J.D. Vance (4:40)

The fact that we're standing behind law enforcement and I'm proud of the fact that we're enforcing the country's laws. But you know, you asked a question about this five year old kid. I actually saw this terrible story while I was coming to Minneapolis. We just left Toledo, Ohio this morning for an economic messaging event and I see this story and I'm a father of a five year old, actually a five year old little boy. And I think to myself, oh my God, this is terrible. How did we arrest a five year old? Well, I do a little bit more follow up research and what I find is, is that the five year old was not arrested, that his dad was an illegal alien. And then when they went to arrest his illegal alien father, the father ran. So the story is that ICE detained a five year old. Well, what are they supposed to do? Are they supposed to let a five year old child freeze to death? Are they not supposed to arrest an illegal alien in the United States of America? If the argument is that you can't arrest people who are, who have violated our laws because they have children, then every single parent is going to be completely given immunity from ever being the subject of law enforcement. That doesn't make any sense. No one thinks that makes any sense. Now you, you know, there are so many of these cases like that where if you just understand the context. There have been a number of situations that I've looked into personally where I say, wait a second, we don't want ICE arresting American citizens. They're supposed to be enforcing the immigration laws against illegal aliens. So then I look into it and I find out that the American citizen who was arrested took a swing at an ICE office.

Riley Gaines (6:07)

I'm so hoping this is our next president. He speaks with such clarity and confidence and compassion. That was a compassionate response. He starts by saying, look, I have a five year old child. He says, I don't want to see Americans arrested by ice. But he perfectly lays out the real and truthful account of what happened, which is not what liberal mainstream media outlets are doing. They're spreading a totally false narrative, a narrative again being spread by massive news organizations and the Democratic Party, which is actually incredibly dangerous, especially for people who aren't inclined to watch and follow the news closely. Maybe. I'm sure you know people in your life who just kind of read the headline of the article and they see this photo of again the, this beautiful young boy wearing this hat, standing out in the cold with his backpack on. It pulls at your heartstrings. But it's not true. The media is Lying to drive a false narrative. Now that doesn't mean that we should trust the government unconditionally either. Okay? But we should consider at the very least that the media, as with every topic, every subject probably isn't telling the full truth. And, and so I'm kind of of two minds here. Like, is this arm of left wing media and again, kind of like the entirety of the Democratic Party? Are they just really good manipulators, which I'm inclined to believe because they've manipulated people into believing that men can become women? Or are people just too lazy and unwilling to think, to think critically and for themselves and independently without being told how to feel or what to say or what to think? Honestly, I think it's both. I think they're counting on people being lazy and stupid. They're banking on it, actually. Take the Washington Post for example. They posted about this story today. It was not until the fifth paragraph into the piece did they acknowledge that the father was an illegal alien who fled on foot, abandoning his child. Not until the fifth paragraph. Why did they do that? They're banking on you being lazy and stupid.

Amanda Anisimova (8:14)

They.

Riley Gaines (8:15)

That's what they hope. They don't want you to make it that deep into the piece, which kind of says a lot about their product. They want you to read the headline. They want you to read the first paragraph where they tell you about this five year old boy who was detained by ICE on his way home from preschool. They include the photos. That's what they want you to see. They don't want you to make it to the fifth paragraph. So I encourage you, actually, I am like begging you. I am pleading. Think critically. Think independently. Think for yourself. Use your brain. It is a muscle. Exercise it. And I'm not just telling you to only watch conservative news organizations. Of course not. I think there's value actually in listening to both sides. Read the Washington Post article, watch Fox News then. I actually think it's easier to form an unbiased opinion based on your own moral conviction of what your heart and your head is telling you is the righteous, good, just fair, moral thing. And it bothers me because there are so many people on the other side of these issues, whether it's, I think really in particularly these social justice issues that are otherwise smart people. But they just don't think the media that we consume now is so incendiary because the reporters, they're not actually journalists. Well, maybe they call themselves that, but I think a better way to describe them is activists. They're approaching the discussion or the topic already with an inherent informed opinion, a bias. And you can use the whole both sides thing. Sure. Right, of course. Again, nobody is perfect. Neither side is perfect. But it is certainly happening from one side far more frequently and far more in a destructive and dangerous manner than the other side. The language that they're using, the made up stories is exactly why people feel morally justified in attacking ICE agents. That's why they have to stay masked and cover their faces. Because they understand the repercussions that would potentially come their way. Because people feel justified in raining terror on these law enforcement officers because of the way that they are portrayed. So I will say thank you to our ICE agents. Thank you for not abandoning that 5 year old boy like his father did. I am glad and I am grateful that we have law enforcement officers that will provide care to kids when their parents abandon them in the freezing cold weather. Mind you, I'm glad that they sheltered him from the cold weather. I'm glad that they watched over him and stepped in until he could be placed under safe adult supervision. Yes, I know the dad was scared of being caught and deported out of this country, but how much more scared was the child who was left alone? My final plea to you all, do not let compassion, or what you believe to be compassion, cloud you or suspend you from thinking critically. Now, I know I was just talking about how insufferable left wing mainstream media is, but the most insufferable arm of left wing media is left wing sports media. I've got a clip I want to show you guys. Let's watch it here.

Athletic Reporter (11:23)

Hi, Amanda. Congratulations on the win. I've been asking a lot of the American players just how it feels to play under the American flag right now. And I'm curious how you feel.

Amanda Anisimova (11:32)

Yeah, I mean, I was born in America, so I'm always proud to represent my country. And yeah, a lot of us are doing really well and it's great to see a lot of, you know, great athletes on the women's side, on the men's side. So, yeah, I feel like we're all doing a great job representing ourselves.

Athletic Reporter (11:50)

Sorry, do you mind if I follow up?

Amanda Anisimova (11:51)

Sure.

Athletic Reporter (11:51)

Sorry, just to clarify a little, I mean, sort of in the context of the last year of everything that's been happening in the in the U.S. does that complicate that feeling at all?

Amanda Anisimova (12:01)

I don't think that's relevant.

Riley Gaines (12:03)

The fatigue is so real. A little bit of context here. This is Amanda Anisimova. This is at the Australian Open. Clearly this is a post match Presser, the reporter is from the athletic. He is clearly trying to bait Amanda into bashing America, the country that she plays for, the flag that she plays under. And he insinuates, living in America the past year, clearly taking a hit at President Trump, his administration and the state of the country under his leadership. He wanted Amanda Anisimova to say that Orange man, bad, Trump is bad. And she wasn't the first athlete, the first tennis player that he asked us to. He also asked Coco Gauff the same question, which she responded back and said she felt fatigued talking about politics, but it was hard to be a black woman in the United States. My response to this is to get this man out of the press room. What is he doing there? His job is to talk about sports, not politics. Not baiting people into saying something anti American or anti conservative. Sports is supposed to be the one place where you don't have to think about politics or discuss your political views because honestly, they don't matter. That's not what is contributing to the most successful tennis player or soccer player or football team. It has nothing to do with your politics and everything to do with your athletic ability, your talent, your skill set. That's what he should be asking these young women about, not President Trump. This was just a gross, gross form of sports journalism. Really. You can't even call it that at all. And I think Amanda did a fantastic job in her response. I don't know if this was, you know, being media trained, I, I'm sure she had different things she probably would have liked to say, regardless of, again, how she feels politically. To be asked that as a incredibly accomplished female athlete is honestly just a knock and incredibly insulting. But to respond back and say that's not relevant. She made him look like the idiot that he is. It was a perfect answer to a stupid question. And honestly, when I saw this, like, it's kind of giving this energy, honestly, I love this meme. It has become so applicable in so many different settings. And I think it's proof that this guy has no idea what it takes to be a world class athlete. There's like a million things that I could think of to ask Amanda that I'm curious about that has led to the very clear success and deserved success that she has like a million questions and he goes down this route. So, Amanda, if you want a real interview by someone who is genuinely curious and amazed by your athleticism, come on the Riley Gaines Show. Now, I have one more thing I want to talk to you guys about because I feel very strongly about it and it has become my entire timeline on X at the moment. But I think I'm going to save it for a different episode is the Meghan Trainor controversy. She just welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world. Actually, she did not welcome the beautiful baby girl, her surrogate did. I've got some thoughts here and they might not be very popular, but we are going to save that for next week. So thank you guys for tuning into the Riley Gaines show on this happy and dandy Friday. We're going to be marching for life. Make sure you like Comment, Subscribe Share these episodes far and wide. It means the world to me when you do so we'll see you next week.

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