Trump’s Beijing Power Move and Kamala’s Brainstorm Disaster

Summary

The Rob Carson Show

Episode: Trump’s Beijing Power Move and Kamala’s Brainstorm Disaster
Date: May 15, 2026
Host: Rob Carson (Newsmax Podcasts)
Key Guests: Tony Kennett, Mary Walter, Christian Toto, Peter Schweizer, James, Jesse

Episode Overview

This episode spotlights former President Donald Trump’s attention-grabbing visit to China, analyzing its historic impact and contrasting it with the China policies and public treatment of previous Democratic administrations. Rob Carson blends political commentary, humor, and satire with spirited guest discussions and parodies. The latter part of the episode shifts to the Democratic Party’s struggles, focusing especially on Kamala Harris’ “brainstorm” proposals. The episode also delves into the cultural and economic frustrations fueling MAGA's unyielding momentum.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Trump's Triumphal Visit to China

• Historic Welcome and Symbolism ([02:12]–[04:59]):

  • Clips and commentary capture Trump’s grand reception in Beijing, including children waving flags and the Chinese military on display.
  • Rob Carson contrasts Trump’s red-carpet treatment to that received by Barack Obama and Joe Biden, using comedic analogies (“Ace Ventura crawling out of the rhino’s ass” for Obama’s awkward China visit).
  • Quote: “Donald Trump walked over there and whipped it out, man. He had all of the world's biggest business leaders there, and they gave him quite a... Quite a welcome.” —Rob Carson [03:11]

• Trump's Delegation: Power Play, Not Just Diplomacy ([06:22]–[07:44]):

  • Trump’s entourage includes major American business titans: Elon Musk, the CEOs of Nvidia, Apple, BlackRock, Boeing, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and many others.
  • The economic clout was described as an "invasion," representing about $15 trillion—close to China’s total GDP.
  • Quote: “Trump brought Elon Musk, the CEOs of Nvidia, Apple...This is an invasion.” —Guest Analyst [06:43]
  • Parody Song Moment: Satirical musical interlude with “I got my way with Jinping,” mocking Trump’s negotiation prowess ([07:44]–[08:51]).

• Respect & Fear: The Trump Doctrine vs. Democrats ([10:28]–[11:13]):

  • Peter Schweizer explains China’s grand welcome for Trump: not affection, but respect—and “kind of fear.”
  • China viewed Obama as disrespectful, recalling the infamous Air Force One incident.
  • Quote: “They did it because they respect him and they kind of fear him.” —Peter Schweizer [10:28]

• US-China Economic Reset & Power Realignment ([13:17]–[16:41]):

  • Discussion of policy shifts: moving manufacturing back to the US, tariffs on Chinese goods, and Trump’s crackdown on China’s global ambitions.
  • More on the significance of bringing US business leaders, the “convening authority” effect, and realigning multinational priorities back toward American interests.
  • Quote: “This is my posse. These are these dynamic companies excelling America forward...you're American companies, you're not multinational corporations.” —Peter Schweizer [16:02]

• Taiwan, Global Security, and China's Waning Leverage ([17:37]–[18:09]):

  • Marco Rubio discusses China’s intentions toward Taiwan; consensus that Trump’s actions have made aggressive moves less likely, “China is in a more compromised position than they have been in many, many years.” —Rob Carson [18:09]

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2. The Cost of Bidenomics: Inflation and Everyday Struggles

• Everyday Economic Pain ([18:47]–[20:21]):

  • Conversation about soaring inflation: McDonald’s drink prices, grocery costs, steak prices, home values.
  • Quote: “You know, 250 for a Coke? And before the Biden, it used to be 99 cents.” —Jesse [18:57]
  • Quote: “The price of homes doubled under Joe Biden. The average price of home went from 240,000 to $400,000 a year during Joe Biden's administration.” —Rob Carson [20:14]

• Contrast with Trump’s Economic Agenda

  • Trump seen as aiming to restore wage growth and economic confidence, but challenge remains to return to pre-Biden cost of living levels.
  • “He’s at least bringing up wages right now, about $3,000 per person per year in manufacturing and growing.” —Rob Carson [20:21]

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3. Kamala Harris’ “No Bad Ideas” Brainstorm: Democratic Disarray

• Ridicule and Analysis of Harris' Proposals ([23:58]–[26:41]):

  • Kamala Harris' attempt at a brainstorming session on the future Democrat platform is mocked for lack of substance and coherence.
  • Quote: “No bad idea brainstorm is what I'd like to — Oh my God. And in that you ain't got enough brains to have a storm.” —Rob Carson [24:03]
  • Tony Kennett savages Harris’ idea for multi-member districts, court-packing, and removing Electoral College, saying these are unoriginal, unworkable, and desperate power grabs.
  • Quote: “This Electoral College thing, it's stupid, it's retarded, it's embarrassing.” —Tony Kennett [26:41]

• Democrats’ Lack of Vision or Plan

  • Both Carson and Kennett argue that Democrats aren’t offering a coherent agenda for the economy or country—just rule changes to retain power.
  • Quote: “This is about ruling the country. This is about taking away what the founders had envisioned...” —Rob Carson [26:41]

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4. Race, Representation, and Political Posturing

• Gerrymandering and Racial Politics ([29:43]–[32:09]):

  • Satirical analysis of Steve Cohen’s withdrawal and Democratic claims of racism when redistricting threatens incumbent seats.
  • Parody exchanges on Black Caucus members’ identities and performative gestures by politicians.
  • Quote: “Nearly a third of Congressional Black Caucus members could lose their seats... What they fail to admit is that all of them are Democrats. So it's not about being black. It's about being Democrat.” —Rob Carson [31:15]
  • Quote: “I've been black, Asian, Canadian, never French. And you know, I'm really looking into dressing up as other things because apparently you can just do that now.” —Tony Kennett [31:41]

• Democratic ‘Infantilization’ and Victimhood ([34:09]–[36:23]):

  • Critique of Democrats treating minority communities as helpless and always in grievance, with reference to segregation and dependency on government.
  • Quote: “It's infantilizing people. That's what the Democrat Party does with, with black people.” —Rob Carson [36:23]
  • Guest recounts: “When I was over in the Middle east recently...He brought up how there is this culture on the Democrat side of the aisle that treats black people like infants.” —Tony Kennett [35:30]

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5. MAGA Movement: Endurance Through Hardship

• Eric Trump on 2024 Victory and Vindication ([40:31]–[41:43]):

  • Emotional recount from Eric Trump of the Trump family’s trials during legal and political battles, and their sense of triumph over perceived establishment sabotage.
  • Quote: “There was no better revenge than what we felt in 2024 when against every odd...they tried to bankrupt him, they tried to destroy the family, they tried to put him in jail...that was the greatest victory of all.” —Eric Trump [41:14]

• Carson’s Reflection on MAGA Resilience

  • Carson recounts personal and listener hardship during the Biden years, linking that to MAGA’s growing strength and refusal to give up.
  • Quote: “We are unrelenting. MAGA is something completely different. It's not about a man. It's about a movement. That's it. We never gave up. And we're never going to give up. And we're only getting stronger.” —Rob Carson [43:12]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Quote | Speaker | |-----------|-------|---------| | [03:11] | “Donald Trump walked over there and whipped it out, man...they gave him quite a welcome.” | Rob Carson | | [06:43] | “Trump brought Elon Musk, the CEOs of Nvidia, Apple...This is an invasion.” | Guest Analyst | | [10:28] | “They did it because they respect him and they kind of fear him.” | Peter Schweizer | | [18:57] | “You know, 250 for a Coke? And before the Biden, it used to be 99 cents.” | Jesse | | [24:03] | “No bad idea brainstorm is what I'd like to — Oh my God. And in that you ain't got enough brains to have a storm.” | Rob Carson | | [26:41] | “This Electoral College thing, it's stupid, it's retarded, it's embarrassing.” | Tony Kennett | | [31:41] | “I've been black, Asian, Canadian, never French. And you know, I'm really looking into dressing up as other things because apparently you can just do that now.” | Tony Kennett | | [41:14] | “Given what they tried to do to destroy a man's life, to destroy a family...there was no better revenge than what we felt in 2024 when against every odd...” | Eric Trump | | [43:12] | “MAGA is something completely different. It's not about a man. It's about a movement. That's it.” | Rob Carson |

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Timestamps of Important Segments

• [01:03] Show intro, energy and theme setup
• [02:12] Trump in China: arrival and international symbolism
• [06:22] Breakdown of US business delegation to Beijing
• [10:28] Peter Schweizer on US–China relations and respect
• [13:17] Rob Carson on Trump’s realignment of global leverage
• [17:37] Marco Rubio on Taiwan and China's ambitions
• [18:47] Economic pain: cost of living under Biden
• [23:58] Kamala Harris brainstorm segment satire
• [29:43] Race, redistricting, and Democratic political theatre
• [34:09] Infantilization and “grievance politics”
• [40:31] Eric Trump on MAGA’s perseverance
• [43:12] Carson’s summary on the strength and future of the MAGA movement

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Tone and Style

The episode blends biting conservative satire, rapid-fire banter, and musical parody. Carson’s irreverent humor (“not enough brains to have a storm,” “Ace Ventura out of the rhino’s ass”) is a signature throughout. Guest segments, especially with Tony Kennett, escalate the comedic ridicule of political foes, while serious points on foreign policy, economics, and the MAGA ethos are woven in with emotional resonance for listeners who identify with the populist movement.

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In Summary

This show episode capitalizes on Trump’s powerful Beijing visit as a watershed moment signalling American strength and restoration of international respect after perceived Democratic weakness. The discussion paints the Democrats as leaderless and intellectually bankrupt, lampooned through the lens of Kamala Harris’ brainstorm session. Interwoven are reflections on economic pain, the politics of identity and grievance, and a powerful reminder of the MAGA movement’s endurance in adversity. The episode serves as a rallying cry for conservatives viewing the Trump presidency as the engine of American revival.

Transcript

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[Donald Trump]

interesting, informative, thought provoking and funny show in America on air and on the World Wide Web.

[Rob Carson]

This is the Rob Carson show, and by the grace of God, it is finally Friday. Finally Friday, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to it. Come on in. Have a seat and enjoy because we've got a loaded show for you today. Lots of fireworks on Capitol Hill yesterday. Fairfax county prosecutor grilled. Grilled and served. Well done. Because he's one of those George Soros prosecutors that likes to release illegals to, to go out and murder and stuff. So we're gonna, we're gonna get to that on this show today. We got, we got Tony Kennan on the show. We got Mary Walter on the show. We got, of course, Christian Toto on the show. The unusual suspects, we like to call him. And of course, Donald Trump on his way back from China. It was. They even play ymca.

[Donald Trump]

I think I was particularly impressed by those children. They were happy. They were beautiful. The military is obvious. It couldn't be better, but those children were amazing.

[Tony Kennett]

How are your talks, sir?

[Rob Carson]

It's great.

[Donald Trump]

Great place.

[James]

Incredible.

[Donald Trump]

China is beautiful.

[Rob Carson]

Both China and the United States stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation. Our two countries should be partners rather than rivals.

[Donald Trump]

Tonight, it is my honor to extend an invitation to you and Madame Peng to visit us at the White House this September 24th. And we look forward to it. And I'd now like to raise a glass and propose a toast to the rich and enduring ties between the American and Chinese people. It's a very special relationship, and I want to thank you again. This has been an amazing period of time.

[Rob Carson]

Thank you. I was a kid when Nixon went to China. I don't remember much about it, but I would say this one kind of. Kind of Dwarfs that one. Donald Trump walked over there and whipped it out, man. He had all of the world's biggest business leaders there, and they gave him quite a. Quite a welcome. You see him come off Air Force One. I put up this meme. I made this meme yesterday, and I showed Donald Trump coming off Air Force One and all the kids with flags and they played YMCA and everything, right? Versus. Versus Barack Obama. They have the short stairs and the rear exit. And I said. I said, donald Trump getting off Air Force One in China. And then I put Ace Ventura. Remember Ace Ventura when he crawled out of the rhino's ass? That was Barack Obama. That was Barack Obama getting off Air Force One when he visited China. I mean, they treated him like a cheap date. And Donald Trump said, if they would have treated me like that, I would have just closed the door and took right off. But that's the way they were treated. Old Joe Biden and Barack Obama just treated like a cheap date. It was fantastic. Rob Finnerty last night noticed the grand entrance and made a comparison to a Disney movie.

[Guest Commentator]

There is no other leader on earth right now like Donald Trump. And China delivered in a huge way, the welcome ceremony. My kids watch Aladdin a lot. This felt like a scene out of Aladdin.

[Rob Carson]

Prince Ali, fabulous.

[James]

He.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, it was cool.

[Guest Commentator]

But it's a huge shift from what we saw during the Biden years or even the Obama years, even the Clinton years. I think it's important to point all of this out. Donald Trump was greeted by the Chinese like he is the most important leader in the world compared to.

[Rob Carson]

Because he is Joe Biden who would

[Guest Commentator]

literally fall asleep during meetings with other world leaders. Jake Tapper wouldn't cover that.

[Rob Carson]

It was his entire presidency was a joke. If you support Joe Biden and you agreed with Nancy Pelosi, he belongs on Mount Rushmore. You're an idiot.

[Guest Commentator]

Joe Biden, who needed his hand held so he didn't wander off into the forest during group photos at the G7. He couldn't even use the real stairs in Air Force One because he would trip and fall. So they rolled out fake smaller stairs so Joe Biden could get off the air.

[Rob Carson]

Remember that? He couldn't go up the stairs. The President of the United States couldn't go up the stairs. And it had cognitive decline so bad, they had to remove him from the race for president like he was going to do another four years in office. See, this is why I'm going to use mockery and ridicule and satire for all of the people who made Us go through four years of that, just stupidity and we got to kind of act like, oh, yeah, it was no big deal. No, no, no, no, no, no. You need to be held accountable for it. It's like, it's like you guys, who, you know, called yourselves they and them for a while there, now you're going to. There's no erasing that. There's no five years from now saying, oh, that, that old they there thing. I don't know what I was thinking. No, no, no, no, no. We're gonna hold you accountable for the rest of your lives. For your rest of your lives. This is Chanel Rio. She's actually really good. Talking about what? Donald Trump. It was an invasion. It wasn't. It wasn't a visit to China. It was an invasion.

[Guest Analyst]

Look at who delegation. The absolute beasts. The titans of world finance, industry, technology, agriculture and innovation. Trump brought Elon Musk, the CEOs of Nvidia, Apple, BlackRock, Blackstone, Boeing, Cargill, Citigroup, General Election Electric, Goldman.

[Rob Carson]

I'm surprised you didn't bring the CEO

[Guest Analyst]

of McDonald's stocks, Micron, Qualcomm and others. This is an invasion.

[Rob Carson]

Boom.

[Guest Analyst]

Collectively, these men represent the world's economy. On paper, that's about $15 trillion. And that's a conservative estimate. China's entire GDP is about $20 trillion.

[Rob Carson]

You know how many leering centers you'd have to open up to make $15 trillion?

[Guest Analyst]

So these men flying with Trump standing by his side as his team representing America.

[Rob Carson]

You know how many insider trading trades that Nancy Pelosi would have to make to make $15 trillion represent more money

[Guest Analyst]

and influence than most countries combined. You thought we invaded Venezuela and Iran? No, those are both just sideswipes at China this week. Trump is invading Beijing. It's not even a fair fight.

[Rob Carson]

No.

[Guest Analyst]

China's entire centuries long plan for civilizational domination has been shattered in just over one year of Trump's reign.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, it's true. It's true. This is brand new from Jim Gossett as the President.

[James]

I got my way with Jinping. I scored big with China. Had him wrapped around my face.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, it's pretty cool.

[James]

What a trip.

[Rob Carson]

Come on.

[James]

What success. We did well.

[Rob Carson]

Come on, James.

[James]

This song that I sing, A victory in China. The effects are gonna linger to be succinct. China blinked. You could tell it was a wonder thing when I scolded Jen. Ping arm sales to Iran will stop. America came out on top.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, we did. Come on. It's good to be back.

[James]

Got the Democrats on their heels by winning big in China as I give them all the things

[Rob Carson]

America.

[James]

It's great.

[Rob Carson]

Once again,

[Tony Kennett]

Jim Page.

[James]

I own that guy.

[Rob Carson]

Come on now, James. Beautiful. I'll tell you what. I'll tell you what. You know, I didn't even scream that. He just said that a few minutes ago, Jim. Gus just said that to me, and I just added it. I said, I put it up. I didn't even listen to it because I knew it was gonna be good. Because Jim Gassert is amazing. He's a gift to comedy, he's a gift to radio, and he's right here on this radio program, the only conservative comedy show in America. Conservative talk show in America that features comedy. Number 10 in the nation podcast for political commentary. Can you believe it? Can you believe it? And I've only been in Washington, D.C. for nine months. Oh, the sky is the limit. The sky is the limit. Peter Schweizer has written a whole bunch of books on China. I've been talking to Peter Schweizer for many, many years about variety of things. Clinton cash, you know, she was in bed with China. Joe Biden was in bed with China. They got millions and millions of dollars. The Bidens got millions and millions of dollars from the Chinese Communist Party into their family. And they were allowed to fly a spy balloon over the country and steal all sorts of our secrets. And then they, of course, treated us like a cheap date because, you know, when you put out on the first date, you never get treated very well. And Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, I don't like that visual. Certainly did put out and then weren't treated with a lot of respect. Donald Trump, on the other hand, completely different thing. Here's a little bit of Peter Schweizer on Donald Trump going to China versus Obama, etc.

[Peter Schweizer]

Well, I think, you know, China pulled out all the stops for President Trump. They didn't do it because they like him. They did it because they respect him and they kind of fear him. They have disliked American presidents in the past. They did not like Barack Obama. Barack Obama they felt was condescending and was sort of dismissing them in an arrogant way.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Peter Schweizer]

And you remember September of 2016, they didn't pull the stairway up in front of Air Force to Air Force One. So he had to climb out of what the Guardian magazine in the UK called the ass of Air Force One. He had to go down the back steps. It was a. It was an example of disrespect. They would never do that to Donald Trump in a million years because they know Trump wouldn't tolerate it.

[Rob Carson]

Hence my comparison with East Ventura crawling out of the rear end of the rhino and Barack Obama. It was a perfect analogy, actually. I've got more on this coming up. Your calls are welcome. 800-922-6680. This is a glorious edition, Friday edition of the Rob Carson Show. Don't go anywhere. Hey, guys, it's Carson. You know my signature phrase, don't catch the stupid. When it comes to Medicare, that's easier said than done. Medicare is overly complex with thousands of plans hidden, gotchas in the fine print and rules nobody really explains to you. Many people just pick something and hope for the best. That's why you need to know about Chapter. They're the only advisor that looks at every plan in the country, matches your doctors, your prescriptions and your situation to a plan that fits your needs. When you're called with Chapter is done, you know your doctors are covered, your prescriptions are matched, and you go from I hope I did this right to I know I did. That, my friends, is peace of mind. A call with Chapter is free for my audience and there's no pressure to sign up. Call Chapter today. Here's the number, 27 Medicare. That's 27 Medicare. 27 Medicare for Chapter. No pressure. What's your excuse? Call 27 Medicare and don't catch the stupid yourself. Call 27 Medicare today.

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[Donald Trump]

President Xi would like to see a deal made. He would. He would like to see a deal made. And he did offer. He said, if I can be of any help at all, I would like to be of help. Because he did say that. Yeah, he did say that. And look, anybody that buys that much oil is obviously got some kind of a relationship with him. But he said, I would love to be help if I could be of any help whatsoever, he'd like to see the hormone straight said, if I could be of any help whatsoever, I would like to help.

[Rob Carson]

You know why Donald Trump was treated so well in China? Why they wrote out the red carpet for him versus Joe Biden and Barack Obama? Because Barack Obama and Joe Biden let China have their way with the world for years. They got away with everything. And Donald Trump came into office, said, first of all, we're going to take care of this Panama Canal, take down those Chinese signs, and we're not going to be allowing you to control the Panama Canal anymore. Then we went after Venezuela, then we went after Iran. Now we've Got control, essentially, of the Strait of Hormuz. And we have their nuts and a vice.

[Tony Kennett]

There you go.

[Rob Carson]

How about that? We're also offshoring a lot of the manufacturing that they were doing over there back to the United States of America. So it's kind of nice to have a boss instead of a guy who poops his pants and goes to bed at nine in the morning like Joe Biden or Barack Obama, who's just full of himself, thinks that he is all that and he's nothing more than a spoiled, entitled academic with no real world experience. And of course, he sent pallets of cash to the ayatollah, thinking that would be like, you know, some way to get them to come to the table, but actually just made us their B word. So there's that. That's the reason why they treated Donald Trump so well over there. They called him sir. They call him Mr. President. Nobody calls him Donald. Nobody calls him Donald. The only person who calls him Donald is Melania Trump. That's it. And his mom used to. And that's about it. Otherwise, it is Mr. Trump. It is, sir, or it is Mr. President. That's the way it is. I remember when Kamala Harris was running for president, that ill fated, stupid campaign where they spent $2 billion to try to elect an idiot. And I laughed. I laughed out loud when they said that she was going to be the candidate. And she talked about him with such a disrespect, even though she had never had any experience professionally really as an executive. Any knowledge of how to run a business, any knowledge of how to run a country. The longest held position she had was horizontal. And she would talk TR about Donald Trump. And she summarily got her substantial rear end kicked up between her shoulders. And we've got a guy in charge now who is a businessman. He has. He is putting America first. He loves America. He has survived two impeachments, a raid on Mar A Lago, four political trials, one faux rape trial, a raid on Mar a Lago, and now three assassination attempts. He's not here to mess around. And this is what we. We voted for him for. Peter Schweitzer was talking about Donald Trump last night. And he brought with him, by the way, because Donald Trump didn't just bring himself, which would have been enough, but he also brought the technological and, and manufacturing leaders of the entire planet with him.

[Peter Schweizer]

He's also rejiggered the economic relationship, I think, in a very positive way. This delegation of CEOs that came with him, it conveys to China. Look there with me, I'm with them. This is my posse. These are these dynamic companies that are excelling America forward. But also, Jesse, it conveys to these CEOs, you're American companies, you're not multinational corporations. You're not going to cut these kind of co production deals that benefit our enemies anymore. So it makes him the convening authority in commercial relationships with China, which is exactly what you want. When you're dealing with an adversary like

[Rob Carson]

Beijing, that is a big deal. Rather than having American corporations go around our backs to work directly with China. Offshore production over there. Donald Trump has said, bring it back home, bring it back home. Bring your factories here. You're going to be able to write off all of the, all of the costs of building new factories. We're going to put a tariff on Chinese goods. Come back. And Barack Obama's like, I don't go to Magic Wand. I can't bring my. He didn't know what the hell he was talking about. He's an academic. He's an academic, had no clue. And Donald Trump is doing it. Right. Marco Rubio was asked about Taiwan because, you know, China really wants Taiwan and we sell them a lot of arms to defend them. And you know, Donald Trump again has their, their nuts and a vice because he's kind of got control of the flow of oil and all of this. And so that kind of puts a damper on their possibility of going in after Taiwan. But Marbarco Rubio was asked about Taiwan.

[Jesse]

China wants to invade Taiwan.

[Marco Rubio]

Well, I think China's preference is probably to have Taiwan willingly, voluntarily join them. In a perfect world, what they would want is some vote or a referendum in Taiwan that agrees to fold in. I think that's what they would pre. Ultimately, it's featured prominently in President Xi's mandate in the time he's been in office, he's made clear that what they call reunification, that's what they call it, is something that has to happen at some point. We think it would be a terrible mistake to force that through force or anything of that nature. It would, there would be repercussions for that globally, not just from the United States.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. So I don't think anything's going to be happening anytime soon with regard to Taiwan. I'm not an expert at. But certainly we have China in a more compromised position than they have been with us in many, many years. Billionaire hedge fund CEO Citadel Ken Griffin, who's leaving New York because Zoran Mandami is going after him. He says that the dollar, his purchasing power has dropped dramatically. And he said it started with Joe Biden. I want you to listen to this because this is really true. You think about how much it costs you to fill your grocery cart, how much things cost. Now, this started six years ago with Joe Biden.

[Jesse]

Have you been to McDonald's recently?

[Guest Analyst]

Can't say that I have.

[Jesse]

Okay.

[Tony Kennett]

You.

[Donald Trump]

Oh, yes.

[Jesse]

I haven't had McDonald's Coke since this morning.

[Rob Carson]

You have Coke at McDonald's in the morning?

[Jesse]

Absolutely. Do you have coffee?

[Kamala Harris]

I have coffee.

[Eric Trump]

Okay.

[Jesse]

You have your sin. I have my sin. You know, 250 for a Coke?

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. And before the Biden used to be 99 cents.

[Jesse]

It was 99 cents. The United States has, has endured prolonged and persistent inflation now.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Jesse]

For six years.

[Tony Kennett]

Yeah.

[Jesse]

And in some sense, the rise of gasoline prices at the end, four of

[Rob Carson]

those years, for four years with Joe

[Jesse]

Biden at the gas station, it's like a triggering event. Like it just brings back to all of us the fact that the purchasing power of the dollar has declined so precipitously.

[Rob Carson]

Gigantic.

[Jesse]

For six years.

[Rob Carson]

Gigantic.

[Jesse]

You know what, what do you pay for eggs in New York City today?

[Guest Analyst]

Well, they're not as high as they were in the last, last, I don't know, year.

[Jesse]

Seven, eight, nine bucks for a dozen eggs.

[Rob Carson]

Right?

[Guest Analyst]

The brown ones.

[Jesse]

The brown ones.

[Guest Analyst]

That's what we get at home.

[Jesse]

I could make so many jokes that I could sort of skip that moment.

[Guest Analyst]

Did you buy your own eggs.

[Jesse]

In a typical week? No, but I have been.

[Rob Carson]

Think about that. I've been talking about this for a while. Usually 99 cents for a large Diet Coke at McDonald's. It used to be that way. I was at the store last night and they had steak on sale. Strip steak, which is the cheapest cut of steak. It's pretty good steak.

[Jesse]

It's all right.

[Rob Carson]

It was on sale for $11 a pound six years ago. You could buy rib eye on sale for $9 a pound.

[James]

And.

[Rob Carson]

And it is not gotten much better. And you could try to blame this on Donald Trump, but this ain't about Donald Trump. The price of homes doubled under Joe Biden. The average price of home went from 240,000 to $400,000 a year during Joe Biden's administration. And it has been a pain. It has been a bite in the rear end for a very, very long time. Donald Trump is now trying to get our wages back up to try to bring down inflation. We're never going to be back to our prices where they were six years ago, but he's at least bringing up wages right now, about $3,000 per person per year in manufacturing and growing. And that's going to help. But it is not an easy thing to fix. After four years of malfeasance and ineptitude by Joe B. And the academics, like 65% of his administration were academics, no real life experience. And they really, they created a major Charlie Foxtrot really, really did. Coming up next, Tony Kennett, Daley Signal, Kamala Harris, new plan for the future of the Democrat Party ruling us. Yeah, not gonna end well for the Democrat Party. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Car. So many people living with everyday pain think they're just stuck with it. And it is what it is, but it doesn't have to be. Let me tell you about George from Oregon and his relief Factor story. George is a hard working guy. Spends 10 hours a day in his garbage truck. It's a tough job made even harder because he was dealing with sore right knee that he couldn't bend. But here's the amazing part. George started taking Relief Factor and it changed his life. He said, and I quote, I can bend my knee again with very little pain. If you're living with aches and pains, see how Relief Factor, a daily drug free supplement could help you feel and live better every day. Give their three week quick start a try only $19.95 in a few weeks or even days. Feel the difference relief factor can make. You don't have to be stuck living with pain. Visit relieffactor.com or call 800 for relief. That's relieffactor.com or 800 for relief. Hey guys, it's Carson for Ghostbed. I am sleeping better than I've ever slept in my entire life. I used to think a mattress was just furniture, but I got a ghostbed. Ghostbed doesn't build mattresses like furniture. They build engineered sleep systems. Their beds are serious health equipment. Beds designed for relief and recovery, not looks. Your body should be healing while you sleep, not fighting for comfort. I noticed immediately my first night on a ghost bed. I slept for 10 hours. If you're waking up stiff, tossing and turning, sleeping hot, even reaching for a pain reliever before bed, hoping tonight will be different. That's not aging. That's your mattress talking. Here's another thing I love about Ghostbed. You get 101 nights to try it at home. If you don't like the difference, you send it back risk free. Ghostbed is currently having their memorial day sale plus an extra 10% off for my audience. Go to ghostbed.comcarson and use promo code carson ghostbed.comcarson promo code carson for the sleep of a lifetime. Before we get to Tony Kenneth Daily Signal I want to play Kamala Harris with her no Bad ideas brainstorm session. Recognizing of course that you will lose some IQ points listening to her speak. However, Tony's got an he should be fine.

[Kamala Harris]

Look, this is a moment where there are no bad ideas. No bad idea brainstorm is what I'd

[Rob Carson]

like to oh my God. And in that you ain't got enough brains to have a storm.

[Kamala Harris]

No bad ideas brainstorm. We talk no idea about what we need to do and think about doing around the electoral college. We talk about the idea of Supreme Court reform which includes expanding the Supreme Court. We invite a conversation about multi members districts. We talk about look that if we win the Senate, which we should, and

[Rob Carson]

we will, two plus three equals seven,

[Kamala Harris]

then the Senate Judiciary Committee should have

[Rob Carson]

rules that they put three plus eight equals giraffe.

[Kamala Harris]

So when these people come before as nominees to the Supreme Court and lie that they aren't anymore, not just that

[Rob Carson]

somebody goes on, that's Kamala Harris. Tony Kennett, Daily Signal. How are you on this glorious Friday, my brother?

[Tony Kennett]

I mean I'm having a stroke after listening to her babble again. I feel like I'm gonna need to run for the Senate in Pennsylvania.

[Rob Carson]

I mean good lord, what is the one thing that was missing from her plan for the future of the Democrat

[Tony Kennett]

party Literacy sobriety pyramid game?

[Rob Carson]

How about a friggin plant? How about anything but just breaking down the rules set up by the founders to take away power and rule the American people rather than coming up with a platform for the economy in the future. Dear God. This is what they have.

[Tony Kennett]

Well yeah, I mean they tried like a and this things that a lot of Republicans don't really like to admit. For a long time there was kind of a soft unspoken rigging. So in states like Illinois things were rigged. Rigged. But it was, it wasn't rigged to the point that it was insanely wild. It was just bad. So then when Republicans said okay, we're going to start treating Illinois like it's out in the open and it's not a secret anymore. And so then how does the person who's been cheating respond is like well I'm going to bring over 50 women to the House and I'm going to sleep with them in front of you. And the American people are like oh my God, that's what's going on. So Kamala Harris is. You can't let us go without talking about that. That rules in the Judiciary Committee thing. But that's its own animal. Before we touch that. This Electoral College thing, it's stupid, it's retarded, it's embarrassing. I mean, obviously, it's the stuff we've been saying they were going to do for ages. And again, if you heard her say we needed to start giving Democrat districts, multiple representatives per district. Excuse me, honey, sweetie, baby.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, this is about ruling the country. This is about taking away the. What the founders had envisioned for the country, changing the country, taking away all representation whatsoever. And it won't. It's not going to work. We a. Because we're better armed intellectually and physically, by the way. And we won't. We won't allow this nonsense to happen. We aren't allowed about. Ready to just turn over the country to either coast, the coastal elites of either coast and just accept what they do. It's never going to work, and that they have no plan at all. They are so lost right now. They're so lost in the wilderness that this is what they haven't. You know, we're going to get Puerto Rico and we're going to answer and we're going to attack the Supreme Court, and then we're going to. You know, honestly, it's absolutely intellectually bankrupt, and it won't happen.

[Tony Kennett]

You're far too flattering in the way that you characterize the intellectual bankruptcy of the Democratic Party, because what you even listed in your mockery, those are things that they can physically do now. They're embarrassing. Of course, the worst thing of that entire drunken Zoom rant where he also throws snide talk at cable outlets because none of them will have her on. She's relegated to doing Zoom podcast interviews for podcasts. Let's just say that get far fewer views than yours and mine. Anyway, the best part was her little rant about the Senate Judiciary rule. We're gonna put in rules. So it's like Barney 5, number one, obey all rules. If you come to go for the Supreme Court and they catch you lying, then they're gonna. What? I mean, she just keeps talking about rules like Al Gore talking about the Internet.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Tony Kennett]

What are you doing? That doesn't even make any sense.

[Rob Carson]

Now, I'm not familiar what you were alluding to. Rules, changes. What? I guess, you know, I'm really plugged in on everything, but you had alluded to something happening that you want you to tell what we were talking about there.

[Tony Kennett]

So Kamala Harris, in her big, long rant, she. She. After she gets through the stuff that we know Democrats have been talking about for ages, all the way from, you know, Jim Acosta to Bill Clinton's old campaign manager, drinking all the time, crazy old man yelling that stuff. We know what they're going to do. They're in a pack, the courts. And we know they're going to add states. We got that.

[Rob Carson]

Gotcha.

[Tony Kennett]

But then she starts talking about adding rules to this. And what I believe she means here is that the Senate Judiciary Committees need to be given constitutional statutory authority. So if you come before a committee like you're nominated for something like the Supreme Court, and the Senate Judiciary decides that they think you're lying about something, I assume this means Brett Kavanaugh, then they can throw you in prison from the Senate Judiciary.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Tony Kennett]

The word I want to use in response to that, I can't legally say over there.

[Rob Carson]

No, that would not be very. No, no, no. Did you hear the other news? Steve Cohen is dropping out of his

[Tony Kennett]

reelection campaign for the blackest member of Congress.

[Rob Carson]

You know what? I just. God has a sense of humor, Tony. Sometimes a very dark sense of humor when it comes to my life in general. You know, get sober, turn your life around. Wife wants a divorce. Ha ha. You know, I get that. I get that. But, but. But the fact that Steve Cohen knew he was going to get defeated with the racial gerrymandering, and it would usher in the possibility of a black Republican woman winning and calling that racism, it's just precious. I mean, it's just precious.

[Tony Kennett]

I just. There are a lot of beautiful moments in this country. Again, right after AOC got up in front of the country and started slurring. Not quite as drunk as Kamala Harris, but in the same great literacy that we know from Ms. Two branches of government and the accounting firm setting the Cleveland river on fire. Lady, that one. It was very kind of her to say that Tennessee was erasing black Congress members. So, again, I mean, I'm glad that this guy apparently got the pass. Good for him. I guess now he's black, he can. He can do all of the things that apparently only black people can do. Sure. He looks like an old, wrinkly white man that stepped out of a Charles Dickens theater production.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, yeah, he does. Yeah.

[Tony Kennett]

I've seen Benjamin Franklin actors that don't look as much like Ben Franklin as Cohen looks.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, he does. That's exactly right.

[Tony Kennett]

So dearly sponsored by Hershey, Pennsylvania, Nearly

[Rob Carson]

a third of Congressional Black Caucus members could lose their seats, according to an ABC News report, by the way, 19 of the CBC 62 members. What they fail to admit here is that all of the Congressional Black Caucus members are Democrats. So it's not about being black. It's about being Democrat.

[Tony Kennett]

Well, Rob, as one of the members of the Congressional Black Caucus, I'd just like to say I appreciate your standing up for our right.

[Rob Carson]

Yes.

[Tony Kennett]

And look, I have been black, Asian, Canadian, never French. And you know, I'm really looking into dressing up as other things because apparently you can just do that now.

[Rob Carson]

You are as black as Steve Cohen ever dreamed of being.

[Tony Kennett]

Wow. I appreciate that. Please remember to wear your favorite Kunta scarf, your kente scarf, and then kneel on one knee when you come to my birthday and we'll be even.

[Rob Carson]

All right. So we've got a bunch of other stuff coming up on the other side of the break. Tony, Kenneth, the Daily Signal is on the phone with us as always. He's one of our unusual suspects. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson show. In New York City. Zoran Mandami is doing an estate tax of up to 50%. That's what he's pushing for for families, leaving behind a life's earnings that's devastating. What are you leaving for your family? Do you have life insurance? I do because I want my kids to be able to live a great life, pay off debt, maybe have it a little easier than I did. You can protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes by going to ethos.com Carson Application times may vary, rates may vary, but protection is there for you. If you get life insurance through Ethos, it'll give you peace of mind in case something happens. Ethos helps provide financial security for your family. Ethos helps protect them in this frequently unpredictable world. There's no medical exam. Just answer a few health questions online. Get a rate in as little as 10 minutes. Get the ball rolling today by going to ethos.comcarson that's ethos.comcarson.

[Jesse]

If somebody fell asleep in 1896 and

[Tony Kennett]

woke up today in 2026, they would

[Jesse]

simply say, the only difference is now

[Rob Carson]

Negroes have a TV show and we wear nice suits.

[Jesse]

They, they swapped out Klan hoods for Brooks Brothers suits.

[Rob Carson]

You know, that's Bakari Sellers who? I mean, where the hell did they get this guy? He erased everything that black people have done for the last 130 years, which includes, I don't know, MLK. Let's see, Jesse Owens, Michael Jordan. Let's see Thurgood Marshall. All of it. All of it's gone because Democrats can't racially gerrymander their districts anymore.

[Tony Kennett]

Tony Kennett, the whining and the deep desire to be a victim and pretend as though you are the very last one. This was mocked back in scripture, right? You had Elijah. He's like, I'm the very last one. Everyone else is gone and dead. And it's so awful. And the Lord said, hey, remember that time you were embarrassing. It's right now. And this is what's going on on national media. People going, all the civil rights movement actually made it worse. It's terrible. Why? Because we're not allowed to racially segregate anymore. Hang on here. You want separate voting districts? What other things do you want separated between black and white people? Watering fountains.

[Rob Carson]

Drinking fountains. Why not? You know, they call those bubblers in the Northeast, I guess. Oh, and Minnesota, one of these districts, by the way, other than Democrat representation, what do they have in common? Poverty, poor schools, massive crime. Oh, generally an abortion clinic, Planned Parenthood. On a street named after a civil rights hero. Let's see, what exactly is your representation doing Democrats? What is it? What? I mean, I'm just asking the people in these racially German districts. It's been hell on earth. Oh, and grievance. I forgot grievance. That's another one of the things they make sure that you, you get a pittance. And, and you're angry at Republicans for your situation, even though Democrats have made it there.

[Tony Kennett]

There's quite a lot to say because they, they say this is about a color of representation here. But when you actually look at how the American, African American community is looked at by many countries around the world who have majority black populations, the attitude is such scorn for the embarrassment in the childish one. So. So, for example, when I was over in the Middle east recently, I had a chance to talk to a man from Ghana who we actually got to have a couple of conversations about the American people. And he brought up how there is this culture on the Democrat side of the aisle that treats black people like infants. He said, it's so disgusting because they say that, well, we have to treat them that way because that's the color of their skin. And then he said that if he ever would have acted like that, his dad would have beat him and his mother would have helped. And, well, you know, yeah, man, man, man's onto something.

[Rob Carson]

It's Infantilizing people. That's what the Democrat Party does with, with black people. They try to do it with women now, saying that you couldn't get an ID unless you were, unless you were married. You know, you. And literally what Democrats were saying when they said women can't get an ID after they get a divorce is they can't survive without a man in their life.

[Tony Kennett]

Which is. Right. What you do after you say that women don't need men is that. Well, they really desperately need men.

[Eric Trump]

Yes.

[Rob Carson]

So, Tony, what do you think of this, this trip to China by Donald Trump? I, I likened, and I sent you the meme that I did. Donald Trump coming off Air Force One versus Barack Obama out of the ass end of Air Force One, like Ace Ventura climbing out of the rear end out of the rhinoceros. I mean, what did this say to the world? I know what it said to China. Why they treated Donald Trump this way. What say you?

[Tony Kennett]

Well, I think that a big portion of this trip I was expecting to actually have maybe a couple of tense moments. And it was going to be something that was actually notable. It was really a whole lot of nothing. And that's what I was asked the day before he left. I said, I'm going to tell you what's going to come out of this trip. Most likely he's going to go there. There's going to be one big meeting. Both sides are going to walk away going, I'm the winner. And then we're going to find out a couple days later. Trump got a lot of what he wanted.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Tony Kennett]

Boy howdy, if that isn't exactly what happened. You had all these foreign policy experts, Rob, that were saying, I think that he's going to sell Taiwan and put the Hebrews back in Egypt, and also he's going to turn Representative Cohen white. And it none of that happened. Well, I mean, Cohen apparently was already white. But anyway, I mean, come on. I mean, nothing happened. It was fine. The dude ended up getting some victories. Calm down.

[Rob Carson]

Sold I think 20 aircraft. I think 20 Boeing superliners. Who, China. That's a big deal. And you know, to me it said when you're treated like that, it means that you better treat the man right because he's got you over a barrel. And China has not been in this weak position worldwide in a very long time. I like Joe Biden and Barack Obama. Do you. I mean, who are you going to respect the most? Somebody puts out on the first date or somebody who makes you work for it? And Joe Biden and Barack Obama were cheap dates, and so they were just treated like, you know, whatever. And China was able to run roughshod over the world under both of them, so he didn't need to treat them with any respect. Barack or Donald. Trump came in, took back the Panama Canal, got Maduro, went after Iran is in control of. Of the Strait of Hormuz, essentially. And now China's like, red carpet, baby. PR G, be our guest.

[Tony Kennett]

You know, I. I will say this.

[Eric Trump]

That, that.

[Tony Kennett]

Well, the funniest thing from this trip to me is that neither of them spoke the other's language and they didn't have an interpreter babbling in their ear the entire time. So I like to imagine that when Xi first walked up to President Trump, he was like, ah, ni hao, President Trump. And Joe was like, yes, a very Kung Pao chicken to you and some lo mein. It's good to be here, Xi, in the Hundred Acre Wood with you, Winnie the Pooh. I mean, that's what I was hoping happened because, like, Obama and Biden were so bent on kissing the feet of that man. And then Trump comes in and he's like, hey, I believe you have a couple of restaurants on my block. I mean, come on, it's awesome. I love it.

[Rob Carson]

I love it, too, Tony, as always. Great. And you had to get the Trump impression in there, by the way. Thank you very. And the Barney 5. You had Barney 5 early in the conversation. Very good, Very good. You take the show on the road, brother.

[Tony Kennett]

I appreciate it. And Rob, just a very Kung Pao chicken to you and your wonderful audience.

[Rob Carson]

Yes. And the mushu pork to you. Right back at you. Where can people check out your glorious

[Tony Kennett]

live podcast, YouTube.com Daily Signal, 7pm Eastern. Don't be late.

[Rob Carson]

We'll see you there. We'll talk next week. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show. Yesterday on Air Force One, Eric Trump went off and talked about how sweet it was to. To defeat the left when they tried so hard to destroy Donald Trump and his family. Listen to this. It's epic.

[Eric Trump]

I'm extremely pissed off. I sat there with my father every single day for six months in every

[Tony Kennett]

courtroom across the country.

[Eric Trump]

I would not leave this.

[Rob Carson]

So did we.

[Eric Trump]

I'm pissed off. I'm pissed off of what they. They brought him through, what they did to him. But honestly, the great, greatest. The greatest victory in the world to me. You asked whether or not 2024 or 2016 was sweeter.

[Rob Carson]

I love being.

[Eric Trump]

I loved. I loved seeing Hillary Clinton go down but honestly, given what they tried to do to destroy a man's life, to destroy a family, given how vicious they were, there was no better revenge than what we felt in 2024 when against every odd. Once again, I think the first time against Hillary, the New York Times gave us, what, a 1.9% chance of winning. You know that morning, election morning.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Eric Trump]

You remember they were faking the exit polls. In fact, you called me about the exit polls that night and said it was bs. They were leaking these exit polls that were totally ridiculous in 2024 when we won against all odds, despite the fact that again, they tried to bankrupt him, they tried to destroy the family, they tried to put him in jail, they did everything they could to make sure that he didn't have a voice at his First Amendment. Let's go. That was the greatest victory of all. And now when you see what he's doing, I just couldn't be more proud of the guy.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, me too. This is why I'm here. This is why you're here with me. Because we endured this. We watched this for years. We suffered when Joe Biden was the president. We suffered. We were censored, we were hurt. Our dollar went to nothing. We watched all of this. We listened as Oliver Anthony came up with the song Richmond north of Richmond. And it held home for us because we suffering. We had to do two or three jobs to pay the bills. I had to sell cars, for God's sake. Walking 11, 9 to 11 miles a day with peripheral neuropathy in my feet, wanting to cut my feet off when I got home. And then we had to watch Donald Trump to go through all of this, watch them throw everything at us. And we never gave up. We were unrelenting. We believed. And when the presidential primaries came around, we said, why even bother? Why even bother, Nikki Haley? Why even bother? And then Donald Trump won 99 out of 100 counties in Iowa. And it was then. And we never gave up. We never surrendered. Even as they tried to take his life twice. This is why Tucker Carlson will never understand it. He's a blue blood country club elite. Megyn Kelly will never understand it. Alex Jones will never understand it because he's freaking crazy. You will never understand what you are up against. We are unrelenting. MAGA is something completely different. It's not about a man. It's about a movement. That's it. We never gave up. And we're never going to give up. And we're only getting stronger. We are only getting stronger. This year, the 250th anniversary our birth. There's a reason why this man is the president in these times. This is a movement that is of good, that is of God, that is of freedom, that is of dedication to the greatest engine of individual and economics economic liberty in the history of the world, the United States of America. And you haters can disappear into the dustbin of history. Bye bye. Our number two of the Rob Carson show. I need to take a breather. Coming up. Don't go anywhere.

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