7-28-29 Hour 3 - The Creeping Danger of Socialism

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Congressman Burgess Owens and many, many others who joined and formed the Institute and the Caldwell Foundation for Public Safety, which is all about education in schools, public safety, human trafficking, et cetera. The Caldwell Foundation arranged the march. And it wasn't just in my brother's Christian's memory, which obviously I'm very thoughtful of, but this is a memory of all the people we've lost across the country, families that are grieving. grieving, whether it be a shooting that takes place on their block or a human trafficking event or, you know, some illegal alien committing murder, things that impact all of us in one way or another or could impact all of us in one way or another. That was what this march was all about. We had people show up from all over the state, actually, but the people... who create the policy and who have created devastating policy and supported devastating policy, like the elimination of cash bail, which was something that started out of Illinois. The Safety Act, again, something started out of Illinois. Many, many of these failed policies, Democrats like J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson have endorsed and created, which has led to the devastation of family. So absolutely. I invited them because we're nonpartisan on the foundation side. So, yeah, you're invited. Come see the devastation that your policies have caused on these families' lives. And no, they did not show up. Not only did they not show up, we emailed them, we called them. I've invited them on TV. Even the op-air that you're mentioning on Fox News.com, none of them responded to it. And that tells you everything you need to know about these elected officials in these blue states and cities. They don't care about the citizens more often than not. That's what I was trying to get at, them not coming and answering questions and having any sort of accountability for their policies, which I do want to get into a little bit more with you. But first, you know, do you think it's also because we hear over and over again that crime is going down in big cities? Do you think if they were to draw it? Are they worried? Is it a public image for them? Would it destroy that narrative? Because I know you write on, I want to go to this. You did mention on Fox News.com that there's been a 6% increase, I believe, in homicides, correct? Yes. And we're talking about from last year the same time as last year. So there's been an increase. Yes. And when we talk about a decrease in crime across the country, that isn't because of Blue City governors and. Blue City mayors. That's not where it's about. It's what the action of the Trump administration have taken, closing the border, stopping a flow of drugs coming into our country. The robust efforts we saw in a lot of these states to get some of these illegal aliens out of here and the infusion of FBI resources and some of these more local investigations. That's been the cause and the reason for the reduction. So we can clap with what the president and his attorney generals. have done. I'm talking Pambani and now we got Todd Blanche. We can applaud that. We can applaud some of the work the FBI has been doing. We can applaud the work ICE has been doing. But it's not because of them is despite them. In spite of them, I should say. Yeah. And it's a, it's really, it should be a bipartisan issue.

Unfortunately, there seems to be a lack of bipartisanship nowadays. One of the issues, especially, is surrounding, like you mentioned, closing the border, safety there. Sanctuary City policies, I know, is something you pointed to as... an issue that has created and led to increased crime in making cities like Chicago unsafe cash bail. I know you hit on Illinois for what it's done with the eliminating cash bail. Can you expand on that and explain to the audience like how that is a critical factor in what's happening on the streets of cities like Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, all that stuff. And that's a really, like, I think that's a great question that you asked because. Most people may not even realize this, although people know that Chicago is a very unsafe city, people get that piece. But they don't know a lot of these very left-leaning soft-on-crime policies start in Chicago. They start in Illinois. The elimination of cash bail via the Safety Act, which is the name of the policy that they utilize, has created, I think, darkness across the state because... In some instances, for example, you go out and, you know, someone is alleged to have murdered someone. Well, they have it set up now where they have over 100 plus people who've been accused of murder with ankle monitor bracelets. So everyone knows what those are. You're not supposed to be able to leave your house. But with the Safety Act policy, which eliminates cash bail, it also allows for with these ankle monitor bracelets that police cannot respond. to someone who may have tampered with their bracelet, someone who may have left their home, someone who may have left their home to go kill the witness for 72 hours. So you get three days to go out and commit a number of crimes before the police have an opportunity to even respond. It's just nonsensical things that I don't understand how did they even come up with these ideas, but how is it they even got them passed? Yeah. I mean, you look at places like Illinois, it's a one-party state. So Democrats run everything, just like in California. Democrats run everything, just like in New York State. Democrats run everything. So when you see how badly these states and cities are declining, look directly at the leadership, and it tells the entire story.

These things are happening for a reason. George Soros has been very impactful, unfortunately, infusing capital. And in some cases, not even his own money using our money. And we know this from what the work that Doge did. We saw that some of the organizations that he's funded were receiving federal dollars. So they were using federal dollars to do some of his destructive policy work. So we recognize that this. Didn't just all of a sudden happen. It happened because of the leadership who's gone so far left, they fell off a cliff. Yeah. One of the things you talk about, like we've been mentioning politicians, but from my legal background, it also, you know, I think has to do with judges too. their choice to go ahead, exactly, and their choice to allow these policies where it's like, here, we're going to give this defendant sign here that you're going to return in, what is it, 30 days, maybe another month, two months before me, and then releases them into the streets. And instead of choosing, you know, to keep them behind bars, I know here in D.C. that happened. The guy went out and committed a murder at a hotel, motel. not too far from the Washington Times where I work. So yeah, I think activist judges are also a problem that need to be addressed. And that's, unfortunately, that should really be, that should also be a bipartisan issue, right? Like our judiciary shouldn't have any sort of partisan take. No, and you're 100% right, and at the Calwell Institute for Public Safety, go to callwell Institute.org and support our efforts there. We've highlighted a number of these activist judges, and you can see, again, our work at callwell institute.org on this very issue, because it shouldn't be partisan. They should view things through the lens of justice and fairness, but more often than not, under the guise of criminal justice reform. They've created instances of justice for the criminal. I mean, that's what it is. How many victims have to be created before everyone says enough is enough? And I know Republicans are saying enough is enough. But when are the Democrats are going to say enough is enough? They're not. They're only encouraging more lawlessness. You're right. And I know your organization is nonpartisan. I might be a little bit partisan with what I'm about to say. But one of the. concerns I think I have and probably many voters across the country is when we're seeing some of these candidates that are winning primaries and talking about like, you know, abolishing prisons and what they would like to do with the justice system. I think that's a worrisome in terms of what it could encourage criminals to do. when there's no accountability. I want to play a quick cut for you. It was Scott Bessent. He was on The Sean Hannity Show, and he mentioned some of this socialism kind of rise that's going on and some of these candidates with what their plans are. They're nuts, Sean, but you know who was on to this early on like he is, so many things with President Trump, when Mayor Zohran Mamdani came to the Oval in November after he had won. He was smiling.

But he was smiling, but President Trump said, you're the leader of the Democratic Party. And the Democratic Party, this is now the center of the party now. This is the center of gravity for this party. And look, remember, Bernie Sanders used to be a group of one. Now, I think you said there's 35 candidates running. Yeah, so I wanted to play that just because he mentioned 35 potential like, I guess, DSA-aligned candidates. I know at least six as of July have won primaries. And as I mentioned, their platform is getting rid of prisons. That's what some of them have spoken about. You know, I come from a legal background. I believe the harsher to the punishment, the more you... deter crime. I wanted to give you a second to kind of expand on that. And are you concerned with some of the candidates you're seeing put forward and what it could do for your mission with the Caldwell Foundation for Public Safety? Okay. And I want to give the distinction to the Caldwell Institute for Public Safety is our C4 arm. We are very political. We get involved in elections. That's one side. The foundation doesn't get involved in any elections or any of the politics. That is nonpartisan, that's our C3. Okay. So for speaking, putting on my C4 hat and understanding a very real element here, which is the Democratic Party is dead. The socialist killed it. Like they plainly killed it. The truth is over the last. 10 years, we've seen a 600% increase in those in the Democratic Socialist Party in terms of them being elected into office. 600% increase. They started off with 35 elected members. Now they have over 200. And they're going to gain more because this is the direction the Democratic Party has taken on. And you know this because they're winning in major cities. D.C. as an example. I think something may happen in Los Angeles. We may see a Democratic Socialist there. Chicago. New York is the crown jewel of Democratic socialism now at this point. And what they want to do is dangerous for our society. We're going to eliminate prisons. We're going to defund the police. Are you serious? Yeah, I know. Insanity. It sounds like the Democrats. are capitulating to it. It sounds like something out of an S&L skit on elections, but thank you so much Gianno Caldwell for taking time to talk with me about this important issue in memory of your brother. This is Alex Hoyer, Washington Times Editor at Large, in for Chris Plant. We'll be right back. I didn't think the pain from the shingles rash would affect simple everyday tasks like bathing, getting dressed, or even walking around. I was wrong. Though not everyone at risk will develop it, 99% of people over the age of 50 already have the virus that causes shingles, and it could reactivate at any time. I developed it and the blistering rash lasted for weeks. Don't learn the hard way like I did. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist today. Sponsored by GSK.

Good morning, Alex Sawyer, editor-at-large of The Washington Times, in for my mentor and friend Chris Plant, who is on vacation still. I have enjoyed guest hosting yesterday and today. Thank you for having me back. I've had hopefully a good list of guests for you, kind of ranging topics. the day and whatnot. And I just saw one of my friends from the Daily Caller, Ashley Brassfield. She has an interesting scoop, an exclusive that is out. It reads, GOP leaders circulate talking points to quash Save America Act Revolt. Ashley, are you there? I am here. Hello. Thank you for joining me. Okay, tell me what is happening. Are they trying to do away with any questions from any of their MAGA base that's like, what's going on? Why haven't you passed this? Yeah, I think it's obvious questions that, you know, anyone in the media that's a good reporter would ask about something like the Save America Act, which has a high percentage of the Republican base that, you know, is supportive of it in a lot of ways. I mean, you've seen people like Senator Mike Lee had this. Many people in the House, the House Freedom Caucus has been some of the forefront of pushing this and giving pressure on Senate leadership to put this legislation forward. I would say one of the people that is kind of the barriers has been John Thune himself because of the idea of the talking filibuster, but also a name we all know, former speaker, or excuse me said a majority leader, Mitch McConnell, that has been kind of opposed to this legislation. with their argument primarily being that it is nationalizing elections. So I think the main argument here, though, is this document that came out from this report that kind of outlines these talking points that they've been doing. And we all kind of, it's politics. We all know they do this. But, I mean, it's saying the quiet part out loud. Yeah, so they're basically telling them like, hey, if you're asked about it, say we don't have the votes, essentially. Like, I want to pass it, but we don't have the votes. But you yourself have reported about the talking filibuster that there was ways around this. Can you explain a little bit of that real quick? And then, you know, aren't they scared of being primaried? I would think that they would be. Yeah, and, you know, this is some of the GOP's top election integrity legislation that's supported by the president. The president's even called on them to either invoke the talking filibuster, newt the filibuster, anything to get this thing done ahead of midterms is essentially what's being said. I would say, yes, you would think they would be worried, but it doesn't seem they are. And people like John Cornyn are also against this. Obviously, he lost his primary in Texas. But, I mean, this.

I will say this document came from the Senate Republicans conference, which is headed by Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas. So we reached out to people like John Thune and Tom Cotton to ask them, you know, can you, you know, comment on this and confirm the validity of the document? And, of course, we got no response back, which may say a thousand words just in that, I would say. But I think that the American people, especially after the 2020 election and, you know, President Trump himself, has been very vocal on the issue. And heading into the midterms, I believe we're under 100 days now. it's limited time. And so whether this thing gets done through reconciliation, whether it's done through, you know, just a broader bill, they've attached to several things. It just seems like the Senate is going to strip it, whatever is put forward in front of them at this point, unfortunately. One of the other things that I know you've kind of been tracking, I'm going to hit you with something and I have about 30 seconds is any update on Mitch, you mentioned Mitch McConnell, any update on his health? Well, we had a letter actually come through today, the Daily Color News Foundation reporter Nicole Savario. There was a letter from a governor, Andy Beshear. giving him an ultimatum to provide proof of capacity to serve or resign. And he is apparently not exactly ready to go forward on the floor. And the Senate, he's missed, I think, over 30 votes currently. So I think a lot of the American people are still wondering when are we going to see him again. Yeah. I think that's true. Probably Todd Blanche, too, also thinking about his confirmation vote. But thank you so much, Ashley Brassfield with The Daily Caller. This is Alex Sawyer, editor-at-large at the Washington Times. In for Chris Plant. We'll be right back after the break.

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educated, but downwardly mobile. So he's basically saying those that are supporting these Democratic Socialist candidates seem to be, according to his stats and data, highly educated, but lower income. And then he contrasts that with Republican voters. And he says it's not necessarily any sort of economic anxiety that Republicans have. It's more that he's finding that they're higher earners. who may not have gone to college. You know, what do you make of that? And how do you think this is going to play with, I mean, in some of these primaries we're seeing? You see it in how Democrats even key messages is that ultimately someone has done better in life and that shouldn't have happened and we have to stop them. is ultimately the message that you get out of democratic socialists. Somehow American success isn't for you and you should be aggrieved by it. And you hear that in messaging after messaging and that we have to put guardrails on these people. We have to. It's quite frankly the antithesis of what has ultimately made America the greatest nation there is. And unfortunately, Fortunately, I suppose for one who leads a Republican organization like I do, that it sets up a very clear contrast coming into these elections that we can easily make this a choice election for voters. Do you believe in a system that with hard work, with pursuing your dreams, that you can have a quality of life that is what you want? Do you want a government coming in and making those decisions for you? That's at the core of that. This is what this election ultimately boils down to. And fortunately for us, they continue nominating DSA candidates that want to make you very different America than what you and I have known and what most of America knows. Yeah, and so you said fortunately for Republicans, does that, so I'm gathering from you, you think that these far left progressive candidates are going to help Republicans in the midterm. It's not that they would be a threat. Is that accurate? Absolutely. Okay. Well, we have our work cut out for us and we have to beat them. But, you know, you think about Michigan where, you know, if Abdul El-Sayed, who is. a proud DSA candidate, if he gets the nomination, it greatly increases the chance that the Republican nominee, or soon to be. Mike Rogers has a chance in that race. Right. You think about Troy Jackson is just as progressive DSA as Graham Platner was and Grand Graham Platner in Maine was. It gives Susan Collins that. chance to win. Though I will say this, Alex, as much as we talk about Maine being a competitive state,

Susan Collins has won by an average of 18 points during her tenure in the Senate, including when she was on the ballot in 2020, when President Trump didn't carry Maine, and everyone thought she would lose. In fact, every pollster, she was going to lose by four, and she won by eight. Maine and Susan Collins have this special relationship somehow that most holsters and national pundits don't get. Yeah. I say all that to say, we have a great chance to hold the Senate. I would actually offer to you we have a chance to pick up one or two seats, whether that be Michigan or even New Hampshire with Chris Sununu. So the Senate is in play and you keep these DSAers. telling us what they believe and it increases our chances to keep the U.S. out. Yeah, it does seem in purple areas and where there's a strong Republican candidate, even like out in California, not purple, but Steve Hilton has run a strong campaign. The Democrats, to be somewhat formidable, have to go after or pick a moderate, which... in some of these races that you just mentioned, they are not doing. Susan Collins is an interesting one. I remember when Graham Platner was still in the race, I looked back at polling in 2020, you mentioned. And she was down like eight points, but outperformed and won. Here, I think she's neck and neck. So it does suggest that, you know, she's going to come out on top there, despite what all we've heard for months, it seems. It's in many ways. The larger narrative here, the larger reality is that Bernie Sanders is finally getting his revenge. He wasn't, he won, he ran numerous times for president and wasn't successful. And ultimately, he decided, I'm going to take my ideas and give them to this next generation and go find, go find a younger, whether that be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and go down the list of their Zohran Mamdani in New York. I'm going to let them take the message and run with it. And I'm going to help them. And every one of them, every one of them had Bernie Sanders' support and his network that helped them. And that he has ultimately decided the best way for him to get this. He's the one started this democratic socialist messaging. Right, right, right. Medicare for all his wish list that we have come to learn since 2016. And this is, you know, ultimately this is going to be Bernie Sanders' legacy, is this generation now of candidates who are taking his ideas and running with them and running in very democratic areas. and being successful. But is that going to play in New Hampshire and in Michigan and Pennsylvania? I would offer to you it won't. Right. The thing that I find interesting about that is like it seems like this wing of the party is growing. And I think it's because the Democratic Party did it to itself for two reasons. One, they've allowed these socialists to run under the Democratic Party ticket. I know there's probably rules on balloting state to state. But then also, you know, the treatment of Bernie Sanders back in 2016. If you remember, there was like fundraising, I think, going on with the D&S.

and Clinton campaign. There was kind of some emails, I think, that were leaked that showed like mocking of Bernie Sanders. They just, they kind of did this to themselves by angering that part of the base. There was something I wanted to, there's a cut I want to go to. We're talking about Michigan. So Senator Warren kind of commented on the Michigan race there. It's cut 10. I'm going to have you react to it after we take a listen. The money is pouring in. from the outside. Big Pharma does not want someone who's talking about how to bring down the cost of health care. Crypto doesn't want someone who is talking about how to have a fairer system. And that's APEC is coming in, spending a lot of money there. $60 million committed for what to try to stop him from becoming the Democratic nominee. So I see this, and the way I kept hearing it framed, it's the many versus the money. The many versus the money. You know, David, one of the things that kind of, the narrative, though, is it kind of reminds me, remember President Trump was very transparent in his first campaign. He talked about funding his own presidential campaign back in 2016, not wanting to take money from donors. Is that like kind of what this now, I guess, wave is trying to do, make big pharma a boogeyman, crypto, a boogeyman, and of course APEC. They have been trying to do that, or they do that, not have been trying. They do that every election in recent memory. Now, of course, the question would be is that what's Haley Stevens think about that? Haley Stevens, of course, being the congresswoman who's running against Saeed, and ultimately she's the one benefiting the most, quite frankly, from this spending. So, and then ultimately. Is Elizabeth Warren still opposed? If Haley Stevens then becomes the nominee and beat Said, then what does she think about that funding that she received? Is she still on board with the Democratic nominee? If they got nominated with all this money that... Warren finds so reprehensible. Yeah. The other thing, you know, like going after A-PAC, and then it brings me to Zohran Mamdani in some of his remarks, basically also targeting Benjamin Netanyahu, claiming that, you know, he should be arrested, all of that. I guess I'll go ahead. I'll play a cut of Zohran Mamdani recently, too, and then I'll have, I want you to tell me. Your thoughts on what this is doing? I mean, the Jewish voters are part of the Democratic Party. They've been a big part of the base. Let's go to Cut 12 real quick. My responsibility as a New Yorker and as a mayor of this city is a responsibility to take care of each and every person who calls the city their home. And that is not based upon whether or not they agree with me, how they feel about me. My job is to make sure that they are safe, that they are thriving, and they continue to call the city home. And that's always going to be my North Star.

That's his North Star, David. What do you think about what about the Jewish voting block? Is there room for Republicans to pick from there for the midterms? Absolutely. For those who believe that the mayor's comments that you keep American safe by enforcing laws and putting criminals in jail and prosecuting. those who commit crimes, yes, you should do that. But Zohran Mamdani and those of the DSA and the progressive left all advocate for ideas to do just the opposite of that, whether defunding police, whether that's ending bail, whether that, and go down the list of all the anti-safety, anti-security ideas that they have and they push. That's the exact opposite. Then to your question. for those who say, and you could say that at months. many groups that Republicans need to gain, I would offer, whether that be minority voters, whether that be Jewish voters, Hispanic voters, you know, go down the list. They give us, the DSA ideas, give us an opportunity to expand this coalition and put our ideas in place that keep Americans economic and personal security first and foremost. Yeah, I have about a minute and a half. I'm going to play real quick one more clip. I want to touch on Iran. I think Iran has been a big issue with voters. I think Republicans ahead of the midterms really want something to be wrapped up there. Cut 17 is President Trump basically talking about patience with Iran. How much patience do you have left? I have a lot of patience. I have plenty of time. plenty of time. Their whole sure lines wiped out. The strait is in very good shape. And we're talking right now. You know, they wanted to talk. Their people said, please don't drop, don't shoot last night, the night before, two nights. Don't do it. You know, we're having good talks. So we'll see what happens. I think there's a good chance that something could happen. In the last minute I have, how big of a deal is Iran on voters' minds ahead of the midterms? Do Republicans need this to be put to bed? Well, what we need to keep doing is making life more affordable. And if getting a solution in Iran helps bring down gas prices and ultimately all of life becomes cheaper when energy prices are lower, that is a big deal. Beyond that, we need to keep talking to Americans about how we are going to make life more affordable. And a key part of this with dealing with Iran.

is helping Americans understand why we're there and why we need to finish the job. That becomes really critical because you look at survey research and many Americans still question why we're doing it. Trying to bring stability to the Middle East, trying to bring stability to energy markets and supporting those who have supported us throughout the Middle East, whether that be Jewish or Arab friends. Yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head when you brought up the whole affordability issue. The one topic that seems to come to mind whenever I talk to anyone, no matter where they live, is gas prices. I mean, I even like to drive out of D.C. to get my gas now because of how much it costs. It's better to go into Virginia. But thank you so much, David, for joining me, David Avella with Gopac. I appreciate you. This is Alex Sawyer, editor-at-large at the Washington Times in for my good friend, Chris Plant. It's been an honor to... sit in his chair as he's been vacationing. Thank you for listening. Stay tuned into WMAL.

What is RAV-4? Thanks, yours too. What does RAV stand for anyway? To me, it's the remarkably advanced vehicle. Really? To me, it's the runway-approved vehicle for its amazing style. What about remarkably adaptable vehicle because of its versatile cargo space? Or really admired vehicle? Oh, or really awesome vehicle. It really is the recreational activity vehicle. The stylish 2026 Toyota RAP 4 Limited. What's your Rav 4? All right. Well, I'm going to say good morning, but it's almost good afternoon. We're coming up on 12 o'clock. I'm Alex Sawyer, Washington Times editor at large at the Washington Times Legal Affairs Reporter, too. I cover it all politics and the courts. You can find me over there or also on social media, A. Sawyer. I loved sitting in for Chris Plant yesterday and today. Thank you to his team for having me. It's been a real joy. He is on vacation. You will have other guest hosts later this week while he's still soaking up the sun, I think over in the Mediterranean, I hope. I'm going to have to send him a little message about souvenirs to bring back maybe. Hopefully he's sipping some Prosecco. We'll see. But I also want to recap some big news. My background I mentioned. lawfare previously i cover the courts um these diaries that have come out from anthony fauchy uh he will be testifying on capitol hill before taking senator's questions tomorrow we're going to pay attention and see if he says anything under oath tomorrow that conflicts with what he've said previously when he's testified whether it's related to the origins of COVID, maybe lockdowns. I think there could be some ways that he might step in the mud there. Of course, he has that pardon. President Biden issued him. So we'll have to see if there's any work around there. Of course, I'd love to cover it and all my court beat, especially something like that going to the Supreme Court. That would be a field day for a reporter. Also, Biden and his tapes that are out with his ghostwriter showing his memory lapses and also classified material acknowledging that, you know, stuff is classified. Will there be any accountability there? That is the big question. We know Jack Smith went after President Trump for classified information, but will the Trump DOJ do anything with what appears to be? President Biden either lacking memory and his use of the auto pin, which is a question that I know some Republican lawmakers have been digging into or some of his references to this classified material will be something to watch. Maybe we can ping Todd Blanche on that who's looking at a confirmation vote Thursday in the Senate Judiciary Committee. We're going to see what John Cornyn and Thom Tillis who have. done what they can to throw roadblocks up in President Trump's agenda out of kind of personal animosity, what they're going to do there. But it won't be a short day for news. I expect, too, to hear more from President Trump about what's going on with Ukraine and also his meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu earlier today following his time at Lindsey Graham's funeral over on Capitol Hill, where he is delivering the eulogy.

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