Trump Picks His VP, and Jack Smith's Election Interference, with Victor Davis Hanson and Jonathan Turley | Ep. 819

Jun 24, 2024

Victor Davis Hanson, a political commentator and author, joins to discuss the implications of the upcoming Trump-Biden debate and the dynamics of Trump's potential VP choices. They delve into criticisms of J.D. Vance, the potential benefits of candidates like Marco Rubio, and the chilling effects of violent crime tied to immigration. Jonathan Turley, a law professor, then highlights concerns about gag orders as election interference, critiques the absurdity surrounding Trump’s legal challenges, and addresses free speech issues, touching on the controversial January 6th video of Nancy Pelosi.

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MSNBC's Reaction to Illegal Immigrant Crimes

MSNBC hosts laugh at Fox News for highlighting crimes committed by illegal immigrants, dismissing them as fearmongering.
Victor Davis Hanson criticizes the callousness of elites towards the consequences of open border policies.

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Turley's Book on Free Speech

Jonathan Turley discusses his new book on free speech in an age of rage.
He argues that free speech is a natural right and criticizes the current anti-free speech climate.

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Harvard Dean's Free Speech Crackdown

A Harvard dean suggests sanctions for faculty criticizing the university.
This incident reflects a broader trend of intolerance in academia.

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Megyn Kelly is joined by Victor Davis Hanson, author of "The End of Everything,” to discuss the major stakes in Thursday's debate between Trump and Biden, what is on the line for both candidates, how Trump should handle the moment, the latest on the 2024 polling, black voters still supporting Trump in record numbers, Trump saying he's made his VP pick already but not revealing who it is, why J.D. Vance is a frontrunner despite his previous criticisms of Trump, the positives Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum could bring to the ticket, the surge of violent crimes against young girls by illegal immigrants, the left and media playing down the severity of the crisis and MSNBC laughing about one of the cases, one MSNBC host refusing to use the term "illegal" to describe a criminal, and more. Then Jonathan Turley, author of "The Indispensable Right," joins to discuss Jack Smith pushing to put a gag order on Trump in the Florida case, the way a gag order of Trump is akin to election interference, the unconstitutionality of gag orders in the first place, the absurdity of the New York business records trial, the ongoing attacks on the Florida Trump case Judge Aileen Cannon, whether Jack Smith could get booted from the case, how the attacks on free speech relate to January 6, a newly revealed video showing Nancy Pelosi admitting responsibility for the January 6 riot, whether the video was suppressed for so long, the attacks on free speech in America, and more.

Hanson-https://www.amazon.com/End-Everything-Wars-Descend-Annihilation/dp/1541673522

Turley-https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Indispensable-Right/Jonathan-Turley/9781668047040

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