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Speaker 1 (00:00):
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared to
meet and Anchorage, Alaska. Ukrainian born Indiana Congresswoman Victoria Sparts
is here to preview the major summit. Plus, what would
you do if your local school district was using public
money to get students secret abortions? This is a massive
story coming out of Virginia. We've got a top voice
there with us tonight. And also there is a Republican
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district attorney in Texas who just smoked marijuana on a
video on purpose and violation of state law. She joins
us this hour. It's all next on the Macads Show.
Let's do this shaking up Washington, d C. We're breaking
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As we join you tonight, the world's attention shifts to Anchorage, Alaska,
where President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will
meet face to face in one of the most anticipated
summits in recent memory. It's the first time Putin has
set foot on US soil in over a decade, and
it's happening at Joint Base Elmendorff Richardson in Alaska, the
stakes could not be higher. At the top of the agenda,
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of course, a ceasefire in Ukraine, now well into its
third year of conflict. President Trump has been blunt calling
for what he believes would be very serious consequences if
Moscow refuses to halt the fighting. He's aiming for a
breakthrough that could allow him to meet with Ukrainian President
vladimir's Zelinsky shortly afterward and position himself as the deal
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maker who brings an end to Europe's bloodiest war since
World War II. But it's not just about Ukraine. For Putin,
the summit is about more than stopping bullets. It's about legitimacy,
being treated not as an international pariah, but as a
power player worthy of negotiating directly with the most powerful
man in the world, Donald Trump. His message ahead of
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the meeting has been carefully framed. There is, in his words,
huge economic potential between the two nations. Putin understands that
with Trump, you got to sell upside. Now behind that
phrasing lies the possibility of resource and trade discussions, perhaps
even proposals tied to mineral rights and contested territories, maybe
even cooperation on mineral rights in Alaska. From Washington's perspective,
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success tomorrow would mean locking in a freeze on hostilities,
buying time for diplomacy, and demonstrating that the United States
can still steer global events. Trump wants headlines reading ceasefire
achieved something he could point to as a tangible accomplishment,
and more winning. From Moscow's perspective, success would be measured
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very differently. Putin is looking for recognition of Russia's current
battlefield gains and a tacit acknowledgment that for now Kiev's
territorial integrity is negotiable is on the table now partials.
Cease fire could cement Russia's gains without the cost of
a continued offensive. Here's how the day is expected to unfold.
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The two leaders will first meet privately, just them and
their interpreters. They will expand that conversation to include top
aids and advisors. A working lunches planned, followed by a
joint press conference, one that's probably going to be watched
by millions around the world. Now on the table a
range of proposals. Trump is likely to push for an
immediate halt to Russian offensives, potentially in exchange for phased
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lifting of certain sanctions or assurances of economic cooperation. Putin
in turn may press for recognition of Russia's control over
some key regions, something that Kiev has explicitly and repeatedly rejected.
That brings us to one of the major sticking points
Ukraine's roll or lack thereof in the actual discussions. President
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Zelenski has been clear no agreement about Ukraine's future will
be accepted without Ukraine at the table. But actually we
doubt that because it's Uncle Sam writing the check. So
what's likely to happen? I see a few possible scenarios. First,
a breakthrough, an announcement of a ceasfire framework with both
sides pledging to continue talks. It would be hailed as progress,
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even if if the details were murky. Second, a stalemate.
The leaders emerge from Alaska with smiles for the camera
but no substantive change on the ground, each side claiming
they stood their ground. Third, a bridge. Trump has already
talked about subsequent meetings. It's hard to imagine anything bigger
than this, but there could be other moves on the chessboard.
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What's certain is that both leaders have much to gain politically.
For Trump, a diplomatic win would be a monumental victory,
proof that his self styled role as negotiator in chief
can deliver results where others have failed. For Putin, simply
standing beside an American president on US soil sends a
message to the world Russia cannot be isolated. The meeting
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is more than politics. It's theater. The backdrop of Alaska
is symbolic, rugged, strategic, perched between East and West. Every handshake,
every camera angle, every word chosen will be scrutinized for
signs of concession or dominance defiance. Trump Putin in Alaska
tomorrow the world's coldest, coldest, coldest stage will heat up.
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Will it be peace or just a photo op with
no sundown? Joining us?
Speaker 4 (05:12):
Now?
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Ukrainian born congresswoman from Indiana, Victoria sparts a congresswoman, I
really wanted to talk to you on this day. What
are you expecting from the Trump Putin summit in Alaska?
Speaker 5 (05:23):
Well, listen, I think you know as you remember. You know,
a few years ago President Biden did a lot of
graindeo stock but was not able to get put into
the table and Unfortunately, you have to drag him to
the table with power and President Trump, and here did
a lot of challenges. You know, he isn't much better
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situation militarily than three years ago. Will get done much
more to force him to the table. But he understand
that there are some economic weaknesses to Russian economy in
the biggest weakness is Russian oil. So if you know
the protrip President made to the Middle East and to
resure our allies well with them and also put pressure
on Russia because you know there are a lot of
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countries over there, they have way more natural guests and
oil than Russia, and he can be in troubles. So
he's told that he's going to put sanctions on Russian
oil on countries like India and China and put tariffs.
And I think that's put An understand that President Tump
is serious, so I think he will force him to negotiations.
I think it will be tough. You can never trust Putting,
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but I think you can trust power President Trump that
he is not going to move first during his presidency.
But ultimately it all depends what Ukrainian will be able
to do and what's going to happen in a few
years and then you know, he'll at least give a
chance for Zolenski to have conversation, but you know it's
not going to be an easy one.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
It is such a brilliant insight that you just shared
with our audience, and I think you're exactly on point,
and I hadn't really thought about it this way. Trump
was already setting up this move on the chessboard with
his trip to the Middle East, because he was showing
mutual investment, he was showing market development, he was showing
that he could get the oil spickets turned on. He
has always maintained that what Biden did to the price
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of oil, jacking it up, financed this war. And so
I think that is a really really key insight putin.
I think gets it too, because he's made reference in
the lead up to this meeting about cooperation between the
United States and Russia on resources. What do you make
of that offer?
Speaker 5 (07:29):
Oh, listen, he's not stupid, right. He doesn't care about
grandiose statements. He cares about actions, and he understood that
Trump is serious about energy policy. Trum is serious to
put Europeans and force them to put money where mouse
is not actually from one's say, talking about how they're
fighting Russia like UK and get you know, spends more
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money in Russian oil than on Ukrainian weapons. You know,
he's not stupid. He understand who is serious who is not.
So I think he understands that Trump is a serious
person and he is actually a strong president. He puts
no actions behind his words, and that's important and you
can never trust him. Pudding is always going to advance
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and want more for it, but he understands strength and power.
That's the only way him and his you know much
VI KGB understand back in Russia. So I think it's
going to be you know, not easy because they advance
a lot that we have a lot of you know
Europeans that all over the place. I think they got
a little bit better now recently because they we put
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pressure on them with NATO and put playing bigger role
into that. But I think it's still also going to
be a conversation that we need to continue and we
need to make sure that we deter Russia from moving
further and also start thinking about it how they can
stop helping China so much, because ultimately now they might
date him up with China against US. So we'll see
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what they can accomplish. But you can never trust Russia,
but Russia understand power very well.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
Do you think that at this summit, President Trump and
President Putin could end the war without Zelensky at the table?
Speaker 5 (09:08):
Well, listen, I think President Trump understand that President Zolenski
cannot just get away and blame everyone for the war
he's losing. But at least President Trump can put him
to the table and have negotiation. You have to put
into the table, and he not understands what pressure he
can put on him to be able to have this conversation.
I think he wants to have a cease fire. Conversations
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are not going to be easy, and I think, unfortunately
this situation is very difficult and it will be difficult
to reconcile the sides and the decisions will be made
much lighter. And I think during President Trump's presidency, I
think they will be able to hold down Russia. But
later on all depends what happened with elections in Ukraine,
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Russia and United States. The end result of that war
that will be decided later.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
You know this area of the world so well, and
a lot of those tough negotiations you just referenced are
going to be about territory and land, and so I'm
wondering of the of the territorial gains that Putin has
made thus far in the war, what do you think
is his highest priority to ice In? Do you think
it's it's Donetskin Luhansk? Do you think it's Crimea Maripol? Like?
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What is the what is the gain that do you
think is highest priority to Putin going into this meeting.
Speaker 5 (10:29):
Well, interestingly enough, a lot of Democrats that criticize in
President Trump right now forgot that actual territories he gained
was under in President Obama and then on the President
Biden he moved further, so they kind of conveniently forgot
to mention that, you know, but ultimately he always wanted
to have Crimere and he always wanted to have a
land corridor to crime here because Crimere is a desert.
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You know, he didn't have a land connection to that,
and it's problematic for him to have that land corridor.
He allus one to do it. Unfortunately, you know, he
had to do it militarily. You know, he shouldn't have
done it. A lot of people died, and it's really
terrible what he's done. I think he was mishandled in
a lot of ways and not taken seriously in the
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early nineties by a lot of our presidents too, and
the whole Soviet Union when fell apart wasn't taken seriously.
It was a missed opportunity. So it's not going to
be an easy negotiations. And unfortunately, you know, you know,
the opportunity three years ago when Russia didn't have chance
to regroup militarily and didn't expect such a position, you know,
was a missed opportunity. Now it's a different situation. But
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I think, you know, having President Trump at the table
pullenormous pressure for him at least negotiate, and then Ukrainian
president needs to figure out how he's going to be
having this negotiation, which will be very tough for him.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
You know, a lot of people who are still in Ukraine,
how are they thinking about this upcoming summit between Putin
and President Trump.
Speaker 5 (11:58):
Well, listen, I think a lot of Ukrainians, you know,
they paid huge price, you know, but they're paying a
huge price for the bad government that they elected too,
you know, and unfortunately, sadly, you know, Ukrainian people. There
is a percentage of people understand the situations, the reality.
But unfortunately current presidents tried to blame President Trump and
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the West forever since, but never stop corruption, betraying his people,
betraying his military, didn't get country ready militarily, and making
a lot of oligarchs from his friends. You know, he
recently had demonstrations that people are kind of getting fed up.
The one that understand create propaganda machine took a lot
of power, centralized power and relatory created you know, the
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dictatorship in the countries. So that's not why Ukrainians are dying.
He will have a hard time with that because there
are much more Ukrainians willing to stand up than Russians.
Plus they have weapons.
Speaker 6 (12:52):
Too, which is that's what Second Amendment right is very important.
Speaker 7 (12:55):
From the war.
Speaker 5 (12:56):
They have weapons, so I think that makes it harder
for him. But I think he's doing a lot of
propaganda to blame someone else because I sadly Ukrainian people
pay enormous price in this war and unfortunately, you know,
to dictate the rules, you need to be winning the
war and opportunities was three years ago. Now it's much
more difficult.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
There's no question about it, and we are hopeful that
these discussions will be fruitful. I think President Trump actually
goes into the meeting slightly annoyed with President Putin because
as Trump has tried to forge peace and end some
of these killings that we've been lamenting, Putin has continued
an offensive. And I think if Trump, if Putin believes
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that he's going to lecture Trump, that he's going to
give Trump some history lesson, that he's going to put
Trump in the corner, it's going to go very differently
than that, and he could find himself in a situation
where he's getting read the right act much in the
ways Zelensky was in the White House. You've been an
advocate congresswoman for democracy in Ukraine. You have been very
critical of the decision to cancel presidential elections during the war,
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and one of the demands that we could see emerged
from the Russians would be the holding of a presidential
election in Ukraine. If an election was held as part
of these negotiations, do you think Zelenski would win it?
Speaker 5 (14:17):
Well, listen, I think upriniant people who wanted to have elections,
So I thought about, you know, what Russians want I
think they will have to have election with Zelenski the fraid.
But I'll tell you, you know, President.
Speaker 6 (14:26):
Portan shouldn't push his luck and challenge President Trump. You know,
I've been in a lot of negotiations with a president.
He is a tough person and he is not getting
screwed by anyone and could importance. So if he wants
to have something, he's going to get it done. He
cares about issue. I think he cares to have America great.
He cares about bringing peace. But he is very tough
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person and he means business. If he says something, I
wouldn't test my luck with him how he negotiates. He's
a tough person and if he decides to get something,
he gets stuff done.
Speaker 5 (14:57):
That's I love about him. No matter what people around
him tell and everything. If he want to deliver, he's
going to deliver on this thing. So I think I
would if I wouldn't him, I wouldn't try to, you know,
to try his luck and try to see how his limits,
because I think he can be very, very tough, even
though he also wants to make sure that he kind
of able to reconcile and don't continue a lot of
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people dying for really at this point for no reason,
and I think that's something very important. But I think,
you know, people of Ukraine will have to decide and
if they continue electing leaders at Zelenski, they might move
the rest of the country next time. That's just a reality.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
Indiana congress Woman Victorious Parts a true expert on a
lot of these questions in Europe. Appreciate you coming on
the program and sharing your expertise.
Speaker 5 (15:45):
Thank you for having me, Matt.
Speaker 1 (15:46):
And coming up, there is a report coming out of
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the Fairfax County School District. There are allegations that employees
were taking students to get abortions with public money without
their parents' consent. We'll join with the man who wants
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Speaker 1 (18:23):
How would you react upon learning that your local school
districts is using public money to give students abortions without
parental consent. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is big mad this
might be happening in Fairfax County schools. The governor has
directed the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation to
launch a full review. These allegations claim that school staff
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arranged and possibly paid for abortions for minors without parental
knowledge or consent, potentially using public funds. Young Can emphasize
that parents have a fundamental right to be involved in
the major decisions affecting their children's lives, and if these
as are true, that would be a serious breach of
that trust. I don't think schools should be able to
give kids vitamins without parental consent, so abortions is definitely
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a bridge too far. Fairfax County Public School stated it's
conducting its own administrative investigation and is ready to cooperate
with state police. The school leadership called the allegations unacceptable,
which is definitely a different thing than saying they are false.
Under Virginia law, minors can obtain judicial approval for an
abortion without parental consent, but the claims center specifically here
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on whether school staff illegally facilitated and funded those abortions.
The broader political context here is very significant. Virginia's Democrats
in the legislature are working to amend the state constitution
to have the Roe v. Wade protections really ensconced in
the permanent law of the land and the Commonwealth. That
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move is opposed by Republicans with us Now for more
is candidate for Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
John Reid. So, John, what's your reaction to the story
out of Fairfax County that the school district employees may
have been involved in abortions without parental consent?
Speaker 8 (20:09):
Yeah, it's outrageous, but it's not surprising with what we've
seen from some of these school systems up in northern
Virginia who refused to pay the law, refuse to just
exercise good judgment. I mean, this story is particularly egregious,
assuming that the details that have been shared with us
do pan out and taxpayer money was used to fund
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this abortion. I mean, that is clearly a crossing the line.
But I think what more people are upset about is
the fact that the parents have been excluded, apparently deliberately
by school officials. I mean, look, people find themselves in
difficult situations in life, but if you're a minor child,
you can't give an aspirin to a minor child in
a public school system or you'll be dismissed. And these employees, supposedly,
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and we're waiting to get the details, took these two
young girls and took the abortion clinic, and one of
them went through the abortion, and they conspired to keep
it away from the parents. And that's a problem. And
the Democrats lost four years ago because of the same
kind of arrogant, obnoxious attitude that cuts parents out of
the lives of their children. That's why we've got a
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great governor like Glenn Younk instead of the Democrat. And
I think this demonstrates that the Democrats have just never
learned their lesson. They really are not going to deal
with parents for some reason.
Speaker 1 (21:28):
It is odd to me that the school district hasn't
denied these allegations they've just said that the conduct is unacceptable.
We'll see as the investigation unfolds. But what do you
think ought to be the role of parents in making
decisions for students when they're at school regarding medical care?
I mean, if there's any type of medical care, an abortion,
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anything else, shouldn't the parent know every time? Always?
Speaker 8 (21:55):
Yeah, Look, there's this tug of war that is shocking
to me, a pretty open minded guy, that the administrators
and the teachers seem to think they know better than
the parents, and we have to fundamentally slap everybody back
into reality. These kids go into government schools, public schools.
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They don't belong to me. If I get to be LG,
I don't get to dictate what happens with these children.
They don't belong to the schools system and the school
board and the superintendent. They don't belong to the principles.
They don't belong to the teachers. You've got to show
respect to those people, and the kids better focus on
their studies. I think we've lost discipline in the classroom.
But this mindset that somehow the experts, with their PhDs
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and their experience, that they get to overrule the parents
We've got to dispec leaders from thinking that, and the
Republicans in Virginia have been pushing back on it for years.
The Democrats, I thought they would have learned their lesson
when they got their butts kicked four years ago. Now
they seem to be doubling and tripling down on this
bad behavior.
Speaker 9 (22:59):
It's got to stop.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
So Democrats in the legislature are now playing offense on abortion.
They want to codify Roe v. Wade in the state constitution.
What are you hearing from voters on this issue.
Speaker 8 (23:11):
Yeah, Look, I'm in the minority in Virginia. I'm pro life,
and I know I'm in the minority. But what I'm
not in the minority on is my objection to day
of birth abortion unfettered, no questions asked. And this amendment
that the Democrats have put forth in Virginia is really
probably the most extreme potential law in America, maybe even
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in the world, where one doctor, the abortionist, can murder
a baby on the day that it's supposed to be
born with no questions asked. You know, I hate to
put it this way, but stick the scissors in the
back of the baby's head.
Speaker 9 (23:50):
I mean, oh my god, who thinks that's okay.
Speaker 8 (23:52):
That's not okay, And it also prevents the parents from
knowing about it potentially. I once again, I think parents,
whether they agree with me on this issue or not,
as irrelevant. Parents have a right to be involved in
the lives of their children. So the Democrats just won't
back down from the extremism.
Speaker 9 (24:11):
Then we've got to call that out.
Speaker 1 (24:12):
Yeah, I think you're right that most voters would be
horrified by a circumstance like that. But even the leader
of our party, President Trump, has called that what he
believes are some harsh and extreme options that have been
presented by some Republicans in some states. For example, I
think a six week abortion ban was something that President
Trump said he didn't support. So there is there a
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limiting principle early in a pregnancy, when you think people
ought to be able to have an abortion.
Speaker 8 (24:43):
Well, I haven't seen legislation that starts to limit it.
I know Governor young can try to come up with
a compromise two years ago, and it didn't appear to
go over very well with the voters of Virginia. That's
why I acknowledge that my personal beliefs are probably in
the minority in Virginia and change them. And I'm going
to be honest with people about how i feel. But
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what I've got in front of me is a constitutional
amendment that the Democrats have written, which is the extreme
to the other degree, and I think that's what we've
got to stop. We can debate everything else at the
appropriate time. I'll see what legislation comes up. I want
to be honest with the voters, but we've got to
stop this day of birth abortion and the idea that
we're going to keep parents out of the decision making process.
Speaker 9 (25:26):
That's just not acceptable.
Speaker 8 (25:28):
I think even left of center voters who would normally
vote Democrat are going to be repulsed by this particular
idea that the Democrats are presenting. And I want to
tell them I'm the reasonable guy. I am responsible. I
want to be fair. You need to support John Reid
for Lieutenant govern or, not one of the leftists.
Speaker 1 (25:46):
Yeah, you seem to be running a campaign to bring
people in. It seems to be a campaign to reach
out to people who might not have voted for Republicans
in the past. And which is so interesting about the
story is that in Virginia, it's parental rights that have
animated growth for the political right, and it is abortion
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politics that has animated growth for the political left, and
you have both of them playing out in this story
in Fairfax County. Was what we saw out of Loudon
County that ignited firestorm for Governor Younkin. And so I'm
just wondering, do you like, do you see the election
in the commonwealth statewide and playing out on those terms
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where you know, you're out there talking about parents and
the extremism on one side, and maybe on the other
side you're facing a candidate who's wanting to expand abortion rights.
Speaker 8 (26:37):
Oh yeah, the parents' rights movement is big here in
Virginia and it should be, and it's one of those
unifying places.
Speaker 1 (26:44):
You know.
Speaker 8 (26:44):
The whole point of my candidacy is to try to
find points of commonality between people who normally don't agree.
That's kind of how I've lived my life. That's why
I quit my job and decided to run for Lieutenant
governor because I think I can bring people together. The
Democrats are way out of the mainstream on this one,
and I think the voters are going to hold them accountable.
(27:05):
It's kind of shocking to me from a political standpoint
that they wouldn't at least recalibrate in public to try
to win. I mean, it's still early, it's August. We'll
see how this plays out, but the voters have made
it very clear they don't want bureaucrats in between them
and their own children.
Speaker 3 (27:24):
Early.
Speaker 1 (27:25):
It's early, it's August. But every time we catch up
with you, John, you're on the campaign trail talking to voters.
Stay safe out there. We wish you well and hope
you'll check back in with us soon.
Speaker 8 (27:35):
I will do it, thanks, Matt, take one hundreds of
miles every day all over the great state of Virginia.
Speaker 9 (27:40):
I'm enjoyed doing it.
Speaker 1 (27:40):
Thank day, Safe, take care. We'll see you soon. And
coming up, there is a marijuana smoking district attorney in
Texas who is approaching politics, policy and protest a little
differently than you might expect. You won't want to miss
this coming up next.
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I think I found the most interesting district attorney in America.
Sarah Strogner is a forty one year old Republican who
is the DA for Texas's one hundred and forty third
Judicial district. It does seem odd to us that Texas
has one hundred and forty three judicial districts, but not
nearly as odd as where we're about to take this story.
Sarah Stagner originally got national attention when she ran for
(30:33):
the Railroad Commission. It's kind of strange that there's still
a railroad Commission and that it's elected. And it's even
stranger the way Stagner campaigned. It was something like this stronger,
which Stagners does moote early starting tomorrow. That was Stagner
riding an oil jack topless. She eventually lost that race
to a man named Wayne Christian. Apparently voters chose Christian
(30:56):
over Topless but Stagner would return. She became the district
attorn Ernie for her community. Now she is protesting recent
actions by Texas's government to embrace a prohibition stance against marijuana,
and that protest has her in some hot water because
it went something.
Speaker 10 (31:12):
Like this, went up to New Mexico. I purchased it
legally with my driver's license, my Texas my Texas driver's license.
Speaker 1 (31:22):
And.
Speaker 10 (31:24):
Yeah, brought it back, ground it up, put it in
my little pre rolled and I am getting ready.
Speaker 5 (31:29):
To smoke it.
Speaker 10 (31:30):
I'm wanting to draw attention to help say, Look, we've
got great law enforcement folks. Let's let them stay busy
with the things that really matter. And if we want
to protect kids, then we need to legalize and we
need to regulate it, and we need to tax it.
And just like we do with alcohol, I don't take
orders very well. Probably maybe politically there would be blowback
(31:50):
if the party was giving me any support, But the
party doesn't give me support now.
Speaker 1 (31:54):
Now, Da Stagner is facing calls for criminal accountability following
her videos, but she is the law. We doubt she'll
prosecute ourself, but stranger things have happened. We thought we'd
bring her on the show to ask so Da Stagner,
thanks for joining me. Let's start with this question. What
do you think Texas law should be regarding cannabis.
Speaker 10 (32:12):
I think it's time that we decriminalize, that we legalize,
that we regulate and tax it.
Speaker 1 (32:20):
I actually hold the same view. I don't believe that
prohibition era stances toward cannabis have been all that effective.
If that was the regulatory regime in Texas, how do
you think it would have Texans living better lives?
Speaker 10 (32:36):
Well, I think it'd be a huge boost to our economy.
The basic stats that I've seen estimated at about eight
hundred million in revenue texts annually, So obviously that's good
for the economy. But what I care about is that
it gets rid of the necessity of useless law enforcement, right, Like,
I've got real things to prosecute, like murder and rape
(32:59):
and theft. Those are That's what my constituents care about.
Speaker 1 (33:03):
Are you expecting that any of these authorities will arrest
you following your protest video? I do not have any
reached out or has it just been sort of a
reaction that you've had from some constituents.
Speaker 10 (33:16):
Yeah, No, I would say Almost everybody that has reached
out to me has supported it, right, And I would
say anybody that's actually reached out has supported it. The
people who are a little bit maybe less supportive are
other elected officials. But I haven't had any negative feedback
from constituents.
Speaker 1 (33:34):
And you know, the way that you go about the
protest here, you knew it would get a lot of attention.
You certainly have to acknowledge it's technically a violation of
the law. How would you respond to the criticism that
you know, the DA should not be the one engaging
in this type of protest.
Speaker 10 (33:53):
So, as a district attorney, my oath and my job
is to seek justice, and to me, what that means
is that the laws are fair and evenly applied. And
in Texas we had I think something like twenty five
thousand marijuana possession arrests in twenty twenty three as the
last time I think we have data. Please fact check
(34:14):
me on that. But you can't get any information on
convictions because guess why we're not actually prosecuting those cases.
In fact, it's really hard to prosecute really large dealers, right,
Like I think I have one penditing case and the
gentleman was carrying about three hundred and fifty pounds in
black trash.
Speaker 1 (34:31):
Sex Well, that would be one strong individual. President Trump
is reportedly considering rescheduling marijuana, perhaps to schedule three. Is
that something you would support?
Speaker 10 (34:42):
Absolutely not. It's worse than doing nothing, because what it
does is it puts it in the hand hands of
big pharma, and it really prolongs the ability of everyday
people to be able to grow it in their backyard.
I think it needs to be somewhere between two me
and vodka.
Speaker 1 (35:03):
So would you support a three tiered system for the
regulation of marijuana.
Speaker 2 (35:08):
That's what do you mean by that?
Speaker 7 (35:09):
Alcohol?
Speaker 1 (35:09):
Well? Alcohol? The same people who produce alcohol can't move
alcohol and can't sell up.
Speaker 10 (35:14):
Oh no, No, I mean as far as like, right,
I think it should be like homebrew, right, Like I
can grow I can brew beer in my basement if
I want, but if I want to go to the store,
there's somewhat of a regulation of Okay, it's alcohol. We
need to make sure that it's done. Am I like
(35:36):
totally supportive of the existing government I guess involved in
regulation of alcohol? No, I haven't really thought about that,
like separate issue, right, I envisioned being able to go
to the grocery store and having maybe the good THC
stuff next to the alcohol that's adult twenty one plus
having the CBD grandma arthritis cream right near the bingey,
(36:01):
like letting the whole plant be a part of our
everyday lives in some sort of sensibly regulated manner.
Speaker 1 (36:08):
I am not against a good stunt. I wore a
gas mask on the house floor for goodness sake, So
no judgment. But you have a penchant for the dramatic,
whether it was your campaign for the rail commission or
this video that's gotten a lot of attention, and it
is an approach that a lot of the boomers don't
use in politics, to try to draw attention to something
(36:30):
and draw eyeballs around it. Maybe reflect a little bit
on that as as stagecraft in what you do as
a public official.
Speaker 10 (36:38):
Yeah, so I tell people I'm a nobody from nowhere,
but I have a pretty good.
Speaker 1 (36:42):
Brain and I have great So use what you got,
Sarah Stagner. We won't argue with either. Appreciate you coming
on the program and sharing your perspective.
Speaker 3 (36:52):
Thanks.
Speaker 1 (36:53):
Coming up, there is new news coming out of Cuba
regarding questions on a transporter with an oath license, and
whether or not it is giving China an opportunity to
spy on the United States. Roger Stone has been following
the matter closely and he joins us next.
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Cuba, the densely populated Caribbean island, is ninety miles south
of Key West, and it's been a political touchstone for
my beloved Florida for generations. Many first and second generation
Cubans became staunchly Republican when they felt betrayed by President Kennedy.
Kennedy's CIA trained up a number of Cuban exiles in
Miami with hopes that they would raid the island and
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retake Cuba from Castro. It did not turn out that way.
The Bay of Pigs attack was a disaster for American interests.
One hundred and fourteen Cuban exiles were slaughtered in April
of nineteen sixty one. About another eleve one hundred were captured.
It led to a sense of betrayal and abandonment that
still rings true at Domino tables in Cafacitos and Hialia today.
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While the United States has maintained an embargo on Cuba
for about half a century, some companies can still get
a special license from the State Department to transact business
with the Cuban government as an exemption. One of those
companies is called Crowley. Crowley became the first US company
in nearly forty years to gain a license to operate
commercial cargo ships to Cuba in December of two thousand
(40:30):
and one. It offers regular cargo services, including container beds,
household goods, donations, and gift parcels between the United States
ports like Port Everglades and of course, Cuba's Port of Maryel,
with the sailings happening about every week. Crowley also provides
a Cuba Express service for shipping non perishable goods, food,
(40:51):
medicine and the like. Political strategist Roger Stone has expressed concern.
He's the host of the Stone Zone. He also points
out how Crowley's operates in Cuba, particularly they're shipping to
the Maryell Port, are conducted under the supervision of the
Cuban military, and he joins us Now, So, Roger, should
people be worried that a Jacksonville company is operating in
(41:12):
concert with the Cuban military?
Speaker 3 (41:14):
I certainly think they should, Matt.
Speaker 2 (41:16):
I mean, while Crowley does not provide actually weapons to Cuba,
they're in and out of that Cuban port, and I.
Speaker 3 (41:25):
Think that is problematic.
Speaker 2 (41:27):
They've got a twenty two point three billion dollar federal contract.
In a way, they're propping up the regime. What disappoints
me is that Congressman Carlos Simenez, who is the chairman
of the House Homeland Subcommittee of Transportation in Maritime Security,
has never raised any concerns about this. There's a real
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possibility that Chinese agents could infiltrate Crowley's port vehicles while
they're in the port. This could lead to surveillance of
our trade roots. You see, they're actually footage of the
brutal Communist dictator of Cuba, Bermudez hobnobbing with Crowley executives.
(42:10):
I think there's a very legitimate concern.
Speaker 1 (42:13):
So we have plenty of folks in Washington who are
willing to wag a finger at Cuba. Have any of
the other lawmakers raised concern over this question.
Speaker 3 (42:24):
No, It's kind of interesting.
Speaker 2 (42:25):
Crowley has a pack which is given to a number
of House Republicans who are major critics of their brutal
regime in Cuba, but none of them have raised concerns
about Crowley and the real possibility here that this is
being used to advance what we already know is Chinese
(42:47):
based surveillance operating out of Cuba Right now, Matt, the
largest spy station in this hemisphere, run by the communist Chinese,
is only ninety miles off our shores in Cuba, and.
Speaker 1 (43:00):
It's getting warm. You've actually hit something that really really
concerned me. When I was on the House Armed Services Committee,
we would regularly express concern over the condition of a
lot of the abandoned Russian assets in Cuba. It was
Russia that would have some rinky dank radio tower that
half the time they couldn't even get enough propane to
(43:22):
to fire up and turn on. But those assets following
the stress on Russia during the war in Ukraine, oftentimes
we're taken over by the Chinese and you'd be looking
at what was some Russian asset and now it's got
state of the art Chinese technology, engaged in sweeping the
Gulf of America, looking at all kinds of port activities
in the United States. So do you think that there
(43:44):
is more of a deal between the Cubans and Chinese
than is reported? And is the Russian leverage into Ukraine
making it easier.
Speaker 2 (43:54):
On well, I mean, the Cubans are definitely in business
with the Chinese, the Russians, and the Arangias. At military
experts I know point out that there are missiles in Cuba,
and while technically they are defensive missiles, with a small
technical change they could become offensive missiles, meaning we're right
back to where we were in nineteen sixty two. Crowley's
(44:17):
shipments provide a cover. This is my concern for Cuba
to redirect goods or materials to Venezuela. That's another very
distinct danger. What I don't understand is why Jimenez has
asked no questions about this in his subcommittee. Why there
seems to be no examination of these very real problems.
Speaker 1 (44:38):
Let's seom out a little bit, Roger. Has the embargo
worked in Cuba?
Speaker 2 (44:43):
Actually, I think to a certain extent, it has worked
until it became clear that the Chinese would replace the Russians.
In other words, at the point that Russia collapsed as
a financial source for Cuba, there was a shortage of food,
there was a shortage of parts for automobiles, a shortage
(45:04):
of tires, a shortage of gasoline and oil. But now
with massive subsidies from the Chinese, those restrictions I don't
think have been as effective as they were, say, twenty
years ago.
Speaker 1 (45:19):
So if the embargo isn't effective, should it be revisited.
Speaker 3 (45:23):
Well, here's where people make a mistake.
Speaker 2 (45:25):
They say, well, you could open up China, pardon me,
open up Cuba by doing business with the Cubans. The
problem is that American business people don't get to partner
with individual Cuban business people.
Speaker 3 (45:37):
They have to partner with the government.
Speaker 2 (45:39):
They pay the government dollars, The government pays the people
in their worthless paysos. So what happens is you end
up propping up the police state. Therefore, I believe the
embargo should remain in place.
Speaker 1 (45:53):
Yeah, but I don't know after something hasn't worked for
like fifty years. I mean, the conditions and Cuba are
no greater aligned toward the United States. Now the regime
has a way to scapegoat all of their own failures
on the embargo, and whenever there is all this talk
of sanctions as an immediate reaction to every hotspot in
(46:16):
the world. I think about Cuba and I think, well,
if sanctions worked, Cuba would be like a Caribbean garden
of Eden. But they haven't worked there. Life is terrible there.
People still come to the United States illegally, and I
just don't think the regime is weak. So maybe we
have to change some of the rules of the embargo. Certainly,
the conditions you describe aren't acceptable for any type of
(46:37):
American investment. But I hope I get to see the
day where we get better conditions for the people who
live in Cuba. So many are connected to our beloved Florida.
I'll give you the last word, Roger Stone.
Speaker 3 (46:48):
Matt, I think you're right.
Speaker 2 (46:48):
The point of Christ is the embargo was working until
the Chinese came along and now willing to subsidize Cuba
the way the Russians did before. Let's speak, it's clear
about who our real problem is here. The real problem
is not Cuba. Our real problem is the communist Chinese.
We continue to let them buy prime ranch land, farmland
and other assets in this country. It's a whole different issue,
(47:11):
but it's connected here and their spy station ninety miles
off our shore.
Speaker 3 (47:15):
Big problem.
Speaker 1 (47:16):
Yeah, we can't let Cuba turn into a floating or
a stationary Chinese spy facility and spy based. Roger Stone,
the host of the Stone Zone, thanks as always for
coming on and chopping up with me.
Speaker 3 (47:27):
Thanks Matt, great to be with you and coming up.
Speaker 1 (47:29):
There is news of a judge expanding his authority to
stand in front of Congress's cuts to plan parenthood in
the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Kristen Hawkins has been
following it and it will be with us next.
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Speaker 1 (49:59):
Welcome back. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act blocked Medicaid
funds from going to Planned Parenthood for some of their
more grisly activities, but last month, an Obama appointed judge
blocked those cuts. Now that same judge has expanded authority
to block even more cuts to Planned parenthood. Regardless of
how you feel about planned parenthood? Are you really okay
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letting judges second guess the funding decisions of elected representatives?
Speaker 7 (50:25):
Are we seeing.
Speaker 1 (50:26):
Something that is really really close to democratic backsliding in
our own country? Are we seeing Planned Parenthood get the
benefit of this concentrated power in the American judiciary? Joining
us now is the President of Students for Life and
Student for Life Action, Kristin Hawkins. So, Kristin, how is
this one judge able to restore all of this funding
(50:46):
for Planned parenthood?
Speaker 11 (50:48):
Well, you know, Matt they passed. We saw BBB go
through July fourth, and Planned Parenthood did exactly what I
would have expected my young children to do, and that
is to throw a tantrum. And they did what the
Left always does, which goes to judges. This is how
the Left time and time again has imposed their will
(51:08):
upon American people. And this is no difference. They judge
shopped found in. Obama appointed judge in Massachusetts, and now
we have an injunction against a federal national injunction not
just in Massachusetts, but across the country that is stopping
us from defunding Planned Parenthood of eighty percent of their
taxpayer funding. This one judge, singular judge unelected, this activist
(51:34):
is really forcing all of us to continue to pay
the largest abortion vendor in our country.
Speaker 1 (51:41):
It's hard to even indulge and imagine this, But what
could possibly be the legal rationale for a judge in
Massachusetts said Congress doesn't have the authority to cut its
own funding stream.
Speaker 11 (51:54):
Yeah, it's absolutely insane because that's literally Congress's job, right,
That's what.
Speaker 1 (52:04):
I know.
Speaker 11 (52:04):
It's it's hard. If you read the judge's decision, it
reads like an advertisement for Planned Parenthood. It's all about
all the wonderful things Planned Parenthood did, and she's actually
trying to argue that they have a First Amendment right
to kill babies via abortion, and they're being punished defunded
because they kill babies in abortion and because they play
(52:27):
in democratic politics, which, by the way, they're one of
the leading funders of the Democratic political machine, which is
why we've been arguing to President Trump, you know, we
have to stop funding President Trump's and the GOP's political
enemies to Plant Parenthood. So she's arguing they have a
First Amendment right to kill babies engage in politics, and
that means we have to continue to fund them. It
(52:47):
is the most insane preliminary injunction you'll ever read. It's
absolutely nuts, and that's why we've been calling for Congress
to start thinking about impeachment. It's time to start impeaching
these judges who you know I have in my little
small town in Idaho. You know everyone they get together
on the street corns on Saturdays from the retirement home
(53:09):
and all do these no Kings protests. They all hate
Donald Trump.
Speaker 10 (53:12):
It's crazy.
Speaker 11 (53:13):
These are the real kings in America, These unelected Democratic
appointed judges who are literally unanimously stopping the will of
the American people and not of the Trump administration.
Speaker 1 (53:24):
Well, and if abortion is speech, then everything is speech.
Then literally, Congress could never cut funding to anything. Someone
could say that their Medicaid benefit was speech. Someone could
say that any grants program has speech as some component
of it. And so this literally means that eternal life
(53:46):
would exist in every funded government program. I expect the
administration to appeal. It sounds like you think there are
strong grounds, But will the appellate courts that you get
in this part of the country be more favorable.
Speaker 11 (54:00):
Well, we've we've been encouraging Pambondi and the Department Justice
to fight this hard, and to fight this as hard
as they fought every other rogue judge that's been trying
to stop the will of the American people and President
Trump's agenda. That's what that's the gusto. They need to
have to fight this because this is literally insane. If
(54:21):
you read this preliminary injunction trying to force all of
us to fund America's largest abortion mentor. And to note,
we were very clear and when how Republicans crafted this
Reconciliation bill is very clear. This wasn't just a defunding
a Planned Parenthood. This was a defunding of any abortion
vendor that receives Medicaid funding. So it wasn't just targeted
(54:43):
for Planned Parenthood. That's actually how it survived the Bird
rule in the Senate. And it's sadly why the House version,
which defunded Plant Parent for ten years, got willed down
to one because Senate majority of Leer John Thune hasn't
fired the Democrat appointed Senate parliamentary and then allow this unelected,
once again Democrat bureaucrat to move ten years of defunding
(55:07):
down to one. But this defunding is not just Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood still receive Medicaid funds if they stopped killing babies.
They want to kill babies, and they also want to
have their cake and eat it too and get their
taxpayer funds. That's the real argument here.
Speaker 1 (55:22):
Yeah, and by the way, we hear from a lot
of people, well, Planned Parenthood does all these other things
other than abortion. But you cut right to the quick
with that analysis, because if it were those other functions
that were critically important and central to their mission, then
they would merely pivot to those functions. It's the abortion
(55:42):
factory that actually drives the cash machine and the advocacy
machine at Planned Parenthood, and we ought to stop participating
in it. And if there's a judge who's saying Congress
can't cut funding, I think you're right, the impeachment proceedings
maybe should begin. But just bringing that judge into the
House Judiciary Committee and saying so, like, what isn't speech?
If abortion is speech? Do you think that that type
(56:05):
of proactive approach from Congress would maybe have an antiseptic
effect on the rest of the judiciary.
Speaker 11 (56:12):
Absolutely could have that effect. And that's what needs to
be done, because this is what's been happening since this January.
Democrats got together and decided we're going to do everything
we can to stop President Trump the will of American people,
and we're going to use these unelected judges to do it.
And that's what they've been doing. The Trump administration has
been fighting this since day one of this new administration,
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and they've got to start making an example and the
GOP needs to start leading because I can tell you
right now, if the Democrats were in power, this is
what they would do. That's exactly what they would do
they play hardball?
Speaker 1 (56:46):
They would well, Kristen Hawkins, We're glad you're playing hardball.
Students for Life President and President of Students for Life Action,
we appreciate you joining us on the program.
Speaker 3 (56:54):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (56:55):
That's all the time we have. But before we go,
a correction to note last evening, we interviewed the Department
of Defence's Press secretary regarding fantastic recruiting numbers for our
military with women. We're generally quite cautious about showing the
faces of actual military members on air because sometimes America's
enemies use facial recognition software in very devious ways. But
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female service members as part of our b roll package
and we shouldn't have. The DoD didn't give us these images.
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get them
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared to
meet and Anchorage, Alaska. Ukrainian born Indiana Congresswoman Victoria Sparts
is here to preview the major summit. Plus, what would
you do if your local school district was using public
money to get students secret abortions? This is a massive
story coming out of Virginia. We've got a top voice
there with us tonight. And also there is a Republican
(00:22):
district attorney in Texas who just smoked marijuana on a
video on purpose and violation of state law. She joins
us this hour. It's all next on the Macads Show.
Let's do this shaking up Washington, d C. We're breaking
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Do you haven't watch this guy on television.
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It's like a machine.
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He's great.
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Matt Gates.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
As we join you tonight, the world's attention shifts to Anchorage, Alaska,
where President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will
meet face to face in one of the most anticipated
summits in recent memory. It's the first time Putin has
set foot on US soil in over a decade, and
it's happening at Joint Base Elmendorff Richardson in Alaska, the
stakes could not be higher. At the top of the agenda,
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of course, a ceasefire in Ukraine, now well into its
third year of conflict. President Trump has been blunt calling
for what he believes would be very serious consequences if
Moscow refuses to halt the fighting. He's aiming for a
breakthrough that could allow him to meet with Ukrainian President
vladimir's Zelinsky shortly afterward and position himself as the deal
(01:27):
maker who brings an end to Europe's bloodiest war since
World War II. But it's not just about Ukraine. For Putin,
the summit is about more than stopping bullets. It's about legitimacy,
being treated not as an international pariah, but as a
power player worthy of negotiating directly with the most powerful
man in the world, Donald Trump. His message ahead of
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the meeting has been carefully framed. There is, in his words,
huge economic potential between the two nations. Putin understands that
with Trump, you got to sell upside. Now behind that
phrasing lies the possibility of resource and trade discussions, perhaps
even proposals tied to mineral rights and contested territories, maybe
even cooperation on mineral rights in Alaska. From Washington's perspective,
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success tomorrow would mean locking in a freeze on hostilities,
buying time for diplomacy, and demonstrating that the United States
can still steer global events. Trump wants headlines reading ceasefire
achieved something he could point to as a tangible accomplishment,
and more winning. From Moscow's perspective, success would be measured
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very differently. Putin is looking for recognition of Russia's current
battlefield gains and a tacit acknowledgment that for now Kiev's
territorial integrity is negotiable is on the table now partials.
Cease fire could cement Russia's gains without the cost of
a continued offensive. Here's how the day is expected to unfold.
(02:54):
The two leaders will first meet privately, just them and
their interpreters. They will expand that conversation to include top
aids and advisors. A working lunches planned, followed by a
joint press conference, one that's probably going to be watched
by millions around the world. Now on the table a
range of proposals. Trump is likely to push for an
immediate halt to Russian offensives, potentially in exchange for phased
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lifting of certain sanctions or assurances of economic cooperation. Putin
in turn may press for recognition of Russia's control over
some key regions, something that Kiev has explicitly and repeatedly rejected.
That brings us to one of the major sticking points
Ukraine's roll or lack thereof in the actual discussions. President
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Zelenski has been clear no agreement about Ukraine's future will
be accepted without Ukraine at the table. But actually we
doubt that because it's Uncle Sam writing the check. So
what's likely to happen? I see a few possible scenarios. First,
a breakthrough, an announcement of a ceasfire framework with both
sides pledging to continue talks. It would be hailed as progress,
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even if if the details were murky. Second, a stalemate.
The leaders emerge from Alaska with smiles for the camera
but no substantive change on the ground, each side claiming
they stood their ground. Third, a bridge. Trump has already
talked about subsequent meetings. It's hard to imagine anything bigger
than this, but there could be other moves on the chessboard.
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What's certain is that both leaders have much to gain politically.
For Trump, a diplomatic win would be a monumental victory,
proof that his self styled role as negotiator in chief
can deliver results where others have failed. For Putin, simply
standing beside an American president on US soil sends a
message to the world Russia cannot be isolated. The meeting
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is more than politics. It's theater. The backdrop of Alaska
is symbolic, rugged, strategic, perched between East and West. Every handshake,
every camera angle, every word chosen will be scrutinized for
signs of concession or dominance defiance. Trump Putin in Alaska
tomorrow the world's coldest, coldest, coldest stage will heat up.
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Will it be peace or just a photo op with
no sundown? Joining us?
Speaker 4 (05:12):
Now?
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Ukrainian born congresswoman from Indiana, Victoria sparts a congresswoman, I
really wanted to talk to you on this day. What
are you expecting from the Trump Putin summit in Alaska?
Speaker 5 (05:23):
Well, listen, I think you know as you remember. You know,
a few years ago President Biden did a lot of
graindeo stock but was not able to get put into
the table and Unfortunately, you have to drag him to
the table with power and President Trump, and here did
a lot of challenges. You know, he isn't much better
(05:44):
situation militarily than three years ago. Will get done much
more to force him to the table. But he understand
that there are some economic weaknesses to Russian economy in
the biggest weakness is Russian oil. So if you know
the protrip President made to the Middle East and to
resure our allies well with them and also put pressure
on Russia because you know there are a lot of
(06:06):
countries over there, they have way more natural guests and
oil than Russia, and he can be in troubles. So
he's told that he's going to put sanctions on Russian
oil on countries like India and China and put tariffs.
And I think that's put An understand that President Tump
is serious, so I think he will force him to negotiations.
I think it will be tough. You can never trust Putting,
(06:29):
but I think you can trust power President Trump that
he is not going to move first during his presidency.
But ultimately it all depends what Ukrainian will be able
to do and what's going to happen in a few
years and then you know, he'll at least give a
chance for Zolenski to have conversation, but you know it's
not going to be an easy one.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
It is such a brilliant insight that you just shared
with our audience, and I think you're exactly on point,
and I hadn't really thought about it this way. Trump
was already setting up this move on the chessboard with
his trip to the Middle East, because he was showing
mutual investment, he was showing market development, he was showing
that he could get the oil spickets turned on. He
has always maintained that what Biden did to the price
(07:11):
of oil, jacking it up, financed this war. And so
I think that is a really really key insight putin.
I think gets it too, because he's made reference in
the lead up to this meeting about cooperation between the
United States and Russia on resources. What do you make
of that offer?
Speaker 5 (07:29):
Oh, listen, he's not stupid, right. He doesn't care about
grandiose statements. He cares about actions, and he understood that
Trump is serious about energy policy. Trum is serious to
put Europeans and force them to put money where mouse
is not actually from one's say, talking about how they're
fighting Russia like UK and get you know, spends more
(07:50):
money in Russian oil than on Ukrainian weapons. You know,
he's not stupid. He understand who is serious who is not.
So I think he understands that Trump is a serious
person and he is actually a strong president. He puts
no actions behind his words, and that's important and you
can never trust him. Pudding is always going to advance
(08:11):
and want more for it, but he understands strength and power.
That's the only way him and his you know much
VI KGB understand back in Russia. So I think it's
going to be you know, not easy because they advance
a lot that we have a lot of you know
Europeans that all over the place. I think they got
a little bit better now recently because they we put
(08:32):
pressure on them with NATO and put playing bigger role
into that. But I think it's still also going to
be a conversation that we need to continue and we
need to make sure that we deter Russia from moving
further and also start thinking about it how they can
stop helping China so much, because ultimately now they might
date him up with China against US. So we'll see
(08:54):
what they can accomplish. But you can never trust Russia,
but Russia understand power very well.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
Do you think that at this summit, President Trump and
President Putin could end the war without Zelensky at the table?
Speaker 5 (09:08):
Well, listen, I think President Trump understand that President Zolenski
cannot just get away and blame everyone for the war
he's losing. But at least President Trump can put him
to the table and have negotiation. You have to put
into the table, and he not understands what pressure he
can put on him to be able to have this conversation.
I think he wants to have a cease fire. Conversations
(09:31):
are not going to be easy, and I think, unfortunately
this situation is very difficult and it will be difficult
to reconcile the sides and the decisions will be made
much lighter. And I think during President Trump's presidency, I
think they will be able to hold down Russia. But
later on all depends what happened with elections in Ukraine,
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Russia and United States. The end result of that war
that will be decided later.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
You know this area of the world so well, and
a lot of those tough negotiations you just referenced are
going to be about territory and land, and so I'm
wondering of the of the territorial gains that Putin has
made thus far in the war, what do you think
is his highest priority to ice In? Do you think
it's it's Donetskin Luhansk? Do you think it's Crimea Maripol? Like?
(10:24):
What is the what is the gain that do you
think is highest priority to Putin going into this meeting.
Speaker 5 (10:29):
Well, interestingly enough, a lot of Democrats that criticize in
President Trump right now forgot that actual territories he gained
was under in President Obama and then on the President
Biden he moved further, so they kind of conveniently forgot
to mention that, you know, but ultimately he always wanted
to have Crimere and he always wanted to have a
land corridor to crime here because Crimere is a desert.
(10:53):
You know, he didn't have a land connection to that,
and it's problematic for him to have that land corridor.
He allus one to do it. Unfortunately, you know, he
had to do it militarily. You know, he shouldn't have
done it. A lot of people died, and it's really
terrible what he's done. I think he was mishandled in
a lot of ways and not taken seriously in the
(11:13):
early nineties by a lot of our presidents too, and
the whole Soviet Union when fell apart wasn't taken seriously.
It was a missed opportunity. So it's not going to
be an easy negotiations. And unfortunately, you know, you know,
the opportunity three years ago when Russia didn't have chance
to regroup militarily and didn't expect such a position, you know,
was a missed opportunity. Now it's a different situation. But
(11:36):
I think, you know, having President Trump at the table
pullenormous pressure for him at least negotiate, and then Ukrainian
president needs to figure out how he's going to be
having this negotiation, which will be very tough for him.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
You know, a lot of people who are still in Ukraine,
how are they thinking about this upcoming summit between Putin
and President Trump.
Speaker 5 (11:58):
Well, listen, I think a lot of Ukrainians, you know,
they paid huge price, you know, but they're paying a
huge price for the bad government that they elected too,
you know, and unfortunately, sadly, you know, Ukrainian people. There
is a percentage of people understand the situations, the reality.
But unfortunately current presidents tried to blame President Trump and
(12:20):
the West forever since, but never stop corruption, betraying his people,
betraying his military, didn't get country ready militarily, and making
a lot of oligarchs from his friends. You know, he
recently had demonstrations that people are kind of getting fed up.
The one that understand create propaganda machine took a lot
of power, centralized power and relatory created you know, the
(12:42):
dictatorship in the countries. So that's not why Ukrainians are dying.
He will have a hard time with that because there
are much more Ukrainians willing to stand up than Russians.
Plus they have weapons.
Speaker 6 (12:52):
Too, which is that's what Second Amendment right is very important.
Speaker 7 (12:55):
From the war.
Speaker 5 (12:56):
They have weapons, so I think that makes it harder
for him. But I think he's doing a lot of
propaganda to blame someone else because I sadly Ukrainian people
pay enormous price in this war and unfortunately, you know,
to dictate the rules, you need to be winning the
war and opportunities was three years ago. Now it's much
more difficult.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
There's no question about it, and we are hopeful that
these discussions will be fruitful. I think President Trump actually
goes into the meeting slightly annoyed with President Putin because
as Trump has tried to forge peace and end some
of these killings that we've been lamenting, Putin has continued
an offensive. And I think if Trump, if Putin believes
(13:39):
that he's going to lecture Trump, that he's going to
give Trump some history lesson, that he's going to put
Trump in the corner, it's going to go very differently
than that, and he could find himself in a situation
where he's getting read the right act much in the
ways Zelensky was in the White House. You've been an
advocate congresswoman for democracy in Ukraine. You have been very
critical of the decision to cancel presidential elections during the war,
(14:03):
and one of the demands that we could see emerged
from the Russians would be the holding of a presidential
election in Ukraine. If an election was held as part
of these negotiations, do you think Zelenski would win it?
Speaker 5 (14:17):
Well, listen, I think upriniant people who wanted to have elections,
So I thought about, you know, what Russians want I
think they will have to have election with Zelenski the fraid.
But I'll tell you, you know, President.
Speaker 6 (14:26):
Portan shouldn't push his luck and challenge President Trump. You know,
I've been in a lot of negotiations with a president.
He is a tough person and he is not getting
screwed by anyone and could importance. So if he wants
to have something, he's going to get it done. He
cares about issue. I think he cares to have America great.
He cares about bringing peace. But he is very tough
(14:47):
person and he means business. If he says something, I
wouldn't test my luck with him how he negotiates. He's
a tough person and if he decides to get something,
he gets stuff done.
Speaker 5 (14:57):
That's I love about him. No matter what people around
him tell and everything. If he want to deliver, he's
going to deliver on this thing. So I think I
would if I wouldn't him, I wouldn't try to, you know,
to try his luck and try to see how his limits,
because I think he can be very, very tough, even
though he also wants to make sure that he kind
of able to reconcile and don't continue a lot of
(15:20):
people dying for really at this point for no reason,
and I think that's something very important. But I think,
you know, people of Ukraine will have to decide and
if they continue electing leaders at Zelenski, they might move
the rest of the country next time. That's just a reality.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
Indiana congress Woman Victorious Parts a true expert on a
lot of these questions in Europe. Appreciate you coming on
the program and sharing your expertise.
Speaker 5 (15:45):
Thank you for having me, Matt.
Speaker 1 (15:46):
And coming up, there is a report coming out of
Virginia that the governor is launching a criminal investigation into
the Fairfax County School District. There are allegations that employees
were taking students to get abortions with public money without
their parents' consent. We'll join with the man who wants
to be Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth after quick break.
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Speaker 1 (18:23):
How would you react upon learning that your local school
districts is using public money to give students abortions without
parental consent. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is big mad this
might be happening in Fairfax County schools. The governor has
directed the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation to
launch a full review. These allegations claim that school staff
(18:45):
arranged and possibly paid for abortions for minors without parental
knowledge or consent, potentially using public funds. Young Can emphasize
that parents have a fundamental right to be involved in
the major decisions affecting their children's lives, and if these
as are true, that would be a serious breach of
that trust. I don't think schools should be able to
give kids vitamins without parental consent, so abortions is definitely
(19:09):
a bridge too far. Fairfax County Public School stated it's
conducting its own administrative investigation and is ready to cooperate
with state police. The school leadership called the allegations unacceptable,
which is definitely a different thing than saying they are false.
Under Virginia law, minors can obtain judicial approval for an
abortion without parental consent, but the claims center specifically here
(19:32):
on whether school staff illegally facilitated and funded those abortions.
The broader political context here is very significant. Virginia's Democrats
in the legislature are working to amend the state constitution
to have the Roe v. Wade protections really ensconced in
the permanent law of the land and the Commonwealth. That
(19:54):
move is opposed by Republicans with us Now for more
is candidate for Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
John Reid. So, John, what's your reaction to the story
out of Fairfax County that the school district employees may
have been involved in abortions without parental consent?
Speaker 8 (20:09):
Yeah, it's outrageous, but it's not surprising with what we've
seen from some of these school systems up in northern
Virginia who refused to pay the law, refuse to just
exercise good judgment. I mean, this story is particularly egregious,
assuming that the details that have been shared with us
do pan out and taxpayer money was used to fund
(20:31):
this abortion. I mean, that is clearly a crossing the line.
But I think what more people are upset about is
the fact that the parents have been excluded, apparently deliberately
by school officials. I mean, look, people find themselves in
difficult situations in life, but if you're a minor child,
you can't give an aspirin to a minor child in
a public school system or you'll be dismissed. And these employees, supposedly,
(20:55):
and we're waiting to get the details, took these two
young girls and took the abortion clinic, and one of
them went through the abortion, and they conspired to keep
it away from the parents. And that's a problem. And
the Democrats lost four years ago because of the same
kind of arrogant, obnoxious attitude that cuts parents out of
the lives of their children. That's why we've got a
(21:17):
great governor like Glenn Younk instead of the Democrat. And
I think this demonstrates that the Democrats have just never
learned their lesson. They really are not going to deal
with parents for some reason.
Speaker 1 (21:28):
It is odd to me that the school district hasn't
denied these allegations they've just said that the conduct is unacceptable.
We'll see as the investigation unfolds. But what do you
think ought to be the role of parents in making
decisions for students when they're at school regarding medical care?
I mean, if there's any type of medical care, an abortion,
(21:50):
anything else, shouldn't the parent know every time? Always?
Speaker 8 (21:55):
Yeah, Look, there's this tug of war that is shocking
to me, a pretty open minded guy, that the administrators
and the teachers seem to think they know better than
the parents, and we have to fundamentally slap everybody back
into reality. These kids go into government schools, public schools.
(22:16):
They don't belong to me. If I get to be LG,
I don't get to dictate what happens with these children.
They don't belong to the schools system and the school
board and the superintendent. They don't belong to the principles.
They don't belong to the teachers. You've got to show
respect to those people, and the kids better focus on
their studies. I think we've lost discipline in the classroom.
But this mindset that somehow the experts, with their PhDs
(22:39):
and their experience, that they get to overrule the parents
We've got to dispec leaders from thinking that, and the
Republicans in Virginia have been pushing back on it for years.
The Democrats, I thought they would have learned their lesson
when they got their butts kicked four years ago. Now
they seem to be doubling and tripling down on this
bad behavior.
Speaker 9 (22:59):
It's got to stop.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
So Democrats in the legislature are now playing offense on abortion.
They want to codify Roe v. Wade in the state constitution.
What are you hearing from voters on this issue.
Speaker 8 (23:11):
Yeah, Look, I'm in the minority in Virginia. I'm pro life,
and I know I'm in the minority. But what I'm
not in the minority on is my objection to day
of birth abortion unfettered, no questions asked. And this amendment
that the Democrats have put forth in Virginia is really
probably the most extreme potential law in America, maybe even
(23:35):
in the world, where one doctor, the abortionist, can murder
a baby on the day that it's supposed to be
born with no questions asked. You know, I hate to
put it this way, but stick the scissors in the
back of the baby's head.
Speaker 9 (23:50):
I mean, oh my god, who thinks that's okay.
Speaker 8 (23:52):
That's not okay, And it also prevents the parents from
knowing about it potentially. I once again, I think parents,
whether they agree with me on this issue or not,
as irrelevant. Parents have a right to be involved in
the lives of their children. So the Democrats just won't
back down from the extremism.
Speaker 9 (24:11):
Then we've got to call that out.
Speaker 1 (24:12):
Yeah, I think you're right that most voters would be
horrified by a circumstance like that. But even the leader
of our party, President Trump, has called that what he
believes are some harsh and extreme options that have been
presented by some Republicans in some states. For example, I
think a six week abortion ban was something that President
Trump said he didn't support. So there is there a
(24:35):
limiting principle early in a pregnancy, when you think people
ought to be able to have an abortion.
Speaker 8 (24:43):
Well, I haven't seen legislation that starts to limit it.
I know Governor young can try to come up with
a compromise two years ago, and it didn't appear to
go over very well with the voters of Virginia. That's
why I acknowledge that my personal beliefs are probably in
the minority in Virginia and change them. And I'm going
to be honest with people about how i feel. But
(25:05):
what I've got in front of me is a constitutional
amendment that the Democrats have written, which is the extreme
to the other degree, and I think that's what we've
got to stop. We can debate everything else at the
appropriate time. I'll see what legislation comes up. I want
to be honest with the voters, but we've got to
stop this day of birth abortion and the idea that
we're going to keep parents out of the decision making process.
Speaker 9 (25:26):
That's just not acceptable.
Speaker 8 (25:28):
I think even left of center voters who would normally
vote Democrat are going to be repulsed by this particular
idea that the Democrats are presenting. And I want to
tell them I'm the reasonable guy. I am responsible. I
want to be fair. You need to support John Reid
for Lieutenant govern or, not one of the leftists.
Speaker 1 (25:46):
Yeah, you seem to be running a campaign to bring
people in. It seems to be a campaign to reach
out to people who might not have voted for Republicans
in the past. And which is so interesting about the
story is that in Virginia, it's parental rights that have
animated growth for the political right, and it is abortion
(26:06):
politics that has animated growth for the political left, and
you have both of them playing out in this story
in Fairfax County. Was what we saw out of Loudon
County that ignited firestorm for Governor Younkin. And so I'm
just wondering, do you like, do you see the election
in the commonwealth statewide and playing out on those terms
(26:27):
where you know, you're out there talking about parents and
the extremism on one side, and maybe on the other
side you're facing a candidate who's wanting to expand abortion rights.
Speaker 8 (26:37):
Oh yeah, the parents' rights movement is big here in
Virginia and it should be, and it's one of those
unifying places.
Speaker 1 (26:44):
You know.
Speaker 8 (26:44):
The whole point of my candidacy is to try to
find points of commonality between people who normally don't agree.
That's kind of how I've lived my life. That's why
I quit my job and decided to run for Lieutenant
governor because I think I can bring people together. The
Democrats are way out of the mainstream on this one,
and I think the voters are going to hold them accountable.
(27:05):
It's kind of shocking to me from a political standpoint
that they wouldn't at least recalibrate in public to try
to win. I mean, it's still early, it's August. We'll
see how this plays out, but the voters have made
it very clear they don't want bureaucrats in between them
and their own children.
Speaker 3 (27:24):
Early.
Speaker 1 (27:25):
It's early, it's August. But every time we catch up
with you, John, you're on the campaign trail talking to voters.
Stay safe out there. We wish you well and hope
you'll check back in with us soon.
Speaker 8 (27:35):
I will do it, thanks, Matt, take one hundreds of
miles every day all over the great state of Virginia.
Speaker 9 (27:40):
I'm enjoyed doing it.
Speaker 1 (27:40):
Thank day, Safe, take care. We'll see you soon. And
coming up, there is a marijuana smoking district attorney in
Texas who is approaching politics, policy and protest a little
differently than you might expect. You won't want to miss
this coming up next.
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I think I found the most interesting district attorney in America.
Sarah Strogner is a forty one year old Republican who
is the DA for Texas's one hundred and forty third
Judicial district. It does seem odd to us that Texas
has one hundred and forty three judicial districts, but not
nearly as odd as where we're about to take this story.
Sarah Stagner originally got national attention when she ran for
(30:33):
the Railroad Commission. It's kind of strange that there's still
a railroad Commission and that it's elected. And it's even
stranger the way Stagner campaigned. It was something like this stronger,
which Stagners does moote early starting tomorrow. That was Stagner
riding an oil jack topless. She eventually lost that race
to a man named Wayne Christian. Apparently voters chose Christian
(30:56):
over Topless but Stagner would return. She became the district
attorn Ernie for her community. Now she is protesting recent
actions by Texas's government to embrace a prohibition stance against marijuana,
and that protest has her in some hot water because
it went something.
Speaker 10 (31:12):
Like this, went up to New Mexico. I purchased it
legally with my driver's license, my Texas my Texas driver's license.
Speaker 1 (31:22):
And.
Speaker 10 (31:24):
Yeah, brought it back, ground it up, put it in
my little pre rolled and I am getting ready.
Speaker 5 (31:29):
To smoke it.
Speaker 10 (31:30):
I'm wanting to draw attention to help say, Look, we've
got great law enforcement folks. Let's let them stay busy
with the things that really matter. And if we want
to protect kids, then we need to legalize and we
need to regulate it, and we need to tax it.
And just like we do with alcohol, I don't take
orders very well. Probably maybe politically there would be blowback
(31:50):
if the party was giving me any support, But the
party doesn't give me support now.
Speaker 1 (31:54):
Now, Da Stagner is facing calls for criminal accountability following
her videos, but she is the law. We doubt she'll
prosecute ourself, but stranger things have happened. We thought we'd
bring her on the show to ask so Da Stagner,
thanks for joining me. Let's start with this question. What
do you think Texas law should be regarding cannabis.
Speaker 10 (32:12):
I think it's time that we decriminalize, that we legalize,
that we regulate and tax it.
Speaker 1 (32:20):
I actually hold the same view. I don't believe that
prohibition era stances toward cannabis have been all that effective.
If that was the regulatory regime in Texas, how do
you think it would have Texans living better lives?
Speaker 10 (32:36):
Well, I think it'd be a huge boost to our economy.
The basic stats that I've seen estimated at about eight
hundred million in revenue texts annually, So obviously that's good
for the economy. But what I care about is that
it gets rid of the necessity of useless law enforcement, right, Like,
I've got real things to prosecute, like murder and rape
(32:59):
and theft. Those are That's what my constituents care about.
Speaker 1 (33:03):
Are you expecting that any of these authorities will arrest
you following your protest video? I do not have any
reached out or has it just been sort of a
reaction that you've had from some constituents.
Speaker 10 (33:16):
Yeah, No, I would say Almost everybody that has reached
out to me has supported it, right, And I would
say anybody that's actually reached out has supported it. The
people who are a little bit maybe less supportive are
other elected officials. But I haven't had any negative feedback
from constituents.
Speaker 1 (33:34):
And you know, the way that you go about the
protest here, you knew it would get a lot of attention.
You certainly have to acknowledge it's technically a violation of
the law. How would you respond to the criticism that
you know, the DA should not be the one engaging
in this type of protest.
Speaker 10 (33:53):
So, as a district attorney, my oath and my job
is to seek justice, and to me, what that means
is that the laws are fair and evenly applied. And
in Texas we had I think something like twenty five
thousand marijuana possession arrests in twenty twenty three as the
last time I think we have data. Please fact check
(34:14):
me on that. But you can't get any information on
convictions because guess why we're not actually prosecuting those cases.
In fact, it's really hard to prosecute really large dealers, right,
Like I think I have one penditing case and the
gentleman was carrying about three hundred and fifty pounds in
black trash.
Speaker 1 (34:31):
Sex Well, that would be one strong individual. President Trump
is reportedly considering rescheduling marijuana, perhaps to schedule three. Is
that something you would support?
Speaker 10 (34:42):
Absolutely not. It's worse than doing nothing, because what it
does is it puts it in the hand hands of
big pharma, and it really prolongs the ability of everyday
people to be able to grow it in their backyard.
I think it needs to be somewhere between two me
and vodka.
Speaker 1 (35:03):
So would you support a three tiered system for the
regulation of marijuana.
Speaker 2 (35:08):
That's what do you mean by that?
Speaker 7 (35:09):
Alcohol?
Speaker 1 (35:09):
Well? Alcohol? The same people who produce alcohol can't move
alcohol and can't sell up.
Speaker 10 (35:14):
Oh no, No, I mean as far as like, right,
I think it should be like homebrew, right, Like I
can grow I can brew beer in my basement if
I want, but if I want to go to the store,
there's somewhat of a regulation of Okay, it's alcohol. We
need to make sure that it's done. Am I like
(35:36):
totally supportive of the existing government I guess involved in
regulation of alcohol? No, I haven't really thought about that,
like separate issue, right, I envisioned being able to go
to the grocery store and having maybe the good THC
stuff next to the alcohol that's adult twenty one plus
having the CBD grandma arthritis cream right near the bingey,
(36:01):
like letting the whole plant be a part of our
everyday lives in some sort of sensibly regulated manner.
Speaker 1 (36:08):
I am not against a good stunt. I wore a
gas mask on the house floor for goodness sake, So
no judgment. But you have a penchant for the dramatic,
whether it was your campaign for the rail commission or
this video that's gotten a lot of attention, and it
is an approach that a lot of the boomers don't
use in politics, to try to draw attention to something
(36:30):
and draw eyeballs around it. Maybe reflect a little bit
on that as as stagecraft in what you do as
a public official.
Speaker 10 (36:38):
Yeah, so I tell people I'm a nobody from nowhere,
but I have a pretty good.
Speaker 1 (36:42):
Brain and I have great So use what you got,
Sarah Stagner. We won't argue with either. Appreciate you coming
on the program and sharing your perspective.
Speaker 3 (36:52):
Thanks.
Speaker 1 (36:53):
Coming up, there is new news coming out of Cuba
regarding questions on a transporter with an oath license, and
whether or not it is giving China an opportunity to
spy on the United States. Roger Stone has been following
the matter closely and he joins us next.
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Speaker 1 (39:25):
Cuba, the densely populated Caribbean island, is ninety miles south
of Key West, and it's been a political touchstone for
my beloved Florida for generations. Many first and second generation
Cubans became staunchly Republican when they felt betrayed by President Kennedy.
Kennedy's CIA trained up a number of Cuban exiles in
Miami with hopes that they would raid the island and
(39:47):
retake Cuba from Castro. It did not turn out that way.
The Bay of Pigs attack was a disaster for American interests.
One hundred and fourteen Cuban exiles were slaughtered in April
of nineteen sixty one. About another eleve one hundred were captured.
It led to a sense of betrayal and abandonment that
still rings true at Domino tables in Cafacitos and Hialia today.
(40:09):
While the United States has maintained an embargo on Cuba
for about half a century, some companies can still get
a special license from the State Department to transact business
with the Cuban government as an exemption. One of those
companies is called Crowley. Crowley became the first US company
in nearly forty years to gain a license to operate
commercial cargo ships to Cuba in December of two thousand
(40:30):
and one. It offers regular cargo services, including container beds,
household goods, donations, and gift parcels between the United States
ports like Port Everglades and of course, Cuba's Port of Maryel,
with the sailings happening about every week. Crowley also provides
a Cuba Express service for shipping non perishable goods, food,
(40:51):
medicine and the like. Political strategist Roger Stone has expressed concern.
He's the host of the Stone Zone. He also points
out how Crowley's operates in Cuba, particularly they're shipping to
the Maryell Port, are conducted under the supervision of the
Cuban military, and he joins us Now, So, Roger, should
people be worried that a Jacksonville company is operating in
(41:12):
concert with the Cuban military?
Speaker 3 (41:14):
I certainly think they should, Matt.
Speaker 2 (41:16):
I mean, while Crowley does not provide actually weapons to Cuba,
they're in and out of that Cuban port, and I.
Speaker 3 (41:25):
Think that is problematic.
Speaker 2 (41:27):
They've got a twenty two point three billion dollar federal contract.
In a way, they're propping up the regime. What disappoints
me is that Congressman Carlos Simenez, who is the chairman
of the House Homeland Subcommittee of Transportation in Maritime Security,
has never raised any concerns about this. There's a real
(41:49):
possibility that Chinese agents could infiltrate Crowley's port vehicles while
they're in the port. This could lead to surveillance of
our trade roots. You see, they're actually footage of the
brutal Communist dictator of Cuba, Bermudez hobnobbing with Crowley executives.
(42:10):
I think there's a very legitimate concern.
Speaker 1 (42:13):
So we have plenty of folks in Washington who are
willing to wag a finger at Cuba. Have any of
the other lawmakers raised concern over this question.
Speaker 3 (42:24):
No, It's kind of interesting.
Speaker 2 (42:25):
Crowley has a pack which is given to a number
of House Republicans who are major critics of their brutal
regime in Cuba, but none of them have raised concerns
about Crowley and the real possibility here that this is
being used to advance what we already know is Chinese
(42:47):
based surveillance operating out of Cuba Right now, Matt, the
largest spy station in this hemisphere, run by the communist Chinese,
is only ninety miles off our shores in Cuba, and.
Speaker 1 (43:00):
It's getting warm. You've actually hit something that really really
concerned me. When I was on the House Armed Services Committee,
we would regularly express concern over the condition of a
lot of the abandoned Russian assets in Cuba. It was
Russia that would have some rinky dank radio tower that
half the time they couldn't even get enough propane to
(43:22):
to fire up and turn on. But those assets following
the stress on Russia during the war in Ukraine, oftentimes
we're taken over by the Chinese and you'd be looking
at what was some Russian asset and now it's got
state of the art Chinese technology, engaged in sweeping the
Gulf of America, looking at all kinds of port activities
in the United States. So do you think that there
(43:44):
is more of a deal between the Cubans and Chinese
than is reported? And is the Russian leverage into Ukraine
making it easier.
Speaker 2 (43:54):
On well, I mean, the Cubans are definitely in business
with the Chinese, the Russians, and the Arangias. At military
experts I know point out that there are missiles in Cuba,
and while technically they are defensive missiles, with a small
technical change they could become offensive missiles, meaning we're right
back to where we were in nineteen sixty two. Crowley's
(44:17):
shipments provide a cover. This is my concern for Cuba
to redirect goods or materials to Venezuela. That's another very
distinct danger. What I don't understand is why Jimenez has
asked no questions about this in his subcommittee. Why there
seems to be no examination of these very real problems.
Speaker 1 (44:38):
Let's seom out a little bit, Roger. Has the embargo
worked in Cuba?
Speaker 2 (44:43):
Actually, I think to a certain extent, it has worked
until it became clear that the Chinese would replace the Russians.
In other words, at the point that Russia collapsed as
a financial source for Cuba, there was a shortage of food,
there was a shortage of parts for automobiles, a shortage
(45:04):
of tires, a shortage of gasoline and oil. But now
with massive subsidies from the Chinese, those restrictions I don't
think have been as effective as they were, say, twenty
years ago.
Speaker 1 (45:19):
So if the embargo isn't effective, should it be revisited.
Speaker 3 (45:23):
Well, here's where people make a mistake.
Speaker 2 (45:25):
They say, well, you could open up China, pardon me,
open up Cuba by doing business with the Cubans. The
problem is that American business people don't get to partner
with individual Cuban business people.
Speaker 3 (45:37):
They have to partner with the government.
Speaker 2 (45:39):
They pay the government dollars, The government pays the people
in their worthless paysos. So what happens is you end
up propping up the police state. Therefore, I believe the
embargo should remain in place.
Speaker 1 (45:53):
Yeah, but I don't know after something hasn't worked for
like fifty years. I mean, the conditions and Cuba are
no greater aligned toward the United States. Now the regime
has a way to scapegoat all of their own failures
on the embargo, and whenever there is all this talk
of sanctions as an immediate reaction to every hotspot in
(46:16):
the world. I think about Cuba and I think, well,
if sanctions worked, Cuba would be like a Caribbean garden
of Eden. But they haven't worked there. Life is terrible there.
People still come to the United States illegally, and I
just don't think the regime is weak. So maybe we
have to change some of the rules of the embargo. Certainly,
the conditions you describe aren't acceptable for any type of
(46:37):
American investment. But I hope I get to see the
day where we get better conditions for the people who
live in Cuba. So many are connected to our beloved Florida.
I'll give you the last word, Roger Stone.
Speaker 3 (46:48):
Matt, I think you're right.
Speaker 2 (46:48):
The point of Christ is the embargo was working until
the Chinese came along and now willing to subsidize Cuba
the way the Russians did before. Let's speak, it's clear
about who our real problem is here. The real problem
is not Cuba. Our real problem is the communist Chinese.
We continue to let them buy prime ranch land, farmland
and other assets in this country. It's a whole different issue,
(47:11):
but it's connected here and their spy station ninety miles
off our shore.
Speaker 3 (47:15):
Big problem.
Speaker 1 (47:16):
Yeah, we can't let Cuba turn into a floating or
a stationary Chinese spy facility and spy based. Roger Stone,
the host of the Stone Zone, thanks as always for
coming on and chopping up with me.
Speaker 3 (47:27):
Thanks Matt, great to be with you and coming up.
Speaker 1 (47:29):
There is news of a judge expanding his authority to
stand in front of Congress's cuts to plan parenthood in
the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Kristen Hawkins has been
following it and it will be with us next.
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Speaker 1 (49:59):
Welcome back. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act blocked Medicaid
funds from going to Planned Parenthood for some of their
more grisly activities, but last month, an Obama appointed judge
blocked those cuts. Now that same judge has expanded authority
to block even more cuts to Planned parenthood. Regardless of
how you feel about planned parenthood? Are you really okay
(50:19):
letting judges second guess the funding decisions of elected representatives?
Speaker 7 (50:25):
Are we seeing.
Speaker 1 (50:26):
Something that is really really close to democratic backsliding in
our own country? Are we seeing Planned Parenthood get the
benefit of this concentrated power in the American judiciary? Joining
us now is the President of Students for Life and
Student for Life Action, Kristin Hawkins. So, Kristin, how is
this one judge able to restore all of this funding
(50:46):
for Planned parenthood?
Speaker 11 (50:48):
Well, you know, Matt they passed. We saw BBB go
through July fourth, and Planned Parenthood did exactly what I
would have expected my young children to do, and that
is to throw a tantrum. And they did what the
Left always does, which goes to judges. This is how
the Left time and time again has imposed their will
(51:08):
upon American people. And this is no difference. They judge
shopped found in. Obama appointed judge in Massachusetts, and now
we have an injunction against a federal national injunction not
just in Massachusetts, but across the country that is stopping
us from defunding Planned Parenthood of eighty percent of their
taxpayer funding. This one judge, singular judge unelected, this activist
(51:34):
is really forcing all of us to continue to pay
the largest abortion vendor in our country.
Speaker 1 (51:41):
It's hard to even indulge and imagine this, But what
could possibly be the legal rationale for a judge in
Massachusetts said Congress doesn't have the authority to cut its
own funding stream.
Speaker 11 (51:54):
Yeah, it's absolutely insane because that's literally Congress's job, right,
That's what.
Speaker 1 (52:04):
I know.
Speaker 11 (52:04):
It's it's hard. If you read the judge's decision, it
reads like an advertisement for Planned Parenthood. It's all about
all the wonderful things Planned Parenthood did, and she's actually
trying to argue that they have a First Amendment right
to kill babies via abortion, and they're being punished defunded
because they kill babies in abortion and because they play
(52:27):
in democratic politics, which, by the way, they're one of
the leading funders of the Democratic political machine, which is
why we've been arguing to President Trump, you know, we
have to stop funding President Trump's and the GOP's political
enemies to Plant Parenthood. So she's arguing they have a
First Amendment right to kill babies engage in politics, and
that means we have to continue to fund them. It
(52:47):
is the most insane preliminary injunction you'll ever read. It's
absolutely nuts, and that's why we've been calling for Congress
to start thinking about impeachment. It's time to start impeaching
these judges who you know I have in my little
small town in Idaho. You know everyone they get together
on the street corns on Saturdays from the retirement home
(53:09):
and all do these no Kings protests. They all hate
Donald Trump.
Speaker 10 (53:12):
It's crazy.
Speaker 11 (53:13):
These are the real kings in America, These unelected Democratic
appointed judges who are literally unanimously stopping the will of
the American people and not of the Trump administration.
Speaker 1 (53:24):
Well, and if abortion is speech, then everything is speech.
Then literally, Congress could never cut funding to anything. Someone
could say that their Medicaid benefit was speech. Someone could
say that any grants program has speech as some component
of it. And so this literally means that eternal life
(53:46):
would exist in every funded government program. I expect the
administration to appeal. It sounds like you think there are
strong grounds, But will the appellate courts that you get
in this part of the country be more favorable.
Speaker 11 (54:00):
Well, we've we've been encouraging Pambondi and the Department Justice
to fight this hard, and to fight this as hard
as they fought every other rogue judge that's been trying
to stop the will of the American people and President
Trump's agenda. That's what that's the gusto. They need to
have to fight this because this is literally insane. If
(54:21):
you read this preliminary injunction trying to force all of
us to fund America's largest abortion mentor. And to note,
we were very clear and when how Republicans crafted this
Reconciliation bill is very clear. This wasn't just a defunding
a Planned Parenthood. This was a defunding of any abortion
vendor that receives Medicaid funding. So it wasn't just targeted
(54:43):
for Planned Parenthood. That's actually how it survived the Bird
rule in the Senate. And it's sadly why the House version,
which defunded Plant Parent for ten years, got willed down
to one because Senate majority of Leer John Thune hasn't
fired the Democrat appointed Senate parliamentary and then allow this unelected,
once again Democrat bureaucrat to move ten years of defunding
(55:07):
down to one. But this defunding is not just Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood still receive Medicaid funds if they stopped killing babies.
They want to kill babies, and they also want to
have their cake and eat it too and get their
taxpayer funds. That's the real argument here.
Speaker 1 (55:22):
Yeah, and by the way, we hear from a lot
of people, well, Planned Parenthood does all these other things
other than abortion. But you cut right to the quick
with that analysis, because if it were those other functions
that were critically important and central to their mission, then
they would merely pivot to those functions. It's the abortion
(55:42):
factory that actually drives the cash machine and the advocacy
machine at Planned Parenthood, and we ought to stop participating
in it. And if there's a judge who's saying Congress
can't cut funding, I think you're right, the impeachment proceedings
maybe should begin. But just bringing that judge into the
House Judiciary Committee and saying so, like, what isn't speech?
If abortion is speech? Do you think that that type
(56:05):
of proactive approach from Congress would maybe have an antiseptic
effect on the rest of the judiciary.
Speaker 11 (56:12):
Absolutely could have that effect. And that's what needs to
be done, because this is what's been happening since this January.
Democrats got together and decided we're going to do everything
we can to stop President Trump the will of American people,
and we're going to use these unelected judges to do it.
And that's what they've been doing. The Trump administration has
been fighting this since day one of this new administration,
(56:33):
and they've got to start making an example and the
GOP needs to start leading because I can tell you
right now, if the Democrats were in power, this is
what they would do. That's exactly what they would do
they play hardball?
Speaker 1 (56:46):
They would well, Kristen Hawkins, We're glad you're playing hardball.
Students for Life President and President of Students for Life Action,
we appreciate you joining us on the program.
Speaker 3 (56:54):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (56:55):
That's all the time we have. But before we go,
a correction to note last evening, we interviewed the Department
of Defence's Press secretary regarding fantastic recruiting numbers for our
military with women. We're generally quite cautious about showing the
faces of actual military members on air because sometimes America's
enemies use facial recognition software in very devious ways. But
(57:16):
we made a mistake. We used AI generated images of
female service members as part of our b roll package
and we shouldn't have. The DoD didn't give us these images.
GROT did, and we'll use better judgment going forward. We'll
be back tomorrow, nine Eastern six specific make sure you
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