deportation was in 2012. the mexican national is accused of fleeing the scene after running over and killing a colorado mother crossing the street. just four days before that crash, ice says a jail released sanchez after he was arrested for drunk driving. you are looking live at hong kong as christmas day protests intensify. thousands of demonstrators holding rallies in malls and stores. protesters planning to demonstrate as the streets fill with shoppers. pro-democracy riots have taken over hong kong for seven months as residents demand government and police reform. hundreds of american service members in syria receiving christmas gifts. a u.s.-led coalition launching holiday express to bring a little cheer a little christmas cheer to troops far away from home. santa s sleigh was replaced with helicopters but the joy of the holiday was still there despite the festive movemood it was still serious on
the danger zone. great the president took time to do it. phoning the troops it. really, really means something. and it s great to take a time out christmas time when we are all consumed with our own, you know, gift-giving and last-minute details that military families are making sacrifices both abroad and at home. nicole: that s right. absolutely. president trump and melania were outside mass at church at west palm beach. merry christmas, i hope every member of the military will feel the overloving gratitude for our nation starting january 1st. starting january 1st you will be getting largest pay raise. you don t have to take it if if you don t want you can turn it back into the government. it will be the largest in over a decade. you very much earned it. don t worry, i m only kidding when i say turn it back. griff: president thanking the troops as you mentioned, nicole, they went to church.
administration? absolutely. just last week we saw the usmca finally pass through congress because nancy pelosi, of course, held it up it s a landmark deal u.s., mexico canada agreement. phase one china deal. huge for manufacturing, huge for agriculture. a big, big marquee principle of the trump administration as well as the trade deal. ed: next point what you call a better approach to healthcare. what is the trump plan on healthcare? when you look at the trump presidency, a lot of people don t know, this but we have lowered prescription drug cost. the fastest pace in a long time that we have seen. fastest pace in a decade. also, finally, the healthcare cost in the obamacare exchanges are coming down not because of obamacare but because of the unraveling of it. see the costs come down for prescription drugs and healthcare plans and those exchanges. that is all because of president trump and all that he has done with his executive power. griff: no big government socialism. that word
part of why it was important as well they saw that happening in the old world. this is why you have the freedom to be able to gather and to associate freedom of religion, which was a notice to the government, not telling us and giving us that right. it was a notice to the government specifically these kinds of things to not interfere with our expression of religion and the statement that, of course was important as it added into the freedom of the people because it reminds us that we are really personally powerful through the power of christ and also personally responsible within that framework. government is fine. and we want some of it. but, in a limited way. so you are always going to see these, you know, government people at the local or the federal level. of course they think they know better than us. you will see that expressed in this effort. ed: pushing back. it has always been the issue and always will be we will prevail. griff: thank you, tammy. merry christmas.
sense. griff: you talked about that tree. we have a quote from the article that i want to put up here it says ledges lay tores in wisconsin debating whether it s a christmas tree or must now be a holiday tree. meanwhile a west virginia mayor sought without success to long standing christmas parade in favor of a winter parade. in california told joy to the world might be too religious. perhaps she should try jingle bells point very clear. this is just at a government level. we have seen federal but also in the small towns across america. yes. when you have got faith that is at least the effort to secularize the public square, is a message that really government is your answer. if you have got issues in your life, go to government. government help. government welfare, et cetera. versus going to your church or your temple. going to your neighbors. get, you know, this is what america is famous for. we are rebels. we remain revolutionaries.