Dave Rubin (21:43)
Okay? So the reason I'm showing you that is not every Republican went alongside. Now, Mike Lee from Utah, who's also, I would say you put him right next to Rand Paul in terms of small government. You know, don't tread on me, Republicans. Mike Lee did vote for it. Rand Paul did not vote for it. I want to be clear on that. And also, Thom Tillis did not vote for it. Now, I would also say that it's kind of good that within the Republican Party, you can get some infighting right? You can get some infighting and some. Some people saying, so here you have a senator from North Carolina, basically like, listen, my thing was cut. Cutting spending. This ain't doing it. Trump's making the counter argument that we're doing an awful lot of things and it has to be done right now. You can make your own decision on that. But then some interesting things happened after with Senator Thom Tillis. Listen to this from Donald Trump. Looks like Senator Thom Tillis, as usual, wants to tell the nation that he's giving them a 68% tax increase, as opposed to the biggest tax cut in American history. At the same time, he is unable to understand the importance of a debt extension, which Republicans gave to the Democrats just prior to the November 5 election because of its significance and how important it was for the future of the usa. Sadly, the Democrat politicians probably won't reciprocate on a debt extension because they're nasty people who actually hate our country. Tillis is also willing to throw the very important tobacco industry in North Carolina out the window for reasons nobody seems to understand. He loves China, made windmills that will cost a fortune, ruin the landscape, and produce the most expensive energy on earth. I can't believe that the great people of North Carolina, a state that I love and won all three times, and a state that I just brought back with money, blood, sweat and tears from the recent tragic floods when sleepy Joe Biden let them drown right up until the end of that administration without doing anything. I was given an A plus rating for the job we did in bringing it back. And Tillis, despite being a Republican, was missing in action. North Carolina will not allow one of their senators to grandstand in order to get some publicity for himself for a possible but very difficult reelection. America wants reduced taxes, including no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security. Interest deductions on cars, border security, a strong military, and a bill which is great for our farmers, manufacturers, and employment in general. Tom Tillis is making a big mistake for America and with the wonderful people of North Carolina. Okay, so that's wordy, but basically, Trump does not like Tillis anymore. Again, I would leave it to you to decide, like, at the end, is this going to increase spending? It seems likely that the answer is yes. And that's what most of the pushback from people like Tillis and Rampall was at the same time. Are there going to be massive tax cuts? Do we need to get some things done as it. Like, we can't just say, okay, we want a border and then not be willing to fund the border. So we'll see where it all shakes out. But then interestingly, as it pertains to the future of Thom Tillis, Donald Trump tweeted this over the weekend or put this up on Truth. Over the weekend, numerous people have come forward wanting to run in the primary against Senator Thom Tillis. I will be meeting with them over the coming weeks for someone who will properly represent the great people of North Carolina and so importantly, the United States of America. Thank you for your attention in this matter. That was two days ago. And then what just happened. This from Eric Daughtry breaking this is yesterday. Senator THOM Tillis, Republic of North Carolina not seek, not running for reelection following primary threats from Trump. So yes, Trump wins. Kind of interesting. So, and this is one of those things where everybody, and this is in some sense, this is the beauty of maga. You have the hardcore libertarians who are maybe not so thrilled with him right now. And by the way, they weren't thrilled with him two weeks ago when, when they were warning this was going to lead to World War 3, the Iran situation, but that they were clearly wrong on that. My hope is they'll be wrong on this. But a little bit of fighting there. Now what's, I would say the most interesting part in like the granular political sense is that here you have Tom Tillis up there with the lariat. I gotta get one of those. You know what I mean? I don't wear ties on this show, but can I get a big ass lariat? Get me one of those. There you have him up there really fighting against Trump. And then a day or two later, I guess he, I don't know if they looked at some internal numbers when Trump was like we're going to primary you. And they looked at it and he maybe saw that all of his constituents were for it. And it is good to have your principles and fight for what you believe in. Of course, that may just not be a future that's going to work in North Carolina within maga. So what might happen in North Carolina? Well, this also from Eric Daughtry breaking Lara Trump seriously considering a bid for the open North Carolina Senate seat in 26 after Thom Tillis retires. Also, RNC Chair Michael Whatley is also reportedly considering. So who knows? We shall see. And again, we will see what the fallout is from the bill. Am I for all of the cuts, all of the Doge stuff that's in there, all of the tax cuts in there, the no tax on tips no tax on Social Security and all of those things. And bringing some of the stuff back to the United States and manufacturing. All of those things. Great. Is there an issue with debt extension? Yes. To both sides do it? Yes. Did the Democrats just get it right before Biden went out of office? Yes. So the idea that Trump wasn't gonna get it, but does that also lead us to always expanding the budget? Probably, yes. So we will see what happens. But more importantly, most of you don't live in New York City. And those of you who are watching, you need to get the hell out. We'll talk about that in a moment. But first, Gold Co. Guys, did you know that Florida just legalized gold and silver as money? Yeah, that's right. The free state of Florida, my home state, recognizes gold and silver now as legal tender. Governor DeSantis put it best this is about giving you the financial freedom to protect yourself against the declining dollar. With inflation, national debt soaring and even US Credit downgrade, it's no won. People are waking up. 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And man, does Andrew Cuomo regret killing all those whole people. Cuz they vote. They vote in droves. Anyway, Mamdani is now the big star of the Democrat party and so he's making the rounds. He went on Meet the Press with Kirsten Welker and here he is saying that he doesn't like billionaires, he will fight ICE and he'll tax white neighborhoods because that sounds constitutional and fair and good and stuff.