Jim Jordan | Congressman, Ohio District 4 | 07-09-26

Even Dan Goldman impeachment counselor is not good enough for the right of the left, which now, unfortunately, I think, controls, again, the once great party of FDR and JFK. You're right. I mean, I actually found myself rooting for Dan Goldman, and I can't stand him. Yeah, right? Because Brad Lander is such a bad guy. This is the great Ohio congressman, Jim Jordan. Let's get to Iran. You know, I know Trump is smarter than me, and so are you for that matter, Jim. But I've been saying for three months, really right after Operation Epic Fury, I said this a million times this morning on Fox News two weeks ago to Rachel Campos. I thought Midnight Hammer was a huge success. Huge. I thought Operation Epic Fury that Saturday morning was a huge success. But I really feel like, and I've been complaining about it almost every day, as much as I love Trump. The last couple of months, we've been stuck. We've done nothing. We've done nothing. And Iran is sticking around, sticking around. I keep asking the president, the dude doesn't want to do, which is just blow these guys up. Just do it already. Maybe we're there now. I hope we are. But that's how I feel, Jim. Those two exercises were amazing. But the last couple of months, we've been stuck. Well, those two exercises were amazing because they were consistent with what President Trump told the American people he was going to do if, in fact, he was president. He said, if I'm elected, I will make sure Iran doesn't get nuclear capability. As long as that is our primary focus, as long as that is the objective, the goal, the thing that we're striving to get to, then I think the American people understand that because you cannot let this regime, the most evil regime on the planet, the largest state sponsor of terrorism. We've heard all these facts. But they've been doing terrible things for 47 years, killing Americans, killing Israelis, killing other people, killing thousands of their own people. Sid, they are so bad. Wrestling is, in my background is in the sport of wrestling. And in Iran, wrestling is big. It is one of their key sports. Yeah. They took that 19-year-old junior champion, one of their up-and-coming star athletes in one of their key sports. and they hung him publicly because he had the nerve to protest against the regime. That's right. That's how evil this place is. So making sure they don't get a nuclear weapon is, and that I think is what we have to talk about as Republicans. This is what the objective is. And as long as it stays there, the other things. You know, if they happen, they happen. But it shouldn't be our goal to have regime change and all the other things, it seems to me. The goal should be real simple. Make sure they don't get a nuclear weapon because a nuclear weapon can do all kinds of damage to our best friend and ally, the state of Israel, and can do damage to our other allies in Europe and potentially America. So that is what the president is focused on. And I believe he makes decisions that are in the best interest of the country. And he's going to make sure they do not get a nuclear weapon. And again, Midnight Hammer almost made sure of that, because we really wiped out their centrifuges at night. The Iron Sheik, you know, I remember talking about wrestling gym.

His whole job was to piss off the country, and he did it pretty well until they caught him in a ban, partying with Haxor Jim Tugin right before they had their big bite at Madison Square Garden, but he was a great character for wrestling, the Iron Sheet. You know, talking about Iran and these other countries, we're seeing this too, Jim, and I know you guys in Congress are working specifically on this. Illegal immigrant workers. Tons of them. Tons and tons in every big metro area. Are you telling me there's not enough Americans to do these jobs? Well, and I think there was a recent story that says because of the number of the illegals of the country. Remember, it was almost 10 million in the four years of the Biden administration that there's so many people come in. That's one of the things that's driving up the cost of housing. It makes it tough for young couples, newlyweds and young couples who are in young families to be able to purchase a home. And the president, I think, has talked about this. And I saw a news story on this recently. So there's all these concerns there, not to mention illegal migrants who come into these sanctuary cities, these sanctuary jurisdictions, and commit other crimes. And you've got the soft on crime prosecutors who won't prosecute them. In fact, we had a hearing a few weeks ago where Descano, the prosecutor there in Fairfax County, just outside of D.C., a county of 1.8 million people, he was taking into account the immigration status, the deportation status, of people who commit crimes. and making less charges, better plea agreements with those individuals than he does for an American who commits the same crime. That is just not how our Constitution is supposed to work for goodness sake. So this is, again, this is the crazy mindset of today's left. And I think this will be center stage in this upcoming midterm election. They're the party that embraces these crazy concepts and policies or the party of common sense. All right, three quick ones. We'll let you run. The amazing congressman doing a great job. Are you good with us selling F-35s to Turkey? I think you've got to be careful. I mean, I know the president said he's considering that. I think it should be careful consideration because I do get concerned about our friend and ally, the state of Israel. So I think you've got to be careful about that. I don't know that the president's made a decision. I know he talked about that when he was in Turkey with the NATO meetings. But I would want to see more before we let that happen. But I think we've got to take into account what I think our good friend Israel and our best ally in the Middle East. understands about this issue. That's a great answer. Exactly what I wanted, Jim. Thank you. I just got back from Israel for the fifth time in the last two and a half years. So I'm right with you. Look, good news. We talk about all the illegal immigrants jobs here in America. How about the manufacturing that President Trump has brought back? Another thing that he promised that he has delivered on, look at Apple, about to invest $30 billion in U.S. chips. That's a big one, Jim, right? Yeah, no, it is.

You know, the old line about Ohio where I'm at now, I'm up actually up in the Cleveland area today. Our great state is in Ohio, you make things and grow things. And it's like we're the big manufacturing state. But we're also kind of where it starts to get serious with the corn, soybeans, and agriculture as you move across the Midwest. And you want to be a country that makes things and grows things. That's important, I think, for security reasons, important for your economy. President Trump understands that. It's been a key element of his campaign and positions in platform. Clearback since 2015 when he came down the escalator and announced he was going to run. So, yeah, he's, I think, again, I think this president does what he said he was going to do. And I always say we make the job too complicated. It's pretty basic. Why did you tell the voters here we're going to do when you put your name on the ballot? If you get elected, go do what you said. And nobody does it better than President Trump. Last one, Jim, you and Comer and all my good friends did a really good job of keeping Joe Biden in check and, you know, along with our friend Miranda Devine here in New York and Woody Giuliani, exposed the Biden crime family. Is that thing dead? I'm hearing rumors that maybe you guys are going to pick up the Biden thing again. Well, I think we've done our good oversight work and got the facts there and then looked at, you know, possible how those facts might influence what kind of legislation we pass. But I've been very pleased and impressed with Attorney General Todd Blanche and the work the Justice Department is doing. You know, they prosecuted some of these guys who came after President Trump and were engaged in all kind of like James Comey. I think that I think there's a high likelihood Brennan. gets prosecuted. We actually did, our committee, the Judiciary Committee, did a criminal referral for Brennan because we know he lied to us, definitely lied to us, and we deposed him last Congress, and we sent that to the Justice Department. So I do think they're doing a good job. That would largely be up to the Justice Department of what they pursue relative to the Biden family or, you know, these other folks, James Comey and Brennan. And, of course, we know that John Bolton. has already pled guilty to crimes that he committed when it came to how he handled classified information. So I really appreciate what Todd's doing. So LeBron's going to go to Philadelphia, Jim. Here's my prediction. Okay. LeBron goes to Philly to try to win one more championship. He plays two more years. Goes to Philly to try to win one more championship. And then he comes home to Cleveland. What do you think? Yeah, maybe. It's funny. I was with some guys last night who went to the same high school he did. They're a little older than my age, but they went to St. Vincent, St. Mary, Accord, St. V there in Akron. So I'd love to see him come back, I think, to Ohio. You know, people loved it when he was in Cleveland several years ago and won a championship. So we'll see. I don't follow the NBA like I follow other sports. So I kind of wait until NBA I follow maybe the final championship. Everyone got into the next this year, of course. But up until then, I didn't want to follow it. So we'll see what he does. They're going to change the name of the guardians of the Indians sometime soon or what? Every opening day. We did the same tweet every year on opening day.

Good luck Indians. Every opening day, every spring. I love it. I still call them the Indians. I still call them the Indians. I still call Washington the Redskins. I don't care. If the Native Americans don't care, I can. Jim, you're an amazing guy, an amazing congressman, and a terrific friend and a great guest. Thank you so much. I think so you do. Take care, Sid. You too. There he is. The great congressman. I really enjoy him a lot. Jim George.