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>> Jeff Chamblee: welcome to today's Issues, offering a Christian response to the issues of the day. Here's your host, Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association.

>> Tim Wildmon: Hey, good morning, everybody, and welcome to Today's Issues on the American Family Radio Network. Thanks for listening to AFR. Today is Wednesday, March 25, 2026. And, in studio with me is Ed Battagliano. Good morning, Ed.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Good morning, Tim.

>> Tim Wildmon: Fred Jackson.

>> Fred Jackson: Hi there, Tim.

>> Tim Wildmon: Krish Woodward.

>> Chris Woodward: Hello.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, I like that enthusiasm, Krish. I hope you bring that one.

>> Chris Woodward: Oh, Howard Dean on you there for a second.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. Well, there's a.

>> Chris Woodward: We're gonna go to South Carolina and we're gonna go.

>> Tim Wildmon: That's a blast from the past, isn't it?

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah, it sure is.

>> Tim Wildmon: Whatever happened, we need to.

>> Ed Vitagliano: That sunk his campaign.

>> Chris Woodward: It sure did.

>> Ed Vitagliano: That kind of manic, you know, enthusiasm like Krish just showed.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, yeah, that sucked.

>> Ed Vitagliano: That was.

>> Chris Woodward: Show more enthusiasm.

>> Tim Wildmon: Whatever happened to Howard Dean? Is he like, keeper now or what is he doing?

>> Ed Vitagliano: Zookeeper.

>> Chris Woodward: He did some stuff with the party in some sort of capacity a little bit afterward, but you're right, he kind of rode off into the Vermont sunset.

>> Tim Wildmon: Oh, is that where he's from?

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah, yeah, but like, he was a governor of Vermont. But like, like most politicians, he was probably well on his way to be in a mult. Millionaire anyway, so what does he care?

>> Tim Wildmon: So Howard Dean. Whatever. Whatever happened to just research that maybe for tomorrow.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Whatever happened to Howard Dean, we'll start doing that.

>> Chris Woodward: Well, remember this person.

>> Ed Vitagliano: I'm gonna look right now while you guys continue on.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah.

>> Ed Vitagliano: All right, well, Howard Dean scream comes up right away.

>> Chris Woodward: I think that was in Iowa. It was the night of the Iowa caucus.

>> Tim Wildmon: Happened I. He won it, didn't he? It was that there in the Obama time, when Obama.

>> Ed Vitagliano: It was in 2004, so it must have been, it was a Democrat primary.

>> Chris Woodward: That would have been the race that ultimately became the, Kerry, the Kerry nomination. Yeah.

>> Tim Wildmon: Hey, whatever happened to John Kerry?

>> Chris Woodward: Either he's still traveling with Teresa on his circus.

>> Tim Wildmon: He's on the circus. Circus traveling Circus.

>> Chris Woodward: He's, he's spewing emissions all over the world to save the world from emissions. That's what he's doing.

>> Tim Wildmon: He went in like the trapeze.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, the first thing after that, the, the scream. and him dropping out.

>> Tim Wildmon: The famous one.

>> Ed Vitagliano: He was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah.

>> Ed Vitagliano: for his enthusiasm for. Yeah. And came up with 50 state strategy. He did fundraising strategies.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah.

>> Ed Vitagliano: so, I must see private sector, whatever. So.

>> Tim Wildmon: All right, well, what's our first story to cover, Chris?

President Trump says Iran has agreed to never having nukes

>> Chris Woodward: Well, President Trump continues to say a lot of things about Iran. in the last 24 to 36 hours or so, the President has said things like, we're going to have a five day pause and there's speculation as to why we're having a pause. he has said things like, Iran has agreed to give us a gift and he's referred to it as the gift. That's been vague in terms of what exactly they're gifting us, if they're gifting us anything at all. Iran has disputed claims from Trump that they're having talks or holding talks with us about stuff. Meanwhile, President Trump in this particular announcement, says.

>> Tim Wildmon: Which particular announcement?

>> Chris Woodward: Oh, yeah, well, he says here that Iran has agreed to never having nukes. So I've got audio.

>> Tim Wildmon: He said that?

>> Chris Woodward: He sure did. And don't take my word for it. Clip 1.

>> Donald Trump: It all starts with, they cannot have a nuclear weapon. Just. Yeah, you know, I said yesterday, what are. They said, what are the top 10? I said, well, number one, two and three is they can't have a nuclear weapon. And, they're not going to have a nuclear weapon. And we're talking about that. And I don't want to say in advance, but they've agreed they will never have a nuclear weapon. They've agreed to that.

>> Tim Wildmon: He didn't want to say what in advance.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Probably more details, of the peace plan.

>> Tim Wildmon: Well, that's, that would be great news. however, you got to have some kind of verification.

>> Fred Jackson: Yes, yes.

>> Tim Wildmon: I mean, they can say, you know,

>> Ed Vitagliano: you can't trust them.

>> Tim Wildmon: No. So, so you would have to have some kind of verification. Fred, what do you make of the. What do you think the gift is?

>> Fred Jackson: Well, a little bit further in that conversation on the gift, Trump did say it had to deal with, oil and gas.

>> Tim Wildmon: Okay.

>> Fred Jackson: So, that just launched other speculation. Oh, are they talking about free passage through the straight Hormuz? you know, so Trump is leaving a lot, out there right now. Iran statements coming out of Iran say no, there's no negotiations going on. Trump has actually talked about a ceasefire. Israel doesn't like that idea because it gives, they feel when you give Iran more time, it just gives them more time to rearm, et cetera, et cetera. I think when it comes to Israel in all of this, the speculation is that Israel is never going to agree to a plan to end this war unless there's regime change. Because in Israel's mind, if you still have the religious, the radical religious leaders in charge, we're going to be back at this in a few years, same thing.

>> Ed Vitagliano: And I think probably most of the moderate Arab countries in the Middle east, agree with that assessment. Yes, I mean, I mean, I know we're probably going to get to the Saudis here, but everybody knows that Iran has continued to destabilize the Middle east, continue to fund terrorist groups, continue to push for similar like minded radical groups to take over these moderate Arab countries, countries that just want to live and make money and go on with their own cultures and all that kind of stuff. These religious leaders of Iran want to bring radical Islam to the forefront of all these countries. And I think, I don't know what kind of militaries those Arab countries have in terms of paying a visit to Iran. If we ever have boots on the ground, something I'd hate to see, but, nobody wants those radicals in charge of Iran.

>> Fred Jackson: No. Now the other thing of course that's developing is that the 82nd Airborne apparently will be in the theater, can be in the theater within two to three days. You've got Marines arriving from Japan within two or three days and another group of Marines coming from California. The, that'll be a couple of weeks. So everybody's wondering, okay, we've been told no boots on the ground, but where are you sending these people? Where are they going to arrive? Big questions.

Ed: Saudi Arabia is pushing the Trump administration to put troops in Iran

>> Chris Woodward: Now you mentioned the Saudis, a minute ago, Ed. the reason that's in the news is because Saudi Arabia has apparently pushed the Trump administration to deploy U.S. troops on the ground in Iran and grabbed what the Saudis are calling an historic opportunity to remake the Middle East. So Saudi Arabia is fine with sending troops over there. They just want it to be US Troops, like a lot of countries tend to do.

>> Ed Vitagliano: listen, since we got into this with Iran, and again, I guess history is going to tell us we, we still don't know how this is going to end. History I guess will have to give us the information we're all lacking but we can't let Iran have nukes. We can't let Iran develop long range ballistic, middle missile technology. They've shown as we mentioned earlier in the week, that they have technology that nobody thought they had with the ability to fire an ICBM, I guess it was an ICBM, at Diego Garcia, 2500 miles away, which means they have the ability to launch missiles into Europe. And I think they would develop technology to be able to hit the United States eventually. I don't think we can allow them to continue to control the Straits of Hormuz and or to fund these terrorist groups. So we have, I think for this to be a success we have to have a regime in control in Iran who, who will agree to play nice. And I'm not sure at this point that can be done without an invasion. And that's something I do not want to see. My understanding is that Iran, the territory in Iran, it's not like the first Gulf War, it's not like invading Kuwait. A lot of flat desert, arid lot of mountains in Iran, a lot of places where you can wind up getting trapped. And that would not be ideal. The best possibility would be someone coming to power maybe from the military of Iran who says we're not going to be in charge. We're not going to have the mullahs, the ayatollahs in charge anymore. We are going to be X, Y or Z, whatever and we are going to join with the rest of the Middle east and trying to have a peaceful.

>> Tim Wildmon: Let me, maybe we can play this later in the show because we don't have we don't have it in our playlist yet to do so because Brent, our producer doesn't know what I'm about to talk about.

Ed: Israel will not return to solutions that guarantee next war

But today at the United nations, if you go to fox news.com today there is a there was a the Israeli representative at the United Nations, Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Dannon, D a N O n sounded sirens to members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday and activated a 15 second timer to illustrate the reality in which Israel, the Israeli citizens live under the rocket fire from the from Iran. So he said when you hear this siren you have 15 seconds to seek shelter, to decide which child to take first, whether to return to the for the others. Sometimes even that's not enough to reach a safe place. And then he said this. He said we do not. He said we do not Israel want to live under constant threat. We want a Different future. A stable Middle East. A peaceful Middle East. Israel will not return to solutions that guarantee the next war. His last sentence was this. That they have on here on the story. This time we will remove the threat from the root.

>> Fred Jackson: Yep.

>> Tim Wildmon: End of quote. Yep. So this says to me that Israel is resolved to continue this as long as it takes, with whatever capabilities they have to bring about the regime change that you're talking about.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Ed, listen, I don't want to put words in their mouths. First of all, Israel does not have the capability to invade Iran.

>> Tim Wildmon: No.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Okay. Which is probably the only. You have three choices. Somehow you invade Iran, you defeat the current administration, you defeat the army, you install a government that is a bloodbath. Okay. The second option, whether the US Is involved or not, is Israel continues to kill leaders and continues to threaten the infrastructure of Iran until someone takes over the country from within and guarantees a peaceful regime. And the third option is you say you have 72 hours or you have a week to get rid of the ayatollahs, promise they're never coming back, or we're nuking Tehran.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Those, to me, are the only three options. That's also a bloodbath. And that might cause the other Muslim countries to attack Israel. I have no idea. But that quote that you had, I don't know what else. I don't know if there's a fourth option in order to accomplish tearing this out by the root.

>> Fred Jackson: Something happened, in Israel in October 2023.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah, you're right.

>> Fred Jackson: The massacre of those 1200 Israeli men, women and children. I think Netanyahu, and he has the backing of his government. it was a never again moment. We're not playing footsies with these guys anymore. We don't trust them. The only way, the way they dealt with Hamas, basically, we have to eliminate them. We cannot negotiate with these people because they're not interested in negotiation. They're not. so the only way that we can deal with these people, Iran and its proxies, is to eliminate them. That's it. There's no talk.

>> Tim Wildmon: No. Israel is not stopping anytime soon unless there is a real regime change or some. Something's going to have to happen with Iran. Stand. We're not, we're no longer going to fire at Israel. and of course, these other Middle Eastern countries are getting upset too, because Iran, as you mentioned, the Saudis. Saudis, that's altogether a different world than Israel in terms of their government. and their. So their approach would be, they, they are Muslim as well as Iran. Is Muslim, but they're two different kinds of Muslims. So they kind of view each other as cults around the. The, Shia and the Sunni. So I don't know. M. You have. I know you basically said you have the clip. Okay, so what we're about to hear is what I just quoted a few minutes ago. Brent Creely, our producer, was able to pull this. What you're about to hear is today at the United nations, the ambassador, the Israeli ambassador there, his name is Danny Dannon. D A N O N. He had this to say.

>> Ed Vitagliano: He's kind of quiet. I kind of. I like that. Peace and quiet, that voice.

Ed Fredding: Israel is demonstrating this with Hezbollah with rockets

>> Speaker H: Madam President, let me share with you the reality we are facing on the ground in Israel today. When Hezbollah launches one of their rockets, and it happens almost every day. This is what Israel, Israel. When you hear this siren, you have 15 seconds. 15 seconds to seek shelter. Think about that for one moment. 15 seconds. Imagine you are at home. You have three children. Which one do you take with you first? Do you go back for the others? Do you carry your elderly parents? What if you are outside now? 15 seconds. That's it.

>> Fred Jackson: That brings it home, doesn't it?

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah. Listen, I think you're exactly right, Fred. Something did happen on that October 7th, and this is a fight to the death. That's why I say, for Israel to say, we're not going back to this anymore. We're going to tear it out by the root. We've already seen their ability and their willingness to kill leaders in Iran.

>> Tim Wildmon: Right.

>> Ed Vitagliano: And take them out. So they either continue to do that and say, you know, we can do this all day long. since they can't invade, I think they have to threaten with nuclear weapons and say to Iran, to the Iranian people, your leadership continually threatens our existence. We're going to threaten your existence. And this would be horrific to have to result. I don't know whether you. Maybe you detonate one in the desert of Iran and say, listen, we're able to do this anywhere in your country. Overthrow these people. We say this to the military, overthrow the ayatollahs. Do not bring them back. we're not going to live like this anymore. And if we can't live like this anymore, you're not going to live. I don't know what else that statement can mean.

>> Fred Jackson: And Israel is demonstrating this with Hezbollah. They're putting boots on the ground in Lebanon, and they're willing to take down apartment buildings. Wherever these Hezbollah members are, they're going to take them out And I think actually they're getting some help from the Lebanese government.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah, they don't want them. They don't want them there either. Hezbollah.

>> Tim Wildmon: All right, you're listening to today's issues on the American Family Radio Network. Tim. Ed Fredding.

>> Fred Jackson: Krish.

>> Tim Wildmon: Krish, next story.

Tim Young: Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen was sworn in yesterday

>> Chris Woodward: All right, so, we now have a Department of Homeland Security. Secretary Mark Wayne Mullin, the former senator from Oklahoma, was sworn in yesterday at the White House. He, gave a speech. here's a little bit of what he had to say, about the job and this TSA situation at airports. Clip four.

>> Mark Wayne Mullin: These employees have been there for 30 days without pay. And if you need anything, to know their dedication to show up and still protect the homeland that you and I enjoy and, the freedoms that we're experiencing, I'll be fighting 365 days beside you. No one's going to outwork me. Failure is not an option.

>> Tim Wildmon: All right, well, so he's got a big, job ahead of him. He does, the Department of the Homeland Security course that now is a cabinet level position. So he answers directly to the President.

>> Fred Jackson: Yep.

>> Tim Wildmon: And he also over this was created after 9, 11, if I remember. It was the whole department, a whole

>> Chris Woodward: bunch of stuff falls under the umbrella of DHS now. Including tsa.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, tsa.

>> Fred Jackson: One of the things that came out during, the confirmation hearing for, Mullin was that he's been able to work across the aisle. and some of it came from his martial arts classes with members of Congress. he got to know a lot of Democrats. I've seen a couple of Democrats interviewed in the last 24 hours by Fox, and I'm seeing some cracks in their resistance. They're coming up on a break, an Easter break, and the American people are upset and they're going to blame the Democrats for this. And these Democrats are starting to say, we can do this, we can do this. Areas where they weren't willing to go just a few weeks ago. Chuck Schumer's still out there saying, no, you know, we're going to, we need this reforms from ice. But the rest of the Democrats are saying enough is enough. You've got 480, close to 500, TSA people who have now quit. They've got to go out and find other jobs.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah. And they got to find replacements once the government is funded again.

>> Fred Jackson: We're hearing stories of TSA sleeping in their cars at the airport because they can't afford the gas to go home and then come back and do their Volunteer work.

>> Tim Wildmon: Right now, what do the Democrats want to, Do you blame the Democrats or the Republicans here?

>> Fred Jackson: Oh, it's the Democrats.

>> Tim Wildmon: Okay.

>> Fred Jackson: The Democrats are saying we're not willing to fund TSA and the other agencies unless you give us concessions on ICE and how ICE operates.

>> Tim Wildmon: But ICE is already funded through 2029.

>> Fred Jackson: Yes, yes.

>> Ed Vitagliano: That's why they're putting the pressure on other areas, other departments like tsa.

>> Tim Wildmon: What do they want ice, to go away to be funded?

>> Fred Jackson: No, they want ice. You're not going to be allowed to wear masks. you're not going to be able to go into, let's say, a jail somewhere, has, an illegal alien arrested for some other charge. You're not going to be able to go in there or go to a house and arrest them without a warrant from a judge. All of these sorts of things.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Cameras basically stop doing what they're doing. Yes.

>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.

>> Tim Wildmon: and the Democrats think they got momentum in lieu of the deaths, in particular of the two deaths in Minneapolis. Right.

>> Fred Jackson: Yeah. But, you know, that worked, I think, early on in this, Tim. But it's not working anymore because you got so many people ticked off now at airports having to wait. Some people are having to wait six hours to get to an airplane right now. and they're being told by the airlines now, a lot of places you have to show up at the airport four hours early even to get your ticket and then go to tsa and

>> Chris Woodward: it's on you if you miss your flight.

>> Fred Jackson: Yes.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. And I wonder if that'll now with ICE coming in to help, if that will, ICE helping?

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, it helped in Atlanta, didn't it?

>> Chris Woodward: We have some audio of this. Yes.

>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, because. And this varies airport to airport. Because I read about Houston airport, the big, Is it Bush, Bush, George Bush International. And they were yesterday, they were like several hours, eight in the lines. And then I read where in Atlanta, which is the busiest airport in the US Terms of, traffic through it daily, that they were getting help from ice. Yes, TSA was, and it was making things a lot better.

>> Chris Woodward: Yes. And, somebody that was surprised to see that was none other than a CNN reporter by the name of Rhyen Young, who was shocked that ICE has been able to help there.

>> Speaker J: Clip 3 well, if I almost can't believe I'm able to say this, the times have dropped off tremendously this morning. People were waiting an hour in line. Now, that is not the case. If you look at the main checkpoint here, there seems like less than a Dozen people. One thing I should note to everyone, Tuesday is a traditionally slow day here at this airport. It's a great day to travel out because there's not as much volume. So they knew today was going to drop off, but I don't think people thought, thought they were going to see the numbers where they are right now. The other thing that people have been asking about is, of course, what are the ICE agents doing who are walking through the airport? What kind of, responsibilities they have. Here are two of the officers who are sort of walking through the airport now. They're patrolling the outside areas of the airport, keeping people safe, interacting with some of the people as they walk by.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. Well, good. That's good to hear.

>> Chris Woodward: We may have played Rhyen's last day at cnn.

>> Tim Wildmon: Why? Because it reflects good on.

>> Chris Woodward: Yeah. He also said that ICE was keeping people safe on cnn.

>> Tim Wildmon: Oh, wow. Better. Yeah.

>> Fred Jackson: He's out.

>> Chris Woodward: Yeah.

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>> Ed Vitagliano: He's a legend.

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Department of Homeland Security has been denied funding by Democrats in Congress

>> Tim Wildmon: Hey, welcome back, everybody to Today's Issues on the American Family Radio Network. Tim, Ed, Fred, and Krish, thanks for listening to afr. You know about the, TSA situation, which these obviously are the, blue shirted Agents at the airports that we all see who are there to you know, make sure the passengers pass through security. Right. Our bags are checked or you know, they, so they make sure everything's. When I say our bags, our carry ons and our person we're checked, you have to go through the metal detector and all that. Anyway, these are the people who supervise that and they fall under the Department of Homeland Security. And so the Department of Homeland Security has been denied funding by the Democrats in the Congress for is it two months now? It's at least six weeks or so. And just so people understand. So you guys correct me for. I know I'm being elementary here, but a lot of people don't understand what's going on. So the ice, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, right, they, you know, they've been in the news a lot. They, they have been you know, across the country because Joe Biden when he was president left millions. That 10 to 15 to 20 million, who knows? Remember people were just walking over the border and go. And many of them were going to NewSong York City and they were overwhelming NewSong York City. Remember Mayor Adams. I mean Chicago and Boston, I mean Biden, it's really, I don't know, it's technically treasonous or legally treasonous, but it's treasonous in the sense that he, he he let, let people into our country unlawfully by the millions. I don't know what word you would use for, for that lawlessness. So in response to that, President Trump said, I, will use ICE to deport people, especially criminals.

>> Fred Jackson: Yep.

>> Tim Wildmon: I mean this is going to lead us to this next story in just a moment, but I just wanted to. So that's one of the reasons, maybe the main reason Trump got elected was to shut down the border and start deportations. And so, but so ICE has been. There's a lot of people, particularly liberals and Democrats, they don't believe in borders. So they don't believe in deportations of anybody because they believe it's immoral to. They believe everybody ought to be able to come to the America and live here and that you ask them. They don't believe. Now a lot of them, you have to press them on it, but they don't believe in borders.

>> Fred Jackson: That's right.

>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, everybody agree we're in agreement?

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah, they don't, let's put it this way, they, because they won't say we don't, we don't.

>> Tim Wildmon: Right. That way they're m not gonna say

>> Ed Vitagliano: they don't believe in Policies that actually protect the border, like Biden's. Just let.

>> Tim Wildmon: Biden just let them all in. Gave him a rubber stamp. Now he would have never said, I believe in open borders.

>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Ah.

>> Tim Wildmon: But in essence and in all practical, for all practical purposes, that that's what their, quote, policies lead to. And so, the Democrats want to end ice, or at least handcuff them. Right. And so how do you do that? Well, you defund the Department of Homeland Security, even though ICE in that particular agency, they've got, they've got funding in the federal budget, as I read, to go through 2029. so 2028, 2029, anyway, out into the future. So they're not, they're being paid. But TSA agents, which fall under the same Department of Homeland Security, which the Democrats will not fund because they're trying to punish ice. But they're really punishing the American traveling public because TSA agents are the ones who are not being paid.

>> Fred Jackson: Yep.

>> Tim Wildmon: And these people are like a lot of Americans, they live paycheck to paycheck. Well, how long can they go without being paid, the TSA agents? I mean, that's why a lot of them are quitting. They're having to go find other jobs. Fred said some of them been reportedly sleeping in their cars because they don't have money to travel back and forth to their home during their, you know, during their off time. So also, can you imagine the stress this is creating on them, not only to the, public who are going through the airports, but also it increases the likelihood that they make mistakes when they are stressed and tired. And and so it just, it begs the question, why, why are Democrats wanting to punish ice? Excuse me, wanting to punish the whole Department of Homeland Security? Because they have a problem with ice. So does. And does anybody have an answer for that? a logical answer for that?

>> Fred Jackson: Well, these are the same Democrats that have created sanctuary cities and sanctuary states where, what they're committed to is not working with the federal government to arrest the bad guys and keep them. I mean, that's their whole policy. We are not going to work with the Feds.

>> Tim Wildmon: But it makes you wonder, and I know people are going to say, well, duh, it makes you wonder, whose side are these people on? Are, they on the side of the America of the usa?

>> Ed Vitagliano: They're on. They're on the side of their constituency in terms of who's running the Democratic Party. They're not in. They're not on the side of the American people. They've got this radical, this sizable part of their party leadership and their, you know, kind of boots on the ground voters that they've got to keep happy. And those people hate ice. And to me, what's happening is in order to keep those people happy, those radicals that hate ice, they're willing to punish the rest of America by not funding tsa. That's what it seems. Seems clear to me.

>> Tim Wildmon: It just seems like a roundabout way to punish ICE that doesn't punish ice, but yet punishes the American traveling public.

>> Ed Vitagliano: They've got no choice because like you said, ICE is funded. The only way they can get to ICE is by putting pressure on the Republican Party, by making the rest of America miserable. When you said the traveling public, that seems to be their strategy. They have no other way to get a hold of ICE and make changes.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker blames Trump for college student's death

>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, which brings us to this next story out of Chicago. Krish set this up for us.

>> Chris Woodward: All right, so, there was a university, Loyola University University Chicago, freshman by the name of Sheridan Gorman. She was 18 years old, and she was killed by a man that authorities have identified as an illegal immigrant from Venezuela named Jose Medina. If I said, that name correctly, here, I've got a couple of sound bites. let's begin with this one. Illinois Governor J.B. pritzker was asked about this crime, and Governor Pritzker blamed Trump for this young lady's death at the hands of an illegal immigrant. Clip 5.

>> J.B. Pritzker: Well, this has been a terrible tragedy, and I know that the Gorman family has suffered mightily. I agree there have been real failures. Those failures, of course, extend, beyond the borders of Illinois. That's their national failures. A failure to have comprehensive immigration reform. A failure of the president to follow his own edict, to go after the worst of the worst. and in my view, we have a lot of work that we need to continue to do. but it is the job of the federal government to go after, immigration enforcement, and it is the job of our local and state law enforcement to prosecute or catch violent criminals and prosecute them. And, we should continue to, to do that both on the state level and the national level.

>> Chris Woodward: So we have that sound bite.

>> Tim Wildmon: Hold on, before you play another sound bite. What's wrong with what he just said, Ed?

>> Ed Vitagliano: Governor Pritzker, you speak with fork and tongue. Okay, so what he just said was, yes, a terrible tragedy. we're trying to do the best we can to protect the citizens of Illinois. But the real blame for this is President Trump and the federal Government. He said he was going to get rid of the worst of the worst and he has not done that. That's why this guy was in, Illinois. No, no, Governor, this guy's in Illinois because you have a sanctuary state and Chicago is a sanctuary city and you do not cooperate with the federal government. So how's the federal government supposed to know where this guy is to get rid of him?

>> Tim Wildmon: I think he had already been arrested and.

>> Fred Jackson: Couple of times.

>> Tim Wildmon: A couple of times. And went on a felony charge.

>> Fred Jackson: And freed.

>> Tim Wildmon: And freed.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Why wasn't he deported? Because Illinois would not cooperate and let the feds know that he was there.

>> Tim Wildmon: Why didn't. Governor, Is it Pritzker? Pritzker. Why didn't he say that?

>> Ed Vitagliano: Because that puts the blame squarely where it belongs. Yes, on him and the other Democrats.

>> Tim Wildmon: But that would have been the honest answer.

>> Fred Jackson: And sadly, sadly, the reason the Democrats are able to get away with this, this nonsense is because they have the media on their side.

>> Fred Jackson: Whoever the reporter was standing in front of Prickser should have said, how about the fact that you're a sanctuary state? How about the fact that you have stated publicly that you're not going to cooperate with the federal government.

>> Tim Wildmon: Right. And he said there that it's the federal government's responsibility to enforce immigration law.

>> Fred Jackson: Yes.

>> Tim Wildmon: And yet what he didn't say was, but it's my decision as governor of Illinois not to cooperate with the federal government. because here's what happened. Just to remind people, you had this young, lady. How old was she?

>> Chris Woodward: 18 years old.

>> Tim Wildmon: 18 years old. She was a student at Chicago Loyola University. She was brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant who should have been deported, should have been already detained because he was arrested locally by police. But the police let him out. I don't know, but I shouldn't say the police let him out. But he was let out of jail, right?

>> Fred Jackson: Yes.

>> Tim Wildmon: And they didn't call. They knew he was here illegally. But here's where the breakdown in Governor Pritzker's. I wouldn't say logic because I think he's intentionally misleading people. he doesn't want to have that follow up question. Here's the breakdown on the part of the. When you're a sanctuary city, you don't call the, you don't call ICE to come get the guy. You just let him back out on your streets.

>> Fred Jackson: That's right.

>> Tim Wildmon: And what happened, sadly, was. And tragically was this young lady lost her life because of it. So also the, the mayor, right?

>> Chris Woodward: yes. And this, the, the Mayor that, Fred wanted to ask Pritzker, a question. He may have been busy asking a similar question to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Mayor of Chicago to apologize for policies that may have contributed to Sheridan's death

Because this reporter asks the mayor of Chicago, hey, what about your sanctuary city apologies? And will you apologize to the family? Clip 7 Please take this opportunity to

>> Brandon Johnson: apologize to Sheridan's parents for the policies that you promoted that have, ah, that would directly caused her death. That suspect would not be in the city, would not be in the country. But for your policies, will you take this opportunity to apologize?

>> Maria Haddon: Well, again, I believe that we're all, we're all grieving the loss of Sheridan and other folks who have lost their lives because of senses violence. And let's just be very clear, between the Safety act and the Welcoming City ordinance. Welcoming City ordinance was passed 40 years ago by the first black mayor in the history of Chicago. And the Safety act was passed under the governor, ah, that time who was a Republican. Governor Rauner, thank you for your question.

>> Fred Jackson: Thank you for your question.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, listen, I just, I don't, I don't know what to say about these people in charge. They clearly have an allegiance to their ideology and not to the people of the United States whom they're supposed to be serving. And they, care. Appear to care more about the rights of the perpetrators of crimes than the victims of crimes.

>> Tim Wildmon: I think if they would just be forthright. I think the answer, the answer would work for their constituency. It wouldn't work for common sense people or people who believe in law and order or people who, I don't believe, especially criminals, who are here illegally don't need to be detained. If they would just say this, the mayor and the governor just say this. Look, we're sorry that this young lady lost her life to an illegal immigrant who murdered her. However, they wouldn't say illegal immigrant. They don't even believe, they don't even use the word illegal. I don't think.

>> Fred Jackson: Undocumented.

>> Tim Wildmon: Undocumented.

>> Fred Jackson: Yes.

>> Tim Wildmon: I would ask them what documents are you talking about? That would lead to another question. But I think if they would just say, however, we believe the principle of, of not complying with the federal government's immigration force is more important than the lives of the people that may die. Because we don't report these criminals. Because that is the, that, that is the raw, truth about their policies. They believe that non cooperation with the feds on immigration, it serves the purpose of the broader community of, people who are here illegally. That community. I'm, not laughing because it's funny. But it's just so silly, their argument. But they don't see it that way. They see it as a principle. We need to defend against immigration enforcement on the part of the federal government by not, not having our local police and our local sheriffs cooperate. and so that's, that's what we're going to stand on. It means, people lose their lives, innocent people lose their lives at the hands of these criminals. Then, then that's just the way it's going to be. That. Would that be a more honest answer? yeah. would that work?

Second Amendment conservatives will say that this constitutional freedom to protect is in the Constitution

>> Ed Vitagliano: I want to make a comparison here. I want our listeners to understand I don't think these two things are the same. Same. Okay. But when in the discussion over guns and the Second Amendment conservatives will say that this constitutional freedom to protect, be able to protect yourself with a weapon is in the Constitution. And yes, that does mean there are more guns in the culture. And sometimes a murderous person will get their hands on guns or gangs will get their hands on guns and people, innocent people will die. But you have to uphold that Second Amendment principle. It overrides, okay. The fact that criminals will sometimes get a hold of these guns. We make that argument all the time. And I think you're exactly right. What the Democrats are saying is that the principle of letting everyone into this country who is seeking a better life is a principle we're willing to defend, even if it means a few innocent people die along the way. Okay. Now I am m stressing these are not comparable morally. I'm saying that the Democrats think it's you know, one of these deals where if you're going to make an omelet, you got to break a few eggs. They don't really care that innocent people are dying. Now the reason I don't think these are the same is one constitutional. The constitutional principle involved in the Second Amendment means people can defend themselves from criminals. What the Democrats are saying is Americans have it good. If a few of them have to die in order to let poor people into this country, we're willing to let that happen. That seems to be the mentality of the left.

Chicago older woman Maria Haddon made insensitive comment about Sheridan Gorman

>> Chris Woodward: We have one more sound bite related to this discussion. here it is. Chicago older woman Maria Haddon, who had this to say about the situation involving Sheridan Gorman. Clip 6.

>> Speaker O: From what I've been told so far, right. From what police know from, from speaking to the students who were with her, it seems she might have that, as they were just out, you know, people go out to the beach all the time. Right. And they go out on the pier, they walk around. So the. The kids were out doing normal, normal things people do in the neighborhood. And it sounds like this might have been a wrong place, wrong time, running into a person who had a gun. They might have startled this person at the end of the pier unintentionally.

>> Speaker O: but that's. That's all we know. So it.

>> Tim Wildmon: It.

>> Speaker O: From what I've been told, what police investigation has turned up so far, what they've been able to share with me and with Loyola University, we don't believe there is cause for broader community concern.

>> Chris Woodward: Now, that, again, was Chicago older woman Maria Haddon, who was expect, not surprisingly, roasted, for that wrong place, wrong time comment. She has since apologized. but that sound bite is everywhere now, and everybody. And they're saying, you know, who was in.

>> Ed Vitagliano: You know who was in the wrong place at the wrong time? The illegal immigrant.

>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Who shouldn't have been here.

>> Chris Woodward: Right.

>> Fred Jackson: Yeah. And she's almost saying, this older woman, you know, he was just scared by these students walking along the pier. And therefore, he walked up to this girl, put a gun to her head, and shot her.

>> Ed Vitagliano: how do. How do they live with themselves? He shot her in the back of the head.

>> Fred Jackson: Yes. Assassinated her.

>> Tim Wildmon: How.

>> Ed Vitagliano: How does a group of girls startle somebody that.

>> Tim Wildmon: She's lying.

>> Ed Vitagliano: She is lying.

>> Tim Wildmon: She's just lying because she doesn't want to admit the truth.

>> Chris Woodward: That's the reason why people that can afford to do it leave Chicago and go live in places like Northwest Indiana or Zion or Gurney or some other part of. Outside of Chicago.

>> Tim Wildmon: It, would be better if these folks were just at least honest, about their motivations, because, like I said, Pets, Petzker, Pritz, Kritzker, and the Mayor Johnson and her, they just said, listen, we're. We don't care how many. Here's what they're saying. We don't care that illegal immigrants flood into our country and just quit bothering me with these. So what? A girl got killed. She shouldn't have been out walking on the beach. That's basically what it sounded like to me. Yeah. So. And. Sorry. Sorry she died, but, you know, people die every day.

>> Ed Vitagliano: It's, It's worth it.

>> Tim Wildmon: That's what the mayor says, people.

>> Ed Vitagliano: It's worth it. M. Immigrants in.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yes. Yes, it is. Because ultimately, they're hoping it means voters.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah.

>> Tim Wildmon: Or for the Democrat.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah. Can you imagine if the world. Suddenly there was a virus in the world where people absolutely spoke the truth. that's what they would say. They would say, we actually don't care if American citizens die because it's more worth it to the Democratic Party's long term political goals. That we let people in here, whether it's legal or illegal, who are more likely to vote Democrat because ultimately the country will be better off if Democrats are in charge. So, you don't want to get shot, Stay in your house.

>> Tim Wildmon: That's where this leads.

>> Ed Vitagliano: That's where this leads.

>> Tim Wildmon: Next story. Krish.

CIA warned that white women who embrace motherhood are linked to extremism

>> Chris Woodward: All right, speaking of Democrats,

>> Tim Wildmon: do we have to.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah, yeah.

>> Tim Wildmon: Even some more.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah, I do.

>> Tim Wildmon: about had my feel.

>> Chris Woodward: Okay, well, this one involves some sound from somebody on the right. so America First Legal, which is a law firm, they have obtained documents from the Biden era CIA, that show the Biden era CIA, warned that white women who embrace, quote, motherhood and homemaking are also linked to racially and ethnically violent extremism. The official name of the CIA document is Women Advancing White Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremist Radicalization and Recruitment. Somebody that.

>> Tim Wildmon: What's the acronym for that?

>> Chris Woodward: Rembe.

>> Tim Wildmon: Ah, what now?

>> Chris Woodward: REM Racially and Ethnically.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah, I think that's a drug.

>> Chris Woodward: Well, somebody that was not happy this advertised.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Well, I mean, this whole CIA document is Women Advancing White Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremist Radicalization and recruitment.

>> Tim Wildmon: Wait, let me write this down. Hold on.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Wow. And not wow. Because it's white advancing white. Wow. R.E.M.

>> Tim Wildmon: yeah. Okay, there.

>> Chris Woodward: I practiced several times on the way to this.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Wow. Remvair.

>> Tim Wildmon: Okay, this the C. Start over.

>> Chris Woodward: Okay.

>> Tim Wildmon: CIA.

>> Chris Woodward: The Biden era CIA. Yeah. Out there where they were trying to train CIA agents.

>> Tim Wildmon: Right.

>> Chris Woodward: to believe that mother people, white women who embrace motherhood and homemaking are also linked to racially and ethnically violent extremism. Now, somebody that was not happy to hear about this was Concerned Women for America President Penny nance, who told AFN

>> Caroline: this clip 11 we are absolutely outraged at the very idea that the US government would label mothers as, I don't know what, terrorist. I mean, this is in line with the overall nonsense that came out of the Biden administration regular. So lest we forget the fact that the country was on the cusp of ruin before the election of Donald Trump. We need only to look back to this kind of absolute nonsense craziness that came out of the FBI under Joe Biden.

>> Chris Woodward: If anybody wants to read about REM V E, it's on the Today's Issues Facebook page.

>> Ed Vitagliano: And it is [email protected] This is such a racist. This is so racist.

>> Chris Woodward: It is.

>> Ed Vitagliano: It's hard. It's hard to believe that these people said this with a straight face. They said the CIA, Our CIA under the Biden administration. Joe Biden said that white women who embrace motherhood and homemaking are linked to racially and ethnically violent extremism. What about black women who embrace motherhood and homemaking?

>> Chris Woodward: Which. There are many.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Are there none of those? Are there no Hispanic women who embrace motherhood and homemade.

>> Chris Woodward: Of which there are many.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Of which there are many. Are they linked to some sort of racial and ethnic violent extremism? It's just white women.

>> Chris Woodward: Well, keep in mind this is the same administration that tried to tell people for years that Christian, nationalism is like, the biggest threat to the world. And also, don't forget that under Biden, the DOJ was looking at parents that went to school board meetings.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yes.

>> Chris Woodward: And they wanted, people wanted them to be investigated as domestic terrorists.

>> Fred Jackson: Was John Brennan head of the CIA under Biden?

>> Tim Wildmon: Yes. Yes.

>> Fred Jackson: Yeah. By the way, John Brennan told CNN yesterday in an interview he trusts Iran more than he does Donald Trump.

>> Tim Wildmon: Yeah. He said that out, loud on tv.

>> Fred Jackson: Yeah, he trusts Iran.

>> Ed Vitagliano: He trusts terrorists. Terrorist nation, country, and leadership.

>> Tim Wildmon: That's what you call extreme tds. I don't know.

>> Ed Vitagliano: it would be laughable if it wasn't so dangerous.

>> Tim Wildmon: He needs a straight jacket, folks.

>> Ed Vitagliano: This, what we're talking about is the CIA, Central Intelligence Agency, our federal government under Joe. President Joe Biden. That's how close we were, okay. To, Christian, white, Christian women and Christians and parents who went to school board meetings to say they don't want kids, you know, being shown pornography or the trans thing.

>> Fred Jackson: Yeah.

>> Ed Vitagliano: That's how close we were to the government going after those kind of people,

>> Tim Wildmon: to these far lefties who were in charge of, this office. At the CIA under Biden, we are the worst of the worst.

>> Ed Vitagliano: Yeah.

>> Tim Wildmon: And that's why this women advancing white racially and ethnically motivated, violent, extreme radicalization and recruitment were designated. They were, defined as motherhood and homemaker. Homemakers. Traditional values. They can't stand it. I will be back momentarily. The views and opinions expressed in this broadcast may not necessarily reflect those of the American Family association or American Family Radio.

Tim, Ed and Fred talk with Chris on top news headlines of the day including a discussion on the consequences of having open borders.