Trump, Vance make announcement from White House Oval Office

[19:43] Do you have them the way you like them? [19:45] Uh-huh. [19:45] Good to see you. [19:48] Okay, thank you very much, everybody. [19:50] Appreciate it. [19:51] This is so big and so important, and there's never been anything like it. [19:56] So we have a thing that we're going to be doing. [20:00] J.D. and the untouchables behind me are, they've done an incredible job. [20:06] They've sought out and found tremendous amounts of fraud in various states. [20:12] And it's nothing by comparison to what they're looking at. [20:17] They have things happening that are seriously big numbers. [20:20] But we're going to be offering incentives to people for reporting it. [20:24] And we'll cover that in a second. [20:26] I just want to say that from day one of my administration, [20:30] we've waged an unprecedented war on corruption and fraud. [20:33] And we'll not let our country be looted and plundered by thieves and pirates [20:39] and foreign fraudsters and basically scum. [20:42] Today, I'm pleased to welcome to the White House somebody that I've been hearing about. [20:48] Not met quickly, but I tell you, I'd give him a big hug today. [20:51] He's done an amazing job. [20:53] Nick Shirley. [20:54] So thank you, Nick, very much. [20:55] What a job you've done as a young guy. [20:58] A very young guy. [20:59] He got it very early. [21:01] And it's too bad that you had to ruin your youth to find that such bad people exist. [21:08] But welcome to the world. [21:09] I also want to thank the head of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, [21:15] Vice President J.D. Vance, who's been amazing. [21:18] He's done a fantastic job. [21:20] Along with FTC Chairman Task Force Vice Chair Andrew Ferguson. [21:25] Great job, Andrew. [21:26] Proud of you. [21:27] Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz. [21:32] Thank you, Oz. [21:33] And Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller. [21:37] Stephen. [21:40] As many of you know, Nick has been at the forefront of the battle to stop the horrible plague that's happened within our country. [21:50] And there's never been anything like it. [21:52] What's happened and it's, look, it's been going on for a long time. [21:56] But in the Biden administration, it was sick. [22:00] Nick used his popular YouTube channel to reveal that the Somali community, the lovely community from Somali, a lovely country, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, [22:12] was stealing billions and billions of dollars, taxpayer money through fraudulent child care centers and other scams, [22:19] including the infamous quality leering centers, the leering. [22:25] Remember the leering? [22:26] They meant learning, but they weren't able to spell the right. [22:29] They were teaching people, but they couldn't spell the name. [22:32] The leering center. [22:34] And did you notice that? [22:35] I mean, is that, did that get your attention when you saw leering? [22:38] Yeah, I couldn't believe it when I saw it. [22:41] It was the beginning. [22:42] It was the beginning. [22:43] That was not a good, that was not good for them when they put that sign up. [22:47] And partially as a result of Nick's work, since I took office, 115 Minnesota fraudsters have been arrested and charged. [22:56] And by the way, the governor is 100 percent guilty. [22:59] He's 100 percent guilty. [23:00] He's a fraud. [23:00] He's a thief. [23:01] He's a crook. [23:02] And he's getting away by just getting out of office. [23:05] He's getting away. [23:06] But maybe they have. [23:07] He knew everything that was happening. [23:09] The attorney general, that guy is a total thief. [23:11] And it's a shame that they can just go and retire, because he knew what was happening. [23:21] I'm sure he's very, very happy monetarily. [23:25] But the governor, he's a crooked guy, because nobody can be that, that lucky to, I mean, when you look at all of that money, [23:34] and he knew nothing about it, all of the billions and billions of dollars that everybody was scamming, they all knew. [23:42] That little, little congresswoman, lovely little woman she is, she knew. [23:48] They all knew. [23:49] They were all scammers and thieves and so bad for our country. [23:52] But 75 have been convicted and over 2,700 subpoenas have been issued. [23:58] And, by the way, your lieutenant governor knew all about it. [24:02] I saw her the other night. [24:03] Oh, I didn't know the governor knew. [24:05] She didn't know anything. [24:06] She knew nothing. [24:06] If she knew so little, she shouldn't be governor. [24:09] They should elect a very talented Republican who happens to be running. [24:14] But the lieutenant governor knew everything. [24:17] And she's a liar. [24:19] Similar scams have been uncovered in Maine and California and many other mostly Democrat-run states. [24:26] And it's in Republican areas, too, but it seems to be tremendously less. [24:35] But the, these, I mean, California is a disaster. [24:39] Minnesota, Maine, it's hard to believe. [24:42] So bad, it's like nobody can believe the level. [24:46] It's sort of like J.D. said it to me. [24:48] It's shooting fish in a barrel. [24:51] There's so much, it's, they had no idea. [24:54] And they had no idea it could be so thick. [24:57] Nick's work to stop taxpayers from being ripped off is a direct threat to the radical left's effort to turn America into a third world country, ruled by people who hate America. [25:10] Now, it's a scam. [25:11] It's a giant scam. [25:13] That's why California recently passed the Stop Nick Shirley Act, an outrageous attempt to crush free speech and to stop the corruption from being exposed. [25:24] So today I'm thrilled to announce the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program. [25:30] Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program. [25:34] And mark those words, independent journalists and everybody and all Americans will now be able to go to the fraud.gov and report cases of corruption and theft of taxpayer dollars in their communities. [25:49] All via a new website created by Joe Gebbia, who's fantastic, by the way, and the team at the National Design Studio. [25:59] Everything Joe's done has been a big success for us. [26:02] So here's what we're going to be doing. [26:04] Anybody that can prove that he turned somebody in, in other words, he or she, if you turn somebody in and you, let's say, report and you find a billion dollars, we are giving a commission to that person of 1%. [26:24] It's a lot of money. [26:25] And if it's $10 billion, $200 billion, $400 billion, we're giving a 1% commission to that person. [26:36] You have to prove that you were the one and prove that it was you. [26:39] And I don't know if you can do this, but subject to the laws of our nation, which I feel very strongly about, if a reporter turns somebody in, you'll have to get approval, perhaps, from your wonderful newspaper. [26:53] But if you turn somebody in, you get a 1% commission. [26:57] You may turn it down or you may say, I'm not going to be a reporter any longer. [27:00] This is too easy. [27:01] So if a reporter turns somebody in, we're going to continue the same 1%. [27:06] So if somebody turns somebody in for a million dollars, but the million dollars is very small potatoes, you get a 1% commission, subject to the rules of the nation, subject to all of the things. [27:19] And we're going to let the reporters, for the first time in many cases in your lives, you've done a good job. [27:27] Some are very professional journalists, but it's not a very profitable thing to do, but it's a very important thing to do. [27:34] Very few things are more important than good journalism. [27:37] But we're going to, if they're allowed to do it, if you can get approval from your media outlet, whoever that may be, we're going to let the reporters partake. [27:47] Because you know a lot of things that are happening, maybe in many cases more than most others. [27:52] So I'm going to add into that group of people reporters. [27:55] So if anybody turns anybody in, a billion dollars, five billion dollars, a hundred billion dollars, you get a 1% commission. [28:04] And I think that will be amazing. [28:08] Because the kind of money that's been stolen is trillions from this country by crooked politicians that made things and set things up. [28:17] Crooked attorney generals like we have in New York, like we have in Minnesota, like we have, I can name all of them. [28:26] I can name all of them pretty much. [28:29] This new incentive program will help expand the anti-fraud and corruption efforts of JD and his people. [28:36] And they really are, they are amazing people, smart. [28:41] It's incredible, without any incentive, the kind of money that they've already found. [28:46] Billions and billions of dollars. [28:49] And save American taxpayers, it'll save trillions, I believe trillions. [28:55] So since I came into office, we've already uncovered $260 billion of fraud. [29:01] And that's peanuts compared to what the real number is. [29:03] And by the, and, and when we talk to me, we're talking about Oz, we're talking about Medicare, Medicaid, all of the things that, that you've uncovered so far. [29:14] And he's discovered billions. [29:17] But that's a tiny fraction of what the real number is. [29:22] And I think with this incentive, people are going to say, wow, it's going to keep a lot of people honest. [29:27] I can tell you that. [29:28] So, it's amazing. [29:30] We've removed the names of 160,000 dead people from the list of food stamp recipients. [29:38] These are people that died. [29:39] Some of them were quite old, actually. [29:41] Well over a hundred. [29:43] Many, many over a hundred. [29:44] We kicked 275,000 illegal aliens off of Social Security. [29:49] And Frank has been amazing in Social Security, JD, I think. [29:54] Yeah. [29:54] He's been fantastic, whatever he does. [29:56] And eliminated $125 billion in Obamacare subsidies, which is a totally corrupt form of health care, for foreign migrants. [30:07] We uncovered 562,000 fraudulent small business loans. [30:12] Think of it. [30:13] Not $562,000. [30:17] 562,000 fraudulent loans. [30:20] And we cut off funding to hundreds of fake hospice facilities that stole an estimated $1.4 billion. [30:28] And that number you can probably multiply it times a hundred. [30:32] So, now I'm going to ask J.D. to speak, J.D. Vance to speak. [30:37] He's done a fantastic job as our vice president. [30:40] And now he's really into this because he sees what... [30:43] And, you know, he sees what's happened, how sick it is. [30:47] But the American public is not going to stand for it. [30:51] So, J.D. is going to be followed by Andrew Ferguson, Dr. Oz, and Nick Shirley. [30:57] I just want to say that it's such an honor to do this. [31:02] And all of those people that are willing to do the right thing and turn people in, [31:06] that they know where there's been something that happened that they know all about, [31:13] they're going to become rich. [31:15] When you get 1% of a billion dollars, 1% of a hundred billion dollars, [31:20] it's going to be a tremendous amount of money. [31:23] It's the largest commission ever paid, probably for anything, anywhere, [31:28] because the numbers you're talking about are in the trillions. [31:32] So, J.D., I'd like you to start. [31:33] And then the other group, I don't think I have to repeat the names. [31:39] They're very well known, but they're going to go. [31:41] And J.D. is very proud, very proud of the fact that they found a lot. [31:45] But that's peanuts compared to what we're going to find with this incentive or commission. [31:50] Thank you very much. J.D., go ahead. [31:52] Well, thank you, Mr. President. [31:53] And just to give people some background here, [31:55] I actually came out of a conversation that I was having with the president [31:58] where we're talking about the scale of fraud [32:01] and we're talking about ideas for how to enlist our fellow citizens [32:05] to help us do the work of fighting the fraud. [32:07] And the president said, well, do a commission, do an incentive program, [32:10] actually reward people when they help save the country [32:13] but also save the American taxpayer a lot of money, [32:16] then they should get to share in the benefits that they've created. [32:20] And I think it's an incredible testament to the president's direct involvement [32:23] in this entire program, which brings me to my second point. [32:27] A lot of people have asked me, why is the president's directive, [32:30] why is the president's involvement in this so important? [32:33] And I think Andrew Ferguson and I have learned day to day [32:35] that without actual coordination across the various arms of government, [32:39] this work would not be possible. [32:41] The fact that the president has empowered us [32:43] but also told all of the cabinet secretaries [32:45] to do the work they need to do in order to coordinate [32:49] because sometimes the fraud will touch [32:51] seven different departments simultaneously [32:53] and you actually need presidential-led directive [32:57] in order to fight that fraud simultaneously. [32:59] So, Mr. President, thank you. [33:01] I do enjoy this work. [33:02] I do think it's fun. [33:03] I think it's most of all important for the American people [33:05] but it would not be possible [33:06] if the president hadn't empowered his senior team to make it possible. [33:11] And the final thing that I'll say here is [33:12] we're actually thrilled to be joined by Nick Shirley [33:14] who, as the president said, has done more [33:16] than anybody that I've met recently [33:18] as a citizen journalist to uncover the fraud. [33:21] Nick is going to get a financial reward for doing so. [33:25] I know that's not why he did it [33:26] but to Americans across the country [33:28] your tax dollars are being stolen [33:31] and your tax dollars are being stolen [33:32] from programs that help feed the needy [33:34] that help ensure that a young mom [33:36] who can't afford a doctor [33:37] can get access to a doctor for her kids. [33:40] It steals from the very social fabric [33:43] of the United States of America. [33:45] The president has said it must stop. [33:48] It is stopping. [33:49] And if you want to help us stop it [33:51] you get to share in the rewards now [33:52] thanks to what the president of the United States has done. [33:54] So thank you, sir. [33:55] And thanks to our amazing team for making it possible. [33:57] Thank you very much, JD. [33:58] And just before we go [34:00] I was just thinking [34:02] when you do these things [34:05] sometimes there's a dispute as to who turned them in [34:08] and who didn't turn them in [34:09] and who's supposed to get what and when [34:12] and, you know, somebody else gave it. [34:15] And so I am going to do something [34:19] which I think people will like. [34:21] I will be the arbitrator of all of these decisions. [34:26] In other words, I'll determine [34:27] whether or not the person is deserving [34:31] and I'll determine [34:32] and I will be very generous, believe me. [34:35] We're not looking to save on that. [34:38] But, you know, you could have disputes [34:40] where you have three people come in [34:41] and they say I'm going to make it [34:43] we're going to make it like a binding arbitration. [34:45] I'll make the determination. [34:46] I will be I promise you I'll be fair [34:48] and I'm not doing it for any other reasons [34:51] other than to expedite [34:52] because I think it's very important. [34:55] But it'll be a binding arbitration. [34:58] You'll get your money immediately [35:00] but I'll make the determination. [35:02] So if two people are fighting over it [35:03] maybe they'll split it [35:04] or maybe whatever [35:05] but I'll make that determination. [35:07] It'll be done expeditiously and fairly [35:10] and we won't have long lines waiting [35:14] or court cases or anything else. [35:16] We'll have a binding arbitration. [35:17] Does that sound good to you, James? [35:19] Yes, sir. [35:19] Does everybody trust me to do it? [35:21] I promise. [35:22] There's nothing in this for me. [35:23] That's only... [35:24] And I would like to have [35:25] that handsome group of people [35:26] come up here with us. [35:27] Is that all right? [35:28] All you guys, come on up here. [35:30] This is the Fraud Task Force, sir. [35:31] They're doing an amazing job. [35:32] They've done so great. [35:33] Come on up here, fellas. [35:35] Look at them. [35:35] Young, handsome people. [35:38] I've always hated young, handsome people. [35:40] I've never liked it. [35:43] Come on up. [35:43] You got it? [35:45] These people are outstanding. [35:47] Please. [35:49] Thank you, Mr. President. [35:50] A lot of journalists in the room today. [35:53] Everyone knew about the Quality Leering Center. [35:55] They were cited hundreds of times [35:57] over the course of a couple years. [35:59] No one reported it. [36:00] None of your outlets reported it. [36:01] It took one brave kid and a camera [36:04] to make everyone aware of this [36:06] and it launched a revolution [36:07] and President Trump did [36:09] what only President Trump could have [36:10] which is turned the entire federal government [36:13] coming up with new ways to stop this fraud [36:16] everywhere in the federal government. [36:17] This whistleblower incentive program [36:18] is one example, but it's not all. [36:21] He created the task force. [36:22] He put the vice president in charge [36:23] to sit above the entire rest of the government [36:25] and direct the government's actions on this. [36:28] We created the National Fraud Division at DOJ [36:30] led by Colin McDonald, who's done a wonderful job. [36:33] They've already been getting huge results [36:35] for the American people just yesterday. [36:37] They filed to seize half a city block [36:39] in Minneapolis, Minnesota [36:41] with property that had been obtained with SNAP dollars [36:44] that should have gone to hungry Minnesotans [36:46] and was instead used to buy illegally [36:49] and fraudulently property in Minneapolis. [36:52] DOJ, led by Todd Blanche, Colin McDonald, [36:55] Trent McCotter, have been going after these fraudsters [36:57] night and day. [36:58] Cash Patel has been chasing them [36:59] to every corner of the globe. [37:01] You can run, you can't hide, we're going to get you. [37:04] And President Trump has proposed [37:05] two super important pieces of legislation. [37:08] The first one is mandatory minimums [37:10] for everyone who commits benefits fraud. [37:12] Right now, judges are routinely giving slaps [37:15] on the wrist to people who commit [37:16] what they consider low-level fraud. [37:19] That can't continue. [37:20] If you steal from the American people, [37:21] you should go to jail, [37:23] and it shouldn't be up to a district judge [37:24] to decide whether the fraud is bad enough. [37:27] President Trump has proposed that Congress [37:28] pass mandatory minimums today [37:30] so that everyone who commits fraud, [37:32] that DOJ finds, goes to jail. [37:34] And the second thing is, [37:35] for state officials who knew about fraud [37:38] in their states, like in Minnesota, [37:40] and did nothing, [37:41] they ought to face liability for this. [37:43] It can't be that they can preside [37:45] over the wanton theft from their citizens, [37:48] the destruction of these important benefits programs, [37:51] going to fraudsters rather than to needy people. [37:53] So President Trump has also proposed [37:55] that Congress pass a law that imposes civil liability [37:57] on state officials who fail to stop fraud [38:00] that they could have stopped. [38:02] This is revolutionary, [38:03] just like the Fraud Task Force. [38:05] It would supercharge our fraud experts, [38:07] and I think it is a brilliant move. [38:09] And by the way, [38:09] congressional Democrats have fought that [38:11] every step of the way, [38:12] and congressional Republicans have supported it, [38:14] so remember that in a couple weeks. [38:16] You would say, [38:17] how can you fight that? [38:18] Yes, sir. [38:19] What's the fight? [38:20] Oz, please, go ahead. [38:22] Mr. President, Vice President, [38:23] thanks to the Anti-Fraud Task Force, [38:25] we've broken down all the silos, [38:27] which has helped CMS, Medicare, Medicaid a lot, [38:30] because oftentimes the ability to pursue cases [38:32] depends on our ability to get DOJ involved, [38:35] but also our ability to get Treasury involved, [38:37] to follow where the money's hiding. [38:38] It's not just a criminal in front of you that Nick saw, [38:40] it's also the people behind them [38:41] who are making the big dollars. [38:43] And what we have found is our biggest allies [38:46] actually are people in those businesses [38:47] who know that wrong is being done, [38:49] they know where the red flags are, [38:51] they can point them out to us, [38:52] and that actually leads us directly [38:53] on a trail to success [38:55] with the many different fraudsters [38:56] we've been able to take out. [38:58] Now, the devastating blow to fraud [39:00] that is being levered right now [39:02] into even bigger actions is not done yet. [39:04] We have at least two more years [39:05] of hard work to do on this, [39:07] but Nick, thanks to you [39:08] and other citizen journalists, advocates, [39:10] folks who are willing to step out [39:11] and make some news happen [39:13] that allows us to understand [39:15] what people on the ground are saying, [39:16] we're tipped off to big problems. [39:18] Take Minnesota as an example. [39:19] I'll just pick one case [39:20] because I think it's a good reflection [39:22] of the real damage of fraud. [39:24] Mr. President, fraud doesn't just steal our money. [39:27] Fraud steals people's lives [39:28] and it also steals our trust as a nation. [39:31] And that is devastating to any country. [39:33] So when Nick showed us that, [39:35] for example, autism services, [39:36] which was supposed to be a billion dollars, [39:38] had now gotten to be $400 billion. [39:40] And the reason was that [39:41] people were getting bribed, [39:43] moms were getting bribed, [39:45] $1,500 a kid [39:47] to lie that their child had autism. [39:48] That has two problems. [39:49] One of the kids now falsely [39:51] has a diagnosis that's not right, [39:54] which saddles them [39:55] with an unfortunate future. [39:56] And you also have moms [39:57] who need the help [39:58] with their kids who have autism [39:59] to not be able to afford it. [40:01] So let's fast forward what this meant. [40:03] We, after hearing Nick's work [40:04] and pursuing it as well, [40:06] starting at the end of last year, [40:08] we were able to identify [40:09] that about a third [40:10] of all the providers [40:11] in the 14 high-risk areas in Minnesota [40:13] were not validatable. [40:15] They weren't legitimately able [40:16] to produce the results [40:17] that you would want to give [40:18] to a patient. [40:19] One in three [40:20] shouldn't have been doing that job. [40:21] We are now pursuing [40:22] dozens of cases [40:23] against those folks, [40:24] including criminal investigations. [40:26] We also deferred [40:27] a half a billion dollars [40:29] so far from Minnesota [40:31] in those 14 categories [40:32] because we don't think [40:33] they can justify those expenses. [40:35] And, Mr. President, [40:35] that teaches people [40:36] that they actually have to [40:37] send real bills [40:38] and they can't make them. [40:39] Now, fraud in Minnesota [40:41] rhymes with fraud in California. [40:42] Where Nick went next? [40:43] And in California, [40:45] the Stop Nick Shirley Act [40:47] has been passed, [40:49] but we think it's going to fail [40:51] because I'll make this announcement today [40:52] on behalf of Secretary Kennedy, [40:55] Health and Human Services, [40:56] that we are going to defer [40:57] 1.2 billion more dollars [41:00] from California today. [41:02] They just got the note [41:03] and we're doing that [41:04] because the growth [41:05] of personal care services [41:07] in California, [41:07] just that one little area [41:08] where you're paying someone [41:09] to carry groceries upstairs [41:11] for your mom, [41:12] which many of you [41:12] would carry groceries upstairs [41:13] for your mom for free, [41:15] I would think. [41:15] But in California, [41:16] they'll pay you a lot of money for it [41:17] and it's actually run by the counties. [41:19] But California has been growing [41:21] that program 24% [41:23] in the last three years. [41:24] That is twice the rate [41:25] of every other state average [41:27] in the country. [41:28] Impossible for us to understand [41:30] how that could be so. [41:31] So we're taking major action [41:33] in California, [41:33] again, $1.2 billion deferred [41:35] in their Medicaid payments [41:37] directed to personal care services. [41:39] And Nick, [41:40] you and I went to Queens, [41:41] New York earlier this year. [41:43] Nick has a unique ability, [41:44] Mr. President, [41:44] to walk into a room [41:45] and ask piercing questions [41:47] undaunted by people's inability [41:48] to answer things like [41:49] why are we paying you [41:51] to play mahjong [41:52] in a senior center? [41:54] Isn't that something you, [41:54] again, would do for free? [41:56] Where I was in New York [41:57] this morning, [41:58] same places that we went, [41:59] it was the largest enforcement [42:00] action of its kind. [42:01] You'll hear much more [42:02] about it later this week. [42:03] But task force is going [42:04] on all cylinders [42:05] and I'll speak as [42:06] Representative of Secretary [42:07] of Kennedy and Health. [42:07] We can't do it [42:08] without the task force, [42:09] Mr. President. [42:09] And, J.D., [42:10] what you've been able to do [42:11] and the rest of the team [42:12] is unbelievable. [42:14] It is remarkable [42:14] when you get Andrew [42:16] and Colin and others [42:17] and Stephen in the room [42:18] and actually push [42:18] for one single solution. [42:20] All of a sudden, [42:20] the usual walls [42:22] between the solid institutions [42:24] and government break down [42:25] and we make change happen. [42:26] We just need [42:26] a little more time, sir, [42:27] to get it done. [42:28] Great job. [42:30] Thank you. [42:30] As always. [42:32] Nick, please. [42:33] Yeah, first off, [42:33] it's such an honor [42:34] to be here [42:34] and I want people [42:35] to think about [42:35] what is happening right now. [42:36] Very cool place. [42:37] Very cool place. [42:38] The Oval Office. [42:40] Me, as a 24-year-old, [42:41] I went out [42:42] and exposed the fraud. [42:42] I just was concerned [42:43] about the well-being [42:44] of our tax dollars [42:45] and right now [42:46] I'm standing next [42:47] to the President [42:47] of the United States [42:48] as now people [42:49] who expose fraud. [42:50] There's never been [42:51] incentive for anyone [42:52] to ever expose fraud. [42:53] In fact, [42:53] when I expose fraud, [42:55] instead of the mainstream media [42:56] investigating the fraud, [42:58] they investigated me [42:59] and people actually, [43:00] in fact, [43:01] wanted to kill me [43:01] after I exposed the fraud [43:03] because there's actually [43:04] never... [43:05] Were you surprised [43:05] by that, Nick? [43:06] I was very surprised. [43:08] They went after you [43:08] and said to the fraudster. [43:10] They called the Leering Center. [43:10] I'm not surprised. [43:12] And asked the Leering Center [43:14] if they were committing fraud. [43:15] That was the extent [43:16] of their reporting. [43:17] And... [43:17] But now, [43:18] finally, [43:19] people have an incentive [43:20] to actually go out, [43:20] expose fraud. [43:21] And when you expose fraud, [43:22] you help save America. [43:24] People understand that. [43:25] These fraudsters [43:26] take from the poor and needy [43:27] who actually need the services [43:29] that we all work hard [43:30] to pay for [43:31] and we take that [43:32] and they then buy Mercedes. [43:34] They then send [43:34] that money overseas. [43:35] But now, [43:36] for the first time ever, [43:37] there'll be an incentive [43:37] for people to actually go out [43:39] and make that change [43:40] inside their own community. [43:41] So, I hope by today, [43:42] millions of people [43:43] are empowered inside [43:44] of the United States [43:45] to go out [43:45] and actually make a change [43:46] inside your own community. [43:47] And you'll actually be rewarded [43:48] for saving America money. [43:52] When you save... [43:52] When you expose fraud, [43:53] you help save America. [43:55] Great. [43:55] Great job. [43:55] So proud of you. [43:56] Thank you. [43:57] Thank you. [43:58] How about you two guys [43:58] say something? [43:59] Two stars. [44:00] Two of our big stars. [44:02] I'll let you go first, [44:03] Colin, I'll go. [44:04] Go ahead, Colin. [44:04] Well, Mr. President, [44:05] there is upwards [44:06] of $800 billion [44:08] of taxpayer money [44:09] that is stolen [44:10] by fraudsters, [44:11] many of whom [44:12] are nameless fraudsters [44:13] from even overseas locations [44:15] who have targeted [44:17] the American Taxpayer Benefit Program [44:19] as the softest target [44:20] for fraud. [44:21] This is a first-order crisis. [44:24] That amount of money [44:25] could pay the entire budget [44:27] of the $110,000 DOJ workforce [44:30] 13 times over. [44:32] If fraud were its own department, [44:35] it would be one [44:36] of the most expensive departments [44:37] in the entire federal government. [44:40] This is something [44:41] that we have to stop. [44:42] And the team [44:43] that you've assembled... [44:43] It could also balance the budget. [44:46] These are the numbers you're talking. [44:47] A little bit more than that, [44:48] you balance the budget. [44:50] Correct, Mr. President. [44:51] And so the team [44:52] that you have assembled [44:53] is laser-focused [44:55] on saving the money [44:56] of the American taxpayer, [44:58] including using innovative tools [45:00] like the one [45:00] that you've announced today. [45:02] And as Mr. Ferguson said, [45:04] today, [45:05] we have filed a complaint [45:06] in Minnesota [45:07] seeking to seize [45:08] half a block [45:10] of property [45:11] that was funded [45:12] by fraud proceeds [45:14] meant to serve [45:15] our hungry children [45:16] in Minnesota. [45:16] It instead went [45:18] to the fraudsters [45:18] to buy property, [45:20] we are on the ground [45:21] in Minnesota. [45:22] We have filed [45:22] a civil forfeiture complaint [45:24] to take back that property [45:25] for the American people. [45:28] Great job, you're doing. [45:29] Appreciate it. [45:30] Really great. [45:32] Steve? [45:32] Thank you, sir. [45:33] Thank you, Mr. President. [45:34] Thank you, Mr. Vice President. [45:35] Thank you to the esteemed [45:36] and distinguished members [45:37] of the task force. [45:38] Mainly, I just want to say [45:39] thank you, Mr. President, [45:40] because this only happens [45:42] because of you. [45:43] You're the only reason [45:44] we're here today. [45:44] You're the only reason [45:45] that we've already recovered [45:47] a quarter of a trillion dollars [45:49] on our way [45:49] to a trillion dollars [45:50] and who knows [45:51] from a trillion [45:52] where we get to [45:53] is the President says [45:54] it's enough [45:55] to balance the budget. [45:56] The main thing [45:56] I want the American people [45:57] to know is that [45:59] if you're a middle-class [46:00] taxpayer in this country, [46:02] before President Trump [46:03] came along, [46:04] you spent half [46:05] your working life [46:06] paying for fraudsters [46:07] and scammers, [46:09] many of whom [46:10] are refugees, [46:11] illegal aliens, [46:13] and foreigners [46:13] who came to this country [46:15] to loot and plunder us. [46:16] So think about that. [46:17] Before President Trump [46:18] came along, [46:19] you went to work every day, [46:21] you worked in an office [46:22] or a construction site [46:23] or as an electrician [46:24] or as an accountant, [46:26] whatever your career was, [46:27] and you worked every single day [46:29] to provide for yourself, [46:30] your family, [46:31] your loved ones [46:31] to send your tax dollars [46:33] to the state of California, [46:35] to the federal government [46:36] to do what? [46:37] To pay for people [46:38] that are robbing us blind, [46:40] that are looting us, [46:41] pillaging us, [46:42] plundering us. [46:42] People like Nick Exposed, [46:45] they came here from Somalia, [46:46] been living here for a year or two, [46:48] they say, [46:49] I'm going to open up [46:49] a fake daycare. [46:51] I'll tell Keith Ellison, [46:53] I'll tell Governor Walz, [46:54] I'm taking care of 200 kids. [46:56] Send me a check [46:57] for $30 million. [46:58] What do they do? [46:59] They buy a Mercedes, [47:00] they buy BMWs, [47:02] they buy a mansion, [47:03] they buy a nice house. [47:04] All their kids [47:05] fly first class [47:06] all over the world. [47:07] They are living [47:08] the high life. [47:10] Well, you, [47:11] the American citizen, [47:12] who's worked your entire life [47:14] and done it the right way, [47:14] you paid every parking ticket [47:16] you ever had [47:17] are funding that lifestyle. [47:20] That's what the Democrat Party [47:21] did to you. [47:23] And their plan [47:23] is they want to bring in [47:25] another 10, 20, [47:26] 30 million more people [47:27] to loot you [47:28] and rob you [47:29] and take everything you have. [47:30] President Trump [47:31] is the one leader [47:32] in American history [47:34] who stood up and said, [47:35] this isn't going to happen anymore. [47:37] We're going to protect our taxpayers. [47:38] We're going to protect our citizens. [47:40] The looting will stop. [47:41] The pillaging will stop. [47:43] The robbing will stop. [47:44] And it's actually happening. [47:46] And I, as a citizen, [47:47] not just as a staffer, [47:48] but as a citizen, [47:49] am endlessly grateful [47:50] to this president [47:51] for having the courage [47:52] to do what no American president [47:54] has ever done before. [47:55] Thank you, sir. [47:57] Are you guys all set over here? [47:59] Anybody want to say anything? [48:00] Young, brilliant people. [48:02] Anybody want to say anything? [48:04] You don't have to. [48:05] All right? [48:06] I think you're doing the right thing. [48:07] Your boss will be very angry. [48:08] All right. [48:11] Any questions? [48:11] Could the amount of fraud [48:16] that you have saved [48:17] or are saving the American people, [48:19] as well as the government [48:20] waste you're cutting, [48:21] could that make a difference [48:22] with the deficit next year? [48:24] Oh, absolutely. [48:25] A big, tremendous difference. [48:26] Yeah. [48:27] We're looking at it very closely, [48:29] the deficit. [48:30] And, you know, [48:31] I'm cutting back the deficit [48:32] with these countries [48:33] where we do business [48:34] and we have deficits [48:36] with almost everybody. [48:37] Canada, $90 billion. [48:40] Mexico, $175 billion. [48:41] European Union, $225 billion. [48:47] Well, we're cutting them [48:49] way back to the old days. [48:53] But you know what the old days were? [48:54] How about, like, 30 years ago? [48:57] Okay? [48:57] A long time ago. [48:59] No, we're getting back to basics. [49:01] This country is doing so well now, [49:03] it's amazing. [49:03] But this is a big impact. [49:05] And I think it's a big psychological, [49:07] not only money, [49:08] it's a big psychological. [49:09] It's a corrupt, [49:10] many countries are corrupt, [49:12] but this is just, [49:13] such a big part of the country is corrupt. [49:17] We need borders, [49:18] we need good elections, [49:19] we need great journalists, [49:20] and we have to stop the tremendous [49:22] far that's been going. [49:23] A lot of what we want to do, [49:26] and JD is working on this [49:27] with pretty much the group behind me, [49:29] and then some, [49:30] we have a rough vote. [49:32] We're going to be very, [49:33] very strong on the budget this year [49:36] and what we're doing [49:37] with respect to the budget. [49:39] I think you're going to see some things [49:40] that are going to be very impressive. [49:43] because we're taking in more money. [49:45] The growth of the country is enormous, [49:48] which other countries don't have. [49:49] We have great growth [49:50] because of the $22.2 trillion coming in. [49:54] We have tremendous growth. [49:55] We have factories and plants going up [49:57] at a level that we've never seen before. [49:59] But we're going to be doing [50:01] some very good things. [50:02] On your side, [50:03] you've got to go to France a little bit. [50:05] With France, [50:06] you've seen the economic conditions [50:07] in France at the moment. [50:08] You've seen what the picture is coming [50:09] from France at the moment. [50:11] How concerned are you [50:12] that the socialist agenda [50:13] will bring some of those same [50:14] financial difficulties [50:15] to the United States [50:16] if it takes a long time? [50:16] Well, we've done a couple of things [50:18] that are different. [50:18] Number one, [50:19] I mentioned the word growth. [50:20] We have more growth. [50:22] We will have at the end of this year [50:24] within the next little while. [50:25] It's already happening [50:26] very substantially. [50:27] We have more growth [50:28] than this country has ever had. [50:30] And we have more growth [50:31] than any country in the world [50:32] is having right now. [50:34] France has no growth. [50:35] France is growing the other way. [50:37] And that's because [50:38] its social programs are brutal. [50:40] And no matter what you do, [50:41] I mean, it's not enough. [50:43] But I still say, [50:44] and I say it [50:45] and some people think [50:46] it's a little controversial. [50:47] I don't care. [50:47] It's an immigration problem. [50:49] We have people [50:49] that poured into France [50:51] and they were also unchecked, [50:53] unvetted, [50:54] like with Biden [50:54] when he was doing. [50:55] We don't do that. [50:56] We got many of them out [50:57] and we're getting many more out. [51:00] We got the bad one. [51:01] The worst of the worst. [51:02] We got, I would say, [51:03] a large percentage of them out. [51:05] We have some [51:05] that we're hunting down. [51:07] But we have tremendous growth [51:09] and we have closed borders. [51:11] So for 17 months, [51:13] not one person [51:14] has come into our country illegally. [51:16] Think of that. [51:17] Not one. [51:18] And the people that do that list are, [51:20] you know, [51:20] they call them leaning left. [51:22] You know what leaning left mean? [51:23] If they had somebody, [51:24] they'd love to be able to say it. [51:26] We haven't had one person [51:28] in the last 17 months [51:29] come into our country illegally. [51:31] In the case of France [51:32] in all of Europe, [51:34] you saw what happened in Spain [51:35] where they bum-rushed Spain. [51:37] They came in by the tens of thousands. [51:40] All just poured right into Spain. [51:43] And Spain's not doing anything about it. [51:45] They just said, [51:46] well, they got in. [51:47] They came from all parts of the world [51:50] and from very, very troubled countries. [51:54] It's, [51:55] Europe has to change this way. [51:56] Yes? [51:57] When I go to North Carolina, [52:01] wait a minute, sir. [52:01] When I go to North Carolina today, [52:04] I'm going to be speaking about it. [52:05] But Europe has to change its ways [52:07] or you're not going to have Europe left. [52:09] Yeah, go ahead. [52:09] Are you going to endorse, [52:11] are you going to endorse French? [52:14] Are you going to endorse the French? [52:16] Can you hold it, please? [52:17] You'll come. [52:18] Just relax. [52:21] Go ahead, please. [52:22] Given the riots in France, [52:24] are you planning to endorse Marine Le Pen [52:26] for the presidential election next year? [52:28] Well, I don't know her. [52:30] I haven't met her. [52:31] But I thought she was badly treated. [52:35] It would look like a weaponization to me [52:38] when they did what they did. [52:40] It would look to me like, [52:42] you know, she was leading. [52:43] But after this, [52:44] she's definitely, [52:44] she's the conservative voice. [52:46] I can tell you this. [52:47] In South America, [52:49] it was all leaning big left. [52:52] It's all right now. [52:54] South America is becoming a whole different place. [52:59] And it's thriving. [53:00] It's thriving. [53:01] And as you know, [53:02] I endorsed many of those people. [53:04] Every single one that I endorsed, [53:05] one, [53:06] including the new president of Colombia, [53:09] who's great, [53:10] El Tigre. [53:11] You know, [53:11] they call him El Tigre for a reason, [53:13] right? [53:13] Because he's tough. [53:14] He's a tough guy. [53:15] But he was always big for Trump. [53:17] And I didn't know him, [53:19] but I liked him. [53:20] When people like me, [53:20] I like them just typically. [53:22] So that makes me different. [53:24] But if you look at what's going on in South America, [53:28] people wouldn't believe it. [53:29] In a short period of time, [53:31] they are becoming extremely conservative [53:34] in a very positive way, [53:36] in many ways. [53:36] Yeah, please. [53:37] Mr. President. [53:38] You said that the U.S. could leave Europe [53:39] if this type of violence continues. [53:41] What would that look like? [53:42] Say it again? [53:43] You said the U.S. could leave Europe [53:45] if the violence were... [53:46] Leave it? [53:47] Yeah, leave it. [53:47] What would that look like? [53:47] Well, I mean, it's... [53:49] Europe has to straighten out their act. [53:52] So I called the various countries in Europe. [53:56] And as you know, [53:57] we're doing very well with Iran. [53:58] We just have to make a final decision [54:00] of which way do we want to win. [54:02] Do we want to win the nice way [54:03] or the not nice way? [54:05] But we're doing very well. [54:07] We don't need any help. [54:08] But I was testing them. [54:09] I just called individual presidents [54:12] and prime ministers to ask, [54:16] would they like to help us? [54:17] And they said, no. [54:19] I said, well, that's not nice. [54:21] You know, we spend hundreds of billions a year on NATO. [54:25] And they said, no. [54:26] But they were nice enough to give us Greenland, [54:28] despite all the bad talk. [54:30] Oh, he's not going to get us. [54:32] We got Greenland. [54:34] And it's a great relationship we have with, frankly, Europe. [54:37] But they have to straighten out their act. [54:39] Otherwise, there won't be a Europe left. [54:42] There'll be nothing to be friendly with. [54:44] If you look at what's going on in France, [54:46] I've been doing this stuff for a long time. [54:48] And I've been watching other countries for a long time. [54:51] I have never seen anything like that. [54:54] That wasn't a little bit of a riot. [54:57] That wasn't a little bit of a protest. [54:58] That was a full-on revolution. [55:02] And it continues. [55:04] And it continues. [55:05] So, you know, we want to be helpful. [55:08] We want to be with them and all. [55:09] But you're not going to have a Europe pretty soon [55:11] if they keep going. [55:12] And it's mostly immigrate. [55:13] There are other... [55:14] You know, J.D. wrote a great post on it recently. [55:17] But he would say the same thing. [55:20] I would have said it whether I looked or not. [55:23] I mean, it's very much of an immigration problem. [55:26] You have people coming into countries [55:27] that don't like the countries. [55:29] Somebody said it very well. [55:31] I said it very well. [55:32] They don't like the buildings. [55:33] They don't like the art. [55:35] They don't like anything about the country. [55:37] And they don't like the people. [55:39] They have no reason not to do what they did in France. [55:42] And I told President Macron, who's a friend of mine, [55:46] I have known him right from the beginning, [55:48] right after I got elected the first time. [55:51] I got to meet him. [55:52] I liked him. [55:53] I still like him. [55:54] But I said, if you don't stop the immigration problem, [55:57] you're not going to have a country left. [55:59] And I said that to Germany. [56:02] And I said it to the U.K. [56:05] I mean, you take a look at the U.K. [56:07] They have a mayor in London who's horrible. [56:09] I mean, he's just absolutely horrible. [56:12] And so bad what's happened to London, [56:15] what's happened to Paris. [56:17] If they don't stop it and remove people. [56:19] Now, I'm not just talking about something. [56:20] You've got to remove people. [56:22] Get them the hell out. [56:23] Or they're not going to have a European Union. [56:28] They're not going to have anything. [56:29] And I like the people. [56:30] They're friends of mine. [56:31] I guess indirectly and directly, [56:34] that's where I came from, right? [56:35] Some of us come from that part, [56:38] that neck of the woods. [56:38] But they better get moving [56:41] because they don't have much time. [56:43] When you look at France, [56:44] and it happened in Italy too, [56:46] smaller scale, but it's right there. [56:48] It's simmering. [56:49] If you don't get that out, [56:50] and you're going to have to remove the people. [56:53] You're going to have to remove those people [56:54] that are insurrectionists. [56:56] You're going to have to get them out of the country. [56:58] You can't just say, [56:58] oh, we won't take anymore. [57:00] And they continue to take. [57:03] I mean, again, take a look at Spain. [57:04] Just a couple of weeks ago, [57:06] a hundred and some odd thousand people [57:08] and in just a matter of minutes [57:09] rushed into the country. [57:12] They don't do anything about it. [57:13] I don't know where they're living. [57:14] I don't know. [57:15] It's a crazy situation going on. [57:18] So we have now a border [57:20] that's the strongest we've ever had by far. [57:22] It's been that way [57:23] since the very beginning of my second term [57:26] or third term, [57:27] depending on the way you want to define it. [57:30] And I just don't want the results of this. [57:32] I like the third term, [57:34] but I don't want the results of the second term. [57:36] But this has been an amazing thing [57:41] that's happened to it. [57:42] We have the strongest border we've ever had. [57:45] We have the single greatest moment [57:48] in the history of our country [57:49] in terms of the economy, [57:51] meaning the big economy, [57:53] meaning the trillions and trillions of dollars [57:55] that's building plants and factories [57:57] all over our country. [57:58] We just, [57:59] Toyota just announced [58:00] they're coming in with a massive car plant. [58:02] You know, we had a period of 49 years [58:04] where we lost many car plants, [58:07] but not one was built. [58:09] And now we're building more car plants [58:11] than we've ever built before. [58:12] We're leading China in SI, superintelligence. [58:16] We're leading them. [58:17] We're leading everybody. [58:18] We're leading the world in just about everything. [58:20] And, you know, [58:22] I call it the golden age. [58:23] It's the golden age of America. [58:25] It's a pretty amazing time. [58:26] Yeah. [58:26] Sir, Mr. President, sir. [58:27] You're offering 10% to whistleblowers [58:31] for turning in what you're describing as fraud. [58:34] 1%. [58:34] 1%? [58:35] Yeah. [58:35] Okay, that's actually worse. [58:37] The False Claims Act, [58:38] which has been on the books since 1863, [58:40] whistleblowers can get between 10 and 25% [58:43] to between 10 lawsuits. [58:45] Why would someone who has evidence of genuine fraud [58:48] go to your task force? [58:50] Because it's a lot of money. [58:52] And because when they did that, [58:53] that's a certain type of crime. [58:55] But nobody ever thought that you could have stolen [58:58] $2 trillion or whatever the ultimate number is going to be. [59:03] And at 1%, people will make millions and millions of dollars [59:06] for turning in what actually is a somewhat routine crime [59:11] of, you know, of millions of millions. [59:14] But we're talking about billions [59:17] and actually probably trillions of dollars. [59:20] Can I say something about this? [59:21] Sir, sir. [59:21] Sir, please, please, please, please, please. [59:22] First of all, I think that's a fundamentally dishonest question [59:25] because over 99% of the fraud [59:27] that we're finding in the federal government [59:29] isn't covered by the False Claims Act. [59:31] What the President is saying is he wants all fraud [59:33] to be the sort of thing where if you find it, [59:35] if you uncover it, you find evidence [59:37] and allow us to undo the money, [59:39] you should be able to benefit, [59:40] not just the very narrow slice that's covered by the False Claims Act. [59:43] Who are you with? [59:44] The Independent. [59:45] Who? [59:46] The Independent, sir. [59:48] Oh. [59:48] Mr. President, Mr. President, [59:51] Mr. President, can I just ask you about Trump accounts? [1:00:02] Could Trump accounts expand to adults? [1:00:04] We've heard some rumors. [1:00:05] Well, we haven't thought of it. [1:00:06] We're looking at something as an alternative. [1:00:09] Trump accounts has been one of the greatest things, [1:00:11] one of the most successful things people have seen ever in government. [1:00:14] and i want to thank elon musk you saw what he was doing is one share to each child and it's [1:00:20] also going through as you know trump accounts and we have close to 80 million recipients and that's [1:00:27] going up rapidly a lot of big companies are coming in they're coming in with people some people are [1:00:33] taking one person is going to take an entire state a very rich person is going to take a very good [1:00:39] a very large actual state it's been amazing we are looking at something different because it [1:00:46] really is somewhat of a different thing having to do with adults yes after today's talks in oslo do [1:00:57] you believe the peace process is back on track and what are your expectations when your special [1:01:03] envoy steve would pop heads to russia tomorrow well i think what's happening is that russia [1:01:09] would like to get it done i think that and you know russia is a big machine they just keep [1:01:17] grinding forward and that's what they've done they've taken a very large piece of land and you [1:01:24] know you can say that ukraine is doing well or poorly but the land gets bigger and bigger all the time [1:01:33] week by week it's just they march forward they just keep marching forward they have an unlimited supply of [1:01:40] people whereas ukraine as you know is there's a woman who's i guess not exactly a very beautiful [1:01:48] woman nice woman and she is on television recently talking about the fact that our men are gone [1:01:55] she's a ukrainian woman our men are gone they're lost they're dead they're in mental institutions [1:02:01] they're walking around they have no arms they have no legs in many cases they've been hurt so badly [1:02:08] they've been just decimated and it was very poignant when i heard this i said boy that's some statement [1:02:16] and she said russia is a very big country they can lose a lot of people in a war and they have lost a [1:02:24] lot of people they lost 50 million people in the second world war they lose a lot of people but they're [1:02:29] very big and she said they have to settle this war look ukraine has lost a lot of people russia's lost [1:02:38] a lot of people russia though is a giant nation ukraine ukraine is not uh i can tell you this [1:02:45] we've been helping through joe biden originally and he made a mistake because he should have done [1:02:52] it through the european union and he should have been paid the european union has quite a bit of money [1:02:56] although i have to tell you they're getting tired of spending it but we gave 350 billion dollars [1:03:03] to ukraine and you know i insisted on getting something for that money and we got a very big [1:03:12] chunk of land and rare earth and other things if anybody remembers let's see what that amounts to [1:03:17] but ukraine has to want to settle this war zielinski has to want to settle this war and if he doesn't i [1:03:25] think it's going to be a very bad thing look we have given tremendous amounts to ukraine we've got [1:03:32] nothing back other than high diesel we have we have given probably possibly more money to ukraine [1:03:43] than almost anybody over the years hundreds of billions of dollars we've got nothing back [1:03:50] and the american taxpayers are tired of it we want zielinski to make a deal he can make a deal [1:03:56] he could have made a deal two years ago when we had our little chat in the oval office we had a [1:04:02] now quite well remembered chat with jd myself some others zielinski could have made a good deal then [1:04:11] could have made a much better deal then probably possibly that he can make now but he's going to [1:04:16] have to want to make a deal because i don't think his people are going to stand for it anymore they've [1:04:21] been fighting a war so last month they lost 32 000 people between the both of them they're mostly [1:04:28] soldiers mostly young soldiers some people in a town that got hit or whatever but mostly [1:04:34] young soldiers it doesn't affect us much it doesn't affect us in theory at all we're not [1:04:41] involved what affects me is to see that many souls lost so needlessly so what i'd like to see is i'd [1:04:49] like to make a deal i'd like to see if they can make a deal i thought you know i settled eight wars [1:04:53] i thought that would be the easiest one the hatred between president putin and president [1:04:59] zielinski is tremendous i think that's most of the reason they haven't been able to make a deal [1:05:06] actually but ukraine has to want to make a deal because the united states has spent a fortune europe [1:05:14] has spent a fortune europe's tired of it right now they're tired of it right now and if they don't make [1:05:19] a deal ultimately it's just going to get in my opinion it's just really just going to get worse [1:05:25] you have a very big country in russia they have a lot of people they have a lot of people to draw [1:05:30] from ukraine does not have a lot of people to draw from and it's time to make a deal and i say that [1:05:38] remember this though we've given a lot to ukraine we've gotten absolutely nothing back except grief [1:05:46] death tremendous monetary loss we've given incredible amounts of equipment and military [1:05:55] primarily military equipment but equipment of all kinds and it's time i gave them javelins [1:06:03] when the stupid general for russia very stupid gentleman they had a thousand tanks riding up a [1:06:12] concrete highway they would have been in ukraine in four hours going maximum tank speed which is 48 miles [1:06:19] an hour to be exact nothing to stop them the war would have been over in one day and this very stupid [1:06:26] general i have no idea who he is i doubt he's still with us i doubt he's still living he decided [1:06:31] to hang a right onto the farmland and then take a left and go up to kiev and rather than staying on the [1:06:42] highway the concrete highway perfectly good highway where they were doing very nicely would have been [1:06:48] there in three and a half four hours and the whole war would have ended he ended up getting stuck in [1:06:56] the mud it was like quicksand they had the night before they had the heaviest rainfall they've had [1:07:01] in 10 years and the land was soaking wet it was like quicksand this i most people don't remember but [1:07:08] i do because it's called war you never know what happens but he made a terrible decision legendarily [1:07:14] bad decision and the tanks got stuck they couldn't go forward they couldn't go back they were dead stuck [1:07:20] and they used the javelins that's the anti-tank weapon that i gave them so you know the [1:07:27] statement is obama gave them sheets i gave them javelins so i've helped ukraine a lot [1:07:34] it's now time for them to end this war and stop all those young people from being killed [1:07:40] i don't know who the hell you are but you better be careful go ahead can you confirm that the u.s is on [1:07:55] the verge of a deal to free uh the american teacher um stephen hubbard uh from russia just stick with me [1:08:04] nobody else was able to do it just stick with me i don't i don't want to talk about it but everybody's [1:08:11] been after hubbard for a long time long before i got here and uh just to remember that question [1:08:20] for a couple of days from now okay president president why because i do think because i do [1:08:27] things that nobody else can do i hate to say it so watch what happens we have been focused on hubbard [1:08:36] and we don't give six billion dollars like biden we don't give the number one in history the number [1:08:42] one arms dealer ever in history and get a basketball player back and give six billion on top of it [1:08:51] the deals we made were done by stupid people i've been talking to president putin about mr hubbard [1:08:57] i've been talking to him at length i've asked him to release him let's see what happens okay let's see [1:09:05] what happens i'd love to get him back it's time it's time to have mr hubbard back yeah mr president i have [1:09:13] a question are you guys okay with this or are you bored you get bored sir not bored it's good [1:09:20] mr president let him go and then you go okay thank you sir for a deal to happen a peace deal to happen [1:09:27] in ukraine does that mean zelensky and putin will have to be in the same room at the same time to sign [1:09:33] that agreement i don't know i mean depends they don't have to be in the same room i guess they can do it [1:09:37] another way it's hard for them to be in the same room uh i don't care how it's done i don't want to [1:09:46] see 32 000 25 000 every month i get a report 25 000 28 000 27 000 32 34 000 four months ago soldiers [1:09:58] killed a month it's the craziest thing i've ever heard of over what yeah please i have a question for [1:10:05] you and for nick that's the one and nick first go ahead nick uh good to meet you willian also with [1:10:09] salem media nick in my home state of california gavin newsom signed a law that's been dubbed the [1:10:14] stop nick shirley act after your videos exposing billions in immigration fraud why is he so intent [1:10:21] on silencing you and your work california they actually need the fraud that's why when i expose [1:10:26] the fraud in minnesota california instead of going after the fraudsters they came after me and so with [1:10:32] this law dubbed the stop nick shirley act it will give somebody who's enrolled in this program who works [1:10:36] inside of immigration support service providers they can then give me a piece of paper and say i [1:10:41] cannot publish that video so it's a direct violation of the first amendment and the reason why they're [1:10:45] attacking me is because i'm going after what funnels and funds all these crazy delusional ideas inside [1:10:50] their states it's one of the most incredible things i've ever seen in other words you cannot in [1:10:57] california basically stop fraud you know why because they want fraud because they're crooked they're all [1:11:04] crooked politicians one of the most crooked states anywhere in the world not here anywhere in the [1:11:09] world california minnesota a lot of them but we're changing that and we're going to be fighting by [1:11:15] your side steve we're going to be fighting by your side you shouldn't be fighting that whole thing [1:11:19] alone thank you what nick is describing and what the president is describing is a criminal conspiracy [1:11:25] where a state knowingly aids in advance fraud that's funneled into these communities again oftentimes [1:11:31] migrant communities they then use those funds to fund the democrat party so it's a self-enrichment [1:11:36] scheme that's being exposed that is fundamentally a criminal conspiracy it reminds me of california that [1:11:42] if you ask a person for identification during a voting process they put you in jail in other words if you say [1:11:50] do you have voter id do you have proof of citizenship if you ask those words they put you in jail [1:11:59] i would say they're equal yes no you're dealing with very corrupt people these are corrupt politicians [1:12:08] weak or gavin newscom admits that he's a stupid person he admits that he was a man who had poor [1:12:19] results on virtually every every test he ever took he cannot read a speech he's incapable of and it's [1:12:25] interesting i didn't know what he meant by that he couldn't read a speech i saw him make a speech and [1:12:29] he doesn't read it he can't he cannot read he cannot read there's something wrong with him and when [1:12:36] you have you know what they did with nick or you know i think probably pretty much equal but maybe [1:12:43] that's even worse if you want to know the truth nick because it has to do with voting if a man who works [1:12:49] in the election bureau asks may i see your papers please do you have voter id do you have anything having [1:12:57] to do with proof proof of citizenship you've created an illegal act and you go to jail that's [1:13:03] that's pretty much that's the same thing thank you sir so along the same lines of that last question [1:13:10] are you concerned about if after your presidency a democrat is in office that they would try and [1:13:15] target someone like nick or anyone a reporter that had written a story about fraud that was in a [1:13:20] of the state sure sure we have the power of pardon if i see somebody that's unfairly treated i have [1:13:25] the power of pardons there's those that say it's the strongest power a president has and if i have to [1:13:31] use it to protect people like nick i'd use it very openly very gladly but they've already said they're [1:13:36] going to never yep weaponized look the uh governor of a couple of states have made statements but the [1:13:45] senator from michigan made a statement yesterday that was amazing where they want to frighten people young [1:13:51] people from ever working in the trump administration or a republican administration that they want to go [1:13:59] and they want to frighten people and i heard it without commentary and i said well that's pretty bad [1:14:06] that's pretty bad and then i heard commentary and even the most liberal commentators couldn't believe [1:14:12] that she made that statement she's a lightweight by the way total lightweight stupid person she's a person [1:14:18] that uh should be tried for what she did where she said no no we control government you don't have to [1:14:25] listen to the president and we'll see what happens that's still you know that's still up in the air [1:14:31] but she made a statement that was very very uh dangerous a very dangerous statement [1:14:40] mr president uh mr president france has free health care free child care a 35-hour work week [1:14:46] and five weeks paid vacation despite all that people are looting and burning down parts of their [1:14:51] cities do you think spending a little more on education is going to stop this no it's not about [1:14:55] education it's about immigration it's about illegal people coming in who basically hate france they [1:15:01] hate the people they hate everything they hate the architecture you saw the building from the [1:15:06] mid-1800s that fell down yesterday that burned down to the ground boy it's tragic tragic site now these are [1:15:13] people that hate france but they've been let in they hate france but they've been [1:15:18] let in and you have to get them out if you don't get them out you're not going to have a france [1:15:26] for the vice president and for agent ferguson back on the incentives and the rewards is it [1:15:30] one percent up to a thirty thousand dollar limit or is it unlimited it's one percent there's no limit [1:15:38] criminal charges before someone's going to be able to get this incentive money no i don't think so [1:15:45] that's the answer i quit i quit while i'm ahead jen no i just wanted to you know i didn't want to [1:15:50] have you say oh we disagree on something because we disagree on almost nothing believe it or not [1:15:54] it is rather hard to believe it but i figured if i answered it quickly i'll make sure we don't have a [1:15:59] problem but no no it's not a criminal thing it's it's we hope that they go to jail no if we recover the [1:16:06] money uh that's what it is you get one percent and that includes you go ahead jd that's it sir [1:16:13] our plan is not to limit this just to criminal prosecutions it's as the president said if you [1:16:18] find the money and you help us recover it then you benefit from the program we're going to make it very [1:16:23] easy and very quick and people can make a lot of money but the the only thing is we want to make sure [1:16:30] they're the people that turned them mr president mr president nick shirley over here i'll hold it [1:16:47] you i love salem though let him go i do like salem salem is good so it sounds like a trade deal with [1:16:54] india is close can you go into that they want to make a deal we're going to make a deal pretty [1:16:59] close yeah it's going to be a much different kind of a deal that we've been on the frog program [1:17:05] sir if i may ask do you expect a phone to uh ring off the hook as it were about what tipsters [1:17:09] on the frog program i think it's going to ring off the hook yeah and is there enough money 25 million [1:17:15] there to you know for reward money i think it's i think it's tremendous i mean if you look at it i was [1:17:20] thinking about do we do five percent four percent then when you start looking at the kind of numbers [1:17:25] you're talking about people will make millions of dollars by turning others in well it could be [1:17:34] we're going to protect the people if they want to be protected if there is a problem with ilan omar's [1:17:41] age could she be deported well she could be she could also go to jail and she could also go to jail [1:17:47] you know they keep talking about deportation no she could go to jail uh this is just my opinion i [1:17:53] think she's a sick a very dishonest person but uh who hates our country and she comes from a country [1:18:03] that is essentially not even a country somalia it's a real shithouse okay it's got no government [1:18:12] it's got no police protect all they do is have people running around shooting each other then she [1:18:17] comes over here and she say and she wants to tell us how to run america she wants to tell us how to [1:18:22] run the united states of america and she'll say i have constitutional rights and she never heard the [1:18:29] word concept she never saw that before see that she never saw that before but she says she has rights [1:18:35] she's a disgrace to our country and it's amazing that she can get elected but somalians vote for her you [1:18:42] know somalians vote for and most of them shouldn't be here do you know they have like a 98 unemployment [1:18:49] rate they don't work 98 it's a disgrace it's a disgrace and they've ruined a great state you know [1:18:56] you have a a great state i remember minnesota in the old days what a beautiful what a beautiful with [1:19:03] lakes all over the place and more lakes than any place i've ever seen so beautiful they they're destroying [1:19:09] it probably maybe they've destroyed it and i only hope a republican woman who happens to be very [1:19:14] respected by everybody gets in because you will see a difference but i i will say this [1:19:20] uh i hope they treat her fairly but i think she's a very dishonest person [1:19:35] in the new fox news power rankings it shows that less than a quarter of rural voters are happy [1:19:40] with the state of the economy are you concerned about these people no because as soon as the war [1:19:44] is over it's going to end very soon the iran world i had no choice yeah you can't let them have it's the [1:19:49] number one state sponsor of terror as soon as that war is over uh oil is going to drop like a rock [1:19:56] and that's the only thing holding it back no we have tremendous support you know when people [1:20:01] are unhappy with the gasoline i hate to sound trivial but uh they say it themselves it's a it's a big price [1:20:09] but actually it's a small price to pay for not letting iran have a nuclear weapon and they will [1:20:14] never have a nuclear weapon that's already but we could leave right now and we would have done a good [1:20:20] job a great job that that beautiful plane right there took them out but it's under hundreds of tons [1:20:27] of rock but it's not good enough for me we have to make sure it doesn't happen in five years six years [1:20:34] ten years and that's what's going to happen so it really is it's a very small price to pay for [1:20:41] not letting the most dangerous country in the world have a nuclear weapon [1:20:50] you own a lot of golf quick wait wait quiet quiet what's wrong with you are you a sick person [1:20:57] not that i know it sir mr president i think this i actually think there's something wrong with you [1:21:03] go ahead i wanted to ask mr president um uh since we have uh the vice president here uh the vice [1:21:08] president said in an interview yesterday that he thought that you would endorse him if he does decide [1:21:13] to run in 2028 since we're here uh could you tell us well i tell you this he's a very talented person [1:21:20] and he's a very good person but we've literally i don't think we've ever talked about it no sir i said [1:21:27] you know who would believe that i don't talk about it with him he doesn't talk about it's early [1:21:31] we are very early right now we have to get through the midterms we'll see how it goes i'm going to a [1:21:36] rally in north carolina we had an amazing rally last night kansas for a tremendous a tremendous person [1:21:45] a number of great people but uh in particular a senator who's done a fantastic job as you know roger [1:21:51] and uh i think roger marshall was helped a lot last night when we had that i think it was it really [1:22:00] took him to a very high level which whereas where he should be but uh i've done a lot of rallies in the [1:22:07] last week and i guess we're up to 10 or 11 and it's not easy to stand up there for two hours ranting [1:22:17] raving you have the crowds but there's a lot of love in those rooms and i think it's made a big [1:22:23] difference it's made a the republican party has got tremendous spirit tremendous spirit tremendous [1:22:29] love and i'm going to be going for another one i'll be going also to ohio where our candidate who turned [1:22:37] out to be a great football player that a lot of people that i mean a great player not a good player [1:22:42] great player but he's a humble man and he didn't brag about it i would have been bragging like hell [1:22:47] about it i would have said i'm an all-american i ripped the heads off people you know john gruden [1:22:53] who's a fantastic guy great coach and he was a very good college player he said that uh he was up [1:23:01] to be with his friend he said what are you doing here and he was saying how and this is our candidate [1:23:07] who nobody i guess actually people from ohio a small group of sports big sports fans knew but we [1:23:15] we found out about the real man and and uh you probably saw the polls he's now leading and he was [1:23:23] down by uh quite a bit but uh i looked at the jersey yousted and yousted was a real he was a real [1:23:33] he was a top of the line player john gruden said they had the championship team he said he was the best [1:23:38] player in the team he had 17 interceptions he was an all-american nobody knew this and in ohio [1:23:46] when you have those credentials it helps and that was an unbelievable rally but we've gotten others [1:23:52] up also we've gotten them way up so let's see what happens i think you're going to have a good you [1:23:56] know i watched uh our speaker of the house and uh he talks about the fact that uh there's a lot of [1:24:04] things going on that the media is not seeing i really believe it too i just feel there's a great [1:24:09] i don't know the president always loses for whatever reason the midterms whoever it is republican [1:24:16] democrat great president lousy president for some reason i guess they've won two out of 25 i don't [1:24:24] i don't know is there a reason you can think of medically why do people vote but there should be [1:24:29] no reason in fact you think it would be an asset not a liability but presidents that go in good ones [1:24:35] bad ones republicans democrats uh they tend to lose the midterms uh we'll see what happens i do say this [1:24:44] when i was on the ticket when i ran we won everything we won everything when i don't run [1:24:50] people don't show up to vote by 49 exactly it's very you know no great science it's 49 less if i can get [1:24:58] my voters mega republicans whatever you want to call if they get out to vote we'll win in a [1:25:03] landslide but they have to want to get out to vote and if you're not on the ballot it's a little [1:25:09] harder so i'm asking them to pretend i'm on the ballot thank you very much everybody [1:25:14] thank you guys thank you guys thank you so much guys head out that door thank you guys thank you [1:25:21] guys i better not get involved i think it will that is going to happen okay let's let's do it [1:25:35] one another nobody cares