What's happening?

Abraham is going out into the land and everywhere he goes, everywhere he calls upon the name of the Lord, everywhere he builds an altar for the Lord, he claims ground for the kingdom of God.

He is expanding the kingdom of God.

And now in Acts chapter 13, Paul and Barnabas are getting the same commission to take the kingdom of God out into all the earth.

Because listen, this is important because This is something I believe the church in America has almost completely lost sight of.

The kingdom of God has begun.

Amen? The Lord is on the throne, is he not? He is high and lifted up.

work is to

Are these now in every single state? And if so, just major cities? Are they in metro areas, and how do they operate exactly?

49 states, and the 120,000 camera number comes from Flock itself, so they're just about everywhere.

That's 20 billion images every month just with Flock.

There are three or four other companies that have similar technology.

So we're talking about, all told, maybe 100 billion images a month, no security, meaningful security protocols.

We had a guy testify at the hearing, a cybersecurity expert, who said he was able to hack the Flock network from his computer and read individual people's text messages from the images that Flock took.

That's really scary.

liberties.Have you spoken to cops and law enforcement officers about their experience with this, if it's, if it is quite helpful to them, and concerns that they have just from what they've seen?

Why do you believe his lawyer did not deserve to be heard?

Well, his lawyer's not a witness, and this goes back to the point that you can either take immunity and answer questions, or you can give up your immunity and claim the fifth.

You can't do both.

You know, when was the last time that a courtroom witness was able to claim immunity, but then say, "But I'm not gonna answer any questions when I get onto the stand"? The answer is never.

We never allow that in a court of law.

Dr. Fauci has a full and total pardon from Joe Biden, an autopen pardon, but let's just for the purposes of discussion and say that it's valid.

That means he should have to answer questions.

Uh, how was that obtained, and how significant is that development?

Uh, first, what was your impression of how Dr. Fauci handled his testimony?

Oh, I thought it was absolutely outrageous.

He claimed the Fifth Amendment.

Let me just tell you as a lawyer, innocent people, honest people, they don't take the Fifth.

If you want to conceal something, that's when you take the Fifth Amendment, and this guy had no right to it because he's been pardoned already by Joe Biden.

The real reason he wasn't answering questions is he doesn't want to be held to account for the fact that he made a million dollars and more in cash prizes during COVID using federal resources, federal staff, federal instrumentalities, all against the law.

He got rich while people were dying.

Is that part of the fear from him, that he could actually be charged for perjury here?

things that i don't know that i really that were top of mind for me i didn't know that he was profiting in this particular way while he was um flattering himself over and over in his diary but lying to the american people

you know the why is he wanted to get rich and he did and the why is he wanted to be a celebrity and he made himself one and the fact that innocent people had to lose their first amendment rights You, thousands of Missourians who asked honest questions, everybody throttled down, followed on social media, had their accounts canceled because of people like him to say nothing of the people who died.

all while he was getting rich and promoting himself.

That is the why.

This is a guy who fundamentally lost his way.

Somewhere along the line, he lost his way.

And sadly, thousands, hundreds of thousands of people have paid for it.

Senator Hawley, did you expect him to plead the fifth the way he did? And what were your thoughts on the Democrat senators on the other side of the dais there? They had a lot of nice things to say about Anthony

... be the solution?

Number one, the players need to be allowed to write what they want on their uniforms.

If they're gonna be...

Now, if writing a Bible verse on a uniform should not be a controversial thing, can I just say? I mean, since when is that a political statement? I mean, God and country.

Clay, this is the United States of America.

[laughs] You know? I mean, my gosh, writing a, a Bible verse, that now is, is a fireable offense? I mean, that now is a cause to get the whole HR bureaucracy motivated, number one.

Number two, I think the players shouldn't be forced to wear political messages and social messages, whatever they are, that they don't agree with.

So this is a tough spot, particularly given all of those parameters.

So how do we handle that then as conservatives?

Oh, what a joke.

They've already turned their stadiums, their uniforms, all of their paraphernalia into political billboards.

I mean, just look at the number of political messages that the league has forced the players to put on their uniforms and their hats since 2020.

I mean, it is unbelievable.

In my letter to the commissioner, we make a full list.

Actually, it's not even a full list.

So what what are you asking him for specifically before potentially you were to call him in front of Congress?

You may well have talked to the president recently, but if the president was asking you, as we sit here in mid-June with the midterm on the horizon not too far away – Senator Hawley, what's the best way to resolve this situation? You would tell him what?

Well, Clay, it's great to be with you.

Thanks for having me.

You know, I mean, I think that the president is on the right track here.

I reject the notion that we need a bunch of stuff from Iran.

I hear members of my party, to be honest, and the United States Senate saying, oh, we, you know, my gosh, we need this, that, and the other thing.

We need this huge, big, comprehensive deal.

So this is a tough spot, particularly given all of those parameters.

Do you think that this prohibition for Major League Baseball could infringe upon many different state laws as it pertains to religious freedom?

Yeah, I absolutely do, and I see that the Missouri Attorney General has taken a similar position.

I'll just tell you, as a former prosecutor – and as a constitutional lawyer, I think we've got major First Amendment, federal First Amendment issues here, both when it comes to protection of freedom of religion, which is directly related to the Bible verses, and just free speech in general.

This goes back to you're forcing these players to wear all kinds of social and political messages that they don't agree with.

I'm curious under what authority the League can do that, and then turn around and say, but actually, if you want to write a Bible verse... you're way out of line that's a major i think constitutional issue clay i suspect it's probably an issue with their contracts and yes under state law there's probably all kinds of problems bottom line is what does the league think they're doing i mean why is this the priority why are they saying to all of the fans in america if you if you differ from our political views we want to punish you which is essentially the message that they're sending i think it's insane

So this is a tough spot, particularly given all of those parameters.

Yeah, it's a tough spot entirely of their own making because they've been stupid.

and they've been discriminatory, and they have tried to cozy up to the woke corporations and the woke left while they alienate their own fan base, their own players, and probably violate their contracts.

What's the procedure there?

Congress has to pass it.

Congress has got to do it by statute.

That's why I've introduced legislation that would do it immediately.

It would suspend that tax for 90 days, and then it would give the president the authority to suspend it for another 90 days without having to come back to Congress if he deems that it's necessary for our economic well-being and national security.

So, you know, we're looking at half a year at least of cutting that tax.

And, you know, that's real money.

Do you think this is the right bill for it?

When it comes to suspending the gas tax, what's the procedure there?

Congress has to pass it.

Congress has gotta do it by statute.

That's why I've introduced legislation that would do it immediately.

It would suspend that tax for 90 days, and then it would give the president the authority to suspend it for another 90 days without having to come back to Congress if he deems that it's necessary for our economic wellbeing and national security.

So, you know, we're looking at half a year at least of cutting that tax.

And you know, that, that's, that's real money.

Do you think this is the right bill for it?

uh but but you know there we were happy to do it and our publisher was able to do so because unfortunately the violence has gotten so strong but i remember one of the big key takeaways there lack of communication lack of coordination lack of planning and you had a an agent that was put in charge who had only graduated a few years before from fletzy which is the federal law enforcement training center down in uh in brunswick georgia someone who just simply wasn't ready to maintain the task of a president, or in this case, a former president, who has a higher degree of threat than any president we've seen in recent history.

Yeah, I still remember when a Secret Service whistleblower came to me and told me that in the days following Butler.

And at first I was like, this just can't be right.

I mean, surely that person would never be put in charge.

Surely they would have fully staffed what was, of course, at Butler an outdoor rally.

It was very complicated to secure.

Surely they were sending the A-team.

And I wonder if there's something there that perhaps we could learn and then push down as a prior intelligence officer myself, I know that a lot of these agencies, they love their guidance, they love their studies, but I think it starts with understanding that the situation on the ground has changed.

Uh, someone who just simply wasn't ready to maintain the task of a president, or in this case, you know, a, um, you know, former president, who has a higher degree of threat than any president we've seen in recent history.

Yeah, I still remember when a Secret Service whistleblower came to me and told me that in the days following Butler, and at first I was like, "This, this just can't be right." I mean, surely that person would never be put in charge.

Surely they would have fully staffed what was, of course, at Butler, an outdoor rally.

It was very complicated to secure.

Surely they were sending the A team, and the answer was no.

I remember talking to local law enforcement.

I went myself to Butler.

Uh, as a prior intelligence officer myself, I, I know that a lot of these agencies, they love their guidance, they love their studies, but I think it starts with understanding that the situation on the ground has changed.

This is a situation where I don't think people realize how did Minnesota just get to this point?

yeah this is why it's because people like this guy who are supposed to be there he's the chief law enforcement officer he's supposed to be prosecuting the bad guys instead he is a bad guy he's welcoming them into his office and get this the reason we know that he met with all of these fraudsters is because they recorded it hilariously they recorded it 54 minutes OF LIVE TAPE.

IT'S ON THE INTERNET.

ANYBODY CAN LISTEN TO IT.

I'VE LISTENED TO IT.

AND WHAT YOU HEAR IS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THEY OFFER HIM CAMPAIGN CASH IF HE WILL INTERVENE AND GET THE INVESTIGATORS OFF OF THEIR BACKS.

BY THE WAY, THIS WAS JUST A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE FBI RAIDED THE FEEDING OUR FUTURES, THE CENTRAL FRAUD NEXUS BEFORE THEY RAIDED THEIR HEADQUARTERS.

And it's staggering the fact that he didn't even see, was he remorseful? Was he, you know, at all, you know, willing to work with the federal government to try to at least roll up people in this network?

Y-y-your thoughts?

Well, I think here's the big message that the president sent, which is that the Senate better be prepared to do something here and reopen the government and do it on our terms, that protects working people, that doesn't give healthcare to illegals, as you said, that doesn't turn over control of this government to illegals and the radical left.

And if that means eliminating or changing the filibuster, then the Senate should be prepared to do that.

And Steve, I have to tell you, I think he's right about that.

I mean, I've been saying to these Democrats, if you think that you can just shut down the government, deny Donald Trump any ability to govern, he's the duly elected president of the United States.

If you think you can take away food from 40 million Americans, take away the pay of our great military, take away the pay of our border patrol, if you think you can do that and then you come to me, Democrats, and say, "Well, you just have to live with it." No, I don't.

And if you think I'm gonna side with some arcane Senate rule rather than siding with the people, you got it wrong.

I mean, have you, all you guys weighed and measured this?

Your thoughts?

Well, I think here's the big message that the president sent, which is that the Senate better be prepared to do something here and reopen the government and do it on our terms that protects working people, that doesn't give health care to illegals, as you said, that doesn't turn over control of this government to illegals and the radical left.

And if that means eliminating or changing the filibuster, then the Senate should be prepared to do that.

And, Steve, I have to tell you, I think he's right about that.

I mean, I've been sending these Democrats emails.

If you think that you can just shut down the government, deny Donald Trump any ability to govern, he's the duly elected president of the United States.

If you think you can take away food from 40 million Americans, take away the pay of our great military, take away the pay of our border patrol.

Is that pretty catastrophic for this situation? I mean, have you all you guys wait and measure this?

Why, why are you doing this?

Yeah, I'm glad you pointed out the happy talk I'm really not interested in.

What I'm interested in is protecting our workers and protecting our kids, you know, the American people, we the people.

And here's what's happening right now with AI.

These chatbots are telling our kids how to kill themselves.

They're encouraging our kids to kill themselves.

And unless, you know, unless somebody out there in the audience thinks, "Oh, you know, Josh, you're, you're just exaggerating," I'm, I wish I were but I'm not.

Is anybody in the Senate as focused as you are on trying to get a solution for this?

Why are you doing this?

Yeah, I'm glad you pointed out the happy talk I'm really not interested in.

What I'm interested in is protecting our workers and protecting our kids, the American people, we the people.

And here's what's happening right now with AI.

These chatbots are telling our kids how to kill themselves.

They're encouraging our kids to kill themselves.

And unless somebody out there in the audience says, Josh, you're just exaggerating.

Is anybody in the Senate as focused as you are at trying to get a solution for this?

What's your message to the president of the United States about this situation?

Well, I think he's doing the right thing.

I mean, this is a guy who's paying the military.

He's paying our law enforcement.

He's paying Border Patrol.

The only reason any of these people are getting paid is because Donald Trump is finding every avenue that he can to try to get paychecks to our folks who are out there wearing the uniform, keeping us safe.

I mean, so my message to him is thank you.

What's the message to the posse of what we need to do with your guidance over the next couple of days?

What's your message to the president of the United States about this situation?

Well, I think he's doing the right thing.

I mean, this is a guy who's paying the military, he's paying our law enforcement, he's paying border patrol.

The only reason any of these people are getting paid is because Donald Trump is finding every avenue that he can to try to get paychecks to our folks who are out there wearing the uniform, keeping us safe.

I mean, so my message to him is, "Thank you." I mean, "Thank you for doing that.

Thank you for standing up for our people, for the American people," as the Democrats who would rather shut down the entire government than pay an ICE agent, they would rather shut down the entire government than build the border wall, they'd rather shut down an entire government than stop illegals from getting Medicaid.

I mean it, it just shows you where their priorities are.

What's the message to the posse of what we need to do, uh, from... with your guidance over the next couple of days?

Why do you have to act as a supplicant to get information about a federal police force and an out-of-control prosecutor that is basically trying to, uh, trying to intimidate and imprison United States senators, sir?

sir?Yeah, and how about this, Steve, that we don't know...

Even now, we don't know who ordered these wiretaps, which is essentially what it was.

We don't know who was involved in it.

I just asked the Attorney General under oath just now a few minutes ago, I said, "Who was involved? Who knew about it? Was the White House involved? Joe Biden?" And she said, you know, basically she says no.

Uh, we gotta know.

(laughs) I mean, we need to find out.

Wh- what, they're- they're- they are looking at stark reality that they're not gonna be able to win at the ballot box, so where does that put them? How do you deal with people that support something this radical but also understand it's gonna be almost impossible for them to win national elections, sir?

Can you give us up to sp- get us up to speed on your latest work in this area?

Yeah, well, I mean, here's, here's a, a sample of this, what's going on right now, Steve.

Just this morning there's news reports now that AI chatbots are out there saying that Charlie Kirk was not actually assassinated, that this was a, quote, "right-wing terrorist incident." Right-wing terrorist incident, as if Charlie was somehow involved in it, as if, you know, he, he deserved to die.

And of course, it's total propaganda, but this is the kind of thing, it's gonna be censorship on steroids if we allow these AI companies to control all of the news, all of the data, all of the information.

That's what they're doing right now.

Those chatbots are also telling our kids how to kill themselves and their kids are doing it, and that's not hyperbole.

I've, I've heard from the parents, we've held hearings on this.

So how do you- how do you start to fight back on this?

Can you give us up to sp- get us up to speed on your latest work in this area?

Yeah.

Well, I mean, here's, here's a, a sample of this, what's going on right now, Steve.

Just this morning, there's news reports now that AI chatbots are out there saying that Charlie Kirk was not actually assassinated, that this was a, quote, right-wing terrorist incident.

Right-wing terrorist incident, as if Charlie was somehow involved in it, as if, you know, he, he deserved to die.

I mean, of course, it's total propaganda, but this is the kind of thing, it's gonna be censorship on steroids if we allow these AI companies to control all of the news, all of the data, all of the information.

That's what they're doing right now.

So how do you, how do you start to fight back on this?

Let's start with your speech and the warning that you gave the American people, but you also put Silicon Valley and the oligarchs on notice, sir.

Well, here's the thing that they wanna do, Steve.

These guys in Silicon Valley, these oligarchs, that's exactly the right word, they wanna rule this country forever.

I mean, these are guys who have so much power already.

They want even more power.

They are focused on extending their lifespans at the expense, by the way, of every working man's lifespan.

You look what's happening in this country, you look what's happening in my state, in the heartland of this country, life expectancy going down.

How does that happen? How are you gonna get w- how are you gonna get folks in the Senate to get worked up to actually go after Facebook as you should, and open it up to people to go after them, when somehow somebody in the administration and/or the White House thinks it's appropriate to have Zuckerberg sitting next to President Trump at dinner?

He's gonna get his appointments, we're gonna get appropriations done, you know, single subject by regular order, and, uh, and somehow there's still gonna be room for pocket rescissions for money this year, or impoundments for money this year, in fiscal year 25, sir.

Yeah.

First of all, just on the, on the nominations.

Uh, you're absolutely right.

I mean this, Trump is gonna be the first president in history who has not, who has had every single nominee filibustered by the opposing party.

That's what we're, that's where we're at right now.

Every single nominee.

But that's just not gonna happen, is it?