How does China come to the table? May they be more desperate for deals and economic relief than they were maybe a few months ago?

Now, I definitely think President Trump is coming in from a position of strength.

And there are a couple of things.

Bear in mind, Secretary Besant put sanctions on the Russian major oil companies, Rosneft and Luke Oil, last October, October of 25.

Those sanctions are now literally taking effect.

And we're having Rosneft, or I'm sorry, Lukoil, for example, having to sell all of their international assets because they can't manage them anymore because of the sanctions.

So essentially, those two companies are going to have to retreat inside of Russia.

Do you think that that is a feasible timeline?

Victoria, what do you make of this incredible day? And I thought an incredibly powerful speech we were all saying by President Trump at the U.N.

No, it really was, Rita.

And I think what the president did was lay out all the things he's been doing, what he has actually done on the world stage in terms of the peace deals he's made, the enemies he's punished like Iran, the great deals for the American people he's made like the oil deal in Venezuela, the deal that was then inked with Greenland.

These are all huge developments.

And what he laid out was a really ambitious plan.

agenda that we're going to have change in Cuba.

As we've discussed, that's 90 miles off our shores.

How concerned should we be about the Houthis and what they're doing threatening the Red Sea?

Victoria, what do you make of this incredible day? And I thought an incredibly powerful speech we were all saying by President Trump at the U.N.

No, it really was, Rita.

And I think what the president did was lay out all the things he's been doing, what he has actually done on the world stage in terms of the peace deals he's made, the enemies he's punished like Iran, the great deals for the American people he's made like the oil deal in Venezuela, the deal that was then inked with Greenland.

These are all huge developments.

And what he laid out was a really ambitious plan.

agenda that we're going to have change in Cuba as we've discussed that's 90 miles off our shores huge deal for the American people and our safety here at home and then also gave the Iranians a very clear picture of where this is going and a timeline where he's going to decide it they can be obliterated or they can see sense and make a deal after the midterms that those are the terms and he just also laid it out that the deal is a nuclear deal this isn't to get the straight open You know, Secretary Rubio was saying this morning, we're getting a lot of the oil out of the strait.

That's not the problem right now.

How concerned should we be about the Houthis and what they're doing threatening the Red Sea?

Victoria, what do you make of this incredible day? And I thought an incredibly powerful speech we were all saying by President Trump at the U.N.

No, it really was, Rita.

And I think what the president did was lay out all the things he's been doing, what he has actually done on the world stage in terms of the peace deals he's made, the enemies he's punished like Iran, the great deals for the American people he's made like the oil deal in Venezuela, the deal that was then inked with Greenland.

These are all huge developments.

And what he laid out was a really ambitious plan.

agenda that we're going to have change in Cuba.

As we've discussed, that's 90 miles off our shores.

How concerned should we be about the Houthis and what they're doing threatening the Red Sea?

How does China come to the table? May they be more desperate for deals and economic relief than they were maybe a few months ago?

No, I definitely think President Trump is coming in from a position of strength.

And there are a couple of things.

Bear in mind, Secretary Besant put sanctions on the Russian major oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, last October, October of 25.

Those sanctions are now literally taking effect.

And we're having Rosneft, or I'm sorry, Lukoil, for example, having to sell all of their international assets because they can't manage them.

anymore because of the sanctions.

Do you think that that is a feasible timeline?

Victoria, uh, what do you make of this, uh, incredible day, um, and I thought an incredibly powerful speech, we were all saying, by President Trump at the UN?

No, it really was, Rita.

And I think what the President did was lay out all the things he's been doing, what he has actually done on the world stage in terms of the peace deals he's made, the enemies he's punished, like Iran, the great deals for the American people he's made, like the oil deal in Venezuela, the deal that was then inked with, with Greenland.

These are all huge developments.

And what he laid out was a really ambitious agenda, that we're gonna have change in Cuba.

As we've discussed, that's 90 miles off our shores.

Huge deal for the American people and our safety here at home.

How concerned should we be about the Houthis and what they're doing threatening the Red Sea?

Uh, what exactly has he announced, and what kind of precedent is there for this?

Well, the whole situation is unprecedented, and what it started with is the president canceling all the subscriptions that the United States government has with these various outlets.

And I remember from when I was at the Department of Energy, I was literally beleaguered by Politico saying, "You have to sign up for this $10,000 subscription.

You have to have this information." And, uh, during the Biden administration, this ballooned to $8 million.

What's going on there?

No, and, and Secretary Bergen had already previewed this, calling it the, uh, the, both the triumphal arch and the military observation post.

And with all of these major construction projects, including the ballroom, you can do all sorts of auxiliary things to them.

You can put things underground, have secure facilities underneath them.

What are your thoughts on how we deal with this?

Yeah, it's a problem across the Congress, Don, because, yes, we do have the younger tech savvy senators and House members.

I'm thinking, yes, Senator McCormick, Senator Cruz.

These are all people who who use the technology in their offices, in their lives.

you know, are familiar with the companies.

I mean, Senator Cruz has had Elon Musk and David Sachs and all those people on his podcast.

So, you know, I had to get prepped to be able to interview them.

What are your thoughts as he meets with President Trump on home turf here?

What are your thoughts on how we deal with this?

Yeah, it's a problem across the Congress, Don, because, yes, we do have the younger tech savvy senators and House members.

I'm thinking, yes, Senator McCormick, Senator Cruz.

These are all people who who use the technology in their offices, in their lives.

you know, are familiar with the companies.

I mean, Senator Cruz has had Elon Musk and David Sachs and all those people on his podcast.

So, you know, I had to get prepped to be able to interview them.

What are your thoughts as he meets with President Trump on home turf here?

Is that correct?

Well, I always hesitate to use the word reset because Hillary used it.

But I think we're going to see a remapping of the Middle East.

And this is already happening.

We had the meeting in Germany earlier this month of essentially the GCC plus Jordan and Egypt plus Israel.

All meeting under sent count of Admiral Cooper.

Shared that meeting.

What do you think happens moving forward?

generally

involves the French.

Right.

Because this is what the American people care about.

They care about their national security.

And this is what President Trump tapped into in 2016.

And I will say my former boss, Senator Ted Cruz, did the same thing.

How big of an impact do you think this could have?

And when he did the deal with Ukraine, he took the minerals as collateral for the American people.

Oh, absolutely.

And I mean, that's why the Venezuela deal is so incredibly important, because this is what's going to insulate us from these shocks going forward.

So we need to make this investment.

We need to get through this period.

And we will come out the other side, the world's lone energy superpower.

You do it? 48 days before the election? What does that say to you, Victoria?

Well, the one good thing about this, Rita, is it means that Senator Warren was wrong again.

Victoria.

Well, Undersecretary Kent, thank you for all your good work.

And my former colleague, Lindsay Burke, I know is over there doing the Lord's work with you.

How is this going to help us clean up higher education? Because, unfortunately, this has just become a gravy train from the U.S.

taxpayer to these incredibly woke institutions.

And I say this as a failed academic myself with a Ph.D. from the University of

Which they're probably going to revoke at this rate.

But, you know, I understand this world.

to know how she feels about the attack on America because I think that's what's happening.

No, it absolutely is.

And actually, I've eradicated the phrase foreign policy, Rita, from my lexicon, unless I'm using it as an insult in a sentence that generally involves the French.

Right.

Because this is what the American people care about.

They care about their national security.

And this is what President Trump tapped into in 2016.

How big of an impact do you think this could have?

Grainger knows if you're a procurement manager at an industrial manufacturing facility, you're balancing inventory and budget while sourcing critical supplies across the operation.

Too much inventory? Costs climb.

I'm just a grocery man.

Victoria Coates.

What I'll say is I have a hand crank AM radio in my house.

I think everybody should have one.

And you know what else I have? I have a map.

I have a Rand McNally as updated map as possible.

And when he did the deal with Ukraine, he took the minerals as collateral for the American people.

Oh, absolutely.

And I mean, that's why the Venezuela deal is so incredibly important, because this is what's going to insulate us from these shocks going forward.

So we need to make this investment.

We need to get through this period.

And we will come out the other side, the world's lone energy superpower.

48 days before the election? What does that say to you, Victoria?

Well, the one good thing about this, Rita, is it means that Senator Warren was wrong again.

Victoria.

Well, Undersecretary Kent, thank you for all your good work.

And my former colleague, Lindsay Burke, I know is over there doing the Lord's work with you.

Is this going to help us clean up higher education? Because, unfortunately, this has just become a gravy train from the U.S.

taxpayer to these incredibly woke institutions.

And I say this as a failed academic myself with a Ph.D. from the University of

this

rate.

to know how she feels about the attack on America, because I think that's what's happening.

No, it absolutely is.

And actually, I've eradicated the phrase foreign policy, Rita, from my lexicon, unless I'm using it as an insult in a sentence that generally involves the French.

Right.

Because this is what the American people care about.

They care about their national security.

And this is what President Trump tapped into in 2016.

How big of an impact do you think this could have?

I'm just a grocery man.

Victoria Coates.

What I'll say is I have a hand crank AM radio in my house.

I think everybody should have one.

And you know what else I have? I have a map.

I have a Rand McNally as updated map as possible.

What's that? I haven't seen one of those in years.

involves the French.

Right.

You know, this is what the American people care about.

They care about their national security.

And this is what President Trump tapped into in 2016.

And I will say my former boss.

Senator Ted Cruz did the same thing.

How big of an impact do you think this could have?

What sort of impact is it gonna have on the global economy if this thing is down, even just temporarily?

This is quite an escalation on the part of the Iranians and their proxies.

And so what we have is the Saudis have been able to move between five and seven million barrels a day across their east-west petroline pipeline up until now.

And now the Houthi have targeted it.

Now, the Houthi claim this has nothing to do with Iran.

It's just their beef with the Saudis.

That's not true.

So even if the US is able to ramp up oil production and keep costs somewhat low, the global economy, how much will they suffer if the strait remains closed?

All right, Victoria, what do you got? Former Deputy National Security Advisor under President Trump, what do you got for us? Oh, great to be with

you guys.

Yeah, I mean, I think what you're seeing is Iran play all of their last cards.

You know, they overplayed in the straight and form moods.

They thought they had, you know, literally Trump card there.

It didn't turn out to be the case.

Now they have the Houthi attacking Saudi Petro line, that east-west line, as you were just saying, threatening Bob Almanda.

a hundred

All right, Victoria, what do you got? Former Deputy National Security Advisor under President Trump, what do you got for us? Well, great to be with you guys.

Yeah, I mean, I think what you're seeing is Iran play all of their last cards.

You know, they overplayed in the Strait of Hormuz.

They thought they had, you know, a literally trump card there.

It didn't turn out to be the case.

Now they have the Houthi attacking Saudi Petroline, that east-west line, as you were just saying, threatening Bob Almanda.

But at the same time, the Houthi are apparently calling the White House saying, this isn't about you.

A hundred percent.

All right, Victoria, what do you got? Former Deputy National Security Advisor under President Trump, what do you got for us? Well, great to be with you

guys.

Yeah, I mean, I think what you're seeing is Iran play all of their last cards.

You know, they overplayed in the straight and form moods.

They thought they had, you know, literally Trump card there.

It didn't turn out to be the case.

Now they have the Houthi attacking Saudi Petro line, that east-west line, as you were just saying, threatening Bob Almanda.

Exactly.

All right, Victoria, what do you got? Former Deputy National Security Advisor under President Trump, what do you got for us?

Well, great to be with you guys.

Yeah, I mean, I think what you're seeing is Iran play all of their last cards.

You know, they overplayed in the Strait of Hormuz.

They thought they had, you know, a literally trump card there.

It didn't turn out to be the case.

Now they have the Houthi attacking Saudi petrol line, that east-west line, as you were just saying, threatening Bab el-Mandeb.

Exactly.