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June 3, 2026 19 mins
Willie speaks with the junior Senator from the state of Ohio Jon Husted about the state of the Iran war, funding for Federal law enforcement, and helping people grow out of poverty.

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Speaker 1 (00:06):
My Billy cunning in the Great American Of course, Reds
Baseball picks off tonight about six'. Ten as you may,
know Also Chase burns is on The mounta, tonight which
is a good.

Speaker 2 (00:15):
Thing we'll see what.

Speaker 1 (00:16):
Happens The reds had a very fortuitous win last. Night
but until, then the media In american locally is filled
with issues about what's happening In, iran what's happening with,
crime and so much. More joining you AND i, Now
Senator John houstad are A senator from the Great state
Of ohio And senator To. Houstad welcome again to The
Bill Cunningham. Show and first of, all as we sit
here in the early afternoon Of, wednesday exchange fires happening

(00:41):
as we speak between The iranians and Also kuwaitis And american,
Soldiers american, Sailors american. PERSONNEL i was told about six
weeks ago that The president got the word From pakistan
and from the person golf allies that we have all
of them are with. Us that, stop because right now
The iranians won a. Deal six weeks, later we're still

(01:04):
talking and not much is going. On so can you
tell The american people the status of our war In
iran and whether you support a complete conclusion of this,
thing WHICH i said at the, time AND i talked
to my good friend and Your Sean hannity about, this
that it might be a mistake to stop and rely
upon The pakistanis to do a. Deal right, now there's no,
deal and So Senator John hugheston give me a full

(01:26):
report On.

Speaker 3 (01:27):
Iran, well they're not. Trustworthy this is the same Old
iranian playbook that we've dealt with with that regime for
forty seven. Years is that they just they just don't
do deals like the rest of the world. Does you
can't trust. Them, look we need to get the straight
of horror moves. Open iran has closed. It we're not attacking.

(01:47):
Them we haven't been attacking them for a long. Time
they've been attacking. Us they've been Attacking they've been attacking
ships from all across the. Globe they are a menace
to their. Neighborhood they're a menace to the rest of
the world, world and it needs to come to an.
End but they're the, ones they're the ones that are
holding this. Up, uh they're not negotiating in good. Faith

(02:08):
the challenge though with all truth, is who are you negotiating,
with because it's not like they're Sitting it's not like
they're sitting in their version of The White, house you,
know exchanging emails or or or. Envoys they're they're in.
Bunkers you don't really know who is actually making the.
Decisions you've got sort of the, political the, clerics and

(02:29):
then the and then the military that are all sort
of doing their own. Thing uh it. Is it is
not clear to me how this this comes to an
end at this point in, time but it needs. To
baran needs to open up the straight they need they
need to let free commerce go between all the, states including,

(02:50):
themselves which will benefit, them it will benefit the rest
of the. World and then and then they cannot have
a nuclear. Weapon they, know they know that that is
primary to the whole. Discussion but right now they're not
to be.

Speaker 1 (03:05):
Trusted and SO i was told that part of the,
primaries you don't know who to talk, to and that
they from The. Senator of, Course Vice President advance was
In pakistan to sign the. Deal he went over there
because The pakistan he, said like six seven weeks, ago
they're ready to sign the.

Speaker 2 (03:21):
Deal no nuclear weapons open up the, straits et.

Speaker 1 (03:23):
Cetera and after twelve hours in negotiation it looked Like
reagan coming out Of raykovic and which had that look
in his. Eye it didn't, work and so he was
sandbagged by The. Pakistani he's you.

Speaker 2 (03:33):
Don't know who to.

Speaker 1 (03:33):
Trust, secondly, uh the negotiators and And, islamabad they don't
have any authority to get anything. Done they can't communicate
back To teyran because They ronians assumed they're about to
be bombed if they use their mobile devices or a
phone or a. Laptop so so the the those Representing

(03:54):
iran don't have the authority to strike a. Deal and
now the president Of iran stepped down about two or
three days. Ago he, SAID i can't take this. Anymore
so there's nobody who's trying to deal with and so
now we're. Stuck do you think we're stuck in WHEN
i listen to your Friend Corey booker Of New, jersey
who drives me, nuts, well WHEN i look at him
saying he wants, failure do you sense when you talk

(04:15):
to fellow Senators democrats Like Bernie sanders And Corey, booker
they don't want us to?

Speaker 2 (04:20):
Win is that. Correct, well let's put this.

Speaker 3 (04:24):
Way they Want President trump to fail in everything that he,
does so they have they just dislike him so much
that they want him to fail in everything that he,
does no matter the consequences to the. Country THAT i
do believe to be. True and it's a sad situation

(04:44):
that they would be that. Way, Look, bill WHETHER i
haven't liked you, know When democrats have been in. CHARGE
i didn't Like Barack, OBAMA i didn't Like Joe, biden
BUT i didn't want them to fail BECAUSE i knew
it was bad for the. Country it's bad for the
country when you're president that doesn't have. Success BUT i
would ask, them what would you have him do at

(05:06):
this point in. Time you can disagree with his, decision
but what do you want to do this point in?
Time Because iran only understands. Strength that's the only that's
the only thing that they will understand and ever cut
a deal over is if they believe they don't have
any other.

Speaker 1 (05:22):
Choice you, KNOW i was told The president wants to
meet WITH uh The Eyetola part. Three he wants to
sit across the table from This. UH i guess he's
half blind without a leg with That i'd like to
see that, summit but he wants.

Speaker 2 (05:37):
To meet eyeball to, eyeball and this guy will meet with.

Speaker 1 (05:39):
Anybody Putin, Jijao, Ping kim And, John he'll meet with
anybody he wants to meet the leadership Of iran somewhere In.
TURKEY i was told this morning that the president is
floating the idea of a summit In.

Speaker 2 (05:51):
Turkey have you heard that?

Speaker 3 (05:53):
One, well, LOOK i hear a lot of. THINGS i
don't want to react to things that you KNOW i
don't know to be, true and just try not to do.
That but in the, end it's got to be. Unwriting
it's got to be in writing where it is abundantly
clear that the straight of horror moves is free and
clear and. Open there's no, toll that there's no gatekeeper for.

(06:14):
It That iran is giving up its nuclear, ambitions it's
giving up its nuclear, materials that it will submit to,
inspections and then then at that point in, time we
will be a safer world and And iran will be
a more prosperous. Country it doesn't mean that they can't
have the weapons to protect, themselves but they can't have
weapons of mass. Destruction to threaten their neighbors and the

(06:38):
rest of the world with and that is something that
every president has said That iran cannot be in nuclear,
power and this is our moment to make that. Happen
BUT i am very very concerned, about you, know the
implications for working folks back In ohio having to pay
higher gas prices because Of iran shutting down the you,

(06:58):
know The iran doesn't we care about our people in this.
Country we care about the price at the, pump what
they pay for. Things you, know those people who run
around don't care about the implications for the people of that.

Speaker 1 (07:11):
Country center To, EUSTAD i paid three dollars and seventy
eight cents a gallon at THE bp in front of
my station about three days, ago AND i would anticipate
that's as low as it going to be for a.

Speaker 2 (07:22):
WHILE i wanted to fill up, more BUT i.

Speaker 1 (07:25):
Couldn't and it's, sad but we have to have the
strength and the courage to do what's necessary in the
short run in order to do what's right in the long.
Run and we need a little bit of pain for
lots of. Gain and with the elections coming, up The
democrats are going to take that. Approach let's move on
a couple. Things one is funding law. Enforcement it's kind of,
complicated but THE ice has been funded for the next

(07:47):
two and a half, years but The democrats have hold
up funding for homeland security and exchanged to changing the
behavior OF ice officials who have Done you, know if
you arrest seven hundred thousand, PEOPLE i bet one tenth
of one percent might go the wrong way and as
a consequence that as an.

Speaker 3 (08:07):
Example, yeah so just we need to fund border. Security
and there's a couple of. Things so the reason that
you can't the reason you have to protect federal law enforcement,
officials immigration customer. Enforcement you saw it if you saw
the video In New jersey about the. Protest outside of,
that there was the one guy who, SAID i see your,

(08:27):
Faith i'll see your, family and he basically threatened this
official and all of his family with murder once he
had targeted. Them that's why face coverings and things like
that are necessary in certain circumstances FOR ice and other federal,
officials because you have crazy people that want to target

(08:48):
them and harm them in their. Families and so that's
why you can't do. That and remember, this we're trying
to fund border customs. Enforcement we're trying to fund the border,
protection and we're trying to fund the people that identify
federal agents who can help deport criminals who have committed
felonies in this nation and who are here illegally and deport.

(09:13):
Them and you know what The democrat playbook. Was you
know that they brought over ten million people in this
country during The biden administration that we're not properly. Vetted
then they put them in sanctuary cities in sanctuary states
to protect, them and then now they want to defund
federal law enforcement so that we can't get rid of.
Them that's the three step approach that they are. Taking

(09:34):
we need to stop, it and we need to get
This reconciliation bill done so that we can fund our
federal law, enforcement fund customs and border, security so that
we can Protect. America because what happens when we. Don't
you see it in the murders that have taken place
with the young, students even most recently here In, chicago
from people who are in this country. Illegally it's the,

(09:57):
fentanyl it's the human, trafficking it's the crime that comes
when you allow people in this country, illegally and then
once they commit, crimes then sanctuary cities then they protect,
them and we need to deport them and get them
out of here and Protect.

Speaker 1 (10:12):
Americans according to some media, accounts The president is going
to give up on this one point seven or one
point eight billion compensation fund for those who are brutalized
by The Biden Justice, department and many senators have, Said,
okay you get rid of, That we'll go through reconciliation
and fund law.

Speaker 2 (10:29):
Enforcement where do you stand on that?

Speaker 3 (10:31):
Issue, YEAH i think that's the only way it's going to,
happen because there is a way for people to get
compensated through a tort fund and through the court, system
and we don't need a special operation outside of that
to accomplish.

Speaker 2 (10:43):
That and so and.

Speaker 3 (10:45):
Because leaving, it leaving it out there is going to
just stall this whole, process and SO i think The
president will the Acting Attorney general said no more, Fund
we're not going to do, It AND i hope that
that will will then now precipitate us to be able
to get this pass so that we can fund our border.

Speaker 1 (11:04):
Protection Senator John, newsday CAN i speak to, you frankly
about what happens to conservatives In ohio and how we
feel sure we are. Demoralized let me tell you. Why
we elected a, president we elected A, house we elected A.
Senate and The trump orex is, great The trump accounts
for babies are, great the borders are. Great but constantly

(11:26):
we Send republicans To washington to get big things. Done
and because of five or SIX Us senators who refuse
to go along With, trump The tillises of this world
and The cornings of this, world The murkowski's To, collins
that's the plan that we elected people like you to
implement can't be implemented because of the. Filibuster also because

(11:47):
you've got five or Six republican senators that actually often
vote With.

Speaker 2 (11:52):
Democrats and so you're a little bit.

Speaker 1 (11:55):
Demoralized you think we're going to change the country to the,
positive but because of the roadblocks in washing and nothing.
Happens so address yourself to the issue of how many
conservatives feel.

Speaker 3 (12:06):
Demoralized, yeah, well, Look i'm frustrated. Too i've been here
for slightly more than a year trying to figure out
how this place works or doesn't, work for that. Matter but,
Look i've been working closely with The president to get
his agenda. Done in The Working Family Tax Cut, plan
we did so many things bill that we actually didn't

(12:27):
get a chance to talk about. Them all tax cut
for working, families tax cuts for small. Businesses the average
family of four that makes eighty thousand dollars a year
seen in net six thousand dollars tax. Benefit and then
on top of, that no tax on, tips no tax on,
overtime cutting taxes On Social. Security that's a big. Deal
we also put provisions in there to require states to

(12:48):
crack down and medicaid fraud by getting people off the
rolls who are not supposed to be, there who are not.
Eligible so we attacked those things and we've gotten many
of them, done but there's still things out there that
haven't been done to Save America act. Provisions you, know,
me as a Former secretary Of, State i'm for making
easy vote and hard to, cheat and making sure that

(13:11):
we don't have people on the voting rules. Illegally and
then we have PHOTO id and things like, that things
THAT i championed A Secretary. State so we've got accomplished a,
lot but there's still a lot of things to get.
Done but this place, Moves this place moves. Slowly it
frustrates the hecatomy. Bill but we have a. Champ we
have championed many things that we've gotten, accomplished but there's

(13:32):
still no doubt more work to do and it's never.

Speaker 1 (13:35):
Enough, well, lastly on this, issue it's the kind of
an ancillary issue to, you but in the state Of
main On tuesday is going to be a. Primary and
This platiner dude with The nazi symbol on his, chest
also the twist which honored the guards who Killed jews At.
Auschwitz add on top of, that the sexual peccadillo's put
off to the. SIDE i think many politicians other than,

(13:55):
you have sexual peccadillos of one type or. Another but
he called The Blessed Virgin mary a. Scar he Said
jesus was a. Zombie he wants to open up the
southern border and those. Policies i'm looking at this poll
a week ago from The university Of New hampshire and
the main Poll platner is at seventy six percent and
the sitting governor Of, Maine Janet, mills is at ten.

(14:17):
Percent And Janet mills isn't exactly a moderate her. Self
she's a left, winger so what is happening in democratic political?
Cycles or someone Like platner is endorsed by The jewish
leader of The, Senate Chuck, schumer and that somehow everyone's
ignoring the kind of person they. Have And Janet, mills

(14:40):
who's an incompetent, governor but she's at ten percent And
Grand platner's The nazi guy is at seventy six. Percent
he runs around With Bernie sanders And Sheared, brown or
you're running Against can you explain to me The democratic
idea That nazi symbols are acceptable to The.

Speaker 3 (14:57):
Jews it is puzz to me how they could get
behind this. Guy and, look as we just, discussed my
party is not. Perfect but they're they're. Crazy, uh they're just,
crazy you. Know they believe in open. Borders they believe
that boys should play girls sports and being girls' locker.

(15:18):
Rooms they believe in sanctuary, cities so that they either
and then they nominate candidates who are just it's hard for.

Speaker 4 (15:28):
ME i.

Speaker 3 (15:29):
CAN'T i can't, EVEN i can't. Even like WHEN i
heard about this guy to begin, WITH i was, like,
well this is this is a, joke this won't. Last,
well he's going to. Win he's going to be their.

Speaker 1 (15:39):
Nominee, WELL i think what's going to, happen correct me
If i'm. Wrong they have about five weeks in main,
substitute so THEY i think what's going to happen is
The democrats are dumping now On platiner except For jews
in The.

Speaker 2 (15:52):
Senate, no, no, no, no they're going to keep this.

Speaker 1 (15:55):
GUY i bet you a hot Fun. Sunday they dump
him and replace. Him you won't to bet me a
hot Fun.

Speaker 3 (16:02):
Sunday hot Bunch. Sunday, YEAH i love this.

Speaker 2 (16:04):
Guy, well they love this.

Speaker 3 (16:06):
Guy he's.

Speaker 4 (16:06):
There he's their new.

Speaker 1 (16:07):
Brand, Jesus mary And. JOSEPH i don't get. It throw
on top of that Tall ricoh the guy In. Texas,
uh he Thinks jesus is a multi, feminine and he
thinks babies in the womb are like as Cyst and
he also thinks That Jesus christ his.

Speaker 2 (16:28):
Transgender i'm, thinking what AM i listening to? Here you know?

Speaker 3 (16:33):
What this is what People they just want more, Normal like, seriously.

Speaker 2 (16:38):
People just like focus on the things.

Speaker 3 (16:39):
That actually matter to. People that's Why i'm doing stuff
like The Upward Mobility, act where we, look we created
a system in this country that traps people in. Poverty
i'm trying to fix. THAT i want people who are
on government assistance to get jobs and go to work
and be PART i want gas prices to go. DOWN
i want farmers to. SUCCEED i WANT i just that's

(17:00):
what normal, Things, Bill that's the Stuff i'm advocating. For
when we do crazy, things you, know we don't. Win
when they do crazy, things they don't. Win it's just,
like solve problems for normal. PEOPLE i mean, seriously, like
that's WHAT i try to do here every. Day this
place is this place is so full of. Nonsense everybody
wants to talk about the crazy thing that happened that,

(17:21):
day and, Me i'm just, LIKE i roll up my
sleeves and just try to solve problems for. People that's
AND i hope THAT i get credit for doing.

Speaker 2 (17:29):
That, oh you, Know.

Speaker 1 (17:29):
Shared brown's been in office about forty five or fifty.
Years got kicked out about a year, ago and he's
complaining about the way things are when he had about
forty years to fix. It you've had one. Year he
had forty, years and he's still promising certain things that
are never going to. Happen he runs around With Bernie
sanders And Graham plattner And Corey. Booker so if you

(17:50):
Want Corey, plattener if you Want Corey booker And platner
types to be The senator From ohio And Shared brown
is your.

Speaker 2 (17:57):
Guy that's the guy.

Speaker 1 (17:58):
Who's been there for forty years and he's complaining about
the way things are and his policies caused.

Speaker 2 (18:04):
It all, right we got to.

Speaker 1 (18:05):
Run But senator to have any questions for me about, sports,
politics world, capitals like.

Speaker 2 (18:10):
To ask question bill finish? This, yeah, well you, KNOW
i put.

Speaker 1 (18:16):
Up one hundred dollars for The reds to win over
eighty point five. GAMES i got a bet eighty point,
five AND i think right now they're in last, place
and when when they get their team, back which will
be after The All Star, break they're going to take
off like a skyrocket and. FLIGHT i think they're going
to get to The Wild card and then lose again
to The dodgers in three.

Speaker 2 (18:35):
Games that's WHAT i.

Speaker 4 (18:36):
Think will The bengals, Mate, yes, yes that's my only,
Hope John senator is to have The bengals And Joe
burrow stay healthy for seventeen games and go to The Super,
bowl which by the.

Speaker 1 (18:48):
Way by the, way this year is In Los. Angeles
should have won the last all, Right senator to get
my best to all the folks there In. Washington you're
a Great american and thanks for coming on The Bill Cunningham.
Show thank, You, john thank, you thank. You all, right
we'll see you there we. Go the difference is normal
are crazy and The democrats put up crazy And John
eustad is. Normal let's continue with. More Bill Cunningham News

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