Enough fentanyl coming in to kill everybody in the country. Isis smugglers, and all the numbers you just heard. Can the c. R. Be a way to get leverage to get ill leave that up to others. Well, and let me say this and we should wrap up. But some of yall may know brandon judd, the head of the National Border patrol union, brandon is a good friend. Ive spent a lot of time talking with Brandon Judd About what the Border Patrol sees and one of the interesting things brandon says, he says they dont particularly need more money. They dont particularly need legislation from congress. What they need is a policy change. What caused this crisis was a decision by joe biden and Kamala Harris and every Senate Democrat to embrace catch and release. What caused this crisis is when they apprehend people, they are given a court date years in the future, they are let go and the vast majority are never seen again. Joe biden could solve this today because the problem is he is brazenly defying federal law. Thats what causes the problem. We can pass ten bills out of congress but as long as we have a president who ignores the law and when people are apprehended, lets them go, this crisis will get worse and worse and worse and every democrat in the senate is complicit in that happening because they wont join together to hold this president accountable. And let me add parole. So i think during the trump years, i think seven people were allowed into the country through parole. The Parole System for illegal immigration requires an individual assessment as to whether or not the circumstances are so dire you deserve to be paroled. They are pencil whipping. Theres been 60,000 people granted parole . They are abusing the law as its written. So, senator cruz is dead right. You dont need another law to start fixing this, just change your policies that led to chaos. But we will be working as republicans to fix a broken border. The question is, will we be working by ourselves . Thank you. Sandra all right, well that was quite an emotional and moving Press Conference there by the Senate Judiciary committee. Some of the members there, at least, john, Lindsey Graham specifically addressing democrats saying youve had a chance to do something about this crisis, youve done nothing and emotional plea from alabama senator katie britt to do something, we would not let this happen in a third world country, says drug cartels have their tentacles all over the country, ted cruz says you are not see what is happening there and defend it, john. John we see the people coming over every day and the hardships to get there, and hardships to come across the border and eagle pas on monday, when they had to actually cut the concertina wire. Yet when you talk to democrats, they either blame republicans or they try to shift the attention away from it. Intrepid Hillary Vaughn caught up with a few democrats earlier today. Listen to the question and answer. At what point does this become an invasion of our country . Well, i would never use that word. Not an invasion. This is not some pests. These are human beings and thats the way they need to be treated. People are breaking the rules paying a criminal organization to do so, to get to the front of the line. Have you ever been to the border to see whats happening . Yes, i have, spent a lot of time at the border. You didnt talk with the right people apparently. Your information, your question is based on, you know, your questions are kind of off base. John you know, hank johnson went to the border in february with congresswoman escobar, but to say that you are talking to the wrong people . Who should we be talking to other than the people on the front lines . Sandra and fair to go back to ted cruzs point, when you continue to look at the images coming out of the border and sometimes we have the live aerial shot from our fox team drone, it comes and goes. A moment ago you saw this constant flow. Here we go, this is Fox Flight Team bringing us the drone image over the river there, john. Ted cruz saying you cannot see what is happening and defend it. And those democrats were asked about it in the hallways of congress by Hillary Vaughn. And there was no urgency from those democrats to address a situation that is happening out so plainly before our very eyes. John yeah, and what was it that Debbie Wasserman schultz said, what you are seeing on the border isnt actually whats happening. Sandra thats right. John so what you are seeing with your own eyes from live pictures as people cross the border is not actually whats happening. It would be nice if the congresswoman could maybe come on and tell us what actually is happening. Because according to her, this aint it. Sandra and i keep reminding our viewers, these are live images right now. And john, this is our focus at the border. We know this is obviously this surge is happening all over the country right now. Right now, there are busses on the way to chicago with migrants. That city has been inundated. They are dropping them off without warning at high schools there. We had a democrat alderman on the program yesterday said hold on, i have to check my schedule, there are more migrants coming and no plans made to accept them now. New york city, try to go to grand central, you can barely make it down the street. The population is exploding to the point there are no more resources. Yesterday after i left the building, midtown manhattan, outside the roosevelt hotel, Migrant Processing the hotel has been taken over to house the migrants, the line was all the way around the block, john. And that is every single day here right now. So, these are the images at the border but its happening everywhere. John you know who is saying we need to step up deportations, that we cant keep going like this, congressman Henry Gonzalez who is a democrat, who knows the situation down there and in his Home State Of Texas and is imploring the Biden Administration to do that. So, hes critical of whats going on. Maybe sorry, sorry, i Henry Cuellar, sorry, so he is a democrat, and whats going on there is not sustainable, we have to step up deportation. So im wondering if hank johnson would say that Henry Cuellar is talking to the wrong people. Sandra the democrat congresswoman just talking to Hillary Vaughn reacting saying these are not pests, its not an invasion, these are people. Well, these are people who are taking on extremely inhumane conditions and journeys because they are told they can enter the country at will. You cant get out of the images of the babies and toddlers crawling through barbed wire and screaming in excrutiating pain. Images like this time and time again, almost to the point where we are becoming numb to it. John yeah, greg abbott was on fox friends this morning and said he is going to fight the federal government putting up barricades to people crossing the river and if he wins the court cause on the buoys down, hes going to put hundreds of miles down. Meantime, this. Its happening, its happening. What we had tonight was a bunch of criminal opportunists taking advantage of a situation. Bringing migrants in that have not been vetted, we have families around here. They have more than 60 miles of Unpatroled Border because the agents have to process the migrants. The fentanyl is coming in by land, sea, tiny quantities are deadly. We drove through california yesterday, gas was 6. 39 a gallon. I dont think anybody is paying attention to the working man. Sandra some of the big issues facing america heading into tonights big second republican debate. Seven candidates will square off hours from now at the Ronald Reagan president ial library. John they are making final preparations, doing their Walk Throughs and tonight make or break. Can they break through the noise and deliver. I delivered on 100 of the promises. Ill continue to be myself, say what i think. I thought our performance was strong. I want to make sure we do it again. We want a president who wants to raise the country up. Like economy, energy, National Security to things affecting their lives every day. I honestly think im the most qualified but also the most consistent conservative in this race. And i think that i am the youngest person ever to run for u. S. President as republican as an outsider. Thats what its going to take. John fox business larry kudlow and our good friend is at the big event, at the Reagan Library, hell join us in just moments with his take on this. Sandra looking good, larry. Why are things so darn expensive, brian. Live in a diner in urbandale, iowa. Outside of des moines. They are talking about prices, Eating Breakfast or lunch, ive been here before sunrise they love the food here, they have seen prices going up and they care about that. But you were talking about the border, im just asking patrons here what they are interested, im not asking a leading question and i have heard so much about the border from the folks here talking about the issues that matter to them in 2024 because they know, look, even if they are not down there physically, they know the effects and the fentanyl and the drugs are coming their way, even up here in des moines. So, its really fascinating to see across the country what moves people and sometimes you get surprised by the issues that really seem to be top of mind for them. Sandra all right, Brian Brenberg joining us live. Nothing better than hearing it from the people themselves. They are the ones who matter, they are going to be casting their ballots based on how they are living right now. Brian, i think john is jumping in. John hey, brian, wondering what folks in the Hawkeye State are saying about bidenomics and whether its working for them. Well, they dont have a lot of good things to say about it. Here you are talking about prices, especially when it comes to things like construction, we have heard from folks talking about how building costs are still very high and that is squeezing the housing market. But again, when you are in iowa, you are also talking about farming, of course, and thats a fuel conversation. And when you see gas prices, diesel prices, oil prices ticking up, everybody here gets really, really nervous. So, theres not a lot of love for bidenomics. But what they are really wondering, who can distinguish themselves as somebody who can get something done in this divided america and in a divided congress. They are looking for action, which strikes me as exactly the right tone for middle americans who just want to see results, they want to see somebody who can deliver that. Sandra and wondering when you are not in the suit, like you are in studio, that what you are living in, the plaid shirt, Brian Brenberg . Ive got to tell you. I feel so at home right now, im slinging pancakes, im wearing flannel, sandra. I could do it all day long. Sandra you can take the boy out of minnesota but not minnesota out of the boy. Always good for pancakes. Sandra thanks, brian. As promised, larry kudlow is with us, host of kudlow on fox business. Super pumped to watch your coverage ahead of the debate. What are you watching for, larry . Larry im jealous of brian. I want to put my new balance tennis shoes back on and chill out up here in the mountains. I love this place. John become a senator. Larry john, i thought you were my pal. No, look at, i just want to say one thing regarding your excellent coverage of the Migrant Problem and what the senators were saying. Weve got Kevin Mccarthy coming on, hes going to lead our show this afternoon. And the Republican House continuing resolution which is being proposed, and i know its difficult to get through. But one of the things they have done is they have attached the Spending Portion to a reform of the border, and essentially would return building the wall, return to mexico with a cooperation with the mexican government, and essentially catch and deport. And i think the wednesdays are very smart. The senate doesnt want to do this, im sorry the senators are dead wrong, because you know, your Coverage Shows what a catastrophe it is, and so mccarthy and company are attaching a, you know, to their spending resolution, they are attaching the border reforms and i think you have to do. You have to do that and tonight its going to be very important, if you ask me, you know, one point of view, they have to have specific discussions of the Immigration Catastrophe and the open borders and how it has to be changed. Very important that they cover that tonight, along with along with inflation and of course the economy. John bret baier was Photo Bombing you a second ago. Obviously the economy is going to be a huge issue tonight because these candidates, they have to they have to differentiate themselves from President Biden and also themselves, and they may have a big opening tonight because biden has been out there saying everything is great. Listen to what alexandria ocasiocortez said. Our economy is in a special kind of crisis. Our whole economy is in a special kind of crisis. John she says our economy is in a crisis and then took on washington elites who have been painting a rosy picture. Thats an easy thing to say for someone who primarily experiences this economy on paper. Who arent choosing between childcare and work or medicine and rent. Its easy to say that when you are not making those decisions. John it would seem to me, larry, that thats a sound bite that you could play for the republican candidates tonight and say ok, so what are you going to do about it . Well, its an interesting point, the dissatisfaction with the economy coming from the far left in the Democratic Party. But look at, here is another point. In the last debate the issue of inflation only came up one time im sorry, five times. The word inflation only came up five times. We had john carney of breitbart, he did a word check and we are going to talk about that on the show. So, they have to do a lot better on the issue of inflation which is so important to everybody. Second point i want to make, aoc and the others in the far left liberal part of the Democratic Party, they want bigger government, more spending, ok. Newt gingrinch calls it Big Government socialism and i think that tag is exactly right. The republicans tonight must make it very clear that their solution is a free market, Free Enterprise capitalist solution that minimizes government and maximizes the role of the private sector and Small Businesses and new companies and advanced technologies and so forth. Job creation will come because taxes and regulations are low. Not because the government is going to be run by a bunch of central planners that will penalize success. So, thats the difference between what an aoc would say and what these republican candidates must say. Sandra i just ran out of room on my paper i took so many notes. Ill be watching for all those things during the debate tonight. Larry, finish off with this Washington Post poll on the state of the economy. A poll, those who have a negative view on the state of the economy today, 74 . Three out of four americans. 25 have a positive view. And when it comes to our personal economic situations, those that believe they are better off is just 15 . Those that believe they are worse off or about the same, 44 , 39 . Most of the country feels they are worse off or about the same under this presidency. And that needs to be directly addressed, right, larry . Like how are those candidates specifically going to improve life for those who are watching them tonight . Yeah, you bet, sandra. 100 . Look, they have to focus on a positive optimistic message that has some common sense solutions. You know, this shouldnt be that hard. I dont think they really got it done in the last debate, ok. This shouldnt be that hard. Again, i just want to say this. In order to get inflation down, youve got to first of all unlock the spigots for oil and gas. The Green New Deal stuff has been a tragic failure for this country, costing jobs, putting people under the poverty line, etc. , etc. People have to work 3 and 4 jobs, families have to work, because prices are rising faster than their take home pay wages. Republicans have to explain that. Lower tax burdens, let regulations, throw the regulations out. Again, a lot of this stuff revolves around unlocking the spigots, let them drill in alaska, the gulf of mexico, new mexico, but just in general, stop burdening little Small Businesses, Hundreds Of Thousands of irs agents trailing men and women. Get off that stuff. Thats a failure. And then youve got to have a strong dollar, somebody should talk about this, i have called it king dollar for 35 or 40 years. You need a strong steady dollar to keep inflation down, ok. Thats something that they should address, too. Thats part of the inflation problem, the failure of Monetary Policy and the federal reserve. But the most important thing is to be optimistic about a positive solution to this. Show the country that the Republican Party can do that. Sandra great point, larry. Larry that was missing before. John when you see your pal dana perino, put a bug in her ear to ask about the dollar. President biden also in Western California meeting with donors in San Francisco, but will he address the crime and crises by the bay . Sandra migrant camps at the National Parks now. Idea new york has floated, but not to mention the toll on the environment . Congress tackles that one today. John tight end travis kelce has been tied lipped about Romance Rumors with taylor swift but broke his silence this morning. What did he say . I like him, i think hes cute. I dont care, because he got me lots of points on my fantasy team yesterday. I dont think anybody is a good couple for her. Might make good music, though. g bite out of Family Budgets . Car loans. Get a newday 100 va cash out loan. Own your car and have no more monthly car payments. Hit it it takes two to make a thing go right it takes two to make it outta sight one, two, get loose now it takes two to make a. Stay two nights and get 5k bonus points. Book direct at bestwestern. Com. So its not about politics today. It is about our national resources, its about opening a door to our National Parks that can then set a precedent to happen in each and every one of the National Parks and each and every one of your states, and its also placing migrants in a place where they would not be safe. John republicans sounding the alarm in a house hearing today over how the migrant crisis could spill into our National Parks. Thats after some New York City officials floated the idea of Setting Up Migrant Camps at Fort Wadsworth. Congressman Michael Waltz will join us soon on whether that is a workable solution. But first, live to Aishah Hasnie on capitol hill. A lot of fireworks in that hearing today, aishah. Aishah hey, john, good afternoon to you. A lot of emotions around the border on capitol hill. We saw that live a short while ago. It happened on the house side as well as House Democrats were attacking republicans for even asking questions about this idea to house migrants in National Parks and then they started attacking New York City democrats for coming to capitol hill without bringing any solutions. Watch. But dont use this committee as a political stunt. How is building a migrant camp in a Flood Plain Humane . What are we doing with these people . Able to come and go as they please. Which are the sites that you propose as an alternative . I dont have a proposal you dont have a proposal alternative. No proposed alternative. No solutions here. No ideas here. Aishah the fight over Fort Wadsworth comes as lawmakers are suing to stop the city from placing migrants at Floyd Bennett field in brooklyn, another federal property. The situation in New York City untenable with migrants sleeping on the streets. Committee chairman Bruce Westerman has questions of safety for the migrants and park visitors and worried it would open up the floodgates to other parks across the country. Speaker mccarthy is determined to push Border Security and attach it to any sort of shortterm funding bill as that battle goes on and heard from a couple of Senate Republicans who would like to see that, too. We will see if they are willing to shut down the government over it, john. John keep a close eye on it. Aishah, thank you. Sandra. Sandra lets bring in florida congressman mike waltz, what do you think about that . Using our National Parks now to house these migrants . Yes, sandra, hypocrisy here is rich on multiple levels. I mean President Biden just dedicated a new national monument, National Park out in arizona, to preserve and protect those pristine lands for future generations, and when it comes to any type new energy exploration, denied, not allowed. Mining for our economy, denied, not allowed. But suddenly its ok to put Tens Of Thousands of Illegal Immigrants on there without appropriate sewage facilities, without appropriate living conditions, then suddenly thats going to be fine. So i mean that, is rich with hypocrisy. The whole Sanctuary City Narrative is completely blown up for the left and then my question is, this is supposedly a temporary solution with temporary housing, how temporary is temporary, and how far is this going to go . Tent cities in yellowstone and yosemite next . Theres no plan, its out of control. Sandra theres no talk about that, a time limit, Governor Hochul said she will reimburse the city for the leasing of Floyd Bennett field but when and how long. Democrats on the hill spoke to our own Hillary Vaughn, heard from Senate Judiciary republicans for quite a while on the border. Hillary was able to talk to some democrats on the hill about the situation at the southern border. At what point does this become an invasion of our country . Well, i would never use that words, not an invasion, this is not some pests. These are human beings and thats the way they need to be treated. People are breaking the rules paying a criminal organization to do so to get to the front of the line. Does that concern you . Have you ever been to the border to see whats happening . Yes, i have, a lot of time at the border. You didnt talk with the right people apparently. Because your information, your questions based on your questions are kind of off base. Sandra didnt talk to the right people, hank johnson tells her. What was your response when you heard that . You know, thats sad and they can no longer stick their head in the sand. Just women and girls alone multiple International Ngos say 30 to 40 , and do the math on that, of women and girls are sexual assaulted, raped and sold into human trafficking. The cartels are running our border, they control 30 of mexico, they are heavily armed. We have to take action here and listen, the thing that is really blowing up, denial of the situation is that people are feeling it in new york, and in chicago, and in cities all over the United States. Its not just if you dont watch fox news you didnt see it. They are seeing it every time they walk out their door now and it can no longer be ignored. Sandra congressman, appreciate you joining us and again, reiterating these are live images coming in. Every single minute we are watching this, this is more and more people coming over the border, eagle pass, texas. Middle of the day, 1 30 central time there. Congressman, thank you for joining us. Appreciate it. John. John less than seven hours to go until seven gop candidates take the stage and while the president is up the coast in San Francisco for a fundraiser, concern may be growing at Campaign Headquarters over his plummeting poll numbers with black voters who helped propel him to victory in 2020. Bret baier is standing by with us at the Reagan Library but peter doocy live at the white house, and how much is the Campaign Spending to try to reach out to black voters. 25 million, they know they have vulnerabilities there. On the air with early investment in advertising, 25 million reaching out to latino voters, African American voters, young voters making sure they know really what this president has done. President bidens Approval Rating with black voters is down double digits since taking office and comments like this one are not seen as helping. Two of the great artists of our time representing the Ground Breaking legacy of hiphop in america, l. L. J. Cool j. By the way, that boy has got that man has biceps bigger than my thighs. A pollster is telling fox news digital, what we have seen, key voters, women, suburban women and hispanics, last 8 to 12 points in those key groups and now before the gaffe this weekend. And some liberals are warning the Democratic Party to change the way they do outreach. There is a certain coastal arrogance in this country and people feel it. The western far left is habitually the most stupid naive people. They come up with these really goofy constructs and its all about feeling feeling. Feeling good about yourself. President biden has a pair of fundraisers in San Francisco tonight and we presume hell catch at least some of the debate out in california because last time he said he watched about an hour. John. John and its going to be only 6 oclock at night, too, peter, so i dont think hell be going to bed. Before you go, though, we have got another Dog Bite Man Story at the white house involving commander. Whats going on . Yeah, Dog Bites Man bites man bites man bites man, 11 the instance of somebody, of a secret Service Agent reporting they have been bitten by the president s dog commander. The person we are told, secret Service Employee was treated somewhere on the campus. But it does seem like this is a problem for the people that live here, and im sure its very confusing to be commander biden, there are lots of working dogs here that look just like him, german shepherds, and others, but they dont bite people and so it does seem like this is an issue that is going to have to be addressed at some point. John those other dogs will only bite people when they are told to do it and i can tell you for a fact, having been there for six years, barney never bit one person, never. Good dog, good barney. John i hear sirens. Maybe commander bit somebody else. Joining us live from the Reagan Library, bret baier. I think we could leave the Shaggy Dog Stories behind and get to something more on the minds of xhern voters, and that is the top issues for voters in a fox news poll. Inflation and higher prices, 91 . Cost of housing, 79 . Taxes being able to pay your bills, 74 . I expect lots of questions about the economy tonight and seems to me that these candidates are going to have to not only differentiate themselves from President Biden on the economy, but they are going to have to work to differentiate themselves from each other. Bret yeah, i think you are right, john and sandra, good afternoon. I think we had a lot of talk about the economy in the first debate. I heard larry kudlow earlier talking about inflation. We asked questions about inflation but did not spend a lot of time talking about it. And how, you know, in that poll the response to that poll, how people feel about the economy at their Kitchen Table really is what matters when it comes to voting. I expect you are right, try to contrast each other on the stage but most importantly, contrast against President Biden and bidenomics again. Sandra if i could get my 0. 02 on the dog, no such thing as a bad dog, just a bad owner and we caught the photo bomb between larry, so your second appearance on the show today. The ability to pay bills, no wonder it ranks so high. When asked, majority of americans are saying they cannot afford 400 emergency right now. And we know there is almost twothirds of the Country Living paycheck to paycheck. More and more people taking on second and third jobs in this country. That is the reality of the situation. Now, when it comes to how these candidates are going to address these issues on the stage, i think something that Charles Payne said on this program top of the show earlier was really relevant and important. For those candidates to identify that inflation, but to also connect the dots, how the Biden Administration policies got us there. This wasnt inflation that just happened. So a lot of this is going to be on these candidates to really tell the American People that they have identified whats caused this financial situation we are in and how they are going to fix it. Bret i agree with you. And i think that one of the stark areas that is just happening this week is President Biden on the picket lines with the Union Workers at the uaw. You know, striking firstever president to join the picket lines but a lot of talk about how much bidenomics led to some of the situations that they are dealing with. Climate change policies that are affecting car companies, and how that factors into all of this. They may take the opportunity, being at this library, to point back to Ronald Reagan in august of 1981, who went head to head with the air Traffic Controllers and essentially fired 11,500 of them. It changed the dynamics, as far as what unions were doing and demanding. Now these uaw workers are demanding a 40 increase and work week from 40 to 32 hours among other things. There could be a way to make that case timely with that example. John right. And in a frequent demonstration of synchronicity, you and i are on the same page with the biden thing, here he is on the picket line from yesterday. Unions built the middle class. Thats a fact. So lets keep going. You deserve what youve earned and youve earned a hell of a lot more than you are getting paid now. John Biden Is Making Nice with the uaw but his push for the electric vehicles is threatening a lot of uaw jobs, takes 40 less labor to build an electric vehicle. How are the how are the republicans tonight potentially going to approach that subject . Because democrats are very vulnerable when it comes to working class voters, increasingly gravitating toward the Republican Party. Yeah, i think that thats a real wedge issue. I do think that the case to be made that these companies and their survival may be threatened by some of these pushes to the extremes on some of the demands, and when it comes to electric vehicles, you just mentioned it. You can do it with 40 fewer workers. Thats a sign. Some of the negotiations include if a plant is closed, that the workers would be paid the same amount even though they werent working, they would do community service. So, listen. There are companies here, there are workers, there has to be a negotiation, but it looks like its not going away any time soon and i think it will be a topic tonight. I dont know, i have not been briefed, i should say, by dana perino and stuart varny and ilia calderon. I popped my head into the meeting to say great job, keep it up, you are almost there. They are going to do fine, though. Sandra all very exciting, looks like a Beautiful Day outside the Reagan Library, a sunny day, and anticipate the big night tonight. John thanks, bret. 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Can you break down, what we are learning and who sent this money to hunter biden . Theres a lot to take in here. Absolutely. Thanks for having me, sandra. The House Oversight committee subpoenaed bank records belonging to hunter biden and chairman james comer actually discovered these wire payments. Now, these both date back to july and august of 2019. So, both of these wires are originating in beijing, china and they come from Hunter BidensBusiness Associates from the company bhr partners. To follow this, bhr partners is a Joint Venture between hunters Rosemount Seneca and this China Private equity firm that was controlled by bank of china, limited. So back to the wires. They were subpoenaed by the House Oversight committee. The july wire is for 10,000, that goes directly to hunter biden from bhr associate. A few days later in august, another wire, from the bhr partner ceo, jonathan li. That wire is for 250,000 to hunter biden. And the Beneficiary Address listed on both of these wire payments is President Bidens home in wilmington, delaware. So, hunter biden we know lived at this address for a period of time but we dont know if he was living there at the time of these payments. We also dont know if President Biden actually was aware or knew about these payments coming in because of course the white house always says that the president was never in business with his son, never discussed any Business Dealings with his son. But you know, the name jonathan li is familiar throughout the House Republican investigation and my reporting because President Biden has had several interactions with jonathan li. Sandra what interactions did joe biden with jonathan li specifically and did the wires implicate the president. Thats what House Republicans are investigating with the impeachment inquiry. But an email from Hunter Bidens laptop. President biden wrote a College Recommendation Letter for lis son for brown university. Devon archer testified before the House Oversight committee Behind Closed Doors this summer and archer actually testified the president wrote a separate College Recommendation Letter for jonathan lis daughter to georgetown university, also another interaction the president had with this jonathan li was a Coffee Meeting with him, sit down in beijing. So, the white house can continue to say the president had no knowledge of his sons Business Dealings, was never involved was never in business with his son and they are not commenting on the wire payments, but House Republicans are going to keep asking these questions because while these payments dont exactly implicate the president , we dont know if he was a recipient of the funds. All we know, the funds were sent to the Beneficiary Account of his home. You would think the white house would have something to say about this but not commenting. Sandra nothing from them directly on that. Great reporting, brooke, as always. Great to have you on the program. John fox news alert now, senator schumer, the Senate Majority leader has sort of partially weighed in on the bob menendez case here and the indictment that he faces for alleged bribery and corruption. Unlike so many of his democratic colleagues, schumer stopped short of saying menendez should vacate the senate. He has stepped down from his chairmanship of the Foreign Relations committee while all of this is going on. What schumer said was i was deeply disappointed, disturbed, he fell way short of the standard and said tomorrow hes going to address the democratic caucus. At last count, may have changed in recent minutes, 26 of Menendez Senate colleagues have said that not only does he not meet the standard, but he needs to step down as a senator. They are petrified about what might happen in his reelection, and he has not announced his reelection campaign, even though he is widely expected to next year and could that open the door for the first republican to be elected to the senate seat from new jersey since 1972. Lets not forget, though, as well, that these are only allegations, and while the case may look bad on the surface, his last case looked pretty bad on the surface and ended with a hung jury, 102, in favor of acquittal. Menendez will have his day in court but a lot of people on the democratic side of the senate dont want him sitting on the senate as he faces the music. Meanwhile, President Biden visiting San Francisco but will likely not see the fentanyl crisis on display. Nearly 600 Overdose Deaths reported there between january and august, three months still left this year. Headline puts it in perspective, saying zombie apocalypse, Crash Overdose Records as addicts die in the streets. Well get into fentanyl and the crime crisis across the country in just a second. Where do you come down on menendez and whether he should stay or he should go . Look, i think the question the senator has to ask himself, is protecting your name Worth Holding on to the office, i think that is the dilemma we find ourselves in in this moment, right. He has a storied history of a legendary lawmaker, his fingers on so many different pieces of legislation that has benefitted the American People. The question now for him, do i hold on to the senate seat and holding on to the seat ruin my name and my legacy, or do i let go of the senate seat and go to this trial and protect my name and legacy, i think a lot of his colleagues, i think the most remarkable of them, is his fellow seatmate, Junior Senator from new jersey, booker, saying he thinks hes a distraction to the work thats happening in the United States senate. John charges do not equal conviction and in this country, you are innocent until proven guilty. Yes, based on what richard said, i think its a loselose for senator menendez no matter which way he goes and for his Senate Colleagues as you talked about earlier are facing a very daunting political electoral map in 2024. So i dont think anybody wants the distraction of senator menendez around. John the republicans would like it. Sure, no one on the democrat side. John the crime crisis, we have talked about the fentanyl, 70,000 people last year from synthetic opioids and the crime crisis as well going on across the country. Giano caldwell said his city, chicago, is becoming gothom city and including philadelphia, the looting that happened yesterday. Prosecutors who were soft on crime in the progressive side, richard, have been making excuses for this sort of behavior. The downtowns of once great cities are being hollowed out now with a lot of businesses that are leaving. Is this an Achilles Heel for the democratics next year in the election . Yes and no. I live in the nations capital, we have also seen an uptick in crime here. John over 200 homicides. And what has to happen, this level of accountability for those who commit these crimes and on top of that, conversations around how we ensure that policing is done in the right way. Right, and i think thats the sort of the see saw that many democratic officials are walking. How do we make sure when we do law enforcement, its just, fair and equitable, and decrease crime, and this is happening at a time where many of these cities, you are seeing a shortage in not only police departments, because Police Officers dont want to be Police Officers, but also a shortage in teachers, a shortage in nurses, seeing a shortage in respiratory therapists. When it comes to the professions that serve the American People over and over and over seeing a severe shortage, something America Needs to address overall. John to your point on the police shortage, how did that happen . Right, a key word you said, accountability. And accountability to those who put in place policies that have led to the destruction of these cities, that have led to the demise of our Education System with lockdowns, led to certainly the crime crisis that we are seeing, not just in the cities that we all know, San Francisco, new york, chicago. John how many on the left were screaming defund the police. Defund, exactly. We have also seen, whether its in New York City, here in the nations capital, philadelph, e seen an uptick if you look at city budgets. After a defunding. Defund might have been a but not implemented into policy across the country. The same city council that voted to reduce 15 million in d. C. , two have said oh, maybe that was not the best, we need to refund because we are seeing the increase in homicides. Where is their accountability. Thats where the voters need to come into play. The republicans, whether on the debate stage or your local City Council Meeting in your hometown, its in all of our towns, need to connect that dot and say this is because of policies that democrats implemented. Not only democrats. John we have to run. One thing for certain. This issue is not going to go away. See you back soon. Sandra Kansas City ChiefsStar Travis Kelce breaking his silence after leaving sundays game with taylor swift. Thats next. This is your season to smile with new dentures from aspen dental to gather together and discover the moments that matter, to jump into the fun and join in the celebration. To help get you ready, your Aspen Dental Denture team is celebrating 25 years of Affordable Care with an epic anniversary savings event. Dont miss enjoying a moment with fast repairs in our onsite labs and 20 off your custom dentures. Plus, we have a denture Money Back Guarantee so you can smile with confidence. Aspen dental. Book today. 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