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Is reliving hundreds that an unknown number taken hostage and a nation stunned. As its allies warn t worn the ws watching. United states answer the people of israel in the face of these terrorist assaults. [background noises] a stunning escalation decades old conflict. Israels Prime Minister declaring this is war. And warrants his people it will be long and difficult. The Israeli Military also retaliating at hezbollah after the armand terror group fires from the north for today will have the latest on the ground and get reaction from jon viner resident bidens Deputy National security adviser britt as well as former Secretary Of State mike pompeo. Plus. The United States obviously is going to stick with israel. Quick to stand with israel. We all stay on with israel. Individual cats react we are one on one with Governor Desantis in his fir it is Firstk Sunday Show appearance announcing unchecked and in announcing his run for president directs fe you worrisome the Culture Fights will get they overshadow other things you want to talk about . All on fox news sunday. Greg silla from fox news In Washington but lets take a look at the broader region here when these attacks by hamas coordinated widespread by all accounts it surprise and emanating from the gaza strip. Lets look at where the rockets, thousands of them were from here. And not just in the air. The score is of tax coordinated and o on the least. Weve heard the stories you seen the video Making People Hostage back in the gaza strip. A new nightmare for israel they know theyre being held there is a fire back. As to the north exchanging fire with israel but that is a new front. All of this comes as Prime Minister has warned this is going to be a long conflict and not easily resolved. We have team coach Lucas Thompson at the white house and trey yingst on the ground and southern israel we begin with trey. Rex good morning. A massacre of unimaginable proportions took place in israel yesterday. More than 600 israeli civilians and soldiers killed by Palestinian Militants according to media. They cross into southern israel yesterday morning. On the backs of Pickup Trucks and on motorcycles they went first to a Music Festival where they opened fire on the crowd for they then took over communities along the border between israel and gaza. At this hour hamas it militantse still in southern israel engaged in gun battles with the military. At the same time they launch this assault more than 3000 rockets were fired into the jewish state. Earlier today hamas Militants Infiltrating into israel once again where they were chased by Security Forces after stealing a civilian car. Take a look. Is really Security Forces just pursued a group of hamas militants and infiltrated from the gaza strip, stole a civilian car and then headed north toward the city. You can see the car in the distance it has a bull bullet hn the windshield. Security forces are concerned that at least one of these militants may have escaped and could be hiding in the area. Israelite tanks are headed toward the gaza border right now. A clear indication that israel is preparing for a ground invasion. We have also seen Artillery Units and Special Forces headed south. The biggest concern for israel right now securing the southern part of their country. We do know their second concern hazard of the hostages taken as Prisoners Of War by hamas and Islamic Jihad dozens of Israeli Soldiers and civilians drag to both the dead and alive into the gaza strip. Hamas said theyre being stored and the tunnels underneath gaza. All of this as israel plans their response. You can see the soldiers behind me theyve been strikingly gaza strip overnight and into this morning. We do know they are now facing rocket and mortar fire from lebanon in Multi Front Conflicts Erupting in the region. Six our deep thanks to you and your team theyre keeping us updated roundtheclock. Thank you for returning exabyte Administration Response to the biggest crisis fox news correspondent Lucas Tomlinson is life at the white house with that part of the story hello lucas. Shanna, speaking at the white house present biden pledge the full support of the United States that issued the following morning. Let me say this as clearly as i can print this is not a moment for any party hostile to israel to exploit these attacks, to seek advantage. The world is watching. And let there be no mistake the United States stands with the state of israel. Saudi arabia crown prince the de facto and israel prime ministprimeminister both Recitat Baier their countries were approaching a historic moment, full diplomatic recognition for the first time. If you were to characterize it are you close . Every day we get closer. It seems for the first time we are serious you got to see how it goes. We just got back i know you heard those words from the Saudi Crown Prince what was your response . Well i was delighted to hear what he had to say and to borrow a phrase i think we are getting closer to peace every day. Senator tom cotton says crushing this potential peace deal was exactly why hamas launches attacks on israel sing the Statement Quote this war is a transparent attempt by a run to derail the peace talks between israel and saudi arabia. The nice days to provide israel that military diplomatic support it means to destroy hamas. The Bi Administration should cease all engagement with iran. Point echoed by one of israels former Prime Ministers. We are fed up with this hypocrisy. It is time for israel to fight back up it is time for israel to destroy Hamas Progress Former defense secretary mark expert senator Lindsey Graham both call this attack and Intelligence Failure. Thirtysix lucas thank you very much joining us now national Street Adviser of the by administration, jon, think if your time this morning but lets start there on the Intelligence Failure for their fingers pointing at Israeli Intelligence but also a u. S. Intelligence, that we did not pick this up. What is your responses morning . My response as we are laser focused and a President Biden has a 50 year record of solidarity support and resolve for israel is a focus on making sure they have everything that they need to respond to this appalling attack. And think they need militarily all the diplomatic support and the intelligence support. Therell be a time in a place to look back on how exactly this happen. Who knew what, went but with that moment is not now we are still the threads of the attack as your reporting just showed this is still ongoing. Three 6a number of top iranian officials coming out celebrate say they support hamas with hezbollah engaging from the north. What is the u. S. Assessment at this point about the level of armands involvement in this particular onslaught . So come in terms of irans involvement in the attack that began yesterday thats office is something we are looking at very closely and something that we will continue to watch. It is too soon to draw any definitive conclusions. But i run it iran its been a le supporter of hamas has complicity in the capabilities that hamas has built up over time we saw some the statements that came out of my run yesterday. We honestly completely reject those i think you heard the president s words chosen very carefully to warn against any parties hostile to israel seeking advantage in the situation including any attempts to open any kind of second front. Shannon a number of official site they talk about the 6 billion and iranian fans were recently unfrozen saying that a penny of that is been spent it would not have any way to flow into this particular conflict the wall street Journal Editorial Board when news is that unfreezing came said this. What stands out in this deal is a 6 billiondollar brand so they referred to the secular state they sent mr. Blinken says it will only be available for humanitarian trade like food and medicine, the reality is the waiver it now frees up funds for Irans Nuclear program, terrorism and proxy wars, your response . Looks like we have been quite clear we have the fundamentally different view of the situation and that we believe those criticisms are not wellfounded and frankly are inaccurate. Any Implication Money has not yet been spent not a single dollar of that money has yet been spent had any role in the attacks that took place in planting them, and the parties that conducted and Frankly Doess not make any sense. As we have been clear that money can only be spent on humanitarian items like food, agricultural products, on medicine that sort of thing. Were going to watch that reckless as well. If iran spends that way is not supposed to we will know. I think the facts are quite clearly on our side. Thirtysix if i run as its getting 6 billion of breathing or is it fair to assess and have a conversation whether they then think the funds they do have in house there already at their disposal could be spent in the various ways . We expected this money is only going to be spent over fairly extended period of time years, not weeks not months. Spending money on stuff food items, agricultural products, medicines that benefit the Iranian Peoiranianpeople but doe iranian militarys not related to the discussion were having. The people there certainly need that relief and that help. Lets hope it does get to them. Went to ask you to about what you heard lucas talking about the negotiations and conversations in the saudis, u. S. Israel have been ongoing. How much you think the incursion, the attacks in the last 24 hours or so are about those conversations . So, to be honest its a bit premature to try to answer that question definitively. We have been quite clear we believe normalizing relations between israel and saudi arabia it would be a good thing for the region. We turn the temperature down we deescalate we have been for greater integration of israel into the wider middle east to be both countries interest to continue to pursue this possibility. We have also been quite clear that the challenging set of diplomatic conversations. We are not on the cusp of an immediate breakthrough when it comes to normalization for something were going to be continuing to work towards her. But right now in this moment with the attacks still ongoing in israel our immediate focus is in getting the israelis absolutely everything they need. And by the way i work with our other partners in the region including the saudis to make sure they are being as constructive as possible both in their diplomatic work behind the scenes and in their statements to try to lean on parties and no expand the conflict. Shannon we appreciate your time thank you so much for dropping in. Thank you for having me. Turning south former Secretary Of State mike pompeo. Mr. Secretary, when to start that you are very familiar with the tensions of this region and to this point about the ongoing conversations politico said this interventions by a top official other senior policymakers will be seen by irans longrunning Regional Rival as a threatening signal that tehran is willing to stir up regional conflict to prevent from normalizing ties with israel as the u. S. Once. Do you think that is what this is about . Shannon, good morning. This is, at its core historic efforts by iran to wipe israel off the face of the earth. Make no mistake about it these were barbaric attacks their continuing women and children for their no hostages being held i was on this very show a few weeks back talking about the fact witnesses pays A Billion Dollars per hostage there will be more hostagetaking but look what happened yesterday. More hostages taken by the Iranian Regime proxy hamas in gaza bad set of policy here at mr. Feiner talk about the fact that decision to give them 6 billion did not matter we cannot forget to we gave palestinians at 230 million on nearly day one of the by administration. The responsible party here are the leadership the terrorist in the gaza strip, hamas theyre funded by Iran The Unisys Policy To Cozy up to our iran has created an enormous risk for israel which we are seeing play out today but you should note to the gulf states all are watching what iran is doing here. They can see this was a moment of clarity for the world but do not avert your eyes for help the world will continue to watch what is taking place here. This is precisely why we built Outbuildout A Structure which id iran. Because it was for countries to normalize relationships with israel. Why would the bite administration to strip that theres so much for the American People as well. Shannon of the broader impact the world is about to change and likely for the worse they say. This would presumably at scotches years of diplomacy quietly shepherded by both the trump and by administrations. Try to get saudi arabia to officially recognize israel the is self obvious. Think of places like china, russia, ukraine and america. What do you make of the potential for broader impact as you sort of touched on . Quick shannon i think theres a lot of truth to that. We have to focus on what is going on, on the ground today per theres an immediate crisis there is a massacre of innocents and civilians. The israelis must be provided everything and they need to respond to this in a way that deters from happening again. That was a mistake. Opening moments after this attack the bite Administration Team on the ground in israel said gosh cant we all just get along . They issued a statement demented israelis folded their tent and allow the massacre to continue. Shannon that was retracted. It was retracted it was their First Response it was their instinct thats exactly right. This the bite administration instincts appease at every turn. Take it precisely what you describe he described the back of 13 americans killed in afghanistan. Lives in coos and africa but we have a ground war in europe. We have a Chinese Communist party thats threatening every one of its landbased neighbors and his se seat basted neighbor. Went america it refuses to do the right thing and lead and use America Power away Signature Adversaries like the Old Southwest airlines they feel free to move about the cabin and that is bad for them and states of america. We have a Strategic Petroleum reserve for just 17 days of oil. Amongst the lowest in our American History. We will put america on his back foot. Hell run roughshod over us. I worry greatly that hezbollah and lebanon, the arenas on the ground in syria will seize this moment to do even more harm to the peace we had built out in the middle east over our four years in office. Shannon those exchanges with hezbollah to the north very concerning as well mr. Secretary we always appreciate her insights. Thank you have a great day be. 36 will contain a Bric Breaka Star fell out of her after slipping on his Campaign Promise to not build another foot of wall at our southern border. The flight of migrant still crossing into the can to show zero signs of letting out. We will bring in the sunday panel to discuss other president aboutface could have backed his anemic pool nervous going into 24 they will preview a critical week In Washington as the house tries to pick a new speaker, israel has the right to defend its self and its people. There is never justification for terrorist attacks. My demonstration and sup ministr Israel Security is rocksolid and unwavering. Shannon President Biden reaffirming u. S. Support after the deadly widespread attacks by hamas time now for sunday group. Usa today White House Correspondent francesca chambers. The editor at large on the spectator and host of the then dominant font podcast. Kevin walling and columnist for outcast. We talk about a lot of things until yesterday this is not wanted that its now front and center. Then you have heard unequivocal unanimity here In Washington about supporting israel but there are decisions by this administration theres polling that shows people are not confident on how its handling Foreign Policy but is here now front and center. I dont know why any american will be confident in the way this of ministration is handling the Foreign Policy challenges that we face at the moment. Think going back connected to the situation in afghanistan which of this initiation aptly bungled turnout into and got americans killed the fact ukraine has had to engage in the kind of lengthy drawn out process that it has in order to get f16s and many of the other equipment they still being tied by this administration certainly extending that conflict in ways the American People are frustrated with. And then we see this happen in this way and hear the denials in this administration as if money works and ways 6A Billion Dollars ejected into i regime that funds terror around the world and not have consequences because of the confidence they have they will build pay for everything they need going forward. There is a direct connection she wanted to ministration is doing on death around the world and chaos people see all over the world. Their denial about the responsibility for. You know when this plan on september 11 of all days there is a lot of consternation from a number of quarters not just the ultraconservative and republican voices. Unit that was so important hear from jon directly with the white house our own Jennifer Griffin has debunked that notion this 6 billion of news to find any element of what is going on that we are seeing play out right a. Note new, no, no no object explain how the money works explained to me how you put 6 billion as a giant gift and not have other money moved . Wil workflow say that brady regime is going to fund 6 milliondollar note any kind of medicine any food for their own . We know was a terrorist. [inaudible] fact checks you have to deny that as a present of iran. No, no, no this independent verification on this iranian money that was there on my from oil reserves. Now having said that i think we need to as the president said yesterday reestablish a reit focus the elements of the ironclad relationship that enjoys bipartisan support we are seeing. Fundamentally reject a lot of what im seeing on the left for example of my own party it says when a ceasefire we need to deescalate. No calls fo or that are after pl harbor. The israelis for the first time havand had their own sovereign territory invaded something we have not seen since 1948. You are saying administration with a statement from the president yesterday again the claim for the entire world the ironclad relationship we have with israel that is critically important. Shannon is a showing up on the campaign Charlie Heard the gop contenders that were with israel we stand with an interesting former Vice President mike pence said this politico notes in a Scathing Review Pence Defaulted Quote Voices Of Appeasement like donald trump and ron desantis i believe has run contrary to the tradition reported that america is the leader of the free world. Mary catherine whether thats a direct quote on israel those candidates in former present have made clear they one 100 support israel. But interesting here tried to open here . Its a not sure about that attack to the right paper to Clete Desantis about to your point kevin i have seen a messaging that says israel can defend itself. And also it should not we should be clear the free people have been invaded, but butchered tour to the people in the gaza strip who we dont know what will happen to them. Bullinger just said a few minutes ago on a show that perhaps some of them are americans. Living desperate situation here but hamas did not out of that opportunity enthusiasm for taking the jewish people in the jewish state thats was happening here. We need to be very clear eyed about that of both sides. Shannon i want to make sure pat chad pergram are fantastic capitol hill correspondent so this one issue the huds effect we do not have a speaker. If youve got to move It Legislation or did something rent to israel even the briefing of the gang of eight the top democrat leaders when youre missing a speaker there is a missing piece to this. I have a Speaker Fight this week to see who its going to be a picked up the white house acknowledging website to report of this creates a unique situation if they were to need to go back to congress for Emergency Aid because of that. As far as he Biden Ministration is concerned here they have had a complicated relationship with israel ever since netanyahu came into power we were told over the summer he did not invite netanyahu to the white house in the had the israeli president there he ended up meeting with netanyahu at the United Nations and said rather than issuing the white house invitation. That is over domestic policy just agreements include the judicial reform overhaul. He again heard biden sent last night when it comes to security relationship, that is ironclad. We know it more broadly Foreign Policy is going to come up in the Speaker Fight even though everybody seems united on the israel front the got to talk about ukraine for the gotta talk about funding of steve scalia she got jim jordan huds a shakeout for catherine . It would be nice have a Functioning House right of sewing honestly part of the conversation. I hope that i feel it cannot be foolish to help this to make the decision easier. Would make people get in line to line up behind the speaker. Jordan has a lot of support. And again he Biden Ministrationn says theres been years of support for israel and it is Ironclin Hisironclad will see hd it is to exit from that when israel is respondents also been years long deference to a written attempt to negotiate with them on this new deal. That every turn you dont even have to go to the 60 billion you can go straight to the hundreds of millions poured straight into a glass of the state Department Self and try to get this money there was like we would advise administration this is going to probably cracks within the administration these are linked to documents on paper. We dont even have to go to that mind batman to know we have encouraged this. Enter those two things are at odds protects not only and is a very real everyday concern for the people of israel whats going on their borders. Our board is here getting a lot of attention because of a pivot. This president that im not going to build another foot of border wall prevents Dhs Secretary coming out sync when you Start Building a wall but the white house is at the president says hes had no choice the fact the wall reconstruction is going to happen the money is already appropriate about peter doocy asked backandforth with Press Secretary over at the white house, you guys do oppose some things you dont like where youre not fighting harder against this . She said it leaves you no choice hears that exchange. Question guys do this all the time the Student Loans the Student Loan Forgiveness Program you went to court to fight for that. This is such a problem building 20 miles of what why not just go to court . Pursuant to Congress Congress appropriates the funding. Congress appropriates the funding rate we asked them to not use that funding for the particular purpose they denied it. Now we are complying with the law. There are a number things including a number of policies they have taken to court. So unfair to say we have no choice the walls got to happen or is it more about knowing a recent poll shows President Trump is a 24point advantage on this presently comes choice having the border. Ask her to the optics everyday folks drew me across the border. We have reach and i said this for long time as a democrat on fox news a crisis point with our southern border. Sometimes border walls work oftentimes a doubt the board has been cut into over thousands of times in terms of the still girders. It is a realization he saw last week the present dispatch as Secretary Of State, secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General together to mexico to continue to put pressure on that regime to take more action. We achieved a relationship with venezuela something theyve not seen for decades we can reap a traitreatment as wounds come acs abortive with expediency. Its a realization we had to do more on the border because of the potable issue as well you point out. Shannon youve got to leave apple go to payperview on the commercial sticker on Panel Sue Next On Cap next the race for the white house went to tallahassee to south Governor Desantis to talk but the state of his campaign on his record in florida it is a fox news said is the time when we need leadership. We should send a clear message to allison israel we are with you. We stand with you. Whecling to god to stand by isrl their right to defend themselves a forceful response with overwhelming force is the only way to ensure this never happens again. Shannon are public and president ial hopefuls declaring support for israel Prime Minister netanyahu said his country is at war for the cabinet formerly designated that. Refer the daily Surprise Attack i sat down Governor Desantis right of the Governors Mansion in florida for his First Network sunday show appearance. Christ governor, thank you for having us here at the mansion its a beautiful place at your home at that office is kind of a dual purpose for your family. But you have roots in written te is a welcome request think its Goodthink Isgood to be home. We will talk about florida but lets start first for easter before In Washington houses and a bit of disarray. Your house member cofound housef the freedom caucus. Could you have foreseen a scenario where we are now were conservatives in the house of acid ousted a republican speaker and their serious divides within the party how would you heal them . Look at the end of that it got me focus on results. But i have seen up there In Washington for both parties is a lot of theater. This a lot of things done that is performative but not ultimately leading to anything. The contrast between whats going on there and say it with florida so im not running a soap opera down here i am not an entertainer my job is to be the leader, to be able to lay out a vision. Execute that vision and deliver results. As president i will provide the leadership. We know were going to need to tackle the budget, tackle the border wall in the southern border all these key issues. We are going to be judged by what we deliver for the American People. The people who are struggling to buy groceries, the people cannot afford a mortgage or cannot afford a new car dont really care for the speaker of the houses. They just want to see the job got done. We got to not focus so much whats happening inside d. C. And focus whats happening throughout the rest the country. Shannon you talk to much of record in florida and the fact is you had a vetoproof republican supermajority for getting things done. Washington is mushed over their fractions within the party and i was late the parties at each others heads across the aisle. How to govern their question requires your pitch to voters who said getting it done heres one thing. Thats a very divided situation because first i did not have vetoproof my first youth we earned a vetoproof majoritys by winning the biggest Reelection Victory republican governor has ever had in the history of the state of florida. We delivered results the people responded. We took florida from being a very competitive state politically a one point state to knelt making it one of the strongest or publican states and of course we are leading on the policy. We earned the opportunity to do that. The first four years we did not miss it so they have that i thought about me and set about Personalizing Legislative leadership it is a bottom up approach treat your Vision Resignation with the people andd the people tell the representatives get in line. President reagan did not have a republican hous house at all whe came in. What did he do question can over the heads of the people of the legislators, spoke directly to the people and people said this countrys going in the wrong direction. Work with the president must turn things around. The majority of the public knows this country is in a state of decline. We need to reverse the decline proving to usher in an american revival. But we did in florida is a model that can work for the country. But. Shannoshannon of the things yon legal fights not surprise lets talk but the fact the Supreme Court is taken up the Social Media Law they have here in florida similar one to consider out of texas. Essentially the premise of social Media Companies to be unable to ban, restrict or remove most content they would have to explain what their censorship or the policy plans are. Opponents argue the First Amendment means that only people the freedom to save they want but you cannot force people to host our support an idea that they dont. One of the opponents of the Texas Lassiter force americans everywhere to endure racial, aggressive, beheadings or other gruesome content just as theyre scrolling run online so the first moment protects free speech and also perhaps the government from telling entities but they have to do and what they have to say or endorse progress two Different Things when i dont think the sensitively through a preferred example they have a right is private companies to decide what rules they want to do they apply those rules evenly with the social Media Companies have been doing as they have been dissed disfavoring conservative voices. So they tell you it is an open platform. They get Liability Protection from the federal government because it claimed to be open platforms but they dont operate that way. Our bill was basically a long people have been disfavored to bring Consumer Fraud action against them because their government representation. Second thing we have to grapple with the fact these Big Tech Companies colluded with the federal government to stifle dissent on cook if you put up an article in March Of 2020 sink over it came from the wuhan land that would take it down and censor it. If you criticize it lockdowns it would take it down and censor. They censored the Hunter Biden Laptop Story at the behest of the federal government. The federal government cannot subcontract out violations of the First Amendment to private companies but you cannot do indirectly with the constitution for bridget to do directly. I think those two factors make it different. If you were to start a private company and you want to be a publisher you have a right to publish what you want or not one but these are Companies Getting benefits from the government to protect them from liability they are turning run of working with the government. I think the Supreme Court needs to resolve this but we knew this is going to go to the Supreme Court i said it when he signed the bill because this is a case of first impression. Texas law was upheld in the Fifth Circuit Ours W hours was n the 11th. The Supreme Court will resolve it. But wwe have to recognize is wee a Public Square now thats largely digital. I want robust First Amendment speech. I want people to be able to express themselves in debate issues. When you have one of most consequential things its ever happened to this country, covid lockdowns these companies were censoring a discussion about whether that was the right thing to go that is not good for a republic. Shannon you worrisome the Culture Fights get so much attention they overshadow other things he want to talk about . I dont think so. I think it People Fairly look at what i have done as governor when he talked about on the Campaign Trail the number one thing i talk about is people are paying too much for everything. People are falling behind the American Dream has slipped away. In florida we are one of the few states have had a big increase in personal income. We have no income tax of course we have a big budget surplus. Incitement governor we have paid down almost 25 of our states total debt while cutting taxes and being the number one state for new business formations. We have eight record second to none on all this issues. I do think though some of the cultural issues affect things far beyond whatever. For example we had the fight about the Gender Ideology at the elementary schools. We cant as a country succeeded kindergartners being taught there gender is a choice or they were born in the wrong body. That is just wrong. So yes i am a father six, five, 3yearold my wife and their Censorship Hersensitive was goie schools. I also think the societies be rooted in truth and so many of these fights are based on things that are just not true we have a responsibility to fight back, the truth will set you free regards. Owes Attic Gathering of women very informal off the record one of the limits i think its terrible in florida theyre banning books. She has a child who is Lgbtq Community is that i dont want my child to go somewhere like that i think they are afraid the message they have gotten his teachers will be punished for talking about nontraditional families and families like hers. First of all this on a single book thats been banned in the state of florida that is eight media hoax. To take a book out of a fourthgrade classroom is that its pornographic because its not appropriate for kids of that age is not banning the book. You are free to do that as an adult if that is what you want to do regrets banned from certain classrooms and age groups. You have to make decisions with appropriate for curriculum. We would have never set even 10 or 15 years ago it was appropriate to have xrated material put some of these books are xrated. In fact i did a Press Conference to expose this we said it was exposed exposing the book been. I played images on a screen of the books the parents objected to. The local news cut their feed they said it was too graphic to air on tv. If its too graphic for the 6 0y for a sixthgrader . It is not. The other thing about what teachers can say or not, look a teacher should not be instructing a secondgrader that there gender is a choice they are not a lot of parents in this country dont want to send their kid to second grade they need to be focusing on math, focus on Reading Company focus in science. What we are doing is vindicating what education should be. It should not be a hobbyhorse for the School Systems to impose an agenda on the kids. It should be about preparing them for life. 661 a talked about up the Washington Post in a deep dive on you and your wife the first, they said i the wheels of fear like occurrence in tallahassee the city is small and grew up here. I went to law school not far from here it is a small town people know each others business and they do talk. Do you think people are afraid of you . Do you one thing to be afraid of you as governor . A lot of it is a rhetorical flourish. I think we have been very successful because on a sam going to do something, people know im going to do it. I dont bluff, i dont mess around. I follow through and find a way to get things done i think people just respect that. I think they also know i have had the people on my side on all these big. We have probably got a more fights in florida where the left and the immediate were on one side and people thought you are taking on water they are tag you. But the Silent Majority was on my side. I think they have seen that play out and they would rather be on my side on these fights that on the other side. Twentysix our legislators and people here afraid too post your ideas or speak up for fear this piece suggest you and your allies woul hav of due to the pl careers. At the little bit too much. Think the issue is, if you go to their districts and you talk to their voters their voters are going to tell them i want is to support the governor. You better be back in the governor on these things and its a bottom up its no different then went oregan was an inspired grassroots departure legislature. Our voters trust me too do the right thing. If i set out a course they want to see the legislature follow. Shannon up next more for my exclusive Sen Sitdown Interviewh Governor Desantis. Including a discussion about topic where he is taking a lot of heat. Shannon gop cats including Governor Desantis are campaigning across iowa again this week. Today marks at 99 days until the first in the nation iowa caucuses. Desantis vowing to visit all the states 99 counties paid hoping to score an early upset for front runner former president drug. The next a publican president ial poll prime rate debate is one month from today in miami. More nope exclusive sitdown in florida with the governor. President trump leading in the National Polls average about 45 . There is a lot of room for improvement for all the campaigns other than his trying to catch up. Hilary clinton has a new interview out. She describes trump followers as a colt that needs to be formally deprogrammed, your reaction . That is deplorable. She is part of the reason why this country is so divided. To attack people that support a candidate just because you couldnt get the job done and youre still bitter about that. We need to stop Casting Dispersions on people who disagree with us. By people who support other former president or other patriotic americans. Hes got a good following. I think you are going to see a lot of movement in the next few months in places like iowa we look forward to doing that. But what sh shes doing is partf the reason this country so polarized when you stop that. As a president want to try to bring people together. I am not pollyanna ish about this on the far left is a lot of bad things are going to do it we did in florida were going to beat the far left. I really do believe theres a strong Working Majority in this country to restore sanity and normalcy. Get the peoples Business Done but not have politics always get us at each others throats. Shannon you try to make the case to trump followers in and winning over the primary votes he has not lived up to his promises on things like the what you warned them he may not be there with them on prolife issues and some others. Do you think his supporters who have not come over to you yet are unreasonable, unable to think for themselves . Know this is early. We do this all the time but the average person they get engaged and this is a good thought closer to the caucuses into the primaries i think you will see that but for example a it righto life he said prolife protections like in iowa and florida he said it is a terrible thing. I think a lot of people were shocked when he said that. Then he was saying and i would the other day about building the wall probably the most famous of political promise this century. Certainly one in American History he said there is never a mechanism for me too have mexico pay for the will he act like it was never possible to begin with. Those of court promise a thing as you could have had mexico pay for it not just tell them to pay of course not you impose fees on the remittances that people who are working in america are sending back to mexico and other countries that would generate billions of dollars she would be able to build the wall. What ive told people is im the only guy running i have made good on one 100 of my promises i will do the same as president i will even make a good on Donald Trumps presence in 2016 that he is not able to do. Shannon have a lot of convincing to the polls are not moving in the early states you are now third in a lot of those posts and nikki haley by nine points in the States Desantis clapped as clapp is an Amateur S Backers big quotes get your bleeped up here they are quoting somebody specifically bruno gop just strategist reacted to moving a big chunk of staff youre out of tallahassee to irises this i think the Desantis Campaign as a flashing red after a really tough summer the campaign is running on fumes all going all in and iowa when nothing else has worked does not build confidence because that is not true. I was a must win for you . Whats what theyre saying is not true. We are going to win iowa what we think thats very important. We are going to be in New Hampshire a lot more. I think weve got plans to do that you will see all this stuff is very volatile in those early states. Between that stupid we are going to get the job done but it does start with iowa. That is where were going to make the market. We are going to be all in on all of those states. All of those guys the chatter they do they have been wrong for years. There chatting up my reelection as governor sang we saying weret writing a Good Campaign and i won the biggest victor weve ever seen in the state of florida. Threthree down by 40 points . There polls that had me losing the general election by few points. That is a pretty big menace to be able to do paid their summit had me up just two or three points we know what the path is were going to execute the plan to get it done. Shannon . Policy crane talked about the last debate your press on your position is not going to continue to have a blank check was to Editor Boards is this the blue governors and Blank Check Line is they read er a red hers offering one. Pitting the fence the u. S. Border against aid for ukraine is a false choice since that u. S. Can do both. So how would you resolve ukraine question rick let me ask you are you and who says putins going to get to keep some of what it took. If not what is your solution . I would i give putin anything at once to keep putin in a box. Heres a think they paid for salaries and pension for ukrainian bureaucrats. They are paying for agriculture, Business Stuff for that is a blank check because that is not what the American People signed up for. Second thing they say you cant put the order against foreign borders your first responsibility is to defend this country. The d. C. Elites do not care about our southern border but they do not care about a but ale just that have happened and they are just letting this happen. But doe doesnt matter yo eithes will take every business or first. The third thing is joe biden is missing in action, wheres the leadership . Wheres the clear statement of the mission because people are saying this to go on for many, many years. He says as long as it takes. That is a blank check this going to go part i served in a wreck back in 2007 and 2008. One of the things i took from that experience is we do good when we have a concrete mission that we are trying to achieve. When you do that you know what youre up against for you know what resources may be needed and you can get it done. Here they have not defined the mission and a concrete way its basically an open ended commitments. And yes thats not leadership. Also this bidens funding both sides of this conflicts with this Green New Deal policy but if you want to put the clamp on putin open up americas Domestic Energy production. We have the best reserves in the world that be bad for russia, bad for iran we gave iran 6 billion and relieve sanctions on them. Iran is funding a russia and funding this conflicts. I have the ability to come and we need to end this. Shannon heidi and it is putin keep any territories taken . You have to use the leverage that we have available to us particularly against russia, china, and iran. You have to have that european step up and do more request does ukraine giving back . Work heres the thing about that. Putin invaded in 2022. I think the president should articulate what is the endpoint he is trying to achieve. Is he trying to get them back to February 2022 or 3 trying to get them back to 2013 . Those are distant missions for quick so would present desantis do . What tool dos and the best interest of the United States. Ultimately to not so cannot subt Foreign Policy to foreign leader like zelenskyy youve got to do its in our National Interest but were also going to have this as part of an overall strategic shift where we are focusing on china as our premier threats for the indo pacific sometimes people say the way to defeat china is to get more for ukraine. We dont even have enough fire power in the end of now. We need more hard power in the pacific to be able to deny chinas ambitions. And we need to do things with the economy and culture theres a whole host its a whole of Society Approach effluent to check china. Shannon you text but decoupling with that we are very tied to them with the number of Industries Including Pharmaceutical Lancet Council has this estimate 2020 u. S. Imports of Chinese Pharmaceuticals have grown by 485 . So easy to talk about the coupling the make it happen is it fair to suggest to voters thats actually possible . Ive never said you ca could snap your finger we will decouple everything immediately of got to be strategic pretty got to be methodical. Youve got to have a plan paid for examples one thing to say we dont want to get something from china but are we going to make it so you can actually do that and its economical in the United States . That may require us to do Tax Incentives and other things to be able to do it. Its part of a larger strategic shift thats consistent with our National Security but actually it could have economic benefits here at home but it is not something that will happen overnight. Shannon updates for the first lady joins our discussion but something she may be surprised about about their life at home and on the road with their young female announcer attention medicare has expanded dexcom coverage for people with diabetes. If you have diabetes, getting on dexcom g7 is the single most important thing you can do. It eliminates painful fingersticks, helps lower a1c, and is covered by medicare. Before using the dexcom g7, i was really frustrated. My a1c was stuck. female announcer dexcom g7 sends your Glucose Numbers to your phone or dexcom receiver without painful fingersticks. The arrow shows the direction your glucose is heading up, down, or steady. 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My son has a costume that he was planning on wearing for halloween. He knows how to get on her phone , he searches amazon for Football Stephanie found the jaguars halloween costume. If it arrives i think you will go jag silver teenage mutant ninja turtles. Hes giving himself options. Thank you for joining us. We will see you next fox news sunday. Trey gowdy starts now. The six good evening