down from this eventually and give us concessions. And I think that's probably the most.
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Glenn Beck
Likely outcome seems to be what's happening with Panama.
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah, it seems to be. It definitely happened with Colombia like that. It does seem to be. We are the big boys on the block.
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Glenn Beck
Yes.
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Stu Burguiere
And Donald Trump is not only familiar with that fact, but also comfortable with it. Unlike other presidents, he's comfortable with us being the bigger boys on the block. He's comfortable with us being the world power. That's okay in his eyes. It's okay in my eyes. It's okay in your eyes as long.
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Glenn Beck
As you don't become a bully and see this. I mean, listen to what Justin Trudeau said. Let's go to, let's go to cut three, please. And now is also the time to choose Canada. There are many ways for you to do your part. It might mean checking the labels at the supermarket and picking Canadian made products. It might mean opting for Canadian rye over Kentucky bourbon or foregoing Florida orange juice altogether. No, it might mean changing your summer vacation plans to, to stay here in Canada and explore the many national and provincial parks, historical sites and tourist destinations our country has to offer.
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Stu Burguiere
He's using this to turn around his own political fortunes, which is infuriating. Like, he's got nothing to. He doesn't care at all about any of this other stuff. No, he's motivated by his own self interest here.
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Glenn Beck
So here's cut six, more of Justin Trudeau. I think Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us instead of so many other challenging parts of the world. I don't think there's a lot of Americans who wake up in the morning saying, oh, damn, Canada. Oh, we should really go after Canada. You're right. Why were you targeting us? Why, why, why was your, your number two in command that just quit? Why was she targeting people Here for, you know, giving to a freedom movement in Canada. I mean, it's not like you've been our best friend. Justin. No. Canadians. He's horrible, but Canadians are great. I love Canadian Canadians, and I love Canada, and Canada should love Canada. And you should be concerned about, you know, what the state of your country is in. You know, look at your immigration problems. Look at what's happening to your country. That's what started all of this, is the fentanyl that is coming across our borders, both north and south, and the illegals. Stop it. Stop it. And, you know, a great way to stop it is to make sure you stop it at your borders from them coming into your country. That's. That's really what this is about. Right.
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Stu Burguiere
And that's what's clear here. Like, you know, Trump always says, like, tariffs are his favorite word. You've talked to him, I know, privately on phone calls about this.
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Glenn Beck
I disagree with him on that.
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Stu Burguiere
Right. But in a way, I don't think that's exactly what he means. Right. Like, tariffs are good to the extent that they get something else done.
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Glenn Beck
Yes.
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Stu Burguiere
Right. Like, they're not good in and of themselves. They're just taxes in and of themselves. Yes, they do raise prices on us. The calculation, however, is will the pain that is applied to both sides, as Trump has outwardly stated, and it's important to be fair to him. A lot of people are like, oh, he's not saying this. He's saying there's going to be pain. These are his words. There's going to be pain on us, but the calculation is the pain on us is going to be less than the pain on them, and they will give first, and then he will get what he wants outside of the tariffs. That's the calculation here. I mean, it is a risky one at times. And, you know, these. I mean, you could call it a trade war or not. The bottom line is when we escalate, then they escalate, then we escalate, then they escalate. You could say it's not a trade war, but kind of is. I mean, it's a trade competition, if you feel more comfortable with those terms. But the bottom line is we believe we're going to win it. That's what he's saying, and he believes we're going to win it. And at the end of the day, we get concessions that improve the country. The proof's gonna be in the pudding on that. Will it work? As you point out, it's worked kind of with Panama so far. It seems like, it's worked kind of with Colombia. It's going to work with some of these countries. You know, it's gonna be more difficult with a country like China. I think what we saw in his first term was a renegotiation of NAFTA into what was the. Which eventually became the usmca. Right. And that.
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Glenn Beck
Which he still doesn't like. It was the best he could do.
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Stu Burguiere
It was the best he could do at the time. He's, I guess, not happy with it now because, you know, you're not allowed to put new tariffs on either one of these countries in that agreement which he negotiated. But he wants something better. I mean, how can we be upset with a president who wants something better for the country? It's just a question as to whether it works or not. The guy, you know, the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic this weekend. The GM came out and said, you'll have to judge me as to how it turns out.
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Glenn Beck
We will.
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Stu Burguiere
We will. Right?
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Glenn Beck
Yeah.
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Stu Burguiere
You're. Congratulations, we will.
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Glenn Beck
In fact, we kind of already have. Well, that one we already have.
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Stu Burguiere
That's probably a bad example. But like, that's exactly what will happen, Right. If this works and he gets something out of it, people will probably be okay with it, even if it is short term pain. Generally speaking, though, the American people only have so much tolerance for that. And Donald Trump has a finely tuned eye for that type of thing. And I'm sure he's gonna walk that line carefully.
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Glenn Beck
Oh, yes, he is. Yes, he is. And like I said, he's not trying to destroy America, he's trying to save America. And I know that's a new concept to the American people. It's kind of like, you know, I'm sure it's new to the Canadians as well. Cut one, here's Donald Trump talking about tariffs on Europe.
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C
Well, you're asking me a question because.
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Glenn Beck
I'm sure you didn't hear, am I going to impose tariffs on the European Union? Do you want the truthful answer or should I give you a political answer?
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C
Absolutely.
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Stu Burguiere
He wants stuff.
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Glenn Beck
Yeah.
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Stu Burguiere
And this is how he gets stuff.
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Glenn Beck
Yeah. What. But what does he want?
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Stu Burguiere
I mean, various things from various countries, right?
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Glenn Beck
He wants, I mean, the big things. He wants an end to the World War II order where we are protecting Mercedes Benz, allowing Mercedes to come in here and have all kinds of access to our market. And Ford can't. We don't have that. We don't have that in Germany. Why? Because we wanted to make sure that the German companies could recover and all of the car companies could recover. You know, the world's just not a great place without another Citron. Oh, you know, that's what. That's what that is for. That's why we did that. And it never changed. And it's got to change. It's over. It's got to change. The other thing is that absolutely has to change. They have to pay their 5% into NATO. You gotta pay it.
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Stu Burguiere
Everyone is in this agreement exist with the terms of the agreement in place, follow them. That's not a difficult thing. We're doing a lot more than everybody else anyway. Even if we all pay 5%, I know. We're the ones footing the bill.
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Glenn Beck
Right.
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Stu Burguiere
We're the ones basically running this organization. The least you can do is get to that, whatever that percentage is.
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Glenn Beck
Yeah. And, you know, and that's fine. If you don't. If you don't want to do that, that's fine. Then the agreement doesn't exist. And we're not going to, you know, protect you all the time. You know, Winston Churchill had to beg the United States to come in because the Americans don't want to be involved in everybody else's business. We don't. Our government, our State Department seems to want to. The military industrial complex wants to, but the American people don't. So we're totally fine with that. Europe, we don't think that's a good idea for you. But, you know, in time, you'll learn to defend yourself, and then you'll probably get off at the French and start bombing them, and then we'll be in it all over again. Again, we don't recommend it, but. But go ahead. We're not protecting. What do you think Justin Trudeau is going to say if we said, oh, well, you don't want to protect your borders? Okay, all right. You want a trade war? Okay, well, I think we're done helping your military. I mean, that's. I mean, we win at the end. It's. Hopefully I'll never get to that, but we win in the end.
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Stu Burguiere
And they have to know that.
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Glenn Beck
Yes, they do.
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Stu Burguiere
They have to know.
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Glenn Beck
They do.
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Stu Burguiere
So, I mean, I'm not surprised they're retaliating with 25% tariffs of their own that obviously will. There are a lot. We do send a lot of products to Canada as well. We are the second largest exporter in the world. So we do send products to a lot of these countries, and it will burn those companies and it will hurt at times if these things even get into play. We're not even in place yet. And would it be surprising at all if there was a delay of a month? The negotiated? No.
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Glenn Beck
And let me ask you. He was just on the phone with Justin Trudeau just a few minutes ago.
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah.
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Glenn Beck
Hung up the phone. What's he doing at 3 this afternoon? Getting back on the phone with Justin Trudeau. This is a negotiation.
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Stu Burguiere
Exactly.
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Glenn Beck
Negotiation.
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Stu Burguiere
You can't get too worked up about it because you don't know where the story ends.
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Glenn Beck
I know. We have no idea. We're not the ones negotiating. Here's what we do know. Our negotiator is trying to get the best deal for us. And he's a businessman. He understands it. Unlike attorneys who run the rest of the world. Back in just a second. Let me talk to you about a burner launcher. Um, what happens if you kill somebody here in America in self defense? The answer is you go to jail and your life is miserable for at least a year. Sometimes deadly force is necessary, and when it's necessary, shoot the guy. For everything else, there's Byrna. The Burna launcher is a non lethal alternative to safeguarding your home. It's legal in all 50 states with no permits or background checks required. And they can be used by all age groups over 18. The Burna Launcher has powerful deterrents like tear gas and kinetic rounds with a 60 foot range. And one shot can incapacitate an attacker for up to 40 minutes. With the burner launcher, you can be confident that you're prepared to defend yourself against potential threats. They're trusted by over 500 government agencies, police departments and security firms all around the country because they actually work. If the situation calls for action but not lethal violence, the Byrna launcher is what you need to have at your side. Byrna B Y R N A dot com Glenn that's byrna.com Glenn Save 10% by R N A dot com Glenn well, I guess we'll give you a minute to let all that sink in. More Glenn Beck coming up.
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Stu Burguiere
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Glenn Beck
We all know that you will do anything for your beloved Eagles in Philadelphia.
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Stu Burguiere
Sure, yeah.
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Glenn Beck
You'll do anything.
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Stu Burguiere
America's team, of course.
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Glenn Beck
But it's sickening what you've done to Philadelphia and the rest of the country. All in the name of your. Your greed, really. Your greed of, you know, I want to be famous. I want to have a great documentary. I want to prove that I'm right. Is it a coincidence that there was yet another helicopter crash?
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Stu Burguiere
I mean, it was a plane crash. You're talking about the one in Philly.
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Glenn Beck
Was Washington not enough for you?
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Stu Burguiere
I don't.
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Glenn Beck
Thank you, Sarah. Thank you. It's disgusting.
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Stu Burguiere
She's really.
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Glenn Beck
Morally.
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Stu Burguiere
This is disgusting. I would agree with that. No, I. I had nothing to do with the incident. I did. I've got a documentary in advance.
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Glenn Beck
Okay, sure, sure.
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Stu Burguiere
Specifically.
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Glenn Beck
Yeah. Irony only goes so far. Yeah, I've tried to, like, I wasn't involved with isis. Come on. Caliphate.
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Stu Burguiere
When you warned about the Caliphate, I don't think you were necessarily trying to promote ISIS to prove yourself.
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Glenn Beck
Right, so, you know, I went to church yesterday and I talked to a guy whose son died exactly like they did in the. The Army. The Blackhawks pilot.
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Stu Burguiere
Oh, gosh.
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Glenn Beck
What?
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Stu Burguiere
When?
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Glenn Beck
Years ago. And he said, he's a pilot himself. And he said, the problem is the Army. He said, they use night vision goggles. Right. And he's like, you Can't. That's like looking through a cardboard tube, he said, and everybody's in them. He said that's the only branch of the service that wears them in, the Blackhawks. He says. You notice Blackhawks aren't going down with all branches of the service. It's the army, he said that's their policy. And he said that's got to change.
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Stu Burguiere
Because, I mean, we've all kind of seen what a night vision looks like. It's like, you know, again, it does some incredible things. But not flying in an area with commercial airlines.
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Glenn Beck
Commercial airlines. And lights.
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah, lights everywhere in the background too.
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Glenn Beck
Right. So when you see a light, it just, just, it goes, you know, it's just a flash of light in your eyes.
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah.
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Glenn Beck
You're not seeing anything except the flash of light. It's. I think, you know, he was, he's a pilot and his son died same way. And so he's really looked into it. We have to look into that.
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah, it doesn't, doesn't make much sense, honestly. You know, it's because what. That was one of the things that someone pointed out. You know, it looks, it almost looks intentional. Right. Like you see the, the helicopter going right at the plane. You're like, how do they not see that? But he says night vision, Night vision's part of that. And also like the fact that it's like a consistent speed, like to actually time that.
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Glenn Beck
Right.
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Stu Burguiere
A plane coming across and trying to hit it, you'd have to speed up or slow down to try to hit a plane like that. It's just really difficult. Like, there's all sorts of stuff going on. Every pilot that I've seen and, and talked to about this have been like, look, it sounds crazy, but I'm not shocked. And we need to do something about that because we shouldn't be risking it.
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Glenn Beck
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We have because we've discussed it on past shows and our ears perked up when Tulsi Gabbard was testifying. It all relates goes right back to the Doge USAID strife which we get into next. First let me tell you about Cozy Europe. When you start talking about comfort and luxury, you're speaking my love language. You know what I'm saying? Tanya and I discovered Cozy Earth separately. By the time I learned about their amazing sheet, she was already a huge fan of their pajamas. This is the kind of quality that you find in top hotels. Cozy Earth stands behind their quality. All of their bedding products come with a 10 year warranty and 100 night sleep trial. You can send it back, but you're not going to. Whether you like Valentine's Day or not, anything from Cozy Earth is going to make the perfect gift for that someone that is special to you. 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We're going to talk about Elon Musk, Donald Trump and doge. The Department of Government Efficiency. Doge and the Trump team are battling it out with usaid. Okay? We cannot let Elon Musk see our books. We are not giving him. Really? You, you run an aid program? What's so, what's so top secret that you can't let him see it? This is about control. Control over the flow of information, over government secrecy and yes, control over your tax dollars. So here's the story in a nutshell. In case you didn't know, USAID, the U.S. agency for the International Development had its Director of Security, Jonathan Voorhees and his deputy Brian McGill placed on administrative leave. Why? Because they refused to grant access to security systems and systems containing sensitive personnel files, security clearance information, even classified materials to employees of Doge. When Voorhees and McGill said, no, you're not, you're not allowed to see any of this. That's when the Doge DOGE team threatened to call in the U.S. marshals. The U.S. marshals. Over a bureaucratic disagreement. Now remember, this is about something much, much bigger. It's about who controls the machinery of the government when it comes to foreign influence, covert operations and the shadow games our government is playing overseas. So let's start with usaid. On paper it sounds great, right? The US Agency for International Development. They're the folks who help develop countries, build schools and, and fight diseases and support democracy. Uh huh. First of all, I don't wanna, I don't wanna be in that business as a government. But if you've been paying attention, history will tell you something else. It's well known that USAID has been much more than in aid operation since its inception in 1961. By the way, can you tell me anything that happened, you know, with the government and overseas, things that was good that happened in the 50s and 60s. Maybe the peace Corps. Maybe the Peace Corps, but I doubt it. USAID is a covert CIA operation. They do covert black ops all around the world and their money just comes in and it just. Oh, it's no, this is aid black hole. Now this is not a conspiracy theory. This is historic fact. In the Cold War, USAID funded cultural organizations and student groups and agricultural projects. They were covers for intelligence gather gathering. And they have been accused of everything from influencing elections in foreign countries to helping overthrow governments that didn't align, align with our interests. Do you want any country doing that? Don't, don't, don't. We have a big problem with other countries influencing our elections. How dare they? Uh huh. Black ops. Do you remember the color revolutions in Europe? Yeah, yeah. Now don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that every employee at USAID is a covert operative. Most, I'm sure, are good, decent people trying to do their job jobs. But the agency has always had a dual identity. Part humanitarian, part shadowy extension of U.S. foreign policy through the CIA. And that's really the part that I think is interesting here. Because every nation knows that this is a CIA front except the American people. We don't, we don't know that. Apparently. We just. No, no, we're good. You know, know it has billions of dollars in black covert money flowing through it. We, we just don't know it. Because those with oversight can't see the records. President team has just been denied access. Wait a minute. Who works for who? This is an aid thing. What do you have that is so very top secret? So here comes Doge, the Department of Government Efficiency. Sounds pretty harmless. Yeah, like a bunch of accountants trying to balance the budget. That's all we're trying to do. But those who are running black ops know that Doge has two agendas. And the President has made it very clear. Yes, cut the waste, downsize the government. But it also has another very specific mission. Except this isn't a black Ops. Again, this mission is right out in the open, where all missions should be. Their mission is not only to cut the budget, but to break up the entrenched bureaucracies that have been running Washington like their own personal fiefdoms. Trump's goal was to drain the swamp. And Doge is supposed to be one of the tools that is headed by Elon Musk to drain that swamp. Now, I personally like it for a couple of reasons. Elon Musk is one of the world's greatest minds. I mean, when he goes into his own companies. He sits with every employee for about five minutes and just says, what are you working on this week? And if they don't have something that, you know, he feels is like really moving the company forward, you're not necessary, you're fired. He has a knack for cutting waste and making companies more efficient and also coming up with some really good products. He's a disruptor. He doesn't do things like everybody else. He doesn't think like everybody else. That's his strength. He disrupts industries. He challenges the norms. And he's been on a very public mission to expose and challenge what he sees as government overreach, whether it's with Twitter or X or even the critiques of regulatory agencies. Now he can come in and he can look at these things and go, wait a minute. This doesn't seem to be exactly, you know, what you're supposed to be doing. This is different. This isn't about posting memes and calling out the woke mind virus. This is about accessing the very heart of the government's covert machinery. That's what's happening with usaid because it's not about aid programs. It's all about data. It's all about networks. It's all about the hidden fluence influence that the U.S. experts, you know, flex all around the world, including perhaps inside the United States, against our own people. But we don't know. And now for the first time in decades, somebody from the outside of traditional power structures are, are saying, huh, what is it you guys do here? And guess what? The machine doesn't like it. The people who've been running that machine also don't like it. I want you to remember who was in charge of usaid. Does anybody remember? Anybody? Bueller? Anybody? Samantha Power. Now, Samantha Power, she's the wife of the Harvard professor, Obama advisor, and author of the really super important book called Nudge. How to get people to do what you want them to do without them knowing Nudge. So the wife of that guy, who I'm sure has nothing to do with nudging or doing anything like, like that, even though she was with the Biden or the, the Obama administration forever, she doesn't know anything about that. This is why John voorhees and Brian McGill push back. That's why they're risking their careers to say, no, you can't come in here because they weren't just protecting the files, they were protecting the status quo. They're protecting a system that is operated in the shadows from decades with little to no accountability. To the American people. And here's where it gets even more fascinating. The employees at USAID and across the federal bureaucracy aren't just fighting to protect sensitive information. They are fighting to protect their power. He's getting into the roots now. He's opening up. You know how Donald Trump is kind of like a. A human hand grenade? I've said this to his face. You know, I think you're kind of like a human hand grenade. What do you mean? Well, I mean, you're the greatest human hand grenade I've ever seen. Don't get me wrong. You just kind of throw yourself into things, and then a wall comes down. And as the dust is selling, settling, everybody goes, wait a minute. What's on the other side of that wall? That's what's happening. Except this time, they're not just lobbying grenades in. They know where it is. Over the years, we've created this massive administrative state, which is a fourth branch that nobody votes for. Wholly unconstitutional. No one really controls it. You notice that the people on Capitol Hill, they're afraid of the intelligence agencies. Hmm. So who's really boss, then? They operate with a level of secrecy that would make our founding fathers roll in their graves. This administrative state has been the gatekeeper of information, deciding who gets to know what, both here at home and abroad. Does the President even know? So when Trump and Musk come knocking, knocking, knocking at the door, trying to peek behind the curtain, the reaction is swift and fierce. Because if they succeed, they'll manage to pull USAID's operations and put it right under direct control of the State Department, or even worse, in the public eye. They'll be held accountable for things we can't have. That it will expose. Decades of COVID actions, questionable alliances, the dark side of US Foreign policy that has been hidden under the guise of aid. It's why the rest of the world hates us. Think about some of the crazy things we've done in the name of foreign aid. We funneled money to warlords in Afghanistan. We gave money to the Taliban, money to Gaza to prop up Hamas. We've run guns to the Syrian group. ISIS propped up dictators in Latin America, even funded opposition groups in countries where we wanted regime change, all under the banner of freedom and democracy. Again, this is why everybody hates the American government. Her people see our influence as good and benevolent, and sometimes I think we are. Other times, America is anything but. So in exchange for our tax dollars, we've asked countries to change their laws to accept abortion. In places where the people are morally outraged, we promote transgenderism in their schools. We. We tell them that this is the enlightened way to go. Otherwise, they lose their aid. We force them to open their markets to multinational corporations that sometimes or don't have their best interest at heart. And we conduct military operations on their soil. You will do it our way, and yet you don't know anything about it. Most Americans have no idea because it's all wrapped up in the nice, shiny package of humanitarian assistance. So here's what happens if Doge succeeds. What happens if Musk and Trump manage to pry open the lid to this operation? Well, for once, the bureaucrats lose control of one of their many hiding places. The intelligence community loses one of its more useful tools, and the American people might finally get to see just how much of their hard earned money has been used not to build schools or feed the hungry, but to manipulate foreign governments and maintain our empire of influence. And here's the kicker. This isn't about just the past. It is about the future. Because if Musk and Trump can break through this wall, it sets a precedent. It says no part of the government is beyond scrutiny of our elected officials. And that terrifies people who've been running the show. So what do we take away? One, pay attention. Stories like these are not bureaucratic squabbles. This is the battle front. This is the battle line right there that will decide who actually runs the country. We're going to see more on this, and the intelligence agencies are not going to like it. So one thing I would take away from this is don't take any news story at face value for a while. There are many hiding places, and those who receive and use dark money for black ops are going to fight back. Second, ask questions. Continue to ask questions. Why does USAID have classified systems that other government officials can't access? Why is there so much resistance in an aid organization to transparency? And third, remember, the people that are screaming the loudest about protecting democracy are often the ones most afraid of the people actually seeing how the sausage gets made. Made. So this isn't about usaid, Doge, or even Trump and Musk. It's about whether you have the right to know what our government is doing with your money. Stay curious, America. We will get to the bottom of this. But we have to be willing to go through the tough times, remain determined and vigilant. So I'm a big fan of the free market. 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Stu Burguiere
So have you thought ahead of as to what this looks like at the end? What does all this look like with the back and forth with them kind of going after all of this? What does it look like at the end?
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Glenn Beck
How does, oh, it looks like a Jason Bourne movie. I mean it looks like every James Bond movie except Tulsi Gabbard is the one that is, you know, trying to expose it all. Elon Musk is the secret agent. I mean it's there, you know, this is an octopus and it is going to fight back. It's Specter. I mean if you watch the, the James Bond movies, the last six with Jason, with, with Daniel Craig. Daniel Craig. Specter is what we're fighting. It really is. Watch the James Bond called, I think it's Specter and he infiltrates and hears their board meeting. It's exactly what is happening. It's this shadowy group of leaders all over the world who like yeah, we're, we're using everything we have and we about have control of the world through all the intelligence agencies. It is Spectre. So what would I expect? I would expect some explosions, maybe a car chase or two. This is Glenn Beck.
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Stu Burguiere
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Glenn Beck
All right, so we just told you about USAID and what's going on with Doge. Now let me tell you something you might have missed. Timber Sycamore with Tulsi Gabbard. Next. Welcome to the Kickback program. FBI agents are starting to pack up their desks. Fear of FBI mask firings swirl. That's, that's, that's, that's sad and good. I'm glad. Benjamin Netanyahu just arrived in D.C. he said that he's meeting with Trump and they hope to redraw the lines in the Middle East. That's an interesting thing. I think Donald Trump is absolutely headed that way. The USAID headquarters have been closed. Thank you, Donald Trump, for that. And there was something else. Oh, and Mexico just came out. They just, the Mexican president just talked to Donald Trump. And that 25% tariff, well, that's on hold. She said, I talked to Donald Trump and we had a great conversation. And he put that on hold. And I'm sending 10,000 troops to the US Mexico border right now. So I've got that. And, and Justin Trudeau, God bless his soul, he's going to talk over 3:00 this afternoon. Yeah. Who's a good little prime minister? What a joke. Um, now let me tell you about, I just told you about USAID and how that is a, a CIA front. And Donald Trump is going to do two things with Doge. He is going to cut all the bad guys, try to find them. He may not find all of them, but he's gonna find a lot of them. Oh, did I mention the FBI people are clearing out their desk, getting ready for a mass fire? Huh? Anyway, he's gonna clean out a lot of the mess and a lot of the black ops that are happening. And he's also gonna cut the budget. So he's got that going for him. Now, the left in the deep state, they're a little freaked out. If they could have shredders at their disposal 24 hours a day, I don't think there would be a lick of paper left in any of these agencies. Um, consider some of the questions that have been swept under the rug all the way back to Obama. Consider the American lives that are lost overseas. Consider the foreign lives lost. Consider the regimes that have changed and the chaos that spread all over the world in our names with our tax dollars. Now consider what Donald Trump's team has pledged to break and uncover. So if you listen to some of the confirmation hearings in the Senate, you might hear a little sneak peek at what's to come. Tulsi Gabbard on Friday revealed. For many Americans, they don't know about it, It's a clandestine Obama era program that sought regime change in the Middle east and unloaded over a decade of violence and chaos. Listen to this, Senator.
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Stu Burguiere
As someone who enlisted in the military specifically because of Al Qaeda's terrorist attacks on 9 11, and committing myself and my life to doing what I could to defeat these terrorists, it was shocking and a betrayal to me and every person who was killed on 9 11, their families and my brothers and sisters in uniform. When as a member of Congress, I learned about President Obama's dual programs that he had begun really to overthrow the regime of Syria. Syria. And being willing to, through the CIA's Timber Sycamore Program that has now been made public of working with and arming and equipping Al Qaeda in an effort to overthrow that regime, starting yet another regime change war in the Middle East. DoD train and equip program again begun under President Obama, is widely been known, known, looked at and studied that ultimately resulted in over half a billion dollars being used to train who they called moderate rebels, but were actually fighters working with and aligned with Al Qaeda's affiliate on the ground in Syria.
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Glenn Beck
Hmm, that's weird. Most Americans have never heard about Obama's Timber Sycamore. It's possibly the largest gun running and training operation our little spy agencies have ever pulled off. How many people died in Syria as a result of this? How many? How many people died all over the Middle East? How many terrorists received weapons and training from our government, Al Qaeda? We know that many of those same terrorists now control the government of Syria right now. And the horror show is not over yet. Why haven't we heard about this? Why does every school kid know about Reagan and Iran Contra but not not Obama and Timber Sycamore? It is because it not only reveals terrorists receiving our training and weapons that we supplied, but it also reveals American lives that have been lost. We still don't know the full details on what happened in Benghazi. Why is that? Why is it that Hillary Clinton and Obama made sure of that? That wasn't part of some gun running operation to Syria, was it? Is this part of the piece of the fallout from Obama's Timber Sycamore? Why was the US Ambassador even in Benghazi? Why was there a State Department annex in such a dangerous place? And why was it so unguarded? Why was there a secret CIA substation there there? Why was it kept so low key? Why didn't the military respond? Why were they so quiet and ineffective? Were they trying to keep Obama and Clinton's little secret hidden? And all at the cost of four American lives? Say their names. They like to say that. Say their names. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, Glenn Doherty. They still deserve justice. We deserve answers. I just want you to know what's happening in Washington D.C. right now is about cutting the budget. But it has a dual purpose. In everything they're doing, they are cutting the heart out of these secret ops. They are exposing what our government is doing by moving USAID over to the State Department. USAID can't have that. I mean, I don't think of the State Department is some place that's clean and has a good agenda, but apparently that's being cleaned up as well. What is it we are going to learn over the next few months? What is it we are going to see exposed? It's quite amazing. Is quite amazing. By the way, Sunday yesterday Musk wrote that career treasury officials are breaking the law every hour of every day by approving payments that are fraudulent or do not match the funding laws passed by Congress. Oh boy. What's this? Apparently the Treasury Secretary, the new one has allowed the Department of Government Efficiency to gain access to the federal government's payment system. Okay, wait a minute. So USAID won't allow the DOGE officials any access to their aid programs, but the treasury is like, yeah, open up the books. They discovered, among other things, that payment approval officers at treasury were instructed to always approve payments, payments even to known fraudulent or terrorist groups. They literally have never denied a payment in their entire career, not once. So why do you have them? And why would they be told that? My gosh, this house of cards is going to come crashing down. They are in. They're going to have serious issues. More in just a second. First, let me tell you about Relief Factor. How you feeling today? Kind of tired, run down. I mean, it's Monday. I don't know why I'm always tired on a Monday. Maybe because the weekend, you know, they're actually doing stuff and having fun and anyway, if you are run down, maybe you need a good night's sleep. Maybe you need Z factor. Developed by Dr. Z Factor uses a formula of all four natural ingredients to calm your mind and relax your body. It's 100% drug free and it'll help you fall asleep faster, sleep better, sleep deeper and stay asleep longer. Z Factor uses a formula for all natural ingredients to calm your mind and relax your body so you can ease into sleep faster and sleep right through the night. It does the trick for me. It does the trick for Tanya. Rediscover the joy of a great night's sleep with Z Factor and get the best sleep you've ever had. If you're looking for better Z's, see how the right formula of supplements can help. Help. First time Z Factor buyers are going to enjoy 46% savings just 1995. For a 30 day supply, visit relieffactor.com that's relieffactor.com or call 800, the number four relief. That's 800, the number four relief. Glenn, Becky.
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Glenn Beck
Welcome to the Glenn Beck Program. We're glad you're here. There's a couple of things that are going on that are actually, I think, pretty exciting. First of all, let's start with Mexico and Canada. Mexico has just announced that they are. The tariffs have been delayed for a month because they are sending 10,000 boots to the border in Mexico to try to stop that. Claudia Steinbaum, who is the president of Mexico, Mexico, she was very upset over the weekend about that slanderous claim that we have anything to do at all with drug cartels. I know. Mexico, you are completely clean. Everybody who says anything about a drug cartel is shot in the head. You suddenly were one of them that just made it through. And what you can. You're tough on those drug cartels, huh?
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Stu Burguiere
It's a great, great fortune. It's like Nancy Pelosi's investing. She's always nailing every stock pick.
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Glenn Beck
I know.
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Stu Burguiere
You know, it's just like that. And congratulations to her.
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Glenn Beck
I mean, it's not like you're in bed with them, I'm sure you know, by choice. Well, I mean, actually you are, you don't want to die, but I mean, you've got that going against you.
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah, there's different, yeah, there's, there's different variations of this. Some people really are in bed. Yeah, some people are, are willing to do as little as needed to stay alive. Yeah. Which I think is where she stands.
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Glenn Beck
Probably. Maybe. I don't know.
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Stu Burguiere
We don't know for sure. We don't know for sure.
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Glenn Beck
I mean, I mean the idea of. Well, I am just shocked by that. That slanderous allegation.
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Stu Burguiere
Hilarious.
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Glenn Beck
Hilarious.
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Stu Burguiere
But also, by the way, we should point out, I don't know if we said it on the air or off the air actually, but we were talking about these tariffs earlier and I said, I don't get worked up about this because who would be surprised if there wasn't a one month delay before we actually get to these tariffs. It's exactly what you'd expect from this. No, tariffs are dangerous to both sides. And that's why they're a useful tool to get what you want, but also why everyone in reality would love to avoid them if it's possible. And I think a month here makes a lot of sense. A delay to see if Mexico steps up and does the types of things that we want them to do.
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Glenn Beck
Why we fight those cartels like nobody's business.
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Stu Burguiere
Just a southern belle, much further south than you thought.
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Glenn Beck
I think you gave me the vapors. In case of the vapors with that.
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Stu Burguiere
This is a good outcome. I mean, the markets have already recovered a good chunk of what they were.
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Glenn Beck
Everybody should relax.
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Stu Burguiere
It's not like this is week one of his actual presidency. We went through four years of this.
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Glenn Beck
Right.
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Stu Burguiere
We went through four years of Donald Trump negotiating with foreign powers, saying things that seem shocking to everyone and then it turning out fine.
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Glenn Beck
Yeah.
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Stu Burguiere
So you gotta kinda relax a little bit when it comes to this stuff. Stuff.
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Glenn Beck
Even if you don't like negotiating. He's negotiating. And what is he negotiating for? Well, when it comes to Mexico, I don't know. An end to the drug cartel thing.
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah.
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Glenn Beck
What do you say? You like them, you keep them on your side. They're not having any influence here in the United States of America. And if you can't do that, we will kill them. I think that's pretty. I would think anybody who's like, what? We don't have a problem with a drug cartel. Why if we did, we wouldn't mind you coming in and helping us clean that mess up. You would think people would be for. I can guarantee you everyone in the little small towns that are run by all the drug lords, they'd like the United States of America to come in and clean that up.
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Stu Burguiere
Very true. I was doing something for studios America tonight we're gonna be talking about this as well. And I was looking at, you know, I was, like, looking at quotes from conservatives. Cause, you know, Trump kind of released a statement, anyone who's opposed to tariffs loves China or whatever. And it's like, again, it's just another part of the negotiation. But I was looking back at quotes from Rush Limbaugh on tariffs, and he actually talked about the first round of Trump tariffs. And listen to this. He said, Trump is simply trying to level the playing field by tightening the screws on them. Now, once that starts, once you oppose a tariff policy, which of course conservatives are, on paper, are supposed to be universally opposed to, because a tariff is nothing but a tax. And of course we oppose taxes. Taxes simply on the movement of goods and services. But we didn't start it. And like. So that's kind of a way to. A lens to look at this. Tariffs are something to be opposed generally. However, in certain areas, especially when they're already putting tariffs on our stuff, if you're trying to level the playing field, they can be useful, especially in a situation like this, like a negotiation where you're trying to get another outcome.
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Glenn Beck
And, you know, I have to tell you, if America had a 20% tariff, tariff on everything, but we had no income tax, I'd be all right. I'd be all right with that. Be a flat tax.
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah.
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Glenn Beck
On our consumption.
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Stu Burguiere
And that's what he talked about in the campaign.
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Glenn Beck
Yeah.
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Stu Burguiere
The problem, it's not where he's going. I mean, I think he would love to go there.
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Glenn Beck
I think he would, too.
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Stu Burguiere
I think he would be. There is a bill that has been proposed to. To repeal the income tax.
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Glenn Beck
Say it again. Sarah.
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Stu Burguiere
Sarah, no, don't.
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Glenn Beck
Come on, come on.
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Stu Burguiere
Don't do this creepy thing again, please. Sarah, why do you. Why do you participate in it? I can see why he. He would.
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Glenn Beck
I'm just mixing some cocktails here. Just.
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Stu Burguiere
Oh, yeah.
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Glenn Beck
Having some ladies over, little martini music. We're going to talk just a little. A little tariff, no tax talk. Go ahead.
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Stu Burguiere
I don't know where it was. I've totally lost my train of thought now that you got.
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Glenn Beck
No, he was talking about. What do you mean? That was creepy.
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Stu Burguiere
Women have nightmares that begin with that music.
- [85:55]
Glenn Beck
Oh, my God. His dream that Glenn Beck was making cocktails in the house.
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Stu Burguiere
I think, you know, again, as a. As a. As a negotiate. That's why he loves them. Right? He doesn't love them because he loves taxes. He doesn't love them because he loves increasing costs on the American consumer, which everyone knows that's what happens with a tariff at the end of the Day. He loves them because it is a blunt instruction instrument that he can. He can use as a negotiation tactic to win other things he wants. And he did it all throughout his first campaign, his first four years. And now he's back in, and we're in month one. We're, like, shocked.
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Glenn Beck
It's the art of the deal.
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Stu Burguiere
It's the art of the deal.
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Glenn Beck
He's not gonna do that. He might.
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Stu Burguiere
Yeah. And back 25% with no warning. You've got two days to implement it. Sounds crazy. And then now we've got a month delay and we play this out right. That's a good. I mean, at least he's got a plan, unlike most of our other politicians.
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Glenn Beck
I hope he could just put a tariff on Justin Trudeau.
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Stu Burguiere
Just.
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Glenn Beck
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Glenn Beck
So Frank McCourt, best known as the former owner of the Los Angeles Dollar Dodgers, has placed a bid in to buy TikTok through a group that he started called Project Liberty. Project Liberty is, I think, a really good mission. They are trying to make sure that the data that everybody collects on us is owned by each of us rather than by the tech giants. And he wants to start this with TikTok. Welcome to the program. How are you, Frank?
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C
I'm well, Glenn. How are you doing today?
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Glenn Beck
I'm good, I'm good. So tell me first, I guess we start with Project Liberty. Explain what you're trying to do with that.
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C
Yeah, so we have a, you know, this awesome Internet technology which we all are dependent on now. It's no longer a nice to have.
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Glenn Beck
Right.
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C
It's a must have. And, and it's evolved into a place that, that I believe and those of us involved in Project Liberty believe is, is, is very bad for American citizens and for America at large. And the reason I say that is that everything about us now is captured and scraped from us and aggregated in centralized places, including China in one instance. And all of this information about us essentially creates a virtual version of us that should be owned by each of us, right? Because when you have all this information and all this knowledge extracted in single centralized points, know anything about us and can manipulate us and so on and so. But that's antithetical to democratic principles, right? Where individuals have agency and own and control themselves. So we started this project five years ago, December of 19, to build an alternative tech stack which would allow individuals to own themselves, to own their personhood in the digital age, to own their data and to permission its use and to get value for it, quite frankly, because it turns out it's extremely valuable. So that's what Project Liberty is about. The TikTok bid is, is intended to really accelerate the effort. We built the tech stack. It's up and operating. There's a couple million people using it now. But a couple million people is not an alternative Internet. We need a couple hundred million people.
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Glenn Beck
So I tell you, I have been concerned about this and really, especially when you look at the power that is being consolidated with just a few individuals and a few companies. Companies, the only thing that we have is our own information. That's. That's where our power and money comes from, is from our information. And they've just taken it all from. We've given it to them. But it is absolutely time we take it back. Is that even possible, Frank, to do that?
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C
Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely possible. And that's why I committed a half a billion dollars to this project to actually build the technology to prove that it's possible. And that's up and running. As I said, we have a couple million people using it now and several apps built on it then, but we need much more than that. You know, I mean, Glenn, you hit the nail on the head. I mean, look, if I was the Postmaster General and I said to you and your listeners, I have, I have a. Have an idea. I have a deal for everyone. You can send your mail from now on for free. No, no stamps. You know, send it for free. You might say, well, okay, what's it? What's it? All right, well, in exchange, I'm going to put a camera and listening device in every room of your house, in your car, in your workplace, and I'm going to surveil you 24 hours a day. You'd say, wait a second, that's super creepy. And I say, well, but it's for free. No more stamps. Oh, one other thing I have to tell you, I'm going to open your mail. I'm Going to read it. And everything I learn, you know, not just where you shop or which food you like to eat or this or that, but your, your thoughts, including your most intimate ones, your feelings, including your most intimate one, they're now mine. Okay, so you would say, wait a second, this is creepy and very unfair. Oh, one other thing. I'm going to read your 14 year old daughter's diary. When I learned she's concerned about her weight, I'm going to push stuff towards her to make her feel worse. Then I'm going to push stuff towards her to have her buy things because I've made her felt feel worse. I'm going to profit from that. Oh, and while I'm at it, I'm going to teach her, show her how to cut herself, hurt herself, harm herself because I've made her feel so bad about herself. So now you'd say, wait a second. Creepy, unfair and downright harmful. And that's the Internet we have. It's time to take back ownership of ourselves in the digital age. We've given up our citizenship, we've given up our agency and you know, and it's just, it just, let's fix it. This is just, just technology and we can fix it from the ground up. And that's, that's what Project Liberty is all about. And I'm a go ahead.
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Glenn Beck
I have to tell you, Frank, that I don't know why we don't care more about this. I guess people just don't see the problem. And as I see it, it is truly the loss of the most important thing and that is free will. We're to a point to where it knows us better than we know ourselves. And we can so easily be manipulated because it knows us better than we know ourselves. And we won't. We're, we're entering a time where we won't know if we voted for somebody because we actually felt that way or that was planted in us, or we bought this product because we were steered that direction. I mean it is truly the loss of free will.
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C
Again, nail being hit in the head. We talk far, far too much about the loss of free speech and far too little about the loss of free will. This is highly manipulative technology. The TikTok issue has brought this to the fore. It's grave concerns about having the information on 170 million Americans in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. And even graver concerns that the Chinese Communist Party would have the ability now to manipulate 170 million Americans.
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Glenn Beck
And a little crazy though, Frank, that we are sitting here, we're only concerned because it's the Chinese. We think if anybody else is doing it, I guess it's fine. If Apple's doing it, if Google's doing it, it's okay.
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C
This is exactly right. This is why this TikTok legislation I think is kind of of, it's the so called tip of the iceberg.
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Glenn Beck
Yes.
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C
Bringing the whole, the whole architecture, the whole architecture of how the Internet works to the fore. People like yourself and thank you for doing it are bringing these issues forward so people understand and believe me, I appreciate the difference of our information going to Beijing versus going to Silicon Valley. Quite frankly, I don't want my information in either place. I want to own, I want to own my information. I want to permission its use and I want to benefit from it if it's going to make.
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Glenn Beck
Exactly right.
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C
Create a lot of, a lot of economic activity.
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Glenn Beck
Exactly right. So Frank, so tell me about the bid that you put. You've already placed a bid on TikTok, right?
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C
Yes.
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Glenn Beck
And how is this being received? How does this, I mean I haven't, I haven't tried to buy TikTok, so I don't, I don't have any idea how that even works. You know, how's it going? I guess. Do you know if you're in the running?
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C
Yeah, well, definitely in the running. We don't know if. Well, let's take it, let's take a step backwards. What's going on here? Right. So back in the spring of last year, legislation was passed, a great piece of legislation passed by a strong bipartisan majority in Congress to force ByteDance, the parent company of U.S. tikTok, to either shut it down in the U.S. or sell the U.S. assets the U.S. platform. And, and so that was legislation that had a. Gave ByteDance 270 days to sort that out with one 90 day extension available to them. So we put in our bid within that 270 days and I think we were the only ones to put in a certifiable bid. A bid where we as a buyer can move forward and not only beat the, not only have the finances in place but meet most importantly the national security criteria, which was a disentanglement of the Chinese technology from the US assets being sold.
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Glenn Beck
Because you already have built the platform.
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C
That's exactly right. And had we not been building this platform, we would not be a bidder because we just coincidentally can solve for this national set of national security issues. And so we saw TikTok as a wonderful opportunity that Fell in our hand, fell in our lap to say, we'll buy TikTok, solve the national security issues, move the user base and the data over to this clean made in America stack, give people ownership and control of their data. And we've, we've solved a bunch of issues because we've also spun up an alternative to the current Internet. So people would have a choice. You and I would have a choice. Do we go on the Internet where we're surveilled 247 and we give up everything about us for free, or do we go on a different Internet and we permission the use of our data and we're in charge of ourselves, we own ourselves and we get value. To me, I believe, you know, people will flock to this new Internet because they'll have all the benefits that you currently have, ease of use and be able to order things and have them delivered to your house and be entertained and communicate with people. People. But you'll be doing it from a position of power and where the power will be in the individual's hands, not in a centralized platform's hand. This is, by the way, when I wrote the book, Our Biggest Fight, I used the American Project as my framing device because it's so ironic that 250 years ago we were doing the same thing which was taking rights from a single centralized power, a monarch, and saying, no, no, no, we're citizens born with these rights, right? It became inalienable rights and we want to be citizens, not subjects. Why in the world would we become, allow ourselves to lose our citizenship in the digital age just to get free apps? It's nuts.
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Glenn Beck
I mean, every word you say, it gets me excited because I've been waiting for somebody to do this, but for some reason I think, yeah, but what's the other shoe that's going to fall? Why? I mean, what are you facing? What are the, what are the giants that maybe you're facing that would stand in the way of this?
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C
Well, I think the incumbents are, you know, the ones who are benefiting from our data and have, you know, built this, you know, soul sucking, data sucking machinery are the ones that are going to resist the change because they're profiting mightily. And look, I'm a capitalist. My family's been building infrastructure for 131 years. I'm all for people making money. And you know, I love, I love the America that my family helped build, literally build. But I don't like seeing money be made at the expense of American citizens where, as you say, we're losing our free will and we're in our ability to get along with each other. I mean, we don't even have an information ecosystem right now where we can tell fact from fict. Right? Where we just are in this never never land where if you destroy trust and faith in your fellow, you know, American, your fellow human being, then we've lost it all. I mean, America is built on a belief in the worst, number one, the worth and dignity of every human being and the fact that they're born equal. And the ability of human beings being in a better position than centralized government, some monarchy or some centralized government to make decisions for us. Right. That's why we started self governance. Right? Because it's the power of the individual. That's where the agency should be. And for it to matter, we have to respect it in other people. That's the so called social contract. And then give people power and we can govern ourselves. And we're rapidly losing that ability to self govern and to have agency because of how this technology works in a highly centralized way.
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Glenn Beck
I would have to believe that Elon Musk would understand this and be a supporter and I would imagine Donald Trump would be a supporter. Do you have the connections, Are you working with the administration on this?
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C
Yeah, we have Kevin, Kevin O'Leary called me. He's the Shark Tank guy. And, and he said, look, I talked to all the potential bidders. You're the only one that really has a solution to the, to the technology and I want to join your bid. And I said, come on in. This is, this is the people's bid for TikTok. This is, this is bigger than TikTok, right? It's changing how the Internet works. And Kevin, Kevin has a great relationship with millions and millions of small businesses in America because he's been doing Shark tank now for 17 years. And I said, come on in. We want small businesses. We want everybody involved in this. And I mentioned Kevin because he's been kind of hanging out at Mar a Lago and making sure the President knows exactly what we're doing. And I've talked to a number of people in his administration about what we're doing. There's, there's no secrets here, Glenn. We want to be totally transparent. Where we believe this is. I called the book our Biggest Fight for a reason. Right. We believe this is the issue of our day to reclaim what's ours, to reclaim our data. It is our personhood. When, when your listeners hear the word data, it's kind of like, who cares about data, right? It just is. It's one of those terms that. What does it mean? Think of. Every time you hear the word data, I want you and your listeners to think of personhood, your person, your virtual you. It is you. Why would in the world we. Would we let anyone else own us? It just, I can't emphasize this enough. Let's reclaim what's ours and then restore trust and integrity in the Internet and then let's go build a more powerful version with generative AI. But I'm very concerned about taking a broken Internet that exploits people and making it more powerful until we fix the core infrastructure. Once we fix the core infrastructure, so the individuals benefit, then let's make it more powerful and better for people and let people benefit from it financially as well. I think we could have a beautiful future without so much concern and anxiety and skepticism about the technology if we fix the corporate infrastructure.
- [106:43]
Glenn Beck
Okay, Frank, hold on for one minute. I have to just do a quick commercial. I'm going to come back. I've got one more question for you. It's been over a year now since the war started over in Israel, but the humanitarian crisis in Israel continues to this day. There are so. There are so many Jews, spiritual brothers and sisters of us Christians, who are feeling a deep need right now and feeling pretty alone. Thankfully, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews is still there, still on the ground, still doing God's work and helping out in every way they possibly can. And they're able to do that because of support from people like you and me. It is critical and important that help is known to be on its way or just that we stand with the Jewish people. If you make a gift today, it'll provide critically needed aid to communities in the north and the south devastated by the ongoing war. Give a gift and bless Israel and our people by visiting supportifcj.org or you can call 888-488-4325 that supportifcj.org that's one word. Supportifcj.org or call 888-488-IFCJ 10 seconds. Station ID. So. So, Frank, is there anything the average person can do to help this along?
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C
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, by the way, I just heard your ad and it's interesting. We need moral voices involved in this, faith leaders and so forth. I had the privilege of just having an audience with Pope Francis just eight days ago in the Vatican. And the Vatican is very, very interested in this project because it actually operationalizes what the Pope has been writing about and speaking about now for several years, which is the harms of current Internet technology and social media.
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Glenn Beck
And I think we can all agree on that. I think we can all agree on that.
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C
And so I think that shows me that this idea is resonating, which is great. To your question about, I think we all need, need to get engaged in this because, you know, look, I'll do what I can, but, but no, no single person can, can, can, can win this fight. This is going to take an army of people insisting on a better Internet. And I would say I would start by asking people to go to ProjectLiberty IO or to thepeoplesbid.com and learn about what we're doing and this place plenty of ways there to easy to engage and people will be happy to respond to questions and engage you in the project in ways that you think your listeners think they can be helpful.
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Glenn Beck
We need you, Frank. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. We're going to be looking into it. ProjectLiberty IO or thepeople's bid.com this is Glenn Beck. When you're trying to do something that is complicated and difficult, maybe even a little scary, it's nice to have a partner. Somebody who would, you know, not only be there, but will be there for you when you need it. That's why when it comes to trying to buy or sell a house or both, you really need the best possible real estate real estate agent you can get. Do you know how to interview? Do you know what questions to ask to know if this person has the best plan? Over a decade ago, I formed a company called Real Estate Agents I Trust and it exists in a way to make sure that you get the job done the first time and done right. I started by working with the 500 Best Real Estate agents in the country, according to the Wall Street Journal and learned their best practices and found others just like them. Somebody who understands the crazy housing, crazy housing market, somebody who's a team leader, a closer, knows the that the difference than just putting up balloons and actually having a digital marketing system as well. If you're thinking about buying or selling a home or both, please get in touch with them. It's realestateagentsitrust.com realestate agentsitrust.com.
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Stu Burguiere
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Glenn Beck
All right. Welcome to the program. We are so glad that you are here. Well, the administration has pushed the top FBI brass out of the bureau in the latest shakeup Looks like Cash Patel is going to be the. The bureau's next director, which I asked am so excited about. So excited.
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Stu Burguiere
It's gonna be big. Yeah, it's a lot of chaos. Glenn. I. I feel like we need a return. Return to normalcy candidate in 2028. And I'm gonna say it right now. Joe Biden.
- [111:54]
Glenn Beck
Wow.
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Stu Burguiere
I think he runs again in 28 and we get him back in there to return us to normalcy.
- [111:58]
Glenn Beck
I mean, I think. Do you think. I mean, he won't be exactly young in 2028. He'll be four years older, which will make him 169, something like that.
- [112:10]
Stu Burguiere
I can't remember.
- [112:11]
Glenn Beck
But anyway, I mean, Kamala, she still hasn't decided what she's gonna do.
- [112:17]
Stu Burguiere
I know she might run. She's just wondering if people are interested right now.
- [112:22]
Glenn Beck
She might run. You know who else is considering a run who they say is, you know, it's possible. Think of this. President Fetterman.
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Stu Burguiere
I don't think it would work. I now I will say the Fetterman regime, if you will. And that's seat has been much better than I would have thought it would have been. Of course, his voting record still sucks, but he does that approach for the Democrats would be smart. I don't think he's the right person to execute it on a national election basis.
- [112:54]
Glenn Beck
You don't think.
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Stu Burguiere
No, I don't think he's quite the guy.
- [112:58]
Glenn Beck
I could see him negotiating with world leaders.
- [113:02]
Stu Burguiere
I'm sure that would go well. He's had a few good comments on a few topics, which is more than I expect from the average.
- [113:09]
Glenn Beck
You know what's weird is as he recovers from the brain damage, he seems to become more and more conservative.
- [113:19]
Stu Burguiere
Could it have been.
- [113:21]
Glenn Beck
I mean, I'm just saying. I'm not. I. I'm not saying that that's, you know, what causes people to become more concerned.
- [113:29]
Stu Burguiere
You're not saying.
- [113:30]
Glenn Beck
But I'm not not saying it either.
- [113:31]
Stu Burguiere
Yeah, I don't think he would be the guy. Who do you think would be the guy?
- [113:34]
Glenn Beck
Guy?
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Stu Burguiere
Who's the. Or gal. Of course. Guy or gal. Or any one of the other 94 genders that you could come up with.
- [113:43]
Glenn Beck
Wow. You're limited.
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Stu Burguiere
I'm limiting. If you had to pick one, who's the favorite right now to be the 2028 Democratic nominee, who would it be?
- [113:56]
Glenn Beck
J.D. vance. Really? I think they might even go, screw it.
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Stu Burguiere
Just nominate him.
- [114:02]
Glenn Beck
I.
- [114:03]
Stu Burguiere
It's interesting. I think I would probably say at this point, Josh Shapiro. If the Way the election went down benefited anyone. I think it was him.
- [114:13]
Glenn Beck
It won't be. It won't be. It won't be because he's Jewish.
- [114:17]
Stu Burguiere
Well, that's one that does seem to be a problem with that party.
- [114:21]
Glenn Beck
But also look at. They just. Look at. They just put in the DNC this weekend, David Hogg. I mean, that doesn't see nothing learned, zero, nothing.
- [114:34]
Stu Burguiere
They have no idea what to do here. But I mean, if you think about the way that election went down, everyone said, why would they pick Tim Walls, of all people? It's a terrible choice. They should have gone with Josh Shapiro. And everyone was like, well, the problem with that was the Hamas wing of the party was not exact excited about that pick. But that is true. It is true. That's exactly what happened. Precisely what occurred.
- [114:58]
Glenn Beck
Yeah. It's amazing.
- [114:59]
Stu Burguiere
But I think there is the possibility, right. That they might look at this and say, well, we didn't go with him and we lost. And the Fetterman sort of instinct of the party thinking that Fetterman might be a good choice highlights the idea that maybe they can come to sensibility on a couple of bigger issues. And Shapiro would probably be a lot better than Israel, than most people in the Democratic Party these days. Maybe, like they can latch on. I mean, I think the impression that we have of John Fetterman right now on the conservative side of the aisle is a bit dangerous because he is a liberal, he is still a Democrat. He is still voting 90 something percent with Joe Biden. He is prominently, in an outspoken way, good on one or two things. And that has. I can give you other examples of how that has persuaded Republicans to completely change their mind in a matter of months. Uh, you saw one going for the HHS secretary role recently. Remember, even Donald Trump himself was calling him a left wing lunatic in April. We tend to do this with actors a lot. You know, they say one or two conservative ish things and we're like, we love you. We're so starved for weirdness.
- [116:18]
Glenn Beck
I know.
- [116:19]
Stu Burguiere
We are just.
- [116:19]
Glenn Beck
We are that pathetic. Yeah. That pathetic kid with glasses that has the tape.
- [116:25]
Stu Burguiere
Yeah. On the side of the dance and.
- [116:26]
Glenn Beck
No one's coming over. Nobody's coming over.
- [116:28]
Stu Burguiere
All of a sudden a girl sort of trips and says, oh, sorry, and touches your shoulder and like, oh, my God, she loves. She loves me. She's changed my life. We go down that road often. And I do worry that, I mean, look, I don't think that a lot of Republicans, Republicans are gonna vote for Josh Shapiro, but like the Thing is, can you get somebody in the middle who may have, like Donald Trump.
- [116:48]
Glenn Beck
They're not gonna go for that.
- [116:50]
Stu Burguiere
They're not gonna go. Who's not gonna go for it?
- [116:52]
Glenn Beck
Democrats. The machine. The DNC will never go for it.
- [116:56]
Stu Burguiere
I mean, they have high. They have had Democrats who are, in comparison, pro Israel before that's occurred. So, I mean, it's not.
- [117:07]
Glenn Beck
When.
- [117:07]
Stu Burguiere
Well, I mean, Joe Lieberman. Joe Lieberman is an example, what, five years ago? He is an example 25 years ago. But I mean, even compare, like someone like Hillary Clinton to what they're rolling out there now. Kamala Harris. Hillary Clinton looks like she, you know, she was from a Republican think tank on Israel compared to AOC and the batch of people they're churning out these days, I mean, in the middle of all the Hamas protests at college campuses, is Hillary Clinton went on the View and like, explained to Israel to them in actually a completely rational way, like the right story about Israel. Now, does she really believe that? My argument would be, no, she certainly doesn't believe the policies that I believe, but she's way better than what they're churning out these days. That's. They are going.
- [117:58]
Glenn Beck
I think she actually does believe that. But she sold that one out as soon as it became unpopular.
- [118:04]
Stu Burguiere
When she had power. Like, when she had power, she was going the opposite direction, but I think she was actually. And we could bring that up. I think we played it at the time. It was like, huh. Who said that? Hillary Clinton said that? I do think that there is a small slice of rational thought in the Democratic Party that still sort of exists. Fetterman's the most prominent example of it on that issue. It's only that issue, unfortunately. So that's a problem. But I.
- [118:35]
Glenn Beck
They're not going to do. They won't.
- [118:37]
Stu Burguiere
You don't think you can't get through a primary without you think.
- [118:39]
Glenn Beck
Unless. No, no way. Unless you. Unless you own that person and everybody knows we got him. Kind of like. It'll be kind of like a thing of he's going to return us to normalcy. No, he's not. He's not. He has no control over his bowels, let alone his opinions.
- [119:01]
Stu Burguiere
He's looking for digestive normalcy.
- [119:03]
Glenn Beck
Right. He'll do anything because he wants the power. It has to be. You know, they'd have to have something on Shapiro. I think they'd have to have something over him. Like, you will do what we say.
- [119:15]
Stu Burguiere
It seems like they usually do.
- [119:16]
Glenn Beck
It does.
- [119:17]
Stu Burguiere
It does seem like that. So I don't know, but he'd be the only one. I mean, you think Tim Walls is getting that gig? No. Kamala?
- [119:24]
Glenn Beck
No.
- [119:24]
Stu Burguiere
I don't think they look at Kamala like, oh, she was great and just got a raw deal. I think they look at her as someone who could have won and didn't.
- [119:32]
Glenn Beck
She's going to be the governor. Ready. She's going to be the governor of California, 100%.
- [119:38]
Stu Burguiere
I think that is the next step.
- [119:39]
Glenn Beck
For her, what she's going to do. Oh, and you deserve it, California.
- [119:45]
Stu Burguiere
Oh. You deserve every little bit of it.
- [119:46]
Glenn Beck
You vote her in. You deserve every bit.
- [119:50]
Stu Burguiere
Like, how can we do worse than Gavin Newsom? And it's like, I. Well, we could go with Kamala. We could consider Karen Bass for governor. That's one way of going. You could try that out and see if she could burn the entire state down instead of just her city.
- [120:06]
Glenn Beck
I don't know. Is Lenin still alive? Can we get him? No, he's really. That whole tomb.
- [120:12]
Stu Burguiere
He's.
- [120:12]
Glenn Beck
Moscow is all right.
- [120:14]
Stu Burguiere
That's sad.
- [120:15]
Glenn Beck
Yeah.
- [120:15]
Stu Burguiere
Do you think Gavin Newsom completely done after what happened in California? No, I don't either. You know, I've talked to other conservatives about this, and they're like, oh, finally, he's toast. And I think there's a good chance that that's possible. But I put nothing. I mean, who's about to be the next mayor of New York City? Andrew Cuomo. Yes, Andrew freaking Cuomo. He's murdering their senior citizens. And he's like, put me in charge. I'll nail this thing. It's incredible. They're like, yeah, yeah. He's winning the primary polls by a lot.
- [120:49]
Glenn Beck
Of course he is. Of course he is.
- [120:51]
Stu Burguiere
Of course he is. And that's what Democrats do. They rehab these people and they'll put them in another role. I mean, you could definitely.
- [120:57]
Glenn Beck
I wouldn't put it past his brother to go back on CNN now that he's so conservative.
- [121:03]
Stu Burguiere
Yeah. And he'd be the new conservative voice.
- [121:05]
Glenn Beck
Yeah, he'd be the new conservative voice. He's the voice of common sense.
- [121:10]
Stu Burguiere
I can't tell if I would be. I mean, I would be absolutely losing my mind on this show every day if these things happen. If he becomes mayor. And, you know, Chris Cuomo, I think.
- [121:18]
Glenn Beck
He has a job, but he's going to become mayor.
- [121:21]
Stu Burguiere
I think he used to say.
- [121:22]
Glenn Beck
Yeah, why do you say if?
- [121:24]
Stu Burguiere
He hasn't even announced his run yet. But it's happening.
- [121:26]
Glenn Beck
It's gonna happen.
- [121:26]
Stu Burguiere
It's gonna happen. I. Allowing for.
- [121:28]
Glenn Beck
I'D put money down on that one.
- [121:30]
Stu Burguiere
Don'T you think, though? There's. He does have a lot of opposition in New York, like, among Democrats who don't like him, and there's a chance that, you know, more scandals come out. I definitely don't believe we know the extent of his illegal activity. That I promise you. My belief is that we do not know the full extent of his illegal activity. My guess is.
- [121:52]
Glenn Beck
What do you mean? In killing old people?
- [121:54]
Stu Burguiere
Well, no, we only. Well, we know some of that.
- [121:56]
Glenn Beck
Okay.
- [121:56]
Stu Burguiere
Who knows how many other people he killed outside of the COVID year? We don't know that for sure.
- [122:01]
Glenn Beck
I mean, you don't really think.
- [122:03]
Stu Burguiere
Yeah, no, I definitely. That seems crazy. Can you imagine that he would ever do such a thing? He seems like an upstanding individual.
- [122:10]
Glenn Beck
I mean, it's really kind of offensive.
- [122:12]
Stu Burguiere
The question you have, what is it.
- [122:13]
Glenn Beck
You'Re saying about Cuomo? Like, he's a mobster sending people to sleep with the fishes. Ah, forget about it.
- [122:24]
Stu Burguiere
With Andrew Cuomo, the question you have to ask yourself, if did he commit a crime? There's only one question. Would it have benefited him in any way? And then you know the answer every time. If the answer is yes, then again, then the answer is yes. That's. That's how you know if it would have benefited him. Of course he committed the crime.
- [122:41]
Glenn Beck
I like a little chart on this. Because if the answer is no, it doesn't benefit him. Is it always no, no, or more questions?
- [122:51]
Stu Burguiere
Because he's still. I think. I think he'd still commit crimes just for the pleasure of it.
- [122:55]
Glenn Beck
Right. Okay.
- [122:55]
Stu Burguiere
I think that's possible as well. But that's a perfect mayor for New York, a perfect one. They deserve every little bit of that that they get, especially after seeing this in Albany and then choosing it anyway. Like, you deserve everything. You get Gavin Newsom. I mean, could Gavin Newsom have had a more slimy rise to the top than he had every. Every single thing that's happened to California, the people who voted for him, at least in California, because we always get emails from people like, help me. I'm in California and I'm conservative.
- [123:28]
Glenn Beck
We're telling you, move.
- [123:30]
Stu Burguiere
I would say get out as fast as possible.
- [123:32]
Glenn Beck
I mean, call is coming from inside the state.
- [123:35]
Stu Burguiere
California is too liberal for Mark Zuckerberg. Even Zuckerberg is leaving.
- [123:41]
Glenn Beck
I gotta tell you, I'm very concerned about Hollywood moving here. Zuckerberg moving here. Here. I don't like it. It might be time for Texas to wall off that whole area of Texas, just wall it off.
- [123:55]
Stu Burguiere
So a ball. A wall in the southern border and the northern border.
- [123:59]
Glenn Beck
Yeah. No, no, no. I just say we fall off Austin.
- [124:04]
Stu Burguiere
Okay? So let them all land. It's like. It'll be like they can land. West Berlin situation. You have to go in the middle of the country to land.
- [124:11]
Glenn Beck
Right? You can land, but there's no. There's no gate on those walls. You have to take a plane to get out.
- [124:16]
Stu Burguiere
Okay. And they can airdrop supplies. Yeah, we've seen that happen.
- [124:20]
Glenn Beck
We're not going to, but somebody could. Maybe New York City and Austin.
- [124:26]
Stu Burguiere
Like, great food. It's got great things. There's some great things there because liberalism.
- [124:34]
Glenn Beck
Is needed to balance. We'd be a very boring world if it was just conservatives. All right? We'd all be world working. That's all we do.
- [124:45]
Stu Burguiere
We like efficient members of society moving along to the right. The world's best interest.
- [124:51]
Glenn Beck
So be terrible. There'd be nobody to avoid when you approach the stoplight. You know what I mean? As you're approaching the stoplight and you're seeing the guy and he's coming to your car and you know he's gonna ask. That wouldn't be happening if we were all conservative.
- [125:04]
Stu Burguiere
It sounds great. Well, kind of.
- [125:07]
Glenn Beck
But it's important. It's important. Yeah. They're good at the art, you know, they're good at entertaining.
- [125:12]
Stu Burguiere
There are good. What you're saying.
- [125:14]
Glenn Beck
You're a clown to me. Yes. You're a clown to me. But it's an important clown. It's an important clown.
- [125:19]
Stu Burguiere
Like, I mean, this is gonna be sound dismissive to the arts, but it's like if you're.
- [125:24]
Glenn Beck
If you're me.
- [125:26]
Stu Burguiere
Dismissive. If you're pursuing something with maniacal focus.
- [125:32]
Glenn Beck
Yes.
- [125:33]
Stu Burguiere
That leads to you kind of standing up and reciting lines that someone else wrote.
- [125:38]
Glenn Beck
Throat.
- [125:38]
Stu Burguiere
You know, maybe that's not the most productive activity. So it should be assigned to the left. Now, that's not to say there's not great conservatives doing that. And I love movies.
- [125:46]
Glenn Beck
Right?
- [125:47]
Stu Burguiere
But, like, what is a movie to me? It's a waste of time, Right. Like, I watch it. It's great. I. I would have to agree.
- [125:53]
Glenn Beck
You're right. You're right. It's important because sometimes we want to waste time.
- [125:59]
Stu Burguiere
Yes, I agree. So we could have, you know, and then they can digitally send us their movies.
- [126:07]
Glenn Beck
It's fine. All right. Let me ask you something.
- [126:09]
Stu Burguiere
Why is this ancient Roman movie look like Austin?
- [126:15]
Glenn Beck
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