June 22, 2025 • 32 mins
The US strikes Iran in a surprise military action against nuclear sites and some verbal bombs are hurled in LA by the Vice President against local and state leaders. LA Mayor Bass returns verbal fire.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Unless, of course, you were planning to listen to US
near a few particular alleged nuclear sites in Iran because
we bomb them today. This is Michael Monks Reports. I
am Michael Monks from KFI News. I'm gonna be with
you for the next couple of hours. We always talk
local news on this program, and we get your feedback
as well through the iHeartRadio app and click on that
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talkback button and you could do that tonight too. But
obviously the top story is what you just heard, President
Trump coming out and saying that the United States is
now involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran. And
even Iran has confirmed this story on Sunday, confirming the
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attacks took place on its four to oh Isfahan and
Natans atomic sites, but insisting that it's work will not
be stopped. To notice, I say they say that on
Sunday because it is already Sunday in that part of
the world. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has issued
a statement after President Trump announced the American attack, which
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he did on social media. This is what they say.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran assures the Great Iranian
nation that despite the evil conspiracies of its enemies, with
the efforts of thousands of its revolutionary and motivated scientists
and experts, it will not allow the development of this
national industry, which is the result of the blood of
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nuclear martyrs, to be stopped. So how's that for a
little bit of drama in the form of a government statement. Now,
the US military has confirmed it struck three sites in
Iran early Sunday, directly joining Israel's war aimed at stopping
Iran's nuclear program. It's been described by the Associated Press
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as a risky gambit to weaken a long time foe,
as Tehran continues to threat reprisals that could spark a
regional wider conflict. We did just hear from President Trump.
He says he collaborated with Israel there, that he and
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nette and Yahoo worked together perhaps
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better than any team has ever worked together before. His words.
The decision directly involved the US, and the war comes
after more than a week of strikes by Israel on
Iran that aimed to systematically eradicate the country's air defenses
and offensive missile capabilities. While damaging its nuclear enrichment facilities.
According to the AP, US and Israeli officials have said
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that American stealth bombers and the thirty thousand pounds bunker
buster bomb that alone can carry, offered the best chance
of destroying heavily fortified sites connected to the Iranian nuclear
programs very deep underground. In his social media post, which
arrived a couple of hours ago before that press conference
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that just concluded, President Trump says, quote, we have completed
our very successful attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran,
including four dow Natans and Esfahan. He says all planes
are now outside of Iran airspace. A full payload of
bombs all caps was dropped on the primary site four
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dow All planes are safely on their way home. Trump
said in a later post that he would address the nation.
He has since done that. He says this is an
historic moment for the United States of America, Israel, and
the world. Iran must now agree to end this war.
Thank you. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya, who of Israel, has
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praised the President's decision to attack Iran. He posted a
video directed at Trump. Netnyahu says, quote, your bold decision
to target Iran's nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous
might of the United States will change history, he says.
The US has done what no other country on Earth
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could do. So we continue to monitor what is happening
in that part of the world. We know, for the
past several days, both Israel and Iran have traded missile
strikes on one another. And we heard just a couple
of days ago from President Trump that he would make
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up his mind on whether America has an active role
to play in this conflict within the next couple of weeks.
That came much more quickly here local time. Just before
five o'clock this afternoon is when we got word from
the White House that these strikes took place, and that
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they were apparently successful in whatever their targets were, those
three nuclear sites. Very dramatic statements from the President of
the United States, the Prime Minister of Israel, and the
Iranian government. Again, the Iranian government talked about their own
nuclear efforts, which will continue, they say, because it is
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the result of the blood of nuclear martyrs. And then
we hear from President excuse me, Prime Minister Benjamin Nette
Yahoo citing the awesome and righteous might of the United States.
But what does this mean for us all? Now? What
do you think? Tough time? You can join our conversation
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by opening up the iHeartRadio app, clicking on that talkback
button and share with us how you feel about today's
news where you think it might go from here. We're
going to get your commentary, your participation in this program
all the way until nine o'clock local time here on
KFI AM six point forty, and as time allows, we
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are going to revisit some of the verbal bombs that
were launched right here in Los Angeles by Vice President
jd Vance and then La Mayor Bass, who also returned
fire in the Vice President's direction. Very heated comments from
the Vice President towards local and state officials about the
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immigration enforcement effort here, the protest and demonstrations against them.
He's suggested that local and state officials have encouraged violence
against the federal agents who are here, and the mayor
did not take kindly to that. We're going to talk
a little bit about that as the evening goes on
as well. Again. This is Michael Monks Reports on Michael
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Monks from KFI News. We'll be keeping each other company
through this.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
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Speaker 2 (07:03):
This is Michael Monks Reports. I'm Michael Monks from KFI News.
We are with you till nine o'clock tonight on what
has turned out to be a pretty consequential Saturday evening
and perhaps a more consequential Sunday in the Middle East.
And if you're just joining us, get a quick recap
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in their President Trump saying Iran's key nuclear sites completely
and fully obliterated. We got word from the White House
just before five o'clock this afternoon our time, and this
was apparently hours after the US military had carried out
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strikes against three key nuclear facilities in Iran. The President
has also warned Tehran against carrying out retaliatory attacks against
the US, saying Iran has a choice between peace or tragedy.
So now the US has joined Israel in that country's
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effort to stop Iran's nuclear program. The AP has called
this a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid
Tehran's threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.
So we have to wait and see what the fallout
from this thing might be. But the President and the
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Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, are calling this a
pretty significant success. Let's hear from ABC's Karen Travers about
how it went down.
Speaker 3 (08:44):
President Trump announced on social media Saturday night that the
US carried out attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran,
including four DOH, the facility buried deep underground in a mountain.
The President writes, quote, a full payload of bombs was
dropped on the primary site, fourd OH. All planes are
safe on their way home. He adds now is the
time for peace. Karen Travers ABC News Washington.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
And so now, what's going on in the Middle East?
To ABC's Ian Pabel excuse me panel, is in Israel.
Speaker 4 (09:17):
There is a lot of nervousness in the region. Here
in Israel, for example, the American military has been evacuating
American diplomats and their families who wish to get out
the area. Everyone has been put.
Speaker 5 (09:29):
On a high alert.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
There are a lot of American troops stationed throughout the region.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Pretty significant day, a lot of movement going on. It
all broke just before five o'clock our time here in
Los Angeles. The President putting out a note on his
truth social resharing that to his ex account. And now
that's the big thing that's going on today is that
the United States has claimed to have taken out three
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key nuclear sites in Iran. And this is just days
after the President said he would take a couple of
weeks to decide whether America would get involved directly in
this ongoing conflict with Israel and Iran. And if you
pay attention to politics, you know that there are factions
even within the president's own party, the Republicans, and within
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his own more fervid fan base that you might collectively
call maga, people who support him in his move to
consider getting involved in Israel's fight with Iran, and those
who say, wait, we we voted for you because we
don't like these forever wars. We don't want combat that
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we don't think is necessary. And there are even factions
on the left for or against joining Israel in this fight.
ABC's Rachel Scott explains a little bit of the potential
political fallout we.
Speaker 6 (10:56):
Have heard from. Senator Gramsey said that this was the
right call, that the region deserves it, saying well done,
President Trump. But there are plenty of Republicans who have
clearly stated that they did not believe that the president
should be getting involved. This is what the President ran on,
being a peacemaker, pulling the United States away from ongoing conflicts,
not getting the United States even more involved in ongoing conflicts.
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The President was asked directly about some of those words
from Republicans and he said, look, the bottom line here
is that Irankan not having nuclear weapon. He believes very
strongly in that. But undoubtedly this is going to divide
the party. And the question now is do Republicans rally
behind the president as he moved forward with this action
or do they speak out against it.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
That will be a significant thing to watch. Congressman Thomas
Massey of Kentucky says that the move was unconstitutional. He
is a Republican, he is often under fire at the
hands of the president, who has liked him and disliked
him on multiple occasions over the course of both of
the president's But this this was a decision that could
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not have been taken lightly, not just for the military
and geopolitical impact, but because of what it may do
to the president's own immediate orbit. So we do want
to hear from you, whether in that context or general context,
about how you feel about American involvement in this conflict.
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You can open up the iHeartRadio app, click on the
talkback button and join the conversation again. What has happened
is that the President announced that the United States military
has completely and fully obliterated key nuclear sites, three of
them in Iran. It turns out Iran is not very
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happy about this, So will there be retaliation of some kind.
It's possible that we'll see retaliation that isn't traditional military action.
Reading reports that there could be cyber attacks. They can
get really specific with who they target in that regard
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as well. So there's going to be a lot to
monitor over the coming days. Because this was already a volatile,
violent and deadly situation, and now America has confessed that
we're directly involved in this thing. I want to take
you to NBC News reporter Van Hilliard, who explains the
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situation for the president.
Speaker 7 (13:42):
This is a striking moment, attacking a Middle East country
that the President had sought for the better part of
the last two months to negotiate with, but clearly the
President making the decision to go forward with these strikes.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Von Hilliard from NBC says that all planes got out
of Iranian airspace, according to the President, when the President
made the announcement that the attacks had taken place. The
attacks came after Trump said earlier this week he would
decide within a couple of weeks if the US would
attack Iran. Of course, Israel and Iran have been going
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back and forth striking each other for more than a week,
and Trump has repeatedly said that Iran cannot have a
nuclear weapon. Here's more from NBC's Von Hilliard.
Speaker 7 (14:34):
There are a lot of outstanding questions here about where
Iran goes from this moment. But the United States standing
in solidarity with Israel, who one week ago began that
attack with their initial air strikes into Iran.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Okay, there's an army veteran and out and excuse me
an analyst who says President Trump has caught Iran by
surprise here and and he says Trump waited to the
exact right time to strike. Here's what he says that
maybe those of us who just watched these things on
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the news may not have understood, but the moon was
involved in this. The moon was mostly covered over the
skies in Iran. Let's hear what Brett Volikovitch has to say.
Speaker 5 (15:23):
I don't think he thought he actually needed two weeks,
and it was designed to kind of throw them off
guard and conduct one of these strikes.
Speaker 8 (15:29):
It sounds like he also pulled off a pretty impressive
military deception strategy.
Speaker 5 (15:33):
He didn't need two weeks to determine to strike.
Speaker 2 (15:35):
That's what the President said, I'm going to take a
couple of weeks. I'm going to think about it. And
there was even some ridicule about how frequently the president,
over the years in which he has held this office,
says he's going to give something two weeks. Well, it
took a couple of days, and now this has happened.
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But it has just happened, and what it means is
still developing. We're still learning, and we're going to do
our best to bring that to you tonight and in
the days ahead. So keep it here on KFI AM
six forty. We will continue to talk about this through
the nine o'clock hour as Michael Monks reports continues, but
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we are going to return to some local news because,
as I noted at the top of the show, there
were some verbal bombs hurled right here in Los Angeles
just yesterday by Vice President Vance and La Mayor Bass,
who returned them in kind. We're going to recap that
conversation coming up next, so keep it right here.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
Demand tonight, a consequential night, not just here in southern California,
but around the world. President Donald Trump confirming today that
the United States military has completely and fully obliterated his words,
Aron's key nuclear sites, three of them, and that now
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puts the United States directly involved in the conflict between
Israel and Iran. You can weigh in on your thoughts
on the situation by opening up the iHeartRadio app and
clicking on the talkback button. Let's hear from Bill who's listening.
Speaker 9 (17:16):
I think Trump made the best possible decision. He caught
Iran off guard and this needed to be done. Hopefully
this will be it. Iran is going to posture. The
only thing we have to worry about, and maybe Europe
has to worry about. Our borders in the US have
been open for the last four years. Hopefully there are
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no Iranian sleeper cells in the US, you know, with
weapons that can do damage here.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Hey, Bill, thanks so much for listening and taking the
time to comment. On the situation. Let's hear now from Brad.
Good job to President Trump.
Speaker 10 (17:54):
The Iranians have been a thorn or an axe in
our back for years. We all remember the hostage takeover
of the US embassy in Iran. They've it's always been
death to America. So I'm glad Trump took them out.
Hopefully they'll learn their lesson and come to the table
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and stop their crap.
Speaker 2 (18:18):
All right, Thanks for the comment, Brad. We are waiting
for your comments as well. We'll play more throughout the evening.
Just open up the iHeartRadio app, click on that talkback button,
and you've got about thirty seconds to state your case there,
and we will happily include you in today's conversation. But
it's not just that that we're talking about. There were
bombs verbally thrown here in Los Angeles just yesterday, and
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the stakes are high here as well as the federal
government's immigration enforcement efforts continue, and so do the demonstrations
against them, and so do the war of words between
the White House and state and local officials. Vice President J. D.
Vance came to town just yesterday. Of course, there was
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a Republican fundraiser. He was here to raise some money.
But he met with the military and met with local
immigration officials, and had a lot to say about Los Angeles,
about California, and about the state of things on the ground.
Let's hear the real meat of what he had to
say during that visit.
Speaker 5 (19:21):
You know, I landed when I saw the city.
Speaker 8 (19:23):
When I was driving through to come to this FBI building,
all I can think about is what a great American
city Los Angeles is, and what a great tragedy it
is that we have allowed a legal immigration and rioting
to destroy I think one of the great gems of
American of the American family.
Speaker 2 (19:41):
So he starts my kind of backhanded compliments of Los Angeles.
This is a great American city, but it's in trouble
right now, and we're here to fix it. But he
got a lot more pointed with what he had to
say about the state of things here.
Speaker 8 (19:58):
I was actually shocked hear this, and I didn't realize
this until I was in the command center earlier talking
to some of these great officials that oftentimes you have
far left agitators who are posting the names, the addresses,
even the family members of some of our law enforcement
in an effort to harass them, antagonize them, and even
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threaten their lives. And what do I take from that?
What I take from that is that you have a
very small group of people who are so against the
idea of border enforcement that they're willing to threaten and
endanger the lives of their fellow Americans who are enforcing
the law. And something else I take from it is
that Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass have got to stop
this craziness. Every single law enforcement officer I talk to today,
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every single one of them said they feel like the
local leadership, the mayor and the governor are encouraging these
far left agitators.
Speaker 5 (20:48):
What is the justification for this?
Speaker 2 (20:51):
Listen to that part right there, the Vice President of
the United States saying local officials are encouraged those agitators.
Speaker 5 (21:02):
What is the reason for this.
Speaker 8 (21:04):
There is a broad bipartisan consensus that we ought to
have border enforcement and we ought to enforce our nation's laws.
So why do you have far left agitators egged on
by local officials who encouraging these agitators to harass and
to threaten our border patrol.
Speaker 5 (21:20):
You have it because of a lack of common sense.
These people need to be stopped.
Speaker 8 (21:25):
These people need to be told that if you threaten
a law enforcement officer, you're going to go to prison
for it. And that's exactly what the Trump administration. That's
the message that we're sending. But look, we could do
so much better, and we could have such an easier
pathway for.
Speaker 5 (21:38):
These federal law enforcement.
Speaker 8 (21:40):
Officers if the local leadership wasn't eggingis on.
Speaker 5 (21:43):
And I think that's the great tragedy.
Speaker 8 (21:45):
What I see here today is the great tragedy when
a mayor and a governor encourages their citizens to harass
and endanger.
Speaker 5 (21:53):
The lives of our police officers.
Speaker 8 (21:55):
And our law enforcement officers. It's heartbreaking to see, and
thank god, we've got great people who are willing to
persevere despite it.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
A direct accusation from the Vice President of the United
States that the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, and the
mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, directly involved in violence,
or at least an encouraging violence against the federal immigration
enforcement agents who are here in Los Angeles. He didn't
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just say it once or twice there, he really dug in.
Speaker 8 (22:30):
I heard today border patrol officials tell me that they
feel like the local government is sicking violent mobs on
them when they go out to the community to enforce
the nation's immigration laws. Can you imagine what it's like
to be a federal official doing your job, doing.
Speaker 5 (22:46):
The job the President of the United States ordered.
Speaker 8 (22:48):
You to do, and have a mob come after you
for following orders and for enforcing the American people's laws.
Speaker 2 (22:57):
So that's the Vice President of the United States saying
that border patrol agents are telling him that some of
the violence they've encountered has been encouraged by local officials
here on the ground. Now, there may be a specific
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reason that the federal government is spending so much time
and attention on Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, southern California.
There's a high illegal immigration population here. We all know
that the Vice President said yesterday that there is a
reason for that population being here.
Speaker 8 (23:37):
So over the past few years, have actively encouraged illegal
migration into this community, have strained public services, have strained
law enforcement, and.
Speaker 5 (23:47):
Really have offered generous benefits.
Speaker 8 (23:49):
Not to American citizens, but to illegal immigrants to break
the law, to come into our country and to receive
generous public assistance for having done so. What is that
done that is created an illegal im crisis, of course,
facilitated by the policies of the Biden administration. And there
is perhaps nowhere where that crisis has fallen harder than
in the great city of Los Angeles.
Speaker 2 (24:10):
So that's what he has to say about the reason
that the federal government is spending so much of its
resources here right now. The population is so high, and
he says it's because of policies at the state, in
the local level that have created a welcoming and beneficial
environment for someone who is immigrating to the country illegally
to take roots here. Now, there was one comment from
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Vice President Vance yesterday in Westwood, where he was visiting
with federal officials, immigration agents, the military, that really seemed
to rub some local officials the wrong way. Here's that.
Speaker 8 (24:50):
Well, I was hoping Jose Padilla would be here to
ask a question, but unfortunately, I guess he decided not
to show up because there wasn't the theater.
Speaker 2 (24:58):
It seems that he referred to US Senator Alex Padilla,
Democrat of California as Senator Jose Padia. Now this may
have just been a flub. You know, we all make mistakes,
and we're speaking extemporaneously, but that's not how it was
taken here. The mayor, the governor, the Senator himself all
angry that Senator Alex Padilla was referred to, in their
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eyes derisively as Jose. So what is their reaction not
just to that comment, but to the comment and the
allegations that state and local officials are directly involved in
violence and antagonization against the federal immigration agents. Here, we'll
have that for you next. Also your thoughts about Iran
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and about the Vice president and the mayor and the
governor and all of that that's going on. Open up
that iHeartRadio app, click on that talkback button, and we
are going to play your thoughts in different parts all
the way until nine o'clock tonight. Right here on Michael
Monks Reports.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (26:11):
The US military has struck three sites in Iran, now
joining Israel in its fight against Iran and its nuclear
program there. The AP has called this a risky gambit
to weaken a long time foe. The Iranian government government
has threatened raprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict
President Trump says Iran's key nuclear sites were quote completely
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and fully obliterated. He also warned Tehran against carrying out
retaliatory attacks against the US. He says Iran now has
a choice between peace or tragedy. Iran's nuclear agency has
confirmed that attacks hit its four to doh Isfahan and
Natan's atomic sites, but says the work there will not
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be stopped. Will continue to follow that throughout the evening,
Both on this program and in the KFI twenty four
hour newsroom, you can weigh in on your thoughts on
what has happened in Iran by opening up the iHeartRadio
app clicking on that talkback button. We're going to place
some of your comments coming up in the next hour,
but we also want your take on the verbal bombs
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that were ruled by Vice President jd. Vance and in
response by La Mayor Bass. Before we went to break,
we played a lot of scathing comments from the Vice
President aimed at state and local officials, namely Governor Newsom
and La Mayor Bass. He's accused them and other local
officials of basically encouraging the violence against federal immigration agents
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here on the ground. But there was also one comment
that really stuck in their crawl. It was when the
Vice president mistakenly referred to Senator Alex Padia as Jose Padia.
Remember Senator Padia calls a bit of a scene when
Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome was in La last week,
came to her press conference, interrupted it and was physically
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escorted out by federal agents, taken to the ground, not
arrested or anything, but it was quite a scene. So
that was the reference there. Here is what Mayor Bass
said specifically about the Jose remark made by the Vice president.
Speaker 11 (28:20):
Mister vice President, how dare you disrespect our senator? You
don't know his name, but yet you served with him
before you were vice president and you continue to serve
with him today, because the last time I checked, the
Vice President of the United States is the president of
the US Senate. You serve with him today, and how
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dare you disrespect him?
Speaker 2 (28:45):
How dare you disrespect him? She says. The other thing
that Mayor Bas says is LA was peaceful until the
federal government provoked the violence by sending the military here.
Speaker 11 (28:55):
This is consistent with the provocation from Washington that began
to two weeks ago when Our city was calm and
many and millions of Angelinos were going about working and
contributing to our city. The provocation has resulted in lives disrupted,
terror and fear spread throughout our city.
Speaker 2 (29:16):
The mayor was also not happy about being accused, along
with the governor, of encouraging or inciting violence.
Speaker 11 (29:24):
You accused, he accused state leaders and myself as mayor
of this city, of encouraging violence, of seeking mobs on
ice officers. But let me just tell you, like yesterday,
what happened that the Dodgers. We're not sure who these
armed men are. They show up without uniforms, they show
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up completely masked, they refuse to give ID. They're driving
regular cars with tented windows and in some cases out
of state license plates. Who are these people? And frankly,
the vest that they have one look like they ordered
them from Amazon.
Speaker 2 (30:03):
The mayor says that, again, everything was fine until the
Fed showed up.
Speaker 11 (30:08):
How dare you say that city officials encouraged violence. We
kept the peace. You know that the federal officials that
were here protected a federal building. They were not involved
in crowd control. Cow Crowd control was handled most aptly
by the Los Angeles police Department, the Sheriff's department, and
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local law enforcement. We were able to handle the violence
and the vandalism that occurred. We put a curfew in place.
Speaker 2 (30:38):
We've lifted that curfew. Our streets have been peaceful. The
streets have been peaceful, she says, and then she goes back.
The mayor does to this regular talking point that La
isn't burning, it's just a tiny little part of the city.
Speaker 11 (30:51):
When there was vandalism at its height, you are talking
about a couple of hundred people who were not necessar
saily associated with any of the peaceful protests. And for
those of you who are watching outside of Los Angeles,
I will say it over and over again. Los Angeles
is a city that is five hundred square miles and
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any of the disruption that took place took place in
about two square miles in our city. The most over
one hundred people were arrested. We are a city of
three point eight million people.
Speaker 2 (31:29):
Governor Newsom also weighed in on the Vice president's visit
to Los Angeles. He tweeted out, nice of you to
finally make it out to California. Since you're so eager
to talk about me, how about saying it to my face,
let's debate time and place. Well, there you go. We're
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going to check in on what's going on in Iran.
We'll have more, We'll have more of what the President
had to say about the US military striking three nuclear
sites in Iran today, apparently obliterating them according to the President.
Will hear from him and other news reports in the
next hour, and we'll also talk more about the cost
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of immigration enforcement in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County
the impact on the city's budget as just reported by
the city Controller. If you thought you heard the number
earlier this week, wait till you hear what that updated
number is. That's coming up in the second hour of
Michael Monks Reports right here on KFI AM six KFI
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you for the next couple of hours. We always talk
local news on this program, and we get your feedback
as well through the iHeartRadio app and click on that
(00:30):
talkback button and you could do that tonight too. But
obviously the top story is what you just heard, President
Trump coming out and saying that the United States is
now involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran. And
even Iran has confirmed this story on Sunday, confirming the
(00:51):
attacks took place on its four to oh Isfahan and
Natans atomic sites, but insisting that it's work will not
be stopped. To notice, I say they say that on
Sunday because it is already Sunday in that part of
the world. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has issued
a statement after President Trump announced the American attack, which
(01:14):
he did on social media. This is what they say.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran assures the Great Iranian
nation that despite the evil conspiracies of its enemies, with
the efforts of thousands of its revolutionary and motivated scientists
and experts, it will not allow the development of this
national industry, which is the result of the blood of
(01:38):
nuclear martyrs, to be stopped. So how's that for a
little bit of drama in the form of a government statement. Now,
the US military has confirmed it struck three sites in
Iran early Sunday, directly joining Israel's war aimed at stopping
Iran's nuclear program. It's been described by the Associated Press
(02:00):
as a risky gambit to weaken a long time foe,
as Tehran continues to threat reprisals that could spark a
regional wider conflict. We did just hear from President Trump.
He says he collaborated with Israel there, that he and
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nette and Yahoo worked together perhaps
(02:23):
better than any team has ever worked together before. His words.
The decision directly involved the US, and the war comes
after more than a week of strikes by Israel on
Iran that aimed to systematically eradicate the country's air defenses
and offensive missile capabilities. While damaging its nuclear enrichment facilities.
According to the AP, US and Israeli officials have said
(02:46):
that American stealth bombers and the thirty thousand pounds bunker
buster bomb that alone can carry, offered the best chance
of destroying heavily fortified sites connected to the Iranian nuclear
programs very deep underground. In his social media post, which
arrived a couple of hours ago before that press conference
(03:08):
that just concluded, President Trump says, quote, we have completed
our very successful attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran,
including four dow Natans and Esfahan. He says all planes
are now outside of Iran airspace. A full payload of
bombs all caps was dropped on the primary site four
(03:31):
dow All planes are safely on their way home. Trump
said in a later post that he would address the nation.
He has since done that. He says this is an
historic moment for the United States of America, Israel, and
the world. Iran must now agree to end this war.
Thank you. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya, who of Israel, has
(03:56):
praised the President's decision to attack Iran. He posted a
video directed at Trump. Netnyahu says, quote, your bold decision
to target Iran's nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous
might of the United States will change history, he says.
The US has done what no other country on Earth
(04:19):
could do. So we continue to monitor what is happening
in that part of the world. We know, for the
past several days, both Israel and Iran have traded missile
strikes on one another. And we heard just a couple
of days ago from President Trump that he would make
(04:41):
up his mind on whether America has an active role
to play in this conflict within the next couple of weeks.
That came much more quickly here local time. Just before
five o'clock this afternoon is when we got word from
the White House that these strikes took place, and that
(05:02):
they were apparently successful in whatever their targets were, those
three nuclear sites. Very dramatic statements from the President of
the United States, the Prime Minister of Israel, and the
Iranian government. Again, the Iranian government talked about their own
nuclear efforts, which will continue, they say, because it is
(05:24):
the result of the blood of nuclear martyrs. And then
we hear from President excuse me, Prime Minister Benjamin Nette
Yahoo citing the awesome and righteous might of the United States.
But what does this mean for us all? Now? What
do you think? Tough time? You can join our conversation
(05:50):
by opening up the iHeartRadio app, clicking on that talkback
button and share with us how you feel about today's
news where you think it might go from here. We're
going to get your commentary, your participation in this program
all the way until nine o'clock local time here on
KFI AM six point forty, and as time allows, we
(06:12):
are going to revisit some of the verbal bombs that
were launched right here in Los Angeles by Vice President
jd Vance and then La Mayor Bass, who also returned
fire in the Vice President's direction. Very heated comments from
the Vice President towards local and state officials about the
(06:32):
immigration enforcement effort here, the protest and demonstrations against them.
He's suggested that local and state officials have encouraged violence
against the federal agents who are here, and the mayor
did not take kindly to that. We're going to talk
a little bit about that as the evening goes on
as well. Again. This is Michael Monks Reports on Michael
(06:54):
Monks from KFI News. We'll be keeping each other company
through this.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
You're listening to KFI AMC on demand.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
This is Michael Monks Reports. I'm Michael Monks from KFI News.
We are with you till nine o'clock tonight on what
has turned out to be a pretty consequential Saturday evening
and perhaps a more consequential Sunday in the Middle East.
And if you're just joining us, get a quick recap
(07:24):
in their President Trump saying Iran's key nuclear sites completely
and fully obliterated. We got word from the White House
just before five o'clock this afternoon our time, and this
was apparently hours after the US military had carried out
(07:45):
strikes against three key nuclear facilities in Iran. The President
has also warned Tehran against carrying out retaliatory attacks against
the US, saying Iran has a choice between peace or tragedy.
So now the US has joined Israel in that country's
(08:08):
effort to stop Iran's nuclear program. The AP has called
this a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid
Tehran's threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.
So we have to wait and see what the fallout
from this thing might be. But the President and the
(08:32):
Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, are calling this a
pretty significant success. Let's hear from ABC's Karen Travers about
how it went down.
Speaker 3 (08:44):
President Trump announced on social media Saturday night that the
US carried out attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran,
including four DOH, the facility buried deep underground in a mountain.
The President writes, quote, a full payload of bombs was
dropped on the primary site, fourd OH. All planes are
safe on their way home. He adds now is the
time for peace. Karen Travers ABC News Washington.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
And so now, what's going on in the Middle East?
To ABC's Ian Pabel excuse me panel, is in Israel.
Speaker 4 (09:17):
There is a lot of nervousness in the region. Here
in Israel, for example, the American military has been evacuating
American diplomats and their families who wish to get out
the area. Everyone has been put.
Speaker 5 (09:29):
On a high alert.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
There are a lot of American troops stationed throughout the region.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Pretty significant day, a lot of movement going on. It
all broke just before five o'clock our time here in
Los Angeles. The President putting out a note on his
truth social resharing that to his ex account. And now
that's the big thing that's going on today is that
the United States has claimed to have taken out three
(09:57):
key nuclear sites in Iran. And this is just days
after the President said he would take a couple of
weeks to decide whether America would get involved directly in
this ongoing conflict with Israel and Iran. And if you
pay attention to politics, you know that there are factions
even within the president's own party, the Republicans, and within
(10:20):
his own more fervid fan base that you might collectively
call maga, people who support him in his move to
consider getting involved in Israel's fight with Iran, and those
who say, wait, we we voted for you because we
don't like these forever wars. We don't want combat that
(10:41):
we don't think is necessary. And there are even factions
on the left for or against joining Israel in this fight.
ABC's Rachel Scott explains a little bit of the potential
political fallout we.
Speaker 6 (10:56):
Have heard from. Senator Gramsey said that this was the
right call, that the region deserves it, saying well done,
President Trump. But there are plenty of Republicans who have
clearly stated that they did not believe that the president
should be getting involved. This is what the President ran on,
being a peacemaker, pulling the United States away from ongoing conflicts,
not getting the United States even more involved in ongoing conflicts.
(11:19):
The President was asked directly about some of those words
from Republicans and he said, look, the bottom line here
is that Irankan not having nuclear weapon. He believes very
strongly in that. But undoubtedly this is going to divide
the party. And the question now is do Republicans rally
behind the president as he moved forward with this action
or do they speak out against it.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
That will be a significant thing to watch. Congressman Thomas
Massey of Kentucky says that the move was unconstitutional. He
is a Republican, he is often under fire at the
hands of the president, who has liked him and disliked
him on multiple occasions over the course of both of
the president's But this this was a decision that could
(12:04):
not have been taken lightly, not just for the military
and geopolitical impact, but because of what it may do
to the president's own immediate orbit. So we do want
to hear from you, whether in that context or general context,
about how you feel about American involvement in this conflict.
(12:29):
You can open up the iHeartRadio app, click on the
talkback button and join the conversation again. What has happened
is that the President announced that the United States military
has completely and fully obliterated key nuclear sites, three of
them in Iran. It turns out Iran is not very
(12:53):
happy about this, So will there be retaliation of some kind.
It's possible that we'll see retaliation that isn't traditional military action.
Reading reports that there could be cyber attacks. They can
get really specific with who they target in that regard
(13:15):
as well. So there's going to be a lot to
monitor over the coming days. Because this was already a volatile,
violent and deadly situation, and now America has confessed that
we're directly involved in this thing. I want to take
you to NBC News reporter Van Hilliard, who explains the
(13:40):
situation for the president.
Speaker 7 (13:42):
This is a striking moment, attacking a Middle East country
that the President had sought for the better part of
the last two months to negotiate with, but clearly the
President making the decision to go forward with these strikes.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Von Hilliard from NBC says that all planes got out
of Iranian airspace, according to the President, when the President
made the announcement that the attacks had taken place. The
attacks came after Trump said earlier this week he would
decide within a couple of weeks if the US would
attack Iran. Of course, Israel and Iran have been going
(14:22):
back and forth striking each other for more than a week,
and Trump has repeatedly said that Iran cannot have a
nuclear weapon. Here's more from NBC's Von Hilliard.
Speaker 7 (14:34):
There are a lot of outstanding questions here about where
Iran goes from this moment. But the United States standing
in solidarity with Israel, who one week ago began that
attack with their initial air strikes into Iran.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Okay, there's an army veteran and out and excuse me
an analyst who says President Trump has caught Iran by
surprise here and and he says Trump waited to the
exact right time to strike. Here's what he says that
maybe those of us who just watched these things on
(15:10):
the news may not have understood, but the moon was
involved in this. The moon was mostly covered over the
skies in Iran. Let's hear what Brett Volikovitch has to say.
Speaker 5 (15:23):
I don't think he thought he actually needed two weeks,
and it was designed to kind of throw them off
guard and conduct one of these strikes.
Speaker 8 (15:29):
It sounds like he also pulled off a pretty impressive
military deception strategy.
Speaker 5 (15:33):
He didn't need two weeks to determine to strike.
Speaker 2 (15:35):
That's what the President said, I'm going to take a
couple of weeks. I'm going to think about it. And
there was even some ridicule about how frequently the president,
over the years in which he has held this office,
says he's going to give something two weeks. Well, it
took a couple of days, and now this has happened.
(15:56):
But it has just happened, and what it means is
still developing. We're still learning, and we're going to do
our best to bring that to you tonight and in
the days ahead. So keep it here on KFI AM
six forty. We will continue to talk about this through
the nine o'clock hour as Michael Monks reports continues, but
(16:17):
we are going to return to some local news because,
as I noted at the top of the show, there
were some verbal bombs hurled right here in Los Angeles
just yesterday by Vice President Vance and La Mayor Bass,
who returned them in kind. We're going to recap that
conversation coming up next, so keep it right here.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
Demand tonight, a consequential night, not just here in southern California,
but around the world. President Donald Trump confirming today that
the United States military has completely and fully obliterated his words,
Aron's key nuclear sites, three of them, and that now
(17:00):
puts the United States directly involved in the conflict between
Israel and Iran. You can weigh in on your thoughts
on the situation by opening up the iHeartRadio app and
clicking on the talkback button. Let's hear from Bill who's listening.
Speaker 9 (17:16):
I think Trump made the best possible decision. He caught
Iran off guard and this needed to be done. Hopefully
this will be it. Iran is going to posture. The
only thing we have to worry about, and maybe Europe
has to worry about. Our borders in the US have
been open for the last four years. Hopefully there are
(17:36):
no Iranian sleeper cells in the US, you know, with
weapons that can do damage here.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Hey, Bill, thanks so much for listening and taking the
time to comment. On the situation. Let's hear now from Brad.
Good job to President Trump.
Speaker 10 (17:54):
The Iranians have been a thorn or an axe in
our back for years. We all remember the hostage takeover
of the US embassy in Iran. They've it's always been
death to America. So I'm glad Trump took them out.
Hopefully they'll learn their lesson and come to the table
(18:16):
and stop their crap.
Speaker 2 (18:18):
All right, Thanks for the comment, Brad. We are waiting
for your comments as well. We'll play more throughout the evening.
Just open up the iHeartRadio app, click on that talkback button,
and you've got about thirty seconds to state your case there,
and we will happily include you in today's conversation. But
it's not just that that we're talking about. There were
bombs verbally thrown here in Los Angeles just yesterday, and
(18:41):
the stakes are high here as well as the federal
government's immigration enforcement efforts continue, and so do the demonstrations
against them, and so do the war of words between
the White House and state and local officials. Vice President J. D.
Vance came to town just yesterday. Of course, there was
(19:01):
a Republican fundraiser. He was here to raise some money.
But he met with the military and met with local
immigration officials, and had a lot to say about Los Angeles,
about California, and about the state of things on the ground.
Let's hear the real meat of what he had to
say during that visit.
Speaker 5 (19:21):
You know, I landed when I saw the city.
Speaker 8 (19:23):
When I was driving through to come to this FBI building,
all I can think about is what a great American
city Los Angeles is, and what a great tragedy it
is that we have allowed a legal immigration and rioting
to destroy I think one of the great gems of
American of the American family.
Speaker 2 (19:41):
So he starts my kind of backhanded compliments of Los Angeles.
This is a great American city, but it's in trouble
right now, and we're here to fix it. But he
got a lot more pointed with what he had to
say about the state of things here.
Speaker 8 (19:58):
I was actually shocked hear this, and I didn't realize
this until I was in the command center earlier talking
to some of these great officials that oftentimes you have
far left agitators who are posting the names, the addresses,
even the family members of some of our law enforcement
in an effort to harass them, antagonize them, and even
(20:19):
threaten their lives. And what do I take from that?
What I take from that is that you have a
very small group of people who are so against the
idea of border enforcement that they're willing to threaten and
endanger the lives of their fellow Americans who are enforcing
the law. And something else I take from it is
that Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass have got to stop
this craziness. Every single law enforcement officer I talk to today,
(20:40):
every single one of them said they feel like the
local leadership, the mayor and the governor are encouraging these
far left agitators.
Speaker 5 (20:48):
What is the justification for this?
Speaker 2 (20:51):
Listen to that part right there, the Vice President of
the United States saying local officials are encouraged those agitators.
Speaker 5 (21:02):
What is the reason for this.
Speaker 8 (21:04):
There is a broad bipartisan consensus that we ought to
have border enforcement and we ought to enforce our nation's laws.
So why do you have far left agitators egged on
by local officials who encouraging these agitators to harass and
to threaten our border patrol.
Speaker 5 (21:20):
You have it because of a lack of common sense.
These people need to be stopped.
Speaker 8 (21:25):
These people need to be told that if you threaten
a law enforcement officer, you're going to go to prison
for it. And that's exactly what the Trump administration. That's
the message that we're sending. But look, we could do
so much better, and we could have such an easier
pathway for.
Speaker 5 (21:38):
These federal law enforcement.
Speaker 8 (21:40):
Officers if the local leadership wasn't eggingis on.
Speaker 5 (21:43):
And I think that's the great tragedy.
Speaker 8 (21:45):
What I see here today is the great tragedy when
a mayor and a governor encourages their citizens to harass
and endanger.
Speaker 5 (21:53):
The lives of our police officers.
Speaker 8 (21:55):
And our law enforcement officers. It's heartbreaking to see, and
thank god, we've got great people who are willing to
persevere despite it.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
A direct accusation from the Vice President of the United
States that the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, and the
mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, directly involved in violence,
or at least an encouraging violence against the federal immigration
enforcement agents who are here in Los Angeles. He didn't
(22:25):
just say it once or twice there, he really dug in.
Speaker 8 (22:30):
I heard today border patrol officials tell me that they
feel like the local government is sicking violent mobs on
them when they go out to the community to enforce
the nation's immigration laws. Can you imagine what it's like
to be a federal official doing your job, doing.
Speaker 5 (22:46):
The job the President of the United States ordered.
Speaker 8 (22:48):
You to do, and have a mob come after you
for following orders and for enforcing the American people's laws.
Speaker 2 (22:57):
So that's the Vice President of the United States saying
that border patrol agents are telling him that some of
the violence they've encountered has been encouraged by local officials
here on the ground. Now, there may be a specific
(23:17):
reason that the federal government is spending so much time
and attention on Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, southern California.
There's a high illegal immigration population here. We all know
that the Vice President said yesterday that there is a
reason for that population being here.
Speaker 8 (23:37):
So over the past few years, have actively encouraged illegal
migration into this community, have strained public services, have strained
law enforcement, and.
Speaker 5 (23:47):
Really have offered generous benefits.
Speaker 8 (23:49):
Not to American citizens, but to illegal immigrants to break
the law, to come into our country and to receive
generous public assistance for having done so. What is that
done that is created an illegal im crisis, of course,
facilitated by the policies of the Biden administration. And there
is perhaps nowhere where that crisis has fallen harder than
in the great city of Los Angeles.
Speaker 2 (24:10):
So that's what he has to say about the reason
that the federal government is spending so much of its
resources here right now. The population is so high, and
he says it's because of policies at the state, in
the local level that have created a welcoming and beneficial
environment for someone who is immigrating to the country illegally
to take roots here. Now, there was one comment from
(24:36):
Vice President Vance yesterday in Westwood, where he was visiting
with federal officials, immigration agents, the military, that really seemed
to rub some local officials the wrong way. Here's that.
Speaker 8 (24:50):
Well, I was hoping Jose Padilla would be here to
ask a question, but unfortunately, I guess he decided not
to show up because there wasn't the theater.
Speaker 2 (24:58):
It seems that he referred to US Senator Alex Padilla,
Democrat of California as Senator Jose Padia. Now this may
have just been a flub. You know, we all make mistakes,
and we're speaking extemporaneously, but that's not how it was
taken here. The mayor, the governor, the Senator himself all
angry that Senator Alex Padilla was referred to, in their
(25:25):
eyes derisively as Jose. So what is their reaction not
just to that comment, but to the comment and the
allegations that state and local officials are directly involved in
violence and antagonization against the federal immigration agents. Here, we'll
have that for you next. Also your thoughts about Iran
(25:49):
and about the Vice president and the mayor and the
governor and all of that that's going on. Open up
that iHeartRadio app, click on that talkback button, and we
are going to play your thoughts in different parts all
the way until nine o'clock tonight. Right here on Michael
Monks Reports.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (26:11):
The US military has struck three sites in Iran, now
joining Israel in its fight against Iran and its nuclear
program there. The AP has called this a risky gambit
to weaken a long time foe. The Iranian government government
has threatened raprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict
President Trump says Iran's key nuclear sites were quote completely
(26:36):
and fully obliterated. He also warned Tehran against carrying out
retaliatory attacks against the US. He says Iran now has
a choice between peace or tragedy. Iran's nuclear agency has
confirmed that attacks hit its four to doh Isfahan and
Natan's atomic sites, but says the work there will not
(26:59):
be stopped. Will continue to follow that throughout the evening,
Both on this program and in the KFI twenty four
hour newsroom, you can weigh in on your thoughts on
what has happened in Iran by opening up the iHeartRadio
app clicking on that talkback button. We're going to place
some of your comments coming up in the next hour,
but we also want your take on the verbal bombs
(27:20):
that were ruled by Vice President jd. Vance and in
response by La Mayor Bass. Before we went to break,
we played a lot of scathing comments from the Vice
President aimed at state and local officials, namely Governor Newsom
and La Mayor Bass. He's accused them and other local
officials of basically encouraging the violence against federal immigration agents
(27:44):
here on the ground. But there was also one comment
that really stuck in their crawl. It was when the
Vice president mistakenly referred to Senator Alex Padia as Jose Padia.
Remember Senator Padia calls a bit of a scene when
Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome was in La last week,
came to her press conference, interrupted it and was physically
(28:05):
escorted out by federal agents, taken to the ground, not
arrested or anything, but it was quite a scene. So
that was the reference there. Here is what Mayor Bass
said specifically about the Jose remark made by the Vice president.
Speaker 11 (28:20):
Mister vice President, how dare you disrespect our senator? You
don't know his name, but yet you served with him
before you were vice president and you continue to serve
with him today, because the last time I checked, the
Vice President of the United States is the president of
the US Senate. You serve with him today, and how
(28:43):
dare you disrespect him?
Speaker 2 (28:45):
How dare you disrespect him? She says. The other thing
that Mayor Bas says is LA was peaceful until the
federal government provoked the violence by sending the military here.
Speaker 11 (28:55):
This is consistent with the provocation from Washington that began
to two weeks ago when Our city was calm and
many and millions of Angelinos were going about working and
contributing to our city. The provocation has resulted in lives disrupted,
terror and fear spread throughout our city.
Speaker 2 (29:16):
The mayor was also not happy about being accused, along
with the governor, of encouraging or inciting violence.
Speaker 11 (29:24):
You accused, he accused state leaders and myself as mayor
of this city, of encouraging violence, of seeking mobs on
ice officers. But let me just tell you, like yesterday,
what happened that the Dodgers. We're not sure who these
armed men are. They show up without uniforms, they show
(29:45):
up completely masked, they refuse to give ID. They're driving
regular cars with tented windows and in some cases out
of state license plates. Who are these people? And frankly,
the vest that they have one look like they ordered
them from Amazon.
Speaker 2 (30:03):
The mayor says that, again, everything was fine until the
Fed showed up.
Speaker 11 (30:08):
How dare you say that city officials encouraged violence. We
kept the peace. You know that the federal officials that
were here protected a federal building. They were not involved
in crowd control. Cow Crowd control was handled most aptly
by the Los Angeles police Department, the Sheriff's department, and
(30:29):
local law enforcement. We were able to handle the violence
and the vandalism that occurred. We put a curfew in place.
Speaker 2 (30:38):
We've lifted that curfew. Our streets have been peaceful. The
streets have been peaceful, she says, and then she goes back.
The mayor does to this regular talking point that La
isn't burning, it's just a tiny little part of the city.
Speaker 11 (30:51):
When there was vandalism at its height, you are talking
about a couple of hundred people who were not necessar
saily associated with any of the peaceful protests. And for
those of you who are watching outside of Los Angeles,
I will say it over and over again. Los Angeles
is a city that is five hundred square miles and
(31:14):
any of the disruption that took place took place in
about two square miles in our city. The most over
one hundred people were arrested. We are a city of
three point eight million people.
Speaker 2 (31:29):
Governor Newsom also weighed in on the Vice president's visit
to Los Angeles. He tweeted out, nice of you to
finally make it out to California. Since you're so eager
to talk about me, how about saying it to my face,
let's debate time and place. Well, there you go. We're
(31:50):
going to check in on what's going on in Iran.
We'll have more, We'll have more of what the President
had to say about the US military striking three nuclear
sites in Iran today, apparently obliterating them according to the President.
Will hear from him and other news reports in the
next hour, and we'll also talk more about the cost
(32:10):
of immigration enforcement in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County
the impact on the city's budget as just reported by
the city Controller. If you thought you heard the number
earlier this week, wait till you hear what that updated
number is. That's coming up in the second hour of
Michael Monks Reports right here on KFI AM six KFI
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