Economic advisor steven moore joins me this morning on the state of the economy and President Trumps fans, on the role of the Federal Reserve, its ability to set Interest Rates, all that and a lot more as we look ahead right here right now on sunday morning futures. Maria and we begin this morning with an update on the situation at the southern border. New numbers from customs and Border Protection show that apprehensions have dropped for a second month in a row suggesting the administrations tough talk with mexico and guatemala appears to be working but acting dhs secretary says we are still in crisis mode, just two weeks ago on this program he talked about the ongoing fight to build a wall. It was a big victory at the Supreme Court to allow the department of defense to move forward with that 2. 5 billion to really accelerate the progress on the wall, and kind of double what were doing with the congressionallyappropriated funding which is going well as you know were up to 54 miles sin
Whitney, executive director of the gerald dar ford president ial foundation, to the podium to introduce tonights speaker, gleaves. Thanks for. As joel, just said, were back. Look at this. This is great to have all these people in the auditorium after all those months of covid. So i applaud you for being here. You came for a Great Program this evening. As as you all know, weve been bringing bill brands back to grand rapids, west michigan, for many years, almost two decades. And ill introduce him in just a minute. But first, i want to welcome our cspan, our viewing audience. I want to welcome all of you who are here in person. I think we have some trustees from the gerald ford president ial foundation to recognize. I think i see bob hooker and i think j. C. Rising is here. We have one of the ford president fords family members, greg ford, a nephew of president. Mrs. Ford, welcome. Glad youre always glad youre here. So, yeah, go ahead and applaud. Absolutely absolutely. Now, those of you
She started out in brooklyn. And then she wound up here on long island what that rockville center, here we go, but shes a red sax fan, although that wasnt true in her younger days. You want to learn about her and her father that she wrote a wonderful book. Whats it called . Next year wait till next year about baseball. Its a terrific book and and many others she went to colby then she went to harvard got her various degrees up to her phd from harvard taught at harvard for a while then got into politics. So to speak staffer lbj and other i think youll say a few words about this. Lbj was really her focus for quite a while then she got into writing and has written all these wonderful books i have offered her. Blurb anytime she wants it my blurb for her will be if Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote a book a biography of bullwinkle. Id buy it and read it in one night. So let me introduce to you doris kearns cooper. Thank you. Im so glad to be with all of you today, and im really glad i can talk to
Americans can see democracy at work. Citizens are truly influence while the public thrives. Get influence straight from the source on cspan. Unfiltered unbiased word for word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are. The opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan powered by cable. I dont think i need to do much to introduce. I think you all know who she is. Started off in brooklyn and then wound up here on long island. There you go. A red sox fan. Not truly in the younger days. Learn about her and her father she wrote a wonderful book. What is it called . A terrific book. She went to harvard and got her various degrees. Taught at harvard for a while. A staffer, lbj. Lbj was really her focus for quite a while and then she got into writing and has written all of these wonderful books. I had offered her a blurb anytime she wants it. My blurb will be if Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote a biography i would buy it and read it in one night. [laughter] l
Support to the russian leadership. Laura yes, during the obama administration, if you were a wellknown oligarch from the former soviet union or one of its old block countries, you knew that there was a serious risk that you could be placed on a u. S. Sanctions list and, therefore, you could be hobbled financially but some oligarchs had friends in the high places as in the ob obamaBiden Administration. Meet yes lahna bat reena. Both of whom somehow escaped obamas sanctions the how did they do that . I dont know mane they funneled cash to obamas vp. We know she made 3. 5 million to a Shell Company associated with hunter biden and devon archer. And mr. Rakishev meanwhile wired 142,300 to another bank account used by hunter and archer. Thats kind of an odd sum, i thought. Well, until i realized that the next day on april 23rd, 2014, hunter biden paid that exact amount, 142,300 to purchase an expensive new toy, a fisker sports car. But, i guess that wasnt flashy enough so he switched it to