Clinton Questioned on Ties to Epstein Bombshell | Episode 228

Summary

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Podcast Summary: VINCE — Clinton Questioned on Ties to Epstein Bombshell | Episode 228

Host: Vince Coglianese
Date: February 18, 2026
Podcast Network: Cumulus
Theme: A sharp, unapologetic look at the latest “Epstein files” bombshells, why Hillary Clinton is still deflecting on Bill Clinton’s Epstein ties, and broader themes of corruption, media bias, and the left’s scandals.

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Episode Overview

This episode centers on the simmering scandal over new revelations about Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to Bill and Hillary Clinton, fuelled by a recent BBC confrontation with Hillary Clinton. Vince uses this as a launchpad to discuss media double standards, the Clintons’ mutual interest in secrecy, and attempts by other public figures to downplay their Epstein mentions. The episode also branches out into issues of political hypocrisy, institutional incompetence, media manipulation, and culture war politics.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. BBC Grills Hillary Clinton on Epstein Ties

[03:52–07:00]

• Hillary Clinton’s BBC Interview:

  • Hillary is confronted about Bill’s flights on Epstein’s plane and general connections.
  • She downplays any relationship: “We have no links. We have a very clear record that we've been willing to talk about... I don’t recall ever meeting him.”
    — Hillary Clinton, 03:54
  • She admits briefly meeting Ghislaine Maxwell at CGI events, minimizes significance.
  • Deflects focus to “Epstein and Maxwell’s horrific crimes” rather than their social circle.

• Vince’s Reaction:

  • Vince skewers Hillary’s evasive tone and notes the longstanding presence of Epstein in Clinton-world, referencing iconic Epstein-Bill Clinton artifacts as evidence of deeper connections.
  • Memorable moment: Vince jokes about the notorious painting of Bill Clinton in a blue dress, emphasizing the surreal nature of the Clinton–Epstein “charity” defense.
    — “It was for the charitable work. Yeah. What is this, Hillary?” (Vince, 04:46)

• Evidence Review:

  • Vince goes through visitor logs: “Epstein basically lived [at the White House]... 17 times at least, including a dozen times in 1994 and twice in one day on three separate occasions.”
    — Vince, 07:00
  • Brings up the now-famous neck massage photo: “Bill Clinton leans back and smiles while receiving neck massage from Epstein victim 22... just hanging out in what looks like an airport lobby or something. Philanthropic work.”
    — Vince, paraphrasing Daily Mail, 08:20

• Mutual Assured Destruction:

  • Vince theorizes that Hillary protects Bill because “If one of them turns on the other, the whole game is up. It’s mutually assured destruction. They both know where the bodies are buried.”
    — Vince, 10:40

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2. Media Hypocrisy and The “Epstein Files” List

[16:40–17:54]

• Whoopi Goldberg’s Epstein File Mention:

  • Whoopi discusses her name coming up in the files on The View: “My name is in the files... It says, Whoopi needs a plane to get to Monaco... They're looking for private owners.”
    — Whoopi Goldberg, 16:46
  • Downplays any connection: “I wasn’t his girlfriend... I was too old for him.”
  • Points out the incongruity that mere mention in the files is not incriminating — contrasting the tone when Trump’s name comes up, which left-leaning media treats as evidence of guilt.

• Vince’s Commentary:

  • Calls out media double standard: “Well, I thought the Epstein files, everyone was guilty. And, and then Joy Behar is having trouble processing because... Trump was named, says Joy Behar.”
  • Notes that Trump “comes out looking great in these Epstein files... the one guy who’s constantly telling on what Jeffrey Epstein’s up to.”
    — Vince, 17:15

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3. “Justice for Jasmine” and Colbert’s Talarico Stunt

[40:43–48:42]

• Texas Primary Media Drama:

  • Stephen Colbert exploits FCC equal time rules to boost Texas legislator James Talarico (D), portraying it as a Trump/FCC censorship issue.
  • Vince points out CBS’s rebuttal: Colbert was always free to air Talarico, but that would require also inviting Jasmine Crockett, whom the establishment wants to sideline.
  • Crockett responds: “It is our understanding that Colbert, either Mr. Hoary or CBS, decided that they just did one appearance… and that there may have been advice to just have me on and then they could clear the issue. It was my understanding that someone somewhere decided, we just don’t want to do that, and instead we’re going to just do it this way.”
    — Jasmine Crockett, 47:41

• Vince’s Take:

  • “Colbert made a decision. He was just like, no, no, no, I don’t want the black lady. We’re not having her on the air...”
    — Vince, 44:14
  • Predicts Colbert will “extend an interview invite to her now... to mitigate the accusations of racism and sexism.”

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4. Institutional Incompetence: D.C. Water & The “Pooptomic” Disaster

[21:35–25:36]

• D.C. Water’s Leadership Scandal:
  • Vince reviews how DC’s CEO David Gattis spent $520M on DEI contracts but presided over historic sewage spill.
  • Gattis: “When I arrived at DC Water, this was an organization that looked very similar to our industry. Predominantly, you know, white male at the top… Now, my executive team looks exactly like the community.”
    — David Gattis, 24:35
  • Vince sardonically reframes: “Sewage in, sewage out. That’s what happened. So you get a bunch of incompetent people who arrive who use racial prejudice as a means to run an operation… pipe explodes and fills the nation’s water supply with the largest discharge of sewage we’ve ever seen.”
    — Vince, 25:36

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5. Democrat Governance and Law Enforcement Issues

[31:25–37:05]

• Maryland Policy Changes:
  • New law bans police from cooperating with ICE in Maryland (outlawing “287-G agreements”), even in the context of recent infrastructure disasters.
  • Vince: “You’re perfectly content with people in your own state being raped, murdered, abused… because Democrats accrue power by allowing this chaos to continue, which is why they do it.”
    — Vince, 35:41
  • Mocks language games around “sanctuary cities”: “We’re a welcoming city. Don’t say sanctuary. Say something that’s even less understandable.”
    — Vince, 37:05

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6. Anti-Establishment Riffs, Culture War Commentary & More

[Throughout]

• Clintons’ Symbiotic Relationship:
  • Vince speculates the Clintons stay united because “they know where the bodies are buried,” referencing the decades of mutual scandal management.
    — Vince, 10:40
  • Revisits “bimbo eruptions” and Secret Service reporting on Bill Clinton’s repeated marital infidelities.
• Whoopi Goldberg’s Identity:
  • “When has Whoopi ever lied to us about anything, by the way? I mean, besides her name, besides the fundamental details about her identity.”
    — Vince, 18:27
• Endearing Sarcasm:
  • “It’s a lot more relaxing to tell the truth. A lot more relaxing. Just tell the truth. That you’re trying to rig elections.”
• Presidential Speculation: JD Vance & Marco Rubio:
  [51:41–56:03]
  • Both seen as MAGA torchbearers, media tries to gin up rivalry.
  • “The idea that there’s daylight between JD Vance and Marco Rubio is just nonexistent. This is a media invention.”
    — Vince, 52:37
  • Trump calls them “both fantastic” and credits Rubio for a strong Munich speech.

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• Hillary Clinton:
  “We have no links. We have a very clear record that we've been willing to talk about…”
  — (03:54)

• Vince Coglianese:
  “If one of them turns on the other, the whole game is up. It’s mutually assured destruction. They both know where the bodies are buried.”
  — (10:40)

• Whoopi Goldberg (on Epstein files):
  “My name is in the files?... I wasn’t his girlfriend. I was not only too old, but it was at a time...”
  — (16:46)

• Jasmine Crockett (on Colbert’s scheme):
  “It is our understanding that Colbert…just didn’t want to do that, and instead we're going to just do it this way.”
  — (47:41)

• David Gattis (DC Water):
  “...the executives, the chiefs in that C suite, they should look like the employees that they serve and that they work with…”
  — (24:35)

• Donald Trump (on JD Vance/Marco Rubio):
  “JD’s fantastic. And Marco’s, they’re both fantastic, I think, really. And I think Marco did a great job in Munich.”
  — (55:52)

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Key Segments & Timestamps

• BBC Grills Hillary Clinton on Epstein — [03:52–07:00]
• White House/Visitor Log Revelations — [07:00–09:00]
• Vince Analyzes the Clintons’ “Union” — [10:40–13:00]
• Whoopi Goldberg on Epstein List — [16:40–17:54]
• D.C. Water/Pooptomic Crisis & Incompetence — [21:35–25:36]
• Maryland’s ICE Law & Law Enforcement Politics — [31:25–37:05]
• Colbert Helps Talarico, Sidelines Jasmine Crockett — [40:43–48:42]
• JD Vance, Rubio, and Trump on 2028 Speculation — [51:41–56:03]
• Trump’s Tribute to Rush Limbaugh — [56:55–58:01]

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Memorable Moments

• Vince’s biting sarcasm:
  • “You are extremely rich. In fact, you've taken lots of pennies from lots of people and produced no meaningful charity whatsoever.” (07:00)
• On Whoopi’s explanation:
  • “Don’t look at me. I’m not guilty of anything.”
• On the Clintons:
  • “They have to take these secrets to the extent they can to their grave.”
• On the DC Water CEO:
  • “Garbage in, garbage out. You know what we got in D.C. right now, sewage in, sewage out.”

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Takeaway

Vince delivers a scathing, rapid-fire analysis of how political, media, and institutional powers handle scandal and accountability. He punctures carefully managed narratives, from the Clintons’ evasions on Epstein to Democrats’ handling of crime and law enforcement, and exposes media manipulation on multiple fronts — all delivered with trademark irreverence, informed snark, and a focus on the “real story” behind the headlines. The episode wraps with sober reflection on conservative broadcasting icon Rush Limbaugh and the mandate to continue the fight for truth.

For listeners seeking a breakdown of elite scandal, hypocrisy, and the inside baseball of political/media maneuvering—this episode delivers in spades.

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Transcript

[Vince]

Everybody, welcome to this edition of Vince. It is, what is it? Wednesday today? Holy crap. The week is flying by. In fact, it's Ash Wednesday. So a blessed Ash Wednesday to those who market. Glad to have you with us today. We've got a massive, massive show ahead for you. It's going to be so good. We want to explore why Hillary Clinton is now frantically trying to dance away from all questions related to Jeffrey Epstein. That's ahead on the program. Also, the presidential speculation about J.D. vance and Marco Rubio. It gets brand new attention. We've got some details on that. We've got. Let's see the pooptomic saga. We've got justice for Jasmine Crockett. Wait, wait a second, Vince. Justice for Jasmine. Bear with me. We'll get to it. In fact, I probably should stop listing things I want to talk about because if I keep listing them, I'll never get to them. All ahead on this edition of Vince. Great to have you with us. You really are the best audience anywhere, as always. And I want to thank our great sponsors today. Helix sleep. My Helix mattress is wonderful. I slept on my Helix mattress last night and I had a great night's sleep thanks to Helix. And it wasn't always this way. I used to have crappy mattresses and I didn't actually think that any mattress would work really well for me until I met Helix. My Helix mattress has changed the way I sleep and the way my wife Allison sleeps. We love our Helix mattress. We are Helix evangelists now. When we switch to Helix, we stopped tossing and turning. My back pain, it started to ease away and you can't feel Allison moving. It's great. The whole thing is great. And the way we got matched up with our Helix mattress is we took their amazing online sleep quiz. There's no guessing, no stress. We got the perfect mattress. And so from the very first night, we noticed the difference. There wasn't a moment that we hesitated. Are we sure this is right? It was right from the moment we unpacked it. It was amazing. So I think you're going to love Helix too. If you're ready for a great night's sleep, you should go with Helix. Helix is award winning. They ship free in the United States. They give you a 120 night sleep trial plus a lifetime warranty. And if you're not happy, they're happy with Helix. Guarantee makes returns very simple. If you're ready to upgrade your sleep, Helix has an exclusive offer for my listeners. Go to helixsleep.com Vince and get 27% off site wide. That's helix sleep.com Vince for 27% off. And make sure you enter this show's name at checkout so they know that this guy sent you. Helixsleep.com Vince. Man oh man, look at this. SIS 1995 from this, from what time zone is this? 6:00am so we're a couple time zones over. Joining us live at 6:00 in the morning. Thank you. First thing in the morning. Love having you here. Really, really grateful to all of you who are listening or watching in whatever capacity you're getting the program today. Remember, you can always watch the show live. Rumble.com/Vince, we do it live at 8am Eastern. Appreciate everybody who shows up for that. And then if you don't want to show up for that, that's fine too. Whenever you wake up, you want to get the news for the day, just turn on either Video on Demand on Rumble or subscribe to that podcast and you can have it delivered right to you. Thank you one and all. Okay, let me start with Hillary. Today. Hillary frickin Rodham Clinton just sat down with the BBC for what she thought was going to be one of these fluffy European interviews where they just don't ask anything serious of her because she's on the global left alongside them. Well, they started asking her about Jeffrey Epstein, which is fantastic. I just, I just love this. Now, Hillary Clinton, I will admit she's practiced at lying. So she tries to take it in stride as she's asked about her and Bill's extensive relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. And here she is saying Epstein EP who we barely knew the guy. Watch.

[Interviewer]

Do you regret the links that there.

[Hillary Clinton]

Have been, you know, we have no links. We have a very clear record that we've been willing to talk about, which my husband has said he took some rides on the airplane for his charitable work. I don't recall ever meeting him.

[Interviewer]

Did you ever meet Ghislaine Maxwell?

[Hillary Clinton]

I did on a few occasions. And thousands of people go to the Clinton Global Initiative. So it to me is not something that is really at the heart of what this matter is about. They are accused and in both cases were convicted of horrific crimes against girls and women. That should be the focus. And we.

[Vince]

He was just hanging out for charitable work. What the hell is this, Hillary? What is this thing? What is this? You're probably saying, Vince, why do you even have that? That's a great question. Why do I even have this? How did this end up in my house? This is actually was a gift years ago. It Was really, really from. From the great Mary Walter, my old co host. She gave this to me. It's. Are you serious? It was for the charitable work. Yeah. Sj, what goes. Why do you have that? Oh, by the way, if you're listening on the audio podcast that, that I'm referring to is the weird Jeffrey Epstein painting that he had hanging in his house of Bill Clinton wearing the blue dress and high heels with his legs dangled over the side of a chair. It's just Phil. Philanthropic work. They were hanging out. You're just trying to get money out of the guy. It was nothing, nothing that serious about it. And so the BBC interviewer asks some of the more obvious questions. Well, hold on a second. Wait a. Wait, wait, wait a damn second. What about the hot tub photos? What about the fact that we've got pictures of your husband in these compromising positions with women hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell? What's the deal there? Take a look. As she tries to navigate that question.

[Interviewer]

What was your reaction when you saw some of the material that has been released? I'm thinking, for example, of images of your husband apparently in a hot tub in a swimming pool on Epstein's plane. What was your reaction to that? And do you know the context surrounding some of those images?

[Vince]

Absolutely.

[Hillary Clinton]

And it wasn't a hot tub on a plane. And it was one of the stops they made to look at philanthropic and charitable work that my husband has done, saving literally millions of lives around the world. It turned out that was done long before there was any public awareness and certainly any conviction of any crime by Jeffrey Epstein. So it was a short period of time that was in pursuit of charitable philanthropic work. A lot of people were traveling at the same time. Many staff members, guests, other supporters of the foundation. If Bill and I had a penny for every person we've taken pictures with, we would be extremely rich today.

[Vince]

You are extremely rich. You are extremely rich. In fact, you've taken lots of pennies from lots of people and produced no meaningful charity whatsoever. The Clinton Global Initiative and the Clinton foundation were money laundering operations for the Clinton family. And you're acting like, oh, we just, you know, we're just regular people. And we tried to hang out with Epstein because we wanted to raise a little bit of money from him to help the children. She's so full of shit. It's unreal. It's unreal. Well, actually, it's totally real. That's kind of the way that she's conducted her whole life. But that I'm glad to see some of this. Like finally, like I love, like the left is constantly being like, you know, the real Epstein villain is here is Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is on record constantly of helping authorities take down Jeffrey Epstein. You know, we just had the Palm beach sheriff, right, in testimony turned up in the Epstein files who said, yeah, Trump was the greatest. Trump, you know, was the guy who was telling us all about how dastardly Epstein was and how dastardly Ghislaine Maxwell was and what a mess that whole thing was with these, with these, with what looked to be underage girls. President Trump was the one who was talking to authorities. President Trump was the one who kicked them out of Mar A Lago because Epstein was perving on the help at Mar A Lago. This is, this is stuff that is well documented. Meanwhile, Bill Clinton, what's his record with with Jeffrey Epstein? It's extensive. Bill Clinton hung out with Jeffrey Epstein more than he's hung out with Hillary Clinton. He's been with Epstein a lot. In fact, Jeffrey Epstein went to the White House like crazy. The visitor logs from the Clinton White House, the Daily Mail reported some time ago. The visitor logs demonstrate that Epstein basically lived there. He went there 17 times at least, including a dozen times in 1994 and twice in one day on three separate occasions. Now you tell me something. You ever been to the White House 17 times? Have you gone a dozen times in a single year? How did Jeffrey Epstein get to do that? Jeffrey Epstein did. Visitor logs obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com reveal pedophile Epstein visited the White House 17 times during Bill Clinton's first term, at least between 1993 and 95. That was just the first term. The documents released as a part of a FOIA request show that he was admitted as a guest on 14 separate days, three occasions, made two visits in a single day, was constantly meeting with the President of the United States. Hmm. Okay, so that's an interesting piece of information. What else do we know about Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Clinton? Remember this picture? Look at this one. Exclusive headline, Daily Mail. Would you mind giving it a crack? Bill Clinton leans back and smiles while receiving neck massage from Epstein victim 22 in never before seen photos from trip on pedophiles plane to Africa in 2002. Oh, look what we have here. There's Bill engaged in a little bit of philanthropic work, just hanging out in what looks like some like a cleared out like airport lobby or something. And he's got this young lady cracking his neck giving him a massage on camera. Huh? So crazy. Are there pictures like this of Trump anywhere? I don't think so, actually. I don't think there's anything like that. There's Bill doing some philanthropy, just raising money to help the children. It's really, really wonderful. Here's a question I have. Have you ever thought about, why is it that Hillary is still so ride or die, like, after all these years? Like, you get it, like in the. In the 90s when Hillary Clinton is the first lady, and at that moment, Bill Clinton is quite obviously her meal ticket, and all of these women are coming out and credibly accusing Bill Clinton of being a scumbag. Remember what Hillary did? Hillary attacked the women. She said, don't you dare. Don't you ruin my meal ticket. Don't you ruin this thing that I need to get big in this world. We've got something specific going on here, and you can't upend this. You're not gonna mess with this. So Hillary attacks all the women. Of course, she didn't believe all women, despite the fact that she should have. She just attacked them mercilessly. And then after that, what happens? Well, she gets her Senate seat in New York, even though she didn't even live in New York, and then she becomes the Secretary of State, and then she becomes the presidential nominee for the Democrat Party and thankfully loses to Donald Trump. Why does she need Bill anymore? You ever thought about that? Like, why is she still so ride or die for Bill? Why is she sitting through an interview where she knows that Bill's a scumbag, that he doesn't deserve any of this support from her, and yet she keeps giving it to him? What's that about? And I think I know the answer. I think that the Clintons know that if one of them turns on the other, the whole game is up. It's mutually assured destruction. If Hillary were to throw Bill out, the whole thing ends in utter disaster. This is sort of an honor among thieves going on here, because both of them know where the. Yes, thank you, Mama. Don91 says it. They know where the bodies are buried. They know literally where the bodies are buried. We know where the bodies are buried. So it's too much. They're in too deep. They have to take these secrets to the extent they can to their grave. They know what the Clinton Global Initiative was up to. They know what the Clinton foundation was up to. They know what Jeffrey Epstein was up to. The last thing they can do is turn on one another, because that'll end in disaster. So they've linked arms and they're taking it to the bloody end, it seems, at least for now. There's Hillary still defending Bill after all these years. And Bill, I mean, think about the indignities that Bill continues to serve to this woman. I love how everyone acted like, you know, you know, the thing you have to do, you have to vote for her because she's a woman. You got to support women, really, because this, she is really a cartoon character. She represents the kind of person who first of all attacks women, attacks women, refuses them of. Remember the expression, I saw somebody already in the chat say, remember bimbo eruptions in the 90s? And then she lets her husband constantly step out on her to the point that the United States Secret Service is involved in making it happen. Hillary Clinton knows this is going on and she just lets it happen. This is how pathetic she is. Look at this. Bill's secret mistress, the Energizer. Do you guys remember this story? Bill's secret mistress, the Energizer. This comes to us from years ago. Now, Bill Clinton reportedly has a buxom blonde mistress who visits so often when Hillary Clinton isn't in Chappaqua that the former president's Secret Service detail have given her an unofficial codename, Energizer. This is according to Ronald Kessler in the First Family Detail, Secret Service agents reveal the hidden lives of Presidents, due August 5th from Crown Forum. Kessler is no stranger to the controversy surrounding the Secret Service. He broke that Secret Service agents protecting Obama in Cardagena, Colombia, had hired prostitutes and put the president in jeopardy. The book shows that a woman called Energizer will arrive in an SUV sometimes just minutes after Hillary has left the house in Westchester. Kessler quotes a supervisor informing the agent, quote, you don't stop her. You don't approach her. You just let her go in. Energizer, who is described as charming and friendly, sometimes brought cookies to the agents. One told Kessler, quote, it was a warm day and she was wearing a low cut tank top. And as she leaned over, her breasts were very exposed. They appeared to be very perky and very new and full. There was no doubt in my mind they were enhanced. Kessler also reports that Hillary Secret Service detail will inform Bill's Secret Service detail when the former first lady is coming home. So Bill has time to get Energizer off the property and clean up any evidence. But once the warning came late, the agents had to scramble to get Energizer out of there, so there wasn't some kind of big confrontation. Kessler also reveals that Hillary is routinely rude to the agents, no surprise, who are sworn to take a bullet for her. Energizer. This is great. It is great reporting, isn't it? Naked Andrew Gillum. There's naked Andrew Gillum in the chat. Isn't that wild? Those Secret Service agents are very observant, by the way. Difficult for them to see people on roofs, but very easy to see surgically enhanced breasts on Energizer. Arriving to see Bill Clinton, which is the. Which is the story. So, you know, after all these years, Hillary Clinton is still, you know, know, standing by her man because she knows the family secrets, and so does he, and they're going down together. Speaking of people who are in the Epstein files, you see Whoopi Goldberg is trying to get ahead of the scandal involving her. Whoopi's like, I'm in the Epstein files. Yeah. Whoopi Goldberg, which is, by the way, not even her real name. What's your real name again? Isn't it Karen Johnson? Isn't that a real name? Karen Johnson. Whoopi Goldberg was on the View yesterday. Of course. And she admitted she's in the Epstein files. Listen to the women of the View now who suddenly say that just being named in the Epstein files doesn't mean you're guilty of anything. Here's the exchange watch.

[Whoopi Goldberg]

Can you put up. My name is in the files?

[Vince]

Yes.

[Whoopi Goldberg]

And what does it say? It says, whoopi needs a plane to get to Monaco. John Lennon's charity, it should say Julian Lennon's charity is paying for it.

[Vince]

They don't.

[Whoopi Goldberg]

They don't want to charter, so they're looking for private owners. Here's the info. And they give all the information, and they're saying, do you want to offer your G2?

[Vince]

Okay.

[Interviewer]

And it looks like they said, no, thanks.

[Whoopi Goldberg]

Yeah.

[Vince]

So in other words, anybody can be on this. Anybody's.

[Whoopi Goldberg]

Well, this is my point, because I'm telling you, when I tell you people are trying to turn me into. I wasn't his girlfriend. I wasn't as strong.

[Hillary Clinton]

You were too old for him.

[Whoopi Goldberg]

I was not only too old, but it was at a time, you know, where this is just not. You used to have to have facts before you said stuff, but Trump is.

[Vince]

On the list 38,000 times. Well, listen to this lady. Listen.

[Whoopi Goldberg]

I can't speak to him, but I'm speaking about me because I'm getting dragged. People actually believe that I was with him. It's like, honey, come on. Every man that I've ever been with, you, you've known about him because either the Inquirer wrote it about.

[Vince]

So listen, the audience is sitting there. The audience is sitting there. You hear them, they're completely silent. They don't even know how to process any of this. Well, I thought, I thought the Epstein files, everyone was guilty. And, and then Joy Behar is having a trouble, having trouble processing because she thought that the whole talking point was like, hey, if you're named in the Epstein files, you're super guilty of something. But, well, he, Trump was named, says Joy Behar. Of course, you know, as, as I've explained 6 million times, President Trump comes out looking great in these Epstein files, looks really great as the guy who is the, like, the one guy who's constantly telling on what Jeffrey Epstein's up to, who's like, this is disastrous. Kicking him out of Mar A Lago, helping out the attorneys who represent the victims. And there's Whoopi Goldberg. Whoopi Goldberg is like so desperate to try and spin out of this, trying to protect the paycheck she's getting from abc. Don't look at me. I'm not guilty of anything. I don't know. You seem pretty cozy with Epstein. Everyone's talking about which jet to use. The G2. You got to figure out the G2. Can, can we borrow the G2? You people are living in a different and very demented world. That's all I have to say about that. And there she is. When is Whoopi ever lied to us about anything, by the way? I mean, besides her, her name, besides, besides the fundamental details about her identity. Other than that, when has she ever lied to us? You know, just something to think about. All right, I got a lot more ahead for you, including how did the pooptomic crisis even start? Well, it could have something to do with the lefties who don't know anything about actually managing water and keeping it clean. More ahead on this edition of. Vince, great to have you with us as always. Hey, every day Americans make choices that shape our country's future, right down to the cell phone provider that we support. 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That's patriot mobile.com vince or call 972-patriot and make the switch today. Patriot Mobile, baby. Thank you to Patriot Mobile. Let's see, I want to talk to you about the latest on the Pope Tomic because we really do actually have some updates here, in case you were wondering. How did, how did all of this even begin? You know, who's managing this system? How is it that a six foot sewage pipe, raw sewage, could explode wide open right into the nation's waterways, the Potomac river, and pour out nearly 300 million gallons of raw sewage? Who's in charge of all of this? Well, we've got some more information about this. This comes to us from my, my great colleagues at The Daily Caller. D.C. waters CEO oversaw $520 million in, in DEI contracts and of course, the biggest sewage spill in American history. Dei. Oh, they're spending, what is that, 520 million? I believe that's over half a billion dollars. If my Gazintas and my Gazelle does are correct, that's over half a billion bucks on dei. What about clean water? How about pipes that work? While hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage accumulated in the pipes, the District of Columbia's Water and Sewer Authority was focused on diversity, equity and other left wing priorities, setting the stage for what seems to be the largest sewage spill in American history. DC Water CEO David Gattis has championed equity and diversity throughout his whole tenure. And you ready for this? Not only is he a DEI lunatic, but he was also named in a lawsuit against his former employer for allegedly withholding information about water contamination in Flint, Michigan. So you got a DEI enthusiast who was also accused of being involved in a cover up of what was going on in Flint, Michigan with their disastrous water supply as a result of Democrats. Boy, this guy. The hits keep coming for this guy. Holy crap. Yeah, it was back. That was before he joined DC Water in 2018. They say that they withheld details about lead pipes in Flynn, Michigan in their assessment. But then he comes to dc. He comes to DC Water. He gets there. At the time, DC Water was Considered a global role model, had one of the highest reputations in the water sector. And they bring this guy in and he was recognized. He had all the big recognitions. He was recognized as one of the 10 most influential black corporate leaders of 20. Because that obviously matters, the color of his skin. Part of that effort includes lead free. D.C. gattis says it incorporates community equity considerations into its project prioritization process. He said, I want to win for our community by extending water equity, water equity to every customer, including the eradication of lead pipes within the district. And so what did he do? Well, he set up something called fair share objectives to boost participation from disadvantaged minority and women owned business enterprises. And then they started handing out a ton of money. In fiscal year 2024, disadvantaged and women owned enterprises received $520 million from this operation because not, not on the basis of merit, but instead on the basis of racial and gender prejudice. That's exactly, that's how that went. So that's what this guy's been up to. DC Water did not respond to the Daily Car's request for comment. But we've got some game tape actually of this Gaddis character. Here he is, cut six, bragging about he, about how he got rid of white dudes at DC Water. Very important mission.

[David Gattis]

Listen, when I arrived at DC Water, this was an organization that looked very similar to our industry. It was predominantly, you know, white male at the top. But this is a utility that's, you know, more than 70% people of color work at this utility. And I really believe, and I still believe, and it has been fantastic, the outcomes have been fantastic. But the people at the top, the executives, the chiefs in that C suite, they should look like the employees that they serve and that they work with. And the same thing with the community. And so my executive team, you know, looks exactly like the community. It looks like, it looks like the, the employees, the staff, you know, be it people of color, women, men, and it is, it's just a fantastic team that has come together to do a lot of great things here at DC Water and in the community for the customers.

[Vince]

You know, there's an old expression, perhaps you've used it, it's truism actually. Garbage in, garbage out. You know what we got in D.C. right now, sewage in, sewage out. That's what happened. So you get a bunch of incompetent people who arrive who use racial prejudice as a means to run an operation. They're obsessed with, with picking people out based on their skin color to work within the operation. They hand out money to people on the basis of their skin color and gender instead of taking care of the pipes. And what happens while pipe explodes and then it fills the nation's water supply with the largest discharge of sewage we've ever seen. So great work. Sewage in, sewage out. That's what we have. Can we prosecute people like this? Can we prosecute this is what it. I mean. I mean, this kind of negligence is completely destructive. And, you know, I'd like to see some more meaningful consequences for a dude like that. Like, what is that about? So if you're wondering, like, how did that all happen? I don't know. I don't know how else to express it. I just. I'm gesturing towards the camera. For those of you who are listening to the podcast. I'm just. Just gesturing. Just hand out, like, that's what you get. That's what you get. Remember earlier this week, the. The. We were talking about Wes Moore, the governor of Maryland, and how he's a complete disaster and he's. He said nothing about any of this. He said nothing about the fact that this pipe explosion happened in his own state, that all of this sewage is pouring into his own state's waterway. He said nothing about it until earlier this week after President Trump brought the nation's focus to it. He's like, well, I'm going to attack Trump now. And then he demanded money from fema, which is hilarious because Democrats have. Have shut down fema. Like, we need FEMA money. Really? Well, why don't you fund fema? Maybe that. Maybe that would be a good start. But we've got Democrats now in Maryland. Things just keep getting worse in Maryland. More mayhem in Maryland. Democrats are now banning cops from helping ICE at all. They just signed a law banning the police from something called two 87G agreements. 287G agreements. A new Maryland law now means that there will be more victims of illegal alien crime. According to dhs, this Maryland legislation is now cracking down on police cooperation with immigration officials and is going to put violent aliens back on the streets. Wes Moore signed this into law yesterday. Yesterday. This. Talk about. So meanwhile, in the midst of a sewage crisis, you're like, how can we make this worse? Well, why don't we screw the people of Maryland over even more by letting more illegal aliens murder them? You really are on the side of the demons. If this is your. If the. If this is the output of your party's efforts, because this 287G thing, um, some. Perhaps some of you are aware of how it works, It's. It's a really simple concept. Basically, there aren't enough ICE officials to do the job everywhere in the country. The Trump administration's hiring a lot more, especially thanks to the big beautiful bill, now the big beautiful law. But there are limitations, just manpower limitations. So what does ICE do? They deputize. They can deputize local law enforcement in order to help them with this mission. ICE's 287 program, it's listed here on their website. It was added in 1996. And what this allows is it enhances the safety and security of our nation's communities by allowing ICE to partner with state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to identify and remove criminal aliens who are amenable to removal from the United States. So they very simply will deputize local law enforcement. They delegate local, basically immigration enforcement capabilities to the locals so they can assist. This program is wonderful, and it works really well in states like Florida, where they're using it as a means to get illegal aliens out of the country. So ICE doesn't have to be everywhere. They don't have to be stretched thin that these agencies, these law enforcement agencies can all work out together. And what's happened here is think about what the Democrats are arguing. We can't have ICE in our state. We can't have immigration enforcement in our state. The ICE agents are evil. They're masked. They're rounding up people randomly. They're Nazis. Okay, well, if you don't want ICE agents in the state, do you want your local cops? If you don't like the way ICE is doing its job, why don't you let the locals do the job and help ICE out? That way you don't have to have ICE agents even showing up in the streets. You understand what I'm saying? In other words, this is completely incoherent. They hate the idea that ICE officers are in the streets of Maryland. But then they subsequently also say that they don't want local cops to do that job in the absence of ice. So what are they really saying then, if that's their position? They're not anti ICE specifically. They're anti immigration enforcement at all. They don't want illegal aliens to be deported. This isn't about ICE being Nazis or anything like that. That's a scaremongering tactic used to try and get the American public to turn against immigration enforcement. And when you say you won't even let your local cops do the job, well, you've given the whole game away. You don't want us to have borders. You're perfectly content with people in your own state being raped, murdered, abused. You're perfectly content with that because you truly believe, and the rest of us acknowledge that Democrats accrue power by allowing this chaos to continue, which is why they do it 100%. 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And 365 day returns now available in Canada too. That's Q u I n c e.com Vince that's right Vince for quince free shipping, 365 day returns. Quince.com Vince thank you quints. Great sponsor. Okay, here we go. So I mentioned the 287G program. I've got one more lunatic democrat when it comes to illegal aliens. One more lunatic democrat when it comes to illegal aliens that you need to see today. This is the idiot mayor of Philadelphia. You ready for this? This is the Philadelphia mayor. What the hell is even her name these days? It's like we get so many. Oh, Sherrelle Parker is the mayor of Philadelphia. And here she is being asked about the fact that Philly is a sanctuary city. What does it mean to be a sanctuary city? This is a very straightforward question from a reporter. Asks her this question and listen, it's kind of a weird clip because she starts breathing very heavily like she's terrified about the answer she's about to give. Listen to the mayor of Philly, Sherrelle Parker.

[Interviewer]

What does the term sanctuary city mean to you? Mayor.

[Whoopi Goldberg]

What I want to tell you about Philadelphia, and this is extremely important, that you, Claudia Vargas, have been provided an answer to the question that you just asked from our city solicitor.

[Vince]

Philadelphia.

[Whoopi Goldberg]

That means the chief lawyer for the city of Philadelphia, Renee Garcia, is our city solicitor. And what we are, the term we use to describe our city is that we are a welcoming city here.

[Vince]

You know, the only thing she asked is our country's borders. That's. That's Sherrelle Parker, the mayor of Philadelphia. We're a welcoming city. Don't say sanctuary. Say something that's even less understandable. It's. It's nuts. It's really nuts. But they're all in. They're all in on this election rigging operation. You know, when has Pennsylvania ever been at the center of any sort of election concern at all? Yeah, it wasn't like, 2020 or anything. There's. There she is. What cities were involved in that? Was Philadelphia involved in that? Oh, yeah, Philadelphia was definitely involved in that. So there she is. Sherrelle Parker, we're not a sanctuary city. The question you asked is. It's. We're wrong. It's. It's a welcoming city. Okay? You shouldn't be the mayor of anything at all. There she is. But, yeah, she was crazy. You hear breathing? She was super panicked. What, did she just jog up to the lectern? It sounded weird. She didn't even look overweight or anything. She was just breathing super heavy. It was like. Okay, calm down. How about, you know, you know, it's easier. It's a lot more relaxing to tell the truth. A lot more relaxing. Just tell the truth. That you're trying to rig elections. Well, candidly. Great question, Claudia. We're trying to rig the election next. It'll be way easier if you answer questions like that. Let's see here. Okay, let me get to another. I've got. Man, we could do election rigging coverage all day. I've got. I've got some election rigging coverage for you, but here's one. Right now, Democrats, actually establishment Democrats, are trying to rig an election in Texas against their own party right now. You ready for this? This is a fun one. So at the moment, Texas is going through its primary process, and Democrats are trying to pick their primary nominee. And they've got three primary candidates who are in the race, including crazy Jasmine Crockett and a Texas legislator by the name of James Talarico. Now, by now, you may have encountered James Talarico somewhere on the Internet. He's been going viral a lot lately because he has all these blasphemous distortions of the Bible. He misuses scripture to try and justify abortion and transgenderism and gay marriage. That's who this guy is. And it's super poisonous. And it's. It is blasphemy, everything that he's doing. And so he's going out there, and he is an absolute favorite of the establishment Democrats. They love this guy. They love that he's trying to use the Bible as a political weapon against Americans. And that led to a pretty interesting saga this week where Stephen Colbert, who was canceled last year by cbs, but he keeps doing that show until the summer. Stephen Colbert was decided to come up with this scheme with James Talarico to. To make him more famous as the primary votes are beginning in Texas, because obviously Colbert wants Talarico to beat Jasmine Crockett. So the left is now lining up to try and stop the black woman from getting the job. They think that she'll imperil the chances of them ever winning the seat, which, by the way, is true. And this is the reason why it'd be hilarious if she becomes the nominee. So Colbert devised this scheme, which began playing out on Monday night on his program. Here he is claiming that his own network told him he wasn't allowed to have James Talarico on the air because the fcc, led by Donald Trump, was trying to put a stop to it. Take a look. Here's cut seven. Stephen Colbert, beginning with the lies this.

[Stephen Colbert]

Week, you know who is not one of my guests tonight? That's Texas State Representative James Talarico. He was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network's lawyers, who called us directly that we could not have him on the broadcast. Then I was told in some uncertain terms that not only could I not have him on, I could not mention me not having him on. And because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this. Let's talk about this.

[Vince]

You've probably heard. So now he would let. I'll let the rest of the clip disappear because I'll just quickly explain what he's trying to say here because he takes forever to get to it. And then he's like attacking Brendan Carr, the FCC chairman. He says that we can't do it because the FCC is getting in the way because President Trump's awful FCC is meddling with our guest bookings right now. And the idea being that they're going to enforce equal time. And so therefore, if we have James Talarico on, it's going to up upend everything. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the FCC's equal time rules, it applies to broadcasters. Anybody who uses the broadcast airwaves in the country. That would be radio and it would also be the broadcast networks. Not. That's as distinct from cable on television, the broadcast networks. Remember, you put the old rabbit ears up so you could get a network like cbs, your local CBS affiliate. That's what we're talking about here. And the FCC has rules. There's. There are rules called equal time that if you afford time to one political candidate in the days leading up to an election, that you have to also allow offer to give that time to the other candidates in that race so they too can take advantage of that time on the broadcast airwaves. Okay, that's, that's how it works. Now, Colbert has turned this into a big psychodrama. He's turned it into a big publicity stunt. He claims my network bore down on me. They didn't even want you to know this and I'm telling you anyway. And so suddenly, a meaningless James Talarico interview that everybody would have ignored has become a huge, like, you know, national atrocity that is drawing tons of attention to James Talarico's campaign. In fact, Talarico himself is now campaigning with it. Because what they did was they did this little web video. Like instead we'll do a web video. And Colbert even said it. We put it on the Internet. So you can watch it on the Internet, but you can't watch it on the air. Okay. And so here's James Talarico posting it. He says this is the interview Donald Trump didn't want you to see. His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert. Trump is worried we're about to flip Texas. And this is what they produced.

[Stephen Colbert]

Cut eight Watch James Talarico.

[Vince]

Hey, yo.

[Donald Trump]

Thank you.

[Stephen Colbert]

Now here's the thing. I don't usually say this to a guest, but if people are watching this right now, it's cause they found us online on YouTube. I did an act of the show that's on tonight explaining why it's not the first time you've caused some drama. FCC opening probe into the View after appearance by Talarico. Do you mean to cause trouble?

[JD Vance]

I think that Donald Trump is worried.

[Vince]

That we're about to flip Texas. So where does that take us? So now we got an update on this whole story. CBS released a statement yesterday, and in the statement they said, we never stopped Colbert from airing anything. CBS threw Stephen Colbert directly under the bus. They released a statement saying, nope, we. We let this thing happen. In fact, CBS News said in a statement to the Daily Caller News foundation the following. The Late show was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with James Talarico. The show was provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal time rule for two other candidates, including Representative Jasmine Crockett, and presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled. The Late show decided to present the interview through its YouTube channel with on air promotion on the broadcast rather than potentially providing the equal time options. Oh, so here's what's actually going on. Colbert doesn't want Jasmine Crockett to be on his show. Colbert does not want to promote Jasmine Crockett's candidacy. He wants to promote Talarico. But the last thing he wants is for Crockett to be on the show. Not now, not when she's running for Senate, not when his preferred candidate has his political career on the line. So Colbert made a decision. He was just like, no, no, no, I don't want the black lady. We're not having her on the air. And so the way to avoid that is we're going to turn this into a big publicity stunt to get James Talarico a lot of attention. That's what happened. Colbert is pissed about this. Colbert's pissed that CBS released this statement and told us the truth about what was going on. So last night on his program, Colbert was angry at CBS and he's mad at the statement that they sent the Daily Caller Watch.

[Stephen Colbert]

And for the lawyers to release this without even talking to me is really surprising. I don't even know what to do with this crap.

[David Gattis]

Hold on.

[Vince]

He picks it up, puts it inside of a doggy bag, and then he ties it like a weirdo. Who ties a doggy bag like that? When you tie a doggy bag, don't you spin it first? You spin it a little bit to seal off whatever you put inside the doggy bag. And then you, then you loop it. I. I don't know what that was. That was a weird. A weird tie off. Everything about him is weird. Yeah. Remember, CBS did cancel his show last year. They said, your show is canceled and it will end in May of this year. So cbs, they, they made this bed. They can lie in it. Colbert continues to attack the network on the air. And meanwhile, Colbert's Late show has been losing a staggering $40 million per year. They lose $40 million a year with that garbage. So if anybody's being thrown into the doggy bag, that's Colbert. But it's taking longer than CBS probably wants because they're trapped inside of some sort of contract hell with him right now. They're made for each other. So that's, that's great. Meanwhile, what's Jasmine Crockett saying all about all of this? Well, Crockett, she's admitting what happened. She said Colbert didn't want to give her any airtime on the show. Cut 10, watch.

[Jasmine Crockett]

We did receive information suggesting that the federal government did not shut down this segment. Number one, that is my understanding that the federal government did not. Didn't shut this down. And we will do an official statement once we get another official statement that we anticipate is going to be coming from Paramount. All right? So we will read what they say and then we'll go from there. It is our understanding that Colbert, either Mr. Hoary or CBS, decided that they just did one appearance and this was because of a fear that the FCC may say something to them and that there may have been advice to just have me on and then they could clear the issue. It was my understanding that someone somewhere decided, we just don't want to do that, and instead we're going to just do it this way.

[Vince]

They didn't want to have Jasmine. They didn't want to have Jasmine. This is why I'm saying, ladies and gentlemen, justice for Jasmine. Justice for Jasmine. Now, what's going to happen next? I have a feeling. And by the way, sorry for the audio quality, for those of you listening on the audio podcast, it's just there was. She was standing in front of an airplane. She decided that was the appropriate place to do that press conference. Not saying she's the brightest, but justice for Jasmine, baby. I have a feeling, I have a hunch that Colbert is going to extend an interview invite to her now. And the reason is because he's going to want to mitigate the accusations of racism and sexism that are now being directed at him by the left who are not in on the establishment scheme to get Talarico into the nomination and instead will be very angry at Colbert. So Colbert will, you know, he'll, he'll, he'll genuflect to the woke mob and maybe have her on or something. I would not be surprised if that's the case. But that's where we are. And lastly, do I have. Do I have this not well, well, we'll leave it there. I had one other clip, but I'll skip it for you. It's not, not all that important. Jasmine Crockett also went on Jen Psaki show last night and she basically said game respects game. You know, she said, she said it was a great strategy by Talarico because it gave them a lot more coverage than they would have ever had by making this into some psychodrama involving Trump. Isn't it amazing what a world, though, where Jasmine Crockett is defending the Trump administration. She's like, yeah, Trump didn't stop him from appearing on air. They just made that up so they could keep me off air. It's amazing how sanity can break through when, when it's about her own power. So there you go. Speaking of people who could hold office, do hold office right now. We got some updates for you on JD Vance and Marco Rubio at the beginning of this week. I told you, I told you that the future of MAGA is very bright. I hate all to be pessimistic about the future of MAGA is not to have your eyes open to how great the people are who are, who are currently working on our behalf. There's some really great people doing that, and that does include J.D. vance and Marco Rubio. Now, again, don't mishear me. We got some real fights. The SAVE act has to get across the finish line. We've got to, we've got to succeed to get integrity for our elections. I'm obsessing this morning. I'll do it more with you in the days to come. I'm obsessing over the fact that Democrats are looking to rig Virginia's elections right now to get rid of every single Republican seat. It's crazy what's happening in our country. But if there are any, if there's anywhere to look where you say, man, something good is going on. J.D. vance and Marco Rubio, they deserve that. Look. And the media are trying to divide these guys against each other, obviously. And so we got an update from, we got some updates from J.D. first and foremost, J.D. vance was talking about how good Marco Rubio speech was in Munich. And he said, look, I, I was bad cop last year. Marco Rubio was good cop this year, and it worked.

[Interviewer]

Watch Rubio, Secretary of State was there, gave a speech that had a lot of similar underpinnings to it, but they were applauding and they thought it was great. So what happened with that?

[Hillary Clinton]

Why is that?

[Vince]

The outcome?

[JD Vance]

Well, I heard somebody say that I.

[Vince]

Was the bad cop.

[JD Vance]

So that Marco be a good cop. I mean, he gave a great speech, but he drove home. I think a very important point that the Europeans have largely forgotten or at least had largely forgotten over the past year, is that the reason why the President or Marco or me talk about borders, the reason why we talk about them spending more on their own security, the reason that we talk about them more becoming a vibrant economy again, is that we want Europe to thrive and we want Europe to succeed. The problem that we have with Europe is not that we don't like Europe, even though you hear that from the European press. It's not that we don't respect our allies. It's that they are doing a lot of things to sabotage themselves. We would like that to stop. We would like them to be an ally in the true sense of the word.

[Vince]

Yeah, we want them to be better. So at its core, I mean, the purpose of why I'm sharing this with you is in one, it's a phenomenal policy towards Europe. They're working to improve the world to our benefit. And two, the idea that there's daylight between JD Vance and Marco Rubio is just nonexistent. This is a media invention. You understand what's going on, that the legacy press is trying to foment division between these men. And JD's saying, JD, don't play that. Marco saying, marco, don't play that. These two are like, no, actually we're good, dude, we're good. In fact, we're very supportive of one another. Here's J.D. vance being asked specifically about this idea that maybe you'll be the presidential nominee. Do you wanna be president? You rather than Marco. Here's Martha asking JD that and how JD handles it. Watch.

[Interviewer]

He's my vice president, of course he's going to be at the top of the ticket.

[JD Vance]

Well, I think the President is very smartly saying we've got three years to go. And how about everybody focuses on the job the American people elected us to do rather than something that is very far in the future, as you said. Look, Marco is my closest friend the administration. I think he's doing a great job for the American people. But most importantly, we are have to continue doing a good job for the American people from the President on down. And that's what we're focused on. I think it's so interesting the media wants to create this conflict where there just isn't any conflict. Marco's doing a great job. I'm trying to do as good of a job as I can. The president's doing a great job. We're going to keep on working together.

[Interviewer]

But surely as vice president, you'd like to be president.

[JD Vance]

Would I? Well, look, I think again, I'm going to try to do as good of a job as I can right now. So one of the things that I, that I don't like about this question and this entire perspective is I've been in this job for all of a year. About six months ago, or, sorry, a year and six months ago, I asked the American people to give me this job that I have right now. Why don't I do as good of a job as I can in this job? We'll worry about the next job sometime in the future.

[Interviewer]

Okay, here's awesome.

[Vince]

Great answer, wonderful answer. It's legit. And it's not, it's not this, like horse crap where people just. I never want to run for president ever. I'm never going to try to do that. I'm not running for president. No, it's just like, look, I'm only a year into this gig. If we want to talk about presidential ambitions, we can talk about them later, after I've got a big track record to demonstrate that that would be a worthwhile conversation. Great answer, wonderful answer. And no daylight between him and Marco, which is fun to see as well. Love having those guys working on our behalf. And in fact, if you have any doubts at all about either of them, ask the President of the United States. In fact, he was just asked the other day about these guys. Once again, the media trying to. So this division going, hey, Marco looked really good. You think he might be better than JD for, for 2028. Here's the president going, I'm not, I'm not playing these stupid games here. Here we have. You fellas have that cut. Let me see here. Because if you, if you don't, I'm going to pull it. Okay, that's okay. Here is, Let me, let me just grab it real quick. I just looked at my cut sheet and I was like, I don't think the guys have that cut. Yeah, that's right. Here's President Trump just days ago being asked this question. And here we go on Air Force One. Reporter poses it to him and he goes, I love these fellas. Received really positive reviews in Munich. Is there very good reviews? Is there a scenario in which you would support him at the top of the ticket at 28?

[Donald Trump]

Something I don't have to worry about now. I've got three years to go. So it's Something I don't have to burn. JD's fantastic. And Marcos, they're both fantastic, I think, really. And I think Marco did a great job in Munich.

[Vince]

I think they're fantastic. They're both fantastic. And Marco did a great job in Munich. He's right. He's right on all counts. They're crushing it. They're absolutely crushing it. Finally, I leave you with this today. This is a really nice tribute from the President of the United States on, on my radio program yesterday, I spent some time reflecting on the life and legacy of Rush Limbaugh and his impact on me. And if you'd like to hear it, I shared it on my, my ex account, my Truth Social account. You can see my commemoration there. I'd appreciate if you take a look at it, if you'd like. But the president of the United States shared his own remembrance. And the reason we're all reflecting on Rush is because yesterday, Tuesday was the fifth anniversary of his passing. I can't even believe it's been five years. And the president paused to make a video yesterday that he shared with the world about Rush Limbaugh. Here it is. Take a look.

[Donald Trump]

Well, this is the fifth anniversary of the loss of a really great man, a great conservative, somebody that loved our country, loved his family, loved a lot of things, but he was a friend of mine, Rush Limbaugh. I'd never met Rush when I announced that I was running I'll never forget 2015, and I got a call all excited that Rush Limbaugh just endorsed you. I never met him. He liked my opening speech. He liked when I got up in June and I said, you know, we got bad borders, we got bad crime, we got bad everything. And he liked it. I came down the escalator with now our first lady, and he thought it was great, and he endorsed me. And then I got to know him and I realized what a great guy he was. But it's five years that we miss Rush. As Sean Hannity would often say, there will never be another Rush Limbaugh. So to his family, his great wife and family, I just want to say we miss you all. We miss him. And there'll never be anybody like him. Thank you very much.

[Vince]

There will never be anybody like him. Al Rushbo, the great Maha Rushi. Love Rush Limbaugh. God bless him. And nice words from the President of the United States. And what's the mission for the rest of us? It's to carry the torch using whatever blessings God has given us. Rush Limbaugh had talent on loan from God. There's no doubt about that. But the truth is we all have talents that are on loan from God and we should use them to the best of our ability to improve the lives of the people around us. In the end, get to heaven. It's great to be with you as always. Appreciate you being here. We'll have another big show for you tomorrow. I've got the big national radio show today that that cherished 12 to 3 Eastern time slot that Rush did build. Thank you, Rush. You can find your local radio listings@the Vince Show.com or you can join me on Rumble. Rumble.com Vince we'll have the live video feed from 1 o' clock Eastern on. You'll be able to join us there on Rumble. Today we've got Haley's great program. That's rumble.com Haley. That's at noon today. That's Haley with two Y's. Why? Because she's awesome. And then the great Dan Bongino with an epic interview today with. How did he get this interview? How did he even land this? Who did he talk to to get this interview? Cash Patel, the director of the FBI, joining down on his excellent podcast. 10:00am Eastern live on Rumble or wherever you get the Dan Bongino podcast. You can hear that big interview. What an exciting day. I'll be back with you tomorrow. Can't wait to do it.

[Jasmine Crockett]

Foreign.

[Vince]

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