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Full auto-transcript: Hello and welcome to Katie Pavage tonight. Well, hearts will be heavy at the Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend as NASCAR mourns Kyle Bush. We still don't know the cause of his death, but we do have new information from the 911 call. A doctor is here to answer our questions. Plus, Steven Colbear is officially off the air and Hollywood blames Donald Trump, but maybe it's because of this. We'll get to all of that coming up, but first we have major news from Washington today. Tulsi Gabbard resigned as director of national intelligence to support her husband, who was recently diagnosed with with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. Director Gabbard was recently on our show and said this about being transparent with the American people. It is always the right time to expose the truth to the American people about the deep state tactics that have been used time and time again. fundamentally to undermine uh the the foundational principles of our republic. >> And now President Trump is navigating the Iran war without an intelligence chief. And it feels like a new round of strikes could be imminent. Trump abruptly changed his Memorial Day plans, even skipping his son's wedding to stay at the White House. He reportedly met with his national security team today. The airspace over Iran is closed and the Israeli Defense Forces have been called back up to duty. So, the signs are certainly there. We also just learned that the terrorist who was taken into custody by the FBI last week was planning to assassinate Ivanka Trump in revenge for Kasum Solommani. The report said he even had a blueprint of her home. Joining us now to discuss W Ferris, national security and foreign affairs analysts. Well, Lee, great to see you. Um, so the question on everyone's mind is, is the president going to resume strikes on Iran this weekend? >> This is one option, Katie. I mean he has never shrunk that option. It's there. We can see even increasing movements of navy, air force, special forces, coordination with Israel. That option is there. Of course, many are talking about possibility this weekend or early next week. This is in the hands of the president. The other option is to continue the negotiations. But here as analysts, many among us feel that the regime is not interested. that the regime is trying to gain time and they know our system our system starts to look into the midterm elections into other crisis. Maybe some radicals will start doing some activities in the next few weeks or months but the option of retaliating or striking at the regime is there but this time there may be something else with it. There may be you know work by the opposition which could be different than before. >> Do you have any assessment of what a new military strike may look like? we've talked about on the show this week, taking Car Island. Of course, that's something that Iran uses for their oil infrastructure to to fund the regime. Uh what do you think could happen if the strikes continue? >> I call them by inches. So inch one if the US decides is resuming the strikes but on different and wider uh networks and of course uh going closer to the Pakistani Iranian borders where there are gates where trade is happening. That could be inch one. inch to and you mentioned one example uh taking island taking couple islands also at the uh at the passage of international uh you know waterways to protect it but possibly also starting the process of arming some parts of the population of Iran the closest ones to the borders uh the borders of Iraq possibly I don't know Armenia maybe is I heard about it and uh activities on the coast on the southern coast on the Indian Ocean of Iran all these are just pieces of information and assessment, but the final plan is in the hands of the president. >> Well, as we know, Iran is a a massive country, so there are lots of options. Um, as we just talked about, uh, DNI Tulsi Gabbard resigned today. Um, so how does the president, for those who don't quite understand how the intelligence community works, navigate this new war, uh, should it restart? And we are in a ceasefire. There are still hostilities and threats being made, of course, uh, without a director of national intelligence. >> Absolutely. What a question. What a surprise to all of us. But this is, you know, human reality. She had to quit as far as we understood from the statement to be with her husband who's fighting, you know, health question, you know, although she said she'll be leaving at the end of June if I'm not wrong. >> Yeah. June 30th. >> June 30th. But basically the the the control of the flow of information specifically coming from so many other >> intelligence a agencies and coming to the White House with the oval office. That is the most sensitive work in the entire war because it's not just the information coming. It's how to explain that information and we know huge agencies who collect a lot of information and I taught that course one time. There is a risk that could be penetration of that information and then this is what her level does which is to analyze that information. Her departure is is sad at this point in time but that that's life. >> Yeah. and a lot of her her mandate from the president was to to clean up the intelligence community and take the politics out of it. So, we're hearing she'll release a number of reports on those issues before she leaves at the end of June. Um, but speaking of intelligence, we're also seeing this new report tonight that Ivanka Trump, who is the president's daughter, served as a top adviser to him in the first term, was targeted in an IRGC plot uh by this Iraqi terrorist uh who is clearly a a proxy terrorist for the Iranian regime, who's extradited essentially to the United States, arrested in Turkey last week and brought here uh to stand trial and face charges. He was apparently threatening to kill Ivanka as well. What do you make of that? Okay, we've studied this a lot. Uh I have warned about that since 2016 and and after that uh for the American public, your public, >> we need to understand that being an Iraqi does not mean that this is an Iraqi intelligence operation. Although it could be, he is connected to the Iranian or the Islamic regime intelligence services and they have been working on penetrating many many countries uh since the the Obama deal when we open everything to them and and send them $150 billion. Bottom line is that it is troubling. This information is troubling, but I'm not surprised at all. This could be one of very many uh conspiracies to reach uh the family, the first family because they know that this would trouble a lot of Americans at the moment. uh the father the president is could be taking you know action in Iran and action in uh in Iraq and if indeed it's about targeting >> you know in Miami or inside the United States that is very telling Katie on another front that how many of these jihadists how many of these kiners before we shut the uh the borders have been able to penetrate the United States >> it's a terrifying question that we've been asking over and over again and uh of course this terrorist not only targeted the first family but was planning attacks against everyday Americans as well. But before you go, uh, on a separate topic, we had longtime Trump ally Michael Caputo on the show to discuss his decision to file a claim with the new Justice Department anti-weaponization fund. And he brought you up during our conversation. So, let's play that and get your response. >> It goes into people like Wed Ferris. You know, Wed Ferris never did a thing wrong. They never charged him with anything. It changed his children, his family's lives to be chased down like this. And I I he won't even tell me how much he paid out in legal fees. >> So, Wed, were you a victim of weaponized government? And are you considering filing a claim as well? >> I was absolutely a victim and I was probably one of the most complex victims because through me, they were trying to come against the president. They were trying to do a mini coup uh especially in foreign policy. Uh, I went through very difficult times. I'm not going to be talking about them now, but I promise you I'll be back and talk about them when we'd love to have you back. Yes. >> Well, I I'll be very happy to do that. But yes, I will take action now. How my lawyers will decide on this one. >> All right. Well, we'll lead Ferris. Great to get your expertise on what could potentially happen with Iran and great to hear your perspective on the weaponization fund as well. Great to see you and we'll see you soon. >> Thank you, Katie. >> Thank you. Well, now to new information about the sudden and tragic death of NASCAR champion Kyle Bush. Someone called 911 and said Bush was coughing up blood just one day before he died. Here's some of the audio from that call. Sources tell us that Bush collapsed while he was in a race simulator training for this weekend. We still don't know what official cause of death, but the official cause of death, but that 911 call gave us a lot of information about his condition the day before he died. Joining us now is Dr. Dr. Janette Neeshawat, physician at Walter Weed Reed Medical Center. Great to see you, doctor. So, we don't want to speculate on the cause of death. We have very little information. Um, but what does that 911 call tell you about what has happened here? >> Hey, Katie. You know, my heart goes out to Kyle and his family and his friends. But, um, what that tells us is that something serious was happening. You know, if I'm in the emergency room or in the in the hospital and I hear a patient that has these types of symptoms, um it makes you think of some of the most common things, especially when you see in a relatively young person die unexpectedly um and suddenly. We think of things like maybe a cardiac problem or maybe because we heard reports that he had been ill previously with coughing and shortness of breath. That makes me think of perhaps maybe a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot, possibly a pneumonia that maybe could have stemmed from a sinus infection. Um, we don't know exactly what happened. Um, also it's important to understand that, you know, race car drivers, they are exposed to some very unique um, physiological and medical health risks. You know, they've got, you know, gforces that um, they're facing. They've got heat, vibration, speed, and cardiac strain from racing. Um, combine all of that with a recent illness, and then we could sometimes see um unfortunate outcomes like we saw with Kyle. >> Yeah. I mean, there's and also the potent, you know, the fumes, they're always surrounded by that as well. Um, but 11 days before Bush passed away, he radioed his crew asking for a doctor near the end of his cup race. He's an athlete. He's in the middle of the season. I'm sure he's pu he was pushing very hard to continue competing. You know, we talked to folks last night uh and and they said he was a competitor. He was always the one who was pushing the envelope to try and make you sure he was the best on the course. Um so do you think that you know that obvious could have could have played a role the fact that he talked to a doctor 11 days ago and maybe his condition worsened? >> Yeah, absolutely. He's a very competitive uh athlete, you know, loved by the NASCAR community. And you know, when you're in the race car, sometimes you're exposed to extreme heat and dehydration along with fatigue and an illness. Sometimes that can result in maybe electrolyte abnormalities and again can put strain on the heart. But we don't know what specifically he was asking for. when he asked for a shot, that could have been a shot of maybe a steroid or an antibiotic or maybe some pain medicine or allergy medicine due to the types of um symptoms that you can experience. If you're already struggling with maybe a sinus infection or an upper respiratory infection, it could have become worse. His symptoms could have worsened. Um we do uh know that he had been coughing and that had uh become worse. And when you're racing, the the symptoms are exacerbated. The shortness of breath, the coughing, the fatigue, the dehydration can all worsen. So that may have all played a role unfortunately, but we'll probably find out soon, you know, exactly what was the cause of his passing. >> Yeah, it's just a horrible situation. As you mentioned, he's 41 years old, young, has a beautiful wife, two young kids, just a terrible situation. Um, so we'll continue to follow that. But switching to uh another health topic, the New York Times uh recently published this ridiculous article about the precautions the Trump administration is taking to prevent the spread of Ebola and haunt virus in the US. Um we don't know, you know, we don't of course don't want these diseases to spread in the country and they're trying to prevent people who are outside of the country from coming in. Um why why do you think that they're going after the administration for taking these precautions to keep Americans safe? Yeah, you would think that they would praise, you know, the our White House and and President Trump for taking steps to protect the health and the safety and well-being of Americans. You know, for example, when it comes to antivirus, this is, yes, a very rare disease, very rare in the United States. The the the virus viral strain in the United States is the synumbre virus. What we're seeing circulating on the ship is the Andes virus. Although it is rare, Katie, it can be very deadly. Um 40 to 50% um death rate. And so that's why um they're taking these precautions in addition to it having a very long incubation period up to you know six to eight weeks um so while the virus um replicates in the body so you may not show symptoms for a long period of time and the reason why they recommended you know being in a facility where you can be monitored closely by health care professionals that can check your temperature you know your oxygen level your blood pressure your heart rate that they can intervene early and provide vide supportive measures, supportive care to prevent you from being hospitalized or, you know, being put in the ICU or on a on a ventilator, for example. >> So, I mean, the the the strain of haunt virus that was picked up by a couple who was on a cruise. They went to a dump in Argentina that is is reported as terrifying to locals. They never go there because there are rats there specifically that carry this strain that can be transmitted human to human. Typically the haunt virus in the United States is only transmitted through rodent droppings and dust which is very very rare for someone to to get it uh in the United States. And of course Ebola as we've seen this outbreak in Africa as it's horrific um but it tends to burn itself out because of its its lethality. Right. >> Yeah, that that's correct. And again it's it's not a common disease because it's meant its host is are rodents. The host is rodents not humans. And that's why it takes so long um for it to replicate and for a long uh incubation period. But again once it spreads from person to person and that's the other thing we at first we thought oh you know you have to have prolonged close contact um and it's we're hearing from some of the patients that they were just maybe passing by and so sometimes we don't know the exact mechanism of transfer but you're absolutely right. um you can inhale it and that's how you pick up breathe in the rodent um particles, the droppings and that's when you may start to show signs and symptoms um from these viruses. >> Well, there are ways for the administration as as they're doing to take precautions without trying to panic the population over two diseases that are extremely rare. Uh Dr. Janette Nawat, great to see you. Thanks so much for being with us tonight. >> Thank you, Katie. >> Well, the Pentagon just released its second wave of UFO files and videos. UFO expert helps us pick out the biggest bombshells. There's a few. And the progressive Senate candidates are already making a name for themselves. From Nazi tattoos to lewd acts in porter potties, they're really crushing it. Senator Joanie Erns tells us how her colleagues really feel about it. Coming up. >> God is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is non-binary. Promises made, promises kept. The Trump administration said it would release more UFO files, and today it did. We got more than 50 videos, 50 more videos, and dozens of files that were classified until now. The release includes statements from a high level intelligence officer who says he and his crew were speechless after witnessing floating orbs like the one you're seeing on your screen right now. And then there's this a mysterious object shot down by a US fighter pilot over Lake Hiron in Michigan. And then there's this spherical object seen going in and out of the water near a submarine. We're certainly getting to see the footage and documents that the public have longed to see, but some skeptics think the so-called deep state is still hanging on to the good stuff. Joining me now to react is the author of a fascinating new book called Evidence of the Extraordinary, Miguel Sancho. Great to see you, Miguel. Thanks for being here. So, your thoughts on the new release. >> I'm excited journalist is when there's a huge trove of documents to go through. I mean, it's just candy, right? Yeah. Um and I do think there is some actual you know interesting evidence that is uh great cause for further investigative endeavor. Uh as you mentioned I think that account from the senior intelligence official from very recently 2025 uh describing these orbs that um formed a tea formation that outran a helicopter. Uh the narrative is very compelling and that comes on the heels of obviously um several mysterious drone incursions and other um threats I would say to national security that we've seen at some of our more sensitive air bases including Langley Air Base and most recently Blankenship. So, it's again a nice thing to have to kind of help legitimize this form of inquiry. And it just I again think that the Trump administration deserves some credit for really kind of helping move however incrementally the government's attitude towards this. I mean, I think there's always room to criticize that it's not enough that, you know, we didn't get the pony for Christmas. I get it. Um and and I'm I'm open to that criticism, by the way. I'm hospitable to the to the criticism. It should be heard. But when you compare where we are now to where the government has been for decades, you know, actively encouraging Air Force investigators to dismiss these claims, um shaming and threatening the careers of pilots who've wanted to come forward with this and effectively kind of uh creating something of a dark age as uh it's sometimes referred to in the UFO community that spanned decades in the 80s and 90s when ufology, if you want to call it that, was consigned to nothing but fringe science where we've comeong long way there. >> So, you mentioned the national security implications of this uh clearly that is a huge question, but when I watch these objects flying around military aircraft, one of them was shot down, but next to a submarine, it seems to me the government doesn't seem as concerned as maybe they should be. Maybe they're not letting that on. Um there's no real explanation about what these things are. uh what do you think that maybe some of them are specifically the ones that you've seen so far? >> So I was entered these conversations with the proviso that many things can be true at the same time. Some of these can be completely prosaic things like birds or balloons. Some of them can be completely unexplainable and potentially alien craft. Okay, let's not dismiss that. >> Alien just means foreign, right? It doesn't necessarily mean extraterrestrial. >> It could mean it could mean extraterrestrial. don't want to foreclose on that possibility, but either I think Yeah. But I but I do believe that we need to take very seriously the possibility that some of these UAPs, as they're called, are assets of rival militaries that are tickling our air defense systems to see what their capabilities are or conducting reconnaissance or doing a trial run for a possible attack. Uh again, let's just kind of use our common sense here. We know, we read about it and see about it every day in news nation that drone warfare is the new paradigm. Yes, it is >> the new kind of modus operandi for asymmetrical warfare. Be it in Ukraine, be it in Iran. It's, you know, Cuba is talking about getting into the game. Maybe they have already. And the US is in the process of trying to catch up with uh the cheap powerful explosive drones and loitering munitions. So, the fact that we're seeing these UAPs that might be something like that specifically around our military assets, uh, it all kind of makes sense that some of these could indeed be Iranian or Russian or Syrian uh, assets of some kind or another or Chinese. Let's not let's not forget about the Chinese. >> Yeah, let's not forget about the Chinese. They certainly are at least trying to engage in this kind of um, effort. Um, one of the the pieces of footage getting a lot of attention is a UAP in Syria. Uh he mentioned US forces of course being surrounded by this stuff. Um and it's getting a lot of attention because it's moving so fast. I mean the acceleration on this thing it's sitting and then all of a sudden it goes faster than you've seen anything before ever move. What do you make of that part of it? So what you're seeing there are what the uh UFO community experts uh talk about as one of the five observables and they include things like uh instantaneous acceleration way beyond anything that our known craft can do. Um unexplicable maneuvers, anti-gravity technology, the lack of any visible propulsion system, and what they call transmedium movement, meaning passing from air into water, things of that nature. Um, and the kind of granddaddy of them all, the Nimits Tic Tac, exhibited many of those uh, properties. We're seeing some of that here, but are we really? This is one of those cases where you have to kind of understand what it is you're looking at a little bit. And remember, >> this video, right, was uploaded by a user. It has been digitally enhanced. We don't know the chain of custody. I'm not saying it has been kind of manipulated for the purposes of fabrication. Yeah. >> Uh, and it definitely merits more study, but I will say this. I did note that uh on the website itself uh the DOW website when it's kind of ticking off the timeline it says that at the moment when you see it go off it says the sensor stops tracking the area of contrast causing it to rapidly exit the right side of the frame. >> So it it seems that the DO is kind of telling you a little bit that it might be an effect of the camera rather than the object moving that way. >> Well, I mean I like looking at this stuff. It's very difficult as you said to determine what they are. A lot of these things look the same. It looks like a flying baked potato baked potato a lot of the time. So, I'm hoping for I'm hoping that we can get some better cameras so we can actually see some more detail of these things and get some more specifics. I think with all the money we spend on defense, we probably could do that. Miguel Sancho, thanks for joining us. Great to see you. >> Always great to see you, Gaty. Thanks so much for having me. >> Thank you. And check out his book, Evidence of the Extraordinary. See you soon. Well, Steven Cobar signed off for the last time, and his friends in Hollywood are devastated, but not everyone's that sad to see him go. I'll give you my honest opinion on that next. Well, Steven Coar has signed off the airways for the final time, giving us all one less leftist skewed monologue to endure each night. The late night host didn't go quietly though, taking final jabs at his former network, even playing a licensed song to stick CBS with a lawsuit. But since unloading Colbear, CBS is free of the $40 million losses and a $15 million salary for a host that simply isn't funny and actually pretty classless. Colbear has been bitter since Paramount, CBS's parent company, paid President Trump $16 million for a heavily edited 60 Minutes interview, claiming the network was in the back pocket of the president. That was easier for him than admitting he didn't have a sustainable viewership. Hosts like Coar and Jimmy Kimmel see themselves as free speech warriors who are being silenced by the big bad orange man in the White House. But in reality, the landscape of late night television has evolved into an echo chamber of Democratic group think, which is very boring. The Media Research Center analyzed every late night joke by Coar since 2023 and found that 87% targeted conservatives and nearly every guest was liberal. So after years of talking down to half of the country and anti-Trump punchlines, America has closed the final curtain on Steven Colbear. Joining me now to react is the host of the Orange Report with Kira Davis. Kira Davis and the host of the Death of Journalism podcast, John Ziggler. Great to see you both. So, Kira, let's remind everybody these were public airwaves that Colbear was on and yet 87% of his jokes were against conservatives. How are you feeling now that Colar is off the air? >> Oh, I forgot he was on the air for a minute there actually. So, this week I was like, "Oh, yeah, that guy. He's still on the air." I think he's been largely irrelevant to most of us at this point except to his rabbid base and that's a dwindling base. I mean, uh, good riddens. I love that the White House posted that meme today, that AI meme. I mean, that was hysterical. And honestly, what a week for Trump. You know, uh, all of his picks in the primary season across the country won. Um he he has proven his medal as as a heavy hitter in endorsement machine. Um he's a kingmaker and yeah I know like technically he didn't fire Steven Colbear but like let's be honest it's because of Trump. Like this is a big week for Trump. He's having a great week. >> Well again they're public airwaves so if you're going to use them you have to be at least fair. Um John, one could argue that they were paying $40 million a year if you add in the 15 million on top of that um to keep him Steven Cobar as an activist on air for the left as Kira rightly points out. Um but Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, they both aired reruns to show that they stand with Coar after he was fired. Kimmel even told his audience that there should be the last time that they ever watch CBS. So should Jimmy Kimmel be worried about him being next? Well, look, I I want to take issue with this idea that Donald Trump got Steven Cobar fired. I'm probably the last real conservative in America who's never supported Donald Trump. I'm very concerned about him using the FCC to try and intimidate broadcast outlets, but I don't think Trump had anything to do with the cancellation of Steven Cobear. The evidence of that is overwhelming. You don't get a sevenmonth martyrdom sendoff if you've been fired. You get censored. you you would in no way, shape or form be allowed to do the things that Steven Copar did, especially in the last weeks of his show if he was really fired. Especially when simultaneously, this is really important, the same company Paramount is heavily promoting South Park, a show that is depicting Donald Trump with a very small penis literally sleeping with Satan. I mean, so how in the world can you make the argument that Paramount did this because of politics? They didn't. They did it because Steven Goar was losing tons of money for their business. >> I think they would have loved to try and keep paying him to stay on the air, but they couldn't. Um Kira, let's move on to your home state of California. We'd love talking to you about it. Um Gavin Newsome uh the governor said that the current Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass deserves to be promoted with the progress she's been making on get this rebuilding permits for fire victims one year after the Palisades burned to the ground. I haven't heard a single person say, "Oh yeah, I've got my permit and I'm ready to rebuild my house." Have you? >> Uh no. As far as I know, we're at four. We're at four permits to rebuild and one was already progress >> before the fires. What else are they gonna say, Katie? You know what? We've got a a gubernatorial race going here. I know you've talked about it on the show and um each of those people have been through the local media machine and they've all been asked to grade Gavin Newsome's performance and almost to a person they said, "Yeah, you've done great. you know, he could have done some things better, but he's done fine even as this state is literally and figuratively on fire. What else are they going to say at this point? I I think that in the past, the Democrat mouthpiece machine, that Democrat ideological machine, um they were able to get away with just um saying things out of both sides of their mouths. And they're so used to getting away with it that they really say these things without reservation. And obviously, they are ridiculous. those of us who are living real life. But this is the whole Gavin Newsome campaign for 2028, you guys. It's Biden 2020, which and 2024, which is don't believe your lying eyes. Everything's fine. >> Well, as we know in politics, there's this thing called failing up. And uh people get rewarded for completely destroying uh things through their policies or incompetence. It's amazing. Um, but John Spencer Pratt of course is running against Karen Bass because his house burned down because the rebuilding process has been so slow because of the bureaucracy and corruption in LA. He's raised $3 million almost uh nearly matching what Karen Bass has raised. He's getting even more popular. You have Democrats and Republicans supporting him in Los Angeles. Um so does he have a shot at winning? The election's on June 2nd, a couple weeks away. Well, I live in the Los Angeles media market and I look, I would love for Karen Bass to be fired from her job. She certainly deserves it. The lack of rebuilding is absolutely an embarrassment and an outrage. But Spencer Pratt, barring a Black Swan event, is not going to win as the next mayor of Los Angeles. He may well make the runoff. I think he probably will make the runoff, but I think there's been an overestimation of how much social media on a national scale translates to a local election in Los Angeles where Democrats outnumber Republicans six to1. Donald Trump's endorsement of Spencer Pratt this WEEK EFFECTIVELY, I THINK, doomed election. >> This is a matter because they will have they will have months and months and months to show video of Donald Trump endorsing Spencer Pratt. That will be the end of it. But we will be watching this uh definitely until June 2nd. I have a feeling that Spencer Pratt will not be out of politics even if he does not win that election. But maybe he will. Who knows? Kira Davis, John Ziggler, thank you for joining me. Have a great weekend. >> Happy Friday. >> Thank you. >> Well, the Democrats 2024 autopsy report makes it clear that they have no idea who's in charge or what's going on, which is probably why they're banking on candidates like this. That was Texas. And in Maine, the guy with the Nazi tattoo gets to be on the cover of Time magazine. I spoke with Iowa Senator Joanie Ernst about the cast of characters. Take a listen. >> Senator, great to see you. Thanks so much for coming in. Of course, you've been in the Senate for 11 years. There are a number of Democrats now who are trying to get into the US Senate. They have uh interesting backgrounds to say the least. Grant Platner has, you know, problematic social media posts. He has a a Nazi camp tattoo. You have Abdul Isayed who's held rallies with Hassan [ __ ] is pro-terrorism. He also claimed that he's a doctor. There's evidence that he is a doctor although he continues to campaign as if he is one. You have James Telerico running for Senate in Texas who called his former opponent a mediocre black man. So what do you make of the Democrats and the ones that are being propped up by the Democrat campaign structure right now uh to try to get to Washington to be in these positions of power? >> Absolutely. This is what I would describe as the Star Wars bar. You know, think about all these unusual characters that have come together and they don't seem to have a similar platform. Uh you have got the gentleman running in Maine against Susan Collins that had the nazi tattoo and has been very just ugly in his description of many different demographics. Um totally unacceptable. And then you've got those silver spoon Democrats out there too that come from wealth and privilege and try to pass themselves off as something totally different. So again, you've got all these different characters and I think their only goal is to obtain a seat. They don't really have any driving platform. I think that will resonate with the American people. >> They just want that that raw power. And of course, Time magazine put Grant Platiner on their cover, which is not surprising. Yeah. just great to be up promoting someone like that. Um, the Democrats have their autopsy out from the 2024 presidential election. I read through most of it. It's almost 200 pages of non-exlanation. They left most topics out that Americans care about. What's your assessment of where the Democrats are, especially going into November? >> Well, they are in total disarray, and we've seen this in many other uh election cycles. the last election cycle obviously was um a stored case of disarray. Uh we go into this next election cycle and again with so many different characters vying for uh television time and and to gain the no notoriety I I think is what they're trying to do. Again, no cohesive message coming from the Democratic party other than defeat Trump. >> Um and that's not necessarily a winning platform. Thank you for joining us, Senator Joanie Ernst of Iowa. Great to see you. >> Thanks, Katie. >> This Memorial Day, we are thinking of our troops serving in the Middle East along with all the men and women who have died defending America. A former Navy Seal joins us next with his message for Memorial Day. It's time now for Red Friday where we remember everyone deployed. Here's two of America's finest. I'd >> like to give a shout out to my entire family for the amazing people that they are and all the support that they've given to me over the years as well as my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who helped me in the greatest way possible that I otherwise would have not been able to if it was not for him. And if there was any motivational quote that I could give, it would be every day that you wake up is a chance to try again. >> Hello everyone at a security force squadron. Just want to say hello to my mother Lisa, my dad, and my brother Mike Becko. Thank you >> to everyone deployed across the world. Thank you for your service. We are grateful for all that you do. And as we head into this Memorial Day weekend, many stateside are blessed to be barbecuing and enjoying Monday off of work. But our hearts are with the 50,000 US troops on standby in the Middle East who won't be with their families this weekend. Join me now to reflect on the meaning of this weekend is retired David Seal and Freedom 250 veteran voice Jason Redmond. Jason, great to see you. >> Honored to be here. >> Thank you very much. So, just first, you know, we're not sure what's going to happen with the the war in Iran, if there'll be a continuing ceasefire, a deal, or a military action, but US troops and of course their families are on edge. What would you have to say to them tonight about waiting for a decision? >> Well, first off, I would just say, you know, thank you to all our service members that are out there and their families. I mean, this is the job that we've been tasked to do. We don't always know what's going to happen. I mean, I know prior to 9/11, we didn't see that coming. And then overnight, the entire military, the entire special operations community was thrust into a war. Iran is a dangerous regime. I I I won't get into the politics of all that tonight, but I will just say uh my hearts are with the families and with the service members. And the greatest news is we are the strongest and best military in the world. So if we do have to execute, we will. >> Yeah. So Memorial Day of course is dedicated to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, for our freedom. Um you survived an ambush in Iraq. You were shot seven times, went through 37 different reconstructive surgeries. Um you embodied the philosophy that there are no bad days. I love that. Um tell us what that means, no bad days. And reflection as we go into Memorial Day on Monday. >> Yeah, if you woke up this morning, it's a good day. Um, I am uh God gave me a second chance that night on the battlefield and I I never take that for granted anymore. I got to come home to be with my family. Um, my kids are grown now. I'm first grandbaby coming here soon. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> Very exciting. >> And and I have so many friends and I know a lot of military members who have lost someone and um it's a lot of guilt and oftenimes they don't live. So when I talk about no bad days, it's the idea that hey, if you woke up, it's a good day. It's up to you to be to make it a great day and it's up to you to live to be the greatest version of yourself. I think that's the best way that we tribute our our brothers and sisters who didn't come home. >> Yeah. No, every minute, every second is a blessing. You never know what's going to happen. Um, how can Americans who want to get involved to support families who have a loss who've lost someone overseas or maybe struggling with uh what exactly what you just talked about, how can they get more involved? What what would you suggest to them if they want to do their part here at home? >> Yeah, there's a lot of ways to serve. Uh, I meet a lot of people that say, "Man, I'm so sad I didn't serve in the military." And and you know, that's great. But there are other ways to give back. And I will tell you that on Memorial Day, one of the biggest things you can do, one of the biggest things I can ask you to do is number one, enjoy those barbecues. enjoy those Memorial Day sales, but recognize that this holiday represents the cost of everyday Americans making an extraordinary sacrifice. So, take a little time. If you don't know someone who fell on the battlefield, look some up. Um, I can tell you right now, the Navy Seal Foundation page has an entire list of all my brothers who did not come home. Look them up, read about them, tell your family about them, take a couple of minutes to thank them for your freedom, and then go out and enjoy. And there's a lot of groups just like that. Uh the Gary Senise Foundation, Gary does amazing things. Tunnels to Towers, American Warrior Initiative. There are so many great groups that do great things to take care of our service members and their families. Pay it forward. Make a little donation. Say thank you for the sacrifice that enabled your freedoms. And that's a great way to serve and give back. >> All right. Well, well, great to talk with you. I know that you're part of Freedom 250 as well to honor and celebrate the 250th anniversary birthday of the greatest country on the face of the earth. So, we will watch you and the work you're doing there as well. Jason Redman, great to see you. Thank you so much. Thanks for having me. >> Absolutely. >> More Katie Powish tonight after this. >> Well, a new Godfather sequel is officially in development more than 50 years af