Don Brown On The Brett Winterble Show

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We’re joined by Don Brown from North Carolina to talk about public safety and the challenges facing local communities. In a recent conversation, Brown discussed the impact of federal law enforcement activity in Charlotte, including Border Patrol raids aimed at disrupting criminal networks tied to drugs and trafficking. He expressed concern about reduced local police staffing as the city’s population continues to grow, arguing that federal assistance has become necessary due to strained resources.

Brown also highlighted broader debates surrounding affordability, from rising food and housing costs to the long-term effects of regulatory policies and health-care expenses. While he noted that safety issues can sometimes be addressed more quickly through law-enforcement support, he emphasized that affordability requires tackling a wider set of economic factors. Throughout the discussion, he underscored the importance of restoring stability, improving community engagement, and pursuing policy solutions that support both security and economic relief for North Carolina residents.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
News Talk eleven ten nine nine three WBT. It's the
Brett Watervill Show. It is great to be with you,
welcoming to the program. You know him. He's a great patriot.
He is Don Brown, and he was in Charlotte over
the weekend as the raids were beginning. Don, it's great
to have you here, sir.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Well, Bratt, it's good to be here. You also are
a great patriot, So patriot to patriot, Thanks for having me.

Speaker 1 (00:30):
Tell me a little bit about what you're thinking in
terms of what we're seeing on the streets here in Charlotte,
and obviously it seems that we'll be moving at some
point down to New Orleans to try to secure the country.
Break down what your vision of this should look like.

Speaker 2 (00:49):
Well, sure, you know when the news broke, the water
patrol was in Charlotte, We're in Greensboro campaigning. Immediately came
back down the first ward the sun was starting to set,
and the first pression I saw were these young, you know,
twenty something types wearing red shirts with white lettering saying
socialism is the future. So clearly my question is who's

(01:09):
financing this. I was on Sean Hannah to you a
little earlier and he was playing clips of the audio.
It could have been something taking right out of the
George Floyd riot. So that's the question number one. But
the thing is, you know, Beren, I think we discussed
this after Arena was murdered. I call for the National
Guard to come in. The only Senate can I to
have done that. Then the Charlotte Mecklenburgh Paternal Order of

(01:30):
Police joined that call, and I talked to the President
over there and he told me that I didn't realize this,
but Charlotte has fewer police officers now than in twenty eighteen,
and the city has grown by sixty thousand, So our
police are being strained, and so I'm welcoming to federal help.
I still hope the President will bring the National Guard
and to stabilize the light rail. But these these raids

(01:52):
that are being conducted by border patrol are attacking. They're
designed to attack the big criminal element activity when the
vibe the Democrats open the border. Our problem with organized
crime with from a foreign source just exploded, and primarily
with drugs. We know what fentanyl's done is killing so
many Americans and sex trafficking. So I'm welcoming it as

(02:14):
a step in the right direction, and I just hope
that they're able to clean up a lot of this
before they leave town.

Speaker 1 (02:20):
Do you think that look has has Has there been
enough on the on the community here to understand what
needs to be done, because to me, it feels like, uh,
the Feds come in or or the or the uh,
you know, the folks and Border Patrol come in, and

(02:41):
they're sort of operating in their universe and and it
doesn't really interface at all with with the the rest
of the folks in the rest of the communities, other
than those who are running around yelling and screaming and
trying to make a spectacle of themselves. Do they need
to do better better work with these people who are
going to have to understand why it is that these

(03:01):
things are important to the safety of people.

Speaker 2 (03:04):
Well, ideally, I think you can say yes, But here's
the problem. You know, we don't want to be in
a situation we're bringing in federal you know, troops. We
don't want to have to bring in National Guard, we
don't want to have to bring in border patrol. But
the problem is that you've got liberals ever since Pat
mccroy left office and the Liberals took over in the
city council and the mayor's offices. We've had nutcases running

(03:24):
the city and that when law enforcement has been abandoned,
their crying for help. And so, yes, it would be
better if there was, you know, some sort of improved
interface between US War Patrol or the National Guard if
it comes in, and the local community. But the problem
is that the Democrats have created this, and so we
don't really have a choice in this situation. It's interesting.

(03:45):
I was in Durham a couple of weeks ago and
found out when I was up there on a trip
that the Durham Police Department is traveling around with these
counselors from the it's called the Heart Counselors. H Art. Well,
this is be'st money that can be spent on police
offers bread and so we've got to change them in
talent and we've got to go hard after crime. But
it would be better if the interface was a little

(04:07):
bit better. But you know, this is better than what
we had just a week ago before we got the
help from the Border Patrol.

Speaker 1 (04:12):
All Right, I'm gonna put you on the spot with
a tough question, and the question is this what's more
important affordability or safety?

Speaker 2 (04:21):
Well, you know, I love it when you ask tough questions.
I think afford of safety would be the best afford
to safety. You asked for it, you know, how do
you how do you answer that they are both equally important?

Speaker 1 (04:37):
There you go?

Speaker 2 (04:38):
Okay, We'll give you a political both equally a point.
You can't have one without the other. One without the
other is worthless in many ways.

Speaker 1 (04:43):
So so if if you if you were elected, if
you were you know, you became the the uh, the
senator from from North Carolina, Which which would you have
an easier time of dealing with? You know what I'm saying.
So would it be Would it be the affordability issu
you hoping that Scott Best and those guys get that thing,
you know, cleaned up? Or is it going to be

(05:04):
the safety and security?

Speaker 2 (05:07):
Well? I think that I think safety and security can
be achieved more quickly because the solution is clear. It's
law enforcement. For example, I've been all over the state,
sixty five counties, and I've probably talked to a dozen
Shares and have asked the question, are you seeing a
difference in fentanyl since the president seal of the border.
Every sheriff said, yes, we've seen a reduction, and in

(05:29):
fentanyl coming across the border, we've got a big problem.
So you can the safety issue is more is more
immediately attackable, because usually that it's law enforcement and common sense.
With affordability, it becomes more complex because a lot of
what we're dealing with now you have regulations that are
still in place. For example, the dairy you know, the
the FDA excuse me, the Department of Agriculture puts regulations

(05:53):
that give price supports for dairy manufacturers, the big conglomerates,
which drives up the price of a chief. You know.
You have the same thing with the USDA and meat processing.
So it's a combination of still attacking regulatory problems that
are driving up the cost of living. And for younger people,
I'd like to see, you know, a relief for property taxes,

(06:14):
but I'm not a property tax proponent anyway. We've got
to get those taxes down so folks can younger folks
can afford homes. And then we've got to form affordability
problem with healthcare, which goes back to a bombacare, and
nobody can say that our healthcare is more affordable or
more accessible or more efficient since that monstrosity was passed.
So it is more complex on the affordability side because

(06:37):
you've got more areas you've got to attack. I guess
that's the best way to say it.

Speaker 1 (06:41):
Well, it's true. And look with a whole bunch of
people that have come into the country expecting freebies and
every sort of thing, and you know that they've been
looking for because Uncle Joe Biden decided he was going
to give away, giveaway, giveaway. We've got to get this.
We've got to get this thing back in the in
the box or we're going to be cooked.

Speaker 2 (06:58):
Yeah. Right. And I think the other thing. President Trump
has done a very good job on the affordability side
of opening up the pipelines, which has brought petroleum prices,
and he's strategically using terrace I read today he's going
to back off of some of these things to help
with some of the agricultural product, which should help. Uh,
you know. So we're moving in the right direction, but

(07:19):
we were dealing with a big mess that we were
left with. It's kind of funny the Democrats would say
they'll put out statistics saying that, uh, you know, with
inflations under control, and people can't you know you're you're
paying seven dollars from you know, for a dozen eggs
or whatever. And uh and just like I was on
News Nation earlier in the Liberal Reporter kind of like,
you know, try to ambush me.

Speaker 1 (07:39):
What are you?

Speaker 2 (07:39):
What do we need to border patrol with?

Speaker 1 (07:41):
Uh?

Speaker 2 (07:41):
With crime down in Charlotte. Well, people can fudge statistics
anyway they want to do it. But we can see
what's happening on the ground here in town and in
the grocery stores. We know what's happening and we don't
need statistics to fudge things around.

Speaker 1 (07:52):
Where do people go to get more information about what you're.

Speaker 2 (07:54):
Doing, Please go to Brown for NC dot com. Brown
v O W N F O r see dot com
would love to interface with folks, respond to our emails.
I would use a little contribution for the campaign. We
really appreciate you where I really really do.

Speaker 1 (08:08):
All right, very well, thank you so much, appreciate you
being out there, my friend, Thank.

Speaker 2 (08:11):
You, Thank you soon. Brett, you got it.